Qi Yuanchang's eyesight was good, and he saw the sentry holding a powder gun in his hand. Although the workmanship is poor, it is very powerful when used at close range.

It's heavily guarded, and most of the survivors' ranged weapons are bows and arrows. There is a gate in the front and back of the settlement, and two weapons in the shape of cannons are housed. Qi Yuanchang walked closer and found that they were two very ancient bronze cannons, the kind that fired solid cannonballs. God knows where these survivors came from. But there's no denying that they're still usable, and the metal cannonballs are enough to tear the corpses to shreds.

The empty wilderness is deserted, and Qi Yuanchang, who is wearing a black police uniform, is very conspicuous. When he was still more than two hundred meters away from the wall, he raised his hands in the air and made a gesture of no hostility. He saw the sentries on the guard tower point their guns at him, and a dozen figures appeared in the direction of the gate.

The range of those powder guns is probably less than ten meters. According to the gun aiming, it is also a show. Qi Yuanchang did not speed up his pace, he maintained a steady rhythm and slowly approached.

When he was still more than ten meters away from the gate, a middle-aged man who seemed to be the leader raised his right hand at him and shouted: "Enough, don't come, just stand there and don't move." ”

The reason why Qi Yuanchang went all the way to this distance was because he didn't look like a murderous corpse, and the volume of his shouting could only be heard within this range.

Qi Yuanchang shook his empty hands and said loudly: "I have no malice. I just wanted to get you guys something to eat. ”

Although infected organisms are rich in biological nutrients, they are not food in the true sense of the word. In contrast, Qi Yuanchang prefers rice and steamed buns, and it would be even better if crispy chicken and braised pork were on the daily menu.

There were several guns pointed at Qi Yuanchang on the opposite side. Not a homemade powder gun, but a real rifle. The disaster turned the original gun ban law into waste paper, and the survivors fought desperately to get their hands on the weapons. Disasters are the best whetstone to test human wisdom, even if they have never been exposed to it before, people can slowly grope for it, from strange to proficient, it is just a process of more practice.

Maybe it was because he saw Qi Yuanchang alone and felt that he would not pose a threat. After discussing in a low voice with his companions, the middle-aged man waved at him and got out of the way.

The middle-aged man looked kind-hearted and had a mild attitude. He looked at Qi Yuanchang, his eyes fell on the heavy backpack behind him several times, and asked seriously, "What's your name?" Where did it come from? ”

"Do you think the name is still interesting at this time?"

Qi Yuanchang took out a cigarette from his pocket, walked around the surrounding crowd, and finally lit his cigarette with a lighter, spit out the smoke and said, "I escaped from the south." I haven't gotten any food lately, and I'm starving. Do you have anything to eat here? ”

Cigarettes represent friendship among men, and although they do not yet reach the level of "friendship", they are enough to make the faces of those around them smile and greatly reduce their vigilance and hostility.

The middle-aged man smoked a cigarette while staring at the assault rifle on Qi Yuanchang's shoulder: "You have a good gun." What, you're a police officer? ”

"It used to be."

These words themselves show Qi Yuanchang's attitude. He took a deep puff of his cigarette: "You haven't answered my question yet. ”

The middle-aged man was clearly thinking. He thought for a moment and asked, "How much do you want?" If it's just a full stomach, there's nothing wrong with that. But if you want more, I can't do it. ”

Qi Yuanchang pretended to be surprised and asked, "What, there are still people above you?" I thought you were in charge here. ”

The middle-aged man shook his head with a wry smile, and flicked the ashes of his cigarette by the way: "I didn't build this place. Like you, I've been wandering outside. I came a few months before you. Well...... My name is Zhou Ang, what do you call me? ”

"My name is Qi Yuanchang."

Even if the name is useless, it is an indispensable code name when communicating with each other. Qi Yuanchang said seriously: "You guys have good protection here, and it looks safe." I would like to rest here for a few days. ”

Zhou Ang's face showed embarrassment: "If it's just like this, I'm afraid it won't work." Because outsiders are not accepted here. Unless...... You join us. ”

Qi Yuanchang didn't quite understand the meaning of this sentence: "Join...... Can I trade something else? Like a pistol, or a bullet? ”

Zhou Ang raised his head and stared at him for a few seconds, as if he had made some kind of decision, he lowered his voice: "That's it!" I'll get you something to eat, grab your stuff and leave, don't stay here." ”

Qi Yuanchang saw a trace of anxiety in Zhou Ang's eyes, and asked suspiciously, "Why?" What's going on here? ”

Zhou Ang shook his head and said, "You don't understand, you shouldn't actually come ......"

