The catastrophe and drastic changes in the earth's climate have caused the entire world to enter a freezing period. The population has plummeted, resources are scarce, and homes have been destroyed. In order to cope with the disaster, governments have successively established nine major living areas and announced that mankind has entered a new era.
In the 62nd year of the New Era, after experiencing more than 40 years of apocalyptic mini-freeze period, as well as the establishment of political regions, resource wars, and warlord infighting, the world finally ushered in the season of earth recovery and spring flowers blooming.
From 1943 to 1962, regional governments began to collect large amounts of land from government-free areas to be planned, reorganized resources, and entered a comprehensive recovery phase. These twenty years are also known as the "Golden Twenty Years."
This is a brilliant era in which new regions are rising one after another, politics sets the stage, capital plays the show, ambitious people are everywhere, and heroes and powerful people, as well as villains and grassroots people emerge together!
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August 62, world map, Northern Dragon City.
A light rail train pulls into the Longcheng Zhanan District Railway Station. The bustling platform is made up of red and yellow Chinese-style buildings. Nine dragon sculptures lie across the platform dome. There is a plaque directly above the main building that reads "Welcome to the Longcheng Chinese Living Special Zone."
The arrival announcement sounded in the train, and the doors of the carriages slowly opened, and a large number of tourists poured into the platform. A young man in his twenties, wearing a camouflage backpack, stood in the middle of the crowd and took out his cell phone from his pocket.
The young man was about 1.78 meters tall, wearing loose sportswear. He looked well-proportioned, neither fat nor thin. He wore a pair of black-framed glasses, had a delicate face, and looked sunny and handsome, just like a student who had just graduated from college and was traveling.
The young man was named Su Tianyu. His father was a senior political advisor of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in District 1. He was sentenced to life imprisonment four years ago for political reasons. Three months after the verdict, Su's father died unexpectedly in prison. Six months later, Su's mother, who was already in poor health, also died in the hospital due to anger. Since then, the Su family has never recovered.
Su Tianyu came to Longcheng this time, firstly to live with his second uncle's family, and secondly to apply for a public office here.
In the train station, when Su Tianyu was about to dial a number with his mobile phone, he was suddenly tapped on his right shoulder.
"Xiao Liuzi!" A hearty and familiar voice sounded in Su Tianyu's ears. He turned around suddenly and saw a young man in a white cotton short-sleeved shirt, with a dark and strong figure and a shaved head, appearing in front of him.
"Second brother!" Su Tianyu called out with a smile.
The dark and hard young man in front of him, holding the latest mobile phone in his right hand, looked Su Tianyu up and down, and punched him on the shoulder: "Okay, Gou Liuzi, I haven't seen you for four years. You have grown up well. I think you can work as a hostess at Charming Oriental. It's just that your physique looks weak, and you are not suitable for receiving older customers."
"You are wrong. I always like to win by technology." Su Tianyu adjusted his glasses and replied modestly.
The young man who teased Su Tianyu was called Su Tianbei, the second son of his second uncle. From the words he used, it could be seen that this person was somewhat bohemian. He could be said to be an ambitious young man with rich life experience in all aspects.
"Oh, you can do it now. You can even continue this conversation. Daddy also said that you have been studious since you were young, better than the rest of us. Now in this exchange... have you reached the stage of winning by technique? You are indeed better than me!"
"Ha ha!"
"Okay, I'll find a place to see your skills when I have time." Su Tianbei hugged his little brother's neck affectionately, and said, "Let's go home first."
"Why didn't brother and the others come?" Su Tianyu asked curiously as he walked.
When Su Tianbei heard this, he frowned unconsciously: "Something happened at home, he is in the city."
"What's the matter?" Su Tianyu asked.
"Let's talk when we get in the car." Su Tianbei sighed, and the joy of welcoming his brother on his face disappeared unknowingly.
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The two brothers walked through the exit passage and entered the parking lot. The surrounding area was full of people selling local souvenirs, as well as dirty goods and fake watches. The crowd was bustling and it looked very lively.
Su Tianyu thought his cousin's reaction was a bit strange. After he got in the car and put down his schoolbag, he immediately asked, "What happened at home?"
Su Tianbei started the car and drove out of the parking lot while whispering, "Your second uncle was arrested for smuggling guns. The current situation is not optimistic... Big brother is operating in the city."
"Uncle smuggled guns?!" Su Tianyu was very surprised: "Does anyone at home still touch this kind of thing?"
