Chapter 343 ·Parting on Bad Terms

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Mm...at ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍least that was what Governor Gabry himself thought~

These ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍two years were particularly important to Gabry，he wanted to hand the Alliance Central Government an excellent report card，so as to pave the way for his later promotion into the Central Government。

There ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍were not many high-ranking officials at this level in the entire Alliance combined。

If ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍a major environmental scandal broke out at this critical juncture，then Gabry basically would not need to think about securing a good post，such as entering a department directly under the Alliance Central Government as a Minister。

Perhaps ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍he could still be promoted，but most likely he could only be sent to some retirement department to coast along until retirement，so even though Veronica’s background connections were very strong，he did not want to admit defeat so easily。

However...

“Looks like Comrade Gabry has a different view on environmental protection。”

Veronica tossed her mobile phone onto the table，relaxed against the sofa and looked at Luwak，who was sitting upright before her，as well as State Chief Prosecutor Ricardo，a faint smile appearing on her cool and beautiful face：“Forget about him，how is your investigation going？”

“All procedures are compliant，there is not the slightest procedural problem。If not for this on-site inspection，it would have been very difficult to spot the flaws。At present，we already have some leads，when the time comes we will still need plenty of help from the comrades of Integrity Inspection and the State Procuratorate。”

Ricardo’s elderly face was also filled with solemnity：“We will resolutely obey instructions！”

Veronica rhythmically tapped her fingers against the armrest of the sofa as she pondered：“Looks like there is a big fish inside our ranks~”

Naturally this was not referring to Gabry，although the rank of Governor was high，his weight was still not quite enough，but there was no doubt that he most likely belonged to that faction。

“No matter whose subordinate they are，as long as the evidence is conclusive，all cadres and enterprises uncovered will be handled according to law，there is no such thing as a safe landing。”

Ricardo smiled：“With those words from you，I can rest assured。”

“What？Is the work pressure very high？Or is the working environment very severe？”Veronica asked half-jokingly and half-seriously。

“No no，I just feel more assured now...”

Veronica stood up，and the two quickly stood with her：“Alright，you two go get busy，I also need to go down below and take a look。It just so happens they currently have no time to keep an eye on me。”

Seeing this，the two took their leave，after a while the female secretary pushed open the door and entered，speaking softly：“Everything has been arranged。”

“Mm...”

Veronica pinched the bridge of her nose，briefly tidied her clothes，and let down her coiled long hair，her entire aura immediately becoming much softer。

Under the arrangements of the Special Agents，Veronica got into a pure black van，while the Special Agents boarded the off-road jeep in front，the two vehicles drove out of the guesthouse one after the other。

Although it was called a van，its interior had already undergone comprehensive modifications，its comfort was high，and its protection was only slightly inferior to an ordinary Riot-control Armored Vehicle，after all the vehicle body size was there，its greatest advantage was still being low-key and inconspicuous。

As for safety...her identity itself was the greatest protection，and the Special Agent Unit in front was sufficient under ordinary circumstances。

The two vehicles drove along slowly，the female secretary handed her a document，on it was a list of the villages and towns under Brenta City，with the poorer villages and towns all marked out。

When inspecting local areas，you could never avoid people below keeping an eye on you and deliberately creating a false appearance of peace and prosperity for you，but while those below had countermeasures，those above also had their own methods。

So the greatest task of departments such as Integrity Inspection was to keep a death grip on the flow of these expenditures，every year they could catch quite a few utterly black-hearted officials。

Arriving at the public primary school near the village，Veronica and the others entered the campus under the identity of reporters，and under the guidance of the security guard shook hands with the Principal of this primary school。

“I didn’t expect reporters from other places to come，you all haven’t eaten yet right？It just happens to be mealtime，would you like to go to the cafeteria and have something together？”

Seeing the old Principal holding a serving spoon and stainless-steel basin in his hands，Veronica smiled and declined：“No need，we already ate on the road，you can just go about your work，we can also take this opportunity to see what the children are eating for lunch nowadays。”

