The zombie riot in the urban area quickly attracted the attention of the base more than ten kilometers away.
Li Baifu immediately called a meeting of all officers above the rank of lieutenant. He proposed the idea of moving to the west and allowed everyone to speak freely about their opinions.
"That would be a waste for the Luo family." Some subordinates were reluctant to give up their inheritance here.
"No matter how we conserve our supplies, they still won't cover six months' consumption. Either way, we're doomed. I agree with the division commander's decision."
"But the question is, what is the attitude of the capital city on this matter?"
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Li Baifu listened quietly for a moment, then swept his gaze calmly over his subordinates. He took a sip of tea and slowly placed the lid on the cup. Everyone fell silent, holding their breath as they waited for the boss to speak.
Li Baifu coughed lightly and cleared his throat. "The capital has long since cut off our supplies. Li Shenghua's application for supplies has yet to be approved. The supplies in our warehouse won't last us for three months, let alone six months. If any of you have a better idea, please bring it up now."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the faces of everyone present with his sharp eyes.
Everyone looked at each other, silent and refusing to speak. The base still had thousands of soldiers and workers, and thousands more, and the daily material consumption was staggering.
Since the warehouse was burned down, they had to buy some emergency food from the survivors at a high price, and sent a team to search the city occupied by zombies.
But it is now almost a year after the apocalypse, and places where supplies are easily collected have already been looted countless times by the survivors.
There was a planting area within the base, but the output was far from enough to meet the consumption. Furthermore, they also had to fill the points gap.
Since the base was founded, points have existed. Points are virtual, and can only be redeemed for items when the base has reserves of supplies. But now that the warehouses are gone, and the supplies are gone, for the sake of the country's credibility, they have to rack their brains to satisfy the public first.
After a long while, someone asked weakly, "Commander, it's thousands of miles from here to the west. How do we get there?"
"If you have no objection to the relocation, we can deal with other matters separately." Li Baifu glanced at everyone's faces and noted in his mind who agreed and who opposed.
"Now, those who agree, please raise your hands." As soon as Li Baifu finished speaking, Qiu Kai raised his hand actively.
His military rank was low, but when he raised his hand he represented Li Baifu's wishes.
Several die-hard fans who had no psychological burden also raised their hands.
But the number of people is still less than half.
"Those of you who don't want to go can stay, but you have to take good care of yourselves from now on! We'll work together again someday! Dismissed!"
Li Baifu stood up and walked out quickly, casually ordering Qiu Kai, "Qiu Kai, stay and count the number of people. I need to report to Chief Lin..."
After Li Baifu left, Qiu Kai was surrounded by everyone.
"Is the Chief really determined to move to that godforsaken place in the West?"
"I heard it's even colder over there than here. How are we going to survive if we go there?"
"Don't even think about how we're going to survive over there! How are we going to get there? Are the people of Liancheng not going to care anymore?"
"Who is Chief Lin? Has anyone come from the capital?"
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Everyone was talking at once, and the soldiers were speaking so loudly that Qiu Kai's small body was almost torn apart by them.
"Stop!" Qiu Kai yelled, "If you want to go with me, fill out the registration form yourself. If you want to answer questions, get out of here. I don't have time for that!"
As he said that, he took out a pen and paper, slapped it on the table, then sat down, crossed his legs, and waited for everyone to register.
"I'll give you ten minutes at most. I still have to go back and pack my luggage." Qiu Kai glanced at his wrist and saw that it was Ji Xiao who sent him a message.
So he simply stood up, picked up a junior officer, threw the form to him, and asked him to do the job.
His uncle told him that Lin Qingqing robbed half of the warehouse of the Beijing State-owned Assets Bureau.
He even wished there were fewer people going West with him so that he could take advantage of them more.
But things went against his wishes. The more he looked like this, the more people who were originally wavering and undecided chose to join the team.
As everyone knows, Qiu Kai is just a person with connections and no real skills...
Some people who had connections with Lu Xin also learned that the so-called "Chief Lin" was the evil star in Beijing who robbed the State-owned Assets Bureau, and even the director of the Beijing base could not do anything about her.
So, as more and more people registered their identities, the last few opposition members had no choice but to follow the crowd and join!
After all, following Commander Li is still a national army. After Commander Li evacuates Liancheng, will he become Luo Ya's bodyguard?
So, after Qiu Kai and Ji Xiao finished their conversation, everyone had filled out the form and Qiu Kai's face turned dark.
