Chapter 1 Su Family of Dragon City
Cataclysm, the drastic change in the Earth's climate, plunged the entire world into an ice age, leading to a sharp decline in population, scarce resources, and the destruction of homes. To combat the disaster, governments around the world established nine major living zones, announcing the beginning of a new era for humanity.
In the year 62 of the new era, the world had experienced over 40 years of a post-apocalyptic mini-ice age, as well as the establishment of political regions, resource wars, and warlord conflicts. Finally, the earth began to recover, and the season of warm springs and blooming flowers arrived.
From the years 42 to 62, the governments of various regions began to acquire land from unorganized areas for planning, reorganizing resources, and fully entering the recovery phase. These two decades were also known as the "Golden Twenty Years."
This was a splendid era where new regions emerged, political stages were set, capital was invested, ambitious individuals were everywhere, and heroes and strongmen rose from the grassroots to vie for power.
—--
In August of 62, in the northern dragon city of the new world map.
A light rail train entered the Dragon City Zhanan District train station. The bustling platform was composed of red and yellow Chinese-style buildings, and the platform's dome was lined with nine dragon-shaped sculptures. Above the main building, a plaque read "Welcome to the Dragon City Chinese Life Special Zone."
The station broadcast rang out inside the train, and the doors of each car slowly opened as a crowd of tourists flooded onto the platform. A young man in his early twenties, with a camouflage backpack on his shoulders, stood in the center of the wandering crowd and pulled out his phone from his pocket.
The young man was about 1.78 meters tall, wearing loose sportswear that showed off his well-proportioned figure. He wasn't fat or thin and wore a pair of black-framed glasses. He had a handsome, sunny face, and looked like a student who had just graduated from college and come out to travel.
The young man's name was Su Tianyu. His father was a senior political staff member of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in District One, and four years ago he was sentenced to life imprisonment due to political issues. Three months after the sentence was handed down, Su's father died unexpectedly in prison, and half a year later, Su's mother, who was already in poor health, died of a heart attack in the hospital. Since then, Su's family has fallen apart.
Su Tianyu came to Dragon City this time to seek refuge with his uncle's family, and to apply for a civil service position here.
As Su Tianyu was about to dial his phone inside the train station, his right shoulder was suddenly tapped.
"Little Sixth!" A familiar and hearty voice rang in Su Tianyu's ear. He suddenly turned around and saw a young man wearing a white cotton half-sleeved shirt, with a black and robust figure and a buzz cut, appearing in front of him.
"Second Brother!" Su Tianyu called out with a smile.
The black and tough young man in front of him, holding the latest model of a cellphone in his right hand, looked Su Tianyu up and down, then punched him in the shoulder and said, "You're doing great, you little dog. It's been four years since we've seen each other, and you've really grown up. You could even go to Charm Oriental and work as a host. But your physique is your weak point, and you're not suitable for serving older clients."
"You're wrong. I've always liked to win with technical skill." Su Tianyu adjusted his glasses and humbly replied.
The young man teasing Su Tianyu was Su Tianbei, the second son of Uncle Two's family. From his choice of words, it could be seen that he was a somewhat wild and unrestrained person with a wealth of experience in all aspects of life, and could be called an ambitious young man.
"Hey, you're quite capable now. You can even respond to that? Dad said you were a good learner since you were young, better than us. Now in this conversation... you're already talking about winning technically? You're really better than me!"
"Haha!"
"Okay, I'll find a place to check out your skills when I have time." Su Tianbei affectionately hugged his little brother's neck and said, "Let's go, let's go home first."
"Why haven't big brother and the others come?" Su Tianyu asked curiously as they walked.
Su Tianbei heard this and unconsciously frowned, "There's something going on at home, he's in the city."
"What's going on?" Su Tianyu asked again.
"I'll tell you when we get in the car," Su Tianbei sighed, and the joy of welcoming his brother had disappeared from his face.
......
The two brothers walked through the exit channel and entered the parking lot. Local souvenirs were being sold everywhere, as well as smuggled goods and fake watches, and the crowd was bustling and lively.
Su Tianyu felt that his cousin's reaction just now was a bit strange. After putting down his backpack in the car, he immediately asked, "What happened at home?"
Su Tianbei started the car and drove out of the parking lot, saying in a low voice, "Your Second Uncle was arrested for smuggling firearms, and the situation is not optimistic... Big brother is working on it in the city."
"Second Uncle is smuggling firearms?" Su Tianyu was very surprised, "Does our family still get involved with that stuff?"
