Chapter Twenty-Four: Brother Qiang Travels to Kyoto
It turns out that in order for an alcoholic to do something, he must have enough wine to satisfy the needs of the drunkard.
Fortunately, Wang Qiang is very patient in this regard.
After Long Wu was satisfied, everyone left the Wang Siying settlement again and headed towards the city of Kyoto.
Before leaving, Long Wu took off his suit and leather shoes, removed the shampoo headdress, wiped the foundation on his face, and then changed into a specially prepared old cotton coat, which transformed into the image of a doomsday scavenger who had been in the wild for many years.
"Don't look at me like that, it's all you need to survive in the wild, and the more you dress up, the faster you'll definitely die. I'm used to hiding myself completely under the cover of dirt and dust, so as to confuse the zombies' senses and increase my chances of survival. For this reason, I did not hesitate to give up my handsome and handsome appearance. As the saying goes, handsome has a fart, and if he can come back alive, it's the fucking king! Long Wu said.
Climbing up and down in the tunnel, crossing the ground several times, encountering two sudden attacks by zombies, everyone arrived within the third ring road without danger.
Gradually, everyone walked into the vast underground space, with the help of the permanent wall lamps installed on the wall, and saw a huge underground city in front of him, Wang Qiang was a little stunned, he never thought that someone would actually build a huge city underground.
Most of the underground settlements seen in the past belong to the level of cave dwellings, even if they are Hebei settlements and Sanhe settlements, there are only some sprouts of villages and towns, and in front of them, this is an out-and-out city.
"In front of us is the Toyodai Settlement, the western gateway to the Kyoto Settlement, where a large army of more than 10,000 people is stationed. Since 1950, when the Red Regime of the Old Republic established Kyoto as its capital, the groundwater level in Kyoto has been declining year by year, and it has eventually dried up. After the end of the world, the caves washed by the groundwater were fully utilized, and the Kyoto settlement area took a lot of effort to create several such settlements in a row," Ryugo said.
"Don't look at it with such eyes that you haven't seen the world, the Shijingshan settlement in the northwest is bigger and looks more magnificent, pay attention to your jaws. But we didn't have the leisure to visit. Okay, now we only have two paths to choose, which one do you choose? Ryugo asked.
"What two paths?"
Long Wu pointed to the city in front of him and said, "The Fengtai settlement here in front belongs to the settlement strictly controlled by the government, if you want to pass, I'm afraid you will have to hand over all your weapons, and you may have to pay a part of the price." But the advantage is that the journey from Fengtai Settlement to Shuangcheng District is much safer. Of course, you have other options. ”
"What about the second way?" Wang Qiang asked.
"The second road is dangerous, we need to bypass here, we need to make a big detour, and we have to go to the ground to walk around, so that we can pass through the Fengtai settlement and enter the jurisdiction of the Chaoyang settlement." Ryugo said.
"If you want to collect my weapons and equipment, there is no door! What else do you want, take the second way. Mulkan said.
"Brother, speaking of which, we have the third ring road in the Kyoto area above our heads, and there are a lot of zombies, you really have to go out and go around, it's very risky!" Long Wu said.
"And what do you have to do?" Wang Qiang asked.
"In my opinion, it's better to sell weapons and equipment to the troops in the settlement at a discount, in exchange for a sum of money, and when you get to Shuangcheng District, you can buy anything you want when you get to the black market over there!"
When Wang Qiang heard this, he thought that since he could not take risks, it would be the best, why did he have to go to the ground for a while, and besides, weapons were nothing, so he simply agreed to Long Wu's suggestion.
Sure enough, before entering the Fengtai settlement, Long Wu summoned a fat man in a gray-green military uniform and introduced Wang Qiang to him.
"This Director Zhu is the director of the logistics department of the Fengtai settlement, and he is in charge of the firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea in the settlement, and you can talk to him about anything." Dragon Five Paths.
Wang Qiang looked at this Director Zhu, his fat head and big ears were full of red light, his head was full of reflective texture as if it had been polished with oil, and his shy belly was round and bulging, and he really had the demeanor of a pig.
