Chapter 025 Chapter 25
In peacetime, Ji Yang's behavior would definitely be wrong.
But if you foolishly follow the rules of peacetime at this time, you will only be killed by others in the end.
At least Li Yi knew that all the people she killed were bad guys.
And he is a bad guy who actively bullies others.
Although it is scary, she would rather the bad guy died than Ji Yang being killed. You know, at this time, the death of a bad guy is equivalent to saving countless ordinary people.
Even thanks to her, her family can be so peaceful.
Naturally, she didn't want anything to happen to Ji Yang.
But once he came into contact with the authorities, Li Yi didn't know their attitude. In the face of a major disaster, the authorities were very busy. At least they couldn't rescue every citizen like they did in peacetime, but instead let them save themselves as much as possible.
To the point that now they don’t know the official attitude towards killing.
But after she said so much, the person in front of her frowned slightly, showing a hint of surprise on his cold face, and there was no other expression, as if what she said was just... the sun came out today.
It's really a pity that the emperor is not in a hurry to kill the eunuch!
But Li Yi didn't dare to get angry. He just looked at her timidly and aggrievedly. Come up with a solution quickly!
Ji Yang did not react as she expected, but asked back: "What evidence do you have to prove that I have a gun?"
Li Yi: “Ah?”
Ji Yang asked again: "Who saw me use a gun?"
Li Yi: …
Feeling guilty, I dared not say anything.
She and her parents saw it.
But except for these three, everyone else died.
And it seems that in recent times, at least when there might be outsiders around, Ji Yang didn't seem to use a gun?
Thinking of this, Li Yi's eyes became brighter and brighter.
Ji Yang smiled and said, "Thank you, grandma. Wait a moment."
Li Yi looked at her blankly, and then she saw Ji Yang enter the room. She probably guessed something and wanted to leave. However, after she turned around and took two steps, Ji Yang was already holding a plastic bag. He caught up with her in three or two steps and stuffed something into her hand: "Take this."
The things were stuffed directly into her hands. Before Li Yi could react, Ji Yang had already turned around and went back, closing the door. She had no choice but to scratch her head and go back with the bag with a red face.
It was a bit embarrassing, as if she was passing on the message just for reward.
But Ji Yang was really generous, and it must be said that she was more willing to pass on the message.
No one wants to work hard without getting a good result.
When she took it back and looked at it, she wanted to hug her thighs even more.
In addition to the familiar cabbage, there are also five strawberries!
The bright red frozen strawberries, each as big as the palm of a hand, make people drool just by looking at them. It has been seven months since the natural disaster, and she almost forgot the taste of strawberries. Now she finally remembers it.
When the Li family saw these things, they couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
The strawberries were frozen hard and a little hard to bite, so I thawed them a little and couldn't wait to eat them. The flesh became smoothie, and it was chilly to the bone when I took a bite, but once I tasted it, the sour and sweet juice made me so happy.
Grandpa Li exclaimed: "This little girl is incredible. She can get such good fruit at this time."
"That's right!" Li Yi nodded hurriedly.
——
Ji Yang was indeed not worried about this matter.
She didn't take out her gun unless she was sure to silence the witness. The only difference was that she underestimated the kindness of the Li family when she dealt with the two people who were trying to break into the house.
She was used to the situation in the last days where everyone had to protect themselves.
I didn't expect that the Li family would open the door suddenly and I would run into them.
After this lesson, she never used the gun so casually again.
But the family won't talk nonsense, and the authorities shouldn't have the energy to interrogate witnesses for an uncertain gun, so she is still quite safe. As for murder?
There will be no more problems.
Even in the previous life, no one would pursue this kind of situation where a robber was killed in return. How should I put it? At this time, outside the base, all is decided by fists. If you come to rob, you must be prepared to die. If you win, you will become rich, but if you lose, you will go to hell.
Not to mention that now everyone assumes that natural disasters will continue, and it is not easy to return to the peaceful era with strict laws, let alone investigate.
Still, this reminder is useful.
Because Ji Yang has to decorate the house.
