Chapter 63 Chapter 63 Besieged
The place Lu Chen was talking about was a small village with about a few dozen households. Most of the houses were small bungalows, with a few two-story buildings surrounded by walls. When the large group entered the village, it was quite crowded, noisy and chaotic.
Qin Yu and Qingshan helped lead the defense team to maintain order, while Lu Chen and Gu Yan arranged the vehicles behind to surround the village in layers.
The snow on the houses here showed signs of being cleared, presumably from when Lu Chen and his men were stationed there before. Su Qing took Fuguier for a walk in the village. The people in the S City base knew something about Su Qing, and in this apocalyptic world, he even had a dog with him, making him an obvious target.
Some smart people came over.
Several people suddenly rushed out, "You must be Chief Su."
Su Qing was startled. She was so focused on looking at the surrounding houses that she didn't notice anyone approaching. Fugui'er rushed in front of Su Qing and bared his teeth at the men. "Yes...it's me."
"Oh my, this is incredible! This dog is so well-fed, so fat and strong, eating..."
"Cough cough cough..." The person next to him suddenly started coughing.
"Ahem... this dog must eat very well... very well..."
Su Qing stared at the people in front of her warily and wanted to leave, but they blocked the road and prevented her from leaving.
"Captain Su, I heard your base has heating. Is that true? And there's plenty of work supplies, just like before the apocalypse."
"Right, right, right... Chief Su, can you tell us about the Dawn Base? We've only heard good things about it, but we haven't even seen it. We've traveled thousands of miles to get there, and we're so nervous."
Listening to what the few people were saying, people around them gradually gathered around. A group of people surrounded Su Qing, and everyone asked questions at once, making Su Qing a little confused. The constant noise in his ears made it impossible for him to hear what these people were saying.
"Everyone... everyone, stop for a moment! You can learn more about the specifics once you arrive at the base. I have one thing to promise you! As long as you work hard, you'll have a place at the Dawn Base and live a life similar to before the apocalypse."
The crowd kept pushing forward, probably because they saw that Su Qing was young and a girl, and did not have the dignity of a base leader, so they all wanted to make friends with her. If Fugui'er had not been standing next to her with a grin and a look of hostility, these people would have rushed up to pull Su Qing away.
"I still have things to do. Chief Lu has also made arrangements for entering the Dawn Base. Everyone can wait." Su Qing shouted loudly.
"Hey! Chief Su, don't go. No one knows more about the Dawn Base than you. Please tell us more."
"That's right, Chief Su. We gave up the home where we grew up and traveled thousands of miles with our family to come to you. You must at least give us some peace of mind."
Seeing that Su Qing was about to leave, someone fearlessly stepped forward to grab Su Qing. Fuguier stared at that hand and was about to bite it, when suddenly a gunshot was heard from behind.
"What are you doing? Disperse immediately."
Suddenly a group of people rushed into the crowd and forced their way through. Qin Yu and Qingshan quickly walked up to Su Qing.
Qin Yu looked Su Qing up and down and asked in a low voice, "Are you okay, Miss Su?"
When Su Qing heard the sound, she quickly restrained Fu Gui'er, who was about to get angry. She looked at Qin Yu and shook her head, "I'm fine."
Shao Mingdong also came over at this time and said to Su Qing respectfully, "Captain Su, I am Shao Mingdong, the captain of the defense team. I am truly sorry for my negligence. I hope these people didn't hurt you?"
Su Qing waved his hands repeatedly, "It's okay, it's okay. Please help me. They are just curious about our Dawn Base and want to find out more from me."
Shao Mingdong nodded, then turned around with a cold gaze and said to the crowd, "Disperse quickly! Why are you all gathered here instead of registering your information and waiting for accommodation? Don't blame me for arresting you if you don't leave."
The crowd quickly dispersed because they were afraid that they would have nowhere to sleep if it was too late and that they would be caught if they walked too slowly.
After watching all the people leave, Shao Mingdong looked at Su Qing again with a smile on his face, "We've already been assigned housing. It's so cold outside, you should go inside and warm up." Then he looked at Qin Yu, "Captain Qin, Comrade Qingshan, you two should go and get some rest too. We'll be leaving first."
Qin Yu and Qingshan nodded. The three of them watched Shao Mingdong lead the team away and walked towards their residence.
"Ms. Su, what happened to those people just now?" Qingshan was a little curious.
