"Ah, no, no... If those officers are really so cruel... you can expose their crimes and let more senior officers administer justice..." The second fool is simple-minded, has little knowledge, and has the IQ of a seven or eight-year-old child. Not much difference.
"... uphold justice?" The middle-aged man sneered disdainfully as if he had heard a joke, and said fiercely: "What age are we in now? Is there still a word like justice? The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. The whole society is falling apart. Whoever has the biggest fist is the boss. Those officers are not ordinary people. They are inheritors and people who are useful to Yongcheng. We dispensable losers are just useless to Yongcheng. A burden...our life and death are just numbers in the eyes of many big shots..."
A brother next to the middle-aged man couldn't help but take a step forward and shouted angrily at Ming Jiali:
"That's right. Yesterday, several brothers who lived next door went to the military headquarters to appeal. They all knelt in front of the steps... but they were all chased away by the soldiers. Finally, on the way back, they were attacked by the group of middle-aged people. In retaliation for the selfish officers, they were beaten until their noses were bruised, their hands and feet were broken, and two brothers were beaten to death on the spot... "
"ah?"
Ming Jiali was shocked. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but it was stuck in his throat and he couldn't express it. After a while, he said in distress:
"You two fools don't believe it...Master Haitang once said that Yongcheng has implemented legal management. Killing people casually will endanger your life. No one dares to kill people randomly in broad daylight..."
"With all due respect, are you really a fool? In such a chaotic period, legal management is just a pretense to appease the people. There are millions of refugees in Yongcheng, and there is a lack of supplies everywhere. There are dangers under the ground and in the sky at any time. Thousands of people will die every day when a large swarm of bugs comes out. Isn’t it easy for those inheritor officers to kill a few people silently? Let’s not talk about what happened yesterday. Let’s talk about the collusion between officials and gangsters. There are a lot of things to do. In this slum, gangsters come to collect protection fees every day. Isn’t it the tacit approval of the officers? They scolded the people next door. How dare we ordinary people just provide one after another in front of the officers? Fat pig!" The middle-aged man had obviously been depressed for a long time and was stimulated. He actually vomited his bitterness and said to Ming Jiali with curses and curses.
Perhaps what he said was a bit extreme...
But the actual situation is like this. There are as many as 100,000 officers in Yongcheng. Each inheritor has a different heart. Some are good and some are bad. Their qualities are also uneven. Some are enthusiastic about helping others, some are alone, and naturally some are selfish. profit. Although there are not many such officers with dark hearts, they are not without them. Even if there are 10,000 dark-hearted officers among a hundred thousand people, they are enough to bring trouble to one party and cause widespread complaints.
to be honest. Or it’s a matter of resources…
There is only so little food in Yongcheng, and it can only support seven million people to survive. Everyone eats 30% full... However, who would want to eat 30% full and endure the torture of hunger every day? Anyone else would try their best to get it. Have a nice and comfortable meal
With this reason, there is naturally unfairness. The steamed buns distributed by the army cannot be evenly distributed to every starving refugee...
In fact, it is not uncommon to see such situations of enriching one's own pockets, withholding food, and bloody suppression. Even in peacetime, it often happens that there is a natural disaster in a certain area, and the superiors allocate funds for relief, but local government officials rip it off layer by layer. You get 10%, I get 20%. In the end, the money has fallen into the hands of the people. Less than one-tenth, some are so ruthless that they do not give out a penny to the victims, and the victims have no idea that the country has already distributed relief funds, but all the money falls into the pockets of "impoverished" officials.
"... Second idiot, maybe Second idiot can help..."
Ming Jiali's cheek muscles twitched, and he looked at the yellowish faces of a dozen men. His intuition told him that these men had been hungry for several days, so he said in a muffled voice:
"Second fool, go back and tell Master Haitang... She has a fiery temper and a strong sense of justice... If she knows about this, she will definitely help you seek justice..."
Ming Jiali patted his chest in assurance, but his image and tone were both silly and stupid. Who dared to have expectations for him
"Then, please..."
The middle-aged man raised his hand. Although he didn't have much confidence in Ming Jiali, he still had some slim hope. What if Ming Jiali could really help
"Brother, it's getting late. Let's go out to find food quickly. We can't delay any longer..." a tall and thin man next to him reminded. He felt there was no need to waste time with a fool like Ming Jiali.
"Well, let's go now..." The middle-aged man agreed, raising his head and looking at the gray sky, as if he was worried about whether there would be heavy snowfall in the sky.
"Wait, you guys... you are all so hungry that your steps are sluggish. It's best not to go out in such a cold weather..." Ming Jiali said with some worry. He could see that most of these men were very weak. If they accidentally If you fall down in the ice and snow, you will most likely freeze to death.