Since I came to this progress settlement, I have seen more than one fat man, it is really strange, in this last days, human beings are living underground, what do they have to eat to feed themselves like this?
Director Zhu obviously didn't accept Long Wu's flattery, but said to Wang Qiang with an arrogant demeanor: "I heard that Long Wu said that you want to sell weapons, show them to me." ”
Wang Qiang ordered his soldiers to use their weapons on the ground.
Several soldiers reluctantly handed over their firearms.
"Well, the craftsmanship of the Hebei settlement is still so fucked, why hasn't it grown over the years? I can't buy things at a high price, so I can only try to give you a price, 800,000 Kyoto dollars a piece, and I will accept all of them. Director Zhu said.
Wang Qiang thought to himself that these northern settlements are really good at playing, Hebei settlements have Hebei coins, Sanhe settlements have Sanhe coins, and Kyoto settlements have Kyoto coins, don't these people feel that they have a sense of existence if they don't issue currency?
Wang Qiang had no concept of currency at all, so he agreed, in fact, after entering the Chaoyang settlement afterwards, when Brother Qiang found that 800,000 yuan could not eat a bowl of noodles, he had already this surnamed Zhu 108,000 times in his heart.
Selling long and short weapons, carrying more than 10 million Kyoto banknotes with ghost-painted peach talismans, Wang Qiang and his party walked into the Fengtai settlement.
Maybe the surname Zhu felt that he couldn't go, and when Wang Qiang entered the Fengtai settlement, he specially greeted the defenders, released them for free, and issued a special pass for the inner third ring.
In Wang Qiang's view, the Fengtai settlement is a large underground barracks, and the soldiers who live here are the families of the soldiers, or the supporting facilities opened for the soldiers, such as bars and brothels or something.
"The Todai Camp of the Fengtai Settlement is known as the East Camp of the Kyoto Settlement, and the soldiers stationed here guard the gateway to the Kyoto Settlement, and the enemies of the zombies and other settlements can also deter the restless masses in their own settlement, so the strategic location is very important." Ryugo explained.
Wang Qiang looked at the soldiers here and found that in terms of mental outlook, these soldiers stationed in the Fengtai settlement were far inferior to the soldiers of the Huaxia Alliance.
Probably because of living in a closed and backward environment for a long time, Wang Qiang thought.
On the streets of the Fengtai settlement, Wang Qiang noticed a large number of tanks and mechs parked in the wide area of the block, and a group of naked soldiers were repairing them with large searchlights.
"There are people in the Kyoto settlement who have been obsessed with counterattacking the ground, and the slogans have been shouted for almost 30 years, and it will take several generations, you look at these tanks left over from the old republic, all of them have rusted to the point! If they could still move, I'd rather believe that zombies can speak. Long Wu snorted and said half-mockingly.
Wang Qiang wanted to tell Long Wu that some super zombies could speak humanly, but he didn't quite believe that these tanks and mecha could still move.
Following the road from the Fengtai settlement to the west, Wang Qiang passed through the city gate and the maintenance yard and arrived at the barracks.
The entire Fengtai barracks is made of anti-rust steel, built against the underground rock, with the top of the rock on both sides, the towering place is more than ten meters high, and the low place is only a few meters of space. The structure presented by the barracks is not aesthetically pleasing, not even the most basic architectural feeling, as if the fundamental purpose of existence is to support this space and prevent it from collapsing.
Living in such an environment is indescribably depressing.
Wang Qiang thought about the Zhongyu Bureau base located in Panshan again, where all the environment can be regarded as comfortable, and the closed door is self-unified, and the closed door here is no different from the black prison.
Looking at the majestic city from afar, but when you get closer, you find that it is useless, and the people in the Fengtai settlement are really pitiful.
Wang Qiang sighed.
Soon passed through the barracks of the Fengtai settlement and came to the back block.
In the back block, Wang Qiang saw a huge and dilapidated billboard, no, this should not be called a billboard, but should be called a token, on which several rows of red lacquer characters are faintly visible: do a good job in epidemic prevention work wholeheartedly, strive to improve the military level, perseverance and hardship, and make long-term preparations for the counterattack on the ground!
