Chapter 238: A Rift Inside the Fortress
Although the public eye is Norman Osborne's minions, it does not mean that the dozens of millions of members in the public eye are loyal to Norman Osborne.
After all, they were nothing more than Norman Osborne, who captured a group of slaves for money. If there is anyone among them who is faithful to whom. Then it should be said that everyone is just right and loyal to life.
Because no one wants to die, everyone has to live, and it costs money to live in this world. If you want to live well, you need to spend more money. So they join the public eye, in the final analysis, just to earn a living, to support their families, and that's it.
Those who were ambitious in order to keep climbing the ladder would show an unusually loyal attitude towards Norman Osborne. But in essence, it is only to gain the appreciation of the big boss, promote yourself to get better opportunities, greater rights, and have a better life.
Suffice it to say, fundamentally, none of this has changed much. Both the ground floor and the top level need to live. Nothing will change at all.
For the higher-ups, handing over the green light ring was an opportunity to show their loyalty like Norman Osborne, who were naturally fearless.
But this is not a good thing for the members of the public eye at the bottom. Because energy bills account for half of the average household spending. Even members of the public eye have to pay a lot of money each month for their household energy bills.
Although the green light ring has only appeared in various families in the United States for a short time, it has been less than half a month or so. But the benefits are visible to all.
By spending less on energy, most families can put more money into what they need, whether it's improving their diet, or investing in their children's education, etc. These are also items that cost money.
It's also a non-negligible expense for members of the public eye at the bottom. In the final analysis, they are also seeking to eat in the public eye. So at the site of the Public Eye in Kansas, a riot was brewing inside.
The riots began with a young man named Carey, a twenty-six-year-old young man who was a grassroots cadre in the public eye. He held the position of squad leader of a team of twelve. When Carey was a child, he had heard his parents say that the legal affairs of this world used to be handled by the police.
It's hard for Carey to imagine that the police can do this, because after Carey was born, the police department in this world has been a bunch of decorations. Theoretically, there is a law enforcement power, but it is difficult to recruit people and lacks the necessary equipment. What the police can do now is probably to maintain order on the streets, which is similar to the chengguan in a way.
It's unrealistic to want them to fight criminals or anything. Due to the tight budget, the police force has not been replaced with new equipment for many years, and police officers lack the necessary insurance and training. It is the same thing to let the police officers fight dangerous criminals and let them commit suicide.
Therefore, in this world, compared with police officers, the public eye is more important law enforcement officers. Although they are said to be the minions of the Normans, they also maintain the most basic order of this society.
Carey's family isn't particularly good. Because his mother and father have chronic diseases, it is a lot of money to see a doctor and take medicine every month, even if Carey is a team leader in the public eye, with a slightly higher income than ordinary team members, but it is still a little small compared to the medical expenses that need to be paid.
In addition to Carrey, there are many other members of his team who are also facing a similar situation.
Everyone gets paid, that is, barely making ends meet, and maybe there is a little money left, but not much.
So when it was Christmas, these members of the Public Eye were very happy after receiving the green light ring. Because it saves a lot of energy bills, it is a very big help for their family.
But this happiness didn't last long, and in less than half a month, there was already a message from above, asking everyone to hand over all the green light rings they received.
"Why are we turning this thing in!" said a strong man named John on Carry's team, furious.
"These things are mine, and when they come to my house, they are mine, so why should I take them away!
John's anger was not without reason. Because he is a single father and needs to raise twin daughters. There is also an old mother to raise him.
The pressure of the family's expenses is all on him. And his family's energy expenses are very large, because his mother is old and the children are small. Their physique is not very good, so they must be heated in the winter and the air conditioner must be turned on in the summer.
There are also various devices for childcare and housework for mothers, which require a lot of energy overhead. You can't let your mother, who is in her 60s, wash clothes by hand.
The little money John earned, after paying all kinds of expenses, can basically be said to be very little. Even he and his friends don't necessarily have the money to go out for a drink a month.
After receiving the green light ring, John was very happy, because in just half a month, it had already saved him a lot of money.
The energy savings allow her to buy two beautiful new clothes for her daughters and some beef for her mother. When I watched my daughter put on beautiful clothes and run around the house like a butterfly excitedly, when my mother finally ate the beef she had eaten when she was young and would never forget it when she was old. Looking at the happy expressions of his family, John felt that it was all worth it. This is an obligation and responsibility that should be fulfilled as a father and as a son.
So after hearing the news that the green light ring was going to be recycled, John was very resistant and angry.
Because it touches his true interests. When he was on a mission in the team, he complained to his teammates and expressed his dissatisfaction.
Carrey, on the other hand, made a silencing gesture to John. Carey said: "I know you're upset, and I'm actually not happy either. ”
Carrey's family conditions are actually very clear to the players. Although Carrey's salary is higher than all of them, his expenses are even greater. It's 26 years old, and I don't even dare to find a girlfriend.
"But there is no way, this is our job, if we want to continue to work like this, continue to get paid for us, we have to listen to what we say. So let's just hand over the ring. Kerry was also very helpless.
In the 12-person team that Kerry was waiting for, everyone was relatively close to each other. They are all friends, and they can even be said to be family-like relationships. So these things can be said to each other. And everyone will also complain about their helplessness.
In addition to Carey and John, the other ten team members actually received green light rings. Everyone has benefited from it. So it's a little bit hard to get all of you to give up?
Although it asked everyone to turn in all the rings.
But all the members of Carry's team were silent, and no one offered to hand over the green light ring they had gotten.
"Alright, guys. I know people are reluctant, but it's work and we have to turn it in. Kerry shouted to his teammates again.
At this time, a black guy in the team suddenly said, "Why do we have to turn it in? Not all Americans have received green light rings." Can't all of us all 12 of us get the green light ring!"
What the black guy said made all the other team members turn their heads to look at him, and Carey pursed his lips and said noncommittally, "You mean let's all collude together?"
"No, it's not a collusion. We are simply trying to protect our basic rights. Everyone has to eat and live, and we are not high-level people, and we are still counting on being able to hand in the ring to please the big boss and then be promoted. We just work and earn money to eat. "The black guy speaks very rhythmically, and inexplicably some of them are like rap.
But what he said made sense, and all the players looked at Kerry and waited for him to make a decision.
Is it a collusion of all employees, or must it be handed in?