The Witch's Taste

At this moment, her face was reddish, she was very shy, but she was hiding under the mask, Chen Ziang didn't see it.

After praying and making wishes, I looked at the torii gate of the shrine. A steady stream of tourists are pouring in. The shrine has already started to pull up the blocking line, and only as many people can come in as they go out.

So he suggested:

"Let's go back."

"En." Xia Zili was a little bit reluctant, and wanted to stay here for a while, but he really couldn't find any reason to stay.

At this moment, Chen Ziang's cell phone rang suddenly.

It was Lu Yunfeng who called.

"Old Chen, where are you?" The voice on the other side seemed anxious.

"Izumo Shrine, what's wrong?" Chen Ziang sensed something was wrong.

"Why did you go there?" Lu Yunfeng said in surprise.Shouldn't you stay at home to take care of your younger sister on New Year's Day, you lazy dog?

But he didn't even think about it, he just said quickly:

"In that case, stay in the Izumo area for now and don't come back."

"What's wrong?" Chen Ziang asked nervously.

"There is a disturbance here in Jibei City." Lu Yunfeng said, "I will send you the latest notice from the Public Security Department."

Chen Ziang hung up the phone, and then clicked on the information sent by Lu Yunfeng, his face suddenly became serious:

Dijing Group has laid off employees.

The so-called Dijing Group is currently the largest mining conglomerate in the Gaotianyuan star area.

During the reign of Governor Shi Jintang, after the Gaotianyuan Star District successfully joined the Federation Interstellar Trade Union, the Dijing Group took the lead in establishing cooperation with the Bacht family and won a large number of ore orders from the Agilaos Star District, so it soon occupied a monopoly in the Gaotianyuan mining development industry.

The good times didn't last long. As the minerals in the shallow stratum of Gaotianyuan planet were exhausted, the mining cost in the deep part was too high, which led to the shrinking of Dijing Group's trade share year by year.

To put it bluntly, there used to be a mine at home, but now it is almost gone.

The depletion of each shallow mine means a wave of layoffs, which means that dozens or even hundreds of miner families lose their source of livelihood.

The sharp increase in the unemployment rate can easily lead to chaos, so the upper echelons of Jibei City have already greeted Dijing Group in private: Even if you want to lay off employees, you can't do it all at once.

But this time Dijing Group obviously broke its promise: they not only laid off large-scale employees, but also shut down the operation of thousands of low-latitude mining areas in one go, affecting nearly [-] employees.If the number of family members is counted, the number will be even larger.

Some of these people have already come to Extreme North City through various means of transportation, gathered in front of Dijing Group's headquarters to discuss layoffs and resettlement plans, and more families of miners are coming to Extreme North City.

Therefore, the situation in the city is extremely tense now. Not only are many entrances to the outside world blocked, but even many main traffic roads are closed to vehicles.

Chen Ziang read the news silently, and quickly said to Xia Zili:

"Sorry, I have to go home quickly."

With so many unemployed miners gathered, and everyone holding a grudge, it's hard to say what will happen.

The Dijing Group's headquarters is in Shinjuku District, but no one can guarantee that the chaos will not spread to the Gunma District in the north.

In this situation, Chen Xiaozhu would stay at home alone...Chen Ziang would definitely not feel at ease.

"I'll go too!" Xia Zili insisted, "In such an emergency, it's better for us to act together."

"No need." Chen Ziang said quickly, "Although there is no chaos in the city center, it is likely to be chaotic soon. You stay here in the Izumo District, find a hotel to stay..."

"Chen Ziang." Xia Zili said seriously, "Don't forget, I'm not a weak woman with no strength to restrain a chicken."

"And do you really think that the Izumo District is safer than the Gunma District? You know, in the current situation of insufficient manpower of the Public Security Department, it will definitely give priority to protecting administrative districts with more residents."

"The possibility of chaos in the Izumo District is small. But if there is a chaos, don't expect security personnel to come to rescue!"

Chen Ziang was quickly convinced by her: yes, in fact, nowhere in the city is safe now, the safest place is his own home.

Once the door is locked and everything is blocked, no matter whether you are a demonstrator or a guerrilla, you can't get in and you're done.

Wait... I haven't said what happened yet, how did Xia Zili know?

He didn't have time to think so much, so he quickly left the Izumo Shrine with Xia Zili, and rushed down the mountain steps.

For the sake of worrying about his sister, Chen Zi'ang was a third step and took one step at a time. He wished he could just jump to the bottom of the mountain with one foot, stop the taxi and walk away.

Xia Zili was not as agile as he was trained, and couldn't keep up with his speed at all. Seeing that he was being thrown further and further away, she could only cry out in panic:

"Wait for me! Wait for me!"

The star's voice was so recognizable that even though he had disguised it, there were already pilgrims nearby who heard it and looked over.

