Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

7:26 am

"Master Xianglin, what are you doing?"

Located at the main entrance of the cafeteria in the general affairs department hall, a group of directors who had just had breakfast looked at Yin Xianglin in shock. She had just taken two days off and had just returned to work today. However, at this moment, what was in Yin Xianglin's hand It surprised many people.

"Don't worry, I picked it up."

For a time, many female directors and some women from the general affairs department leaned over. Everyone looked at the baby in Yin Xianglin's hand, who was sleeping soundly. Yin Xianglin smiled innocently. In the past two days, Wu Qun and herself After talking a lot, Yin Xianglin didn't want to agree to Wu Qun's request to raise the child by herself, but in the end Yin Xianglin agreed.

"How about treating it as early parenting training for mothers!"

It was this sentence that made Yin Xianglin agree to Wu Qun. If it weren't for the fact that there was always unfinished work in the General Affairs Department, and if it wasn't for what happened to Alpha, Yin Xianglin would have resigned long ago and married Wu Qun.

Discussions arose in the General Affairs Department. Many people were wondering why Yin Xianglin brought a baby to work. But after knowing that Yin Xianglin had picked it up, many people felt a little surprised.

After Yin Xianglin sat in the office, she did not rush to deal with some things, but looked at the baby care precautions. She looked at the baby girl next to her, smiled and leaned over, gently leaned down and put her head The baby girl felt the child's gentle breathing on her cheek.

Didi didi

Along with a soft mechanical sound, Yin Xianglin immediately started to take out the milk powder, and started to prepare it according to the ratio very skillfully, and then put it in a thermostatic bottle, and basically fed it once every two hours.

Yin Xianglin looked at the time and saw that there were more than 10 minutes left. Then she returned to her desk with peace of mind and started working. However, she always glanced at the baby next to her uneasily.

dong dong

There was a slight knock on the door. Yin Xianglin hurried over and opened the door. Locke Jiahui and Yu Wanrou were standing at the door. Yin Xianglin smiled awkwardly.

"Xiang Rin, what's going on?"

Locke asked, and Yin Xianglin replied.

"Picked it up."

Then Yin Xianglin prepared the words that she had thought about in detail for a long time, and told them that she found the newborn girl who was just a few days old and left it on the street when she went out to drink at night, so she temporarily picked it up.

"You don't really plan to raise a child, do you?"

Yu Wanrou asked, and Yin Xianglin nodded after thinking for a moment.

"I always find it a bit unbelievable. Let's take care of this child for now, and we'll see about it later."

Locke looked at his wife squatting next to the baby carrier, looking at the baby inside with a smile. Locke thought for a moment and said nothing, because he felt that the baby girl was not picked up, but Locke did not intend to go into details, after all, the current situation It is very likely that Yin Xianglin will leave the General Affairs Department.

Recently, Wu Qun often comes to the General Affairs Department. Everyone knows about Yin Xianglin and Wu Qun, and both of them stand on different standpoints. If the relationship is so close, there must be one party. He had to put down his current job. Based on Locke's understanding of Wu Qun, he would not let go of everything he had, and Yin Xianglin had long wanted to leave.

The current situation is still not stable. The General Affairs Department still needs Yin Xianglin. Over the years, Locke knows that Yin Xianglin has been suffering in such a depressing environment. Locke cannot ask Yin Xianglin to continue like this. This is not good for her. That's unfair.

The matter between Yin Xianglin and Wu Qun has now spread to the outside world. One is the leader of the parliamentarian faction and the other is a senior official in the executive branch. There is no way to avoid suspicion.

"Let me help you guide Xiang Lin for a while. I'm quite experienced."

Yu Wanrou said, and Yin Xianglin hummed.

"Thank you, Sister Wanrou."

After feeding the child milk, Yu Wanrou carefully carried the baby carrier and left. Locke looked at Yin Xianglin who was already planning to work, walked over and sat aside with a smile.

"Manager, have you finished your work today?"

Locke shook his head.

"If there is really no other way, just resign, Xiang Rin."

This sentence made Yin Xianglin stop what she was doing. She hesitated a little, but quickly shook her head.

"Just a little while longer, I don't think it's the right time yet."

Locke Jiahui said yes, stood up and left. Today he planned to discuss with Zijuan the next steps of Section 3. After looking at Yin Xianglin again, Locke walked out of the office. For a moment, he felt unusually tired and pressed the button with one hand. Touching the forehead.

"What the hell am I doing!"

