I saw a man in a security uniform walking past me, he glanced sideways slightly, and then turned his head in surprise.

I walked up to the security officer, greeted the officer, and asked, "Did the man do anything wrong?" ”

The security officer looked at me, frowning slightly, perhaps remembering that I was a survivor who came here with the group of liberation troops: "The man's wife had just given birth to a child and lacked milk, so the supervisor Han next to him kindly gave him some milk and bread, but it was discovered by the armed police on duty. He spoke to me in a somewhat indifferent tone.

When I heard this, I was even more surprised in my heart, and I couldn't help but glance over there again, Director Han, that woman is still an official? Immediately, I asked again: "Then Director Han gave him food, what did he do with the armed police?" Why did he stop and scold Director Nahan? ”

He looked at me, didn't explain, didn't seem to be talking to me anymore, shook his head slightly, and left.

I was slightly stunned, and found that the armed police officer on duty had left, and Director Han had also left, leaving only the haggard-faced man curled up on the ground and shivering.

My heart was a little blocked, and I was holding back my doubts, I was puzzled by the coldness of the armed police officer, I was aggrieved by the kindness of Director Han but provoked vicious scolding, and I was sad for the haggard man's back when he left.

I am like a theater viewer watching a tragic drama, full of sad emotions because of the actors and plots in it. Compared with my emotions, what I did did did not seem to be sublimated by my emotions, and I seemed to hear someone accuse me in my ear: no matter how much compassion you have, you will be able to eat and support it, and your cowardly, selfish, and death-fearing character will doom you to do nothing, and your compassion and compassion will only make people feel ridiculous. What are you compassionate about? Pity what? Selfish compassion for one's own timidity? Pity for one's own cowardice and fear of death?

I could hear the accusatory scolding in my ears, it was my own voice, and sure enough, the person who knew me best was still myself, but I was a little dazed. Because before that, I never had to deal with these things, these things.

As I walked, I no longer had the heart to look at the scenery around me, and as I walked, I got closer to the source of the noise, and I took a deep breath, putting aside my pessimistic thoughts and intending to take a look.

"Hey, young man, how did you get here?"

I heard the familiar voice, paused, and turned my head to see that it was the middle-aged police officer. He was smiling and greeting me.

"I heard a voice from here, and I wanted to come and see it." I pointed ahead.

"Oh."

He glanced sideways in the direction I was pointing.

Thinking about what he knew, I asked, "Does the officer know what's going on there?" Wouldn't such a loud noise in the daylight attract those pathogens? ”

"Young man, are you referring to the ghouls?" He asked me. I immediately understood that the ghouls he was talking about were what I called pathogens, but the use of ghouls to describe those guys was indeed very graphic.

I nodded.

He smiled: "Yes, there is, but the wall built behind it is very high, and those things can't climb up, and they will leave after a long time." As for what's going on there, you can go see it later. ”

I nodded, and I wanted to take a look, but suddenly remembered the scene I had seen earlier, and thought of the kindness revealed in the words of this middle-aged policeman, I hesitated for a moment, then told him what I had seen, and raised my question, as I saw in the first scene, whether the armed police used their power to force the woman to sacrifice. Body, why does the armed police in the second act have so much power.

After he explained, I understood.

As I saw in the first act, it was not the use of power and force by armed police officers, but in the words of the middle-aged police officer, it was a transaction. What you want to get, you have to give. As I saw the disheveled woman, she wanted to get food, so she traded her body for food, which was a way of silence but approval, and no one would blame or stop her. This is an unspoken rule after a catastrophe, and dignity has become a luxury for the sake of food and survival.

They have a lot of power, and that's what he alludes to me. They are responsible for law and order in the government compound and have the right to reward and punish. But he told me that the kind-hearted supervisor Han I saw was the wife of the deputy county magistrate Zheng, named Han Xue, and it was because of her kindness that she was embraced by everyone as the supervisor of the control of materials, but some people were secretly jealous, everyone's materials were in the hands of a woman, and some people were not convinced, especially this woman, who was also the wife of a deputy county magistrate.

After listening to him, I suddenly realized something.

