Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

January 1, 2227

At the beginning of the new year, at 0:00, bells ringing across the city and fireworks rising into the sky signify the arrival of the new year.

"Someone is robbing something!"

A woman screamed in horror, but her shouts were quickly drowned in the wave of cheers. Several people nearby just looked on blankly, while the person who snatched the woman's handbag had already He disappeared into an alley and disappeared.

The woman was so anxious that she was about to cry. She looked everywhere for the personnel from Section 5, but she couldn't find them anywhere.

This is a fact that many people have felt recently. People in Section 5 rarely patrol the streets anymore, and the city’s economy has begun to get worse and worse. The wages of people in the Business Section have also shrunk. It’s just that In less than nine months, a large number of level 3 citizens have appeared, reaching more than 6 million.

With the reduction of tax revenue, the salary of the administrative department has also begun to decrease with the decrease of tax revenue in the region. Many clerks are now complaining. Originally, everyone was looking forward to the arrival of a new era, but the good news that everyone is looking forward to A new era has not arrived.

The rapid decline of the citizen level has caused some people in the middle class to start to be dragged down. In addition to the economic stability of the upper class, the economy of the middle and lower classes has become as cold as frost. Many people have already felt the cruelty of this citizen class system. nature.

However, it is already too late. The city is now strictly enforcing the citizen hierarchy, and soon the first expulsion law will be implemented, and some people will be cleared out of the city.

Nowadays, the city's tax revenue has begun to move closer to the newborn subsidy, and childbirth has begun to gradually open up. Many newborn quotas have been opened to various regions.

Some people feel that the city has begun to enter the next era, and the older generation will soon be eliminated.

At this time, the woman who had her bag robbed was crying and asked some nearby people who were willing to help to report the crime. Several enthusiastic men entered the alley and chased her, but they could not see or find anything.

Until 0:23

A management vehicle finally came over, and several drunk members of Section 5 got out of the vehicle. One of them snorted and smelled of alcohol. The woman began to tell about the situation of being robbed, but was asked if she had seen the suspect. After the appearance, the woman could only shake her head silently.

Soon, several people from Section 5 called the surveillance of the scene. Only part of the surveillance equipment captured the robbery process, but did not capture the suspect's cheek. The woman said that she had more than 3,000 yuan in cash and a mobile phone in her bag. Including jewelry and other things, the people from Section 5 also recorded it and asked the woman to go there tomorrow to take a statement.

"Can't you help me find it now?"

"Miss, today is the Chinese New Year. You have to think about us. We also have families. Besides, many of the surveillance cameras on the street are broken and have not been repaired. The face of the robber has not been photographed. , where can we find it?”

The woman cried and said that she was going to buy something tonight, but now her money was robbed. It was her year-end bonus, but soon several people from Section 5 got into the management car, and many onlookers were Feeling dissatisfied, he stood beside the management car and muttered.

However, the management vehicle still left, a middle-aged man in the crowd sighed.

"Times have changed!"

The woman sat helplessly on the ground because her mobile phone was also taken away. She was penniless and had no relatives or friends in the area. She just took the subway to go shopping in this commercial street on the middle floor and planned to go back after playing for a while. , now she couldn't move at all. At this time, a man on the roadside gave the woman 10 yuan.

"Miss, take it and go back in the car."

The woman wiped away her tears and said very reluctantly.

"If Alpha-sama were still around, he would never allow this to happen on New Year's Eve."

The woman's words won the approval of most people. Today's 5th Section is incomparable with the past. Some crimes of robbery and theft have also appeared in society. The 5th Section's work efficiency is very low, and some wrong cases have even occurred.

The 5 subjects no longer have the backbone. Not only the 5 subjects, but also the efficiency of other subjects has begun to drop a lot. Only the efficiency of subject 1 is pretty good, but only in terms of business qualifications. Other qualifications are processed. It's also very slow.

Moreover, many of the past surveillance systems on the streets were damaged due to several riots that occurred last year. It would take money and time to install and restore them to the past.

Many people think that the public security in the middle level is pretty good, but the situation at the bottom is different. Frequent crimes have made social security very bad. In the past, people from the 5th Section patrolled the streets 24 hours a day, but now the 5th Section patrols a lot of the time. Only during crowded times.

In addition, now that we have gradually entered the era of virtual money, many people are still unwilling to go to Section 7 to receive wallets, because everyone’s tax will be deducted every month. Some people who are still unwilling to apply for wallets will be deducted if they are If you find that you haven't paid taxes for three months, your citizenship level will drop immediately.

