On a manic night, the moonlight was obscured by thick black clouds, casting endless darkness like ink.
The wind, which had begun to cool down, swirled across the desolate ground, picking up tiny whirlwinds of dirt and blowing them towards the dilapidated ruins in the distance.
Although this neighborhood occupied by refugees has always been filled with endless silence and despair, the sudden sharp gunfire tore this dead silence like thunder.
"boom--".
The echo of gunshots seemed to linger on the empty streets for a long time, hitting everyone's heart like a heavy hammer.
The thirty thugs who were originally menacing at the street corner were like a frozen scene, squatting motionless in the shadows.
Everyone's faces were filled with panic, and their eyes revealed a look of disbelief, as if they had just heard the call of death.
And even the refugees who were extremely angry just a second ago were all stunned now, looking at the direction where the gunfire came from, their faces full of shock and confusion.
In the past days, whenever chaos broke out in the neighborhood, the defense team always chose a relatively mild or even turned a blind eye, but now it has shown unprecedented toughness and decisiveness.
This shot was not only a warning to the mob, but also seemed to break some long-standing delicate balance.
However, the sudden change not only failed to make the refugees feel half happy, but on the contrary, many people felt a sense of fear that a storm was coming.
"What a ruthless shooting technique, headshot, this is..."
"Kill...the defense team killed someone!"
"It's over now. The people who died are the Jiutian Gang in the city... They will definitely not be kind."
"Leave, let's get out of here quickly. It would be terrible if we were accidentally injured."
"Oh, why do we have to make such a fuss now just for the sake of a bite to eat?"
"..."
When thugs were arbitrarily harming innocent people, this group of refugees had hoped that the defense force would step forward to maintain order and severely punish those who did not obey the rules.
However, when this moment really arrived, when the expected justice and power were displayed in front of them in such a shocking way, this group of people found that they were not ready to receive this sudden "gift".
Perhaps this is the power of modern weapons, which can attract worship and fear.
Of course, there are also sober people.
"I'm going to kill you M. How can those bastards be considered human beings? Do you feel uncomfortable because they didn't rob you?"
"It's okay if you didn't take care of these people when they were doing evil, but now they're still making sarcastic remarks."
"When you were distributing supplies, you were all smiles. When you had to bear the consequences, you wanted to be the first to escape. Have you forgotten who the defense force is protecting?"
"Get out now, if you want to leave, get out quickly, the provincial defense team won't send us supplies tomorrow."
"That's right, if there is one less person to collect supplies, maybe we can get two more days of supplies."
"That group of people has gone crazy and rushed here to grab supplies today. If no one comes out to take care of it, I'm afraid they will take you to the pot tomorrow."
"Support the defense force. If anyone dares to come to this neighborhood, we will fight them!"
"That's good. If you try hard, you will die with me if you don't survive!"
More and more people are turning from theatergoers to authorities.
As thin figures walked out from behind the bunker, their faces turned red and ferocious, and they gathered around with various weapons in their hands.
The thugs squatting on the ground became more and more panicked, looking at the approaching crowd around them in panic, their hearts filled with fear and uneasiness.
However, no one dared to be the first to run away, for fear of following Lao Liu's fate.
Until they were completely surrounded by the angry crowd, these usually arrogant and domineering thugs finally panicked, and some people couldn't help shouting in a trembling voice: "What are you going to do? I didn't steal your food!"
"I'm still robbing you, I'm robbing you x!"
"Beat them, beat them to death!"
"Kill one without loss, kill two with blood, let them all know!"
"With the defense team here, I don't believe they dare to fight back!"
The refugees' emotions that had been pent up for several days erupted like a volcano at this moment, and they were already unable to accept any explanation, let alone such a weak threat.
At this moment, they just want justice, justice that can allow them to regain their dignity and hope.
Inexplicable weapons fell, and the crowd surrounding them beat the thugs squatting on the ground like crazy.
At first, some people wanted to fight back, but the sudden sound of gunshots pierced the night sky again.
Although it didn't hit anyone, the shock and deterrence it brought were enough to make everyone quench their resistance.
"Ah, Kisaragi, won't this kill someone?"
Looking in astonishment at the crowd frantically beating up the thugs, Chu Chaofei swallowed and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Xi Ruyue, who was squinting next to him.
Who would have thought that Xi Ruyue, who is usually extremely kind and always protects the refugees as much as possible, actually has such a side?
