Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"The decision is in your hands, little fat!"

Gene's voice came out clearly. In front of the CBV building, all the section chiefs and secretaries were communicating via video. Locke had called Gene urgently, but Gene said these words.

"What exactly do they want us to announce?"

Le Xiao immediately spoke. As soon as she lay down, she got up again. She looked very happy because it had been a long time since she heard Jean's voice.

"You will know when it is announced. Everything is left to you."

Gene hung up the phone, and everyone was silent. No one spoke, because if something were to be announced, it would probably cause huge waves in the city.

The most important secrets among them are probably how the life-span vaccine was developed, as well as the research on biochemical machinery to transform humans, including the Avalon Project, and the situation of urban AI. These four points are probably what Zhao Zhen needs to disclose to the Business Department.

Most people are well aware of many other issues. What will happen if these four items are announced? No one knows what to do, and no one dares to speak rashly.

"How's it going? Think about it!"

Niya walked into the headquarters. Mo Xiaolan's expression was solemn. He poured a cup of coffee, took a sip and sat down tiredly.

"If I sit here for a while longer, I will almost fall asleep. Sooner or later it will be announced, how about it!"

Still no one spoke, Niya scratched her head.

"You guys discuss it slowly, I need to take a nap."

After Niya made a bed, she lay down directly and fell asleep soon.

Le Xiao, who was in the room at this time, was a little uneasy, and Wu Lei on the side looked solemn. He looked at the Internet, and people were already discussing what truth Zhao Zhen wanted to announce by the Business Department.

"It's a very simple question. If it is not announced, all the people in the CBV building will die. There will be some impact on the city, but it will not be too big, but it should make most people more anxious because Congress We have concealed something extremely important, and we are unwilling to publish it even at the cost of more than 4,000 lives. We will be endlessly criticized and discussed, and even other problems will occur in the city! And if we publish it, what will happen? It is unknown, and no one knows whether Zhao Zhen will release 4,000 people. No matter what happens, we will suffer a big loss this time, so what should we do for everyone!"

After Mo Xiaolan finished speaking, everyone fell into silence, and Letty said with an angry expression.

"If this nonsense had been announced earlier, it might not have happened at all."

"What would have been the consequences if it had been announced at that time!"

As soon as Chloe finished speaking, Letty yelled angrily.

"That would be better than now."

"Maybe it will be even worse!"

Chloe giggled and Letty tapped the screen angrily.

"if."

"It's okay, two girls, there are no ifs."

Ye Chunwang's gentle words made the two people who were full of tension stop talking, and everyone looked at him.

"Telling the truth, that's the only thing we can do."

At this time, King Xue spoke.

"Have you forgotten? People from the Sky Space Nation will be visiting next year. If everything is announced at this time."

King Xue did not say any more, it was true, Mo Xiaolan also thought of this, but in the current dilemma, no matter what he did, the city could not be completely calmed down.

These things cannot be fooled by some gorgeous rhetoric. It would be very dangerous to announce everything.

"I also support the release of the truth."

Alpha, who was sitting in the corner, spoke.

"Are you crazy Alpha."

Noah immediately spoke.

"Who is crazy? It's really difficult to deal with. After all, if everyone in the city knew that many of the past plans were to pave the way for the mechanization era, hey!"

Mo Xiaolan scratched her head, she couldn't think of any way to solve this problem.

"Business about your own business first and think about it carefully. After lunch, we will formally hold a short meeting and decide whether to announce it by voting!"

After Locke finished speaking, he turned off the light and shadow screen, and everyone went about their business.

Le Xiao looked suspiciously at Wu Lei, who was sitting at the desk and still dealing with logistical issues. She got off the bed. She had lost all her sleepiness. She planned to work until meal time and then sleep after eating.

Le Xiao had heard Alpha talk about the plan for the mechanization era, and she also felt that it would be very troublesome if it were announced. But now that Zhao Zhen has made such a request, what to do next is the problem.