Wang Qiang looked at these rows of words, and sighed in his heart.
"Hehe, what's so beautiful about this, if it's all fake and empty, it is estimated that people have long since broken off the idea of returning to the ground." Long Wu said with a smile.
Wang Qiang felt that Long Wu's smiling face was full of bitterness.
"Let's go, there's nothing to see." Long Wu shouted and walked forward.
Finally, some residents of the Fengtai settlement were seen in the back block, but Wang Qiang found that most of the residents here were elderly, and few women were seen.
"These old men are veterans who have been discharged from the army for 30 years, they came from all over the country when they were soldiers, when the zombie virus broke out in the country, the country was in chaos, and those who were lucky retreated underground, where is there a chance to go home. When they were soldiers, they didn't have the opportunity to start a family and have children, and when they were old, they were lonely and widowed, and they had nowhere to go, and the army didn't want them anymore, so the management council of the settlement circled such a piece of land and told them to wait for death. Well, look over there. As he spoke, Long Wu stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance.
Wang Qiang followed Long Wu's fingers and looked over, but saw that near the corner of the mountain rock, there were many steles standing obliquely and densely, both iron, stone and wood.
"What are those?" Wang Qiang asked.
"What else could it be, of course, the tombstone of a dead veteran! Toss his mother's life, and finally lie in such a place, it's better to get drunk a few more times while you're young, Malegobi. Long Wu scolded and scolded.
Wang Qiang listened to Long Wu's words, and when he saw this scene again, he finally understood something in his heart, no wonder there were so many people in the settlement who were drunk and dreamed of death.
If they don't hurry up and get drunk and dream of death, they are afraid that they will not even have time to get drunk and dream of death.
Wang Qiang felt a sense of decadence coming over him, and the people in this Kyoto settlement seemed to be on the verge of losing their will.
As a human being, if you don't have the will, it's almost the same as a salted fish, what else can you do?
Wang Qiang was deeply alarmed by the prospect of the settlement.
Heading west, we finally crossed the Fengtai settlement and entered the next underground tunnel.
There aren't many people walking around this section of the tunnel, but there is a road dedicated to railroad tracks.
"After the Fengtai settlement, we are about to enter the Chaoyang settlement, where ordinary people in the entire Kyoto settlement can live, and the Chaoyang settlement is like a person." Ryugo said.
Mu Erkang quietly took out his hidden shotgun from his clothes, and asked in a sullen voice while reassembling it: "That, tell me, how do you look like a person?" ”
As he spoke, there was a whistle in the tunnel, and Ryugo said, "Put away your damn thing!" Idiot! We're in trouble if we find out! ”
It turned out that before entering the Fengtai settlement, Mu Erkang was reluctant to sell his shotgun, so he simply disassembled and hid it.
Hearing the greeting, Mu Erkang hurriedly hid the parts of the shotgun back on his body, and at this time, a green-shelled locomotive came out of the tunnel, and Wang Qiang knew that this was the legendary subway that Li Qin mentioned endlessly.
Unexpectedly, the Kyoto settlement has opened a subway section, which is also a very remarkable thing.
Stepping on the subway, Wang Qiang paid a lot of fare, and then shuttled through the dim tunnel with the subway, and arrived at the Chaoyang settlement in a short time.
I didn't expect to enter the Huayang settlement and be asked to pay an entry fee, and the continuous payment made Wang Qiang a little speechless, what the hell is this era, and he keeps letting the people dig out! The Kyoto settlement is known as the legacy of the republic, and I didn't believe it at first, but looking at the current performance, I finally believed that the republic's tax system was completely inherited from the Kyoto settlement! Poor Lao Tzu has traveled south and north in the Huaxia Alliance, but he has never been charged money like this!
However, what is even more tragic is that Wang Qiang found that the money from selling guns was almost used up!
Brother Qiang didn't have the concept of money in his mind at all, he didn't have money at all when he went down to the city, and he didn't care much about money in the land of the Huaxia Alliance, and later became a senior officer, so he didn't care about money even more, but now, it seems that he is going to be hungry!
"Brother Qiang, what should I do? Do you want us to do a ticket to settle the food bill? Mulkan pulled out his shotgun and asked.
