Chapter 028 Chapter 28
The lively atmosphere suddenly froze.
Everyone in the car looked at her in shock and bewilderment. Zhou Baoping said weakly, "...Um, are those two people you want to save your relatives?"
Meng Jin froze, pursed his lips and said nothing.
Feng Yexing looked left and right, and felt that they didn't look like each other. They had seen the two target persons before. One of them was extremely famous and had been on TV many times. He didn't look like Meng Jin.
Especially Meng Jin, who is actually very thin and small. Although her height is okay, her complexion is not good.
She doesn’t look like a student from an acting academy.
Although she was so hungry, the clothes she wore seemed to be all new. She was not as happy as Ji Yang when eating, and she was not talkative. When she finally opened her mouth, it was sarcastic.
She didn't even know why Xie Muchi asked her to come here.
Just when I thought of the boss, Xie Muzhi appeared at some point, frowning as he watched all this, and said in a deep voice: "Meng Jin, come down!"
"Hiss..." Someone gasped softly.
Xie Muchi has always been a gentle person. He looks very distant, but he is usually easy to get along with. It's scary when he suddenly becomes serious and angry.
Meng Jin was also a little scared and annoyed. She wiped her tears vigorously to vent her anger and lowered her head.
The others looked at each other in bewilderment. Liang Yuan broke the silence and said, "It's okay. Just keep eating. Don't worry about it."
"oh."
After all, there were quite a few young people, including Zhou Baoping, who couldn't sit still, so after a while, everyone became lively again. He could chat with anyone and seemed to be able to talk about any topic.
However, Ji Yang still did not participate.
She listened to what Meng Jin said to her, but she didn't care about random guesses about others. Now she didn't have any formal tasks, and she had to maintain the high level of vigilance she wanted at all times. Could that person still hold on?
And when the other party didn't really harm her interests, Ji Yang simply ignored it.
It's the end of the world, and each day counts. Of course, she makes eating, drinking, and sleeping her top priorities.
The people who were chatting were also impressed by this.
He is indeed a ruthless person. In this situation, he can remain calm and not move at all. He has a strong mentality.
Besides Ji Yang, there were actually several other people who remained silent the entire time. They were calmer than Ji Yang and must be more powerful bosses. Many people were watching them secretly.
Then I discovered that these people’s dishes all had a lot more meat!
He is indeed a big shot, and he is even qualified to have special treatment. I’m so envious!
Gao Yan glanced at them secretly, especially the person next to him, who seemed to have a poor appetite. The bowl was full of meat, but he only had half of it left after eating for a long time!
Zheng Shancheng saw the young man next to him looking at him, puzzled for a moment, then looked at the unfinished meat in his bowl with understanding, and picked up a few pieces of meat with the other end of his chopsticks: "Here, eat it."
Gao Yan: ...
The handsome boy's face suddenly turned red. He wanted to explain, but was speechless for a moment. When he came to his senses, Zheng Shancheng started eating in silence again. He opened his mouth, but didn't feel like disturbing him again.
The others saw this and laughed silently.
About five minutes later, Xie Muchi and Meng Jin came back. Everyone observed them silently and found that their expressions seemed to have returned to normal, and neither of them had any strange expressions.
I guess he was appeased.
Feng Yexing had become much closer to Ji Yang since she knew that he was her savior. Seeing this, she subconsciously turned her head and leaned close to Ji Yang and muttered, "I didn't expect that Boss Xie was so gentle and could actually comfort people?"
Ji Yang, who was sleeping on his stomach: ...
For the first time in so many years, she met a girl who whispered to her. Should she respond? After thinking about it, she replied: "I don't think his attitude can comfort anyone."
Meng Jin looked fierce and might have been frightened, so he didn't dare to continue making trouble.
*
After dinner, the car moved quickly again. I thought I could continue to sleep in the afternoon, but Xie Muchi asked everyone to open the things under their seats. Everyone did as he said, and saw all kinds of weapons inside!
Pistols, bullets, grenades, smoke bombs...
Not many in number, but many in variety.
