Chapter 72 Chapter 72 Does she have any idea of changing the dynasty? ...
There has been no news of the people sent out. Either they haven't completed their mission and can't return, or... they have been detained or strangled...
"Chief... where are you sending all the people?" Qingshan asked with a frown.
Seeing the commander's downbeat mood, Ji Cheng'an replied, "We've dispatched four helicopters with sixteen personnel to the capital, N City, G City, and K City Military District. We're hoping to get some supplies back from these locations."
"We've had regular dealings with City N and City G, and since the apocalypse, we've been in constant contact with the K City Military District and the capital via satellite phones. However, a few days before the extreme cold began, the sun erupted several powerful solar flares, and then the satellites started to malfunction, disrupting our communications."
Liang Zheng's expression had regained its composure. He looked at Lu Chen and said, "I was planning to send someone else to your location, but before I could even make a move, Chief Lu arrived."
Lu Chen smiled and pointed at Su Qing, "Captain Liang, I'm just an ordinary member of the Dawn Base. Su Qing is the sole leader."
Liang Zheng looked at him with a meaningful smile. "Lu family kid, are you going to let go of such a large base just like that?"
"Commander Liang, do you want to take the leader's position after entering the Dawn Base?" Lu Chen raised his eyebrows and replied.
"You bastard! You even dare to challenge me!" Liang Zheng cursed with a smile, then glanced at the people in the room one by one. "If it weren't for the apocalypse, I would have retired long ago to enjoy my old age. The future belongs to you..."
"Captain Su, our T City base currently has over 30,000 civilians and approximately 6,000 armed personnel, including military, police, and firefighters. I can lead them to join your base, but there's one thing I need to inform you of in advance."
Liang Zheng's expression grew serious. "As a Chinese general, my soldiers will not belong to any private base, nor will they fight for any individual. We come from the masses and return to the masses. Chinese soldiers will always charge into battle, shed blood, and sacrifice for the people of China. We only obey the orders of our country!"
His brows softened as he finished speaking. "According to military orders, we should stay here or move to the capital. But as an elder, I can't bear to see these young men, only in their twenties, lose their lives in vain."
"So, the few thousand of us entering your base can contribute to the best of our abilities. I will also hand over all the existing supplies to you to cover our expenses in the base. However, we do not belong to you. If the country issues an order, we will leave immediately."
Su Qing listened to Liang Zheng's words and took a long time to react. She couldn't help but straighten her body and replied seriously: "Commander Liang, people in the Dawn Base are free to come and go. No one belongs to anyone else. Everyone in the base just wants to survive. They only fight for their own small families and the people who protect the base."
Liang Zheng looked at the little girl in front of him, his eyes full of admiration, "Okay! Cheng'an immediately go and arrange to pack up the supplies and inform everyone that we are ready to leave here."
Ji Chengan stood up and saluted. "Yes!" He walked to the door and suddenly turned back, looking embarrassed. "Commander! The road outside is blocked by ice and snow. How...how can we get out?"
"Commander Liang... I have a large snowplow that can clear the roads, but... we used up all the diesel we had when we helped S City with the relocation..." Su Qing only remembered after hearing Ji Cheng'an's words that she now had all kinds of machines but no fuel at all. Not only did she have no fuel, she still owed the system money for the snowplow...
Liang Zheng clapped his hands and said happily, "To be honest, we are only short of food. We have a warehouse full of fuel and weapons and equipment with nowhere to use them. Chief Su, you can go and see what we can use."
Su Qing's eyes lit up instantly, "Can I...can I go and see?"
"What's wrong with that? Cheng'an, take Chief Su with you." Liang Zheng greeted Ji Cheng'an and then secretly gave Qingshan a look.
Qingshan stood up and said he would go for a walk with them. After Ji Chengan took them away, only Liang Zheng, Lu Chen and Qin Yu were left in the room.
"You two have been outside the whole time. Have you contacted the capital?" Liang Zheng looked at the two people in front of him.
Lu Chen leaned back in his chair, somewhat casually. "Uncle Liang, you deliberately sent people away. Just say whatever you want to say."
Liang Zheng glared at him. "You little brat, now you know how to call me uncle." Seeing Qin Yu's puzzled expression, he said, "You don't know him? He's the grandson of former President Lu."
Qin Yu instantly understood why Lu Chen knew everything about the internal affairs of the capital.
"This kid has been in the army all year round and knows very little about what's happening outside. I don't need to tell you who he is from, right?" Liang Zheng pointed at Qin Yu, feeling quite helpless.
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Of course I know him. I often hear Grandpa Qin and Uncle Qin talk about him."
"How did you two know Chief Nasu?"
Liang Zheng frowned. A strange base suddenly appeared, and a little girl who looked weak and had no foundation suddenly came into contact with many people in the power center. This made him think more.
"Uncle Liang, Su Qing saved my life. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't be sitting here now. I'm afraid I would have crossed the Naihe Bridge and have no idea where I'd be reincarnated."
