Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"That's what happened. I hope you can tell Tian'ai later that I'm leaving first!"

2:03 pm

Gene stood up from the chair, and Hawk looked at Gene with a solemn expression. What happened made Hawk feel a little incredible. Tian Ai's concern was correct. If Tian Ai didn't do anything, Tian Hen would definitely die. In the barrier zone.

"That bastard Li Chu."

Hawke cursed angrily. As the foundation stone of the first generation of Brilliant City, he knew clearly what was in the Black Mountain and how those cruel experiments were conducted. Many of the perpetrators were sent by Hawke himself. Went to the Black Mountain Experimental Base.

Hawke also knew what would happen if things in the research base were leaked. What he was most angry about was that Li Chu did not solve the matter himself, but asked people from Section 3 to solve it. In the end, he even wanted to silence him. This kind of Things have happened many times in the past, but when something like this happened in this era, Hawke was shocked and extremely angry at the same time.

Jean turned around and started walking, but at this moment, Tian Ai, who was out shopping, had returned.

"Jean, why are you back? Where is my brother? Is he okay?"

Tianai put down the pile of seasonings in his hand and hurriedly came to Jean's side.

"It's okay, Tian Hen is still alive and well, Tian Ai, I still have something to do, I have to leave first."

Although Tianhen wanted Jean to stay for a while, he still nodded obediently. After watching Jean leave, Tianhen let out a long breath.

"Now you don't have to worry about that idiot brother."

Hawke smiled.

"Well, love, Tianhen is fine. Jean came here specifically to tell you about this. Tianhen will be back in a few days."

Tianai picked up the basket and ran directly towards the kitchen, humming a song.

Hawke's expression became serious after Tianai entered the kitchen. He knew the reason why Jean came here to tell him what happened to Tianhen. Hawke did not intend to tell Tianai those things, as long as she knew about Tianhen Just be fine.

For a time, many things came to Hawke's mind, and the same thing happened again. The answer to whether the barrier zone should continue to exist is already obvious, because the barrier zone was originally decided by the gods after discussing many things.

From the initial process of allowing the criminals to escape into the barrier area and survive by sending supplies to others through the then military personnel, to later Osman's proposal to distribute a certain amount of food to them, it was just a huge experimental process.

Such a cruel social experiment is very unspeakable in Hawke's view. The gods naturally know this. When watching the internal pressure increase day by day, the barrier zone has become the only means to alleviate the internal pressure. So Over the years, the existence of the barrier zone has become a tacit understanding among the city's top brass.

The greater the population in the barrier zone, the higher the output value of liquid food in the city. The supply chain in all aspects will only continue to expand, so that many workers can be fed continuously and the city can rely on the barrier zone to continuously create more people. Value comes, and the economy will continue to grow because of the existence of barrier zones.

In terms of medical treatment, they began to conduct large-scale drug experiments in the barrier area, as well as monitor and treat some special diseases in the barrier area, including autopsy on their corpses and a series of measures. The medical treatment in Bright City improved in just ten years. In the past few years, medical treatment has achieved unprecedented development, and the price of medical treatment has been greatly reduced due to the existence of barrier zones.

The prison has also reduced too much pressure because of the existence of the barrier area. The barrier area must continue to exist, even if it threatens the safety of the city. The 3rd department is no longer criticized and has become the weakest among the 13 criminal departments. The branch.

Early this morning, reports about Section 3 being attacked by armed forces in the barrier zone have been rampant. Many actual combat scenes have appeared, and the reports almost uniformly repeat the dangers of the barrier zone.

The biggest purpose of this operation is to rectify the name of Section 3. This is what Hawke sees. In the future, there will not be too many voices to oppose some actions of Section 3 and reduce the funding of Section 3. Section 3 can be justified. Take all actions.