Suddenly, there was a lot of "wow" in the carriage. Due to the control, most people here had never seen these things. They almost jumped up and down. Zhou Baoping covered his butt with fear and panic: "Oh my god, I was actually sitting on this before? How could I have done this!"
"I was so scared. Luckily I'm not heavy, otherwise what if the grenade exploded?"
Others: …
Good, this idiot! If the grenade was so easy to detonate, it wouldn't be placed here!
Xie Muzhi couldn't help laughing: "One gun per person, take the others that you can use and carry with you, otherwise don't take any."
Everyone was still excited, but their hands did not stop moving. They quickly picked up the guns, and then picked out the right ones from other things. Then Xie Muchi explained to them how to use guns, grenades and other things. These were relatively simple. This group of people had more or less touched similar things, so they quickly mastered them.
Ji Yang also took some things like them. She took a gun, some more bullets, and some grenades and explosive packs. She could hide them, but it would be difficult for others to hide.
At last, there was still more than half of the ammunition left.
Especially things like grenades and explosive packs, not many people take them.
The quieter ones, as well as Meng Jin, took one of each and looked at them over and over again.
The whole afternoon was spent in classes.
Ji Yang had heard all these things before, but when the lecture came again, she still tried her best to keep her eyelids open and listen.
She was just not as active as the other newbies who kept asking questions. Not to mention, the questions were all very interesting and always made her laugh, so she managed to stay awake for the entire afternoon.
In the middle of the process, I used my consciousness to look at Xixi in space.
Xixi adapted well to the environment of the space. She would go on patrol from time to time, check on the condition of the poultry, and then eat, drink, and lie down to sleep.
When it came to the boring storytelling part, she went to the space to cut grass, and divided the fresh grass equally among the cows, sheep and rabbits, continuing to look forward to these guys giving her surprises.
It was Meng Jin, who was sitting diagonally opposite her. He seemed to have been observing her. He immediately noticed her distraction and glanced at her, with dissatisfaction and disgust in his eyes almost overflowing.
The whole afternoon passed in Xie Muzhi's lecture. Feng Yexing and others were dizzy and excited. Who could have thought that they would be able to touch guns in their lifetime? !
After the theoretical knowledge was explained, they were also asked to fire a few empty guns to experience the feel of the gun. They were also taught how to quickly change magazines, load the gun, how to aim, etc. This continued until 5:30 in the afternoon when the car stopped.
It's dinner time!
The chefs cook very quickly. They probably start preparing the ingredients in the car and can start cooking as soon as the car stops. Therefore, Ji Yang and others had just taken a break for a while when they heard the call to eat.
There is meat for lunch and there is meat for dinner as well. Braised potatoes with bacon and tomatoes and eggs are all good dishes to go with rice.
Ji Yang didn't care at all that Meng Jin complained about her being too active in eating, and still lined up at the front. This time Meng Jin was not behind her, but when she finished her meal, she saw her still in the line.
The two sides looked at each other, Meng Jin snorted again and turned away.
He understood and shut up. Ji Yang was very satisfied and got into the car briskly to eat.
There was only half an hour for lunch because we were going to take them to the wild for target practice next.
I don't know if it was planned in advance or just a coincidence, but there was a forest in the distance from where we parked. The heavy snow had submerged the forest, and the freezing rain had also crushed many trees, so that even though the forest was covered with a layer of "ice crystal sugar coating", it still looked a bit riddled with holes.
Although it was late, the whole world was still bright because of the ice and snow. Xie Muzhi led them deeper into the forest: "See if we can find some game. If not, we can just hit some trees."
"Of course you can!"
"I think Xuan, in this weather, many wild animals will freeze to death, and those that don't freeze to death will starve to death."
"Who knows? Maybe we'll get lucky."
As it turned out, a gray shadow flashed by and immediately set off the whole place. Xie Muchi immediately told everyone to shut up and led them to follow quietly. When they reached the depths of the forest, they met several wild rabbits!
Ji Yang clearly felt that everyone around him was breathing heavier.
Xie Muzhi gave an order in a low voice: "Each person has three chances. Follow the order of roll call. Wear your silencer."
