The girl sitting by the window looked down at the image in the bracelet and the figure under the hood.
Time is like running water, and two years have passed by in a hurry.
In the blink of an eye, she turned nineteen.
Last year, she was successfully admitted to Chenxi University and entered Inno Media as an intern.
High school life has gradually faded away in her memory.
Time seems to be the most ruthless cleaner in the world, erasing all traces of this world.
But the image of the young man who wiped away her tears in front of the cemetery is still engraved in her heart.
That encounter changed her life forever and allowed her to find the career she had been fighting for.
Her eyes followed the movements of the people in the video.
In fact, the first time she saw 'K', she felt that figure was very familiar.
The familiar one was like the young man who gently wiped away her tears.
She raised her head and looked out the window at the busy street.
Qiao Yin, is that you?
Buzz——
At this moment, her bracelet vibrated, and a phone call came over, and she answered the call.
"Sister Jessie, our parade team has been contacted,"
A young female voice came from the other side of the phone.
"You arrange for everyone to go to the old place, I will come right away."
Jessie smiled at the other side of the phone and hung up.
She stood up slowly, opened the closed window, and let the morning breeze blow into the room and blow over her cheeks.
She looked at the tall buildings in the distance.
Take a deep breath.
She is no longer the little girl who cries when she gets excited.
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August 25
With the widespread dissemination of ‘K’’s video, Chenxi City’s Inno Media specially arranged a live investigative broadcast to reveal the deeds of the KJIT Group in depth.
This investigation gained great support in the city of St. Jon, and a large number of stories about the Kjet Group were exposed to the public eye.
Beginning in Dawn City, the entire federation launched a large-scale demonstration to oppose and boycott the Kjet Group.
Especially in the dozen or so cities controlled by the Kjet Group, there were a large number of demonstrations.
A spokesman for KJIT claimed: 'This is fake news maliciously created by Inno Media in order to maliciously attack KJT Group. KJT Group has been committed to providing high-quality grain products to the entire federation and has given the group
Employees with maximum protection.'
'The group will use legal weapons to defend its rights and interests.'
At the same time, there are rumors on the federal network that the Kjet Group is vigorously blocking all news about ‘K’ and Inno Media in the cities where it has the upper hand.
Capjet's stock price closed down 3% that day.
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August 31
After nearly two weeks of investigation, the St. John City FBI and FBI Headquarters jointly issued a preliminary investigation report on the St. John City Evil God Sacrifice Incident.
The report stated that the mastermind of this incident was actually Velente, executive director of the Kjet Group, and that all Kjet Group factories in the city had sacrificial rituals arranged by Velente.
According to the request, all QJTE Group factories in St. Jon will be sealed to facilitate further investigation.
A spokesman for the Kjet Group said that the FBI was abusing its power and that the FBI had no right to block the Kjet Group's factories and announced that it would sue the FBI.
In the evening of the same day, Chenxi City Mayor Christos gave a speech, severely criticizing the dirty behavior of the Kjet Group in colluding with the evil god, and announced an indefinite investigation of all Kjet Group products in Chenxi City to confirm whether they have '
Evil God's influence.
During the investigation period, the share of grain originally held by the Kjet Group will be imported from other cities.
The CEO of Mosanto Grain Group said on the Internet that "Christos is a wise and just mayor."
Videos about ‘K’ are still spreading further.
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September 1
Factory employees in the major grain-producing cities of the Kjet Group, led by Twilight City, held a multi-city joint work stoppage demonstration, demanding that the Kjet Group explain the evil rituals, lower food prices, and increase employee wages.
Capjet Group refused to provide an explanation and asked employees to return to work immediately, otherwise all employees involved in the work stoppage would be fired.
The FBI headquarters announced the establishment of a special investigation team to investigate the Kjet Group.
An FBI spokesperson said that the investigation team will be stationed in all factories of the KJIT Group to conduct an in-depth investigation into whether KJIT Group's "core technology" involves the sacrifice of evil gods.
