Chapter 1246: Fierce Fight! Master and Disciple 57 (Part 2)

A room with bookshelves on all four walls, with thick legal books on them.

Some content is displayed on a light and shadow screen

213,847 people were convicted, of which 30% had sentences of more than 10 years, 50% had sentences of nearly 10 years, and only 20% only needed to be punished with labor for one year.

Pullman stared quietly at the numbers on the light and shadow screen in front of him. It was just August, and there were still four months left in 2218.

The impact of the riots five months ago has not subsided. Just this morning, the Law Office finally completed the verdict and trial of more than 200,000 people. The direct economic losses in the south were as high as 10 billion, and the specific losses were immeasurable.

This loss can only allow those who participated in the riots to work on the farm, and then subsidize the people in the south after producing value.

The construction in the south is almost in a semi-stopped state. Now the number of workers in Angus Construction is less than 50,000. The construction project in the entire south is almost stagnant and the progress is very slow.

In just 5 months, after the riots, the economy in the south plummeted, and consumption has dropped by 80%. In some areas close to the edge, many people's monthly income is less than 300.

Some places have gradually become slums, which is what Pullman does not want to see. Many workers come from these areas, and now they are arrested and imprisoned. The gap of more than 200,000 workers is difficult to fill in a short time.

Alpha still did it as usual. In her eyes, there is no such concept as the law does not punish the masses. This is inevitable. The actual harm is much greater than everyone thinks.

Pullman stood up helplessly and looked at the time. At 8 o'clock in the evening, he smiled and walked out of the study and went directly to the nursery.

"Are you asleep, little guy?"

In the room, his wife leaned against the head of the bed, holding her daughter Letty in her arms. Pullman walked over gently and took a look at his 2-month-old daughter, whose pink face was still covered with tears.

Fang Qin made a hush gesture, and the corners of the baby's mouth moved. Pullman sat aside and watched quietly.

By the end of the year, Pullman plans to completely put down his work and take good care of his wife and daughter. In the past five months, Pullman has only come back three times. Even when his wife gave birth, he was still busy with the Bar Association.

"It's nothing, you are very busy at work."

Fang Qin said, Pullman shook his head, everything he wanted to do when he was young, now half of it has been achieved, constantly promoting the city's laws, making the laws more humane, and better serving the city.

Pullman knows very well that next year will be a busier year. After three years of personnel changes in the Acts Department, most of the management personnel of the previous era have been replaced, and some people who cannot adapt to the overall Acts Department have been kicked out.

The councilors are also ready to start the election of councilors in the region on January 1 next year. Everyone over the age of 10 has the right to vote.

The planning of the District Rights Office has also been put on the agenda. As the work place of district councilors on weekdays, these places have begun to operate as liaison offices of the association in various places.

Some people in the city also knew about the group of councillors, who represented the people in the area, but most people were skeptical about the possible political system.

Although the number of people taking the administrative exam this year was not as high as last year, there was a situation where a large number of people were assigned to Sections 3 and 5, but more than 300 of them gave up the right to enter Sections 3 and 5.

The practices of the administrative department have always been criticized, but many people agree with everything Alpha has done. This is an extremely strange mentality. When the incident happened, they felt that the administrative department was unkind, but after the incident, many people felt that it was okay to do so at the time.

Pullman looked at his wife and asked.

"I remember your original home was also in the south."

Fang Qin hummed.

"I want to go back and see the old house in a while. Recently, I often dream about my childhood. I lived with my parents and my sister's family. Although life was a little hard, I was actually very happy every day."

Pullman smiled and nodded. The problems in the south cannot be ignored. The large-scale riots 5 months ago caused long-term damage to the south. Now many people have realized it.

Everyone felt that a more glorious era would come. The workers who terminated their contracts with Angus Construction and did not participate in the riots were not optimistic now. Some factories have begun to upgrade their industries, and the value of workers will become lower and lower.

Nowadays, many heavy factories have purchased a large number of mechanical equipment, which can replace most of the workers. In the past two years, the reason for the labor shortage was that businessmen could not slow down the speed of factory manufacturing in order to quickly control their own share, but after the market share stabilized, most factories began to lay off a large number of employees.

Some workers began to emerge in Angus Construction again, but the Angus family would not hire those who terminated their contracts without authorization, and no new workers were recruited.

In just two years, the wages of workers reached a peak of 10 yuan per hour, but now the wages of workers in most factories are only 4 to 5 yuan per hour.

In just less than two years, the demographic dividend brought by construction has been almost consumed due to various problems.

The Angus family also suffered an extremely severe impact in the last riot. The Angus family's stocks almost collapsed, from the highest point of 200% overflow, directly fell to 137% before stopping.

