Chapter 415: Fire Generator
The survivors in the base soon learned through the radio that as long as they could make a significant contribution to the base, they would be assigned to live in a single dormitory.
The base also does this for the sake of stability in the base. When word spreads about Zhen Shuai and the others moving to a single room, others will definitely make a fuss. After all, everyone hopes to live in a better environment. This is also human nature. However, it is impossible to prepare single rooms for everyone in the base, and contradictions exist objectively. It's better to take the initiative to speak out. As long as you limit the conditions in advance, others will have no reason to make trouble.
When people heard the news, they were indeed excited, but when they thought about the restrictions, they were discouraged. They can't even leave the base, so what major contribution can they make to the base? Some wealthy people first thought of exchanging huge wealth, but they were quickly laughed at by others. In today's world, money has long become waste paper, and the money stored in bank cards has become a series of unobjectionable numbers.
Dong Anhao gritted his teeth with hatred when he heard that the person who moved to the single room was Zhen Shuai. Zhen Shuai has almost become his inner demon. But the place where Zhen Shuai lives now is too far away from the soldiers' dormitories, and he has nothing to do with Zhen Shuai. He can't do anything except curse a few words.
Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu spent two comfortable days in a single dormitory until there was a sudden power outage.
He was lying on the bed with his head on Shen Xingdu's legs. He suddenly sat up and said with a solemn expression, "Something happened." Soon,
a series of urgent and heavy footsteps sounded outside, running away from the door quickly. After a while, there was another sound. A quick knock on the door.
Shen Xingdu opened the door, and Yao Zifan stood at the door with his mobile phone for lighting, looking nervous.
Countless white beams of light lit up and swayed in the dark base, making people anxious and frightened.
"Damn it! Why is there a power outage again!"
"What happened?"
The younger children cried loudly, and cats, dogs and other pets also barked as if they were joining in the fun.
"Meow——"
"Woof!"
There was chaos everywhere.
Yao Zifan was a little nervous when he saw Shen Xingdu, "Brother Shen, let me go find out what's going on."
Shen Xingdu glanced at a group of soldiers running away, nodded, and gave Ling Ying a look.
The spirit eagle landed obediently on Yao Zifan's shoulder.
Yao Zifan was determined and left in a hurry. One time when he went to get lunch, someone tried to snatch his lunch box. The Spirit Eagle slapped his face hard several times with its wings and scratched a few bloody marks with its claws. From then on, he knew not to treat the Spirit Eagle as a human being. Treating it like an ordinary pet, with it following him, he is not afraid at all.
Zhen Shuai walked up to Shen Xingdu, hugged his waist from behind, and wanted to rest his chin on his shoulder, but he was almost there. After two seconds of embarrassment, he quietly stood on tiptoes to do so.
Shen Xingdu pretended not to notice anything.
"I hope nothing big happens." Zhen Shuai felt very bad.
The audience was a little confused.
Zhen Shuai knew what they were wondering about.
"I heard Director Xiao mentioned that the generator can be used for at least three days if you use it sparingly. Now there is a sudden power outage, which is a bit strange." There are conspiracy theories among the audience in the live broadcast room
.
"Did someone do it on purpose?"
Someone immediately retorted, "Probably not. What's the benefit of doing this? Isn't it harmful to others and not beneficial to oneself?" At this moment
, a huge commotion sounded deep in the first floor of the base, which is also the same floor as Commander Zhen. , it seemed like there were a lot of people arguing.
The audience in the live broadcast room was extremely curious and wanted Zhen Shuai to go take a look.
Zhen Shuai thought that both he and Shen Xingdu had the means to protect themselves, so he locked the door and pulled Shen Xingdu over quickly, while Marshmallow trotted to keep up, wagging his tail.
Just after taking a few steps, a gunshot rang out in the distance. The loud gunshots echoed in the base, deafening, and lasted for a long time, which was frightening.
The base was quiet for a few seconds, and panicked screams rang out one after another. Uneasiness and fear were brewing and amplified in people's hearts, and they might burst out at any time.
Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu did not intend to go there. Their vision was limited in the dark, and it would be terrible if they were hit by a stray bullet. Neither of them went back. Zhen Shuai found a pillar, stood behind it and looked into the distance.
More and more people came to the first floor, almost all of them strong men, traveling in groups of three or two, all here to inquire about the situation. They all heard the gunfire and knew the general direction of the gunshot. They did not dare to get close. Like Zhen Shuai and the others, they stood far away and looked around.
"Little brother, do you know what's going on now?" A man in his early thirties gently patted Zhen Shuai on the shoulder and asked in a low voice. Because I haven't washed my hair for a long time, it is shiny and shiny under the light of the mobile phone, and it also exudes an unpleasant smell.
"I just got here too." Zhen Shuai shook his head. His feeling was getting worse and worse because he smelled a strong smell of burning.
At this time, a middle-aged man about fifty years old ran over with a panicked look, followed by a smell of smoky smoke. That's the unique smell of old smokers.
Behind the pillar opposite, a young man with hair that reached his shoulders quickly walked over to stop him, smiled at him in a friendly manner, and stuffed him with a cigarette, "Brother, let me ask, what happened over there?
" The young man smelled the smell of smoke and stopped. His expression calmed down, but his hands were still trembling a little.
Everyone around gathered around.
The long-haired man was quite good at what he was doing. He took out a lighter and skillfully lit a cigarette for the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man took a deep breath and truly calmed down, "Someone set a fire."
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, shocked and angry.
"Set fire? Why set fire?"
The middle-aged man took another puff of cigarette, with a look of panic still on his face. His eyes were unfocused, and the confusion in his eyes became more and more intense. It was rare for him to express the information he knew in a coherent and clear manner. .
"I don't know what happened. I just know that a group of people secretly went to the machine room where the generator was stored and set fire to the machines and fuel inside. Those soldiers were putting out the fire, but the fire was too big. Even if the fire was extinguished, there would still be no fire inside. There's nothing we can save."
The burning smell wafted over not long after, and everyone could smell it, and it was very choking.
Everyone looked at each other with heavy hearts.
"Why did they set the fire? What good would it do to them?"
"Is it an antisocial personality?"
"Maybe he was driven crazy by the repressed environment. It's so scary!" "
Has the person who set the fire been caught?"
“It would be too dangerous for us if we didn’t get caught. They can set fire to machines and fuel today, but they won't set fire to the entire base tomorrow, right?
"Those soldiers fired. Did they kill people? " The
middle-aged man shook his head, "I didn't kill anyone. I just gave those who were watching a warning to calm down." The person who set the fire seemed to have planned it. After setting the fire, he took advantage of the darkness and escaped without catching anyone. "
Everyone was nervous. They thought that the people who set the fire were probably crazy. No one knew who set the fire. Maybe that person was someone close to them. Someone said excitedly: "No, we have to go
. Find those who are soldiers. If they don't find the person who set the fire, we will be in too much danger! "
Another person snorted, "Is the focus now on the person who set the fire? The most important thing now is that there may be no electricity in the future. We may all have to live in darkness in the future. What should we do if we eat? What should we do if we sleep? Will others take advantage of the darkness to do more terrible things?"
Everyone was horrified.
Zhen Shuai's face was expressionless, and his mind was spinning rapidly. Why do those who set fires set fires? Are you really crazy? He felt it was not that simple.
Chapter 416 The Black Hand in the Dark
As an important part of the base, the computer room must be guarded by someone. How did a madman get in there? So Zhen Shuai was suspicious.
Some people thought that their family members were still in the accommodation area, and it was dark everywhere now. They must have been very scared at this moment. They exclaimed "It's broken" and quickly squeezed into the crowd, causing another noise.
"You stepped on my foot!"
"Quickly give up! I want to go back to see my daughter!"
"Oops, I also want to go back to see my parents! Get out of the way!"
This sentence woke me up. Others were confused and confused. When they thought that someone might take advantage of the darkness to attack their families, a group of people began to crowd together again.
Zhen Shuai quickly pulled Shen Xingdu to the wall and took out a flashlight to illuminate everyone. He is not the only one who does this, there are others. This is not only helping others, but also helping himself.
