Although it is summer now, the temperature difference between day and night is huge.
The temperature is more than 30 degrees during the day, and can drop to more than ten degrees at night, or even seven or eight degrees.
In the bathroom.
Yellow mixed with black water dripped on the bathroom floor, and the floor drain made a sizzling and swirling sound. This was usually caused by congestion.
Madi took a pair of scissors and cut off his already tangled hair, finally cutting it down to only one or two centimeters in length.
There was a face full of wild beards, and I shaved it off with a razor. Of course, I couldn't shave it directly with a razor, so I had to use scissors to cut the beards short first.
He washed for a full hour.
An hour later, he dried his body, put on soft home clothes that fit his skin, and walked out of the room.
When he came out, he happened to see Lai Dongsheng. When Lai Dongsheng saw his appearance, he almost didn't recognize him.
The changes have been too great.
Originally, he had an unkempt beard, his hair was in clumps, and his face was so dirty that he couldn't even tell his appearance.
But what was shown in front of Uncle Lai now was a middle-aged man full of academic aura. Although he was not handsome, he was full of the temperament of a scholar.
"Brother Lai, hello." Madi said.
Lai Dongsheng didn't know it was Madi until he heard his voice, and said with a smile: "Hi, I almost didn't recognize you. Okay, it's almost time for us to eat. Come on, come with me to eat."
Madi nodded. When he was locked in a small dark room, the food he ate every time was very simple. It was basically the standard equipment that could ensure that he would not starve to death.
However, every time he was guarding his food outside the small dark room, he was extremely hungry.
Some time ago, a lot of animals were killed in the base, and they haven't eaten all yet.
Ma Di followed Lai Dongsheng downstairs and saw people from other bases along the way. Many people were a little unfamiliar with Ma Di and looked at him one after another.
Lai Dongsheng stood by and introduced to everyone that this was Ma Di, who has now joined the base.
Everyone had different expressions, but they all expressed congratulations on him joining the base and becoming a part of it.
Some people enthusiastically introduced the situation in the base to Ma Di. Later, they learned that Ma Di was also from Xincheng, and many people became more friendly to Ma Di.
A group of people arrived at the restaurant.
In the restaurant, there are rows of tables. There is no special position here. Everyone is the same. It is similar to the format in school. Everyone takes their own rice bowl and then goes to the dining table to get it.
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Today’s dinner is cucumber salad, winter melon stir-fried meat, and grasshopper stir-fried chili.
Those grasshoppers from a while ago were fried and stored for a long time, so they were taken out as a dish every now and then.
Not to mention, the people in the base quite like this.
Madi took the rice bowl he was given and got his own meal. He could add more rice as he pleased and looked at the white, plump rice.
My heart was full of emotions, and my stomach couldn't help but growl.
Li Yu also entered the restaurant and saw Ma Di sitting there. After getting the food, he sat next to Ma Di and said with a smile: "How do you feel?"
Ma Di stopped eating, then raised his head and smiled at Li Yu and said, "It's very good, it seems like he is alive again."
"Hahaha, wait a moment." Li Yu said to him.
Then he knocked on the rice bowl, and the sound of steel clashing instantly attracted everyone's attention.
The entire dining room became quiet and looked at Li Yu.
Li Yu saw that everyone was quiet and said to everyone: "Everyone has seen the brother next to me, Ma Di.
Everyone should be familiar with him, but I almost didn’t recognize him after washing up today.”
laugh.
Everyone laughs.
Li Yu continued: "Ma Di, who was previously a researcher at XX Pharmaceutical Company, was responsible for researching the "antidote" to the virus.
Starting today, he officially joins us.
Bai Jie, he will work with you from now on. You will discuss work matters later.
Welcome Madi to join us.”
Then he took the lead in applauding, and the people around him also applauded, and the applause was loud.
Madi left Xincheng right from university. The university was in the north, and his postgraduate and doctoral degrees were all abroad. After graduation, he returned to China and worked in big cities until the end of the world broke out.
People have been wandering in other places for a long time and rarely come back all year round.
I just learned on the way to the restaurant that most of the people in the base are now from Xincheng. The same dialect and some things deep in my memory suddenly came to my mind.
