Chapter 39: The Flock
"Sir, everyone's food is almost finished, see if you can ......"
Wang Yao looked at the gray-headed and thin-skinned man in front of him, and a trace of shame flashed in his eyes. As long as there are no zombies in the building these days, large and small rooms have been searched, and the materials found can only be regarded as a drop in the bucket for hundreds of people, and they can only last a few days at most. And the food and water that were so hard to find the lives of hundreds of people were sent to the office upstairs.
While Du Kangnian was immersed in alcohol and wantonly squandered the only food left, the old people, children, women, and slightly stronger men below had not eaten enough for a few days. They were huddled by the window, under the table, in the corner against the wall, their eyes empty and tired, the hunger in their bellies tormenting their already broken spirits like the devil, and beneath the despair was a madness that could erupt at any moment.
The man with his head down and licking his face was a little bald, looking at himself with hope in his eyes. There is still a trace of the majesty of the government before the disaster, and almost everyone still subconsciously regards their country's soldiers as the only remaining support. But what if you can't give them what they want? Or did they know that there was some food and water upstairs and that the so-called big man in their eyes was drinking red wine when they couldn't eat enough?
The bald man looked at the young officer in front of him and took out a cigarette, took a deep breath near the window, and couldn't help but roll up and down in his throat. He hadn't smoked in days, and it seemed that all the cigarettes he found in the building had been sent upstairs. These people are really damned, he doesn't even have anything to eat, let alone smoke, but these officials can still eat and smoke.
lowered his head and couldn't see his face clearly, although he was very dissatisfied in his heart, and even secretly cursed the two people who usually stayed upstairs. But after all, they are people from the government, although the situation is not quite right now, but they are still people from the government! They represented the entire Xia Kingdom, and no one dared to disobey them, no one could straighten their waists in front of this huge and ancient country, and no one even dared to step on this staircase without permission.
He tried hard to suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart, and buried his face deep underneath for fear that the young officer would see something. He seems to have heard others talk about the name of this officer, as if his surname is Wang, Wang Yao, and it is said that he is a well-known figure in the army in the north. But every time I saw the unwavering eyes on his thin face, I felt a panic in my heart. He seems to be able to see my thoughts, I can't look into his eyes anymore, I can't see!
The smoke rose and slowly dissipated in the air, Wang Yao looked at the zombies wandering back and forth day and night outside the window, and a slightly hoarse voice slowly sounded in the man's ears, "I'll find a way, you go and appease those people first." Just say, I'll give you an answer later. With that, he turned around and threw the half-burned cigarette butt on the ground and walked upstairs.
The bald man didn't even dare to look up, only to see the pair of leather shoes in front of him, which had lost some luster, turn around, and then there was a crisp click, and it went farther and farther away, and finally disappeared. The cigarette butt on the ground was still smoking, and he hurriedly leaned down to pick it up and stuffed it into his mouth, and took a hard puff. Milky white smoke spilled out of his slightly open mouth, and with his expression, he looked like a fairy.
He squinted, and in the haze of smoke it seemed as if he had returned to his old life, leaning against the office window and looking at the crowd of ants rushing downstairs. Subordinates have to nod to themselves, for fear of offending themselves, the young secretary throws flattery at himself, and his smooth thighs sway in front of him from time to time, intentionally or unintentionally, even if the yellow-faced woman at home often comes to the company to make trouble, but he still feels that life is still very good.
But everything seemed to have changed overnight, the road was full of crazy pedestrians, they were like wild beasts tearing at people like them, the road was full of vehicles colliding together, the noisy human voices and the shrill honking of cars were intertwined to make his heart feel like a big drum was beating, bang, bang, bang, he frantically turned the steering wheel in his hand, ignoring all kinds of frictions on the expensive car body, and he didn't even have time to avoid the pedestrians who stood in front of him.
The mind drifted and drifted until there was a sudden tingling pain between the fingers, and then the red cigarette butt fell to the ground with a reflex shake. He quickly blew on his somewhat scalded fingers, and the yellow-faced woman in his head who was pale and rushed to himself was still clearly visible. "Damn," he cursed, looking at the cigarette butts on the ground with some vicious eyes, then stomped a few more times and turned back to the crowd.
"Brother Zhao, what did that Chief Wang say?" A yellow half-sleeve on his body had turned gray, and a tall fat man had a flattering smile on his face with his head down.
"That's right, Mr. Zhao, what did Chief Wang say? Is there anything else to eat? The young and beautiful white-collar still had tears on his face, but he still pressed his soft chest tightly against the bald man's arm.
"Is there a way to say it? We're all starving to death! "It was a small, monkey-like man who spoke.
"Yes, Lao Tzu has seen it, I found so many things before, but they all moved upstairs, can the two of them finish eating!" The fierce man with a gold chain around his neck shouted loudly.
