NFBE Chapter 863 The Old, Weak, Sick, and Disabled
Chapter 863 The Old, Weak, Sick, and Disabled
"Commander, please give us justice!"
Before Lan Zishan could respond, a kneeling old man rushed to Qin Zhong's side, crying and grabbing his trouser leg. Tears welled up in his eyes as he cried, "We've been waiting so long, and finally the People's Army has arrived. Commander, you must make a decision for us and give us a way out."
"Chief?" Qin Zhong was slightly stunned when he heard the old man's words, and then he understood the reason.
Since the convoy they used this time were all heavy troop transport vehicles driven by the Kyoto government to Su City, from the outside, they looked like a regular government force.
In addition, Qin Zhong and all his soldiers were wearing military green combat uniforms and equipped with standard weapons, all of which made the survivors mistake them for government troops.
Thinking of this, Qin Zhong smiled bitterly and helped the kneeling old man up: "Old man, if you have anything to say, please tell me first. There is no need to kneel."
At this moment, Qin Zhong did not deny his military identity. Firstly, he needed to use this identity to intimidate the leaders of the Yiyang gathering place; secondly, he was also quite interested in why these people would kneel here and ask for help regardless of their lives.
"Commander, please listen to me..."
Seeing that Qin Zhong was polite and willing to listen to him, a hint of joy immediately appeared on the face of the white-haired old man, and then he began to speak stutteringly.
The white-haired old man's narration was disjointed and disjointed, with some sentences here and some sentences there. Qin Zhong did not interrupt him, but only frowned and listened patiently to the old man's narration.
Gradually, Qin Zhong sorted out the general situation from the old man's words.
It turns out that the lives of the survivors in Yiyang City were not as miserable as they are today. Once upon a time, an exceptionally capable Evolver led other survivors to establish a gathering place here.
The leader of the gathering place at that time was considered a good man. He almost single-handedly protected the survivors in Yiyang City and surrounding urban areas.
At the same time, the leader also led everyone out to collect supplies, sow food, and jointly resist the invasion of zombies.
However, good people always seem to have bad luck.
As the number of evolvers taken in by Yiyang City increased, several other capable and ambitious evolvers successfully killed the kind leader in a rebellion.
From then on, the gathering place in Yiyang City was controlled by those rebellious evolvers.
These evolvers are completely different from the previous leaders and are extremely realistic. After they take control of the gathering place, the first thing they do is to drive out all the old, weak and sick people, leaving only adults with fighting ability for them to command.
When this order was issued, many people expressed their dissatisfaction, but soon all those who opposed this decision were killed by the rebels.
After that, the situation of these old, weak and sick people became worse and worse. Not only did they have to search for food surrounded by zombies, but they also had to suffer insults and looting from the gathered soldiers at all times.
In just half a year, thousands of people died from zombies, hunger and disease.
If this continues, it won’t be long before all the old, weak and sick people in Yiyang City will die.
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"So, the conscription order issued by the gathering place is to recruit the young and strong men who live with you?"
Hearing this, Qin Zhong frowned and asked, "How many young and strong men are there here? Have you ever thought about leaving here and going somewhere else?"
"After all, we only live once. Originally, there were five or six hundred young people who were willing to endure hunger and cold with us old men, but after the people gathered and killed more than a hundred people, almost all of them fled."
The white-haired old man shook his head and said sadly, "As for going to other places, if we, the old, weak, and sick, leave here alone, I'm afraid we will soon become food for all kinds of zombies and mutant beasts."
"How many people are there among you now?"
After pondering for a moment, Qin Zhong slowly raised his head, looked at the old man and asked, "I'm asking how many elderly, weak, women and children like you there are in the entire Yiyang City?"
"Although we haven't counted them in detail, the number will not exceed 10,000 at most."
Hearing Qin Zhong's words, the old man's face suddenly flushed with excitement. He vaguely felt that perhaps this leader would be merciful and take them in.
"Ten thousand people."
Hearing this astonishing figure, Qin Zhong took a deep breath and turned to look at Wang Boshen and Yan Shikai who had just gotten out of the car. "You two, I'm planning to take these people in. What do you think?"
Wang Boshen and Yan Shikai exchanged a glance. They were both former soldiers, and even though they were living in the apocalypse, their military ethics didn't allow them to say no.
But after all, they were now part of the Tiangang. Since Qin Zhong had asked, Wang Boshen hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Qin, we already have over a hundred thousand survivors in Song City, and most of them are young people, women, and children. If so many old, weak, and sick people join us, it will inevitably increase food consumption..."
"I see."
Hearing Wang Boshen's words, Qin Zhong nodded and said, "Don't worry about the food problem. As long as I'm here, there will definitely be food. We can't ignore these elderly, weak, women and children. Old Wang, reorganize the convoy and take them all with you."
At this time, Feng Yuan and Ye Shen, who were recuperating in the back, rushed over. As soon as they arrived, they heard Qin Zhong's last few words.
"Brother Qin, be careful!"
Feng Yuan took a few steps forward, pulled Qin Zhong aside, and said earnestly, "Brother, I understand your feelings, but you can see that these people are basically without labor. Leaving so many people behind, how much food will be wasted!"
At this point, Feng Yuan lowered his voice and said, "Brother, you must be ruthless at this moment. If you don't want to be the bad guy, I can do it for you. In short, leaving these people behind will only waste food and be of no use."
"Brother Qin, I think General Feng is right."
At this time, Lan Zishan, who was standing nearby, also lowered his voice and said, "These old, weak, sick and disabled people have no fighting ability. Bringing them along would only be a burden and would do more harm than good."
Hearing Lan Zishan say this, Qin Zhong's face suddenly darkened. He looked at Lan Zishan and said, "Lao Lan, do you remember the scene when we first met? Why did I save you back then? It was because you disregarded your own safety and took so many children and survivors with you to escape. If I were the kind of person who didn't care about the lives of the survivors, I wouldn't have saved you back then!"
"Yes, Brother Qin, I was inconsiderate!" After Qin Zhong said this, Lan Zishan's face immediately turned red and he quickly apologized.
Qin Zhong didn't embarrass Lan Zishan. He turned to look at Feng Yuan, then pointed at the old, weak, and disabled people before him and said with emotion, "General Feng, to be honest, leaving these people behind is indeed a heavy burden. But these elderly people were able to survive the siege of zombies, so they must have their own set of survival experience. If we compile and organize this experience, it will definitely reduce the risk of us encountering zombies outside."
Qin Zhong paused for a moment and continued, "Also, by taking in these elderly people, I also want to send a signal to my Tiangang soldiers, letting them know that the Tiangang Organization is not a group that uses others and then abandons them. Whether they are old, weak, or disabled in the future, we will never abandon them. I think this way, the soldiers will trust us more."