"What are they doing?! Where are they going?!"
Inside the Defense Line of the 152nd War Readiness Zone, everyone watched in shock as Margaret and her group headed toward a factory outside the protective shield.
District Chief Guan Shanyue frowned deeply at the sight. He hurriedly switched on his microphone and demanded of the various command rooms, "What's going on with that factory?!"
Someone replied, "District Chief, that's the Prosperity Garment Factory. It mainly produces clothes for the residents of our 152nd War Readiness Zone."
"I didn't ask what the factory does! I'm asking why it was built outside our defensive perimeter! Don't you know the United Government's orders?! All industrial production facilities must be built inside the defensive perimeter. Even heavily polluting industries must be built along its boundary. Only waste disposal facilities and cemeteries are allowed outside the defended area!"
"Well... District Chief, I'm not responsible for building factories. I only know what that factory is. Bureau Chief Sun of the Industrial Bureau approved its registration, and Bureau Chief Liu of the Construction Bureau approved the land allocation. You should ask those two about your question."
Guan Shanyue immediately roared, "Sun Xi, Liu Fuhe, are you two in the command rooms?! Answer me!"
"District Chief Guan, this is Liu Fuhe. I'm here."
"District Chief Guan, I'm here too."
"What the hell happened?! The United Government has repeatedly stressed that securing the War Readiness Zones is our top priority! Have you two lost your minds, or did you take kickbacks?! How dare you blatantly defy those orders?!"
Guan Shanyue's roar echoed through every command room.
Although the command rooms were full of people listening, he spared neither man any embarrassment, openly raising the possibility that they had taken bribes.
This was not simply a case of him losing his