Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

The smoke and dust were spreading. People from Sections 3 and 5 took heavy water fire extinguishing equipment and sprayed it on some areas that were already on fire. The moment the fine water droplets came into contact with the flames, they instantly expanded several times like a torrent, and the flames were quickly doused. destroy.

"Hand it over!"

A person from Section 5 looked at several helpless people. They obediently handed over their dangerous items to the people from Section 5, and these people from Section 5 did not arrest them.

There were more and more people on the street, and many people who had gone home and locked their doors and windows began to come out and join the street, quietly watching Le Xiao who was talking to the protestors on the light and shadow screen.

The originally frantic streets gradually calmed down. When violent conflicts were about to break out, Le Xiao's shouts were conveyed through the light and shadow screens that appeared one after another.

At this time, Pasha was standing on the side of the street, leaning against the wall, watching several people who were about to be arrested and shouted immediately.

"Just ask them to hand over the dangerous objects, and just keep quiet."

Seeing that many of the staff in front of me had changed their attitudes, they no longer treated them with anger. Most of them were trying to persuade some of the still agitated people to calm down.

Pasha looked at the burnt black spots on the ground with smoke and dust rising. The situation was under control, just right. If it continued to escalate, according to past situations, many people who resorted to violence during demonstrations would Will definitely be expelled.

Pasha has seen this situation too many times. Ever since she was just an ordinary clerk, she has often dealt with such riots. Many riots were just quarrels at the beginning, but the deeper reason is the long-term backlog of conflicts. .

In her childhood memory, the most profound thing that Pasha remembers is that of a man who was arrested for stealing. The reason why he stole was for his sick family members, but because the amount of items stolen was huge, he was sentenced to jail. He was imprisoned for 10 years. At that time, many people nearby defended him, because this man often helped some people on weekdays, because he could not borrow money from Section 7, which was still a bank at the time.

On the day of the verdict, many people felt it was unfair. Such a good man finally walked out in handcuffs. That day was an off-campus practical class held by Pasha's school. As a result, many people gathered at the door of the court and learned about the verdict. Later, stones were thrown at the managers at the time, and the conflict between the two sides continued to intensify.

Based on this incident, large-scale riots occurred in the entire area on the same day. The courthouse was directly burned down by fire, the administrators were hijacked and killed, and the angry crowd wreaked havoc on the streets.

Pasha clearly remembered that the teacher took them to the school to take refuge. The rioters finally rushed to the school and insisted without any basis that the parents of these children who could afford to go to school must be exploiters.

They just wanted to find a breakthrough to vent their inner anger, but two hours after the riot started, the army intervened. Pasha witnessed those who rushed into the school being shot and killed, and soon followed by toughness. The riot ended within an hour, but the streets were already filled with blood. That was the first time Pasha saw a dead person. What does it look like when a bullet passes through a human body? Each picture was twisted with anger. Finally, After being suppressed, he showed an expression of despair and humiliation.

"Aren't you tired?"

Pasha muttered in a low voice. Almost everyone on the street became quiet at this time. Looking at the light and shadow screen, they were all ordinary people. There were many problems at the bottom. The entire environment was like a huge quagmire.

Pasha has been working here for more than 10 years. She does not intend to climb up. She had the opportunity before, but Pasha chose to refuse.

One morning five years ago, Pasha was called into the section chief's office.

"Recently, a director in Section 7 has retired, and they lack a capable person. I recommended you to them. I have already submitted your resume. You can take a look and add some of your own strengths."

"No need, Lady Niya, I don't really want to leave the bottom floor now!"

Niya just smiled and threw a cigarette to Pasha.

"What's wrong? Have you caught the breath of the bottom!"

Pasha turned around and nodded, lit the cigarette and walked towards the door.

"Sister Niya, my district is very stable now. There has not been a single criminal case in the past six months. The crime rate has been curbed. To be honest, I am a little lazy. Everything now looks good to me."

"Then work hard. If you change your mind, you can come to me at any time and I will make arrangements for you in advance."

The sun was shining brightly that morning, and Pasha remembered it very clearly. At that time, she wanted to nod her head immediately. However, when she thought about it, there was actually nothing bad about the lower floors. Prices were cheap, and the streets were not always miserable. They were also filled with laughter and joy. In fact, Pasha herself knows the human touch. She doesn't like the cold environment of the middle and upper classes, and she can't stand the more rigorous work and interpersonal relationships, so she still chooses to stay at the bottom.

Sometimes Pasha will handle some cases personally on a whim, and will also listen to the complaints of some people involved in the case. Of all the regional officers in the bottom 60 districts, only 6 have been promoted in the past 15 years, and most of the others have been promoted. People have been working at the bottom for almost a lifetime, and some have been in office for more than 30 years.

Pasha has seen many things, and there is only one word they can do nothing about. The only thing they can do is to improve social security and effectively reduce the crime rate. For many problems, they can only avoid conflicts as much as possible. For some things, they can only Choose a compromise approach.

Over the years, the bottom has maintained stability, like a pool of stagnant water. Although many people live a difficult life, they can still live a stable life. In the past, when Pasha first took office, there would always be some routine surprise inspections to violate laws and regulations. Industry matters, but under such long-term inspections, many people who can only live on the edge of the law have had their lives severely disrupted, and the entire neighborhood has become chaotic.

Over the years, Pasha gradually understood that it was no one's fault. Pasha lit a cigarette and turned her head to look at the place where the sun was shining down. The layers of light could be clearly seen at this time. It feels like the light on the upper level is the most dazzling, while the light on the middle level is weaker, but it is completely different on the lower level.