Most of the people who used to fantasize about making a fortune by relying on the Angus family have woken up from their dreams, and the Angus family is currently in a state of debt. Most people have taken back part of the principal and left the Angus family's stock market, and now the Angus family plans to remove all the Angus family's stocks.

The city's economic growth has begun to slow down, and the better times that everyone is looking forward to will not come in a short time.

Pullman looked at the time and it was almost time. After letting his wife go to bed, he kissed his wife's cheek, turned off the lights and walked to the door.

"Wake me up if you need anything."

His wife smiled and nodded.

Pullman closed the door and his expression on his face returned to seriousness. He planned to go back to the room to deal with some things.

Next year, a law will be revised, the Trinity Law, which is a bill against managers. After so many years, the Hydra case is still the focus of debate in this case, but in the riots five months ago, nearly 5,000 people died, including 2,456 members of the Operations Department.

The last riot was the biggest impact on the city in history.

No one knows what happened, why the workers who threw explosives were so irrational, it was the workers who threw explosives in the crowds of protesters in various places, which eventually turned into a large-scale riot affecting 7 million people in the south.

"We can only take one step at a time!"

This riot has exhausted most people in the past few months. Most people are still arguing about how such a large-scale riot was triggered at that time, but these arguments are meaningless.

This riot directly destroyed the economic foundation of the south. It is almost impossible to restore the south to its past appearance given the current situation of the city.

The impact is diverse, and the bloody facts are in front of everyone.

A pile of complex and helpless problems were placed in front of Pullman, especially those marginalized problems, orphans, the elderly, the mentally ill, undocumented, etc. At present, some of the problems that the eight major associations had finally designated to be dealt with in the future together with the Operations Department could only be postponed.

8:39 pm

"Let me help you!"

Tamayi ran quickly to the side of a porter and helped him hold the heavy metal box on his back with both hands. The porter in front of him said thank you. He didn't look big.

At this time, several patrol officers from Section 5 looked at Tamayi's actions and sighed helplessly. The team leader shook his head.

"Tamayi, you'd better save some energy. We have to patrol until 3 a.m. before we can change shifts."

Tamayi smiled and waved back. The porter in front of him looked extremely tired. There was still more than a kilometer to go. He had to deliver the goods to the place. But now there was someone behind him to help carry the bottom of the box, and he felt a little relieved.

Tamayi passed the exam successfully this year. He was the only candidate who only filled in 5 subjects among all the candidates. Although he just passed the passing score of 80 points, he was immediately assigned to Section 5 and served in the relatively stable 61st District in the middle level.

In just one month, Tamayi has gotten along well with everyone in the team.

Newcomers are generally assigned to the middle and upper levels. Many people want to go to the upper level because life there is more comfortable. However, there is only a one-year internship period, and new clerks will be assigned to the bottom level.

Tamayi has gradually adapted to such work, and his own alienated genes have also awakened. Now he is exercising every day and can already carry more than 300 kilograms of things.

"Thank you, sir, thank you."

The porter finally arrived at the destination. Tamayi wiped the sweat from his forehead with a smile, turned around with a smile and ran quickly, intending to return to the normal patrol route.

If you want to change, you have to start from the root. This is the purpose of Tamayi entering Section 5. Although he is not very eye-catching and has no talent, he has eyes to discover talent.

Tamayi felt that he could do a lot of things. When he was in school, when Alpha came back to school, he seized the opportunity and ran over to speak directly. The instructor was very angry at the time, but Alpha did not blame him.

What Tamayi did not expect was that Alpha still remembered what happened between him and Peristan. Tamayi also said frankly that he had a pair of eyes that were good at discovering other people's talents and hoped that Alpha would make him a special section officer.

Tamayi's current identity is a special section officer of Section 5. He has the right to report all those who violated the regulations of the Section in the area, and report some things of those section captains or section officers who did well.

Tamayi observes the people in Section 5 in the area every day, records some things in detail, gives some evaluations and reports them.

Tamayi just wants to understand some things better, starting with basic patrols, and then find ways to solve problems. He does not want the tragedy of Hydra to happen again.

In particular, the riot that occurred when Tamayi was still preparing for the exam 5 months ago left a deep impression on him.

After returning to the patrol route, many people in their team were sitting at some small stalls on the street talking and laughing.

"Captain, should we go on patrol?"

"Let's wait until 11 o'clock. Let's eat something and have a glass of wine first."

Tamai felt something was wrong, but many people persuaded him to sit down. In desperation, Tamai could only sit down, but he also understood what the captain said and went back at 11 o'clock because it was the night market at that time. During the busiest time, although there are people on the streets now, they are relatively sparse.

Tamai also felt relieved. The situation in the middle level was much more stable than the current situation in the lower level. The 60 districts in the lower level have recently been deploying additional manpower.

