Chapter 19 Talking counts
Centuries ago, some scientists said that if cockroaches completely disappear from human society one day, then human beings are not far from extinction.
Jean smoked his cigarette quietly and looked at the people gathered around him, screaming and scolding, some of whom he knew, these once famous criminals in the city, who were also uneasy after entering the prison, often caused all kinds of problems in the prison, causing the sentence to change from limited to unlimited, and finally most of them chose to go into exile.
Such exile is probably worse than death, because they are not allowed to set foot in the Bright City for the rest of their lives, and if they step inside, they will be shot immediately.
Everything in the Barrier Zone is extremely harsh, and most of the people who live here, the number of criminals born is not large, up to 15%, because the number of criminals who are exiled every year is recorded, and most of them are people whose citizenship rank has been reduced to 0 and has no effect on society, and they are completely eliminated by the existing society.
Some of them are the ones who end up in the torrent of competition, while others are self-defeating types, and Jean has seen too many losers, most of whom complain about this and that, and never even think to find the reason in themselves.
In fact, for most criminals, direct execution is the most direct method, otherwise these guys need water, food and medicine to live, and under the doomsday sky, this is a waste.
It's just that Congress gave them the right to choose, to work near the prison tower until they die of old age, apply for the death penalty, or exile of their choice.
Over the years, the number of people in the barrier area has increased instead of decreasing, and another society has been formed here, like a society like cockroaches.
The people who live in the Fortress District exist for the sake of a better life for the people in the Bright City, which is the result of the joint efforts of the 3rd Military Section and the 10th Scientific Research Section over the years.
The air that came in from the huge defensive barriers, except for bringing the most important water resources, was not clean, and the poisonous air in the world that had long been destroyed outside, although it was purified and filtered, was actually poisonous.
Anti-waste clotting vaccine, is developed more than 20 years ago, this is from the barrier area of people to find special antibodies to develop the vaccine, this disease is very popular 20 years ago, people inhale toxic air, the lungs will appear coagulated, long-term lung lobe enlargement affects breathing, serious can lead to death, the only means is surgery, after the lung coagulation reaches a certain level, then do the removal of coagulation surgery, but since the special antibody was found in the barrier area, the disease disappeared in the bright city, as long as the vaccine is injectedand it's fine.
Especially in the periphery of the bright city, after the invisible light and shadow filter wall was established, the air became clean, and in recent years, according to the data of air poison monitoring, the concentration of toxic substances in the air will be effectively reduced after passing through the places where most residents in the barrier area live.
There are many similar things, the residents of the barrier area are indeed like cockroaches, able to live in such a harsh environment, so the Congress has made a decision since more than 20 years ago, and regularly injects all children before the age of 10 in the barrier area with special life vaccines, which prolongs their lifespan, that is, from this time, a large number of mutants were born in the barrier area, which has advantages and disadvantages, and the current armed forces are the biggest threat.
"Bastard Jean, when you were in the prison tower before, you tortured Lao Tzu so much, and now you appear here again, new hatred and old hatred, you get out of here, I'm going to beat you."
A freckled yellow-haired guy with a big nose shouted, he was the leader of an armed group, Jean watched him quietly, snickering erupted all around, and some people even began to block it with their weapons.
"I bet this guy can last 10 seconds."
"I'll bet 5 seconds."
However, before the gambling could begin, Jean glared at a big nose that was gearing up, and with a buzz, an invisible air flow hit the big nose, and he instantly foamed at the mouth and fainted.
"Haha, I didn't hold on for 1 second."
For a moment there was a commotion all around, and Jean shouted loudly.
"Shut your foul mouths for me, you don't need to have any doubts, do as I say, food, water and medicine will be delivered here by this time tomorrow, and now the only thing you need to do is come and register."
For a while, the cheers died, and the bosses of various forces came over, and the people who brought them around were watching from afar.
"Give me more, Jean, there are more than 1,000 people on our side, so it's not easy for me to explain this to my brothers."
A lewd guy said with a smile, and the others began to shout as well.
"If you don't want it, go back."
After a while, the bosses of the 87 large and small groups were registered, and Jean promised them the corresponding rations, and everyone laughed and laughed with peace of mind, and no one seemed to question Gene, because many of them who knew Jean knew that Jean did what he said.
At this time, Jean took out the phone, dialed Locke's number, and passed the registered record sheet by the way.
"Hey Jean told you not to mess around, so many supplies, what do you want to do? When these things don't need money, huh? ”
Locke's dissatisfied voice came from the phone.
"Tell those guys in the Congress that I will contact all the armed forces in the barrier area in the next few days, give them the supplies according to my requirements, and at this time tomorrow, transport the materials over, I have to get them together for me no matter where they go to find them, otherwise, when they enter the city, I can deal with it slowly."
Locke was silent for a while, and then hummed in a depressed mood.
As soon as Jean hung up the phone, cheers erupted all around.
"Jean, although you are a bastard, but it's pretty good, we'll tell the other guys to be careful, after all, we're not stupid, we naturally won't think about going into the city after taking things, it's really like the old guy of the wise man said......."
Suddenly, a guy spoke, and several guys next to him covered his mouth, and Jean glared at him, pressing his head with one hand.
"That old fellow, he's really restless."
Then the cheers died down for a moment, and Jean glanced around at the people around him who stood up and was about to leave, and someone invited Jean to drink with him.
"Get out of here, scumbags, wait outside the bridge tomorrow to get supplies."
