Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

Gene looked at a crystal screen. The various taxes in CA were very comprehensive. Each tax seemed reasonable, but there was actually a trap in it.

After looking at it for a while, Gene realized that many complete taxes had been divided into details, and the calculation formulas for tax rates were also extremely complicated. These taxes seemed relatively low, not objectionable, and were legal and compliant.

Gene did some rough mental calculations and found a clue. If the taxes that were divided into several pieces were combined, the taxes would be much lower. The sum of the divided taxes now is more than 80% higher than before the division.

Tommy laughed.

"Mr. Jean, you agreed, we will exempt some of the taxes in that district."

Gene smiled and nodded. This algorithm will not cause resistance to most people. After all, many taxes only need to be within 1D.

“Why do you design the tax this way?”

Gene asked and Tommy smiled.

"Of course, it is to make it more clear at a glance, so that the public can see the actual situation of each tax more clearly, and what the public calls for the most is tax reform, so each of our states now probably divides the tax into details. , started collecting taxes.”

Gene didn't say anything unnecessary and started talking about the taxes that should be exempted. Tommy wrote down each item, while Diego looked at Gene quietly. He was still thinking about what this man wanted to do in the end.

Judging from today's conversation, this man's conversation and various aspects of knowledge do not seem to be from the lower class at all. This man must be from the elite class. Diego can basically be 100% sure of this.

Everything this man revealed was very similar to the elite class like them, and what made Diego feel incredible was that the taxes Gene exempted them from were all extremely important taxes.

This kind of flexible taxation is the main source of income for their CA state council. If these taxes are exempted, the tax revenue in the slums will be almost negligible.

"What else, Mr. Jean?"

After Tommy finished speaking, Gene pointed to some incidental expenses.

"These fees are completely unavailable in that neighborhood, so we can just waive them."

Tommy nodded and obeyed. Although the monthly tax revenue in that neighborhood was good, it was only a drop in the bucket for them. Now they could only listen to this man. The election was coming soon, and they could not let this man continue to cause huge problems. .

After all the discussions were over, it was already past 3 p.m., and Gene got up.

"I'll take you back to Mr. Jean."

Tommy said and Gene shook his head.

"I want to go shopping."

Diego indicated with his eyes, and then Tommy volunteered.

"I'll take you there, Mr. Jean."

Gene nodded. After the two of them left Diego's office, they entered the elevator going down. The area near the State House was extremely lively. Gene noticed it when he first arrived. There were several lively-looking people nearby. neighborhood.

It had been 10 minutes since we arrived on the first floor. The state capitol building was 100 stories high. All the institutions were crowded inside. The hall was overcrowded. Gene saw all kinds of people.

At this time, Gene saw some identical people queuing up. Many of them had a series of numbers and characters around their necks.

"What are they?"

"Clone."

Gene was stunned.

"Do you allow clones to live in human society?"

Tommy shook his head.

"Clones are just tools of human society. They are allowed to work as workers in some dangerous industries, but they have a service life, and you must look at your assets to evaluate how many years you can rent a clone at most."

Gene was a little shocked. No wonder these identical clones had dull eyes and no energy. Each one looked like they had no soul, and their eyes looked a little dull.

Seeing that Gene was still confused, Tommy explained.

"We have many formal clone rental companies here, all of which have rental business. In particular, some adult rental businesses are very popular. Because of the emergence of clones, violent assault cases have dropped a lot."

Gene nodded and Tommy continued.

"These companies have formal procedures. They will provide a variety of clones for use in the manual labor industry or in the service industry. Basically, the lifespan of most clones is 10 to 15 years. The company will perform regular maintenance and management, but the rent is still very high.”

Gene nodded, continued to look at the people doing things in the hall, and asked.

"How much does it cost per year? A clone?"

Tommy said.

"It starts at about 2,000 D a year. Depending on the type of industry and other issues, the most expensive one may be tens of thousands of D. If the clone dies or becomes sick, etc., it will either compensate or the company will send someone to treat it."

Jean laughed. Those clones didn't look much different from normal humans, but there was only one thing. Their skin looked different from normal humans. There were many textures. These things made Jean feel suspicious. .

"These textures are like fingerprints."

Gene understood. Tommy led Gene out of the lobby. Gene looked at an M fast food restaurant opposite the building. It still existed. Gene walked over with some surprise. It was still the same as more than 200 years ago, except that he joined It has more trendy elements, such as the flashing neon lights and a big M, and many of the shop assistants standing at the door are wearing armor-like clothes.

Many clothes were shining and flashing. Gene walked over unconsciously, and Tommy followed. As soon as they passed, several women wearing baggy pants came over and began to promote the new products in the store.

"Mr. Jean, do you want to try it? It tastes very good. I eat here basically every day."

Jean nodded and walked into the store. Jean saw some automatic service robots, which were very smart. There were many customers in the store, and the temperature inside was warmer than outside.

Gene ordered a hamburger, French fries, and a Coke. He was really a little unbelievable that such a fast food restaurant still existed and had been for more than 200 years.

There are similar shops in Bright City, but many of them are within the standard range. Because the harm to human health of this kind of fried food is visible to the naked eye, Bright City has many standards for this type of fast food restaurants. All are relatively high.

Soon a steaming hot burger arrived. Gene took a bite of the burger. The familiar taste in his memory awakened. Even the taste of the burger did not change much. Gene felt incredible and took a sip. Coke is still the same as before, no change.

"Mr. Jean, this M fast food restaurant is very good. It has a history of more than 300 years in the United States."

