Li Ke took the unconscious Chen Qi and Shui Qing to the mountain, but instead of taking them to her stronghold, she took them to an underground defense point she had just completed.
Shui Qing, still with her head and mouth covered and tightly bound, was thrown into a solid wooden box with an iron frame by Li Ke. Qiu Feng's men said that this woman was somewhat cunning and that they should be careful.
As for Chen Qi, Li Ke tied him to the wooden frame and carefully examined him. He was taller than before, and if his back hadn't been hunched, he would have appeared even taller.
His complexion has become much rougher, and his skin tone is now darker, but his overall physique looks much stronger. His hair covers his forehead, and he has a large beard on his face, making him look completely different from before.
It seems this kid wasn't having a good time before. Now that he's back in China, Li Zhenzhen and Chen Jiaojiao should be back too, right?
But Li Ke didn't know Shui Qing. Niu Dazhuang's report said that Shui Qing and Chen Qi stole the parasitic eggs from the research lab to cause trouble. Shui Qing also said that she was sent by her boss to do a mission. Lin Shuang's version of events was that they stole things behind the boss's back.
Qiu Feng has already sent his men down the mountain to the city shelter to cause trouble, hoping to find some new clues about that boss.
The abandoned base is now only used to isolate and detain the newly arrived disaster victims. The people sent by the boss include the bandits, Lin Nuo, Lin Shuang, Shui Qing, and Chen Qi. Qiu Feng and the others also captured some other prisoners.
Several people died under severe interrogation, but all they got was an abandoned outpost. This person was even more cautious than her. What Li Ke was more interested in now was whether Li Zhenzhen and Chen Jiaojiao were also among them.
Thinking of this, she lashed the unconscious Chen Qi with her whip. The man shuddered in pain and slowly opened his eyes.
The Mo family's former refuge received no further news or aid during the last three months of winter, as if it had been abandoned. The remaining 800,000-plus people in the refuge were all surviving solely on the Mo family's supplies.
This made the Mo family increasingly dissatisfied. The environment was already so bad, and the situation would only get worse in the future. Food and supplies would be difficult to replenish in the short term. Under these circumstances, it was definitely not feasible to ask them to selflessly support so many people.
At the family meeting, everyone suggested that Mo Qing should get rid of some useless people, but Mo Qing did not agree: "We have persevered for so long, the weather has warmed up, and if we persevere for another month, the cold winter will be over. If we kick people out now, it will be tantamount to forcing them to die, and all the efforts we have made before will be in vain."
One of the clan elders objected, saying, "We have to act within our means. What we are doing now is to cut our losses in time. You know, we have to support more than 800,000 people, not 8,000 or 80,000!"
Mo Qing still shook his head: "We've already had professionals assess the situation. Our location isn't high enough, so the melting snow and rainy season later on will have a significant impact. Once it gets warmer in a few days, we'll send people out to collect all available supplies nearby and relocate them again. We'll need quite a few people by then."
Once our own base is established, we'll formulate new regulations. Those who can't accept them will be allowed to leave on their own, while those who can will become the ones generating profits for us. We can bear the current losses for now.
Everyone knew that they chose to stay here temporarily because a cold wave was coming. If they didn't settle down immediately, even more people would freeze to death. Moreover, at that time, the authorities had provided them with material assistance and management qualifications.
The Mo family's ability to maintain its prosperity for nearly three hundred years is inseparable from their long-term vision. That's why they took on this business without any hesitation. But now, the people above them have disappeared. Their family has a large number of branches and relatives by marriage. No matter how selfless they are, they have to take care of their own people first.
Seeing that Mo Qing had his own ideas and that many people had chosen to support him, the clan elder said nothing more. In fact, he knew that what Mo Qing said made sense, but he felt a little distressed thinking about having to send out so much food and support some unrelated people.
The head of the Mo family has absolute control. Even if the entire family opposes, as long as the head of the family has not squandered all the assets down to only five percent, no one can make decisions over the head of the family.
Currently, although the Mo family's assets have greatly reduced their regenerative capacity, it's still a long way off before they can be depleted to only five percent.
After the meeting, Mo Qing processed some documents and made some work arrangements before heading home. Recently, Xiao Yue's health had been deteriorating, so Mo Qing made sure to finish his work as early as possible each day and then go home to be with his wife.
Xiao Yue's body seemed to have reached the point of exhaustion. For the past two weeks, she had been feeling drowsy all day, and being able to stay awake for an hour a day was considered a good sign.
Xiao Yue wanted her daughter to stay by her side all the time, but she didn't want her to waste all her time on her, a patient, which would be too much trouble and mentally draining. She insisted that her daughter focus on her work and come to see her after get off work.
The son, Mo Cheng, was even more resourceful. Two months ago, he went out with his teacher and an expedition team to find a new place to serve as a future base.
When Xiao Yue woke up, the bedroom was dimly lit, and her husband, Mo Qing, was sitting beside her, writing and drawing on something on a small worktable. Xiao Yue's throat was itchy, and she couldn't help but cough. When Mo Qing heard his wife's voice, he immediately stopped what he was doing, got up, and sat down by her bedside.
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