Chen Ziang was shocked: If you are surrounded by recognized fans here, and you can't escape, then it's over!

With the experience of going up the mountain as a reference, he didn't care so much at this time, he turned around and hugged Xia Zili by the waist, and then continued to rush down the mountain - naturally, so that she would not hinder him on his way.

Xia Zili was a little caught off guard, but quickly turned into shy joy and sweetness.

She closed her eyes tightly, feeling the rushing wind around her and the heat of the man's chest beside her, so she stretched out her arms shyly and wrapped them around Chen Zi'ang's neck, like a koala hanging on a tree.

181. Chapter 180 Agitation

At the foot of Izumo Kamiyama, taxis were already parked.

There is an endless stream of traffic in the distance, sending waves of pilgrims here, which shows the importance of New Year's blessings to many island people.

Chen Ziang stopped a taxi, stuffed Xia Zili in his arms, then quickly closed the door, and told the driver:

"Go to Tonegawa Road, Gunma Ward!"

"Guests, please fasten your seat belts." The driver started the car.

Obviously, the driver was unaware of the impending chaos in the city.

"Chen Ziang." Xia Zili quickly handed over the phone after sitting firmly on her side.

Chen Ziang took a closer look. There was a real-time traffic navigation map on the screen of the mobile phone. It can be seen that the entrance to the inter-district elevated highway on the east side of Jiubu District has been blocked. The purpose is probably to prevent the unemployed miners who arrived in Jibei City from going to the city center.

However, the inter-district entrance on the north side is not blocked. The reason is that if you go to Shinjuku from the north entrance, you need to go through Kobe, Izumo, Higurashi and Gunma, and the detour time is almost tripled.

But... Chen Ziang was very clear in his heart.

With so many unemployed miners, someone will definitely try to detour.

Once there are enough people to detour, the authorities will inevitably block the exit of the inter-district elevated road here, which may cause the taxi that he and Xia Zili took to be blocked halfway on the elevated road.

At that time, the car can't get off, so I can only abandon the car and walk, and when will I have to wait to go home!

"Master, please don't take the elevated highway, take the Rimu District Highway." Chen Ziang said hastily.

Between the Izumo District and the Gunma District is the Higurashi District. As a gathering place for residents older than the Gunma District, there are a large number of intricate two-lane old-fashioned roads here, which will definitely not be closed for a while.

"The roads in the Rimu District are not easy to travel." The driver was obviously reluctant, "and the gas fee is also more expensive."

"I'll just pay for the extra expenses." Chen Ziang insisted.

"Guests, the company is now cracking down on detours and increasing tolls. The mobile phone software will record the driving route. I can't explain it when the time comes." The driver still refused to let go.

Chen Ziang was a little helpless, and was about to reveal his identity as an officer of the Intelligence Bureau, but Xia Zili took off his hat, sunglasses, and mask, revealing his gorgeous blond hair and delicate face, and begged:

"Master driver, can you not take the elevated road? It's blocked over there."

"You are... Kiritani Maki?!" The driver looked in the rearview mirror, and suddenly let go of the accelerator in fright, and the driving speed slowed down quickly, "That big singing star, Kiritani Maki?"

"It's me." Xia Zili said.

"That, that..." The driver, a middle-aged man in his 40s, murmured like a child at this time, and said with an embarrassed smile, "My wife and daughter are both your fans. Can I trouble you to sign it after delivery?"

"Yes." Xia Zili said quickly, "But please don't take the elevated road. There are reporters from the entertainment tabloids ambush and follow the car over the elevated road, wanting to take photos of my boyfriend and I's scandal."

This excuse is full of mistakes and omissions, but once fans see their idol face to face, their IQ will be cut in half.

"Hey, these paparazzi are too much now." The driver subconsciously cursed, and the middle-aged male's unique sense of bragging, immediately slapped his chest, and said proudly, "No problem! I am very familiar with the Higurashi District. As long as the car drives there, I will get rid of any reporter convoy!"

He began to concentrate on driving, and looked at the left and right rearview mirrors from time to time, not to confirm the distance between the left and right rear cars, but to check for suspicious vehicles following him.

Chen Ziang was stunned by the side, while Xia Zili leaned over and whispered:

"It's easy for an uncle like this to sympathize with young girls. And he also has a family, so I say we are a couple, and it is easier to arouse his empathy."

This can be regarded as an explanation of "my boyfriend and I" before, but Chen Ziang didn't believe it at all.

In fact, as long as you say that you are Kiritani Maki, the driver can't think at all, and can only say "good, good"... As for the name of the couple, do you have to talk to me?

