Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 132 Appointment
After Jiang Minglang, Bai Li and others entered the village, two huge black shadows walked silently to the gate and lay down, one on the left and one on the right.

Even though there was a lot of noise outside, Yunxi Village was still dark. No one lit a lamp, and no one came out of their house to join in the fun.

Bai Li nodded secretly. Every failure makes one wiser. These people are quite obedient.

"Just because her name is also a fruit, you think she is related to me?"

Back in the bedroom, talking about the brother and sister again, Bai Li felt indescribably depressed.

"I just think it shouldn't be such a coincidence, what's wrong?"

Seeing Bai Li frowning, Jiang Minglang asked hurriedly, "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Bai Li slapped his outstretched hand away, "No, it's you. Since you helped Li Nan stop them, why did you let them go?"

Isn't this like letting a tiger return to the mountains?

Maybe I'll have a chance to deal with them again in the future.

Jiang Minglang sighed, "We're not letting them go, we're checking to see where the others are. Do you think they can really cause nearly a hundred casualties to Li Nan? If I'm not mistaken, their trunks should be empty."

Bai Li was stunned and suddenly remembered that she didn't see Bai Yang when she came back just now.

"Don't worry, Lao Sheng is with him. This is a great learning opportunity."

Although the brother and sister and the short man looked unsuccessful, it would be easy for him to kill them no matter how unsuccessful they were. The reason why he didn't do anything to them was that he wanted to find their accomplices who robbed and killed people as soon as they arrived in Pengcheng. Although they were not the ones who robbed and killed, he couldn't leave outsiders with the impression that Pengcheng was easy to bully. So he not only had to bring back the stolen things, but also catch them all.

The second point is to train brothers Bai Yang and Zhou Lei, as well as four young people selected from the village.

Three of the four were about the same age as Bai Yang, and were the children of the workers they had hired in the beginning. Two of them had shown special powers of strength, and one could just about make a little dirt in his hands, and was of the earth element.

Once a person has superpowers, his physical fitness will be much better than that of ordinary people.

Ever since the three of them developed superpowers, they have been training with Zhang Shaoda for the past two months, just like Bai Yang, hoping to lead a new team.

As for the fourth person, it was Liu Er who returned from Jiangcheng at the end of August.

This guy stumbled all the way, didn't kill a single zombie, didn't touch a single crazy mutant animal, but returned to Pengcheng unscathed. He thought he was lucky, and every time he encountered a zombie or a mutant animal, he was lucky enough to escape.

Is it really luck?

But no matter how good you are, can you run as fast as something with four legs?

It is really faster than those running on four legs, and it is also because his own speed has increased.

But this kid was so stupid and timid that he didn't even notice his abnormality until one day he bumped into Xiao Heng. He was so scared that he turned around and ran away. He ran so fast that the people who were with him were stunned.

Bai Wei scolded him several times for this. It was really fucking true that fools have good luck. They didn't have any special powers, but he, a coward as a mouse, had them.

The four of them had been picked out separately for training, and now that they had this opportunity for actual practice, they naturally had to take them out for a walk.

Together with Bai Yang and the Zhou brothers, these seven people will be the ones who will have to take over in the future.

After the three men escaped, Lao Sheng and Bai Yang followed them immediately. Even when Li Nan led a dozen people to chase them, they did not find them.

After Li Nan returned in disappointment, the three men came out from underground and found a small path heading east.

An hour later, Ren Bin, along with the Zhou brothers and Liu Er, followed the special marks left by Lao Sheng along the way.

At dawn, a glimmer of light finally appeared in the dark night sky, and Zhang Shaoda set off with the remaining three people.

When it was bright, Li Nan knocked on the gate of Yunxi Village again.

"Captain Jiang, any news about them?"

Having not slept all night and having a fight with someone, Li Nan was obviously not in a good mood at the moment.

But he couldn't sleep until this matter was dealt with.

The reason he came to find Jiang Minglang was not because the two had discussed it before, but because after he went back, he reviewed what happened last night in his mind several times, asked his subordinates, and finally figured out some clues.

He was being led around by the nose.

A bitter smile appeared on Li Nan's lips. Everyone said that he was a business genius. He brought his family's company back to life after it went bankrupt, and it was listed again in just ten years. If it weren't for this damn doomsday, he would still be the president of a listed company.

But what does a president count for in the end times?

He has no shortage of means, but in today's world, there is no need for such twists and turns. Force and ability are the most important.

