Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

April 1, 2217

A large number of people were already waiting at the gate of the 5th Section Headquarters, which is located in the middle level of the northwest and has been put into use early in the morning.

Nearly 10,000 people were already waiting for the door of Section 5 headquarters to open. Many people looked slightly anxious, and many were whispering without making much noise.

Everyone is waiting for the release of their test results and whether they can pass the test. Once they pass the test, they only need to enter a school in the business department and study for three months, and then they can be assigned to the corresponding department.

The exams for the Practice Department are extremely strict. At the beginning of this year, the Practice Department Examination Law was promulgated. This is an internal law for the Practice Department as a whole. Once you are found to have cheated on the exam, you will not only be disqualified, but also need to go to jail. , starting with a minimum of 3 years.

Many people who read the information seriously and exercised originally thought they could pass the exam easily, but when they actually started taking the exam, they realized that although there were answers to those basic things, the content of the exam was completely different from last year. It has no reference value at all, but changes according to changes in social conditions.

Most people don't even know about some cases and things that happen in society. They are immediately confused after seeing the title.

The examination network of the administrative department is also an internal network and is not connected to the city network. It strives to eliminate all cheating, and the combat examination is a nightmare for many people.

Mutants are okay, but the combat test for mutants is more difficult than that for ordinary people. In addition to the combat test, ordinary people also have physical ability tests.

The use of weapons is relatively simple. Candidates can apply for weapon use practice in the local 5th Section. They can go directly to the 5th Section to use weapons under the guidance of some 5th Section members.

Basically, most people get a full score of 20 in this subject. The remaining three subjects are economics, law and rights. The simplest is law. As long as you have a better brain, you can still get a full score, while economy is more flexible. It’s very changeable. Many of the questions are about economic issues in society. There are free-answer questions and questions about various economic variables, which need to be calculated based on actual conditions. As long as you are more flexible, you can get 15 points without any problem.

Rights are the most difficult. The 15-point questions are all randomly selected social events. Then, based on the circumstances of the event and the functions of managers stipulated by the law, we can judge the event and how to deal with it. There are 15 questions in total. For social events, scores will be given based on each person's answers.

The final high-scoring questions are practical questions. People from the practice department will directly assign some simple cases for candidates to deal with, and then give scores according to the situations the candidates deal with.

For most people, 10 points in the rights section is pretty good.

The last part is the combat part, which includes small tests of physical ability, endurance, speed, body flexibility, etc. As long as you can pass it, you can basically get 10 points, and the examiner of the business department will make it clear before answering the questions. Yes, do you have combat experience? If so, there will be no basic test of physical fitness. You will directly have a 1-on-1 undifferentiated hand-to-hand fight with the examiner. The time limit is 5 minutes.

"Who the hell said the exam was easy? I wasted a whole year."

A man said dissatisfiedly, and many people nodded in agreement. After the first business examination last year, because many people passed it, many people who passed the examination are now working. They all said it wasn't difficult, and it was actually quite interesting.

As a result, registration started in May last year, and so far 13,857 people have taken the exam. The three-week exam has made many people miserable.

Among them, 3,298 people gave up directly during the exam, and many of them felt uneasy.

"It's okay, you should be able to get through it."

Tamai is on one side of the gate of the 5th Section Headquarters, and Perestan next to him has been encouraging him. This year, everyone has drawn the topic of the Hydera case. The special nature of this topic has been written into the textbook of the Acting Section. , is a speculative question, regardless of guilt or innocence, or the middle part. This question is free to answer, but you need to write down the reasons for guilt or innocence, or the middle part.

Tamai became a little uneasy, because during the battle, he was a little timid and his hands and feet were numb because he was fighting with real swords and guns for the first time. Although he later relied on what he learned in the nearby combat training center, he achieved It achieved certain results, but 5 minutes had already passed.

In the other four exams, Tamai was confident that he could get at least 50 points, but the battle process made everyone feel powerless.

The exams in the Business Department were completely different from the past. Everyone felt that this oppressive exam seemed to force everyone to try their best to be better than others in order to pass the exam.

It was just after 7 o'clock, and with a huge roar, the door of Section 5 slowly opened. Everyone looked over. Alpha was holding a cigarette in his mouth, with a bunch of directors behind him.

"Everyone! Now the exam results are released. You can check it. This year will be more strict because there are so many people taking the exam. What I want to tell you is that if you don't pass the exam this year, you can try to take the exam again next year. This year's textbooks will also have some There are obvious changes. Even those who have failed, please don’t be discouraged. The examination system of our business department has been based on the principle of fairness from the beginning. Those who are capable will be admitted. Now please line up and enter in an orderly manner!"

Alpha said seriously. At this time, the flow of people began to pass to the left and right sides. Alpha quietly looked at the people coming in. There were a lot of women. Many women only thought about it after seeing what happened to Alpha. Want to enter the practice department.

