As Zhu Tian's big hands stroked her hair, a smile appeared on Chen Lan's charming face.
"Lotus root soup is delicious, and if you drink it in winter, your stomach will be warm."
"Yeah! Chen Lan's cooking skills are very good." Zhu Tian praised with a smile.
Hearing Zhu Tian's compliment, the young woman smiled shyly and buried her blushing face coyly.
After dinner, Zhu Tian went to Ye Quan's place and handed over the bearded man's personal terminal memory card and the task of deciphering the password to the technical geek.
...
Ten days have passed since Zhu Tian evacuated most of his soldiers.
The atmosphere in Camp No. 7 is the same as usual, but in the underground 007 shelter, the atmosphere is a little strange.
There was not even a trace of a person in the four residential areas. The corridors connecting the various blocks were empty. No one was holding a rag, wiping the almost polished walls and floors over and over again.
So where did everyone go?
Contrary to the deserted residential area, the open space in the industrial area is crowded with people. Standing on the stairs and looking around, it is dark. According to a rough estimate, in addition to the one hundred residents who have moved to the surface, there are basically a thousand people in the entire shelter.
More than 600 residents are here.
Because of the dense flow of people, the environment here is very bad.
There were the sounds of children crying, and there were also indignant conversations. Some people were sitting in the corner with their suitcases, and some people even set up bunks on the floor, pretending to live here forever.
About twenty soldiers from the security forces stood on the high ground, ready with weapons in hand.
This situation is unprecedented. They have never faced it before and don't know how to deal with it. Fortunately, so far, the residents have restrained their emotions and have not behaved aggressively.
Just then, the door opened.
Surrounded by two soldiers, Tian Kai walked in.
Not long ago, he was appointed by Xu Anhua as the commander-in-chief of the security force because of his meritorious service in seizing the nuclear fusion core. He took over the position of the commander-in-chief appointed by the old director and was responsible for managing the security and defense matters in the refuge. When he heard that the industrial zone
After the collective protest broke out, he rushed over immediately.
Seeing the commander approaching, the twenty soldiers stood up straight and gave him a standard military salute.
After simply returning a military salute, Tian Kai crossed the row of soldiers and walked to the railing of the stairs. Looking at the excited people, he frowned slightly.
"What do these people want to do?" Tian Kai asked the soldiers around him.
"They are protesting." The young soldier heard the captain's question and answered truthfully.
"Protest?" Tian Kai frowned. Just when he was about to ask if they were protesting, there was a roar from the crowd.
"We need an explanation!"
"Yes! Let Xu Anhua come out."
"..."
"I don't know what I'm doing. Everyone is making trouble anyway, so just follow me!"
Looking at the angry faces trying to fish in troubled waters, Tian Kai felt puzzled, but he immediately realized that something was wrong.
"Are they protesting?" Tian Kai lowered his voice and asked the young soldier beside him.
A flash of hesitation flashed across the young man's face, but he still gritted his teeth and spoke.
"Some people say that the director set up a program in her personal terminal to tie the locking authority of the shelter door to her life signal."
"That's it?" Tian Kai asked confused.
"And..." He had already spoken, and the young man was not afraid that the commander might get angry, so he shook out everything in his mind. Including Xu Anhua, who used the authority of the director to kidnap everyone in the shelter.
The lives of the residents, including the shelter residents' council, were dissolved without reason, including the residents' demands for her to explain all her actions.
After understanding the whole story, Tian Kai took a deep breath.
On the one hand, I was frightened by the explosiveness of the news revealed by the rumors, and on the other hand, I was wary of whether there was a conspiracy when the rumors broke out so quickly.
Seeing that the officer was silent for a long time, the young man hesitated for a moment and said: "Sir..."
"What's up?"
"Are they telling the truth?"
From the young man's eyes, Tian Kai saw a trace of confusion.
The confusion made him feel inexplicable panic.
"Don't listen to rumors. You should stabilize the situation here first. I will report to the director."
Tian Kai hurriedly handed over the task to the soldiers beside him, and turned around to walk to Xu Anhua's office.
However, at this moment, Wu Chi emerged from the crowd and stood in front of him.
Tian Kai noticed that there was a bruise on his face.
"The residents need an explanation." Wu Chi said loudly, staring into Tian Kai's eyes without fear.
"The director of the shelter does not need to give any explanation for her behavior, but I think Director Xu will give you a satisfactory answer." Since he was also confused about the situation, Tian Kai could only answer in a very formulaic manner.
But obviously, no one was satisfied with his answer.
"Really? Haha. I hope so." Wu Chi sneered.
"Can you leave first?" Tian Kai knew that he was very popular among the residents, so he lowered his voice and persuaded.
Wu Chi stared into Tian Kai's eyes: "Do you think this is possible after knowing this fact?"
Tian Kai was speechless, his Adam's apple moved up and down, and he turned around and walked away without saying a word.
Looking at Tian Kai's leaving figure, the anger in Wu Chi's eyes gradually became tainted with a trace of hatred.
Someone leaked the news and the details of the negotiations were made public.