When they robbed his warehouse, they didn't use any special means, they just split into two groups, one group took the things first, and the other group followed behind. The two groups didn't take the same route, and he didn't even notice it.

To put it bluntly, he just has no practical experience.

He didn't, but he knew Jiang Minglang did.

Therefore, the scheme of that group of people last night could definitely not be hidden from him.

That's why Li Nan came over now.

Jiang Minglang glanced at him and thought that although this boy was conceited, he was not stupid.

"I'll let Xu Bo take you there."

He handed the matter over to Zhang Shaoda, asking him to take full charge and come back after he had dealt with it cleanly.

So he has no idea what the current situation is over there.

"Thank you!"

Li Nan's thanks this time were much more sincere than before, which made Jiang Minglang raise his eyebrows.

Is it just such a small thing that can make him so angry?
No way.

Seeing them walking away, Jiang Minglang did not return to the white fruit orchard. Instead, he turned around to look at the road leading to the village, then walked to the side, took out a cigarette and lit it.

Although his wife didn't like the smell of cigarettes, she didn't force him to smoke. That's right, all the cigarettes that she had found in Pengcheng were distributed to others while he was away, and in the end she only left him two boxes. Two boxes, not two cartons.

She said there were so many people and they couldn't favor one over another, so everyone had to get a share, so it was good enough that she could leave two boxes for him.

If he hadn't found three pieces of evidence from Zhang Shaoda, he would have believed what she said.

Alas, it’s not easy.

After puffing away at the cigarette for a while and throwing away the cigarette butt in satisfaction, his ears suddenly moved. He raised his eyes to look towards the end of the road and saw a military jeep approaching from a distance and soon drove in front of him.

Jiang Minglang raised his eyebrows, looked at the thin and long-faced man who got out of the back seat of the jeep, and smiled faintly. The people who came yesterday didn't see him, so they guessed that Wei Lichuan would come today.

"Captain Jiang."

Although Wei Lichuan was a few years older than him, he did not feel superior to him and could not put on airs because he was of a lower rank than him.

He even saluted respectfully.

Jiang Minglang returned the gift. Regardless of whether he planned to return or not, he knew that he could not defeat the authorities openly.

"I didn't expect that the captain of the guard would come to Pengcheng."

When Wei Lichuan heard Jiang Minglang call him the captain of the guard, the smile on his face froze for a moment, and then he said helplessly, "Even if others don't know how I became the leader, doesn't Captain Jiang know?"

Wei Lichuan clearly told Jiang Minglang that Kyoto did not have enough chief officers, so they promoted him, who was once only a deputy, to be the team leader.

He had a clear understanding of his own abilities and was not afraid of being criticized by others for picking a general from among the lame. He was promoted because of the absence of Jiang Minglang and others.

There has been almost a major reshuffle of leaders above him, what is he afraid of?

Besides, since he was able to rise step by step from a small conscript to the level of deputy regiment commander, in addition to his own abilities, it also relied on his self-knowledge and awareness of the times.

Wei Lichuan directly stated his purpose, "Captain Jiang, before I set out from Kyoto, the garrison commander gave me an order directly. If I meet you here, let me inform you of the appointment."

"Captain of the Guard?"

Jiang Minglang ignored the appointment notice he mentioned later and asked, "Who is the garrison commander?"

"Commissar Stone."

Hearing these three words, Jiang Minglang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Political Commissar Shi Yi was his old superior. Not only did he promote him, but they also had a good personal relationship.

Since the end of the world, he has been wondering about what happened to Lao Shi. Although he is not too worried about his safety, he can't help but feel a little worried before getting definite news.

Now that he heard that not only was he fine, but he had also been promoted to garrison commander, he felt relieved.

"Captain Jiang, this is the appointment notice from Commander Shi."

Jiang Minglang looked at the piece of paper in Wei Lichuan's hand and felt a headache.

If it were someone else, not Lao Shi, he would have refused without saying a word.

But this person is Shi Yi
Jiang Minglang turned his attention to Wei Lichuan and decided to change the subject, "Captain Wei"

"Captain Jiang, it is clearly written on the appointment notice that you are the captain of the Pengcheng garrison and I am only the deputy captain. I will serve as your deputy."

Jiang Minglang's face turned black. Why didn't he realize that this boy was so honest before?
He hasn't even taken office yet, so how can he be called the captain?

Lao Shi can really give him difficult problems.

"Just keep this appointment and pretend you didn't see me."

"How can that be possible? This is a military order. I cannot disobey it."

