Chapter 1422: Countdown to Collapse: Malice (Part 2)

"Cousin Gris, how long are you going to follow me?"

Niya looked at Grace who was following behind her. She was wearing a tight short skirt and her long reddish hair was draped over her shoulders. Niya had just come over after receiving Jewell's call. It was just after 12 o'clock. , Greis parked the lift directly at the Public Security Management Office of District 54 and walked over on foot.

There were a lot of people on the street at this time. Along the way, Niya and Gris felt some strange looks from around them. Both of them had the coat of arms of the Angus family on their clothes.

"Second Miss, I'm sorry, this is Madam's order."

Niya sighed helplessly, but thought about having a drink with two classmates she hadn't seen for a long time, so she quickened her pace.

Niya squinted at some people on the street. The situation in the Angus family has been getting worse and worse recently. Various rumors about the Angus family are circulating in the city. Niya is very unhappy. What about her parents? He didn't say anything and allowed these rumors to spread in the city.

Niya has been feeling more and more irritable recently. Every time she goes out, Gres will follow her, and when she goes out on the street, she will meet some reporters taking pictures from time to time. These things make Niya feel extremely angry.

Sure enough, within a few minutes of walking, Niya noticed someone following her, she stopped, and as soon as she turned around, Gris stood in front of Niya.

"Second Miss, let's leave quickly!"

"Cousin Gris, I'll go over and take a look."

Gris knew what Niya wanted to do, so he didn't get out of the way. The last time Niya was followed and photographed while shopping, she got so angry that she crushed the reporter's phone and threw her into a crowded street. superior.

Niya scratched her head anxiously, turned around and walked away, and Gris followed quickly with a smile.

Following Niya to protect her safety was not only Violet's order, Alpha also told Gris about it, so Gris would follow Niya every step of the way.

The situation in the city is a bit delicate now. The Angus family is in a very bad situation. Gris doesn't understand how the rumors about the Angus family started. He always finds it very strange. Many people in the family know clearly. The financial situation of the Angus family is different, but the external rhetoric is another matter. Even now, most of the gathered families are spreading rumors about the Angus family.

Gris stared at the surroundings with solemn eyes. In addition to the people taking pictures, Gris could still feel some different atmospheres when Niya went out from time to time.

Soon Nia came to the place where Jewell lived. Nia had been to this place many times. After entering, the two of them went directly to the 33rd floor where Jewell lived.

"Is the situation better?"

As soon as she entered the door, Niya looked at Li Ang who was sitting on the sofa and asked. There was already a table of dishes on the table. Seeing the confused looks of the two people, Niya started to introduce.

"This is my cousin Gris."

Gris smiled, knowing that it was not good for him to follow him, but there was nothing he could do about it. However, Gris was still called over by Jewell, and they sat down to eat together.

"The city has changed."

Li Ang said after taking a sip of wine, Jewell and Niya both nodded, and Grace smiled without saying a word. Many people should have felt that the city is now experiencing some kind of change, which is indescribable.

It only takes one tiny problem for a city to have huge problems.

This is the feeling of the four people now. It has been like this in recent years, especially last year. It was particularly serious. I don’t know when, many people in the city began to feel sorry for themselves, and they always said the same thing. Criticize something.

There have been many voices in the city against the Angus family recently, and everyone present is aware of it.

"Isn't it okay with you?"

Niya looked at Li Ang who was drinking and asked. Li Ang smiled and shook his head.

"It's okay to drink a little, but not too much."

Gris simply ate something to fill his stomach and left.

"I'll go to the balcony."

"Don't mind it so much."

Jewell said, and Grace walked over with a smile.

"I advise you to go out less often. After all, your family's reputation is not very good now."

Jewel said and Niya shook her head.

"If you don't come out, I will suffocate me to death. Besides, if anyone dares to attack me, I guarantee that I will beat him to death."

Standing on the balcony, Gris looked at the three people laughing in the room behind him. Gris had known from a long time ago that although Niya was a bit irritable and always liked to cause trouble, she was very charming and could always get along well with those around her. In Gres' opinion, Alpha does not possess this.

