Almost the same time.

Shengdu, Upper District, Headquarters of Hope Water Co., Ltd.

Leonard slumped in his chair, as if falling into an ice cave.

"What's going on?"

He looked at the reports and alarms on the screen, sweating profusely: "What on earth is going on!"

Just outside the desk, several responsible persons and experts who had been summoned urgently had pale faces and looked at each other, not knowing whether they should speak or not.

Seeing that they were still shirking their responsibilities, Leonard couldn't help but became furious. He pulled up the ornaments on the table and threw them over, shouting: "Speak, you are mute!"

Bang!

The person in charge of the low-rise area was knocked upside down, his head was bleeding and his eyes were black, but he didn't dare to scream. He hurriedly got up from the ground and even hugged the ornament tightly, for fear that it would be smashed.

Just like this, he carefully put it back on the table, took two steps back, didn't dare to sit down again, and just stood beside it with his waist bent.

"...this thing...this..."

Another person in charge took courage: "Actually, even if it has nothing to do with our company, we are also..."

Bang!

The cracked crystal ornaments were smashed by the paperweight, and Leonard roared: "Of course I fucking know that we are also victims! But do others? Do others believe it? Will the people above believe it!

You have to figure it out. If we don’t handle it well, we will be finished! It’s finished!”

No need to worry...

In the dead silence, no one spoke, just swallowing dryly.

They are finished.

Just on the screen, the red alarm was still flashing, reminding them of the coming disaster.

In just one night, most of the water supply systems in the Holy City, from some of the upper areas, to the middle areas, to the lower areas, all went off the alert.

Unknown contamination.

A type of bacteria that had never been seen before appeared bizarrely in their purification plant. After passing through dozens of layers of protection, it spread along countless pipelines throughout the entire process...

No one heard the alarm during the entire process.

Except for the necessary stay-at-home personnel, most people... were on holiday yesterday.

The left-behind people were so drunk that they were sound asleep until now. When the employees who went to work early in the morning to earn performance discovered that the entire water supply system had been covered by unknown pollution.

Just four hours ago.

Now, I'm afraid it has spread throughout the city...

Even though part of the supply was temporarily suspended in the name of maintenance, the management of Hope Waterworks was still helpless to deal with such a huge accident. Instead, they were overwhelmed with emails urging water supply, and were on pins and needles.

It's over.

It's all fucking over.

In the dead silence, Leonard didn't know what he thought of, and he swallowed in horror.

"No, it can't be done."

He suddenly jumped up from his chair and blurted out what he was thinking: "This matter must be suppressed."

After a brief stagnation, even he himself was startled by such an idea. But soon, he discovered that he had no other choice.

"This... is impossible..." the person in charge said blankly, "This, this is... too crazy."

"crazy?"

Leonard sneered: "Do you know what crazy is? When our company's stock price, along with Hope Energy's stock price, drops to the limit, you will know what crazy is..."

When he looked back, bloodshot eyes appeared in Leonard's eyes.

Make a decision.

Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, suppress it!

Otherwise, not only the company's stock price, but also himself will definitely be thrown out as a scapegoat. The career and status he has worked hard for all his life will disappear, his wife and lovers will leave him, and even his children will become a stinky beggar.

of……

As for the vacant seat on the board of directors of the main group, we should never think about it again.

Since taking one step forward is hell.

Why can't we just turn a corner?

Even though he seemed extremely sane and normal, no one spoke in the dead silence of the office, and everyone was aware of the madness surging in the man's chest.

"Fuckin' germs, fuckin' pollution, fuckin' adjusters... It's all the fault of that bitch, who gave him the fucking holiday, who let those fucking losers neglect their duties!"

Completely forgetting that he was the one who gladly responded to the company's call to give all employees a day off on the day the lawyer was hanged, Leonard only had one thought in his mind.

Why, remove yourself from this matter as quickly and safely as possible.

Then, cover this matter under the lid.

"Temporarily stop some water supply first. Where is the backup system? Is the backup system still there? Give priority to supplying the upper area, and then we will gradually carry out internal solutions and form an expert team. No, let's prepare for public relations first... Forget it, don't worry about that, first of all

Ensure stability first..."

Leonard was pacing back and forth in the office with his hands behind his back, mumbling something to himself, but suddenly, he suddenly turned his head and looked at the expert in the corner.

"That thing, that...polluted thing, will there be any problems after drinking it?"

"Well, this is still under investigation. I'm afraid that within a short period of time..."

The expert answered subconsciously, but then, noticing the light emerging from Leonard's scarlet eyes, he answered decisively:

"No!"

Yes, no, must not!

Definitely not!

Moreover, according to the current laboratory data, it is only a strain that acts on the stomach and may cause bacterial imbalance in the digestive system.

There won't be any problem.

There must be... there must be no problems!

As soon as he said this, the entire office, including the experts themselves, all breathed a sigh of relief. When everyone exchanged glances, they had reached some kind of unspeakable consensus.

"Okay, then there shouldn't be much of a problem."

Leonard suddenly smiled and comforted everyone. Finally, he seemed to mention inadvertently: "Now, besides us, who else knows about this matter?

"..."

In the silence, the expert suddenly began to pity the employee and the project team who came to work early.

Starting from tomorrow, I am afraid I will never see them again...

But what does this have to do with him?

After a lifetime of research, I finally managed to get a consultant position through my connections with fellow students, and even my mortgage and student loans have not been paid off.

How can I have the right to pity others?

When he walked out of the office, he realized that he was already covered in sweat.

The whole person seemed to be exhausted.

When I stood outside the window, I saw the bright sunshine shining on the Holy City.

On this warm morning, crowds of people are surging on the streets, with hope and expectation on every face, rushing towards the future in full swing.

In the silence, the expert could not help but feel dazed for a moment.

From the phantom reflection in the glass, I saw the world shrouded in scarlet.

It seemed like a fire was burning.

in darkness

An hour later, everyone at the emergency board meeting of Homeland Agriculture received the sudden bad news.

After most of the cash crop cultivation area on the hillside outside the city was destroyed by mudslides, before I had time to relax for a few days, I once again felt a chill in my heart.

A knife was thrust in suddenly.

After seeing the report of the on-site conditions and expected damage, the conference room exploded in an instant.

"What, what's going on?"

"Weren't you fine yesterday?"

“It’s not like all the agricultural crops will be ruined!”

"What's the reason? Has the cause been investigated clearly?"

"The unknown infectious diseases alone are enough to cause headaches."
To be continued...