The Wolf of Los Angeles.

After returning from Ivanhoe Reservoir, the group went directly to the Beverly Business Club.

Hawke and Claire continued to discuss the matter.

A small investment can generate profits of tens or even hundreds of times.

Environmental protection, water security, non-profit organizations—it all boils down to business.

Hawke's words became very direct: "For this plan to be realized, your Clean Water Foundation needs to unite with some water conservation organizations to launch a public opinion campaign. I will have the research group at Caltech endorse it and publicize that water exposed to excessive sunlight will..."

He thought carefully about the technical terms and said, "It's probably some kind of bromide, which is a strong carcinogen for humans. Combined with the painful lessons of the Los Angeles fire, it will win the support of many people."

Claire, after all, is the First Lady: "The Clean Water Foundation has connections with several water security experts, and I will get them to speak out on this! And the White House... well, I can influence the spokesperson to speak out on this."

Hawke nodded and said, "I've spoken with Paramount Pictures about giving 'Los Angeles Fire' a second run to evoke painful memories of water security across the country."

Claire said, "We need to do more with the media."

Hawke said, "There will be dedicated personnel to handle this, and professionals will speak up for us."

Modernization experts are all spokespeople for their respective interest groups.

Some seemingly idiotic statements may actually be the result of deliberate planning.

With the weather getting warmer, now is the perfect time to promote the Super Clean Water Project.

After discussing for a long time, Claire stood up, shook hands with Hawke, and said, "I will return to Washington first thing tomorrow morning to organize a team to push this plan forward."

Hawke nodded slightly and saw her out of the reception room.

Claire got into the Rolls-Royce.

Before the car had even left the parking lot, Krish said, "The foundation just notified us that the second donation has arrived."

Claire was in a particularly good mood: "Hawk Osment is a man of great taste."

The group entered the villa located in the North Side of Sunset Boulevard, and all the Secret Service agents were assigned to the perimeter.

Claire grabbed Clichy's tie and led him into the bedroom like a cow.

Tom and Emerson's relationship had deteriorated during the campaign; they used to be able to find someone to have three partners, but now they each do their own thing.

This seems to be a fine tradition of the President of the United States.

The stories of Marilyn Monroe and her wildly imaginative adventures continue to circulate widely around the world.

Meanwhile, as Hawke left the Beverly Business Club, he made separate phone calls to the West Coast Technology and Investment Foundation.

The former is responsible for contacting plastic ball manufacturers, and the best way to reduce costs is to import them from across the Pacific.

The same chemical products are more than three or four times cheaper over there.

The West Coast Investment Foundation has secretly sponsored many research institutions over the years, and quite a few experts have received subsidies from the foundation.

Most so-called environmental experts and social activists are very clear about their own position.

Normally they gnaw on bones and eat meat, but when the door is closed and the dog is unleashed, they must pounce and bite fiercely.

Hawke returned to the Coast Building, where Campos was already waiting in the meeting room.

He asked, "Is everything ready in Green Valley Town?"

Campos replied, "Carlos is over there in charge, and all personnel are in place, ready to be deployed at any time."

Hawke gave the order immediately: "Let's begin."

"Yes." Campos quickly returned to the Flower Butterfly Company to take charge.

Hawke called Sasha in the newsroom and said, "Keep an eye on the news from Green Valley, a small town east of Los Angeles."

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The bright sun scorched the land of Southern California, and Green Valley became unusually quiet. The small town with fewer than 1000 inhabitants had little industry to speak of.

The presence of the nearby Ivanhoe Reservoir has attracted fishermen from the town who frequently come to Los Angeles.

Two SUVs turned off the highway and stopped in the town.

The Latino man who got out of the car went to an outdoor tap and called out to the fishing tackle shop, "Peter, use your tap water."

Peter peeked out and saw it was Marcelo, who had been coming to fish on weekends for the past two months. He said, "Use it as you like."

Marcelo took off his sun hat and turned on the tap to wash his face.

In another car, Varane, covered in sweat, hurried over, washed his face with the tap, and seeing a sign on the back wall that said the water was safe to drink, ran back to the car, grabbed a large cup, and filled it to the brim.

