Life Copy Game

"Look over there, there are fireworks!"

On the seat in front, a girl excitedly pointed out the window.

"Yes!"

The boy next to the window also looked out the window excitedly.

"The house over there is so short. Where is it? It would be great to watch the fireworks over there."

The girl held on to the back seat of the car in front of her and looked out the window sideways. There were rows of high-rise buildings one after another. She could only see a corner of the brilliant fireworks through the gaps between the buildings.

"Let me see,"

The boy raised his bracelet, as if he was looking at the map software on the bracelet. After a while, his tone gradually dropped, and his originally lofty shoulders dropped, "That's the villa area in the Saint-Lot district."

The Saint-Rôte district is where the wealthy people of Wetterland gather, and it is also where most of the large conglomerates have their headquarters in Wetterland.

The girl turned around and seemed to feel the change in the mood of the boy next to her. She leaned slightly against the boy and said, "It's okay. We don't have to buy a house there. We can just go there to watch the fireworks in the future."

She looked at the boy's frustrated and confused look, and pulled out a large canvas bag with an advertisement for Huiermei Hospital from under the seat, "There are some things that you are born with. If you don't have them at birth, you won't have them." of,"

She fumbled with her hand from the bag and took out a piece of steak, "Let's go back and fry the steak tonight. My sisters in the workshop recommended it to me, Nolanka Group's synthetic steak. Although I haven't heard much about this brand of steak. I’ve said it before, but it’s said to taste very good, taste just like real meat, and it’s very cheap.”

The boy stared blankly at the girl, the bright fireworks reflected the brilliant colors in the girl's dark pupils.

He opened his mouth, and just as he was about to say something, a mechanical female voice came out from the car's audio system.

"Hazel's here."

The bus stopped slowly,

"Idiot, it's time to get out of the car,"

The girl glanced at the surrounding buildings, held the bag in one hand, grabbed the boy's hand with the other, and pulled the boy to run quickly towards the opened car door, "We still have ten minutes before the half-price transfer time. If we can't catch up by then, It’ll be an extra 50 cents.”

As they left in a hurry, two other young men wearing simple denim work clothes got into the car.

"Regular card users."

"Regular card users."

Two repetitive mechanical female voices echoed in the car.

Wetland's bus company basically allows you to pay without contact when getting on the bus. As long as the bracelet is bound to the bus company's app, after getting on the bus, the program on the bus senses the special identity chip of the bracelet and will directly pay for it on the user's phone. Charges are deducted from the account.

This kind of contactless payment only supports credit card payment. Credit cards that have signed a cooperation agreement with the bus company will have additional fare reductions.

The bus door closed and the vehicle started slowly.

The two young men glanced at the somewhat empty bus and sat down not far in front of He Ao.

The young man sitting outside seemed to be watching some kind of news. The quality of his headphones was not good, and there was obvious sound leakage.

Thanks to He Ao's current hearing, these sounds have become one of the background noises echoing in his ears.

"On the 24th, the bill promoted by Chenxi Mayor Christos on 'further increasing the coverage of accidental injury insurance and increasing the insurance amount in Chenxi City' was recommended to be revised by the city council. This is equivalent to the bill not being approved by the city council. Pass directly.

"Christos said he would revise the bill and then submit it to the City Council for a vote.

“This is already the mayor’s second bill this year that has not been directly passed by the city council. The previous bill was a bill to increase the minimum wage. The bill was passed after modification, but the amount of wage increase was the same as the original bill. The bill is significantly reduced compared to the bill.

“Since the mayor implemented the medical reform in Morningside City last year with thunderous measures that shocked the entire federation, all aspects of his behavior have been under pressure from the consortium.

“Currently, Christos’s ruling coalition still occupies the majority position on the Chenxi City Council, but judging from recent circumstances, the ruling coalition seems to be divided.

“According to internal sources from Morningside Daily, conservatives within the ruling coalition believe that Christos’s series of actions since the health care reform are too radical, and excessive restrictions and punishments on the consortium will lead to unpredictable directions.

“The radicals believe that Christos’ behavior is too conservative and the punishment of the consortium is not enough to effectively improve the originally bad situation in Chenxi City.

“The recent inability of Christos’ bill to pass directly in Morningside City Council appears to be influenced by this division.

