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"According to the original plan, the expansion of the city should have started ten days ago!"
Hesitating for a moment, Chief Clerk Yang said, "But due to various delays, the construction has not yet commenced..."
"Hmm?"
Lin Yan's gaze became slightly focused.
Chief Clerk Yang continued, "Apart from Linjiang Square, the refugees from outside the city who have been taken in by the other squares have already died in large numbers, approximately over eight hundred, and people continue to die every day."
"How did they die?" Lin Yan asked.
"There is no cause of death," Chief Clerk Yang murmured softly.
"No cause of death?" Lin Yan mused softly.
"Because in the City Guard Mansion's records, none of these people are dead."
Chief Clerk Yang's tone was somewhat solemn as he said, "Thus, the City Guard Mansion's storeroom needs to distribute rations and wages daily, as well as batches of straw mats, quilts, and clothing!"
