They were all armed with clubs, long knives, and other weapons, and looked fierce and menacing. In comparison, Jiang Wan, who was standing on the stomach, appeared particularly weak, helpless, and powerless to resist. She was outnumbered and easily hacked into mincemeat.
Just then, a loud shout suddenly erupted from a corner of the parking lot: "Stop! The police are here! What are you doing?!"
Upon hearing the word "police," everyone instinctively paused, then simultaneously cursed.
In this apocalyptic world where oxygen is scarce, who's afraid of the police?
Do the police even bother with their trivial matters?!
Someone yelled, "Get out of here! If you don't want to die, don't get involved!"
Jiang Wan was also surprised; it was actually the US military who stood up for justice.
"So many of you, bullying the weak, you..."
Mi Jun's mindset is that of an ordinary ten-year-old child. So, although he shouts out against injustice, he immediately becomes cowardly and tries to run away when faced with so many villains.
Once he runs away, how could those bad guys not chase after him?
Someone immediately assigned tasks: "You guys protect the boss and avenge him! I'll go catch this kid; his niece works in the neighborhood! If we catch him, none of us will need to go dig for crystals in the wild!"
Jiang Wan raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this. So, they all really don't want to go to the wilderness?
Then, in front of everyone, he calmly retracted the hose, tightened the fuel tank cap, and then picked up the gasoline can to get into the car.
Everyone who wanted to kill her, along with the knives, guns, and clubs in their hands, were forced to stop two meters away from her.
They spontaneously formed a circle, and at the center of the circle was Jiang Wan.
The scene was extremely bizarre for a moment.
Jiang Wan leisurely boarded the car, and before leaving, she glanced at Mi Jun, who was being caught and beaten and howling with his head in his hands, and sighed helplessly.
Then, with a flick of the rattan whip, he tied up all those people who were standing there dumbfounded.
Upon hearing the howling, the men beating the American soldiers realized something was wrong and stopped, turning around to look.
Then they were all dumbfounded!
groove!
What on earth happened?!
Is it too late for them to run away now?
Outside, Cheng Zhen took this opportunity to use Ge Youcai and the other two as a starting point to teach everyone a lesson:
The consequences of not being willing to go out into the wild to dig for crystals!
The crowd buzzed with discussion: "Let's go! Didn't he just say that we'll be protected by the city guards once we leave the city?"
"Yes, and we won't go too far, just to the edge. I heard from the sidelines that they're expanding the city's protective shield, and they don't have enough crystal energy, so they need us to go out and mine!"
"Yes, yes, I heard about that too. Apparently, they're going to expand the forest farm! So we don't have enough space here!"
"Yeah, have you guys been to the forest farm? I went up close last time and wow, the air smelled so good! Just like before the apocalypse with its lack of oxygen!"
The air near the forest farm does have an increasing oxygen content as the plants begin photosynthesis, and the air quality is definitely much better than in the city. However, to say that it's the same as before the oxygen-deficient apocalypse is absolutely a placebo effect.
But people are willing to believe it!
In the post-apocalyptic world of oxygen deficiency, everyone believes in a promise—that they will breathe the same air as before the apocalypse.
Therefore, many people who were reluctant to venture into the wilderness changed their attitude: "Let's go dig for crystals!"
"Yes, yes, this is about building a city and a better home. We all benefit from it, and I'm willing to contribute my share!"
"Yes, count me in! It's just mining crystals, the city guards can do it, so can we!"
But many people scoffed at this, thinking that they had been easily brainwashed and were extremely stupid!
People with brains won't be led by the nose by them!
However, Jiang Wan soon drove out in a camouflage-colored RV. Although the vehicle had no license plate, you could tell it belonged to the city guard just by looking at the paint.
What quieted everyone down wasn't the vehicle itself, but the row of people hanging behind it.
They were all covered in bruises, with blood congealing into icy beads on their skin, and many of them were no longer recognizable as human!
The rope that tied them together looked like vines, and it looked very familiar.
Upon closer inspection, isn't it exactly the same as the one hanging on the 17th floor?
Then the crowd erupted in a cacophony of shouts: "Holy crap! What's hanging outside on the 17th floor is just an appetizer? Anyone who doesn't cooperate will end up like them!"
"Where are they taking them?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhen chuckled, glanced at Jiang Wan who was driving, and then said in a pretentious manner, "Send them directly to Chengdu. Without the city guards to protect them, they will be forced to work for a month. Whether they live or die is up to fate!"
Jiang Wan's RV was covered with privacy film, so he couldn't see her. Seeing that she didn't intend to get out of the vehicle, he waved his hand and ordered, "Leave the city!"
Before leaving, he ordered that Ge Youcai and the other two be released and escorted out of the city together.
Cheng Zhen originally wanted to kill all these people, but they dared to make a move on Jiang Wan? They're asking for trouble, aren't they?
But then I thought, it would be better to send them out to mine crystals. There's already a shortage of labor, it would be such a waste to just let them go to waste.
Thus began a month-long inhuman existence for these people. Although they were in the inner circle and not threatened by zombies, there were countless mutated plants in the wild, making them impossible to guard against. Within a day of going out, they were all covered in wounds. Without medical treatment or bandages, each person received only a pack of compressed biscuits and a bottle of water per day.
The reason they weren't allowed to eat snow to quench their thirst was because they were afraid the snow would be too much for them and they would die, which would mean a significant loss of labor.
They had to work during the day and even more at night; they couldn't afford not to. In the freezing cold at night, people would freeze to death. They didn't have anything to keep warm, so they could only wait until the sun rose the next day, huddle together, bask in the sun, and sleep for a while to replenish their energy.
A month passed, and when they returned to the city, they were no longer the rebellious people they used to be. They would avoid the city guards from afar, and would cover their ears and run away as if fleeing at the mere mention of Jiang Wan's name.
I won't listen! I absolutely won't listen!
They never want to suffer in the wild again!
Cheng Zhen was even more insidious. Every day, he organized the people in the city to observe the experiences of these dozen or so people and then compare them with the farmers who were genuinely willing to work in the wild. The city guards picked them up and dropped them off in the morning and evening, providing full protection. Everyone was not threatened by any mutated plants and could return to their own homes at night.
With this comparison, anyone with a brain knows what to do.
So the city's residents eagerly signed up, expressing their willingness to accept the organization's arrangements and go out of the city to dig for crystals.
Cheng Zhen accompanied Jiang Wan into the city, which solved a major problem for Lao Chen, and Lao Chen was overjoyed.
However, once again, a dark cloud descended upon the Mi family's Silver City Residence, and Mi Jun fell into a coma!
Before leaving, Jiang Wan called Mi Mang over, explained what had happened, expressed her gratitude, left some medicine for her wounds, and handed over the injured Mi Jun to her. However, after she went back and treated her uncle's wounds and gave him anti-inflammatory medicine, he fainted. More than half a month has passed, and he still hasn't woken up!
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