After getting into the taxi, Lancao did not immediately go to the Wind Maiden Palace, but asked the driver to take a detour around several main roads in the city.

With only a few hours to stay, she wanted to see the mysterious city in the car.

Phoenix Island is not small in size, with a population of just over 300,000, but the population is not completely concentrated in one city, but scattered in several small towns on the island.

The city where Bluegrass is located is called Phoenix, with a population of more than 100,000 people, mainly modern finance, tourism, and service industries.

The other 100,000 people are scattered in various small towns on the island, mainly in agriculture and fishing.

Lan Cao sat in the car and looked out, and there were skyscrapers along the road, which were very modern, making people think that this was a developed modern city.

However, Lancao found that the street was not bustling, with very little traffic and people, and there were hardly a few people on the road.

This kind of situation, compared to the skyscrapers, is almost like the end of the world is coming, and the citizens are retreating.

Bluegrass asked the driver, but got such an answer.

The city, and even the entire Phoenix Island, was once glorious.

At the time of its glory, the residents of Phoenix City alone once reached more than 300,000 people, almost half of whom were immigrants.

But since the incident on Phoenix Island 20 years ago, the business environment on the island has deteriorated, and finally due to some strange policies in charge of Phoenix Island, all the immigrants have been driven out, resulting in the island's economy declining overnight, and the quality of life of the residents has been greatly reduced.

Nowadays, the entire Phoenix Island is seriously in debt, the economy of all walks of life on the island is in recession, and the islanders are living in a tight situation.

The so-called luxury is easy, but thrifty is difficult.

Since the economic recession on the island, the people's hearts have fluctuated, and various protests on the island have continued, which has greatly reduced the image of Phoenix Island in the international community, and has hit the island's economic pillar not to mention the financial industry, but also hit the island's other economic pillar, tourism.

So, in twenty years, the once glorious and rich island has become what it is today, almost anarchy, of the Great Depression.

I don't know why, as an outsider, when Lancao listened to the driver's words, she listened very attentively, as if the fate of this island was closely related to her.

"Master, can you tell me? What was the incident twenty years ago that led to the economic recession on Phoenix Island? Bluegrass asked curiously.

However, to her surprise, the driver was very secretive about this matter, and frequently said with palpitations, "This young lady, don't ask, I regret my death, I shouldn't have told you so much, let alone the incident twenty years ago." ”

"Why can't you mention it? Could it be that the events of twenty years ago are taboo and unspeakable on Phoenix Island? ”

"That's right, you said first, that incident is a taboo that can't be said?"

"Why can't you say that?"

"Miss, don't ask, if you ask again, I'm going to put you off here." The driver said embarrassedly.

Bluegrass noticed a cold sweat on his forehead, apparently caused by fear.

She suppressed the curiosity in her heart and no longer embarrassed the driver, "Okay, since it's taboo, then I won't ask." ”

"Okay, okay, that's right." The driver wiped his sweat with a towel, and then drove seriously, and no longer took the initiative to introduce Phoenix Island to Blue Grass.

Bluegrass stared out the window, reminding of the scenery twenty years ago.

For example, on this deserted main road, twenty years ago, it must have been

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There is a lot of traffic, and people come and go.

Although the pattern of the world economy is that some developed economies in the West are in decline, on the whole, the global economy is developing in a positive direction.

And how could such a beautiful island decline to such a degree?

"By the way, Miss, why did you come to our Phoenix Island?" The driver, perhaps a man of many words, finally couldn't help but ask.

"Why am I here?" Bluegrass smiled, "Because I'm curious." ”

"Curious?" The driver wondered, "So, you've heard of our Phoenix Island a long time ago?" ”

"Yes."

"Listen to whom? Is it your friend? ”

"Sort of."

"That's great. Miss, on behalf of our islanders of Phoenix Island, I thank you, I hope you have a pleasant trip on the island, remember that after you go back, you have to introduce us to your friends Phoenix Island, so that more people can travel here and do business. ”

"Doing business?" Bluegrass's gaze fell on a grand building on the side of the road, where a sign read "The Kim Group".

"Yes, in business." The driver sighed, "Twenty years ago, our Phoenix was full of businessmen from all over the world, who were engaged in various industries with us, bringing us economic momentum and many jobs for more than 300,000 people on our small island, but since the withdrawal of these out-of-town businessmen, our economy has collapsed and there are no jobs......"

"I heard that there are three major business groups on your small island, and they control almost the economic lifeline of the entire island, right?" Blue Grass asked cautiously.

"yes. We have three major business groups of black, white and gold, and their business is all over the world, bringing us objective taxation and being the pride of our Phoenix Island. Merely...... Alas, it's okay not to say it......"

The driver sighed at the end and didn't continue.

Blue grass was curious, "Master, what's just that?" Could it be that this is also a taboo on the island? ”

"Pretty much, after all, it has something to do with the incident back then."

"Can you elaborate a little bit? Let's put it this way, master, I came here to admire the three major business groups on Phoenix Island, and I came here to learn more about these three major groups, so if I can learn something from you that I don't know, I will make this trip worthwhile. Bluegrass asked curiously and modestly.

"Okay, let me tell you about these three major business groups, anyway, they are the pride of Phoenix Island, there is nothing that can't be said."

The driver saw that Lancao was so curious, so he let down his guard and opened the conversation.

"You don't know, this young lady, do you? Although the three major economic pillars of Phoenix Island today, the three major black and platinum business groups are very large and world-famous, compared with 20 years ago, the largest and most profitable enterprises on our island, and almost one group supports most of the island's economy, these three business groups are nothing. ”

"Oh, is it? What kind of business is that? Blue Grass asked with interest.

The more she listened to the driver tell her about the island, the more she wanted to know.

Despite being in the car, the driver looked around nervously, as if he was worried that someone was watching.

The driver then pulled over.

Blue Grass wondered, "Master, why did you park?" ”

The driver was mysterious, "This young lady, I have to stop to talk to you about this matter, otherwise, I will not concentrate and will have a car accident." ”