Gris looked at the bustling street below. He remembered that he had been very happy since he was a child, because Niya would always cause some trouble every day, even when she went to other branches of the Angus family, everyone was not happy. Nothing to blame Niya.

The situation in the Angus family has been getting worse and worse recently, and every member of the family continues to support him. Gris has thought about doing something for the entire family, but his abilities are limited, except that he is a little stronger than others. , business acumen, connections, and the like, Greiss doesn’t have that.

"Have you ever thought about what you want to do in the future? Nia."

Jewell asked, Niya just lit a cigarette and put down the wine in her hand.

"Why do each of you have to ask me what I want to do in the future?"

Li Ang and Jewell were both a little worried about Niya, because Niya was not good at business, and now the city was in this state, Niya could not go out to work like before, because now Niya had to take into account the family's face, and knew that she could not cause trouble to the family at this time.

"We'll talk about it later."

Niya said with a little distress. Jewell was now planning to open his own modeling company. As long as the contract with the original company expired, Jewell would open his own company. On the way to Jewell's house, Li Ang had already thought about what to do next. After all, the winery's business has been good in recent years, and Li Ang has millions of start-up funds on hand.

"My former classmates have all started, what are you going to do?"

Li Ang asked, which seemed to hit Niya's pain point. Niya immediately looked uncomfortable. If she was younger, she could still be willful and ignore other people's feelings, but now Niya is much more sensible than before.

Even though many people in the family circle began to reject the Angus family, the contact with former classmates was still not broken, and Niya would still have dinner and chat with some classmates from time to time.

When thinking about the future, Niya always thought of her sister Alpha. No matter what she did, she would be compared with her sister. This happened more and more frequently recently.

"By the way, Niya, are you interested in clothing?"

Jewell asked, and Niya shook her head.

"I think it's okay for you to follow Su Li for a few years. After all, she has a good relationship with you, right?"

As Li Ang said, Niya leaned over, exhaled a puff of smoke, smiled bitterly and shook her head.

"I'm not interested. Anyway, I can't do business, and now I can't work part-time. I can only eat, drink and have fun at home every day. Everyone thinks I'm a useless person, it doesn't matter."

Jewell winked at Li Ang, and the two didn't intend to continue this dull topic. It's not just Niya. Many young people of their generation are like this now. They don't know what to do at all.

Anxiety and worry began to appear in the group of young people. Many of these young people under the age of 30 did not know what to do, because most of the occupations had been occupied by people of the previous generation.

Many young people could not find jobs and could only temporarily go to the eastern agricultural base to work and make a living. This phenomenon began to appear last year.

Many companies only require people with work experience, while most young people without work experience basically need to face the cruel elimination of society as soon as they step out of college.

The resentment and dissatisfaction that had nowhere to vent began to be transferred to the Angus family because of the affairs. Recently, the crime rate of young people has risen a lot, and crimes by young people have appeared in many districts.

"By the way, Niya, do you want us to do business together? You can pay part of the money, and you only need to share the dividends every month. I will take care of the business!"

Li Ang said, Niya blinked, but immediately laughed.

"Isn't this just me taking money for nothing? Okay, stop talking. I just want to have a good drink today."

1 o'clock

In the sports venue next to the teaching building of Shengde Women's College, the girls quietly arranged tables and chairs. Today, two famous people will come to Shengde Women's College to give lectures. Economist Hu Youran and sociologist Duke will give a special lecture to the students.

Outside the venue, Duke and Hu Youran were preparing, and Whit was standing aside. The teachers had already gone in.

"You two, I just hope you can tell the truth. This is not a TV speech. This is related to the future of the students."

Hu Youran smiled and nodded, and Duke also nodded. Then the two entered the venue. The female students looked over and Whit was standing at the door.

Recently, Shengde Women's College held a discussion on social economy. Many schools are doing it, but Shengde's way is a little special.

