dawn effect

Chapter 40
"Hey..." Amidst the sound of electric current, the simulation cabin snapped open, and Tangning took off the helmet.

"Crack, crack, crack..." Pu Xiuquan took the lead in applauding.

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes today, if someone told me that an ordinary person could kill a mutant armored armadillo with a cold weapon from ancient times, I would never believe it."

Pu Xiuquan's small eyes flashed with excitement: "It seems that Commander Zhang's thinking is right. The simulator of the Academy of Sciences is very valuable!"

When Tangning came out of the simulation cabin, Pu Xiuquan stepped forward and held Tangning's right hand with both hands, "Amazing Tangning, you have given us greater confidence! In this severe war against external threats, we must Will win the final victory!"

"The secretary-general has given me the honor." Tangning hurriedly said humbly, "I heard that the wilderness hunters on the outskirts of the settlement also have a lot of experience in dealing with mutant beasts."

Pu Xiuquan patted Tang Ning's arm, "To be honest, the contribution points from Director Qiu of the Alien Research Department of the Intelligence Bureau really shocked me. More than 600 million contribution points are hot for the Ministry of the Interior. Yam, so I had to ask."

"After this test, I believe that the information is true. The more than 600 million contribution points are all deserved by our little Tang! Hahaha, let's go, we will solve your problem now!"

Arriving at a small meeting room, the Minister of the Interior Wang Lianchun, the Director of the Financial Management Bureau Liu Shaokang, and the Director of the Assets Management Bureau Li Yaqun are already waiting here.

Jiang Wei also walked in.

Greeting Tangning to sit down, Pu Xiuquan said to Tangning, "This time when you came back, the system judged that the contribution points for the information you passed on to the settlement were 630 million points. Do you already know this data?"

After the dinner the night before, Tangning already had a basic idea of ​​the value of contribution points: "This... is really a bit high..."

"It is indeed a bit high." Pu Xiuquan smiled with a hint of jokes: "But this is not a problem, as long as it is deserved and matches the contribution, I think it is yours."

"However, with the development of the inhabited area, the resources available to the joint council are already quite tight."

"Although the resources owned by the self-management association have been transferred to the joint council after yesterday's incident, this problem has been alleviated, and I believe that in the near future, when the batch of virtual resources in the seventh year of Datong is unfrozen, the settlements will be able to get better. Good development."

"But Xiaotang, you have to understand the difficulties of the Ministry of the Interior. We are temporarily unable to pay your contribution points."

"Because it will take time to count the assets of the criminal group, and because of the virtual cabin and the Neptune project ahead, plus the new research room proposed by Dean Wang yesterday, the extra-budgetary expenditure for the first quarter that the joint council can control has been used up. upper limit."

"Secretary, I have a request."

"You said, we assure you that we will transfer it as soon as possible in the second quarter, which is about ten days."

"Secretary-General, that's not what I'm talking about..." Tang Ning's face showed a hint of embarrassment, "That's right, I've been studying these past few days, and I found out that new residents who enter the tower must go through the training classes of the Ministry of the Interior. I also want to apply and sign up."

"Oh?" Pu Xiuquan was somewhat unexpected, looked around: "Don't specialize, Xiao Tang's consciousness is very high!"

"It's great, joining a class and getting to know the ghetto, and it's also a process of showing talent and potential."

"Of course, the last point seems unnecessary, but the first point is also very important for personal growth."

"Young people, you just want to make more friends and get in touch with the society. I approve this application for transfer!"

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Coming out of the council office, Jiang Wei led Tangning and Yao Hua into the automatic car.

The political situation on the upper four towers has changed drastically, and Jiang Wei will continue to sit in charge.

Tangning thought for a while, then asked Jiang Wei, "Deputy Jiang, why were the virtual resources controlled by He Jiu and the others transferred to the Joint Council so quickly?"

"Are you worried that the law is in vain?" Jiang Wei's expression was still as cold as ever: "If you want irises to have iris, you want fingerprints to have fingerprints, you want sign electric fields to have sign electric fields, as long as people are still alive, use confession agents to hide from Skynet. , is not difficult."

When Tangning saw Yao Hua in the front seat, she trembled uneasy.

"As for the true will of the person involved, the right to judge is not with Skynet, but with the Security Bureau."

Tangning didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or a sigh of relief. After a long while, she said softly, "Thank you, Vice Minister Jiang, for helping me clear my mind."

"It's nothing, young people. If you don't know, just look for the answer. When you encounter confusion, you like to get to the bottom of it. It's a good quality in itself." Jiang Wei looked at the road ahead: "I was like this when I was young."

After he finished speaking, he paused, as if he was talking to himself: "Actually, it's still the same until now."

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The boss was very busy, so he left the two young men at the intersection of Gongjichang Street and walked away.

Yao Hua didn't dare to speak until now, and gave Tangning a thumbs up, "Brother! You are awesome, you still dare to ask Vice Minister Jiang a question!"

There were a lot of black uniforms entering and exiting the fourth alley. Apart from Tangning's house, the rest of the places put up no-entry signs. Tangning couldn't help sighing, "Can I sue them for disturbing the people?"

Fortunately, the efficiency of the western branch office was not bad. Tangning's room evidence collection had already been completed, and a black uniform came to inform him that he could go in.