It is also true that several districts near Montenegro in the north are always harassed by criminals. The voices supporting Operation Section 3 are almost overwhelming. This is what Hawke least wants to see. Those real voices have been suppressed by the huge Public opinion was covered up, just like the referendum that year, so the barrier area began to experience explosive growth in population after the referendum.

Feeding so many people with the cheapest food, and extracting high value from these people at the bottom, is what capital is very willing to see, and it is also an important link in urban development.

No one can easily change all this. Hawke once asked Jean why he didn't stop it, but Jean didn't answer, because Jean also knew that if there was no barrier zone, there would be big problems in the city.

Everyone chose to stand from the perspective of the city when making the final decision. This is what Hawke has seen over the years. All the people in the management team chose the city. Although Niya was an exception, Niya was the one who chose the city. This approach cannot last forever, and she can only choose gray between black and white.

From the standpoint of the society of the times, it is just and reasonable to stand on one side of the city, because the city is the barrier for human survival. If there is a problem in the city, human beings will not be able to survive, and the development of the city will stagnate. Not forward.

The development of cities is inevitable. Hawke knows the most fundamental reason. The planet is dying day by day. In the end, the entire planet will turn into dust in the universe. Before the planet is destroyed, humans must develop into a planet. A civilization that is strong enough to live in the universe will then go to the vast universe to find the next habitat.

Hawke knows that he will not be able to see this day, but now the entire human society is working hard for the continuation of the human race, which in Hawke's view is sad.

Hawke clenched his fists. Everything has entered a chain of cycles. No one can solve it. Even if Jean travels around every day to solve some problems, this chain of despair is still going on. Dragging it along will one day drag the city into the abyss.

A new round of crisis in the city has quietly approached. The second aging society in the city is about to come. In the first time, there was no restriction on population fertility and the loss of a large number of labor forces, which caused major problems in the city. But now It's different now. Although the decades-long population and birth control policy is gradually opening up, the city's crisis is quietly approaching.

The government still has 20 years to go. If a relative population balance cannot be reached in these 20 years, the city will collapse again.

"You don't have much time left Gene!"

2:19 p.m.

Gene jumped on the window edge of Locke's private rest area and opened the window. Locke, who was taking a nap, suddenly woke up and his face immediately became ugly.

"Don't you know how to take the main entrance?"

"Then why don't you go to the office and work?"

Locke sighed, stretched and stood up. At this time, Gene turned on the light and shadow screen and walked to Locke.

"Little Fatty, please help me submit this bill to Congress."

When Locke blinked, Gene had already walked to his personal storage cabinet.

"Can you be polite?"

Gene took out a bottle of wine and drank it.

Locke read a bill passed by Jean, which was a bill for the population return to the barrier area, with a quota of 1,000 people per month, and a review mechanism set up at four guard stations, with 250 people at each guard station.

People who have lived in the barrier area for more than three years are eligible to return to the city. Among them, children are given priority, as well as people who can still generate value, but the premise is that people without major criminal records have been refined in many places. Locke is very Finished reading it soon.

"What did I think it was? Why do you suddenly want to submit a motion? You won't go there yourself?"

Gene took a sip of wine, stood up with a smile, drank the entire bottle of wine, turned around and jumped onto the window edge.

"I'll just leave it to you, Fatty."

Locke sighed, and when Gene was about to leave, Locke asked.

"Is the march in the barrier zone going well?"

Gene smiled and nodded. After Gene left, Locke was a little worried. There had been casualties in Section 3, and some casualty reports had been submitted. Then Locke got up and planned to go on a inspection tour.

As soon as I walked out of the private rest area and passed by Michelle's countermeasures room, I heard Michelle's angry voice. The directors and 30 secretaries of the general affairs department in the room all lowered their heads at this time, and all looked embarrassed. .

"I have said countless times that issues between departments need to be broken down into details. What are you thinking about every day? Call them all back for review. If there is any problem, just tell me and I will go directly and take a look."

At this time, a pair of eyes looked like asking for help. Locke smiled awkwardly and planned to walk in, but Michelle walked over directly the next second.