However, the two were also discerning people, so they went into Peter's fishing tackle shop to buy fishing hooks, bait, groundbait, and so on.

Marcelo and Varane studied the bait and groundbait for a long time. The former asked Peter, "What kind of bait do the fish in the reservoir like? The last few times we came, the catch was not ideal."

Peter immediately brought over a red bag and said, "This bait works best."

Varane shook his head: "We used this kind of fish the last few times, and we only caught two small fish."

Peter quickly explained, "It's probably too hot, and the fish aren't biting."

The three of them huddled together and whispered among themselves.

After a while, Marcelo clutched his stomach and said, "I'm not feeling well, Peter, could I use your toilet?"

“Go ahead.” Peter was very enthusiastic towards the customer.

Just after Marcelo left, Varane suddenly needed to use the restroom, which was quite obvious. He seemed to be in great discomfort, and his eyes and nose were contorted in pain.

Peter asked in surprise, "What's going on with you guys?"

Marcelo had just come out when Varane rushed in, without even having time to say hello.

These are just the beginning.

The two then staged a dramatic vomiting and diarrhea spree, nearly turning Peter's fishing tackle shop into a men's restroom. Marcelo couldn't take it anymore and called for an ambulance.

Peter was deeply impressed. Who would call an ambulance unless their condition had reached a critical point?

More than one ambulance arrived because there were multiple cases of abdominal pain accompanied by nausea and vomiting in Green Valley.

The sheriff found the situation rather strange and immediately reported it to his superiors.

"Just then," a media reporter happened to be passing by and saw the ambulances clustered together, so he immediately went up to take pictures and conduct interviews.

Even the sheriff made an appearance on camera.

The reporter followed the rehearsed question: "The sudden illness of several local residents and visitors is it food poisoning, or is there something else going on?"

The sheriff had already received the contingency plan and said, "I questioned six people, and the food they ate was different. Some of them had eaten out of town, so it's not food poisoning."

His expression turned unusually serious: "But they all have one thing in common: they have all drunk the town's tap water, and it was untreated tap water."

The reporter immediately said, "This is no small matter!"

The sheriff said, "I've already sent someone back to the police station to warn everyone via the town's public address system."

The interview ended quickly, and the reporter immediately posted the video of the interview and filming on Twitter.

Before the reporters had even left, a research team from Caltech, led by Professor Grealish, arrived in town while conducting scientific research at the Ivanhoe Reservoir.

They collected a large amount of patients' vomit, water samples from all the drinking water, and also found the sheriff and mayor, and took samples from the old water plant closest to the town.

The mayor seemed very anxious and asked, "Professor, what's the situation? You have to tell me something; I'm responsible for the safety of hundreds of people in the town."

Professor Grealish, who had the air of a scholar and an air of trustworthiness, said earnestly, “This year’s weather has been unusually hot and the rainfall has been severely lacking, which has caused unknown changes in some water sources. Mayor, I suggest you temporarily stop using the tap water and wait for the laboratory’s test results. I will take my people back to the laboratory now.”

The mayor had no other choice but to say, "Please do it as soon as possible, I beg you."

Professor Grealish and his team quickly returned to the laboratory.

The team of "keen-smelling" reporters immediately followed them to Pasanadi and soon obtained some astonishing news.

Before it even got dark, important news items appeared in bold and highlighted red on Twitter's trending news section.

"Los Angeles is facing a water crisis!"

The following are photos and videos of those vomiting and having diarrhea, as well as interview transcripts from the sheriff and mayor.

"It can be concluded that there is a serious problem with the tap water supply in Green Valley Town. Local authorities have warned residents not to use the tap water to avoid causing a larger-scale disaster!"

The importance of water to human life is self-evident; if water problems occur, nearby cities may experience systemic collapse.

Below that, the preliminary test results from Professor Grealish's team appeared.

Bromine was detected in samples from patients, tap water, a nearby old water plant, and the Ivankho Reservoir, strongly suggesting that it was a bromide salt.

