Chapter 73 If you advocate tearing down the roof
Everyone laughs at the chaos in New York.
If you think about it carefully, no matter how chaotic New York is, it is still a peaceful place.
There are more than two hundred countries and regions in the world. There are many places with worse crime rates and levels than New York. More places are even in the midst of war, not to mention that New York still has the world's best economy. , technology and financial center.
Latvia is the other extreme, where there is poverty, chaos, and war.
And because of its poverty, backwardness and barbarism, there isn’t even much information about it on the Internet.
The world is not peaceful, but Lille is lucky enough to be born in a good place.
The next night, I packaged the chip driver into a CD, handed the things to Mr. Wang, and then set off to attend George's invitation.
On the way to George's house in the car, Lear was a little silent - for some reason, he always felt that he might return to that "home" one day.
The area where George's family lives is different from poor families like Lille.
The place is magnificent, the roads are full of high-end cars, and people regularly clean the streets below the apartments to ensure that the people here live happily.
Walking here, you can hardly feel the horror of the financial crisis - people just seem a little busier.
George was waiting for Lille downstairs. When he saw the guests coming, he smiled from afar and waved his hand:
"Welcome, Lille, are you feeling better?"
"Thank you for your concern, as usual - it will definitely be enough to help you rid New York City of evil criminals."
"I like the ambition."
It seems that the police sergeant has just gotten off work and has not taken off his police uniform.
The two walked into Stacey's single-family building together. George took off his coat and shouted as soon as he entered the door: "Gwen? Helen?"
A well-maintained person A nice middle-aged woman came out of the kitchen, and the two hugged each other.
"Where's Gwen?" George asked.
Mrs. Helen also called out her daughter’s name, but received no response: “She said there were activities in the club and she might not be back yet.”
“It was too late - that’s my daughter, she is a little energetic. ." George explained and began to introduce the two of them.
“Not to mention this, this is our guest today, Lil Lee, the little hero who helped me solve the big problem in Hell’s Kitchen.
Lil, this is my wife, Helen."
"Nice to meet you, ma'am, you look so young."
"The little mouth is so sweet, okay, sit down, the food is ready."
Lil sat on the chair, thinking that he might not be able to see Gwen Stacy today—— But it doesn't have much impact.
I am not here to chase stars, business is more important.
At the dinner table, Mrs. Stacey was very positive: "Lille, I heard George said that you opened your own company?"
"Yes, you recently provided equipment and technology to the NYPD. The consulting firm that supports it.”
Helen leaned back slightly: "Then you are really awesome. How old are you this year? You look very young."
"You have just grown up."
Helen leaned back even more: "Wow. .Then you are even better than I thought. You sound like a genius like Tony Stark - where are you studying now?"
"Uh" Lear scratched his head in embarrassment. He has a poor family, but he is not very good at chatting, and the main reason is...
He is not studying anymore.
"That's right, I was actually in a coma for two years, and I just woke up from a serious illness, so."
Liel spread his hands.
Helen was confused.
She asked cautiously: "I heard that your family are immigrants?"
Liel said calmly: "Yes, but according to American law, I should be considered a local - of course , maybe not that local.”
A little bit of genius—even as smart as Tony Stark is not unacceptable.
But this is a bit exaggerated - being in a coma for two years means that his mind is actually only equivalent to that of a 16-year-old.
16 years old, able to understand technology - a genius.
But it is normal to be mature at 18 years old, but at 16 years old, the difference between these two years may be comparable to 20 years.
As far as the state of Lille's speech and conversation, it is not like 16, at least 26 - no, the tone of Lille's speech is normal even for a 36-year-old person.
It is normal for an 18-year-old to be more mature, but for a 16-year-old, the difference between these two years may be comparable to 20 years.
What’s even more exaggerated is that Lille’s parents are first-generation immigrants. Where can they get the money to give him a good education?
Seeing that the harmonious conversation ended unexpectedly, George also realized the problem.
