Next to the entrance gate of the State Taxation Bureau, there was a vacant plot of land. It was originally reserved for the Taxation Bureau. However, after Xing Wenbiao took office, he had no desire to extend the Bureau's premises and the land was left unused. At the moment, a group from the Li County Sanitation Bureau stood on the edge of the plot, a large garbage truck from the same Bureau dumping its full load of rubbish there, disseminating wafts of putrid odor. The stench of the dumped urban waste became more potent as the day grew hotter. The climate in Xibei was such that the days were warm and the nights were cool. However, the foul smell was certainly intolerable.
The Sanitation Bureau workers, dressed in masks, could just about bear the stench. The Tax Office staff, on the other hand, rushed to cover their noses.
In an infuriated tone, Xing Wenbiao shouted, "What on earth are you doing here? Why is the garbage dumped here when we have a designated landfill?".
