After dinner, they closed all the windows, and the three of them and the dog sat harmoniously on the sofa, watching an offline movie quietly.
The intercom suddenly started rustling.
Huo Yishen turned off the movie and signaled the two to be quiet.
He Tianming came over and asked, "Comrade Huo, are you and Jiang Ning available now?"
"Well, go ahead."
"I have something to do. If it's convenient for you, can you come down?"
From the sound of it, he seemed a little hesitant and confused.
He Tianming has always been a man of ideas. He never troubles others with things he can solve. It seems that he has really run into a difficult problem this time and has no choice but to come and pray to the gods.
Huo Yishen looked at Jiang Ning, and they exchanged glances to confirm before replying, "Okay."
After changing clothes, they went downstairs.
After passing through many checkpoints and getting out, He Tianming was already waiting not far away with a serious expression.
Jiang Ning said, "Captain He, what do you want to talk to us about?"
He Tianming hesitated, "Someone from the municipal government came this afternoon and asked us to vacate a few buildings to accommodate homeless refugees."
In fact, on the way back from the earthquake, when Jiang Ning saw the devastated Fengcheng and the homeless refugees everywhere, he had a vague bad feeling in his heart.
Thanks to the timely warning, countless survivors survived.
This is undoubtedly a good thing, but new problems arise one after another: how to solve their eating, drinking, defecating and urinating problems?
These are things the authorities need to find solutions to.
Post-disaster reconstruction has not yet started, so we can't just leave them stranded outside, right? That would be even more dangerous.
Aoyuan remained standing during the strong earthquake, and since there were not many people living there, it naturally caught the attention of the authorities.
Jiang Ning frowned, "Captain He agreed?"
Rescue is rescue, and it is true that He Tianming sympathizes with the refugees, but he is still a rational person.
If we let them in, will the Aoyuan members eat and drink while the refugees watch?
In fact, Aoyuan is also having a hard time. At most, they can only eat 50% to 60% full, and water is scarce.
But what people worry about is not the lack of supply but the inequality of supply. We just harvested sweet potatoes some time ago and everyone can get some water every day, but the refugees have nothing.
It is easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away. Once they come in, how can they leave?
As a psychologist, He Tianming knows how terrible human nature can be. When a large number of refugees come in, who will be the host and who will be the guest?
Not to mention peaceful coexistence, even safety is not guaranteed.
"How could I dare to agree? But now is a special period. Even if I don't agree, the authorities will forcibly requisition the house and arrange for them to move in."
The other party didn't say it explicitly, but He Tianming knew that once he refused, they would start the compulsory process. He had to say in a roundabout way that he would call a meeting of members to discuss the matter and try to delay time to discuss countermeasures.
But the members are all ordinary people, even He Tianming can't think of a solution, let alone them.
Therefore, he wanted to hear the opinions of Huo Yishen and Jiang Ning. Based on his more than 20 years of experience in the industry, he knew that these two people were important people.
Perhaps, a solution can be found?
All I can say is that he overestimated the two of them.
Neither Huo Yishen nor Jiang Ning had the ability to confront the authorities.
The positions are different. If the two people were in the official executive department, they would also choose to do the same.
The arm cannot twist the thigh, and there will be no good outcome if you try to resist. Now that the authorities have come to you, there is no room for maneuver.
The only thing we can do now is to deal with them and ensure the safety of Aoyuan members while cooperating with them.
There is room for maneuver here.
The two looked at each other, and Huo Yishen cleared his throat and said, "Captain He, there's no point in refusing."
He Tianming smiled bitterly, he knew it very well.
"We can only actively cooperate and strive for their understanding and cooperation."
As a person who has experienced this, Huo Yishen gave him some advice, "There are 8 buildings in our community..."
Buildings 1-3 are renovated, buildings 4-5 are undergoing exterior decoration, and buildings 6-8 are newly completed unfinished buildings.
Since they just want a place to stay, buildings 6 to 8 can be given to the refugees, and a wall can be built in the middle as a safety buffer zone. Once they are hungry and thirsty and want to rush over, Aoyuan will have time to react and defend itself.
The authorities came forward to negotiate, and they said that a lot of refugees would have to be resettled, and their food, drink, defecation and urination would all be problems. They were asked to send managers over, and it would be best to have an army to avoid chaos.
Once the refugees cause unrest, they may be able to step in to stop it. It all depends on how He Tianming talks with the authorities.
In addition, Huo Yishen reminded, "The whole city collapsed. We will definitely choose another safe place to rebuild in the future. Once the new urban area is completed, Aoyuan will become an isolated city, which will be even more dangerous."
Since Aoyuan members have made such a great sacrifice, He Tianming can take the opportunity to negotiate with the authorities, win more points for the members, and find a way to settle down in the new urban area.
He Tianming rubbed his temples. "Even if we build a wall around it, it's too dangerous for you to live in Building 5. Once they break through the wall, you will be the first victims. Why don't you move to my building?"
Jiang Ning said calmly, "If the wall is really breached, the distance between Building 5 and Building 1 is only a hundred or two hundred meters, so what difference does it make?"
He Tianming thought about it and it was true. If the refugees really moved in, future patrols and guarding would be a big problem.
But the natural disaster at the end of the world did not give people any chance to choose.
He Tianming thanked me and sighed deeply, "I will go back and think about it carefully, and try to reach a good conclusion."
The two returned upstairs, looking somewhat solemn.
I thought Aoyuan would be the Garden of Eden, but I didn’t expect it to be full of crises.
Jiang Ning sighed quietly, "Is there any safe place outside?"
Huo Yishen was reluctant to talk about things that were too dark, but he believed that she had also experienced them. "The farther away from the city, the more dangerous it is."
In places beyond the reach of official forces, not only are there gathering evil forces, but there are also large numbers of people who have been forced into becoming monsters by the end of the world.
Killing could happen at any time, and there is nowhere to hide.
Thinking of the days when he had to hide around like a rat in his previous life, Jiang Ning still shuddered at the thought, even though he was reborn once, and fear seeped out of his bones.
Huo Yishen held her cold hand and said, "Let's reinforce the house and take it one step at a time."
There are a lot of people in Aoyuan, and if we work together, we will be able to find a way.
No egg can remain intact when the nest is overturned. Even if you want to stay away from man-made disasters, they will always find a way to find you. You can fight off one or two waves, but what if there are a hundred waves?
Even machines get tired, let alone humans.
From now on, the people of Aoyuan are still relatively united and reliable. Instead of leaving for other places now, it is better for them to advance and retreat together.
Having seen extremely bad human nature, Jiang Ning had a premonition that even if He Tianming negotiated extremely good bargaining chips with the authorities, this conflict would ultimately be inevitable.
The next day, Huo Yishen got up early to reinforce the doors and windows, while Jiang Ning went out to hand over the filtered fresh water.
We agreed to meet in an abandoned industrial area. She rode her bicycle all the way there. There were broken bricks and tiles everywhere and the road was badly damaged.
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