Chapter 27 Chapter 27
The murderer of a family of five was arrested on a cloudy night. There was no moonlight or starlight, but the lights in the office were bright enough.
Out of confidence that all the witnesses had been silenced and contempt for the government, he showed up at the identity registration office without any disguise.
Their appearance was almost the same as what Ye Xun provided, especially the scarred man in the lead. They all looked nonchalant, and the reception staff all frowned.
Knowing that the person in front of him was a wanted criminal, he calmly said that there was a system failure and he needed to go inside to ask questions. In fact, he secretly unplugged the data cable and hurried inside to call for help.
By the time Scarface realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
The general public was dispersed and soldiers with guns had surrounded the office.
Scarface knew he had no way to retreat. If he was caught, all he would have to do was eat peanuts. So he pulled out the pistol hidden in his pocket and started shooting at the place where there were most people.
Just after pulling the trigger twice, a crossbow arrow shot from a distance pierced his palm. The pistol fell to the ground and was kicked away by someone nearby. Scar, who was about to bend down to pick up the gun, picked up nothing.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the soldier shot him in the thigh. The high-speed spinning bullet easily penetrated the cloth and muscle, came out from the other side and embedded itself in the wall.
The intense pain caused Scarface to fall to the ground instantly. He rolled over and howled, covering his wound. Dark red blood flowed out from his fingers and the gaps, quickly soaking the small area of land around him.
The soldiers who were waiting for the opportunity swarmed over, pressed Scar to the ground, folded his hands behind his back, and with a click, handcuffs were put on his wrists.
The leader was caught, and the rest were a mob. When a gun was pointed at them, they would squat down with their heads in their hands skillfully.
It was ridiculous to everyone present. He was familiar with the situation and had probably committed many crimes.
After this group of people were caught, they were all tied up with ropes and thrown against the wall. The medic was called in to give Scar's wound a simple hemostatic treatment.
Of course, it’s not that the government is merciful and wants to save these scum, but they think it’s too easy for him to die.
They must be tortured severely to pay tribute to the souls of the five members of the family in heaven.
The proposal was passed with the agreement of 99 percent of the people, and the remaining 1 percent felt that it would scare the refugees, not that they thought it was too cruel.
Finally, the government tied all these people up with hemp ropes and tied them to wooden frames, which were then placed on the perimeter wall of the base. Sixteen people were lined up neatly on the perimeter wall, exposed to the sun every day.
The skin was cracked and bleeding due to the sun exposure, and there was a large area of sunburn. They were not even allowed to drink a drop of water or eat a grain of rice. After just half a day of exposure to the sun, some people begged for death.
After being exposed to the sun for a day, almost no one could speak. If it were not for the support of the wooden frame underneath, they would have fallen off the wall long ago.
The wounds on Scar's palms and thighs had begun to fester and become infected, with flies flying around the wounds and laying eggs.
I felt better when the sun went down.
At this time, people hiding in the houses began to come out. Some people who were looking outside the base wall were shocked when they saw the sixteen people standing on the wall.
The criminals, who had been exposed to the sun for a day, had become emaciated beyond recognition. Blood from their chapped wounds was flowing down and dripping at their feet. They were breathing out more than breathing in.
Scar, who was in the most miserable condition, was no longer breathing.
Until his death, he didn't understand why he was exposed.
After this incident, patrols were stepped up at the base and were no longer limited to within the walls. Several teams were also dispatched outside the walls.
Only one month before the extreme cold, City H received a document sent by the capital via satellite signals.
When the leader of the base opened the file and saw the words inside, his heart started beating violently and his throat became blocked, as if he was going to faint in the next second.
Countless lives have been lost in this extreme heat, and there is an extreme cold coming soon. Is this going to lead to the extinction of all mankind?
The capital, far away from H City, was less affected by the floods, and most of the scientific research equipment was still usable. It was with these scientific research equipment that the researchers tracked the solar activity and the earth's magnetic field day and night, and came to the news that an extreme cold weather would hit in a month.
The crops planted in the base have only been around for a short time, so even if they are dug out, they will not be big enough, but it is better than being frozen in the soil.
If it were a forest, maybe I could go into the mountains and dig up some wild goods, but this was an urban area.
In the remaining month, the base needs to be expanded and more flat buildings need to be built for the refugees to live in. Without shelter from the wind and snow, these refugees will only freeze to death.
The number of teams searching the ruins increased significantly. There was not enough food in the soil, so they could only hope for food buried under the ruins.
The base does not intend to conceal the news about the extreme cold, because only with adequate preparation can there be hope of surviving this severe winter.
On the day the document was received, the news about the coming extreme cold was posted on the bulletin board. In addition to announcing the news, it also recommended that everyone prepare more quilts and clothes to keep warm, and it would be best to build a stove and a kang at home. The residents who received the news immediately took action, and the bricks and quilts in the ruins instantly became hot items.
The kang in Ye Xun's house has been built, but they are still short of firewood. When lighting the fire, add some coal from the space, and it can last for a long time.
