Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 549: Starting with an environmental investigation, Tenglong Island was targeted.

Kelly, Bolt, and the others stared at the time on the dock for a long time, then glanced at a small pile of garbage not far away, and began to whisper and discuss among themselves.

Upon closer listening, there was nothing pleasant to hear.

"Wang Defa, what are all these things? The docks on Hong Kong Island are so dirty. Aren't there any cleaners here?"

"There is too much garbage here, and the cleaners can't keep up with it no matter how hard they try."

"This place doesn't meet environmental protection requirements at all; the ecological damage is outrageous!"

Yao Hong and Zhao Yibin, who were listening nearby, were sweating profusely. They hoped that these guys wouldn't turn their attention to Hong Kong Island, otherwise they wouldn't be able to handle the situation and would be in deep trouble.

Chen Yunli's group, on the other hand, was much calmer. After all, they had more opportunities to visit Hong Kong Island, and some had even lived there for a period of time. They knew the place very well. If they wanted, they could produce a hundreds of pages of investigation reports within a month to denounce the various environmental problems on Hong Kong Island.

Some of the questions are so outrageous that they make you frown.

However, there's no need for that. These non-profit international environmental organizations have an unwritten rule in their operations: their main target is businesses, not government agencies. This would not benefit them at all, and would only offend the wrong people, affecting the organization's future development. It would be a losing proposition.

Chen Yunli and her group's real targets were Jiangshan Group and Tenglong Island.

Chen Yunli and Catherine met Hu Jiangshan once before. At that time, she was very impressed with Hu Jiangshan. She never expected that the famous playboy of Hong Kong Island would be such a person. Not too bad, but too good.

Hu Jiangshan was simply the elite of the elite at the time. In Chen Yunli's memory, let alone in the Southern Yue Kingdom, it was rare to see such an outstanding young man, even in the United States. His speech and behavior were quite amazing.

Frankly speaking, if Hu Jiangshan were not a Chinese, but a South Vietnamese, Chen Yunli would most likely fall head over heels for him.

Chen Yunli was not so easily fooled; she believed there must be something fishy going on, and Hu Jiangshan's perfect performance was definitely an illusion.

Chen Yunli had met Chinese people before, especially Chinese students studying in the United States. Although they were indeed good at studying and worked hard, they generally lacked confidence and were always very quiet. Occasionally, there would be some rich second-generation Chinese, but they were good for nothing and did nothing but brag, spend money and find girls.

Chen Yunli looked down on these Chinese people at all.

Chen Yunli is determined to expose Hu Jiangshan's true colors this time and make this hypocrite reveal his true colors.

Of course, Tenglong Island must have some advantages, otherwise Katherine Guise wouldn't have been so keen on running a resort there.

For the Gates family, this is actually a gesture of humility. After all, with the strength of the Gates Group, they could easily buy the same island, and not just one, but ten or eight resorts would be no problem.

In Chen Yuli's view, no matter how good or perfect Tenglong Island is, it has nothing to do with Jiangshan Group and Hu Jiangshan; it is a gift from nature.

The key issue is that the so-called space launch site that Hu Jiangshan built is too unrealistic and too outrageous. Chen Yunli simply cannot believe that it is a real and usable launch site. It is most likely just a money-making scheme.

Of course, Chen Yunli is an environmentalist, and whether the launch site can launch rockets normally is not within the scope of her investigation. However, recently her organization "Green Realm" received a sum of money, which is not small. At the same time, it has another task, which is to investigate the extent of the ecological damage caused by the Tenglong Island space launch site to the island and the surrounding waters.

Frankly speaking, this is a typical investigation task with pre-set premises. To put it bluntly, it is to first determine that rocket launches at the Tenglong Island Space Launch Site will definitely cause damage to the ecology. The only question is how much damage will cause damage.

This method is basically used by the media, specifically to sabotage people. International environmental organizations like theirs also use this method. They often receive such tasks: to investigate the environmental damage of a company's production facilities, then publish the report, and other major and private media follow up with reports to amplify public awareness and tarnish the company's reputation.

The goal is to make these companies suffer, pay money to avoid trouble, and achieve certain ulterior motives.

The fact that "Green Realm" received a mission to investigate Jiangshan Group and Tenglong Island means that someone wants to target this company.