Many people speculate that there will be a large number of people with citizen level 1 in the future. If they want to avoid falling to level 0, they must pay 9 yuan in taxes every month. According to the minimum monthly income of 300 yuan in the Bright City citizen level system, 3% to pay taxes.

There are still many things that are criticized, especially food. A lot of fresh and good food can only be bought by the middle and upper class, while a lot of food at the bottom is not very good, and the quality is good or bad. Compared with the past, it is not at all A quality food.

On January 9, when the city's first deportation law takes effect, some criminals will be among the first to be deported, including some who participated in small-scale riots in the past few months.

Those who are deported will have everything confiscated and will no longer be citizens of Brilliant City. On the 1st of every month, they can go to any of the four guard stations to receive food and water, as well as some free medicines.

0:49

Tamai smiled, holding a glass of wine and holding one arm around Baleka, who was wearing a beautiful, gorgeous backless red evening gown.

"Thank you for your recent cooperation and helping us solve many problems in Section 5!"

Tamai held up his wine glass gratefully, and the businessmen around him immediately raised their glasses with laughter and said flattering words. Tamai happily drank the wine in the glass.

"You're a little drunk, drink less."

Baleka advised, and Tamai shook his head.

"I can still drink."

But Tamai quickly said goodbye to these businessmen because he was going to the next banquet venue.

The two people hurriedly left the upper-level venue where the banquet had been reserved, and got on a service car as they went out.

"Is this really good?"

"What's wrong?"

Tamai asked back. Baleka always felt uneasy because Tamai had changed recently. He often ate and drank with some people from business families, and helped these people a lot. In just a few months, Tamai's account has tens of millions more.

Tamai seemed to be able to tell what Baleka was worried about. He put away his joking expression and looked helpless in his eyes.

"I have no talent, and I can't do anything. But the only thing I can do is to preserve the status of those with talent and stabilize everything in the city. If I don't give them the green light, many people will lose their jobs." The more people there are, the more turbulent the society will be. This is what Master Alpha has entrusted to me, and I will definitely find a way to keep it."

Baleka was a little surprised, but she quickly said.

"Crime rates are rising in society now."

Tamai hummed.

"There's no way around it. The current size of the city simply can't support that many people. With the successive heavy losses, the city has actually collapsed. It's very difficult to restore it to the past."

Baleka said nothing more, because she probably knew what Tamai planned to do next. She would soon become the owner of a regular casino, and Tamai was the manipulator and fundraiser behind the scenes. Many businessmen couldn't wait. He bit it, because everyone knew that if he hugged Tamai, he would definitely make a fortune.

But the same Tamai can also use businessmen to stabilize the economy in many regions. The businessmen naturally made very big concessions and promised Tamai a lot of things, recruited more workers, and carried out some business activities.

This is just a small profit for businessmen. They don’t make much money, but they can feed a lot of people. Many low-profit industries that businessmen were reluctant to invest in in the past have begun to improve a little. This is Tamayi the goal of.

Tamai also mentioned this plan at the meeting of operational section chiefs at the end of the year, and the section chiefs also agreed. Because of the agreement of the section chiefs, many things went smoothly.

After the New Year, businessmen will make large investments in low-profit industries to allow more people to have jobs. This must be resolutely implemented at present, and the only way to win over businessmen is to give them huge profits. , the casino is a good choice, and Baleka has very experience and experience in gambling.

Baleka was struggling with this, because in the past Baleka had seen her mother who was poisoned by gambling. With Tamai's help, Baleka had bought an apartment for her mother and gave her some money every month. She was able to live out her old age peacefully, and Tamai would go back with Baleka from time to time.

When Tamai proposed the casino plan, Baleka was opposed to it in his heart because it was very harmful to people.

But Tamai doesn't think so. In order to stabilize the economy and enable the city to feed more people, he can do anything, as long as he can continue to stabilize the city and let this era continue smoothly. .

The frequent occurrence of some problems in various places is enough to show that everyone is having a hard time now, and there will only be more problems in the future. But if the economy can continue to rise and return to past levels, many things will calm down. Now it is just crime The rate has climbed a bit, but Tamai still tried his best to relax some problems in the area.

"Sorry Baleka, that's all. I can't think of any better way."

Baleka nodded and decided to support Tamai's decision.