After a while, all the armed forces dispersed, Jean looked back at the bright city behind him, and flames burst out from the two ribs, he realized that things were not so simple at the beginning, the wise guy, the line that Jean sorted out, let Jean quickly find a lot of things, and the movements of the armed forces in the barrier area were indeed the same as the wise man's analysis, they had all advanced to the vicinity of the bridge, and Zhang Wang just went to speak, and the number of armed forces that came over was beyond Jean's imagination, Originally, Jean thought it would be good to have a maximum of 50 groups coming, but he didn't expect 87 to come.
The old man of the wise man wanted to inform the ramparts of the fortress by choosing to exile the prisoners in the prison tower, and many of these criminals were the former subordinates of the wise man.
"This time, let you knock hard, there will be no next time."
Jean said that many people in the town had gathered again, and it was very cost-effective for Jean to be able to exchange supplies and stabilize the armed forces in the barrier area, and killing would not solve any problems, but only increase the revolt.
"Lady Jean, please save us, we are almost unable to live."
For a while, many people were talking about their suffering, and Jean got up and threw his head back and exhaled a puff of smoke.
"If you can persist until you establish a food base in the barrier area, you will be saved, and it is a joke to want others to save you, if you are still valuable, give me a good life, there will be a day when the sun shines here."
Jean walked away slowly, and many people in the town smiled, because the grain base was about to be established, which was good news for the people of the barrier area, and it came from Jean's mouth.
As soon as they arrived outside the town, a motorcycle drove by, and Hermione smiled and crossed it in front of Jean.
"Come on, Lord Jean, and I'll take you to the south."
Jean nodded, then smiled.
"Let me carry you."
The motorcycle ran wildly on the road, Hermione hugged Jean's waist tightly, the wind and sand were very strong, but at this time Hermione couldn't feel the slightest bit of wind and sand, because she knew that the wind and sand had blocked the strong and gentle man in front of her, although it was only temporary, and soon Hermione fell asleep peacefully.
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I don't know how long I slept, Le Xiao woke up from a knock on the door from his sleep, and after the door opened, Mana walked in, holding a large number of things the size of fingernails, dozens of them, judging by the hexagonal shape, weapons, and some round special liquid form substances.
"Put these things on you."
Le Xiao immediately showed resistance, and Mana said with a smile.
"You put it yourself, try to be as natural as possible, otherwise if I do it, I won't be responsible for stuffing something into some strange hole in your body."
Le Xiao was shocked before getting off the bed leisurely.
"Hurry up."
"I don't think you're doing the right thing."
Le Xiao began to stick these things to the surface of her skin, she had already read all kinds of investigation reports about the special liquid food of the Sanlian Company, and indeed the Congress protected them, as soon as she thought of this, Le Xiao became angry, she had eaten special liquid food for more than 3 years.
If this kind of thing broke out, the city would be in turmoil in an instant, but Rakuxiao always felt that something was wrong.
"We don't need you to talk too much, everything is for the weak people in this city, no matter how dirty the means, our methods are far better than the scumbags of the Chamber of Commerce."
"If you do this, you're only going to ........"
Before Le Xiao finished speaking, Ma Na suddenly pressed Le Xiao and pressed her on the table, and pulled out a square shaver-like machine from the light and shadow bracelet, and Le Xiao shouted in panic.
"Don't move, if it's crooked, I'm not responsible."
Colorful light flowed from the metal mesh at the top of the square machine, and the pattern of a two-headed snake was reflected on Rakushino's arm.
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A puff of black smoke was rising, accompanied by the smell of burnt skin, Le Xiao screamed, tears rolled down in large pieces, she quickly curled up in the corner after asking Mana, looking at the tattoo of a two-headed snake on her left arm, she broke out in a cold sweat, and the cold on her back kept rising.
"You can leave later, go to the hotel we have designated for you to stay, there is still more than a day, don't want to contact anyone, because you are now a part of us, you should have seen it in the 2nd City Crisis Analysis and Countermeasures Department, if you don't want to spend the rest of your life in prison, just be obedient, but I heard that the prison is mixed with men and women, what happens to women in prison, what do you think?"
With Mana's laughter, Rakushino curled up.
"What's the difference between your approach and those mercenary merchants?"
The door closed, and Le Xiao cried silently, she now understood the other party's approach, because the Congress's hardline approach to the rioters, as long as they were branded with such a tattoo, there was no way to clear the charge.
A picture of herself walking on the dim bridge of crying appeared in Rakushino's head, and she was finished, no matter what happened in the end, but the gloomy thing in her mind rang in Rakushino's head with Jean's words.
Very happy Xiao let go, and explained the things of the day after tomorrow, she returned to the street again, the dusk of the sunset shone obliquely on Le Xiao's somewhat haggard face, she snorted and went to a hotel located in the upper business district, just entered the room Le Xiao took out her light and shadow bracelet, looking at Jean's number above, her hands were trembling, and her heart was dripping blood.
All kinds of rumors about Jean echoed in Lexiao's head, but the most of these rumors was that Jean was a gentleman who spoke his word.
The special 13 subjects, no one knows what it is, only a lot of rumors, this is Le Xiao's gamble on her fate, if she loses, she will have nothing, just like the brand of a two-headed snake on her arm.
"What's wrong Le Xiao, this point should be past dinner time."
A gentle voice came out of the phone, and Rakuxiao burst into tears, until a long time later, Rakuxiao told Jean everything that had happened to him in the past few days, but there was a hearty laugh from the other end.
"Silly boy, you didn't commit a crime, why should you bear the blame? Just leave everything to me, don't tell anyone about it, I'll be back as soon as possible. ”
"Really? Can Jean really save me? I don't want to go to jail, and it has nothing to do with it. ”
After a moment of silence, four sonorous words came from the other side of the phone.
"Words count."