The sound of footsteps gradually increased, and Lin Chenmu's nerves suddenly became tense, and his heartbeat was faster than ever.

The surroundings were full of human voices and the sound of shoes trampling on the weeds. Countless flashlight beams danced wildly, passing by where Lin Chenmu was hiding from time to time. He hugged the tree trunk tightly and hid his body in the dense branches as much as possible, even looking down.

I didn't dare, for fear that the tree would shake its leaves and wake up the wolf-like enemy below.

At this time, someone was heard yelling angrily: "Damn, you are a bunch of trash. There are so many people and you can't catch one person. What's the point of raising you?"

Lin Chenmu's heart tightened. He was not unfamiliar with this voice at all, even though it was no longer as warm as it was during the day. He secretly poked his head out, looking down from a high position, and saw Ge Hao, the general manager of Sun Paper, reprimanding loudly.

That group of people had their slender eyes flashing fiercely, and their eyes seemed to be bursting with anger.

"Don't worry, boss. If you can't catch Secretary Lin, I won't come back to see you." A big man patted his chest and said to Ge Hao, his sharp eyes full of murderous intent and bloodthirsty light.

"I caught him and wanted him to look good. Damn it, you dare to hit me on the head!" Another strong man with his head wrapped in gauze also had a look of hatred on his face.

Lin Chenmu also remembered this man. His head seemed to have been smashed by his camera. He bought the camera not long ago, and now that he thinks about it, Lin Chenmu still feels a little distressed.

"Shut the hell up!" Ge Hao scolded with a stern face. His voice was not loud and sounded soft and not very powerful. However, the two strong men in front of him remained silent and did not dare to say a word.

"Bring the film back to me, man..." Ge Hao's ashen face showed a terrifying smile that was cold to the bone. Without saying anything, he just made a motion of wiping his neck.

Seeing this scene, Lin Chenmu was so frightened that he almost fell off the tree, sweat dripping from his forehead!

He simply couldn't imagine that it was just discharging untreated industrial wastewater into Phoenix Lake. Even if it was verified, it would only be a fine and a suspension of production. As for the trouble, would it go to the point of life and death? And this Ge Hao,

There were so many tough and bloodthirsty desperadoes raised in the factory, and they didn't look like serious businessmen at all. This made Lin Chenmu feel a lot more suspicious.

Is there any other ulterior secrets in Sun Paper?

A large group of people dispersed and searched the woods, not even sparing any bush of grass. However, they did not remember that Lin Chenmu was hiding above their heads.

One minute, one second, time seemed so long, and every second was tormenting Lin Chenmu's anxious heart.

Finally, there was a sound of movement under the tree, and soon the sound of people disappeared. Lin Chenmu quickly wanted to get down from the tree. He didn't expect it just now, but when they couldn't find anyone, they would definitely remember that they missed the person in the tree.

But at the slightest movement, waves of dizziness came over his head, and he almost fell off the tree.

Blood seeped out of the clothes drop by drop.

This was the injury he left when he tried his best to escape. At that moment, Lin Chenmu's potential burst out from nowhere. He actually knocked over several people who came to catch him and ran all the way. And the other party

, was in hot pursuit. Fortunately, the night and the woods provided him with excellent help, otherwise he might not have been able to escape the fate of being caught.

With a "pop", Lin Chenmu fell down when he was less than two meters from the ground. Although the sound was not loud, it made his heart beat wildly and his ears stood up high, listening to the movement around him.

Fortunately, no one else was disturbed, which made him let out a long sigh of relief. He struggled to sit up, moving very slowly and lightly. Every movement was accompanied by a tremor that penetrated his bones, but he tried hard to let it go.

He calmed himself down, tried to block out the painful feeling, and stood up holding on to the tree trunk.

"Look, there's blood here!" Someone suddenly shouted loudly, and then others swarmed up.

Lin Chenmu's face suddenly turned bloodless with a "swish" sound. He knew that the woods were not big, and as long as he found clues about the opponent, he would never be able to escape.

Immediately, without the slightest hesitation, he used up the last bit of strength to take off and started running. Behind him, he could faintly hear yelling and footsteps approaching.

"Run, keep running!"

Lin Chenmu only had this thought in his mind now.

Rapid breathing makes the air in the lungs seem to be evacuated.

Waves of dizziness attacked his nerves, and his feet felt as soft as stepping on cotton, but Lin Chenmu kept encouraging himself with an extremely firm will. He could only hear his own heavy breathing in his ears.

, but Lin Chenmu's nerves were still tense. He didn't know what secrets were hidden in Sun Paper that he had to silence, but he knew that if he couldn't run away, he might not be able to save his life.

He is still young, has great ambitions, has not yet married a wife and has children, and he does not want to die.

There was a "pop", and something caught on his feet. Lin Chenmu stumbled heavily and fell to the ground, and his face came into close contact with the cold and wet clay man.

The moment he fell to the ground, Lin Chenmu felt a moment of collapse all over his body. He was on the verge of coma and wakefulness. He just wanted to lie here motionless, and his whole mind went blank.

