There was a commotion outside, but Xiao Mo methodically treated the seriously injured patients one by one according to the order arranged by Qian Yunkai.
A few minutes later, the quarrel outside escalated, and the sound was clearly heard inside the ward.
Many patients looked out with their heads raised.
Neat and fast footsteps came from outside the door, and the door of the ward was guarded by a warrior with supernatural powers.
Xue Lihong wandered out at some point, and when Zhou Fang came over with an apologetic look, he slipped back to Xiao Mo at some point.
Xiao Mo took a break and took the energy crystal to restore energy.
Zhou Fang forced a smile at Xiao Mo and said with a tired expression, "I'm sorry for making you laugh."
Xiao Mo raised his head, "I heard noises outside that there seemed to be other seriously injured people?"
Zhou Fang seemed a little confused about how to explain it. Finally, his staff Fengyang said with an apologetic face: "It's a group of base managers headed by the Ji Ke Councilor. They heard that you were coming and asked you to provide free medical treatment to the people." .”
Xiao Mo was stunned for a while and then laughed: "Member of the Ji Ke Department is doing this again?"
"Because it works." Xue Lihong interrupted.
Zhou Fang and Feng Yang looked embarrassed.
It was obvious that Xue Lihong was very unhappy and said to his boss: "If the Ji Ke can successfully allow you to conduct free clinics for survivors, he will be a hero who asks for life for the people and is the official of the base who cares about the people most. If not, That’s all the fault of the president and you. The louder he makes the noise, the bigger the noise he causes, and the more he can incite most of the survivors who don’t know the truth.”
"Congressman Ji Ke... are you crazy? At this time, shouldn't everyone be united as one?" Xiao Mo couldn't figure it out.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Fang nodded, "Even if he's not crazy, he's almost there. Mr. Ji is over seventy years old and has many relatives in his family. He only has one lovable son and a lot of mistresses. In the end, he only got one girl. But this is the only one. My granddaughter was seriously injured in a big storm and was rescued by bodyguards desperately. But at that time, you happened to be missing, and A Ning was also missing. Only the low-level healer was left. Although he tried his best, he still couldn't let the girl survive. On the way, he thought of looking for his only son again, and ordered his subordinates and Commander Liu to send people to rescue his son. However, the people sent by Commander Liu and Ji Ke were still a step late. His son disappeared in the big storm. It is said that his son was there. At that time, he was at a certain mistress's house. The mistress also disappeared, and none of the bodyguards survived. Later, when the soldiers came back to resume their duties, he forced people to look for her, but Commander Liu refused. "
After missing in a big storm, coupled with the subsequent heavy snow and severe cold, one can imagine the fate of the missing people.
Xiao Mo was speechless. Whether the white-haired man gives away the black-haired man, or whether the descendants will die, Ji Ke has nothing to worry about anymore. He probably just wants revenge now.
Qian Yunkai put forward his professional opinion, "Since Councilor Ji Ke is mentally unfit to continue being a manager, why are we still delegating power to him?"
Feng Yang explained on behalf of the president: "Because other congressmen need a leader, and many members of Congressman Ji's family work in the base management, it is not easy to remove him, not to mention everyone is busy after the big storm They were busy trying to survive and get the various functions of the base up and running again. At that time, no one had the energy to engage in politics. When the base finally stabilized a little, Councilor Ji, as a grieving person who also lost an important family member, had already won half of the survivors. People’s hearts.”
Zhou Fang added: "After the disaster, everyone needs a scapegoat, someone who can vent their pain, anger and regret. Ji Ke helped the survivors set up a target, which is Commander Liu."
Feng Yang said with a sarcastic tone: "Congressman Ji has almost become the spokesperson of public opinion now. His image is still very popular and sympathetic, especially since he can cry now."
"And now he's planning on me?" Xiao Mo seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
Feng Yang nodded, "You and Vice Captain Xue once embarrassed him in public, and then disappeared when he needed it most... Councilman Ji didn't think that your disappearance at that time was out of necessity. He only saw that you were back intact now, and you were still alive." They brought a snowmobile that can travel long distances in the snow, and you are a high-level healer. Whether it is for personal grudges or for the political interests of some of them, they will definitely attack you. .”
Xue Lihong raised her eyebrows: "Can I kill them?"
Zhou Fang said that he heard nothing, and at the same time pointed out that Ji Ke had many good players. The Tianlong Team, the third largest mercenary organization in the capital base, belonged to Ji Ke. After Bao Yiyong disappeared, the fourth largest mercenary organization Most of the shadow team's players were also recruited by Ji Ke.
