Pastoral Daily Life

exactly the same. After finding out that the river had flooded several times due to heavy summer rains, Fang Lei guessed what the poisoning was all about. To prove his point, he had the nearby soil and groundwater tested and determined that they were contaminated with exactly the same toxic substances as those in the well water.

The so-called “poisoning” accident could be said to have been self-inflicted by the people of Songjia Village, caused by the plastic factory that had previously ceased production.

After hearing what Fang Lei said, all the people in Songjia were stunned. Song Wancai reacted the most, “It wasnt poisoned, but we did it ourselves?”

Fang Lei nodded; he was relieved when the results came out. The social impact of environmental pollution poisoning was different from that of someone deliberately poisoning a large area; the latter could easily cause panic among the people, and if the case couldnt be solved at once, it could be a big problem.

Out of the goodness of his heart, Fang Lei didnt forget to remind the villagers, “Im afraid these lands cant be planted for a year or two, there are too many toxic substances in the soil, and even if they are planted, the harvest will be bad.”