"Little brother, sometimes, there are certain things that you have to do..."
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly, then straightened his face and sighed:
"We are considered to be at the bottom of Yong City. We once thought about joining the city construction team to build the city wall. Unfortunately, we can't get in through the kunai doorway, so naturally we can't earn more food... These days, everyone is eating two or three fists. The big and fluffy steamed buns are already so hungry that we feel dizzy. After running out of food a few days ago, we can only go outside to find new weeds to fill our stomachs... "
The middle-aged man's tone revealed endless sadness and hardship. All the vines, old trees, edible leaves and barks planted in Li's old house have been peeled off. If it weren't for the difficulty of the tree roots, After swallowing, they really wanted to eat the roots as well.
At this moment, a woman's shrill scream came from the old house, followed by a burst of noise...
The middle-aged man's eyebrows moved and his Adam's apple was rolling.
"Brother, my sister-in-law is about to give birth..." The companion looked at the middle-aged man with an extremely strange look on his face and said, "How about, brother, you take care of your sister-in-law in the house first, and leave the food search to us... "
"No need!"
The middle-aged man shook his head decisively and said, "Let's go and find food together... This time, I want to give everyone a surprise before the child is born!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man and a dozen of his companions pushed Ming Jiali away, walked to the corner in three steps and two steps, and then disappeared into the vast white snow...
Ming Jiali's eyes were blank, and more women's shrill screams came to his ears. His mouth was trembling, and he muttered to himself:
"It turns out... It turns out that most of the people in Yongcheng live in such embarrassment, and everyone is suffering from hunger... The second fool thought that everyone was like the second fool, and had enough to eat every day... That crying eldest sister is really It's pitiful that I have to give birth to a child at such a time of hunger and cold..."
After hesitating for a moment, Ming Jiali also raised his head and looked at the sky, clenched his fists suddenly, a strange firmness flashed in his eyes, and whispered:
"No, Er Shao wants to do something for them..."
Thinking of this, Ming Jiali thought of sending some food to them. Although he could go back to the army and apply for some rations, he wanted to help people through his own efforts.
Yes, maybe... you can go to the Yongjiang River. The Yongjiang River is rich in resources. Although there are a lot of deadly bugs hidden in the water, there are still a very small number of freshwater fish. If you can catch dozens of fish and bring them back, you can definitely do it. Solving the urgent need will make the eldest sister who is about to give birth even more happy. At the very least, she can make some fish soup for her after she gives birth smoothly.
Ming Jiali is indeed a fool. If he really wants to help people, he can use his authority to mobilize supplies from the army. With his third-level low-level strength, the Army Logistics Department will give him a little face and pay him. A few hundred kilograms of food was more than enough, but he didn't realize his importance in the army at all... You know, he performed well in the Nuluoteng siege and was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
Ten minutes later—
Mingjiali appeared on the bank of the Yongjiang River. Although there was a heavy snowfall in the morning and the whole world was covered with snow, the water of the Yongjiang River was still as fast as a waterfall, rolling towards the east, and the ripples were shining. Snow on the river bank.
At more than 30 degrees below zero, it is obvious that there is no way to freeze the Yongjiang River. The river is constantly churning. I don't know if it is the surging waves or the insects under the water making waves.
Ming Jiali just thought of catching insects and fish in the river, but he was soon stunned because he found a group of people fishing on the river bank a hundred meters away!
fishing
How can this be
Isn't this ridiculous
Ming Jiali rubbed his eyes and involuntarily walked towards the group of fishermen. When he got closer, he clearly saw that the group of ragged people were not fishing, but clearly fishing for insects!
Fishing for vampires!
Blood-sucking bugs are like eels, long, round and slippery. Their favorite thing is to burrow into human skin and suck blood wantonly. They can be called low-level bugs that everyone is afraid of... However, blood-sucking bugs are sometimes the last resort food of humans. Some hungry people who are dizzy from hunger or are desperate use blood-sucking worms to satisfy their hunger.
The body of blood-sucking worms contains toxins, but this poison is not fatal. It will only make people feel angry and feverish. In severe cases, it may damage the lungs. In mild cases, it may lead to endocrine disorders and the sequelae of strong sexual desire... Occasionally eating it a dozen times, It won’t be a big problem…
Before Ming Jiali joined the warrior camp, he went to the Yong River every day to catch blood-sucking worms to satisfy his hunger. Not only did he satisfy his own hunger, but sometimes he would also distribute the blood-sucking worms to his companions. The old, weak, sick and disabled people from Xijiang City fled to Yongcheng. RQ