Whit has arranged many famous people in society to give lectures at the school, and most of the people invited are people recognized by Whit, especially Alpha's lecture in a few days, which is the most anticipated by the students of Shengde College.

Gradually, the venue became quiet. Hu Youran took the lead in standing on the stage. He looked at the female students sitting below with a kind smile. Shengde is really the most special school in the entire Brilliant City.

"Today! Thank you very much to Principal Whitt for giving me this opportunity, and thank you to all the students for listening to my complaints!"

At the beginning, Hu Youran's speech made people feel friendly. Hu Youran did not intend to talk about the things he explained on the TV program.

"First of all, what do you think of the economy!"

Hu Youran first threw out the topic, and watching the students below thinking, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Mr. Hu Youran, the economy is an extremely important activity in human society. Because of the economy, human society can operate normally and all walks of life can be carried out."

A female student raised her hand and stood up to answer. Hu Youran nodded. This is the standard answer for most people, because most people also look at the economy in this way. The economy is the inevitable result of the mutual activities of human society.

"It's just that the point I want to talk about today may be different from what you think. The economy is a microcosm of information, and it is also the dilemma of most young people in our city at present!"

No one was whispering, everyone was listening very seriously. Hu Youran turned on a light and shadow screen, which showed the economic growth curve of Brilliant City over the years. It was not very stable, and the degree of fluctuation was obvious.

"The reason why everyone enters school and learns knowledge is to have a good life in the future, but have you ever thought that many of the things you are learning now are known by many people working in society? There are even much more than you know."

Whit, who was standing at the entrance of the venue, laughed and she was slightly relieved.

"The purpose of learning is to induce thinking. I believe everyone knows that, but knowledge exists in the past, present and even in the future, and humans will constantly update knowledge. The knowledge everyone receives is all past knowledge. Of course, here I don’t want everyone to create new knowledge. The accumulation of knowledge is necessary, because this is the only prerequisite for you to integrate into society!"

Hu Youran said, and suddenly became serious.

"What I want to explain to you today is that we live in a highly developed information society. As I said at the beginning, the economy is equivalent to information. In recent years, many young people have difficulty finding jobs in society because first-hand information will always be in the hands of the upper class. When the information begins to spread, such information has created a lot of economy, even in excess, and those who get the information naturally cannot use the information to create corresponding wealth."

Many students at the scene were a little confused. Hu Youran then pointed to the economic curve of the Brilliant City behind him and said.

"Haven't you discovered it yet? Such a chart is the result of big data statistics, the result of the economy, not the economy itself, so today I hope you can understand one thing, the essence of the economy is the source of information, an important piece of information can create a lot of economy, but in a society with such a highly developed informatization, what kind of information is important, what kind of information is not important, what kind of information is false, and what kind of information is worth believing. I hope you can think about this carefully. Economic changes are impermanent. If you can't filter out beneficial or even useful information from so much information, it will become a tool for others to create wealth!"

Many students began to think.

"I need to add something here!"

At this time, Duke stood up.

"Malice! We live in a society full of malice. Such malice did not appear overnight, but was generated when the city became increasingly difficult. Everyone is eager to improve their lives and make money, but this just allows many people who control the source of information to control everything."

Hu Youran glanced at Duke, and after the two nodded, Hu Youran continued.

"The only way to break everything is to maintain independent thinking. When looking at things, you need to think. Once you believe in false or useless information, or even information created for profit, over time, your thinking will become dull, your brain will become rigid, and you will continue to contribute to this system that has begun to solidify. So what I hope you all understand today is the independence of economic thinking. It is very difficult to find information that is beneficial to you in such a complex information, and this is the moment to reflect the importance of knowledge."

Duke nodded.

"Ignorance fosters bias in choice, and bias hinders the breadth of vision. Once ignorance and bias begin to exist in everyone's mind, arrogance as a person will appear, and an arrogant person will find it difficult to see the huge concept of economy clearly!"