"Rubbish! We've been working to death. Smuggling guns? Our family was set up and framed." Su Tianbei gritted his teeth and cursed, "The Environmental Sanitation Management Committee has a new second in command, who is from Changqing Company. This bastard came in and wanted to re-divide the territory, messing with our business. Our old man detected the intentions of the higher-ups and was dissatisfied, so he united with three other dirty gangs from the Zhanan district and wanted to make some noise and resist. But they didn't expect the other side to make the first move and set a trap to get our old man and the leaders of the other three gangs into trouble."
"Set up?" Su Tianyu asked.
"Yes, two boxes of military weapons were found in our garbage dumping area." Su Tianbei said in a low voice, "Gun control is very strict in Dragon City. If these two boxes are confirmed, the old man may be executed."
"What does our big brother say?" Su Tianyu immediately asked.
"He's also in trouble now. The Environmental Sanitation Management Committee is holding us accountable and wants to charge us with a breach of contract. The police station is not only investigating the old man but also trying to implicate our big brother, while Changqing Company is also looking for opportunities to snatch our territory." Su Tianbei sighed, "The situation at home is really not good now, but you don't have to worry about it. We can handle it. You just came back and need to adapt to the environment first...!"
Due to some historical reasons, Dragon City is the main city where overseas Chinese gather under the leadership of the European Union. Its political situation is very special. In addition, Dragon City's history is less than twenty years, and it is in a stage of barbaric development. It can be said that there are opportunities everywhere, so the government that manages Dragon City is also groping in the dark.
Corruption is rampant, and various territorial groups are gathered. Various companies with company names, "business associations," "business organizations," political groups, and military forces are firmly controlling various industries. Today, someone rises up and dominates, while tomorrow, they may lose everything due to a careless move. Its political situation is similar to that of a coastal city in the 1950s and 1960s before the Jiyuan era, or Mingguo in the 1920s and 1930s, but its living conditions are high-tech, low-life, the rich are extremely rich, and the poor are extremely poor.
The daily garbage disposal in Dragon City is the responsibility of the Environmental Sanitation Management Committee, and the committee contracts out all aspects of garbage cleaning to private companies according to regions. These companies are composed of individuals with strong gangster characteristics.
Dragon City has more than 20,000 garbage disposal workers, and because they are all cliques, full of quackery, and often have conflicts due to territorial divisions, they are collectively known as the "20,000 Dirty Gangs."
The Su family in Dragon City is a small group in the Dirty Gang, responsible for the garbage disposal in some areas of the Zhanan district, with 800 dirty gang workers under them.
In the car, Su Tianyu did not show too much concern or panic when he heard that his uncle had been imprisoned: "Did Uncle leave any words before he got into trouble?"
"Before he went in, he said that he wouldn't let anyone take over our territory, but now... sigh, this is not something that can be explained in one or two sentences. You just arrived and don't understand the situation here, so don't worry about it." Su Tianbei furrowed his eyebrows lightly and replied, "If Changqing Company really wants to eradicate us, I will make sure they regret it! Don't worry, everyone in our family knows what to do."
If it were someone else who heard that something happened to their family, they might be very anxious and keep asking about the details, but Su Tianyu wouldn't. He didn't express his emotions on his face when it came to certain things.
The joy of meeting relatives was diluted at this moment when something happened to the Su family. The two brothers couldn't be happy in the car and returned home in a slightly dull 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, and there are many miscellaneous items and old vehicles in the courtyard. From the outside, it looks very lively, like a large and prosperous family.
This is where the Su family lives, and more than fifty members of the second uncle's family live here.
Su Tianyu came back, and all the old and young members of the family came out to greet him, especially a lively and happy girl with a hot figure and refined short hair. "Silly sixth brother, did you miss your third sister?"
"I missed you so much, Third Sister!" Su Tianyu looked at his cousin and walked forward with a smile.
"Second Brother, Second Brother!"
Just at this moment, a young man of seventeen or eighteen ran out of the courtyard in a somewhat panicked manner and shouted, "Something happened in the storage area. More than seventy people from Changqing Company went there and want to talk to us about the receiving area. Xiao Wei called me and said that their people are all armed."
At the door of the Su family, everyone looked into the courtyard after hearing this.
After a brief moment of silence, Su Tianbei directly waved his hand and shouted, "We can't let them take over the storage area today, or tomorrow, Changqing Company will come and demolish our house! Bring your weapons and follow me to the storage area!"
"Second Brother, calm down," Third Sister immediately shouted, "let's wait for our elder brother to come back."
"What are we waiting for? If we can't control the storage area today, all eight hundred workers will definitely run away tomorrow." Su Tianbei turned around and ran towards the car, "Bring your things and come with me to the storage area!"