He was used to being teased by Yue Gong Suzuna as her boyfriend in various occasions before, and Chen Ziang was already used to it. He didn't bother to pursue Xia Zili's petty thoughts. He just continued to watch the real-time traffic conditions on his phone, feeling secretly nervous - he just hoped not to be stopped halfway.

Looking at the work group, Xia Qingyu hadn't come back yet, and everyone was already leaderless.

In the event of such a turbulent order, the Public Security Department must first be the main force that must go into battle. Theoretically speaking, the Intelligence Bureau also has the responsibility to maintain order and stability in the star area, so it should not be able to escape.

But the Fifth Department of the Intelligence Bureau is an agency on the side of mystery. This kind of thing has not yet involved mystery, and it seems that it has not entered the scope of everyone's business.

Coupled with the absence of the leader, everyone can only share their own information first, so as not to be in a hurry when things really fall on their heads.

The instigator of the current chaos in the city, the Dijing Group, is said to have submitted an explanation to the high-level, claiming that it was not intentional disturbance, but a broken capital chain, so it had to continue to survive.

They said that they had reached an agreement with the Bacht family, and the other party would bring the mining ship over to mine, and then Dijing Group could make a big fuss about it and brag, in order to persuade investors to continue to inject capital.

As a result, the mining ship could not enter Gaotianyuan at all, Dijing Group's dream came to nothing, and the confidence of the investors was shaken violently, which led to the problems in the capital chain finally breaking out.

To put it bluntly, the mining industry is still an asset-heavy industry.To mine a mine, a lot of mining equipment and experienced labor are needed, and the operating costs of these mining towns are naturally quite high, consuming a lot of money every day like a bottomless pit.

When minerals can still be produced in sufficient quantities, the rate of return on investment through trade with the Bakht family is still very strong—why would there be a stalk of "the family has mines"?

When the superficial mineral resources are exhausted, the daily mining volume will drop sharply, but your equipment loss and personnel wages will not be reduced accordingly. These mining towns will immediately become non-performing assets, and they are also useless baggage that Dijing Group is eager to get rid of.

According to the meaning of the top management of Jibei City, enterprises must have a sense of social responsibility.It is absolutely impossible for the workers to earn so much money for you, and once they stop making money, they will cut it up and throw it away. This is absolutely not allowed.

What about the money you made before? !

Dijing Group is also very bachelor, and even willing to let the official to check the accounts - in short, there is no money.

The money earned before was used in the research and development of new energy, and this was in response to the government's "industrial transformation" plan. Last year, it was commended by the Ping'an District TV station as a typical case!

Chen Ziang frowned, carefully analyzed the information shared by his colleagues, and felt that the matter seemed to have reached a deadlock.

Dijing Group has no money to subsidize these unemployed miners, what should we do?

There is no way, we can't let the top pay for it.If the landlord's family has no surplus food, does the imperial court have it?

So this life-saving money no longer exists, and the final outcome must be that the unemployed miners swallow the bitter pill.

But the number of these unemployed people is too large, and it is impossible for them all to leave honestly.Dogs will bite people when they are starving to death, not to mention these workers who have been engaged in high-intensity physical exercise for a long time?

Next, stay at home for the time being, and stay behind closed doors.

182. Chapter 181 The Power of Habit

The taxi passed through the Higurashi District smoothly, but when it arrived in the Gunma District, it was stopped by security officers from the traffic department.

Fortunately, they are acquaintances.

Chen Ziang greeted the other party and got the release smoothly.

As for Xia Zili next to him, although she was fully armed and did not show her face, she could be identified as a woman from her figure, so there was no need to check her identity.

Both of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the driver hadn't noticed the seriousness of the situation outside, and while restarting the car, he muttered:

"Why are there so many drunk driving investigations recently?"

Finally arriving at Tonegawa Road, the two paid the fare and got off the bus. They saw the intersection ahead, and there were also traffic officers checking the identities of pedestrians.

Gunma District, as the northern administrative district directly connected to Shinjuku District, has been classified as an object of focus on security prevention—a good thing, but also a bad thing.

The good thing is that there are enough law and order staff, but the bad thing is that it is likely to be affected by the turmoil in Shinjuku.

Of course, the unemployed miners have just arrived in Extreme North City today, and most of them may still be dreaming of "I will go to the gate of Dijing Group, and maybe the resettlement fee will be paid", so they haven't started making trouble yet.

Even the vast majority of the people don't know that Dijing Group has run out of money.

Chen Ziang took precautions, first sent Xia Zili home, and then ran to the nearest convenience store to buy a lot of ingredients and emergency supplies.

In this way, if the same kind of trouble happened last time and the traffic was paralyzed, he could stay at home and watch over his sister without risking going out.

After carrying the things home, Chen Zi'ang first locked the yard gate, then closed the front of the house, and locked it from the back as well.

Put on slippers in the hallway, enter the living room, and saw Xia Zili answering the phone: