Li Mu didn't say anything about everyone calling him the commander-in-chief. He now had some things to investigate, and it would be much easier with these people's cooperation.
He casually explained something to everyone, then took his team of super-powered people and a group of soldiers to search from the first area one by one. He wanted to find the 300 super-powered people that Wang Ping mentioned. Although these people could not pose a threat to him now, they would be a troublesome matter in the future when they grew up.
There is strength in numbers. Although Li Mu cannot use his spiritual sense now, with the help of a group of people, the first area was quickly searched, but there was no trace of other super-powered people.
Next was the second area, and naturally, nothing was found. Then came the third area, and still no trace of the super-powered person.
What he saw when he arrived at the fourth area made him speechless. The so-called power area actually relied on human power generation by pedaling bicycles. Except for the sleeping area, the entire fourth area was equipped with bicycle power generation devices, with more than a thousand of them. Mr. Qi learned that these people worked in 1.5 shifts, and each person had to work 16 hours a day without stopping.
Although those who were pedaling looked tired, they did not dare to relax at all and pedaled very fast. Occasionally, one or two people would be whipped by the supervisor. If they were too tired to fall down, the supervisor would give them 3 minutes to rest. If they were not able to return to working state after 3 minutes, they would be dragged away and sent to the sixth area.
Seeing a young boy in front of him unable to hold on and about to fall, Li Mu grabbed him.
The supervisor saw the commotion over here, picked up the whip and rushed over, shouting, "You dare to be lazy, you little bastard, I'll whip you to death!"
Li Mu grabbed the whip in his hand and said coldly: "Get out!"
The supervisor was furious and shouted, "Who are you? Why don't you go back to your job and still meddle in other people's business? Someone, send this guy to District 6!"
"Stop!" Mr. Qi, who was searching in the distance, saw the commotion here and shouted quickly, and ran over quickly.
"Mr. Qi, what's wrong?" The person in charge of the fourth district hurriedly followed.
"Qi... Mr. Qi?" The supervisor's legs trembled with fear when he heard the name "Mr. Qi". Mr. Qi was also very famous in this base. He was Secretary Liu's personal bodyguard. Now that Secretary Liu had seized the power of the base and became the new commander, one could imagine Mr. Qi's current status.
"You dare to attack our commander. What crime do you think you should be punished for?" Mr. Qi said in a deep voice.
"Ah~? Commander? Commander Liu!" The supervisor's face turned pale and his legs couldn't help shaking.
"What Commander Liu? Our commander's surname is Li! You can't even figure out the commander's name. District Chief Xu, tell me, how should we deal with this?" Mr. Qi said coldly. In view of his previous relationship with Liu Shuyun, he now had to show enough loyalty to Li Mu in order to gain Li Mu's trust.
"Puchi~" Without saying a word, District Chief Xu pulled out a dagger and slashed it on the supervisor's neck. Blood immediately gushed out of the supervisor's neck and he couldn't stop the bleeding. He soon fell to the ground.
Before he died, the supervisor was still thinking: "Didn't they say that Secretary Liu had seized power in the base and became the new commander? How come a guy named Li has appeared now?"
This was also the doubt in District Chief Xu's mind, but he did not show it. Anyway, whatever the higher-ups said was the truth. He was just a small District Chief of District 5, so he just needed to take care of his own business. Then he ordered the two men beside him: "Drag him away!"
Then he turned to Li Mu and said respectfully, "Commander-in-chief, it is my fault for failing to do my duty. I didn't know you would come to inspect the work in person. I will accept any punishment you want."
"Haha, is that so?" Li Mu smiled faintly.
"Of course." District Chief Xu lowered his head even more. In fact, he thought he had not made any mistakes. He did not even receive any notification about this new commander who appeared out of nowhere, let alone fail to discipline his subordinates.
However, you still need to have a correct attitude. In front of the leader, it is your own fault anyway, so why take it seriously? This way, the leader can save face and you can step down, which is good for both parties.
"Then you can go to District 6." Li Mu said.
"Thank you...what?" The expression on District Chief Xu's face froze instantly.
"Commander-in-chief, are you saying to send him to the Sixth District?" Mr. Qi was also a little confused and suspected that he had heard wrongly. District Chief Xu had always done a good job and managed the people in the Sixth District very well. Why would he send District Chief Xu to the Sixth District just because of such a small matter?
"Haven't I made it clear enough?" Li Mu said coldly.
"Yes, I understand." Mr. Qi's heart trembled, and he quickly ordered several staff members of District 6 to drag District Chief Xu away. The staff here had worked in this environment for so long that their minds were already twisted. When they heard that their immediate superior was sent to District 6, they did not beg for mercy at all, but instead looked excited.
"Commander, I don't accept it! I didn't do anything wrong, why do you treat me like this?" District Chief Xu shouted, causing the people who were still riding their bicycles to look up. However, they soon buried their heads and continued to work hard. Even the district chief was dragged to the sixth district. If these people did not work seriously, the consequences could be imagined.
As District Chief Xu's voice faded away, Li Mu became curious about what kind of place this Sixth District was that made everyone so scared.
"Commander, I... I want to start working now. Don't send me to District 6!" said the young man whom Li Mu had just helped in a trembling voice.
"Let them all stop." Li Mu said to Mr. Qi.
Although Mr. Qi was puzzled, he still mustered up all his strength and shouted loudly: "The commander has ordered, everyone stop!"
The sound spread throughout the entire fourth area and echoed for a long time.
However, it was of no use, and those people pedaled even harder.
"I told you to stop. If you don't stop, you will be sent to District 6!" Mr. Qi shouted again.
When they heard the word "District 6", everyone stopped what they were doing immediately.
"Turn around and look at me." Li Mu said.
Upon hearing this, those people turned around and looked at Li Mu.
Li Mu frowned. He could not see any sign of life in these people's numb expressions. What had they been through?
"Forget it, let's continue!" Seeing these people getting anxious because they didn't ride the bikes, Li Mu wanted to say something but swallowed it. They had been completely tamed, and no matter how much he said, it would be useless. Let them fend for themselves after this matter is over. It would be better to be free sooner and suffer less. Anyway, after Li Mu successfully controls the universe, they will be resurrected and return to the state before the snowstorm.
When they heard Li Mu asking them to continue riding their bicycles, they felt as if they had been pardoned, and the rumbling sound of the flywheel turning could be heard again in the field.
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