Chapter 24 Is this a mutual fight? It's clearly a one-sided group fight
Wei Jie had long ago warned Shengxia that if she took too big a step, it would end badly, and lo and behold, it finally broke out.
The manpower and material resources required to achieve a precise one-to-one material allocation for each resident are simply not possible at this stage. In addition, the staff in the government hall had worked overtime with Shengxia for so long before, and now they know they have to work overtime again. It is understandable and reasonable for them to start a riot.
Along the way, Wei Jie was thinking about how to quell the riot. Fu Qianshen saw his embarrassment, thought about his current position, and resolutely followed Wei Jie to the government hall. Just as the person who came to inform him said, the whole government hall was already in chaos.
On the first floor alone, it seemed as if everyone in the government hall had gathered. They had put down their work and were bustling around the central hall. Some were shouting in anger, some were commiserating, some were screaming without meaning, and some were sweating profusely as they swung their fists at each other, hitting each other with all their might and energy.
Documents, computer devices, and even pieces of clothing were scattered all over the floor, which was enough to show the severity of the fight.
Wei Jie was dumbfounded when he saw this scene. With his current "dilemma" position, even if he shouted until his voice was hoarse, he might not be able to stop the two fighting parties. However, Fu Qianshen made a quick decision after watching this scene and turned around to use the indoor fire extinguisher to hit the fire alarm.
With the sound of fire alarms and the spraying of large amounts of water, the two sides who were still fighting passionately and the onlookers finally came to their senses from the frenzy, and Wei Jie also used the speaker on the computer to ask the crowd to stop.
"What on earth are you doing?"
Wei Jie saw the crowd silently making way for him, as if hoping he could reach the end of the road. When he reached the end of the road, he found five young men lying on the ground in a mess, their mouths and noses bleeding. One of them was actually a relative of a local arms dealer who had forced him in.
Seeing Wei Jie coming over, the relative sneered but still said stubbornly that he wanted to see what benefits these guys who were brainwashed by the new planet commander could get from the planet commander.
Wei Jie turned around and looked at the solemn-looking crowd surrounding the five young men, then looked at their bloody fists, and roughly counted the number of people with bloody fists.
...This is not a mutual fight, it is clearly a one-sided group fight.
"I'll call an ambulance for you." Wei Jie said this and was about to operate his computer when someone boldly reached out to stop him. At the same time, he said in a serious tone: "They insulted our planetary commander."
As soon as the words fell, the surrounding people immediately echoed: "That's right." "Give them the courage." "How ignorant of the heavens and the earth." "Bah!"...
Wei Jie: ???
Fu Qianshen: ???
So, this group of people... beat up these five people just to vent their anger on Shengxia???
Wasn’t the riot caused by resentment over overtime?
Wei Jie looked at the other person's stern eyes, which seemed to be a kind of pressure, saying, "Since you are a close confidant of the planetary commander, shouldn't you stand up and uphold justice?" At this time, seeing that Wei Jie was still confused, someone stood up and explained the whole situation:
Shortly after Wei Jie and the others left, this arms dealer's relative stood in the hall and yelled that Sheng Xia was a moron, that's why he came up with these stupid things and asked them to take the exam in order to keep their jobs.
He wants to resign. If anyone else wants to resign, then just follow him now. He'll give you money and power, so wouldn't it be better for everyone to go out and enjoy life together?
That's right, he tried to incite the crowd to follow him out of the government hall. As long as enough people left, he believed that there would be mistakes in the work after midsummer.
However, his plan failed, because he stood in the hall and shouted for a long time but few people paid attention to him. Everyone tacitly ignored him, which completely broke his defense.
"Come on, what are you all hesitating about? Do you really think this planetary commander can be your backer? To be honest, this is simply a fantasy. She will die soon."
Following these words, the busy crowd subconsciously raised their heads and looked at him in unison. He took advantage of this moment of public attention to utter a rude remark: "I don't know what's going on in this planetary commander's head. Reform? Hahahaha."
"I admit she's certainly bold, but the centuries-old chain of interests on Planet Volk isn't something a mere planet commander like her can shake. For those who follow me today, I promise to give you five million star coins first. How's that?"
Normally, five million star coins would be enough for all the small-time people in the government hall to celebrate together, but this time, everyone was strangely silent.
He glanced at the crowd and saw the contemptuous smile on the face of another person who was also his arms dealer.
"Hey, what are you laughing at? Also, you don't think she won't be retaliated against after she shot Dr. Scream, do you? She'll definitely be dealt with in three weeks at most. If you don't follow me now, I'll remember your names one by one. When I come back, you, all of you, and my people, will be considered betrayers by me."
