Chapter 12: At the Foot of the Heavenly City
Zhang Qiru and the others walked out of the warehouse gate with a suit of equipment, and Da Zhuang and Xiaohu walked behind dejectedly.
As soon as the police inspector saw Zhang Qiru come out so swaggeringly, he knew that the situation was not good, and according to his plan, Zhang Qiru should have been escorted out at this time. However, the police inspector still stepped forward as happily as possible.
"Dude, what's it like, I didn't lie to you, did I?"
"Hey, hey, who's your buddy?" Zhang Qiru said impatiently, "It's almost over, it's boring to play again." β
The inspector decided that something was wrong, so he argued: "That's all the two of them, and it has nothing to do with us!" β
Zhang Qiru sneered: "Sir, I haven't said anything yet, why haven't you predicted yet?" Forget it, it's really not interesting, we have to go, hurry up! β
The police inspector suddenly fell into decay, and he no longer commanded his subordinates to resist - from the moment Zhang Qiru walked out of the warehouse door, but he did not hold a strong Type 95 rifle in his hand, he knew that their lack of bullets had been exposed.
Without any hindrance, Zhang Qiru and Zhao Yun stepped on the small motorcycle and started a new journey.
"Lao Zhao, do you know why the Armed Forces Department doesn't have guns?" Zhang Qiru was very attentive to the police inspector's statement that "the gun was collected from above".
"Didn't the police say that the upper authorities came to collect it? That is, it was taken away by the state. Zhao Yundao, after thinking about it, added, "Are you suspicious that the guns are all going to the Heavenly City Settlement?" β
"Not a doubt, it's a certainty. It stands to reason that no matter where it is placed, something belongs to the state. Generally speaking, combat readiness should be distributed to the grassroots level, but now it is all concentrated, and nine times out of ten it is the same as repairing ancient cities. In this way, the Amagi Settlement House should be heavily guarded, and the firepower will not be too bad. Moreover, I believe that the Amagi Settlement is indispensable for speculative guys, and with so many guns, there will definitely be a black market for trafficking. Zhang Qiru made an inference.
"Well, that's right." Zhao Yun also felt that Zhang Qiru was right, "Tiancheng does not necessarily let people bring guns, so it is best for us to hide the guns in advance to avoid being confiscated." β
"Well, there are still more than sixty miles away from the Heavenly City, and when the distance is about ten miles, it is easy to hide, and it is not very close."
Sixty miles is only a matter of forty or fifty minutes for a motor vehicle, and Zhang Qiru and Zhao Yun arrived at the Tiancheng Settlement Center at noon.
Amagi is a mountain city, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the terrain is undulating. Due to the high altitude of the Amagi district, it can be seen from a long distance, as if it is floating in the air, hence the name Amagi. As it stands, this location has a certain advantage, as being surrounded by mountains on three sides means that there will not be a particularly large number of walking corpses coming from those three sides, so it is only necessary to focus on one side of the defense, and the other three sides pay attention to guarding the path between the valleys, which can basically eliminate the threat from the walking corpses.
"Lao Zhao, have you seen it, the country has done a lot of bad things!" Zhang Qiru looked at the gate of the Heavenly City.
"It's also planned, it's kind of amazing!" Zhao Yun also sighed.
The reason why Zhang Qiru and Zhao Yun were so amazed was because this Heavenly City Settlement House was so unexpected to them. The resettlement house is not leaking everywhere as imagined, but tightly surrounded. The city gate is on the side where there is no mountain, but although there is no mountain on this side, there is a city wall that stretches for more than ten miles, and all of them are made of stones, just like the ancient city wall. The point is that the wall is not a wall, but a high platform built along the topography, and in some places it is simply a mountain with a cut off side, which is ten meters high.
"So many stones must have been prepared a long time ago, you look at this arming construction map, every mountain pass has such a city wall, it is estimated that the hill has also been dealt with, while taking stones, while building. I thought it was to take stones, but in fact, it was to flatten the mountain, a good way to hide people's eyes and ears! Zhang Qiru analyzed.
"It's not necessarily a good thing that the state has made such a thorough plan, and this disaster will not stop too much." Zhao Yun spoke more to the point.
"In addition, what you are worried about is right, this Tiancheng really does not allow guns to be carried, but cold weapons can be brought casually, even bows and crossbows!" Zhang Qiru looked at the instructions for entering the city at the door and said.
"It's okay, we didn't bring it either. Go to the city to see if there are any bows and crossbows, buy two, and inquire about the situation by the way. Zhao Yun didn't pay much attention to it, so he decided to go into the city to have a look.
Entering the city, Zhang Qiru found that this place was completely different from the outside, and people did not have too many fears of the end times, on the contrary, they were more calm and contentβwhich was not normal.
"Lao Zhao, what do you think?" Zhang Qiru asked.
"Amagi is a good place." Zhao Yun said lightly.
