Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"Boss James, I will pay you back the money soon, please."

boom

A man with a face covered in blood was pinned down on the table by a man with a mustache in front of him.

"Pay back the money? Do you still have to come out?"

The man whimpered in horror, and the blood on his head began to flow along the table. The subordinates around him smiled and looked at the man who was pinned down on the table by the boss.

click

A package of white crystal-like things was placed in front of the man.

"It's 30 yuan a piece. You can help us sell it starting tomorrow. Not only will you not be asked to pay back, but I will give you two yuan for every one I sell. There are 100 of them here."

The man looked in horror, but he quickly nodded, and James pulled him up.

"Be smart and if something goes wrong don't say I gave it to you."

James said and immediately shouted back.

"Find him some clean clothes, put on the logo, and we'll start selling them tonight."

One of the men immediately took out a light and shadow bracelet, and several others dragged the man to the bathroom, turned on the shower, and washed his dirty body.

James looked at the white crystal on the table with a smile, took out a few hundred dollars from his pocket, and placed it on the table. He did not intend to let his men sell it, because if it was exposed, the situation would be troublesome. This new thing that has emerged in nightclubs is very easy to sell.

Many organizations have been selling this kind of thing recently. In the past, they could only make a living by doing some unfair competition behind the scenes for some company bosses, but now the management has become looser, and James also feels that the opportunity is coming.

James also plans to stop it after two or three years. If he opens a store in the middle level by then, it will be easier.

The men in the room were all smiling happily, because now everyone's life is much better than before, and many young people have joined in. Their gang is expanding, and they just need to slowly rely on this thing. , after making a lot of money, James planned to take useful people to the middle level to hang out.

Everyone at the bottom has their own dream of getting rich, but some people will wake up from the dream when they grow up, while some people who still have the dream of getting rich can only find ways to realize it. James is such a person .

James has already had enough hard times, ever since he was a child. It is too difficult to survive by working honestly. Although he will not starve to death, James does not want to die in poverty for the rest of his life.

Now most of the people at the bottom are waiting for their citizenship level to drop to 2 before they start paying taxes, because the tax is only 6%, and the tax is based on a limit of 500 yuan, which means a tax of 30 yuan a month. This is already a lot of money for many people at the bottom.

James just wants to get money quickly, then leave the bottom floor, and say goodbye to such days, messy streets, randomly thrown garbage everywhere, and all kinds of problems.

Many people know that the urban situation is getting worse and worse. If we don't leave the bottom class now, we will never have another chance in the future.

dong dong dong

There was a knock on the door of the room, and a subordinate walked over. James motioned for him to open the door. However, the moment he opened the door, the subordinate showed a horrified expression.

"It's the business department, head."

James grabbed the things on the table, turned around, and planned to jump out of the window to escape. However, the next second James found that he could not move. Everyone in the room was the same, and light blue particles were floating in the air. Gene walked in with a smile, and several people in the bathroom were also controlled.

"Good evening gentlemen!"

Gene said with a smile, Mo Xiaolan rushed in behind him, and soon several people from Section 2 rushed in. A group of people looked at the crowd in front of them in horror, and soon all the more than 10 people present were wearing masks. He was handcuffed and pushed to the ground.

The things in James' hands were confiscated. For a moment, James stared dumbfounded at the tall, thin, white-haired man standing in front of him. He wanted to get up angrily but was suppressed.

"Say, where did this thing come from?"

Mo Xiaolan asked, James was still glaring at Jean fiercely.

James has seen this man a long time ago. When he was a child, he met Gene, the special management officer of the original management. Now he is the section chief of Section 13.

"Still nothing has changed!"

James squeezed out a few words through his teeth. Gene looked at James and then nodded with a smile, signaling the person who was pressing him to let go, and James stood up.

"I don't want to live a hard life or a poor life, but you have never given us any hope. The same is true for everyone here. We just want a better life, you."

"Don't find any excuses for your crime, bastard, if you won't explain where this thing came from, I will definitely let you tell it."

Jean did not answer. Nowadays, he and Mo Xiaolan are still investigating some cases, running around the city every day. Soon everyone in the house was arrested, and people from Section 5 surrounded the place. The local The regional section officer walked up with an embarrassed look.

"Lord Jean, I'm really sorry, but you can go there yourself."

Gene shook his head.

"Take care of it."