With a few bright lights, the panicked people felt a little relieved and no longer blindly pushed forward, and the flow of people slowed down a little.
Zhen Shuai and Shen Xingdu waited until everyone had dispersed before returning to their residence. Yao Zifan opened the door half open and poked his head at the door. When he saw them, he let out a sigh of relief.
In addition to Yao Zifan, the people who breathed a sigh of relief were also a group of people hiding in the men's restroom in a certain area -
at the door of the restroom, there were two men leaning against the wall, holding mobile phones in their hands, seemingly focused on playing games. In fact, they are paying attention to the surrounding movements without leaving any trace, so as not to let anyone get close.
In the men's restroom, a group of people were puffing away. On their faces, tension was mixed with a little weird excitement.
In order to prevent people outside from noticing this, they did not dare to create too much light and just turned on a mobile phone flashlight.
"Brother, I don't understand, why did we burn the generator?" A fat young man who looked about thirty years old frowned and asked the only middle-aged man sitting on the sink smoking, "What will happen next?" How can we eat when the electricity goes out?" As he spoke, he subconsciously touched his stomach, as if filling his stomach was the most important thing to him.
Except for this middle-aged man, everyone else was standing, looking very awed and convinced by this middle-aged man.
The man sitting on the sink is between thirty-eight and forty-five years old. He is tall and strong, with eyebrows like an inverted "eight". He is full of sharpness, unsmiling, and has a rather outrageous temperament, even if he is wearing a delicate The gold-rimmed glasses don't make people feel polite, but make people feel uneasy. It seems that there is a terrifying gaze hidden behind the lenses.
The only girl in the group was seventeen or eighteen years old. She had delicate features, fair skin, and exquisite makeup. Her beautiful white long-sleeved dress and high-heeled boots were spotless. She didn't look like someone living in the apocalyptic world at all. She also pouted dissatisfied, holding the arm of the man wearing glasses and acting coquettishly. The bracelet on her wrist swayed as she swayed, shining with bright silver light, "Yes, Dad. I can't play games when the battery is out." It's so boring! And how can we live in such a dark place?"
The man wearing glasses gave them a helpless look. Instead of answering them, he blew out a puff of smoke and asked the others unhurriedly, "Come here. Tell me, why should I burn down the generator?"
Those people looked at each other and thought hard.
One of them said categorically: "I can't think of why, but I know that Brother Qiang's decision will not be wrong! From the time we entered here to now, Brother Qiang, you have predicted the situation of many bases and the response of the troops correctly. Not once It's wrong! In short, we can't go wrong by following Brother Gang!"
The others looked at him in unison, with different expressions. Some looked contemptuous, cursing in their hearts that he could only flatter others, while others looked envious. , I admire He Chang's sharp tongue.
Chu Zigang laughed, and the hand holding the cigarette tapped a man of his own age, wearing a black sportswear and black wristbands on his wrists. This man looks very honest, with slightly dark skin and a gentle smile on his face, which makes it easy for people to like him. His temperament is almost the opposite of Chu Ziqiang.
"Junyang, tell me?"
Li Junyang said: "I just think of one thing. There is no power in the base. These millions of people will definitely feel uneasy and dissatisfied with living in the dark, and then they will definitely cause trouble. Those who The soldiers cannot ignore it. By then, they will definitely take action, either to find a way to restore the power, or to go out of the base and find out more about the situation. Brother Gang, is your purpose to put pressure on the troops?" Chu
Zi He just took a puff of cigarette and nodded, "Yes, you can say that this is my main purpose. The efficiency of those soldiers is too low, so I have to find a way to force them so that they can send more people to leave the base. Go outside to find out the latest news. Also, think about it, if the survivors in the base riot, the number of survivors will inevitably be reduced. With fewer people, a lot of supplies can be saved." Everyone looked at it in awe
. he.
Chu Zigang seemed not to notice, and continued: "And, I think, among those survivors, there must be some who can't help but leave the base. In short, the fewer survivors in the base, the better for us. In fact, if not The person guarding the computer room cannot be bribed. We can completely bribe him and make this incident an accident, which will make it easier for us to hide in the dark. But it’s okay now. Our plan is going smoothly and no one will doubt us. On my body." In fact, he didn't need to say so much. A leader didn't need to explain everything clearly to his subordinates, but he wanted to give these people a shock and let them understand that they were more powerful than others in calculating calculations. You can't do anything to him, so don't play tricks on him in the future and listen to him honestly.
