Chapter 34 Chapter 34
The place where Ye Xun and his friends took Bal to play frisbee was only two blocks away from the base's office. As Qin Wei dragged him there, many passers-by stopped to watch, curious about what was inside that was wrapped so tightly.
The security guard at the office was the same person who had handed in the sweet potatoes before. Bal was so recognizable that there was no second one in the entire base, so he also recognized Ye Xun and the other person.
Seeing that they were carrying something rather large, he assumed that they had made another important discovery, so he sent someone to notify the base commander, Chen Guoan.
Chen Guoan, who got the news, ran out without even taking a sip of the hot water in his hand.
This thing was not suitable to be opened in public, so Ye Xun had to ask the base commander for permission.
Chen Guoan, whose train of thought was not on the same wavelength as his, thought that the items were too valuable and asked the guard to let them in.
After entering and walking to an open area, Qin Wei loosened the blanket in his hand, and then lifted it up, revealing a female corpse with a miserable death inside. The base commander, who was just putting his head close to his, was startled and jumped more than a meter away in an instant.
Except for some missing flesh on the legs, the rest of the body was well preserved and not very bloody. However, it was the blood at the cuts that was frozen and solidified, and seemed to be unable to flow, which was creepy.
Chen Guoan was also a man from the last century, and life was not easy back then. After he came to his senses, he immediately understood what Ye Xun meant. Someone in the base was picking up corpses, or stealing them.
No matter how hard the end of the world is, we must hold on to the last bottom line. Once we cross this line, it will no longer be suitable to stay in this base. This is a hidden danger to the base and the residents in it.
Chen Guoan was furious. He and the other soldiers had done their best to ensure that everyone on the base had enough food to eat, and they had not even taken care of their families. Yet, some people still broke the rules. How could they be worthy of the dead and their families!
He called the captain of the patrol team and told him: "From now on, we will strictly crack down on cannibalism. Once we find anyone, we will expel them from the base."
It would be best to kill them on the spot, but he knew he couldn't do that because these people didn't do anything to kill anyone. If they were killed directly, it would definitely cause dissatisfaction among their families. Expelling them from the base was already a severe punishment, and death was only a matter of time outside in such bad weather.
Chen Guoan is a good official. He insisted on doing good things for the people before the end of the world, and he did not forget his original intention even in the end of the world.
Ye Xun and Qin Wei were very lucky that they had such a good base director, and they also hoped to do something for him. Ye Xun asked, "Base director, how is the reproduction of the new sweet potatoes in the plantation going? If it's not enough, I still have a lot of seedlings here. I can cultivate them myself. My family can't eat all of them."
How could they complain about the lack of food at this stage? They were all reserve materials, so the more the better. If there hadn't been this damned apocalypse, Chen Guoan would have naturally refused, but times have changed. Ensuring that the people have enough food and drink is the most important thing.
So he thanked his subordinates a thousand times, and held Ye Xun's hand with a pair of wrinkled old hands: "Comrade Ye, I thank you on behalf of all the people in the base!"
The patrolman next to him stood at attention and saluted him.
"The seedlings are all at my house. Do you want me to bring them to you, or do you want someone from the plantation to come over?" If someone were to come and get them, then the things at home would have to be packed into the space, otherwise it would be troublesome to explain.
Chen Guoan was an experienced man, and he understood the inconveniences of Ye Xun's questioning, so he thought of a compromise, "We won't go into the house, you just take out the seedlings and hand them over to our people."
Ye Xun agreed.
On the way back, there was a trail of people following me.
Returning to the fifteenth floor, it was like entering a comfort zone. Ye Xun felt much more relaxed. He changed into slippers and went to the planting room to move the foam boxes. Qin Wei followed behind him to help. Bal received an order to guard these people at the door and not let any of them in.
For a moment, the six people and the dog stared at each other, and no one dared to move. Although Bal thought he was very powerful, he could not beat six strong young men. He just had to hold on until the shit shoveler came out.
Soon, Ye Xun took out a foam box. The tender sprouts inside were lush and green, and their growth was much better than those grown at the base itself, which showed how carefully the people who took care of them were.
There are only three seedlings in a foam box because the fruits are so large that more cannot be put in.
Ye Xun and Qin Wei each carried out 20 boxes of this kind of foam boxes, which means there are 120 seedlings. This may be a drop in the bucket for the base, but for an ordinary family, it is already a considerable amount.
Even though they had a cart, they had to transport the forty boxes of seedlings in two trips.
Even if six people were careful, they couldn't do anything. All the neighbors in the building stood at their doorsteps to watch the fun. When a family in Building 5 donated sweet potato seedlings to the base, the news spread quickly.
After all, the only thing that travels slower than light, besides sound, is gossip.
The Wang Wei from before was also among the crowd joining in the fun.
