Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

4 p.m., within zone 18

There are single-family houses with front and back yards. They all have the same architectural layout. They are three-story duplex buildings with a large balcony on the third floor. The courtyard walls of each house are more or less covered with climbing plants. However, at this time, in the entire block, except for some women gathered on the balcony to brag and chat, there was not a single man in sight.

There are signboards at every intersection. This is the residence of officials of level 3 and above in the administrative department. There are nearly 10,000 houses, occupying most of the district. At this time, the people in the administrative department are busy, so they can hardly be seen in the block. People, only the wives of each household gathered for some degree of entertainment.

"Who are you looking for?"

"Former Chief of the 5th Public Security Management Section!"

Ran Zai looked at Jean with some doubts and blurted out immediately.

"Is that Tamai?"

Gene smiled and nodded.

"Looks like you know better!"

Ran Zai pouted and said.

"The current section chief of Section 5, Niya, is the fourth, and the third section chief retired due to illness. The first section chief was in your Section 13, and after thinking about it, Tamai is the only one."

The two continued walking on this long corridor. Gene glanced at the road sign on the right side of his eyes, 16-3. He stared quietly at a house in the distance. Standing at the door was a student from Department 1. people.

"Which wife is she from? There is someone guarding the door. It's really a high standard of treatment!"

"Jewel!"

Gene said and continued walking, Ran Zai's eyes widened.

"The master of art?"

Gene smiled helplessly and continued to walk quickly. Ran Zai continued to stare blankly for a while. Sure enough, the pediatrician at the door also noticed him. Immediately, someone started to turn on the light and shadow screen to confirm Ran Zai's identity. But after seeing that Ran Zai came with Jean, the members of Section 1 who wanted to come over to ask continued to stand at the door.

"It's really surprising that Jewell was able to get married. I think if this matter were announced, it would probably be even more sensational than what happened today!"

"I guess so!"

Jean smiled and quickened his pace, and Ran Zai followed.

"I remember that the third section chief resigned because of the problems caused by my grandfather more than 30 years ago."

Jean nodded, and Ran Zai looked around. Many women were drinking tea alone on the balcony. After seeing them, they looked over in confusion. After seeing clearly that it was Jean, they immediately stretched their heads in joy. Looked up.

Speaking of Tamai, Ran Zai still remembered that his grandfather took him to find that guy before. In his impression, he was an out-and-out rotten person. The corruption in Section 5 was very serious more than 30 years ago. , and it is getting worse.

The reason why my grandfather was able to establish a firm foothold has a lot to do with Tamai. In the past, the business department had higher benefits than now, but people are not satisfied. If you can make money, as long as you are an individual, you can do it. Heartbeat.

But after the triangular area on the ground floor from the southeast to the south and adjacent to the southwest was cleared, the administrative department began to reform, directly cutting off the benefits, and instead giving monthly benefits to the administrative department according to the economic status of each district. Part of the internal construction funds is used for the purchase of equipment, public subsidies, miscellaneous expenses, etc. for each department in each district, and part of it is directly included in the welfare benefits by the section chief.

After that, there was an investment and construction fund project for each department. This project allowed the managers of each department to find ways to raise welfare funds, but they must meet the regulations. They can no longer just give money as they did in the past. Convenience, but if the person giving money is not qualified, there is no place to give money if he wants to.

Many people in the business department have already stumbled over this. As the system becomes more and more perfect, now as long as businessmen win some urban construction proposals initiated by the business department, they will definitely provide part of the construction funds. It depends on each person. The methods of the section chiefs.

As time goes by, the corruption of the past has become justifiable. The most critical thing is to directly cut off the welfare benefits of the members of the executive branch, and only give the most basic welfare deposit, and then use their abilities and skills to increase the welfare deposit.

The whole process lasted for nearly 10 years. The period from 30 years ago to 20 years ago was particularly chaotic. Ran Zai was very aware of all this. Although his grandfather fell, the bottom forces, large and small, rose to the top. .

Section 5 has always been weak in combating crime, and Section 5 has always been unqualified and incompetent in the eyes of the public. It was not until that woman Niya who shined like a comet appeared that the trend of Section 5 began. There has been a change.

Ran Zai still clearly remembers some reports from more than 20 years ago, which can be regarded as a shot in the arm for some people, because there is a crazy woman fighting crime at the bottom, and she will not show mercy. The people she offends include members of Congress, big businessmen, and some gangs. power.

At the beginning, there was a flood of criticism, questioning the legality and purpose of Niya's actions. There were even rumors that she dared to do such nonsense because of her family who had already read Tengfei again.

