There were quite a few people on the street. Perhaps it was too hot during the day, so people took advantage of the evening after dinner to go for a walk.

Because they were too full, Han Ming and Dong Xiaolu lost their appetite when they saw the many food stalls on the street.

From afar, they could hear the unique music of square dancing in the square in front of them, and since they had nothing to do, they held hands and walked over to take a look.

A group of middle-aged men and women, along with elderly men and women, were engrossed in square dancing, completely unaffected by the sweltering weather.

They looked so serious, like they were participating in an international dance competition. The more people watching, the more joyfully they danced. Han Ming couldn't help but admire them.

Seeing that there were people all around, Han Ming had nowhere to grope, so he dragged Dong Xiaolu to the new town area in the north for a stroll.

The planning map of the new town is beautifully designed and has a grand scale.

It is said that the town's kindergarten, primary school, and middle school will all be relocated there, and the buildings are almost finished now.

Originally, the town leaders wanted to move the old market to the new location, and the buildings were even completed. However, the relocation was met with strong opposition from the residents around the old market.

In fact, the vendors who set up stalls in the market don't really care whether the market is relocated or not. They think it's all the same whether they pay stall fees or not.

Moreover, the new market has a better environment and much better sanitation facilities than the old market, so the vendors are quite happy with it.

As for the residents who buy groceries, they have no objection to the relocation to the new market, since they already had a lot of complaints about the old market being dirty and chaotic.

Now I'm in a new environment, and it's just a little bit more walking, so it won't have a big impact.

However, the residents around the old market have a lot of complaints. Why? Because they have converted the ground floor of their small buildings into shops for rent.

Private houses that were built at a very low cost in the past have now been transformed into shops. If rented to merchants for business, they can easily earn tens of thousands of yuan a year, which is equivalent to making money while sitting at home.

These good days are definitely coming to an end once the market moves away.

The market has moved away, and so have the large number of customers. But at least we have the good life we ​​have now.

So they cause trouble every few days. It is said that several town government staff members and urban management officers who were maintaining order during the recent survey on the relocation of the vegetable market were injured.

As Han Ming walked, he explained to Dong Xiaolu. Dong Xiaolu had grown up in a big city with well-developed living facilities, so she had never heard of such a thing before.

I used to see news reports online about conflicts between local residents and urban management officers.

There are requirements from above for rural urbanization and hygienic cities, while below there are all sorts of conflicting interests. It really tests the ability of local leaders to handle these issues properly.

While Han Ming was talking, his hands were also busy. He claimed he was supporting Dong Xiaolu to prevent her from falling because of poor visibility at night.

His hand naturally wandered over the girl's waist.

Dong Xiaolu had no choice but to ignore her boyfriend as long as he didn't go too far or embarrass her too much.

Han Ming wasn't worried about bringing Dong Xiaolu to the new town, because although there weren't as many residents there as in the old town yet.

At least a few residential areas have been completed, and many people who are eager to experience city life have already bought houses and moved in.

There's also a small park here, which is quite beautifully designed, and many residents come here for a walk every day.

With bright streetlights on every road, walking in the well-lit areas shouldn't cause any problems.

Besides, there's also a convenient device to hold on the bridge of your nose, allowing you to activate a "safe mode."

The glasses will record all movement within a 60-meter range and will alert you if anything unusual is detected. If things get really bad, just run for your life.

But as the old saying goes, the more you fear trouble, the more trouble comes your way. Han Ming, who had just been feeling self-assured, had just walked past a fork in the road with Dong Xiaolu when he discovered that his X-ray glasses were showing an abnormality.

To the west of the road is a construction site enclosed by a wall.

Calling it a construction site isn't entirely accurate, because besides a few makeshift sheds made of corrugated steel sheets, there were only weeds everywhere and a few old houses that had been partially demolished.

Han Ming had heard his mother say that this land was intended to be used as a town cultural and arts center.

The large renderings posted on the wall also show how grand and beautiful this conceptual building is.

Whether it's due to a lack of funds or some other reason, after the old residents were relocated, there has been no sign of construction starting on this land.

Some buildings have sprung up around it, and the town leaders found it unsightly to see such a barren wasteland lying there empty.

The requirement is for the developer to first enclose the area with a wall, leaving an entrance/exit on the side facing the road for easy access, so as not to damage the good image of the new town.

Since then, the area enclosed by the wall has become an unmanaged place. The developer has not built anything yet, and the locals will not go in because of the overgrown weeds.

People passing by throw their drinks and other trash inside the wall after they finish them, turning it into a natural garbage dump.

The X-ray glasses indicated an anomaly within 60 meters. After a careful examination, Han Ming determined that the anomaly wasn't directed at him or Dong Xiaolu.

It was something unusual that was detected by the X-ray glasses in the tin shed not far inside the wall.

Out of curiosity, Han Ming pulled Dong Xiaolu to a stop.

When Dong Xiaolu saw her boyfriend suddenly stop and was about to ask him something, Han Ming immediately gestured for her to be quiet.

He quickly leaned close to his girlfriend's ear and told her that the X-ray glasses had detected something unusual in their surroundings.

Upon hearing that something was amiss, Dong Xiaolu instinctively hid behind Han Ming, her body trembling with tension.

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