"Stoppage!"

"Tell me to go down and stop work immediately!"

Chai An, instead of Qi Lang, went to the construction site, found the temporary person in charge, and asked them to stop the operation.

The construction was carried out in such a heavy rain, which was a violation of Coral City's safety regulations.

Now that something so big has happened, there are still dozens of corpses in the ruins that have not been dug up, and the matter in the cathedral on the other side has not been completely resolved.

If it is not solved for a day, it will not start work for a day, which is the due explanation to the deceased.

After receiving the order, the rumbling machinery on the ruins gradually became quieter, and the workers left one after another, leaving only the sound of rain.

In the cathedral, Qi Lang sat awkwardly on a stool, holding the list in his hand, facing the families of the countless deceased, coughed twice, and reassured: "This time...... It's our fault, I didn't find out in time for this......"

The crying in the church was still the same, and someone shouted sadly: "Lord of the city, you must be the master of us!" ”

Dense sweat appeared on Qi Lang's forehead, and he immediately replied: "Yes, yes...... You can rest assured......"

He wiped his sweat and looked in the direction of the church door.

Why hasn't Chai An come back yet?

Asking him to face these grieving and angry paupers alone, with a Su pharmacist watching beside him, Qi Lang only felt uncomfortable.

He is still more accustomed to sitting in a clean and warm office and reading the summary reports submitted by the people below him, rather than facing these tedious and complicated issues directly.

"You can all rest assured, rest assured......"

Right now, hearing everyone's request, Qi Lang was a little at a loss, and he didn't know where to start for a while.

Should these people be given a lawyer immediately?

Or do you want to arrest the bad team led by Wang Hong first?

Or do you want to give out some relief food first?

And when should we deal with those who are still buried in the rubble?

And so on, all kinds of questions flashed through his mind, and he was in a mess, making him almost panic.

Fortunately, he went out with Chai An this time, if he was left alone to face the whole process, he might collapse on the spot and find an excuse to run away.

"Master Su, you can say something."

Qi Lang swallowed his saliva, his fingers holding the list of the dead were about to turn white, and he cast a distressed glance at Su Xia on the side.

Su Xia nodded slightly, and said softly: "Lord City, the key to solving the problem is not on your side, but on the side of the deceased's family, solve their primary needs first, and other problems can be later." ”

"Oh yes, yes!"

Qi Lang was suddenly, and his mind was instantly clear.

What's the use of him thinking about so many questions?

In case the family of the deceased is not satisfied, these people will continue to make trouble.

Just now, all these family members shouted that Qi Lang was in charge, which made Qi Lang a little confused for a while, he didn't know what to do.

Just throw the questions to the family of the deceased, ask them to form a team, elect a representative, put forward specific needs, and then communicate slowly with their own team......

"Master Su is worthy of being a person valued by Lord Yu Tuo, but are you willing to come to the city to serve?" Qi Lang asked in a low voice.

He thought that having Chai An could solve most of his problems, and if Su Xia was willing to help him again, then he could be a shopkeeper with peace of mind in the future.

Of course, this is premised that Su Xia will not take away his position as the city lord.

Su Xia shook his head and replied to Qi Lang: "Have you forgotten the city lord, I already have a position in the city." ”

"Oh, is it the intelligence department?"

Qi Lang remembered, and then said, "Master Su, you are absent from work every day." ”

"I don't really like to get involved in politics, and I hope the lord of the castle understands."

"Yes, of course I understand." Qi Lang nodded again and again, "With Wu Zhonggui's character, most of them don't get along with Master Su, I heard that there is some friction between you?" ”

"Well, it's not a big problem."

"Then be it, I will solve the problem of absenteeism in the future for Master Su."

"Thank you, Lord Castle."

"No thanks, you should." Qi Lang laughed dryly, he had the highest authority in the employee system and could change the status of any employee, which was just a trivial matter for him.

And Su Xia's attitude also confirmed what Chai An said to him before.

Genius pharmacists like this often have eccentric personalities and only have potions in mind, so it is impossible for them to stay in the department for a long time.

Not long after, Chai An also came back and informed the news from the construction site.

"Lord of the city, it's safe over there."

With the help of this assistant, Qi Lang was a lot more relaxed.

Subsequently, Chai An began to arrange follow-up affairs in an orderly manner, and his work was meticulous and serious, which was many times better than Qi Lang, the city lord.

If this man becomes the lord of the city, Coral City may be able to follow the right path.