"Yes!" The others also responded in a low voice.
The first one to go up was Liang Yuan. Maybe he was a little old, he aimed at two rabbits in succession. After three shots, there was no visible damage to the rabbits' skin. They immediately backed away with a red face.
Next one on top.
Ji Yang was a little worried. Seeing how these people were very cautious before shooting, would these rabbits run away if they couldn’t find anything to eat here?
She was thinking of catching two more as a meal.
Soon another one went down, but still missed. This was very normal. Unless they were gifted, it would be difficult for these people who had only just started shooting to successfully hunt at such a long distance in a short period of time.
Xie Muchi asked them to try it just to give them a feel for what it felt like to shoot a gun.
You won't be in a panic and end up hurting yourself.
"Next one." Xie Mu knew.
Just as Feng Yexing was about to step forward, Meng Jin suddenly spoke up, "Let Ji Yang go. Isn't she good at killing people? Killing rabbits should be easier, right?"
She stared at Ji Yang with burning eyes, as if she wanted to see what was going on with her.
Everyone paused, and Feng Yexing hesitated whether to go over.
The others' eyes lit up and they were actually a little bit expectant, mainly because the first few noobs had all failed and the rabbits were all running away in disarray. If they ran a few more steps, they would have no hope at all.
You can use trees to practice shooting, but if the rabbit is gone, you can’t add snacks!
However, everyone knew that Meng Jin had bad intentions, so no one dared to speak.
Xie Muzhi asked directly: "You come?"
Ji Yang nodded, walked forward with the gun, loaded it and prepared to aim.
Feng Yexing immediately stepped back.
But just as Ji Yang walked over, the two nearest rabbits began to hop and jump away in other directions. Feng Yexing's heart suddenly rose. The next second, there was a slight "bang" sound, and before she could react, two more sounds followed.
The three rabbits in front fell to the ground one after another.
After shooting, Ji Yang put away the gun cleanly and neatly. The whole process only took one or two minutes.
The movement was not loud and the speed was so fast that the rabbits nearby seemed not to notice it and were still looking for food nearby.
Ice and snow covered the earth. Although there was less food to eat, the crowns of the trees were lowered and everything was frozen, including the green leaves, but there was still something to eat.
"Wow!" A group of little exclamations.
“This is too fast!”
"Wow, this rabbit is ours! You're awesome, boss!"
Feng Yexing straightened her back. She thought Ji Yang was her savior, so she naturally protected her. So she immediately turned around and looked at Meng Jin: "Are you satisfied now?"
I thought Meng Jin would run away in shame, after all, she was the one who started this matter. Unexpectedly, after a brief surprise, she looked at Ji Yang with a complicated expression and muttered, "It's okay."
Feng Yexing's eyes widened, as if he didn't expect Meng Jin to be so shameless and say such things: "Is it okay? How awesome are you?! How about you come?"
Meng Jin then blushed and became a little annoyed.
Xie Muzhi suddenly said, "Feng Yexing, it's your turn."
Feng Yexing shut up and looked at Xie Muchi with resentment. It turned out that he was trying to protect Meng Jin. She curled her lips. In fact, it was Meng Jin who came to improve his qualifications, right?
Ji Yang ignored all this. Verbal arguments were fine occasionally, but too much of them would become annoying. She was looking at pistols. She had bought quite a few of them abroad, but had never used a domestically made one.
And this gun feels really good.
She definitely couldn't buy the best guns when she bought them abroad. Generally, those that were sold in large quantities outside were mostly replaced models. But the one in her hand at the moment was probably a new model, better than the ones she had seen at the base in her previous life!
I don’t know if I should return this thing after the mission is over?
While she was thinking about it, Feng Yexing also caught two rabbits. One of them was not hit in a fatal part. The rabbit's struggle before death disturbed the other rabbits, and the little rabbits immediately scattered and fled.
A group of people were getting anxious and frustrated, using trees as targets for practice, when a few more rabbits came.
The rest of the people were even more excited and pondered it over and over again.
In the end, a total of twelve rabbits were caught.