Locke smiled helplessly and walked slowly. Everything nowadays has completely degraded to the previous era. There are more and more money and power transactions, and they are becoming more and more rampant. From the top to the bottom, everything is different. People and congressmen in the department are engaged in various money and power transactions.

The strong and powerful control of the past has gradually been broken down bit by bit due to social and economic problems. Locke couldn't think of any way to prevent this.

But as all this began, the economy of Brilliant City began to improve again. Money and power have always been a double-edged sword, and now as the citizen hierarchy is implemented for longer and longer, the pros and cons begin to emerge. .

Already close to 80% of the people are losing their citizenship level, while only 20% of the people remain at the same level or are rising. This number will continue to shrink, and there is no way to effectively reconcile some emerging class conflicts.

The situation in each subject is different. Locke cannot ask everyone to do anything. The only thing he can do is to continue to stick to this position and wait for the moment when he can leave with peace of mind.

"Manager, Lady Zijuan is already here."

Locke nodded, and the director next to him walked quickly. However, he can still see hope. Although this hope is too slim and long-term, Locke is still full of confidence in the future.

When he came to the door of a small conference room, Locke saw Zijuan and her daughter standing by the window. Her daughter stood quietly beside Zijuan. The mother and daughter were almost identical. They had the same characteristics. Calm and calm expression.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Locke Jiahui closed the door after entering. Zijuan smiled and shook her head. Zijuan now looks very mature and steady. Zijuan handles all the big and small things in the 3 subjects.

"Fat brother, there is a plan that we need you to help us submit."

Locke looked at Zijuan with a solemn expression, and Zijuan patted her daughter on the back.

"Xiao Yu'er, go outside and wait for mother."

After Zi Yu'er left, Zi Juan opened a light and shadow screen. Locke's face turned serious after just watching it for a few minutes.

"Have you already had to do this?"

At this time, there was a report from the Alatan Ula Mountains. An organization called the Red Tide entrenched there had grown to the point of being self-sufficient.

"Yes, Fat Brother, we have to do this. If we continue to let them go, they will pose a threat to the city."

Locke continued to look through some reports. The above were some reports of special inspectors there in recent years, including the fact that some special inspectors were often killed.

Moreover, during the previous urban riots, the people who broke into the eastern guard station and looted were also from this organization. Now there are people from the Red Tide organization in the north and south, and they have controlled a considerable part of the barrier area.

"It's not that we should carry out the clearance now, but we hope that Congress can unify their opinions. Once it is discovered that they will pose a threat to the city, our 3rd Section can directly start the clearance operation without any authority."

Locke sighed and continued to look at the document, his face always solemn. Zijuan could only wait on the side.

"By the way, I heard that you have sent your daughter to All Domain Academy."

Zijuan hummed.

"Do you plan to let her enter subject 3 in the future?"

Zijuan smiled helplessly.

"It depends."

dong dong dong

After a while, there was a knock in the room, and Zijuan walked over and opened the door.

"Mom, are you okay?"

Zijuan squatted in front of her daughter.

"Don't you know how to look around?"

Zi Yuer shook her head.

"I don't really like it here."

Locke looked over with a smile.

"Why? Little sister."

"I feel like people here are so laid-back. Are you really working hard?"

As soon as Zi Yuer finished speaking, Locke laughed. Zijuan wanted to interrupt her daughter, but Locke motioned for her to let the child continue.

"This is the core of the city, right? It's a place where only high-ranking people can set foot. But why are everyone so lazy? It's different from what I thought."

Locke scratched his head and didn't know how to answer this 6-year-old child. The General Affairs Department is indeed a bit unorganized now. Locke rarely uses a stern tone to teach his subordinates, but mostly talks.

"How about you go see my little sister again? Even if everyone is lazy, they will still work hard when it's time to work."

Zi Yuer said in disbelief.

"If you live a lazy life every day, you won't be able to do your job well."

Zijuan patted her daughter on the back.

"Go and have a look around again. Mom still wants to talk to Fat Uncle about something."

The door of the room was closed again. Zi Yu'er could only walk towards the office on one side and heard bursts of laughter. In Zi Yu'er's view, work should be serious and rigorous, but she looked at the laughter in a department. Among the clerks at work, Zi Yuer felt that they were too childish in their attitude towards work.

At least Zi Yuer has grown up watching her parents at work. No matter where she goes, there will always be laughter and laughter in the General Affairs Department. This is the sixth time Zi Yuer has come here. Every time she feels like this place is... It is impossible to manage the city well if people have too casual attitude towards work.

