Chapter 1: Delusion
In March, the Zhengtai Railway, now renamed the Shitai Passenger Dedicated Line, is still icy and snowy, and the spring is cold.
However, the blue-and-white painted train that is speeding over the silvery fields is still as warm as spring, even if you don't wear gloves, you won't feel the discomfort of frozen fingers, and you can also let the hand conductor dance to manipulate various touchscreen electronic devices as usual.
"The transportation fee and the balance of the previous order have been received, and the additional one thousand and a half is the deposit this time?"
"Well, this one is still the old rule. I'll pass on my personal information to you later. Whether it's true or not, what we need is proof, you know. ”
The words that pop out of the tablet are reflected on the lenses of private investigator Zuo Zhe's glasses. His fingers flicked across the keyboard and he immediately typed in reply.
"Well, the profile can be passed on a little slower. I'm on the train right now, and the signal isn't very good. ”
The phrase came too late. On the chat window, a compressed package has popped up. Zuo Zhe thought about it, pressed the backframe to delete all the words just typed, replied with a "okay", and at the same time clicked on the compressed package with the other hand.
"Again, are you cheating on you?" Zuo Zhe sighed, closed the tablet and closed his eyes.
As soon as I close my eyes, the sudden questions of these days have to emerge from the depths of my mind one by one.
"Catching cheating" is the "Information Consultation Department" opened by Zuo Zhe -- in layman's terms, it is called a private detective, one of the most basic businesses, and there seems to be nothing strange about it. From a business point of view, the search for cats and dogs commissioned by some noble ladies is much stranger than that.
However, the settlor was not one of the spouses. Except for the "name: Lin Kaishan" clearly written on the remittance information on the branch O treasure, he really couldn't find out who this little-known client was, who could give him several commissions to catch cheating.
In other words, where did Zuo Zheshang find such a continuous commission, or did he give five or six masters? It's a pity that Zuo Zhe is not a man who makes a fortune quietly, and the more he takes five or six thousand at a time, the more his heart hangs and can't put it down.
However, even if these entrusted personal information are superimposed and searched, Zuo Zhe can't see any clues. These suspected cheating people are men and women, with different identities; From a university professor to a self-employed entrepreneur, and the location is from a small city in the south to a mountain city in the fog, and even the imperial capital and Jinmen, and now his destination Taiyuan.
"Maybe it's too small." Zuo Zhe turned over and put the tablet in his bag. "When things go wrong, there must be a demon", as for how big is this "demon"? That's not what he can see the whole picture now.
"Since when did the world start to become abnormal? What kind of other world, what kind of portal, and there are people clamoring every day to immigrate ......"
The breathing under the scarf gradually becomes even.
On the same train, it was a different story in business class. Four big men in suits and sunglasses guarded the two entrances and exits of the carriage, and there were only a few passengers in the carriage.
"Now you can answer my question as to why you don't want your subjects to settle in Elta?"
The man in front of Ouffer Mondridge had promised to tell him why the Chinese had not yet started a completely logical immigration operation, but that had to be after he had visited the capital, and now that the train had been running for a long time, he felt that it was perfectly reasonable to bring it up again.
"Well, all right, Mr. Ouffe Mondrich. Then I would like to ask a question first, during the period of visiting our national capital, is there anything that you feel uncomfortable about the living environment we provide and the capital comes with, including clothing, food, housing and transportation? Or will it be worse than what the bimonthly church offers? ”
Offy Mondrich replied with a smile: "None of the things that the Church of the Two Moons has provided to the gods of the present world can be compared with you, this is a matter of course. ”
"So, do you think the Bi-Moon Church or Elta is capable of maintaining the standard of living we offer? Attention, to the whole population. ”
"I can't." Offey Mondridge is categorical. Indeed, if you want hot water, you can solve the problem of boiling water at all times in a bathroom where you want hot water to flow out immediately; Faucets can also be forced by craftsmen to make by hand, and the effect is poor, but at least it can be used; But what about a screen that brings up the news at the touch of a button? What about a machine that can communicate with people from afar at any time with a few figs? Eufamontridge didn't know how it worked, but he at least knew that it was something that his country and Elta couldn't do at this stage anyway - even if it didn't cost it, and even more so for the entire population.
"So, if these most basic services that we provide to the people are not adequately supplied when they get to Elta, will they complain more about us?"