The sense of familiarity and belonging immediately made him feel at ease.
Seeing everyone welcoming him with friendly applause, he didn't know why, but the loneliness he had felt since the death of his parents and family was instantly dissolved at this moment.
The taste of hometown and the people in hometown. After wandering for so long, he realized that what he could not forget in his heart was that it was always his hometown.
He was a little excited and didn't know what to say. He just stood up and bowed to everyone.
.......
It’s time to eat.
Li Yu came to the wall as usual. Cannon, Lao Lu, his second uncle and others were all there.
The second uncle looked at Li Yu, was silent for a while, and then asked: "He agreed?"
Others were confused. Although they knew that the second uncle was referring to Ma Di, they did not know what they had promised.
Li Yu nodded and said, "Yes, he agreed to go with us, but I don't think it's safe.
When the time comes, Third Uncle, Lao Luo, I hope you will go there together. What I originally wanted was to kill them all directly.
But there are also firearms on the opposite side, and most of them are soldiers. If we fight them directly, we will definitely suffer casualties.
Since we already know that they have internal conflicts, there is no need to be forceful, let’s divide them first.”
The third uncle and Lao Luo nodded, indicating that there was no problem.
Li Yu turned his head and said to He Chao: "Are we still watching them now?"
He Chao nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Li, we still have two brothers observing them."
Li Yu hummed for a moment, and then said to everyone: "Those soldiers, if you can fight for them, fight for them. If you can't fight for them, everyone should be ready to fight.
As for those young people from pharmaceutical companies, they must die!"
The last three words are decisive.
He had already thought about the worst plan. If those soldiers risked their lives to protect those people, then he would definitely kill them.
Many people have been added to the base recently.
It just so happens that everyone is here today. Lao Luo, Lao Bi and the others have been in the base for a while. These few times they have gone out to perform missions also prove their recognition of the base.
Li Yu plans to re-integrate the current strength of the base.
Divided into four combat groups.
Li Yu led Cannon, Yang Tianlong, Li Tie, Li Gang and others. A total of 35 people.
The third uncle led Lai Dongsheng, Lao Luo, Lao Bi, Lao Yi, Lao Qin and others, a total of 60 people.
The uncle led Lao Lu, Lao Xie and others, a total of 25 people.
He Chao led his group of brothers, who were mainly responsible for collecting external supplies and assisting in combat, with a total of 25 people.
There are four external combat groups with a total of 145 people.
In addition, there is an auxiliary team, which mainly maintains the security of the base, with a total of 60 people.
The second uncle led the first batch of people in the base, such as Li Haoran, Li Haoxian, Li Zhengping, Liu Jinglue, Song Qi and others. A total of 25 people.
Ding Jiu and those workers, as well as He Bing and others, are responsible for the construction and maintenance of the base, as well as equipment maintenance and combat assistance. A total of 35 people.
In addition, there are some personnel responsible for planting, breeding production, scientific research, etc. In addition to their own jobs, they also have to work shifts and undertake the work of base duty protection, and they also have combat effectiveness.
After such distribution, the second uncle and others had no objections, and neither did Lao Luo, Lao Qin and others. After all, in their minds, the third uncle was a god.
Let the third uncle lead them, which is the best way to calm them down.
In addition, this structure only divides the management system into groups, but if you go out to perform tasks and who goes out, you can still adjust it.
The members of each group are not fixed.
For example, last time, Li Yu took Lao Luo and others out, and the personnel could be selected according to the tasks.
After clarifying the system, everyone has a clear idea.
After Li Yu finished chatting with everyone, he said to his third uncle: "I will go out tomorrow. In this way, I will take a group of 35 people to negotiate with them tomorrow. Third uncle, you will take a second group of 60 people.
Prepare in secret.
If the conversation is unhappy and they are determined to protect those people, then I will temporarily stabilize them, evacuate, and then pretend to leave and block the road ahead of their departure.
Once they let down their guard and leave, we should work together internally and externally to deal with them."
The third uncle hesitated for a moment, but did not refuse. He nodded and said okay.