Before he could finish speaking, several people had already run out of the inside of the gate. The leader is a strong man, wearing a sweatshirt and shorts, and he is very tall. He unceremoniously interrupted Zhou Ang's words, raised his hand and pointed at Qi Yuanchang and shouted, "Don't go yet, stop!" Our mayor wants to see you. ”

Mayor?

Qi Yuanchang didn't understand very much, he looked at the strong man who had already walked in front of him, and subconsciously asked, "Mayor?" What mayor? ”

Zhou Ang explained in a low voice beside him: "It is the leader who manages this place." He called himself mayor. ”

After a pause, Zhou Ang sighed and said, "I guess it was those people on the watchtower who passed the news in, so that guy wanted to see you." I persuaded you to leave just now, but you didn't leave, and now it's too late to leave. ”

He spoke in a low voice that could be heard by several people around him. The strong man led people to surround Qi Yuanchang, and they were holding powder guns in their hands, and the muzzles of the guns seemed to be facing this side. Make enough distance in the middle to lead deeper into the village.

The strong man's teeth are very yellow, with very pronounced distorted buckteeth. He grinned and smirked, "Let's go!" It's right in front. ”

……

To be honest, the buildings here are not very distinctive, they are all of a single courtyard. Two-storey buildings are the most common, crowded next to each other, like many building blocks put together, leaving no gaps.

Qi Yuanchang was taken into a large courtyard. This should be a place like a village office, with a three-story building forming a "concave" character, and a large courtyard in the middle, at least more than 200 square meters. There were several cars parked in the yard, which were covered with dust.

The door of the hall on the first floor was open, and Qi Yuanchang strode in and saw several men standing in the room. They stared at themselves silently, their eyes wary and hostile.

The clothes on these people were dirty, covered with dirt and sweat. God knows exactly how long they've not washed. The hair is long and messy, and the nails are black, which makes it disgusting to look at. But they were strong, large, with machined clubs around their waists and powder guns on their shoulders.

The hall was littered with loose furniture, and a man in his forties sat in a chair with a young girl in his arms. This guy has a lanky horse face and thin arms, and he doesn't look very strong. His hands kept groping around with the girl, perhaps in doing so to evoke some function that he had been sleeping for a long time. Seeing Qi Yuanchang being escorted in, the man patted the girl's plump ass hard, making a crisp "pop" sound. The girl jumped up in anger, glared at him hatefully, and turned away.

The people around came over and stopped very close to Qi Yuanchang. They obviously didn't care about the assault rifle that Qi Yuanchang was carrying, because there were at least six powder guns aimed at him. The slightest recklessness can instantly beat him into a sieve.

Qi Yuanchang didn't have the heart to waste time at such a time, he stared at the horse-faced man and asked bluntly, "You are the mayor?" ”

Although there were thousands of ways to answer this question, the horse-faced man chose a rhetorical question that Qi Yuanchang didn't expect at all: "Where are you from?" ”

"Chengdu."

Qi Yuanchang replied concisely, and then said: "I was just passing by here, wanting to get something to eat, and then rest for a while." ”

He didn't lie, this was indeed Qi Yuanchang's original plan.

The horse-faced man laughed dryly: "Don't look at our small place here, but it's very safe." You have a good eye and have picked a good place. I've always felt that this place could be developed into a city. The layout of the village is too small, I don't like the name "Heyue Village", what do you think? ”

Originally, this place was called Heyue Village.

Qi Yuanchang finally understood why these people called the horse-faced man "mayor".

None of these things had anything to do with him, though.

The horse-faced man's words continued: "We welcome people from outside to join. I can offer you a separate room and stay as long as you want. Here, though, it's not like outside. No one can enjoy it in vain, you have to pay the price, don't you? Hehe! There is a reward for paying, and this has always been the truth. ”

Qi Yuanchang saw Zhou Ang standing diagonally opposite him, and saw a silent sigh in his eyes.

He listened patiently to the words of the horse-faced man, the guy who called himself "the mayor".

"You have to hand over everything you've got on you. Your backpack, your gun, and everything in your pocket. Don't get me wrong, we're not robbers or immoral bandits. I built this place, and you see those walls, and they keep the monsters out and can't get in. And these friends of mine, who are on guard day and night, taking turns patrolling. So, you have to take out everything on your body and share it with everyone. Well...... XX pay attention to public ownership, I like this word. ”

The horse-faced man grinned, as if reveling in his own words: "We have a lot of nice people here, men, women, you name it. I'm going to distribute everything fairly to everyone. You've got weapons, you've got guns, it's nice, it's exactly what we need. Therefore, you can get rewards. Tell me what you want? Food or women? Of course, you can also do both. ”

(End of chapter)