In the morning, the service carriage brought Lübeck back to the security forces' headquarters. Lübeck found Trudi and asked about the security officers' reactions after Joachim's funeral.
“Some were angry, probably his close friends, but most of the others were calm,” Trudi replied.
“Hmm, in a few days, we'll need them to maintain order during the large-scale property survey. I hope they can keep their emotions in check and enforce the law fairly,” Lübeck explained.
“Alright, I'll remind them of the enforcement discipline,”
“That's right. In a few days, my naval mission will require more armed soldiers,” Lübeck said, pulling out another list and handing it to Trudi, explaining,
“Please notify the people on the list to take leave, return home to rest, and be ready to set sail at any time. If this affects your security team personnel, you can requisition soldiers from the military supply depot. By the way, the people on the list can voluntarily opt out, as this is a voluntary mission. Please make sure to inform them. Those who agree can go home on leave and prepare to receive mission notifications.”
“Alright,”
After communicating with Trudi from the security team, Lübeck went to the town hall and discussed the matter with Miller and other staff members. They found that there were already many reports of people altering the boundary markers of fields and pastures.
“Are there no security team members present to maintain order?” Lübeck asked.
“The survey records may have been maliciously altered before or after the survey, which could affect the subsequent work or the certification records of adjacent locations.” " Clerk William said,
“Then, is this acceptable? Use a single number of marker stakes,” Lübeck asked for everyone's opinion,
“But if left overnight, they could be moved, and even during the day, no one is watching, they could still be moved,” Kurt said, glancing at William,
“Then we can only bury a large number of markers and record the positions and orientation data between them. We can use this related data to determine if any individual markers have been tampered with,” Miller suggested,
“Hmm, that’s one method,” Lübeck nodded in agreement while saying,
“If we do it this way, according to the current plan, what is the peak labor force and surveying personnel requirement? Based on the statistical survey, could you please compile the demand plan?” Lübeck looked at William and Kurt and said to them,
“Alright, Mayor,”
“If necessary, send messengers to notify each commune to report qualified candidates, especially those with surveying capabilities. If there aren’t enough, we’ll have to recruit and train them,” Lübeck suggested to them,
“I'll handle that. Let them focus on their current tasks,” Miller said.
“Alright, if there are no further objections, let's proceed with the work first and address any issues as they arise,”
After arranging the matters at City Hall, Lü Beck had lunch and left the building, heading toward the market as usual. Among the crowds gathered there from various regions, news from different areas was being exchanged, and he enjoyed listening and asking questions.
The rotation period of the Sanctuary was slightly longer than Earth's, but its gravity was slightly lower. Due to the presence of two suns, the proportion of nighttime in the day was slightly lower, but there were no polar day or polar night phenomena. After walking around the market and buying some fish, Lübeck returned home but did not go inside. Instead, he went to the backyard to clean the fish while feeding the chickens.
In the end, it was the attentive Ruth who noticed he had returned. She quietly came out of the house, joined him in the backyard, and helped him with his tasks.
Today, Ruth wore a black blouse with a white lace lotus collar. The orange-red sunlight shone from behind her, passing through her brown hair to illuminate the patterns on her neck and collar, outlining the contours of her slender upper body and highlighting her grace and elegance.
Lübeck wanted to give her a hug, but his hands were covered in fish scales and innards, so he leaned in and gave her a deep kiss. After the kiss, they looked at each other, and her eyebrows and face seemed to freeze in time, like the years they had spent together.
“Do you think the Schmidt family will act first, or will the Bauer family do so?” Ruth asked softly.
“It's hard to say. Both families are equally powerful, and both have radical members. The last conflict with the security team actually involved both sides. What they do next will depend on their own choices,”
“You should avoid getting involved in their conflicts to prevent them from holding a grudge against you,” Ruth often talked with Lübeck about his work and the outside world, as if her thoughts were constantly following him,
“Actually, their rivalry isn’t the only source of conflict. They also oppress others,” Lübeck said with a laugh, then continued,
“Many of those who have been oppressed have reported it to me and the security team.”
“Haha.” Ruth’s smile lingered on her face. Learning about the outside world through Lübeck seemed to be a source of joy for her. After the laughter subsided, Ruth fell into deep thought and said,
“But I’m still worried that their conflict will escalate, or that they might join forces against you?”
“It’s not impossible. First of all, we have armed guards around us, and the security team also patrols the area. Due to recent events, security has been strengthened, so you don’t need to worry too much.”
“Oh, that's good,”
“Well, this time it's up to them to choose whether to follow the rules or oppose the existing order,”
“So, if they continue, will there be more casualties?” Ruth asked with concern,
“Given the current situation, if things develop in that direction, it's almost inevitable,”
“Can we persuade them not to resist anymore?”
“You're so naive,” Lübeck said, looking into Ruth's eyes and smiling for a moment before continuing,
“Can you stop a frightened horse?”
“Me?” Ruth instinctively looked down at her own frail body and said,
“Maybe someone stronger could,”
"Or you could just wait for the horse to tire itself out and stop on its own? After all, it’s not our horse; let it run wherever it wants.”
“Hahaha, but you haven’t told me how to resolve the conflict between the Schmidt and Bauer families yet,” Ruth asked with a smile.
“You could also shoot the horse,” Lübeck said decisively.
“Oh,” Ruth was startled by Lübeck’s cold answer.
“Of course, it would be better if they stopped fighting,” Lübeck added, but he knew deep down that few people could control their expanding desires and arrogance. He simply didn’t want to discuss this ugly topic further with Ruth.
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