Chapter Seventy-Six: Incitement of the Crowd
Just kidding, the survivors have just run here from the city. Behind them, this checkpoint is a world of freedom and security. Turning around and going back to the city for the orders of a politician they elected thousands of miles away? Their heads aren't broken yet. At least that's what they themselves think. The emotions of the crowd became more and more impatient as the gunshots came from time to time. Little by little, the situation is getting worse and is about to get worse until people hear this.
"Citizens, the government and the army have abandoned you, there is no hope waiting for rescue here, the army will not let us leave the city......" Shen Chao's voice suddenly came from the back of the crowd. He was wearing a nanosuit, standing on a bright pickup, and he shouted into the crowd with a megaphone in his hand. Completely indifferent to the soldiers who saw him a few dozen meters on the opposite side and immediately raised their guns to aim at him.
He's not here to do performance art, of course, but based on the information they've gotten, both of them think they're hopeful of convincing the survivors to follow them to the stadium. The reason is also simple, the roads have been blocked. No one wants to sit still. But the government could not accommodate their demands to leave.
"Point out a direction when people's hearts are unstable...... A hope that people will naturally follow you. Shen Chao remembered this sentence from his political teacher many years ago, which was said to be a famous quote from a certain celebrity. Shen Chao had long forgotten whose famous words his teacher was quoting, but at the moment, he was practicing this theory.
"I believe everyone knows who we are, that's right, we filmed the video of the mansion incident, and now, because of this crisis, we have cleaned up the zombies in the city stadium, we are going to build a safe zone there, and we welcome any survivors to take refuge there with us......" Shen Chao looked at the large crowd in front of him, and couldn't help but think of the debate meeting in his student days.
In his youthful years, he often felt nervous when he was a teenager in front of dozens of classmates to speak, but now, with 2 or 3,000 survivors in front of him and dozens of rifles pointing at him dozens of meters away, he was still able to speak calmly under such circumstances.
He did his best, with all his eloquence, to incite the crowd, and the army on the opposite side did not dare to shoot when they saw this. On the one hand, he was afraid of accidentally injuring civilians, and on the other hand, he did not know what he was doing.
As a defensive force on the periphery, of course, they received the same order to capture the two as the agents, but looking at such a large number of civilians in front of them, and then looking at their own numbers, the on-site commander sadly found that unless he ordered indiscriminate shooting, it was purely a dream to stop the other party.
Shen Chao naturally knew what he knew, so he was unscrupulously mocking the US troops on the opposite side. Say how irresponsible they are. He even cut off the life of his compatriots in front of him, and said how immoral the government was, and tried to arrest the two people who helped them uncover the truth. and put Matt, who was unwilling to cooperate, under house arrest in the police station.
Although his words are not sharp, his movements are not exaggerated enough. Far from catching up with those professional politicians. He didn't even show his face, but he knew that the American troops on the other side would help him convince the civilians in front of him to follow him.
"When will we be able to leave the city?" A sturdy man in the crowd shouted.
"Look behind you, citizens. The nearest rapid reflexes are right in front of you, and they're there blocking the door and won't let you leave. They were ordered to block all exits to prevent the virus from spreading out of the city. So for the next few days, they won't come into the city to help us. Shen Chao pointed to the soldiers on the opposite side and said, the crowd looked behind and found that the troops who were still persuading them to leave just now had all raised their guns. Of course, their guns were aimed at Shen Chao, but people didn't know this. …,
After seeing the dense muzzle of the gun, there was a buzz in the crowd, some of them had been waiting here for more than 1 hour, these people were the most angry, and they were the easiest to agree with Shen Chao's words.
"He's lying, we're not going to give up on everyone, we just need some time to ......," the major who had persuaded the crowd earlier picked up a megaphone and retorted. His tone and expression were sincere, but the row of muzzles behind him made his words unconvincing.
"Don't believe the government's lies, citizens, I've got a recording here that illustrates where we are now. Shen Chao took out a Walkman and connected it to the megaphone. A video command they had previously intercepted came in handy. Of course, they can't play the picture directly, but the sound is no problem.