"It's not a good idea to beat them to death. It will save us having to screen them again."
Xi Ruyue said this while her eyes never left the center of the melee.
When people in the wasteland get into fights, they usually start with neither light nor heavy blows, and beat them to death.
In less than half a minute, at least half of the thirty or so people were taking in less air and outgoing more air.
What a relief!
The other thugs in the gathering area were at least a bit bloody, and they only took supplies from those who were willing to participate in the chaos.
Usually, as long as the refugees take the initiative to give 30% of the supplies when they meet them, or show that they don't have much supplies, and shrink into the refugee areas that everyone secretly admits, they will deliberately avoid these places.
But these turtles from the Jiutian Gang are just scum.
He only dares to bully the weak and fears the strong, and never dares to compete with other thugs of equal strength.
Now he has openly come to the refugee area. He is a scumbag!
"Screening? What do you mean?" Chu Chaofei's attention was immediately attracted, and several guards around him also quickly pricked up their ears.
Being able to contact Tianyuan to find some material support is already great news.
Now, looking at Xi Ruyue's statement, is it possible that there is further support?
"Of course it means literally. Have you forgotten what I said in the early stage?"
"Holy crap, really, can we go to Tianyuan?"
"I can't lie to you." Speaking of this, Xi Ruyue couldn't hide the joyful smile on her face.
When leaving the venue of Ten Thousand Paths Battle, Sumo had asked Lao Dao to prepare a set of special contact codes for future communication with fellow travelers.
In recent days, in addition to sending people to monitor every day and make contact every six hours, Xi Ruyue has also developed a habit: whenever she has free time, she will go to the world channel, hoping to capture any information about Meng Yue.
News from the territory.
It's a pity that all the secret messages released by Tianyuan are contact information with other territories.
There has been no response to the request for help from Mengyue Territory.
When she saw it just now, she immediately thought it was returning to other territories.
It wasn't until the surveillance person came to tell her that Tianyuan had just replied to Meng Yue's territory that she woke up from a dream and was completely confused!
The secret text not only replied to their request for help, but also described in detail Tianyuan's support plan for Mengyue Territory and their upcoming action plan.
"To be honest, I only contacted with the mentality of giving it a try. I didn't even dare to expect that Lord Su would really agree to support us." Xi Ruyue shook her head with emotion: "Now Tianyuan not only wants to send supplies, but also plans to send a ship.
If you come to support via waterway, you can take people directly to Tianyuan!"
"Then they...shouldn't be able to take too many people away, right?"
Chu Chaofei's eyes flickered, and he immediately understood the meaning of "screening".
Although taking the water route can avoid various complex terrains on land and greatly reduce the pressure of long-distance travel, it also has many unavoidable disadvantages.
First of all, supply is a big problem.
If you bring enough people, the amount of food, drink, and diarrhea in just one day will be an exaggerated amount.
In addition, the journey was long, and there were no docks for supplies along both sides of the river like in modern times.
If you want to take someone with you, no matter how little you eat, you must prepare at least fifty kilograms of food per person.
One thousand people, that's about three tons.
Ten thousand people, thirty tons!
If we want to take away the current 200,000 people in Mengyue Territory, we will need 600 tons of food alone.
How can this be transported?
What's more, Chu Chaofei himself is very confident and knows the current value of Mengyue Territory.
To put it bluntly, Tianyuan, who is so cumbersome and willing to send some supplies, is just pity for them.
If they really want to take people away, they still want to take everyone with them, and take those scum with them. They are really embarrassed to say this.
"It shouldn't be much... I haven't said the specific number yet."
Naturally, it is impossible to explain all situations in a general secret text, otherwise it would be troublesome for other territories to see it.
Gong Zhengyang simply agreed on the time for support, and emphasized that for Xi Ruyue's sake, he would send a wave of material support.
As for taking some people away, it was just a passing mention at the end.
Even if other territories translate it, they will think that the resource ship has arrived. Anyway, it will be empty when it goes back, so there is no problem in dragging some people away.
When the fleet is really close, it is not too late to explain the situation.
"However, the quantity of supplies can be determined. A month's rations for 50,000 people, and enough seeds to sow again after the spring cold."
"That's great, Lord Su is too arrogant." Chu Chaofei breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart fell to the ground.
What a joke are you expecting Tianyuan to rescue Mengyue from thousands of kilometers away.
There are more than one or two territories in this wasteland waiting for rescue.