Peristan stood quietly at the door, looking at Alpha in the distance. He smiled and nodded. This city cannot live without Alpha. This is everyone's consensus. In just over a year, most of the crimes in the city have been Extinguished by Alpha.

The bottom class, which used to be extremely rampant, has now completely quieted down. This self-disciplined, impartial and impartial Chief of Section 5 has won the support of most people.

At this time, in the large courtyard of Section 5, light and shadow panels appeared on the left and right sides, and the door of the hall of Section 5 was already filled with people from each subject. Those who passed the exam can enter, and a brief assignment will be conducted tomorrow. You can enter a business school for paid study.

Many people go to the corresponding light and shadow screen based on their exam number and look for their name. Blue means they passed the exam, and red means they failed.

At some booths that have been set up, the unsuccessful candidates can check their own cities or receive some business textbooks for free.

Alpha always stood at the door, watching many people who had failed to win the election walk out in disgrace. Many of them didn't even want to know their grades. A bunch of little girls walked out crying, and Alpha turned around.

"Just keep working hard."

At this time, a group of little girls came over happily and asked to take a photo with Alpha, and Alpha did not refuse.

Many people already know that this year’s passing mark is 80 points, and all those with scores below 80 will be discarded. There are only 1,053 people who pass, not even 7%.

Many people have criticized this examination system as being too torturous. Most of the unsuccessful candidates are very disappointed because they have invested time and money.

Since October last year, many training centers have been opened in some middle- and upper-level places, mainly focusing on economic and combat training.

The price of training centers is not low. Some good training centers cost at least 1,000 a month, especially for fighting, fighting, boxing, jujitsu, wrestling, etc. The things taught in various training centers are different.

It's just that most people realize that they have been completely fooled after taking the combat test, because most training centers are mainly about practice and supplemented by actual combat. The one-on-one actual combat such as the combat test makes it difficult for many people. adapt.

There were more and more complaints, and people kept coming out. Some people who had scored 79 points were still saying something next to some job booths, but the rules were the rules, and if they scored less than 1 point, they were unqualified.

At this time, those who had passed the exam happily walked into the hall of subject 5, where they were asked to wait quietly in order of high and low.

Tamai walked quietly to the side of the guard box. After his results came out, he swallowed with some discomfort, 69 points.

If he followed last year's passing standards, he could pass the exam, but it seems he will have to continue coming next year.

Alpha looked at a light and shadow panel quietly. The number of mutants was really sparse. There were only 31 mutants. Obviously there were quite a lot of mutants in the city, but many mutants probably wouldn't come to take the exam, because there were so many mutants. The money some mutants earn is much higher than ordinary people, and also higher than the basic salary given by the business department.

Many people started making a fuss, and many people were dissatisfied with their results. Most of the people making the fuss were those who were only a few points behind.

However, these people were soon expelled from the compound of subject 5. Alpha always remained silent. The most popular subjects were subjects 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9. Almost no one paid attention to the other subjects.

You can fill in all the subjects when applying for the exam, but most people will only fill in those subjects where the work seems easy and the salary is good. Once you enter the fifth subject, you will start from the lowest level patrol.

Even if you are promoted to squad leader, it is the same. You cannot escape the work of patrolling the streets all day long. This is the internal rule of Section 5. Alpha requires all section members to abide by it. When there is insufficient manpower in the area, you can patrol the streets from the side. remove people from the area.

Most departments work eight hours a day as a basic requirement. Once problems arise, all department members must unconditionally obey the orders of their superiors.

It's just that the business department has its own regulations and is not allocated entirely based on the intention of the applicants. If many courses do not need so many people in a short period of time, then the courses with a large number of applicants will give priority to those with high scores and those with low scores. The priority level will be lowered to the second priority level.

In this way, although some people have not filled in the subjects they do not want to apply for, they have two options, either to go or to report directly to Section 5 and wait for the opportunity to be admitted to other subjects based on work conditions.

Or you can simply give up the opportunity to enter the practice department, but once you give up, you will not be able to apply for the exam in the next three years.

At this time, those who had passed the exam had entered the hall, and Gill was bringing the directors from each subject to make arrangements among the subjects.

It is a very simple deployment, and the system will directly divide and coordinate according to the current number of staff required by each subject.

Many people looked at the files in the system of the business department that they had just obtained download permission. It was obvious that many people were dissatisfied that they had been assigned to a department that they did not want to go to.

Gill was also explaining further on the stage.

"If you still don't want to go to the department you have been assigned to, you can give up the opportunity to enter the executive department now."

Sure enough, 6 people raised their hands.

"Take them to handle it."

Immediately, 6 people came out of the queue, and one of them said dissatisfiedly.

"Who wants to go to a place like Section 12?"

"Yes, we obviously applied for subject 7."

