The woman did not answer in a hurry, but buried her head in drinking a few mouthfuls of porridge, and then slowly raised her head: "Young man, at your age, you tend to like to be happy and grudges. Right is right, and wrong is wrong. But when you get there At my age, I will find that many things are not that simple. Yes, we can indeed turn a blind eye to what happened to the child tonight and let him go. But have you ever thought about the consequences of doing so? Now It’s the end of the world, and we are living in this world without the restrictions of the past, but human beings are very loose creatures, and if we don’t set some rules and regulations, problems will easily arise.”
Hu Xiaodong and others strongly agreed with the woman's statement.
Nowadays, since the outbreak of the apocalypse, many human beings have released their animal instincts under the pressure of survival because of the lack of legal and moral restraints.
"So our manor has drawn up relevant rules before we started accepting outsiders, and through more than a year of continuous improvement and supplementation, we have formed a pretty good system. Anyone who comes to our place will be required to abide by this rule. You guys When we came here, we emphasized it to you. This is the foundation of our manor. No matter who it is, even the owner must abide by it. Otherwise, you will be punished. "
"Uh, I'm sorry, Auntie, I'm going to interrupt here. As for being punished, can you tell me what the punishment is specifically?"
Hu Xiaodong was very curious about this. He really couldn't imagine that the other party would try to escape from the manor because he couldn't bear the punishment here.
This behavior itself is very strange.
After all, this is the end of the world, not the modern civilization of the past.
You said that in the past, you couldn't bear to be in a certain place, and you were unhappy and wanted to escape. I can understand it.
But now
If you don't want a good shelter, you have to run out and dance with zombies at the risk of falling off a building on a rainy night. If you say it's okay, then you'll be damned.
But the old woman gave an ambiguous snake oil reply: "This cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. In short, our rules are indeed very complicated. After more than a year of modification and addition, it is perfect and involves all aspects of the production and life of the manor. , the punishment also follows the severity of the behavior itself."
Hu Xiaodong can understand that, just like real law, theft and murder are different in nature, and the final punishment will naturally be different.
But no matter what, what Hu Xiaodong is most concerned about is: "Then what did that kid commit?"
Hu Xiaodong persisted and continued to dig deeper.
Since you said that the other party committed a major crime, then tell us what crime he committed.
In response to this, the old woman buried her head again and drank a few sips of water, then raised her head and replied: "After we have completed the detailed investigation of him, we will hold a meeting of all survivors to explain it in detail. Then you can come and listen. ”
Well, the old woman blocked Hu Xiaodong's idea of peeping with a simple sentence.
It must be admitted that the old woman was able to become the housekeeper of this manor for a real reason. Just looking at her various obstacles just now shows her tact.
Since the old woman said it for this reason, Hu Xiaodong is also a person who understands current affairs.
He understands that if he continues, he will probably be dissatisfied with the other party.
Considering his current position and identity, Hu Xiaodong did not continue to ask questions. He nodded and said: "I understand, auntie, we will go there when the meeting comes back. In short, no matter what punishment the manor imposes on that guy, we will raise our hands." Agree."
"Yes, what you said just now is so true that there is no rule without rules. Don't worry, we will strictly abide by the rules of the manor in the future." Lao Xu agreed in time.
Huo Yuankai also followed up and nodded.
The old woman was very satisfied with the "sensibleness" of Hu Xiaodong and others.
After that, the few of them had a symbolic chat about some trivial matters.
After the meal, Hu Xiaodong asked the woman: "Auntie, I don't know if we can take a walk inside and outside the manor. You know this manor is too big. We have just arrived. We will really get lost if we are not familiar with it. Haha, you see what happened yesterday? If it weren't for you, we would probably be trapped in that basement."
"Haha," the old man said with a smile, "This is normal. Basically, all the survivors who come to us will go through this stage. Okay, you can just walk around and get familiar with the environment of the manor."
The old woman's answer somewhat surprised Xu Renjie.
In his opinion during the past two days, there must be some unknown secrets in this manor.
According to normal routine, the old woman should reject her proposal.
After all, this random movement can easily expose hidden secrets.
If you really want to familiarize yourself with the environment, you should at least arrange for an insider in the manor to be your guide.
In this way, it not only satisfies one's need to familiarize oneself with the environment, but also effectively prevents oneself from bumping into things that one should not look at.
But the old woman directly agreed to her proposal without any hesitation.
This is really beyond Xu Renjie's expectation.
But no matter what, the other party finally agreed to the proposal. In this case, it will undoubtedly be of great help to our follow-up work.
Especially in contact with outside team members, Lao Xu believed that after the unexpected incident last night, the outside brothers must be in chaos.
Needless to say, I didn't sleep most of the night last night, so we all gathered together to analyze the reasons.
Lao Xu is most worried now that the team members are worried about their situation and rashly launch a surprise attack on the manor.
Once this comes true, it will be a big trouble.
No matter what, the manor also uses defense as offense.
They have been immersed in this place for so many years, and judging from the development of the manor and various facilities, their planning also has two brushes.
Internal and external personnel also have to carry standard weapons, and with the surrounding container walls, if there is a fight, they have a great advantage in waiting for work.
Not to mention, there is such a big guy as the manor behind the wall.
If we want to rush in to "rescue people", the risk factor is too high.
Therefore, Lao Xu needs to find an opportunity to convey the internal situation of the manor as soon as possible to reassure the brothers outside.
"Well, Xiao Hu, let's walk around later and try to get familiar with the environment of the manor as soon as possible. Ah, by the way, now that we are here, I don't know what we can do. Haha, what are the skills of the three of us? No, just work harder. If you need anything, just ask."
First, he agreed to my affirmation, and after that, Lao Xu expressed his willingness to take over the job.
In this way, he concealed his purpose of exploring the manor.
After hearing Lao Xu's reply, the old woman nodded with satisfaction, and then replied softly: "Well, very good! The philosophy of our manor is that everyone is for one, and I am for everyone. It's good that you have this awareness. But, you I’ve just arrived, so I’ll focus on resting for the time being. I’ll let you know when I need you.”
