89: Chapter 89 The city of geniuses is inhabited by geniuses.

Of course! Although this protest team was full of the air of a makeshift operation, there was no denying that they were genuinely, earnestly doing this.

Although in the eyes of most people, this protest team was full of comedic elements, they had definitely thought it through and planned it out seriously.

Take the propaganda team for example... no, the third part of the protest team. The propaganda squad, responsible for distributing flyers and gathering people, was tasked with promoting the protest's agenda to the public while also communicating with official representatives.

And this group was entirely composed of elderly men and women.

As the camera swept across, seeing the traces left by the years on their cheeks, Chen Sheng estimated that no one in the propaganda squad was under 60 years old.

Especially the two people currently communicating with the official representative—let's call them the 'leads'—with their silver hair and bent figures that could no longer stand straight; if you told them they looked only 70, they would be happy all day.

Just having this group of people stand in front of the government building—who wouldn't be bewildered if they encountered them?

Not to mention the sweating police officers responsible for maintaining order, even the official representative responsible for communicating with the protesters, dressed in a sharp summer suit with a stern, imposing face, was currently fawning and smiling like a grandson.

Seeing this, Chen Sheng, like the vast majority of netizens, couldn't help but exclaim, "What talents!"

No... it should be said that they are worthy of being the 'prodigies' living in Tianjiao City; ordinary people's dog brains could never think of this. In any case, he admitted he couldn't think of it himself.

"Sigh~" Chen Sheng couldn't help but sigh. The live stream was very clear, but unfortunately, it lacked sound—or perhaps there was sound, but it was drowned out by the noisy discussions around. He really wanted to hear how the negotiations were going. What a pity!

No... there was something even more regrettable. Just as Chen Sheng was feeling disappointed about not being able to hear the negotiation content, the screen suddenly went black, and a line of small text appeared in the middle of the screen: "This live stream is suspected of violating regulations and has now been closed."

"WTF!" "Damn it, I was just getting into it!" "They didn't ban it early or late, but they had to do it right at the most exciting part." "Eat sh*t!" A constant stream of curses erupted all around.

Sure enough, video moderators and game planners are high-risk professions; if one doesn't have a tough enough life, they would die young under the constant, year-round cursing.

"Sigh~" Chen Sheng shook his head, shoved his phone into his pocket, and started walking outward again. This time he didn't linger, going straight back to his car. He drove out of the area, then opened the ride-hailing app and set up a ride-sharing order back to Shu City.

Perhaps everyone who was free had gone to watch the commotion; this ride-sharing order didn't get a taker until two hours later. Chen Sheng drove according to the navigation to the pickup point marked by the customer. And what a surprise—it was Tianjiao City!

After the customer got into the car, Chen Sheng immediately chuckled, "Handsome Guy, not staying a bit longer?" It was the passenger, the man with the same surname, Chen, who had ridden in his car earlier.

The man's face looked significantly more haggard than when he had returned. Hearing Chen Sheng's words, he revealed a bitter smile, "Not staying anymore. From now on, I'll just focus on my job."

"How so?" That sounded off. Unfortunately, the man didn't answer, only asking in return, "Driver, can I smoke in the car?"

"Go ahead!" Getting an affirmative answer, the man took out his cigarette case. This time he was being polite, first offering one to Chen Sheng before lighting one for himself. He took a deep drag, as if wanting to suppress all his frustration with that one puff.

However, the man had clearly overestimated himself; the next second, violent coughing echoed inside the car. "Don't smoke so hard," Chen Sheng kindly reminded him. "Thanks!" the man replied politely.

The car fell into silence again. Chen Sheng, smelling the increasingly thick cigarette smoke in the car, felt an itch and lit one for himself. After taking a puff, he broke the silence first, "Um... how did the protest situation develop? Did the government agree?"

Although it felt a bit like rubbing salt in the man's wounds, he was just too curious.

The man silently finished his cigarette, flicked the butt out the window with force, and rubbed his face hard with his hands before answering bitterly, "They got their wish. The leader was forced to call the Shu City Metro on the spot, and the Shu City Metro decided to temporarily shelve the plans for the No. 17 subway line."

Chen Sheng realized he didn't even know the starting and ending points of the No. 17 line, so he asked curiously, "By the way, where does the No. 17 subway line go from and to?"

"It starts from the Xindu Station on Shu City Line 2 and goes to Deyang City, to build the Shu City economic circle..."

"What? It goes to Deyang City?" Chen Sheng couldn't stay calm. Because he was from Jiang County, under Deyang City. If Deyang City and Shu City were connected by subway, needless to say, the benefits would be huge. If it was shelved... No! The No. 17 line must absolutely not be shelved.

Although he had countless complaints about his hometown in his heart, who wouldn't want their hometown to get better and better? Thinking of this, Chen Sheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He had been wondering why the system would give him completely unrelated intelligence, "So it was waiting for me here!"

"Since it involves building an economic circle, it shouldn't be possible for the Shu City Metro to shelve the subway planning scheme just because one residential area disagrees, right?" Chen Sheng continued to probe.

"I don't know!" The man shrugged, "Maybe they'll change the route, or maybe they'll temporarily shelve the plan. Who knows!"

Looking at the man now, a word immediately popped into Chen Sheng's mind—lying flat. This was giving up completely. However, Chen Sheng could understand him very well; if it were him, he might be lying even flatter.

Because of today's farce, the place called Tianjiao City was definitely on the local leadership's blacklist. It was no exaggeration to say that if any 'prodigies' from Tianjiao City wanted to join the local government departments, when the various heads saw the permanent address column on their resumes filled with Tianjiao City, their resumes probably wouldn't even make it to the desk.

However, as a resident of Deyang City, Chen Sheng only wanted to say: Serves you right! Why should the subway plan to Deyang City be shelved just because you Tianjiao City people made a fuss? Whether they change the plan later or temporarily shelve it and wait for the heat to die down before restarting, it will take a long time. In that time, who knows what the hometown would have developed into because of the subway's implementation. This loss... is astronomical.

Thinking of this, Chen Sheng lost the mood for small talk, so the car fell into silence again. And this silence was maintained all the way to Shu City, the destination marked by the man.

The man pushed the car door open and got out. When closing the door, he bent over and thanked Chen Sheng solemnly, "Thanks for the trouble! Driver!" "It's my duty." Chen Sheng nodded at the man and restarted the vehicle. The car quickly merged into the traffic, and this time he went straight back to Jingjiang Donghu Garden Residential Area.

After returning home, Chen Sheng walked straight into the study, turned on the computer, and downloaded "Duoshou Live" through an emulator. He opened the live streaming software and entered the keyword "Tianjiao City" in the search box. He believed that since there was a live stream at the time, there must be clips. He wanted to download all the clips, piece together the entire protest event, and then issue a cry from the people of Deyang City. Why should we in Deyang City pay for them?