Feng Yang sighed: "Ji Ke was not completely confused at the time. While he sent people to rescue his son, he had already sent people to the research institute to take away the energy converter that Bao Yiyong kept."
"So, he already has a private money printing machine?" Wang Cheng, a former criminal police officer, immediately grasped the key point.
Feng Yang: "Yes. So it is even more impossible for him to hand over the management rights of the base. After all, no matter how much materials he has in hand, there will be a day when the exchange is completed. Only by mastering the management rights can we control the people, and then control the alloy particles produced by the people. In exchange for this conversion, more psychics can be hired.”
Xiao Mo asked urgently: "How many energy converters are there?"
This involves the base's biggest secret, but Zhou Fang still answered: "Only Mr. Yang's side has one, and it is now jointly guarded by the Academy of Sciences and the military."
"Aren't there any new ones? There are only these two in the entire base?"
"No." Zhou Fang was also helpless, "We don't agree to ration energy converters to other bases. Not only do we want to control the entire energy market in China, but the most important thing is that some of the raw materials for this instrument are difficult to obtain. The production of two units is already the effort of the entire Beijing base. Moreover, only Bao Yiyong knows how to make a certain core part of the energy converter, and even Mr. Yang does not know. Now if you want to study it, you must dismantle all the existing converters. Open, but..."
"But it can't be dismantled, especially when the other one is taken away by Ji Ke." Xiao Mo was speechless. One of their purposes in coming to the capital this time was to obtain the latest instruments such as energy converters and space detectors.
Although he can let the system scan the inside of the converter at the Academy of Sciences to get all the design drawings, and then ask the system to take a walk inside the instrument, and even copy all the programs, but as Zhou Fang said, it is the most difficult to obtain now. are the materials from which the instrument is made.
Xue Lihong interjected: "It is impossible to develop the energy converter successfully from the beginning. Are there any semi-finished products in front of it? Or are there any damaged ones that need to be repaired?"
Zhou Fang and Feng Yang looked at each other and did not immediately answer Xue Lihong's question. The purpose of the Zhongshan base is already obvious. Xiao Mo and the others definitely want to bring back a converter when they come here this time. But as the top person in charge of the capital base and now the nominal president of China, he is certainly not willing to trade the energy converter to a certain base, even if he owes the base and Xiao Mo and others a lot of favors.
"It's not that I don't want to give it to you, but... I hope you can understand my position." Zhou Fang said bitterly.
Xiao Mo nodded, "I understand, so I didn't threaten you with the condition that I save people. Mr. President, how about we make a deal? Trust me, you will not feel disadvantaged."
*
A semi-complete alien spacecraft was used in exchange for a semi-finished converter that was missing core parts.
Xiao Mo also directly told the president that Zhongshan Base had researched something from the crashed alien spacecraft. It just didn't make it clear that the base vehicle they drove had a lot to do with the spacecraft.
"Alien spaceship?" Zhou Fang had a strange expression.
"Yes." Xiao Mo revealed consciously: "Don't you think that the various disasters that have occurred on our earth in the past six months are too sudden and unnatural? There are also monsters that are not originally on the earth."
"Do you suspect that all this is caused by aliens?" Zhou Fang seemed to want to laugh.
"Can't deny that this might not be it? We found a crashed alien ship after all."
Zhou Fang smiled at his staff, "Okay, I admit it's possible, but aliens? Why do they do these things to the earth?"
Xiao Mo was thinking about whether to reveal more, but Zhou Fang had already waved his hand, "If aliens really have the power to transform the earth, it would be a very simple thing for them to attack the earth. Why are they so roundabout? Why don't you? I am more convinced that these are some human extremists wreaking havoc on the earth's environment, and those monsters are also their secret research, and this is also the speculation of most scientists."
Xiao Mo nodded, "You are right, I am just guessing. Maybe the spaceship fell to the earth a long time ago, but the big storm blew it out."
Zhou Fang actually had his doubts, but the situation on the earth was already very bad, and he really didn't want to have another powerful and almost unmatched enemy, so he had an ostrich mentality.
Xue Lihong saw Zhou Fang's tired look in her eyes and sighed silently. He doesn't have much of a problem with the president. On the contrary, he has a little sympathy and a little admiration. After the catastrophe, Zhou Fang, the president, did not do much good, and he himself was very incorruptible. Without money and unable to control all the power, ordinary people would have given up their jobs long ago. Only this person , probably because of his strong sense of responsibility, he has persisted to this day, and nine times out of ten he will continue to persist until he is crushed and exhausted.
Zhou Fang negotiated in whispers with his staff. They didn't know what kind of benefits the alien spacecraft could bring to the capital base, but the base vehicle that could travel long distances in the snow made them excited.