Citing business confidentiality, the QJT Group announced its refusal to cooperate with the FBI's investigation.
The share price of QJET Group plummeted at the opening and continued to decline, with a cumulative decline of more than 15%.
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September 3
Capjet Group laid off a large number of employees involved in the work stoppage as planned.
The laid-off employees took to the streets, claiming that the mayor of their city had accepted a 'donation' from Kjet and demanding that Kjet reinstate their jobs and increase their wages.
At the same time, they firmly requested the Kjet Group to reveal whether other Kjet factories in major cities also have altars of evil gods.
A fired employee who participated in the protest complained on the street,
'None of my colleagues in the factory have lived beyond the age of fifty, and many have died in their thirties. We want to live, not die.'
The Kjet Group sent out security guards to drive away the demonstrators, and there were fierce clashes with the demonstrators.
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September 7
As the work stoppages and demonstrations spread to more cities, the Kjet Group published a document that it claimed was a "core patent," but was called a "false technology with no possibility of realization" by a grain industry machine expert at Chenxi University.
The demonstrators asked the KJT Group to open the core area for tours, but the KJT Group refused on the grounds of "commercial confidentiality."
The FBI headquarters announced that in accordance with federal law, more than two-thirds of the food factories of the Kjet Group in federal cities will be seized in batches.
The Kjet Group protested, claiming that the FBI's operations had greatly affected their food production, caused huge commercial losses, and affected the federal food supply.
The grain industry consortium alliance headed by Mosanto Grain Industry Group immediately issued a statement, stating that the entire alliance has been speeding up the production of grain and will ensure federal grain supply as much as possible.
At the same time, they issued employment invitations to employees who resigned from QJT Group.
Grain futures rose slightly that day, and the stock price of QJTE Group continued to fall, with a cumulative decline of more than 30%.
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September 15
The Federal Taxation Bureau issued a statement stating that many of the directors and executives of the Kjet Group have tax problems and will send a tax team to conduct a tax investigation of the Kjet Group.
Chenxi Mayor Christos announced that the investigation into the products of the QJTE Group will be extended to all products of manufacturers that may have used raw materials supplied by the QJTE Group.
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September 22
Kajet Group executives revealed that due to the long-term shutdown and the business investigation in Chenxi City, Kajet Group's cash flow has been hindered, and it is looking for a short-term loan that can alleviate the difficulties.
People familiar with the matter said that during its expansion over the past decade or so, Kjet Group has used a large number of high-leverage loans to finance its expansion in order to quickly achieve its expansion goals.
Its own debt structure is not healthy, and the company's net assets are not high enough. Once the cash flow breaks, it may trigger a chain avalanche effect.
Nolde Credit Ratings said that if QJTE Group cannot resume its normal production in the short term or find a new strategic investment partner, its credit rating may be downgraded from AA to BBB.
A spokesperson for Kjet Group said the company had no financial problems.
That day, QJTE Group's stock fell more than 10%, and panic selling occurred in the market.
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September 25
Norde Bank claimed that Kjet Group's collateral was insufficient and required that it continue to provide additional collateral worth 3 billion federal dollars for its loans at Norde Bank.
This news triggered a panic run on banks owned by the QJET Group. Its corporate bonds were sold at low prices in the market, and their stock prices plummeted.
Capjet Group announced its request for a moratorium on debt repayments.
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September 26
The FBI announced the preliminary investigation results of the KJET factory. There is indeed a suspected evil god sacrificial circle in the KJTE Group's factory. The specific situation requires further investigation.
At the same time, the FBI announced a blockade investigation on the remaining one-third of the food factories of the Kjet Group, requiring the Kjet Group to stop operations immediately.
The Kjet Group refused to stop work and had an armed conflict with FBI agents in the city.
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September 27
The FBI announced an investigation into the illegal armed organization of the Kjet Group, and the President of the Federation issued a document requesting the urban defense forces of each city to cooperate in the investigation.
