Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

9 a.m.

Le Xiao stretched. She had just eaten breakfast and her mood had completely recovered. She ran directly back home yesterday.

A two-story, somewhat shabby little house with a garden on the roof. Only the kitchen in the room is equipped with light and shadow equipment that can generate a stove. The other furniture in the house is solid, and many of it is dilapidated. Xiao looked at the small round table in front of her and recalled that when she was a child, her family would often eat happily around this small round table.

"Lele, it's already one o'clock. Doesn't it matter if you don't go back to the company? Look at how old your boss is. It's already nine o'clock."

A woman in her 40s came out of the kitchen. Time had left traces of hardship on this woman's face, but she still couldn't hide her gentle and beautiful charm.

"Mom, it's okay. I asked for leave from the company."

Le Xiao said and hurriedly put her face to the side. She lied to her mother. She had obviously been fired. Moreover, she also lied that her current salary was 3,000 a month. She saved some money and helped her family pay back some neighbors' debts when she came back. I was in debt and bought some daily necessities for my mother. Although my mother Zhou Xin didn't want it, she couldn't resist Le Xiao in the end.

On a small cabinet not far away, there was a photo that was taken by Le Xiao and her parents when she was a child. However, the part where her father appeared in the photo had been cut out. Le Xiao could not even remember what her father looked like. , and about her father, Le Xiao resisted asking.

As she grew older, Le Xiao probably understood how lucky and difficult it was to be born in Brilliant City.

Because of the extension of life span and the huge population base, if a couple wants to have a child, they must go to the First City Management Section to obtain relevant qualification certificates. The first thing is to have the conditions to raise a child, and then It just takes a long time to wait in line, and my mother is almost 70.

If you give birth to a child without permission, the only option is to be exiled to the Barrier Zone. Having an illegitimate child in Brilliant City is a serious crime.

Her mother told Le Xiao before that she and her father had to wait for more than 30 years to obtain the birth permit. Now the population of the upper, middle and lower floors of Bright City has exceeded 30 million, and this does not include the people in the barrier area. , because whether people in the barrier area are alive or dead has nothing to do with people under the sun. Le Xiao has also seen families who had illegitimate children several times and were forcibly taken away by the 5th Public Security Management Section.

The originally good family fell into hell because of the sudden disappearance of his father. In order not to be exiled to the barrier zone, the young Le Xiao watched his mother take on everything on her own, working from dawn to dusk to raise Le Xiao.

Because one of the most expensive expenses is to receive special vaccinations so that people can live to 150 years old, followed by school expenses.

Located on the edge of the Southwest District, is Slum Area No. 2. Most people here generally use some old furniture sold once a month from people outside the barrier area to the guard station, because people in the slum area generally have low incomes. With less than 500, it is already extremely difficult to survive in just one month. The only way to get out is to work hard.

It was almost time now, and Le Xiao decided to go back to the middle level and go to the 9th Business Department to find a job.

"You take this Lele."

As soon as Le Xiao left the house, she was stopped by her mother. A necklace with an emerald green gemstone was put on Le Xiao, and she was shocked.

"Mom, isn't this an ancestral relic of our family?"

"If there is any emergency, this thing can be exchanged for a lot of money."

Le Xiao was about to refuse but her mother hugged her.

"Remember, if conditions permit, buy some fresh food to cook and eat yourself. It's always bad to eat too much canned food. Just listen to mom and take it."

Le Xiao's body felt a little heavy, and it wasn't until she got on the train to the middle class that she finally covered her mouth and started crying. In the four years after graduating from college, she didn't know how many jobs she had done, but they failed again and again. , making her feel ashamed of everything her mother had done for her, and no matter how hard she tried to cover up her predicament, her mother had already seen her lie. She only took 5,000 of the money in her wallet, leaving 10,000 for Le Xiao.

There were only a few people in the carriage, and many people's eyes were full of hope. They seemed to be leaving the slums for the first time to look for opportunities in the middle class, but Le Xiao immediately realized that these few who looked young The child seems to have no education.

"Sister, it seems you are from the upper level. Your clothes are so beautiful."