Especially when Xue Lihong said intentionally or unintentionally that it only took one day for them to arrive in the capital from the Zhongshan base, Zhou Fang and others were completely moved.
"The spaceship must still be at Zhongshan Base?"
"certainly."
"Half intact?"
"right."
"I think Zhongshan Base has done some research on the spacecraft. I wonder if we can get this information?"
"You need to negotiate with General Qiu about this. We are only responsible for passing on the message." Xiao Mo refused.
It's strange that Zhou Fang believed this, "Okay, I will discuss the details with my old enemy. How long do we expect to see the spaceship?"
"If it goes well, it could take a few days or a month."
"Okay." Although Zhou Fang was attracted by the spacecraft, he did not agree to anything on the spot. Instead, with this transaction condition, he immediately summoned Yang Lao and other scientific researchers and military representatives Liu and Wei, the two commanders.
*
Ji Ke got the news and said gloomily to the congressmen who came over: "Not long after Zhou Fang, Xiao Mo and his party met, they summoned Liu Lan and the others for a meeting. This shows that Zhongshan Base must make a big deal with the capital. .”
"Can our people find out what they talked about?" someone asked.
Ji Ke shook his head, "Zhou Fang sent his own confidants around Xiao Mo, and our people can't get close to them at all. When they have meetings, they are also guarded by supernatural warriors from the garrison, and my people can't infiltrate."
"What should we do? If Zhongshan Base fully supports Zhou Fang..."
"Qiu Feng is a wolf, the most cunning old wolf. Not to mention that all the bases now don't care about others. Even if the Zhongshan base recovers, he will never easily interfere in the capital's affairs without knowing the situation. Everyone knows the capital base It’s a hot potato now.”
"Then we just watch Zhou Fang and the others leave us alone and make deals with Zhongshan Base alone?"
"I'm more curious about what the Zhongshan Base wants to trade at the risk of sending people here so quickly? Food? Weapons?"
Ji Ke shook his head again and said slowly: "If you are Qiu Feng, what do you want most when the capital base is no longer able to control the Zhongshan base?"
"...Energy conversion device." said a congressman.
"Ninety-nine percent chance." Ji Ke said with a sullen face, and immediately ordered his subordinates to send more people to guard the converter that belonged to them.
The congressmen present looked at each other. Everyone wanted to get the converter, but Ji Ke had hidden the instrument so well that no one except him knew where it was.
*
Zhou Fang finally agreed to the transaction conditions proposed by Xiao Mo, but said that the capital must see the alien spacecraft before handing over the semi-finished energy converter.
After Xiao Mo asked Qiu Feng for instructions, he said there was no problem.
Later, Xiao Mo proposed other deals. These were tasks assigned to him by Qiu Feng, which should have been Lei Bing's job.
But Lei Bing and Xue Lihong didn't know what they were doing. Captain Lei disappeared after recovering from his leg injury.
Xiao Mo asked his Xiaohong, but the young man pretended to smile mysteriously, but did not say what he asked Lei Bing to do.
In addition, Xiao Mo originally wanted to tell Zhou Fang everything about the alien developers, but Xue Lihong stopped him.
The young man said to Xiao Mo: "President Zhou may be a good person and a qualified president in peacetime, but so many disasters and complicated current situations have worn him down."
"How to say?"
"On the one hand, our president hopes to get the support of the military, but on the other hand, he is reluctant or afraid to completely stand on the opposite side of the House of Representatives. He is walking on a tightrope."
"I think he just doesn't want the military and government to be divided and the country to become more dispersed." Xiao Mo couldn't help but speak for Zhou Fang. He had a really good impression of Zhou Fang.
"It's not the country, it's the capital. As the president of a country, he can't even fully control a base in the capital. In my opinion, he is no longer suitable to be a ruler who can turn the tide."
Xue Lihong held Xiao Mo's shoulders and said seriously: "Boss, you must understand that the rulers needed in times of disaster are different from those in times of peace. The current situation in China and even the world would rather have a bold and powerful dictatorship Zhou Fang is not ruthless and decisive enough, and he is not suitable to bear the burden of the entire human race. If you tell him the truth, there will only be two results: first, he will either be completely crushed by this bad news; second, according to Regarding his character, I speculate that he most likely thinks he has endured the humiliation and thought it was all for the sake of humanity, and chose to continue to compromise with people like Ji Ke."
"But sooner or later we have to tell the truth to all mankind, at least to the people in charge of each base. Only in this way can we concentrate our efforts to fight the enemy together."