Qunxing Bank requires CJET Group to repay its short-term loan of 30 billion federal dollars that is about to expire and refuses to make another loan.
Major banks immediately required QJTE Group to repay the loan.
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September 28
After more than a month of continuous decline, more than 90% of the market value of QJTE Group has evaporated, and its stock price is less than 7% of its peak.
Kjet Group held a press conference and announced that it would be unable to repay various loans that were about to expire, and asked major banks and creditors to negotiate an extension.
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September 29
The Nolanka Group reached an agreement with the Capjet Group and purchased all the fixed assets of the Capjet Group in St. Jon at a price lower than half of the market price.
At the same time, QJET Group presented some key grain technologies to Nolanka Group as gifts.
Except for Moshanto Grain, all major creditor consortia have no objections to the transaction.
Some analysts said that the city of St. John is still under the actual control of the Nolanka mercenary group and is still under investigation by the FBI. After purchasing its property, there are still various problems to deal with, and its value is far less than the upper bid.
In terms of value, the major consortiums are not willing to completely offend the Nolanka Group. Moreover, they are also afraid that the Moshanto Group will become too large after the collapse of Kjet, and they do not mind supporting the Nolanka Group to share its interests.
The Kjet Group expressed its gratitude to the Noranka Group for its assistance, declaring that the Noranka Group is an 'everlasting friend who lends a helping hand in times of crisis'.
The Nolanka Group announced that it will fully accept all employees of the Kjet Group in St. Jon and will suspend operations for repairs at the factory. The group will provide living allowances to all employees during the suspension period.
On the same day, QJET Group's stock rose slightly, but then fell back.
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September 30
Creditors of the Kjet Group, led by Bank Norde, Nolanca Bank, and Mosanto Bank, formed an alliance to require the Kjet Group to repay various due or undue debts.
The Federal Tax Service announced that many executives and directors of the Kjet Group have engaged in tax evasion and will prosecute them. These executive directors may face up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to 10 million federal coins.
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October 2
After two days and two nights of negotiations, the Kjet Group and the creditor alliance failed to reach an agreement.
Kjet Group announced that it was unable to repay its debts and would undergo bankruptcy reorganization.
On the same day, the FBI announced that the investigation had been initially completed. The directors and most of the executives of Kjet Group were arrested on charges of "crimes against humanity", "intentional injury", "endangering public safety" and "incitement conspiracy".
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Relevant sources said that these directors and executives may face more than 100 years in prison for several crimes and fines.
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October 5
The primary election for the mayor of St. Jon has opened, and Sinzi, the former Deputy Minister of Health during the mayoral period of Snava, announced his candidacy.
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October 9
After half a month of debate, the Chenxi City Council passed the Food Support Law.
The law stipulates that all grain factories established in Chenxi City will receive direct subsidies from the municipal government, and all small grain enterprises with their headquarters registered in Chenxi City will be able to apply for the municipal government's grain enterprise support subsidies based on their scale.
At the same time, all grain entering Chenxi City from other cities must undergo strict quality audits. Only grain that meets quality requirements can enter Chenxi City.
At the same time, fine grain that passes the review will be subject to a higher consumption tax rate than before.
However, after providing sufficient information, small grain companies outside the city can waive part of the quality inspection process and sell them as ordinary imported grains, and the consumption tax rate of ordinary grains will apply.
Professional analysts said that there are only two core points in this law.
The first is to support locally produced grain, provide subsidies for local factories, and increase Chenxi City’s grain self-sufficiency rate.
The second is to restrict the import of grains from large consortiums and reduce the proportion of grains from large consortiums. The grains produced by large consortiums are high-quality grains with higher tax rates, while the grains produced by small grain companies are ordinary grains with lower tax rates. This is equivalent to an additional tax on the grains of large consortiums.
Increase taxes.
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November 7
Sienzi delivered a speech titled "Sunshine, Hope, Future" and was elected mayor of St. Jon with more than 60% of the vote.
