Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

8 o'clock in the morning

Heathcote stood quietly in front of a three-story mansion with a front and backyard. A large number of lawyers gathered around the mansion, with expressions ranging from joy to sadness.

At this time, the whispers stopped, and all the lawyers, without exception, looked at Heathcote, who was in uniform, and he walked over slowly.

"Why are you coming back? In your eyes, President"

"Please get out of the way, this is my home!"

Many lawyers looked at Heathcote mockingly. Over the years, Heathcote, as the prosecutor, has constantly had various collisions and frictions with the Bar Association. Heathcote even though he was Lyons' son actually made This kind of thing happened.

After a group of people stood in a stalemate at the door for a while, Lyons' personal secretary came out.

"The president asked him to come up, please get out of the way."

The people blocking the door of Heathcote's house gave way, and many people stared coldly at Heathcote as he walked into the house.

Everything in front of him was extremely familiar. Heathcote had not been back for many years. In the past, he would quarrel with his father every time he came back, but today may be the last time. Lyons had been diagnosed with blight last year. His life was about to run out, and today the female secretary informed Heathcote that Lyons' condition was very bad. The accompanying doctor also said that within a day or two, Lyons' life would come to an end.

Even if the lifespan vaccine is successful, it can only extend human lifespan, but cannot cure blight disease. This disease is similar to mutants who go berserk and self-destruct. There is no cure yet.

Blight syndrome is long-term, usually causing body failure and death within two to three years. The organs in the body will gradually become unable to absorb nutrients from food. In the end, people will be like a slowly withering plant, withering day by day and eventually dying, even if Neither can replacing organs.

After the mutant goes berserk, he or she will suffer short-term physical failure, and every cell in the body will be converted into the power of the mutant. The former needs to watch his life disappear little by little in a long period of suffering, while the latter is only very short-lived. But an extremely painful process.

Nothing at home has changed. Heathcote stood quietly in the living room. His mother also died of blight. After giving birth to Heathcote, blight broke out. In Heathcote, When Te was only two years old, his mother passed away.

"Thank you very much for these years, Miss Mina."

Heathcote looked at the woman in front of him who had been with his father for almost 20 years. She took good care of everything about his father, but the two never got married.

At this time, Mina smiled and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

"Go up and see him."

Heathcote bowed, and his heart became a little heavy. The relationship with his father deteriorated when Alpha led a large-scale crime investigation. Lyons really hoped that his son could stand with the Bar Association. As a result, Heathcote He refused, and in the following years, father and son fought many times in the Hall of Law.

After a while, Heathcote came to the door of his father's bedroom. Three doctors came out. Heathcote looked at his father on the bed in the bedroom, with tubes of different colors inserted all over his body. There were a large number of medical machines next to him.

Lyons was leaning on the bed, looking at Heathcote with a gentle expression, as if waiting for something.

"dad!"

After Heathcote walked in, he closed the door and sat on a small chair next to the bed, with his head lowered. The father and son did not say anything.

As one of the founders of the laws of Brilliant City, Lyons took the lead in drafting the Basic Law of Brilliant City, which clearly divided a large number of legal details, and added many flexible parts to these details to provide a basis for future laws. The foundation for repairs has been laid.

Over the years, Heathcote has gradually understood some things that he had never discovered or noticed in the past, but now Heathcote can't say a word and doesn't know what to say.

"The law cannot solve everything, Heathcote!"

Lyons spoke, Heathcote was stunned for a moment, and he nodded slightly.

"Finally, I want to tell you this. I just hope you can remember everything I have done over the years. Why do you think it is? I want to tell you clearly, Heathcote."

Heathcote didn't say anything, his throat was choking. He understood what his father wanted to say, and it became difficult to calm down.

