Chapter 328 is so touching! I can’t stand it!
Amidst bursts of gunfire and shed blood, the first part of the town's groundbreaking ceremony was completed.
Not all of the nearly one hundred tied-up captives were killed. Only those with too much evil intentions or too much blood in the past were killed. They were double-screened by Yin Wanying and Xiao Li.
In the end, there were more than 60 people left. They passed the mental assessment and had no particular grudges against the town, so Qiao Lan kept them.
With so much work to do, it's time to use people. These are all Awakened Ones who have arrived on our doorstep. Why not keep them? Killing them would be a shame. Whether it's fighting or working, Awakened Ones are much more useful than ordinary people. With Yin Wanying and Wang Guan helping to suppress their minds, there's no need to worry about them not being tamed.
However, Qiao Lan killed all the other people as a sacrifice.
It was the group of people she brought back on the plane, the ones who were tied up - the ones who were behind the attack on the town and who hired these prisoners.
Behind them is the Presbyterian Church.
Having suffered a heavy loss in the energy stone incident, the Elders' Council intended to retaliate and disgust us through these petty tactics. They were not only targeting Blackwater Town, but also several other recently completed official bases.
But we're not pushovers. Even before the Elders' Council operation officially began, we received news that our infiltration efforts were successful. Qiao Lan had been informed of this in advance in the capital, which allowed him to leave early and capture the mastermind behind this.
"Saint Yeshua is determined to destroy us. He will definitely use other means to sabotage our reconstruction efforts. However, we are never afraid, and we will never let them succeed!"
"Everyone, these are cruel and difficult times. We are kind, brave, and willing to help each other, but we are definitely not docile lambs that are easily bullied. When friends come, we have good wine; when jackals come, we have hunting rifles."
"Today, we will accept everyone's suggestion and hang the bodies of these evildoers outside of town to deter all those with bad intentions. It will also remind us to work hard, become stronger, and stay vigilant at all times!"
Qiao Lan's call once again received a warm response from the audience.
So the enemy's bodies, dozens of them, were all hung on the newly erected flagpoles around the town.
In the town, a taller pole was erected, from which hung a large flag specially commissioned by the capital for private fiefdoms. The standard flags for official bases were red, featuring a uniform logo. The flags for private fiefdoms were blue, with the official logo painted in the corners and a center pattern chosen by the fiefdom's own design.
Qiao Lan simply named the flag of Heishui Town "Qiao Flag" without any pattern or words, and just wrote a big word "Qiao" on it.
The big flag fluttered gently in the summer breeze, and everyone applauded and cheered.
Gazing at the flag, many who had originally been reluctant to work for Qiao Lan changed their minds and decided to join Blackwater Town. Simply because they felt a strong sense of security and belonging. In the precarious apocalypse, a sense of security is crucial!
When the second half of the groundbreaking ceremony began, more people decided to join.
Because the second half is a dinner party.
The long, large cargo plane in Qiao Lan's fleet was loaded to the brim with supplies and water. It had been empty when it left the capital, its supplies collected along the way, filling up as they flew. Most of it had been sourced from abandoned factories overrun by mutants. The local survivors were afraid to touch them, leaving Qiao Lan with nothing to lose.
He ordered people to take out some drinking water and distribute it to each survivor in the town, with a bottle of mineral water, a pack of compressed biscuits and a sausage.
The whole town was in high spirits, just like the New Year.
So the next day, when the official registration office was set up in the town center, there was a huge crowd of survivors who came to sign up to join the town, and the registration lasted from early morning to night.
A total of more than 10,000 people signed up.
As soon as Lord Qiao Lan opened his business, he already had tens of thousands of subjects.
The next steps were incredibly complex and involved. The town needed to be reorganized, with those who wanted to join Ye Qi's official base instead of participating in the town being relocated to another part of town for temporary residence. An administrative hall under the lord's rule needed to be established, with departments responsible for infrastructure, logistics, combat, public security, resident coordination, scientific research, healthcare, education, and so on. The town's personnel needed to be redistributed, assigning different tasks based on their abilities...
It's too complicated.
Qiao Lan and a group of assistants worked tirelessly for nearly a month before they finally figured out how to deal with all aspects of the problem and established a basic production and living order.
The rest of the work will be left to her newly selected management team.
"I'm going to give myself three days off, sleep for three days, and completely relax!"
Exhausted, Qiao Lan warned everyone not to disturb her.
Entering the bedroom of the safe house in the small building, Qiao Lan took a hot bath, dived into the soft and clean big bed, and began to sleep soundly.
"She's really tired. She's lost a lot of weight since she came back."
Ouyang Mo handed a thermos cup to the nanny that Qiao Lan brought back from the capital, saying that this was the red date and wolfberry tea he had brewed. If Qiao Lan woke up and felt thirsty, this would be better than drinking water and could replenish qi and blood.
The nanny's name is Qian Zaijia. She is the sister that researcher Qian Jiajia highly recommended to Qiao Lan. As he said, she is very careful and capable. During these days, when Qiao Lan was busy, she took care of her life in order.
Taking the thermos cup, Qian Jia's mother smiled and said, "Don't worry, Dr. Ouyang. I'll give Miss Qiao some when she wakes up. But you're not a Western doctor. When did you switch to Chinese medicine?"