Pasha stretched out her fingers, and there was no trace of warmth in the glimmer of light shining on her fingertips. The air would only start to heat up around 10 o'clock. In the morning, she could only see the light, but not enjoy the warmth.

To break all this, there must be a strong, dazzling, extremely hot light, which can break through everything. Pasha smoked quietly and looked at Le Xiao on the light and shadow screen. In Pasha's concept, her own qualifications is mediocre, and her father often said that everyone's talents are different, and people with mediocre qualifications abound. You just need to work harder to reach the upper limit of your qualifications. As for other things, leave it to those talents. Just go for extraordinary geniuses.

Looking at Lexiao on the screen, Pasha's original serious expression relaxed, and the corners of her mouth were raised slightly. In Pasha's eyes, this 26-year-old genius from the bottom of society shines with light in his words and deeds. From her sudden Since Shi was pushed to the position of secretary of Section 13, the originally peaceful city began to undergo drastic changes.

Now that she thought about it carefully, Pasha was still a little scared. She looked at her trembling hands. During the riots in the two bottom districts last month, someone from the reinforcement team in Pasha's district died. Members, because there is no way to pull the trigger on those angry ordinary citizens. Obviously no one is at fault. Everyone just wants to live a better life and a better life.

Pasha still clearly remembers the scene when the parents of the new officers came to claim their bodies and collect their pensions. At 7 o'clock this morning, when Pasha learned that a demonstration had taken place in the area, she was angry. , helpless, but the order she received was to follow the command of Section 13 Secretary Le Xiao. But until now, Le Xiao has not issued any orders, but her actions stopped the upcoming riot.

Different from the orders on ordinary days, before all previous riots, Pasha and the others received orders only to act according to the situation. Once a riot broke out, they would immediately suppress it. If the suppression escalated into a bloody conflict, they were allowed to shoot directly.

"It's actually very simple, isn't it!"

Pasha pressed her forehead with one hand. For a moment, she lost control of her emotions. Tears began to overflow from her eyes. The out-of-control situation was under control. Although everyone did not receive the order, they saw what Le Xiao did and asked them to stop the demonstration. The clerks got out of the way and walked over to listen to what they said. Such a simple approach successfully stopped the situation in the bottom 58 districts that was about to go crazy.

Seeing many people sitting quietly on the ground, looking up at the light and shadow screen, some people started to cry. Maybe they didn't know why they were crying. Pasha just squatted quietly in the corner, pulled down the brim of her hat, and said nothing. of tears.

It was clear that such a simple approach could be used to resolve a bloody conflict, but no one did it. No one thought that because of the last riot in Pasha's district, one of the people who went to reinforce him was his sister. , but she will never wake up now. She has been clamoring to come to the bottom as soon as she joined the business department.

Many female squad leaders stood in front of Pasha and formed a group. They all knew how the commander was feeling at this moment, but they knew very well that Pasha didn't want others to see it, especially under such circumstances.

"We just want to live a better life. We can borrow money from Section 7 in times of crisis. When we are sick, we don't have to go to the middle class to buy medicine. When we look for a job, we don't have to worry about being born at the bottom. , they were rejected before they even opened their mouths. Many of our children here cannot afford to go to school. Many people cannot be included in the scope of ordinary people’s medical pension insurance because of their citizenship status. We just want to tell the middle-level and middle-level people. People in the upper class, we are also human beings and part of this city!”

Le Xiao nodded, still smiling. The leading man in front of her was crying, and the crowd sobbed softly from time to time.

"Anyone else want to say anything?"

Le Xiao glanced around and saw that it was almost 10 o'clock. People kept talking about their tragic experiences, the injustice they suffered, and their helpless life.

Everyone was silent, no one spoke anymore, and most of the questions they spoke about could already represent themselves. Time passed by, and it was nearly 10 minutes.

"I'm sorry, I can't make any promises to you, I can't promise you anything!"

Le Xiao said and bowed to everyone. In the past ten minutes, Le Xiao thought clearly. Although the memory is very vague, her father often warned herself not to make random promises to others. Once a promise is made, it must be done. arrive.

At this time, many people had a look of helplessness on their faces, and many nodded silently. Even if they said what they wanted to say, life will continue to hit everyone tomorrow, and they still have to continue living. .

"I heard everything you said today, and I heard it very clearly, so what I want to say is that I will try to find ways to change the current situation at the bottom. This is the only thing I can promise you. I am not a god. , I can only do things within my capabilities. My parents always told me in the past, if one day you feel desperate, sad and helpless, just look at the sun in the sky and think about what else I have. What else can I do? Now my idea is very simple. Work seriously at the bottom. This is the only thing I can do. If any of you are dissatisfied, what kind of complaints do you have? In my spare time at work , I am very happy to listen to what you have to say, I am very sorry, this is my first day officially starting work, I am only 26 years old, but I think I can do a lot of things, a lot, if you believe in good things , no matter what kind of environment you are in, you can always see beautiful things!”

Le Xiao looked at the person in front of her seriously and put on her hat.

"I'm going back to work now, because there are still many businessmen waiting to submit some novel and interesting products. Maybe some of them can change everyone's lives, so please go back in an orderly manner! There won't be a mutant exam on TV tomorrow. A program? How about this? The low-level mutants’ exams will be broadcast live for free. Let’s rest for a few days to relieve fatigue, and then try our best again!”

Le Xiao smiled, raised her hand and waved it, then clenched it into a fist, turned around and walked slowly.

At this time, some people on the edge began to turn around and disperse. Many people nodded and left. More and more people chose to leave the street. When Le Xiao returned to the door of Section 13 store, there were protests at the street entrance. The crowd had dispersed.

Gradually, the black smoke rising above the various blocks on the ground floor also disappeared, and the air began to heat up due to the light of the artificial sun.