Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 766 - 493: Step Forward!_1

Behind every great project, there always are sacrifices.

The Butterfly Project team actually found itself in a helpless situation.

Indeed, there was an unknown variable that had been causing them headaches for a long time.

Plenty of distant trials had been conducted, but as for the exploration of this variable, there had been no progress.

It was precisely for this reason that further, new experimental research was needed, using more data to seek out the opportunity to resolve the issue.

The topography and terrain along the coastal line, the humidity environment, monsoons, sea temperatures, wind shear, and other factors all contributed to their further development of the project, to elevate and perfect the Meteorological Weapons.

They needed to take this step forward.

Coastal areas on landmasses, with their developed urban construction and vast population sizes, indeed required careful consideration, but making this decision had already been cautiously contemplated and debated by the project team and the committee.

The project team urgently required more trials in different environments to decode the variable, as only then might there be a chance to demystify the unknown variable.

Otherwise, the project might remain stationary indefinitely.

Or perhaps, it could take even longer to crack the code.

But how many people are willing to wait?

Even if the members of the project team were willing, behind this globally involved grand plan, would those super corporations, financial tycoons, and complex political entities wait?

After comprehensive consideration, to avoid causing panic and stirring up vehement opposition, they decided to suppress the issue of the unknown variable first.

Therefore, only the core members of the project and the representatives from various countries in the joint committee knew about the "unknown variable" issue; even some investors were not informed.

Unexpectedly, Yue Gengyang brought it up suddenly on this occasion!

This unavoidably led to suspicion: Is there a traitor among us?!

Who has leaked the information?!

Exactly who?!

Among the guests sitting here, many had companies and assets in coastal cities, with many things they couldn’t bear to lose.

Choosing to support, considering that the project team had said it was safe and controllable and that the joint committee had also shown a tendency, indicated that the safety factor was quite high.

Even if there were losses, they wouldn’t be significant.

Compared to the benefits they would gain from this project, overall the advantages outweighed the disadvantages, so of course, they supported it.

But if the reality was that the safety was unknown and uncontrollable, that required deeper consideration.

Moreover, due to Yue Gengyang’s sudden strike, the credibility of the spokesperson’s previous answers was questionable.

Those who had already voted in favor wore regretful expressions.

The spokesperson looked towards the chief responsible person of the project sitting at the side.

The person closed their eyes briefly, making a hand gesture.

The spokesperson had no choice but to continue.

"How did you come to know about this?" the spokesperson asked.

"It was merely a guess, a casual question. But your reactions have given me the answer; my speculation has come true," Yue Gengyang said.

His response was almost universally disbelieved by those present.

Yue Gengyang didn’t care what others thought; he continued, "Many of you here know that our Ancestral Factory’s headquarters is near the sea, and encountering typhoons is a common occurrence. But if unpredictable extreme weather occurs, what happens to my company? What about my employees?"

Yue Gengyang looked forward: "So please, allow me to ask again, can you ensure that this variable won’t result in severe, uncontrollable adverse outcomes?"

The people on the stage in front replied, "Just like the clinical trials at your Ancestral Factory, we assure you that if an emergency arises, we will deal with it swiftly, with all our might!"

The authorized spokesperson continued, "Here I must clarify that the probability of the unknown variable causing adverse outcomes is very low; we haven’t encountered it in our trials so far."

The spokesperson’s expression was genuine and earnest, "Great projects always face many difficulties, and I think everyone here can understand..."

The speaker at the podium was emotive, talking about the historical creation of great projects and the extreme crises and struggles during abnormal climate periods.

But doubts had already taken root in people’s hearts.

The number of votes continued to rise, but among those pressing the voting device, quite a few cast a [Disagree].

Some looked at Yue Gengyang’s vote, and indeed, just like the concerns he raised, it was [Disagree], consistent in word and deed, not like Raymond, who expressed doubts on the surface yet voted in favor.

In the end, the voting ended with 50% support and 50% opposition, necessitating a second voting session.

Due to the tight schedule, the joint committee decided to proceed with the second vote on the following day.

After the first voting session concluded, Feng Yi and his companions couldn’t leave immediately.

The Ancestral Factory was not some minor company, and with Yue Gengyang’s sudden action at the meeting, the couple was pulled aside for conversations.

Some wanted to probe, to know whether the Yue couple had access to some top-secret information.

Others genuinely wanted to discuss today’s issue with Yue Gengyang and how to vote tomorrow?

By the time they left the meeting venue, more than an hour had passed.

On their way back from the venue to their accommodation, they also encountered Andrei.

"Hey, Yue!"

Andrei called out to Yue Gengyang.

"Today I followed your lead and voted [Disagree]! Oh, it’s unbelievable that they actually concealed the issue of the unknown variable! It’s truly infuriating!"

Yue Gengyang nodded, without elaboration, simply asking, "And then?"

"And then, I will vote [Support] tomorrow."

Andrei shook his head, saying,

"Sorry, Yue. I would like to stand with you, but just now, someone approached me and then made some, well, you know, deals."