One expert's evaluation wasn't convincing enough, so later that evening, on Fox 11's "Top News" program, another environmental expert from the University of Southern California successfully connected with the news studio.

Today, the program will only discuss one topic—water resources in Los Angeles and Southern California.

After the news report about Green Valley Town, the female host asked, "Professor Fink, you are a recognized expert in environmental protection and water resource security. What are your thoughts on what happened in Green Valley Town?"

Professor Fink said seriously, “This is entirely possible. I have been following the Green Valley incident today and contacted the hospital in time. The hospital has detected bromide levels in the vomit and excrement of a number of patients that are far beyond what adults can normally tolerate.”

The female host immediately asked, "Was this caused by poisoning?"

"It shouldn't be, because the water we use every day contains bromide." Professor Fink explained in simple terms the dangers of severely excessive bromide levels, which can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.

He emphasized the causes of bromide formation: "There are many ways in which bromide ions are formed, such as water dissolving minerals, seawater intruding into surface water, etc. Under excessively strong ultraviolet radiation, these bromide ions will combine with other ions in the water to form bromide, which is difficult to completely remove with current water treatment technology."

The female host grasped the key point: "Ultraviolet radiation? Is it related to California's excessively intense sunshine and high temperatures?"

Professor Fink said, "There is a direct relationship between the two! California has intense sunshine and a dry climate. From the end of the rainy season in February, evaporation increases, which raises the concentration of bromide ions in the water. The intense sunshine will cause these bromide ions to be converted into more bromides."

The female host looked astonished: "In that case, is our daily water supply still safe?"

Professor Fink stated a fact: "The bromide content in Los Angeles tap water has consistently exceeded the standard, at one point reaching 10 times the standard value. Therefore, we have always advocated against drinking tap water directly. However, some people with ulterior motives have been using the media and the internet to hype up the idea that American water is safe to drink and even has a sweet taste..."

He got back to the point: "We've been enjoying California's bright sunshine all this time, but we've overlooked the harm that excessive sunlight can cause. Water is a direct manifestation of this, and we've already suffered a serious disaster once."

The female host cooperated well: "Los Angeles fire?"

“That’s right, the Los Angeles fire!” Professor Fink reiterated the disaster: “As we all know, it was a natural disaster as well as a man-made one. The excessively high temperature and intense evaporation that year caused the normally sufficient water reserves to be insufficient, and even several small reservoirs dried up, so that there was no water to fight the fire.”

The female host specifically mentioned one thing: "Professor Grealish's team, which issued the California drought warning years ago, has issued another drought warning for California this year."

Professor Fink continued, "We must be vigilant against a recurrence of this disaster and take timely measures to protect our water resources."

The female host asked, "Professor, what's your advice?"

"The most direct and effective way is to reduce sunlight exposure, avoid increased evaporation, and reduce the formation of bromides under ultraviolet light." Professor Fink's words sounded very realistic: "I hope that the authorities, water management organizations, environmental organizations, and all citizens of Southern California can take action as soon as possible."

The day after the show ended was the weekend, and Paramount Pictures re-released "Los Angeles Fire" in theaters for a second run.

This is one of the most painful disasters for Californians.

Only those who have experienced it truly understand how important water is to Los Angeles.

Water security immediately became the headline news in major media outlets in Los Angeles and even California.

Professor Grealish of Caltech subsequently released a series of research findings, some of which included astonishing figures that attracted widespread public attention.

Twitter has been fueling the fire, exaggerating the urgency of the situation through various means, and even inviting several experts to participate in Twitter's live broadcast program to interact with numerous netizens in the same live room.

The event proceeded exactly as Hawke had planned, ultimately leading to the conclusion they wanted—reducing evaporation is a key element in ensuring water security.

Meanwhile, at a White House press conference, the spokesperson expressed concern about California's water security and urged the state and municipal governments to come up with a viable solution as soon as possible.

Media outlets across the United States are also widely reporting on this matter.

First Lady Claire has frequently spoken out on behalf of the Clean Water Foundation, uniting with several other environmental organizations to vigorously push things in the desired direction. (End of Chapter)