This nanny was hardworking and capable, but rather gossipy. When she had nothing else to do, she'd often mingle with Xiao Li, Yin Wanying, and the others, gossiping animatedly about life at the base. Ouyang Mo's tendency to flaunt Qiao Lan whenever he could, while Ye Qi was offline, naturally became a focal point for everyone.
Ouyang Mo blushed slightly when asked, but still answered softly: "If Qiao Lan needs Western medicine, I am a Western doctor. If she needs Chinese medicine, I can also be a Chinese medicine practitioner."
"Wow!" Qian Jiajia exclaimed, giving Ouyang Mo a thumbs-up. "Doctor Ouyang, keep going! I'm rooting for you!"
"Do you think highly of me? Give me some support too?"
Suddenly a voice sounded from the other side of the corridor.
Ouyang Mo was startled and turned around to see that it was Ye Qi.
He was wearing a half-new black combat uniform, had a slender figure, a cold gaze, and walked towards me with steady steps.
When he reached Ouyang Mo, he extended his hand, "Doctor Ouyang, long time no see."
"Long time no see." Ouyang Mo extended his hand to shake his hand, paused, and said, "Ye Qi, welcome back."
When Ye Qi was brought back by Qiao Lan, he was still a ball of cells the size of two fists. The news was concealed from the entire base, but Ouyang Mo, as a doctor who participated in Ye Qi's examination and care, knew about it.
It was clear that when Ye Qi had a routine check-up the day before yesterday, he was just a lump of flesh and blood the size of a baby. But today he suddenly turned into a living person and walked out alive. Ouyang Mo was shocked and very happy. Of course, he hoped that Ye Qi would survive!
But then I felt a crisis, an emotional crisis.
This handshake brings some complicated feelings.
The two shook hands vigorously and then released each other. Ye Qi naturally took the thermos cup from the nanny.
"Thank you for taking care of Qiao Lan while I was away. Thank you even more for the medical work you've done for all the survivors here, Doctor Ouyang. Thank you for your hard work."
"It's my job, no need for you to thank me." Ouyang Mo said with a double meaning.
Nanny Qian officially met the legendary Chief Ye for the first time at home. She was amazed and felt the undercurrent between Ye Qi and Ouyang Mo. The fire of gossip was burning, and she couldn't wait to see the two of them fighting.
Several people were standing not far from Qiao Lan's door and talking, when suddenly the door opened.
Qiao Lan was wearing her nightgown and standing at the door in a daze.
"Ye Qi? Am I... dreaming?"
She was sleeping soundly when she suddenly heard Ye Qi's voice and got up subconsciously. But when she saw Ye Qi, she was still not sure.
Ye Qi took a step forward and held her in his arms.
"It's me, I'm back!"
Qiao Lan was stunned for a moment, pushed him away, looked him up and down carefully, pinched his face, and kicked his legs to make sure that this was a real person, not a mass of cells or flesh and blood.
"How come it's so fast..." It was clearly just a lump of meat when I saw it this morning!
"Quantitative change leads to qualitative change. When it reaches a certain level, it is no longer a slow growth." Ye Qi briefly introduced his posthumous reorganization.
"is that so……"
Qiao Lan was puzzled for a moment, then put aside her confusion. She didn't understand his ability anyway, so who cares what it is! Anyway, Ye Qi is alive!
"Brother! Why don't you come and pay your respects to this Lord!"
She patted Ye Qi's shoulder heavily, extremely excited.
Ye Qi followed her joke and saluted in a proper manner, "Greetings, Lord Qiao!"
"Stand up... Hahaha, what the hell is this? It's so weird!"
Qiao Lan laughed until tears came out.
Ye Qi also laughed with her.
She laughed loudly and her movements were exaggerated, and her tears turned from pools of tears into drops.
He just smiled faintly and looked at her deeply.
Suddenly, Qiao Lan cried out, rushed over and hugged him tightly, burying her head in his chest.
Ye Qi sighed, gently put his arms around her and held her.
Her snot and tears quickly soaked his clothes, and his chest felt hot and wet. Ye Qi's eyes were also slightly tearful, and he tried hard to restrain himself from crying.
"I thought you were dead. It's not possible. Do you know how worried I was when we were in Beijing? I didn't say it, but I was very worried!" Qiao Lan cried.
Ye Qi was silent. He was also worried.
I was worried that she would die, and I was also worried that I would die and never see her again.
"You are not allowed to die again! Do you hear me?"
Ye Qi: “Yeah.”
"Don't even die for me! Who needs you to save me?"
Ye Qi said "hmm" again.
"Protect me well from now on and help me build my territory!"
"Um."
"after……"
"Um."
Blah blah blah…
Um……
Nanny Qian covered her face at home, wiped away tears and ran away. It was so touching! I can't stand it! Dr. Ouyang, please stop! It's useless!
Ouyang Mo, as his name suggests, was silent for a long time.
Then, he picked up the thermos cup that Ye Qi had placed on the small table in the corridor when he was holding Qiao Lan, turned around and left.
Lonely footsteps walked away along the corridor and down the stairs.
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