Chapter 467 - 445: Trash in the Sea 2

The very subject made Yun Jiao angry.

"The ocean... you have no idea. There’s so much trash in the sea now, and the water is all polluted. A lot of marine animals have died from eating the trash by mistake. Yesterday, I..."

Yun Jiao went on and on, talking about the ocean trash and pollution.

Yun Linhai frowned. Fishermen like them depended on the sea; you could say they were raised by it.

Naturally, they didn’t want to see the ocean polluted either.

But industrial development was the way of the world. Many factories had been built, and a lot of the wastewater they discharged flowed into the ocean. Not to mention the ever-increasing amount of trash that came with modern conveniences.

Even if they knew, they didn’t have the power to make those factories stop.

"Alright, I understand. Jiaojiao, you did a great job."

Yun Linhe didn’t bother with anything else. After eating at home, he rode his motorcycle to town.

Before long, people from the dump arrived in a tractor.

They were also shocked to see so much trash.

"Where did all this trash come from?"

And it was piled so neatly. You could tell at a glance someone had stacked it.

But who would have nothing better to do than collect trash and pile it up here?

Yun Linhe said, "My niece collected it."

The onlookers, who had been curious to see people arrive to haul away the trash, were stunned when they heard his words.

"Where did Jiaojiao get all this trash? And she piled it here?"

Yun Linhe explained, "From the sea. Jiaojiao went into the ocean last night and found an area littered with all this garbage. A lot of fish had died because of it, so she and the killer whales collected it all and piled it here. Then, first thing this morning, she told me to find someone to haul it away."

Hearing this, everyone was filled with admiration.

"Jiaojiao is young, but she really does great things."

Of course, some people were dismissive, thinking Yun Jiao was just looking for trouble.

"The ocean is so big. What impact can this little bit of trash have? It’ll probably just get eroded by the seawater and disappear after a while, right?"

The trash collector heard this and looked at the person who had spoken.

"You’re wrong about that. This kind of trash won’t erode and disappear in the sea for decades. It just makes the water worse and worse. Fish can’t eat this stuff, so where is it going to disappear to?"

They sighed. "The more of this trash piles up, the worse the water will smell. Bringing so much of it ashore is a good thing."

But people these days still had very little concept of environmental protection.

So after watching the excitement for a bit, they quickly dispersed and went back to their own business.

「A few days later...」

News soon came from Yun Xiaojiu. He had been successfully selected.

He would be performing on stage. Although he wasn’t the lead, he had a relatively important role.

Yun Jiao was happy for him.

No matter when their performance started, Yun Jiao could take time off to go see it.

The whole family would go.

But that was still some time away.

Yun Jiao continued with her work.

Ever since the villagers had gotten telephones installed, contacting her brothers was much more convenient.

Her first and second older brothers’ careers were also off to a good start.

Her first brother had a good eye, and his shooting scores were always among the best. He had been sent to train with the special forces.

Her second brother, on the other hand, had become a navy sailor.

However, he wasn’t stationed in Sea City, but in another region.

But for Yun Chenxi, who grew up by the sea, the navy was a piece of cake.

He was also doing very well in his military training.

Knowing how they were doing, the whole family felt relieved.

They called them from time to time; their family could afford the phone bills.

On this day, Yun Jiao came to the island to check on the little killer whale that had undergone surgery to remove trash from its stomach.

She had performed the surgery with her Third Martial Brother.

Her Third Martial Brother, Ying Chengye, was very interested to learn that she was preparing to build a medical station on the island specifically to treat marine animals.

He had done quite a bit of research on animals, but in the past, he had always focused on land animals.

He had done very little research on marine life.

After all, he couldn’t dive, wasn’t a good swimmer, and certainly couldn’t go into the sea every day looking for sick and injured marine creatures.

"This little fella is recovering pretty well."

Ying Chengye had also come today, mainly to observe the little killer whale.

In the lake, there were also a dolphin, sea turtles, and a shark.

The shark was sectioned off with a net.

These were all creatures Yun Jiao had dragged back after finding them sick or injured.

"The dolphin’s wound has healed. I’m going to release it back into the sea."

Yun Jiao leaped into the lake, easily grabbing the dolphin that swam up to nuzzle against her. She hugged it and then dragged it to the shore.

She wrapped it in a long, wet towel.

"Don’t fidget. It’s time to go back to the sea."

The dolphin whimpered and flapped its tail.

Watching tiny little Yun Jiao effortlessly carry such a large fish toward the edge of the island, even though it wasn’t the first time he’d seen it, was still truly shocking and disillusioning every single time.

The road leading to and from the island had already been repaired, and there was even a vehicle.

It was a three-wheeled vehicle, though.

Yun Jiao tossed the dolphin onto the three-wheeler and called for her Third Martial Brother to drive.

After reaching the seaside, she shouldered the dolphin again and tossed it directly into the ocean.

"Go find your pod."

"SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEAK..."

’Not leaving, not leaving! My precious, time for cuddles...’

This dolphin was even clingier than the killer whale.

Yun Jiao couldn’t take it anymore. "Hurry up and go, or I’ll give you a beating!"

The dolphin looked at Yun Jiao pitifully, then proceeded to beach itself right in front of them.

Ying Chengye was speechless.

"Is it... unwilling to leave?"

"It’s quite loyal, huh."

Yun Jiao said with a deadpan expression, "No, it’s asking for a thrashing."

Yun Jiao walked over, grabbed the dolphin by its tail, and gave it a spinning toss.

"Off you go!"

It flew far into the distance.

"Third Martial Brother, let’s go, quickly! That thing is a clingy monster. Every time it sees me, it pesters and sticks to me for ages. It also shamelessly provokes the little killer whale and the sea turtles. Later, when it saw the shark couldn’t get to it, it would provoke it too, and even spit water at it."

"Without it, the animals in the lake should be a little more peaceful."

Ying Chengye didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. ’This dolphin certainly has quite a personality, huh.’

As they drove the three-wheeler back, they immediately spotted a leopard lying by the lake, its pair of glittering green eyes fixed on the large fish inside.

Yun Jiao rolled her eyes. "Why are you here again!"

It was a Clouded Leopard, one of the island’s original inhabitants.

Ever since a few large fish had taken up residence in the big lake, this fellow would occasionally come over to stare at them.

But it never went into the lake to catch them, because it couldn’t. All it could do was drool with envy.

The first time they met by the lake, Yun Jiao had been afraid its wild nature would flare up and it would attack people.

But while the Clouded Leopard was wary of her, it didn’t attack. Instead, it quickly ran away.

Yun Jiao thought it was a one-time thing, but unexpectedly, it came back the next day.

Seeing that it didn’t try to bite the injured patients in the lake, Yun Jiao left it alone.

She even occasionally brought it some meat.

When she offered it, the Clouded Leopard acted all proud and wouldn’t eat any of it.

But when Yun Jiao left the meat to the side and came back after a while, she would find the meat gone.

The Clouded Leopard would still be standing in the same spot, leisurely licking its paws, not even sparing Yun Jiao a glance, as if it hadn’t been the one to eat the meat.

After that, the big, fluffy creature came by often. The girl and the leopard grew somewhat familiar with each other, but their relationship remained distant, not close.

It was a proud big kitty. Yun Jiao really wanted to hug it and give it a good squish, but unfortunately, every time she got close, the creature would sense it and run away.

They had always maintained this not-too-close, not-too-far distance.