Gene said and walked out of the house. Looking at Mo Xiaolan who was still chattering, he directly carried her out of the house. Soon the two of them arrived on the roof. This was already the seventh case they had handled tonight.

"What the hell does that idiot Tamai do for a living? He's a good-for-nothing, bastard."

Mo Xiaolan cursed, and Gene smiled helplessly. He also knew the current situation in the city. The economy was still declining. Although everyone was working hard, the gaps and scars left by the Hillman family were huge. , it is simply impossible to fill it up in a short time.

A large part of the urban population is already elderly, and an aging society is coming. Nearly 6 million people will soon become elderly and lose their labor force, and the city will fall into an even more unspeakable era. This has been evident since the collapse of the Hillman family.

Many people who are about to retire will lose their labor force, and this will undoubtedly be a huge burden for the entire city, so a large amount of tax money has been used to subsidize newborns.

For the entire city, this is to enable it to continue to develop in the next few decades and eventually enter the era of mechanization.

Jean has been a little tired recently, and his heart is very tired. There are more and more crimes in the city, which means that the city's economy has begun to decline sharply. Many businessmen, including family members, know that investing now will be very difficult. It’s a loss, so many people would rather drink tea and play cards every day, or hold invitations to hold banquets, than invest in some business.

Because everyone knows what the future will be like, most capital holders have seen it very clearly, and Congress has opened up a lot of conveniences to many businessmen, but businessmen still seem to be shrinking and do not intend to invest. any capital.

Gene took out a cigarette. Mo Xiaolan next to him looked angrily at the street below. There was another fight, but there were no people from the business department nearby. It was completely different from the past. In the past, social security was very poor. Good, because there are people from 5 divisions patrolling 24 hours a day, which can not only act as a deterrent to those criminals, but can also be on the scene as soon as any problem occurs, effectively curbing the crime, and solving most of them quickly. question.

"What's the matter, how about we go have a drink together? I know a good place."

As Gene said, Mo Xiaolan sighed and nodded. When Gene bent down, Mo Xiaolan jumped up and lay on Gene's back. Gene carried her and jumped quickly on the floor. between.

"Aren't you going to see Alpha?"

Mo Xiaolan asked tentatively, but Gene did not answer. Although he had heard a lot about it, Alpha had caused a lot of trouble in prison, and her personality had become extremely violent in all aspects, and it was always difficult to control her behavior. Controlling his power, Quasimodo did his best to stop Alpha every time.

This matter has already reached Gene's ears, so Gene did not go over it for the time being, let alone ask Latis, because it was Section 11. Looking back on some things in the past, Gene felt that he had intervened too much in many things. Students should be left to figure it out on their own.

No one expected that things would turn out like this, and they had already turned into this in a short period of time. Without the encouragement of the citizenry, the situation might have been even worse.

Because of the citizenship level, except for those rich guys, everyone else can only work hard to keep their citizenship level. Gene has seen too many such people in the past few months.

Gene saw a young man with citizen level 5 who worked four jobs and worked hard from morning to night. He lived a very hard life every day.

"Aren't you going to bring up the barrier zone agricultural base plan again?"

Mo Xiaolan asked. She knew very well that Jean had to propose this matter himself, but Jean obviously had no idea because this plan was already a thing of the past for many people.

Gene shook his head.

"It's hard enough for the city right now, and it's all in vain if we can't get through this particular tough time."

Jean walked towards a western area near the middle level. You could see that many factories were still in operation even during the New Year. There were many people on the streets. Soon Jean approached a bustling street in the middle level of District 46. stopped on top.

boom

With a loud noise, a person flew out of the bar and fell to the ground. Loud laughter broke out inside. Gene stopped opposite the bar called Dress. Mo Xiaolan was a little strange. .

"Do you have any acquaintances?"

After Mo Xiaolan looked around for a while, she found that there was a mixture of dragons and snakes in here, and there were all kinds of people. She didn't want to go in when she looked at it.

Gene nodded, and then jumped to the door of the bar with Mo Xiaolan on his back. At this time, a round-shouldered man with heavy makeup, a cigarette in his mouth, and a pink dress came out. Mo Xiaolan was instantly stunned.

"Hawk!"

Mo Xiaolan uttered two words, and Hawke spat directly at the man lying on the ground, and hit the man on the head with a smack.

"Dead shemale, just wait for me."

"You're always welcome kid!"

