Chapter 838 Where is the Gap

"What's going on?" Shen Yanming asked.

Qi Xili looked up and saw that no one was paying attention, so he explained in a low voice: "The house of our guard team is still intact, and we can live in it after a little rest. You know, the outside is deserted now, and it is impossible to absorb so many survivors.

Our family building and dormitory have been targeted by the former officials. They pester Officer Wen every day, and Officer Wen has to agree. However, in order to protect the interests of the guards, Officer Wen has set a deadline. If you don't report back before the deadline, the house will be occupied by force."

Chen Yanming raised his eyebrows: "How many days are left before the deadline?"

"Just a week." In fact, it was the end of September, but that person simply couldn't wait until then.

Shen Yanming nodded and said nothing more.

Qi Xili led people to settle down. After the non-guards came back, they had to follow the guards and laborers to build their own houses before they could get a place to live. The temporary residence was a large tent for four people.

After Qi Xili had someone take over, he took Shen Yanming and the others back to the central area, which was the original location of the escort team.

“We didn’t intend to do this, but the farmland was destroyed, the buildings were overturned, and the survivors who came back were unwilling to stay away from the escort team, so they set up camp outside us.

We have a large population here, and with the addition of family members, we also need to build a lot of houses. So we divided it into A, B, C, and D areas.

The place where we originally lived and trained belongs to Area A. The newly built family housing belongs to Area B. The original political and important officials live in Area C. The survivors who came to seek refuge live in Area D. "

Shen Yanming was surprised when he heard this: "Will those important officials agree?"

"I don't agree. What can we do? We have the final say now. They can only settle for the next best thing and attack the guards who haven't returned yet."

"So, I am the soft persimmon!" Shen Yanming asked, pointing at his nose.

Qi Xili suppressed his laughter and said, "There's nothing we can do. He has made great contributions to the city's development. We can't just abandon him after he has done his job."

"Okay, okay, I don't know what they are thinking. It doesn't matter where they live."

Qi Xili rolled his eyes and thought, when you see it with your own eyes, you will know the difference.

The two talked as they walked, and after leaving Area D, they saw Area C. There was a row of small bungalows here, all built with bricks and cement lumps from outside, and they looked extremely simple.

We left Area C and went to Area B. The buildings in Area B are neater than those in Area C, but the occupancy rate is not high.

"How many of us have returned?"

“Less than 50%.”

"Are the rest still alive?"

Qi Xili smiled bitterly: "Only 70% left."

Shen Yanming was silent. A tsunami took away the lives of 30% of the Haishi Guards. These were all strictly trained. What about ordinary people? How much loss would they suffer?

"How will meals be calculated from now on?"

"This year's harvest is gone. The guards will provide a big pot of rice until next year's harvest. Or they can provide ingredients for the survivors to cook on their own."

"Free?"

"How is that possible! Whether it's the guards or the survivors, they all have to work in exchange for food."

"Then what about me and my wife? Our previous jobs are no longer necessary, right?"

Qi Xili smiled and looked at Shen Yanming meaningfully: "Why are you in such a hurry? With a skill in hand, are you still worried about not having a job?"

Shen Yanming understood and said nothing more.

The group walked for a long time before reaching Area A. This area was almost the same as the original Guard Unit, except that it was much more dilapidated.

Qi Xili led people to do a more detailed registration, and then let everyone go home.

Meng Wu, Yu Shui, Tang Shunlin and others returned to their original dormitories. Although Li Zhaozhao had no place to live, Xu Yajing had a small room, so the two of them took Li Wanwan back to rest.

Zhang Heping and Ji Kangyong were not part of the guard team, so they could only stay in the tents in Area D. But after Qi Xili knew their backgrounds, he decided to report them and give them a chance to see if they could pass the assessment and join the guard team. After all, the base construction needed talents.

As for accommodation, I'll just stay at Old Shen's house for the time being.

Li Sikai and his friends were going back to the capital, but they still had to contact them to decide when and how to go back. After discussing it, they decided to stay at Old Shen's house. Shen Yanming raised his eyebrows, but didn't refuse. Anyway, they had space, so at most they could just go in and sleep at night.

Qi Xili followed the others back, but before he reached Building No. 3, he heard a girl yelling at the security guard, "Why don't you let us live there? If there was someone in that house, they would have returned long ago. If they haven't come back for such a long time, doesn't that mean they're gone?"

Even if the smart bracelet shows that the person is still alive, but he has not returned, it means that he has settled somewhere else. You would rather put the house aside than let us live in it. Isn't this a waste of resources?"

"My father has worked hard for Haishi for more than ten years, and he was once the top leader or the second-in-command. Now that you have achieved success, we can't say anything. But you don't even give us a house to live in, that's too much! Just based on my father's previous contributions, he should be qualified to live here, right?"

The guard was speechless, but he was biased and sternly refused: "No, this is a rule from our superiors. We guards have also made great contributions to the safety of Hai City. In this regard, no one is nobler than anyone else. Before the end of September, no one can move into the vacant houses except the original owners."

"Why are you so rigid? Anyway, the house is still empty now, so what if we live there? If it really doesn't work, let me move in first, and if the original owner comes back, I will move out."

The guard was unmoved and thought that if you move in, you'll definitely stay there.

Qi Xili watched the whole show, and only when it was over did he signal with his eyes: "I want to live in your house."

Shen Yanming felt his scalp tingling, thinking that being entangled by such a woman was really terrible. At this time, he only sympathized with the guard who was loyal to his duty, and never thought that his future experience might be even worse.

Qi Xili patted Shen Yanming on the shoulder, stepped forward and said to the guard: "This is the owner of the room on the third floor."

The young soldier knew Qi Xili, so he had no doubts about what he said. However, he still verified the identity information on the smart bracelet.

After confirming that everything was correct, the young soldier said with a smile: “Comrade Shen, welcome back.”

Shen Yanming smiled and returned the greeting: "Thank you very much, you have worked hard!"

"It's not hard, it's my duty! Do you still have the key? If you do, you can just go up by yourself."

Shen Yanming nodded: "The key is not lost, it is with me."

He took the initiative to introduce: "These people will live with my husband and me for a while."

The young soldier didn't ask any more questions, but just smiled and said, "As long as you register, there will be no problem."