"Not now. Before we have solved the problem of breaking through the lightning clouds and flying out of the earth, before we have repaired enough spaceships, and before we have trained qualified spacecraft operators, these matters should not be leaked. As for the future, even if You have to tell some people, and you have to make choices. And most human beings just need to accept the facts at the end." Xue Lihong still spoke so coldly.
Xiao Mo exhaled. It seemed that in Xue Lihong's heart, Zhou Fang had been excluded from the future core leadership of mankind.
Qian and Wang also agreed with what Xue Lihong said.
In the end, Xiao Mo was convinced and concealed the truth from Zhou Fang.
*
At the same time, the survivors encouraged by Ji Ke relied on the law to avoid blaming the public, and a large group of people rushed to the door of the medical center in the air-raid shelter.
Many people shouted at the door and begged healers to come to save people.
Some people even carried their own wounded and sick people over.
"The government does nothing! The people suffer!"
"The government hides healers and only serves high-ranking officials and military superpowers!"
"The army* is no longer the people's army!"
"Zhou Fang steps down! Zhou Fang steps down!"
"We need healers, we need medicine, we need doctors, we need to stay alive!"
A large number of soldiers arrived, but they could only form a human wall to block the troublemakers.
The supernatural warrior cannot even seal the door with an ice wall or earth wall, because it will trigger the troublemaker's nerves and easily cause the troublemaker to attack. This kind of thing has happened many times. If they don't want the disaster to expand or affect Chiyu, the soldiers can only threaten with guns and don't dare to use their powers first.
The soldiers did not take action, and the troublemakers who claimed to be petitioners did not dare to take action. This really made the military anxious, and in the end no one got any good results. Now it is only because Zhou Fang is putting pressure on the military that the military is patient and patient.
Zhou Fang was so angry that he was trembling with anger when he heard about this situation. While sending more people to protect Xiao Mo, he slapped the table and asked people to go to Ji Ke and ordered him to comfort the petitioners to go home.
Ji Ke avoided seeing him.
God knows how much Zhou Fang wanted to send someone to force Ji Ke and others to the entrance of the medical center and shoot them in front of the troublemakers, but unfortunately he couldn't do it.
Xue Lihong lowered the curtains and stopped looking outside. This kind of thing just once again proves that Zhou Fang is not cruel enough. If the same thing is done at Zhongshan Base, who would dare? I'm afraid that as soon as the people gathered, they were "invited" by the army to mix mud and move bricks.
Xiao Mo's mood was somewhat affected.
Xue Lihong hated others for morally kidnapping his boss. Of course, he would not go to the trouble of those outside who didn't know the truth, but the accumulated resentment was all accumulated on the culprit behind it.
The young man walked to Xiao Mo and said, "We are leaving tonight."
"So fast? But we haven't gotten the information from Jino Company yet." Xiao Mo hesitated. Moreover, he has not yet finished treating the injured. There are too many injured people. Even if the number that has been delayed to today is less than one-third of the original number, the base is large, and there are still a lot of people left.
"Don't worry about the information. Lend His Majesty to me later and I will get all the information."
Without saying anything, Xiao Mo spoke to the system, took off the bracelet and handed it to the young man.
Xue Lihong took the bracelet Xiao Mo handed him and continued: "I guess Ji Ke will take action against us tonight."
Qian Yunkai and Wang Cheng looked at Xue Lihong together.
Wang Cheng reacted the fastest: "You mean he will send someone to seize our base vehicle?"
When he got out of the car, he saw some people wandering around the car despite the cold. Cheng Zai had also contacted them just now, saying that there were more unknown people braving the cold to visit the car.
"Well, hide Cinderella's pumpkin carriage and Cinderella will have to keep it." Xue Lihong put on the bracelet and chuckled.
The system wanted to do something to him, but it had a hard time holding back.
Xiao Mo regretted, "If I had known better, I would have made the car invisible and not let them know how we got here."
"Then the effect of our persuasion to exchange the converter would not be as good as it is now." Qian Yun laughed.
Now everyone in the team basically knows important things such as the alien developer and the system's majesty.
"Yes. Then should we go and talk to the President before we leave?" Xiao Mo didn't want to continue to be a target at the capital base. Fortunately, he had basically helped pull back the seriously injured patients, and I think the low-level healer and the doctors at the base could handle the remaining injured patients.
"No need. He's not clean around him. I'll go out for a while. Don't be alone while I'm away." Xue Lihong told Qian Yunkai and Wang Cheng not to leave Xiao Mo's side, and called Little Mantis over again, and in the blink of an eye they were His Majesty disappeared from the ward with the system.
Xiao Mo smiled at Qian and Wang and stood up from the sofa chair, "The break is over, shall we continue to treat the injured?"
Qian Yunkai agreed that before they left the capital base, at least the people here could not see anything strange.