Hawke said and deliberately blew a kiss. The man on the ground got up, wiped the phlegm from his forehead and turned around to run. Looking at the stunned Mo Xiaolan, Hawke walked over with cat steps. Suddenly, Gene's neck was clamped.

"Little Jean, you're here again, come in quickly and have a drink with me!"

Gene was a little embarrassed, but Mo Xiaolan's mind was already blank at this time. People in the bar cheered, and the atmosphere seemed to be quite enthusiastic.

"You bastards, if you don't pay after drinking, I will go to his house tomorrow and crush his head with my biceps!"

With that said, Hawke dragged Jean towards the stairs next to the counter.

"Go up there and drink."

Many people in the bar became a little quiet because they saw the people in the business department, and many people showed hostility. Soon Gene followed Hawke to a large balcony on the second floor, where there were many barbecues. things and a lot of wine on display.

"Aren't you going to invite someone?"

Mo Xiaolan asked, Hawke turned his head and winked, and Mo Xiaolan swallowed.

"You little lazy boy, all the girls in the store have gone out to celebrate the festival, so I can be alone."

Mo Xiaolan still can't accept Hawke's amazing change. Gene smiled and took a box of wine, opened it and took a big sip with Hawke.

"Hawke, have you noticed the recent situation around here?"

Before Mo Xiaolan finished speaking, Gene pressed her on the forehead.

"Don't talk about business while drinking, and don't talk about it in front of Hawke."

After looking at the two of them, Mo Xiaolan seemed to know what Gene was talking about. Indeed, Mo Xiaolan had heard about the tragedy during the riot last year. Regarding the tragedy of Hawke, it was just that Mo Xiaolan and this original special The management officer is not familiar with it.

"By the way, Jean's birthday will be in a few months. You have to give me a big gift. It's best to give me a big red envelope of 88,888 in cash."

Gene laughed.

"I'm very poor."

Hawke immediately came over, and Mo Xiaolan was far away. She couldn't stand the smell of the inferior perfume on Hawke's body, which was very pungent. However, it seemed that he and Gene were having a good time, and both of them were talking about it. With some recent gossip.

This was the first time that Mo Xiaolan saw Jean talking about these things with others. She simply took a bottle of wine and walked to the balcony, but at this moment Jean stopped Mo Xiaolan.

"Little lazy boy, please put down the barbecue, and I'll play a game with Hawke."

Mo Xiaolan looked at Jean angrily. The two were already planning to play cards. She could only go to some food storage cabinets and take out a lot of ingredients and start processing them.

Looking at Hawke's smile, Mo Xiaolan seemed to understand that he had somewhat recovered from the tragedy of his wife's death. Although the way he dressed and spoke was a little hard to accept at first, it was considered A strong side of a person, or a new beginning.

Mo Xiaolan looked at the place with neon flashing in the distance in a daze, and her thoughts started again. She didn't know what was wrong with Alpha. She went to see Alpha several times and found that Alpha was very cold and had various aspects of his personality. She had changed drastically. She seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit. Just facing her made her feel as scared as death.

"Haha, little Jean, you lost!"

Hawke looked on with a smile, and Gene had no choice but to take out his wallet and gave Hawke 100 yuan.

"Thank you for your patronage. I'll treat you to the barbecue tonight."

Hawke said, and started playing the second card with Gene. Mo Xiaolan sighed helplessly. She didn't know what the future would be like, but even if it was what the future would be like, she could only remain the same. It was actually quite fun to investigate some cases and then deal with them, and to wander around the city with Jean.

It's just that Mo Xiaolan is a little worried about Jean. Apart from handling cases, Jean rarely visits other departments, nor does he go to the General Affairs Department. He just wanders around the city alone.

That's why Mo Xiaolan planned to continue running around with Jean, and Niya's matter was also very difficult to deal with. The same was true for other matters in the business department. The city had entered a confusing period.

Even with the emergence of various reform systems, these systems still cannot change the current situation of the city.

Mo Xiaolan looked at the upper floors. No matter how many years have passed, that place is still as brilliant as ever. Qinglong Street is still the place where most wealthy people spend their money every night. Those in the middle and lower floors can find three completely different things. world has emerged.

The bottom class has even begun to regress. Many people are using the old push-button phones. Opportunities for light and shadow mobile phones have disappeared in the bottom class because they are not affordable for the bottom class.

