Huang Jiahui asked worriedly about what had happened.
Luo Yuan thought about it and decided to explain. He told her what had happened on the street. When she mentioned the attitude of the people from Hedong City towards the people from Donghu City, her face turned as black as burnt bread. She said angrily, "What right do they have to complain? If they had the protection of the army, the people from Donghu City wouldn't have ended up like this.
These people rely on the protection of the entire province's army and eat the relief food that was supposed to be given to us. Now they're acting like they're giving us charity! "
That was the typical way of thinking of the people from Donghu City.
The conflict between Hedong City and Donghu City had been going on for a long time. Their economies were similar, and their per capita GDP was almost the same. However, one of them was a provincial city with a lot of preferential policies and an abundance of talented people. The other was a normal prefecture-level city. Donghu City had gradually made up for the difference, which made many people from Donghu City feel a little jealous of the people from Hedong City.
Of course, their attitudes were mutual. The people from Hedong City had never had a good impression of the people from Donghu City.
As a Donghu citizen, Luo Yuan agreed with Huang Jiahui, but he was also a little worried. He frowned and said seriously, "That's enough. There are always people who are irrational. Next time you go out, you can't even say that you're from Donghu City to avoid conflict. After all, this is Hedong City's territory."
Although Huang Jiahui was a woman, she knew better than to fight when the odds were against her. She pouted and said, "I'm not stupid. How could I say something like that?"
"It's good that you know. I think the city will be in chaos for a while. Don't get involved." Luo Yuan realized that Wang Shishi had not come out yet. He asked, "Oh right, where's Wang Shishi?"
"She went downstairs to play," Huang Jiahui said.
Wang Shishi was a little girl after all. She had been cooped up in her room for a few days. Now that she could relax, she decided to go shopping.
Luo Yuan's heart skipped a beat. He stood up and walked towards her slowly, a meaningful smile on his face.
Huang Jiahui did not react at first, but then she panicked and said, "What … what do you want?"
"Some people seem to have a bad memory. Don't you owe me an explanation for what happened yesterday?" Luo Yuan teased. He was furious when he thought about how she had pretended to know nothing the previous day.
"Wh … What explanation? Why don't I know anything about it?" Huang Jiahui blushed, feigning ignorance.
After saying that, she turned around and was about to escape, but just as she took a step, her arm was firmly grabbed by a scorching hand, and her body was pulled back. Her face was red. "What are you doing? Why don't we talk about it at night?"
"How do you expect me to believe you? That's what you said yesterday." Luo Yuan smiled faintly. Before she could say anything, he lowered his head and kissed her red lips.
Huang Jiahui whimpered and struggled. She clenched her teeth, punched and twisted her body, but she only lasted for a few seconds before their tongues began to chase each other.
Omitting six hundred words …
After an unknown amount of time, there was a sudden sound of footsteps at the door, followed by the sound of a key being inserted into the lock.
Their bodies stiffened.
Heavens … Wang Shishi! The strong sense of stimulation and shame made Huang Jiahui blush. She covered her mouth, her body trembling uncontrollably.
Fortunately, Wang Shishi seemed to have heard the movement inside, so she did not come in. This made Huang Jiahui heave a sigh of relief. She glared at Wang Shishi angrily. Her heart was in a mess, and she didn't know how to face Wang Shishi later. She picked up her clothes, hurried back to her room and slammed the door.
Luo Yuan smiled awkwardly, feeling a headache coming on. He put on his clothes and waited for a few minutes before saying, "Come in!"
Wang Shishi walked in with a blushing face, as if she had done something wrong. She looked at Luo Yuan timidly and said, "Brother Luo!"
Luo Yuan opened his mouth awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
Huang Jiahui pretended to be calm. She rolled her eyes at Luo Yuan, picked up the dishes on the table and said to Wang Shishi, "Shishi, come to the kitchen and help me wash the vegetables."
"Oh!" Wang Shishi answered. She glanced curiously at the water stains at the crime scene and followed Huang Jiahui out.
Over the next few days, a group of refugees from Donghu City arrived in Hedong City every day.
The whole city suddenly became restless. Almost every day, one could hear about large-scale bloody conflicts, fights, robberies, and rapes. It happened almost at every moment. Even in Luo Yuan's neighborhood, there were a few violent incidents. The biggest one involved more than a dozen people being killed and dozens injured. Both sides had used guns and knives.
Although Luo Yuan had the urge to kill a few times, he had restrained himself.
However, the provincial government immediately took measures. With the intervention of a large number of soldiers, coupled with high-pressure measures, the conflict between the two cities was forcibly suppressed. Countless propaganda vehicles drove through the major streets of the city, and the noise from the loudspeakers wreaked havoc for ten days.
In order to ease the conflict between the two cities and solve the problem of the surplus labor force, all kinds of job postings had been put up in every corner of the city.
Hedong City had obtained a huge amount of resources and machinery from the fallen Donghu City. These resources and machinery had quickly been converted into factories. The highly centralized government had played an effective role.
After the city's decline, many useless buildings had been left behind, and there was no shortage of machinery and personnel. Many factories suddenly popped up overnight.
At the same time, a large project had begun. The largest forest park in Hedong City had been turned into a huge construction site. The forest had already been uprooted a few months ago. A large number of construction workers had started to build in full swing. In just 10 days, Pingyue Lake, which was a few kilometers in radius, had been filled with sand.
There was an endless stream of construction vehicles and heavy trucks, forming a long queue. The noise was so loud that it could be heard even from a few kilometers away.
Luo Yuan sneaked in to take a look. The entire construction site was a huge pit with a diameter of nearly one meter. There were thick steel pillars that were more than ten meters long inserted into the ground. The entire underground area was more than ten square kilometers and it was more than ten meters deep. Luo Yuan had no idea what they were building.
At first, Luo Yuan wanted to continue observing, but as the construction progressed, the inside was quickly surrounded by a circle of iron sheets. There were also many soldiers stationed outside, so he had no choice but to give up.
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