"Yes, Miss Hannah, this thing can save us a lot of trouble. To tell you the truth, I am already a believer in the great God of Alchemy."
Enzo raised his eyebrows at Hannah and continued with a smile,
"It only takes 20 minutes to get the results."
Locke took out 10 grams from his pocket and handed it to Enzo.
"Buying you a drink."
Enzo did not refuse and stuffed 10 grams into his pocket. Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
Enzo immediately signaled Locke and Hannah to hide.
He walked to the door, opened it a crack, stretched out his hand, took the medicine that needed to be tested from his colleague, and said coldly,
"Come get it at 2pm."
Then he quickly closed the door.
Put the potion on the table, write the number, and line it up with other potions.
Hannah watched his operation and secretly gave Locke a thumbs up. If Locke hadn't been Enzo's friend, not only would he not have been able to conduct the test directly at such a low price, but he would have had to wait in a long queue, and probably would have had to wait in line at the earliest. The results won't be available until tomorrow afternoon.
Locke nodded slightly to Hannah, indicating that this was all trivial.
Sometimes it's good to have lots of friends.
Locke is a person who is good at making friends, but he was recently criticized for "not even sparing children", so everyone subconsciously stayed away from him.
Twenty minutes later, Locke and Hannah got the test results.
The first bottle of water received from the public washroom of Old Tom's apartment tested positive for mercury levels exceeding the legal limit.
The second bottle of water provided by the receptionist of Compass Water Company was of clear and normal quality and contained no mercury.
The third bottle of Sesi River water tested the same as the first bottle, containing a large amount of mercury.
In other words, Compass Drinking Water Company itself does not drink water from the Sesi River, but it supplies sewage from the Sesi River to the citizens of the West District.
Locke remembered that there was a disease in his previous life called Minamata disease, which is a disease caused by mercury poisoning.
Limb symptoms include sensory impairment, pain, numbness, weakness, difficulty walking, ataxia, hemiplegia, tremor, etc.
And mental retardation, grand mal epilepsy, laughter, confusion, and convulsions may occur.
And now the people in Old Joel's apartment are behaving very similarly to this situation.
Locke had a bold guess. In order to seize the market and reduce costs, Compass Drinking Water Company did not thoroughly purify the water. It was probably just a simple filtering and dust removal before introducing the water into the market. Company insiders were sure Knowing this, they would not consume the water from the Sisi River.
The water source of the Sisi River is polluted because of the nearby alchemy factory. Only alchemy factories emit large amounts of toxic substances, and mercury is one of them.
Hannah, who got the test results, agreed with Locke's conjecture. In order to verify it, she needed to go to the Laszlo Alchemy Factory.
As long as you find the sewage outlet of Laszlo Alchemy Factory and get evidence, you can prove that they polluted the water source.
Of course, Compass Drinking Water Company cannot let it go. It is precisely because they do not do a good job in purification that this water source enters the homes in the West District.
Hannah was so angry that her whole body was shaking, and the anger in her eyes was like a blazing fire, which startled Enzo, the inspector.
Enzo hid behind Locke and asked cautiously,
"What happened to your sister?"
"She was angry."
"Did I offend her?"
"No, it was the drinking water company and the refinery that got her into trouble."
Locke explained.
He knows Hannah, a jealous female reporter. Although she is unemployed, Hannah's righteous heart has never cooled down.
She was extremely indignant when she saw these behaviors of disregarding life for money and interests.
Hannah will mercilessly criticize their actions with the pen in her hand, but only if complete evidence is found, and she will not let go of any details.
Enzo patted Locke on the shoulder,
"Go as soon as you get the results. I'm still busy today."
"Well, thank you Enzo, let's drink together some other time."
"To Jenny's Bistro."
Enzo showed an expression that all men understand.
Locke did not want to have any contact with Miss Jenny. She was a woman who was very greedy for her body, and she even wanted to serve him for free!
In order to stay healthy in the other world, Locke refused Miss Jenny's invitation.
He didn't have the money to go to the hospital, and he didn't want to go to the hospital.
How would Hannah view herself if she went to the hospital for something like that?
It was already evening when Locke and Hannah returned to Old Tom's apartment, and Hannah bought a copy of the Kosolk Evening News.
Sure enough, the evening newspaper published news about a gathering of people performing weird dances in the West District Mass Square, but the reporter did not state the reason at all. He also suspected that these people were engaging in evil sacrifices and hoped that the Cathedral of Life could deal with it.
Influenced by her parents, Hannah is one of the few followers of the Knowledge Sect in the kingdom. Because the Kingdom of Tumen prohibits the spread of the Knowledge Sect in the country, Hannah is equivalent to a heretic.
Locke is different from Hannah. He is a false believer who goes to all churches but does not believe in all gods.
When anyone from the church sees him, they will think that he is a devout believer who does a pretty good job on the surface.
There is no way. If he wants to survive in such a complicated world, Locke must put on thick armor for himself.
Hannah entered the room to continue writing her investigative report and planned to sneak into the alchemy factory tonight.
Locke went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.
The witch Irene looked at Locke handling the fishy liver and suddenly said,
"This matter is not as simple as you think. Do you really want to be involved?"
Irene was very satisfied with Locke as a servant, both in terms of the quality of his soul and his cooking skills, so she gave him a friendly reminder that he might be in danger.
"Of course, whatever Hannah wants to do, I have to accompany her to complete it."
Locke said while handling the pork liver.
"Is that all?"
Erin looked at Locke suspiciously.
Locke stopped cutting the liver and looked ahead quietly, "It's also for Li Qi and Lisa, who have a crush on me."
"It's so boring."
Erin closed her eyes and waited quietly for dinner, ending her unsatisfactory conversation with Locke.
She had fulfilled her obligation to remind him that if something happened to this servant, she would have no choice but to... take the risk and save him again.
Who made his cooking so weird and so delicious?
After dinner, Hannah planned to go to Laszlo Alchemy Factory, but was stopped by Locke.
"It's too late, Hannah, I can just go alone."
The Pat neighborhood is very uneventful at night, and there are two types of women going out.
One is a street girl, and the other is a special job practitioner who is not afraid of death, including police officers, private detectives and reporters.
Hannah frowned, "This is my business, I have to go."
"No, if you insist on holding me back, I will refuse to continue to help you. Next time you need to test samples, just go to Enzo yourself and pay the 100-gram test fee."
Locke said without any doubt.
Hannah puffed up her cheeks angrily and sat down on the chair.
"Why am I holding you back? You are discriminating against women."
"Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
Locke put on his old woolen coat, opened the iron door, and walked into the darkness.
On his shoulder, a cat that blended into the night was yawning lazily.
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