Luo Ya also learned about the zombie riot in the city, and immediately heard that Li Baifu had called a meeting, and he thought it was a combat meeting.
To this end, he opened a bottle of champagne, hugged the devilishly-figured Secretary Xiao, and celebrated with a few confidants.
The more people Old Man Li kills, the less he can control Liancheng. Sooner or later, Liancheng will be his world.
However, the meeting over there was over.
He waited for a long time, but the charge horn that was supposed to sound did not come.
At this moment, an old employee of the Luo Group rushed in in a panic, shouting, "Chairman, this is bad, this is bad!"
Pah! He was answered with a slap from the newly appointed black-clad executive: "Who did you say was bad? Huh?"
The old employee staggered after being slapped by the executive. He suppressed his anger, covered his face and looked up, only to see Chairman Xiao Luo with a face as black as ink, staring at him with a creepy look.
"Commander Li...we are about to retreat." The old employee wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand. He looked down at the blood on the back of his hand and his heart sank.
The Luo family may appear prosperous on the surface, but they are actually a mess on the inside. He should make plans early.
"Retreat? Where are they retreating to?" Luo Ya shook the goblet in his hand nonchalantly.
He hated Commander Li, but he knew clearly that without these soldiers, he and his men would not be able to defend Liancheng.
He only wanted to cripple Commander Li's troops, but he never thought that they would all die in battle, let alone that these soldiers would evacuate one day.
"According to intelligence, they are going to the west..." the old employee replied.
The executive who had just hit someone had a thoughtful look on his face: "Chairman, are we pushing them too hard..."
Luo Ya's brows furrowed even tighter. He knew what the executives were talking about.
The supplies in the Liancheng warehouse were in his hands. He originally planned to keep the supplies, thinking that Base Director Li would compromise with him sooner or later and hand over the management rights of the base.
Now it seems that we may have pushed too hard?
Luo Ya instructed the old employee, "Old Wang, you personally take people to deliver one or two truckloads of rice to that old man. Tell them that it's from the Luo Group as a gift to the troops."
The two trucks of rice should have ten tons. There are tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in the base, plus tens of thousands of survivors. If they eat them sparingly, it should be enough for them to consume for two or three months.
Anyway, those soldiers have only had one meal a day and have some time to breathe. Li Baifu shouldn't run away, right?
Luo Ya didn't want his troops to really run away. If that happened, who would help him fight the zombies and serve as a shield? So, he decided to be a good citizen for once.
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Luo Ya's way of expression might have been too tactful, and he also underestimated the temper of the vampire man.
When Li Baifu learned that the Luo Group had sent two trucks of rice, he laughed in anger. He waved his hand and said, "Point the cannon at Gemini Lake. Hand over the rice and you won't be killed."
"...Base Commander, they are civilians," someone advised. They are soldiers, and they would rather starve to death than take a single needle or thread from the people.
"No, they are an illegal organization and a gang of evil forces. I have evidence here." Qiu Kai said righteously, saluted, and handed over some information with both hands.
He has been waiting for this moment!
Things like confiscating property should be done by royal relatives like him.
He had long been eyeing the Luo family, especially when he knew that the troops were going to evacuate to the west, so he made an agreement with his good friend Ji Xiao to collect all the evidence of the Luo family's illegal crimes and to nail them down.
"Follow the order! Fire first, then shout." Li Baifu disdained to look at any evidence.
At this time, he didn't know that the supplies in the warehouse were caused by Luo Ya, and he was also preparing to deal with the Luo family before leaving.
He has been in Liancheng for a year, and from Luo Dafo to Luo Ya, they have always been holding him back. They really think he is a paper tiger!
A quarter of an hour later, several bombs fell on Gemini Lake in succession.
The hungry messenger's mouth trembled, and the base commander's words of "fire one shot first" became "fire several shots first".
The artillery regiment was so hungry that they felt dizzy and had no idea how many shots they had fired, so they didn't stop.
No one tried to stop it.
The soldiers have more or less heard about the bad things that the Luo family did on Gemini Lake. They didn't have the chance before, but now that the base commander has ordered to fire a few artillery pieces, they will definitely fire them first!
Luo Ya never thought that he had been a bad guy all his life and had only done one good thing. In the end, he didn't even have the chance to leave a last word before he died in the explosion.
An old employee of the Luo family who was delivering rice peed himself on the spot when he saw artillery shells continuously bombarding the direction of Gemini Lake.
