章 2704: Desolated Area

This was one of the most desolate areas in the capital. It used to be a well-known industrial area, with plenty of manufacturing plants around.

In a bid to control the smog, however, the government started enforcing strict regulations in industrial areas; these plants were, thus, shifted to other cities, resulting in this particular industrial area being abandoned. The government intended to demolish the factory buildings and convert the place into a park or a landscape garden. Alas, it turned out that this piece of land was toxic.

In the past, it used to be rice paddy fields, but after being reserved for industrial use, its pollution had gone beyond the maximum safe levels, resulting in nearby rivers being heavily contaminated and land becoming infertile. Demolition works were already underway when the government realized, after investigation, that the land there was unsuitable for developing into a park due to heavy contamination.