Chapter 61, Chapter 17: Female Supporting Character in an Apocalyptic Novel
No sooner had he finished speaking than another burst of gunfire rang out.
It wasn't the soldiers who fired the shots, but Hei San and his gang.
The general who ordered the blockade fell down without firing a single shot, dying with his eyes wide open.
With the firepower support of Hei San and his men, the civilians ran even faster, completely ignoring the soldiers behind them, and with a do-or-die spirit, they ran headlong towards Zone E.
They knew that as long as they ran fast enough to get behind the group of people in silver uniforms, they would be safe.
From then on, they could breathe freely, farm freely to support their families, and no longer suffer oppression from the officers of Area A and the wealthy people of Area B!
Yu Wanwan glanced at Xu Qingzhou, who was holding a gun, his face pale, and his body trembling slightly.
Don't force yourself if you can't do it.
Unlike the Black Three group.
Hei San and his gang used to be involved in the black market; arson, murder, and robbery were commonplace for them.
They were used to killing.
But Xu Qingzhou is different.
He was born in a peaceful era, grew up under the red flag, and was protected by a powerful country.
Even if things were difficult for him before he became successful, they weren't so difficult that he needed to fight to the death.
The cutthroat competition in the business world is far too peaceful compared to a real battlefield.
The two worlds he experienced were quite different from his original world. In the other world, as the heir of a marquis's family, he was of noble status and favored by the emperor, so he had no chance to come into contact with those worlds of swords and shadows.
Asking someone like him to commit murder is a bit of a stretch.
Xu Qingzhou closed his eyes, tried to steady his breathing, and tried to ignore the discomfort in his heart. He shook his head.
"It's alright."
The black gun in his hand fired, and a soldier who was holding down a woman and preparing to kill her died.
The woman, having been rescued, had no time to feel fear and scrambled towards this side.
Xu Qingzhou knew very well that this was not the last world he would experience.
Perhaps in the future, there will be worlds even more dangerous and chaotic than this one, and he cannot stay in his comfort zone forever.
One day, he'll have to take that step.
Yu Wanwan glanced at him a couple more times, but didn't say anything. She simply arranged for people to meet up with the refugees.
In Zone E, even though Black Three and his gang had been trained, they couldn't change their mad dog-like behavior in the black market. With Yu Wanwan assisting them from the sidelines, she would occasionally give them a finishing blow.
The soldiers lost a large number of men, including their leader. Without a leader, their resistance gradually weakened.
Once the last refugee entered, the protective shield immediately activated, effectively isolating Area E.
Yu Wanwan glanced at the military vehicles parked on the streets of District D and waved in a good mood.
"Fall back!"
"yes!"
Watching the silver team gradually disappear into the protective shield, Mr. Wang's face turned ashen, and he slammed his fist on the steering wheel in anger.
"Lin, Xiao, Man! Xu, Qing, Zhou!"
Inside the car, the communicator suddenly rang, and Mr. Wang's heart skipped a beat.
After hesitating for a few seconds, I answered the call anyway.
"I heard you let those lowly people escape?"
Mr. Wang took a breath, controlling his tone, and spoke cautiously.
"Commander, it's Xu Qingzhou's side..."
"Fine, I don't want to hear it!"
Mr. Wang looked even worse, but thankfully Zhao Kun couldn't see it.
"I told you long ago, just kill anyone who dares to resist. Killing one or two won't do any good, so let's kill a hundred or two hundred, ten thousand or twenty thousand. If enough people die, I don't believe they'll have the guts to run away!"
Listening to Zhao Kun's condescending accusations, Mr. Wang's grip on the steering wheel tightened, but he still patiently agreed.
"The commander is right. It seems that some of your subordinates still need to be properly instructed."
Zhao Kun was pleased by his coaxing and stopped questioning him.
"Alright, let them go. They're just a bunch of lowly people. E District doesn't have much energy to begin with, and now they dare to take in so many lowly people. They'll collapse sooner or later. We'll just sit back and reap the benefits!"
After flattering him a few more times, Mr. Wang hung up the phone and sat in his car, unable to help but mutter a curse under his breath.
"Idiot!"
Why don't they use their brains to think about why those people oppose his mass killing of these lowly people?
Does he really think money comes for free, that everything he eats, uses, wears, and enjoys will magically appear on its own?
"gentlemen?"
The passenger in the front seat carefully observed Mr. Wang's expression.
"We still need to make plans as soon as possible."
Mr. Wang sighed and leaned back in his chair.
"I know, let me think about it."
When Zhao Kun wasn't in charge, things were fine; his power and military strength were very useful.
But since he came to power, he has made one bad move after another, and he has become increasingly stubborn and self-willed, and he cannot listen to any dissenting opinions.
If this continues, I'm afraid even before the energy supply in Zone E runs out, Zones A and B will be finished first!
But the ground was filled with poisonous gas, and he had completely offended Xu Qingzhou and Lin Xiaoman in Zone E. Where else could he go?
I just hope that the energy in Zone E will run out soon, before Zone A can't hold on any longer.
The refugees who were taken in were not directly placed inside Zone E.
A group of people, looking disheveled, were stopped in the open space on the outskirts.
Although many people died during the fighting and escape, judging from this, the group of refugees must have numbered at least 30,000 to 40,000. They were a dark, dense mass that seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see.