"Each of us has a scale of justice in our hearts, and what about lawyers! There are lawyers who guide judges to make correct decisions, and there are lawyers who fight with all their strength for their clients and follow the iron law that victory is justice. And those lawyers who follow evidence-based theory, but can people really be absolutely fair? When power and money start to get involved, the balance will tilt. We who live in the material world are very small. This kind of Tools created by people that can solve most problems will divide into different factions because of the different people who use them!"

Lyons started coughing as he spoke and looked very weak. Heathcote stood up and handed a glass of water to Lyons. He shook his head.

"We have done a lot of dirty things over the years. Perhaps in your eyes, these things have made the law lose its fairness and insulted the original meaning of the law. We have become a group of mercenary tool users, but Ah. Have you ever considered a problem? A problem of the times."

Heathcote looked at his father blankly, and he laughed.

"A successful businessman, or a high-ranking person in the industry, needs time and experience as well as his own foresight and decisiveness. If such a person commits a crime, he will spend money to hire a good lawyer. Many people are saying, The law serves money, which is actually very reasonable. Rich people spend money to hire lawyers with experience and skills, while people without money can only hire lawyers without experience and skills. When there is no conclusive evidence, , the outcome is clear at a glance!”

Lyons looked at his son who was standing in front of him with a glass of water. He smiled and took the glass from his hand. After taking a sip, he coughed.

"Heathcote, how long do you think it takes for a successful person in the material world to save?"

Heathcote replied calmly.

"At least 10 years!"

Lyons coughed violently, smiled and nodded.

"We don't discuss the good and evil of human nature, class positions, society and other complex issues. What I want to tell you is that a successful person can often succeed through the business laws he has discovered or the economic direction he has seen. It can feed at least 100 people.”

Heathcote's eyes widened and he looked at his father in disbelief. He had a bitter smile on his face and continued.

"Remember Heathcote, no one can stand against the times or go against the times. The gods who have taught you everything over the years have not made any big moves for many years. Why do you think it is? It is true that everything we have done has long violated the moral and legal aspects, but we have helped more successful people, and they can create greater economic value as leaders and feed more people. Humanity In an era when cities are in urgent need of development and have to be driven by capable people, law and morality can't actually do anything about evil as defined by society. We are just adapting to the times!"

Heathcote had no way to refute, because what his father said about adapting to the times was something that was even more difficult to argue with and resist. Anything that stood in the way of the tide of the times would be crushed.

click

The door to the room was opened, and Heathcote was stunned for a moment. Pullman walked in with a smile at the door.

"Mr. Lyons, what you just said is indeed logically correct, but correct logic does not necessarily mean correct."

Heathcote was a little surprised. Lyons laughed and looked extremely excited.

"At the end, I really want to hear what you have to say. After all, we are the real old rivals, Attorney Pullman."

Heathcote sat back on the chair quietly. He did not expect Pullman to come.

"Whether it conforms to the times or the will of the people, I think there is only one purpose for the existence of the law. As the foundation for mankind to build a better era and society, it cannot be absolutely fair, but it needs to be maintained by the law. To a certain extent, Mr. Lyons, the logic you mentioned may be correct. One capable person can feed 100 people. If it is in an era of peace and stability, and the law has matured, I believe what you said. is correct, but in an era of chaos and laws that have been trampled on countless times, this is not correct, nor is it rational, let alone what you want to use to balance a certain part of your heart at the last moment. For the good part.”

"Enough Pullman!"

Heathcote said something, and Lyons showed a bright smile.

"Let him continue talking about his son, I want to hear it all."

"In an era of chaos, it is difficult to identify whether a person relies on ability, crime, or even money and power transactions to establish himself as a winner in the material world, so a capable person can support 100 This incompetent person needs to put a big question mark! When a single successful person commits a crime, maybe you can work hard to let this successful person protect his assets, protect his reputation, and avoid legal sanctions, so as to Let this successful person wake up, make more contributions to society, and feed more people! But unfortunately, Mr. Lyons, you have helped too many successful people over the years, and this is no longer a The problem of two successful people trampling on the law. If the evil cannot get the punishment it deserves, the law will gradually lose its meaning, and these evils will not disappear and will continue to breed in places where the light cannot shine. Well, I don’t want to come here to discuss right and wrong with you today, Mr. Lyons!”

