Chapter 145: Zero Crime Goal
the next day.
Inside Wu Yisu's bar.
"Boss Wu, another drink please!"
A sturdy man with almost half of his body transformed into a mechanical body and wearing a corporate military combat uniform raised the empty wine glass in his hand and shouted in the direction of the bar.
Wu Yisu nodded: "Wait a moment, I'll be right there!"
A moment later, Wu Yisu brought a tray and filled the strong man's glass with wine.
Although Wu Yisu's bar now has more than a dozen branches in Liming City, and is even planning to open branches in other cities, and although his net worth has skyrocketed and he no longer has to do these hard jobs himself, Wu Yisu still occasionally comes to his original store and serves drinks to customers himself.
He still misses this feeling.
Someone nearby asked, "Boss Wu, many people are fleeing Liming City recently. Are you going to run away too?"
Wu Yisu smiled and said, "My entire fortune and business are in Liming City. Even if I want to run away, where can I go?"
The person who asked the question nodded and said, "Yeah, everyone is in the same situation. We want to run, but there's nowhere to run! Oh, this damn God, it hasn't stopped snowing outside since a while ago, and I don't know when it will stop."
The sturdy man who was half transformed into a mechanical body and wearing the corporate army combat uniform took a sip of wine and said, "Damn it, I'd rather be in the wild base than here. I'm always worried. No one knows when those crazy people from the Spacetime Knights will suddenly jump out and launch a new attack. I'd rather go to the wild and fight spacetime creatures!"
The atmosphere in the bar can basically represent the current atmosphere of Dawn City.
In a word, it’s tough!
The previous series of turmoil has made all citizens completely lose confidence in the safety of Dawn City. Although the Time and Space Knights have not caused any more trouble recently, life has become more painful for ordinary people.
The space-time activities outside have not ended, the rich people are fleeing one after another, and the entire Dawn City has fallen into a half-dead state.
But for people like them, there is no way to leave Dawn City, and there is absolutely no way to change the status quo, so they can only eat and wait to die every day.
At this time, someone said, "By the way, the assessment period for the latest batch of first-level councillors should be about to begin, right? First-level councillors should be broadcasting to their jurisdictions in the next few days. It seems that our jurisdiction has been assigned to Mr. Chen from Lishan Technology?"
The others were obviously not interested, and it was a while before someone spoke to him.
"Instead of watching these congressmen's broadcasts, I might as well play Black Mewtwo."
Others also echoed.
"That's right, the broadcasts of these congressmen are basically the same, full of nonsense, and I don't know if they are copied from the same template."
"Basically, only those people in the slums would pay any attention to the welfare benefits. Only the homeless would care about such a small profit."
"Liming City is already hopeless, and there are still people who want to run for first-level councillors? Those who can be elected as first-level councillors shouldn't run away immediately? Boss Chen is really confused!"
"Who knows what he's thinking? Maybe it's because the recent situation is not optimistic, so the position of first-level councilor is easier to get?"
Wu Yisu didn't say much, he just turned on the display screen in the bar and tuned it to a specific channel.
The first-level councillors trusted by Liming City basically have broadcasts, which are nothing more than explaining the new policies and new benefits they have formulated for the jurisdiction after becoming first-level councillors. Generally speaking, they are very templated and there won't be too many fancy things .
After all, it’s okay to speak empty words or clichés on the radio, but if you make big promises but fail to deliver, then that’s a big problem.
Therefore, these congressmen basically prefer to be cautious, and will not do anything rash or create too many variables in their step-by-step promotion path.
After Chen She became a first-level councillor, he chose several nearby blocks as his jurisdiction. This matter had actually been known for a long time, and he was just waiting for a broadcast to introduce the rules of governance in the jurisdiction.
After a while, a picture appeared on the display.
It was still the familiar boss Chen, dressed very formally today, in a suit and tie, facing the camera with a serious face. You don't need to look to know that there must be a prompter behind the camera, and the content to be said must have been written on the prompter.
There were basically no people watching in the bar, so they just continued drinking and chatting about their own things.
Soon, Boss Chen on the monitor spoke.
"Hello, fellow voters in the district. I am the new district councillor, Chen She..."
There was nothing special about the opening remarks. Like other first-level councillors, he simply introduced himself briefly and then briefly explained the changes he planned to make to his jurisdiction in the future.
These are basically empty words and clichés. After all, everyone can say nice things, but it is not certain how much they can actually achieve in the end.
The key lies in two aspects: first, the key goals to be achieved during this term, and second, the specific measures taken during the term as a member of parliament.
The first point is equivalent to a general direction. For example, some members of parliament proposed that the focus is on the economy, so it is certain that there will be a series of major policies to attract investment; while some members of parliament proposed that the focus is on people's livelihood, so the next policies will definitely be to provide welfare, improve grassroots security, etc.
Although many specific measures may not be perfectly implemented, this general direction can at least reflect a certain tendency of this legislator. For example, some legislators who shouted slogans to improve the lives of the lower classes, although the lives of the lower classes may not have any fundamental changes, at least in the short term they can have a good life.
Everyone in the bar was listening in a disjointed manner, and even those who were listening carefully were waiting for these two points.
Finally, Chen She on the screen got to the point.
"During my term, the key goal to be achieved is: zero crime rate!"
Chen She spoke this sentence in a sonorous and powerful voice, and consciously raised the tone, so even in a noisy environment like a bar, many people could still hear it clearly.
Immediately afterwards, there was an uproar in the bar!
Many people could hear it clearly, but they still couldn't believe their ears.
"What? Did I hear that correctly?"
“Zero crime rate?”
"Is Boss Chen out of his mind? Didn't you ask someone to look at your speech before you gave it?"
"How can we have a zero crime rate? Let alone zero crime, even if we just reduce the crime rate, it will be troublesome!"
The bar, which had been relatively quiet, suddenly became noisy, but then someone shouted a few words and everyone quieted down again, looking at the display screen.
Obviously, no one present expected Chen She to propose such a goal.
Because this goal is too difficult!
Some goals sound difficult, but they are actually very simple to achieve, such as developing the local economy and improving the lives of local residents. In fact, you only need to invest money in construction or provide some benefits to the grassroots people, and that can be considered as achieving the goal.
After all, the MP did not say to what extent the improvement has been made.
However , reducing the crime rate is much more difficult!
To achieve this, all that is required is for the DCPD to increase police force and immediately arrest the hooligans if they are found committing any illegal or criminal acts.
But there are too many problems with this: Where will the additional police force come from? Where will the arrested hooligans be detained? Will the DCPD give you this face and cooperate?
The Auburn Prison Group once had a councilman who brilliantly came up with a model for commercializing prisons, using the arrest of petty hooligans as a means of generating revenue. However, this approach would probably not work in Dawn City.
Moreover, the most crucial point is that the high crime rate in Dawn City is ultimately due to the large number of idle people at the bottom of society. If their livelihood problems are not solved, no matter how many criminals are caught, there will be endless criminals.
By then, if a lot of money has been spent but the crime rate has not dropped significantly, or the voters in the jurisdiction have not felt it clearly, then there will be a big problem.
Many first-level councillors are just going through the motions in their districts, but even if it is just a formality, they have to do it well. What if it causes widespread dissatisfaction among voters and the original formality is cut off? What should we do then?
On the screen, Chen She continued, "As for how to achieve this, it will not be announced for the time being. However, please rest assured that I will not consume too much of the DCPD's police force. To be more precise, my goal does not require the cooperation of the DPCD."
“Please pay close attention to the changes in the jurisdiction!”