Tianyuan's ability to send so many supplies just for Xi Ruyue's sake may be a miracle in the eyes of others.
If they want more, they are really being indifferent.
"When the time comes, we will leave the supplies to these poor people, and they will save a little bit and hold on until the autumn harvest. The possibility is very high."
Thanks to the geographical conditions of the fire zone in the south, it is not too late to sow again after the cold spring weather.
"That's what I think too. If we can help them survive until the next autumn harvest, we won't have any psychological burden when we leave."
After seeing that all the thugs not far away had been "annihilated", Xi Ruyue took a deep breath.
This chaos has finally come to an end.
Although the defense force is not large, the deterrent power of a hundred people plus modern weapons is completely sufficient.
I didn't dare to strictly maintain order before because I couldn't find a way to keep everyone alive.
Even if it can be suppressed for a while, the collapse will only accelerate as despair continues to spread.
But now with Tianyuan's support and promise, as long as there is hope of survival, those thugs will soon turn into obedient sheep again.
After all, if you can live happily in the wasteland, who will fight to the death with others?
"Now that we've done it, tonight is the right time for us to use the Nine Heavens Gang to establish our power!"
"Okay, I'll go get someone ready right away!"
Obviously no one would have any objection to using the flag of scum for bullying the refugees.
The crazy chaos lasted until dawn.
With all members on the attack, the Jiutian Gang, which has only 400 members, can only be regarded as a piece of cake.
The gang leader ‘Fang Yincai’ was even sleeping when he was rushed into the room by the wolf-like defense force guards.
"Damn it, where did you come from? You don't want to live anymore, do you? Get out of here..."
Seeing the sign of the defense team and the familiar face Chu Chaofei following behind, Fang Yin was frightened and cursed angrily, and immediately planned to hit him.
Unfortunately, before he could raise his hand, he was slapped by Chu Chaofei who walked over.
"Hey, you old dog are still dreaming?"
In terms of route level alone, the security level of the defense team is not low, most of them are six or seven.
And Chu Chaofei has reached level ten, and is still on the pure combat route of 'reserve soldier'.
The force was so strong that Fang Yin spun around twice on the ground, and the right side of his face was visibly swollen.
"Pull him away and slap the guy. I feel like my hands are dirty."
He ordered the guards to hold Fang Yincai up, and everyone went to the small square of the gathering place to judge the crime in public.
It's a pity that there weren't many onlookers, only some frightened thugs.
What a pity, they planned to hold a PK here tonight to compete for the right to collect supplies from the refugees in the next three days, but they didn't expect that as soon as they arrived, they saw Fang Yin being dragged and tied up like a dead dog.
On the pillar, a gunshot was fired, ending his sinful life.
Were you scared to the point of peeing?
No matter how strong the human body has been given by the route, the mortal body is still pitifully fragile under modern weapons.
In addition, everyone knows the medical conditions in the wasteland, and even if he is injured by a stray bullet, he may die from treatment.
They just need supplies to survive, to survive until the autumn harvest, and now they really want to start a gun battle with the defense team...
How hard it must have been to get to this point!
"From now on, any fight will be regarded as a provocation to the defense team!"
"The Mengyue Territory will immediately enter a warning period, and we will control order around the clock!"
Facing the crowd, Chu Chaofei announced the new policy domineeringly, and even wanted to find two more forces to practice with.
It's a pity that these thugs were extremely smart and behaved even more well-behaved than the refugees. They all wanted to put wings on their legs and fled back to their residences as fast as they could fly.
Until the reason why the defense force suddenly became overbearing was understood, no idiot would dare to challenge them again.
Or to be more precise, no one was willing to test the true strength and intentions of the defense team when they stood up and faced a direct gun battle.
The cool night wind seemed to be getting a little cooler as the disaster was about to come.
As the sky gradually turned white, the temperature gradually rose.
In the gathering place, a strange sense of calm began to spread.
This kind of calm is different from the kind of calm that suppresses anger and waits for the next outbreak after the noise and chaos of the past night. Instead, it has a kind of tranquility and depression after the storm is over.
The faces of the refugees following the defense team were full of uneasiness and excitement, as if none of this was really happening, but an absurd dream.
At the same time, the mood of those outside the gathering place is more complicated.
The gunshots that rang out from time to time tonight cast a heavy shadow on the hearts of many people.
So much so that the number of refugees who return to the gathering place every morning seems to be extremely few today!
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This chapter has been completed!