Pullman said with a slight smile.

"Remember that assault case? My client committed suicide or was forced to commit suicide because she still had family members. I have not given up the investigation over the years, and now the results have been obtained, and the people in the families you helped , in the last large-scale crime investigation, all of them were arrested without exception, and my client’s family has been living in helplessness, grief, and a shameless past these years!”

Lyons stared up quietly without saying anything. Pullman stood up and bowed.

"The law often cannot solve problems, but it does not mean that we leave the problem to the next generation, to those who are willing to solve the problem. Remember Hydera? Because of your strong intervention, in order to be able to get rid of the problem from the hands of Congress Helping the family members obtain an extension of the antitrust law, that young man has now been nailed to the text of the law, and 20 years of prison life awaits him in the future! Sorry, Mr. Lyons, this is not a simple matter The problem of one capable person feeding 100 incompetent people, from the beginning of its birth, the law has represented the inevitable product of justice in human society."

Pullman said and stretched out a hand to Heathcote. For a moment, Heathcote looked at Pullman blankly.

"I will work with your son Heathcote to continue to perfect the law, Mr. Lyons. Maybe Heathcote has realized something, and what is the purpose of everything he wants to do!"

Lyons smiled, looked at Heathcote quietly, closed his eyes, and nodded.

"You have grown up, Heathcote. There is no need to bear some shackles for me."

Heathcote took Pullman's hand and held it tightly. Pullman bowed to Lyons again.

"Goodbye Mr. Lyons. I have submitted an application to the Supreme Court of Justice for a retrial of that case. This time I will definitely win. I will still remember that my client fell from the roof of the building. The despair and helplessness in his eyes that night before I came down.”

Pullman left, and Heathcote covered his father with a quilt and waited quietly. From a very young age, he vaguely felt that his father's approach was wrong and would cause a lot of irreparable harm. .

"Sorry dad! Actually I should come back to see you more often."

Lyons had no response and had completely fallen asleep. Heathcote silently stared at his father's body values ​​​​on the medical machine. His heart rate was constantly decreasing, as if he was counting down.

drop

Accompanied by a long beep, Pullman stood quietly outside the Lyons' mansion, lit a cigarette, quietly raised his head, and a sense of relief was released from his heart. He actually knew very well that what Lyons said contained a correct side. One person could indeed feed 100 people.

What will happen in the future? Pullman knows very well that the successor of the Bar Association will still do the same things as Lyons, and the fight will still continue, but gradually the fight may become a fight between himself and Heathcote.

9:13 am

Many light and shadow electrical appliance shops were crowded with people. Some shops were already empty, as if they had been looted. The people in the shops looked at the grand scene in front of them with joy and were extremely happy.

A store opened at 7 o'clock this morning and sold all the lighting and lighting appliances within two hours. Everyone knew that the situation would get better and better.

At the entrance of a curved five-story building located at No. 11, the middle-level ring street, Chen Qiao got out of the car, looked a little tired and smiled, quickly entered the elevator next to a restaurant, and went directly to the fifth floor.

dong dong dong

Chen Qiao knocked on the door of a house. The door opened and a faint scent of tea floated out.

"Old Wu, I got up early in the morning."

Wu Qun was sitting in a small living room. He had already made tea. Some of the tea bowls that had been put away were still stained with water. It looked like someone had just left.

"The situation is really good. I said, Old Wu, why don't you consider moving to the upper level?"

Wu Qun scratched his head.

"I'll think about it later. I'll just stay here for now. What's going on here today?"

Chen Qiao laughed.

"Actually, I'm getting married soon, next month."

Wu Qun was a little surprised.