Chen Yunli didn't understand why they were targeting Jiangshan Group. This Chinese company wasn't very large; what was there for these people to care about?

But Chen Yunli didn't care about this at all; on the contrary, it suited her just fine. It was a perfect opportunity to expose Hu Jiangshan's true colors and let him be exposed to the light of day. Seeing their embarrassed faces would definitely feel great to her.

To put it bluntly, Chen Yunli simply dislikes Chinese people, especially those who seek the limelight, gain prestige, or even dominate in certain areas.

Chen Yunli does come to Hong Kong Island often, but that's okay. Hong Kong Island is special because many foreigners live there.

There are tens of thousands of South Vietnamese residing on Hong Kong Island, as well as Filipinos, Thais, and countless other Southeast Asians.

When "Green Realm" issued this task, Chen Yunli took the initiative to accept it.

Actually, it was only natural to hand it over to Chen Yunli and the others, because the Southern Yue Kingdom is close to Hong Kong Island, making it very convenient for them to come over.

However, there was an unexpected turn of events. Chen Yunli did not expect that "Blue Hope" would also send a sizable team over, presumably also on a mission.

Sending several teams to operate together is not uncommon, but those are usually joint operations against large multinational corporations. Jiangshan Group is just a local company in Hong Kong, so it's really strange that it receives this kind of treatment.

That's good too; many hands make light work.

If everyone uses their unique skills and works together to investigate Jiangshan Group and Tenglong Island, the investigation will proceed more smoothly, which is a good thing.

A moment later, the boat was ready, and Yao Hong and Zhao Yibin ushered everyone onto the boat.

This is a medium-sized passenger ship.

Because it's intended for tourism, it's equipped with all the necessary comfort features, and everything is in good working order. It's also been specially cleaned, and the deck is spotless.

Yao Hong and Zhao Yibin led everyone into the lounge, where they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhao Yibin said in a low voice, "These guys are really hard to please, they cause a lot of trouble."

Yao Hong coughed lightly, reminding him that someone was coming.

It turned out that Chen Yunli had come over and greeted the two of them.

Yao Hong asked, "Ms. Chen, is there anything you need?"

Chen Yunli waved her hand: "I don't need anything, I just want to chat with you two for a while."

Despite saying that, Zhao Yibin still asked the waiter for three cups of coffee, and the three of them chatted while drinking.

Chen Yunli asked, "Has the Hong Kong government conducted a complete investigation and analysis of Tenglong Island?"

Yao Hong and Zhao Yibin exchanged a glance, unsure of Chen Yunli's intention in asking the question. Chen Yunli explained, "I was just curious and asked casually; I didn't mean anything by it."

No other meaning? Chen Yunli's expression didn't suggest that.

Chen Yunli spoke these words in Cantonese.

Her Cantonese is quite good and authentic, with only a few minor pronunciation errors. She must have studied with relatives on Hong Kong Island for a long time, or she may have known it since childhood.

Yao Hong thought for a moment and replied, "We don't know the specifics either, but some departments of the Hong Kong government have indeed conducted some investigations and research and believe that Tenglong Island, which is the island developed by Jiangshan Group, has great development potential. Therefore, our Hong Kong government has provided a lot of support policies to ensure that Jiangshan Group can develop more rapidly."

“I’d like to know if the development of the Jiangshan Group has been restricted? I mean, if they do something that isn’t entirely legal on Tenglong Island, will the Hong Kong government intervene and stop them?”

Yao Hong nodded quickly: "Of course they will, but so far, all their actions have been legal and have followed proper channels, and have not caused any damage to the environment."

Chen Yunli countered: "But we have done preliminary research, and in fact, space launch sites cause very serious pollution to the surrounding environment, especially the ocean."

"Huh? This..."

Yao Hong and Zhao Yibin were momentarily confused, genuinely unaware of this matter.

Even if rocket launches pollute ocean waters, the pollution cannot be too severe, and at most it will be temporary.

To put it bluntly, no matter how big a launch site is, it can't be bigger than the ocean.

Zhao Yibin couldn't help but say, "Rocket launches shouldn't have that much of an environmental impact, right?"

