It must be said that Nie Zhiyuan is an outstanding young man. He is hardworking and conscientious, skilled in his profession, and does a good job as a host. His opening remarks were melodious and emotional, which made Xu Lin, who was sitting in the audience, feel proud.
After the opening remarks, there were various performances including crosstalk, skits, song and dance, and acrobatics. The climax of the evening was a speech about the end of the apocalypse and looking forward to the future.
The crowd below cheered with joy.
The change occurred at this moment.
Three gunshots brought the bustling square to a standstill.
Someone in the crowd shouted "Run!" and everyone began to scatter and flee.
Xu Lin and the others sat in the front row, where there were fewer people. Zhou Pin protected them and tried to move them to less crowded areas, since they couldn't go into the space with so many people.
Xu Lin wondered what the person who created the chaos was after.
Either they want to seize power, or they want to plunder resources, or this person has an antisocial personality.
Xu Lin guessed two of the three reasons correctly.
The brief chaos was quickly brought under control by the base's security, who then deployed personnel to investigate the suspects.
Everyone remained in the square to cooperate with the inspection.
As VIPs, Xu Lin and her companions were given a VIP channel for separate screening, and they were soon able to go home.
As the two emerged from the square, Xu Lin glanced back. Some people in the square were numbly queuing for inspection, some looked extremely cautious as if their very bones had been removed, and others were wailing and lamenting the apocalypse, natural disasters, and man-made calamities.
All aspects of life can be seen at a glance.
The two didn't linger and went straight home.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. I had just returned home when I saw flames shooting into the sky in the northwest direction of the base, and I could hear the sounds of cars and people running outside.
At this time, it was inconvenient for the two of them to enter the space. Seeing that the fire was still some distance away from where they lived, the two of them were not in a hurry. It was just that Shuke and Beta were eager to go over and watch the excitement, but Zhou Pin stopped them.
Speaking of Shuke and Beta, they haven't appeared in a long time. Actually, they go to work with Xu Lin every day and act as mascots in the store.
Many people come specifically for these two pets. It has to be said that petting pets is indeed stress-relieving. The two are now the store's signature items, loved by everyone.
Some fools tried to take advantage of the two dogs, but before Xu Lin and Zhou Pin could make a move, the two dogs nipped the danger in the bud. All Xu Lin could do was reward them with big chicken legs and compliments.
As dawn approached, Sun Wei called Zhou Pin.
It turns out that all of this was done by the newly arrived base commander. He was very ambitious and was no longer satisfied with being a private base commander outside. He wanted to come to the Northwest Base, thinking that since he had brought so many people with him, had management skills, and knew people at the base, he would at least be given a management position.
Unexpectedly, after months of scheming without any progress, he became increasingly irritable and chose to launch a coup on New Year's Eve, when he joined forces with several members of the base's management.
Because almost everyone gathered in the square that day, and the base's security was also concentrated there, he could take advantage of the situation to break in.
First, they took hostage the base's top brass, then took over the base's warehouse, and then used supplies to threaten the base. When Sun Wei called Zhou Pin, the base and the private base manager were still negotiating. One controlled the "economic base," and the other controlled the "superstructure," so the negotiations could not be concluded anytime soon.
Sun Wei took advantage of this break to call Zhou Pin and ask him to look after the house. After hanging up, Zhou Pin and Xu Lin prepared to go to Sun Wei's house to check on things.
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