Wasteland's Only King-Chapter 61: Sentencing

"Yu—Yu Jin, classmate!"

Tong Zhiyong was a bit flustered at this moment.

All because—

After Yu Jin pressed the button and dealt with those ten tons of waste residue, a look of lingering satisfaction actually appeared on his face.

Afterwards.

He walked with his hands behind his back, seemingly strolling casually, but unconsciously had already reached the large open area behind the warehouse.

By pure coincidence—

Right under this piece of open land, there quietly lay hundreds of tons of chemical waste!

Yu Jin was definitely not just ’wandering’—after activating his ’Spatial Perception’ ability, he instantly ’saw’ what was hidden below the ground here.

"Do you smell anything strange?"

Yu Jin stopped walking, turned to look at Tong Zhiyong who was sweating buckets.

"Huh?"

"Is there... something?"

Tong Zhiyong noticed that Yin Yao’s gaze also came over, cold and calm, so he helplessly swallowed hard.

He hadn’t expected—

He had already given Yu Jin ten tons of waste as ’achievement’, but the other party still wasn’t satisfied.

Or rather—

This group wasn’t here for show like before, but were going all in for real!

Thinking about this—

Tong Zhiyong’s thoughts raced, he pulled Yu Jin into a corner at the back of the warehouse, out of view of the media cameras.

"Smoke, brother?"

Right then, Tong Zhiyong had completely dropped his airs as chairman of a listed company, instead putting his arm around Yu Jin, acting like a close friend.

He actively handed Yu Jin a Furongwang cigarette.

"I don’t smoke," Yu Jin answered with a smile.

"Oh, right, nowadays you young people prefer vapes."

As he said this—

Tong Zhiyong really pulled out a RELX Fifth Generation vape from his pocket.

He unwrapped a fresh cartridge and mouthpiece, assembled it, and held it out to Yu Jin.

"?"

Yu Jin laughed.

He looked at Tong Zhiyong, ignoring the golden bank card that came with the RELX discreetly, and a string of numbers appeared before his eyes.

[15 years]

At first glance, Yu Jin thought this ’Value’ was his remaining lifespan, but seeing the hundreds of tons of underground waste, he realized he’d misunderstood.

According to the latest 2025 Daxia Criminal Law—

[For illegal burial or discharge of toxic substances, punishments are based on the scale; up to 15 years in prison, and enterprises fined heavily, with no upper limit.]

"Maxed out already, huh."

Yu Jin shook his head, sighed, and ignored Tong Zhiyong.

In principle—

He just wanted to do environmental protection, not ruin someone’s livelihood, or send anyone to jail. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

But—

Through his ’Light Touch’ ability, Yu Jin saw that this factory not only buried untreated waste, but also secretly discharged chemical wastewater into nearby rivers.

Below those rivers, lay densely populated residential areas.

Both emotionally and logically, according to law and ethics, Yu Jin couldn’t just turn a blind eye today.

"President."

At this moment, Yin Yao, noticing something off in their conversation, quickly walked over.

She shot a glance at Tong Zhiyong, then looked toward Yu Jin.

"Is something wrong?"

Yin Yao’s reflexes were sharp.

"Mm."

Yu Jin nodded, pointing in front.

"The soil here is loose and covered with fresh earth, plus there are obvious excavator tracks along the sides."

"Also, you can faintly smell that same pungent odor from before, like the waste residue."

"I suspect there’s something wrong underground."

Yu Jin gave an excuse for his superpower.

Right as he finished speaking—

Bang—

Rumble—!

Nearby, a group of ’enthusiastic citizens’ had somehow already taken over the factory’s excavators, which rumbled loudly toward them.

At the same time—

Yin Yao took out her phone and dialed a number.

Half a minute later—

Yin Yao looked at Yu Jin: "The experts are on their way, they’ll bring specialized instruments and carefully inspect every nook and cranny of the chemical factory."