The car was driving slowly on the street. At this time, there was some chaos, and the car was jammed on the street.

There was a loud bang, and a man hit a car. He immediately clutched his chest in pain, and then several men flew over. Tamai saw a man carrying a punch on the street at a glance. Beat up Niya.

"Really!"

Tamai hurriedly got out of the car. The car had just arrived at the junction of District 7 and District 5. Many people from Section 5 were watching on the street, but no one stepped forward to stop him. Tamai ran directly over and instantly He jumped over and held Niya's fist down.

"What a big deal!"

Niya looked at Tamai drunkenly. Tamai took out a cigarette and handed it to Niya's mouth. After lighting it for Niya, members of Section 5 on the street came over in a hurry.

"Take care of it, no matter what it is, you can send Miss Niya back later, do you hear me?"

Niya was shaking. At this time, a girl on the street cried and said that these men had just harassed her, so Niya beat them.

Niya let out a long puff of smoke and glared at the people watching on the street.

"Go away, I won't be polite if you see me again."

boom

Niya kicked a car, and the owner of the car got out of the car. The car hit the electric pole on the street, and the door was dented. Tamai hugged Niya and smiled. Dragging her away.

"Handle the matter well. If not, you won't have to do it tomorrow. Do you hear me clearly?"

Tamai said and directly gave 50,000 yuan to a squad leader. The squad leader nodded flattered, and then a large number of Section 5 members came over and began to disperse the crowd of onlookers.

"Miss Nia!"

Baleka shouted as soon as Niya got into the car. At this time, Niya leaned against her with an unhappy look on her face and Tamayi sighed.

"If you want to beat someone, go somewhere out of sight. It's easy to cause trouble on the street, Niya."

Niya ignored Tamai. Tamai looked at Niya with her eyes closed with a smile, took the unburned cigarette butt from her mouth, and soon Niya snored and fell asleep.

"Someone has to help her."

Baleka said and Tamai shook his head.

"I can't do it. I can only rely on her. But if she just has a small problem like a fight, just leave it to her. After all, she is the sister of Lord Alpha and the Angus family, the richest man in the city. daughter."

Tamai said as Baleka looked at Niya and nodded helplessly.

"Where's Lord Jean? What did he say recently?"

Tamai shook his head.

"Every time Sir Jean gives me guidance, I ask him every time, but he doesn't say anything."

Times have changed!

This is true for everyone in the city. Everyone feels the obvious changes. If the 12 million people at the bottom originally voted against it, the opponents would have an absolute advantage, but there are more than 2 million people at the bottom who support the civil class. Institutional and expulsion laws.

“If I had known better, I wouldn’t have voted for it.”

A man sat in the bar depressedly, and a friend next to him could only sigh helplessly.

"I told you a long time ago, it's not that good."

The man hummed. He was pulled over by some supporters who promised to give him a stable job. The man decisively voted for him, but as a result, the stable job did not come. The man was dismissed after working for less than a month. I was fired, and now my male citizenship level is 2. If I continue and drop to level 1, I will basically no longer enjoy any welfare subsidies in the area except for a small subsidy for water and electricity bills.

"How about working on the farm for a few months first?"

The man hummed.

"That's all it can do."

Many people who also voted in favor regretted it, and some even caused riots because of their dissatisfaction. According to the expulsion law, they will be expelled directly.

The city seems to have returned to the era of 20 years ago. Hundreds of industries are waiting for prosperity. Everyone is vying for some jobs. Many people can only become cheap labor. But now there are many cheap labor. If you don’t do the same kind of work, there will still be many. People wait to do it.

Most of the mutants gathered at dozens of food trading stations near the eastern agricultural base to work as mountain laborers. For many manual jobs in the city, the bosses were only willing to hire mutants.

No one thought that the situation in the city would deteriorate to this extent in just over half a year. Cash transactions were gradually being canceled by virtual wallet transactions. Many people had less and less money in their hands, and counterfeit currency even appeared on the market. , and Section 5 is also tracing the source, but unfortunately it is difficult to trace it.

"Is it really okay?"

A Section 5 officer from District 101 looked at the workers who were processing counterfeit currency in front of some light and shadow panels. Ran Zhi smiled and nodded.

"Don't worry, Mr. Andrew, you just need to follow what I said, and there will be no problem. There is only so much money circulating in the market now. It would be a pity if we don't do something. This is the best The era of making money."