"If Christos and his governing coalition lose control of the Morningside City Council, the ambitious mayor is likely to become a lame duck faced with obstruction as the mid-term federal parliamentary elections approach. The situation may become more complicated.”

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"What are you looking at?"

Next to the young man, his companion sitting by the window leaned over and looked at the young man's bracelet.

"Tellison TV's news broadcast about Morningside City."

The young man took off his earphones and whispered.

"Chenxi City?" The companion by the window raised his voice slightly. He glanced at the young man doubtfully, "Then there is an entire federation separated from us. You have to sit on a short boat for a whole day. Why should you care about them?"

Then he straightened up, leaned against the window, started to open the video software, and swiped his bracelet, "Be happy, after all, you are so tired at work, why do you have to think about complicated things after get off work?"

"Yes," the young man put away his bracelet, and then he seemed to remember something, "The midterm elections are coming soon. Who are you going to vote for for the Senate?"

"Ned."

The companion said without hesitation.

At this moment, the bus was passing a huge billboard with Ned's campaign poster on it.

"Why?" The young man was stunned, and the neon lights of Ned's campaign billboard hit his face, "This guy's campaign slogan has basically never been realized."

"promise,"

The companion raised his bracelet and showed the projection on the bracelet to the young man next to him.

Looking from He Ao's point of view, you can just see the picture on the bracelet.

It was a blogger with a beautiful girl with a curvy body, sharing videos of her life.

"I like this blogger quite a lot. She said she thought Ned was pretty good and she would vote for Ned, so I voted for him by the way."

"Ah?" The young man was stunned, "But what if that guy is a bastard?"

"Whatever," the companion said, leaning back to the window, "Which of these men running for the Senate is not a bastard?"

He looked at the video on his bracelet and asked casually, "What about you, who do you want to vote for?"

"Desanque,"

The young man flipped the bracelet and showed an electronic election poster on the bracelet. He excitedly introduced it to his companions,

“He is very young, not yet forty years old, and has worked in industrial areas before. He promised that if he is successful in the election, he will work to promote bills in the federal government to improve employee treatment, raise the minimum wage, and increase employee safety and security.

"Our factory is so dangerous. The man in Workshop 15 was caught in the machine two days ago. He didn't even have a complete bone left. If we could have an accident insurance like the one in Chenxi City, if something happened to us in the future, My family can also be protected.”

"Sounds good," my companion leaned against the window, scrolling through the next video, "but when these congressmen were campaigning, none of them boasted so much. This Desik..."

"Desank."

The young man corrected his companion's pronunciation.

"Desank," the companion closed the bracelet, sat up straight, and looked into the young man's eyes, "how do you know that he is not another bastard?"

The young man's face was slightly blank.

"Be happy," the companion retracted again, "No matter who goes up, the result will be the same. The gentlemen in the city council will not care about us, and neither will the federal parliament. Anyone who can appear in front of us is The consortium has chosen them, they are all the same, just pick the one you like."

The young man stared at his companion blankly as the bus passed the Ned campaign billboard and arrived in front of a huge shopping mall screen.

On this screen, Ned's campaign advertisement was also playing.

He raised his head and looked at Ned's confident, winning smile in the advertisement, and suddenly felt a little ridiculed.

The young man went back dejectedly, leaning on the back of the chair and staring ahead.

This bus is an unmanned bus, and the price is slightly cheaper than that of a driver. There is no driver's seat in the front of the bus, only an empty, huge front windshield.

Through the windshield, the young man could clearly see the high-rise buildings with neon lights flashing in front of him.

One after another, Ned’s campaign ads were filled with large and small advertising spaces.

The cheerful, rhythmic specially designed campaign music was echoing in his ears like harsh laughter at this moment.

He glanced at the poster on the bracelet, slowly closed it, and sighed softly.

"It would be great if Christos were our mayor."

The companion next to him looked up at him, looked at the introductory video about Christos' accident insurance bill on the interface of his bracelet, and slowly closed the bracelet.

He also sighed softly.

The rest of the journey was followed by a long period of silence.

The two young men in somewhat rough work clothes got off the bus at the next stop.

People on the bus come and go, but they always maintain a relatively quiet state.

Before He Ao got on the bus, he bought a cloth cover on the street and wrapped the bone ax and the wooden box together. After getting on the bus, he kept leaning against the window. He held the cloth cover in his hand and stared at the road in front of the bus. .