Wang Qiang stroked his beard thoughtfully, thinking that this was a good idea.
Long Wu covered his face, he really didn't expect that these guys would plan to kill inside the settlement.
"Don't be so impulsive, I don't want to die yet! Isn't it just a meal, why bother, I invited, but please don't show your knives and guns, being seen by the aunt in the Chaoyang settlement, we will be finished! Long Wu cried with a sad face.
Wang Qiang was stunned for a moment and put down the dog leg handed over by Mu Erkang. knife, opened his mouth and asked, "What the hell is this Aunt Chaoyang?" ”
Long Wu whispered, "Don't tell me you don't know!" During the old republic, there were four mysterious organizations in Kyoto - Chaoyang Masses, Xicheng Aunt, Haidian Netizens, and Fengtai Persuasion Team! It is impossible to know how many members these four mysterious organizations have and what kind of situation they exist, but the level of their rumors and rumors is simply earth-shattering, and the success rate of solving cases is dozens of percentage points higher than that of professional police officers across the country. The Tibetan swordsmen who cut down the invincible opponents in Shenzhou were ready to come to Kyoto to make trouble, but they were all wiped out before they could reach the Third Ring Road. ”
Wang Qiang shook his head, and Mu Erkang's expression was confused.
"Who else can do it, of course it's the four mysterious organizations!" Long Wu sighed: "Later, the end of the world came, and even the Dragon Group and the General Staff Zero Bureau were destroyed, but the four mysterious organizations merged into one and existed as a whole!" ”
"Where?" Wang Qiang suddenly felt a palpitation, such a terrible organization, it sounds terrifying, it's just terrifying!
"I've told you all about breaking it up! They are hidden around us, you see the old guy who is dancing in the square over there, I can be sure that she is one of the Chaoyang aunts. Mulcon: yes, I beg you to hide your shotgun? "Long Wu is about to cry.
Wang Qiang followed Long Wu's eyes, and sure enough, he saw several aunts dancing with an old-fashioned player. What the hell is this era, square dancing is still in the ascendant.
As he was talking, two soldiers with spears appeared in front of Wang Qiang, and said very indifferently: "I have been reported that you are carrying controlled knives, now come with us." ”
God!
Wang Qiang didn't believe Long Wu's words at first, but now it seems that he really fell in love with Aunt Chaoyang.
Wang Qiang was thinking about whether to resist or follow, but looking at Long Wu's expression, Wang Qiang sighed and said, "Okay, come with you, by the way, do you take care of the food there?" ”
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Wang Qiang and his entourage were escorted by two soldiers to the detention center in the Chaoyang settlement. It was a mud-brick house, low and cramped. I saw a black plaque hanging on the door of the house, with the words Chaoyang District Police Station written on it, which looked like an old object.
If there is still a market for collecting antiques in the last days, it is estimated that the door number of this police station is also collectible.
At this time, the leader of the detention center was eating, and he didn't even look at himself, and then he was unceremoniously locked in the small black room.
Wang Qiang was locked up inexplicably, and he didn't expect that the other party wouldn't even give him a chance to reason with him, so he was a little speechless.
When Brother Qiang was thinking about whether to use violence to counter violence, there was a noise outside the detention center, and I saw a voice shouting: "Have you been locked up in the detention center recently, find out for Lao Tzu." ”
The flattering voice of the leader of the detention center came: "Ouch, sir, you are here!" A piece of work? Yes, yes, yes! ”
As he spoke, the door of the small black room was opened.
I saw a burly man in a grass-green military uniform walk in, shook a glance, and asked, "Is that all these people?" ”
The cadres of the detention center hurriedly replied: "I have recently arrested these people, if you are not satisfied, I will arrest some more?" ”
The man in military uniform waved his hand: "No need, all load the car and take it away, the boys are panicking!" ”
As a result, Wang Qiang and others, together with a group of people detained in the detention center, were taken into an old truck and taken out of the detention center.
"Where to go?" Wang Qiang asked in the car.
The escorting soldier sneered, "You'll find out later." ”
"Cooks?" Wang Qiang asked.
Soldier: "......"