He didn't know how long it had passed before a soft sound of footsteps reached his ears along with the blowing wind. At that moment, his whole body trembled as if he had suddenly woken up from a dream.

The crisis is not over yet!

Lin Chenmu gritted his teeth, climbed up, and staggered toward the knee-high grass forest, one foot high and one foot low. Suddenly, his foot missed the point, and it turned out to be the edge of a slope. Lin Chenmu was so exhausted that he was about to die.

How could Shi still keep his feet? His whole body suddenly rolled straight down from the top of the slope like a rubber ball, breaking an unknown number of plant branches. He felt dizzy and his whole body fell apart. Finally, he fell into the cold water.

Completely lost consciousness.

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The conference room on the third floor of the Municipal Party Committee Building was filled with smoke. Around the oval conference table, a meeting of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee was being held.

This was an urgent meeting of the Standing Committee convened by Municipal Party Committee Secretary Lu Qingdong. There was only one topic on the agenda, and that was the major events that had just happened in Dongping in the past few days. The water quality of Phoenix Lake was polluted and Sun Paper was besieged by a group of angry people. Chairman of the CPPCC Huang Yilin and members of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

Xia Zhengan, executive deputy director of the association, also attended the meeting.

Perhaps because the topic was relatively heavy, all the members of the Standing Committee were very silent. In the venue, apart from the sound of drinking water, the only sound was the sound of flipping paper.

"That's how things are. Let's talk about what opinions everyone has!" Lu Qingdong took a sip of water, then glanced around everyone's faces, put down the teacup, and said slowly.

He really enjoys the feeling of being in control of the overall situation, just like flying a kite. No matter how high the kite flies, the string is always in his hand. He can fly it whenever he wants and collect it whenever he wants.

Time to collect.

"Phoenix Lake is our business card in Dongping, and it is also a pearl. Its importance is of course self-evident. However, the Environmental Protection Bureau has not yet reached a conclusion on how the lake water is polluted. I

I think we have to wait until the problem is clarified before we can prescribe the right medicine. It is not advisable to do it blindly." Tao Ze, deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, also said unhurriedly, and even his chubby face did not seem to move at all.

"Wait? Can we wait? Can the water of Phoenix Lake wait? Can ordinary people wait? Could it be that we will not sit down until Phoenix Lake turns into a smelly sewage pool and all the fish and shrimp in the lake are dead?

Think of a way?" Yang Weiguo said calmly. He just couldn't stand the way the Dongping Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee was so slow and tepid in everything. Of course, this may also have something to do with Secretary Lu Qingdong's character.

"Then what should we do according to Mayor Yang's wishes?" Tao Ze didn't seem to mind, and just asked Yang Weiguo with a smile, but something else flashed in his muddy eyes.

Yang Weiguo did not look at Tao Ze's face, which always looked like a smiling Maitreya Buddha, and said in a deep voice: "I think it is very simple. First, instruct the Environmental Protection Bureau to find out the cause of water pollution as soon as possible. If there are not enough personnel and equipment,

, you can apply for assistance from the province; second, temporarily close all enterprises around Phoenix Lake and prohibit the discharge of any industrial and domestic sewage into Phoenix Lake until the investigation is completed. In the future, we will strive to relocate these enterprises out of Phoenix Lake within three to five years.

, let no households or businesses appear within five kilometers around Phoenix Lake to reduce pollution to Phoenix Lake, and truly build Phoenix Lake into a unique scenic spot integrating tourism, vacation, and aquaculture; third, find a way

Provide certain economic compensation and low-interest or even interest-free loans to the farmers who were damaged this time to help them resume production as soon as possible; fourth, actively publicize and guide correctly to the outside world to build consumer confidence in our Phoenix Lake aquatic products

…”

All the members of the Standing Committee looked at Yang Weiguo and carefully pondered every word he said. It can be seen that Yang Weiguo has worked hard on how to solve the problem of Phoenix Lake, not only focusing on the present, but also on future planning and external publicity.

They had all been considered. However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Executive Vice Mayor Liu Yunqiang.

"Close all the companies around Phoenix Lake?" Liu Yunqiang sneered: "Mayor Yang, this is too much to make a fuss about, isn't it? Does the pollution of Phoenix Lake water quality have to do with them? Mayor Yang of Sun Paper

Didn't we conduct a surprise inspection yesterday and no problems were found? As for relocation, Mayor Yang, do you know how many households and businesses there are within five kilometers of Phoenix Lake? Not to mention whether they are willing to move, even if they are willing,

How much budget does this require?”

Yang Weiguo suddenly fell silent, picked up the teacup and drank water, his eyes a little heavy.

Speaking of this, Liu Yunqiang said with a sad face: "As the executive deputy mayor, I have a great responsibility for the pollution of Phoenix Lake water..."

