Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

8pm

"Finally! On behalf of the Congress, I would like to extend my most sincere apology to the innocent victims in today's incident, and the highest respect for those brave and unyielding victims! Congress will start the compensation process soon, and the money Although we cannot restore those lost lives, we can save some families that have been torn apart by the lost lives! Please have hope and don’t feel pessimistic about the problems caused by a small number of criminals this time! We will continue to do our best in the future Fight crime!"

Locke stood up straight and bowed. The members of the General Affairs Section around him bowed with him, and the televised speech ended.

In the streets and alleys, different faces looked a little sad and helpless under the dim light.

Today is April Fool's Day. Early in the morning, everyone was still waiting with hope for the factory to start operations. However, now, something like this happened in the city.

Those angry voices gradually died away. As the vicious slave trading incidents were exposed, the city once again returned to silence. Many people were denouncing the family's actions. However, because of the existence of immunity, such The condemnation has no support and seems pale and weak.

"I just said where did their family disappear to? I should have asked and found out before, hey!"

A man pressed his forehead in annoyance. There were many gangsters in this low-level area. Since the establishment of the Business Department, they have been tracking down the problem of gangsters. However, this problem has taken root too deeply. There are many layers of interactions among them. The network is complex and huge, with an average of less than 200 people in each district of the five subjects. There is a serious shortage of manpower, and some districts even have less than 100 people.

In those districts with a population of less than 20,000, there are only a few dozen people year-round. At the juncture when power changes and the city enters the next era, those things that were sedimented in the mire of the past are now being implicated in criminal investigations. out.

Several people nearby also talked about it. Many people had seen some gangsters, and even saw some gangsters being violently treated by gang members. However, no one said anything and just watched, because many people felt that even if they reported the crime, it would be useless. it's useless.

Some local powerful people have some connection with these gang members. Due to tough criminal investigation, most of the gang members who relied on crime to survive have completely gone underground.

Today is chaotic enough for many people. Many people have returned home, but some people insist on waiting near the factory area, planning to wait for the factory to start.

8:01

Alpha sat quietly in the office. Investigation materials had been passed over one after another. Interrogation and investigation reports from 12 departments. She pressed her forehead with one hand.

The question of what should be done appeared in Alpha's mind for the first time. A lot of things have been investigated. Each department has its own problems. There are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom.

In the era of changes in power between the old and the new, there are currently 210,000 people in the administrative department, and less than 30% of those who have officially passed the administrative examination. There are currently 28,215 people in the fifth department, 60% of whom are former administrators.

Alpha just had a phone call with C. In most of the hostage coercion incidents handled by Section 2, some section officers even became hostages. According to the reports of the special section officers deployed in each district, many section officers had conflicts with some gang members. There was obviously evidence of an affair, but C did not report it.

"You should think about it yourself Alpha. We have collected some evidence, but once it is announced, the business department that has made a good start will suffer a huge impact!"

The huge problem facing Alpha now is the problem of small workshops. A large amount of black money is laundered through these small workshops. Most of the small workshops can no longer even find their registrants, but these small workshops are still It is still running, there are still many invisible and intangible things being produced, and it is still making a profit.

The area involved was too large. Sections 7 and 9 conducted economic surveys and found that 99 out of 100 small workshops had problems.

The incident in Area 58 came to Alpha's mind. This incident received support and response from most people. In the end, Alpha sent all the guilty people named Li, regardless of age or sex, to the Hall of Law based on the evidence. , everyone was thrown into prison without leaving any one behind.

Nowadays, the largest number of orphanages in District 58 is 16. These orphanages were established by Freya and her friends with funds raised, and they house a large number of children whose parents have been sentenced for committing crimes and have no one to care for them.

But the current problem made Alpha feel chilled. She once again stood at a crossroads. There were many choices at this crossroads.

The problem of money laundering, the proliferation of drugs, and the problem of illegal slaves involves too many things, and small workshops are one of them. Among these small workshops are people from orphanages, people from private welfare societies, and charities. In addition to taxation, these are some of the city’s institutions that bear social responsibilities.

But they were involved in money laundering, addictive drug trafficking, and slave trading. Just when Locke gave a televised speech, the chiefs of 12 departments held an hour-long meeting.

Everyone didn't know what to do, especially the issue of Section 3. During this brief urban unrest, they were responsible for sealing off the city, evacuating people, and serving as escorts for ordinary people.

Finally, Alpha told all the section chiefs that she would handle it, and they only needed assistance. Alpha took the burden on her shoulders alone. For a moment, she seemed to see the frowns of the section chiefs, and she felt relieved.

"Section Chief, the family has been waiting for a long time!"