"Fuck! Are you tired of living? Smuggling guns? We were tricked by someone." Su Tianbei gritted his teeth and cursed, "The Environmental Sanitation Management Committee has a new second-in-command, he is from Changqing Company. As soon as he came to power, this bastard wanted to redivide the territory and mess with our business. My old man noticed the intentions of the upper echelons and was dissatisfied. So he joined forces with the other three dirty gangs in Zhannan District to make some noise and resist. But he didn't expect the other party to take the first step and set a trap for my old man and the other three leaders."
"Were you set up?" Su Tianyu asked.
"Yes, two boxes of ammunition were found in our garbage storage area." Su Tianbei whispered, "The management of firearms in Longcheng is very strict. If these two boxes are confirmed, the old man may be shot."
"What did our eldest brother say?" Su Tianyu asked immediately.
"He's also in a state of panic now. The Environmental Sanitation Management Committee is pursuing responsibility and wants to count us as breach of contract. The police department is not only trying the old man, but also trying to drag the case onto our eldest brother, and Changqing Company is also looking for an opportunity to seize our territory." Su Tianbei sighed, "The situation at home is indeed not very good now, but you don't have to worry about it. We can handle the problem. You just came back, so just adapt to the environment first...!"
Due to some historical reasons, Longcheng is the main city of overseas Chinese led by the European Union, and its political situation is very special. In addition, Longcheng has a history of less than 20 years and is in a stage of barbaric development. It can be said that there are gold and opportunities everywhere, so the government that manages Longcheng is also crossing the river by feeling the stones.
Corruption is rampant, and people gather in different regions. Various companies, "chambers of commerce", "business organizations", political groups, and military forces firmly control all walks of life. Today, someone rises up and commands great power; tomorrow, he may make a mistake and lose everything. Its political structure is a bit like a coastal city in the 1950s and 1960s before the Common Era, or the Min Kingdom in the 1920s and 1930s, but the living conditions are high-tech and low-life, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
The daily garbage disposal in Longcheng is the responsibility of the Environmental Sanitation Management Committee, which in turn contracts out all aspects of garbage cleaning to private companies according to regions. These companies are composed of people with strong underworld characteristics.
There are more than 20,000 garbage disposal workers in Longcheng. Since they are organized into groups and full of underworld elements, and conflicts often arise due to the division of territory, they are collectively referred to as the 20,000 Dirty Gang.
The Longcheng Su family is a small group within the Dirty Gang. They are responsible for garbage disposal in some areas of Zhanan District and have 800 Dirty Gang workers under them.
In the car, Su Tianyu heard that his second uncle was in prison, but he did not show excessive worry or panic: "Didn't my second uncle leave any words before the accident?"
"He said before he went in that he would never give up his territory, but now... Well, I can't explain this to you in a few words. You just arrived and don't understand the situation here, so don't worry about it." Su Tianbei frowned and replied, "Damn it, if Changqing Company really wants to kill them all, I will definitely not let them get away with it! Don't worry, my family knows what's going on."
If other people heard that something happened to their family members, they might be very anxious and keep asking about the details of the cause, but Su Tianyu would not do that. He would not show his emotions on his face about some things.
The joy of the family reunion was diluted when something unexpected happened to the Su family. The two brothers could not be happy sitting in the car, and returned home in a slightly depressing atmosphere.
At the end of Tianhe Road in Zhanan District, there is a courtyard covering an area of about 1,400 square meters. The overall architecture is mainly Chinese style. There are many sundries and dilapidated vehicles in the courtyard. It looks full of smoke and fire, like a large courtyard with a prosperous population.
This is the Su family’s residence. More than 50 people from my second uncle’s family live here.
Su Tianyu came back, and all the family members, young and old, came out to greet him, especially a hot girl with short hair, who was very lively and happy: "Gou Liuzi, did you miss your third sister?!"
"I missed you so much, third sister!" Su Tianyu looked at his cousin and walked towards her with a smile.
“Second brother, second brother!”
At this time, a young man about 17 or 18 years old ran out of the yard and shouted in a panic, "Something happened in the storage area. More than 70 people from Changqing Company went there to discuss the receiving area with us. Xiao Wei called me and said that their people were carrying weapons."
At the gate of the Su family, everyone looked towards the yard when they heard this.
After a short period of silence, Su Tianbei waved his hands and shouted, "If we can't hold on to the cargo area today, Changqing Company will have to come and demolish our house tomorrow! All the Su family members with weapons, take up your weapons and follow me!!"
"Second brother, calm down," the third sister yelled immediately, "Wait until the eldest brother comes back."
"What are we waiting for? If we can't control the cargo area, all eight hundred workers will run away tomorrow." Su Tianbei turned and ran towards the car: "Grab your things and follow me to the cargo yard!"