"Hello, Comrade Chu. I am Li, the head of the Population Management Department at the Liancheng Base."
"Minister Li, we need to stay at the Liancheng base for a day while carrying out our mission. Thank you for your help."
"No trouble at all. May I ask what kind of task you're undertaking?"
"Secret mission!" Chu Guodong's voice deepened, and his expression became serious.
"I understand, I understand."
Seeing Chu Guodong's reaction, Minister Li quickly shut his mouth, not daring to ask any further questions, and the atmosphere became somewhat tense for a moment.
"Comrade Chu, how about I take you to your lodgings first? It's getting late, you should get some rest."
Minister Li quickly changed the subject, preventing the atmosphere from becoming too tense.
"Okay, thank you for your help." Chu Guodong nodded slightly, agreeing with Minister Li's suggestion.
Minister Li led the group out of the registration room, explaining some basic information about the base as they walked.
"Our base currently has several types of housing. The worst type is a large dormitory room that is free. There are fifty beds in one room. You need to keep your own valuables safe or you can rent a locker by spending some supplies."
"Secondly, there are multi-person dormitories, with rooms for 2 to 10 people, which can be chosen according to one's needs. Then there are studio apartments, small two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments, which tend to be more normal living environments."
"The best option is that area, the villa complex. They need a lot of supplies; one day's worth of supplies could rent a multi-person dormitory for about half a month."
"There happens to be a fairly large house left in the villa complex. Comrade Chu and the younger comrades can stay there temporarily. It can accommodate all of us," Minister Li said, pointing southwest of the registration office when he spoke about the villa area.
Looking in the direction he pointed, it was some distance from the registration office, and it seemed to be the most bustling place in the entire base, still brightly lit despite the power shortage.
"Oh, by the way, Comrade Chu, you don't need to park your cars in the designated parking lot. Each villa has a yard where you can park your vehicles."
"I'll take Comrade Chu there directly."
"Should I drive ahead and lead the way?"
As he spoke, Minister Li paused in the courtyard, awaiting Chu Guodong's reply.
"Okay, thank you for your help."
Minister Li got into his car and instructed the driver to go to Villa A-9. Gu Yanzhi and the others also got into their own cars and followed behind Minister Li's car.
"Comrade Chu, this is it."
Minister Li parked the car at the entrance of A-9, got out and said something to Chu Guodong and the others, then gestured for the driver to make room at the entrance so that Chu Guodong and the others could drive in.
The villa is indeed very large. There are three SUVs parked in the yard, but it doesn't feel crowded at all. The three cars are parked side by side on the west side of the yard, close to the fence, and the yard is only occupied by less than half of the yard.
The villa area was indeed bustling. As Gu Yanzhi drove along, he noticed that while other places only had a few torches lit for lighting, this villa area had a street lamp every few hundred meters.
The houses were all brightly lit, and the area looked no different from before the apocalypse.
Gu Yanzhi looked up at the building in front of him. It had three floors and its exterior design had a distinctive style reminiscent of the Republic of China era.
After everyone got out of the car, Minister Li led them into the house.
Once inside the house,
"We have a cafeteria here, and residents in the villa area can also cook their own meals."
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