At this time, a chief of Section 5 Headquarters opened the door and came in. Alpha nodded. The head of Section 5 Headquarters is a level 3 section officer. He is responsible for communicating with the section officers from each region who come to Section 5 to handle matters. If there is a problem If it is difficult to solve the problem, it will be reported to the superior director.

At this time, in a large conference room on the third floor of Section 5, nearly 200 people were sitting in front of the venue. A total of 153 families were involved in the case, accounting for 45% of all families.

Mr. and Mrs. Angus were sitting in the front row. Everyone in the family had just finished eating, and those who came were the family patriarch and his wife, as well as some more important people in the family. Everyone was questioned and investigated.

Avano quietly recalled that he had seen and heard about slaves when he was a child, but he did not expect that slaves had already been used in his family's plantation.

Violet looked at the door quietly, because her daughter would come over later. The couple had been busy over the years, and they vaguely knew some things, but the couple never asked because of the plantation. The managers are people from the Angus family and the Violet family.

In terms of management, the Angus couple never interfered, because in the eyes of the couple, those who manage the plantation are trustworthy people in the family.

Memories gradually revived in the minds of the couple. Although they had not been to the plantation many times, they had vaguely noticed something was wrong.

The deepest thing in Violet's memory was a banquet. She saw a servant in the plantation. When he was bringing things to her, he looked extremely humble, with fear in his eyes. She even went to see some people in the plantation. When they were the children of the workers, Violet still remembers the look in those children's eyes, smiling and accepting the gifts Violet gave them.

Avano knew very well that he and his wife had grown up in their respective families. The imprint of the family was engraved on their bodies. As they grew older, perhaps during the rebellious period, they all thought about leaving. These marks, but now the family blood flowing in their bodies has awakened. Like many people in the family, they cannot watch the family fall and must protect the family. It is in this subtle psychology that Many people are looking for a balance point, and the best way is to turn a blind eye.

click

Everyone in the conference room looked at the door. Alpha walked in quickly. The clerk behind him closed the door, and Alpha sat in front of the table.

"What on earth are you protecting!"

As soon as he sat down, Alpha spoke. No one answered. Everyone just quietly moved their eyes to the side.

"I know everyone here! Every one of you, some of whom I have known since childhood. What I don't understand is why everyone clearly knows and feels it, but they don't say anything and choose to Silence!"

Alpha brought up a light and shadow panel and looked at it quietly. The number of slaves that had been rescued so far was 22,145. This was a horrifying number. The number was so huge that Alpha could not imagine what was involved in these numbers.

"Indeed! You have immunity, and the law cannot sanction you. Except for financial sanctions, you can still bathe in the sun tomorrow, laugh with your family, and live the rest of your life easily. Even this matter will soon be forgotten in your eyes, because everyone keeps silent, because everyone is the same!"

boom

Alpha's hand hit the table, and she stood up emotionally. Still no one spoke. She looked at her parents in a daze. At this time, the Angus couple also looked at their daughter, saying nothing. Unable to speak.

"You are human!"

Alpha gasped and lit a cigarette, her head thrown back.

"Everyone can go back. After the crime investigation is completed and the Law Office makes a ruling, the economic sanction documents for you will be sent to your homes! Above."

Looking at her daughter leaving, Violet became a little more awake at this moment. She stood up and ran over quickly.

"Wait Alpha!"

Alpha stood at the door. She didn't know what to say because there was nothing she could say.

"Sorry Alpha, sorry!"

Alpha lowered his head and walked slowly, while Violet looked at her leaving daughter sadly.

I remember that when Alpha was very young, at a family gathering, faced with compliments from many guests, Alpha said nothing at the time, but then she asked Violet that she had clearly done nothing, not even If you don’t know them, why would everyone praise you?

Violet only told Alpha because their Angus family was one of the most prestigious families in the city.

At that time, Violet had already noticed that Alpha was incompatible with the people in the family in many aspects. This may be because the couple unconsciously pushed Alpha out of the family circle and handed him over to Ji. In the hands of grace.

A tear slipped from Violet's eye, and she wiped it away quickly. She knew very well that her daughter would not come back. Her stubborn and strong character would not allow her to look back.

9:11pm

Lifts and lifts are still landing in the large courtyard of Frye Mental Hospital, and Frye is still directing the people working in the hospital to arrange rooms for these rescued slaves.

Many slaves have been put on clean clothes. They all suffer from cognitive impairment to varying degrees, especially those who are young and cannot speak except for eating and working.

Looking at the dazed slaves who looked like corpses, Frye stood quietly at the door of the hospital. He could not imagine what these people had experienced in these years of labor.

Archimi is leading people from four departments to conduct mental diagnoses on these slaves in order to classify them and provide reliable and effective data for Frye's subsequent treatment.

"Things were much more brutal than we thought."