The shelter was in chaos, and no one dared to sleep in the bedroom anymore. No one wanted to be a victim and a bargaining chip for others' survival. Everyone gathered in the industrial area, made bunks on the floor and slept together.
However, Xu Anhua quickly controlled the situation, dispatched security forces to forcibly disperse the gathering, and ordered everyone to return to work within an hour.
However, during the forced dispersal, no one shouted such a sentence.
"She is a dictator! She attempts to maintain her evil rule at the expense of everyone's life and death!"
Then, the voice was echoed by almost everyone.
"That's right! The future of Vault 007 should be decided by all residents of the Vault!"
"He's right!"
"The people in the Ming Survivor Base are not as bad as she described! She is just a liar!"
Screams and roars echoed between the cold steel walls, venting the anger and suspicion in everyone's heart.
When things have developed to this point, it is obvious that the contradiction can no longer be resolved by explanation.
The situation is getting out of hand.
Xu Anhua was also very decisive in handling the situation, ordering soldiers to use smoke bombs to forcibly drive away the residents occupying the industrial zone. For the recalcitrants, Xu Anhua used his authority to release sleeping gas into the industrial zone and ordered all the unconscious people to be thrown into the small cell.
He was detained in a dark room for 10 days.
At the same time, she ordered to temporarily restrict the travel of Ambassador Gao Yuan and five staff members, hiding the news that the shelter was experiencing internal conflicts 1,000 meters underground. Immediately afterwards, she sent security forces to thoroughly investigate the spreaders of the rumors.
, also issued a curfew order. Anyone who stays outside the residential area after turning off the lights will be sentenced to no less than 5 days of confinement.
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And it didn't take long for the prison to be full.
Five hours after the incident.
This information from Camp No. 7 was placed on Zhu Tian's desk.
At this moment, Zhou Weiguo was standing in front of Zhu Tian's desk, looking at Zhu Tian with admiration.
"Boss, you are really too good at what that word is called, right! You know things like a god!"
Facing the compliments from his subordinates, Zhu Tian laughed without humility.
"It's like a god to know something? I was the one who spread the news."
Before leaving, he told Gao Yuan that he must establish a good relationship with the residents in the shelter and establish an image that is completely opposite to the image promoted by Xu Anhua. In this way, the residents in the shelter will inevitably
Be suspicious of Xu Anhua.
Immediately afterwards, through the mouth of a certain soldier in Camp No. 7, he "inadvertently" leaked the inside story of the negotiations to the residents of the shelter who had moved to the surface.
Once a secret is shared by a third person, it is no longer a secret.
Soon, the rumor spread from the surface to the underground, and spread in the shelter like a virus. At the same time, the rumor was no longer the original version as it was passed from word to mouth.
What is widely circulated at present is————
The director of the shelter, Xu Anhua, used the highest authority granted by the shelter terminal to threaten the lives of all residents of the shelter, threatening the peace-loving Zhu Tian to stay away from the shelter. Otherwise, she would execute the residents in the shelter in batches until the remaining residents
He killed her last person, thus forcing "merciful Zhu Tian" to make concessions.
Of course Xu Anhua clarified this and announced it to all residents of the shelter through the radio.
However, once trust collapses, it is not so easy to rebuild. In response to Xu Anhua's clarification, former residents' council members headed by Wu Chi asked Xu Anhua to disclose the permission usage records, but they were rejected. Because this could not be clarified at all, she
It is true that similar measures were taken, but to a slightly lesser extent.
As a result, the 007 shelter is now in a mess.
But what Zhu Tian didn't expect was that this moment would come so quickly.
In just ten days, Xu Anhua's relationship with the residents has dropped to a freezing point.
How deep does this grudge go?
"Boss, should we send troops now to assist the residents' council and help them overthrow Xu Anhua, and then take advantage of it..." Zhou Weiguo suggested excitedly.
Hearing this, Zhu Tian smiled and waved his hand to signal him not to panic.
"There's no rush. It's precisely because we left that they dared to carry out drastic reforms. If we go back now, I'm afraid they won't be able to cause chaos."
"But are those unarmed residents capable of overthrowing Xu Anhua's rule?" Zhou Weiguo asked confused.
The director of the shelter has all the authority of the shelter, including releasing sleeping gas into residential areas, controlling sentry machine guns, controlling the opening and closing of any movable door, and also has the authority to mobilize all security forces. Anyone who has ever stayed in the shelter
Zhou Weiguo knew this very well.
In this case, without the help of external factors, the residents in the shelter have no chance of winning.
"Old Zhou, how many years do you think the 007 shelter has been in existence?" Zhu Tian said with a smile.
"Twenty years." Zhou Weiguo replied without hesitation.
"Yes, twenty years. Even if you were twenty years old at the time, you should be forty now, right?"
Zhou Weiguo looked at Zhu Tian in confusion.
Zhu Tian smiled and continued in a relaxed tone: "The security forces in the shelter now are no longer the security forces composed of government soldiers. At least, recruits must account for more than half, right?"
"Is there a problem with this?" Zhou Weiguo asked confused.
"Will those recruits point their guns at their parents for Xu Anhua?" Zhu Tian said with a smile.