Among them, Meng Jin and Zheng Shancheng basically caught one each, and their accuracy was surprisingly good. They were the best in the rest of the group except Feng Yexing. Ji Yang took a look from behind and felt that these people seemed to have been trained before, and their shooting postures were quite skilled, much better than the real novices Xiao Bai and Yan Cheng.
As if noticing Ji Yang's gaze, Meng Jin suddenly looked over. When their eyes met, the excitement of the successful hunt on Meng Jin's face disappeared by half. He curled his lips slightly and turned away.
Even though Ji Yang was strong, she didn't like Ji Yang. It was obviously a very dangerous mission, and someone was going to die for it, but she had no sense of urgency and seemed not to care at all.
*
After shooting the rabbits, they practiced standing still for a while to ensure that everyone was familiar with the shooting process. Accuracy was the second most important thing. After the feel was in place, the group went back. At this point, three hours had passed.
Everyone was free from the excitement of holding a gun and was exhausted and cold.
After returning, the master chef heard the noise and came out to greet them enthusiastically. When they found rabbits, they were all very happy. The natural disaster had directly ruined most of their cooking skills, so they took them out for a midnight snack, which included rabbit hotpot, roasted rabbit, and some potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc.
A group of young and middle-aged men, all of whom had big appetites, finished all ten rabbits in one go, making the chef feel sorry for his own dishes.
At about twelve o'clock, after eating and drinking and taking care of their hygiene, everyone got back on the bus and continued on their journey.
The two drivers in front took turns driving, while the others continued to stay in the car. When everyone felt tired, they would just find a place to lie down.
Ji Yang slowed down a step, looked left and right, and found that there was not enough space. If she wanted to sleep more comfortably, she could only lean on the person next to her, but she felt a little awkward and not used to it. After hesitating for a while, she finally decided to continue sleeping with her backpack. Suddenly someone approached, she hesitated and did not move, and her shoulder was touched.
Xie Muzhi stood up and made room for a spacious spot. He pointed over there and said softly, "Go over there and rest."
Ji Yang raised his eyebrows: "What about you?"
Xie Muzhi: "I sleep leaning on this guy." He pointed at a boy next to Ji Yang.
Ji Yang thought it was feasible and immediately curved his eyes: "Thank you."
She went straight over. The seats had been expanded, so the position next to Xie Muchi was just right for her to curl up and lie down. It was a bit cramped, but much better than sleeping while sitting.
Putting the backpack in front of you can protect yourself from falling when you fall asleep.
Ji Yang smiled contentedly and closed his eyes.
It’s time to sleep when it’s time to sleep. You all dare to come on the mission. These are all teammates. At least for now, they are around Xie Muchi, so there is no need to be vigilant. This guy is actually more alert than anyone else.
Xie Muchi, who sat in her seat, glanced at the person who was already lying down, and a smile flashed across his eyes.
I always feel that this girl seems to be very calm no matter what happens, and the most important thing seems to be eating and sleeping.
The mentality is too good.
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Early the next morning, when they had already traveled most of the way, after breakfast, Xie Muchi once again took the group to practice shooting. This time the lighting was better and the group performed better.
Ji Yang did not waste time or bullets. He had already let them know yesterday that his accuracy was still good, so he just hid behind and was lazy.
Take a look around.
She was a little confused. It was freezing and snowy now, so where did those rabbits come from yesterday? !
We set out again at ten in the morning and arrived near Yun City at four in the afternoon.
Afterwards, the group changed cars.
Xie Muzhi took the lead and got on the off-road vehicle: "Ji Yang, come over here, Liang Yuan, you stay here..."
After some arrangements, Xie Muchi began to issue tasks. Everyone was divided into two groups. The group led by Xie Muchi disguised themselves as an ordinary caravan and came here to sell goods. The goods were the latest achievements of the research institute - cold-resistant potatoes and sweet potatoes, as well as a small amount of rice seeds.
The purpose is to obtain a batch of firearms or ammunition.
The reason is very legitimate. They trade everywhere, which is very dangerous. They are often robbed by other cheaters, so they need some ruthless guys to keep the situation under control.
