"We're about to enter the town, stay alert," Chen Yu instructed Lin Lele behind him.
"Understood." Lin Lele nodded, enduring the cold wind, and drew her assault rifle from behind her back, gripping it tightly in her hand.
Chen Yu himself was holding the snowmobile handlebars with one hand and reaching for the pistol at his waist with the other, and slowed down the snowmobile.
And it vigilantly scanned its surroundings, ready to deal with any unexpected situation.
Ahead, a large residential community caught Chen Yu's attention.
The noise from Chen Yu's snowmobile also attracted the attention of the residents in the community.
Some residents cautiously stuck their heads out of the window, staring blankly at the approaching snowmobiles.
Upon seeing this scene, Chen Yu frowned and, without realizing it, stopped his motorcycle.
Logically speaking, in the face of such extreme cold and natural disaster, shouldn't people in dire straits feel curiosity and anticipation when they see outsiders driving snowmobiles toward them?
After all, everyone was trapped in this apocalyptic situation, and the arrival of outsiders should have represented hope.
But the scene before them was quite the opposite; the residents had no emotion on their faces, as if everything in the world was irrelevant to them and they had lost all hope for life.
This scene made Chen Yu realize that this place was extraordinary.
Just as he was hesitating whether to go deeper, a sharp shout rang out: "What are you looking at? Don't you all have anything better to do?"
Upon hearing this voice, the residents who had been craning their necks to look at Chen Yu seemed to be electrocuted, quickly pulling their heads back and slamming their windows shut.
Chen Yu narrowed his eyes and turned to look at the owner of the voice.
Unbeknownst to him, a group of men wielding iron bars had gathered at a street corner he was passing.
They were all wrapped up tightly, wearing thick cotton-padded coats over black security uniforms, which looked somewhat comical.
The man in the lead had a cold expression, his eyes revealing an unquestionable authority as he scrutinized Chen Yu and his companion without restraint.
However, when he saw the weapons in Chen Yu and Lin Lele's hands, he was immediately shocked.
However, he quickly adjusted his mindset, put on a harmless smile, and said with a smile, "Gentlemen, what brings you here? It's very dangerous to go out in this snowy weather."
As he spoke, he walked straight toward Chen Yu and the other man.
Lin Lele tensed up immediately upon seeing this. She quickly raised her assault rifle and pointed it at the man, warning, "Stop, or I'll shoot!"
"Hehe, little girl, don't be impulsive." The man laughed. "I am Sun Dabiao, the captain of the town's joint defense team. You can also call me Brother Biao."
"What joint defense team? I've never even heard of it. Don't try to fool us." Lin Lele remained unmoved.
She was, after all, a proper college student from a prestigious university, and she knew all about the organizations in Daxia. She had never even heard of this so-called joint defense team that Sun Dabiao was talking about.
Moreover, this group of people didn't look like good people at all.
Thinking of this, Lin Lele couldn't help but look at Chen Yu.
Seeing that Chen Yu did not express his opinion or try to stop her, she became even more convinced of her own thoughts.
"Gentlemen, I think you've misunderstood us. The extreme cold and natural disasters have ravaged our Datong Town, impacting many institutions to varying degrees, some even becoming defunct. Our joint defense team was spontaneously organized under these circumstances, aiming to help ourselves while maintaining order and safety in the town. Furthermore, our joint defense team has received official recognition. If you don't believe me, I'll show you a document and you'll understand." Sun Dabiao said, reaching into his pocket.
Upon seeing this, Lin Lele became even more vigilant and quickly shouted, "Stop! Stop what you're doing immediately and put your hands where I can see them!"
During her training at the Merika military base, the first thing she learned was how to identify potential threats, especially the kind of behavior where unidentified suspects reach out of her sight for various reasons, requiring a high degree of vigilance.
Her instructor told her seriously that in such a situation, after warnings had no effect, the best course of action was to shoot directly and empty all the bullets from the magazine.
Sun Dabiao was also a little annoyed. He didn't expect that the other party would be so nervous when he just wanted to take something out of his pocket.
Although he had reason to suspect that the weapon in Lin Lele's hand was just a fire poker, he had to be cautious because it was a matter of life and death. So he slowly raised his hand and moved it away from his pocket, trying to show that he was harmless.
“Okay, okay, young lady, don’t get excited. I just want to show you the documents that prove our joint defense team’s identity,” Sun Dabiao explained.
“Yeah, you outsiders are so unreasonable. You say we’re not acting legally, but you won’t let our captain show you the documents. You’re really bullying us.” Sun Dabiao’s gang of henchmen chimed in, as if they had suffered a great injustice.
Lin Lele was about to retort when Chen Yu spoke up, saying calmly, "Alright, then I'll give you a chance."
After saying that, he turned to Lin Lele and said, "Let him take it."
Hearing that Chen Yu had spoken, Lin Lele didn't say anything more. However, she didn't completely let her guard down. She still gripped her assault rifle tightly and kept a close eye on Sun Dabiao's every move.
Seeing this, Sun Dabiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He slowly and cautiously took the envelope out of his pocket, afraid of causing any unnecessary misunderstanding. He placed the envelope steadily on the snow, maintaining a safe distance from the two men. Then, he took a few steps back, spreading his hands to show that he meant no harm.
Chen Yu nodded slightly, gesturing for Lin Lele to go and retrieve the envelope.
Although Lin Lele still had doubts, she followed Chen Yu's instructions and carefully approached the envelope, while remaining highly vigilant and ready to deal with any unexpected situations.
Soon, she took the envelope, faced Sun Dabiao and his group, backed up to Chen Yu, and handed the envelope to Chen Yu.
Chen Yu took the envelope, slowly opened it, and took out the documents inside.
Upon seeing the contents of the document, Chen Yu's expression immediately turned strange.
This is an "appointment letter" which details the establishment of the Datong Joint Defense Brigade and appoints Sun Dabiao as the captain of the Datong Town Joint Defense Team.
The wording in this "appointment letter" isn't exactly the same as the one Chen Yu got from the Zhongyang Garrison Command, but it's pretty much the same.
Aside from the different appointed positions, the most obvious difference is in the signature and seal.
Chen Yu's appointment letter was signed by the military region commander, while Sun Dabiao's was signed by the urban management bureau of a certain district in Baqing City.
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