Besides chatting, the entertainment of the people at the bottom is just playing cards and drinking, or occasionally going to some stores with light and shadow equipment to watch TV.

This kind of situation was only seen twenty or thirty years ago, but now everything is happening again, and many people don't have much hope for everything nowadays.

At this time, Mo Xiaolan saw a box of liquid food. She was hungry now and planned to eat some first, but Hawke stopped her when she just picked it up.

"Miss, you'd better not eat this thing. After all, I've eaten this thing before and it tastes terrible. And if you understand what this thing is made of, you will never want to eat it."

Gene glanced at the simple-packaged liquid food in Mo Xiaolan's hand, and quickly knew what Hawke was going to say.

"I'm hungry anyway. It's better to fill my stomach first and then drink."

"These are made from leftover ingredients from restaurants that are broken up and then added with a few things."

In an instant, Mo Xiaolan retched and threw away the liquid food in his hand.

Recently, many people are recycling leftovers from some food places. They do not need to be poured into the garbage disposal port, but can be sold directly for money, and those who recycle will sell these food scraps to small liquid food factory, and then they use these food scraps to make liquid food, which only costs 50 cents a can.

Mo Xiaolan sat over. She still wanted to ask Hawke something because it was very important.

"Hawk, have you heard of the Wise Ones?"

Hawk thought for a moment and nodded.

"Indeed, I have heard the name Wise Man in the past few months. He seems to be a guy who specializes in helping people make suggestions. I don't know the specifics."

Jean's expression became serious, but at this moment, billowing smoke appeared in the distance. Jean stood up and quickly ran towards the place where the smoke appeared.

"Right now, he would rather save people than kill people!"

Hawke said helplessly, and Mo Xiaolan nodded.

"It is true that Jean has changed a lot recently. In the past, Jean would have directly eliminated the perpetrators of many of the crimes we investigated, but he always handed over the perpetrators to the Hall of Law for trial."

Hawk said with a smile.

"Times have changed."

Mo Xiaolan walked over and had a drink with Hawke.

"I thought you were quite difficult to get along with before, but now you seem to be fine."

Hawke smiled and shook his head.

"Before? I've forgotten!"

3:09

Ran Zhi sat quietly in a bar and looked at a one-eyed young man in front of him.

"Master Wise!"

"One-eyed fox."

Ran Zhi said with a smile, and the one-eyed fox walked over. There was no one in the bar, and this bar had a strange name, Reservoir Dogs.

"Can I stay with you for a while?"

The one-eyed fox nodded.

"Of course!"

Seeing the one-eyed fox's smile, Ran Zhi said.

"I don't think it's an option for you to continue like this. It's best not to do this business for the time being. After all, if you are caught and expelled, the gains will outweigh the losses."

The one-eyed fox laughed awkwardly.

"Master Wise, what do you think I should do?"

At this time, Weiss, the one-eyed fox's right-hand man, came out.

"Boss, I think it's better for you to be careful."

The one-eyed fox smiled and shook his head.

"You go in and do your work. After all, there is a delivery tomorrow."

Now the One-Eyed Fox is helping people with some kidnapping and sheltering work. He has established a very effective containment system. Regardless of the criminals or the kidnapped people, the One-Eyed Fox has a way to hide them in the underlying neighborhoods. Without being discovered, he only needs to collect the custody fee.

"You can make a small loan, One-Eyed Fox. You should still have a lot of money on hand."

The one-eyed fox laughed, shook his head and said.

"Master Wise, this matter is more risky. If you are not careful, you may not get your money back."

“There are many ways to do small loans.”

Ran Zhi said, and the one-eyed fox sat down with two glasses of wine.

"It's late today and I'm tired. How about we have a drink and talk tomorrow?"

The one-eyed fox hummed. He knew how powerful the guy in front of him was. If he hadn't met this guy back then, he would probably have died long ago and wouldn't have gotten so much money. Even if he was imprisoned, he would still be comfortable. After surviving this, I still have capital to start a business after I am released from prison.

"By the way, can you tell me about the situation in prison?"

The one-eyed fox laughed.

"That's not a place worth talking about. Why, wise man, is there anything you want to know?"

Ran Zhi smiled and nodded.

"I think if you do business in prison, you will make more money than outside."

The one-eyed fox looked at Ran Zhi in disbelief, but soon Ran Zhi started laughing.

"Let's not talk about it for now, let's have a drink!"