Chapter 149 The person who doesn't sleep late at night
It's late at night and there are probably four types of people who are still awake at this time. To be more specific, they can be defined like this.
People who travel around for a living, this group is mostly business people. In order to earn the price difference between trades, they live in the open and live in the open, racing against time based on the business opportunities they grasp through the Internet.
People who work overtime for tasks, this group is mostly laborers, work hard to complete orders, work on the job for their responsibilities, and especially cherish their working time.
People who do evil things take risks in order to get something for nothing, take great pains to scheme against others, like to steal when others are resting, and do evil things when others relax their vigilance.
Those who uphold justice work tirelessly to fight crime, are willing to be night watchmen for the sake of the people's livelihood, are willing to light up the light in the darkness, and are proud to be the guardians of the weak.
Now there are two groups of people in Tonglu City and outside Tonglu City. They are not sleepy at all, but they are focused on completely different things, or in other words, completely opposite.
Let’s first talk about the situation outside Tonglu City.
Six tightly covered trucks, linked end to end, were speeding on the road to Tonglu.
No one knows how long they have been driving. In short, each car is equipped with three drivers. Whoever is tired can go to the back compartment to rest, and the car does not rest.
When stopping for refueling, there are always three vehicles refueling and three vehicles resting. This is staggered to maintain rotation.
When refueling, the other three vehicles that do not need to be refueled will stop and wait in an unmanned area in front, and people will get out to relieve themselves or do some activities.
No one who gets off the bus talks casually, they all stay quiet within a certain range and are very disciplined.
According to the speed they are traveling at, they will arrive in Tonglu around five o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The exact number of these people who took the bus to Tonglu is unknown, but there are quite a few. They were all dressed in black and looked capable and energetic.
When the three vehicles finished refueling and drove over, those who got out of their cars immediately returned to their own vehicles.
The vehicle, with all the people returning, drove forward quickly after starting up.
The third car parked on the roadside, when the last two people got on the car, a gust of wind happened to blow up and rolled up the tarpaulin curtain at the rear of the car. Through the lifted corner, you could see the tarpaulin placed on the side of the car body.
A row of rifles, with their dark barrels pointing upward, were arranged neatly.
This group of people traveling overnight are not only mysterious, but they are also armed with guns.
Who are they who act in such secretive ways, wearing the stars and the moon, and traveling in a hurry?
Whether it is related to the "Thunder Sword Operation" in Tonglu or not, it seems that they will have to wait until they arrive in Tonglu to know the truth.
Let’s talk about the situation in Tonglu City now.
In a three-story building in the west of Tonglu City, except for the light in the reception room at the gate on the first floor, there is a room on the third floor of the entire building that is brightly lit.
Standing at the door, you can hear people in the room discussing something, and it seems that they are debating about one thing.
This is a relatively well-known welfare institution in Tonglu. The south side of the building faces the street, and there is a playground on the north side, which is as big as half a football field.
The orphanage mainly rescues abandoned children. Regardless of whether they are due to illness or other reasons, as long as they are sent to the orphanage, they will receive timely assistance and treatment.
The welfare home was established during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. At first, it was just to provide timely and necessary medical treatment to sick children from poor families, so as to prevent children from dying due to lack of money for medical treatment.
Later, due to the increase in the number of children abandoned in the orphanage, the orphanage gradually included the adoption of abandoned children into its daily work scope, and it became a long-term must-do work.
Over the years, the number of children rescued by orphanages has probably reached tens of thousands.
Now, according to the text on the sign on the door, this brightly lit room on the third floor is the dean's office.
There were three people discussing things in the office, one of whom was a slightly older middle-aged man, about forty years old.
At this time, he was sitting on the seat behind his desk, talking to the two people opposite him.
The other two people were both in their twenties and thirties, and one of them was worryingly exchanging opinions with a middle-aged man.
"What I mean is, don't hesitate any longer and take action tonight before they gain a stable footing to avoid future troubles."
said the young man.
Another person sitting next to him, who must be in his thirties, shook his head and disagreed: "No, this is too risky. Do you know if those people deliberately sang the 'Empty City Strategy' to attract people's attention?"
Shall we come out?"
"If you continue to interrupt, you will suffer chaos. Once tomorrow's meeting is allowed to be held normally, it will be even more difficult to take the initiative again."
The youngest of the three still insisted on his opinion.
The middle-aged man thought about it and did not speak immediately. Instead, he looked at the small clock on his desk, frowned, and muttered: "No matter how late it is, we still have to wait for a reply from them. Without their clear statement,
It would be extremely risky for us to act alone here.
If we don't succeed, we will be rebels and will be completely liquidated.
If it succeeds, the blood will be shed by us, the effort will be ours, but the results will be shared with others, will you be willing?
We cannot do such a thankless thing."
Listening to the middle-aged man's words, the other two people who had been arguing over whether to take action or wait and see also closed their mouths.
In this situation, if one party acts alone instead of uniting and taking unified action, the probability of success is only 50% at best.
The key point is that the consequence of acting alone is that you will bear all the pressure and become the target of public criticism.
It would be fine if this action was successful. At least they would be victors and would have fruits to share.
What if the action fails?
As losers, they will only have a bitter pill to eat.
But until now, there is no news from there. What is going on?
Could it be that the other party regretted it?
Thinking of this, the youngest of the three began to feel a little unable to sit still.
He wanted to speak, but when he saw the middle-aged man's gloomy face, he hesitated, lowered his head, and continued to wait.
The slightly older man beside him stood up, walked to the slightly opened window, looked at the wooden cage outside the window sill, then walked back dejectedly, looked at the middle-aged man and shook his head.
The middle-aged man said to them: "You should go back to the dormitory first. I will be quiet by myself and think about what happens next."
When the two people saw what the middle-aged man said, they both stood up, walked out of the office quietly, and walked towards another room on the same floor.