The old man spoke first. He thought for a long time before licking his dry lips. In fact, fruits and water cups were already placed on the coffee table, but none of them had ever drunk water or ate a fruit. The old man stood up politely, bowed and introduced himself, "My name is Latie, and people call me Daddy Latie. I have lived in Ilian for nearly fifty years. It can be said that I am a qualified local." Scotie, who was sitting on the side, nodded, and he explained to Dulin a little.

In the early days, Ilian was not a prosperous city, with almost nothing here, except for the weeds that are tall by one person and the short bushes that cannot be pulled clean, and countless mosquitoes. The only place that is satisfactory, or a little bit attracted to is that there are deep-water ports here, which can be docked by large ships. In that period, there were not many deep-water ports on the East Coast, and even fewer could be utilized, only three, which are the three most prosperous cities on the East Coast.

At that time, many freighters were docked in Ilian, and the goods needed to be transported to other places after they were unloaded. Therefore, many society's bottom classes took a fancy to the factors that were easy to find a job here and gathered in the vicinity to form a Shenghu District similar to the community. They were the first residents of Ilian. As more and more people lived here, the inconvenient living conditions made them decide to transform the place. At that time, the political new party had begun to quietly make efforts. A noble who failed in the political struggle moved his fiefdom near the core of the empire to this place. He looked at the fiefdom like a wilderness in despair, and took out his small savings to the laborers living here, asking them to build a small town here.

It was then that Ilian was truly born. In the subsequent Patriotic War, the unlucky nobleman was summoned to the army and became the commander of the Second Detachment of the Third Fleet of the Navy, and he would always sleep under the sea. After that, the New Party came to power, and the unlimited land of Ilian was controlled by the New Party, and invested a lot of money to transform it, becoming one of the main ports to defend the empire's maritime border. In the past decade, the Empire opened two other super military ports before releasing Ilian from the militarized control.

With an excellent foundation, Yilian's development was very rapid, especially the consensus of the governance philosophy of the two previous and subsequent urban managers, which brought great benefits to the construction and economic development of the Yilian area. Each policy was consistent and ensured that the region did not stop on the highway for development and construction, and that the Yilian today was the one.

Dulin didn't know much about these things. Scott explained it a little and immediately understood that it was better to say that Ilian had two practical urban managers than to say that he had unique geographical environment.

After the two whispered, the old man continued: "The compatriots living here may live in different environments from those living elsewhere, so you may not understand our pursuit very much. We do not need to have any great or amazing lives. We just want to live here safely and spend this life. I am not very knowledgeable. Do you understand if I say that?"

Dulin nodded, this was a vaccination, which also showed that there were smart people among the Guartes. This smart man used this sentence to block a lot of unrealistic things that Dulin might have promised next, and explained the words of Dad Latie in a simple and popular way, which is "Don't brag about me, I just want to be practical." He raised his hand and pressed him down, asked Latie to sit down, and then replied: "You are an elder, and all elders should be respected by people. I understand what you said, and this is what I need to do. Now let's not mention this topic for the time being, you will see it with your own eyes in the future." As he said that, he looked at the other two, and they all shook their heads, and Dulin began his own words.

"There are many wisdom-filled proverbs circulating in the ancient history of our Guartes. One of them is that when a nail penetrates your palm, even if the nail is pulled out, it will leave scars." He paused and gave the three representatives a time to think and understand. When they understood it almost, Dulin continued: "Although the riots that happened this afternoon have subsided, the negative impact still exists. At the same time, we need to pay attention to another thing, who directed all this?"

He nodded affirmatively, "I used the word director because I think it's all a conspiracy. A small group of people wanted to stir up a turmoil that shocked the entire empire and achieve their ulterior motives. It is conceivable that if I did not quell this riot today, the Navy would definitely come forward to suppress the riot. There would be many Gualtes who died in this completely unreasonable and necessary conflict. So who is the beneficiary?"

"It wouldn't be me, nor could it be me, so who would be? Who organized you to convey your demands through such irrational behavior? Who came forward to mislead you when everyone was still just speculation and doubt? I don't know, but I believe you know, and some people know. The purpose of these people is very despicable. They want to have a rift between you and me, distrust and even hostile to each other. In order to achieve this goal, they are even willing to sacrifice the lives of their fellow people to achieve this goal. Your enemy is not me, but these people."

"And this is precisely the reason why I talk to you. This matter cannot end like this. Someone must pay the price for it, those who have hurt you, those who deceive you, and those who assassinated Mr. Abion."

"I have never talked to Mr. Abion, nor have I met, but I learned from others that it was a very good guy. He had a very gentle temper and had been running for the rights and benefits of his compatriots. He was a role model for all Guartes. I always hoped to sit down and have a good chat with him." Dulin's voice was very low, full of regrets of hatred. "It's a pity that this wish can never be realized. I think I should do something, that is, find the murderer, find the lost fairness and justice for him, and avenge them for all those who have been hurt!"

Dulin's words were very emotional and the content was very touching. Lady lowered her head and rubbed her dry eyes. Her turbid eyes turned slightly red, and his lips trembled slightly. "You are very correct, and this is what we hope. We should solve this accident friendly and rationally. I will convey your statement back."

Dulin glanced at Scott, and the latter was a little puzzled. "The eighth district is about to break ground, and I am actively preparing for bidding, and more than one project. Once successful, I am willing to provide a well-paid job for all my compatriots living in Illion City. I will refer to the union's treatment standards and even slightly increase. The eight-hour working hours will also increase to a minimum of fifteen minutes, including lunch and dinner, and other benefits."

"Of course, all this will be discussed in detail after we find the murderer and the riot makers this morning. As for how to find the murderer and the riots, I believe Mr. Scott and the Town Hall he represents will give us the perfect answer, is that right?"

Scott nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Mr. Dulin is exactly what I want to say. We will inevitably hit any criminals and criminal acts that have destroyed the prosperity, stability and tranquility of the Ilian area. We will never let a bad person go, nor will we misjudgment any good person. Mr. Latti, you must be very clear about this. Next, our investigation team will go deep into the fifth area to collect evidence and investigate. I hope you can let everyone cooperate. Even if there are any problems, you need to treat them calmly and rationally. Find me, or Mr. Dulin!"

As he spoke, Scott smiled, pulled Dulin aside, and said with some complaint: "You haven't told me that you want to bid in District 8!"

Dulin sent him a cigarette, "Now I'm talking."

"Damn it, I have to react to the mayor. Don't reveal it to the outside for the time being..." As he said that, he hesitantly approached the fire of Dulin's lighter and lit a cigarette, "Even if you agree to your bidding, you have to have money. This is not something that can be done in hundreds of thousands, and you also said that you are going to bid for more than one project?"

The eighth District is the main area for the economic construction of the Ilian area in the future. The city managers in the city hall will focus all their energy on the creation of the Imperial City. With the birth of color film technology and the final stage of research and development of the "Mini-Black and White Visual Home Player" project at the Imperial Capital Research Institute, the Ilian managers believe that in the next ten to twenty years, entertainment-shaped consumption will become the mainstream in the economic field.

Especially during this period after the war, people were still at a loss and were in a sluggish society. Entertainment can relieve the pain caused by the war and improve people's living standards. Therefore, the eighth District is to take the lead in front of the entire empire and completely pull the most popular part of entertainment, movies, into Ilian's camp.

This eighth District, built entirely for filming, will become a movie holy place for the entire empire and even the entire world in the future. People will form a brand new economic circle here and radiate the entire world!
Chapter completed!