The two members of the security team first checked the iron door and confirmed that there were indeed traces of being cut by a knife. They also visited 702 and 602, as well as the two floors below. Chi Yuxiu made a strong guarantee: "My husband is Pei Yan, and he works at the Agricultural Science Institute. My brother Chi Yucheng is in the 65th Security Team. I am not saying this to bully others, but I want to tell you that I, Chi Yuxiu, will not speak nonsense for the sake of my husband and brother's reputation. I can take responsibility for what I say!"
Other residents also told what they had heard and seen, and the two members of the security team made a judgment and mediated between Qiao Qingqing and the man's family.
"Then, you can give him a crow corpse, and the matter will be settled."
The man reluctantly said, "That's fine."
"No." Qiao Qingqing said to the man, "You can go and sue me. I'll wait for you."
The security team tried to mediate again, but Qiao Qingqing refused to agree to compensation and just told the man to continue suing.
These days, lawsuits are very troublesome and costly. The man saw that Qiao Qingqing did not back down in front of the security team, and the fear that the look just now brought to his mind came back to him.
He finally realized that Qiao Qingqing was a doctor. In the past, when his children were sick and he was injured, he had always asked Qiao Qingqing to see a doctor. Qiao Qingqing would charge a little less for people in the same building. Now Qiao Qingqing's family has weapons to kill crows. Others in the building say they are powerful and are heroines. If crows come again in the future, won't this building still have to rely on Qiao Qingqing's family? Is he really going to offend people to death?
His only purpose at the beginning was to take advantage...
"I accept the mediation. No compensation, no compensation. Let's go home now!" said the man.
His wife wanted to say something, but he shouted, "Shut up!" and hurriedly pulled his family downstairs.
The members of the security team shook their heads helplessly. The older one said to Qiao Qingqing: "What do you use to kill crows?"
"Bow and crossbow."
"That's amazing, but you have to be careful. Those crows have germs on them, so be careful when handling them. If you want to cook them, make sure they are fully cooked to kill the bacteria. And one more thing, it's right for you to be tough, to protect your family, but next time you can ask the security team to come and deal with it. The human neck is very dangerous, so you should be more careful next time and don't cause irreparable consequences."
"Thank you for the reminder." Qiao Qingqing smiled.
"Then we'll go first."
The two went downstairs. The young security guard hadn't said much until then, "I have a feeling that the lady will do the same thing again next time."
The older one smiled faintly: "That's right, she didn't agree to my request. But in this world, you still have to be tough, otherwise you will be bullied."
"Then why are you still saying that? It's useless."
"Silly boy, who are we? We are members of the security guards. You can feel whatever you want emotionally, but we have to do what we should do intellectually. Okay, let's go!"
Upstairs, Shao's mother was not so easily calmed down. She was so angry that she went downstairs to block the man's door and scolded the man's family in her hometown dialect. The man's family could not understand what Shao's mother said, but they intuitively felt that it was definitely a very ugly swear word.
The strange thing was that the family kept the door closed and didn't react at all.
After returning home, Shao's mother drank a lot of water and concluded: "Sister Zhi is right, that man is really a coward."
"Okay, don't be angry, let's go feed the chickens."
In the factory, Shao Shengan had been worried for many days, and his father was not in the mood to work. Fortunately, the two had worked here for a year, and they still completed the work when they were distracted, otherwise they would be deducted from their wages if they made mistakes. After finally finishing this batch of products, it was considered a complete success. During the meal, Shao Shengan and his father and son began to discuss the future plan.
"There are only three of them at home, and I'm worried! Either you go home, or I quit my job, and one of us has to go back." Shao's father said to Shao Shengan.
Shao Shengan had the same idea: "Dad, go back."
Father Shao shook his head: "Go back, your crossbow is more accurate than mine, Feifei and I will continue to work here, the factory is very safe, you don't have to worry about us two."
"Dad, your aim is not bad. The work intensity in the factory is too high. I want you to go home and have a rest."
Father Shao smiled: "Why rest? I'm not even sixty years old yet. I'm in good health and can still work for many years! I'm not tired, so you can quit your job and go home. Be obedient!"
"You'll be sixty in two months."
"...Anyway, you go back. I won't go back."
His father insisted, so Shao Shengan had to do as his father asked.
The two of them discussed it, and Shao Shengfei listened while eating. When he saw that they had finished talking, he quickly swallowed the last bite of steamed bun and raised his hand: "I want to go back too, I miss my mother and sister."
Father Shao: "..." He smiled helplessly. This child is still a child. He thinks whatever he wants. He touched his eldest son's head and said, "Okay, then you and Sheng An go home together."
"Yeah! I can fight crows, and I will protect mommy Joe and my sister!"
Shao Shengan and Shao Shengfei quit their jobs together and returned home with half a month's salary. Qiao Qingqing and the others were surprised to see them. After welcoming them into the house and finding out why they suddenly returned home, Shao's mother said to him: "You are just worrying about nothing! It's okay! The three of us can protect ourselves. We have killed many crows in the past few days, and I have shot three of them! What are you worried about? Don't worry."