On the ground is a human figure glued with tape, and there is a pool of blood stains on the side. Fortunately, it is a wooden floor, so you can just drag it.

Perhaps Xiaozhi was afraid that the robot vacuum would compete with him, so he only ordered a mop for Tangning.

After cleaning up, except for some bullet holes left on the sofa, walls, and ultra-thin large screen, the home has almost returned to its original state.

It was only now that Tangning remembered that Yao Hua had run around, doing this and that, and he had never treated anyone to a meal.

It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon, when Tangning asked Yao Hua for his opinion, Yao Hua remembered that no one had lunch.

After all, I am just a little Qiuba, and I haven't reached the level where I can still feel hungry when I meet the boss at the United Council Office.

So I agreed to advance dinner.

Tangning turned her embarrassment towards Yao Hua into a good meal. Stewed radish and beef brisket. When the soup was stewed, a piece of milk-toothed pork was put in. After 25 minutes, she took it out and fried it into a double-cooked pork.

In addition, I made a braised fish, and finally came a stir-fried bean sprouts.

When Tangning greeted Yao Hua for dinner, Yao Hua came out of the sensory cabin and couldn't help turning his head to look.

He has only experienced this kind of food in the restaurant in the full sensory cabin, and it costs about a hundred contribution points.

Now that this thing has come to reality from the virtual world, it has to be multiplied by fifty.

Yao Hua was really shocked: "Brother Ning, how can you spend so much money? Also, how can you know this skill?"

Tangning smiled and said, "What Xiaozhi told me is that there is only one kind of true heroism in the world, that is, after recognizing the truth of life, you still love it."

"My parents were very traditional people and they taught me this very early on."

Xiaozhi said: "This is not what I said, it was said by an ancient writer."

It was only after talking here that Tangning realized that the layout of the kitchen was exactly the same as that of Manzhou's. No wonder it was so easy to cook and fetch things.

Yao Hua said: "The big guys who have made a lot of contributions in the residential area will have a cook at home. How can ordinary people afford this... So it's not that I don't like life, it's that life doesn't love me."

"Uncle Yao, Dad's cooking skills are very good, and he is also very hospitable." Xiaozhi's voice sounded in the room: "If you like it, you will come here often in the future."

"Uh, hahaha thank you Xiaozhi."

Sitting at the table, Yao Hua felt that his company with Tangning these past few days had not been in vain.

When the first mouthful of twice-cooked pork was put into his mouth, Yao Hua couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart: "This is... the legendary... cooking gas?"

"You haven't eaten?"

"Where can I afford this?" Yao Hua began to pick out the dry-stir-fried beans: "I'm a clerical worker, and I contribute [-] points a month. For today's table, the one-and-a-half-month allowance is gone."

"Then eat more, don't add vegetables, and try this beef brisket." Tangning took two more bottles of beer, opened them, and pushed a bottle to Yao Hua: "This bottle actually costs [-] contribution points. I passed by Longquan Town that day. When I saw that the leader surnamed Wang carried a few boxes to the company commander, I thought it was very cheap."

After speaking, I remembered something, and said to Xiaozhi: "Xiaozhi, we really need to save some money for this contribution point. The sofa, wallpaper and ultra-thin screen have to be replaced again, and the expenses are endless..."

"Father, tell Xiaozhi privately about these things in the future, don't say it in front of the guests, the guests will feel embarrassed."

Tangning glanced at Yao Hua. Everyone must have seen the embarrassment on the other's face. She couldn't help smiling bitterly, "Xiao Zhi, if you don't mention it, my uncle and I didn't think about that..."

Yao Hua and Tang Ning walked away, "Commander Xiang and the others are performing combat missions, and they received wartime allowances, as well as rewards for battle and mission completion. The contribution points should be high."

"But it's all in exchange for life. For example, this time, only 22 people came back in total. That's when you meet Brother Tang..."

"As for the gang in Huangzhen, there is no tomorrow, and they all think that they have some ability to carry it. As a result, hehe... they will change every two or three years."

Tangning said, "There seems to be a lot of herds in the surrounding forest. Why is meat so expensive?"

Yao Hua picked another piece of beef: "Wang Junwu from Longquan Town, I heard that he has some relationship with the high-level officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but the price of animal meat in the city itself shows that the risk of hunting is quite high."

"I'm pretty good, high or low is still a military rank, Brother Tang, let me tell you, only those above the fourth tower floor are probably in the virtual space, so they can afford to be addicted to alcohol and meat."

Tangning also picked out a few dishes for herself, "From what Commander Zhang said, people with low contributions in the community are also subsidized."

"This is a new policy that the joint council came up with. The real purpose is not to subsidize low-contribution people." Yao Hua said: "Commander Zhang wants Brother Tang to familiarize you with the settlement as soon as possible. It is my task, Meng Tang. I, Yao Hua, dare not hide brother's hospitality like this."

"In a word, it is no longer the same era, and everything speaks by contribution."

"The Ministry of the Interior promotes fairness and justice, but there is another set of jokes in the ghetto, that is, the so-called fairness means that every contribution point of anyone has the same value; it does not mean that every individual has the same value. The contribution points are exactly the same."

(End of this chapter)