Ma Zi, who had become the deputy captain of the Huaxi Valley Police Brigade, was patrolling the new market with a dozen or so trusted confidants.
Normally, this kind of thing wouldn't require a deputy captain.
However, like any new broom sweeping clean, Ma Zi, who was enjoying his newfound power, couldn't resist personally carrying out this task.
In the months he had fought alongside the leader, Ma Zi had transformed from a frail man into a true warrior.
Long-term training and the nourishment of evolved beast meat have made him robust and powerful, with exceptionally sharp eyes.
This is also a common characteristic of the veterans at the Huaxigu Base.
Under Jiang Wu's leadership, through long-term combat training, and nourished by the meat of evolved beasts, they...
Several months later, even the most inexperienced newbies have now become true elites.
Even the special forces soldiers from before the apocalypse might not be their match.
Not to mention warriors like Tan Xiong, who were already brave.
It can be said that most of the hundreds of veteran soldiers under Jiang Wu's command would have been top-tier soldiers before the apocalypse.
Within the new market.
The bustling crowd occasionally exchanged friendly and respectful smiles with Ma Zi and the disciplinary team members beside him.
These people were vastly different from the people Jiang Wu had seen in the old market before.
In the old market, most people looked like the most destitute beggars, with no light in their eyes.
These people are all wearing clean, thick clothes, and most of them have smiles on their faces.
Their eyes were also filled with anticipation and longing for life.
The stalls, arranged in neat rows, were filled with all sorts of items.
At the tool stall, axes, hammers, screwdrivers, nails, and other tools were neatly arranged.
At the clothing stalls, all kinds of shoes, socks and clothes were piled up like mountains.
At the grain stalls, rice, flour, corn, and other grains emitted a faint aroma.
Snack stalls became the most popular places.
Sugar, candy, biscuits, and the like can bring people a moment of sweetness and happiness.
It's something that most people in this base dream of.
The new market not only has these, but also brick and tile shops, repair shops, and other shops you can think of.
Moreover, as supplies became more plentiful within the base, specialized craft shops also appeared in the market.
For example, pancake shops, ramen shops, fried dough twist shops, steamed bun shops, and so on have also begun to appear.
Even though these shops are very rudimentary, being able to eat these things in the apocalypse is still a kind of enjoyment.
Many buyers!
At each stall, the main consumers are those with influence or power.
Because Jiang Wu forbade them from scavenging in Rong County.
Therefore, the only items they can buy are from these stalls in the new market.
They even had to buy the bricks and tiles they needed to repair their houses from scavengers in Rong County.
This creates a virtuous cycle.
Because those forces don't lack food, they lack these supplies.
And what scavengers need most is food.
......
"Captain Ma! Freshly baked sweet pancakes, please have a taste!" A street vendor, all smiles, held a bag of pancakes and enthusiastically greeted Ma Zi.
Ma Zi slowly took a puff of his cigarette, shook his head slightly, and said, "No, no, no, our leader has a strict order: if any soldier patrolling the new market dares to take anything from a vendor, the first time he'll be sent to clean toilets for a month, and the second time he'll be locked up for a week. You're trying to get me into trouble."
The vendor sighed helplessly and said, "Chief Jiang is so much better. Back when we had stalls in the old market, those patrolmen would have taken a third of our profits."
Ma Zi straightened his expression and said seriously, "Don't compare our leader with those other leaders. They are completely incomparable to our leader and are not worthy of comparison."
The vendor nodded hurriedly and said with an embarrassed smile, "It's my fault. Chief Jiang can be said to be the great benefactor of all the survivors of our Donghu Base. If it weren't for him and Huaxi Valley Base, who knows how many more people would have died this winter."
Ma Zi chuckled and said, "Good to know, we..."
Just as he was about to continue speaking, he suddenly saw two figures. Without thinking, Ma Zi quickly went to meet them.
Soon, Ma Zi walked up to Su Ziyu and Li Qingxuan, his face full of respect, bowing and scraping as he said, "Ladies, is there anything I can do for you?"
Su Ziyu glanced at Ma Zi indifferently and asked in a cool voice, "Has no one been causing trouble here these past two days?"
Ma Zi hurriedly and respectfully replied, "Miss Su, ever since you turned that troublemaking evolved human into a pig and put it at the market entrance, even petty thieves have disappeared from the market."
Su Ziyu nodded slightly.
At this moment, Li Qing, who had been looking around, suddenly brightened up, pointed to a simple steamed bun shop not far away, and said excitedly, "Sister, I want to eat meat buns."
Li Qingxuan said softly, "Let's go after the sisters have finished checking the accounts."
Ma Zi then hurriedly and respectfully said, "Miss Qingxuan, how about I accompany the young master to the market? I'll buy him anything he wants to eat."
Li Qing's eyes sparkled as she grabbed Li Qingxuan's hand and shook it, saying eagerly, "Sister, I also want to have a good look around."
Li Qingxuan thought for a moment and said to Ma Zi, "Then I'll have to trouble Captain Ma Zi. Tell me how much it cost and I'll make it up to you."
Ma Zi quickly waved his hand and said anxiously, "It's alright, it's alright. Everything I have was given to me by the chief. It's okay to spend more."
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