After the survivors dispersed, Ji Yanmo lowered his voice and told Lu Xingtang: "They went to another reservoir!"
All the survivors searched far and wide but couldn't find the person. They all returned dejected. Lu Xingtang comforted them: "If we can't find him, then we can't find him. He must have run away long ago. I remember there are two reservoirs in this county, right? Let's go to the other one and see. If there is water there, clean water, we can fight back to base!"
When the base was first established, everyone came to this county to look for supplies. Everyone knew that there were two reservoirs in this county. When Lu Xingtang proposed it, everyone agreed. If water was found, everyone could have a few days of comfortable days during the extreme heat.
So, they braved the scorching heat and headed for another reservoir. Before they even reached it, they saw a group of people fighting fiercely. They stopped and looked over. After a moment, someone said, "Base Commander, Deputy Base Commander, do these people look familiar? I think they're the ones who were kicked out of the base! They're the men and women who harassed the top management and their friends and family!"
"Hey, that's them! They're in such a mess now. I didn't recognize them at first glance, but now that you mention it, I understand why they look so familiar! Base Commander, could it be that they deliberately set the mountain on fire?"
"Base Commander, they're outnumbered, and so are we. Let's capture them together, send them back to the base, and deal with them according to base rules! Apologize to all the survivors and soldiers who worked so hard to put out the fire, and make them pay for their actions!"
Lu Xingtang observed the surrounding environment and immediately dispersed the survivors, asking everyone to quietly surround them.
Lu Xingtang watched the survivors disperse and quietly gather around the group of people. Then she and Ji Yanmo swaggered towards them. Seeing them still fighting, Lu Xingtang was speechless. Their vigilance was too poor. They had just set a big fire and didn't know to run away or be alert to their surroundings. They were really not afraid that they would find them.
"All our supplies were burned in the fire. Now we're tired and hungry, and instead of looking for supplies to eat, you're actually blaming us! It's all your fault. If you hadn't seduced the base management, how could we have been implicated and thrown out of the base? You're a nuisance, a jinx! I'm going to kill you today. If you die, we'll have meat to eat!"
"Bah! Why would we seduce someone from management? Aren't you the one who instigated us? If it weren't you, how could we possibly seduce others? You were kicked out of the base, and it wasn't unjust at all!"
Seeing them fighting each other, Lu Xingtang was very glad that he had expelled them from the base. Otherwise, this group of bad apples would have come up with some evil tricks to sabotage the base and destroy the Lancheng base!
"Besides, why were our supplies burned by the fire? Why didn't you put out the fire when it was burning? Weren't you just trying to retaliate against us? And now, you ended up losing more than you gained!"
"Damn it, if you say another word, I'll kill you!" They started fighting fiercely again.
Lu Xingtang was speechless. She had already walked up to them, but this group of people hadn't even noticed them. They must be seriously ill.
"Stop it!" Lu Xingtang shouted, "You'll be dealt with later. Now, this base commander will settle the score with you for setting fire to the mountain!"
"Lu Xingtang?"
"Base Commander?"
Everyone turned to look at Lu Xingtang in horror. The moment they saw him, their legs began to shake. "Base Commander, we didn't set the fire. It wasn't us who set the fire. They did. They were resentful of being kicked out of the base by the base commander, so they took their anger out on us and deliberately burned all our supplies, which resulted in the fire burning the mountain."
"We put out the fire, but the temperature during the extreme heat was too high. We couldn't put it out. We could only watch the fire burn and spread!"
"If we hadn't been living in the reservoir temporarily and jumped into the reservoir to take shelter when the fire was out of control and about to burn us, we would have died!"
It turns out that they were all still alive because they jumped into the reservoir and escaped the disaster. No wonder the reservoir was so dirty.
But the others saw Lu Xingtang and Ji Yanmo's cold eyes and said arrogantly, "What are you afraid of? There are only two of them, and we are outnumbered. If we kill Lu Xingtang and Ji Yanmo, or kidnap them, and ask for supplies from the Lancheng base, or take over the position of base commander, as long as the natural disaster doesn't kill us, we can survive to the end!"
"Stupid!" The man was suddenly hit on the head. "This is the base commander of Lancheng Base. Do you think no one will follow the base commander when he goes out? The fact that they are here means there are others nearby! You really think you are so smart!" Then he looked at Lu Xingtang and Ji Yanmo helplessly and said, "Base commander, deputy base commander, is the fire burning very badly?"
The situation must have been very serious. Lu Xingtang and Ji Yanmo were both covered in dirt and black, and the exposed skin was peeling. They failed to put out the fire, and the fire would surely spread rapidly and burn the mountain. It must have reached the vicinity of the base, and it was the base that stepped in to put out the fire.
Lu Xingtang snorted coldly: "If it wasn't serious, would I come to you?" Then he raised his voice, "Come on, surround them!" He still wanted to kill them and occupy the Lancheng base. He really overestimated his own abilities!
The survivors rushed forward from the darkness and quickly surrounded them. Lu Xingtang sneered, "You set the mountain on fire and almost affected the entire Lancheng base. You also caused a large loss of water resources at our Lancheng base, resulting in injuries, heatstroke and illness to all the survivors and soldiers! You are guilty of heinous crimes and deserve to die! Neither we at Lancheng base nor the GJ will let you go!"
"Catch them! Tie them up and hand them over to all the survivors in the base!" Shoot them and they will die quickly, but no one in the base will be happy. How can it be more satisfying than letting everyone vent their anger together?
The group was frightened. They immediately resisted and wanted to run away, but Ji Yanmo's special ability secretly blocked them, causing them to be pinned to the ground by the survivors before they could run away. They were severely beaten until they could not get up. Lu Xingtang had people keep a close eye on them, one person watching two people, Ji Yanmo secretly watching the overall situation, leading the way in front, and Lu Xingtang sweeping the tail. If they didn't obey, they would be beaten with wooden sticks until they went to the base obediently and accepted the punishment.
Lu Xingtang felt a little better when he saw that they had been beaten into being obedient. When they returned to the base, it was already dark and the temperature was still hot. When they entered the base, they saw Su Cheng with a stern face: "Where have you been? Why did you bring those people back again!"
Lu Xingtang explained: "They were the ones who set the mountain on fire!"
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