Chapter 232 Extremely Hot. Base Condition

Tang Xiao and Huo Sisi looked at each other, and Huo Sisi finally explained, "Xiao An, you are right. Only the base can access the network. But now the base has been occupied, many soldiers and police have died, and some civilians are locked up inside. The base...is no longer ours."

Gu Ye was shocked. "What do you mean? Isn't the base owned by the government? How could it be occupied?"

Huo Sisi sighed, "Hey, although I live in Sunshine Community now, I have been following Miao Miao to do government propaganda. I was also at the scene on the day of the riot. The mayor was unveiling the first phase of the base, but the rostrum suddenly exploded, and then explosions were heard all around."

When Huo Sisi thinks back on it now, she still feels a lingering fear.

She continued, "Many people suddenly rushed out and attacked the military police and the property owner. Fortunately, I was in the car at the time and escaped. Later I learned that the rioters were prisoners from the South City Prison."

At this point, he clenched his fist and hit his thigh hard, "It's all the fault of that mayor who is always causing trouble instead of helping others. He insisted on completing the construction of the base as soon as possible and had to be ahead of other provinces.

He ignored Secretary Tang's dissuasion and insisted on using the heavy criminals from South City Prison, saying that working them to death would be a way to atone for his crimes. I now suspect that he has a connection with the people in there and is doing this on purpose."

As expected, it is related to Nancheng Prison. So how is Wang Ce now?

"Where's Tang Chen?"

"Fortunately, Secretary Tang was ignored by the mayor and was sent to a shelter on the day of the unveiling, where he was safe and sound. However, once the base was in trouble, many organizations emerged and wanted to get a piece of the pie. Sunshine Community also suffered several attacks.

Fortunately, the Qing Gang stepped forward and, in the face of a severe shortage of police force, used underworld tactics to suppress the troublemakers, thus alleviating a lot of burden on the police station.

I met that gang leader once. He was wearing a black coat and holding a silver snake-head cane. He looked very impressive. "

Isn't Li Qing a golden snake-headed cane? However, Chu An felt very comfortable when he heard someone praise Li Qing like this.

Huo Sisi felt that she had gone off topic and quickly pulled it back, "Ahem...Later, the government set up a cordon and isolated the base, fearing that they would really unite.

But a lot of food and water have been transported in, about two-thirds of the supplies in the entire city of C. They also have a lot of hostages in their hands."

"What hostages?" Chu An suddenly thought of the seventh area within the cordon.

"Many people moved in before the first phase was unveiled, and they were all wealthy people. The base was originally designed to accommodate 800,000 people, 300,000 in the first phase and 500,000 in the second phase. At that time, there were about 50,000 people in the first phase, and only two-thirds left on the day. Now there are at least 10,000 people still inside."

Chu An asked hurriedly, "Do you know how many prisoners there are?"

Huo Sisi held up her chin and said, "At that time, 2,000 prisoners from the South City Prison were mobilized. After the casualties during the construction of the base, there were only about 1,000 left when the rebellion took place.

But I heard that many people from the first period turned against the prisoners and joined them, and now their team has about 1,500 people."

There should be more, and the number will continue to increase. The remaining people see no hope, and there are only two choices, to die or to join, and no one wants to die.

She listened for a while and sorted out the whole context of the matter.

The base construction was originally planned to be in one phase, but because few people signed up to participate and their physical fitness was not good enough, it had to be divided into two phases. The mayor was very dissatisfied with this, so he started to use the minds of prison inmates.

Tang Chen's dissuasion was fruitless, and he even complained to his superiors. It was unknown what connections he had used to transfer Tang Chen to the shelter.

The base was completed in mid-May, and wealthy people began to move in, and could choose a location first by paying grain. At the same time, the second phase started construction and is expected to be completed in August.

In mid-July, the main characters of the first phase had already chosen their houses, and some collective communities also moved in due to their own relationships. The mayor insisted on holding an unveiling ceremony, which resulted in a riot and he was arrested.

The prisoners had hot weapons and could make explosives. The two sides fought for 15 days. More than 100 policemen and militia members died in the conflict, and more than 1,000 were injured.

It was not until some people from Phase I turned against the government and joined the prisoners that the government was completely defeated. In early August, the prisoners completely occupied the bases of Phases II.

Now there are less than 5,000 government officials, public security officers, and volunteers in City C, and less than 800 police officers and joint defense team members left. They have managed to maintain the shelters and dare not fight again.

Just when Chu An was sorting out the causes and consequences, Yin Tianlin and Li Rong returned, and both of them were equally excited.

Li Rong came back with two fish and said with a smile, "I'll go cook. We'll have fish tonight."

Yin Tianlin pulled a chair and joined the group chat.

Seeing everyone's serious expressions, he guessed what was just said and sighed, "Xiao An, it's not the right time for you to come back. Things may change in City C."

Tang Xiao asked. "Is this also the reason for your meeting today?"

Yin Tianlin nodded, "The district chief received news from the shelter and asked us to do a head count. We may have to migrate."

Huo Sisi was surprised. "Even if they occupied the base, the worst that can happen is that they divide the area into autonomous areas. Is it necessary to leave?"

Yin Tianlin smiled bitterly, "Do you think they will let go of the shelter? If the shelter is gone, will they let go of our communities? There are only two options now, either escape, or take back the base at all costs, even if we all die."

Chu An agreed with Yin Tianlin's statement. The people in Nanshan Prison were all extremely vicious criminals. In the previous life, they not only occupied most of the resources of City C, but also destroyed the surrounding villages and towns.

They locked up the old, weak, sick, and disabled people and those who opposed them in warehouses, and then released hungry wolves and poisonous snakes... According to people who saw it, there was blood flowing like a river and screams were heard everywhere.

She collected her thoughts and asked Yin Tianlin, "Does the government intend to take you with them?"

Yin Tianlin sighed. Half a year of responsibility had made him less boastful. "The government didn't say they were leaving, nor did they say they weren't leaving. But Secretary Tang said in his personal capacity that he would stay and wait for central government rescue."

"What do you think?"

He wanted to wait, but no one could predict what the result would be. After a long while, he said quietly, "My opinion on this matter doesn't count. It depends on everyone's opinion."

"What does Zhou Zeyong mean?"

"He didn't say anything. He just asked me to collect the opinions of each family and tell him tomorrow at noon."

After Yin Tianlin finished speaking, he looked at Chu An. The past six months have been really hard. He couldn't find a place to scavenge, and when he found supplies he was chased and beaten. He could also be ambushed due to uneven internal distribution. He was so worried that he had several tufts of white hair.

Sometimes he would compare his life in Qingrun Apartment with his life here. There were bad guys on both sides, and both had experienced survival crises and life-threatening situations.

In Qingrun Apartment, they can always find solutions, turn danger into safety, and do everything with confidence. In this place, they are walking on thin ice every day, and they have to think of everything by themselves. If they don't think of it, they will suffer losses or even lose their lives. For them, the team is more like a shackle.

He talked about this feeling with Huo Sisi, Tang Xiao and Li Rong, and everyone realized belatedly that Chu An and Gu Ye were no longer in their lives.