The others nodded as if they were pounding garlic.
Chu Ziqiang scratched his head, "Brother, do you want to occupy this base?"
Chu Zigang slapped him on the head with a "pop" sound, "I think your head is full of water. Okay, You don't need to worry about these things, just leave the brain-shaking things to your brother and me."
Everyone snickered.
Chu Zigang was about to say something when he noticed something was wrong with his daughter's expression. His eyes flashed, "In the future, do you think Dad is too cruel?"
He asked his daughter gently, his tone was casual, as if he was asking casually, and the hand holding the cigarette naturally hung on the side of his thigh. People saw that his hands were shaking slightly.
Chu Weilai hugged his father's arm tightly and hesitated for a moment, "Dad, I know you are doing it for me, for so many people who are willing to follow you, and for us all to survive. I am just worried that if there is chaos in the base, Get up, aren't we also in danger?"
Chu Zigang breathed a sigh of relief, "So you are worried about this. Don't worry, dad will naturally have a way to deal with it."
Li Junyang smiled and comforted Chu Weilai, "In the future, you will Don't worry. Your dad is very powerful. He always takes one step at a time and waits for three steps. Everything will be fine."
Others agreed.
"Yes, yes."
At this time, a broadcast sounded outside, and the voice was very stern.
"Notice, from now on, the base will adopt militarized management! Now everyone please stay where you are and don't move around. Anyone who violates the order will be imprisoned in the lightest case, or shot in the worst case! Notification, from now on, the base will be..." In the bathroom
Seeing that Chu Zigang's expression remained unchanged, the people calmed down.
Chu Zigang said: "Just wait patiently, there will be notification soon."
Li Junyang said: "Brother Gang, if we are not near our beds, will the people in the army doubt us?"
Chu Zigang smiled lightly, " Don’t worry, they won’t waste time on us in this situation. What’s more, the traces we left have long been destroyed in the chaos. Unless we go back in time, they won’t be able to find any clues.”
When Commander Zhen heard the broadcast, he was still watching at the door of the room, secretly approving of the troops' decision. The troops responded quickly and their decision was right. Now only strong measures can be taken to control the situation, otherwise, the riot of five million people is no joke.
After a while, many soldiers appeared running, holding steel guns and wearing headlamps. They were divided into teams of ten and dispersed in all directions in an orderly manner, quickly entering different accommodation areas. Wherever the light passed, many people who ignored warnings were exposed in front of the soldiers. Some fought, robbed, and took the opportunity to rape others... An old man who was nearly fifty years old had been eyeing a single woman living next to him for a long time
. Today, I finally found the opportunity, blocked her mouth, and raped her surrounded by the crowd. Because these beds are made of reinforced concrete and are very stable, even if the woman struggled desperately, the bed did not shake at all, so no one around her noticed what happened to her.
When the soldiers came over and the lights swept over, people saw the desperate tears on her face and the mess all over her body.
When the light fell on the old man, he finally realized that he was afraid. He quickly slipped off the woman and knelt on the ground with a pale face. He raised his hands and begged for mercy, "I was wrong, please forgive me! I was wrong, please forgive me." ..."
"Bang!"
A deafening gunshot rang out, and the bullet accurately embedded itself between the old man's eyebrows, freezing the look of fear on his face.
Not far away, Commander Zhen heard clearly and held Shen Xingdu's hand tightly.
Shen Xingdu raised his hand and took the person into his arms.
Like a signal, several more gunshots rang out one after another.
The survivors huddled on their beds in fear, shivering, and many covered their mouths, afraid to make any sound.
The soldiers used tough measures to curb possible riots. However, everyone understands that such a shock is only temporary. If the survivors cannot be given a sense of security, riots will still occur one day, and no one knows when it will come.
Shen Xingdu took Zhen Shuai's hand into the house and closed the door.