It's okay for me to bully my wife for the sake of the young master's dignity, right?

Chapter 361 [010] An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Qin Jiandan cursed at Fengjian and returned the real estate flyer in his hand to Hu Chi.

Hu Chi said: "I heard that some buyers who cannot afford to pay the full amount have gone to the Shengzhi Group to consult about loans. After all, Zhu Shengzhi is the richest among the four cadres."

Qin Jiandan became alert: "I don't want the business faction to interfere too much in the construction of this special zone. What is the annualized interest rate for Zhu Shengzhi's loan?"

Tiger Chi scratched his head and said, "Master strictly forbids Yelonghui to lend money at high interest rates. Zhu Laoer only dares to do an annualized rate of 5%, but I heard that some people have quietly raised it to 10%."

"All loans related to the Special Zone will be handled by the headquarters in person in the future." Qin Jiandan decided, "The annual rate will be set at 3%. I will ask Linlin to calculate the details later."

"The young master is a timely rain and a great savior to many people!" Tiger Chi was overjoyed. "To be honest, I also want to buy a suite in the ecological tower, but I don't have enough money. You and I are brothers, can my loan be calculated at an interest rate of 1%?"

Qin Jiandan glanced at the bandage on Hu Chi's left arm and his unusual flattering expression:
"1% is 1%. Not only you, but also all members of the Night Dragon Society who were injured in the line of duty, or suffered heavy losses in the line of duty, including the families of soldiers, can get a loan calculated at 1%."

"But you, Senior Brother, have no family or job. Where did you save all your salary over the years? Go to the hair salon less often in the future!"

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The Yelong Society enclosed a piece of land and started construction. Many businessmen who planned to move into the Eco-Tower in the future came to set up stalls, forming a circular market.

The stalls are simple, but in order to protect against acid rain, they need roofs. Looking down from the sky, the scattered circular markets are like a colorful puzzle, with colorful roofs, some of which are recycled canvas, some are plastic sheets, and some are waterproof materials picked up from garbage dumps.

Everyone knows that these stalls are temporary. The foundation of the ecological tower is under construction. Large dredging machinery and busy workers have become part of the market and a symbol of people's hope for the future.

Linlin passed by a food stall filled with compressed vegetable cakes, homemade yogurt, and bar-shaped "energy bars" that (claimed to) be rich in protein, fat, and carbohydrates.

These are not rare items. These foods are probably aimed at consumers who come to "view houses".

The stall owner was a Dairy Furui man, and Linlin was suspicious about the source of the "homemade yogurt".

The tech product booth next to it attracted Linlin's attention. The stall owner, who had a pair of protruding prosthetic eyes, introduced the products enthusiastically:
"Ms. Linlin, you are here to visit. Would you like to buy something for the guild? I have a lot of good stuff here. All kinds of prosthetic parts are coated with rust and acid resistance. There are also portable energy shield generators..."

Linlin was shocked: "Are you talking about the shield belt? You have something that may not even be available on the black market?"

The stall owner was a little embarrassed: "It's true that it's a shield belt... But a belt alone is not enough, you have to add a 20 kg shield auxiliary unit..."

"20 kilograms is not portable! Don't defend yourself, just use this heavy thing to smash the enemy to death!"

Amid the growing crowd of people, Linlin passed by several stalls. The stall owners were either shouting their own products or using loudspeakers to repeatedly play advertisements. Some of them had their mouths transformed into loudspeaker prostheses. Except that they could not eat and could only drink nutrient solution, it was very convenient for them to shout their products.

"It's first-class water! The first-class water that only people in the inner city can drink! It's definitely not second-class or third-class water!"

"Biochemical bandages recovered from the inner city! They still have 30% of their efficacy left, and most importantly, they're cheap!"

"Prosthetic adhesive! Essential for emergency treatment of prosthetic damage!"

"Take a look, a complete collection of self-defense weapons! Concealed weapons, boxing gloves, wrist guards, buy two before dark to avoid being robbed!"

The relaxed attitude of the merchants in the market is directly related to the fact that this place is close to the headquarters of the Night Dragon Society. Anyone who is blind enough to come here to buy for free will be beaten by the masters.

The most outrageous stall Linlin saw was actually selling survival tools needed for exploring the endless desert, including air purification helmets, small bright skylight generators, and special tires for sand.

