5:30 PM.

At Sunzhou Port, a group of unfamiliar people appeared in the dockside regulatory departments.

6:00 PM.

Inside the municipal building, Gu Min and Gao Jian watched the people who suddenly appeared in the building, breaking out in cold sweat.

7:00 PM.

At Sunshine Primary School.

The water quality inspection personnel who were originally preparing to take samples were shocked by the scene before their eyes just as they approached.

The school that should have been deserted was now....

Suddenly roaring with a loud noise!

"Buzzing~!"

"Thud thud thud!"

"Bang... boom!!!"

A series of chaotic sounds erupted.

Upon closer inspection, countless people wearing protective gear were rapidly demolishing the school!

Under the operation of various large machines, the seemingly indestructible concrete buildings visibly disappeared!

The water quality personnel stood there, dumbfounded, looking at the sealed-off scene with a shocked expression on his face.

"This is..."

"What the hell!?"

No one explained to him.

All there was were people in protective suits driving him away!

With confusion and doubt, the water quality staff left the scene, puzzled.

The underground water resources of Sunshine Primary School were polluted... so why demolish the building!?

The confusion only deepened.

Until he recalled the trial broadcast and news he saw in the afternoon, hesitating slightly.

"Is it related to this case?"

It wasn’t just him.

Sunzhou had more than just Sunshine Primary School!

Iconic buildings that were detonated...

Bridges that were sealed off overnight...

Residents relocated days ago...

Everyone was full of questions, completely confused, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

In the end, they sat in front of their televisions, anxiously watching the seconds tick away, waiting for the 7:30 news!

And in the countless anxious gazes...

...

March 16th.

7:30 AM... arrived.

"Buzz~!"

The official central network program appeared on everyone’s television!

The initially drowsy people instantly snapped awake, focusing intently on the news broadcast.

Before long, a report that aroused everyone’s attention resounded with the announcer’s voice, gradually drifting to their ears, saying...

"Today, a major case was solved in Sunzhou City, Lanshan Province. The local police have already commenced corresponding work on the case."

The announcer’s voice was very clear.

Even without subtitles, they could understand what was being said.

However...

The Sunzhou residents gradually began to not understand.

"The officials will thoroughly investigate the responsibility of Jinyang Steel Plant! The steel case is currently..."

Steel plant? Only the steel plant?

What about the chemical plant?

Moreover.

People were dumbfounded, looking at the television show, unsure if the report was about Sunzhou City.

Wasn’t Sunzhou supposed to be an environmental pollution case!?

What the hell is the steel case!?

Does Sunzhou really have this case? If so, how could it overshadow an environmental pollution event to be reported by the central network?

The most crucial point is...

Xu Liang just wanted them to see this? How does this relate to the non-public trial!?

All the journalists and residents were baffled.

While everyone was still at a loss... the announcer continued to speak.

As the announcer gradually clarified the steel case, everyone in front of the television...

Their expressions gradually shifted from confused to hesitant, then from hesitancy to shock, and finally, shock was not enough to describe their faces, but...

Terror!!!

The announcer’s voice continued to echo. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"This steel material is..."

"Contaminated steel mixed with radioactive cobalt-60."

...

March 16th.

After the broadcast made the case public, the entire Sunzhou initially fell into a stupor.

Soon after...

Everyone instantly became utterly terrified!

Countless people flooded online communication platforms, where daily active users dramatically surged like bamboo shoots after rain!

An endless number of people vented their inner panic with words.

[Love Eating Tangerines: Radioactive contaminated steel!? I thought it was just underground water pollution. I can just drink bottled water, but now there’s radioactive contaminated steel too!?]

[King of Dried Tangerine Peel: It’s over, it’s over, I’m in Qingshi City. I’ve already seen them demolishing the neighboring community; I must be in trouble...]

[Dentist Who Doesn’t Brush Teeth: Damn, how did Luo Jun get hold of this batch of steel? How dare he even sell it!?]

[Fruit King: According to the official data, someone calculated that Luo Jun’s batch of steel earned him nearly a billion in profits! Then he expanded his factory, rapidly becoming Sunzhou’s largest steel plant...]

Someone did a rough calculation of Luo Jun’s illicit income.

It was shocking.

Basically, no one would be willing to take this contaminated steel; it couldn’t be sold.

Normally, industrial companies would pay a large amount to dispose of such steel, which means...

This batch of steel cost Luo Jun possibly nothing, and he might have even made money!

Then it was sold at a premium steel price!

It was a completely profit-free trade; the biggest expense was compensating Zhao Deshan’s batch of workers after their lawsuit!

So...

[Silent Moisture: Just for this amount of money, dare he pass off ten thousand tons of radioactive contaminated steel as normal building materials!?]

[Hatted Rabbit: It seems like that’s the case for now...]

[Three-colour Cat: A few million... damn it, how many people died because of a few million!?]

[...]

Public opinion completely exploded.

No one expected the case to escalate to such an extent!

At first, they thought it was merely an environmental pollution incident, as long as subsequent regulations were followed, fixing the groundwater issue wouldn’t lead to serious consequences.

However, a steel case emerged!

Moreover...

This steel, in 1999, which is six years ago, should have been disposed of, sparing many people from health damage...