"I didn't ask you to disobey, so I told you to keep it first."

Wei Lichuan was very surprised. He asked in astonishment, "Captain Jiang, do you not want to return to the army?"

Jiang Minglang said, "I have something that I haven't resolved yet. I will decide whether to take up the position after I resolve it."

Wei Lichuan heard the determination in his tone. Although he didn't understand why, he still honestly accepted the appointment.

Then he asked solemnly, "Is your refusal to accept the appointment related to the matter to be resolved?"

Knowing that Lao Shi was still his leader, Jiang Minglang no longer had many concerns. He nodded and said, "Yes, tell me first, who are the superiors in Kyoto now?"

Wei Lichuan immediately reported to him several names, and then told him the current detailed situation in Kyoto and the subsequent instructions and arrangements without missing a single detail.

This is not a secret, you can find out if you really want to.

Jiang Minglang listened calmly. First, it was about the arrangements for the garrison and defense forces, and now how many cities were included in the armed protection. He thought that from Pengcheng to the north, at least to Kyoto, every city in between would be included.

However, I didn't expect that apart from Kyoto, only five cities had troops stationed.

The reason why Wei Lichuan's group bypassed several cities in between and went directly to Pengcheng was mainly because Pingcheng had become a dead city with unpredictable conditions inside, so Pengcheng, which was separated from it by a river, had to be defended.

So Wei Lichuan came to see Jiang Minglang today for another matter. They are going to guard the Pingjiang Bridge, so where is the best place to place the team?
Although he could make the decision, their team leader was right in front of him. As the deputy captain, wouldn't it be better for him to just do his auxiliary work?
"Captain Jiang, you may not know that the surrounding cities south of Pengcheng, centered on Jiangcheng, have been confirmed to have no survivors and have all become dead cities. The north of Pengcheng is not very peaceful either. Although there are not many mutant animals, the zombie crisis has not been resolved. The miscellaneous forces composed of survivors fight each other all day long, and the number of people who die every day is almost the same as the number of zombies. There are also people who die from diseases infected by rotting corpses. In short, along the way I have come, no city is as clean and stable as Pengcheng. Those cities cannot be described by the word 'chaotic'."

Wei Lichuan's words were not an exaggeration at all. Kyoto was about 1,200 kilometers away from Pengcheng, and it took them 24 days to drive there.

On the one hand, they had to clear the highway as they went along, and on the other hand, they faced obstruction from survivors in various cities.

It is not appropriate to say that they obstructed the people. It can only be said that in the face of disasters, ordinary people have a natural dependence on and seek help from those in military uniforms. It is also because of this military uniform that they cannot remain indifferent to the dangers of ordinary people.

I walked, rescued people, killed zombies, and made arrangements along the way. It took me more than 20 days to finally reach my destination.

Of course, Wei Lichuan did this because of the order from Political Commissar Shi. He expected that Jiang Minglang was most likely in Pengcheng. As long as this guy was there, he believed that Pingjiang would be fine.

It is also because the mutated animals south of Pingcheng did not go north, whether it was zombies or other crises, they seemed to be cut off at Pengcheng.

This led Shi Yi to the conclusion that Jiang Minglang did not go north back to Kyoto after the apocalypse, and most likely stayed in his hometown with his wife and children.

Wei Lichuan was not familiar with Jiang Minglang before, but after arriving in Pengcheng, he wanted to get to know him well.

In Pengcheng, he felt that he had finally returned to the human race.

"Where are the management staff? I mean, the mayors and vice mayors of various cities, have they gone to Kyoto or somewhere else? Have the higher-ups made any arrangements for them?"

Jiang Minglang did not ask Yu Chengping directly. He had just heard from Du Qiuyan some time ago that Yu Chengping had a backer in Kyoto, and the backer was said to be his cousin.

While Jiang Minglang was asking Wei Lichuan about the situation in Kyoto, Xu Bo and Li Nan followed the marks left by Lao Sheng and after a tour, they returned to a small town only three kilometers away from Yunxi Village, which was also Baiyun Town where Bai Li and his classmates attended high school.

Only after seeing Zhang Shaoda did he confirm that the person was really in the town.

Li Nan looked at the town, then turned his head to look in the direction of Yunxi Village, and sneered, "Do they think the most dangerous place is the safest?"

Damn, he actually hid here.

However, Lao Sheng and the others who came earlier did not agree with him. Xu Bo looked at Bai Yang and asked, "What's going on?"

　A little earlier today.

　　(End of this chapter)