Along the way from the airport to the city center, the total number of humans Aaron saw in the air did not exceed double digits. Although the transportation was still running, most of them were busy cargo drones in the air or on the ground. Because of the lack of

The streets used are too tidy, and even most of the street cleaning drones are on standby to save energy. The entire city is seen from the air.

It is more like an automated and unmanned factory than a human settlement. Even in the residential area filled with Japanese-style single-family apartments, there are not many humans, birds and bold wild animals outside.

Animals have taken over parks originally intended for human entertainment, and lurking in the corners of the streets are the wild offspring of cats and dogs that may have been abandoned by their owners.

The drone the two were riding landed directly on the roof of the Iwaki Police Station building. This is something that would never happen in Jincheng. Any civilian aircraft that dares to approach the sky above the police station will be warned to fly away. If they still insist on moving forward, the police will

We will not hesitate to knock down illegal equipment from the sky.

"There is no awareness of precautions in this place." When he got off the drone, he saw no one or equipment to greet him. Aaron was a little unhappy that he was ignored.

"Don't blame them, they have been at peace for decades." Zhou Yuqing understood the local people's thoughts quite well.

Fortunately, there are still access controls at the rooftop entrance, otherwise Aaron would definitely question the "armed independence" in the first sentence of the customs slogan as a joke. After Zhou Yuqing showed his identity certificate to the scanner and said that he had made an appointment here

, a Japanese sentence with a very strange pronunciation came from the gate.

"Welcome, please come in." Weird, but enthusiastic, and incompatible with this cold city.

"Ms. Zhou, is this also your relative?" Aaron asked in a low voice.

"It's just a casual relationship. We met at an industry exchange meeting." Zhou Yuqing did not deny it, "Don't be too surprised when we meet."

"Ah?" Aaron didn't understand what the other party was saying, but he understood it immediately.

That weird Japanese tone comes from a black man with very white teeth when he smiles.

"Welcome everyone, I am Kuroda Masao, the director of the Iwaki Bureau." One of the benefits of having implants on the body is that it can translate foreign languages ​​in real time. Although translators have become an obsolete job from now on, the lucky new generation

At least students are spared the pain of learning several more foreign languages.

"Long time no see, Director Kuroda, this is Manager Chen Long, my colleague." Zhou Yuqing skillfully introduced Aaron.

"Hello, Director Kuroda." Aaron felt like a child being introduced to another adult by his own adult.

"Hello, would you like one?" Kuroda smiled warmly, took out a small box that looked like a candy box from his pocket, poured two brown tablets out of it and handed them to Aaron.

"This is this?" Aaron glanced at the tablet in the other person's hand in confusion. It didn't look like candy at all, so he didn't dare to pick it up.

"Zymosan, an anti-radiation drug, actually tastes pretty good." Kuroda laughed.

"...Huh?" Aaron became more and more confused, not knowing why the other party gave him this.

"Miss Zhou, you didn't explain the situation here to Mr. Chen?" Seeing this, Kuroda turned his doubtful eyes to Zhou Yuqing.

"I just want him to experience it for himself. Originally, he didn't want me to be with him." Zhou Yuqing stuck out her tongue with a smirk, "You say it or should I say it?"

"It's better for me to do it. At least I should do my best to be a landlord." Kuroda sighed softly, "Has Mr. Chen ever heard of the second Fukushima nuclear accident?"

"Hey, it is said that the United States deliberately sabotaged it when it evacuated from Japan, but that was a long time ago." Aaron remembered that he seemed to have heard about this incident in junior high school history class.

It is generally believed in the world that the second Fukushima nuclear accident was a retaliatory sabotage action carried out by the United States, the predecessor of the United States of the Pacific, on the eve of the evacuation of the Japanese garrison. The country's spy agency used electronic warfare means to attack nuclear sites related to the nuclear accident at the beginning of this century.

The Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant adjacent to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant is being decommissioned.

power station, directly causing the leakage of nuclear fuel being processed in the power station. Aaron was not sure how much political confrontation was involved in the description he saw in the textbook, but the fact itself should be similar to the description, because even the United States, which was identified as the perpetrator,

The government did not strongly deny the accusation but refused to compensate and hand over the executor.

At this time, Aaron suddenly remembered that the Iwaki City he was currently in was the area hardest hit by the second nuclear accident.

"You mean the radiation hasn't been eliminated yet and the pollution still exists?!" Aaron felt a cold breath rush from his back to his forehead. Nuclear radiation is not something to be joked about.

"Japan's official report to the outside world is that the damage from the leak was not serious and the pollution was quickly cleared, right? That is a lie." Kuroda said with a bitter smile, "The destructive power of the accident is much greater than the external reports. Even now we are

The radiation level here is also much higher than normal indicators. If you don't take anti-radiation drugs regularly, your life expectancy here will be very low."

"But...why?" Aaron became more and more confused. Logically speaking, victims should publicize or even exaggerate the harm they suffered to ask for sympathy and compensation. This is human nature, but the Japanese government has knocked out the front teeth and swallowed it.

Their attitude is really inconsistent with the strong declaration of independence they hung at the customs gate.

"You have to think about the international environment at that time." Zhou Yuqing took Aaron's question, "At that time, the Cold War structure between Eurasia and the American continent had just taken shape, and the whole world was shrouded in the shadow of nuclear war. The Japanese government did not

Speaking of exaggerated reports, even normal reports will lead to the rise of domestic revanchism, which will seriously affect the legitimacy of the government. If the retaliatory behavior of domestic radical forces is indulged and even declares war on the United States, Japan's foreign policy will become a comprehensive nuclear policy.

The trigger of the war, after all, was that the Federation provided Japan with a nuclear umbrella."

"Well, that's right." Aaron was not born at that time and could not understand the tense situation at that time, but the few words he heard from his father when he was a child still gave him a glimpse into this dangerous world.

"The result is that neither the victim, the perpetrator, nor the spectators want the situation to escalate, and the last catastrophic incident was suppressed in such a big way. But this is not a good thing for us who live here now.

"If the accident hadn't forced all the indigenous people living here to evacuate, it would have been impossible for the Japanese government to accept foreign immigrants and naturalize them under the current lock-down policy." Kuroda continued what Zhou Yuqing said.

"So this city is..." Aaron probably understood what was going on.

"Yes, almost everyone living here is an immigrant, because the locals are unwilling to live in this land where the radiation has not dissipated. The products here are not allowed to be circulated to the outside world, and the economy is basically operated by drones.

It is a self-sufficient model, and of course the popularity is not allowed to enter other areas of the country. To put it bluntly, we people just used money to buy the status of a legal resident refugee." Kuroda said with a bitter smile.

Aaron didn't know what to say for a moment, but now he finally understood where the desolate scene he saw outside came from. It was the result of a mixture of complex reasons.

"I'm not telling you this to gain sympathy. The people living here fully understand and are here voluntarily. Our situation in our hometown is far worse than here. At least here we can have a safe and stable life." See.

Aaron had a look of pity on his face, but Kuroda's expression suddenly turned serious.

"...I'm sorry." Aaron apologized after realizing that he had done something very rude.

"I accept." Kuroda's face returned to a hearty smile, "Then let's get to the point. I don't know what you two want to check here, but there is one thing I must reiterate to you. I have protection here.

It is the obligation of everyone, so cross-border arrests and illegal interrogations are completely unacceptable in this land. I will take the most severe countermeasures against such behavior. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Of course, we will not take any actions that may cause diplomatic disputes." Zhou Yuqing replied immediately, and Aaron also nodded.
Chapter completed!