Rule Strange: Urban Legends That Don't Exist

Chapter 977 Time and Time ([-]): Sooner or later, you will have to pay back

I do not know when a new mobile force appeared on the island. According to the informant placed by the society in the logistics center, these mobile forces do not actually have a formal imperial organization, but a group from the south of the empire—more precisely, It is a mercenary produced by a tribal country conquered by the empire on the southern islands of the continental shelf——

Almost all of them have high-power illegal omnic modifications, and they cannot understand the imperial language—only the commanders who have been trained in a special language—so their methods are cruel. As long as they receive orders, no matter what means they use, they will always Able to achieve the results required by the order.

It’s just such a group of barbarian mercenaries—now they are the worker bees of the mechanical hive—when the society needs to speak the law, they don’t need to speak the law; When He Weigui even wanted to spend money to eliminate the disaster, they didn't want to do it at all-they didn't need to have such a thing as [money], because the logistics center was responsible for all their needs.

So the association was hit, and the people applauded and celebrated, almost waiting for the association to be completely finished before opening champagne!
Is it right to use violence outside the law to solve things that need to be solved by law?

Thomas Gilbert thought about it. If he was a big shot, he would probably adopt the same approach—simple, efficient and popular with the public. By the way, he could increase his support rate and win a lot of votes in the next general election. , and the side effects are very small - as long as the time comes to find a high-sounding reason to deal with these murderous savages, even the fear of the people will be eliminated.

No matter what, the big shots never lose.

As a member of the society, Thomas Gilbert was hardly immune to this purge.

He owns the shares of the omnic prosthetic body grafting company under the establishment of the Z Group. Although there are not many shares, it is enough to support his family. What about dividends from some shares?
'When others are greedy, I am fearful, and when others are fearful, I am greedy. ' - Thomas Gilbert thought so.

The situation on Days Island changes three times a day, and the people below will die if they don’t follow the changes above. So the gangs in the mechanical hive unite and form countless large and small similar associations. Share land and resources, and everyone can earn money together.

When Thomas Gilbert returned to the mechanical hive, Sunset Boulevard in District A was crowded with onlookers. He followed their gaze and saw a nearly 50-meter-wide waterfall falling from the glass wall of the mechanical hive. The top is pouring down. According to bystanders, this is only a few tenths of the huge drainage system of the mechanical honeycomb. When a storm hits and the drainage system is fully powered, the entire oval sphere of the mechanical honeycomb will be destroyed. The water coverage equivalent to the standard of half a river basin - this is a parameter stipulated at the beginning of the design of the mechanical honeycomb.

'Empire officials are really cautious, and they don't want to resist the doomsday, so why build such a luxurious building?I'm afraid it's just another way for some big shots to gain benefits. ’ – thought Thomas Gilbert.

He came to the office in his own game hall in Area C, put the mink coat on the clothes rack, and put the clothes rack close to the heating bag on the wall, then dried his wet hair, threw the towel into the trash, and lit a candle for himself. After smoking a William Adams brand gold label cigarette, leaning on the chair, turning on the wireless radio app, and listening to the report of the Dyce Island Meteorological Observatory on the disaster caused by the [Apacarops] typhoon, some thoughts arose in my heart.

Why do you have to go get Papa Hassan?
In the past, the gangs were almost deadly rivals. Every extra level of Tuo land meant more real money. The gangs fought for the Tuo land, and the IQs of the gang bosses were not enough to support the "joint vertical" "Lianheng" level game, just relying on desperate bravery to fight for money like dog food.

But it's different now.

The situation in the mechanical hive is too tense, even more tense than the atmosphere before the destruction of the gunpowder store. Fighting at this juncture is completely the way to death. Only by uniting and forming associations, sharing contacts and money, will it not Ended up too badly - this is the consensus of almost all the bosses.

The key to keeping warm in the community is to give other members confidence-this is not what an ordinary member of the community should do, and Thomas Gilbert now wants to get ahead and go to prison to get Papa Hassan because he wants to "give other members "The confidence of the members of the community" is him, not anyone else.

He is greedy.

He wants to be the speaker of the society.

After a moment of calm, Thomas Gilbert made a call.

The person on the phone was emotional.

"I know this is a special period, Xiaonian. If I had no other choice, I would never contact you."

Thomas Gilbert's reassurance worked, and the other party's tone became less agitated and asked about his intentions.

"I want you to help me find a way to find people—a completely reasonable and legal channel. I know that although there is a channel on the surface, it is closed for special reasons. I can only find a way to get through... I I want to get someone, it's my friend's uncle... money is easy to talk about."

The other party's tone was awkward.

"I know, Xiaonian, I know that your leaders have spoken harshly, and I also know that the current situation is not good, but I am very sincere."

The other person's tone was embarrassing.

"That's not what I mean. Usually, you need to pay for a simple meal when you hire someone to do something, let alone such a difficult thing? You look down on money. Maybe there are too many people who look down on money. The money is for them It's for accommodation."

How can anyone not love money?
The other party's tone became more embarrassing.

"If it's really inconvenient for you, I won't force it. Let's be friends. I won't turn against you just because of this... You know what I do. Sometimes I just can't help myself in the rivers and lakes." ...Then let it be like this, the weather is not good today, you should go to bed early after work."

The other party stopped him and accepted his request in a "difficult" tone.

"Thank you, Xiaonian, let's meet and talk."

Thomas Gilbert hung up the phone, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

The person he contacted was not a big shot in the mechanical hive prison, nor was it a key jailer who held the key to the cell, but just an ordinary grassroots civilian.

That is to say, such a low-level civil servant of a mechanical hive prison without any foundation, had been picked up by the logistics center for three generations when he entered the prison-the prison leaders knew him well, knew that he had no background, and would not do anything too outrageous Things, so he became "one of his own".