Last time, he colluded with outsiders to rob someone but failed. One of the other party was electrocuted to death and he also had two fingers chopped off. He held the grudge against the family on the 15th floor, but he didn't think about it. If he hadn't had bad intentions, how could this have happened?
At this time, he saw boxes of foam boxes being carried out, and his eyes were red with jealousy. His family was barely able to make ends meet, but they still had the money to donate, so why didn't they help him? He also needed the food, and they were all neighbors, so shouldn't they be closer? Why should those strangers get the food cheaper? They took out so much at once, so there must be a lot left at home. When there was no one around, he could go and play the victim, because he was the elder, and he should be tolerant.
If Ye Xun knew what he was thinking, he would just silently call him a moron and kick him back home.
But it’s a good thing I didn’t know, otherwise I would have been disgusted to death.
The sweet potato seedlings donated to the base were taken out from the space by him. They were irrigated with river water in the space every day. The production speed and output were 30% higher than those of ordinary new sweet potato seedlings. After large-scale reproduction, the food crisis of the entire base could be solved quickly.
Since there are new sweet potatoes, there will naturally be new potatoes and new cabbages, but they have not been discovered yet.
He planned to take Qin Wei and spend more time searching in the mountains. If they found something, that would be great. If not, it wouldn't be a bad idea to hunt some game.
Let's discuss this plan after these people leave.
As the patrol team left, the people in the corridor also dispersed and went back to their homes. After all, it was not a warm place, so it would be better to go back and warm themselves by the fire.
Ye Xun was about to close the outermost door when he was suddenly stopped by a hand.
He looked up and found that the one who blocked him from closing the door was Wang Wei, who had failed to steal a chicken before. He raised the end of his eyebrows playfully, he didn't expect this person to dare to come close to him, his face must be so thick that even an atomic bomb can't penetrate it, right?
Seeing that he stopped closing the door, Wang Wei approached him with a playful smile and made a shameless request: "Xiaoye, you have so many sweet potatoes planted at home, do you have any vegetables? Lend me a few first, and I will return them to you when the ones at home are grown."
Ye Xun almost laughed at these words. He had learned how to get something for nothing. He would not give him face just because he was old. "I'm sorry, we have four mouths waiting to eat this dish. We really can't share it. You should wait a little longer until your own vegetables grow."
Where are the dishes? These were all lies, but he certainly wouldn't expose his own lies. He wanted to argue a few more times, but the door in front of him was shut tightly. If he hadn't withdrawn his hand quickly, he would have almost pinched his hand that was holding the door frame.
After failing to get the vegetables, he cursed at the security door, but was afraid that someone inside would hear him, so he walked away feeling guilty.
When he returned to his home on the eleventh floor, he saw his wife carrying a pot of thin sweet potato porridge. He immediately felt angry and overturned the pot with a slap. The boiling porridge spilled all over the woman's exposed hands and face, and some of it splashed into her eyes.
The severe pain on her face made her cover her head and scream hysterically.
Wang Wei, who was already upset, felt his head throbbing with pain from the shrill scream. He raised his leg and kicked the woman to the ground. The old couple at the table continued to eat as usual and finished all the food except Wang Wei's.
Wang Wei's heart was filled with violent emotions. He hated this end of the world, hated Ye Xun's indifference to him, and hated his wife for being useless. Beating and kicking her was not enough. He lifted the wooden chair next to him above his head and smashed it hard on him. Under the huge impact, the chair broke into pieces and the woman was knocked unconscious.
Before she lost consciousness, she saw the man who had been beating her just a second ago sitting at the dining table without changing his expression, enjoying his dinner. The family was having a great time.
Before falling into darkness, she thought, if she could wake up...
After finishing the sweet potato porridge, Wang Wei looked at the motionless woman on the ground with disdain, thinking that she was too weak to take a beating and would not survive a few hits. However, if she died like this, he could take her to trade with others. It is said that some people now specialize in eating two-legged sheep, and one pound of meat can be exchanged for five pounds of rice. Recalling the fragrance of rice, Wang Wei couldn't help but drool.
Although he also wanted to eat meat, he didn't dare to eat human flesh. It would be more practical to exchange it for more food.
The woman was still lying on the cold floor. No one had come to wash the dishes. The dishes were scattered all over the sink, making it a mess.
Xu Feng, who lived on the tenth floor, listened to the noise upstairs for a while, then it became quiet again. He sighed with a depressed mood.
The woman who was beaten upstairs also has a miserable life. That cowardly husband has been going home to beat his wife whenever things don't go his way since before the end of the world. Now he has become even worse, and beating and scolding have become commonplace. His parents didn't come out to dissuade him, but instead fanned the flames when he was doing it.
This is their family affair and he can't interfere. He can only rely on the woman to resist on her own.
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