Mu Tang was dragged by Ayun and Xiaoman's hands towards the place where they lived.
There were some dilapidated houses around first, but more of them were crowded tents. Some tents had their curtains open, and Mu Tang could see what was inside.
Each tent was densely packed with messy things. Some beddings were spread directly on the ground. Many of them were military green, which looked like they were issued by the army.
None of these tents contained less than five people.
Most of those people were sitting in or outside the tents, their eyes dim and dazed, looking lifeless and numb.
But there are also a few people who are still working on their hands.
There was a young woman knitting something in a tent not far away. If you look carefully, some torn strips of cloth were connected together and then knitted into other things.
Judging from the place she had already knitted, it should be a mat.
When they passed by these people, these people would more or less stare at them with a hidden look, and the exploration and thinking inside made people uncomfortable.
This was the first time she had set foot here. The sight in front of her made her a little distracted, and she suddenly remembered what Lu Yan had said casually when chatting with her two days ago.
There were not many places in the base, and the survivors inside were divided into two parts. One was those who escaped by themselves, and the other was taken over by the army.
The area of Tongcheng Base is much smaller than that of Tomorrow Base, only half its size, but the current population is much larger than that of Tomorrow Base.
Although the army has tried its best to compress the living space, it can only barely give these people a place to stay.
There is no way, no matter what, it is impossible to abolish the army. This is the only guarantee for the survival of these defenseless people.
Although civilians had appealed a long time ago, they wanted the army to be broken up into parts to maintain the same living environment as them, and to distribute weapons to them and teach them how to use them.
The man said plausibly: "In Country M, firearms are legal and their civilians have the ability to protect themselves! We don't want to be a fish on a sticky board anymore. If you really care about the people, you should do this!!"
This sentence obviously touched the hearts of many people and resonated with many people.
Some of these people really want to protect themselves, but some have bad thoughts in their hearts.
The legalization of firearms not only gives civilians more ability to protect themselves, but also means completely exposing the base to the threat of riots.
Once someone wants to rebel, the base's forced balance can be easily broken, and the consequences will be immeasurable.
Therefore, it is certainly impossible for Lieutenant General Lu to agree to such an idea.
The man jumped up at that time, and the whole army just wanted to keep them as livestock, and did not regard them as human beings at all!
This was to undermine the credibility of the base's leaders and incite people's revolt, causing rumors about the base to spread.
Lieutenant General Lu, who was always generous, showed rare toughness and had someone put a gun into the man's arms, taught him how to shoot, and sent him out of the base.
Of course, there might as well be someone who added fuel to the fire, such as Major General Li.
Originally, Lieutenant General Lu just asked people to drive him out. The area around the base had been cleared several times by the army. There were not as many zombies as other places, so he would not die immediately.
But it seemed that Major General Li wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to resolve the matter at once, so he secretly sent the man outside the base's security range.
The ending was that the man was so frightened that he collapsed, and in the end he lay down outside the military defense line with snot and tears, apologized, and begged him to go back.
This incident made those in the base who swore to be frank and thought they could survive with guns hesitant, and those who were timid even kept silent, so the matter ended in nothing.
"I have to say that Major General Li's choice was correct. Any other person would probably not be able to achieve this effect." Lu Yan concluded the matter.
"What do you mean?" Mu Tang didn't quite understand.
"That person came to the base in the early days of the apocalypse and received shelter from the base very early. In other words, it is very possible that he has not even faced zombies at all."
Lu Yan paused and then said:
"Coupled with his arrogant temper, he just kept inciting others, but did not really dare to negotiate with the army. Major General Li expected that this man was a soft-footed insect with only an empty shell. As long as he was allowed to see the outside world Those things, he probably wouldn’t even have the courage to shoot.”
Mu Tang once again saw the diversity of human nature. It turns out that some people really use these things to achieve the results they want.
Lu Yan touched her head:
"As long as this person entered the base in the middle of the apocalypse, Major General Li probably wouldn't choose to do this, because people who can survive until that time outside will not even have the courage to protect themselves."
Mu Tang felt that Lu Yan actually had some things that he didn't explain clearly.
That is because people will explode when they are cornered. The reason why that person surrendered easily and turned around to beg for mercy.
Probably because he was not cornered at all because of the existence of the base.
When he realized that life outside might not be better than the base, he immediately bent his spine and chose a base where there were people fighting for him instead of using his own life to win the so-called freedom.
Although Lu Yan just said this casually, it had a big impact on Mu Tang.
Human beings are really strange creatures. They can always think of more things about one thing and then choose the outcome that is most beneficial to them.
If it were herself, she probably wouldn't be able to think about it that much.
Mu Tang was lost in thought when her sleeves were suddenly pulled. She lowered her head and found Ayun looking at her unhappily.
"I just said a lot to you, but you didn't even answer me." The child's face looked a little aggrieved.
He looked to be seven or eight years old. The baby fat on his face was almost gone. His entire face was tanned. His clothes and pants were obviously inappropriate, with his wrists and ankles exposed.
Xiao Man next to him looked to be only four or five years old. He was also wearing dirty and ill-fitting clothes. He had a thin face, and in his eyes, in addition to the innocence of a child, there was also a trace of depression that was not suitable for his age.
Mu Tang suddenly remembered the conversation between the two children just now.
The older one was able to joke about his own death calmly. Although the younger one felt frightened and said "I don't want to die" with red eyes, he also faced the loss of life.
For some reason, Mu Tang always felt that this shouldn't be something that children need to understand.
The woman walking in front kept looking back at them, with a faint worry underneath her indifferent expression.
They have gained enough attention along the way.
Mu Tang was so eye-catching, she was beautiful and neatly dressed, and placed in this messy living space, she was like a fresh cake covered with cream and chocolate that fell into the garbage.
It is abrupt and eye-catching, and at the same time it can arouse the covetousness of rats.
A trace of worry flashed in the woman's eyes, and then she turned around and grabbed Mu Tang, speeding up her pace.
She didn't know whether she should bring this girl here. Originally, she just wanted her poor child to have something happy in this dark hell.
But if the cost is to involve irrelevant people, then she would rather not do it.
But even if she thought so in her heart, the woman's eyes drifted towards Mu Tang unconsciously.
For those who have no worries about food and clothing in the apocalypse, the crumbs exposed from the fingers of this little girl should be the things they long for but cannot ask for.
I don’t ask for much, even if I just give a little to my children...
The woman's eyes fell on the two children who were pulling Mu Tang forward. From the end of the world to now, even giving the children two more mouthfuls of meat was already a luxury.
The woman silently pulled Mu Tang to a small tent. Several suppressed coughs came from the room, and then the door curtain was opened.
Looking at the people coming out of it, Mu Tang opened his eyes in surprise.
