Guan Tong walked from the development zone toward the city center, witnessing firsthand some of the scenes he had previously only seen in videos.
The most striking sight was the total collapse of the shops lining the streets. However, workers could now be seen demolishing and clearing the wreckage, loading the waste materials onto trucks to be hauled away. Before long, the streets on both sides would likely become very open.
Watching the city change before his eyes, Guan Tong considered where he should settle down.
He had contacted Xu Xiaotian several times over the past few days. According to him, Limei Hotel had suffered severe damage, and its water and electricity problems had yet to be fully resolved.
Moreover, the people living there now were extremely hostile toward outsiders. After the fourth Rule, the old residents had held a meeting and decided that permanent residents would be assigned fixed private rooms. Any outsider who wanted to move in had to gain approval through a vote by the old residents.
After learning about this, Guan Tong gave up on going there.
Maybe I should go home for a look, he thought.
Ever since moving out after the kidnapping case, he had never gone back. Now that the kidnapping ring led by Shen Zuohu in Yunhua had long since been arrested, there was nothing to worry about if he returned home.
If there was anything to worry about, it was whether the building where his home was located had been completely crushed in this Rule. If it had collapsed entirely, he would not be able to return even if he wanted to.
Guan Tong decided to go take a look first.
As he walked, he remembered something else.
He had not exchanged contact information with the mother and daughter, Wang Yan