One thousand meters below the surface, there was a cave the size of two basketball courts.
As the elevator descended, the searchlights at the corners of the cave turned on and completely lit up the underground space.
The surroundings were filled with compacted soil and rock walls. Directly opposite of the elevator was the door of fallout shelter 027.
This was a fortress that couldn't be conquered.
The only entrance was blocked by a ten-meter-thick gear-shaped door. The eight-meter-thick pressure-resistant alloy steel and the two-meter-thick lead interlayer were enough to withstand a million-ton TNT equivalent nuclear strike within a short distance!
Tian Feng walked to the door of the fallout shelter, pressed his fingerprint, and opened the steel shell on the door. He took out a data cable wrapped in a soft lead material and plugged it into the EP on his wrist.
Even gamma rays couldn't pass through the door, so no electromagnetic waves could pass through. The information exchange between the fallout shelter and the outside world was completely reliant on this data cable.
The EP screen flickered, and a woman's face quickly appeared.
Although she was a woman, the three stars on her collar made it impossible for people to underestimate her ability.
Han Junhua, 24 years old, pAC Army Colonel. Unfrozen three years ago, she took over the position of the deceased fallout shelter 027's director. Current director.
"How's the situation?"
Tian Feng saluted and reported in an undertone.
"Mission completed."
"Mhmm, let's talk inside." Han Junhua nodded and signaled the worker to open the fallout shelter door.
The gear-shaped door slowly moved open and revealed the narrow hole behind it. A suspended metal bridge, under the control of the mechanical arm, formed a path to the fallout shelter.
After passing through the bridge, the twenty soldiers placed their rifles and ammunition on the weapon rack and walked into the disinfection room. The worker waiting on the side pushed the weapon rack and transported it to a special location for disinfection.
Tian Feng didn't immediately enter the disinfection room. He walked in front of Han Junhua and handed over the nuclear fusion core in his hand.
"Blood?"
"It's blood."
Han Junhua scanned the bullet marks on his bulletproof vest and said with a serious expression.
"The war isn't over yet?"
She subconsciously thought he was attacked by NATO soldiers on the surface.
Hearing this, a rare weak smile appeared on his resolute face.
"It's over, but you won't believe what I saw outside."
Han Junhua glanced at the bloodstains on the nuclear fusion core again and seemed to have understood something.
"Come to the conference room in half an hour."
"Yes."
Tian Feng stood at attention and saluted the girl who was twenty years younger than him. He watched her leave.
…
The lights in the conference room were on, but the atmosphere was a little depressing.
Tian Feng pushed open the door of the conference room and saw four pairs of eyes looking at him. He swallowed hard and walked to the conference table. He pulled out a chair and sat down.
Fallout shelter leader Han Junhua, resident representative Wu Yaguo, Pan-Asian Academy of Social Sciences academician Qin Xuehai, fallout shelter technology senior engineer Feng Hui, and Shi Yongtian who was still trembling.
On the conference table was the blood-stained nuclear fusion core.
"Briefly tell me what you saw outside, or else we can't start our conversation." Academician Qin with a head full of white hair smiled gently and said to Tian Feng.
Tian Feng looked at Han Junhua, and seeing her nod, he said.
"Here's what happened …"
Based on Academician Qin's request, Tian Feng described everything he saw after leaving the fallout shelter. Including the nuclear winter and zombies on the surface, the Fishbone base's powerful firepower and indifference towards the PAC regime, including the crossfire with the cannibals.
When Tian Feng finished explaining everything, the conference table once again fell into silence.
After a long time, Han Junhua, as the leader, broke the silence.
"Feng Hui, how long can this nuclear fusion core last?"
"If we maintain the current power restriction, it can last for half a year." Feng Hui gave a conservative estimate.
"The current power restriction? Last for half a year? That's impossible! "Wu Yaguo immediately expressed his objection.
All the equipment in the fallout shelter relied on electricity, whether it was the production of food or the operation of the water purification device. If they maintained the current power restriction, it meant that each person could only receive 600ml of drinking water per day, receive one hour of ultraviolet radiation, and only eat the stored nutrient supply for three meals.
This meant that they couldn't shower, couldn't fill their stomachs, and would be in a suboptimal state for half a year.
"In times of crisis, nothing is impossible." Han Junhua said concisely and then looked at Feng Hui. "Maintain the current power restriction. You can go first."
"Yes."
After hesitating for a moment, Feng Hui still got up and walked out of the conference room with the nuclear fusion core.
"You can't ignore the public opinion." Wu Yaguo stared at Han Junhua. "I don't know what this damn program means. The old leader took care of everything until you woke up, and then everything changed! "
Han Junhua was indifferent to Wu Yaguo's accusation.
"You can't blame Xiao Hua. She has done very well." Academician Qin used a gentle tone to persuade Wu Yaguo to remain calm.