Tamai just had a phone call with Peristan today, and he went to see Hydra again. For some reason, Hydra is much more cheerful now and is willing to see Peristan. Tamai also plans to wait for the holiday next month. , just go and see Hydera.

At this time, a beggar on the street came to the street with a cane. He quickly sat down near a shopping mall. After standing at the door, he started to stretch out his hands and asked the passersby for money pitifully. But most people just looked at him. A glance, or just avoid it.

In recent years, there have been more and more beggars, and they are even getting younger and younger. Especially after the riot five months ago, the situation in the city has become even more severe.

9:18 pm

Mo Xiaolan was walking alone on the streets of Qinglong Street. She was dressed in casual clothes and dressed up. Her eyes were fixed on a club opposite. The door was full of luxury vehicles. At this time, the door finally opened, and a figure A slightly fat middle-aged man walked out surrounded by a crowd of people.

A large number of accompanying bodyguards also came out. They seemed to be going somewhere else, but they seemed to be planning to go somewhere else and did not get in the car. Mo Xiaolan continued to follow them quickly, and they just left the alley. , a few drunk young men came over.

"Little girl, are you here?"

"Get away!"

Mo Xiaolan said something in a cold voice, held up his bracelet, and a certificate from Section 2 personnel appeared. In an instant, several men sobered up from their drunkenness.

"roll!"

Several men trembled with fear and hurriedly got out of the way. Mo Xiaolan followed all the way, always staring at the group of people walking on the street opposite who were talking and laughing. They were all members of the Hillman family.

Mo Xiaolan suspected that the riot five months ago was directly related to the Hillman family, but she still couldn't find any evidence. For the past month, she had been staring at the guy named Plum Hillman every day. It is the main person in charge of Eddie Financial, Mr. plm, as the outside world calls him.

Some people lose money, and others naturally make money. Under the detailed investigation of Section 2, behind the large losses of the Angus family and the economic imbalance crisis in the city, the Hillman family is the biggest winner, but over the years, they have strictly abided by There is absolutely no chance for people to take advantage of the law.

Their family has provided detailed accounts, but Mo Xiaolan's investigation results are some things under the accounts that can bring sustained and stable high income to the Hillman family as a whole in the future. These things are all reflected in the accounts. less than.

Especially in some streets in the south that were burned by flames, many people suffered huge losses. The Hillman family purchased some shops at reasonable prices, as well as some small companies in the area.

Everyone is thanking the Hillman family and scolding the cold-blooded Angus family, because after the riots, the Angus family did not do any good deeds, but the Hillman family looked like great good people.

This made Mo Xiaolan feel extremely sick. She would not let down her guard. She had to catch evidence of the Hillman family's crimes.

This man named Plum is an uncle of Eddie. He has basically made no achievements in the past few decades, but in just five or six years, he has become the core of the Hillman family. The actual person in charge of Eddie Financial.

Although Mo Xiaolan has some personal feelings, after all, she and Alpha have been very good friends since they were very young. In Mo Xiaolan's heart, Angus and his wife are an intellectual and kind couple. Although they also have He has some shadows of family members, but he is much better than many family leaders.

What has been criticized by many people recently is that Angus Construction rejected those workers who turned back. Most of them unilaterally terminated their contracts with Angus Construction immediately after the riots, but Angus Construction did not pursue any legal consequences. their liability for breach of contract.

"Too ordinary."

Mo Xiaolan said. What she wore in her ears were the monitors that had been installed on electric poles in large areas on the street. He could clearly hear what the group of people were talking about. Plum's behavior and speech , are too ordinary. An extremely shrewd businessman will not talk about his own glory all day long and brag in a magnified manner.

The next few obscene words made Mo Xiaolan irritably pull out the miniature sound-generating device in his ear.

Judging from all the signs in the past and present, Plum is not an excellent businessman. Mo Xiaolan can conclude that Eddie may be behind all this, but Eddie is now at the top of his house almost every day. He rested in his mansion, went to eat at the homes of some well-connected families, and attended some banquets, completely keeping himself out of it.

Mo Xiaolan stopped, and a group of them entered the store surrounded by a group of women. Mo Xiaolan quickly found a place and quickly called up the surveillance video of the store.

Instantly, Mo Xiaolan pressed his forehead, and a bunch of people went in and started playing with the women.

10:04 pm

In a huge white hall 100 meters below the Hillman family manor, people who have been transformed into machines are sleeping quietly in the white hall.

On a high platform in the middle, Eddie smiled and held a glass of wine, and a ball of fire next to him was slowly appearing.

"Master, the test can start in a few days. The final adjustment must be done by more professional people."