"The Endless Desert is full of black fog and evil beasts. Wouldn't it be a death wish to go there?"

Before I knew it, I had walked to the stall of Lao Wang Fried Chicken. In addition to fried chicken, there was also newly developed fried shrimp. Lulu, who was wearing ethnic minority style clothing, was busy taking out ready-made food from the insulated box.

"Give me one fried shrimp. How much?"

Linlin has a photographic memory and is also a bit of a reading addict. She stared at the promotional sign above the stall for a while.

“Inheriting the classic taste, the fresh shrimp meat is fried until golden and crispy, with rich and diverse tastes…”

At the end of the paragraph in large font, there is a paragraph of small print that reads: This product is mainly made of shrimp cell animal mud and does not contain natural shrimp.

To be honest...natural shrimps from vertical farms are not cheap, and people from outside the city can't afford them.

Lulu recognized that the other person was the young master's sister and didn't want to take the money, but Linlin forced a few dollars in coins into her hand.

"Oh, my brother asked me to tell you that if the Ainu people in the village are not doing well outside, you can call the most difficult ones to come here to set up stalls. The Special Zone is in a state of disrepair and still needs manpower."

Before Lulu could express her gratitude, Qin Jiandan and Hu Chi strolled over. They greeted Lulu and Linlin, who was eating fried shrimp.

"Not bad, brother, do you want to try it?"

Linlin picked up a fried shrimp between her index finger and thumb and fed it into Qin Jiandan's mouth without saying a word.

Qin Jiandan chewed it and said, "Not bad, it looks like real shrimp. It seems that Lao Wang has not been idle even though he has a sore back, and has developed a new delicacy! In the future, he will definitely be able to open a head office in the Ecological Tower and open chain stores throughout Huanshi City."

Tiger Chi bought 20 portions of fried chicken and 20 portions of fried shrimp. In addition to treating Qin Jiandan to fried chicken, he also asked his men to deliver them to the workers and guards on the construction site. Qin Jiandan nodded secretly, thinking that his senior brother didn't spend all his money on the hair salon, and was quite generous to the people around him.

After reuniting, Qin Jiandan walked forward with Linlin and Hu Chi. In an area with fewer stalls, Qin Jiandan looked at the large open space in his sight and seemed to be thinking:
"Master said that the most important affairs of a country are sacrifice and war. Having a common object of worship can unite the people. Why not build some religious sites here?" "Religion?" Linlin asked, "Taoist temple or Buddhist temple?"

At this time, she saw her brother finished eating fried chicken and was looking for something to wipe his hands, so she considerately took out a disinfectant wipe from her multi-functional belt and handed it to him.

"neither."

Qin Jiandan took the tissue and wiped his hands and mouth, then summoned the Eternal Spiritual Fire to burn it all. This was a pretty high-end way of showing unwillingness to litter.

"Some people worship Buddha, some people believe in Taoism. The outer city also has its own mountains. There is no need to compete with them for incense money. In the folk beliefs of Dongcheng, the Sanyi Temple is very appealing. It is better to make good use of this "three"."

The so-called Sanyi Temple is dedicated to the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang who swore brotherhood in Taoyuan, and also to Zhuge Liang. It makes sense that there are four people in the Sanyi Temple.

The environment in the outer city is harsh, and the brotherhood of helping each other is particularly needed, so the Sanyi Temple is very popular. Even some weak neighborhoods will have a Sanyi Temple. Qin Jiandan used a Guan Gong statue in the Superman Arena, which was bought in the Sanyi Temple.

"Build the largest Sanyi Temple in Dongcheng." Qin Jiandan said, "Dongcheng also has the Sanzu Temple and the Sanniangniang Temple. Build them all for me. Get at least nine big guys to protect the special zone!"

I said it wrong, it should be 10 big guys. I almost forgot about Prime Minister Zhuge.

The Three Ancestors Temple enshrines the "Three Ancestors of China" - Yan Emperor, Huang Emperor, and Chi You.

Yandi developed medicine, Huangdi developed inventions, and Chiyou developed wars. These are all indispensable survival skills for the people of the outer city.

The Sanniangniang Temple enshrines the Goddess Guanyin, the Goddess Mazu, and the "Yi Ti Goddess".