Yun City is close to a neighboring country, which happens not to ban guns and has many unofficial gun-carrying forces.
While listening to Xie Muchi's words, Ji Yang looked around. She noticed that the people outside were all the people who had been silent in the carriage before. The only one who spoke was Meng Jin, who had a sharp tongue.
After reading it, he turned around and heard that his mission was to rescue the two big guys with Xie Muchi. Liang Yuan was their "uncle", and the two of them followed their elders out to see the world. Liang Yuan was the head of the Chamber of Commerce, Feng Yexing and others were his younger brothers, and Zhou Baoping and others were responsible for gathering information.
They don't even know where the lab is now.
They didn’t know what the mission of the other group was.
I guess he is responsible for the response.
After everything was arranged, they got on their cars. Zhou Baoping was familiar with everyone, and after they separated, he went over to say goodbye to the other team. Gao Yan thought about it and went over too, after all, he was a good uncle who gave him meat to eat.
Zheng Shancheng seemed to be in a much better mood at the moment. Seeing Gao Yan coming over, he patted him on the shoulder cheerfully and said, "Don't be afraid. Follow the boss closely and live well."
Gao Yan nodded vigorously: "You too, when the mission is completed, I will treat you to meat when we return to the base."
Zheng Shancheng's eyes were slightly red, but he still smiled: "Okay, I'll wait."
When the car started, Ji Yang looked back.
From the rearview mirror, she could see that they drove away an off-road vehicle and two trucks. The remaining two off-road vehicles were driven away by the second group of people. As for how they were deployed with the official people, it was not clear. It was just... wait, she seemed to see the ammunition on the truck she was riding in before being moved away?
As the car moved forward, the remaining group of people gradually became smaller in the rearview mirror. Everyone was busy with their own things. Only Meng Jin seemed to be looking at this side. His face was blocked by a scarf and goggles, and it was unknown what expression he had.
After the car drove for about half an hour, it arrived at the gate of Yun City. Ji Yang saw through the car window that Yun City seemed to have built a wall of ice and snow. As far as the eye could see, there was only one entrance.
I followed the road to this entrance and was stopped.
As usual, tolls are collected.
This situation is too common nowadays. Unless you have a very strong fist, you can only hand it over. The authorities are too busy to deal with it. Even if you kill a group of them, new gangs will emerge. They are all desperate, but they don't want to go to the base to earn points, so they just become bandits like in ancient times.
It can't be eliminated.
Tolls and other matters were negotiated by the other two people in the team, so when the car was stopped, the two of them immediately went down with a smile, fumbling around to take out cigarettes and handing them over. Zhou Baoping smiled brightly: "Brother, let's go over there to do business, please give us some convenience."
The person who came over also accepted it without hesitation. He took a puff of cigarette and said between puffs of smoke: "It is convenient, but everyone has to come down for inspection. This is the rule. If you are discovered in the city without a pass, you will be hunted down. Let your people come down."
Zhou Baoping was puzzled: "What is this for? We didn't get out of the car to check before we came here?"
"What else can we do? I'm afraid the officials are here." He smiled meaningfully and pointed the gun at the car, "Cooperate, and we can all do it."
"Yes, yes, I'll tell the boss right away." Zhou Baoping smiled attentively, but his heart started pounding like crazy when he turned around. Although he knew that Yun City checked these things strictly, he didn't expect to see such a scene when he just arrived at the door.
He quickly ran over and reported the situation to Liang Yuan with a nod and a bow. Liang Yuan listened and saw Xie Muchi nodding, so he knew he had to cooperate, so he opened the back door. Xie Muchi glanced at Ji Yang, and the two of them opened the front door and got out. The people behind also got out one after another.
Seeing this, the gatekeepers said, "Please move aside so we can check what the goods are."
Everyone did not delay and made way. When turning around, Ji Yang glanced at the group of people and saw someone inside who was looking at them carefully. The man was quite old, with three white sclera in his eyes, and was thin and dark. His exposed eyebrows and eyes alone made him look particularly gloomy.
