It was already noon, and the disaster victims at the first relief point of this disaster relief plan were still lined up in a long queue that seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see.
It should be noted that there were 10 relief points planned for Anping. At this rate, it would be good if food could be delivered to three relief points today, which means less than a third of the population of Anping City.
This couldn't go on, so Chen Yu decided not to wait any longer.
After a quick lunch, leaving behind a truckload of grain and five soldiers to distribute it, he led the relief convoy to the next aid point.
To minimize the distance the disaster victims have to walk, the relief points are actually not very far apart, only about two or three kilometers apart.
Soon, the convoy arrived at the designated location.
As usual, Lin Lele made another statement.
Having learned from past mistakes, residents in various communities were much more willing to come out this time.
Before Lin Lele could finish her prepared speech, disaster victims had already spontaneously formed a queue.
Although they couldn't see the situation at the first relief point clearly due to the distance, they could still see the long queue clearly.
They no longer had any doubts about Tianyu Group's disaster relief and grain distribution.
As usual, Chen Yu, amidst the cheers of the crowd, first announced the limit on the amount of grain each person could receive.
Then, amidst sighs of dismay, he delivered a speech and announced a policy of exchanging labor for food.
Just like at the first relief point, this statement caused another uproar, with people reacting in different ways.
Some people supported Chen Yu, or perhaps due to the pressure of reality, and signed up to participate in the labor. Others expressed strong opposition, while many more chose to remain silent, perhaps wanting to wait and see, or perhaps deciding to simply give up and live off the meager welfare provided by Tianyu Group.
Chen Yu simply ignored those who remained silent.
Chen Yu responded positively to those who enthusiastically signed up to participate in the labor.
As for those inherently rebellious protesters, Chen Yu did not immediately show impatience or a domineering attitude, but chose to wait quietly.
Wait until they believe they have accumulated enough power, then they will jump out to seize grain or power.
Time passed by little by little.
After an hour of orderly distribution of grain, the mob finally couldn't hold back any longer.
They included men and women, young and old, some carrying brooms, some shovels, and some kitchen knives. They chose the most direct and violent method: storming the grain distribution site, attempting to use their numerical advantage and the rudimentary tools at their disposal to snatch the grain directly from Chen Yu and his group.
Chen Yu didn't tolerate this. He took out an assault rifle from the car and opened fire on the crowd.
After emptying an entire magazine, with over fifty rioters lying in pools of blood, he took advantage of a break while reloading to say mockingly to the surviving rioters, "You're brave, aren't you? But courage misplaced becomes foolishness!"
As he spoke, a new magazine was loaded, and just as he was about to fire again to wipe out the remaining enemy, Feng Xinran quickly stopped him: "Chen Yu, let it go, let them fend for themselves!"
Chen Yu frowned upon hearing this. He thought he had successfully persuaded Feng Xinran at the last relief point. Didn't she say she would listen to him in everything from now on? Didn't she say she was on the same side? How long has it been? Feng Xinran has already fallen for that pitiful, saintly sympathy again.
"Sir, Officer Feng is right, they are quite pitiful. Why not spare their lives?" Lin Lele pleaded hopefully.
Chen Yu was slightly taken aback. Looking at Lin Ping and the other soldiers, they were also looking at him with a pang of pity, staring at him as if they wanted to say something but couldn't.
The crowd queuing for food was trembling with fear, screaming, and some were even sobbing uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Chen Yu took a deep breath.
It seems that it's not that Feng Xinran or Lin Lele are overly compassionate, but rather that their own mindset is the problem.
No normal person could stand by and watch vibrant lives die before their eyes without feeling anything.
After all, they had not yet experienced the true cruelty of the apocalypse. Compared with Chen Yu's experience, they were nothing more than flowers in a greenhouse.
Their mindset hasn't changed yet; they haven't experienced the baptism of hell; and the glimmer of humanity still remains.
It's natural to feel a pang of sadness at the loss of life.
In a way, this isn't necessarily a bad thing, if they really did become cold-blooded and ruthless in such a short time and completely lose their reverence for life.
That's what Chen Yu should really be wary of.
Such people are either inherently mean-spirited, ruthless, or selfish.
That is to possess absolute rationality, to be able to quickly sever emotions in extreme environments, and to make the choice that is most conducive to survival.
Neither of these is something Chen Yu can tolerate.
Some might think that these two conditions are essential skills for survival in the apocalypse, and are traits of "strong" people in the apocalypse.
However, Chen Yu has always believed in putting himself first. In his team, there can certainly be such a person, but there can only be one, and that is himself!
Thinking of all this, Chen Yu silently put away his gun.
He solemnly apologized to everyone, expressed his regret for those he had just killed, and also apologized to the surviving mob.
Then, without any mercy, all the rioters were driven out of Anping.
As for the frightened people, they were easy to deal with.
These people are very easy to fool. Since the disaster hasn't befallen them, as long as they are given a little favor, they will forget all the unpleasantness that happened before, just like goldfish, and instead be grateful to the benefactor.
After a heartfelt speech and a promise that each person would receive an extra ounce of grain per day, the public's emotions were quickly calmed down.
Relief efforts continue.
After confirming that most of the unstable elements at the first relief point had been eliminated, Chen Yu left behind another vehicle with five soldiers, entrusting them with the task of distributing food to the relief point.
Of course, Chen Yu was not naive enough to think that he could eliminate all the unstable elements within the coverage area of a relief point just by doing this, but he could at least clear out a large portion of them.
Those who remain hidden will have to wait until they reveal themselves later.
Moreover, Chen Yu also equipped each soldier with a pistol, so he was not worried about any accidents happening to the soldiers who stayed behind.
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