It is most appropriate for such a person to intercede and do something through channels that outsiders cannot see——

Even if he is only a grassroots civilian, he is still the "insider" of the logistics center, and he is already very different from other people outside the logistics center. The logistics center is unbelievably tolerant to his own people. This is Thomas Gill A fact that Bert could not comprehend at all.

For some sensitive things, some people can do it, and some people can't do it. All of this is going on according to a certain subtle rule. If you understand it, you can use it. If you don't understand it, you will lose some convenience that is unimaginable. channel.

Thomas Gilbert thought he had realized it, so since the wind of the mechanical hive changed, he has been trying to develop his current network.

Xiaonian was an unexpected gain for him. At that time, he had just obtained a piece of Tuo land through trading, and happened to meet Xiaonian who was looking for loans to treat his mother's illness. The loan business had been run by Tuo Di's gang, so Thomas Gill After listening to the other party's story, Bert was so generous that he gave the other party a large sum of money in the form of an interest-free loan - a large sum of "charitable money" that only the young man did not know what it meant.

Xiaonian took the money to treat his mother's illness, so he accepted Thomas Gilbert's favor, and the latter handled the favor quite steadily - just enough to allow the other party to do things for him without making the other party feel An embarrassing situation - he never asked Xiaonian to help with errands, but just contacted him from time to time, asked about his mother's illness, and developed his own relationship in an Asian way. Until now, at this critical moment, let that favor Get the most out of it.

After waiting patiently for an hour, Thomas Gilbert received a call from Xiaonian. After listening to the good news on the phone, he thanked him in the most sincere tone, then put on the mink fleece, adjusted his tie, and put on a Put on a black gentleman's hat and go to the Mechanical Hive Prison.

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The time came to around 8:50, and it was 1 hour and 40 minutes before [Apa Kalepus] landed on Days Island.

The mechanical hive is expensive, but as a profit-making organization—in fact, it is the best among the most profitable ace organizations in the logistics center—Days Island Prison is still built in the worst part of the entire mechanical hive—Area In the lower floor, the sun is not seen here all year round, and the only thing surrounding the sealed wall around this place is the turbid and ugly vortex because it is opaque.

Taking the worst land for the most profitable business, and doing well, Thomas Gilbert thought it was a very clever way.

Due to the high-power hydroelectric generator, the vortex under the mechanical honeycomb has been involved in a large number of fish, shrimp, crabs and various marine life corpses all year round. Visitors here only need to use a flashlight to shine on it, and they will be surprised that they have entered a land made by nature. A huge grave surrounded by the remains of marine life.

Thomas Gilbert followed Xiaonian through the dim corridor. The vibration caused by the approach of [Apcaropus] was transmitted here through the outer wall of the mechanical hive, and appeared at his feet, mixing with the dim light in the corridor. Disturbing.

"I have already greeted the director, he will bring that person to meet you in the reception room..."

After a little hesitation, he lowered his voice again:
"Now is not a good time. The higher-ups have held several meetings, and the most emphasized issue is the control of violent offenders... Fortunately, the warden went to the meeting tonight, otherwise you would not even be able to enter this door."

Thomas Gilbert said nothing.

Seeing that he didn't say a word, Xiaonian got angry twice, but after all, he had a short mouth, so he could only swallow the two anger, and said in a tone that sounded as gentle as possible:

"You said before that you wanted to bail the person out. I expressed this to the director. The director's attitude was unprecedentedly tough... This matter must not be done. The warden had previously emphasized the recent situation in a meeting with the people below. The bail issue...means the situation is very serious and the bail channel is temporarily closed - this is hard."

"I can only guarantee that you will meet that person... other than that, I can't guarantee anything else."

When Asian Xiaonian said the last, his voice was a little embarrassed, which was mixed with tension, fear and depression born of helplessness.

He didn't want to do it, he didn't want to do something so dangerous at such a sensitive time - he and Thomas Gilbert both knew it.

"Thank you."

Thomas Gilbert realized that this was probably the last time he would ask Xiaonian for errands, so he thanked him, and then entered the dim reception room.

There was no light in the reception room, and only a tiny bit of pitiful halo was provided by the scattered light of the weak incandescent lamp in the corridor. The whole room was almost completely dark. Thomas Gilbert's eyes quickly adapted to the darkness, and turned towards Go to the corner of the room.

He came to the two people in the corner, put a book called "Introduction to Electrician Basics" - which had been emptied, and put in notes worth more than 3000 pounds and some brass imperial pounds placed for weight —to the standing man.

The man was about to push subconsciously, but after feeling the weight of the book, he hesitated for a moment, then understood, put the book under his arm, and whispered in a serious tone:
"According to the regulations, visiting prisoners is no longer allowed. Because of your special situation, I can only give you 15 minutes. You can handle it yourself."

Still did not let go of the bail.

Damn it, if you take money and don't do anything, the money will be wasted. This director is really not a good person.

Thomas Gilbert was originally betting that the director dared to take money to do things. Now that he lost the bet, he could only accept the bet.

Thomas Gilbert greeted the director's family with dirty words in his heart, and watched the director leave the reception room with a book between his hands, before sitting down in front of another person.

In the darkness, he was in a trance when he saw the appearance and posture of the man across the table - that skinny man, with deeply sunken cheeks and almost all his hair, was he really the muscular and violent father Hassan from before? !
"hey-hey."

Papa Hassan's distorted voice appeared in the dark reception room, like a ghost crying.

"Father, things are not easy this time."

Thomas Gilbert explains what the other side faces:

"I made some efforts, but I couldn't get you out."

Papa Hassan looked at him in the dark, his death-like expression sent a chill down his spine.

(End of this chapter)