As Marcus spoke, he brought up a light and shadow screen, which showed the latest report progress. A large number of human bones were excavated in many family territories. After testing, some people had been dead for more than 30 years.

"It's okay, we'll help you."

Frye snorted and lowered his head. He didn't know what to do for a while, because the number was far more than everyone expected, and the neighborhoods behind the hospital where mutants once lived have also become temporary settlements.

"I have a proposal Fry!"

Fry's eyes widened for a moment, and Marcus smiled.

"After stratifying their disease levels, except for some patients who can be used as research subjects, the rest will be left to sleep!"

Frye's eyes widened in shock.

"There's nothing you can do about it. There are so many people, you can't even take care of them, and most of these people have no future!"

Frye suddenly grabbed Marcus's collar with one hand.

"I will not allow you to do this, Marcus. Let me cure them. They are still alive and are living people. You deny their future in this way. How is this approach any different from those cruel guys?"

Marcus raised his head and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"I'm also human, so I feel sad. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

At this time, another large lift from the Su family came over, and a large amount of clothes donated by the Su family had been delivered.

These clothes were all accumulated in some warehouses of the Su family in the past. When Congress recycled them, the Su family did not sell the clothes to Congress, but piled them up.

At this time, trucks were driving towards this side of the street in the distance. Marcus quickly adjusted his mood. Fry had already greeted them. They had just received a batch of donated materials from the Education Association. And Chris will bring some teachers over to serve as volunteers to take care of some slaves.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Chris."

As soon as Chris got off the truck, he asked everyone to help and take down some quilts. Although many of the quilts were a bit old, Chris found some factories to make them for some schools last year. Many of them were made in the materialization of light and shadow. Most of the original beddings that were eliminated after the advent of the times are piled up in the school's warehouse. They were originally used to deal with some accidents, but now they come in handy.

"This is going to be serious, Dean Frye."

Chris looked solemnly at the slaves who were still getting off the lift of Section 5. Large quantities of liquid food were still being distributed, with the logo of Sanlian Company on them.

Frye didn't know what to say. Congress could only ensure the supply of medical care, food and water, but other supplies were still being allocated. What Frye didn't expect was that all eight major associations would take action.

Freya had called before, and the Medical Association is mobilizing doctors. At the latest at 12 o'clock tonight, a group of more than 1,000 doctors and some medicines will be delivered.

At this time, Marcus saw some old household appliances moved over, as well as some food such as rice and noodles, including taste agents.

"Although it is a bit old, they eat liquid food every day, and donations from industry associations and food associations will still come."

Marcus was a little surprised. At this time, a large number of reporters were still reporting on the scene, and Chris was a little reserved in front of the camera.

"I just hope that everyone will not treat the weak differently. Every citizen of this city can obtain their rights and interests fairly through their own labor. Such vicious incidents are a lesson. I only hope that everyone will act when they see some vicious incidents. stand up!"

After Chris finished speaking, he entered the hospital surrounded by many people. He did not intend to continue to answer reporters' questions.

At this time, another piece of news that shocked the entire city once again attracted everyone's attention. Pullman, the president of the Lawyers Association, made it clear that every member of the Lawyers Association would never work for anyone involved. To defend persons convicted of human trafficking.

At the same time, Wang Ying, the president of the Construction Association, also spoke out, saying that she was already actively planning and would find a way to create an area for the rehabilitation of these slaves. She said that she would work with the other seven major associations and was willing to contribute to the rehabilitation of slaves. Some black households offer jobs in the hope that they can come out into the sunshine.

A silent operation was being carried out in the city, led by the eight major associations. At this time, many reporters saw some unfamiliar lifts landing. The moment they saw Beckinsale coming out, A large number of reporters rushed over.

Beside Beckinsale are the writer Xing Yuan and the great director Lanny, as well as many star actors in the entertainment industry, as well as some directors.

"The purpose of our visit this time is to record this incident. We will use documentary techniques to record some things about these slaves and black households. This is not something commendable, but someone must record it. That’s all, please give way.”

9:19

Locke breathed a sigh of relief. The sad atmosphere in the city was being alleviated. There was a clear channel. When the accident became more severe, the eight major associations submitted many post-accident countermeasures proposals to the General Affairs Department. Locke agreed. .

"Thanks to you, Wu Qun."

Locke took out a bottle of wine from the wine cabinet, poured two glasses, and gave them to Wu Qun, who was sitting in front of the sofa and still discussing things with people from the Food Association.

"You should thank Freya. She was the one who summoned us immediately. I'm just the one responsible for overall planning."

Locke shook his head.

"the same."

Wu Qun smiled and turned off the light screen, then took a sip of wine. He usually did not smoke, but today he specifically asked Locke for a pack, lit one, and coughed after a few puffs.

