"yes." There's nothing to hide, Yan Luge admits frankly, "I have a fancy for that piece of land." ”

"I've also heard that you're in a little trouble." Poeti said again.

"Jiang Changhai said that it is a gang organization that is obstructing our demolition work." Yan Luge raised his eyebrows, "But he thinks he can solve it, so I don't care about it for now."

"But since even you know about it, it looks like there's something else behind it? It doesn't seem to be as simple as an ordinary 'gang organization'.

"What do you know?"

"That's no ordinary 'gang organization.'" Shicotti's tone was soft, and her voice sounded a little careless, "It's a 'water purification company'." ”

Originally, she was hesitant to say these things to Yan Luge and remind the other party.

It wasn't that long ago that she had just made her decision.

Think of it as the reward for that cup of coffee. Scotti thought.

"'Water Purification Company'?" Yanlu Song repeats this unfamiliar name.

With her hands crossed and placed on the table in front of her, Scotti spoke in a nonchalant tone, "Most people think that the biggest gang in the slums is the 'Knife Society' - the one that was burned by your transcendent Caroline not long ago.

"But in reality, there are two recognized devils in the slums, one is the 'Knife Society' and the other is the 'Water Purification Company'.

"The 'Knife Club' is a traditional gang that relies on the opening of a black market, pornography, gambling, drugs, illegal trading, etc., and is very famous in the underground world.

"The 'water purification company' is a half-black, half-white existence, relying on the monopoly of clean water resources in slums to make huge profits."

When Shi Curti said this, he paused slightly, his demeanor was still elegant and calm, but when he spoke again, his tone was a little more sarcastic: "You may not believe it - located in the capital of the empire, only a few dozen kilometers away from the most prosperous area of the capital, in the slum of Akkadian, there is still no running water supply.

"In that place, all the drinking water depends entirely on the bottled purified water provided by the 'water purification company', and there is only one brand, and the price is very expensive, even more expensive than the mineral water sold in the civilian area."

Where there is no demand, demand is created.

If there is no market, the market is created.

Clothing, food, shelter and transportation are the rigid needs of human survival, and drinking water in "food" is the most important.

One can go days without eating, but one cannot go without water.

It is conceivable that monopolizing the drinking water of a region and selling the necessary water for daily life at sky-high prices - what a lucrative business it must be!

It's just that those poor slum laborers, who get up early every day and work hard to earn money all year round, never save a penny for some reason.

Their ancestors were finally freed from slavery, but they were never truly liberated.

Yan Luge frowned slightly.

"That's going too far." The world's richest man, who is also a capitalist, said quietly, "Therefore, we want to tear down the entire slums, and for the 'water purification company', it is like digging up their roots."

"After all, when the people are gone, who else will buy their water to drink?

"Cutting off people's wealth is like killing our parents, no wonder he wants to do everything possible to obstruct us."

The song is not surprising at all.

In this world, there are many more violent conflicts caused by conflicts of interest than ordinary people imagine.

Ordinary people have fists and feet for an acre and a few points of land, how can an unruly gray enterprise like "Water Purification Company" endure others touching his money bag?

Not to mention anything else, just in the past ten years of the rise of Cornerstone Technology Group, Yan Luge and his father have encountered so many threats, kidnappings, and assassinations that they can circle the sea blue star.

However, one of the father and son has a systematic body, and the other is a fanatic who has crossed back from the apocalyptic world, so many people killed by them can circle the sea blue star three times.

"But-" Yan Luge changed to a more comfortable sitting position, crossed Erlang's legs, and raised his eyes, "But is your cabinet a dry meal?"

"It's all about the basic survival of people, and your cabinet doesn't care about it?

"Even the water we depend on can be monopolized by a gang organization - don't you really treat the people in the slums as human beings?"

The gang organization Yanluge has also been in contact with a lot.

drug trafficking, smuggling, clubs, casinos, monopolizing tourism and engaging in criminal attractions...... But at least in a sovereign country with complete law and order, no one dares to be so arrogant as to attack the materials needed for the survival of the people.

In Tianzhou, civil hydropower is a state-level basic project, and no matter how poor or remote the place is, it is necessary to ensure water and electricity, even if the cost far exceeds the benefit.

Which gang dares to reach out to people's livelihood matters and is not afraid of being beaten by the Armed Forces Division?

In order to ensure the quality of life of the residents, the Blackstone Research Institute is supplying daily necessities to the residents at a price far below the cost price.

On the small island in the middle of the ocean, water is desalination, electricity is dependent on nuclear power plants, and food and entertainment are transported by oceans...... Then the price of goods will take off directly.

So when Yan Luge heard this kind of shit, his first reaction was that the "Water Purification Company" is this shit, you are fucking finished today, and the second reaction is that you people in power in the Xize Empire are so wasteful, why are they not finished?

In this regard, Shi Curti lowered her eyes slightly, revealing a look of helplessness or mockery.

She stroked the hair that blocked her vision a little, sat upright, and continued to educate Yanluge about the current situation of her country: "As far as I know, in the last ten years alone, the cabinet has tried to enter the slums three times to lay water pipes and improve the living conditions of local residents.

"But the first proposal ended in vain due to violent protests by local 'residents', the second was shelved because the head of the water company died in a car accident, and the third water pipeline project was forced forward under the orders of the then Prime Minister Hank, but on the day of its opening, 3,268 pipeline leaks occurred, and the entire slum was flooded and finally forced to be abandoned.

"To this day, the slum dwellers still do not have access to clean and clean running water, so they have to squeeze a share of their small income and buy it at a high price from the 'water purification company'.

What is even more ironic is that Matthew White, the chairman and CEO of the notorious 'Water Purification Company', has been on the Nishizawa Rich List for several consecutive years, and even successfully entered the cabinet as a parliamentarian by throwing money everywhere four years ago, becoming a hot political star.

"Since that day, the cabinet members have not submitted a proposal to lay a water pipeline in the slums."

I have to say, it's a wonderful irony.

What is even more ironic is that she, as the nominal ruler and heir of the West-Ze Empire, knows all this, but there is nothing she can do about it.