The bald man looked at the angry people, rubbed his hands, motioned for everyone to be quiet, and then a false smile began to bloom on his face: "Everyone listen to me, everyone listen to me!" I have already asked Chief Wang, and Chief Wang said that he will give us an answer later! After all, this is a difficult time, everyone try to bear with it, save some food, and the outside support will definitely come in a few days! ”
He seemed to be a little afraid that his words would be heard, looked left and right, and then bent down slightly and whispered: "I heard from my friend who works in the building before, the one upstairs is unbelievable!" That Governor Wang was specially sent to protect him! The crowd that had been a little riotous gradually began to quiet down, and everyone wondered in their hearts, it seems that even if they don't take them seriously, they can't help but take the big leader seriously, right?
The day passed quickly, but the crowd waiting for an answer did not see the chief Wang go downstairs again, as if suddenly there was no such thing. The tall man with a gold chain around his neck couldn't help it, "Damn, you've been playing with us for a long time, right?" I can't bear it anymore, I'm going upstairs and ask them if they have a solution! With that, he got up and walked upstairs.
The bald man hurriedly tried to stop him, but the big man pushed him to the ground and let out a groaning cry of pain. Seeing that someone was taking the lead, several men who also looked fierce looked at each other, nodded, and followed closely behind the man. Then there were more and more people, all of whom followed them, and everyone's mouths were full of various national quintessences, and it was very scary to look at the anger for a while.
The bald man sitting on the ground saw that those people had basically run upstairs, and his mouth that had been groaning suddenly stopped, and he smiled contemptuously as he looked at the crowd that disappeared on the stairs. A bunch of brainless fools, he shook his head and slowly stood up, "It's really ruthless, my waist."
It is said in the book that when the weak sheep have a leader, they will instantly have far more courage and strength than usual, and the leader will lead them to break through the encirclement of the wolves and continue to survive. And when the sheep suddenly disappears, the seemingly invincible flock that has gathered together will instantly disintegrate. The angry crowd was noisy and crowded, and the surging tide came to the third floor, which was usually difficult to enter, but the young officer was not found.
At this moment, the voices of people were faintly heard in an office, the tightly closed door was slammed open, and people looked at the food piled up in half the room and the wine bottles thrown on the floor, especially the middle-aged man lying on the sofa with a fat brain, and the flames of anger burned everyone who saw them in an instant. The leading man scolded, pulled up the middle-aged man who was not yet awake, and smashed his fist on his ruddy and fat face.
Then countless fists, big feet, and even someone picked up the bottle on the ground, and Du Kangnian, who was brought to sleep by alcohol and refused to wake up, was beaten to death. The people who still didn't feel relieved even opened the windows, and several people carried the body that had long since stopped moving, and threw the big man who was once out of reach in their eyes like this. The corpse fell on the hard concrete floor, like a frog that had been stepped on.
As the crowd began to calm down, they suddenly realized what they had done. The leading man's sturdy body suddenly fell to the ground, and his frightened eyes looked at the corpse on the ground that could no longer see the human form. And the other people around him are in the same state, in the culture and system of the Xia Kingdom for thousands of years, no one dares to do such a thing easily.
And the sudden appearance of Wang Yao made their already flustered hearts beat wildly again, perhaps realizing the key to the problem, a man suddenly reached out and touched the chair on the side, but before he picked it up, he heard a "bang" gunshot!
The noisy crowd suddenly scattered like a flock of frightened birds, and before the few people who had just dropped Du Kangnian downstairs could react, they heard three gunshots of "bang, bang, bang", and their incredible eyes stared at Wang Yao who came down the stairs, blood flowed out of the wound uncontrollably, and his body fell to the ground. The moment they heard the gunshot, everyone subconsciously squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, leaving only Wang Yao, who was still holding the gun, standing there straight like that.
The sound of clappling footsteps slowly approached, and the bald man who came up behind was dripping with sweat on the ground, and all kinds of thoughts were crazy in his head, it's over, it's over! But I heard the young officer's indifferent and hoarse voice suddenly sounded, "Are they the only ones who take the lead?" The man hurriedly replied, "Yes, I can't stop it, sir, it's really not my fault, it's really not!" The people around him also hurriedly chimed in: "Yes, sir, they did it!" "I don't want to come up, they forced it!" "I didn't even do anything, I didn't know what happened when I saw them drop people down."
Wang Yao looked at the people in front of him who were almost lying on the ground, and couldn't help but feel a burst of sadness, he wanted to reprimand them loudly, and wanted to ask them why they had the courage not to do something truly meaningful. But he didn't open his mouth after all, but just whispered: "Take the things in the office and divide them, don't take them as an example." ”
He watched the people who were still weak and flustered gradually disappear in the corridor with the only remaining supplies, and in a trance he seemed to see the fleeing sheep, panicked, and annoying.