At this time, Zi Yuer saw some female staff sitting in the rest area talking about various things, and she couldn't help but walked over.

"Is this really okay for you? It's obviously working time now."

Several female staff members noticed Zi Yu'er, and one female staff member spoke up, Zi Juan's daughter.

"Little sister, sister, we are having a break now, so relax here. When the break time is over, we will go back to work."

Several female staff started talking, and one of them pulled Zi Yuer over and took out some candies from the cabinet, but Zi Yuer refused.

"Are you really doing a good job in the General Affairs Section like this?"

Zi Yuer asked again.

"Well done of course, otherwise we wouldn't be here."

As time passed, these female staff stood up. Zi Yuer watched another group of staff come over. She still asked them about their work, but the answers they received were almost the same. of.

Zi Yu'er hated this place because it was so different from her impression. She was quite looking forward to it when she came here for the first time, but after coming here, Zi Yu'er felt something strange.

After visiting a few times, Zi Yu'er completely lost her admiration for this place. In Zi Yu'er's impression, a place like the General Affairs Department should be busy, busy every minute and every second.

Zi Yu'er got up a little irritably and returned to the small reception room where her mother entered, but the door was still closed. Zi Yu'er was about to knock on the door when, not far away, Zi Yu'er saw the person from the General Affairs Department. Secretary Yin Xianglin, she turned around and ran over.

"Secretary sister, are you finished with your work?"

As soon as Yin Xianglin sat down, he saw a child approaching, his eyes full of doubts.

“There’s never enough work to do here.”

Yin Xianglin just said it casually, but Zi Yuer became serious.

"Then why are you so undisciplined? You obviously have so much work."

Yin Xianglin frowned slightly for a moment. This child had been here several times, even though he would ask some annoying questions.

"Because we are not robots, as long as the work for the day can be completed, little sister, you should go back to your mother quickly."

"Mom is discussing something with Fat Uncle. Sister Secretary, why don't you want to change?"

Yin Xianglin smiled bitterly.

"Our capabilities are limited and we can only complete the work within our capabilities."

"Then why don't you think of ways to improve your abilities?"

Yin Xianglin felt a little headache. She didn't want to continue to be entangled with this child, but looking at her expectant eyes, Yin Xianglin thought for a while and said.

"Everyone has different abilities and the same level of intelligence. I miss you little sister. You know a lot of things at such a young age. Sister, when I was your age, I only knew how to have fun all day long. You are already amazing. ."

Originally, she wanted to divert the child's attention with words of praise, but Zi Yu'er shook her head.

"I'm not such a sister. The reason why I know a lot of things is just because I often watch different things and want to have fun. My mom and dad will also give me time to have fun, but when doing my own thing, I must You have to show an attitude, because if you, secretary, can't do your job well, it will be difficult for the city to improve. If you issue a decree, the city will follow suit, but if you still work in such a sloppy way, it will only It makes the city bad."

Yin Xianglin was a little angry, but she was an adult and did not intend to argue with this child, because this child had touched her sore spot. The working atmosphere of the General Affairs Department in recent years has been relaxed and happy, but the work efficiency has indeed slowed down a lot. This Yin Xianglin also knows a little bit, but Yin Xianglin feels that the current working atmosphere is great, at least it is not as heavy as in the past, and it is a lot more relaxed.

"But little sister, have you ever thought about a question? Most people in the General Affairs Department now have families. We are not robots. Although the work of managing the city is very important, we have families and it is impossible to devote all our energy to it. ."

Zi Yuer blinked and said.

"Then just let those who can't devote all their energy leave the General Affairs Department. What we need here are people who can work seriously and diligently."

Yin Xianglin grinned slightly and gritted her teeth. She wanted to refute the little girl, but for a moment she felt a chill down her spine. If she continued, it would be endless.

"You will understand when you grow up, little sister. Well, sister, I still have a job."

Yin Xianglin said and touched Zi Yuer's head.

"Why? You don't need to wait until I grow up. Sister, you can tell me now."

Yin Xianglin hesitated for a while and then said.

"There are some things that you wouldn't understand if you didn't do it yourself, little sister. If you sit in the position of secretary one day, you will understand."

Yin Xianglin said and patted the secretary's crest on his arm, then turned around and walked away with a smile. Zi Yu'er looked at Yin Xianglin's departure with some loneliness.

After a long wait, her mother finally came, and Yin Xianglin ran over quickly.