"so fast."

Chen Qiao hummed.

"The other party is a young lady from the Hillman family, Liuli Hillman."

Wu Qun became happy.

"She doesn't have a good reputation, and the Hillman family."

"I know Lao Wu, but there is nothing we can do now. My brothers and sisters are already discussing the issue of dividing the family property. In the past few years, everyone's opinions have become more and more discordant. This is very difficult for Wilsie and I. It’s beneficial.”

Wu Qun's expression turned serious.

"It's not good to be too anxious. I told you before that timing is a problem. In addition, if you really want to separate now, it will be too difficult."

Chen Qiao nodded.

"So I want to come to Lao Wu to discuss whether we should continue to stock up on food next, like this"

Wu Qun shook his head.

"There is no need to hoard food anymore. No matter how much you hoard, now is not the best time. Make it a taste agent instead."

Chen Qiao looked at Wu Qun in surprise.

"The profit on that thing is too low."

Wu Qun stood up with a smile and brought a cup of tea to Chen Qiao.

"It is precisely because the profit is too low that there are too many people doing it and it is too complicated. No one can fully occupy this market yet. The largest taste agent production company only accounts for less than 3% of the market."

Chen Qiao thought for a while.

"I listen to you, Lao Wu, what you want to do."

"We have to adapt to the times. It will take at least three to four years to build up talents in this field. How much money do you have now?"

Chen Qiao took out his mobile phone and after a while brought up a light and shadow screen.

"More than 12 million."

Wu Qun thought for a while and then said.

"Building a culinary-related school is to train chefs on the one hand, and to train taste agent research and development talents on the other. We will use 10 million to do it."

Chen Qiao was a little surprised.

"Wouldn't it be too risky?"

"Believe me, just do it. You can handle the cooperation with the Hillman family yourself. But what I want to remind you is to pay attention to the degree of control. Just cooperate on the surface, rather than cooperate in depth. You understand what I said. !"

Chen Qiao nodded after thinking for a while.

"Everything is up to you, Lao Wu."

Wu Qun nodded with satisfaction.

"I can already smell the salty smell of the tide of the times!"

9:27 am

"Are you crazy? Xiaoying."

Wang Degui looked at his niece in shock, carrying two boxes containing 10 million in cash that he had just borrowed from the bank.

Zou Yun on the side smiled helplessly. He didn't know what to say. Wang Ying had told him more than once that he needed a large amount of money, at least 1 billion.

"Uncle, I know you still have some money, please lend it to me!"

Wang Degui wiped the sweat from his forehead. In the past few years, by following some of Wang Ying's suggestions, the Wang family's properties that were almost unsellable were all handed over to him. With Wang Ying's help, After selling it, it turned a loss into a profit, and Wang Ying also asked Wang Degui and other members of the Wang family to sign a contract in advance. They were not allowed to interfere with these properties that were already in bad market. They all belonged to Wang Degui, and the debt had been transferred to Wang Degui.

"How much do you want!"

"all."

Wang Degui's heart trembled. He didn't know what happened to his niece Wang Ying and what she wanted to do with so much money.

"I don't care what method you use, just help me get 1 billion."

Wang Ying's tone was tough and her attitude was firm. Wang Degui wanted to persuade her, but Zou Yun shook his head.

"Uncle, I think if we give it a try now, maybe we can succeed."

Wang Degui was still hesitating, but Wang Ying had already gotten into the car. With an excited smile on her face, she brought up five light and shadow screens and was replying to some messages from members of Wang Ying's team.

After returning from the banquet that night four years ago, Wang Ying has completely changed. With all the funds from their building materials store, she opened a joint school and trained a large number of sales talents.

The two of them could not understand what Wang Ying had done in the past four years, but under Wang Ying's control, Wang Degui's bad market properties turned losses into profits. Now Wang Degui has 4 properties. With more than 100 million yuan in capital and some real estate, Wang Ying asked Wang Degui to keep it.

