Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

The store was crowded with people, and many reporters were interviewing some businessmen who came to apply for leasing qualifications. Le Xiao was next to a section 6 clerk and looked at the businessmen who had applied in the past few days. There were many cleaning companies. And some cleaning companies have only been established in the past month.

Recently, many companies have rented some office space on the ground floor, so the cleaning work in many areas on the ground floor has increased a lot in the past few months. The demand is very high, and this kind of mechanical ball can do quick cleaning. , and no need to rest, the efficiency is also very high.

No wonder the people from the cleaning company wanted to rent it, but only one cleaning company could rent it. At this time, Le Xiao saw a businessman who was chatting with others, talking about the benefits of this kind of mechanical ball, and many people Very happy to hear it.

Le Xiao felt that this person looked a little strange, but she couldn't tell for a while. She stared at the businessman who was chatting in the team with confusion.

"Chen Laoliu, can you be quiet?"

Ma Tao walked over. Chen Laoliu's voice was a bit loud. He immediately smiled awkwardly and hurriedly stopped talking. Ma Tao walked over and said a few more words, and the hall became quiet.

The long queue has been lined up outside the store, extending to the street corner, and is still growing. Even though 10 people from Section 7 have been accepting applications for rental qualifications, the queue is still so long, Le Xiao is a little confused. , why many ordinary people who are not businessmen are also lining up.

"You bastards, why are you joining in the fun if you don't just stay at home?"

Several people who knew Ma Tao hurriedly nodded and talked and laughed. Le Xiao became even more confused because she saw several neighbors who lived next to her house were also queuing up and still saying hello to Le Xiao. Le Xiao ran away. past.

"Auntie, why are you guys here too?"

"Lele, we are just here to try our luck. If we are qualified to rent it, we can rent it and sublet it to those businessmen, so we can earn a little bit every day."

Le Xiao took a breath. It seemed that many people came to try their luck.

"Lele, can you help me open a back door?"

The aunt in front of her was someone Le Xiao had known since she was a child, but Le Xiao was very embarrassed by her request.

"I'm joking with you, Lele. If you do something like this, it will definitely turn into a big incident. We all think highly of you. Come on."

Le Xiao smiled helplessly, and then returned to the office. Although she wanted to wait for Alpha to come back, she would write an experimental report that needed to be submitted to Congress, but Alpha had said that she should have some confidence in herself, You can write it yourself first.

Le Xiao scratched her head and started writing. Writing a report was not difficult for Le Xiao. After all, she had been a practitioner in the news industry before and had a lot of experience.

It’s just that the only thing Le Xiao feels is wrong is that it is very difficult to convince people with such experimental reports. These reports from the Business Department are not like some press releases from the news media. All they need is to attract people. Things that are human eyeballs can even be processed based on facts.

But the content of the report of the Executive Branch is different. It needs to be accurate to the last detail. This is very distressing for Le Xiao. It not only needs accuracy, but also persuasiveness. But where can Le Xiao find something that can convince those congressmen.

Le Xiao's head was in chaos again. She scratched her head and raised her eyes suddenly, only to find that the man in the team who was called Chen Laoliu by Ma Tao was staring at her. Le Xiao was just a little confused because After a first glance, Le Xiao discovered that something was wrong with Chen Laoliu.

This feeling was hard to describe, and Le Xiao didn't think much about it, so she could only stumble and write the report.

Le Xiao spent the whole day working on the report in the morning. After lunch, she took a break. In the afternoon, she started to look at the content of the 10 activities. Alpha had already helped organize it. She only needed to confirm it again and again before submitting it. .

At this time, Su Xin walked into the store. Su Li on the side looked very ordinary in her clothes and had a smile on her face. She no longer had the luxury feeling of the past, but looked more like an ordinary person.

"Lele, you can go home for dinner in the afternoon. I have prepared food."

Le Xiao stood up with a smile.

"Mom, why did you come here, and Su Li, what did you do?"

"I'm staying at your house temporarily."

Ma Tao immediately invited the two of them to the living room above. At this time, he saw Chen Laoliu still wandering outside the store. He walked out angrily, stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder.