During this period, Su Xia asked Qi Lang: "Lord of the city, why do you have to bulldoze the residences of these poor people?" ”

Qi Lang was stunned: "What does Master Su mean?" ”

"I see that there is still a lot of vacant land in the city, such as the huge ruins in the south of the city." Su Xia slowly recounted, "That area is uninhabited and overgrown with grass, and it is the perfect location for a redevelopment project. ”

"This ......"

Qi Lang's face was embarrassed, and he whispered: "Master Su doesn't know, that ruin has an owner. ”

"Who bought it?"

"Qin Fan, a wealthy businessman."

"Oh?"

Su Xia heard a little about it and asked, "Is it the biggest grain merchant in the city?" ”

Qi Lang nodded: "Yes." ”

"When did he buy that land?"

"Just after the end of the war." "At that time, the price of land was very cheap, and a lot of idle land in the city was bought by private individuals, and a lot of land in the suburbs was also bought. ”

"What about the aborigines of the ruins?" Susha asked.

"After so many years of fighting, all cities have been destroyed, and there are people fleeing everywhere, how can there be any aborigines, and now more than half of the residents in the city have come from other places."

"Why not let the businessmen who bought the land develop it separately? It's good to grow some food. ”

"I also urged them about this."

Qi Lang's tone was full of helplessness, and he continued to explain: "But they are unwilling, and would rather let the land remain idle. ”

"Why?"

"Master Su...... You also understand that once there is too much food, it is worthless. ”

"Oh."

Of course Su Xia understood, he thought there could be other reasons before, but now it seems that there is none.

In the future, if it is his turn to start liquidating, he will not have any psychological pressure, and he will kill all who should be killed.

After a while, Su Xia thought for a moment and asked again, "Can you get the handle of these merchants?" ”

"Of course you can, there are so many handles." Qi Lang nodded, "I know what Master Su means, but ...... What Master Su didn't know was that they also had my handle in their hands, and I couldn't use my handle to blackmail them, I could only check and balance each other and maintain a balance. ”

"Is that so?"

"Yes, I am my lord of the city, they earn their money, and if necessary, they will support me with money."

After sitting in this position for so many years, Qi Lang's hands will certainly not be clean, and there are countless handles.

Once it broke out, without Su Xia making a move, the anger of the city's civilians would consume him.

The city can only remain what it is now.

If you move anywhere, you will be affected by the whole body, leading to the complete collapse of the existing order.

When the time comes, I am afraid that the mechanical family will be brought out and there will be another purge, which is something that no one wants to see.

"Has the city lord ever thought about taking those things back slowly?" Su Xia asked him.

"How do you receive it?" Qi Lang asked.

"Win over a group and suppress a group."

"This is the ...... It's easier said than done. ”

Qi Lang waved his hand, he didn't have this kind of courage.

Su Xia said: "Energy, food, medical care, and public transportation, etc., these must be taken back, otherwise you, the city lord, will always be able to take the stage like a puppet and let others see jokes." ”

Hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed in the eyes of Chai An next to him.

He put down what he was doing, looked at Su Xia seriously, nodded in agreement, and said, "What Pharmacist Su said is right, I have mentioned this to the city lord before. ”

"The result?"

"The city lord naturally refuses." Chai An glanced at Qi Lang.

Qi Lang spread his hands and said, "I haven't lived enough, if I make such a fuss, you will see the news of my assassination the next day." ”

"Oh? The lord of the castle is afraid of this? Susha asked.

"Of course, who in this world is not afraid of death?" Qi Lang admitted calmly, "Before me, the previous city lord did this, but before he could take back what you said, he was shot in the head one day when he went out in a convertible. ”

“……”

After a short exchange, Su Xia stopped mentioning such topics.

You can't spare yourself to do great things, otherwise you will never succeed.

After all, Qi Lang is serving the rich people of this city, and asking him to change anything is tantamount to telling him to die, he is not born to do great things.

"What are you going to do with these orphans?"

"Let's send it to a children's welfare home." Qi Lang said: "I will allocate an extra amount of money to welfare homes all over the city, and by the way, let those rich businessmen put on a show, and find a few media to interview, and ask all parties to donate some ...... Try to ensure that these orphans survive to adulthood. ”

"Yes."

That's the only way to do it.

Su Xia's eyes moved, looking at Zhao Xiaobai in the corner of the church.

The child also heard their exchange, learned that he was going to a place called a children's welfare home in the future, touched his tears, his eyes were still red and swollen, looked at his mother's body sadly, and held his mother's already cold hand tightly.

He didn't want to go to that strange place, and he didn't want to leave.

After leaving, you may never see your mother again.