The original plan was for the three of them to travel together, but Xu Feng came up and applied to join the team, "I'm alone, I'm not as capable as Brother Ye and Brother Qin, so I don't have to worry about being robbed if I travel with you guys."
Ye Xun thought Xu Feng was a decent person and he didn't need to worry about him backstabbing him, so he agreed.
This time, Ye Xun planned to bring Bal with him. Bal is almost one year old now. When standing on all fours, he is 110 cm tall and weighs 170 catties, which is heavier than everyone present, except Qin Wei.
It's strange to say that, although he is almost 30 years old and his growth plates have closed long ago, he has grown three centimeters in the past few months and gained ten kilograms. Even Wang Yu has grown five centimeters and is now 165 cm tall, but Ye Xun is still standing still.
When Ye Xun found out, he was very angry and annoyed, feeling betrayed, but after calming down and thinking about it carefully, perhaps this was the price of getting space.
Each of the three people carried a backpack filled with drinking water and food, and each was dragging a camper in their hands, and then they came down.
Xu Feng, who was waiting downstairs, saw three people coming down the hallway. He propped himself up with his arms and got up from where he was sitting. He greeted them, "Finally here. I've been waiting for you. Damn, what is this? Is this the dog you raised, Brother Ye Xun? It's too big and too strong!"
The time Ye Xun and Bal have spent together is not as long as the time Wang Yu has spent with him, but Bal only has his eyes on Ye Xun. Once Ye Xun appears in his sight, Wang Yu will be abandoned.
So you can tell at a glance who is the dog's owner.
"Its name is Bal, a Central Asian Shepherd Dog. Don't touch it." Before Ye Xun finished speaking, Xu Feng was already about to take action.
In order to avoid a tragedy in which blood was splattered on the spot, Ye Xun quickly slapped away Xu Feng's restless hand. "Barr will bite strangers. Its bite force can break the neck of an adult man. If you are honest and still want this hand, don't provoke it."
Bal was already in an attacking posture, baring his mouth to reveal a row of sharp white canine teeth. Xu Feng felt pain in his hand when he saw it.
"Okay, okay, I won't touch it."
After saying that, he went around to the outermost edge, far away from the man and the dog.
It is so majestic to have such a dog with you. The dog is tall, with smooth and firm muscles on its back and limbs, broad paws and alert and sharp eyes, like an invincible dog king.
When passers-by saw this, they couldn't help but look sideways, but no one dared to approach, because Balpin and others didn't treat these strangers well, and would make an offensive gesture if they got a little closer.
But there are always some brave people who are not afraid of death. When they see dogs and wolves, their eyes light up like they see meat. They go to Ye Xun to buy Baal. "Hey, your dog must eat a lot of food in a month, right? Name a price, and I'll buy it, and you can feel more at ease."
The speaker was a man of average build, relatively dry, better off than most people in the base, and had never gone hungry.
Ye Xun was familiar with the way this man looked at Bal, because he looked at the spicy rabbit head made by Qin Wei in the same way.
"Not for sale." It's a waste of time to communicate too much with this kind of person.
After Ye Xun finished speaking, he walked away without looking back. The man behind him was unwilling to give up and stretched out his hand to stop him, but Bal at the side bit his arm and blood spurted out from between his teeth instantly.
"Crack", the hand bone was bitten off directly.
“Ahhhh — my hand!” The bitten man covered his severed hand, rolled on the ground and wailed, cursing: “I’m going to call the police and have them beat this beast to death, take away all your food, and then kick you out of the base. I want you to die a miserable death!”
It was too noisy. Qin Wei didn't understand why a grown man's voice was as sharp and piercing as a woman's. It gave him a headache, so he drew out his Tang sword and hit the stinky mouth with the back of the sword.
Just pull out a few front teeth, and the person will calm down.
It's so satisfying! Ye Xun gave him an approving look.
This farce did not delay the four people for long, and they continued to move forward. Their destination was a hill with many trees, and after several months of exposure to the sun, many of them had become dead branches, which could be easily ignited when used as firewood.
With Xu Feng around, it was inconvenient to take out the off-road vehicle in Ye Xun's space, so he had to walk. Fortunately, the distance was not far, and it took about two hours to go back and forth.
No one had been to this forest before, and the ground was littered with dead branches. The camper that the three men brought was soon filled up, and even Bal carried two bags full of branches on his back.
Xu Feng didn't pull a cart, but he brought a large snakeskin bag, which was also filled up.
In addition to collecting firewood, they also climbed trees to take bird eggs and dug wild potatoes and sweet potatoes, and had a good harvest.
The leaves of these sweet potatoes were smaller than any Ye Xun had ever seen, but they produced a lot of fruits. The dug-out rhizomes were full of fruits.
Ye Xun dug out everything he could see and put it into the space.
There were still two hours before the sun rose, so the group tidied themselves up, ate something and drank some water, then headed back.
Unlike coming empty-handed, it takes a lot longer to go back.
After returning to the base, Ye Xun did not go home immediately, but went to the government office.
Since the last murder of a family of five, security at the office has become tighter, with high walls built around it and armed guards at the door.
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