Chapter 1 Su Family of Dragon City
Cataclysm, the drastic change in the Earth's climate, plunged the entire world into an ice age, leading to a sharp decline in population, scarce resources, and the destruction of homes. To combat the disaster, governments around the world established nine major living zones, announcing the beginning of a new era for humanity.
In the year 62 of the new era, the world had experienced over 40 years of a post-apocalyptic mini-ice age, as well as the establishment of political regions, resource wars, and warlord conflicts. Finally, the earth began to recover, and the season of warm springs and blooming flowers arrived.
From the years 42 to 62, the governments of various regions began to acquire land from unorganized areas for planning, reorganizing resources, and fully entering the recovery phase. These two decades were also known as the "Golden Twenty Years."
This was a splendid era where new regions emerged, political stages were set, capital was invested, ambitious individuals were everywhere, and heroes and strongmen rose from the grassroots to vie for power.
—--
In August of 62, in the northern dragon city of the new world map.
A light rail train entered the Dragon City Zhanan District train station. The bustling platform was composed of red and yellow Chinese-style buildings, and the platform's dome was lined with nine dragon-shaped sculptures. Above the main building, a plaque read "Welcome to the Dragon City Chinese Life Special Zone."
The station broadcast rang out inside the train, and the doors of each car slowly opened as a crowd of tourists flooded onto the platform. A young man in his early twenties, with a camouflage backpack on his shoulders, stood in the center of the wandering crowd and pulled out his phone from his pocket.
The young man was about 1.78 meters tall, wearing loose sportswear that showed off his well-proportioned figure. He wasn't fat or thin and wore a pair of black-framed glasses. He had a handsome, sunny face, and looked like a student who had just graduated from college and come out to travel.
The young man's name was Su Tianyu. His father was a senior political staff member of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in District One, and four years ago he was sentenced to life imprisonment due to political issues. Three months after the sentence was handed down, Su's father died unexpectedly in prison, and half a year later, Su's mother, who was already in poor health, died of a heart attack in the hospital. Since then, Su's family has fallen apart.
Su Tianyu came to Dragon City this time to seek refuge with his uncle's family, and to apply for a civil service position here.
As Su Tianyu was about to dial his phone inside the train station, his right shoulder was suddenly tapped.
"Little Sixth!" A familiar and hearty voice rang in Su Tianyu's ear. He suddenly turned around and saw a young man wearing a white cotton half-sleeved shirt, with a black and robust figure and a buzz cut, appearing in front of him.
"Second Brother!" Su Tianyu called out with a smile.
The black and tough young man in front of him, holding the latest model of a cellphone in his right hand, looked Su Tianyu up and down, then punched him in the shoulder and said, "You're doing great, you little dog. It's been four years since we've seen each other, and you've really grown up. You could even go to Charm Oriental and work as a host. But your physique is your weak point, and you're not suitable for serving older clients."
"You're wrong. I've always liked to win with technical skill." Su Tianyu adjusted his glasses and humbly replied.
The young man teasing Su Tianyu was Su Tianbei, the second son of Uncle Two's family. From his choice of words, it could be seen that he was a somewhat wild and unrestrained person with a wealth of experience in all aspects of life, and could be called an ambitious young man.
"Hey, you're quite capable now. You can even respond to that? Dad said you were a good learner since you were young, better than us. Now in this conversation... you're already talking about winning technically? You're really better than me!"
"Haha!"
"Okay, I'll find a place to check out your skills when I have time." Su Tianbei affectionately hugged his little brother's neck and said, "Let's go, let's go home first."
"Why haven't big brother and the others come?" Su Tianyu asked curiously as they walked.
Su Tianbei heard this and unconsciously frowned, "There's something going on at home, he's in the city."
"What's going on?" Su Tianyu asked again.
"I'll tell you when we get in the car," Su Tianbei sighed, and the joy of welcoming his brother had disappeared from his face.
......
The two brothers walked through the exit channel and entered the parking lot. Local souvenirs were being sold everywhere, as well as smuggled goods and fake watches, and the crowd was bustling and lively.
Su Tianyu felt that his cousin's reaction just now was a bit strange. After putting down his backpack in the car, he immediately asked, "What happened at home?"
Su Tianbei started the car and drove out of the parking lot, saying in a low voice, "Your Second Uncle was arrested for smuggling firearms, and the situation is not optimistic... Big brother is working on it in the city."
"Second Uncle is smuggling firearms?" Su Tianyu was very surprised, "Does our family still get involved with that stuff?"