"I don't know either. Suddenly a few people came out and asked me questions. Then more and more people gathered around me... I guess they just wanted to find out about my base." Su Qing rubbed his frosted eyelashes and sighed softly.
Many people were busy setting up tents and lighting bonfires on the road. The wind wasn't as strong in the village as outside, and with so many people around, it was surprisingly warmer. Fuguier had just been provoked by those people and was staring at his surroundings with a cautious look on his face. Su Qing patted him on the head with joy and said, "Fuguier, you're awesome! I'll give you a chicken drumstick when we get home!"
Thinking about the person who was interrupted just now, he couldn't help but feel a little worried, "You must follow me closely and don't run around by yourself. There are so many people here and it's so chaotic. I don't know how many people are planning to attack you."
Qingshan asked in surprise, "Is someone targeting Fuguier?"
"Supplies are scarce right now, so it's hard not to worry about a dog." Qin Yu looked at Fugui'er and paused. "But Miss Su, your dog doesn't look like an ordinary pet dog. I'm afraid ordinary people can't easily touch it. If you are worried, Qingshan and I can help you train him. We know a little about military dog training in the army."
Su Qing's face lit up after hearing this, "That's great, please both of you."
Su Fuguier looked left and right. Although he didn't understand much, he had a bad feeling.
After asking the person in charge of allocating housing, Su Qing and others were found to be assigned to the same house as Lu Chen and Gu Yan. It was a two-story building. When they opened the big iron gate, they saw an empty courtyard. There was thick snow on the ground, with only a small path cleared. Seeing this, Su Qing simply took out a snowplow and cleared all the snow in the yard.
When I walked in, I found the house was simply decorated and there were not many furnitures. However, the living room was quite large with several braziers burning charcoal.
Just as the three of them sat down around the brazier, there was some noise outside the door. Then the door opened and Lu Chen and Gu Yan walked in.
They had originally arranged for vehicles to park at the outermost point and for personnel to take turns guarding the supply truck. Suddenly, they heard a gunshot from inside, so they hurried back to the village and met Shao Mingdong.
Shao Mingdong told them what had happened, and they hurried back to their residence.
Lu Chen walked quickly towards Su Qing, looked at her, and said with a slightly worried tone, "I just heard that you were surrounded by people. Are you hurt?"
Su Qing shook her head, "No, I'm fine."
Lu Chen listened to Su Qing's words and looked carefully to see if Su Qing was injured. He felt relieved and said, "I'll assign a few people to take care of your safety. They will be here soon. You can meet them and get familiar with them."
"No, there's no need to waste manpower on me. I have Fuguier and that's enough for me. It was because of Fuguier that those people didn't dare to get close to me." Su Qing hurriedly refused and patted Fuguier beside him.
Fuguier stood beside Su Qing, holding his head high and chest puffed out, wagging his tail at Lu Chen with a proud look on his face.
I'm so powerful, I'll protect the shit scoopers!
Lu Chen glanced at Fugui'er, then stared at Su Qing and said in a deep voice: "Although I have screened the people in the base, people's hearts are complicated. You are the leader of a base and you look fragile. It is inevitable that someone will make the wrong decision. If someone really plots against you, Fugui'er alone may not be able to defeat them. The roads are chaotic, and we can't always be by your side. It would be safer to have a few people with you."
"Miss Su, the boss is right. Anyone who is interested can find out something about your affairs. In case someone has any ill intentions, we should take precautions in advance." Gu Yan said cautiously.
Su Qing didn't think too much about it and didn't know how to answer for a moment. She understood Lu Chen's concerns. Today, those people only dared to surround her because they thought she was a girl and posed no threat. However, Su Qing didn't like strangers following her. Moreover, she had a system, so she wasn't too worried about her personal safety. She couldn't explain the system in detail to Lu Chen and the others...
Qin Yu had been listening at the side. Seeing Su Qing lowering her brows and not knowing what she was thinking about, she didn't speak for a long time. She simply stood up and looked at the others, "How about this? Qingshan and I will stay with Miss Su."
Lu Chen and Su Qing looked at Qin Yu at the same time.
Su Qing thought this was a good idea. She often wanted to ask Captain Qin for advice, and now that Fuguier had entrusted them with the training, it would be convenient. "Then I'll trouble Captain Qin and Comrade Qingshan."
Lu Chen frowned and looked at Qin Yu, with an ambiguous expression on his face.
"That's good. Miss Su should avoid outsiders for some things. Captain Qin and Qingshan are just right." Seeing this, Gu Yan said to Su Qing with a smile.