Lu Chenqing narrowed his eyes and recalled the situation at that time. With the injuries he suffered at that time, if no one discovered it or if others discovered it, he would be dead. Only because of Su Qing, he didn't know how lucky he was to meet her and was able to survive.
"I was ordered to rescue Professor Gu who was trapped in the research institute. It happened that Lu... Chen Gu Yan and others came to rescue Professor Gu, and that's how I met Miss Su." Qin Yu thought about his acquaintance with Su Qing and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Lu Chen remembered that it was Su Qing who brought the news about Professor Gu... He lowered his head and remained silent without saying anything.
Liang Zheng listened to what the two of them said. It seemed that there was nothing wrong, but he always felt that something was wrong. "So, your acquaintance was just a coincidence..."
"Then... based on your understanding of Chief Su, does she... does she have any thoughts on changing the dynasty?"
Liang Zheng's words startled the two of them, and then they both denied it.
"She doesn't have that intention."
"Ms. Su won't."
Now it was Liang Zheng's turn to be stunned. The two boys answered him in unison without even hesitating.
"Sigh... Although the capital's control over China has weakened somewhat due to the various inconveniences of the end times, our country has experienced a hundred years of constant war and chaos in modern times. We have finally achieved unity and have enjoyed some peace and quiet. I really don't want to see another civil war."
"The zombies haven't been dealt with yet, and now there's this extreme cold. I don't know when things will return to normal. We have internal and external troubles. If the people in power only think about fighting for power, the common people below will suffer, and the ones fighting in the front are just soldiers..." Liang Zheng looked a little gloomy when he said this.
Lu Chen disagreed with Liang Zheng's words and said in a cold tone, "Uncle Liang, you should know very well what the capital is like now. Even if Su Qing has that intention, it may not be as you think. Perhaps she can lead China to a better future."
As a soldier, Qin Yu couldn't say some things. Listening to what Lu Chen said, he nodded secretly on the side to show his agreement.
Liang Zheng looked at the two people in front of him, sighed and waved his hand, "Forget it, I'm really old, let's not talk about this, let's go out and take a look."
The three of them stood up. Lu Chen walked to the door, grasped the doorknob, and was about to open it, but stopped. He turned around and said, "Chief Liang, you said that the people will suffer in the end times due to the struggle for power and profit. I agree, but you shouldn't worry about whether Su Qing is willing to do anything."
"Now, everyone in Dawn Base lives a happy and peaceful life, even better than before the apocalypse. Meanwhile, the military and political factions in the capital are still fighting openly and secretly for sovereignty. Comparing the two, it's clear who's in power."
After saying that, Lu Chen opened the door and walked out.
Liang Zheng stood there, stunned, and then he started to curse: "This bastard is lecturing me."
"Commander... those in power who have stood in high places for too long see only scenery and contemplate only grand visions. This is a blessing for the nation, but a hardship for the ordinary people below. Our country has indeed developed rapidly over the past century, but whether life is truly good or not is known only to the ordinary people below. We who often walk among the masses know this, but those above us don't understand."
"Or perhaps those people don't want to understand... From the end of the world until now, ordinary people have had such a hard time. What has the capital done? Perhaps a new world is what ordinary people want."
Qin Yu thought about it again and again and finally spoke out what was in his heart. After he finished speaking, he left the room.
Liang Zheng was stunned by what the two said and shook his head. Then he walked out slowly, "You are still young..."
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Su Qing followed Ji Cheng'an to the armory. There were rows of dark green boxes on the endless shelves. Ji Cheng'an walked forward and opened a few boxes at random. There were pistols, rifles, submachine guns and other weapons. The further to the back, the more advanced and heavy the boxes were, including rocket launchers, grenade launchers, etc.
Qingshan was quite excited and touched and looked around. God knows how long it had been since he touched these treasures.
Afterwards, Ji Chengan took the two of them to another warehouse, where there were neatly stacked barrels of diesel, gasoline, and aviation fuel. Su Qing's eyes lit up as he looked at them, and he was extremely excited.
After being in this world for so long, Su Qing had never seen so much fuel!!!
In the past, we had to search everywhere for fuel, extract it from abandoned cars, and shamelessly buy it on credit from the system. In addition, we also exchanged the fuel with money like water, but all the money added together was not more than one-third of this.
"Can we take all these away?" Su Qing blinked and looked at Ji Chengan eagerly.
Ji Chengan felt a little uncomfortable being looked down upon by Su Qing. "Uh... there are only a limited number of vehicles. It depends on how many are left after loading all the people. I can only take as many as I can..."
"If... if everything can be taken away, just leave everything to me." Su Qing patted himself and wanted to take on the job of transporting the supplies in a very heroic manner.
"This...this needs to be asked to the chief first..."
Ji Chengan led the two out of the warehouse. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would be melted by Su Qing's passionate gaze...
It’s so scary…
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