"Chen Laoliu, you"

Chen Laoliu was a little weird in front of him. With such a powerful slap, he would have covered his shoulder and cried out in pain. Ma Tao was a little strange, because the slap felt very hard, not like bones.

"Ouch."

"What are you doing, old horse?"

Only then did Chen Laoliu react. He covered his shoulder and cried out that it hurt. Seeing Ma Tao looking at his hand suspiciously, Chen Laoliu hurriedly pulled Ma Tao and said.

"Lao Ma, my bar has suffered a lot of losses recently. If I can't rent this thing, I will be finished and I will go to jail."

Ma Tao also dispelled his doubts. After all, Chen Laoliu must be very stressed about such a big thing. He wants to rely on renting a mechanical ball to make a comeback. After all, a person like Chen Laoliu, who is so eloquent and cheerful all day long, will become like this. With a frown on his face, it is certain that the amount of debt owed is not small.

"Why don't you try Section 7?"

Ma Tao asked, and Chen Laoliu sighed.

"My qualifications for borrowing money are still being reviewed, and I probably won't be able to pass it because I'm already in debt."

Ma Tao hummed.

"There's nothing you can do if you're in a hurry. Just take your time. The underlying economy is very fast now. As long as you work hard every day, you'll be fine."

After Ma Tao comforted him, Chen Laoliu nodded and left a little disappointed. Ma Tao still felt that something was wrong, because Chen Laoliu's bar was in good condition and would not lose so much money.

"That idiot must have gone gambling."

Although he figured it out, Ma Tao still felt that something was wrong, because he always felt that Chen Laoliu was different from before. In the past, Ma Tao would often go to Chen Laoliu's bar to play cards and drink after get off work, and then find two women before going home.

At this time, in the living room on the second floor, Su Xin bowed slightly in gratitude.

"Thank you, miss."

The woman standing in front of her was not her niece Le Ying. Su Xin had known this for a long time. Su Li revealed C's identity as soon as she came up. She knew very well about people like them from the School of God.

In the past, after Le Wen's accident, Le Chang's family rarely came over because they were monitored and interrogated by people from the administrative department for a long time. Even because of Le Wen's relationship, Le Chang's family also suffered unwarranted abuse. and criticism.

So over the years, although Le Chang came over later, Su Xin never took Le Xiao to Le Chang's house again.

Su Xin has also heard about her niece Leying's situation. She stays at home all year round and does not leave the house. The jobs of Lechang and his wife are relatively stable and the salary is good, so they do not force their daughter to continue schooling or go out to work.

She once saw a psychiatrist for Leying, but it didn't work. She never said what happened to Leying. She just ate after getting up numbly every day, and after eating, she took a rest and started playing games or watching movies. Movies and TV shows, just go to bed when you're tired.

Su Xin didn't tell Le Xiao about Le Ying's situation because she didn't want Le Xiao to worry. She often asked about her cousin's current situation.

"Everyone, please rest assured that I will take responsibility and protect the safety of Secretary Le Xiao."

As C said, Le Xiao came upstairs. Immediately, C put away his serious expression, deliberately found a topic, sat next to Su Xin, held her hand, and started chatting with her. Su Xin also understood very well. Cooperated.

"Why did you come to the bottom floor? Really, I had a lot of questions I wanted to ask that day, but you just ran away."

Su Li pulled Le Xiao over with a smile.

"It's doing very well. ATL's market value has increased by 3 percentage points today, which is the highest in ten years, and 2,389 pieces of clothing have been rented out since the store opened."

Le Xiao was a little surprised, she smiled awkwardly.

"I just said what I thought casually."

Su Li patted her shoulder.

"It's okay. Just do what you want. As long as the Su family goes bankrupt, it's fine. After all, your mother and I have to rely on you to support us in our old age."

Le Xiao stared at her mother sideways, and Su Xin smiled helplessly.

Then Le Xiao asked about today's dish. In the past, whenever dinner was approaching, she would always ask her mother what to eat today.

The four of them chatted and laughed happily. Le Xiao kept talking about the work in the past few days. She was completely unobtrusive. She even mentioned some metaphors behind the mechanical ball that Alpha told her.

"It's really terrible. If it really becomes that kind of mechanized society in the future, I can't stand it."

Su Xin said hurriedly.

"Lexiao, stop talking."