Gene nodded, and Tommy looked at Gene. Gene took the fries and dipped them in the sauce. Even the ketchup tasted almost the same. There was no change from the past. Gene took a look at the ingredient list. Except for some new additives, Gene didn't recognize it. , the raw materials are basically the same as in the past.

Soon Gene finished eating everything. He licked the ketchup on his thumb, stood up and left the store. Tommy introduced this lively and prosperous neighborhood, but soon Gene felt changes in his intestines. So comfortable.

Gene's body simulated all human conditions. Except for the inability to excrete, it was basically the same as a normal human being. Soon after Gene experienced countless experiences with various chemical compounds in the past, he determined that among these things, Added a gadget that mutates human intestines.

"If you eat it often, don't you feel uncomfortable?"

Tommy patted his belly and said.

"It'll be a little bit from time to time, but once you get used to it, it'll be fine."

Gene nodded. This substance that can cause intestinal abnormalities must be used to control the speed of food deterioration. It is something like a preservative. This thing has already caused drastic changes in the intestines.

But these drastic changes soon disappeared. Gene patted his belly and smiled.

"What about your cancer research here?"

These words made Tommy alert. He felt that this man really came from somewhere else or from the past, which made Tommy extremely anxious.

"Currently, we have launched more than 100 specific drugs, which are very effective in treating cancer and can effectively defeat cancer cells in the body, thus preventing the death of the body."

Gene nodded. After seeing a drug store, Gene walked in and took a look. He soon saw the special cancer drugs on the shelves. The prices were not cheap. The cheapest ones cost more than 30 D, and the most expensive ones cost more than 300 D.

"The price seems quite expensive."

"It's already pretty cheap."

Tommy said, explaining.

Because these drugs come from many different pharmaceutical companies, but since the country began to integrate more than 100 years ago, the Drug Administration has begun to manage pharmaceutical companies, allowing them to hand over all drugs to the Administration for management, and they only need to be responsible for producing pharmaceuticals. .

The sales were carried out by the Drug Administration. Soon Gene saw people coming to buy specific cancer drugs, and there were many people buying them. Some people were coughing, some had swollen necks, and some had black spots on their bodies. spot.

"Is it working? I've relapsed for the fourth time. If I continue, my body won't be able to bear it anymore."

A plump man asked, and the drugstore shopping guide smiled.

"Sir, this FLQJK332 is a very good drug against esophageal cancer. You can rest assured that your body will recover after only 4 to 5 courses of treatment."

The man also had a bunch of burgers, fried chicken, and Coke in his pocket, and Gene laughed.

"It's better to eat less of these fried things."

After Jean finished speaking, the man glanced at Jean.

"Then what should I eat?"

Gene smiled awkwardly. After the man left, Gene carefully observed the conditions of these cancer patients. Many of them seemed to be in advanced stages. This drug may only have a suppressive effect.

Bright City has now basically conquered cancer. If you want to make the host of cancer cells better, you must enhance the host's own immune system. While using ultra-fine physical light and shadow surgery to remove cancer cells at the cellular level, you can also use genetic enhancement. The medicine comes to strengthen the patient's immune system.

Only in this way can the cancer be completely killed and the patient's health can then be restored.

However, the United States is different. Gene looked at the chemical equations of some drugs. Although some of them are not easy to understand, most of them are still conceivable. The market is filled with a lot of things that can cause cancer.

Jean came to a clothing store and touched some clothes with his hands. Many of the materials looked normal, but Jean felt something was wrong because there was a faint chemical smell on the clothes.

This smell is definitely not smellable by ordinary people, but if worn for a long time, it may cause skin cancer. Gene looked at the dye conditions of some clothes and roughly confirmed his guess.

After Gene left the clothing store, he saw an electrical appliance store. When he walked in, he saw that the electrical appliances sold there were of higher models than those in the slums. It seemed that many of the electrical appliances in the slums had been eliminated.

"Is there anywhere else you want to go, Mr. Jean?"

Tommy asked, still observing Gene's actions, Gene scratched his head and said.

"Just take a walk."

"I'll take you to the market over there. It's very lively there."

Gene nodded and followed Tommy. As soon as he turned around a building and walked down a street, Gene saw a block with houses only six or seven stories high. The streets were full of people celebrating. Many people Everyone was reveling in the carnival, and there were parade floats on the streets.

There were beautiful women standing on the floats one after another, dancing and blowing kisses, Tommy explained.

"This is a traditional carnival in CA, about once a month and lasts for three days."

There were some restaurants, bars, etc. all around. Jean was walking among the crowded people on the street. At this time, Jean saw a pickpocket following a woman.

"Is this money instrument easy to decipher?"

Tommy said with a serious look on his face.

"Some money devices do not require a password because the amount is very small, usually less than 300D."

Jean immediately understood that Bright City had used this method in the past because there were too many people at the bottom, many criminals came into being, and some guys who were doing business secretly needed to use the shady money. , but there are such shady guys in any world.

Especially in the early stages of the city's development and construction, Bright City used similar methods as here to launch small-amount money cards that could not be traced.

This approach is to allow the bottom layer to have a suitable space. If it is pressed too tightly, many things will explode.

Gene continued to walk forward and soon saw a Burger King competition. Gene patted his belly and smiled.

"Would you like to join us?"

Tommy looked at Jean's slender body and shook his head.

"Mr. Jean, this kind of burger is very large. The average person will not be able to eat more than two. I think the maximum number of burgers is five."

Gene laughed, lit a cigarette and said.

"What if I win the championship?"

Tommy laughed.