Chapter 633: The Great Tang Dynasty. Go to the Public Security Bureau to pick up Lao Chu
The two people walked out of the door. It was noon and the sun was at its hottest. They both raised their hands to block the sunlight, but one was the right hand and the other was the left hand.
What you see is a large open space, paved with fine gravel, which looks like a square but not a square. There are only a dozen or so booths that look like bus stops, and many people stop to read the signs on them.
There are two-meter-high walls on both sides of the open space, with barbed wire on top. It is very difficult to climb the walls to escape from here.
"Let's go and take a look." Chu An pointed to the middle place where there were fewer people.
The two men approached and found that there was a map of the outer city on it.
There are seven main streets in the outer city, named First Avenue, Second Avenue...Seventh Avenue. The closer you are to the inner city, the bigger the number. Then there are thirty-three roads, also named with numbers. Shengyi, Shenger...Shengsanshisan.
Special markings are given to important places such as points redemption offices, street offices, public security bureaus, shopping malls, talent markets, mission halls, etc.
Uh...it doesn't look like a slum at all.
Chu An remembered that the staff said her daily rental apartment was at No. 33 Sheng, First Avenue, which was at the easternmost end, close to the city wall.
Judging from the location of the daily rental houses, the best houses in the outer city are on Seventh Avenue, from Street 15 to Street 17, which is very far away from them.
The two of them memorized the main coordinates and left the registration office. There was another inspection at the exit of the city wall, which was also the last inspection. After coming out, they officially entered the outer city base of Shengtang.
It’s not easy to queue up several times and go through security checks several times.
The houses here are all seven stories high. The exterior walls are not tiled, but are probably painted with special paint. There are lightning rods and umbrella-shaped glass covers on the roofs to prevent acid rain from damaging the solar panels and mechanical and electrical rooms.
The streets were not as clean and tidy as Chu An had imagined. The balconies in front of the buildings were hung with all kinds of bed sheets and quilt covers. There was a lot of construction waste on the ground, and many places were still dirt roads.
There are indeed many people sleeping outside, but not on the road, nor directly on the ground. The better ones live in tents, and the others live in simple plastic sheds.
Chu An thought that as soon as he came out, people would swarm around him and offer all kinds of services, but in the end, there was nothing, not even a few people.
This is the result of the recent reorganization, and Chu An naturally doesn't know it.
They could only follow the map in their minds and go to the Public Security Bureau, which was not far from them.
This is First Avenue Shengshi Tiao, and the Public Security Bureau is on Second Avenue Shengshi Tiao.
After walking for more than ten minutes, the two men saw the facade of the Public Security Bureau. It was a bit like the former GA Bureau, with an overall blue-black tone and a pattern in the center consisting of the G emblem, wheat ears, shields, pine branches, the Great Wall and ribbons. On the left were the word "Public Security" and on the right were the corresponding English words.
The two men went in, and the receptionist was a female J. After Chu An reported Lao Chu's ID number, the female J suddenly looked at them with sympathy and said that it had been verified long ago that Lao Chu was the victim, but the staff were afraid that he had post-traumatic stress disorder, so he was taken to the psychological counseling room for treatment, and it would probably take an hour for him to be out.
"Well, considering his credit record, he has to pay 50 kilograms of food or items of equivalent value before he can move into the outer city." Although Female J felt sympathetic, she still had to abide by the rules.
The corners of Chu An's mouth twitched. He didn't know what outrageous words this old man had made up. He must not get on bad terms with Feng Zhuo or be discovered by others.
"Can I just hand it in here?"
"Yes, all fines are paid here."
"I'm going to collect food now. Please tell him that his daughter is here to pick him up." Chu An didn't want to stay here any longer. It would be best if she could see Old Chu when she came back.
Female J nodded and asked her colleague next to her to inform him.
Chu An brought Gu Ye out, and the two went to the back of the building and found a place that was out of sight of the surveillance camera. With the help of Gu Ye's body, they took out 60 kilograms of rice mixed with soil from the space.
The two waited for another 10 minutes before returning to the hall, where Old Chu was saying goodbye with tears in his eyes to a man in his forties who still had some charm in a white coat.
The woman in the white coat also kindly told Chu An to pay more attention to his sleep and to come to her anytime if there was anything unusual.