Having just survived a brush with death and been saved by the people of Zone E, they are now being kept outside. Even if they have grievances and doubts, no one will voice them at this moment.
The vast open space was quiet, with only the occasional sound of the wind blowing.
Yu Wanwan glanced at Xu Qingzhou, pondered for a few seconds, and then stepped forward to take the megaphone from the guard waiting there.
"I'm curious why you won't be allowed in?"
No one answered, but the answer was still evident in their faces, which showed signs of having survived the ordeal.
Yu Wanwan smiled and raised her hand. Immediately, someone brought over a table and some instruments.
Those instruments are very familiar to the people in the underground city.
Or rather, it's something that everyone outside of Zone E is familiar with.
This is used to check the pass.
"Now, start queuing, check your passes, register one by one and enter."
A commotion arose in the crowd, and gradually, voices of doubt began to emerge.
"Sector E doesn't require a pass, so why are they checking us?"
"If you don't want to take us in or save us, why are you putting on this hypocritical show?"
"They don't have many people! Let's charge straight in! They won't be able to stop us from escaping!"
As soon as someone instigated it, others immediately got the idea and were eager to try it out.
Most people, however, just looked at each other, holding their children and luggage, and remained silent.
He neither agreed to these incitements nor refuted them.
Finally, someone moved, charging forward with a fierce expression. Once the first one did, there would be a second, a third, and many more.
The people in Zone E blocking the way didn't move, quietly preparing for the inspection, as if they hadn't seen the group rushing towards them.
Gunshots rang out, and the man at the forefront fell, killed instantly.
Silence fell once more in the crowd, and those who had followed the others who had broken out turned back stiffly to look.
Yu Wanwan's smiling eyes casually swept over the group of people.
"Behave yourselves, you don't want to end up like those soldiers outside, do you?"
His smiling tone and gentle gaze made these people feel suffocated, and fear filled their eyes.
When she was outside, she killed those soldiers with a smile, and just now, she killed their comrades with the same gentle, smiling expression.
No one dared to object anymore. Those who had rushed out with the dead man hurriedly retreated and hid themselves in the crowd.
He was terrified that he would be the one killed by her in the next second.
Seeing that they had all behaved themselves, Yu Wanwan put away her gun, threw away the megaphone, and returned to Xu Qingzhou's side.
"Alright, we're going back now. You guys stay here and keep watch. Kill anyone who disobeys."
Hei San and his group immediately straightened up and gave a standard military salute.
"Don't worry, Miss, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
Yu Wanwan nodded and pulled Xu Qingzhou back.
Only after they were out of sight of the group did he look down at her hand holding his arm and whisper, "Thank you."
"Um."
Yu Wanwan rolled her eyes at him, a hint of disdain in her expression.
"I already told you not to force yourself."
Xu Qingzhou smiled, shifted his focus to her, and let her help him walk, muttering to himself.
"We can't always have you at the front..."
She is the one who needs to be protected.
Every time he encountered such a problem, he would shrink behind her, relying on her for help and rescue.
Doesn't that mean she's protecting him?
Yu Wanwan was too lazy to argue with him, so she shrugged and let him be.
Although Area E has severed its connection with the central control point in Area A, most of the researchers are currently here, so accessing the database there and checking passes is not a problem.
It was only at this point that the officials realized that Xu Qingzhou and his team had been preparing for the rescue of the people in the CD district all along.
Otherwise, how could they have obtained that database in such a short time?
In response, they held Xu Qingzhou in even higher esteem.
This inspection also uncovered several problems.
The passes they had were indeed from the CD region, but the people on them didn't match.
No matter how much these people pleaded for an explanation, anyone whose explanation didn't match was kicked out.
Those who refused to leave were dealt with swiftly by Hei San and his gang without further ado, and they resorted to force.
Hei San and his gang have always operated on the principle of "better to kill a hundred innocent people than let one guilty person go free." Now that they have Yu Wanwan's confirmation, they will naturally be ruthless in their actions.
Who knows if these people are spies planted in Area A?
People in Zone C also discovered that the inspection in Zone E was not intended to screen out those who were incompetent or poor.
They simply cannot tolerate people with impure intentions coming in to cause trouble.
Of course, this is also the common wish of people in the CD area.
They had had enough of the oppression they had endured outside, and now that they finally had hope for the future, they wouldn't allow anyone to ruin it.
Later, without needing to check passes, people began to spontaneously point out those who seemed suspicious.
The CD area is so large, with so many people, that there will always be a few people who recognize the identities used by these people who have been planted there.
If you find that they don't match the people you know or have met before, then you've been exposed.
Believe it or not, Zhao Kun has planted quite a few people; at least several hundred have been exposed.
To save their lives, these people didn't bother to explain or resist, and ran away without stopping.
Seeing his men being driven out one after another without even staying for a day, Zhao Kun was so angry that he almost couldn't resist leading his troops to launch a strong attack.
It was only after his adjutant clung tightly to his leg, crying and showing him the oxygen purity of the underground city outside Zone E, that he was finally able to stop him.
The officials in Zone E also had some doubts.
"Lord, Miss, although these spies of Zhao Kun have been eliminated, what if some of the common people have been turned by Zhao Kun?"
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