Andrew breathed a sigh of relief. Under his cover, Ran Zhi easily created an industrial chain of counterfeit currency. He had obtained more than five million in a short period of time, and it was easily washed away and turned into normal. asset.

"By the way, wise man, I heard recently that you often go to the upper level?"

Ran Zhi laughed suspiciously, then nodded.

"If there is any benefit, it will be yours. You just need to do your part. After all, in this world, everyone wants to earn more, and no one wants to become a level 0 citizen, right?"

Andrew smiled and nodded. Ran Zhi looked at the workers who were still processing and decrypting the serial numbers of the counterfeit currency templates and walked over.

"Everyone does a good job. As long as you continue to do it for another five or six months, you will not have to worry about food and drink in the future."

The workers nodded happily and continued to work hard. There was a pile of scattered counterfeit coins in a box next to them. The serial number of this batch of counterfeit coins could not be found, but the material was the same as the real coins.

The situation at the bottom has completely changed, and a large number of crimes have begun to breed. This is what Ran Zhi hopes to see very much, because the administrative department is no longer as strict as before. If it continues to be strict, the bottom will really be finished.

The senior management of the business department are very clear about this, and in Ran Zhi's view, no one can withstand some pressure from the outside world and the pressure from the entire city like Alpha. This system will only be completely solidified. By then, if you want to create a It is easy for those at the bottom to build their own empire.

"By the way, wise man, I have to tell you something. You may have been targeted by Section 2 recently."

Ran Zhi nodded and said with a smile.

"Then just hide it for a while."

Ran Zhi is not afraid of Section 2 because he has a complete list of Section 2 personnel. He knows that latent members of Section 2 have been secretly investigating recently, but as for the past and present situation of Section 2, Ran Zhi Wisdom is not favored. We are not weak where we should be weak, and we are not tough where we should be tough. The existence of the entire two departments has actually become useless to the acting department now.

The changes in the city have been so rapid that many people have been caught off guard. Ran Zhi has already made many plans. It is a very good time to do tax evasion business, but some people in the organization want to take more, and some do not believe Ran Zhi. Ran Zhi, some are unwilling to cooperate and even threaten Ran Zhi.

The ground floor was in complete chaos. After several big commotions, Ran Zhi knew that he only needed to clean up everything step by step.

"Master Andrew, you'd better go back, after all"

Andrew nodded, and after walking out of the secret small room in the alley, several team captains who were chatting immediately approached him.

"Pay attention to the movements around here. If you see someone from Section 2, you have to tell the wise man in advance."

The team captains nodded quickly and then began to disperse.

Andrew sighed helplessly. Today's era is the best era in his opinion. It is completely different from the past. In the past, it was impossible to cooperate with some local gang members to make money because Alpha would check it regularly. For many things, once any problem is discovered, they will definitely be arrested.

Andrew has only been serving as the regional section officer for less than five months, but he has already received a lot of benefits. He just wants to get the money quickly and get out of here.

"I feel like something's not right tonight!"

Ran Zhi, who was suddenly in the room, spoke. The bodyguard standing in the corner nodded. Ran Zhi smiled and pressed his forehead. After talking to the people in the studio, he immediately asked the bodyguard to take him away after going out.

"Is it that serious, wise man?"

"Of course, my feeling is not wrong."

1 o'clock

With the sound of violent door breaking, several people who were still making counterfeit coins panicked for a moment, but the next second, light blue particles flew towards several people instantly.

"You're finished! Scumbags."

Mo Xiaolan climbed down from Gene's back, and at the door, several members of Section 5 on guard fell to the ground.

Gene looked at some counterfeit coins in the corner, and within a few minutes, Andrew came with someone.

"Lord Jean, thank you for your hard work."

Andrew bowed with an embarrassed expression. Mo Xiaolan looked at the clerk who walked in and planned to arrest these people. He was about to speak, but was held down by Gene.

"A good interrogation will reveal who the source is."

As Gene said, Andrew immediately shouted loudly. Mo Xiaolan looked at Andrew angrily, but was told not to say anything by Gene.

"What on earth are you thinking? It's obviously that guy."

A few minutes later, Mo Xiaolan and Gene were standing on a roof. Mo Xiaolan was about to explode with anger, but Gene just shook his head.

"No matter what you think, if you let it go for a while, they should be more restrained."

Gene said with a smile.

"But who is that wise man? If I catch him, I will torture him severely."

Gene patted Mo Xiaolan on the back.

"Let's go to the next place."