As soon as the threat was uttered, the few people who had been following him remained silent for a few seconds and then came to his side. One of them, whether out of a brain cramp or trying to save face, began to imitate him and incite the crowd: "Aren't you worried about being punished later? No matter how much you are bewitched by the planetary commander, you should face reality and think about yourselves. No one will protect you."
"Come with us, you can leave now and still have money, why are you looking at me like that?"
Suddenly, a female employee bravely stood up and confronted them: "The reality is, we can all feel that some things are changing."
Whether it was the extra salary that came without the team leader's approval, the people who helped with the rescue, the work that was arranged in an orderly manner in advance, the sudden promotion, or the moment during the live broadcast when Shengxia faced the threat from Dr. Scream's men and resolutely stood up and said that she could negotiate with them alone...
These fragmented images appeared in the minds of the staff working overtime in the government hall one after another, and finally converged into a firm idea: the planet commander was trying to put this terrible planet on the right track.
She did not threaten them, nor did she blackmail them morally. Instead, she used the first blade of her sickle to strike at their superiors, whom they had long been dissatisfied with. She was speaking for them, for the most powerless innocent children and ordinary people.
She was always busy and not always in the government hall, but it was a fact that her confidant Wei Jie worked overtime and stayed up all night, and Wei Jie never complained about it.
Inexplicably and strangely, they actually felt a long-lost passion and equality. Look, everyone was trying to find joy in the midst of hardship for a plan. Even their superiors had to think about the content of the plan with great pain, and occasionally even complained about the difficulties of work with them.
It was all too strange, too unfamiliar, and too exciting for them.
When they learned that Shengxia was going to boldly distribute winter supplies to all residents during the cold season and that they could enter the melting caves without paying any extra fees, they couldn't even hold back their laughter. Seeing their boss's hurt expression, they just felt that this was a real-life hero.
Now, the big boss who loves to make big promises and has always looked down on them is instigating them to leave when they are allocating winter supplies one by one. His intentions are obvious to everyone.
In order not to offend anyone, they initially didn't want to pay attention to him, but he kept going too far, and his companions, who should have been standing with them, were frantically trying to make amends for their "master":
"So what if there are changes? You trust her so much. What if she just said it casually or thought it casually? In the end, we will all be blamed for it."
"That's right. We've been scammed countless times. At least the five million now is immediate."
Suddenly, another person stood up to speak for the Planet Commander: "You can get five million now because our Planet Commander is still here. If I were you, I would sincerely pray that she can live longer."
"That's right, because of her you can get these five million."
Noticing that his boss had inexplicably heard the argument and wandered off, there was another moment of silence. During this silence, the other party began to pour out his own opinions:
"That's why she did this, it's suspicious. Why she did this, I don't understand."
"Yeah, yeah, maybe she's just setting a trap for us. No one has ever been this nice to us before. If they have, it's probably because they want to make us take the blame. Do you dare to say that this planetary commander is different from the others?"
The arms dealer standing next to his subordinate was listening to this and asked: "??? Why does this sound like an insult to him?"
But at this moment, a clear and firm voice suddenly broke through the silent crowd and stood out: "Me!"
"I dare to believe that our planet commander is different from others."
"who?"
Everyone turned to look at the source of the voice, only to discover that the person was just a member of the finance team. Her boss was standing beside her, and upon hearing her voice, he turned his head and looked at her with a look of shock. However, this usually inconspicuous member firmly spoke out her past under the gaze of everyone:
"My sister was once abducted by the Screaming Doctors' group for experiments. My family sold everything they had to send me here, hoping I could succeed and find out where she was. But no, no one truly treated me as a person. I gave almost everything I had, yes, I had already given everything I had, but there was no help at all. And then I saw it, I saw the planetary commander choose to go into the building alone to save the experimental subjects trapped on the high-rise building. What else do you want to say?"
The scene was very quiet for a while.
Seeing that the other party seemed to want to reiterate the showmanship theory, she took the initiative to ask a question: "Even if you want to put on a show, there is no need to actually risk your life for it, right? In your place, would any of you dare to do so? Even if there is some kind of special deal between the two parties, who would dare to gamble on trust with those desperate people?"
Suddenly, the arms dealer's relative slapped the team member in the face with lightning speed. He was extremely angry and started to insult the team member for being shameless. He even kicked her a few times when she fell to the ground.
The anger of the crowd was completely ignited at this moment.
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