But all the rumors were self-defeating as Niya used strong tactics again and again. Ran Zai knew it best. The rumors against the 5 subjects that started to appear this morning have been self-defeating. That is Because that woman has really been fighting crime every day since 30 years ago.

At this time, Gene stopped and walked over to the left entrance of 23-10. As soon as he turned around, Ran Zai smelled the smell of barbecue.

At No. 2398, Gene stopped and pressed the doorbell. Ran Zai looked through the iron gate and saw a man doing barbecue under a big tree on the right side of the yard. He was wearing a waistcoat, casual pants, slippers, and other items. He has long broken hair and an unkempt beard that has not been trimmed for many days. His cheeks are wide and full, and his figure is very tall. He is about 2 meters tall, about the same as Jean. The look on his face looks very comfortable, and he is shaking the sauce, as if Didn't hear the doorbell.

Jean jumped in directly, and Ran Zai looked around helplessly before jumping in too.

"Hey, why did Mr. Jean have time to come over here!"

Tamai turned his head, and at this moment he noticed Ran Zai, and the relaxed look on his face immediately disappeared.

"Long time no see, young man, you have grown so big!"

Ran Zai just smiled and said nothing. He and his grandfather had been to Tamayi's house before, but not here. He still remembered that this man had fun with two women outdoors in broad daylight. His grandfather even gave him several women as gifts. .

"I came to see you for something, Tamai."

Tamai nodded, took down the barbecue from the grill, invited Jean and Ran Zai to sit over, then turned around and entered the house, taking out a whole box of cold beer.

"Can I stop drinking?"

Ran Zai asked, and Gene turned his head. He could only stand up and take a bottle.

"I have been dismissed from my post, Mr. Jean. If you want me to help you, there may be some problems!"

Ran Zai took a sip of cold beer, and his sleepy body immediately regained its vitality. He looked at Tamai in confusion. This was the first time he had heard of such a thing being dismissed. There were only six people who had the ability to dismiss section chiefs. God.

"Help me select some capable mutants, and then go out with me for a run in November!"

Gene said, and Tamai's eyes widened in shock.

"I'm serious about such a big thing"

"I believe in your vision, your ability to do things, and your trading skills."

Tamai lowered his head and sighed in embarrassment.

"Mr. Jean, I am alive now because of your mercy. Otherwise, I would have starved to death on the streets."

Tamai now lives on a sum of money regularly distributed by the Congress. He is not allowed to engage in any business activities or work part-time. He must report to Section 5 regularly every month and accept questioning.

"It's really miserable!"

Ran Zai smiled and murmured, thinking about how Tamayi spent money like water in the past, but now I am afraid that life will not be easy in his old age.

"It wasn't your grandpa who did it. Young man, if your grandpa hadn't been greedy, he wouldn't have caused such a big fuss. He actually wanted to establish a country in the city, haha!"

Ran Zai waved his hand helplessly.

"You should talk to my grandfather who has half his foot in the coffin about this matter. It has nothing to do with me!"

"I can give you a special temporary appointment as a member of Section 13, which is limited to the completion of the work I asked you to do. I will also give you 10 million as funds. I need at least 8 mutants to form a team outside the barrier. The action team can provide you with the condition that you don’t need to pay taxes until you die.”

Tamai nodded.

"You might not be able to come back if you go out."

Ran Zai nodded.

"It's better that you prepare more. I'll take you to Section 10 when I have time."

"Hey Mr. Jean, don't joke with me, you really want me to follow you!"

Ran Zai choked on the beer in his throat and beat his chest.

"The world is very vast. Wouldn't it be nice to take you out to see it?"

"I'd rather stay at home and play games! The world in games is so vast, isn't it?"

Gene put a hand on Ran Zai's forehead and pressed on the scar. Ran Zai immediately squatted on the ground holding his head.

Tamai's expression was a little solemn and seemed a little tangled. He lowered his head and was still thinking about something.

"Mr. Jean, do you really want my help? You are not afraid that I will get in trouble."

"If you dare to do this, I promise to push your head into the mud!"

Tamai laughed heartily.

"I heard that Wise Man and Sister Alpha have come out. I would like to get together with the three of them when I have time. After all, one is the bastard who put me in this situation, and the other is the benefactor who lifted me up with one hand. !”

Ran Zai glanced back at the sky behind him, with a hint of solemnity on his expression. He knew very well what was going on outside the barrier. Although Congress blocked most of the information, he still obtained a lot of information.