East of the bridge.
It's another cold day.
The cold wind was howling, and the plants around the city had already withered, showing the changeable weather at the end of the world, and the sky was even more gloomy, as if it was going to snow.
It is winter now, and the air is filled with a depressing atmosphere.
But today, Qiaodong seems more lively than ever. The weather is cold, but people's hearts are warm. The whole Qiaodong is noisy from top to bottom. Every household, from professionals, soldiers to survivors and refugees at the bottom, are talking about it.
Every corner of Qiaodong was talking about one thing: the forces belonging to Qiaodong defeated the tide of zombies and even killed the opponent's leader on the spot, thus establishing their victory.
I remember a few days ago, a disaster struck and a stronghold dozens of miles away was surrounded by zombies. Countless people were killed and injured, which caused a panic. Everyone was trembling with fear, fearing that the zombies would attack the city wall the next day.
But now, the tide of zombies has been repelled and the soldiers have held their stronghold, which means that Qiaodong will not be affected. This is simply a great joy.
Everyone put down the burden in their hearts, changed the sad expressions of the past few days, and breathed a sigh of relief.
market.
On a construction site.
There are many construction sites in the east of Qiao, where a group of people gather. They are all poor people in the doomsday environment, and they do it just to use their hard labor in exchange for some food.
These people are from all walks of life and have all kinds of identities. Due to the harsh working environment, fights, injuries, and even deaths often occur.
However, in today's world, the least valuable thing is human life. As long as these ant-like guys can continue to work and don't riot, some patrol officers will just turn a blind eye and not pay too much attention.
Although it is called a construction site, it actually contains many other things. Due to the large number of people, it is also a small black market with liquor, intelligence, and even some underground boxing markets.
A painful life can make people crazy. In this environment, some ordinary people even held boxing matches, and the stakes were nothing but the food they had worked hard to earn.
There are underground boxing matches at specific times every week. There are almost no rules in the process, and the fight ends when the opponent can no longer get up. Murders occur from time to time.
At this time, due to the zombie tide, the boxing match that was originally scheduled was suspended for a period of time. Everyone was busy with their own affairs, either working or sitting together with their rations, chatting and having fun.
A worker without front teeth walked into the crowd. He was thin and when he opened his mouth, his missing front teeth could be seen, making him look a little funny.
The worker took a black cake and put it in his mouth and chewed it. This was a food made of tree roots and food mixed together. Although it didn't taste good, he ate it with relish.
Perhaps because he was too bored, the worker couldn't help but change the subject and said, "By the way! Have you heard? There are many evolved zombies in the zombie tide. One punch can break a giant tree. Some have wings and can even fly."
This sentence made the people nearby silent, and then someone asked: "Where did you hear this news? If zombies are really that scary, there will definitely be a lot of casualties among our people, right?"
"Hey, look at what you said. With Major Xu here, no matter how powerful these zombies are, they are just targets. We can chop them down at any time." The workers were obviously loyal fans of Xu Hongzhuang. When they mentioned the other party's name, they used his military rank instead.
However, the men on the side were a little outspoken and said loudly: "In this world, men and women are upside down, but no matter how powerful you are, you still have to be ridden by others. Sigh, I just don't know who can have this blessing..."
"Haha, that's right!"
"You know what? With that little body, if I can ride on it, I will lose five years of my life. No! Ten years is fine!"
A group of people were unscrupulous and loudly vented their verbal desires.
However, no one noticed that the expression of the worker next to him was a little strange. His originally funny face became gloomy, and there was even a hint of murderous intent in his eyes as he looked at these people.
"wrong!"
Just as everyone was discussing, a man with a scar on his face stood up and said in a deep voice: "What can a woman do? I heard that the reason why we were able to succeed this time was all thanks to the credit of Mr. Li Chuan. He personally chopped off the head of the zombie leader!"
Your Mightiness!
Apparently, he is a die-hard conservative compared to the workers.
Li Chuan!
Some people around gasped.
Even the expressions of the people who were originally laughing became a little solemn. Compared to Xu Hongzhuang, who would not interact with them, Li Chuan was not unfamiliar to these people. When boxing matches were held before, Li Chuan had come several times. He seemed to like blood very much. Every time he came, he would give some bonus rewards. However, there was a requirement, which was that the condition for winning was to kill the enemy.
The superior has the power to decide life and death.
Xu Hongzhuang was high and mighty, and they seemed to think that no matter how they talked about her, they would not see her, so they became more unrestrained. But Li Chuan was different. They had witnessed how terrifying she was with their own eyes, so when someone mentioned this name, some people showed looks of fear.
The scarred man didn't seem to expect such a result. He sneered and said to the worker, "Put away your pathetic tricks. Xu Hongzhuang is just a woman. She is far from being comparable to Mr. Li Chuan. I cannot accept that a woman can become the savior of this city."
"What did the war bring us? We only have so much food. If you ask me, since we have defeated the zombies this time, we should rest and grow more food so that we can have enough food."
No one could have imagined that what started as a chat would turn into a factional struggle in the end. Some people joined the argument, some supported the workers and believed that it was Xu Hongzhuang who defeated the zombie tide, while some supported Scarface and thought that the other party was right and it was Li Chuan who turned the tide in the end.
The noises began to become louder, with supporters from both forces quarreling together. They almost all believed that the faction they supported was the savior of this zombie tide.
The worker sat quietly aside. He did not join in the noise. Instead, he looked at these bewitched people as if they were fools. He glanced forward and saw that Scarface also showed an inexplicable smile. The two men looked at each other and nodded as if nothing had happened.
Public opinion is in confusion.
And this may be what they want to see...