"Boss, during my inspection today, I discovered that three very polluting companies were hidden at the border of the High-tech Zone. The black sewage was discharged directly into the Wula River. I am still 20 meters away from the river. You can smell a very pungent rotten smell, and the vegetation along the river is withered and yellow. There is a village not far in front of me, and there are graves everywhere. I can't see many people in such a big village. Boss, I doubt this. The environmental pollution problem in China is very serious." When Tang Zhiyong spoke, there was a deep sense of worry in his voice.
After hearing Tang Zhiyong's call, Liu Qingyu was really shocked.
He has always believed that the main reason why the development zone has been unable to attract investment is that the leadership team of the High-tech Zone has not done a good job. Now after hearing Tang Zhiyong's words, Liu Qingyu suddenly realized that I am afraid that the problems in the High-tech Zone are definitely not just the unilateral fault of the previous leadership team. Problem, I am afraid that environmental pollution is also a very important issue.
Liu Qingyu immediately said in a deep voice: "Okay, Zhiyong, you continue to inspect, bring the camera with you. You must always do a good job of real-time evidence collection and observe more places. I will rush there now."
After hanging up the phone, Liu Qingyu immediately frowned.
At this time, Xia Pengfei saw how busy Liu Qingyu was and immediately said: "District Chief, I will arrange a car for you immediately and take you there."
Liu Qingyu nodded: "Well, you have just taken office, and you probably haven't established a good relationship with the people in the driver's class yet. I will ask Zhao Ran to take you to the driver's class to show your face and announce your position. This paragraph Take the time to look around in the driver class to see if there is a suitable person. If so, you can find someone to be my full-time driver."
Xia Pengfei nodded immediately and went out.
Ten minutes later, Liu Qingyu immediately drove out of the district government compound and rushed directly to the area adjacent to the High-tech Zone and Lubei District.
When Liu Qingyu drove to the place called Fenglong Village that Tang Zhiyong said, he found that Liu Xiaofei and his right-hand assistants Zhang Deyong, Tang Zhiyong and others were standing at the entrance of the village with stern faces. , Beside them stood a villager in his 60s, Liu Xiaofei and the others were listening to this villager's story.
Seeing Liu Qingyu coming by car, the villager looked a little panicked and was about to turn around to leave. At this time, Liu Xiaofei took his arm and said, "Fellow, don't be afraid. This person is the director of the Management Committee of the High-tech Zone." , including your village, are all under the management of the High-tech Zone. He is different from other officials. He is here to make decisions for you."
The villager was stunned after hearing Liu Xiaofei's words, but his eyes were full of doubts.
Liu Qingyu was quite surprised when he saw Liu Xiaofei also appearing at the scene, but he did not show it, but immediately looked at the villager and said: "Hello, fellow villager, I am Liu Qingyu, manager of the High-tech Zone Chairman of the committee, your village falls under the jurisdiction of the management committee, you can report anything to me."
The wrinkled villager looked at Liu Qingyu with yellow, lonely, and confused eyes and said: "You...you can really make the decision for our village. Some officials and even reporters who came here before said so. You can make the decision for us, but in the end it will be settled."
When he said this, a ray of sadness and despair flashed through the depths of the villager's eyes. He really had completely despaired of all officials. In his opinion, all officials in the world were as bad as anyone. Will come out and make decisions for the villagers of their remote, impoverished village.
Liu Qingyu's heart trembled when he heard the old farmer's desolate voice.
He saw clearly the look in the villager's eyes when he said those words just now. The despair and desolation made Liu Qingyu feel a deep sting.
Liu Qingyu said in a deep voice: "Fellow, I dare not say that I will definitely be able to solve the matter for you, but I promise you that as long as I am still breathing, I will try my best to solve all the problems for all the people in my jurisdiction. kind of difficulty."
Liu Qingyu did not make an absolute promise to this old farmer who was already full of despair for officials, because he knew that the old farmer must have heard too many promises, but the result was that he was very disappointed. Therefore, he is very worried now. Almost desperate.
After hearing Liu Qingyu's words, the old farmer glanced at Liu Qingyu in surprise, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes. Then he fell to his knees with a thud and cried bitterly: "Master Qingtian, please. Make the decision for our Fenglong Village, otherwise, within 20 years, I am afraid that all the people in our village will be dead."
Liu Qingyu was stunned after hearing this. He immediately helped the old farmer up and asked him very anxiously: "Fellow, what is going on and why do you say this."
The old farmer wiped away his tears, his old face full of vicissitudes of life was black and white, and with a hint of sadness in his voice, he sobbed and began to tell the story of the tragic experiences of their entire small village in the past ten years.