Chen Yunli said seriously, "This is your misunderstanding. In fact, Green Realm has consulted environmental experts. They have conducted research and determined that rocket engines, as well as rocket manufacturing and maintenance, will have an impact on the surrounding environment, especially on the ocean, causing irreversible damage to the ecological environment. That's why Green Realm sent a team to track this matter."

Zhao Yibin didn't know how to respond, so he remained silent.

Chen Yunli is indeed a very capable woman. She graduated from a prestigious university and received very professional training. Most people really can't argue with her.

Yao Hong said, "Ms. Chen, we are indeed not very clear about this, which is why we need professional organizations like yours to help us see if there is any impact."

Chen Yunli smiled slightly: "So, if it's found that it has an impact on the environment, what do you plan to do?"

This is a really difficult question to answer; it's quite tricky. However, Yao Hong has some experience with this.

"It depends on the extent of the impact. If the impact is not significant, we will ask Jiangshan Group to make some minor rectifications and find a solution."

"What if they have a significant impact on the ecological environment? What are your plans?"

"If the impact is too great, we, as ordinary employees, can't say anything; the decision still needs to be made by those above."

Chen Yunli nodded: "Okay, we will prepare a very detailed environmental report and submit it to the Hong Kong government. We hope you can handle it as soon as possible and prevent our precious marine resources from being polluted for a long time. This is a trampling on human civilization!"

What could Yao Hong and Zhao Yibin say? They could only nod repeatedly.

These environmental groups are really hard to deal with when they get crazy; they seem like people you can't mess with.

After Chen Yunli finished speaking, she took the coffee and left, leaving the two of them staring at each other, speechless.

Chen Yunli couldn't help but whisper, "This woman is really something. She hasn't even investigated yet, and she's already concluded that the space launch site is contaminated. Doesn't that seem a bit too far-fetched?"

Yao Hong sighed: "Didn't you hear what she just said? They consulted environmental experts, so they know what's going on, which is why they came here to cause trouble."

"In any case, Tenglong Island will probably be under a lot of pressure. Two teams have come this time, and neither of them is easy to deal with. They definitely won't let this go until they find out something."

"That's true."

Yao Hong thought for a moment and said, "I don't know how well Tenglong Island is prepared. No matter what the scientific test results are, at least it can't look too bad on the surface. I guess they will definitely take a lot of videos and photos and release them to the media. If it's too dirty and messy, Tenglong Island will be attacked online, which is not a good thing."

Zhao Yibin shook his head: "It's hard to say, it probably won't be too good."

As Yao Hong and Zhao Yibin chatted, they grew increasingly uneasy.

Although what happens on Tenglong Island is none of their business, it is still a matter within Hong Kong Island. As employees of the Hong Kong government, they are under a lot of psychological pressure. If they don't handle it well, being punished is a minor matter; they could very well lose their jobs.

At this time, Kelly, Bolt, and others were also discussing the next steps of their work.

"See that?" Bolt said. "The pier on Hong Kong Island looked like that. I don't think Tenglong Island will be much better."

Kelly shook her head: "I did some research before, and it's said that Tenglong Island has a very good environment and is a very beautiful island. We shouldn't have preconceived notions."

"No, no, no, you don't understand Chinese people. They don't care about environmental protection. What was originally a beautiful island will definitely become very dirty after their development, full of filth and grime, and uninhabitable for humans."

The others nodded in agreement, agreeing that Bolt's words were reasonable and made sense.

Kelly actually had the same thought in her mind, but she wasn't as extreme as Bolt and the others. In addition, she did gather some information online, and Tenglong Island seemed to really be a beautiful island.

There's a resort up there, which seems to have attracted investment from the Guise Group.

In any case, we'll be able to see Tenglong Fang soon.

There will be an answer as to what kind of place it is.

Of course, whether a place has a good environment and excellent ecological protection depends on the actual test results, rather than on whether it looks pretty and clean on the surface.

Sometimes, places that look very dirty, with garbage everywhere, may show up in test results as not being seriously polluted.

In some places, the environment appears to be very good, but after sampling and investigation, it was found that the pollution was serious and that humans could not survive there for a long time.

As they spoke, the outline of an island appeared ahead, and everyone stood up, knowing that they were about to arrive at Tenglong Island.

(End of this chapter)