Normally she only lives in one room, leaving some food and wood to hide from others. Now that she goes out from time to time, she should have more supplies, such as some frozen fruits in the room, gas stoves, gas tanks and other things in the house, as well as daily pots and pans, and garbage generated by daily life.
After putting everything away in advance, Ji Yang stayed at home patiently, waiting for the officials to come.
This wait lasted for several more days.
The grass seeds planted a few days ago had grown to a finger high. The door was knocked regularly, and along with Xixi's alert roar, a serious voice appeared: "Excuse me, is anyone here? We are official staff."
Ji Yang calmed the dog down, opened a door, and asked, "What's the matter?"
The other party immediately said: "Because someone reported you for illegally hiding guns, we are here to investigate. Please cooperate with our investigation."
Ji Yang: "Alone?"
"No, we have a team. Official law enforcement will not come to your door alone. Comrade, please open the door."
Ji Yang then slowly opened the door.
During this period, everyone outside the door held their breath, staring at the door without relaxing, and held weapons in their hands, for fear that the people inside would directly shoot or attack.
But as the door opened, revealing the scene inside, what they imagined did not happen.
Inside the door was a young girl in her early twenties.
Maybe because of his good conditions, he has kept himself in great shape, with some flesh on his cheeks, bright eyes, and a cold expression. But he is certainly not the devil as some people say. Instead, he is more like the savior as others say.
The group's defenses were slightly lowered, but only a little.
Ji Yang was also wary, but after confirming their clothing and posture, she calmed down. In her previous life, she had dealt with this group of people many times and could tell whether they were real official personnel.
She nodded politely: "Would you like to come in and sit down?"
The leader nodded, looked up and saw the clean floor inside, and asked hesitantly, "Do you have shoe covers?"
"No need." Ji Yang smiled, stepped aside to let them in, and poured them a cup of brown sugar ginger tea in a plastic cup. However, they were all flattered by the treatment.
The room is warm, which makes people relax.
The captain's expression softened a lot, and he introduced himself, "I am Lin Zhong, the captain of the rescue team three. These are my teammates. We have received a report that Miss Ji is illegally holding a gun. Although the current situation is special, guns are still not allowed to be held by ordinary people. I hope Miss Ji will understand. If you have a gun, you can hand it over. We will write a report to reward Miss Ji."
They were friendly and clearly had no intention of pursuing her case for murder.
It seems that the investigation was very clear and there was no bias. It is known that she killed people who deserved to be killed.
Ji Yang didn't laugh it off, and shook his head directly: "No, I really don't have a gun. If you have investigated, you will know that I use a bow and crossbow."
Then he pointed to the drawer and said, "It's in there."
Several people were stunned and thought. Indeed, many people said that Ji Yang had a gun, but when asked what kind of gun she had, no one could tell. They also confirmed that no one had ever seen her use a gun. Instead, she mostly used bows, crossbows and knives. Could it really be a rumor?
But the two bodies with bullets in the forehead were not fake.
After Lin Zhong confirmed that it was okay, he opened the drawer first and saw a crossbow and more than 20 arrows inside, most of which looked like they had been used.
After picking it up and taking a closer look, I found that this crossbow is a foreign product, well-made, and has a lower range than a gun, but it is also a very powerful weapon.
Lin Zhong looked serious: "Where did this come from?"
Ji Yang said sincerely, "Oh, it's the stuff of the second in command of the Black Dragon Gang. I got it by robbing other gangs."
Lin Zhong and others were confused at first, and then their mouths twitched.
"Black Dragon Gang?"
Ji Yang immediately explained: "A gang that has risen recently. I heard that the boss is a murderer on the run. He has killed police officers and has guns. Their hideout is Building 8 of the Green Courtyard. Currently, they have probably controlled the ordinary survivors in several surrounding communities to collect supplies for them. They are very arrogant and domineering. There are also many highway robberies. In addition to the Black Dragon Gang, there are several other gangs in our city. One is called the Axe Gang, and the other is called..."
Lin Zhong and others: "..."