This is a contradiction between the government cabinet and the armed police, the government has a name, and supplies and food, but the armed police need the force to deter those who survive. However, although the number of armed police and others is small, they have absolute force, and the government cabinet is not worried about them and tries to control them, and they do not obey the government cabinet

There are so many doors in this small place, which makes me laugh and feel sad about it.

I suddenly looked up at him, "Why are you saying this to me?" Aren't you afraid that if I say it, you will be retaliated by them? ”

As if I understood something, this middle-aged police officer would tell me this, I'm afraid it also has a purpose, right?

He shook his head: "It's just a little unpleasant." ”

After speaking, he explained to me with a sincere expression: "I have a daughter, who is also here. When I'm here, she can still have my protection, but I'm a police officer, and" he patted the holster on his waist: "If one day I'm gone, will she be bullied?" ”

With that, he left.

But I understood what he meant, he was a police officer, if something happened, he would definitely be on the front line, and if he died one day, he would not worry about his daughter. But I also understood what he meant by telling me, a deeper meaning, he thought that I had a good relationship with those liberation forces, and he needed me to tell them about this, hoping to solve some contradictions and disputes in this government compound in this way.

I was hesitant to tell the woman what I had seen today, or to hide it. What would she do if she had been told? If you don't tell her? How will things turn out?

Thinking about it, the corners of my mouth lifted and I thought self-deprecatingly: "What does this have to do with me?" What am I bothering with here? ”

After laughing, I walked towards the source.

This is the warehouse of goods in the government cabinet compound, and I can see the long-lost light from a distance, which is really nostalgic. But this made me more and more curious about what was going on inside, the generator roared, making noise to my eardrums, and I greeted Jiang Dong who was standing guard outside the warehouse, I guessed that since Jiang Dong was here, that woman and Lin Shaoquan must also be there.

"Awake?"

Jiang Dong asked with a smile at me.

I nodded and asked, "Can I go in?" ”

"Go ahead."

Jiang Dong showed a mouthful of white teeth, and he didn't know why his teeth could be so white after he hadn't brushed his teeth for many days.

As soon as I entered, I saw many shirtless men busy with their work, some busy cutting, some welding, and some busy moving.

I glanced at it roughly, and I couldn't help but be a little surprised, they were making weapons?

Of course, what they made were crude cold weapons, just simple steel knives made by cutting steel plates, polishing them, and then welding the handles.

Later, I found out that Deputy County Magistrate Zheng was leading her to visit the things inside, and she and Lin Shaoquan were also listening seriously, or occasionally asking a question or two.

I walked over and found that they were watching an old man with coarse cloth and white hair, who was so busy that he didn't seem to have time to take care of them.

I was a little curious, so I went to see what he was making, sometimes polishing, sometimes calibrating. When I saw this, I couldn't help but be surprised that this old man was actually making a crossbow!?

No wonder they are so fascinated by it, although this crossbow is simple, but if it is made, I am afraid that it will be the most lethal weapon except for firearms.

I heard Deputy County Magistrate Zheng sigh and say: "There is only one Master Liu who can make crossbows here, if there are a few more, the personnel who go out to find supplies will have crossbows in their hands, and they will at least have a little more security, but it's a pity."

My face was a little stiff, listening to the meaning of this, could this small arsenal actually mean by him? At this time, I saw Director Han carrying a bucket and a water cup, handing water to the busy people one by one, and the round-looking Deputy County Magistrate Zheng suddenly subverted his image in my mind

Maybe it's because I blame people for their appearance, I really didn't expect that this deputy county magistrate Zheng would have this heart.

Later, I heard that the only son of the deputy county magistrate Zheng disappeared after the disaster broke out, maybe they did just to pray for his children, but they were really doing good deeds, compared to those armed police who overwhelmed people

She patted Deputy County Magistrate Zheng on the shoulder: "You did a good job." ”

At this time, someone came in from outside and shouted, "They're back!" ”

I was stunned, who came back?

At this time, she also turned around and noticed me.

At the same time, the people who were busy in the warehouse stopped what they were doing and cheered. I realized that it was the people who had gone out to look for supplies that had returned, and it was no wonder that they were so happy, which meant that they had supplies to eat again.

At the same time, Deputy County Magistrate Zheng also spoke: "The big guys have worked hard, go, go out and get food." ”