Chapter 45 The Standard of Tap Water
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“No, no, I...” Matthew’s expression changed for a while, looking at Vincent and then at his two daughters. Finally, something occurred to him.
“We are... we don’t have agents here! We didn’t take any. Sorry!”
“Damn! Why did you put forward a competition without any agents? Are you playing us?” The two representatives complained.
“Haha, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. But it would be too late to take it here, right?!!” As Matthew still explained awkwardly, he was startled.
Vincent was now holding a small transparent box in his hand and shook it in front of the rest, inside which were a few agents capsules given by the old expert.
“f**k!” Matthew scolded directly.
“Hehe.” Vincent smiled. He was now like a silly boy in Matthew’s eyes, “It’s okay. I took some with me.”
“Uh!” Natalie and Clare also covered their faces speechlessly.
“You took some?! You are sure?! Then let’s do it! Don’t waste our time!” The two representatives had already taken out their products respectively.
The product of the Manhattan Company was liquid, sealed in small bottles, and that of the California company were pills, foil-packaged.
Thorne nodded, and then the general manager beckoned the staff to start. Three staff members held three large measuring cups, half a fish tank in size.
There was fishy and unknown liquid inside.
It must be the wastewater discharged by Elliot Industrial Group.
After the three measuring cups were put together on the table, Mr. Grey said, “Please, each of you put your product in your own measuring cup.”
The three representatives, including Vincent, looked at each other, took out their own products, and put them into the measuring cups separately.
Everyone’s eyes widened, staring at the three cups unblinkingly, for fear that they might miss the slightest change and didn’t even dare to breathe.
Under their gaze, the wastewater in the three cups became clear soon, and the smelly scent dissolved as well.
The wastewater in the Manhattan company’s cup had finally turned into yellowish liquid, and that of the California company turned into light blue.
As for Vincent’s measuring cup, the sewage quickly became clear and turned into a colorless and transparent liquid eventually.
“Hiss~!” Everyone was astonished.
Even Matthew and his daughters also looked at the three cups, especially their cups, with shock.
It was very likely that all that people could think of right now was that: no matter how effective it was or what the ingredients were, at least that of the Greengrass looked much better!
The two representatives from Manhattan and California also had that thought in mind. However, even if they were surprised, they still thought they had the final chance to fight back, “What’s the use of turning it into clear liquid?! Pesticides can be clear as well!”
Thorne nodded, “That makes sense. Turning it into clear is not good enough. We still have to check the ingredients. Tell the inspectors to be here and do their job!”
“As you wish, sir. They are here already and have inspected the former ones before.” The general manager nodded and hurriedly beckoned them to get inside.
Three men in white coats walked in, carrying instruments, test tubes, straws, etc. in their hands.
First, the power was turned on and it took them a while to do the preparation work. And then, they nodded towards Thorne and the rest in the conference room before they started testing.
They took the liquid in the measuring cups one by one, first from the California company, then from the Manhattan company, and finally from Vincent’s. The test lasted for a few minutes.
Everyone watched and waited intently, not daring to make a sound.
“Hmm...” The operator said, “The first cup meets the decontamination standard and basically meets the emission requirements... The second cup also basically meets the emission requirements... The third cup... huh?!”
The operator was taken aback, looked at the instrument before him and then at the clear liquid cup on the table. He blinked, scratched his head, and muttered, “That’s not right...”
The operator said to an employee next to him, “The colorless one, take another sample... Remember to use a clean straw.”
“Okay!” The employee hurriedly sucked a full tube of the liquid again and slowly poured the liquid into the instrument, and then the operator processed it again.
The Quincy family’s hearts beat fast, focusing their eyes on the instrument without blinking.
Vincent grabbed Clare’s little hand, trying to comfort her, but the latter got rid of him in shyness.
Others also watched intently, some wondering, some gloating, and some full of doubts.
“What??” The operator sounded confused again, looking at Vincent’s measuring cup blankly.
When the rest were still waiting for a result, the operator leaned forward, picked up the cup, and sniffed. Then he laughed out.
“What are you laughing at? Tell us the result!” The two representatives from Manhattan and California were annoyed.
“President Elliot! General manager! Why do you want me to test a cup of tap water?”
“What???” All people in the conference room looked at the inspector in astonishment, which shocked the latter.
“What... What’s wrong? Did I say anything wrong?”
“You said this is tap water?! Are you kidding me?!” yelled the two representatives.
“Isn’t it??” The inspector looked at the instrument in a daze, then took out a pamphlet, flipped through it, and checked the display of the instrument for a while.
“I’m right about it! The data on the instrument shows that... it fully meets the standard of tap water! But there is no disinfectant powder in it, so it is somewhat close to mineral water...”
“Huh?!!!” That was unbelievable.
“See it again, man! It’s not tap water, but the sewage which had been purified by the young man. Are you sure it is as clean as you claimed?!” Mr. Grey shouted.
“What?! Purified sewage?!” The operator was shocked and hurriedly checked the equipment. Once again, he tested the liquid of the two representatives and finally spread his hands.
“Yes! President Elliot! General manager! Distinguished leaders! I’m right about the liquid! It definitely meets the standard of mineral water! And it doesn’t even contain any disinfectant powder!”
“Hiss~!!!” Everyone was shocked when they heard the result. Thorne even stood up, took the measuring cup in front of Vincent, and put it in front of his nose to smell. Afterward, he took the two cups of the other two companies and smelled as well.
“He’s right! There is no smell at all! It’s absolutely pure water!!!” Thorne patted Matthew on his arm happily, “President Quincy! Did you keep a low profile to give me such a big surprise? That’s amazing!”
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