Instead, the people who were checking the car were just pretending. After a few seconds, the man looked at the person who was looking at them. When he saw the other person nod, he said, "Okay, hand in the food, take the pass and go."
"Okay!" Zhou Baoping responded loudly, "Brother, you've worked hard!" As he spoke, he handed over a pack of cigarettes.
After making all the arrangements, paying the tolls and getting the passes, the group drove into the city smoothly. The city here was also covered with ice and snow. At first glance, it was no different from Changnan City, but a careful comparison revealed that there were a lot fewer people here.
According to the estimated flow of people, it is only about one twentieth of Changnan City.
Although Yun City has always been sparsely populated, when the natural disaster occurred, it was actually during the Chinese New Year, and many people would come here to spend the winter. The temperature here is only over ten degrees in winter, and it is a holiday resort. Yun City is also the provincial capital, so there should be a lot of people.
Looking at the appearance of the group of people on the road, you can probably tell that their situation is not very good.
Yes, if those people were normal, they would not commit crimes to the point of being sent to this prison.
When this group of people saw the vehicle coming, their first reaction was not to surround it and rob it like they did in Changnan City, trying to force the other party to stop and rob, but to swarm away.
He didn't dare to move forward at all, and there was fear in his eyes.
Feng Yexing frowned, "The people here look much thinner than those in Changnan City, and there are many fewer people."
The others nodded, and Zhou Baoping said softly, "They are very afraid of cars. I guess the people driving here are not good people."
After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.
Those who can afford to drive a car must be the leaders here, that is, the mountain kings.
In fact, if there were no mountain kings, and since it has only been a year since the natural disaster and we have not experienced any floods, it would be no problem to survive as long as you try your best to survive and don't be unlucky enough to be targeted by robbers.
Just like Jiang Jing in Changnan City, she was able to survive alone with her one-year-old daughter. Not only could she save points to go to the base, but she could also get some jade from time to time. However, Ji Yang later did not want it in vain as he exchanged it all for supplies.
But the situation here is different.
I can only say that this group of people is so hateful, but the authorities are temporarily unable to deal with the natural disaster.
After seeing the situation of the ordinary survivors in Yun City, the car became very quiet and Feng Yexing and others were in low spirits.
Until Xie Muchi found a house that looked vacant to park his car.
The two people in charge of the investigation immediately got out of the car to check the situation. After confirming that there was no one and the house was habitable, Xie Muchi drove the car to the door. A group of people got out of the car, leaving two to guard the car while the others found a place to rest.
The sky is getting dark. I didn’t get enough rest yesterday, so I must get a good sleep today.
There were a lot of things on the truck. Ji Yang followed the instructions and went to move them down. She found that there were tents, sleeping bags, charcoal basins... everything inside. It was very fully prepared. No wonder Luo Laosan told her that she didn't need to bring tents and other things.
They definitely couldn't go to the room to rest at this time, so everyone set up tents directly in the living room and rested in groups of two. Ji Yang and Feng Yexing were in one tent.
Feng Yexing was particularly diligent. She was the first one to take the charcoal basin and the first one to light the fire. Ji Yang didn't have to do anything at all. "You should take a rest. Your back and waist must be sore from sitting all the way. You can lie down for a while. I'll call you for dinner."
Ji Yang was silent. Seeing that she was so persistent, she was too lazy to argue and really went to lie down and rest.
About half an hour later, she slowly smelled a mouth-watering fragrance and she could no longer lie down.
When I walked out, I saw Xie Muchi frying something with a sizzling sound.
Zhou Baoping is cooking noodles.
Ji Yang took a closer look and found that it was meat stew. The big iron pot was handled very skillfully by Xie Muchi. The aroma of the meat stew in the pot became more tempting as she got closer. Especially since he was adding seasonings, the aroma became even more intense after stir-frying!
Ji Yang wasn't hungry at first, as she had eaten a lot at noon, and it wasn't hard for her to sit in the car for the whole afternoon. But as she watched, her stomach began to protest. Her eyes, with no expression on her face, completely betrayed her.
It seems that Xie Muzhi’s cooking skills are really good.
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