Chapter 317 The Second Puzzle

After the meeting, Zhao Yuxi stopped Xie Yanqi, asked her for two pieces of paper, and copied her notes.

After Xie Yanqi left, Zhao Yuxi was the only one left in the meeting room. She turned on her phone, took some photos, and was about to send them to Gu Tingzhou, but she saw two messages from Chen Qingke during the meeting.

She hesitated for a moment and did not click on it. The question Chen Qingke asked was probably whether it could be eliminated or whether it could be replaced. It was okay to leave this question aside for a while, giving the other party more time to think, and letting Chen Qingke and Qin Zhouxing discuss it more, maybe there would be a correct answer.

Zhao Yuxi first sent the two photos to Gu Tingzhou, and then read Chen Qingke's message.

This time the question was not "can it be done?", but "should it be eliminated or replaced?"

Attached below the message is not the original text, but a video link.

Zhao Yuxi finished watching the video and pondered for a long time.

In another city thousands of miles away, Chen Qingke was staring at his phone screen. There was another person staring at his phone screen. Qin Zhouxing. From the moment the two messages were sent, they put their work on hold and stared at their phones intently.

The leader didn't reply, and Qin Zhouxing became more and more nervous. He asked Chen Qingke to ask this question. Did the leader not reply because she didn't know how to deal with it? This was not bad, at least it wasn't a negative answer.

However, the longer he stared at his phone, the more uneasy Qin Zhouxing felt, and the more questions he had in his mind: Did the leader see this message? If he didn't see it, that would be fine, but if he saw it but didn't reply, then I would be embarrassed in front of Chen Qingke.

Chen Qingke had already prepared to kick someone when he was down. Although his expression was not gloating, he thought he could foresee Qin Zhouxing's embarrassed look: An hour has passed, and the dean has not replied to the message. Doesn't that mean she doesn't want to reply? Since she doesn't want to reply, it means that she neither agrees to eliminate nor to change the face. Your trick has been discovered again! Do you think your little cleverness can fool the dean? You underestimated her.

The last time Qin Zhouxing asked “Can we change their faces?”, the answer he got was “No”. If he asks “Can we eliminate them?” this time, he might get “No” again. The leader will separate these people and manage them separately. However, if he asks “Should we eliminate them or change their faces?”, there is a compromise solution, and the leader might choose the latter and agree to change their faces, and these people will still be under his management.

Being eliminated because of showing off wealth? This is too inhumane! Being replaced because of showing off wealth? This is also inappropriate! It is probably a bit far-fetched to judge this behavior as trampling on dignity. However, Zhao Yuxi was unwilling to leave this kind of person aside and ignore him.

Because she was unwilling to give up and didn't want to let him go, Zhao Yuxi always thought of a way: this kind of person can't stand him, as long as she investigates more, she will definitely find out the problem. As long as the problem is found, all his property can be reasonably confiscated or even destroyed. But this matter cannot be left to Qin Zhouxing. Qin Zhouxing is not responsible for investigating the case. But this is not absolute. Whether to investigate the case is up to me. If this power is given to him, can he use it reasonably? To what extent can he use it?
Zhao Yuxi decided to give it a try. Relying on the research institute all the time is not a long-term solution. In her own power, there will be groups like the research institute, and the people in the groups will do the same things as the research institute.

"You are not allowed to eliminate them directly, and you are not allowed to change their faces. You should check their evidence, then eliminate them, and publish their evidence and bodies. This is reasonable and convincing. This is meaningful. Before eliminating them, confiscate all their property. Give 30% of the property to the director of the branch in charge of that city, 20% to the main institute, and the remaining 50% to me. When doing this, neither you nor Qin Zhouxing should reveal your identity. If necessary, both of you should use another face to do this."

In the past, when she was the dean of the fourth-level branch, Zhao Yuxi asked the people in the institute to help her capture important figures from all over the country. Then, some people lost their freedom forever and were cut into pieces, but she did not confiscate all of their property, and more or less kept some.

At that time, Zhao Yuxi's jurisdiction was not large, and she didn't have much money to spend, and she mostly made money for herself, not for the institute. But now it was different. The operation of the ten parks required a lot of money, and it also required a lot of money to let the people in the institute help her implement the law. She didn't need to show mercy as usual and leave those people a fortune that would be enough for them to live out their lives. Chen Qingke was overjoyed when he saw the message from the dean.

Qin Zhouxing was filled with mixed feelings when he saw the message. To some extent, his goal had been achieved. But this was far from what he had initially imagined. Someone had taken advantage of his problem to profit from it, and this "someone" included Chen Qingke, who was sitting next to him, the person who sent the message, and many of her subordinates and colleagues.

Chen Qingke said: "The leader asked us to check the evidence first. Do you want to check the evidence of this person's crime, or change the target? It's up to you."

These days, Qin Zhouxing has witnessed Chen Qingke's process of mobilizing civilian forces. He is deeply envious of his extraordinary power. He also wants to mobilize as many civilian forces as possible to do things for him.

He chose the former without hesitation: "Find the evidence. This will benefit everyone."

Chen Qingke had long guessed that Qin Zhouxing would make this choice. He also wanted to make this choice, but with his status, he couldn't say it directly. He personally gave this order, which made him look like a petty person.

After Zhao Yuxi replied to Chen Qingke, she walked out of the meeting room with the two pieces of paper. As she reached the corner of the stairs, her cell phone rang. This special reminder tone meant that the person who sent the message was Gu Tingzhou.

The supplemented dignity maintenance order has no obvious shortcomings. This is the most intuitive feeling Gu Tingzhou got after reading the two pieces of paper.

The way of calculating the probability of being beheaded reminded him of playing a game. The 201st time was considered the 201st round, and the 202nd time was considered the 202nd round. After each round, the "skill" would be strengthened, and the probability of being beheaded would increase. Is it as easy to decide a person's life or death as playing a game? This was Gu Tingzhou's second feeling.

In his reply to Zhao Yuxi, Gu Tingzhou did not express his second feeling.

He changed his first impression and told me the truth.

“The Dignity Order is closer to perfection.”

"This is the result of a meeting between my colleagues and I. We have added some ways to deal with special situations. The decree will be implemented throughout the city on October 10. I asked them to maintain dignity about 16 million times within a month. If the effect is good, it will be implemented in nine cities next month."

One million and four hundred thousand times is not a lot. The population of Guyuan City exceeds 1000 million, and the average per person is less than 1.4 times. If each person only needs to maintain dignity 1.4 times per month, that is 16.8 times per year, which is far from the death line of 200 times. If the institute cannot even guarantee the requirement of 16.8 times, how can they ensure the accurate implementation of the dignity maintenance order?
Zhao Yuxi had this concern, and Gu Tingzhou also had this concern.

(End of this chapter)