Shao Shengan just smiled and said nothing, just looked at his mother tenderly.
He had already quit his job. Although Shao's mother complained, she was actually very happy that her son could come back. This son had been away from her since he was twelve years old. He was a good student and had studied to a high level. After graduation, he stayed in a big city and could only come back during the holidays. In the past few years since the natural disaster, she and her youngest son had spent the most time together. Seeing each other day and night made up for her regrets in her early years.
"Mom, do you miss me? I miss you so much!" Shao Shengfei hugged her arms.
The smile on Shao's mother's face bloomed like a flower: "I miss you! I miss you so much!"
"I'll cook!" Qiao Songzhi walked into the kitchen with a smile.
Qiao Qingqing smiled at him and went into the kitchen to help.
At night, the couple slept in the second bedroom on the sixth floor. They chatted in private and shared their lives over the past half month.
"You've worked hard taking care of the family over the past year. Starting tomorrow, I will share the burden with you."
"What nonsense! Working in a factory is really hard for you."
Shao Shengan touched her hair.
"By the way, Qi Ming came to see you a week ago and said he had received a lot of work and wanted to work with you. I asked and he said it was a wind power generation project. I told him you were in the cannery and he said he wanted to look for you. Did you see him?"
"I did, but I didn't agree. Working for a rich family pays well, but I was also paid well at the factory at the time, with a stable job and room and board, so I declined. And I heard you talk about the crows. It's easy to quit a factory job, but you can't quit halfway to work in the villa area. It's too bad. Qiming, Qingqing, is the crow thing a prelude to the eternal night?"
Qiao Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "Your use of the overture to describe it is quite appropriate. Not only crows, but also vultures will come in the future. Sometimes they fly in groups, blocking out the sky and making it seem as if the sky is dark. Then one day the sky really gets dark and never gets bright again. When the sky gets bright, there is an earthquake. The crows really bring a prelude to death. It's better for you to go home. In a while, the higher-ups will form a crossbow team, and you and I can sign up. When the crossbow team is dispatched, the team members' place of residence is given priority. If we are hired, we will be arranged to the safe community at that time."
"So that's how it is. I understand."
The arrival of crows cast a shadow over the survivors' base. These creatures fly in large numbers, and they can only be hunted and killed. They are large in size and powerful in attack, posing a great threat to the lives and property of the people.
Many times, they used the blood and flesh of livestock to lure crows to the wild, and then used artillery shells to kill them. After a few rounds, there were a lot of deep pits in the wild wasteland. Even so, there were still crows that were not lured away and continued to wreak havoc inside the base, attacking crazily everywhere.
It is impossible to take care of every corner of the base, and there have been cases of people being killed and eaten by crows in various places, which is very sad. People dare not go out casually, which goes against Mayor Luo's plan to speed up production and stockpile supplies.
The base is vast and populated, so even if all the soldiers on Yeshan were sent down to patrol the city, it would not be enough. Mayor Luo discussed this with Commander Peng twice, and finally decided that the military and civilians should cooperate to jointly participate in the killing operation, making full use of the power of the people to carry out an all-round suppression of the crows, leaving no corner untouched.
Just like in the previous life, the base began to organize a crossbow team and called on residents to participate in training. The benefits after being officially hired were quite good.
Qiao Qingqing and her daughter and Shao Shengan and his brother signed up in batches. Shao's mother's bow and arrow were not very good, and the chickens at home also needed someone to take care of them, so she did not sign up.
After registering, Qiao Qingqing and Qiao Songzhi were first taken to Yeshan to participate in training and screening exams. The training lasted three days, and the exam was taken on the fourth day.
Here, Qiao Qingqing met Wang Jiaxin and Wang Jiale.
"Qingqing! It's been a long time since we last met. I met your husband two years ago. Why didn't your husband come?" Wang Jiale greeted warmly.
He had changed a lot. He looked thin and haggard, with sunken eye sockets. Only when he smiled he looked the same as before.
"Long time no see. Come back for the next batch of training at Sheng'an." Qiao Qingqing smiled and nodded to Wang Jiaxin.
Wang Jiaxin has also lost a lot of weight, and there are some scars on her face caused by acid rain corrosion, but she looks very energetic, like a pine tree standing upright on the edge of a cliff: "Qingqing, the establishment of the crossbow team this time is of great significance to our family. Maybe we will have the opportunity to make money and rent a house in the new community. Thank you for the technology you exchanged with us before. In the past few years, with it, our family has repelled many bad guys with bad intentions. I didn't expect that the base would set up a crossbow team. This is a great opportunity. I think my brother and I will have an advantage. I also thought that I might meet you here, and I did! Qingqing, I want to formally say thank you to you."
"We have already paid for the crossbows, so you don't need to thank me." Qiao Qingqing shook her head and said to her seriously, "I exchanged crossbows with you, but you still have to work hard to succeed, otherwise the crossbows will just be decorations."
Wang Jiaxin thought of those difficult days and nodded with a smile: "I'm really happy to see you again."
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