Chapter 094 Chapter 94
The courtyard that was chosen was Room 75, located near the center area.
The entire villa area is very large. The wealthy people who first moved into the base were also well-off. Unlike many people, they almost emptied their family assets on a small courtyard.
Such a small house with no more than three floors is far from being called a villa. The truly wealthy people would include several small courtyards around it and renovate it themselves.
The area they occupy is three to four times that of a normal courtyard like Ji Yang's, and some are even larger.
Therefore, the central area was actually built completely different from the surrounding areas. It is much more luxurious at first glance, unlike Ji Yang, who only decorated the inside and the outside looks extremely simple, almost like a small rural courtyard.
At least they will lay tiles on the outside.
Therefore, that group of people naturally looked down on it and came to inquire. They just wanted to find a location and then make a replacement. It was normal for them to take a fancy to the area near the center.
They were not stupid enough to focus on the real center, but No. 75 was actually where the Qin family lived, relying on the center.
Who would agree to move to the edge?
They refused to give in, and the newcomers were particularly strong, so when bribery didn't work, they resorted to intimidation.
However, the Yan family at No. 75 was not someone to be trifled with. They started fighting with weapons in hand. The verbal battle between the two sides could have been tolerated, but the new young master of the Gu family had a sharp tongue and in a few words, he described the Yan family as the Qin family's watchdogs!
The Yan family was not happy about this, and Yan Song, the young master of the Yan family, took out a gun and threatened them, asking them to apologize.
Gu Mingchao was also unwilling to admit defeat and took out a gun to threaten each other.
As the two sides talked, they were no longer arguing about the house. Some people noticed something was wrong, but the person in charge of the Qin family was not at home as he was busy with the base's affairs. As a result, they were almost being bullied by Gu Mingchao's people.
Yan Song has the temper of a young master. He was one of the rich second-generations who was attacked in the neighborhood and rushed over with a gun and was eventually injured. The young master of the Qin family was the second one. The young master of the Qin family was in, but these two people were young teenagers in their early twenties. They had been protected in the base all these years. They were completely unable to suppress the other side and were instead suppressed by the other side.
As the conversation got more and more intense, Yan Song became so angry that the gun in his hand went off accidentally!
Fortunately, no one was hurt.
But at this moment, the bullet grazed the trouser leg of Gu Mingchao, the young master of the Gu family, and finally fell to the ground.
The moment the incident happened, the people brought by Gu Mingchao moved, almost one-sidedly. The bodyguards of the Yan family and the Qin family, including the security team who had guns in their hands but didn't have time to raise them, were all subdued.
Gu Mingchao looked gloomy as he looked at the suppressed Yan Song, and a cold arc appeared at the corner of his lips: "Good, very good! No one has ever dared to shoot at me!"
Yan Song's face turned pale, his expression was tense, and he groaned inwardly.
As soon as the gun went off, he knew something was wrong.
Originally, everyone was in a stalemate, and everything would be settled when the Qin family came back. But the situation was different after the fire started. I had heard that the young master of the Gu family was ruthless, so I was afraid he would suffer today.
As soon as Gu Mingchao finished speaking, he suddenly pointed the pistol in his hand at Yan Song. Without giving anyone time to react, while others were still saying nice things, he fired a shot with a "bang".
"Ah!" Yan Song screamed.
The people around retreated in horror, except for the bodyguards holding Yan Song and others, who did not move at all. Yan Song had been shot in the thigh, and blood was gushing out of his leg.
"Son!" Yan's mother exclaimed and was about to rush over.
But he was choked by the bodyguard and could only cry and angrily said: "You are not injured, you can scare him or beat him up, why do you have to shoot him!"
Gu Mingchao frowned, and the bodyguard immediately blocked the mouths of Yan's mother and others. Everything was quiet, and he said slowly: "I was lucky that I was not injured, and he was unlucky that he was injured. Is this hard to understand?"
Yan's mother and the others were so angry that their faces turned red. They struggled to rush over and wanted to scratch him to death with their bare hands: "You lunatic!"
Gu Mingchao sneered. Only this group of people were protected by the government, and they were all ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth.
It's the end of the world, and I thought everyone would be law-abiding like before the disaster. He said coldly, "I came here today to ask you for help. Just change a house for us to live in for a while. Who knew you would be so ungrateful and shoot at me? If I die, do you think you can survive?"