"Rubbish! We've been working to death. Smuggling guns? Our family was set up and framed." Su Tianbei gritted his teeth and cursed, "The Environmental Sanitation Management Committee has a new second in command, who is from Changqing Company. This bastard came in and wanted to re-divide the territory, messing with our business. Our old man detected the intentions of the higher-ups and was dissatisfied, so he united with three other dirty gangs from the Zhanan district and wanted to make some noise and resist. But they didn't expect the other side to make the first move and set a trap to get our old man and the leaders of the other three gangs into trouble."
"Set up?" Su Tianyu asked.
"Yes, two boxes of military weapons were found in our garbage dumping area." Su Tianbei said in a low voice, "Gun control is very strict in Dragon City. If these two boxes are confirmed, the old man may be executed."
"What does our big brother say?" Su Tianyu immediately asked.
"He's also in trouble now. The Environmental Sanitation Management Committee is holding us accountable and wants to charge us with a breach of contract. The police station is not only investigating the old man but also trying to implicate our big brother, while Changqing Company is also looking for opportunities to snatch our territory." Su Tianbei sighed, "The situation at home is really not good now, but you don't have to worry about it. We can handle it. You just came back and need to adapt to the environment first...!"
Due to some historical reasons, Dragon City is the main city where overseas Chinese gather under the leadership of the European Union. Its political situation is very special. In addition, Dragon City's history is less than twenty years, and it is in a stage of barbaric development. It can be said that there are opportunities everywhere, so the government that manages Dragon City is also groping in the dark.
Corruption is rampant, and various territorial groups are gathered. Various companies with company names, "business associations," "business organizations," political groups, and military forces are firmly controlling various industries. Today, someone rises up and dominates, while tomorrow, they may lose everything due to a careless move. Its political situation is similar to that of a coastal city in the 1950s and 1960s before the Jiyuan era, or Mingguo in the 1920s and 1930s, but its living conditions are high-tech, low-life, the rich are extremely rich, and the poor are extremely poor.
The daily garbage disposal in Dragon City is the responsibility of the Environmental Sanitation Management Committee, and the committee contracts out all aspects of garbage cleaning to private companies according to regions. These companies are composed of individuals with strong gangster characteristics.
Dragon City has more than 20,000 garbage disposal workers, and because they are all cliques, full of quackery, and often have conflicts due to territorial divisions, they are collectively known as the "20,000 Dirty Gangs."
The Su family in Dragon City is a small group in the Dirty Gang, responsible for the garbage disposal in some areas of the Zhanan district, with 800 dirty gang workers under them.
In the car, Su Tianyu did not show too much concern or panic when he heard that his uncle had been imprisoned: "Did Uncle leave any words before he got into trouble?"
"Before he went in, he said that he wouldn't let anyone take over our territory, but now... sigh, this is not something that can be explained in one or two sentences. You just arrived and don't understand the situation here, so don't worry about it." Su Tianbei furrowed his eyebrows lightly and replied, "If Changqing Company really wants to eradicate us, I will make sure they regret it! Don't worry, everyone in our family knows what to do."
If it were someone else who heard that something happened to their family, they might be very anxious and keep asking about the details, but Su Tianyu wouldn't. He didn't express his emotions on his face when it came to certain things.
The joy of meeting relatives was diluted at this moment when something happened to the Su family. The two brothers couldn't be happy in the car and returned home in a slightly dull 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, and there are many miscellaneous items and old vehicles in the courtyard. From the outside, it looks very lively, like a large and prosperous family.
This is where the Su family lives, and more than fifty members of the second uncle's family live here.
Su Tianyu came back, and all the old and young members of the family came out to greet him, especially a lively and happy girl with a hot figure and refined short hair. "Silly sixth brother, did you miss your third sister?"
"I missed you so much, Third Sister!" Su Tianyu looked at his cousin and walked forward with a smile.
"Second Brother, Second Brother!"
Just at this moment, a young man of seventeen or eighteen ran out of the courtyard in a somewhat panicked manner and shouted, "Something happened in the storage area. More than seventy people from Changqing Company went there and want to talk to us about the receiving area. Xiao Wei called me and said that their people are all armed."
At the door of the Su family, everyone looked into the courtyard after hearing this.
After a brief moment of silence, Su Tianbei directly waved his hand and shouted, "We can't let them take over the storage area today, or tomorrow, Changqing Company will come and demolish our house! Bring your weapons and follow me to the storage area!"
"Second Brother, calm down," Third Sister immediately shouted, "let's wait for our elder brother to come back."
"What are we waiting for? If we can't control the storage area today, all eight hundred workers will definitely run away tomorrow." Su Tianbei turned around and ran towards the car, "Bring your things and come with me to the storage area!"
