Chapter 20 Confrontation
"Actually, both plants and animals are growing so fast now. Food can definitely be found outside." Li Qingshui looked outside and said, "It's just that food has no shelf life. Even if a large amount of food is found, there will be no special environment."
It doesn’t help if you store it in a big way. So if you want to find food, you need to go out every day.”
"This is too dangerous." Liu Chang nodded, "Even if we have the help of the little girl, it is impossible to avoid every danger!"
"There's nothing we can do about it. Maybe vacuum packaging can keep food longer, but it can't stop the reproduction of anaerobic microorganisms. Moreover, we don't have the conditions for vacuum packaging!" Li Qingshui rubbed his head.
"Perhaps chemical agents that inhibit microorganisms can be used?" Zhu Lin, who had been silent for a long time, spoke for the first time, but the content of her words shocked all the men, "What about those formalin soaked corpses?"
Doesn’t it have a strong effect on inhibiting the growth of microorganisms and preventing rot and mildew?”
"Eat formaldehyde?" The fat man exclaimed, "Are you crazy? That can poison people!"
"Actually, it's still edible when it's diluted to a certain extent." Li Qingshui listened to Zhu Lin's words and surprisingly had no objection: "Although it's not good for your health, you can still try diluted formalin, which is formaldehyde.
.At least it can keep food from going bad for a few days, which is better than any preservative."
"Let's talk about it." Liu Chang listened to what they said and said, "We don't have food yet, so we are just thinking about how to store it. Let's take it one step at a time and see how the army arranges it for us first."
After Liu Chang said this, several people fell into a brief silence. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and then stood quietly and waited.
It took more than three hours for the military to notify all arriving citizens - in a world where there is no radio and even electricity is cut off, it is very difficult to notify hundreds of thousands of people of a message.
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After everyone was notified and the integration was completed, the incoming residents were divided into two teams and taken into the military compound.
There is no doubt that the two teams are the two teams that have chosen different destinations - one is willing to stay there, and the other is willing to follow the team to Zhengzhou.
In this way, Liu Chang and his party followed the team that was willing to stay in the local area and walked into the depths of the military compound.
The military compound is very large. Although the troops are stationed separately in regiments, the army group with a total of tens of thousands of people can accommodate hundreds of thousands more people. Everyone will follow the footsteps of those in front of them.
I walked steadily, fearing that I would fall behind.
The soldiers on both sides of the team were all fully armed, and probably because of the military, the mutated creatures here had been cleared away immediately, making the place look very safe.
After everyone was brought here, there was another long wait. This time it was not until dark that all the outsiders were settled.
Liu Chang and others were arranged into a soldier's barracks, which had bunk beds, similar to a student dormitory, but looked simpler and cleaner than a student dormitory.
This time, the military arrangement did not differentiate between men and women. It was based on families and organizations, so Zhu Lin, the little girl and three boys were arranged together. After all, in this environment, everyone wants to be with their relatives and friends.
At the same time, as for the difference between men and women - in the face of life and survival, it seems a bit insignificant.
The military dormitory is actually similar to the student dormitory. It is an eight-person dormitory. In the army, it is roughly the number of one class. A total of twelve people have been arranged into this eight-person dormitory. In addition to Liu Chang and his five people, there are also
A family of three and a family of four.
The family of three was composed of a woman in her twenties and her two parents who were nearly sixty years old. This combination seemed particularly weak and vulnerable.
Another family of four looks much stronger, with two fierce-looking brothers in their twenties, and their parents who look to be only about fifty years old and still in their prime. This family looks like
They both looked ferocious. The two brothers were both wearing vests and shirtless, and they had strong muscles.
As soon as they arrived, they grabbed the four best beds and were unreasonable, which made Liu Chang unable to stand it.
"Hey, buddy, there are a total of twelve of us, and we only have eight beds. Logically speaking, there are only two beds for every three people. Even if there are four of you, just divide it into three for the four of you.
You've already benefited, no matter what, you should give up another bed!" Liu Chang said, taking a step forward, "We only have eight beds, share them, no one can take advantage!"
"Oh, man, you are so bold!" When the two brothers who were making the bed heard Liu Chang's words, they put down what they were holding and turned to look here.
When Li Qingshui and Fatty saw the conflict, they both stood over.
There are three young and middle-aged men here, and there are three men on the other side including the father of the brothers, and neither of them is a fuel-efficient lamp. Needless to say, there is no need to say more about that family, as for Liu Chang, since he killed someone, his hands are stained with blood.
People's eyes and temperaments are also different.
The fat man was usually the most hooligan in the dormitory, and since his mother died, he has gained an air of determination.
As for Li Qingshui, although he looks delicate and weak, he has a capable temperament and has never been afraid of anyone.
Therefore, both sides seem to be evenly matched, and this is a confrontation that is destined to lead to no conflict - everyone is just fighting for their own interests, and more importantly, no one wants to be injured in this battle.
Therefore, after the two sides faced off for a while, the mother of the brothers, a woman who seemed to be sophisticated, came over and reconciled with each other with a smile.
"Well, let me tell you, we all came here to escape, and it was fate that we were assigned to the same place. Why do we get so angry when we meet, little brother, I think so..." The old woman spoke and glanced at the other person.
The family took one look and said: "Look, the four of us here will step back and make room for a bed. The five of you over there will also be given to four of you. The remaining one will be given to the last family. I see."
Quite fair.”
After saying this, the old woman looked to the other side with a smile: "Are you right?"
No one in the family spoke.
"Look, they don't have any objections. Xiaogang, Xiaoyong, and Lao Li, please pull them down. Let's forget about it." As she spoke, the old woman pulled her husband and two sons back.
This confrontation ended with this result - the two sides showed force and reached negotiations. This was not a conflict, so there was no winner. In other words, both sides of the confrontation were winners, and the sacrifices were naturally the interests of the weak groups in the distance.
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Chapter completed!