“Oh...that works too。The food nowadays is much better than in my time，back then although there were enough potatoes and cabbage and such to eat，besides those two things there really wasn’t much else，children nowadays sure are fortunate。”

“Look，there are shrimp and vegetables，mantou、rice、potatoes，ever since the canal opened the price of river seafood dropped，together with the State’s targeted food subsidies，we often buy some to supplement the children’s nutrition。”

The old Principal held the basin out in front of Veronica，inside there really was nearly half a basin of bright red river shrimp，and they were not small either。

For Mitia there were two things she was most interested in，infrastructure and farming。

Vigorously constructing infrastructure everywhere could accelerate the circulation of materials and personnel between the States，and also create large numbers of jobs。

As for farming，it did not simply mean farming，but rather the vigorous development of an entire system。

Reclaiming wasteland，seafood and river seafood cultivation，fruit and vegetable greenhouses and so on，after all with the Elven Race being natural experts at farming，failing to make full use of them would basically be equivalent to taking a loss。

So with the Alliance continuously injecting funds，every State was vigorously developing the breeding industries suited to its own local conditions。

Airship technology had also been completely decentralized，all kinds of civilian privately operated Airships could also circulate normally along designated airspace routes，greatly reducing the transportation costs of moving various resources。

For things like fruits and vegetables，a large portion of the losses actually occurred during transportation，and although Airship transportation was not particularly fast its operating economy was extremely strong，allowing prices within the Alliance to remain within a reasonable range。

The two chatted intermittently，the old Principal constantly moved among the students，from time to time scooping a spoonful into the lunchboxes of students whose meals had no shrimp，his face filled with a loving expression。

And after thanking him the students ran off smiling，one glance was enough to know that the old Principal often did this，those children showed no fear or confusion toward him。

“Eh？Little Ming，why aren’t you eating the shrimp？”

Following the old Principal’s gaze，Veronica saw a little boy sitting in a corner，there were still some food scraps in his lunchbox，clearly he had already eaten。

So the untouched shrimp in his lunchbox looked especially conspicuous，allowing the old Principal to notice them at a glance。

The little boy scratched his head somewhat awkwardly：“Principal...I...I want to take them home for my family to eat。”

“...What a sensible good child。Here，I’ll give you some more，you eat these，you also need to grow。”

“Thank you Principal。”The boy randomly stuffed a few into his mouth，lowering his head and fiddling with the lunchbox lid。

After leaving the cafeteria the old Principal sighed：“Sigh...this child wants to take them home for his older brother to eat。”

Veronica withdrew her gaze from the little boy，and asked softly：“What happened to his older brother？”

“I don’t really understand either，it was just that when he was little he had a fever once，his family treated him with a folk remedy for two days but it didn’t go down and he nearly died，later he was sent to the hospital and Church where they barely managed to pull him back from death，but ever since then he lost sensation in the lower half of his body。”

The ears atop Veronica’s head twitched：“It probably wasn’t the fever，it was poliomyelitis。”

Poliomyelitis，also known as infantile paralysis，this was an acute infectious disease caused by viral infection，it could attack the nerves，severe cases died from respiratory muscle paralysis，it was contagious and also hereditary，a killer of young children。

If one wanted population growth，then preventing the premature deaths of children was of utmost importance，after the Federation was established Mitia had specially organized a targeted medical expert team to replicate Sugar Pills，but at that time expecting the newly established Medical System to accomplish it was naturally not very realistic。

It was only after the Alliance was established that Sugar Pills for preventing poliomyelitis were developed，before that they could only treat cases one by one as they were discovered。

But the terrifying thing about poliomyelitis was that，you could cure it，you could prevent it，but once it truly broke out，even if the virus affecting the nerves was cured there was still a high probability of causing damage and necrosis to part of the nerves。

