There was a foul smell in the air near the leather factory.
The work in a manual leather factory is heavy and very harmful to the body. First, the various animal skins received are soaked and cleaned. After a day, they are put into a pit with chemical cleaning water for cleaning and soaking. The stinky smell comes from here. Workers have to stand in the pit to dehair the animal skins, and the solution inside is naturally very harmful to human skin and hair.
After the animal skin comes out of the cleaning pit, the white tendons and skin patterns are exposed. Then it is put into the roller machine for further cleaning, followed by drying, and finally it is polished and polished with a sharp knife. In this step, the fine hair of the animal skin will also be completely cleaned up. The workers who do the work are all muscular men, otherwise, this step cannot be carried out.
The primary leather is made in this way, and the next step of processing is the tailor's job.
Lu Ming followed Yin Shabel around the leather factory and was very impressed by how Yin Shabel could tolerate the air here.
The team was divided into three groups. Lu Ming and Yin Shabel were in one group. They came to the leather factory and met the person in charge, Thomas * Holderman. The other party was very cooperative. He took Lu Ming and the other person to the leather factory to question the workers who had a good relationship with the three gunmen.
Of course, anyone who had a personal relationship with the three gunmen was introduced by Thomas.
Naturally, this kind of question will not get you to the point.
The investigation team came to this small town where there were few outsiders, and they could not hide the truth from the Holderman family. In Yin Shabel's words, secret investigation would be ineffective, so it was better to be open and aboveboard.
There were quite a few teenagers of around thirteen or fourteen working on leather in the pit wearing waterproof trousers.
Seeing this scene, Yin Shabei frowned and said, "Mr. Thomas, I now suspect that you employ child laborers for long-term work, and that the labor is extremely heavy. I will open a file to follow up on this point."
The IBI has great power and can investigate any violation of federal law in the federal states.
Thomas's face immediately turned ugly.
Lu Ming didn't say anything. In fact, today, just like in the West at the same time, child labor is very common in the western and southern states of the empire.
Even in the East China Sea, a girl like Bisi, who is only a few years old, can work as a part-time worker. Of course, she must be accompanied by an adult worker, and she cannot do heavy labor that is not suitable for her age.
In fact, Yin Shabeier's action not only offended the factory owners, but also probably the ones who were most harshly criticized were the child laborers and their families.
But Yin Shabel did it on purpose. Before coming, one of her strategies was to find fault and accuse the leather factory of being illegal.
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When they came back, they saw that the iron gate of the courtyard was splashed with dirty water, rotten vegetable leaves and the like.
Needless to say, the news that the leather factory was to be temporarily closed and investigated for its use of child labor had spread throughout the town.
For dinner, Lu Ming and the five girls ate bread, ham and drank yogurt in the restaurant.
Not long after Lu Ming returned to the room, Yin Shabel knocked on the door and came in.
Lu Ming felt a little helpless. Why did he feel that she was a little too clingy now? It seemed that she couldn't stand not chatting with him for a while.
Before I officially met her, I really couldn't imagine this would happen.
"Teacher, are you full? That ham is made by our Tulip Manor. It is pure meat and you can't get it outside. It tastes great and replenishes your energy, but you haven't eaten a single bite!"
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Eat less at night. I need to stay in shape."
Yin Shabeier was immediately surprised. "You don't have to. I always thought my mother liked a person with an interesting soul..."
Lu Ming looked at her speechlessly. She really thought of herself as a gigolo.
Yin Shabeier immediately felt that something was wrong with what she said, "I'm sorry, teacher, I'm not..."
Lu Ming waved his hand, "Okay, let's change the subject. You came to see me not just because you were worried about me being hungry, right?"
Yin Shabei came over and sat down on the sofa opposite Lu Ming in a very elegant posture. She sighed slightly and said, "I have a lot of doubts..."
Lu Ming rubbed his nose. Does this person really want to treat himself as a life mentor and confidant? Does he have to hold onto me to finish all the conversations that the male elders who are eighteen or nineteen years old want to have
"Teacher, what's wrong with the separatist movement in Hausville? If the majority of residents here want to decide their own affairs, why should we interfere?"
Lu Ming was stunned and thought to himself, you can say this, but I can't say this.
To be honest, if there were a large number of separatist organizations in Hausville, it would not necessarily be a bad thing for his possible future ideas. The more such organizations there were in the states of the empire, the better.
But I definitely won't help them. These organizations are a mixed bag. If I really help them, there's no guarantee that the news won't leak out in the future.
However, after looking at Yin Shabel, an idea came to his mind, but he quickly shook his head. It was too despicable to take advantage of a girl who was almost completely defenseless against him.
He was thinking wildly in his mind, but he said, "From the perspective of all mankind, we can't look at the problem this way. I think that a federation of all human citizens is the only way for us humans to avoid destruction. Using the wisdom and resources of all mankind to explore the universe and deep space is the correct way for human civilization to continue. Otherwise, mankind will be destroyed by internal strife sooner or later."
Yin Shabel's eyes lit up when she heard Lu Ming's words. She stood up and walked to the window, opened it, and looked at the deep starry sky outside. After a long while, she said, "Teacher, will we really be like in the movie Lost in Space in the future? Can we ride on an interstellar ship and travel in space?"
"I hope so." Lu Ming also stood up and walked to the window, looking at the bright stars in the night sky and let out a long breath.
I miss home a little. I miss that home where technology has advanced to the point where I can overlook the beautiful blue planet from the space station.
Perhaps the vast starry sky is the best thing to evoke the homesickness of travelers.
Lu Ming stared at the extremely familiar starry sky in a daze for a moment, not knowing where he was.
Is this my university dormitory? Is everything here my daydream
After a long time, Yin Shabeier's voice rang out, "Teacher, I heard that the script of Lost in Space was written by you?"
"Yes..." Lu Ming still looked at the night sky quietly.
Yin Shabel stopped talking.
It wasn't until someone knocked on the door that they both woke up and came back to their thoughts.
"I'm fine!" Yin Shabel responded. Perhaps the followers would have to confirm her safety if they couldn't see her for a long time.
"Teacher, you are the most talented person I have ever met, and you are also the one with the highest vision. When I look at the starry sky with you, I seem to be looking at the entire universe, as if I am soaring in the nebulae in space!" Before saying goodbye, Yin Shabel smiled and took the initiative to stretch out her delicate little hand wearing snow-white lace gloves.
The nobles of the Kingdom of Griffinni have a very old etiquette. Only the closest people will greet each other in the morning and evening with a kiss on the hand and a kiss on the cheek, and the noble ladies must take the initiative.
Lu Ming smiled bitterly, and awkwardly touched her gloves with her mouth. Was this her official recognition of her stepfather's identity