"Xiaoying, why don't you tell us your plan first?"

"Shut up, uncle. You just need to do what I say. You don't need to say anything about the rest. Let's go. I'm going to the next bank."

Both of them were extremely surprised. Wang Ying had already borrowed 100 million in just one morning, and there were so many people they had never met before who were willing to vouch for her.

"I just want to tell you two, if you miss this opportunity, you will never get over again."

In the end, Wang Degui nodded, and Zou Yun laughed and shook his head helplessly. Both of them originally wanted to invest funds in the construction of huge underground facilities that will start in 2216. Now that Congress has begun open recruitment, there are already many A few people are struggling with money to start some construction-related companies, hoping to get involved.

After all, it is a huge project jointly owned by the Angus family and the Hillman family. Everyone knows how much money it can make, and they all want to take a bite of this big cake.

However, Wang Ying directly told them to give up this idea. They could not afford the difficulty of this project and the huge amount of construction.

Soon Wang Ying in the car brought up a light and shadow screen. On it was a map of the 120 districts of Bright City. Some places had a large number of annotations.

"If we take all the properties in these places, 1 billion will definitely not be enough."

Wang Degui and Zou Yun kept swallowing, because this approach was too risky.

"If you believe me, just wait quietly and I will let you see it."

9:38 am

Lin Xiao squatted quietly in front of a sold-out shop on Industrial Manufacturing Street. The boss looked at Lin Xiao happily.

"Lin Xiao, it's all thanks to you. Hey, everyone sold everything in the store without pressure or competition."

Lin Xiao smiled and took the cigarette from the boss, then stood up.

"How about having dinner together tonight!"

At this moment, there was a creaking sound, and a car stopped at the door of the store. Field got out of the car with an angry face, and rushed over aggressively with the bodyguards in the car behind him.

"What exactly do you mean Lin Xiao?"

The people around him quickly got out of the way. Lin Xiao just smiled and sat on the street smoking a cigarette. The bodyguards next to him wanted to pick him up, but they soon realized that something was wrong. Red particles were floating in the air. , the bodyguards felt a powerful telekinesis, and 8 people began to use telekinesis, but Lin Xiao was still sitting on the ground, and then stood up and blew out a puff of smoke.

"If you want to take action, go to the back, but I will let you into the hospital later."

Field suppressed his anger. This morning, the sales volume of a large number of light and shadow appliances produced by their company was very low, and most people went to various small stores to buy. Later, Field learned that before the technology was released, Lin Xiao has reached a consensus with most small and medium-sized enterprises. When the technology was first opened, everyone did what Lin Xiao said. They did not produce everything, but different factories made different products. Products are targeted at different levels of consumer groups.

"The days of one company are over, Mr. Field!"

Lin Xiao said, throwing away the cigarette butt in his hand, walking slowly past Field, and patted him on the shoulder.

"If you do what I say, you can recover some of your losses."

Field's eyes widened instantly and he pushed Lin Xiao's hand away.

"You'd better be careful Lin Xiao, our industry association."

Lin Xiao laughed and walked away, chatting with a few women he knew on the street, and waved to Field.

"Your industrial association has huge human, material and financial resources, but it is even larger. By the way, how many members does your so-called industrial association have?"

Field snorted coldly.

"We have 39 large enterprises"

Lin Xiao opened his ten fingers.

"It's really shabby. Does an association only have so many people? It's a pity that Field, I know more than 2,000 owners of small and medium-sized enterprises, small workshops, etc., remember Field, if you really want to do something, please tell me Think about it! I will make your Huosen family lose everything in an instant."

Lin Xiao left. At this time, Field's eyes widened. Loss was inevitable, but Field soon started laughing.

"Forget it, I won't argue with you anymore. You always do some little tricks secretly. We are already involved in the huge underground construction project in the future. I can deal with you at any time if I want."