A little girl sitting next to her looked at Le Xiao with envy. She nodded. Several other children in their 20s looked a little nervous.

"It's okay. As long as you find a job and work hard, good things will happen."

In a spacious and bright canteen, many people in black uniforms are choosing food at a long food table. You can choose a kind of meat, a vegetable and a soup. The canteen is very large, and there are Many people in the general affairs department wear white uniforms.

With a sizzling sound, pieces of steak that have been fried to medium rare are being put on plates for some people. Some special foods are only provided to the section chief, secretaries and some department managers.

Locke was busy holding the plate, waiting anxiously, licking his mouth, while Michelle looked on. Their lunch today was steak, fresh vegetables, and a bowl of beef brisket soup.

"Add an extra piece."

At this moment, Locke said to the chef. The chef immediately nodded and bent down and planned to add a piece of steak to Locke, but Michelle quickly stopped him.

"The number of steaks today is set based on the officials who come to all departments."

Michelle said, dragging Locke by the collar and sitting down at a quiet dining table for four.

"Humph, what's the matter? I've been having an eating disorder recently and I just want to eat meat."

Michelle moved her plate with steak in front of Locke, and he happily ate it.

Locke Jiahui soon ate two pieces of steak, and looked at the last remaining steak with greedy eyes, but no one came. Locke Jiahui sat on pins and needles shaking his legs, and his plump chest also shook up and down. This attracted snickers from some nearby section staff.

After a while, it was almost time. Locke walked over and took the steak directly, sprinkled it with pepper and planned to eat it, but at this moment a fork was pressed on the steak.

"who"

As soon as Locke raised his head, he saw Gene holding a cigarette. Michelle was startled and hurriedly stood up and stood aside.

"Lord Jean."

"What for Gene?"

Locke said dissatisfied.

"I need investigative authority. The level is congressional level. All the procedures have been completed. I need the signature of you, the general manager of Section 13."

With that said, Gene opened the light and shadow phone, and then pulled up a light and shadow file. Locke looked at it dissatisfied, but soon his eyes widened.

"No, Jean, haven't you made enough trouble? My head has exploded in the past few days. Why don't you go to the Business Department to collect information? Brother, please stop playing with me. You also know how many big consortiums are behind the Business Department. I"

Without saying a word, Gene picked up the steak and planned to eat it. Locke looked at it with greedy eyes.

"If this doesn't go right, you'll be blamed by Congress, Fatty."

Locke was so angry that he stared at the tender and juicy steak in Gene's hand.

"Give me the steak first and wait until I finish eating and go to my office."

After Locke had eaten for a while, he took Jean directly to the top floor of the 13th floor, an office that was like a private paradise. It had everything. The roof and walls were made of glass, and the sides were filled with plants and some indoor trees. There is also a swimming pool large enough for four or five people to bathe at the same time, a set of snow-white tiger-print sofas, covered with red carpets, and a small wine cabinet filled with a lot of high-end wine and some cigarettes.

As soon as he entered, Gene opened the cabinet, took out two cigarettes, and put them into his light and shadow locker.

"Hey, Gene, do you really think this is your home? Don't you buy cigarettes yourself?"

"You don't smoke anyway."

Jean was leaning on the sofa comfortably, and Secretary-General Michelle was looking at Jean's documents.

"I said forget it, Gene. You can't afford to offend those guys in the consortium. Maybe even our General Affairs Department will be implicated. If something goes wrong then, you and I can't carry such a big pot. "

"Just blame it on me."

Locke was speechless for a moment, his expression became serious, and he walked up to Gene. Smoke drifted past him, and he pinched his nose with a look of disgust on his face.

"Jean, what exactly did you find out? That little brat from Tianhen almost killed people from Section 5 last night. Niya called me early this morning. I heard that it was finally over just now."

Jean seemed to have expected it.

"Aren't people still alive?"

Now Michelle came over and sat in front of Locke.

"Recently, there are indeed a lot of problems with Sanlian Company's financial situation. When the Commerce Department reported taxes to our General Affairs Department, the numbers were abnormal. It's just that there are some things that we can only turn a blind eye to. After all, they are in Congress. The number of MPs accounts for 27%.”