Su Xia walked over, squatted down, and said calmly: "There is an independent school in the welfare home, study hard in the future, at least learn to write and read." ”

"Uncle, I'...... I can write and read. Zhao Xiaobai's voice was choked, and his voice was already hoarse.

"Studied before?"

"Well, there's an old man who taught us."

"Where's the old man?"

"There...... The old man also ......"

Zhao Xiaobai pointed to another corner sadly, his eyes were red, tears rolled down again, he was so sad that he couldn't stop sobbing.

The corner was covered with a white cloth stained with blood.

Su Xia looked over, and a series of character descriptions appeared in front of him.

[He Qiubai: Chengdong Primary School teacher, after retirement, he sold his property, went deep into the slums to establish a school, and taught the children of poor families in the slums, for 20 years]

[Many students got out of the slum with his help, and gave feedback to this barren area when they became adults, making this slum better and better]

There is no shortage of kind-hearted people in this city, but it's a pity that the old man didn't see the day when the area was completely improved.

Su Xia retracted his gaze, sighed lightly, and asked, "In addition to writing and recognizing, what else have you learned?" ”

"Math, drawing, singing, ......"

"Can you read the contents of this paper?"

Su Xia took out a recipe for a first-order potion and placed it in front of Zhao Xiaobai.

The recipe records the various materials required to refine this potion, the origin of the materials, the ratio of materials, the time required, the steps and flows, etc., and there are not only text descriptions, but also sketches and pictures.

At this time, Qi Lang also came over curiously to take a look.

Just by glancing at the dense words and numbers on the formula, he felt dizzy and sat back down, thinking that pharmacists were monsters.

But Zhao Xiaobai nodded seriously and said, "I can understand some." ”

Su Xia was pleased: "Okay, how about following me in the future?" ”

"Uncle, are you a pharmacist?"

"Hmm."

"I, I want to...... But ......"

Zhao Xiaobai lowered his head with a sad expression, holding his mother's hand tightly.

Su Xia said gently: "I will divide a cemetery area behind the Apothecary Academy, and your mother will be buried there, and she will always accompany you to learn and grow up in the future." ”

"Thank you...... Thank you, uncle......" Zhao Xiaobai's tears fell, his nose sobbed, and the tears wet the formula in front of him.

"No thanks, I once made a promise."

Su Xia got up and looked outside the church, the rain outside was gradually lightening and becoming more hazy.

Now that this is done, it's time for him to deal with the Zero Tavern.

Over at the tavern, Yin Yi kept asking him when he would be able to recover Yin Mo and Shen Yu.

"Lord of the city, there is still something going on at the store, so I'll go back first." Su Xia said to Qi Lang.

"Okay, Pharmacist Su walks slowly." Qi Lang immediately got up from his stool and sent Su Xia out of the cathedral.

But at this moment, Zhao Xiaobai suddenly pulled the corner of Su Xia's clothes.

Su Xia looked down at him and asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Uncle, can you take them with you?" Zhao Xiaobai retreated, and behind him, there were more than a dozen children with red and swollen eyes crying, all of whom were orphaned in this accident.

Seeing this, Su Xia thought about it for a while and quickly agreed.

"Okay, you will be my first apprentices from now on."

In this way, Su Xia was alone when she came, and when she went back, there was a group of children around her.

Including Zhao Xiaobai, there are a total of 12 people, both male and female, aged between 5 and 13 years old, all of them are thin and black, and several of them are severely malnourished.

All kinds of admission procedures, Qi Lang went to handle it for Su Xia.

The remains of the children's families will also be transported to the vicinity of the school at a later date.

For these children, a new beginning has begun in their lives.

Su Xia called Su Jianshe on the way back and changed the plan for the construction of the school: "Mr. Su, all the construction waste on the side of the school should be piled up in the back, as the back mountain of the school." ”

"Back Mountain?" Su Jianjian, who was on the other side of the phone, was stunned.

"Well, I want to bury some people."

"Understood, Master Su rest assured."

Su Jianshe is capable and smart, and immediately understood what Su Xia meant.

At the same time, the entrance of the cathedral.

Chai An looked at the direction in which Su Xia left, and a trace of doubt flashed on his face.

"Strange."

"What's weird?" Qi Lang asked him.

"This pharmacist Su is a little different from what I thought." Chai An replied.

"What kind of person do you think he is?"

"Wang Yongqiang's kind of person."

"This ......"

Qi Lang also looked out of the door and said, "Wang Yongqiang really wants to be a little bastard, but they are almost the same, anyway, they are all selling teachers for glory." ”

"No, that's where the weird part."

Chai An explained: "I don't feel like this Su Yao Master is that kind of person. ”