Gil glanced at the results of several people and said with a smile.

"Then your results are here. There is nothing you can do about it."

In the end, 6 people left, and many others seemed to be still thinking about it. In the end, most people decided to obey the deployment. 587 people were assigned to the 5th department, and 201 people were assigned to the 3rd department. Many people were assigned to the 3rd department. It seems quite reluctant.

Some people joked that such an exam is like an April Fool's Day joke. April 1st every year is April Fool's Day. I don't know where it started or when it appeared. Now it's unknown. Nowadays, many young people in the city are very enthusiastic about it.

On this day, it is allowed to fool others, and today's announcement of the examination results of the business department is just a small matter in a corner of the city, not too conspicuous.

The most exciting thing today is that the factory area in the west will be fully operational. A power operation test will be conducted at 8 o'clock today. The test will last until 12 noon. Once the operations in the west and east are stable, all the factories in the west will be put into operation immediately. Factories can open.

The streets were completely congested. Many people were carrying large and small bags, and some people who were close to the western factory area chose to walk there.

Everyone hopes to return to the factory as soon as possible, and some empty shops on the street are recruiting employees.

The factory had announced the start of operations on April 1 a month ago. Many factories had already hired people in advance, but now they are in an embarrassing situation. Once the factories start operations, it will mean that all walks of life in the city will It will start to recover again, and a large number of people will only flow into factories or stores, and those highly educated talents will only continue to work in the company.

However, the construction of the city is less than one-third, and there is bound to be a large-scale labor shortage. In order to compete for people, some factories have even increased wages and benefits, because everyone knows that whoever is fast enough can do it. make money.

The city, which has been stagnant for nearly a year and a half, will soon usher in a shopping flood.

In particular, although most factories have shut down, technical designers are still developing and designing products. These links were already in progress when the light and shadow materialization technology was announced.

7:35 am

In the Sumer family's tobacco plantation in the northeast, a large number of plantation workers gathered together. There were a large number of mutant bodyguards standing around, and several workers were already lying on the ground.

"This is the contract you signed. It was said from the beginning that you will have to work for at least three years before you will be paid. You have only worked for three months and you want to run away now?"

The workload here is very heavy. They need to be busy in the greenhouses every day. There are only about 200 workers in total, but they need to take care of more than 300 tobacco leaf planting greenhouses. Basically, they can only rest for seven or eight hours a day. Work, but the salary is so low.

"You are simply lying to us."

A worker shouted, and everyone started making noises. The person in charge immediately said with a smile.

"How about increasing your salary and giving you 700 a month?"

Some people hesitated for a while, but there are still many people who don't want to work here, because if you go to the west now, you can earn more than 1,000 yuan a month in any factory.

Many people were clamoring to leave, and if they didn't let them go, they would report the crime.

For a moment, the person in charge's face turned down, and his expression became serious. At this juncture, he did not dare to cause trouble. Once the people from Section 5 came over, this matter would be troublesome.

The cultivation of tobacco leaves is not like other crops. In order to achieve better yield and higher quality, many steps are as detailed as taking care of children. Not only is the work complicated, but the wages are low.

Bayek was among the crowd, and she and Luo Jun next to her also decided to leave here and go to the factory area.

"Okay, according to the contract, you must pay liquidated damages, which is five times your basic salary for working hours. Those who lose money can leave. If they don't pay, they can only continue to work."

Some people immediately shouted, this is simply oppression. They have to work fifteen or six hours a day, and their monthly salary is only this small. Some people still took out their phones and someone has already reported the crime.

"Catch them all."

The person in charge panicked, and a conflict soon broke out. However, these workers were no match for the mutants. In less than 5 minutes, everyone was caught and their phones were confiscated.

"The monthly salary remains the same, 20 yuan a day. If you work until the end of the year, you can leave."

Soon the person in charge received a call from the section officer of the nearby 30th District.

"Please help me, sir."

"What is going on over there? I'd better take someone over to have a look. If there is a problem at this juncture, I will be doomed. After all, you also know who is the boss now, and our words don't count. "

The person in charge tried his best to explain that some workers were making trouble, but the deal had been settled, and then he directly said that he was willing to give the officer 50,000 yuan.

At this time, some mutant bodyguards also panicked. Because they had not reached an agreement, the person in charge looked serious. These mutant bodyguards were not from the Sumer family, but were hired. They also knew that if something went wrong, they would If you attack ordinary people collectively like this, you will be jailed.

Soon the person in charge made a call directly to the current head of the Sumer family, Todd.

"Let the workers keep working! I'll take care of it."

Soon the people in charge shouted fiercely, and some workers had no choice but to return to the tobacco leaf planting greenhouse and continue working.

8:03 am

Alpha stood quietly on the stage, looking at the more than 1,000 qualified candidates below. Many of them looked a little unorganized.