The two of them didn't have much to do, so they just walked the streets. The shops that used to be all kinds of shops are now people's residences, and many older people are sitting in front of the shops chatting, just like before the end of the world. After walking for half an hour, Zhang Qiru did not see a store or food store with daily necessities. Instead, he saw a lot of canteens and material exchange areas opened by the Amagi Settlement.
The two were still puzzled, and they saw a familiar figure.
"Shanzer, Shanze!" Zhang Qiru shouted a person's name.
"Teacher!" The man named Shang Ze was very surprised when he saw Zhang Qiru and Zhao Yun, and then he looked very surprised, and immediately ran over happily.
"Teacher Zhang, Teacher Zhao!" Shang Ze hugged Zhang Qiru and the others.
"Shanze, why are you here?" Zhao Yun asked, his relationship with Shang Ze was better.
"Teacher, my hometown is here, have you forgotten? I was supposed to come to see my grandfather, but who knew that this kind of thing would happen, so I had to stay here. Shang Ze said this, his eyes were a little dim.
"Be strong as a man, you and I have killed all the way from home to here." Zhang Qiru could see that Shang Ze should have also lost his relatives.
"Well, I know! I will definitely learn from both teachers! Shang Ze raised some spirits, "Let's go, teacher, are you hungry?" I'll take you to dinner. β
Although it is the end of the world, Shang Ze is still so cool and upright.
"Then Lao Zhao and I are welcome!" Zhang Qiru also likes this student very much.
After a while, the three of them came to a small dilapidated building. Shang Ze lives in the demolition area, many houses have been demolished, and the one he lives in should be a nail household. The house is very small, less than fifty square meters.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw an old figure coming up.
"Zeze, are you back?" It's Shang Ze's grandfather.
"Grandpa, I'm back. You see, I've brought back two more! Chautzer looked pleased.
"Who is it? Your friends? "Chauze's grandfather is very hospitable," "Invite them to come in and sit down." β
"It's not a friend, it's my teacher!" Shang Ze said, "Teacher, come in and sit." β
"It's the teacher, come quickly, come in and sit!" Grandpa hurriedly pulled Zhang Qiru and Zhao Yun into the door, "Go cook, you teacher must be hungry." β
"Okay, grandpa, I'll go out and buy some things first." Shang Ze answered, turned around and went out.
When Zhang Qiru heard this, he said in his heart, where is there anything to sell here? Where to buy? So he gave Zhao Yun a look.
"Grandpa, I'll go out to the bathroom!" Zhang Qiru spoke, and also went out and followed Shang Ze.
Zhang Qiru followed Shang Ze from a distance and found that he did not go anywhere else, but to a family not far from the next door. After following along, Zhang Qiru overheard Shang Ze's conversation with the family.
"Uncle, can you lend me some rice? I'll pay you back in a few days, I can do my job, and if I do a little more every time, I will be able to pay you back in a week! β
"Go and go, these days, food is more expensive than life, you ask me to borrow, who do I borrow from?" The uncle spoke very politely, but it was normal, "Don't say more, let's go, it's better to work with this kung fu!" β
Shang Ze really didn't say anything more, and walked out of the uncle's house dejectedly. As soon as he went out, he saw Zhang Qiru staring at him.
"Teacher......" Shang Ze touched his head embarrassedly.
"Needless to say, this time the teacher pleased. Let's go," Zhang Qiru felt that this kid was still okay.
Back at the house, Zhang Qiru unloaded all the things on the motorcycle.
"Lao Zhao, come and cook."
Zhao Yun didn't say anything, walked over and began to prepare lunch. Shang Ze was taken aback, ham, canned food, rice, etc., it was very hearty......
"Teacher, you ......" Shang Ze was a little speechless with excitement, you know, these things are more valuable than usual gold in the last days.
"You're welcome, eat! If you don't have it, you can do it again. Zhao Yun said lightly.
"Listen to your Teacher Zhao, let's eat." Zhang Qiru watched Shang Ze begin to gobble, and then asked, "Have you been here since the beginning?" β
"Yes, teacher."
"Can you tell us about the situation here?"
"Well," Chautzer swallowed as he swallowed what was in his mouth, "I've been here since the beginning. On the fourth day of the disaster, the garrison occupied the city hall and continued to recruit veterans, militiamen, etc., distribute guns, and continue to advance to the periphery. After about a week, almost the entire city was cleaned up. Of course, there are many credits of the volunteer army, that is, the recruited people who are not afraid of death and take care of the food. Now all the resources of Amagi have been looted by the government, and if you want to eat, you can either join the volunteer army or participate in the construction of defenses. The treatment of the volunteers is better, but the requirements are also high, and anyone can do the construction of armament and defense, but the piecework salary is very poor. β
"What about the outsiders who were settled?" Zhang Qiru is more concerned about this.
"The placement card issued is actually an ID card. Go to the resettlement office and you will be given a house and an identity card. Shang Ze said.
"That means that anyone who registers can find out?"
Seeing Shang Ze nodding, Zhang Qiru was a little excited, which meant that he had a better chance of finding his eldest brother.
Big brother, I'm here!