Chapter 39: Watering the place to raise mosquitoes—this young master just loves dirty things.
An unfinished construction site in the eastern part of Beijing.
The wind whipped up sand and dust, howling eerily through the empty buildings.
Lu Shixuan stood at the entrance to the basement, which was filled with water and garbage, with a cracked piece of concrete under his feet and the pure gold cane he hadn't thrown away yet in his hand.
Looking at the dark, musty underground space before him, a flame of hope rekindled in his eyes.
[That's right! This is the place!]
[Since that charlatan, Fourth Sister, has peddled the building's structure as some kind of "Faraday cage," then I'll destroy its foundation!]
[If I fill this basement with water and let it soak for ten days to two weeks, the foundation will definitely settle! Then the building will tilt and become a dangerous structure. I wonder how the country will continue building data centers then!]
[Moreover, this dark and damp environment is practically a five-star hotel for mosquitoes! I want to raise those giant, spotted mosquitoes, the kind whose bites can make you itch for six months!]
[System, isn't this "flooding the seven armies" scorched-earth plan vicious enough?]
Lu Shixuan grew increasingly excited, and suddenly turned around, shouting at Fatty Wang, who was still immersed in the joy of "meeting the God of Wealth":
"Fatty! Stop grinning like an idiot! You're drooling all over your suit!"
"Go! Get me a few high-powered water pumps!"
"I'm going to pump all the water from this stinking ditch over there into this basement! Fill it up! It has to be filled up!"
Wang Pangzi's smile froze instantly, his beady eyes widening in disbelief.
"Young Master Lu...? Flooding? This basement is waterproofed, but that's to prevent leaks, not to be used as a reservoir!"
"And that's water from a stinking ditch...it's so dirty..."
"Shut up! I like dirty things!"
Lu Shixuan slammed his stick against the iron railing beside him, causing rust to fall in a shower.
"Clean water doesn't breed poisonous mosquitoes! I want that kind of greenish water with white foam floating on top!"
"Go now! I need to see the waters overflow within half an hour, or I'll throw you in as bait!"
Fatty Wang shuddered in fright. Although he couldn't understand this guy's thought process at all, he gritted his teeth and looked at the 30 million yuan check in his hand.
"Alright! You're the boss, you say so, we'll do it!"
Half an hour later.
More than a dozen high-powered water pumps roared, and blackish-green foul water poured into the basement through thick pipes.
The water level rose at a visible speed, and a nauseating stench of decay instantly filled the air.
Lu Shixuan stood at the top of the stairs, covering his nose, watching the scene that resembled a disaster movie, and secretly delighted.
[Haha! This tastes just right!]
[Now, not only data centers, but even homeless people wouldn't dare to come and stay here!]
[If my older sister knew I turned this 10 billion yuan plot of land into a septic tank, she'd be so angry she'd have a stroke on the spot, and then kick me out!]
[Quickly! Let the storm rage on!]
However, Ye Chen, who was hiding in the office building across the street, was taking pictures of this scene with his phone.
His eyes gleamed with fanaticism.
"Lu Shixuan, you're courting death!"
"Destroying national strategic reserve land, maliciously polluting the environment, and damaging building foundations!"
"These charges combined are enough to put you in jail for the rest of your life!"
Ye Chen quickly dialed the complaint hotlines of the Urban Construction Bureau and the Environmental Protection Bureau, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.
"Hello? I want to report someone! Someone is maliciously vandalizing an unfinished building in the East District, pouring foul water into the basement! Yes, it's that so-called Young Master Lu!"
"The situation is extremely critical! The building is about to collapse! Please send someone immediately!"
Less than twenty minutes.
Several vehicles marked "Urban Construction Law Enforcement" and "Environmental Protection Supervision" arrived with sirens blaring.
A large group of uniformed staff rushed into the construction site, led by Director Zhao, who was known for his incorruptibility.
Ye Chen also took the opportunity to blend into the crowd, holding up his phone to livestream, with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression on his face.
"Stop! All of you, stop!"
Director Zhao's face turned ashen with rage as he watched the black water gushing into the basement.
"Who gave you permission to do this? This is a crime! You're playing with public safety!"
Seeing this scene, Lu Shixuan was not flustered at all; on the contrary, he was overjoyed.
[It's here! The official sanctions have finally arrived!]
[Zhao Tiemian? I know that guy. He's the most inflexible official in the original story, he doesn't give face to anyone!]
[This is it! I'm definitely going to jail for good!]
Lu Shixuan pushed Wang Pangzi aside, swaggered up to Director Zhao, put his hands in his pockets, and held his chin higher than the sky.
"Hey, Director Zhao? You've got a loud voice."
"That's right, it was me! I wanted to raise mosquitoes here, so what, is that illegal?"
"This building is mine. I can flood it with comments whenever I want, and I can blow it up whenever I want. Is it any of your business?"
Director Zhao was so angry at this arrogant attitude that he trembled all over.
"Lu Shixuan! You're damaging the foundation! If subsidence occurs, all the surrounding office buildings will be affected!"
"Men! Take him into custody! Seal off the area immediately and drain the water!"
Ye Chen fanned the flames from the side: "Director Zhao, this kind of person is a cancer on society! He must be severely punished! He is defying the law!"
The live stream chat was flooded with comments:
"That's outrageous! Does having money mean you can do whatever you want?"
"This is the data center of the future! And you're just going to destroy it like this?"
"How could the Lu family produce such a scoundrel!"