Chapter 149: Chapter 149: Looking for Trouble? Chapter 149: Chapter 149: Looking for Trouble? Gu Pan looked at the cooling hot pot and didn’t want to start a fight at this ti. She said to them, “You can leave now, we still need to eat.”
The middle-aged woman, pulling her son, thanked Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng, “Thank you, we’ll et again in the future.”
The young man nad Ruiming freed his mother’s hand, “Mom, we have so many people, why should we be afraid of just the two of them? You always say not to cause trouble for Uncle, but we can’t lose Uncle’s face. Call Uncle Li and have them take care of these two.” Saying this, he moved towards the direction of the car up ahead.
The middle-aged woman again grabbed her son’s hand tightly, “Ruiming, that’s enough. Have you forgotten what I told you? Hurry back to the car.”
The young man nad Ruiming then said, “Mom, I haven’t taken my gun.”
The middle-aged woman replied, “Consider this your punishnt, don’t take guns anymore.” After saying this, she forcefully pulled the young man away.
Their car quickly drove away.
Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng sat down to continue eating, discussing their observations about the people in the cars.
“They must have so strength, not confronting us directly; they probably truly didn’t want to cause trouble,” Lu Ruisheng said.
“This woman is quite articulate, but she’s also quite crafty, not simple at all. That man ntioned his uncle is at the base, and said it’s his uncle’s place. I hope there aren’t too many hidden issues there?”
“That shouldn’t be the case. Even if there is corruption, it takes ti. The first batch of people usually have a few leaders overseeing each other, otherwise, the country would worry about soone monopolizing power and erging as a tyrant that can’t be controlled afterwards.”
“That’s true, we’ll see when we get there.”
They weren’t too worried about this; in the worst case, they would just switch bases. Their main reason to go was to wait for their companions and because it was close, but they had the Space and the Prophet, so there was nothing to fear.
anwhile, back in that car, the young man nad Ruiming, furiously said to the middle-aged woman, “Mom, we just lost a gun, why didn’t you let Uncle Li and his n go down and kill those two?”
The middle-aged woman said, “Your uncle is sending people to pick us up, we should be grateful, not oppress others using your uncle’s na. What would beco of us then? You know how much your uncle hates such people, do you want to make him angry?”
If it wasn’t to leave a good impression on those coming to pick them up, she would not have let her son be at a disadvantage, but she knew that man well – yes, he would send people for them, but he had his limits, and once crossed, things could turn uncontrollable.
The young man nad Ruiming bowed his head, silent, but bottled up anger filled him, thinking to teach them a lesson once they encountered them at the base.
Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng, unaware of these developnts, finished their al and walked a bit to aid digestion before continuing on their journey.
On their way, they encountered many areas that had been struck by tornadoes, one village was almost entirely whisked away, leaving only so building walls, making them even more worried about their friends.
Two days later, they arrived near the base and could see from a distance a great expanse of land enclosed by high walls at the base of the mountains, only the upper floors of so buildings visible from the outside.
But strangely, there was a living area made up of row houses enclosed by barbed wire outside the walls.
Gu Pan slightly puzzled, asked, “Do you think the people outside couldn’t afford to enter because they lacked money and skills, or they just didn’t want to?”
Lu Ruisheng was also unsure, “It’s hard to say, maybe they don’t have the ans to get in and want to survive in this safer area on the periphery?”
“I think so too, there are too many refugees, the base has limited space currently and can only select the best, later those capable can build more and shelter more people, that’s probably the best way.”
“That’s why having skills and capabilities is always important.”
“But so people’s skills aren’t useful in the apocalypse, like Sister-in-law Xuerong, she’s a painter, and that skill is useless now.”
“That’s true, painters, calligraphers, musicians, they’re not as useful as bricklayers or carpenters now.”
Let’s not talk anymore, let’s just go over there.
They had decided on the way that they would use supplies to enter the base, as there would be acid rain later, and Gu Pan couldn’t rember the exact timing. If they used their skills to get in, they might have to work outdoors and face dangers, so entering with supplies was safer, for now, to see how things were inside.
They switched to a van, loaded with five bags of rice, five bags of flour, and so compressed biscuits, which wasn’t too much but also not too little, enough for them to settle down in the base.
Upon reaching the gate, there was a guard with a gun at the entrance.
Lu Ruisheng got out of the van and communicated with a guard, “Comrade, we’ve brought supplies to the base, what’s the procedure?”
The guard replied, “Ask your companion to co down as well. You need to be inspected, and you can’t bring weapons into the base, but they won’t be confiscated, we’ll store them securely and return them to you if you need to go out.”
Hearing the guard’s words, Gu Pan got down to be inspected. They had already placed their weapons in the Space, so they weren’t worried about a search.
Moreover, she preferred the policy of no weapons inside the base; it ant better security and peace inside.
A female guard ca over to search Gu Pan, while a male guard searched Lu Ruisheng.
After searching them, the guards began to inspect the supplies in the van, thoroughly checking each bag to ensure there were no counterfeit goods and that there were no weapons in their van.
After confirming everything was safe, the guard took out a red journal, opened it, and said to them, “If you still have your ID cards, please show them. ID cards are very important in the base. If you don’t have them, you need to stay in the outer area for a three-month verification period, then you can apply for a temporary residence permit to stay here.”
This was sothing they hadn’t expected; they didn’t realize ID cards would still be so crucial, but having legitimate identities did indeed make the base personnel feel more at ease – if they were people inside, they would also want to ensure that those entering were reputable.
Both showed their ID cards, since they were now in a place still governed by law, they had to follow the law.
After registering them, the guard handed out a card with their identity information written on it and instructed them, “After entering, drive along the main road inside until you reach the square. You’ll see a base resident registration office on the left side of the square, go there, and they will tell you what to do next.”
Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng thanked the guard, then got back into the van and drove inside. They had just left, and there were already other cars arriving at the base, as guards continued their busy work, facing many newcors every day.
Lu Ruisheng drove slowly once inside the base, observing the surroundings carefully.
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