"Very well?" Wu Yaguo sneered. "In just three short years, ever since you took over, everything has changed. First, reducing the farm output, mixing nutrient supply with organic food, then the water supply in batches, and now the power restriction? This is pure nonsense! "
"I am only referring to the current resources of the base and making the most realistic choice." Han Junhua's voice was emotionless without a trace of emotion.
"The most realistic choice? I only know that the duration of the fallout shelter is set to be 50 years! It's 50 years calculated by the supercomputer! But how many years has it been? In less than 20 years, the fallout shelter was forced to open ahead of schedule. I don't know what stupid thing you, the leader, have done in these three years. "Wu Yaguo was furious.
Quietly waiting for Wu Yaguo to vent the anger in his chest, Han Junhua slowly opened her mouth.
"1000 people, 50 years. Tell me, how many people are in the fallout shelter right now? "
Wu Yaguo was speechless as his angry expression froze on his face.
"I'll tell you, a total of 1743 people."
Seeing that Wu Yaguo didn't speak, Han Junhua continued.
"The first thing I did when I woke up from the hibernation chamber was to check the work log of the previous fallout shelter leader. But guess what I saw? "
"What?"
"The first one, in 2171, I couldn't reject the begging of a mother and took the baby from her hands."
"What's wrong with that?" Wu Yaguo didn't think it was a mistake.
"That baby was the 1001st person taken in by the fallout shelter."
"Just because of this baby, fallout shelter 027 was opened ahead of schedule by 30 years?" Wu Yaguo sneered, "Or, you really couldn't find an excuse, so you used the innocent baby as an excuse for your incompetence?"
"This was just the beginning," Han Junhua said emotionlessly, "In 2172, I held a wedding for a couple. I know it's wrong, but I still sincerely wish them happiness. "
"There's nothing wrong with that! Don't you think, in this hopeless environment, a wedding is so inspiring? "
"So, in the past 16 years, you held more than 400 weddings?" Han Junhua scanned the four people at the conference table.
Tian Feng, who couldn't interrupt, stared at his EP in a daze. Shi Yongtian was still shaking. Wu Yaguo, who wasn't satisfied with Han Junhua's explanation, was still unmoved. Academician Qin sighed and lowered his head.
"No energy conservation plan, no family planning. The supercomputer can calculate the energy consumption to the tens of digits, it can calculate a near perfect population structure and growth curve, but it still can't calculate your IQ! "
In the end, the calm voice finally had a hint of anger. Although the volume wasn't loud, it pierced everyone's eardrums.
Academician Qin opened his mouth and wanted to say something to ease the tense atmosphere, but in the end, he didn't say anything. He just quietly looked at Han Junhua. Wu Yaguo's face was red because of anger, but he couldn't find a reason to refute.
"Including my early awakening. I'm very surprised." Han Junhua saw that no one responded, then she continued, "According to the plan, I should be released from hibernation after 25 years of isolation and take over as the leader. But what did the old leader do? He committed suicide to escape punishment! "
"Old Zhang died of myocardial infarction." Wu Yaguo tried to refute, but his tone didn't have the same strength as before.
"Myocardial infarction? With the medical conditions of the fallout shelter, do you think a myocardial infarction can kill someone? Hiding the condition and giving up treatment, that's suicide! "Han Junhua stared into Wu Yaguo's eyes as she said firmly.
Wu Yaguo's throat moved, but he couldn't say a word.
"If it were you, what would you do?" Academician Qin suddenly said.
"In 2171, I would refuse to accept the baby. Before 2180, there wouldn't be any newborns. After 2180, based on the population growth curve analyzed by the supercalculator, I would strictly control the number of newborns, "Han Junhua said without hesitation.
"But you know what? What Leader Zhang faced wasn't just a baby, but humanity, "Academician Qin said softly," I personally witnessed the tragedy that happened at the door that day. The people outside the door begged and hoped Xiao Zhang would let them go. Based on the rules, the fallout shelter can only accommodate one thousand people. Xiao Zhang did follow the rules. "
"He didn't," Han Junhua said.
Academician Qin only smiled kindly when he heard the little girl's words, then he recalled.
"Some people knelt down, some people insulted, and some people even tried to force their way in. I remember it was Xiao Zhang's gun. You can't imagine the scene, a husband tried to take his son through the door to meet up with his wife … It was Xiao Zhang's gun. "
Wu Yaguo closed his eyes as if he was remembering something very far away. Tian Feng was still staring at his shoelaces, but his expression was a bit emotional. He was on duty at the door that day.
But Han Junhua was still unmoved as she said emotionlessly.
"Why could he refuse a group of people, but not a child?"
"Perhaps, this is because of humanity." Academician Qin sighed and said.
"Therefore, stupid things were done from the beginning," Han Junhua said.
"You haven't experienced it. Everything that happened that day is just a paragraph to you. It's understandable for you to have this kind of thought. "Academician Qin only sighed at her indifference as he expressed his understanding.
"You woman, do you still have humanity?" Wu Yaguo said in disbelief.
Without looking at Wu Yaguo, Han Junhua said emotionlessly.
"Humanity? That's just a burden for survival. "
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