Eddie smiled and glanced at it, then shook his head helplessly.

"Don't be upset anymore, Mr. X."

Eddie has imprisoned X. He refused to continue to provide the Hillman family with the technology of mechanical transformation of people, and was caught by Eddie when he wanted to escape.

At this time, as a corner of the ceiling became more and more transparent, X sat quietly in a cage made of special alloys, which could not be broken through by the weapons on X's body.

Eddie also asked the Hillman family's mechanical engineers to dismantle x's body, but they could not get anything. The most critical part was in x's head.

At this time, x's whole body could not move. He had not had engine oil injected into his body for several months. Most of the joints and metal parts had begun to show serious wear and tear.

Five months ago, the riot planned by Eddie allowed the Hillman family to successfully obtain a large number of things and make a lot of money. Now the Angus family is extremely vulnerable. It only takes a little bit to swallow up the Angus family completely.

When Eddie instructed other families to ask indirectly whether the Angus family would sell the current profitable industry, Avano hesitated, but Violet insisted on not selling.

Selling or not is just a matter of time for Eddie. The Angus family will not be able to bear it in the end.

At this time, x stared at Eddie quietly, and then smiled and said.

"Eddie, we were partners at first, but why am I a prisoner now?"

Eddie shook his head and looked at the mechanical biochemical modified people around him who were almost the same as X. All of these guys had only their brains left, and brain control chips had been implanted in their brains. This technology is now quite mature, with a total of 300 modified mechanical biochemical people.

And all the mechanical biochemical modified people are equipped with long-range and process light killing weapons, and also have flight functions. Eddie plans to use the huge black gold held by the Hillman family in advance to build his own mechanical empire bit by bit, and everything is under his control.

When the time is right, Eddie will start to build an underground mechanical empire in the Altan Ula Mountains, and finally after driving the gods out of the city, everything will be his.

Now all Eddie wants to get from X is mature cloning technology and mature biochemical modification technology. These two points are without exception. In the long-term contact with X, Eddie gradually discovered that X survived by constantly cloning himself. He has been imprisoned for three months, and it seems that he has not been affected at all.

After checking X's brain cells, Eddie confirmed that he relied on infinite cloning of his own brain, and then used technology that they didn't know at all to completely preserve the memory and transmit it to a fresh and young brain.

"Mr. X, if you are willing to submit to me, I will let you go, how about it?"

X didn't speak, and Eddie was not in a hurry, because the cloning they had studied was a failure. Clones usually have unexplained decay of body organs within two weeks, not to mention the brain. The cloned brain may not work in three days, but X's brain can be maintained for that long, but if he is not given nutrient solution, his brain will be finished.

Eddie has already eaten X thoroughly. He knows very well that this guy has no way out. Just like he said back then, the poison that penetrates into the bone marrow is the most deadly.

Click

After Eddie snapped his fingers, the place on the ceiling where X can be seen returned to its original state.

x moved slightly, but with a creaking sound, his joints were worn out to varying degrees. Now this body was a pile of scrap metal. x knew very well that he could not do anything. In this room, he could not even contact the outside world because there was no network signal. The room seemed to be made of high-density materials, and even the network signal could not be transmitted.

x laughed. Since February this year, after the riot caused by Eddie after a long period of preparation, x had completely planned to cut off cooperation with Eddie. He was too dangerous and would be dragged into the water one day.

Eddie's current plan has seriously hindered x's plan. x smiled helplessly. He knew very well that Eddie would never let him go, but x still had a chance. He only needed a little chance. Once he got out, Eddie would hand over all the evidence of the Hillman family's crimes over the years to Alpha Angus.

There were countless opportunities before, but x hesitated because the city had not yet developed to his ideal level. If he rashly caused problems at this time, his plan would have to start all over again.

What Eddie didn't know was that Hathaway and Leng Shi had left a backdoor in the Prometheus program in the past. Hathaway told him this before she fell asleep.

x only needs a little chance to use this backdoor and create some trouble. Once connected to the network, it only takes 10 seconds for him to transfer memories, and then the nuclear energy battery built into this body will explode. He doesn't need this body at all. When he wakes up, x will return to his underground laboratory, which is also the spaceship he drove here.

When he was about to break in here, the guys from the Sky Space Country used quantum weapons. Fortunately, x was lucky. Although the large spaceship was destroyed, the small spaceship came to this land with him.

"The next plan can be started, Prometheus."

"Of course! My master, the time is ripe."

Eddie stood up excitedly. At this time, all the biochemical transformation people around him started to move. There were bursts of crisp sounds. Some small doors were opened around, and these mechanical biochemical transformation people entered the small doors.

"I have already got the key to the future, Mr. X! No one can stop the destruction of the Angus family."