"Something serious will happen next. This is their purpose."

Wu Lei stood up as he spoke, and Le Xiao hummed.

"Maybe the city will be completely in a very bad situation."

Le Xiao saw that Wu Lei's usual relaxed mood was gone. Looking at the shadow screen, he could already see that many people were speculating on what Zhao Zhen wanted the business department to announce.

"Keep working, Le Xiao. The decision is in the hands of your section chief and secretary. What do you think, Le Xiao?"

Le Xiao frowned slightly, looking troubled.

"This is the first time I've seen you think about something for so long."

Le Xiao smiled awkwardly.

"I think, actually, there might be nothing wrong with announcing it. I remember when I was a child, because I always liked to eat secretly, and I didn't feel good when I ate it, my mother would always hide the food. The more she hid it, the worse I got. I want to know, just keep thinking about it, it feels quite bad, so I think it is better to announce it instead of letting everyone make random guesses. In this case, there may indeed be some problems, but it is worse than continuing this suspicion. . Just like my father."

Le Xiao thought of her father again. During the period when her father was missing, Le Xiao was actually very uncomfortable every day. She looked forward to her father's return every day. Where did her father go? Le Xiao thought about it every day, and then day by day Waiting, this initial doubt turned into expectation, expectation turned into helplessness, and helplessness finally turned into sadness.

"Is that really what you think?"

Wu Lei asked, putting his hands on Le Xiao's shoulders, and she nodded.

"Of course, of course that's what I thought. What happened to you today? Did you not get enough rest?"

Wu Lei smiled.

"Actually, how should I put it? In recent years, I have been rejecting everything in the business field."

Le Xiao opened her mouth wide and looked at Wu Lei dumbfounded.

"I have considered resigning many times before. If you hadn't entered the practice department, I might have resigned."

Le Xiao swallowed.

"real or fake?"

"Of course it's fake."

Le Xiao blocked Wu Lei's hand.

"snort!"

Wu Lei put away his smile, looked at Le Xiao seriously and said.

"Just vote according to your own ideas. The right direction for many things is often in the hands of a few people."

Le Xiao hummed.

11 o'clock in the morning

Tianhen had just learned about the situation in the city. He looked in the direction of the city with a solemn expression. He did not expect that such a thing would happen. He would rush back later.

In the past two days, Tianhen has traveled to most areas and reached agreements with many gang members. They will assist the operation department throughout the process and provide all help when the construction of the agricultural base in the barrier area begins.

The entire barrier area is vigorously investigating the bases of the rioters, and some more have been discovered in the past two days, but many of them are relatively small research laboratories, and many of them have been abandoned.

Tianhen is now considering a problem, and has already asked someone to send the news directly back to the city and hand it over to Mo Xiaolan early this morning.

Now the rioters may have completed some experimental research in the barrier zone and moved the research results to the city. After all, when the city was undergoing reconstruction and construction, there were too many loopholes to exploit.

It is so many vulnerabilities that have evolved into the huge problem we have now after being stacked up layer by layer.

"Lord Tianhen, the lift is ready."

A team leader from Section 3 ran over to report. Tianhen nodded and walked quickly. He was now in a gathering place of gang members in the north. Many gang members had already gone out to search nearby places. .

Tianhen plans to go directly back to the southern guard station to discuss some things with Locke first, especially the matter of announcing the truth. In Tianhen's understanding, this must not be made public. Once it is made public, it will cause very serious consequences.

After Tianhen got on the helicopter, he immediately ordered to rush back to the southern guard station as quickly as possible. The helicopter flashed a red halo and flew violently into the distance in the sky.

Tian Hen looked at the time. Ten minutes later, the lift landed steadily on the wall of the southern guard station. After he came down, some Section 3 personnel who were waiting to go to the barrier area boarded the lift again. Hen quickly came to the section chief's office.