This was the first time that Ji Yang was so talkative, and she gave quite a lot of information, mainly the address and information about some important people. She didn't know anything more, but she just said so, and if anyone asked, that was what she was looking for.
After saying that, he looked at them expectantly.
The meaning is obvious.
Lin Zhong and others couldn't sit still. After hearing about the emergence of so many evil forces in the city and their specific locations, who could sit still? They just wanted to catch them all in one fell swoop.
But they did not let Ji Yang go directly. The situation was different with bows and crossbows. Although they had great lethality, not everyone could use them. The threshold was much higher than that of guns. Moreover, once they were confiscated, one could imagine what would happen to this girl.
As I said, special circumstances require special treatment.
After several people discussed it, they still confiscated the crossbows, but emphasized that they should not kill innocent people indiscriminately, otherwise they would be arrested for coal mining. Then they asked: "As for the gun issue, we need to search your home. Is this okay?"
"Okay!" Ji Yang nodded, not afraid at all.
Lin Zhong and others knew that no matter whether she had a gun or not, they would not be able to find anything in this house this time. However, they still took the detector to search everywhere, and then they found that this girl's family background was really wealthy.
However, a few people had learned about it before and knew that she had obtained it all by herself and had not even taken the protection money that was offered to her by others.
So it was just a brief surprise.
The official actually appreciates a strong person with bottom line.
The search was soon over and nothing was found. The few of them said goodbye politely, still holding the hot cup of brown sugar ginger tea that Ji Yang had filled for them. This was the first time they had something to drink while on a mission.
I feel quite embarrassed, but they said that it has already been poured out and one person can't finish it and it will get cold and be a waste.
They just took it.
Not long after they came out, the temperature dropped rapidly. They drank it all in one gulp, took the garbage downstairs, and walked back quickly, their steps much more excited than when they came.
In fact, they also know more or less that gangs are committing crimes in many places today and bullying ordinary survivors.
But that group of people mixed in with the ordinary survivors, and if they caught one of them, the other party would refuse to admit it, and they would be helpless. Now they know that the leader of the Black Dragon Gang is a fugitive murderer with a gun, and they even know the whereabouts of the supplies. If they still can't handle it, it will be useless.
But when they got downstairs, they happened to run into the two families who accused Ji Yang of murder.
The two households looked at the group of people coming down from upstairs attentively, full of expectations. However, until the last person showed up, they didn't see the scene they had imagined and were dumbfounded.
"Comrade, why aren't we arresting the guy who killed people with a gun?!" someone couldn't help but rush over and ask.
Lin Zhong explained: "We didn't find any guns in her residence, only a crossbow. After discussion, we all agreed that she was in a situation where she could carry a crossbow. In addition, she didn't commit murder intentionally, it was just self-defense. She was robbed and killed on the spot. She didn't commit a crime! If you encounter this situation, you can also kill the other party."
The person asking the question: “…”
The old face turned red.
His son went to ambush Ji Yang but was killed!
He died a horrible death, with a hole in his neck and his mouth full of blood. They cried until their voices were hoarse when they collected the body.
I thought the authorities would come and capture the demon and avenge her son, but I didn't expect the authorities to say she acted in self-defense?!
The old man felt aggrieved and angry. Seeing that the group of people were about to leave, he sat down on the ground and wailed, "Sheltering her! You are shielding her! She clearly had a gun! Look at the bullet hole on the body on the sixth floor! As officials, you are shielding a murderer with a gun!"
Lin Zhong looked over with a dark face: "None of you saw her shoot, and we didn't find any guns in her house. In this case, she is innocent. Old man, if you really think she is being protected, report to our superiors, or find a way to get evidence that she intentionally injured someone with a gun."
After saying that, he strode away.
The old man beat his chest in grief, looking extremely aggrieved.
A resident who had just moved in looked so strange that he ran back and muttered to his family, "He's making it seem like his son was wrongly accused for doing something good. He clearly deserves it!"
The family member calmly replied: "There are always people in this world who want the law to be set for their family. If others bully their family, it is against the law. If they bully others, it is what they deserve. Don't be angry. Be careful about your breasts. We are not in a position to treat you now."
