Chapter 216 Yue Zongyang in Anger
While Han Shuo and the others were hiding in their residence from the riot, the gunfire outside gradually subsided.
Although the total number of guards was small, their combat capabilities far surpassed those of ordinary people.
One by one, the ringleaders of the riots were dealt with, and the riots gradually subsided.
Inside the underground research institute, the canteen, warehouses, and so on—wherever food and supplies were stored—were surrounded by corpses.
Even in places like the duck pens and chicken coops, the ground was covered with scattered feathers.
Of course, there were also quite a few corpses.
After clearing the rioters from these key locations, the guards formed an encirclement, gradually forcing the remaining survivors back to their original residences.
Afterwards, a group of people were left to guard the place, while several guard teams were sent out to search for and capture the other survivors hiding in various corners.
Thus, the riot at the underground research institute was finally quelled.
In less than two days, the guard team restored peace to the area.
In fact, a riot involving tens of thousands of people is nothing special; it's just that the underground research institute is too large and the rioters are scattered in a rather complicated manner, which is why it took longer.
The next task was to clean up the bodies and take stock of the number of survivors.
Soon, a number was reported to Director Yue Zongyang.
...
"Tap tap tap." A knocking sound rang out.
"Enter!"
Yue Zongyang's voice came from inside the room.
The door was pushed open, and Steward Wang walked in with a solemn expression.
Yue Zongyang was sitting at his desk, writing something down on a piece of paper with a pen in his hand.
He glanced up, then looked down and continued with his own tasks.
"Wang Zhen, you've arrived. Tell me, how many casualties are there?"
Chief Steward Wang respectfully placed the compiled results on the desk, and seeing that Yue Zongyang did not look at them, he continued his report.
"Director, according to statistics, the death toll from this riot is about 40% of the total population of the underground research institute. In addition to the dead, there are also many injured or disabled people, who probably account for about 10% as well."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yue Zongyang stopped writing, frowned slightly, and picked up the statistical results from earlier.
"Hmm? Is the impact that big?"
"That was unexpected; more people died than I had imagined."
Yue Zongyang originally thought that the riot would at most cause the underground research institute to lose about 30% of its people, but he did not expect that the result would far exceed his expectations.
Forty percent died, and if the remaining ten percent who were injured or disabled are added, then the total population of the underground research institute has been reduced by nearly half in just two days.
Although Yue Zongyang was somewhat surprised by the result, it did not cause him much of a stir.
"Wang Zhen, please continue, in more detail."
"yes!"
Manager Wang nodded and continued his report.
"After more than half a year of searching for survivors outside, two days ago, the total population of the underground research institute has exceeded 50,000."
"In this riot, most of those who died were ordinary survivors who were rescued from outside."
"This proportion accounts for almost 99% of the deaths, roughly close to 20,000 people."
"By the way, Director, many free men also participated in the riots, and the number of deaths is included in the figures above."
Yue Zongyang also saw this number in the report and continued to inquire.
"How is the escort team doing?"
"The guard suffered relatively few casualties, with only a few soldiers killed, but quite a few were wounded."
"Okay, I understand. Handle the aftermath as soon as possible to ensure the ecological aquaculture system returns to normal."
After Yue Zongyang finished speaking, he put the report aside and continued to work on the matter he had just been working on.
His meaning was quite clear: he was informing Steward Wang that he could leave.
However, Steward Wang remained standing in the same spot, showing no intention of leaving.
His eyes lingered for a long time before he finally couldn't help but speak.
"Chief, so many people have died, is it worth it?"
"Um?"
Yue Zongyang let out a soft "hmm," stopped writing, and looked up at him thoughtfully.
"Wang Zhen, what do you mean? Explain yourself more clearly."
Steward Wang's eyes were serious as he spoke decisively.
"Director, I don't understand. Didn't you say you would suppress the nuclear explosion? Then why did you instigate this riot?"
Although Steward Wang's tone was somewhat angry, Yue Zongyang did not pay any attention to it.
"Wang Zhen, I understand what you mean. Do you think I deliberately orchestrated this riot?"
Steward Wang felt a deep sense of regret, after all, so many people had died.
He usually followed orders from his superiors, but now, recalling the corpses outside, he couldn't suppress his emotions and confronted his superior with agitation.
Isn't that so?
"well."
Yue Zongyang sighed, stood up from his chair, stepped forward, and offered an explanation.
"Wang Zhen, you've misunderstood me."
"I didn't secretly announce the nuclear explosion to everyone. It was those people who came back from above who spread the news behind my back before the gates were sealed off."
After hearing this, Steward Wang believed it to some extent, but he was still unwilling to give up, so he continued to question him.
"Even if that's the case, we could have stopped and restrained them much earlier. Why did you give the guards the order to kill them directly, Director?"
"Wang Zhen! You've lost your composure!"
In all his decades of experience, Yue Zongyang had never been questioned like this before. Wang Zongguan's subsequent words clearly touched a raw nerve.
He also got a little angry.
"Alright, alright! Then tell me, how can we stop them in advance?"
Should we try to persuade them with kind words, or should we distribute food to them for free?
Yue Zongyang usually had an imposing aura, but now that he was angry, his face became even more gloomy and terrifying.
"I'm telling you! Neither of these methods will work!"
"How can we persuade them? How can we stop them? Will they listen?"
"Obviously not, because these people have been consumed by their own selfish desires and have completely lost their minds!"
Manager Wang also became excited and asked loudly.
"So, should we order their immediate extermination? In my opinion, even so, they haven't committed a crime deserving death!"
"Hmph! In the current situation, what do you consider to be a crime deserving of death?"
Yue Zongyang grew increasingly angry.
"Let me tell you, in my opinion, these irrational survivors are an unstable force!"
"They instigated this riot, which is a capital offense!"
"If I forgive them this time, what about next time? And the time after that? Can you guarantee they won't do it again?"
After saying this, Steward Wang remained silent, for he already knew the answer in his heart...
"Hmph! What? Have you gone mute?"
"Keep defending them! Do you want them to kill even more people?"
"I……"
Just as Steward Wang was about to speak, Yue Zongyang interrupted him.
"What do you mean, 'you'?!"
He pointed his finger at me and cursed.
"Wang Zhen! You are brave and resourceful, but why do you become so brainless when other people's lives are involved!"
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