Volume II, Mirror Boundaries 195, The Walking Dead Are Not Zombies
The central square mentioned in the radio is the small square outside the administrative center that Li Hao and Zhao Ji passed by when they went to register. This small square is very small compared to the outside, but considering that it is an underground shelter, it is already a very wide place.
Li Hao and Zhao Ji didn't go out immediately after hearing the broadcast, and they didn't stay too long, because it was easier to attract the attention of others if they arrived too early or too late. By the time they arrived at the square, more than 300 people had gathered in this pocket square, and many others were coming one after another.
At the end of the square, near the administrative building, at the entrance of the small building, stood about 20 tall men, dressed in uniform military uniforms, helmets, bulletproof vests, elbows, knees and armor, but few guns, and more with blast shields and various knives.
These people look like regular soldiers in their clothes, but when they look at their weapons, they are guerrillas.
The Liu Xinrong who showed off his might in front of Li Hao before was not in the ranks of these guards, but he was also standing closer to Xiaolou, with weapons in his hands like him, and there were more than 20 people who seemed to be small leaders, not only men, but also women. At first glance, the 50 or so people here should be the armed forces of this shelter. They make up one-tenth of the survivors in the vault, and they can be considered the core backbone.
As the people in the shelter gradually gathered, more than 500 people stood in the square, and it seemed a little crowded for a while. But the people who came rarely spoke, and it didn't seem noisy. Not only did these people rarely speak, except for a small group of three or five people standing nearby, they also rarely made eye or physical contact, and they didn't seem to know each other very well. More than 500 people are not small, and it can be said that this is a very good order to be able to gather quickly after hearing the announcement, without making noise or crowding.
It's just that most people's expressions are more indifferent, and they are not curious about the newly added faces, they don't inquire, they don't discuss, as if they are indifferent to everything around them.
Li Hao saw Zhuo Kairen in the crowd, this guy looked no different from ordinary survivors except for his pale face, and even his pale complexion looked weaker than ordinary survivors.
As everyone had almost arrived, a man in a suit walked out onto the balcony of the small building.
It's not accurate to say that this place is a small building, because it's in the underground space, it's not a real building, and the top is connected to the top of the underground facilities, but the space in this area is relatively high, and this administrative center is divided into two floors, which looks like a building. There is also a balcony, and it is relatively open, it is estimated that dozens of people can stand, and there is a microphone on the edge of the balcony, and it is obvious that there are often people here to speak below.
The man in the suit was about forty years old, he was already on his head, less than one meter six or five tall, and he was still relatively fat, although the temperature in this underground shelter was not high, but his face and neck were covered with sweat, and he had to dress seriously, and looking at it made people feel uncomfortable for him.
Next to the man in the suit stood a little girl about twelve or thirteen years old, the little girl was wearing a white short-sleeved dress, with snow-white skin, melon seed face, very standard facial features, and a black straight hair, which looked like a beauty embryo, and it was very incongruous to stand with the man in the suit. And although her facial features are marked and her face shape is perfect, her face is expressionless, which makes people feel that although she is beautiful, she is not at all as vivid and vivid as she should have at her age.
This pair of strange combinations made Li Hao and Zhao Ji feel weird, and most of them were expressionless, which once made Li Hao feel like the walking dead.
It's the walking dead, not zombies, in Li Hao's opinion, there is still a difference between the two.
But thinking about Liu Xinrong before, as well as that 025, I feel that in addition to their ugly faces and ugly words, they are quite normal. Between some seemed normal and some seemed abnormal, Li Hao felt that this place was full of strange atmosphere.
At this time, the man in the suit spoke, he first flicked the microphone lightly with his fingers, and after the microphone spread the sound waves, he coughed dryly, and said: "It's time for introspection every day, every day, we have to get together, open our hearts, face our souls, and seriously think about and keep in mind these few questions." There are a few new faces here today, welcome to you, and you must be like all of you, reflect on yourselves every moment, remember the questions that I am going to say, and when someone asks you in the future, you must answer them correctly as quickly as possible, otherwise you will be severely punished.
The first question is, who saved your lives? ”
More than 500 people replied neatly together: "Brother Yuan saved it!" ”
"Who gave you food and clothing?"
"Brother Yuan!"
"How do you repay Brother Yuan's kindness?"
"We are willing to give everything for Brother Yuan, even if it is our own life!"
Li Hao and Zhao Ji couldn't help but look at each other, this Nima is a proper cult brainwashing ritual!