As soon as he entered, he saw Locke Jiahui and a bunch of secretaries and directors from the General Affairs Section dealing with some things. The reason why the General Affairs Section's office was moved to the southern alert station is because many reports now are from within the region. The staff sent it directly, without going through the network. Now that we know that there is a problem with the AI, some important intelligence information can only be delivered in this way.

"You're back Tianhen."

Locke stopped what he was doing and walked over quickly.

"Let's go up there."

Tianhen said helplessly.

"I just came down, Fatty, won't you go up and wait for me in advance?"

After a while, the two came to the city wall. Locke looked very distressed.

"Do you think it can be announced?"

Tianhen shook his head.

"It's definitely not possible."

Locke nodded. Publicizing these things would only create a lot of trouble for the city. It would be okay if they were not announced. There was no need to inform the citizens of these things because there was no need. This was originally the secret of Brilliant City.

"Someone should agree to publish it."

Tianhen said, Locke shook his head.

"No one should agree, but that girl"

Tian Hen laughed, knowing that Locke was talking about Le Xiao.

"That girl might agree, but it's useless. If more than 4,000 people can keep such a secret, I think this is the only way."

Locke did not nod or shake his head. He knew that anyone would consider the lives of those people the first time, but would only consider the overall problems of the city the second time.

"I have a plan, Your Excellency."

Locke frowned slightly, and Tian Hen talked about his plan.

"The moment the building exploded, our section chief and secretary, as well as a large number of special forces members, should be able to rescue several people by themselves. Rescue as many people as possible before the building collapses. This is the only thing we can consider now. matter."

After a while, Locke nodded, that was all he could do. Locke suddenly thought of a way.

"Cut off some of the surveillance signals in the CBV building. When Niya goes in, bring the news in and let as many people as possible go to the rooftop. As many as possible."

Tianhen's face was solemn.

"If the AIs had informed Zhao Zhen immediately, he might have detonated the bomb immediately."

Locke knew that this was indeed a problem, but the specific rescue plan required detailed and careful planning.

"We will discuss the rescue plan in detail after dinner."

11:36

In the temporary headquarters located in the eastern factory area, Letty angrily pulled Chloe by the collar.

"Say it again?"

"There are more than 4,000 hostages. It is impossible to rescue them all without disclosing the truth."

Ye Jiao frowned slightly, Yincai walked over and separated the two of them, Qin Dong said hurriedly.

"Okay, okay, stop making noise, Letty, and Chloe, please stop saying a few words."

Chloe snorted coldly.

"What I said is just the truth."

Everyone knew that no matter how hard they tried, they could not find a solution. They could only watch everything happen. Unless Zhao Zhen's conditions were met, he would definitely detonate the bomb.

Time was running out. After dinner later, they would have to discuss the matter and vote in the afternoon.

"I will definitely vote against it anyway. If the truth is disclosed, we will be exhausted in the years to come, and problems will arise in the entire Brilliant City."

“Even if it’s not made public, the problem is still serious.”

Ye Jiao muttered, Qin Dong didn't know what to say, and Yin Cai also spoke.

"I'm not in favor of publicity either."

Ye Jiao nodded.

"This cannot be said clearly in one or two sentences. Everyone's ability to accept things is different, plus it is a period like this."

Letty put away her scowl, lit a cigarette, and then pressed her head tiredly.

"Indeed, if these things are made public."

Finally, everyone looked at Qin Dong, who put away his smile.

"I don't agree with it either. After all, this is the same as"

There was no sound in the temporary headquarters for a while, and the rioters' plan succeeded. In a few hours, perhaps the CBV building will no longer exist, and none of the more than 4,000 people may be spared.

"What is right!"

Leti asked and Qin Dong replied.

"It is right to protect the stability, prosperity and stable development of the city. There is only one thing we need to do now, to eliminate the impact of these rioters as much as possible and get the city back on track as soon as possible. Only That’s it! This can only go so far.”