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The outer defense system of Shanghai had not yet been fully established. Buildings like the defensive towers in Jin Ling city that Chu Yunsheng had seen before were basically not there yet. It might be related to the lack of time, or it might be related to the fact that they were busy dealing with the many spatial entrances that existed inside the city. There were only some military fortifications that were not far away from each other. According to the firepower points of the residential buildings and the isolation trenches dug around the city, they were connected with various fences and barbed wire to form a simple isolation belt.
The periphery of the fortifications was crowded with refugees from all over Eastern China, speaking in various local accents. Some were pleading, some were cursing, and some were pushing and shoving each other. It was a mess, just for the opportunity to enter the city.
At this moment, the leaders of the Disaster Command Headquarters probably hated Chu Yunsheng to the core. There were already a lot of people in the city, and the limited living resources were already extremely tight. Coupled with the evacuation of a large number of people from Nanjing and other nearby cities, the entire city was overloaded. The broadcast about the survival area of Shanghai that Song Zihuai insisted on sending out was the last straw that broke the city's back. After the darkness fell, a huge number of refugees spontaneously organized rushed in one after another, almost filling every corner of the urban area, far exceeding the city's survival warning line by more than ten times!
In Chu Yunsheng's memory, after the darkness fell, there was no warning, no record, no one knew what was happening, and no one knew what was going to happen. From the government's army to the ordinary people, they all hurriedly responded to the situation. When the insects and other creatures invaded on a large scale, and countless people died, only then did they realize that something was wrong. After that, the number of people who could escape to the important cities was very small. In the great retreat that Chu Yunsheng experienced, in the end, only less than one in ten thousand people made it to the destination alive. Most of the people were left in the darkness forever.
But now the situation had changed. The government and the army had set up a formation in Shanghai in advance, and the ordinary people who received the news no longer sat at home and waited for death. Before the insects and monsters formed a large-scale invasion, people began to crazily rush into Shanghai, the largest city in Eastern China, to find a chance to survive.
However, the reality that waited for them was not as good as they imagined. Once the number of people far exceeded the living resources that a city could afford, even without the insects' attack, the competition for resources within the city would soon cause a greater disaster.
Just like the fences and defensive nets around the city, they were so weak that one or two insects could break through them. Their true purpose, or perhaps it should be said, was not to defend against the various man-eating monsters that came from the depths of the darkness outside the city, but the ever-increasing number of refugees.
After the fence was built, anyone who wanted to enter the overcrowded city would need an entry permit!
Otherwise, no one would be able to enter.
Just the permission to enter the outskirts of the city had already become a type of resource, and it was the most precious resource. Without it, there was no way to talk about the resources for survival in the future. In front of the trench fence, the dignity of life was wantonly trampled on by everyone, gradually disappearing. Once anything became excessive, its value would rapidly depreciate, and life was no exception.
A permit to enter became something that all the refugees at the outer perimeter of the fortifications yearned for. While they hated the unfair upper echelons and cursed the eight generations of policy makers, at the same time, they were always jealous of the people inside and envied the refugees who had obtained the permit. However, in the end, no one dared to force their way through the fence. The black muzzle of the gun would really start shooting from a few days ago!
The people sent by the government and the military to coordinate repeatedly claimed that the city was not safe at the moment. The armed forces were cleaning up the insects and monsters in the urban area, and the danger inside was not much different from the outside. They hoped that everyone could understand that those who did not want to leave could camp in the outskirts, and the government would try their best to solve some of the material problems. As for when they could enter, there was no further explanation. They were either vague or evasive, waiting for further notice.
Of course, the refugees outside the fortifications did not believe such an explanation. Some people even called it the most ridiculous lie, but what could they do? There was no way to prove the progress of cleaning up the insects and monsters in the city, but it was a fact that the city was overcrowded. Occasionally, there would be people who couldn't stand the hunger inside the fortifications and ran out to look for opportunities.
In desperation, most of the people stationed themselves in the outskirts of the fortifications. Every day, they would argue with the city guards for a while to fight for the opportunity to enter the city, hoping that good luck would fall on their heads. Especially when someone was allowed to enter the city, the crowd would be even more agitated. Bloody incidents happened at different positions of the city defense line every day. The era had developed to this day, fairness and justice had been deeply rooted in people's hearts. "Why can he go in, but I can't?" This was the biggest conflict at the moment.