Everyone in the Yan family turned pale. Yan Song was still gasping in pain. The young master of the Qin family also showed some fear. Everyone in his family was reasonable. He basically traveled near the base and spent most of his time inside the base. He was followed by bodyguards. He had never seen such a cruel person.
When you shoot, blood will really come out!
"What? Still don't agree?" Gu Mingchao frowned unhappily. He had already fired the first shot, so the second shot was nothing. He aimed his pistol at others and moved the muzzle, passing over the group of people.
Everyone began to tremble and their faces turned pale.
——
When Ji Yang rushed over, he saw this scene.
She did not go directly to the scene.
When the man came to her for help, she didn't intend to do anything. But when she heard about what Young Master Gu did, she frowned. This group of people was indeed too arrogant.
If they continue to act so recklessly, their lives will never be peaceful when they live in a base in the future.
But Ji Yang didn't really plan to be the first to take action, so he contacted Xie Muchi first. He happened to be in charge of this and could come over to deal with it at this time.
As soon as she answered the intercom, she knew that he was on the way, so she went directly to a nearby house and borrowed their second floor, which allowed her to see what was happening in front of Yan's door.
Just as she went upstairs, the second gunshot was heard.
Then she took out the telescope and saw Gu Mingchao raising his gun. Although there was no murderous intent in his eyes, his expression was not much better, and he was obviously preparing to fire a third shot.
Seeing that the Yan family was trembling with fear, Ji Yang also raised his sniper rifle and pointed it in their direction, aiming at an empty space between them to make sure that they would not move while the bullet was passing.
At this time, Gu Mingchao also found the second target - Yan's mother, and was about to take action.
One step ahead of him, with a "bang!" the bullet hit the ground right in front of him.
"who!"
The bodyguard exclaimed, and the Gu family, the Yan family, and the Qin family all became alert and looked around, trying to find the person who fired the shot, but after looking around, they found nothing.
The bodyguards immediately said, "Master, please go in first?"
"Yes! Go inside first! Why is someone shooting again?! Who is it?"
Gu Mingchao had a gloomy expression, but he did not move after hearing that. Instead, he walked to the ground where the bullet hit and took a look. Then, based on the angle, he looked in a certain direction.
Ji Yang didn't block them at all. After finding the right angle, the two looked directly at each other. The distance between them was not far. Gu Mingchao showed a look of obvious surprise: "Sniper? Official person?"
He looked at the Yan family and others and asked.
The Yan family members shook their heads blankly: "No, I don't know..."
As they shook their heads, someone in the Yan family realized that a family member seemed to be missing. Yan Song's cousin Yan Zhen was missing. The man's eyes sparkled, and he followed Gu Mingchao's gaze. Although he couldn't see her specific appearance and her position was wrong, he still guessed it.
Although they don't have people as arrogant as the Gu family, they also have some powerful people.
However, Miss Ji had rejected them before, and they thought she would not take action this time. Only Yan Zhen was naive enough to run over and call for help, but they didn't expect her to take action again.
With such a person around, Gu Mingchao probably wouldn't dare to act rashly for a while.
However, when he looked up, he saw Gu Mingchao's lips curled up into a deep smile, as if he was satisfied: "Interesting, it seems that you are not official people anymore, I underestimated you."
I thought that these people were just a bunch of naive people protected by the authorities, but I didn't expect that there were some tough guys.
He also raised his gun, narrowed his eyes, and aimed at that direction.
Seeing this, the bodyguards quickly surrounded them and formed a human wall to block Gu Mingchao from being sniped.
Just at this moment, a loud roar of a car approached quickly from afar, and stopped suddenly when it approached this side. A group of people in uniforms and carrying weapons appeared, pointed at them, and shouted: "Don't move!"
Gu Mingchao's smile froze, and he pointed to the second floor of a house not far away: "There was a sniper attacking me over there!"
Xie Muzhi glanced at him, his eyes paused, and then asked: "Where is the injury?"
Gu Mingchao: “…”
He sneered and said nothing.
Xie Muzhi didn't care: "Put down your gun! We will deal with the sniper over there. Now please follow us. Commander Gao is waiting for you guests."
When he spoke of the distinguished guest, he raised his voice slightly.
Gu Mingchao showed a hint of surprise: "Just because I injured someone? He's not even dead yet."
Xie Muzhi's face darkened: "The base is not outside, you are too presumptuous!"
