Chapter 19: What I Saw and Heard in the Shelter (4)
"I can't even give a cover, it's really enough ......to pick the door," Xiao Jiang said.
The captain put Xiao An on one of the beds and let him fall asleep first, a child of this age is very sleepy, once he sleeps to death, he can't wake up, Xiao An fell asleep all the way.
However, the beds here do not even have a bed, and the bed boards are only patchwork foam cushions and cardboard.
Lao Ding said helplessly: "It's good to have these things, if the beds here are really that good, I have to wonder if the eldest sister just now wants to eat black." ”
Xiao Jiang shrugged his shoulders and said, "I understand, I'm just complaining." ”
The captain stretched his waist and said, "Don't relax your vigilance too much when you get here, there is not much time until dawn, let's stay for two hours each." ”
Xiao Jiang and Lao Ding nodded, and Xiao Jiang said, "Then I'll keep the first shift, captain, you and Lao Ding will sleep first." ”
"Okay, then we'll go to sleep first." The captain was not pretentious, and went straight to find a bed to lie down and sleep, and after a while, he made a snoring sound.
And Lao Ding whispered to Xiao Jiang: "You come and call me again in two hours, let the captain sleep a little longer." ”
"yes, I know." Xiao Jiang also replied in a low voice.
After Lao Ding also fell asleep, Xiao Jiang moved a chair by himself, turned off the light, and sat straight in the corner, silently guarding the sleeping people.
This night, I slept until dawn, during which Xiao Jiang and Lao Ding changed shifts, and then Lao Ding did not wake up the captain, but guarded everyone until dawn alone. And the captain was also injected with nano repair solution because of his injury, which made his body look extremely tired, and he actually slept until eight o'clock in the morning to wake up like Xiao An, a little ghost who was lying in bed.
Although the environment here is not very good, it is still very comfortable for people who have long been accustomed to sleeping in the wild.
Wake up Xiao An, a little ghost who can't get up after the sun is sunburned, and the captain and the others are discussing today's actions while nibbling on energy bars and drinking water.
"Don't disperse, our communication equipment is broken, we can't contact each other in time, even if this is a large shelter, it's difficult to find parts and tools to fix it. We don't have a fixed-line telephone like the Great Wall of Steel to communicate, alas, the things given by Base 49 are good or good, but we won't fix them if they are broken. In short, we try to look for some possible maps, car parts and repair tools for these, just in case ......"
Listening to the three captains having a small meeting, Xiao An's eyes were spinning, obviously, this kid was thinking about how to escape.
Just as Xiao An was thinking about where it would be more appropriate to escape, the captain patted Xiao An on the head and said, "Finally, to prevent you kid from escaping again, you just stay with me obediently, don't think that you can escape from this large shelter?" You'd better be honest with me, or I'm going to beat you up." ”
Xiao An impatiently moved his head away and hummed, "I want you to say it." ”
"Well, that's better if it is." Seeing Xiao An's appearance, the captain was also accustomed to it and didn't care.
A full breakfast was eaten like this, and for the captain, they had already eaten a day's rations, and Xiao An, a bear child, usually had to eat again in the evening. For this, the captain is very generous, he thinks that it is a good thing for children to eat more when they grow their bodies, so they never skimp on these.
After leaving the room, the door under the building had already been opened, and there was a sign hanging on the door: open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., and it would be outdated. The management attitude of this "hotel" is simply terrible. But after the end of the world, it's basically like this, and it's good for everyone to take care of their own affairs. Even if it is the aunt who runs this hotel, in fact, she is just a mess of food, and she has lived until now, she has long seen too many things such as tourists killing bosses and bosses killing tourists. If it weren't for the Great Wall of Steel taking over and making the security of the shelter better and better, it would have been the aunt with several thugs last night, with weapons to solicit customers.
After a while, the four captains went straight to the first floor of the shelter, after all, the first floor was the commercial area of the shelter, whether they wanted to buy things or inquire about information, it was more useful.
After taking the elevator to the first floor of the shelter, the bustling picture of people coming and going made the three captains feel a sense of nostalgia, and Xiao An was purely curious, after all, it was the first time he had seen so many people.
The captain looked at Xiao An, who was full of curiosity, touched his head with a smile, and said, "Do you think it's very prosperous and interesting?" Did you know that before the end of the world, you could see such a scene in every city? But now, just this very ordinary picture has become an extremely precious scenery. ”
Xiao An glanced at the captain and said disdainfully, "Didn't you tell me about the Scientific Research City many times?" According to what you said, the Science City is countless times more prosperous than here. Not to mention the dilapidated small shelter before, even the current large shelter is far inferior to the scientific research city. What the hell are you feeling sad about? Have you really seen the big world? ”
The three captains were all amused by Xiao An's old-fashioned tone, and the captain flicked Xiao An's head with his finger and said, "Scientific Research City is one thing, and here is another thing...... And unlike the natural advantages of the scientific research city, the prosperity here is extremely precious......
"What is precious?" Xiao An was puzzled, "Isn't it just a large group of people getting together?" As long as someone can control them and not make trouble, won't they? ”
The three captains all shook their heads, and the captain even said: "It's easy to listen to a large group of people getting together and not making trouble." But what will happen to these people who eat, drink, and sleep? Who is responsible? Also, when such a large group of people get together, it is inevitable that there will be no friction, how to solve it? And how do we provide them with a safe environment to live in? ”
As the three captains spoke, they were already walking forward with Xiao An, and said as they walked: "The seemingly ordinary order is actually the most difficult thing to obtain. It takes a lot of power and all kinds of means to come together to create a peaceful and stable environment, and in this environment, to maintain a peaceful order. Moreover, in order to maintain such order, it is necessary to pay unimaginable costs at every moment. ”
And in such an order, as long as you don't do anything that challenges the bottom line of this order, everything about you can be tolerated, and sometimes this freedom even makes you feel too outrageous. Xiao An, you are a child who grew up in a post-apocalyptic world, and you may not understand this. But when you really experience a peaceful life, you will be able to understand that all this is ...... How precious it is. ”