Seeing Song Heng's appearance, Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh.
"Bro, you've been cooped up at home for a long time! When are you going to take us guys to the city again? We haven't had any vegetables in ages, we're so weak, even if a beautiful woman stood naked in front of me, I probably wouldn't be able to react."
Lu Yuan smiled.
"Alright, the fact that you still have the energy to joke means you're still alive! We're all in the same boat!"
"Come on, look at you, living a life of luxury. And look at us, what's the difference between us and refugees? We're just guarding our houses and waiting to die! Sooner or later, I won't be able to take it anymore and will have to learn from Teacher Guo. Don't forget to collect my corpse then!"
The two exchanged jokes for a while. Just then, the grain convoy finally arrived. This time, an additional vehicle followed: a grain truck in front, a water truck behind, and a military jeep at the very back.
Everyone was surprised when they saw the jeep. Some suspected that someone had come to promote new policies, others said that it might be a new leader giving a speech, and still others wondered if it was a robber bringing the vehicle.
But after the people got off the vehicle, everyone's doubts disappeared. Several soldiers got off the last jeep and walked into the crowd with rifles in their hands.
"Is Lu Yuan here? Call him over!" a soldier shouted, looking at the crowd.
Then everyone's eyes turned to Lu Yuan, wondering what these soldiers wanted from him.
Lu Yuan handed his bag to Song Heng and walked over to the soldiers.
Upon seeing Lu Yuan, the other party gave him a knowing smile. Lu Yuan glanced at them briefly and immediately recognized them as Chen Ming and his group, whom he had met in Qingshui City a little over a month ago.
Just as he was about to say hello, someone suddenly poked their head out of the car and waved to Lu Yuan; it was Chen Ming.
"Wow! I thought you weren't planning on coming!" Lu Yuan said with some surprise.
Then Lu Yuan got into the car, and several people guarded the car. The people in Zone 3 looked at the scene inside the car with a hint of envy. At this time, anyone who could get involved with people in the military was either arrested for committing a crime or had a very strong background and power. Obviously, Lu Yuan belonged to the latter.
At this moment, Chen Ming looked around, quietly took a large bag from under his feet, and handed it to Lu Yuan, saying, "I've prepared everything for you! Be careful when you take it back!"
Lu Yuan was somewhat surprised. He took the bag and gently unzipped it. Even before seeing anything, Lu Yuan could feel that the bag was heavy, indicating that there must be some kind of metal object inside.
Sure enough, the bag was pulled open, revealing a gun, or rather a rifle, along with several magazines.
"What...what's going on?"
Chen Ming was also somewhat confused when he heard Lu Yuan say that.
"Wait...didn't you say you wanted to get a gun? Here I am, getting one for you."
Lu Yuan was speechless. He hadn't expected the other party to bring him such a large rifle. How could he possibly take it out to use? It was inconvenient to carry and he would have to worry about it all the time. Obviously, it wasn't what he wanted.
Lu Yuan sighed and said, "You seem to have misunderstood. I want a few handguns, not rifles! These things are too big. I just want them for self-defense and don't plan to do anything else."
"What? A pistol! Damn, why didn't you say so sooner? If you had, I would have taken care of this much sooner. You have no idea how much trouble I went through to get this gun! By the way, do you still want this gun?"
Lu Yuan shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Fine, you've already brought such a big thing, I'll just accept it! But could you help me get a few handguns? I need handguns!"
Chen Ming said casually, "Pistols are easy! How many do you need? I can get you some right now!"
Just as he finished speaking, Chen Ming seemed to remember something else and quickly asked, "By the way, have you applied for a security team here?"
"Security team? What do you mean?"
"It's your self-organized security team. All you need to do is apply to the higher-ups! Once the application is approved, we'll issue weapons according to your situation. Each security team can have a maximum of two guns!"
"Wow! This works?! We've never heard of this before!"
"Where are the people from your neighborhood committee? They didn't even mention something this important?"
Lu Yuan shook his head. Director Tong and the others from the neighborhood committee didn't live here. They all lived in Qingshui City and only came here for special circumstances. But he hadn't seen them since Qingshui City went into chaos. To be honest, the entire Third District was now in a state of disarray. The reason why everyone hadn't gone into chaos was entirely due to the rat trap factory that provided many jobs and kept everyone's livelihoods.
"Is it too late to apply now? How do I apply?"
Chen Ming thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, it's too much trouble for you to apply now. Let me handle this! My cousin is here anyway, I'll just tell him! You can just submit a few names!"
"Thank you so much! So now we're legally carrying guns, right?"
"That's right! Anyone in the security team is legally entitled to carry a gun. I'll give you a spot! It'll be normal for you to carry a gun when you go out. But be careful, don't talk about guns, it's a secret. Also, the bullets will be checked regularly, and they can't be given out randomly!"
"Okay, I got it! That's great! Just give me two pistols! And a few magazines and some bullets too!"
"No problem! Liu Zi! Give me all your sidearms!"
The soldier standing nearby looked at Chen Ming with some surprise and whispered, "Brother Ming, what do you need my gun for?"
"Stop talking nonsense! I'll get you a new one when we get back! I need it! Oh, and give me all the magazines too!"
The soldier silently pulled out his gun and handed it to Lu Yuan.
"Alright, I've given you everything! Where's the cigarettes?"
After getting the gun, Lu Yuan was excited. He had already prepared cigarettes at home, and when he heard that the other party wanted cigarettes, he immediately said that he would go back to get them.
"Alright, we came in a hurry and have to leave soon. Here's what we'll do: I'll take you home, you take the cigarettes and we'll be on our way!"
So, led by Lu Yuan, the group went to his house. After returning home, they handed five packs of cigarettes to Chen Ming, whose eyes lit up. Chen Ming gave Lu Yuan a thumbs up and then drove away.
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