He screamed uncontrollably: "Don't kill me, I know the location of Luo's warehouse!"
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Lin Qingqing wore an oxygen mask and slept for a long time in the crack of time. She usually seldom dreamed, but this time she had countless dreams.
In her dream, she was always alone in a dark space. No matter how hard she looked, she couldn't find the exit and was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
When I woke up, my whole body was aching.
Lin Qingqing stood up and turned to look at Qu Guanqing next to her. The other person's face had returned to its original state. He was lying there peacefully and calmly, with no change in his posture.
Outside the cracks in time and space, the day is like night falling, and a little dim light is reflected from the distant stars.
Lin Qingqing thought for a moment, took out a pen and paper and wrote a note: Wait for me to come back.
Qu Guanqing's ability level is higher than hers, and she is afraid that he will wake up and rush out without knowing the situation.
If you fall into the turbulence of time and space, even the Corpse King may turn into ashes in seconds.
Lin Qingqing took off her oxygen mask and exited the time rift.
As soon as her feet touched the ground, Cai Donghu appeared with a nervous look on his face, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay, I just had a nap." Breathing the fresh air again and looking at the normal light in the space, Lin Qingqing actually felt a little dizzy.
"You slept for three days..." Cai Donghu breathed a sigh of relief, yet also a sense of helplessness. He'd been terrified. He'd thought the silly kid had wandered off into time again. The truth wasn't important; the outcome was.
"Ah~" Lin Qingqing exclaimed in surprise.
She rubbed her temples. "I have an appointment with Li Baifu in three days to discuss going west. No, I have to go out right away."
"Don't worry, they've already started organizing the evacuation. Have you eaten?"
"Of course not. What's there to eat? I'm starving!"
Mr. Cai's theme always has something to do with food, and Lin Qingqing is always successfully led astray by him...
After eating a large bowl of noodles with soybean paste, a bowl of pork rib soup and two boiled eggs, Lin Qingqing finally felt that she was alive again.
"Doctor Lin, can my colleagues evacuate with you?" Although Teacher Jiang had no chance to go out, Cai Donghu did not hide the situation outside from her.
At this moment, she was anxious. After the troops from Liancheng Base evacuated, who would protect their special isolation hospital?
A single company of elite soldiers from the capital couldn't defend the city gates on the 15th of every month. The rioting zombies would devour them without leaving a trace.
"They may not be willing to go with us!" Lin Qingqing put down her bowl and chopsticks. "Or you can write a letter and I'll help you deliver it."
She had been planning to go to the west to unload the goods first, and then come back to pick up these scientific researchers and equipment. However, since Teacher Jiang was so proactive, it would be a good idea to give it a try first.
She would try to take away those who were willing to go with them. If not, she would notify them and let the Beijing base take them away first while there was still time.
"...Okay then. Wait for me, I'll be there soon." Teacher Jiang also knew that Lin Qingqing would never let her go out to persuade her colleagues to surrender, and she didn't want her colleagues to fall into death, so she hurried back to the studio to find pen and paper to write a letter.
"Are you really taking them away?" Cai Donghu was quite willing. All his research results were self-taught, and he benefited a lot from the few days that Teacher Jiang was in the space.
"Let them see for themselves! I think these people are stubborn and won't go with us easily."
People who work in science and technology usually have high IQs. They also have a characteristic: they are strong-willed and independent-minded. They are not easily influenced by others and like to make their own judgments.
As she spoke, she clicked on the space barrier and looked outside. The zombies outside had calmed down and were back in standby mode.
Since she still had to wait for Teacher Jiang to write a letter, Lin Qingqing simply went back to the third floor. After taking a shower, washing her hair, and changing clothes, she still had time to talk to Mr. Cai about life.
After receiving the letter from Teacher Jiang, Lin Qingqing said hello to Cai Donghu and slipped out of the space.
The place where he appeared was on the clock tower, dozens of meters above the ground. Lin Qingqing did not alarm the zombies. She simply opened her wings and flew out of the city before retracting her supernatural powers.
She took a car and arrived at the base gate twenty minutes later.
Something changed at the door again.
After only three days of not seeing each other, the soldiers' faces turned rosy and their eyes lit up.
"Ma'am, you need to have a blood test to enter the city." When it was her turn, the soldier saluted politely.
"Okay." Lin Qingqing's eyes turned and she stretched out her hand very cooperatively.
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