Once the nerves were damaged，with the technical level of the Medical Field at that time the probability of recovery was very low。

The situation now was much better，previously Magic Treatment had all remained superficial，but with the progress of science and technology，Medical Magic could now be observed at the microscopic level，and there had begun to be certain techniques for microscopic manipulation to enter deep inside the body and carry out targeted repairs。

However these were of no use to people who had suffered nerve necrosis and paralysis from illness in the early days，too much time had passed，their muscles had atrophied and their nerves had completely died，there was simply no possibility of repair。

However it was not completely hopeless either，according to medical experts and professors，if one wanted to truly understand the human body itself，the nerves were an unavoidable threshold，perhaps in the future they might have a chance to be cured。

“No matter what it was，the final result was that he has lain in bed for more than twenty years，sigh...”

After the old Principal sighed，he raised his eyes and saw the several Special Agents behind them pretending to be colleagues，he stroked his beard：“These young fellows are quite sturdy，could I ask you to help this old man with something？”

“Go ahead，if it is something we can do then naturally we will help。”

“Mm，it just requires putting in some strength，hehe。”

...

On the village path，the old Principal carried a very large fruit in his arms as he led the way in front，Veronica and the female secretary followed beside him，while four Special Agents behind them carried various bedframe components。

“This nursing bed was something this old man and an old friend at the hospital managed to find，although it is a little old，as long as it works that is enough，the upper half can be raised，which is very convenient。”

As the old Principal spoke he led them to the little boy’s home，where they saw his older brother paralyzed in bed。

The man lay blankly on the bed staring at the sunlight outside the window，no one knew what he was thinking，the old Principal stepped forward and gently stroked his round bald head，placing the fruit to one side。

“Don’t look at him being chubby now and seeming a little slow，he used to be excellent at studying！He often ranked first in the entire class。Back then we all said the village’s first university student would definitely be him。”

“And as his teacher I could bask in his glory and get a bonus hahaha。”

The old Principal shook his head：“If he hadn’t gotten sick back then，everything would have been different。”

After seeing the old Principal for a while，the man’s eyes slowly regained their light，and a simple smile appeared on his face：“Tea....cher..”

“Hello。”

Veronica responded，the old Principal sat on the bed and began chatting with him，together talking about the many little things from his childhood。

The man would occasionally freeze for several minutes，his eyes once again losing focus，the old Principal seemed long accustomed to this，merely silently extending his aged palm and gently stroking his head，just as he had when the man was a child。

Remembering the past while looking at what he had become now made the old Principal feel deeply miserable：“It’s too hot，I’m going outside to wipe off the sweat。”

The Special Agents at the doorway had now roughly finished assembling the nursing bed，the old Principal led everyone together with the man’s mother in lifting him onto the nursing bed，he held the instruction manual given to him by the hospital and patiently explained the precautions，just like when he had taught him lessons all those years ago。

After also visiting several other families of students in difficulty，at dusk，Veronica said goodbye to the old Principal，

“Chief，I spoke for a while with the mother from the family with poliomyelitis，because they receive Disability Family Subsidies，the village government delivers some subsidy money and rice、flour、grain、and cooking oil to their home every month，usually enough to cover the expenses of their family of four for half a month。”

Walking along the road Veronica nodded：“The money is being used where it should be，good，make a note of the leadership roster for this village later。”

Veronica came in a hurry and left in a hurry，returning to the city that very night。

Two days later the old Principal who was adding food to the children at school as usual received a special package，a wheelchair。

He pushed the wheelchair to the man’s home once again，with everyone’s help the man was slowly placed into the wheelchair，and secured in place with cloth straps。

The old Principal pushed the wheelchair with some effort，bringing him out of the cramped room，the midday sunlight shining over his puffy and bloated body。

The unfamiliar and dazzling light made him instinctively raise his hand，narrowing his eyes slightly：

“Tea..cher，the sun！”

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