Chapter 184 Incitement (Second Update)
Zhou Yan came back from the battlefield and dealt with many things. He was just about to go home for a good sleep when the intercom suddenly rang, followed by a series of complaints that things in his house had been stolen.
This matter was not originally his responsibility, but as the saying goes, desperate people will try any possible means. The person who complained happened to know him and knew that his identity was quite important, so he went directly to him, hoping that he could help solve the problem.
Almost all of these people who complained were superpowers, and all of them had been on the battlefield to fight zombies before. When Zhou Yan heard this, he realized that this matter was very serious and didn't even bother to go home and rest.
After he found out the whole story, he went to find General Song. When he arrived, someone was reporting to General Song. When Zhou Yan heard it, he found that the person was talking about many people with special abilities who had their homes robbed.
After the man finished speaking, General Song nodded and looked at Zhou Yan: "Tell me what it is? Did you receive a complaint as well?"
Zhou Yan saw that General Song had an ugly expression on his face and knew that he must be very angry, so he quickly said, "General, you are right. I have indeed received many complaints from people with special abilities. They said that after they returned home, almost all the supplies and crystal cores in their homes were stolen."
"These guys are really..." General Song slammed the table in anger, "Do they have any heart? Ah? What time is it now? They can actually do such a thing! Isn't this chilling! If those psychics leave, what are they going to do? Just rely on the few things they stole to survive? Humph! A bunch of idiots! Idiots!"
He pounded the table hard again, looking extremely distressed!
He had guessed that some people might be restless, so he specially arranged some people as backup. Once those people made trouble, these backups would give them a thunderbolt strike! But he didn't expect that someone would take advantage of the time when those superpowers went out to fight the loss, break into the house, and steal the supplies they depended on for survival!
People like this are really too much!
Zhou Yan and the other person didn't say anything, they just kept their heads down. They were also furious when they heard about this, but General Song was already angry, what if they said a few more words and made the general angry?
But if they were asked to say something nice to persuade General Song, they really couldn't say things like "These people have excusable circumstances, they are just forced by life, they didn't do it on purpose."
How could they not do it on purpose? They are clearly selfish!
How did other people get their supplies and crystal cores? They risked their lives to get them, by hunting zombies! If these people were not unwilling to take risks and endure hardships, how could they have gotten to the point where they couldn't survive?
Why do they steal other people's supplies? Is it because they are pitiful?
This is not a stupid TV show, this is real life! They are not saints, they don't have such stupid ideas!
Neither of them spoke, they just exchanged worried glances silently, feeling heavy in their hearts.
The impact of this incident is really too bad! The victims must be given an explanation, otherwise it will be heartbreaking!
When the two thought of this, they suddenly remembered something. They had not returned home yet, so they didn't know what the situation was at home now!
General Song seemed to see their worries, waved his hand, and said gloomily: "Don't worry, after all, you are of different status, those people will never dare to target you!"
These people are as timid as mice. They only dare to do such sneaky things when no one is in the house. How could they have the courage to mess with the military?
Then, General Song quickly gave the order: "Go ahead and gather those who were damaged, record their stolen items, and then take people to search each house in the safe zone for me! I don't believe that these people can make the things disappear!"
"Yes! General!" Both of them knew that General Song was furious this time, so they quickly agreed without saying any extra words, let alone pleading for those villains!
When the two of them went out, they met several people who walked in with ugly faces. Without exception, they all came to report that someone's house in the safe zone had been robbed.
Not only General Song, but the other two generals also knew about this. After being angry, they made the same decision as General Song, counting the stolen items and then taking people to search one by one!
In order to avoid causing greater losses, the search began immediately. Any items in the house that did not match the identity and strength of the owner would be considered suspects and then carefully checked.
There are now nearly 300,000 people in the entire safe zone, most of whom are ordinary people, and the number of people with special abilities is only one-tenth of them.
It would be a heavy workload to check all the residents. Even if they checked, it would be almost impossible to find out everything. All they could do was to recover as much loss as possible.
At the same time, it also shows the military's attitude to those who have been harmed so that they will not feel disheartened.
There are countless zombies out there now, and even plants and animals are beginning to mutate. Humanity's enemies are increasing, and the situation is becoming more and more serious! These superpowers are all rare warriors. Once they are chilled, who will be willing to stand up when they encounter zombies attacking the city in the future?