Of course, there were even more people who followed the crowd and made a ruckus, pretending to be united with all the refugees and advancing and retreating together. At the same time, they were secretly plotting their own little schemes. Through various channels, they contacted the people they knew and used their connections to get in. Once there was a chance, they would be ready to "smuggle" in. They should take care of themselves first!
The development of the situation was like a river crossing a fork in Chu Yunsheng's memory. From here, it began to run to a different future.
When Chu Yunsheng stood outside the fence, he couldn't get in. It was better to disguise himself than to force his way in anonymously. At least the awakeners could get in, or he could sneak in quietly. With his current lightning speed, facing the long defense line of the city guards, he could always seize the opportunity to sneak in easily. In fact, he also did the same thing before. He sneaked in quietly, and he sneaked in quietly.
But this time, he was not going to do that. He was not going to hide, he was going to swagger in!
He wanted to clearly tell the leaders in the city again that the rumors outside the city were not wrong. Chu Yunsheng was indeed still alive, and he had already entered the city!
Although he only needed to reach the first level of Yuan Tian stage, Chu Yunsheng's mentality was completely different from before.
He no longer cared about the leak of the ancient book, nor was he afraid of the threat to his family, nor was he afraid of the military power in the city. As the survivors of Nanjing said, he was a sword. Perhaps he might not be able to hang in the sky, but he had already shown his edge. If he hid it, it would be petty. It was better to let it shine!
But if that was the case, with Chu Yunsheng's habit and character, he might still use the method of sneaking in. He would hide in the dark and observe who could be used, who could not be used, who could be killed, who could not be killed, who was in power, who was not in power, and so on. Then he would take action step by step to achieve the goal of the original plan.
However, after the battle with the giant head, Chu Yunsheng learned a lot about fighting, but also other aspects.
The example of the giant head's crushing defeat was right in front of him. The giant head was obviously much stronger than him, but it only gave him a chance to catch a breath, and then he was killed.
Now, after building momentum outside the city, he had recovered from his injuries and was fully prepared for battle. He was in a strong position. If he didn't take this opportunity to unsheathe his sword like a sharp sword, he would be in a passive position once the time was delayed and the leaders in the city could catch their breaths.
The city defense fence was built along the outer ring road, and it only protected the main urban area of the city. The other suburban towns had long been ignored. Even so, Chu Yunsheng still predicted that once a large-scale battle broke out, the central ring or even the inner ring would be the real defensive core.
There was only one entrance checkpoint every one kilometer. It was illuminated by large lights, and there were sandbags on both sides. Many weapons were lined up in a row, and there was a tank parked not far from the entrance. The black muzzle was pointing at the sky coldly.
The weather was very cold, and everywhere he touched was cold. The lights seemed to be frozen, shining on the straight side of the building, making it look even colder.
The front of the No. 17 station was crowded with people. There were new arrivals, and there were also people who had been here several times but still did not give up. With the "assistance" of the staff, they lined up in a messy line and blocked the entrance of the cement road.
"Let me in! My father-in-law is inside, why can't you let me in? "
"My name is Huang Ken. How many times have I told you? I went out of the city on a business trip last month. My unit is inside. This is the proof. You can take a look."
"I am from the Jin Hua City Government, and I am a classmate of Director Zhang Sifeng. I want to make a phone call! What? No phone? Okay, young man, let me in first. I will take you to see him and let him prove it to you. I promise to give you … ID? Didn't I say I lost it? "
"I am …"
"I, I …"
In front of a short table, the people who had their turn were waving their fists excitedly and eagerly, spittle flying everywhere, wishing they could kill the skinny young man with glasses behind the table.
But most of them were trying to flatter him, hoping that he would be kind enough to let them and their families pass.
However, the young man snorted coldly and slammed the table. Expressionless, he said without raising his head, "Next!"
Kind? Are you kidding me? The higher-ups only gave him a limit of 30 people a day. Other than those who opened the back door and those who he could not afford to offend, he could only control one or two people. Without enough benefits, how could he let them in?
