Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

Everyone in the conference room was silent, and no one continued to speak.

Click click click click

There were crisp clicking sounds one after another, and the clock above the conference room window was still running. The soft light filtered through the translucent material of the roof, filling the conference room.

Michelle never looked away and continued to stare at Le Xiao. She couldn't bear it at this time, but she had to do it. What happened last night really shocked her a lot. The little girl in front of her The girl spoke on behalf of the business department without considering any consequences.

Originally, the meeting could have been terminated, but Michelle did not do so, and the same was true for Locke. She knew very well that Locke was still waiting for this little girl to speak, because she knew that Locke already had some expectations for this little girl in his heart, so Only after he was done did he propose the need for a plenary meeting of the chiefs and secretaries of the administrative department.

What exactly do you want to confirm?

Michelle glanced at Locke's serious face with the corner of her eyes. The atmosphere in the entire conference room was a bit solemn. No one wanted to leave. They were all looking at the little girl in front of them, as if hoping to hear something from her mouth. The answer, whether it was verbal stimulation or data torture, the result was actually decided last night.

First, pacify the barrier area, and add in the relationship with the rioters in the city. During the pacification period, we will completely solve the problem of the internal rioters, and then return to the outside. The section chiefs and secretaries present all know that if the war really started last night, today's I am afraid that the city will no longer be shrouded in sunshine, but will only be replaced by war.

The meeting is not over yet. Michelle knows very well that this little girl's series of actions last night may have caused a slight change in everyone's hearts. It was this small change that prevented the meeting from ending early. Everyone was looking forward to something, maybe they really saw something different from this little girl.

But the speech just now disappointed Michelle. It was not just a matter of not being able to say three words that would make the matter end.

"Okay, Secretary Le Xiao, since you have no objections, let's have a meeting."

Locke Jiahui was about to stand up when he spoke, but Le Xiao spit out two words.

"etc!"

Le Xiao raised her head a little, and the sadness that could no longer be suppressed turned into two lines of tears, falling from her eyes.

"Crying can't solve the problem now, Secretary Le Xiao. Even if you cry every day, things won't get better."

As Locke said, none of the section chiefs and secretaries present showed a smile or a relaxed expression, and still looked at Le Xiao seriously.

"Once, when I first sat in this position, it was when the problems in the barrier area began. Every month I would go to the guard station and witness one after another with a citizenship level of 0 or some long-term criminals. When I crossed the Weeping Bridge, I thought that one day when food production in the city increases, these people who have been driven out by the existing social system will one day return to the city."

Locke had a relaxed smile on his face. He stood up and walked slowly towards Le Xiao.

"But 50 years have passed, and none of the people who were expelled 50 years ago have returned. Someone once said that it was the newly born people who deprived them of the right to come back, and the barrier area began to die day by day. Until now, the problems have accumulated to the point that no one can solve them, and no one wants to break them. The people who decided the tragic fate of the barrier area more than 50 years ago are still living under the sun. It is obvious that the problems can be solved easily, but who He also didn't want to be an executioner or decide the life or death of others, so he chose the compromise method of exile. The city was already overwhelmed, and everyone was exhausted and wanted to solve some problems. Unfortunately, the problems became more and more serious. Come more and more.”

Locke stood beside Le Xiao and looked at her with a smile.

"What you did last night was qualified as a person, but as a secretary who represents the entire administrative department, it was unqualified!"

For a moment, Locke's words became serious again, Le Xiao trembled slightly, and tears could not stop overflowing.

"The 24 people here, as well as Section Chief Jean who did not attend the meeting, everyone is working hard for this city, so the city can move forward and achieve peace and stability. This is not a place where you can realize yourself. It is a place of values ​​and dreams, but a place that determines the future of the city. As the secretary of Section 13, your speech last night was derelict in your duty. Because of your speech, we dropped what we were doing and came here today. Now we just see you crying! What we want to see is not you crying in front of us like a child, but to know your plan!"

Le Xiao was trembling slightly, sniffing constantly, wiping her tears with both hands. She stood up and bowed to everyone.

"sorry!"

Locke raised his head and squinted his eyes. His mind was filled with everything in the past. He had failed many times. Every time he was severely lectured or even beaten by his boss, he wanted to cry, and he really cried secretly. A few times later, Gene saw it again. At that time, Gene teased him and told him with a smile.

"The reason tears flow is because you are hurt by your determination. If you haven't given up yet, continue to move forward with determination. Only when your determination bursts your chest will you realize that the past person How ridiculous it is for me to cry and shed tears, I’ve been through it all, so just trust me and I’m right!”

Putting a hand on Le Xiao's shoulder, Locke turned his head and stared at Le Xiao seriously.

"Answer us, Secretary Le Xiao, what do you think is the feasibility of establishing an agricultural base?"

For a moment, Le Xiao's eyes widened. Her head was filled with everything she had experienced in the past 26 years, spinning in her mind like a revolving lantern. But at this time, what Le Xiao recalled was that she was working in the farmland of the Agriculture Department. that afternoon.

The aunt who ignored her at first gave her a hand in the end, and the member of Section 12 drove her away. After that, she met Jean. On that long slope, she She crawled hard, but in the end, a hand reached out and pulled her up from the ground. That was where everything started.

The orange pattern on her right arm was so bright. Le Xiao still remembered the day when she talked to Jean for the first time. Jean gave her half an orange. For the first time, she tasted something she had never tasted before in the world, a little sour. Somewhat sweet.

"I can't do this alone!"

Le Xiao looked at Locke blankly, and her originally gloomy expression began to brighten.