"There will be a lot of things going on, manager. This is not something that piles up every year or two. But what surprises me is that Su Li doesn't even have a slave in her family. The same goes for the Su family's plantation. So, It’s so surprising that she didn’t get into trouble this time despite being so mean.”

Locke smiled helplessly.

"Do you know the reason?"

Locke said.

"There may be people like this, who have a completely opposite side to what they appear on the surface."

Wu Qun drank most of the glass of wine with a smile, and then exhaled.

"Freya said that someone must take the responsibility. Before such a vicious social incident has fully fermented and impacted most people, the only thing we can do is to slow down the impact of this incident, so Action must be taken.”

Locke Jiahui hummed. At this time, Wu Qun took off his coat and looked at a bathing pool not far away. It was already steaming.

"Would you like to take a bath together, sir?"

Locke smiled and shook his head.

"Brother Fatty, there are a lot of urgent documents here that require your signature. I also need you to remove your authority from road traffic to ensure that the material transport vehicles can arrive."

Yin Xianglin stumbled in, Locke frowned slightly, and the scene instantly became awkward.

"Don't look at Xiang Rin! Besides, you ran in so recklessly."

Locke glanced at Wu Qun who had jumped into the water.

"This is my private lounge after all."

Yin Xianglin lowered his head in embarrassment, not knowing what to say for a moment. He quickly passed some of the documents that had been marked as priority to Locke Jiahui, and then ran out as if running away.

"I'm sorry, my fat body polluted your secretary's eyes!"

Locke laughed helplessly.

"Tell me the truth, do you think Alpha."

"I can't judge whether she is right or wrong, I just admire her very much. Some parts of her are similar to Freya, but they are completely different. Really everything she does, anyone would have to pay a lot of money to do it. Only with great determination can we take this step. If it were me, I would not be able to do what I want. In order to create social justice, I would not hesitate to break up families one by one, even my own family. Sent to the dock, there’s nothing I can do!”

Wu Qun said, leaning on the edge of the bath and lighting another cigarette.

"She knows very well what the city needs now, so she does it without hesitation. People who have been bathed in darkness for too long need light. She is like the lights of the city. I often listen to people and me As mentioned before, they used to be more careful when traveling at night, but in the past two years, even if they travel in the middle of the night, there will be members of the administrative department in black uniforms patrolling the streets. They feel at ease because everyone knows that if you travel If you commit a crime, Section 5 will definitely arrest you."

Locke sighed and sighed helplessly.

"Where is Freya? It seems she is not at home."

Wu Qun sighed.

"She should go find Alpha in person, because you should know better than me what Alpha is going to do next, Your Majesty the Manager!"

Locke's face became solemn, and as he watched the time pass by, his originally calm heart began to become anxious again.

Because no one expected that there would be more and more problems, as if they could not be dealt with all. When the executive branch, although not informally, came to the city management, Locke realized that it was time to deal with the problems left behind by the city. It's time for a head-to-head confrontation.

This is what all the students in the School of God know, but in fact, everyone has begun to shrink back on the issue of this monster in the city. Conservative treatment is the first resort in many people's minds.

This is understandable, just like billiards. If the force is too strong, the unrelated billiard balls will crackle, and the originally intact pile of billiard balls will become torn apart, and each pushed billiard ball will not know where it will end up. Where to stop and whether you can enter the hole safely.

"The factory should be able to start working tonight!"

Wu Qun asked, and Locke said yes, but his voice sounded uncertain, because when he contacted Section 10 a few hours ago, Noah said that he was working hard to eliminate some fault points and had used the strength of everyone in Section 10 , as well as the latest anthropomorphic robots, should be able to start work.

It would be great if work could start during such a season, but even if work doesn't start, the impact on many people will no longer be great.

The night will last for a long time, and tonight is destined to be a long time.

At the entrance of All Domain College, Duan Kong stood quietly at the gate. He did not go in, but was waiting.

"What's wrong, Section Chief Duan Kong!"

For a moment, Duan Kong looked at King Xue coming out of the small door, and he approached.

"King Xue, what should I do?"

King Xue smiled gently and shook his head, because he didn't know what to do. In order to be able to stop the factory completely, Section 1 introduced a policy to relax the registration qualifications for small workshops. As a result, in the past two years, More and more small workshops are popping up.

Even most small workshops did not have strong qualifications at all, but they still obtained business certificates, and crimes with the certificates began. Duan Kong also knew it, but he could only do it this way, because the factory had been shut down for more than a year, and even before the shutdown. In some of the rectification stages, these small workshops are delivering some manufactured products to the city.

"What should I do?"

Duan Kong asked again. King Xue took off his glasses and shook his head again. Under the dim street light, the shadows of the two people were intertwined and stretched diagonally.