At first, when he was transferred here, he was very depressed for a while. After all, it was too close to the outside of the city, and the risk factor rose sharply. If he was not careful, he might lose his life here. But not long after he arrived, the city began to implement temporary measures to limit the influx of people. The power in his hands suddenly became very hot. It was not an exaggeration to say that he controlled the fate of the refugees outside the city!
Every day, there were so many people who secretly sent gifts to his father and mother that they could form a company. They all begged him for help, and the gifts were as heavy as they could get, as long as he accepted them. But even so, he may not be interested in those gifts. There were too many, so many that he was dizzy. Two days ago, there was a good-looking girl who begged him to let her parents in. She was so anxious that she was willing to sleep with him for one night …
Just because he was a father-in-law, just because he had a unit's certificate, and just because he claimed to be a leader, he wanted to get an "entry permit"? Dream on!
He thought contemptuously and threw the registration information of the previous person aside. He did not look at it again. These procedures were just in accordance with the requirements of the higher-ups. Then he took out a blank registration paper, but no one came forward. He was a little surprised and was about to slam the table again. Suddenly, his heart palpitated. He felt that something was wrong. The crowd seemed to have suddenly quieted down. It was very abnormal.
He pushed his glasses and frowned as he raised his head. The lenses reflected a long rainbow from the darkness. It was like a cloud of fire that swept across the sky. In less than a moment, it was right in front of him.
"Monster! Shoot! Shoot! "
The young man screamed, stood up from the chair in horror, stepped back, and almost fell to the ground.
The soldiers' reaction was very fast. They had experienced similar things many times in the past few days. When they saw the shadow, without the young man saying anything, they also quickly raised their guns and fired at the same time. The whistling bullets dragged a series of flashes, and shot into the cold night sky.
Just when the bullets were about to hit the red cloud, a sword light flashed in the air and collided with the bullets. The next moment, the red cloud passed through the group of bullets and went straight to the entrance of No.17. Xiao Xiao stopped.
"It's a person."
"It seems to be an awakened person."
"Amazing, he is not even afraid of bullets!"
"I think, I think, I saw him two days ago …"
The crowd whispered, and some people seemed to have guessed something. Looking at the flaming sword being sheathed, they consciously moved away from it.
"Who is in charge here?"
The person who came was Chu Yunsheng. He looked at the soldiers and asked.
"I am, may I ask who you are, sir?"
The young man with glasses crawled out from under the table and replied with a flattering smile on his face. Although there were not many awakeners, not everyone was worthy of his envy. However, the attack just now was different. This person was definitely not an ordinary awakener. If he could curry favor with him, there would be many benefits and no harm.
Chu Yunsheng turned his head to look at him and continued to ask, "which unit are you from? What is your military position? "
The young man took a deep breath, smoothed the corner of his clothes, tried to calm down, and said respectfully, "I am not from the army, I am from the government-"
Chu Yunsheng snorted coldly and did not let him continue. He immediately interrupted him and said, "if you are not from the army, then why are you standing out?" After that, he looked at the soldiers with guns and said, "call your officer out."
"I am a platoon leader." Since they were here to look for the military, one of the soldiers walked out. He seemed to be a second lieutenant platoon leader with a stripe and a star. He was tall and had a slightly imposing appearance.
Chu Yunsheng threw the document that Fang Baixiao gave him from the storage talisman into the hands of the platoon leader and said, "my identity is written in the document. Report to the military headquarters immediately. Tell Fang Baixiao, the commander of the great division, that I am waiting for him in the city."
The platoon leader took the document and glanced at it. His face changed dramatically as if he had seen a ghost. His hands trembled and he was about to say something, but he saw Chu Yunsheng had already turned into a red cloud and disappeared into the darkness.
"Platoon leader Zhang, who is that person?" The young man with glasses was scolded by Chu Yunsheng, but he did not dare to show any dissatisfaction. Seeing the shocked face of platoon leader Zhang, he realized that this person must have a powerful background.
But he did not expect that platoon leader Zhang, who had always called him brother, would put away the document as if he was afraid that he would be estranged from him. Without saying anything, he hurriedly climbed onto a military vehicle and drove into the city.
The young man was stunned for a second, and then he suddenly had an idea. He knew that his opportunity had come. No matter who it was, since it could make the military so nervous, it must be a big deal. At the moment, he did not care about the registration work, he needed to report it to the higher ups as soon as possible.
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