In fact, it is not only when there is a "shortage" that complains, but even when the infrastructure services are sufficient, the land is full of all kinds of complaints. The blackouts and blackouts that often occur when the grid is incomplete have long been forgotten, and few people think about the fact that across the ocean, the North American Confederation is still enduring some of the worst "light control" measures in the developed world – not excepting, of course, the continent, whose power grid is almost destroyed.
When the power went out, people's first reaction was to scold. There's nothing wrong with that. And for the relevant departments to improve the power supply conditions to build transformers, there are still many people are still scolding. scolded the illusory radiation, and scolded why it was built in front of his own home. Or the former thermal power plants are crawling all over the ground, and people are calling for the closure of the thermal power plants, which is understandable. However, when nuclear power plants or hydropower stations are built, many of the beast bricks directly turn their guns on these clean energy sources and pour all the firepower they can to attack the construction of these infrastructures.
It's as if there were no power stations, high-voltage lines, or transformers, and electricity would flow from the sockets to all over the place.
It's as if the base stations of the three operators have been banned, and the mobile phone should be fully charged with LTE signals as a matter of course.
It's as if if the thermal power plant was shut down, the construction of the fourth nuclear power plant was stopped, the nuclear power plant 321 was shut down, and the solar power plant and the tidal power plant were not willing to be built, the treasure island would be able to light even a light bulb.
It is as if if the Three Gorges series of projects are not built, the floods of the Yangtze River, which will ravage the Jianghuai region in 10 or 20 years, will stop on their own according to the people's consciousness -- it's okay, if the Three Gorges Project is not built, the Zhao family will not build water conservancy, and you will have to bear the pot that has been built in Wenchuan.
"Two hats always wear one", what a familiar slogan.
Offe Mondrich doesn't understand it yet, let alone understands these twists and turns. All he could do was be silence.
"Yes, there are indeed tens of thousands of our people working in Mendong City. But they are receiving wages to open up the market in Elta, they are talented, capable and able to tolerate some of the conditions in Elta, but those who are frustrated and want to emigrate to Elta, do they have this awareness? Do you have the ability? Do you have the determination to do this? ”
A series of rhetorical questions left Offet Mondrich speechless. Indeed, he knew how many resources and how many ships the Bilunar Church needed to maintain the standard of living of the Western Expeditionary Army. And what about the standard of living in China? Raising soldiers may be said to be at all costs, but what if it is really as the translator in front of me said, "raising wasters"?
"Dare to ask, are there still people in a country like yours who are so frustrated that they are willing to abandon their homeland?"
"Yes." The man in front of him replied disdainfully. "If we provide the same standard of living, and do not charge for water, electricity, and heating, and let them take the Elta as their slaves at will, and the wives and concubines of the Naelta people are not asked at all, there will be so many such people that you will not be able to count them one by one for a lifetime."
"How is this possible?" Offy Mondridge almost stood up. "These are the things that only pioneers who have nothing to eat, and how can your country have ...... This kind of person? ”
"If you want to be like the middle-class citizens of El Tagarcia who are barely able to live and have a good house to live in every day, then the most basic jobs offered by any factory in our country will allow them to do so. But, Mr. Eufay Mondridge, you see, discontent is born of contrast. In other words, they are simply envious of those who have beautiful spouses, big houses and good mounts. To say they can't survive? That's impossible. ”
Ouffer Mondridge was already sweating profusely. He thought for a while before concluding: "Then I understand it this way, the reason why you prohibit immigration is that their immigration will not only not produce benefits, but will also increase your burden and disrupt your pace of developing Elta...... Is it? ”
"No, that's just the reason. We certainly won't allow them to do these things, and enjoy themselves in another world without being lazy. But our obstruction will make them resentful - and if one day they decide to turn their enemies against us completely in order to get out of our jurisdiction, that is why we cannot accept immigrants. ”
"Heaven is too far away, another world is too close." Offy Mondrich finally understood the meaning of this statement. "Is that so? I know, whether it's Elta, the Hirzi Islands, or other countries and continents, none of them are paradises, and compared to your cities, it's hell on earth...... It seems that your subjects have made it heaven? ”
"Yes." The man in front of Uffey Mondridge sighed helplessly. "We have given a clear description, it is not heaven, and not everyone is as handsome and white as you and Miss Elena are. But there will always be people who don't believe it and think we're cheating them. ”