Guanyin has always been very popular, so it is easy to understand why she is worshipped. Mazu was originally a sea god, and because no one in Huanshi City could leave the canal, she also expanded her duties as a canal god.

As for the artificial body goddess... After installing the artificial body for various reasons, one must pray that the artificial body is as compatible as possible and does not produce rejection reactions. The beliefs of the Chinese people always adapt to local conditions. When smallpox was rampant, the most popular incense in the temple was the "Smallpox Goddess", and Guanyin had to bow down to her.

The preliminary decision was to build three temples, and Linlin and Huchi also supported it.

Linlin: "With the Guanyin statue, Aunt He can walk less steps when she worships Buddha and burns incense!"

Tiger Chi: "Jiandan, you are becoming more and more like a leader!"

"No, no." Qin Jiandan said modestly, "In fact, this is all the knowledge in the Flying Dragon Dark Pattern that belongs to my master. I am just learning and applying it now."

Suddenly a member of the Night Dragon Society ran over and nearly knocked over a nearby stall, interrupting the hustle and bustle of transactions and haggling.

"What's wrong?" Tiger Chi called him aside and asked, "What happened? Is there any danger at the construction site?"

"No." This was a headquarters guard, wearing a uniform white kung fu shirt, and his trouser legs were stained with mud.

"Someone destroyed the sewage sluice gate in Area 12, causing polluted water to flow out. Many people in the Sorrow Cloud Group have been poisoned by drinking water! Now the pollution has spread to Area 1 and will soon reach Area 3 where the headquarters is!"

"What!?"

Qin Jiandan and Linlin immediately became nervous. This was a serious disaster.

Through the canal, the inner city discharges toxic wastewater outside the isolation wall every day. The wastewater needs to go through three stages of purification before it reaches a level that is completely harmless to the human body.

The first stage is to use the sewage sluice on the isolation wall for primary filtration. This is how the basic water quality of the outer city canal water is determined, and it is called "fourth-grade water". Drinking it directly is life-threatening.

In the second stage, the Sorrow Cloud Group, the Falling Cherry Group, the Night Dragon Society Headquarters, the Fire Tongs Group, and the Life Intelligence Group will use equipment to treat the water in their respective areas and obtain "third-class water". Drinking it directly may cause stomach upset, so it is generally used for bathing and washing clothes.

The third stage is to install a water purification unit at the end of the residential water supply system to obtain "second-class water" or even "first-class water". The top configuration for people living in outer cities is usually second-class water, and first-class water belongs to the luxury of inner city people.

Qin Jiandan sneered: "The sewage gate is on the isolation wall and belongs to the company's property. The Ni An Society is really brave."

The guard turned to report directly to Qin Jiandan: "Young Master, the latest news is that the prisoner is on the run. The sewage gate has been repaired, but the polluted water that has already flowed in cannot be taken back!"

Tiger Chi asked Qin Jiandan: "Do you want to urgently block the canal between District 12 and District 1?"

Indeed, if the polluted water does not go to the sewage gate for the first step of filtration, the subsequent steps of filtration will be greatly reduced. If we don’t find a solution quickly, the polluted water will flow throughout the Dongcheng Canal and endanger everyone’s life and health.

Qin Jiandan narrowed his eyes slightly. "It's useless. The canal in the outer city is not maintained by the company. There are illegal constructions and crisscrossing canals. There is no key hub. It can't be blocked just like that."

The only thing to be thankful for is that because the outer city canal has been artificially divided into many areas, the water flows slower.

"Interesting... Would Nian want to poison the people of East City with polluted water? Even if we urgently purify and remediate it, it will cost a lot of manpower and resources..."

The overall flow direction of the canal water is from the inner city to the outer city, and in a clockwise direction, from the 12th district to the 6th district, and then from the 6th district to the 11th district.

"Tiger Maniac, notify the heads of each district immediately. Store as much water as possible before the polluted water reaches your district, and then close the water intake channel between the residential area and the canal!"

"Whoever pollutes the city should clean it up! The canal in the outer city flows clockwise, so let the polluted water make a detour in the east city and then flow back to the west city! Let Nian suffer the consequences! If there is no water to drink, then we will be without water together!"

(End of this chapter)