Arknights is too real, right?

In the park at night, Xia Feng and Wei Yanwu walked side by side under the dim street lights.

Zhou Liang followed carefully a few steps behind.

To be honest, he didn't expect to meet Wei Yanwu here, but since he "encountered" him by chance, he could still say something, even if it was just a test.

While walking, Xia Feng was the first to break the silence.

"Sir Wei, I am quite well-informed. To be honest, although this is not my first time coming to Longmen, I still can't help but be amazed every time I am in the bustling Longmen."

Faced with these kind words, Wei Yanwu responded skillfully.

"Governor Xia, you and I are on the same level, so there is no need to call me sir. As far as I know, Yandong is developing rapidly. I believe there will be many opportunities for you and me to work together in the future."

Xia Feng let out a chuckle.

"Ha, okay. Actually, I hate the fake politeness in officialdom. Since you are also informal, I will just call you Wei."

Wei Yanwu was obviously a little embarrassed when he heard the name "Old Wei".

"Ahem, whatever you want."

Then, Xia Feng changed the subject and jumped directly from casual chat to a sensitive topic.

"Old Wei, I would like to ask you, how does your Longmen treat infected people?"

Wei Yanwu did not hesitate and replied truthfully.

"Longmen is relatively friendly to infected people and has built slums specifically for infected people to live in. There, infected people can move around as they please, but infected people who have not received special permission are not allowed to enter the city."

Xia Feng snorted slightly sarcastically.

"Excluding infected people from urban areas and even calling their homes slums is considered friendly?"

Wei Yanwu knew Xia Feng's background very well. Faced with the ridicule, he replied in a deep voice.

"There is nothing we can do about it. Longmen can be said to be an important international trade hub with extremely high mobility of people. Not only do we have to restrict infected people, but we also conduct strict checks on outsiders."

After saying this, Wei Yanwu added another sentence.

"If Longmen was as vast as Yandong, I wouldn't be ridiculed by people like you, Governor Xia, and it would be a thankless task for me."

This sentence was regarded as a reply. It was obvious that Wei Yanwu's temper was not very good.

But Xia Feng was not in the mood to continue arguing with him. Instead, his face changed and his tone became cheerful.

"It seems that you, Old Wei, have always been troubled by the infection problem."

Wei Yanwu snorted coldly.

"Among the five governors of the Yan Kingdom, you are probably the only one who treats infected people differently."

"Haha, I can't help it. After all, I am also an infected person."

Returning to the topic, Xia Feng asked again.

"From what you say, the infected seem to be a burden to the development of Longmen."

"if not?"

Xia Feng looked confused.

“Don’t Longmen need the cheap labor provided by infected people?”

Wei Yanwu's answer made Xia Feng feel that he had asked nonsense.

"Have you seen many large factories in Longmen that require a lot of labor?"

"Huh? It seems like there really isn't."

"Longmen is just a mobile city with almost no natural resources to develop. What the major families and world consortia value is not the land of Longmen, but the information gathered here. If you want to build a factory, it is cheaper and more suitable than Longmen. There are many places.”

Xia Feng understood what he said. Longmen's land was very valuable, so labor was needed, but not that large.

And because of the special characteristics of infected people, they cannot work in service industry positions in urban areas, or even sweep streets.

Of course, there are not many infected people in Longmen. They are basically foreigners who were accidentally infected with ore disease and were ostracized and unable to return to their country. They had no choice but to stay in Longmen, and there were even some businessmen among them.

However, for the rapidly developing Longmen, the existence of infected people is of no use at all and is a complete burden.

Not only does it cost money, manpower, and police force, it is also an extremely unstable security risk.

Speaking of this, Wei Yanwu sighed.

"Most infected people are emotionally unstable. Many people may seem humble, but they have violent tendencies in their hearts. At the same time, the average life span of infected people is very short. Every time there is a death, a lot of energy needs to be invested in disposing of the body, otherwise It is likely to evolve into a large-scale infection event."

Xia Feng and Wei Yanwu were walking side by side. In the silence, a sentence suddenly came out.

"Old Wei, do you want the slums in Longmen to disappear?"

Wei Yanwu suddenly stopped.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and stared deeply at Xia Feng's back.

"I am the ruler of Longmen, Governor Xia, please don't talk nonsense."

Xia Feng was stunned by Wei Yanwu's strong reaction.

"Don't get excited, I just asked casually."

At the same time, he seemed to understand something from Wei Yanwu's reaction.

The questioner was unintentional, but the answerer was intentional. If he guessed correctly, Wei Yanwu really wanted to clear out the slums in Longmen.

Putting on a relaxed tone, Xia Feng turned back to face him.

"Old Wei, I know you are an excellent ruler. I have no other intention. I just want to say that for the development of Longmen, I may be able to help you deal with the slums."

"What did you say!"

Seeing Wei Yanwu's excited eyes, Xia Feng immediately changed his mind.

"Oh, you misunderstood, bah, bah, bah, I said the wrong thing. It's not about processing, it's about placement, placement."

"Placement?"

"That's right."

Xia Feng spread his palms and said confidently.

"You also know that Yandong has just been established and the construction project is huge. For this, I need a lot of cheap labor. You don't need it, but I do. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"

Wei Yanwu looked startled.

"You want me to transfer the infected people from Longmen slum to Yandong?"

Xia Feng nodded.

"It can also be said that since it is a territory belonging to the Yan Kingdom, the infected can be completely voluntary."

Wei Yanwu was obviously not interested in this proposal.

"Don't be naive. Why would the infected leave Longmen and move to Yanlong, just because you will pay them cheap wages?"

"No no no."

Xia Feng corrected.

"If you support it, Old Wei, the infected people will definitely be willing, because I will not only pay them wages, but also provide free suppression of ore disease."

"ah?"

Xia Feng raised the corners of his mouth.

"In the next three months, I will build the world's largest hospital for infected people in Yandong."

Seeing Wei Yanwu's confused expression, Xia Feng also added something later.

"If I can return to Yandong alive from Fengyang City."

He raised his wrist and glanced at the time on his bracelet.

Xia Feng gave an exaggerated salute to his colleague, Governor Wei of Longmen.

"Let's stop talking here, Old Wei. My helicopter is almost here, so I'll leave first. We can talk about this later. We'll see you in the imperial capital in a week."

Say hello to Zhou Liang.

"Lao Zhou, go out and call a car. Let's go out of the city."

"Yes, sir."

Leaving Wei Yanwu with a complicated expression, Xia Feng led Zhou Liang towards the exit of the park.