——
After this incident, within two days, another household moved out of the building.
It happened to be one of those two households.
The remaining person who did not move out also died quietly at home a few days later. It was not until the people next door noticed that their door had not been opened for a long time and tried to knock on it but received no response that they realized something was wrong and discovered the truth.
It was freezing cold, and the road was difficult to walk on, so no one dealt with the bodies and they just left them there.
It was not until half a month later that the authorities set up a body collection team. Each area had a special body collection team to collect and incinerate the bodies.
If we use a special crematorium vehicle to carry out the corpses as we did before, we won't be able to pull them all out. In addition, many families have lost their entire family and no one has ever pried open the door, so they have no idea there are any dead bodies.
Even at a temperature of more than fifty degrees below zero, the corpse will not stink.
So this is the job of the body collection team.
A large number of bodies were also taken away from the Jiafu community. All the bodies that were previously buried in the snow, as long as they were not very deep, were dug out by the authorities. Due to the shortage of manpower, the authorities directly recruited people from ordinary survivors, providing three meals a day and two kilograms of food every week.
It's not much, but it's a very good job for the average survivor.
Especially when they go to collect bodies, if they encounter a family where everyone has been wiped out, the remaining food in the house will also belong to the body collection team.
A lot of extra money.
When Ji Yang was staying at home with nothing to do and observing the situation outside from the balcony, he found that many people in Jiafu Community had joined the body collection team. They went out early every day and came back before dark at night. They were very regular. Every time they came back, they carried large and small bags, which made many people envious.
In addition, because Ji Yang had cleaned up Building 9 once, the remaining people were relatively honest and just wanted to live a peaceful life, so the building entered an unprecedented period of harmony.
The originally scattered team was reorganized. Now everyone in the team is divided into three teams. One team stays at home for defense, and two teams go out to search for supplies and take turns guarding the home. The distribution of supplies is also reasonable. Li Yi and Jiang Jing's families have both joined in and they will no longer go out alone.
During this period, Jiang Jing came over again to deliver a piece of jade. This time, the tag on it was not removed, as if it was removed during a raid on a jewelry store.
Ji Yang did not ask for it again, but took sanitary napkins and some supplies to exchange with her.
Jiang Jing couldn't refuse and had to accept it. Before closing the door, Ji Yang saw that her eyes were red.
Ji Yang felt very sympathetic towards her for having to survive in this apocalypse with a child who was not even one year old yet, but that was all. Her kindness was limited, and at most she could give her a little more when exchanging supplies.
A few days later, Ji Yang went to the exchange office again as agreed, and exchanged a batch of jade with Luo Laosan. By the way, he inquired about the current situation. He heard that the authorities had just wiped out a criminal gang called the Black Dragon Gang a few days ago, and seized a lot of supplies, part of which were distributed to ordinary survivors who were oppressed, and the other part was confiscated. Notices were posted everywhere, and more than 20 high-level officials were all sentenced to death, and the rest were forced to dig coal.
Luo Laosan complained to her with great regret: "It's a pity that you didn't come before. That would be a public execution, just like the beheading at noon in ancient times. At about that time, it would be shot in front of everyone. Tsk, what a waste of bullets! It would be better to just behead the person directly, which would be more exciting..."
Ji Yang: ...
The living devil is here.
She nodded in agreement: "Yes! Execution is too easy for them!"
Luo Laosan reminded again: "There are still some gangs that have not been caught. We have only caught a few main criminals. Many have escaped. If you are alone, don't go far. Oh, yes, you don't have to go to other exchange points in the future. Our boss is now buying jade from the whole city and has sent a group of people to several surrounding cities to buy jade directly."
Ji Yang was surprised: "You take it so seriously? I'm a little flattered!"
Luo Laosan said righteously: "Of course, customers are God. We will do our best to get what you like!"
Ji Yang: “…”
Luo Laosan laughed dryly and scratched his head. In fact, what he originally said was that he had finally met a sucker with supplies, why didn't he quickly get her good stuff? When the others realized that they didn't want the jade anymore, they would be heartbroken.
