Saturday, April 13, 1630.

A special work inspection is underway at a police station in a neighbourhood of the Long Island West Police Station in Manchuria. Dressed in blue-and-black uniforms and large caps, the police officers who had not yet been on duty stood in two rows, their heads held high, and looked at the senior government officials who passed in front of them with a slightly curious gaze. Except for the special police badge on his chest, the police chief in front of him dressed in a Western-style dress seems to be no different from a common housewife.

"Are these police academy trainees too young? They're all kids......"

Looking at the expressions of nervousness and excitement on the faces of more than a dozen young policemen who were at most sixteen or seventeen years old in front of him, Liu Lanxi, who was the police chief and took time to inspect the work at the local police station on the weekend, couldn't help but whisper to Anderson, the chief of the police station in the western district of Long Island.

"Madame, the country is legally 16 years old. You know, we're having a hard time recruiting more suitable officers right now...... In contrast, they are already considered adults. Anderson, a Dutch-American police officer who was one of the first generation of police officers in China and the United States, shrugged his shoulders at this time with a helpless expression, "But I can guarantee that they did not enter the police academy because they dropped out of school, and now we are really short of police resources." ”

"Well, but only half a year of short-term training is really too urgent, I hope they won't be frightened and cry by the sound of revolver fire...... "More than nine years have passed, and Liu Lanxi, the former oldest leftover girl, is over 40 years old, and she and her husband Zheng Quan also have two children of five or six. Looking at these newly arrived little policemen whose bodies are still a little immature, Liu Lanxi can't help but feel a hint of motherhood.

"What's your name? How old is it? Why don't you continue to middle school? Walking in front of a small young policeman with a height of up to 1.6 meters, Liu Lanxi straightened the other party's slightly messy collar and cap with a smile, and asked with a pleasant face.

"Minister Report, my name is Pang Xiaowu! 16 years old! The juvenile policeman blushed, and his voice had just changed his voice for a few years, "My father said that I am stupid and not reading material!" ”

In front of me are the latest police officers to take up their posts after graduating from the short-term course of the Manchester City Police Academy. In addition to her young age, Liu Lanxi also discovered a subtle phenomenon that has lasted for many years: among the people who become police officers every year, the proportion of Chinese Americans is getting smaller and smaller. For example, among the dozen or so petty police officers now, there are only three Chinese Americans.

The reason is actually very simple, in the traditional Oriental concept, "servant" is actually a very lowly profession, called "bad people". In other words, people who do this profession are regarded as "wicked people" who will disgrace their ancestors. Successive feudal dynasties even had regulations that someone in the family served as a servant. The next three generations were not allowed to take the imperial examination, which shows the discrimination of society against this kind of "bad karma".

Even though the police are a glorious profession that serves all citizens in Huamei propaganda, as life becomes more and more stable after immigration, the young Chinese who are willing to join the police force are several notches behind the many benefits and the popular Wehrmacht. It will take many years to break down this deep-seated prejudice.

"When you are a policeman, you have to use your brain, you still have to continue to read books, who said that police can't do big things?" Liu Lanxi came back to her senses. Anderson, who accompanied him on the inspection, frowned, "Go back and report to the ministry, you can open a cultural night shift at the police academy, and go to the national middle school to ask for teachers." Police officers who are not on duty can take turns to study. It is a bit of a necessity to lower the age threshold for recruiting police officers, but these children are our most valuable treasure, and cultural education cannot be delayed. ”

"Of course!" Anderson quickly nodded like a chicken pecking rice.

"Sir Anderson. Something happened to the South 2nd Street community and needed support! God, it's terrible there. It's like a riot, and the DHS riot squad is out! Just then, suddenly a police officer ran in sweat and shouted at Anderson breathlessly.

"What the hell is going on?!" Liu Lanxi's heart jumped, and she quickly turned around.

"Uh...... I'm sorry, ma'am! When the ordinary policeman saw that it was the police minister of the government cabinet, he was immediately startled and quickly stood upright, "That's right, the residents of the South Second Street community blocked the entrance of the community and did not allow the workers of the construction company to enter. ”

……

In order to ensure the resettlement of new immigrants in the next stage, as well as the adjustment and transformation of the streets and community layout of the old city, the first batch of simple apartment communities in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China were about to be demolished and rebuilt, but disputes arose in the process. When the old immigrants who had worked hard to pay off the "Migrant Housing Resettlement Loan" heard that the state-owned construction engineering group was going to demolish all their homes, and that the new resettlement site was actually the newly established "New Rochelle Town", they all stopped doing it.

Perhaps by coincidence, or perhaps by some people's bad taste, the name of the town of New Rochelle, which happens to be exactly the same as the name of the place in later generations, is located on the opposite shore of Long Island Bay to the north, less than 20 kilometers from the eastern part of Long Island, which is under construction. Today, hundreds of French immigrants from Port Rochelle, France, are being housed there.