But this cult does not believe in any god, but such an earthy and down-to-earth title as "Brother Yuan", is it too sloppy? Is it too late to make the force higher, or is this the "far brother" himself relatively low-key? But if you want to be low-key, how can you be low-key if you repeat these three questions every day?
More than 500 people were left on the streets in the past, but after the end of the world, it was not a small number. Before, Li Hao and Zhao Ji saw that the army of the Pure Land Sect was besieging the forerunners, and they were only more than a hundred people. These more than 500 people answered these three questions together, and everyone's voice was not loud, but when they gathered together, they couldn't say that they were shocked, but it made Li Hao and Zhao Ji have goosebumps all over their bodies.
Looking at these people again, they don't have the kind of fanaticism of religious believers, they are still expressionless, lukewarm, and even Liu Xinrong and the aggressive 025, who were full of scheming before, have become this expression, which makes them feel more and more cold.
Li Hao looked on the balcony, he didn't know if this man in a suit would be this "far brother", say yes, this man in a suit doesn't look like a particularly capable person, say no, at this time he was obviously immersed in a kind of pleasure of accepting everyone's calls.
Suddenly, Li Hao found that the little girl in the white dress glanced at him coldly, and there was no expression on her face, Li Hao hurriedly hugged Zhao Ji, planning that if the man in the suit asked questions again, he would shout with those people, anyway, answer these questions according to their appearance, and he would not miss anything.
However, the little girl's gaze did not linger on him, but turned to the Zhuo Kai people in the crowd.
Zhuo Kairen didn't care about this kind of scene, when he was fooling the dragon in the clouds, wasn't the method he used similar? It's just that Long Zaiyun didn't get so many subordinates to receive a box lunch. When he noticed that the little girl's gaze swept towards him, he didn't dodge, but kept the same expression as the people around him.
The little girl's gaze lingered on Zhuo Kai's face for a few seconds, and finally retracted it.
Li Hao and Zhao Ji thought that the men in suits would make some special requests for newcomers like them, but they didn't expect him to call the more than 500 people together and ask these three questions, leaving only a small half of the more than 50 people in the front to enter the building, and announced the dissolution of the meeting. The crowd dispersed, and still few people spoke, neither complaining about shouting so many people together, nor rejoicing at the end of the meeting.
Li Hao and Zhao Ji walked in the crowd, and they didn't speak rashly, but just paid attention to observe and found that these people returned to their rooms according to their room numbers. Most of them are alone, but there are also three or five people together, but it is difficult to see whether such a group of three or five people is a family or something else.
After the meeting ended, a patrol of 10 people began to patrol, and when they saw Li Hao and Zhao Ji still walking on the street, one of the men in military uniforms pointed at them with a machete in his hand, and said coldly: "Hurry back to your house!" You are not allowed to go out during the curfew time, otherwise you will be severely punished! ”
Li Hao and Zhao Ji hurriedly returned to their room, closed the door, and the two looked at each other again.
There was an eerie atmosphere everywhere in this shelter from top to bottom, and for a moment their thoughts were a little confused.
"Or?" Zhao Ji thought for a moment and whispered, "Shall we escape?" This place is so weird, these people are even stranger, I don't think they are normal. ”
The reason why they came here is first of all to avoid the Zhuokai people, but also to find more survivors, and the reason why they want to find more survivors is an instinct of human beings to pursue social life. Now the survivors have been found, and there are quite a few, but there is obviously a big difference from what they thought before.
And in the end, he still couldn't avoid Zhuo Kairen, although Zhuo Kairen put forward a proposal for cooperation, but Zhao Ji felt that this person was still too dangerous, and Zhuo Kairen refused to explain what the purpose of his coming here was, Zhao Ji felt that they were very likely to be cheated by him.
Li Hao looked at Zhao Ji, he didn't expect this little policewoman to be so cowardly, he smiled and said, "To be honest, I don't want to stay here either, but it's definitely not right now, there are patrols outside." Since it's a curfew, it's night, so let's get some sleep first, and then find a chance to sneak away tomorrow while we're working. ”
Zhao Ji looked at the bare bed in front of him, kicked Li Hao, and said, "Okay, it's okay to sleep and recover your strength, but you sleep on the ground!" ”
Li Hao sighed and knew that this was the result. Fortunately, there was nothing in that bed, and it made no difference between sleeping on the floor in the bed. Anyway, let's recharge and recover enough stamina first.