Tang Shuang remained noncommittal, saying, "Keep an eye on things as much as you can; it won't hurt you."
"I understand your concerns, but sometimes this can backfire, you know?"
Xu Shi closed his eyes to rest and said, "Doing everything yourself might create a good atmosphere while you're in office, but it's difficult to cultivate good talents that way. Once you leave office, things will decline sharply."
This has a historical prototype; isn't Zhu Yuanzhang, the head of the Ming Dynasty, the best example?
"As for your concern, you'd better learn how to manage your subordinates properly."
He continued leisurely, "There's a saying that corrupt officials are cunning, but honest officials are even more cunning than corrupt officials. This doesn't conflict with your beliefs."
"...Okay."
Director Tang carefully considered his words and found them quite reasonable, so he humbly accepted them, saying, "I'm not a greenhorn, okay... no!"
She finally snapped out of it. "Who's the boss now? How come you're nagging me again? And this attitude of yours... Are you on vacation?! Sit up!"
"Okay, okay, okay."
Xu Shi stretched and sat up, his lips curving into a wide smile.
In reality, it's no different from a vacation for him. Whether he comes or not is one thing, but even if he does come, he's not really someone you can boss around. The truth is, if he wants to, it's not certain who will lead whom on patrol.
How come I never noticed before that our Tang Jie has such an adorable, goofy side? She switched roles in no time...
He held back his laughter, feeling like he was about to suffer internal injuries from suppressing it.
What he saw along the way further improved his good mood—officially it was a patrol, but in reality he couldn't really just wander around looking around and maintaining order.
A newly appointed governor and a board member of a conglomerate—or rather, they were on a joint inspection tour.
The reconstruction and restoration work in various places has been done well. The major areas that were affected by the riots have basically come to an end. All parties have cooperated in an orderly manner, and the area has been transformed into a brand-new landscape.
"You think it's good too, right?"
Seeing this, Tang Shuang smiled and said, "That's why we have the same goal. The City of Night Sin is definitely more stable now than before."
That's true. With the six major conglomerates shrinking to four, the open and covert struggles between them will be greatly reduced. More importantly, there's the addition of someone like Xu Shi who can make the final decision, so the future development will only be better.
The issue of the "Forgotten Ones" has also been resolved—in fact, when he was in charge of border inspection and control, Director Tang had a premonition that conflict between the two sides was inevitable.
This is an inevitable historical process, so since it cannot be avoided, it's better to resolve it sooner rather than later.
The remaining "forgotten ones" are all law-abiding citizens, and if this trend continues, it will save everyone a lot of trouble.
All of this was naturally inseparable from the arrangements made by Xu Shi, the mastermind behind the scenes. Thinking of this, Tang Shuang looked at Xu Shi again with a touch more gentleness and respect.
Although he's called a bratty younger brother, he's really a very capable one. It's hard not to like him...
This feeling intensified when the two arrived in Sin City—since it was an inspection tour, they naturally wanted to visit various places, so after discussing it, Xu Shi and Tang Shuang chose the Fifth District.
This area was the most severely damaged. The already somewhat desolate area was now a complete ruin. However, the manpower of major corporations and the city hall had already begun intensive reconstruction.
One of the great advantages of this era is that once a decision is made, things can be started very quickly, without the situation where meetings drag on for three or four months.
In such a situation, severe damage doesn't seem like a bad thing—as the saying goes, "no destruction, no construction," demolishing old buildings and building new ones is actually more convenient.
Among them, the person who worked with the "feather pen" was the most hardworking, which shows how determined Mr. Wen was.
"If I remember correctly, this area is going to be converted into a school district?"
Tang Shuang nodded in satisfaction and said.
"Yes, the adjacent fourth district is the hospital that 'Prism' has booked."
Xu Shi also enjoyed seeing this scene. After all, he was now the behind-the-scenes mastermind of the city, and naturally he wanted to see his territory flourish.
"As long as we agree, it's not difficult to do, right?"
Director Tang remarked with emotion, "So, from a macro perspective, our Officer Xu is actually a good person."
"Please don't, I'm just a businessman."
Xu Shi quickly waved his hand. He didn't care about other words of praise, but he couldn't stand being called a "good person." He could only say that himself, but he really couldn't stand it when others said it about him.
"If I say so, then it is."
Tang Shuang glanced at him and said, "Subordinates are not allowed to kiss their superiors."
"...Fine, you're the boss, you decide."
Xu Shi was both amused and exasperated. "So you've learned to flatter people now?"
Amidst the banter, the car came to a stop in front of a dead-end road blocked by gravel.
"Shall we go down and take a look?"
Tang Shuang suggested to Xu Shi, "I rarely patrol so thoroughly when I come to Sin City before, but we have plenty of time today, so it's fine to be more meticulous."
"OK."
Xu Shi didn't object. Come to think of it, this area seems to be the same area where Gu Yi used to live, right?
Returning to a familiar place brings a unique feeling to my heart.
Unfortunately, we didn't find anything. As we went further in, we saw mostly empty, makeshift houses. Most of the residents had already moved away, or at least moved to temporary shantytowns.
Thinking about this makes me chuckle a little – people from Sin City usually call the financial group dogs and Night City dogs, but now that they have the opportunity to improve their lives, we don't hear those kinds of comments much. Instead, under various news videos, there are quite a few IP addresses from Sin City giving likes and cheers.
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