"Can I really come to you anytime?" Old Chuchu said pitifully.
"Of course, but I'm very busy recently, so you need to make an appointment in advance." The man in the white coat pointed to the notice board next to him, which had the profiles of ten psychologists and the appointment process.
People in the end times have psychological problems to varying degrees, so the Public Security Bureau has set up a special department for comprehensive management of end times trauma. The doctors are all masters of psychology and profiling, and there are also external psychology professors, etc., as the saying goes, prevention is better than cure.
When Gu Ye went to hand in the grain, Lao Chu was dragged away by Chu An, with tears in his eyes still not dry.
"Hey, Doctor Liu is such a good person."
The corners of Chu An's mouth were almost numb, and he felt that the fate between father and daughter was about to end again.
The three of us walked towards the guesthouse, passing by an empty field that was originally used for unknown purposes, but now was filled with tents and plastic sheds. Someone had set up a large pot near the road, boiling something, it was dark, and occasionally a vegetable leaf could be seen floating out, but there was no fragrance.
When Chu An passed by, some people had already walked out of the tent and started queuing up with bowls in their hands.
The three of them couldn't help but sigh, their expectations for the outer city somewhat dashed.
"The inner city is pretty good, just like the second-tier and third-tier cities before." Old Chu uttered a few dry words.
"I think the outer city is not bad." Gu Ye scratched his head. "Although it is a little worse than expected, no one robs people openly, no one eats people, and there is no bad smell."
After Gu Ye said this, Chu An and Lao Chu realized that there was indeed no strong odor here, which showed that the base was managed very strictly. As for the poverty, that had to be changed little by little.
"Let's go check out the daily rental house first."
According to Chu An's experience, the journey to the prosperous Tang Dynasty will not be smooth. Various cute little creatures will appear one after another, such as the selfish and hateful crab, Tian Yuan, Pu Xin, peacock, phoenix, greasy shrimp and the Virgin Mary, etc.
This is also the reason why she doesn't want to live in the base. There are too many people and too many weirdos. Maybe she can meet one in the guesthouse.
The three of them walked forward panting, and the sun continued to radiate its charm.
"Girl, take a rest. I can't walk anymore." Old Chu tapped his legs, feeling a little dizzy.
Chu An moved closer to Gu Ye, took out a large black umbrella using his body as a shield, opened it, and it immediately had a cooling effect.
"Why don't we rent a parking space and drive the car in first." Gu Ye suggested.
Chu An looked around. Apart from the buildings, there was no other shelter. The buildings were blocked by low walls. There were always three or five people passing by on the road, making it inconvenient for a car to appear out of nowhere.
How about going somewhere else first?
She recalled the map. The points redemption office was on Third Avenue, Shengsan Street; the mission hall was on Third Avenue, Shengtwenty-six Street; and the government hall was on Fourth Street, Shengfifteen Street. These three places formed an irregular triangle and were very far away from them.
I really don't understand the rules of Sheng Tang, otherwise I would have asked Gu Ye or Lao Chu to advance points in exchange for a parking space.
"Call Zhuo Yi and ask him to pick us up." Lao Chu supported Gu Ye's arm.
Chu An had already asked the staff, but this method didn't work. Temporary residents who hadn't passed the probation period were not allowed to enter the inner city. People from the inner city had to apply one month in advance to leave, and even if the scavenging team went out, they had to report in advance and pass the review.
As for visiting relatives and friends, we will wait until we can enter before visiting. Sheng Tang can run such a large base normally because it adheres to the principle that rules and regulations are more important than human rights. Of course, rules are not established arbitrarily, but once established, they must be followed unconditionally.
Chu An thought this was a good idea and had already sent a message to Li Qing. Everything was normal at Qingshan Base during the days she was away, except that the refugees outside had not given up. Li Qing said that he already had a way to deal with it, which was not fair and just, but it would work.
"He's been back for such a long time. He should be able to do something. He can't be incapable of doing this, right?" Old Chu felt sorry for him.
Feng Zhuo, who was far away in the city, sneezed. He really didn't have that ability. The Lanjin Society and the remnants of Situ were too difficult to deal with. Ninety-nine of his hairs had turned white.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