"We are not discussing the issue of responsibility now, but we are brainstorming how to solve the problem." Lu Qingdong waved his hand, interrupting Liu Yunqiang's self-examination and said: "Before Mayor Yang came, Mayor Yun Qiang was responsible for the main work of the city government.

Yes, then tell me, how should we deal with it now?"

Everyone can see that Lu Qingdong and Liu Yunqiang are not only joining forces to suppress Yang Weiguo, but also blatantly seizing power. It seems that they want to give the mayor of Xinzha a power. Mayor Yang, the second-in-command, does not seem to be able to do anything.

So good.

Liu Yunqiang smiled and said: "I think many of Mayor Yang's opinions are correct, but many issues still need to be looked at separately. For small factories that are not large-scale, informal, and have serious pollutants, what should they do?

Those who are shut down must be shut down, and we will never be merciful. But for a company like Sun Paper, which has a high reputation and meets the emission standards, we still have to strongly support it..."

No one said anything. Everyone knew that Sun Paper was brought in by Zhang Lijiang, but it was better said that it was Liu Yunqiang who promoted it. I heard that Liu Yunqiang had a close relationship with Mr. Ge of Sun Paper, so naturally he wanted to

I support Sun Paper. But to be able to speak so pointedly at the Standing Committee shows the weakness of the mayor's authority.

Yang Weiguo continued to remain silent, but he was a little anxious. Lin Chenmu went to Sun Paper last night, but why hasn't he come back yet? The phone couldn't be reached. Could it be that there was an accident?

"In addition..." Liu Yunqiang gave Yang Weiguo a thoughtful look, changed the subject, and said indignantly: "Yesterday, some farmers illegally gathered and besieged Sun Paper because they mistakenly believed that Sun Paper had polluted Phoenix Lake.

It has had a huge impact on the normal production of the company. In addition, violent resistance to the law, injuring police officers, and damaging police cars are serious crimes. Fortunately, Mayor Yang handled it in a timely manner yesterday, which did not cause greater harm.

But I think Mayor Yang is not thorough enough in handling the matter. Although this kind of behavior is pitiful, it is not legal. I think it should be severely punished, otherwise how can the credibility of our government be maintained in the long run?

?How to maintain the majesty of law enforcement agencies? Who will dare to come to our Dongping to invest and set up factories in the future?"

The conference room was silent for a long time. No one expected that Liu Yunqiang would suddenly make such a statement.

When Yang Weiguo heard this, he felt something was wrong. Didn't he talk about how to solve the pollution of Phoenix Lake? Why did it suddenly involve holding farmers responsible? He was about to say something, but he heard that Chu Jianguo, Secretary of the Municipal Law Committee

He also said: "I agree with Mayor Liu's opinion. I can understand the psychology of farmers who have suffered losses, but if they violently resist the law, even beat, detain police officers, and damage police cars, if this is not dealt with, the law will lose its original meaning."

It’s meaningless and unfair to the police officers who stick to their posts.”

Everyone immediately started whispering to each other. If this kind of matter really had to be dealt with, I'm afraid it would cause a lot of turmoil.

Ji Qiuwei, director of the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee, frowned and said: "All reports in this area have been temporarily blocked. However, I am worried that some people will still bring the situation to the province. Last time the Jihe Highway Bridge

This incident has already made us very passive. If some sensitive issues are to arise this time, I'm afraid..."

Liu Yunqiang's smile suddenly froze, and when he looked at Ji Qiuwei, he saw that Ji Qiuwei's eyelids had drooped and his head was lowered. It was hard to see what he was thinking about.

Others also looked at Ji Qiuwei with some surprise. The Propaganda Department has always followed Secretary Lu's footsteps, but this time Secretary Lu has not expressed his position. Why did Ji Qiuwei pop up and go against Liu Yunqiang? Is it possible that Secretary Lu has not expressed his position yet?

Liu Yunqiang's idea was not communicated to Secretary Lu in advance? Everyone turned their attention back to Lu Qingdong's face.

Lu Qingdong thought for a moment and then asked Yang Weiguo: "Mayor Yang, what do you think?"

Yang Weiguo said with a stern face: "The matter has not been investigated clearly, but I have reason to believe that Sun Paper has an unshirkable responsibility in this pollution incident. I suggest that the relevant departments take the lead and organize technical personnel to investigate Sun Paper

Conduct a comprehensive inspection.”

The Standing Committee members were in an uproar and looked at Yang Weiguo. Of course they understood what Yang Weiguo meant. If there was really a problem with Sun Paper, then it would be understandable for the farmers to besiege Sun Paper. At best, it was not a sign of calmness. But at the same time,

He has also pushed himself into a dead end. Once it is verified that there are no problems with Sun Paper, his prestige as the new mayor may be completely destroyed.

Lu Qingdong stared at Yang Weiguo for a while, probably because he didn't know where Yang Weiguo's confidence came from. However, seeing that Yang Weiguo's expression was still so plain, Lu Qingdong nodded slightly: "Just follow Mayor Yang's advice, but if no problem can be found, follow Liu Qingdong's advice."
Chapter completed!