The expressions of Lao Luo and others present changed a bit, and some wanted to express their thoughts. He wondered if this would be too immoral.
The uncle was an armed policeman and said directly: "After all, they were soldiers before and were taken advantage of by those people. Is there a better way? I always feel that doing this is a bit unethical."
These words were what Lao Luo wanted to say. He looked at Li Yu closely, wanting to hear what he had to say.
Li Yu let out a long sigh and said: "Bullets don't have eyes, everyone's life is important, and I don't want to take risks.
If He Chao and Yu Lei hadn't said that there was a conflict between the soldiers and the people from the pharmaceutical company, I would have wanted to communicate with them once.
Otherwise, I would not want to communicate with them at all and would kill them directly.
Yu Lei was injured, so they came here to collect supplies and drove Yu Lei and the others away. This is our territory. Did they dare to do this without thinking that they would offend others?
What does this mean? They don't care at all, or the people in the pharmaceutical companies don't care.
Since there is a conflict of interest, a bigger conflict will break out sooner or later.
Instead of waiting until the conflict becomes serious later, it is better to resolve them early without giving them a chance to react.
Do we have to wait until the enemy comes to our door before we fight them?
In the last days, there is no justice. There are only interests.
We are all made of flesh and blood, and one bullet can kill us.
Uncle, I don't want to kill, but for everyone's life.
I don't want to risk any of our lives.
In my eyes, all of them are not worth the life of any one of you."
Quiet.
Everyone was silent.
Li Yu is right, everyone understands this truth, in the last days, especially in this environment of food shortage and constant natural disasters.
If one force wants to cooperate with another force, the leaders of the two forces must first reach an agreement.
But it is obvious that the Western Alliance, controlled by a pharmaceutical company, is not.
Being able to rob supplies and injure their people speaks for itself.
I can't say what happens to those soldiers, but at least, judging from the current situation, those people from the pharmaceutical companies will become enemies sooner or later.
Thoughts flashed in Lao Luo's eyes, and his heart felt a little heavy.
The world is not as beautiful as he thought, he knows, but in his heart he still holds the good hope of uniting and uniting mankind.
However, both the people in Furongzhang and Xie Weishan later defected because of food.
Or maybe it was the Corpse Whisperers who slapped him hard on the face.
Li Yu was right, but it made him feel uncomfortable.
It's precisely because it's right that it makes people uncomfortable.
It’s all about surviving.
Everyone understands Li Yu's thoughts.
No one spoke anymore.
Perhaps Li Yu's decision was cruel and callous, without thinking from a higher human perspective.
However, this is really the end of the world. This is the end of the world with a lack of food and a harsh environment.
In such a severe living environment.
If we really want to cooperate, we must rely not on smiles and goodwill, but on strength.
........
After setting a basic action plan for tomorrow, we let everyone leave.
Li Yu deliberately left Cannon and Lao Lu behind.
The room where Madi is located is between the two of them.
Although Ma Di has joined the base, at present, Li Yu does not have absolute control over him.
For Li Yu, he can be sincere to others, but he still needs to have an insurance policy.
Just like He Chao, why do you believe so much that in addition to He Chao's behavior, there is also He Chao's daughter studying in the base.
He Chao is also happy to see the success. He can also enter the inner city at any time, and his daughter is relatively safe in the inner city. What's more, they were all rescued by Li Yu.
"Recently, please observe Ma Di and pay attention to his movements." Li Yu said to the two of them.
Da Pao and Lao Lu nodded to express their understanding.
Li Yu said: "Okay, then you can go back and rest early. We have to go out tomorrow."
The two left.
Li Yu is still in the duty room, and his second uncle and third uncle are all there.
Three people smoke.
Suddenly, the second uncle said to Li Yu: "A community of interests, in this current environment, Xiaoyu, you don't have to be too stressed, you are doing the right thing."
Li Yu gave a wry smile and said, "I know."
The third uncle stood up, twisted his waist, and said calmly: "There's nothing to think about. It's already this time, and the government is gone. It's like the ancient Warring States period. There's nothing to hesitate. Just do it."
Seeing his third uncle being so free and easy, Li Yu suddenly smiled.