Please Believe in Science

Looking at the glass of water in Huang Xiuyuan's hand, the media reporters, the evaluation representatives, and even the third-party testing personnel responsible for taking samples all felt a sense of revulsion.

If they didn't know where this water came from, they might not have felt so resistant, but they had seen with their own eyes that this water had been filtered from a sewage pond.

In the end, it was Wang Xiaobing who gathered the courage to take the glass and take a small, tentative sip. However, after overcoming that psychological hurdle, she didn't find it as disgusting as she had imagined.

She said to the camera, "It really tastes just like C'estbon mineral water. There's no other flavor; it's just pure water."

The camera panned, and she interviewed Huang Xiuyuan again, "Mr. Huang, may I ask what technology this filter uses?"

"Specific details involve technical secrets. All I can say is that it uses nano-molecular osmosis technology, which can directly separate water molecules from sewage," Huang Xiuyuan answered confidently.

Wang Xiaobing asked again, "Then what is the cost of this technology?"

"It is already capable of large-scale application, and the cost is relatively controllable—at least lower than traditional sewage treatment methods," Huang Xiuyuan replied ambiguously.

As for the exact cost, Huang Xiuyuan had no intention of answering. One had to know that molecular osmosis membrane technology was being researched both domestically and abroad, and the main difficulty was the high cost.

If he revealed that the cost was too low, it would invite big trouble.

Therefore, he simply adopted a vague approach, leaving it ambiguous. He estimated that true experts, faced with such a statement, wouldn't believe in any "low cost" claims.

After sampling the entire factory, to dispel the last bit of doubt, Huang Xiuyuan once again promised everyone that he welcomed supervision from all walks of life and invited anyone with questions to go to the factory's drainage outlet to take samples at any time.

Regarding this rumor crisis, Suiren Company not only successfully broke the deadlock but also took the opportunity to run an advertisement.

In any case, that evening, after Lingnan TV Station and CCTV aired the footage, Suiren Company became a hot topic once again.

Shiguang Blog also pinned a series of videos to its homepage, which were the unedited versions of the interview footage.

Immediately following this, the first batch of test data from the three third-party testing agencies began to be released one after another.

At the same time, while Shanmei Daily published an article clarifying the rumors, Suiren Company also purchased a batch of lychees and longans from the local Guizhuling area as employee benefits.

By now, the previous rumors had already collapsed on their own.

On Shiguang Blog.

The comment section under the homepage interview video became lively once again.

[Mr. Huang is awesome!]--Jiaojiren

[C'estbon's reputation has been damaged.]--Nongfu Sanquan

[I feel like Suiren's technology is super powerful. Can any professionals provide some commentary?]--Nokia Smashes Walnuts

[Regarding this matter, let me say a few words. As for my identity, you understand. In short, this matter is currently in this situation. As for the specifics, everyone can see them. Because of my identity, I have to come out and say a few words. You might not understand very well, but the meaning is just that. As for my identity, those who don't know don't need to guess. I've seen this kind of thing many times. I just want to say that those who know, know; I won't explain more to those who don't. After all, it's better to just know it yourself. Savor it carefully. I can only say that the water here is very deep and involves many things. Don't come asking me what happened; the interests involved are too great, and talking about it won't do either of us any good. It's very difficult for you to find the detailed situation yourselves.]--Edward Nygma

[@Edward Nygma, what the hell are you saying? Can you speak like a human?]--Dachi Yijing

[The technology is currently achievable, but the cost of molecular osmosis technology is extremely high. A single osmosis membrane is scrapped after only a few uses.]--Ye Gaofeng (Boku Invited Scholar).

[Please trust science. I've finished it; everyone else, please feel free.]--Carbon-based Cyborg 002

For a time, terms like "please trust science," "Suiren Company," and "osmotic water purifier" became popular internet buzzwords, with popularity second only to news related to the Olympic Games.

The interview video also spread continuously on the internet, even reaching foreign websites, where it was distorted and claimed that the tap water of Huaguo people was severely polluted sewage, which was then "exported and sold back domestically."

For example, the famous grand master of sarcasm—the BBC—took the opportunity to concoct several news reports, using intentional editing to cut off the beginning and end, directly turning black into white.

Huaguo, which lacked a public opinion front abroad, could do nothing about this and could only strengthen publicity domestically.

Huang Xiuyuan, who was busy with the third phase of the deep recycling factory, took a glance at it. He had long been accustomed to these famous double-standard practitioners and couldn't be bothered to pay attention to these cynical people.

Work interrupted by the rumor incident resumed design and improvement. The engineering team, which had purchased a large number of parts and expanded to 83 people, was busy with the deep recycling process.

Thanks to Huang Xiuyuan's foresight in developing Suiren Company's own industrial software platform, parts modeling and planning had become relatively easier.

The benefits of using his own company's industrial software platform were not just that it was free; it also allowed for constant contact with the Software Laboratory, enriching the database while providing suggestions for improvement.

The designed parts were outsourced to specialized factories, and after production, they were sent to Guizhuling Industrial Park.

The engineering team occupied two factory buildings in Guizhuling Industrial Park specifically for researching and manufacturing equipment.

This equipment R&D factory purchased a batch of hardware processing equipment. Although they could not produce all parts themselves, it facilitated the modification of some parts and the creation of some simple equipment.

Based on Hexa-conical Spherical Oxygen, Heptagonal Silicon Oxide-Graphene Film, and Nitrogen-16, the progress of the new recycling workshop was proceeding exceptionally smoothly.

The first deep recycling workshop was specifically for recycling wastewater and sewage, targeting 8 types of heavy metal ions: lead, chromium, cadmium, copper, zinc, nickel, gold, and silver.

These eight heavy metal ions were also common heavy metals in electroplating wastewater, electronics factory wastewater, and hardware processing waste liquid.

After a series of simulation calculations, the engineering team discovered some problems: if the number of recycled element types in a recycling workshop exceeded 10, it would reduce recycling efficiency and increase the design difficulty of the recycling workshop.

Therefore, a single recycling workshop would adjust the appropriate recycling types based on the elements needed to be recycled, their unit net content, and the storage conditions and physicochemical properties of the recycled elements.

For example, among the eight elements of lead, chromium, cadmium, copper, zinc, nickel, gold, and silver, all could form elemental metals and were relatively stable for storage at room temperature and pressure.

Next, they would successively design deep recycling workshops specifically for sodium chloride, mercury, alkaline solutions, acidic solutions, and so on.

Just as Suiren Company was busy with R&D.

Inside the Huayang Energy branch in the urban area.

The branch manager's face was ugly, and the announcement on Suiren Company's official website made him even more restless: "Xiao Wu, immediately have those guys go to western Guangdong to lie low for a while."

"I'll arrange it immediately." The security captain also became nervous.

If they were investigated, neither of them would be able to escape the consequences. After all, this matter was a slap in the face to the urban area, plus Suiren Company had filed a police report.

They had originally thought they could severely damage Suiren Company and protect the urban area's liquefied gas market, but they hadn't expected the other party to be so tough, turning danger into safety directly.

Thank you all for your support, and thanks to book friend "Zhang Kantianxia" for the tip (ω｀)