Rochelle, the "mecca of struggle" for the French Huguenots, was eventually captured and suppressed by the French crown, and the French government, while liquidating the rebels, once again deprived the domestic Protestants of their political and economic rights. In order to appease the families of Protestant mechanics who fled the tragic end of the wars of religion in the country, the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Immigration simply named the new town New Rochelle to increase their intimacy.

However, in order to change the isolation and isolation style of French Protestant immigrants, and the population of the capital has exceeded 40,000, and it is currently eager to divert to the surrounding areas, at the moment of financial shortage, the Manchester city government has specially selected the old citizens of this old community that is about to be demolished and rebuilt, and intends to settle in the town of New Rochelle, which probably includes more than 100 households and hundreds of people in total.

Unfortunately, with the integration of life and education in the "localized society", these old nationals who have settled in Manchester City seem to be unable to accept this forced relocation order, so after several unsuccessful pleas, they simply organized themselves together this time and refused to enter the demolition team.

After receiving a report from a state-owned construction engineering group and a city government official, the neighborhood police station immediately dispatched a team of police officers to forcibly disperse the recalcitrant elements who had gathered, but was beaten out by a group of "community defenders" armed with wooden sticks and iron drills.

It's okay, isn't this a rebellion?! The situation was completely furious, and the frustrated local police station sent a plea for help to the Department of Homeland Security's internal security unit while locking off the neighborhood. A squad of anti-riot military police hurried to the neighborhood with military rifles and other weapons of mass destruction, preparing to suppress the "riot".

For a time, almost half of Long Island's western side was alarmed, and reinforcements from police stations in other neighborhoods continued to arrive, housewives were closed, and nearby kindergartens and shops were locked for fear of being implicated.

……

Seventy or eighty police officers with black wooden shields surrounded a low community gate, and behind the wall was a row of Department of Homeland Security military officers armed with rifles. Inside the door, hundreds of men stood with sticks or hammers in their hands. One by one, they glared angrily at the police. On the ground of the confrontation area in the middle, several eye-catching pools of blood were shocking. On the side of the street not far behind the police, there were about 100 construction workers of the state-owned construction engineering group with sneers on their faces, and more citizens stopped to watch from the street corner in the distance.

"Warning, drop your arms now! Otherwise, you will be arrested for obstructing official business, inciting riots, and undermining national peace! If you dare to resist, we have the right to use any means! ”

Behind the police wall, a Chinese-American military police officer wearing a Department of Homeland Security badge was shouting with an iron face and an iron horn, and the riot police behind him raised their rifles. But the men on the other side. Maybe it's strong-willedness, maybe it's knowing that he's in a dilemma, and he has no intention of giving in on the spot except for silence and panicked expressions.

"Who's in charge here?!"

There was a stern inquiry from behind the crowd. The police and the internal military police turned back one after another, only to see a middle-aged woman wearing a high-end dress and a special police badge on her chest, walking with dozens of young policemen.

"I'm the Minister of Police, and it's just a civil dispute with a little bit of excesses. There is no need to be so intimidating to the citizens. Now the one qiē here is at my disposal! Liu Lanxi walked up to the leading military police, and pointed to the confronting crowd very unhappily, "Use your brain." Are you going to cause panic among tens of thousands of people in the capital? ”

"I'm sorry, sir! I received a call for help and acted in accordance with the internal security regulations. The head of the military police quickly defended, and with a wave of his hand, the military police put down their rifles and stepped aside.

"Sheriff Anderson, you arrange for the police to evacuate the citizens who are watching from the nearby streets, send people to patrol, and pay attention to protecting schools and kindergartens." After Liu Lanxi finished speaking, she separated the police wall and walked alone towards the "violent anti-law" with dead faces.

"God, they're losing their minds right now, I hope you give up!" Anderson was shocked when he saw the police chief going alone.

"It's not just them who have lost their minds, but other people." Liu Lanxi shook her head slightly, refused Anderson's dissuasion, and the pace under her feet quickened a lot.

Seeing the high-ranking female police minister coming, the men who were already on the verge of panic collapse also panicked, crowded and retreated, and a few young people in the back row simply dropped their sticks and ran.

"Okay, I'd like to hear everyone's opinions." Seeing that an older European man seemed to be the organizer, Liu Lanxi walked directly to the other party and stretched out his hand kindly.

"I ...... It is an honor, dear lady! The old man's face turned red, and after shaking hands very quickly, he hurriedly bent down to salute.

"You know, we've been working hard and doing our duty...... But that's not fair to us. The men are going to give up their jobs here, and the women and children are going to suffer in the middle of nowhere......" the old man said in a slur, the men behind him bowed their heads, and even housewives with babies in their babies appeared in the nearby community apartment building.

"No, it's not remote, it's very close to here, and the state will take care of the resettlement of you glorious old citizens. Doesn't every family get a relocation compensation? ”

Hey, it's not so much a matter of demolition as it is that this forced relocation order has disrupted the stable life that these old citizens have been accustomed to so hard, and they are changing faster than we imagined...... Looking at the frightened and strongly unwilling faces in front of him, Liu Lanxi sighed slightly.