Ji Yang, who knew what kind of person the leader of this group of people was, didn't believe it at all. Wasn't it just because she liked him that he wanted to get as many supplies as possible from her?
It doesn’t matter, she is quite happy to be the sucker.
——
After chatting for a while, the two said goodbye.
Ji Yang got on his snowmobile and prepared to leave.
Before he had taken a few steps, he was stared at by a group of people passing by, and then a familiar voice rang out: "Hey, stop, how are you selling this car?!"
Ji Yang didn't intend to pay attention.
But there were many people at the exchange office, and she was not driving very fast, so when the group of people saw that she did not stop, they were directed to rush over to block her way.
Ji Yang laughed angrily and braked.
The dog sitting behind her clung to her shoulders and stared at the group of people, ready to make a move.
Their faces were blocked by heavy clothes, hats and scarves. Ji Yang didn’t recognize them, but she felt that the voice was familiar, so she looked for the person who had just spoken. She saw that person coming over and complaining in a arrogant voice: "Why did you keep running when I told you to stop? Didn’t you hear me?!"
Ji Yang stared at the figure for two seconds and suddenly realized.
The illegitimate daughter of old man Ji whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
Ji Siyue.
Looking at the people around her, there were several tall men who looked like security guards.
Is she developed?
That’s not right. In my memory of my previous life, Old Man Ji’s company was not an industrial enterprise, so it evaporated the fastest after the natural disaster. At least when I met Ji Siyue when it was extremely hot later, she was similar to me.
Ji Yang remained silent and just looked at her quietly.
Ji Siyue looked at her snowmobile, nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "One hundred kilograms of food, sell this vehicle to me."
Ji Yang:?
She was silent for a moment, then asked sincerely, "Do you think I'm being taken advantage of?"
Ji Siyue was annoyed: "What? It's just a broken car. It needs oil. How much oil do you have? It will become scrap metal after you use it up. You might as well sell it to me. At most, I'll give you 50 kilograms of food. If you don't sell it, you'll regret it."
Ji Yang laughed out loud: "Ji Siyue, if you have a brain disease, go get treatment!"
Ji Siyue was furious and was about to curse when she suddenly realized something. She took off her goggles in surprise. Her eyes were temporarily uncomfortable when they came into contact with the cold air. She looked at the person in front of her carefully and her voice broke: "Ji Yang? Why is it you? How can you have a car like this?!"
Ji Yang looked at her coldly: "You can have so many bodyguards, why can't I have a car?"
Ji Siyue was confused at first, then seemed to suddenly understand something, and said with some sympathy: "You are jealous of me."
Ji Yang: ...
Ji Siyue took her silence as a tacit agreement, and said arrogantly: "You regret it now, right? I made you not come on New Year's Eve, and then you encountered a natural disaster. You were so proud before, but now..." She snorted and laughed: "So much money has gone down the drain, it must be very uncomfortable, right? If you kneel down and admit your mistake to me now, I can take you back to your father and give you a meal."
Ji Yang was speechless. Should he say that she hated him so much that he was willing to give her food at this time just to humiliate her, or should he say that she was a good person and didn't even want to let her fend for herself when facing someone she hated?
She shook her head: "Thank you, no, please move aside, I want to go back."
Ji Siyue frowned, as if she didn't understand why she didn't want to, took two steps forward, grabbed the handlebars, and said, "Ji Yang, why are you so stubborn? The person you rely on only gave you a motorcycle, and you have to go out in the cold all day to earn supplies. Now as long as you admit your mistakes, you don't have to go through all this, isn't it good?"
"No, because I bought this car myself." Ji Yang looked at her through his goggles and said word by word, "I bought it for fun before the snowstorm. It was just airlifted here when the heavy snow came. I live well with this car. As for you, Ji Siyue, do you think I don't know how capable that old man is? There are no supplies at home, so where does he get the resources to hire bodyguards for you and keep you fed?"