There are not many passengers on this line, and it is not the peak period for commuting.

This bus line is one of the longest bus lines in the entire city of Weitland, spanning the three districts of Plant, Saint-Lote, and North Weitland.

On the way, you will pass through the old industrial area of ​​Plant, many civilian areas, pass through many prestigious private schools in Saint-Lot, and finally return to the North Wetterland district, pass the city council building, and pass the love town where the Mayor of Wetterland lives. Lanser Palace, and Wittland University.

This line is not only an ordinary bus line, but also an important tourist route in Weitland. Many tourists on a budget will choose this bus line to see most of the scenery in Weitland with the least money.

Since it is a sightseeing route, the pricing method of this route is also different from other bus routes.

There are two types of ordinary buses in Wetterland, one is the cheap self-driving yellow bus, and the other is the expensive manual-driving blue bus.

The prices are 1 federal coin and 5 federal coin respectively.

Of course, monthly subscription is also available. The monthly subscription price for the yellow bus is 75 federal coins, and the monthly subscription price for the blue bus is 97 federal coins. You can ride unlimited rides during the monthly subscription period.

Both types of buses can transfer to other buses at half price within an hour after boarding. However, yellow buses can only transfer to yellow buses, and blue buses can transfer to blue buses or yellow buses, but the price is still the same as that of blue buses. Calculated at half price.

The route He Ao is taking now is slightly different from the ordinary bus route.

The price of getting on and off the bus in the area is the same as that of ordinary buses. For example, if you get on the bus in Plant District and get off in Plant District, the price is the same as that of ordinary buses, which is 1 federal coin or 5 federal coins.

But if you cross districts, an additional half-price ticket will be charged for each additional district you cross.

For example, the yellow bus that Howao is currently taking was originally priced at 1 federal coin. This time, it took the bus from the station in Plant's old industrial area. It took him all the way to the North Wetterland District, spanning two districts. If you add a full-price ticket, the ticket price is 2 federal coins.

But this is actually not the first time 'Jace' has taken this line. In middle school, Jess often took this bus home.

However, Jess has never taken the 2 federal dollar trip before, because he always got on the bus at Tellison Middle School in the Saint-Roto district and took the bus to his home in the North Wittland district. He only crossed one district, so he only had to pay an additional fee. A half-price ticket costs 5 federal coins.

As the bus gradually approached the edge of Plant District, the faces of the passengers on the bus also changed.

The faces of workers gradually decreased, and the number of students gradually increased. These students all went to school from the Plant District to the Saint-Lot District.

Some private primary and secondary schools provide boarding services. These students are too far away from home, so they live in the school and go home every weekend.

Today happened to be Sunday, and they had to rush to school the night before so that they could catch the school's morning class the next day.

Of course, this kind of boarding service is not available to students from ordinary families. Even if it is a four-person or six-person dormitory in the school, the boarding fee is not cheap.

Of course, these boarding fees are not much compared to the high tuition fees of private schools.

Some schools will waive part of the boarding fees for students with particularly outstanding grades to help poor students with their studies and at the same time increase their school's admission rate.

But such students are still in the minority.

Therefore, the students who can attend private schools in Saint-Lot are not from poor families, even if they live in the Plant District.

The school uniforms of these students are basically neat and clean, and some have been personalized.

In addition to students, there were also some young people in formal clothes on this bus.

They are company employees who go to work the night shift in the Saint-Lot district. Although they work among the bustling buildings, their wages are not enough to support the rent they rent near these high-rise buildings.

So they basically live in the Plant District where the rent is lower and the safety environment and living environment are worse.

Commuting to and from get off work every day often takes several hours by bus or subway.

The students chatted about the latest emerging idols and popular figures in the school, while the office workers leaned on their seats and took a nap, watching the information or videos on their bracelets.

The bus moved forward slowly, and people on the bus got on and off.

Heao passed through old residential areas, bustling company buildings, and splendid parliament buildings, and finally arrived near Wetterland University and got off the bus at the North Gate Station of Wetterland University.

Starting from the bus station and walking a few hundred meters ahead, you will find a quiet apartment building.

This is where Jace's parents live, and it is also where Jace grew up.

He Ao held the cloth cover, his figure blended into the dark night, and approached the apartment building.

This is also where Jess's mother committed suicide.