"However, we had to give up our current situation and start over! Is there a job that is more suitable for us? Will the children be able to live well? And can the houses there be the same as they are now? Several young men dressed as workers shouted from behind the crowd.

"Well, maybe this is a problem that has been overlooked, and the simple community of the newly built town will not be better than this old community......" Liu Lanxi frowned, and finally understood the origin of these people's unwillingness.

"We just want life not to be too bad, and we don't mean to embarrass you!" The old man saw that the police minister was in a daze, and thought that the other party was about to get angry. Frightened, he waved his hand again and again.

"No, you're right, I'm also a mother, and I can understand everyone's feelings...... However, I think maybe there are other ways you can defend the rights of everyone here, and the city government really doesn't handle it properly......"

After speaking, Liu Lanxi smiled mysteriously, lowered her voice, and muttered to the old man.

……

A few days later. A "civil lawsuit" lawsuit that has made the government's cabinet and parliament drop their jaws has begun.

The crime rate, mainly among immigrants, reached a high point in 1626 and began to decline year by year. In the past year, the number of criminal proceedings in the local courts has not exceeded 100 combined. However, the number of civil lawsuits has gradually increased, and now similar to the classic "demolition case" has also appeared in the Chinese capital.

More than 100 elderly families took the resettlement loan contract signed that year and the Personal Property Protection Act to the Manchester City District Court, and the defendant was the Manchester City Government. After some back-and-forth, the old citizens preferred not to pay any compensation and hoped that the government would revoke the forced eviction of them. Because of this forced eviction order, there is no consideration for the loss of family life and current jobs caused by the old citizens.

Never before has such a bold appeal appeared in China. And there are more than a dozen Chinese families who usually seem to be more "peaceful". Isn't it everyone's duty to obey government decrees? After being anxious, the Manchester City District Court submitted the lawsuit file to the office of the Supreme Judge, Zhong Jinshan, on the grounds that there were "no cases to refer to".

As the first judicial authority in China, Zhong Jinshan replied half an hour after reading the file: The Manchester City District Court can follow the content of "government inaction" in the "State Administrative Law". Accept lawsuits from citizen representatives. The implication is that the Manchester City Government did not adopt a voluntary or national relocation recruitment method, and simply and crudely adopted a cross-city compulsory relocation order, which in itself is a kind of government convenience only. Unfair laws and regulations that ignore the interests of citizens.

While being surprised by the improvement of the people's awareness of laws and systems, the people who traveled were also a little troubled by such things. Once grassroots people, now the Chinese American Congressmen. I was stunned to find that they would one day be angry about such a "big deal" little thing. Thinking of some obscure summaries made by Senate Speaker Liu Lao and President Chen Yuanyuan at a certain Congress many years ago, many people are silent.

The final verdict may have to wait a while, but the Manchester City Weekly newspaper, which has been capturing this kind of political news value for many years, has "happily" reported on the lawsuit on the front page for several days in a row, which smells of pouring salt into the wounds of the Manchester City government.

For a considerable number of people who have been staying in their homeland and living on the same level, even if this kind of thing may not be agreed with in their hearts, it is an excellent opportunity for members of the National Assembly to get a "close-up" understanding of the attitude of the people's life.

But in any case, perhaps except for the North American Indian policy, which has not been clearly defined for a long time, today, nine years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country as a whole still maintains a benign mode of acceleration and progress, and there are still very few contradictions within society. The results of social localization have begun to emerge, and in the eyes of those who pursue the "butt decides the head" model, there are many things that they don't care about.

The impact of this "farce" lasted until the end of April, and continued to be one of the topics of conversation at the wedding of Sun Yang and Yan Xianping.

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On April 29, the marriage ceremony with the supreme judge Zhong Jinshan as the "mother's family" alarmed most of the capital: Navy Second Lieutenant Yan Xianping married Colonel Sun Yang, commander of the famous home fleet. Vice Admiral Wang Tiezhu, commander of the Navy, and Brigadier General Zhang Chunrui, director of training and chief of staff, were joint witnesses, and the scale and grade of the wedding scene exceeded that of any previous family. Even all the cadets at the Long Island Naval Academy jointly paid for an oversized wedding cake to celebrate their seniors.

As the seventh aunt on behalf of the woman's parents, and Zhong Jinshan and his wife, who are the highest elders of the "mother's family", were very happy at the wedding, and when the newlyweds served tea, the old man Huang Nian almost burst into tears. Although the bridesmaid Tang Anna had to make a "low-key" appearance this time, she was also admired by many new generation of naval officers at the wedding scene.

The Chinese and modern wedding took place over two days, culminating in a gala dinner in the officers' quarters of the light cruiser USS Constitution, followed by a change of guard at the Bermuda Naval Base the next day, just in time for the couple to spend their honeymoon in Double Bay.

The family was happy and sad, and on the day of Sun Yang's wedding, a number of women hugged their children and cried at home for a night...... (To be continued......)