Brother, just how powerful is our family?

[This chapter needs a patch. As the readers have said, 100 million young adults could drain a country dry, not to mention the elderly and children. We can't afford to abandon them.]

On the other side of the observation room, staff members are reporting the screening data.

"President Qin, as of 3 PM today, a total of 587,432 people have completed the screening nationwide, with a pass rate of approximately 18.6%."

"What about the age distribution?" Qin Yang asked.

"They range in age from five to seventy-eight." The staff member pulled up a chart. "The initial age limit of 20-45 has been completely removed. As instructed by Mr. Qin Feng, immigration screening is no longer based on age."

Qin Yang nodded; he understood the significance of this decision.

When he saw the list of the first batch of successful applicants, he called his brother and asked, "Why are there so many elderly people? What can they do for the development of a civilized society?"

Qin Feng's answer was simple: "Everyone has family and children. How can you expect someone to return home if you separate them from their loved ones?"

Yes, civilization is not a machine, but is made up of individual families.

How can immigrants who force a young person to leave their elderly parents, or who make a couple leave their children in their original world, possibly dedicate themselves to building a new civilization?

"Moreover," Qin Feng added at the time, "with the gene optimization fluid, the elderly can also become younger. After three optimizations, a 78-year-old can recover to the physical condition of a 30-year-old, and their lifespan can be greatly extended. Their life experience and wisdom are precisely the wealth that the new civilization needs most."

Qin Yang looked at an elderly professor being interviewed on the screen.

The old gentleman, with a full head of white hair, was in high spirits and was speaking eloquently about his understanding of the traditional culture of the Dragon Kingdom.

His memory reading report revealed that he had taught for 65 years, nurturing countless students; ...during which time he risked his life to protect ancient books; even after retirement, he continued to teach traditional Chinese culture to children in the community free of charge; and despite a life of poverty, he donated most of his savings to impoverished students...

Even at seventy-eight, such a person is a treasure of the Yanhuang civilization.

There was a knock on the door of the observation room.

"Come in."

A staff member walked in with a list, his expression somewhat subtle: "Mr. Qin, the screening results for the Shanghai region are in. The group of people you previously instructed us to pay special attention to..."

Qin Yang took the list and glanced at it.

Young Master Sun, Young Master Zheng, Young Master Wang, Young Master Li... all those rich second-generation heirs who once drank and chatted with him at the "Galaxy International" clubhouse now have "Not Approved" written next to their names.

He flipped through a few pages; all thirty-seven people had been eliminated.

"Not a single one passed?" Qin Yang was still somewhat surprised, even though he had a premonition.

"Yes," the staff member nodded. "The memory reading report shows that these people share the following characteristics: distorted values, with pleasure as their life goal; lack of responsibility, indifference towards family and society; a clear tendency to bully the weak and fear the strong; although they have prestigious university certificates, these certificates are merely for prestige, not for genuine learning..."

The staff member paused, then continued, "The most typical example is Zheng Shao. His memory shows that after he hit someone with his car last year, his first reaction was to call his father and ask his family to settle the matter. He showed no remorse towards the victim, only worry about 'whether it will affect my ability to go abroad.'"

Qin Yang was silent for a moment, then waved his hand: "I understand, you can leave now."

After the staff left, Qin Yang leaned back in his chair and stared at the ceiling.

He wasn't surprised.

In fact, when he overheard these people discussing immigration screening at "Galaxy International" that night, he had already foreseen today's outcome.

"Brother Yang, please take good care of me then!"

"Given our relationship, shouldn't we at least give you VIP access?"

"I heard that gene-optimizing fluid can make people younger? I'll have to get a few vials for my elders too!"

Their focus is always on privilege, relationships, and interests.

No one truly understood the significance of the Yanhuang civilization, and no one considered what they could contribute to this new civilization.

Qin Yang retrieved Zheng Shao's memory extraction summary report. After quickly glancing at it, he shook his head with a wry smile.

The report contains the following passage: On one occasion, Zheng Shao was bragging to his friends at a private club: "Qin Yang? Ha, if it weren't for his brother being so powerful, what would he be? The fact that he hangs out with us is a favor to him."

Back then at the club, Young Master Zheng treated him with utmost respect, addressing him as "Brother Yang" repeatedly.

"Just as I thought," Qin Yang muttered to himself, "You can't judge a book by its cover."

Qin Yang closed the files of the rich kids and opened the database of those who passed.

He randomly clicked on the profiles of several people.

ID number MH-003871: Zhang Jianjun, male, 39 years old, courier in a county in Jiangsu Province.

Summary of Memories: Twelve years of work with zero complaints; repeatedly returned lost items found by customers; volunteered to deliver supplies to quarantined communities during the pandemic; earns a meager income but regularly sends money back to his parents in his hometown every month; his biggest wish is for his daughter to attend a good university.

Case number MH-008492: Lin Xiuying, female, 57 years old, a primary school teacher in a rural area of ​​Sichuan Province.

Summary of Memories: She taught in the mountainous area for 35 years; she bought books for impoverished students with her own money; she turned down three opportunities to transfer to the city; her husband passed away early, and she raised her son alone; her son has become a doctor, but she insists on staying in the mountain village: "The children here need teachers."

ID number MH-012653: Chen Guoqing, male, 28 years old, technician at a factory in Zhejiang Province.

Summary of Memories: He taught himself programming and mechanical design in his spare time; he once improved equipment in a factory, increasing efficiency by 30%, but humbly said, "This is everyone's achievement"; he also volunteered in the community on weekends; his biggest dream is to "design machines that can help more people".

ID number MH-021749: Wang Xiaohua, female, 9 years old, a left-behind child in a rural area in Southwest China.

Memory summary: Parents work away from home, living with grandparents; excellent grades, dream of becoming a doctor to "cure grandma's arthritis"; walks five kilometers of mountain road to and from school every day; once found a wallet and waited for two hours to return it to its owner; the happiest memory is "my parents coming home for Chinese New Year".

……

Qin Yang flipped through the pages one by one.

Without illustrious family backgrounds or earth-shattering achievements, they are just ordinary people from China—workers, farmers, teachers, deliverymen, small vendors, students…

But their memories shine with the most precious light of humanity: kindness, resilience, a sense of responsibility, love for family, goodwill towards strangers, a thirst for knowledge, and a yearning for a better life.

"The background is clean..." Qin Yang murmured.

Yes, it's clean.

It's not that it's without flaws, but rather that the underlying essence of its soul is bright.

They may have had selfish moments and made mistakes, but in the face of matters of principle and in those choices that no one knows about, they upheld the bottom line of being a decent human being.