Those who took action were too greedy and too foolish! They were simply digging their own graves!
The whole safe zone was in chaos because of this commotion. Although some people did not stand up bravely when the zombies attacked the city, they had never stolen anything. How could they not feel resentful when they were treated as suspects?
There are also those who have something to hide. They are worried that what they have done will be discovered, so they deliberately cause trouble.
Then, a small man with shifty eyes suddenly said to the other innocent residents: "Did you hear that? These people treat us as thieves! They say it's a routine inspection, but they probably want to take the opportunity to rob us! There are so many of you here, who knows if you will break things or hide things? We have saved up a little food with great difficulty, why should we be suspected by you? What if you break things during the inspection or hide things, what should we do? You clearly want to force us to death! Even if we are ordinary people, we have dignity! Don't you agree?"
When he said this, the faces of the residents around him changed, and they looked at the investigators with eyes full of hostility and solidarity.
What that man said was right. What would they do if the little food they had saved with great difficulty was spoiled or secretly taken away by someone?
No! We can't let these people in!
Seeing that the plan worked, the little man rolled his eyes and immediately said, "Why can those with special powers be so high and mighty, while ordinary people like us should be suspected? Why should ordinary people be inferior to those with special powers? We are also human beings! We want fairness!"
The person in charge of leading the team happened to be Zhou Yan. Because the matter was serious and could easily cause trouble, he was uneasy about handing it over to his subordinates, so he simply led the team himself.
As soon as he saw the little man's eyes rolling around, he knew there was something wrong with him. But this man was so cunning that he stirred the sensitive nerves of the residents around him with just a few words, causing them to follow suit!
We can't let him go on like this! Once things get out of hand, it will be hard to control, and it may even develop into a class struggle between superpowers and ordinary people!
Just at this moment, the little man was about to speak again. Zhou Yan quickly interrupted him and said coldly: "Didn't you just ask why? Well, I'll tell you now, because when those superpowers were outside risking their lives to help the safe zone resist the zombies, people like you not only hid in the safe zone out of fear of death, but also took the opportunity to steal their supplies!"
When he said that, the little guy panicked instantly. He stared at Zhou Yan fiercely with his green bean-sized eyes. With a red face, he said sternly: "Don't talk nonsense! When did I become afraid of death? When did I steal other people's supplies? Everything in there is mine!"
When he said this, he looked at the residents around him in panic and continued, "Don't listen to him! He's just talking nonsense! He got angry because I told the truth!"
However, this man himself had a sly look, which made it hard for people to like him. The residents around him listened to his instigation at first, only because what he said happened to involve their fundamental interests!
As soon as Zhou Yan said this, these people thought of another thing. When the zombies attacked the city, they did not dare to go out. It was true that they were afraid of death, but that did not mean that they did not know that it was wrong to do so, and it did not mean that they were not ashamed of their behavior!
The human heart is a very strange and scary thing. When a person feels ashamed of his own behavior and suddenly finds that someone has done something even worse than him, he will think that his behavior is actually nothing, and the other person will become the target of public criticism.
This is what is called "laughing at someone who is only fifty steps away from you when you are a hundred steps away." And this little man with shifty eyebrows and rat eyes was naturally regarded as the object of "laughing".
He soon discovered that everyone's gaze towards him gradually changed. He panicked, his mind was pounding, and he couldn't figure out why things suddenly turned out like this.
Then, he heard Zhou Yan's voice again. Zhou Yan said, "Those psychics risked their lives to fight off the zombies, but you took advantage of their absence to steal their supplies! If these psychics become discouraged and the next time the zombie tide appears, they will no longer fight off the zombies, but abandon the safe zone and flee. What do you think will happen to the safe zone?"
At this point, Zhou Yan deliberately looked at the other residents around him. Seeing the horror on their faces, he smiled in his heart and raised his voice to continue: "If that is the case, the entire safe zone will be completely destroyed! Most of the people in the safe zone will become food for the zombies! Is this... what you want?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces changed. Especially the residents around, who looked at the little man with hatred, as if he was the enemy who killed their father!
This is to make up for yesterday’s update. The author is feeling very depressed. He is typing away on an empty stomach. Let’s continue!
(End of this chapter)
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