"As I just said, malice is accumulated little by little from ignorance, arrogance and prejudice. To give the simplest example, I believe everyone knows that many people in society are now criticizing the Angus family, but with a little inquiry, you can know the current tax situation of the Angus family, and you can know the current economic size of the Angus family. With a simple calculation of this economic size, you can know the current predicament of the Angus family, but because everyone's life is not very good, malice begins to arise."

Hu Youran nodded and continued.

"The knowledge we are learning now is limited to what is taught in school. Here I hope that all students can maintain the most original curiosity in their future study and life, and even after leaving society. This is the only way for you to accept new things and take the initiative to learn new things. Once people lose their curiosity, they will fall into numbness, be happy to receive a lot of junk information, and enjoy the comfort brought by these junk information. Over time, they will become ignorant, have prejudices against many things, and treat everything around them arrogantly." Duke glanced at the time and felt that it was almost time, because they would be invited to a TV station to do a program later. "Okay, it's almost time. I'm sorry to take up everyone's lunch break. Thank you very much for listening to some of our chats!" Duke said, Hu Youran still wanted to say something, but finally gave up. There was warm applause from the audience. The two left the stage in the applause. As soon as they went out, they saw Whit looking at them seriously. "Why don't you continue? This is a good topic, and"

"It's indeed a good thing, Principal Whit, but you can only go so far with certain things. If you say it too clearly, it will hinder the students' thinking."

Duke immediately spoke, and Whit nodded understandingly, bowed slightly, and planned to send the two of them away. At this time, there were a lot of noises in the venue.

Whit sighed. In Whit's opinion, the current environment of the entire city is much worse than before. Families have begun to unite and consolidate many things, and this momentum will continue. Because families have immunity, some families People started to become unscrupulous.

The administrative department and the council members are solving some problems in the city, but problems still emerge one after another. Whitt only hopes that the students in his college can cope well with the current deteriorating era.

"It's going to be a very bad era, Principal Whitt. Many voices in the city are becoming more and more consistent, and the things being taught in the schools are the same, and that's not a good thing."

When they came to the school gate, Hu Youran said something and Huite nodded.

"Even this school is the same."

Huite understood what Hu Youran wanted to say. In recent years, the school has had to integrate with some external things. This started from the fact that it was very difficult for the previous graduates to find jobs and they failed to start their own businesses.

Some girls from rich families were also sent to Shengde. Originally, it was difficult for them to enter Shengde based on their grades and the college's trial, but in the end Whitt could only let the children from these rich families come in. Because the college needs to operate normally.

"Actually, we really don't need to tell the truth, Lao Hu!"

As soon as they got in the car, Duke spoke.

Hu Youran hummed.

"The times have entered a very difficult moment, and there is nothing we can do or stop."

Duke said, Hu Youran just felt sad, and finally saw a little hope in the era. Now, the era may go crazy at any time, and the two of them have seen it very clearly.

Very serious situations are likely to occur in this era. The reason why the situation has not erupted now is because of the high-pressure policy of the Executive Branch, but eventually at some point the city's situation will completely erupt.

In Shengde College, most of the students have gone back to their dormitories. Leona and Ivy did not go back, but planned to go to the rockery behind the college for a while.

"What's wrong? You look so serious!"

Leona asked, Ivy pursed her lips and shook her head.

"We're graduating this year."

Leona laughed.

"In any case, I will work in some statistical and data-related companies from now on, while you will go back to inherit the family business and marry Ji Mo."

Ivy immediately slapped Leona on the face.

"annoying."

"I know you don't want to marry Ji Mo, and you don't want to inherit the family business, but now both your families urgently need this marriage to stabilize things, and you can only be a victim!"

Ivy hummed and sat on a bench by the lake. Looking at the calm lake in a daze, Leona sighed.

"Miss you Mr. Jean again?"

Ivy immediately looked at Leona angrily.

"Don't mention it again."

Leona didn't say anything anymore. Both of them felt very irritable recently, especially during the period when they were about to graduate. Many things that they didn't usually think about now appeared all at once.

"Do you want to take the business exam?"

Leona asked, and Ivy shook her head.

"Not interested in!"