"I can tell you Jean, you can sign it if you want, but please don't mess around. I'm begging you."

Locke looked at Gene with a bitter look on his face.

"There is an undercurrent surging in the city. Something is coming. It may be a problem that can shake the foundation of the city. I have warned you in advance."

Locke took Gene's cell phone, stretched out his finger to sign his name on it, and then waited for a beam of red light to scan his body for the investigation order to take effect.

"Thanks."

Gene said and left.

After a while, Locke breathed a sigh of relief.

"You go and follow Jean Michel."

Michelle looked at Locke in surprise.

"Your Excellency, the steward, will find out for Lord Jean."

"It doesn't matter. If something goes wrong, we won't know until it's too late. We keep an eye on Jean 24 hours a day. I really don't know what those adults think, letting Sir Jean go so far."

Located on Street 1 of the 12 ring streets in the south of the middle floor, there is a giant pancake-shaped building with five floors. On the outside of this pancake-shaped building with a huge area, there are six small circles. The cake buildings are only 3 stories high and are labeled with numbers 0 to 5.

Roundhouses 2 and 3 contain recruitment information for all companies in the city, while roundhouses 4 and 5 contain private recruitment information.

People in the entire bright city who want to find a job quickly can come directly to the Business Department. As long as you enter your name, the system here will filter out some jobs that are suitable for you, and all your resumes will be bound to your With your ID card, you can quickly receive a remote light and shadow interview.

This was the part that Lexiao was most afraid of. She stood at the door of Round House No. 2 and looked at the people coming in and out. Some people were as panicked as him and wanted to go in. Among the people who came out, there were some who were crestfallen and some who were happy. People jumping up and roundhouse No. 2 are recruiting information for big companies.

Le Xiao walked to the light and shadow scanner next to him tremblingly. After a beam of red light swept across, the light and shadow screen in front of him began to calculate.

After a while, a string of words appeared on the screen

Competent work: none

Suggested jobs: Service industry

Best job: Waitress in a special shop

Please come to Round House No. 5

Le Xiaodun blushed and looked at the prompts on the screen with heartbeat.

"Break the system, let me do it."

Le Xiao, who was just about to get angry, suddenly saw a familiar figure, Gene, with the same gentle smile on his face as always, smoking without leaving his hand, and walking with a calm demeanor.

Le Xiao immediately ran over happily, a wave of sadness overflowing from the bottom of her heart. She passed through the crowd and ran over quickly, but when she was about to shout, she saw Jean entering No. 0 Inside the roundhouse.

Le Xiao stopped. Only the bosses of the company, celebrities and high-ranking personnel were eligible to enter. She sat down on a bench beside the lawn with a discouraged look.

After Gene entered the round room No. 0, he immediately attracted the attention of many people in Section 9. Many sexy and hot beauties in uniforms were receiving some bosses, celebrities and leaders from all walks of life.

But as Jean entered, the personnel of Section 9 who were receiving customers in their own area had already stood up and came closer.

"Lord Jean, do you have a special permit to come here today?"

A responsible beauty stood up and asked first. Gene took out her mobile phone. The responsible woman took her own mobile phone, and soon she received an orange document.

With a creak, the door to the passage connecting the big round cake building in the middle opened. Jean walked in quickly. People around him looked at Jean in surprise. They didn't know that this man was wearing a shirt and a uniform jacket. Who is the man in his hand? He is actually qualified to enter the core of the 9th Business Section, the area where all past business records have been stored since the founding of Brilliant City.

Gene has been here more than once or twice. As soon as you enter the round cake building, you can see two completely different worlds. On the left are rows of extremely dense bookshelves, filled with all handwritten business records. On the right side are the business records recorded by the system. In order to prevent errors in certain links and virtual records from errors or other problems, virtual records and handwritten records were used. Gene walked into the physical bookshelf area on the left , many scribes were working hard in a hall, and then a man with a beard and enthusiasm on his face walked over quickly.

"I thought you would come, Gene. Haha, what are you here for this time?"

"I'm here to warn you, something is going bad."