He chewed two mouthfuls of vegetables, thought for a while and said: "Helen, can you go and call Gwen?" "Okay." Helen was still thinking about Lear when she left. things.
After Helen left, George felt a little more normal - for some reason, he felt more comfortable talking to Lear about business matters.
If you think about it carefully, Helen's shock was also his shock, but he would be more focused when he was only talking about business.
“Your identification and surveillance network is very useful, and the mayor is very happy after seeing it. The government thinks that we need to deepen cooperation in this area——
I convinced them , But is it acceptable to you? I mean, your company may be a little small."
Liel smiled: "Sheriff, do you know how many people are involved in this financial crisis? Unemployed?
As long as there is work, you can easily find a large number of people who can install cameras - all I need to do is find an assembly factory.
Coincidentally, there are factories everywhere with no work to do. "
"Speaking of unemployment, this is the mayor's biggest headache, but in your case it has become a good thing. You technical people have a way. "
Lille smiled.
Rationally speaking, he thinks mass unemployment is the most incomprehensible thing - although the reality is that it happens every once in a while. Things.
You can only try to understand things that you cannot escape, so organizing production is also something he is good at.
Liel added: "Chief, speaking of technology, I plan to upgrade our software system, but these functions may be a little sensitive."
George raised his eyebrows: "Tell me Look.”
Liel straightened up, and he was going to use a prepared set of words to win George’s support.
As the saying goes, people are compromise-if he just says that the room is too dark and needs to open a window, everyone will definitely not allow it.
But if you advocate removing the roof, they will be more willing to accept the window solution.
“This is a smart city system - using this system, we can make traffic jams less and traffic more efficient. I believe the mayor will like this feature.
With traffic data, we can infer the possibility of crime and potential crime based on the connection between traffic data and the location of the crime."
George frowned, but still did not stop.
Lille continued: "Traffic data is only the basis. We will soon be equipped with a new image processing chip that can better process the facial details captured by the camera.
It is possible to connect each person's action route with criminal events and make inferences.
More than that, if you are willing to open the public safety information database, we can also prevent crimes based on information such as occupational information and family situation."
"Lille. "George suddenly interrupted, "This is very sensitive. "
"I know, this is very sensitive - but you think about it, if a person has a profession, his profession is an office clerk, and the working hours are 9 am and 5 pm.
Then there is something wrong with him appearing in a dark alley during this time - if there happens to be a crime nearby
Think about this possibility. As long as there is enough data, we can trace more clues-"
"Sounds like replacing the function of the police. "
"Of course not - the camera will not arrest people by itself, and this is only an inference of possibility, not a conviction. "
George held his chin and thought for a while, then moved and sighed.
"Lil, you know, this sounds like the New York of the Patriot Act. State Special Edition, I'm sure the mayor will love this proposal.
But the problem is that the people of New York won't support this kind of bill, and it's dangerous. ”
The Patriot Act, the bill signed after the Twin Towers incident, is quite controversial.
The core content of the bill can be glimpsed from the viewpoints of both sides of the debate:
Supporters Argue that if you are patriotic and not a criminal or a terrorist, then why should you be afraid of federal access to your personal privacy?
Opponents think otherwise, patriotism and personal privacy can coexist.
"I know - so Sheriff, I'm talking to you because I believe you are a man of integrity, but if you think this plan has too many problems.
Just stop at traffic control - Less traffic jams and fewer car accidents should be something everyone wants to see. .
In addition to these, it can also help you automatically investigate driver’s licenses, track accident vehicles, and drink driving.”
“I haven’t agreed yet,”
George pinched. He pinched his eyebrows - but what Lille said really spoke to his heart.
There is no such thing as traffic police in the United States. Traffic control is only one of the NYPD's tasks, which is a headache.
If this system is so powerful, it will indeed reduce a lot of work.
Who doesn’t hate those bastards who change lanes at will, speed, hit and run, drive dangerously, drink and even drive under the influence of drugs?
Relatively speaking, this is a milder and better-sounding solution.
“But this one is really good.”
(End of this chapter)