CHAPTER 581: CHAPTER 574: DOMINO EFFECT

Sisi learned from Tian Xinhua that He Chengsi and his wife had safely returned home, and a huge weight lifted from her heart. She happily began shopping, sparing no expense, buying whatever caught her eye and carrying several large bags in her hands. She stuffed quite a few more into her Space, since after all, that money was easily obtained.

While she also secretly inquired about the Dan Yu Family’s actions. Having had so many treasures stolen, surely Dan Yu Yilang must be heartbroken.

However, there was no news emanating from the public, indicating either Dan Yu Yilang hadn’t reported the theft to the police, or the government helped conceal the news to prevent external suspicions about Dan Yu Family’s finances.

Sisi’s guess wasn’t wrong; once Dan Yu Yilang regained consciousness and saw the empty safes and storerooms, he knew something bad had happened. The money he could somewhat let go of, but the notebook was absolutely critical not to lose, so he summoned all the Ninjas in the family to look for clues, and did not report to the police.

In Dan Yu Yilang’s view, the police were nowhere near as capable as the Ninjas he had trained.

However, He Chengsi erased all traces thoroughly; even though the Ninjas were skilled, they couldn’t find any clues, and by then, He Chengsi and his group had already taken the items and left the country.

Thus, Dan Yu Yilang ended up frantically searching to no avail.

Tian Xinhua and the exploration team stayed in R country for about twenty days before returning. Sisi also left with them, though they were not on the same flight; Tian Xinhua was heading back to F city, while she needed to return to Capital City first to see her son.

Three days after Sisi returned to Capital City, Mr. Yun came home from work and handed her a newspaper from R country. The front page was about the Clan Leader of the Dan Yu Family, Dan Yu Yilang, suddenly dying from a cerebral hemorrhage. The paper also mentioned that Dan Yu Yilang was the third person in the Dan Yu Family to die from a cerebral hemorrhage, following his son and grandson who died from the same cause a year ago.

It was clear that Dan Yu Yilang had a high status in R country; many prominent figures and even the prime minister attended his funeral, although it was just for a few seconds, this too underscored Dan Yu Yilang’s strong ties with the R country government.

Sisi secretly felt relieved that they acted swiftly, otherwise leaving such a hidden enemy could have generated countless troubles.

What Sisi didn’t know was that during Dan Yu Yilang’s funeral in R country, chaos erupted. Midway through the funeral, as the Clan Leader—Dan Yu Guangfu was bowing to the guests, he suddenly fell to the ground and died from a cerebral hemorrhage as well.

The fourth one!

In the subsequent days, the eerie sudden deaths of Dan Yu Yilang’s son and grandson occurred; they also died from cerebral hemorrhages, just like their grandfather.

Like a domino effect, once it started, it was unstoppable, and none could escape.

In less than half a month, the Dan Yu Family, one of the Four Great Families of R country, crumbled and was completely annihilated. The company and properties of the Dan Yu Family were taken over by collateral relatives, and the once-great family quickly reduced to a fourth or fifth-tier family.

The Dan Yu Family was cursed by the True God!

Rumors quickly spread throughout R country, everyone believed them, even the collateral relatives did, and they dared not move into the Dan Yu Ancestral Mansion. They decided to publicly auction off this centuries-old house, hoping to earn some money.

However, due to these rumors, no one dared to buy the house cursed by the True God, and eventually, the government stepped in and bought it for a very low price, seizing a great bargain.

When Sisi received this news, she had already brought Du Du and Mao Dou to City F. Little leopard had been taken by Luo Jun to foster their relationship, and Lei Haiyang had also gone to Zhang Jie’s side. Mao Dou didn’t want to stay alone in Yun Mansion and insisted on following brother Du Du, so Sisi packed them both up and brought them over.

City F is located in the coastal area, with a subtropical marine climate, very humid and hot. The winds blowing in are salty and carry a fishy odor, making it quite unique.

Tian Xinhua had been working here for a year already. With his bold reforms, City F attracted a number of Hong Kong bosses to invest. Factories sprouted like mushrooms after rain, and the entire city was thriving.

He also took Sisi’s advice, rejecting some highly polluting companies no matter how profitable they were; he refused to damage the living environment just for economic development.

Tian Xinhua’s last trip to Country R also left a deep impression. Although Country R was small, it was extremely clean, neat, and comfortable. Moreover, their environmental protection was excellent with old trees over a hundred years present everywhere. Unlike his countrymen who would cut down any large trees they saw, not even sparing the young ones.

Moreover, Country R was very protective of the minerals discovered in their own country. They hardly used them, preferring to import raw materials from abroad at high costs. They even stored these purchased materials in the sea to prepare for unexpected needs, showing a rare sense of crisis.

Tian Xinhua also saw that many places within his own country, in their pursuit of economic development, allowed foreign chemical industries to set up. They emitted so much toxic wastewater every day, wasn’t this akin to slow suicide?

Like the neighboring City C to his, it was said that wherever a chemical plant was built, no aquatic life could survive within a hundred miles. Anything bred would die, and even people couldn’t live there.

Sisi felt very saddened watching this, knowing how severe the consequences of such environmental destruction could be. In her previous life, the smog in Capital City was so severe that young couples were afraid to have children, worried about having unhealthy babies.

"Brother Xin Hua, is it possible to speak with Grandpa Yun and the authorities to implement environmental protection nationwide? Not to destroy our future homeland for momentary benefits. If we continue like this, Du Du and others won’t be able to eat clean food, breathe clean air, or drink clean water in the future."

The more Sisi thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. Thinking about those news reports from her previous life, the incidence of leukemia in younger individuals and cancers appearing in increasingly younger people—all these were caused by environmental pollution, right?

Could her Du Du also be destined to live in such a perilous world full of dangers everywhere?

Tian Xinhua felt that Sisi was perhaps exaggerating a bit. Although he had come to understand the importance of environmental protection, he still hadn’t experienced what Sisi had in her previous life, so he couldn’t fully grasp what she was talking about.

How could it be possible?

Yet, he reassured her, "Tonight, I’ll write a letter to Mr. Yun about this matter, ensuring Du Du won’t lack clean water to drink."

"Not just for Du Du, but also for ourselves and for all the citizens of our nation," Sisi said seriously.

Sisi knew that Tian Xinhua would climb to a high position in the future. She thought that if she could foster his awareness for environmental protection now, maybe with his future influence, he could change the living environment of the country?

After all, changing even a little bit would count, right?

And if Mr. Yun could persuade the authorities, wouldn’t the outcome be even more significant?