"Let's have a meal together."

Zijuan shook her head.

"I still have to send my daughter to school. I originally had to send her there early this morning, but the child fell asleep. I didn't wake her up, so I had to take her here first."

Zi Yuer lowered her head in embarrassment, Locke said with a smile.

"For a child of this age, it is better to let her have more children's fun."

Zi Juan hummed and left with Zi Yu'er. Looking at her daughter's unhappy look, Zi Juan said with a smile.

"What's wrong, Xiao Yu'er?"

"Mom, I still don't really want to have sex in the future."

Zijuan looked at her daughter in surprise.

"Come on, I'll take you to school first."

After taking her daughter on the lift, Zijuan looked at the time and saw that it was just 10 o'clock. She hesitated for a moment and then said.

"Don't you want to go to school?"

Zi Yuer lowered her head, her cheeks flushed, but she still nodded.

"I hate Mr. Billy, I hate him very much."

Zijuan laughed, knowing that there was indeed some discord between Ziyuer and Billy in school, as if they were mortal enemies as soon as they met. In the past six months, Zijuan also heard that Ziyuer often There were some disputes with Billy in class because Ziyuer couldn't accept Billy's teaching methods.

Although she couldn't accept it, Zi Yu'er couldn't find anything to refute Billy. Zi Juan could only take out her phone and quickly dialed Billy's number.

"Sorry, the kid won't be coming to school for a few days."

Billy's laughter came over the phone.

"Zijuan, your child is a little special, or too awkward, but very smart, and has inherited the advantages of you and Osman. I will teach her well. In the future, talented people like her will be needed to shoulder everything. Come."

Zijuan smiled and looked at her somewhat awkward daughter, hummed and hung up the phone.

"Then where do you want to go?"

Zi Yuer shook her head, and Zi Juan smiled and stroked her daughter's head. She knew her daughter's character very well. On the one hand, she really wanted to do something according to her ideal self, but she couldn't do it for various reasons. If you do this, you will often feel awkward and depressed, and you will say a lot of things that may seem okay to you, but may seem a bit hurtful to others.

Zijuan also realized that maybe she had put too much pressure on her daughter since she was a child. It was clear that her daughter often talked to others and wanted to have a pleasant conversation, but the words came out of her mouth differently.

"With your weird personality, I miss your dad very much."

Zi Yuer looked at her mother in surprise.

"My dad is a very nice person, as many people in Core 3 have said."

Zijuan laughed.

"Indeed, your dad was always overly serious when he was young, and you are too now. Xiao Yu'er, don't be overly serious. If you want to say anything, say it clearly. Don't hold it in your heart and use it in an awkward way. Go talk to others, and you will have fewer and fewer friends in the future.”

Zi Yuer shook her head and said with a smile.

"Mom, where do you think it's better to take me to play? How about taking me to play with that sister? I think that sister and I can chat very well."

"Deguna!"

Zijuan smiled helplessly. It was true that Deguna and her daughter were getting along very well. Zijuan nodded and changed the destination of the takeoff, planning to go to Angel Paradise.

The daughter's character is a little too serious, but at the same time too childish. Although the daughter is a child to begin with, there is one thing Zijuan knows very well. Like her father Osman, her daughter is very kind at heart.

In the distance, the Ferris wheel could be seen slowly rotating under the sun. Zijuan smiled and picked up the phone.

The lift stopped outside Angel Paradise, and soon Deguna walked out with a smile.

"Come here, Xiao Yu'er."

Zi Yuer happily ran over, Zi Juan bowed slightly, and Deguna nodded.

"Just let me take care of this child for a few days, and you can continue to do your business."

"Xiao Yu'er, you must listen carefully to Sister Deguna'a's words."

Deguna glanced at Zijuan, and Ziyuer had already ran into the paradise.

"You are already a mother, this little girl."

Deguna followed and walked in, looking at Zi Yu'er who was very excited. She liked this smart child very much. He had some traits similar to hers. Even though he was very annoying, he was somewhat similar to King Xue.

Deguna knew why Zijuan sent the child to King Xue, because she had clearly felt the characteristics of this child. Deguna smiled and followed Ziyuer who ran excitedly to some entertainment facilities.

The city not only needs people who can do pleasing things, but also people who can do annoying things. This is something Deguna has long recognized. Hiding one's true heart and thinking about things from the opposite side of one's true heart will help. Time is far more practical and important than considering the problem from a normal perspective.

"It's just that I'll be annoying in the future!"