Gu Mingchao really didn't seem to understand. He felt that he had been very careful. If what happened today happened on their side, all the members of the Yan family might have died. And he only slightly injured the culprit, and he actually asked them to come over?
The base must have protected these people too well!
Gu Mingchao restrained his expression, seeming to be dissatisfied, but he was under someone else's roof. The Gu family's move to join the base meant that they still had to bow their heads. He pursed his lips, put down his pistol in cooperation, and raised his hand: "Okay, I'll go with you."
Upon seeing this, Xie Muzhi quickly signaled his men to go over immediately, seize their guns, control everyone, and take them away one by one. The Yan family was released, and there was another round of crying and wailing. Yan Song was sent to the hospital.
——
The matter is settled.
Ji Yang thanked the person who borrowed the house and strode out. The little girl who followed him closely was full of gratitude: "Thank you, Miss Ji. I will tell my uncle and others about what happened today. They will definitely come to thank us!"
"No need." Ji Yang said, "No need to thank me. I don't like being disturbed. If I want to thank you, I'll just thank the family just now."
Yan Zhen was stunned, a little confused, and subconsciously wanted to keep up.
Ji Yang glanced at her with a cold expression, which made her pause and she immediately became timid and didn't dare to continue.
Seeing this, Ji Yang added, "Don't follow me."
Seeing that Yan Zhen didn't move, she continued to go back. As soon as she opened the gate to the yard, she was greeted by Xixi and Wangwang's enthusiastic patronage: "Woof woof woof——"
“Meow…”
Ji Yang smiled and took them back: "Okay, okay, I'm back."
She left in a hurry and there were outsiders around, so she didn't put these two in a separate space.
Xixi and Wangwang followed closely, rubbing against her legs from time to time to make their presence felt, so as to avoid being left at home by their owner next time.
After putting the gun back into the space, Ji Yang also received news from Xie Muchi that the person had been controlled. The next thing was for the leader to negotiate with them, and he went back to duty.
Ji Yang responded to show that he understood, then put the walkie-talkie aside and found the TV series to continue watching.
It was still early, and after what happened, Xie Muchi probably wouldn't be able to come back for lunch, so she just...just ate something casually, and had some hotpot. Sure enough, at around eleven o'clock, the intercom rang again.
Xie Muzhi's deep voice contained a lingering depression: "I've been delayed. I won't be back for lunch."
Ji Yang was lying down to rest comfortably, and felt a little distressed when he heard this. Thinking that he didn't have any cooked food ready to eat, he asked, "How about I send it to you?"
"No, it's dangerous here, and it's too troublesome to come out." Xie Muchi refused decisively. As the number of survivors transferred here increased, the number of disturbances also increased. People always subconsciously bully those who look easy to bully. Ji Yang lives a good life and takes good care of himself, so one can tell the difference at a glance. If he comes out, he doesn't know how many hungry people will stare at him.
When Ji Yang heard this, he immediately stopped thinking: "Forget it then."
She is lazy, so it's okay for her to deliver food on her electric scooter, but it would be a bit troublesome if she wanted to fight.
Xie Muzhi: "..."
Even though he was the one who refused, he couldn't help but feel resentful for being given up so quickly: "Can't you hold on a little longer?"
Ji Yang curved her lips and coaxed softly, "I'll prepare something delicious when you come back in the evening."
Xie Muzhi was satisfied and hummed: "Then remember to eat."
"Okay." Ji Yang got up: "I want to eat hot pot."
The two chatted for a few more sentences, and then someone from Xie Muchi came to look for him, so they paused their chat. Ji Yang also started to bring out the food. Hot pot is what the kitchen rookie is best at. As soon as the water and hot pot base were added, the flavor came out.
The next thing is the various dishes. Ji Yang’s food storage is really sufficient now. If you want to eat seafood, go to the small sea area. King crabs have already reproduced a large number of them, and its natural enemy, the wolf fish, can’t eat them all. Other creatures don’t like them very much, so only Ji Yang helps to eat them, and occasionally stocks some in the static space.
Then get some small shellfish, such as clams and mussels, and then various beef and mutton.
The two of them will process these ingredients when they are free. The beef needs to be marinated, so they specially marinated a large batch of it with various flavors. You can just take it when you want to eat it.
Next comes the indispensable fresh and tender vegetables, which are stored in a static space and are no different from those just picked from the ground. They are fresh and delicious. After a simple rinse, they are thrown directly into the pot.