He is the mayor with the highest vote share in St. Jon in the past 50 years.
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The slight cool breeze at night blew against the girl's little cheek.
She sat on a chair in the center of the park, running her fingers over the bracelet and flipping through the news materials.
Occasionally, she raised her head and looked at the statue erected in the center of this new park.
It was an old man in neat formal clothes. He was serious in speech, holding a silver crutch with one hand, and hanging his other hand naturally. He gently raised his head and looked at the sky, his eyes seemed to be filled with the entire starry night.
On the base at the foot of the statue, there is a floral inscription engraved.
[His old body once held up the collapsed sky for this city.]
[Sito Hall]
[690-758]
In front of the statue, a girl is putting down the flowers in her hand.
Place it among the piles of flowers already piled high.
Then she turned around and sat next to the little girl.
She turned to look at the little girl next to her, "Jia Qian, we will stay for another week at most and have to go back to Kaya City. According to your grandfather's will, you are going to go to school in Kaya City."
"Sister Aini,"
The little girl put down her bracelet, raised her head and looked forward, seemingly lost in some thought, "What is Kaya City like?"
"Kaya City..."
Aini seemed to be caught in some kind of memory, "Kaya City doesn't have that many high-rise buildings, nor are there any famous attractions, but it... is very clean and everyone is friendly. You will like it there."
"Very clean?"
Jia Qian blinked, as if she was imagining what kind of place would be considered clean, and then she asked softly, "Will the uncles and aunts sleeping on the streets of Kaya City have someone to help them clean up?"
"No one sleeps on the streets of Kaya City."
Aini laughed dumbly, and she rubbed Jia Qian's little head, "It can't be said that there is none, it's very little. I heard that Mr. Wei'an made a lot of money from the stock market, and there will be even less in the future.
"
"Um?"
Jia Xi blinked her eyes, glanced at Aini, and then looked ahead. She seemed unable to imagine what it would be like without homeless people on the street.
Finally, she asked softly, "Why is no one sleeping on the streets of Kaya City?"
This question stunned Aini. She looked at the statue in front of her and seemed to recall something. She slowly and gently hugged the little girl next to her, "Because, this is hope."
Hearing this answer, Jia Qian was confused. She supported her little head with her hands and seemed to be deep in thought.
There was a brief silence between the two girls.
After an unknown amount of time, Aini released her hold on Jia Qian. She glanced at a small shop in the woods in front of her and looked at Jia Qian with a smile, "I remember that shop over there is still selling ice cream.
Want some ice cream?"
"Um!"
Jia Xi nodded.
"Then I'll buy it for you."
Aini stood up and rubbed Jia Qian's little head, "Turn on the bracelet to locate it, don't run around."
In fact, Aini is not too worried about Jia Qian's safety. Although she has been practicing martial arts longer than Jia Qian, she still...
She can't beat Jia Qian.
Moreover, the ice cream shop is actually not that far away from the two of them, and both of them can see each other within sight.
"Uh-huh!"
Jia Xi nodded.
But Aini took two steps and suddenly stopped. She turned around awkwardly and asked, "Jia Qian, what flavor of ice cream do you like?"
Jia Qian looked at Aini in front of her and blinked. Finally, she showed a sweet smile,
"vanilla."
"good."
Aini smiled and nodded, turned around and walked towards the ice cream shop.
Jia Qian turned back and continued to look at the statue in the center of the park.
At this moment, a young couple was standing in front of the statue, putting down the bouquets in their hands, and then slowly left.
It was already dark, and the whole park seemed to be gradually quieting down.
The little girl jumped down from the chair and walked to the statue.
She glanced at the statue, then climbed up from the side of the flower pile to the base of the statue and walked to the side of the statue.
She slowly stretched out her hand, her small hand took the hanging hand of the statue, and raised her head to follow the statue's line of sight and look to the sky.
The surrounding high-rise buildings have not turned on their lights, and the empty park corresponds to the vast night.