Su Li pressed her forehead and laughed helplessly.

"You are serious. You have seriously violated Article 198 of the Internal Management Regulations of the Business Department. You have revealed such an important secret to us who are not from the Business Department. Please restrain yourself, Le Xiao, and say it's okay in front of us. , as long as you have a brain, you can understand these things after a little thought, but what you really say and what we think of are two different concepts."

Le Xiao's eyes widened in shock, and she immediately laughed awkwardly.

Although C showed a strange color before, he immediately started laughing.

"This kind of thing is not very common in some science fiction movies."

"By the way, cousin, can you watch a movie with me tonight?"

After C made an OK gesture, the four of them started chatting again. When it was approaching 6 o'clock, Le Xiao realized that they had been chatting for several hours.

"Forget it, just treat it like you have a few hours off today. Let's go home together."

Le Xiao hummed, and the four of them left the shop. Ma Tao was busy preparing dinner for some of the clerks who were still working.

"Old Ma, I'm so tired."

A local Section 7 staff member said giddily that he was an old local staff member, and Ma Tao laughed.

"He Song, there will be more tiring things in the future."

At this time, a man was sneaking around outside the shop not far away. After Ma Tao walked out with a solemn expression, the man hurriedly spoke.

"Lao Ma, my boss asks you to come over."

Ma Tao thought for a while and handed over to a team leader and then followed the man away. After a while, Ma Tao came to a small loan company, where a man from the fifth and third departments hurriedly asked someone to bring tea and water.

"No need, Agou, just say it."

"Old Ma, can you tell me what kind of qualifications are required to rent a mechanical ball? We should be prepared. The benefits are indispensable."

Ma Tao sighed.

"I don't dare to get involved in this matter. I don't want to lose my hat. After all, I have enough food and needs now. I can't take risks for this kind of thing, right?"

The leader sighed.

"It's hard to get loans recently, so we can only do some formal loans. The profit is too low, and there are a bunch of people waiting for food."

"I advise you to think clearly, Agou. The person in charge of this place now is not me, nor a few other guys. He is the secretary of the business department and the acting section chief of department 13."

The leader nodded repeatedly.

"Old Ma, if this kind of mechanical ball decides to be promoted on a large scale, you must notify me as soon as possible. This is a treasure that can make money."

Ma Tao thought for a while and said.

"Why don't we try to transform first and sell box lunches at those demolition and construction sites? The profits are also good."

Before the leader could laugh, several of the men next to him burst into laughter, and one of them joked.

"Old Ma, you haven't reached the age of confusion yet. The profit from selling a box lunch may be less than 1 yuan. How can you make money in this kind of business when you are busy all day long and into the evening? If you buy hundreds of meals a day, it only costs a few hundred yuan."

Ma Tao stood up directly.

"Whether you listen to what I said or not, if you continue to do it in the future, if something goes wrong, just don't come to me."

The leader immediately grabbed Ma Tao.

"Old Ma, give me another trick."

"If you believe me, go sell lunch boxes first, maintain the business, and invest all your money in the construction of the agricultural base in the barrier area. I'm sure you will make a lot of money. It will be much better than living in fear now."

After Ma Tao left, the leader and his subordinates laughed.

"It seems that Lao Ma is really confused. You guys, go to the entrance of the casino tonight. You can get some business. Be smart."

The lights had just turned on. Ma Tao was walking on the street and greeting many people. He was a little helpless. It was obvious that Agou and his gang still planned to continue to do loan sharking. This kind of thing that benefits others at the expense of others is really deceiving. In the early years, Although Ma Tao wanted to find a way to solve it, there was no way.

But things are different now. The reason why Ma Tao believes that the agricultural base in the barrier area will definitely be established is just because Mr. Jean has been advocating this plan a long time ago, and now that Jean has temporarily stepped down as the chief of Section 13, Ma Tiaobai I am 100% sure that Mr. Jean has prepared everything, and the most important thing is that Le Xiao, the secretary of Section 13 who walked out of District 118, grew up in the slums of District 118.

Although Ma Tao is only in this position, he can see very clearly that this city is about to undergo huge changes. Many people who are aware of it have already begun to take action, and those who are still conservative may not survive in the future.