Chapter 515: Plan to Catch the Thief
To verify his theory, he pinched a little bit of the powder and licked it, instantly feeling a scorching sensation: "Isn’t this quicklime?"
He hastily spat it out onto the ground several times.
Healthy vegetables exposed to quicklime, it would be a wonder if their roots weren’t burned to death!
An Hao, hearing this, pulled out all the damaged vegetables, some with white salt crystals at their roots, others with alkaline powder, and yet others with quicklime; no wonder!
All these substances, in a certain concentration, are capable of killing plants.
What’s even more infuriating is that on the surface of the soil, nothing seems amiss at all; these materials have been directly poured into the plants’ roots after digging a hole in the ground.
So, if it’s poured deep and the land isn’t tilled, most people wouldn’t notice at all.
"Someone is deliberately causing trouble!" An Hao angrily said.