Ji Siyue seemed to be surprised that she could guess all this. Her pupils suddenly shrank and she looked at her in shock and embarrassment, and was about to refute.
"Okay, I'm going to go back and rest." Ji Yang didn't give her a chance to speak, and directly pulled Ji Siyue away.
She was very strong, and Ji Siyue was a delicate girl who didn't exercise, so she staggered and fell on her butt on the icy surface.
Ji Yang stepped on the accelerator hard, a rumbling sound was heard, and he turned and left.
The two bodyguards at the edge were so scared by her agility that they didn't even worry about killing people. They all moved away, so that before Ji Siyue could get up from the icy ground, she could only breathe in a mouthful of exhaust gas. She was so angry that she shouted, "Ji Yang, stop right there!"
Hearing this, Ji Yang stepped on the accelerator even harder. The car quickly left the exchange point, drove around one alley after another, and left Ji Siyue behind before he slowly exhaled a breath.
He sold her in his previous life, and since he doesn’t have her in this life, he will sell Ji Siyue. He always says that he loves this daughter the most.
Old man Ji is indeed a selfish guy.
My grandparents are obviously good people, so why did they give birth to such a son?
I can't figure it out.
I really can't understand it.
——
There are many things that are hard to figure out, but Ji Yang never gets tangled up in them.
In the face of natural disasters, she was only thinking about how to live a better life.
More than half a month later, the news of the opening of the base was finally made public.
However, only a small number of places are available for the first opening.
The news spread throughout Changnan City in a short period of time. On Ji Yang's side, Jiang Jing and Li Yi took the initiative to come to his house and tell him the news.
Some were excited and some were terrified.
Having a base means that the country has a safety net and security is greatly improved. However, it also means that the country may believe that the natural disaster will not end in a short period of time and that the base is established to cope with various situations that follow. This is a heavy blow to many people who have worked hard for half their lives to buy houses and cars, start companies, and have their own careers.
Most of the ordinary survivors belong to this group of people. This news is a heavy blow to them. Some of them could not bear the blow and jumped off the building directly.
The freezing rain added a layer of crystal clear and hard ice to the world. After jumping off the building, a bright red flower bloomed almost directly after landing on the ground, and then death occurred immediately without any buffer.
On the day the news came, there were screams, cries, and... the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground.
There are several cases in Jiafu Community.
Ji Yang also saw one with her own eyes. He jumped straight down from in front of her. His wife and children were unable to hold him back. In grief, his wife also jumped down. In the end, only a half-grown child was left crying helplessly on the rooftop, and was coaxed down by kind-hearted people.
But no matter what, the emergence of the base still has more benefits.
Except for those who couldn't bear it, the other survivors were all happy.
Even those who are not yet qualified to enter the base are thinking about how to move.
The first wave of people who moved in were naturally capable people.
By providing supplies to the base in exchange for accommodation, the base can feed more ordinary survivors and capable people can also have a safe place to stay.
Upon hearing the news, Ji Yang knew that business had come, so she rode a snowmobile and tied two more with ropes to the exchange office to find Luo Laosan. It was still the reminder Ji Siyue had given her last time that now that rich people need to move, with so many supplies, they definitely need some reliable means of transportation.
Ordinary cars cannot be used. Special polar cars or modified cars are more expensive. Only officials and top wealthy people can afford them, and the quantity is limited. Doesn’t she have customers for her snowmobile?
When Ji Yang bought these, he bought ten at once because he was afraid that the weather would be too cold and the car would break down and he would need a replacement. But now he finds that the quality of these things is quite good, so he can sell some of them.
She emphasized: "I only want top-grade jadeite, the kind of imperial green. I don't want any cheap ones. Unpolished raw stones are best. I've been learning carving recently and I don't have anything to carve."
Luo Laosan wiped his sweat. As expected of a rich man, he complained habitually: "...Your request is too high, isn't it?! What if I can't change it?"
Ji Yang: "It's okay, I'll pull it back."
Luo Lao San immediately said: "Don't worry, I will change it for you even if it costs my life!"
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