Seeing that the problem was solved, Su Qing happily took out a few potatoes and sweet potatoes from his backpack, and asked Qingshan beside him to wrap them in tin foil and throw them into the charcoal brazier.
"By the way, I have a few yurts here that are quite warm. Can you guys see where to put them?" Su Qing buried the sweet potatoes in the charcoal with a small wooden stick. "I also have a few solar generators and electric heaters. Let's give them to those who need them."
Lu Chen thought for a moment and shook his head. "The yurt is too big to explain, but the generator and electric heater can be taken out."
Su Qing patted the dust off his hands, thought for a while, and said, "Yeah, then I'll listen to you." Then he took out the generator and electric heater from his backpack and placed them on the ground beside him.
Four men walked out, each carrying a machine.
The house suddenly became quiet. Su Qing felt a little bored so he simply walked around the house. There was a room on each side of the first floor of the house. All the furniture inside had been moved out. There was a stove on the ground, and the exhaust pipe was placed on a hole in the window. There were also some food and daily necessities packed in a box.
Su Qing added some coal to the stoves in the two rooms, which was warmer than charcoal, and spread two thick quilts on the floor, with down sleeping bags on top.
Lu Chen's men had made very appropriate arrangements, and it didn't seem like there was much she needed to buy.
Su Qing had basically emptied her backpack of supplies and taken out all the food she had brought with her. Looking at the frozen buns and potatoes in the box on the ground, she picked up a small steamer, added water, placed it on the stove, and put the buns and potatoes in.
Sitting by the fireplace, she began to pack her backpack. Refreshing the long list in her list made her happy. She hadn't felt so rich in a long time.
First, we upgraded the base, built several new buildings, and expanded the breeding and planting areas, greatly increasing production capacity.
She also saw that there were canning factories and ready-to-eat food factories that could be built, so she quickly selected a location to build them.
What made her happiest was that she could actually create a solar power plant. This was probably because Gu Yan had completely dismantled the solar power plant and asked her to put it away.
Su Qing quickly built the solar power plant.
Ding! Congratulations to the host for building a solar power plant! Reward: 50,000 gold coins.
She had spent all her money and gold coins, and now she finally got back a little bit of her money. However, before she could be happy for a few seconds, the system deducted all her money.
Su Qing then remembered that she still owed the system money for the snowplow.
Sadly, she opened the solar power factory, which currently produces solar air-conditioning fans that can provide both hot and cold air, and are quite useful.
The list includes small items such as various solar lights, solar water heaters, and various small appliances, while the large items include solar drones, large solar generators, solar cars, and so on.
It’s a pity that most of the materials are insufficient and cannot be manufactured at present.
After the base was adjusted and expanded, Su Qing felt relieved. He had been worried about the overload if so many people went there due to lack of materials. Now the problem was solved and it was more than enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people.
After a while, Lu Chen and the other three came back. Su Qing took the small steamer to the living room and took out the things buried in the charcoal.
Several people gathered around the charcoal brazier and started eating.
"We'll live downstairs. Shao Mingdong will be here with his team after he changes shifts." Lu Chen glanced at Su Qing. "Can you... share a room with us tonight? The houses in the village are reserved for those on duty and the elderly, the sick, the disabled, and the young. We need a lot of people to stay here too."
Su Qing expressed his understanding. "That's fine with me. Housing is tight, and those people who are out there freezing and tired deserve good treatment."
After the end of the world, there are no laws to constrain it, and most bases are extremely polarized. Those in power are high and mighty, holding resources and pursuing pleasure, while ordinary people suffer. Even if there are some better leaders, they will prioritize the enjoyment of resources for themselves and those around them. People like Lu Chen who don't make special arrangements and consider the interests of the people in the base are really rare.
"If you feel it's inconvenient, there are a few girls in his team, you can go with them."
Su Qing thought about it and thought that she would definitely not be able to sleep in the same room with several strangers. She might as well follow them. "Forget it. I'll just stay with you guys for a while."
After they finished eating, Lu Chen went out for a while and came back with a tent in his hand. He went into the house and set it up aside, and put the thick quilt and down sleeping bag that Su Qing had placed on the ground into it.
"You sleep in the tent at night, and we'll take turns keeping watch."
Seeing this, Su Qing did not refuse, but took out a few more quilts and sleeping bags and placed them on the ground for them. She had left these specially for a few people to use.
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