However, Lu Yuan was not too worried. After all, he had already made preparations for his next base in Shanxi Province. Once an earthquake occurred here, Shanxi Province would become their next foothold.
Lu Yuan picked up the remote control on the table and turned off the TV. Everyone was still indignantly criticizing **'s immoral behavior, but there was nothing they could do but watch helplessly as they were abandoned by them.
The heavy rain continued to fall. As the water level kept rising, they had to clear away some of the mud and sand washed down from upstream. When Lu Yuan and his men went to clear it away, they saw about a hundred people not far away. They were wearing all sorts of raincoats, and some were even wearing clothes to shield themselves from the bloodthirsty black beetles carried by the raindrops.
Just as everyone was quite surprised, something even more unbelievable happened: more than twenty people drove past them in front of several corpses.
These corpses had been riddled with holes by the bloodthirsty black beetles, clearly indicating that these beetles had used these people as breeding tools. Once mature, they would devour the flesh and blood of the bodies for their own consumption, causing extensive bleeding on the surface of the bodies. Sometimes, when the skin was broken, countless bloodthirsty black beetles would fly out from inside.
Upon seeing this scene, Lu Yuan couldn't help but stop what he was doing. The group of people stared blankly at Lu Yuan and his companions, and then one of the men stepped forward, holding a banner in his hand, and suddenly raised it in front of Lu Yuan.
"They've already abandoned us. Are you all just sitting here foolishly waiting to weather this disaster on your own? Come with us and go find them to settle this score. If there are enough of us, they'll definitely take this seriously!"
As soon as the other person finished speaking, the people behind him who had been staring blankly suddenly became as energetic as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and they all took out banners from their bodies, raised them up, and shouted loudly.
"The survivor base is humanity's home, where everyone is equal. We demand that everyone be allowed into the dome!"
The man looked at Lu Yuan, who had a solemn expression, then took out a banner from his pocket and handed it to Lu Yuan.
"Let's go together. We can't let them abandon us, or we'll all die here. We have to get an explanation from them, and we have to get everyone in!"
Lu Yuan felt somewhat helpless. What was the point of going with them? To watch the mockery from the survivors in the base? That was absolutely impossible. There were plenty of large-scale demonstrations with far more people than theirs, some even with tens of thousands of people directly appealing in front of the survivor base, only to be met with suppression from heavily armed military and police.
"Forget it, thank you for your kindness, but we don't plan to go. You'd better watch yourselves; they're not going to compromise with us, so just give up on that idea!"
However, the man did not give up at all; he planned to take everyone with him, hoping to use their overwhelming numbers to force the enemy to make concessions.
Despite the lengthy explanation from the other party, Lu Yuan still firmly shook his head. He had no intention of leading everyone to their deaths. Moreover, the journey was so long and the rain so heavy that the flooded roads made it impossible for them to pass through smoothly.
Moreover, the rainwater contains many bloodthirsty black beetles. If you are not careful and these hateful beetles burrow into your body, it will definitely bring annihilation.
The other person sighed and glared at Lu Yuan fiercely.
"Hmph, it's because there are too many inactive people like you that ** dares to abandon us. You're a bunch of cowards. Come on, let's keep moving forward!"
Meanwhile, reporters with cameras followed along, filming him. When Lu Yuan saw that they were about to film him, he immediately covered his face with his hand, not wanting to expose himself to the public.
The march continued, but the people in District Three had already begun to whisper among themselves. They wondered what they would encounter if they followed Lu Yuan. In their minds, anything done secretly was bound to be good, but at this moment, because of Lu Yuan's actions, not a single one of Lu Yuan's men stood up.
Lu Yuan glanced at the crowd and said coldly, "Anyone who wants to go can go, but don't come back! I'm making this clear first! I don't accept fence-sitters here!"
However, bad things still happen. People's thoughts are always hard to guess. The next day, when Lu Yuan was about to go to the factory to distribute food, he saw Kong Hanting running over in a panic.
"Several households left from Zone 3 and went with the marching crowd to the survivor base in Qingshui City to cause trouble."
Lu Yuan's face was as cold as ice. He gazed in the direction of Qingshui City and uttered a sentence through gritted teeth: "Who are these people? Write down their names. These people no longer belong to us. Since they have betrayed me, they can forget about coming back!"
Seeing Lu Yuan's expression, Kong Hanting felt even more frightened. It was the first time she had ever seen Lu Yuan so angry. Although she had encountered some unpleasant things before, Lu Yuan had never shown such an expression before. This was the first time he had been so angry.
"These damned guys have been freeloading here for so long. They should know how well I've treated them. Now they've betrayed me. Let them find their new lives. They're no longer welcome here!"
After saying that, Lu Yuan put down his things and returned to his home.
The group had already started to get chaotic, so Lu Yuan, as the group owner, kicked those people out of the group.
Just then, Lu Yuan received a call from Liu Tiantian.
"Brother Lu, this is Liu Tiantian. I just tagged you in the group chat, but you didn't reply. I wanted to talk to you about something."
"Okay, what is it?"
“Wang Kuan wants to come back. Do you think we could make an exception? He said he acted impulsively and followed that group. Now the survivor base has opened fire and killed many people, and their parade has dispersed. He just called me and wants to come back to us.”
Lu Yuan snorted coldly after hearing this.
“I don’t intend to keep a single disloyal person. I gave everyone so much to eat and use, but I didn’t expect that as soon as there was a little commotion on the other side, they would be lured away. What kind of loyalty is that! Tell Wang Kuan that he no longer has a place to live in District 3. If he dares to come here, I will send him back!”
After saying that, Lu Yuan angrily hung up the phone.
Meanwhile, Wei Xiaoshan, who was waiting for Lu Yuan at the door, was also a little worried after seeing his angry expression: "Lu Yuan, is it necessary to drive them all away? There are already very few people here. If they leave, there might be problems."
"Hmph, what's the problem? One more or one less won't make a difference. Besides, there are plenty of people who want to live here now, there's no need to beg them to come!"
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