At this moment, she realized Yu Jin, just like last time cleaning up the sewage river, wasn’t just doing superficial work—he really wanted to solve the pollution!

Yin Yao didn’t understand, and even had some doubts, but—

She respected and supported Yu Jin’s every decision.

This was her unwavering resolve ever since her Rebirth, after she firmly decided to latch onto his leg.

...

...

Two hours later—

Thanks to the efforts of the enthusiastic citizens and dozens of excavators—

Hundreds of tons of buried chemical waste was unearthed.

The pungent stench made everyone’s brows furrow; some could barely keep their eyes open.

"This is..."

"Not treated at all, just buried on the spot!"

Yin Yao’s face was grim.

She knew the factory’s pollution would be serious, but hadn’t expected it to be this bad.

"Handling such chemical waste costs over ten million every year—buying equipment, maintaining it, staffing, logistics and all..."

"For a company like Sanyuan Heavy Industry, ten million isn’t really that much, but businessmen always chase profit."

Yu Jin sighed quietly.

Meanwhile—

Tong Zhiyong, limp and collapsed on the ground, looked at Yu Jin no longer with politeness or even flattery, but with hatred and venom.

"How did it come to this, how did it come to this!"

Tong Zhiyong shouted, as he was taken away by the local security bureau who’d arrived.

Such large-scale waste burial wasn’t simply ’not eco-friendly’ anymore—it had violated Daxia’s criminal law; he’d soon be sewing shoes in jail.

At the same time—

The experts summoned by Yin Yao began inspecting all areas of the chemical factory.

Soon enough—

The factory’s hidden waste-discharge port was discovered by the experts.

Tong Zhiyong earned an extra charge.

Meanwhile, Yu Jin’s system panel flashed new information—

[With the body of an ant, you led over a hundred Subordinates to purify the ’Tier Eight Pollution Source—Mendeleev’s Woe’!]

[Purification Progress: 99%!]

Just like the last time cleaning up the sewage river, the progress was stuck at 99%.

"The real source?"

Yu Jin murmured quietly.

Beside him, Yin Yao’s expression flickered at his words.

Five minutes later—

An official Jiang City document was issued—

Sanyuan Heavy Industry, for severe illegal chemical discharge, was ordered to cease production and await investigation.

Meanwhile—

Yu Jin’s purification progress also smoothly increased from 99% to 100%.

"Eating soft rice..."

Yu Jin looked at Yin Yao, feeling a complex mix of emotions.

Theoretically—

Even if Sanyuan Heavy Industry violated discharge laws, such a shutdown order wouldn’t have come so fast.

Clearly, Yin Yao had used her superpowers again.

"Finished?"

"Or keep going?"

At the entrance to Sanyuan Heavy Industry, Yin Yao looked at Yu Jin.

"Keep going!"

Yu Jin’s answer was earnest and certain.

He’d come today aiming for enough resources to Promote himself to Tier Eight.

This Sanyuan Heavy Industry alone was nowhere near enough.

"Alright."

Yin Yao nodded.

...

...

Time flew by.

The sun set in the blink of an eye—it was already evening.

Yu Jin and Yin Yao sat in the backseat of a black sedan.

From morning till evening, Yu Jin had tirelessly purified ’Tier Eight Pollution Sources’ all day.

Though exhausted, the rewards left Yu Jin more than satisfied!

"With this..."

"Tier Eight is within reach!"

Yu Jin thought to himself, looking at the translucent panel before him.

The panel displayed a dazzling array of generous rewards.

On the other side, Yin Yao tilted her head slightly, gazing at the apparently absent-minded Yu Jin.

She pressed her lips together, as though weighing her words.

After a long pause—

Yin Yao finally spoke.

"Yu Jin, about my grandfather inviting you over for a simple meal, have you thought it over?"

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ps: The author doesn’t really know much about chemistry—looked up some info, but writing too much is risky, so just touched on it briefly. Hope everyone will bear with it...