"Everyone! From today on, you are a member of the Executive Department. I only hope that you can abide by the regulations of the Executive Department in your upcoming work. I hope you can be more diligent in your work. At the same time, I also hope that you can remember Remember, the moment you put on your uniform, you represent not only yourself, but our entire practice department! Please report to the corresponding practice school today, above!"

After Alpha finished speaking, he turned around and walked off the stage. He quickly took the elevator and planned to go back to the office to continue handling some matters.

At this time, a phone call came. Alpha was a little confused, but he picked it up anyway.

"Uncle Todd!"

Alpha said, and a gentle laughter came from the phone, but soon Alpha frowned, because Todd was talking about the shortcomings of the family.

"Uncle Todd, if you don't have anything else to do, I'll hang up. I'm quite busy with work here."

"Can you do me a little favor Alpha."

Alpha's expression became serious. She held the phone in her hand and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Sorry Uncle Todd, I can't help with this matter!"

The phone was hung up, and soon Alpha dialed the number of the regional officer of District 30.

"Why don't you report it?"

"Master Alpha, I am on my way there and should arrive soon. Do you have any requirements?"

Alpha raised his head, lit a cigarette, and blew out a puff of smoke.

"Follow labor laws and arrest all guilty persons. I will personally review this case. Do you understand me?"

"Now that I know about Alpha Man, I will definitely investigate with all my strength!"

At this time, there was a burst of laughter behind him, and Gill slowly walked over with some council officers.

"Would you like to rest for a few days? Although my ability is average, I can still do these things. It's been a long time since you went back! The situation at your home is not good."

Alpha smiled and put his arm around Jill's shoulders.

"I don't need you to worry about Gil. Move quickly. There are still many things to deal with today, especially those who sell fake goods. The convictions must be completed today."

8:18

A large number of people crowded at the door of the factory. Many people were sitting quietly, waiting for the factory to start. Many people couldn't wait. Currently, there are only testing workers in the factory, as well as people from 10 subjects, and some technical students. Engineers will ensure that the factory's operation is completely stable before allowing the factory to start.

In the temporarily built Section 10 headquarters on a regional road near the lower level, Noah is looking at the values ​​on the surrounding light and shadow panels. The power is currently running stably and all aspects of the situation are operating relatively well.

The command center was filled with people from Section 10, as well as some technical workers from the Angus family. Everyone seemed extremely nervous because this was just an initial test and there were no problems so far.

The operation of the subway has been tested many times and is in good condition with no problems at all. Electricity, water conservancy, and the supply of light and shadow materials in the factory are still being tested.

It has been too long. The work that should have been completed in half a year has been delayed until now. If the factory does not start working, the Angus family will not be able to bear it. Their entire family is now deeply in debt.

The Hillman family has fully withdrawn its shares and evacuated all funds and technical personnel. The current construction is like a quagmire, and the next step will be even more difficult.

In the absence of workers and technicians, the Angus family can only continue construction, and the funds from Congressional taxes cannot be provided in one step. In order to continue to stabilize the market, the Angus family can only bear all this as a whole.

In addition to the normal wages of workers, it is really difficult to raise funds for other aspects. However, there are only more than 300,000 workers who have signed contracts with this bill. This number is obviously not enough.

Everyone in the room was very nervous, and they were all afraid that if anything went wrong, today would become the biggest April Fool's Day joke. After two months of testing in various aspects, nothing worked. The question is, today is the test of the overall link.

Travel, material transportation, water conservancy and electricity supply, garbage disposal, etc. cannot allow any mistakes in the west. The test in the east will take a while, because the construction problems there are worse than here. More.

It involves the issue of agricultural bases, so the placement of a lot of equipment is more precise than here. In the future, all food will come out from there and flow to every corner of the city.

"If something really goes wrong, we can only tell the public that today is April Fools' Day, haha!"

As soon as Noah finished speaking, he instantly felt angry looks from all directions.

"Please don't make such jokes casually, Secretary Noah."

Li Guoguo glared at Noah in displeasure. He immediately stood up and walked out with a smile. He was not used to this kind of situation. He was really under a lot of pressure. He was solely responsible for the technical aspects, while Noah continued to lead. The remaining staff members will conduct mechanical and biochemical research in 10 departments.

Suddenly, accompanied by bursts of beeping sounds, Li Guoguo ran out with a livid face.

"Section Chief, there is something wrong with the R38, C48, Y78, Y86, DTCT pipelines, and the internal pressure is beginning to increase."

Noah sighed, glanced at the expectant citizens outside the headquarters, and scratched his head.

"Mobilize everyone from Section 10 and get the factory started tonight at the earliest. Otherwise, serious problems will occur."

Noah took out the phone directly and quickly dialed Noah's number.

"Section Chief, the situation is not good. We have to bring over all the most cutting-edge engineering robots from Section 10. We must get the factory started within today."