More than ten years ago, their small village was a well-known and wealthy village with fertile land, close to the Wula River, convenient irrigation, and abundant fish and shrimp. However, twelve years ago, the ground in the northern area of the east bank of the upper reaches of the Wula River first A paper mill was built on the river. Soon after the paper mill was built, the water of the Wula River was no longer as clear as it used to be. It was dark all day long and exuded a pungent odor. In the first few years, the villagers did not I don't feel anything, it's just that the smell is a bit unpleasant.
However, 9 years ago, on the west bank of the Wula River, a fertilizer factory was built on the ground of the High-tech Zone, and then a pesticide factory was built. The establishment of these two factories suddenly caused the entire Fenglong Village to change. Huge changes.
First, the pungent smell emitted by the fertilizer and pesticide factories made the villagers afraid to open their windows. Later, even if they closed the windows tightly, they could not block the pungent smell. Later, villagers could only cover their noses with wet towels when sleeping. In the following 9 years, 108 people died of cancer in this small village of only 280 people, accounting for 90% of the deaths in the village. Among the cancer deaths, most people under 50 years old More than 50%, the youngest patients who die from cancer are less than 3 years old.
Patients with various types of cancer include esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, lymphoma, lung cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer, and intestinal cancer. Even among the remaining villagers alive, the prevalence of cancer patients is still as high as over 50%. In other words, the remaining 50% of the body is also suffering from this disease and that disease, and those young people with some ability have all fled the village and gone to seek survival elsewhere.
Due to the long-term use of sewage to irrigate the land, the alkalinity of the land has increased, hardened, and grain output has decreased. The pigs raised by the villagers can only grow to more than 60 kilograms, and most of them suffer from foot rot. The grain produced by the villagers themselves cannot eat it, so they can only Take it to a market farther away, sell it, exchange it for food from other places, and bring it back to eat.
However, what really makes the villagers of Fenglong Village feel very desperate is that they have approached the staff of the High-tech Zone Management Committee many times, but at that time the staff of the Management Committee promised well and would help them solve the problem, but Every time, there was no response. The villagers in their village once gathered people to petition the city government, but after the person in charge at the time listened to their report and gave them a few words to ensure a solution, there was no further response.
Later, as people died one after another and many young people fled their homes, even if they wanted to gather together to petition, they could not do it and could only wait to die in despair.
After hearing the old farmer's sad and tearful narration, Liu Qingyu felt that the anger in his heart could no longer be endured. Liu Qingyu nodded gently and said: "Fellow, can you take me with you?" Look at the well water you drink."
The old farmer nodded and took Liu Qingyu, Liu Xiaofei, Tang Zhiyong and the others into a tile-roofed house not far away.
This tile-roofed house looked somewhat new, and the exterior decoration was pretty good, but when we entered the far gate, no one came out.
At this time, Liu Xiaofei looked at the old man and asked, "Old man, where are your family members?"
When the old farmer heard Liu Xiaofei's question, he burst into tears again: "I have no family anymore. I am the only old man in the family. My son died in an accident while working in a fertilizer factory. My daughter-in-law remarried and left. My wife and my 3-year-old grandson both died of cancer."
After saying this, the old farmer squatted on the ground and cried miserably.
At this moment, Liu Qingyu, Liu Xiaofei, and Tang Zhiyong all felt a sense of sadness coming over them, and the corners of their eyes became moist.
No one thought that such a tragic thing would happen in this small village.
Liu Xiaofei's face had become extremely gloomy at this moment, and his eyes looking at Liu Qingyu were a little more angry and dissatisfied.
At this time, Liu Qingyu stood up, walked to the water pump nearby, opened the switch and drew a bucket of water.
When the bucket of water was pumped up, Liu Qingyu smelled a strong and pungent smell. What really made Liu Qingyu feel angry was that the well water turned out to be red.
At this time, the old farmer had stopped crying and stood up, and said to Liu Qingyu: "Master Qingtian, look, this is the drinking water in our village. Our well is quite deep, more than 30 meters. Even so, the water is still like this. As for other villagers, most of their wells are not as deep as mine, and their well water has a stronger smell than ours. So far, our entire village has more than 280 people and 60 households. All 18 households have died, 15 households have only one or two people left, and almost every household has people who died of various cancers."
After hearing this, Liu Qingyu gritted his teeth and said: "Fellow, don't worry, I will take care of this matter. I will make these three factories stop working for a week... no, within 2 days. This is my promise to you and to all the villagers."
