Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 17: The History of Palose (Part )

Although he has the memories of his original self, the original "Song Shi" was just an orphan who came from an orphanage and worked illegally in a factory. He had no access to the inside story of many things and only knew about them through "hearsay".

And the person in front of me.

Although he is most likely just an ordinary gray character, since he has been to Thousand Star City, he will definitely be less knowledgeable than the original "Song Shi".

Looking for an underground arms dealer to inquire about Palose's situation in recent years?

——Oh no, it really is someone from outside.

Hearing this, the man in the felt hat became uneasy and couldn't help but curse in his heart.

But soon, he adjusted his mood and spoke:
"I think so, what's your name?"

"You speak first."

"Well, Tom."

The man in the felt hat uttered a name without any sincerity.

"That's quite a coincidence. My name is Jack."

Song Shi smiled.

"Okay, okay, Jack, let me think about what to say."

The man in the felt hat, or Tom, chose his words carefully and began to tell the story.

Palose is a medium-sized city within the territory of the [Corporate Alliance] with a permanent population of two million. It is currently controlled by the giant company [Emerald Pharmaceuticals], and most of the city is dependent on the industrial chain of Emerald Pharmaceuticals.

Of course, the "United Government" is still the largest in name, but everyone knows that Palose's United Government is just a tool of Emerald Pharmaceuticals.

In other words, the "united government" of the entire corporate alliance is just a tool for those giant companies that are like gods to do whatever they want.

Then, there are several major events that have happened in Palose over the years -

Thirteen years ago, a huge explosion occurred in the original industrial zone, killing more than 1,500 people on the spot, and 50% of the equipment was damaged and failed. At the same time, a large amount of industrial materials leaked, causing large-scale chemical pollution.

After the explosion, a large number of companies in the industrial zone declared bankruptcy and dissolved, leaving hundreds of thousands of people unemployed on the spot. Due to chemical pollution, injuries from the explosion and lack of money, large numbers of people were unable to buy medicine and could only stay at home waiting to die.

At this extremely critical moment, under the leadership of the coalition government, Jade Pharmaceuticals urgently acquired part of the bankrupt company's assets, provided technical support, blocked and cleaned up the industrial area, and avoided secondary explosions and the spread of chemical pollution.

Later, companies led by Jade Pharmaceuticals established the [Rota District], which is now commonly known as the "New Industrial Zone".

They built a large number of factories in the Rota area, providing a large number of high-quality jobs and allowing more than 300,000 unemployed people to find jobs.

At the same time, they used their advanced medical technology and experience to provide medical assistance to the victims in the old industrial zone. To this day, the city museum still preserves the Palose Daily News of that year. The headline photo of the mayor and the then general manager of Emerald Pharmaceuticals' Palose branch has brought tears to countless people's eyes.

This was the famous "Old Industrial Area Explosion" incident that happened in Palose thirteen years ago.

To this day, this incident still has far-reaching impact. "Haha, but some people say that the entire "old industrial zone explosion" is just a conspiracy by companies."

"Because the old industrial zone was established in the late period of the Seven Lands War, from today's perspective, most of the equipment inside is outdated. In addition, it is said that the original design and planning of the industrial zone was problematic. In addition, there have been years of illegal expansion and the terrain is complex. It is too difficult and costly to upgrade the entire area."

"So the United Government and Emerald Pharmaceuticals wanted to abolish the industrial zone and build a new one a long time ago. After all, the Seven Lands War has ended for seventy years, and the industry in the entire industrial zone has long been out of line with the needs of Emerald Pharmaceuticals' industrial chain. It is a huge inferior asset for them."

“But we just dismantled the factories and set up new industrial zones.”

"They don't want to pay the original workers' severance pay, nor do they want to bear the cost of sealing and disposing of the abandoned equipment. At the same time, the asset audit of the industrial zone is very troublesome. After all these years, it has become a mess. I guess there are all kinds of taxes involved."

"In short, to do it once and for all, a group of companies led by Jade Pharmaceuticals secretly transferred the high-net-worth assets in the industrial zone in advance, and then used a huge explosion to wash away everything in the industrial zone—"

"Due to the impact of the explosion, a large number of companies went bankrupt and reorganized, and the related employee contracts and debt issues became a pile of waste paper. At the same time, due to the secondary explosion and chemical pollution, the government directly blocked the old industrial area, changing from the original "maintenance" to a simple "blockade", and the cost was reduced a lot."

"Faced with the turbulent and high prices caused by the explosion, these workers who suddenly lost their jobs and had no severance pay were forced to become a large number of cheap laborers in the new industrial zone in order to survive, and they could only accept a harsh contract."

"Of course, the closure was nominally for cleaning, but it's been more than ten years, and the place is still sealed."

Tom shrugged and gestured: "But these are just rumors, my friend, you know, everyone loves conspiracy theories, everyone likes to give a behind-the-scenes color to a thing, as for the truth or not, who knows?"

As he said these words, Tom quietly observed the other party's reaction, trying to see more clues.

[Consensus] is the psychic path of "deepening into the spiritual world", and the most common stereotypes are abilities such as mind reading, controlling thoughts, and tampering with memories.

As a first-level [Consensus], he certainly couldn't achieve this level, but the psychic skill he currently mastered was indeed related to this.

——Psychic Skills·[Personality Traits Reserve].

Simply put, this is an ability to record "personality traits". When the holder meets people with different personalities, he or she will constantly record the characteristics of this type of personality based on what is observed.

The more people with different personalities you meet, the thicker your record reserve will be, and in turn the more accurate your inferences about other people's personalities will be, just like "big data analysis."

Although the tone of voice and facial expressions may not be necessarily credible under the "anonymous service", this psychic skill can still play a certain role to a certain extent.

——Through conversations and other content, slowly analyze the character and even the position of this outsider.

Under Tom's gaze, Song Shi finally spoke.

"So, do you want me to say, 'One day I will kill all the company dogs in the world with a knife in my hand', or 'Those who died were too weak, they deserved to die'? Or 'What does this have to do with me? I didn't kill them'?"

"Do you really want to see someone clearly?"

Song Shi smiled and tapped the table with his index finger: "You have too much of a "consensus" vibe. It's almost as if I'm a wild consensus psychic written all over my face—"

"——Be less tentative."

The next moment, Song Shi's tone suddenly turned cold: "You just need to narrate now."

(End of this chapter)