You can also throw two tender lettuce leaves into your mouth. They are grown by yourself, clean and hygienic. They are delicious when eaten directly after rinsing them!
While she was eating, she did not forget Xixi and Wangwang who were watching her eagerly from the side. She used a small electric cooker to cook meat slices and vegetables for them. The person, the cat and the dog were all enjoying themselves.
After almost finishing the meal, Ji Yang put the rest back into the dining room and leaned back on the sofa to watch TV until the Yan family came.
Yan's parents brought Yan Zhen over, holding a gift in their hands. The gift was beautifully wrapped and looked like a good thing. Their tone was also particularly enthusiastic: "Miss Ji, thank you very much for what you did this morning. This is a little gift from us. You must accept it."
"Yes, yes. We don't know what Miss Ji likes. We think she must have everything, so we can only pick some small things." The strict father took out a separately packaged item in his hand and said, "This is the special medicine our family got. The doctor said it must be kept at low temperature. Please put it in the refrigerator first."
When Ji Yang asked Yan Zhen not to follow him, he knew that the Yan family would definitely come to visit.
This group of wealthy people were businessmen before the natural disaster. Although they were not flawless in their dealings with others, they were definitely the type who would not blame others for their courtesy. Before she left the base, the Yan family and others did not show up. They had their own bodyguards and weapons in their hands.
But this time, with Ji Yang’s help, the gift will definitely arrive.
But I didn’t expect it to be... a special medicine!
The special medicine is based on the amount of hair on a person's head. Even those who have made high contributions cannot have extra special medicine. After physical examination, those who are not sick, such as Ji Yang and others, did not see any medicine at all.
Only those who are sick will be given a medicine.
This is equivalent to taking a life-saving thing out of someone's mouth as a gift!
Ji Yang quickly refused: "No, I don't need it."
The strict father paused, a little surprised, but seeing that she didn't look like she was lying, he hesitated for a moment, and after confirming that her expression had not changed, he reminded her: "Ms. Ji naturally can't use it, but Miss Ji's family and friends may still need it. This thing is extremely valuable, it's always a good thing to take it."
"Really." Ji Yang frowned: "I really can't use it."
Even if she knew someone who needed these, that wasn't the way she should get them.
And...she really didn't know anyone who needed her to do this.
The strict father was immediately worried, fearing that he might offend the other party by not giving the gift, so he took his hand back obediently: "Okay, Miss Ji is kind-hearted, we will keep this one for ourselves." After that, he pushed the other gifts forward: "This is not a valuable thing, Miss Ji can keep it."
Ji Yang took a look and knew that not accepting anything might make them even more uneasy, so he nodded: "Okay."
The strict father smiled and said, "This time, it's all thanks to Miss Ji. The Gu family is indeed a bit arrogant. I wonder what Miss Ji thinks about this?"
Ji Yang looked somewhat bewildered: "?"
Any ideas.
The strict father was shrewd and explained immediately: "The Gu family is different from us. They established their own base from the beginning. They immediately formed a group with a large number of merchants who had supplies, and then collected supplies and recruited talents. They were originally very successful. Their planting technology is quite advanced, and sometimes the results are even better than those of the official ones. The base has also traded with them many times. If it weren't for the earthquake and acid rain this time, they would not have been able to come here."
"But now the Gu family is here. Looking at the scene, they are trying to intimidate us right from the start. It is obvious that they want to be the boss here, but their methods are ruthless and it is obvious that they are not on the same side as us. I wonder if Miss Ji is interested in leading us?"
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Ji Yang was silent for a moment.
She actually knew a little about this kind of thing. There were many gangs and factions everywhere.
The same is true here. The wealthy people in Area 1 actually looked down on them at the beginning. The Qin family is wealthy and powerful, and they seized the opportunity to join the base. Now, the Qin family has been completely integrated into the management of the base, and has been separated from the ordinary survivors.
They followed the Qin family, and with their own family background, they lived a comfortable life, except for the various dangers that popped up from time to time.
Later, Ji Yang rescued the man next door. He acted decisively and neatly, and had good marksmanship, so they were attracted to him. However, Ji Yang refused to accept their advances.
She is used to being alone.
Perhaps because of her rebirth, she never understood the world of natural disasters. What was the point of forming cliques and becoming a local tyrant? As natural disasters intensified, the food crisis became more and more serious, and people were starving to death everywhere.
