Chapter 128 No, Don’t Kill Me!
Fatty: "The people in these units are really nice. Not only do they get work points every day, but they also have vegetables to eat. Now that something like this has happened, they don't have to come. The cafeteria aunties have a higher status than us."
Luo Zhu: "Yeah, but unfortunately you need a civil servant to be a recommender to get in, and each civil servant only has two spots, which are extremely valuable. I heard that you can exchange snacks for a spot. Master, I have a child, did you get one?"
Young Master, I have a baby: "They sold all my dried sweet potatoes and gave me a security guard at Aijia Supermarket."
Fatty: "I regret it so much. Three months ago, my uncle said he'd recommend me for a security position if he gave me two bags of rice, with one meal a day. I thought the food would last until the end of Dark Day. But if I had listened to my uncle, I might not have vegetables now, but at least I'd have enough work points to eat rice every day."
Zhang Bingbing's husband: "It's because of this kind of corruption. You have to rely on connections to get anywhere. Is there no one reporting this?"
Jingshu is a lurker, but every time someone chats in the WeChat group, she will click to take a look. Her obsessive-compulsive disorder makes her unable to stand unread messages. At this moment, Jingshu was a little surprised. The police came to check on the post immediately. Why didn’t these two powerful people run away quickly?
There was a dispute in the group because of a civil servant openly exchanging food for a recommendation position.
Everyone knows about China's new law. Civil servants are not only supplied with vegetables every day, but also have two additional recommendation quotas. They can recommend people to take up new positions such as security guard, canteen chef, cleaner, recycling record keeper, and sorting and classifying recycled items.
Of course, the premise is that you have never committed a crime.
Correspondingly, being a recommender also has risks. As long as the person you recommend commits a crime, you will be responsible. It can be regarded as learning the way of the ancients and being a guarantor.
Because Dark Day's production is limited and there are not many technical requirements, as long as you are loyal and reliable, you can keep working there. It is considered a half-iron rice bowl, and you are also within the system.
To become a civil servant is to select good people from the above occupations and become a regular employee, and then you can enjoy the treatment of vegetables every day.
All new laws are effective during the Dark Days.
Wang Qiqi: "I think this method is great. If you don't pay the price and you want to compete for a job that thousands of people want, why would they take the risk of recommending you? If something goes wrong, they'll be held responsible. And after you pay the price, you'll cherish your job more. Otherwise, not only will you lose your stable job, but all your previous efforts will be in vain."
Fatty: "Yes, that's what I mean. This collective responsibility system is the government's way of preventing crime. It greatly increases the cost of crime."
Jingshu still agrees with Wang Qiqi's point of view.
At noon, Grandma Jing stewed winter melon, radish and pork ribs soup, and baked some pancakes. The grandfather, grandmother and grandson had a simple lunch with pickled cucumbers and pickled garlic sprouts.
But because Jingshu had a big appetite, a big pot of pork ribs was not enough, so she made another pot of dragon beard noodles, beat six poached eggs, and picked some vegetable leaves and put them into the pork rib soup.
It turned into pork rib noodles, and I ate the noodles, soup, and bones cleanly, even the seasoning ginger was not spared.
Water is becoming increasingly scarce. Jingshu's family has names on the bowls in their home. They are used as many times as for meals a day and then washed in the dishwasher after use. The water in the dishwasher is treated and filtered and then recycled, but there will be a loss of about 10%.
There are more than 20 buckets of ice in the villa yard to cool it down, otherwise the yard will be like a steamer. The ice should be replaced every time it is almost melted, otherwise it will evaporate violently.
After feeding the poultry, Jingshu took Jingnai and Jingye to the basement. Wang Qiqi had already organized the people in the community to line up, and the police from the second team had also arrived.
The weather is still very hot. At 5, when Jingshu opened the door of the villa, a fierce heat wave rushed in. She suddenly felt like she was in a sauna again. The news recently reported that the weather was too hot and the water vapor inhaled in the atmosphere had reached a terrifying level. It was said that heavy rain would come soon, so everyone should bear with it.
Jingshu knew that the atmosphere was now composed of both water and soil, and was nurturing a new species, the red nematode.
We quickly reached the basement, where the temperature had dropped a few degrees. The residents of the community had already gathered and were whispering among themselves. After six months of suffering in the apocalypse, they were now dirtier than those who had just emerged from the refugee camp, their bodies stained with the grime of the filth.
There was a bad smell, especially on the hands, where the insect juice from catching insects mixed with soil formed thick scabs.
At the same time, ten military trucks arrived, their headlights illuminating the basement, revealing two rows of police officers standing with their heads held high and rifles in their hands. Behind the police were four rows of criminals stumbling around in shackles.
This was the first time Jingshu saw the police after the apocalypse. Each of them still gave people an unshakable sense of security, while the criminals looked like eggplants hit by frost, with sallow faces.
Grandma Jing, Grandpa Jing, and everyone else in the community were frightened by the scene.
"What's this for?"
"Does this intimidate us?"
One of the young officers said to Wang Qiqi, who was holding the list, "Is everyone here?"
Wang Qiqi, who had become thinner and darker, handed over the list: "Captain Li, we're still missing Wang Jin from Building 14 and Liu Qinyi from Building 18. The rest are all here."
"Okay, Zhou Xiang, Shi Zi, Luo Zhu, the three of you step out!" the officer shouted, and the crowd immediately quieted down. Although these three people did not step out, the others took several steps back.
"Who is Luo Zhu?"
Then the young woman, who couldn't escape, raised her hand.
The officer waved his hand and said, "Cuff this man and take him back for questioning." The police officer behind him handcuffed the woman and took her to the car.
"Who is Shizi?"
A man in his thirties, covered in sores, raised his hand.
"Put shackles on him, take back the ownership of the house, and confiscate all the belongings. There are two others who knew they committed crimes and escaped quickly, but they were dealt with in the same way as Zhou Xuan. Their identities were recorded, and the house and all the belongings were taken back. Do they think they can get away? Unless they don't drink water and die of thirst outside." The officer snorted coldly.
Two more policemen came out and handcuffed Shizi, then pulled him aside. Shizi's legs were shaking, "What did I do wrong? Why don't you even ask me?"
After reading the information, the officer asked the last terrified person: "Are you Zhou Xiang? Is he Zhou Xiang?"
The man nodded blankly, and Wang Qiqi nodded.
"Kill them on the spot. Confiscate all supplies."
The officer's voice sounded like the judge of hell. As soon as he finished speaking, two policemen rushed out. Their movements were extremely skillful. One held the man down while the other stabbed the knife into his heart and then pulled it out. The whole process was seamless.
This series of actions scared everyone in the community. Shizi's legs were shaking and liquid was flowing down. He knelt down and said, "No, don't kill me!"
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