"Your Excellency, Chief Manager, I hope you can sort out the reports submitted by Section 3 as soon as possible. I will need them in an hour."

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Before Locke could speak, Michelle bowed and closed the door. Locke scratched his head.

The current General Affairs Department can be described in two words. It is tragic. Everyone in the General Affairs Department is afraid every day because they don’t want to be reprimanded by the Secretary-General. The same goes for the people who come to the General Affairs Department to handle affairs. Many people in other departments are not. I really want to come to the General Affairs Department to do some work.

"This doesn't seem to work!"

Locke scratched his head. There was no doubt about Michelle's ability. In just over a month, the General Affairs Department seemed to be completely transformed, and its work efficiency increased several times.

"It should get better after a while."

Locke said and started walking. He originally wanted to go on a patrol, but he turned around and went up to the rooftop. After finding a place to sit down, he looked helplessly at the dark sky in the distance.

Locke didn't want to deal with the report from Section 3 because the number of casualties was too high. 58 people had died and 451 were injured.

These numbers may not seem like much, but they are bloody. In order to clear the name of Section 3, King Xue has used the power of the media to beautify Section 3's march as much as possible. This is another huge lie in Locke's view.

"Is it the same every time this happens!"

Locke turned on the light and shadow screen. He really wanted to leave the General Affairs Department and go outside for a walk, but it was not realistic. He basically would not walk around on the street. After all, his identity was here.

Locke couldn't remember how long ago it was when he went shopping with his wife. Recently, he would always go back home. Although he wanted to leave this place, he found that he could not move even a step.

Locke knew why he had to be in this position. The gods wanted him to be a lubricant that eased various subjects. Over the years, Locke did exactly that, and was the one who helped the subjects take bullets.

Every time he gave a televised speech, most of them were scolded. Locke had become accustomed to it over the years and habitually ignored the words that criticized him.

"We can only take one step at a time."

3:11 p.m.

Jean stepped into a flower shop. Tang Rao was chatting and laughing with the customers cordially. After the guests left after a while, Jean walked over slowly, and Tang Rao put away the smile on his face.

"You must be telling me something when you come back, right?"

Gene smiled and handed over a cigarette. Tang Rao closed the door directly. After a while, the two of them arrived on the second floor.

"Tell me, what is it?"

Gene directly opened the motion just now.

"Let this bill pass and be implemented starting next month."

After Tang Rao took a few glances, he exhaled a puff of smoke.

"I'm telling you, aren't you tired from running around like this every day?"

Gene smiled and told Tang Rao what happened in the barrier area. Tang Rao was not surprised.

"That idiot Li Chu has been like that since a long time ago. Just settle the matter and I'll go there in a few days. But I don't think you should waste your efforts. No matter what you do, you can't change the barrier zone."

"I will look for opportunities to advance the agricultural reform plan in the future."

Tang Rao smiled.

"This requires too much manpower, material and financial resources. Not many people will support it, and it is too difficult. You should talk to Xiaoye about this issue."

Gene hummed.

"By the way, what are you going to do with the boy you brought back and the little girl who survived?"

Jean looked at Tang Rao with a solemn expression.

"I will never allow things in Montenegro to be leaked. At this juncture, if you can't handle it, I will handle it myself. I'm not a cowardly idiot like Li Chu. I don't want to kill someone so I just find an excuse to avoid it. give others."

Gene hummed.

"I will push Tianhen up. This is also the purpose of my coming today."

Tang Rao looked at Jean in shock.

"Are you sure? That kind of half-dead boy, and what Li Chu said is right, that kind of insidious guy, I think he is still..."

After seeing Jean's expression, Tang Tao shook his head.

"We will get together in a few days and discuss this matter. After all, the position of Section 3 Chief is not something that ordinary people can fill!"

"Where is the location?"

Jean asked, and Tang Rao thought for a moment and then said.

"Just over there Fry."