Establishing a base means having to support a group of people. When you can no longer afford to support them, you will be retaliated by those people.
Aren’t the several riots at the base caused by the inability to meet the various demands of those people?
Didn't that group of people know that what they did was wrong? But at the critical moment of life and death, the desire to survive was strong enough for them to throw away some moral shackles just to seek a way out. Even if the Gu family had supported and protected them before, when the real life and death moment came, the Gu family was the first target to be attacked.
So after hearing this kind of persuasion again, Ji Yang finally asked in confusion: "What's in it for me?"
Strict father: “…”
He choked too.
The strict father said subconsciously: "Then you will be the leader of our side from now on."
Ji Yang: "So what's the benefit for me? Just being called boss? Can this title of boss help me avoid the next natural disaster?"
Strict Father: “…No.”
Although I really want to answer yes, but natural disasters... even the top leaders of the base cannot be sure that they can avoid them every time.
Ji Yang was helpless: "I took action this time because I felt that they were too arrogant and could easily disturb the peace of the community. He was trying to intimidate us, so I would also try to intimidate him.
Now that the authorities have intervened, they will definitely handle this matter properly. After this incident, that group of people will definitely restrain themselves and keep out of each other's way in the future. If they do it again, we can ask the authorities to handle it. If it's too late, I can also take action."
She couldn't work hard to be their protection, but if things really got out of hand, she would still help, but that was all.
If the Gu family were to rely on force to suppress everyone in the community, then when everyone else surrendered, she and Xie Muchi would be the outliers, and who knows how much trouble that would cause. It would be better to kill them in advance if possible. She still hoped that the base would continue to lead them through the next natural disaster, and could not let this troublemaker destroy the balance of the base.
But if the Gu family can live in peace after this incident, that would naturally be the best.
The strict father looked at her strangely. Just like she didn't understand them, he didn't quite understand Ji Yang either. But the meaning was clear: they were not the same kind of people and couldn't reach an agreement.
So the strict father sighed, thanked his wife and niece again, and said goodbye.
Ji Yang also breathed a sigh of relief, closed the door, and lay down again.
Her beautiful eyes and eyebrows revealed a hint of thought.
Why did the Gu family come here and act so arrogant?
Testing the official bottom line?
What exactly do they want?
Ji Yang's thoughts were scattered everywhere. When he was confused, a flash of inspiration came to him and he thought of the Fire Plan.
Over the years, she and Xie Muchi have really made a lot of contributions to the base, but no one has mentioned the Spark Project to them so far. It is conceivable how difficult it is to be selected.
Ji Yang had to find a reason for the Gu family's attitude. He felt that the Spark Plan was their real purpose. Today's incident could be considered a big deal but could also be considered a small matter. It was just right to use it to test the official attitude.
Of course, it is not ruled out that the younger generation of the Gu family is so arrogant that they do not take human lives seriously?
Otherwise, wouldn’t it be nice to be protected by the authorities and just lie down?
For example, now that they have been vaccinated, they don’t have to worry about the viruses they may encounter in their lives in the future. They can hide in the base and be very safe. How great is that.
Wait for Xie Muchi to come back and then ask him.
Ji Yang thought about it and took a nap.
When she woke up again, she was awakened by the sound of the door opening. Xixi and Wangwang were playing in the living room. The first floor was empty and the space was not small. The two of them were holding toys in their mouths and didn't react at all, but she was still mentally alert. After she woke up, she quickly realized that it was Xie Muchi who came back.
She stood up and looked over there.
I saw that it was almost dark outside.
"You're back so late?" Ji Yang was a little surprised. Did she actually sleep until eight or nine o'clock?
Xie Mu knew: "Luckily, it's just after seven o'clock. It's foggy today, so it seems to get dark earlier."
"Fog?" Ji Yang had a feeling that something was wrong. Since the natural disaster, she hadn't seen fog in almost ten years in her past and present lives combined. How could it be foggy now?
She put on a mask and came to the gate.
As soon as I went out, I felt the cool moisture all over my body.
The temperature is lower than usual.
It was not completely dark outside, but the fog was a bit thick and visibility was not very high, estimated to be about a hundred meters. The buildings were looming, and the buildings further away were blocked and could not be seen.
It really looks like fog.
But I always feel something is wrong.
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