"Mr. President, there are infected people in the crowd, and without the use of force, our existing forces are not enough to completely lock down Raccoon City......" A voice that sounded like a senior military officer came out of the megaphone.
"General, your mission is to stop the spread of infection at any cost, if ...... Someone is trying to storm the level, and I, in the name of the President of the American Republic, allow you to use lethal force......" The president's familiar voice came from the loudspeaker into the crowd, but the content was not very familiar.
"sh*t, how can they treat us like this. There were voices of discontent from the crowd.
"Damn politician, I also voted for him. A middle-aged white uncle in the crowd yelled, sounding like he was a voter. There was no shortage of people in the crowd who were as excited as him.
"Citizens, we must now make a choice for our own safety and that of our families, whether to stay here and fend off the zombies in this open area, or to take refuge with us in a tall, sturdy stadium. ”
"If we go with you, what security can we have?" A middle-aged black man in a bloody white shirt with a shotgun in the crowd asked aloud, a dozen other people close to him with some weapons in their hands. They all looked like they were going to act with him. There were other survivors in the crowd who were apparently family or team.
"There is no absolute security, we can only guarantee to do our best to protect your safety and guide you in self-defense. But in the end, your life is always in your own hands. Shen Chao took the megaphone and said honestly.
", then we might as well stay here, find a nearby house, strengthen the gate, and wait for help." A young man with a crowbar next to him dissatisfied.
"No one knows when outside help will come into the city, stay here, not necessarily when the lickers or the zombie hordes they create will come and flood you, and you and your family will become zombies." The army has their orders, and they will not divide their forces to help you. Shen Chao continued to fan the air channel.
"But if we go to the stadium, we can be protected by the tall perimeter wall, and the stadium is enough space for us to house a lot of ......people and store a lot of supplies," Shen Chao described how safe it would be to go to the stadium, because everyone here knew that he was a participant in the mansion incident, so when they heard this, the crowd tended to believe him.
The attitude of the crowd softened, but not only because of his words, but more importantly, the American troops behind them were clearly mobilizing the fire of heavy weapons at them, and although few survivors believed that the troops would shoot at them, many people still began to pack their bags, turn the head of the car, and prepare to follow them. Others remained where they were, counting on the army to let them out.
It is worth noting that many of the people who are willing to follow them are small groups of a few or even dozens of people. Many of these people are temporary survival groups based on their previous teaching videos, and some of them have obviously fought zombies, and there are a lot of blood stains on their bodies. Correspondingly, these people who have successfully practiced believe in the abilities of Shen Chao and the two of them, and are willing to follow the two of them to survive. …,
With their drive, more survivors were shaken, and many survivors who were dragging their families and mouths took action when they saw this, started the car, turned around and followed the convoy that had just begun to form, forming a long column under the command of Shen Chao, ready to set off.
"Bring all the weapons and ammunition you can bring." If you don't have a gun, bring a stick or something, in short, don't go empty-handed," Shen Chao shouted eagerly to the crowd, as more than half of the people here were packing up and preparing to go with them.
"You can bring as much food, water, medicine, and gasoline as you like." He looked at the muzzle on the other side, but his tone was not at all in a hurry, because the HUD of his visor showed that the vehicles were unloaded, and the guys were just trying to scare themselves away. This is understandable, thinking that there were several reporters with cameras on the scene, and one of them was obviously still on the air, and no commander dared to kill in the live media broadcast.
In this way, it took half an hour for Shen Chao and Custer to slowly leave the checkpoint with about 500 survivors, including civilians, armed civilians, police, and even the female reporter who was on the live broadcast before.
Now the female journalist and a young photojournalist are sitting in the back seat of the two, which, of course, is the result of her strong request. The reason was that her car and that of the photojournalist had broken down. Not all the survivors who walked with them had a car, but under the dispatch of the two, those who did not have a car sat in the car with a vacant seat, and the survivors formed a convoy and drove mightily towards the stadium.