The white light from the incandescent lamp lit up the enclosed meeting room as bright as day. An emergency meeting was being held.
More than a dozen of the most powerful people in Hedong City were looking at the big screen in front of them with solemn faces. The screen showed the location of the base's entrance. Hundreds of soldiers were lined up in several rows with explosion-proof shields, trying their best to maintain order. However, the effect was minimal. The troops were broken into pieces from time to time, and the scene was a mess.
The quartz clock on the wall was ticking. The atmosphere in the meeting room was tense!
Some people's foreheads were already sweating.
After a few minutes, a middle-aged man sitting at the head of the table finally asked in a low voice, "How many people are in the underground base now?"
"Thirty-five thousand soldiers, plus various technicians, scientific researchers, investors, and their relatives. The total number is close to one hundred and eighty thousand. There are also about twenty thousand people from the Eighth Army who are responsible for the rear. They are also coming from the suburbs. With the capacity of the base, we can take in about one hundred thousand more people," a skinny middle-aged man said softly, looking up from his notebook.
"Can't we make more room?"
"It's difficult. According to our estimates, three hundred thousand people is the limit. Unless we make space for some non-essential supplies, we can probably add another one hundred and fifty thousand people."
"We don't have enough time. According to the news from the Eighth Army, the mutated beasts in the suburbs are flooding into Hedong City. It won't be long before they reach here. We don't have enough ammunition to defend for more than a few hours. Unless … we request for a nuclear bomb from the higher-ups and carry out a major purge in the wilderness!" a soldier with the rank of lieutenant general said in a low voice.
The crowd was in an uproar. They looked at each other in shock, causing a heated debate.
The number one from the province sitting at the head of the table was also moved. His index finger unconsciously tapped on the table.
If they dropped a nuclear bomb, not only would the post-war reconstruction speed be greatly accelerated, but they could also eliminate the external threat in one fell swoop and save a large number of people in Hedong City. They might even not have to move into the underground base and return to the surface.
Now that the global nuclear restrictions were practically nonexistent, the use of nuclear bombs had become more and more routine. According to satellite images, in just half a year, nearly a hundred nuclear bombs had been launched around the world. Among them, the United States had launched 12, Russia had launched 21, France had launched 6, the United Kingdom had launched 8, India had launched 15, Pakistan had launched 6, Israel had launched 3, Japan had launched 2, Germany had launched 1, and China had launched 11 nuclear bombs so far. Among them, Japan and Germany had developed nuclear bombs in the past six months.
Although dropping a nuclear bomb was no longer a shocking thing, dropping a nuclear bomb near his own city still put a lot of pressure on him.
After all, this was not an ordinary missile, nor was it the kind of small nuclear bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. It was a real destructive weapon. Once a strategic missile with a nuclear warhead deviated slightly, it would kill millions of innocent people. Even this underground base, which had a strong defense, would be affected.
The atmosphere in the conference room was oppressive, and some people had cold sweat on their foreheads.
"Then … let's vote!"
…
"What are you doing!" Wang Shishi screamed and glared at a perverted man behind her.
"Little girl, I just touched you. Look at how crowded this place is. I had no choice. You can touch me back," the man said with a smile, showing his yellow teeth.
Wang Shishi was so angry that she could not say anything.
"What's going on?" Luo Yuan asked when he heard the noise.
"He … he touched my butt!" Wang Shishi said angrily as she grabbed Luo Yuan's arm and pointed at the man.
Luo Yuan looked at the perverted man who was still smiling mischievously. He knew he had met a pervert. He was about to teach him a lesson, but when he saw Wang Shishi's timid expression, he changed his mind and said, "It's your own business. If you don't want to, just pretend it never happened."
Huang Jiahui did not pay attention to what had just happened. She turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Shishi was bullied, but you don't have to care. Let her deal with it herself," Luo Yuan stopped her.
"Yo, you still want to teach me a lesson? You guys are too overbearing. There are so many people here. Who hasn't been squeezed and stepped on? Everyone, be the judge!" The man saw that there were many people here and immediately shouted loudly. A proud smile appeared on his face.
The onlookers did not know what was going on, so they laughed and said, "Yeah, it's too crowded here. It's hard to avoid bumping into each other. Just bear with it. Someone even touched my butt a few times!"
"Bullsh * t! You're a fat man. Who would want to touch you? Could it be a gay friend?"
"F * ck off!"
… …
These people did not mean any harm. They were just there to watch the fun.
The man became even more proud when he saw that the people around him were on his side. His eyes roamed around Wang Shishi's chest, making her tremble with anger.
Luo Yuan shook his head and said, "Forget it. He's right. It's not good to blame others for what happened in this environment. Let's go!"
The gazes of the onlookers changed instantly, revealing looks of disdain. It was one thing to stand up for such a small matter, but it was another to back down. Fighting could be said to be unreasonable, but backing down was not manly.
"Brother Luo, I understand what you mean. I'm not someone who can be bullied," Wang Shishi said loudly.
"I …" Luo Yuan was in a trance.
Before he could react, Wang Shishi had already rushed over and kicked the man. After eating mutant meat for such a long time, even if a woman's physique was slightly weaker than a man's, her strength had almost reached 11, which was much stronger than an ordinary man's. Coupled with the surprise attack, the thin man was suddenly kicked to the ground by her.
"Bitch! How dare you touch my butt!" she scolded as she continued to kick him.
"Why don't you try touching it again?" Another heavy kick landed on his crotch. The pain caused the man to curl up like a prawn and scream in pain.
She squatted down and grabbed the man's hair. She slapped him repeatedly, making a crisp sound. She scolded loudly, "Do you want to touch it again? It's fun, isn't it? I'll let you touch it again! I'll let you touch it again … "
Luo Yuan was stunned. It was like the first time he had met Wang Shishi. Was she still Wang Shishi?
In fact, Wang Shishi had never been a good girl. She had scratched a boy's face on the first day of kindergarten because they had fought over toys. She had even been called the third sister of the eight sisters in junior high school. She had been a group of girls who used to block people's toilets and scare them away. When she had started working for Luo Yuan, she had been afraid that she would leave a bad impression on him, so she had started to act like a lady. After a long time, she had become a good girl.
In the end, the man had broken down, begging for mercy with tears and snot running down his face.
Huang Jiahui could not stand it anymore. She walked over and pulled Wang Shishi away. "Shishi, don't hit him anymore. This is enough."
"Old …" Wang Shishi stopped halfway through her curse. She quickly swallowed it and looked at Luo Yuan carefully. She stammered to Huang Jiahui, "Sister Huang, I … Did I hit him too hard?"
"This kind of pervert needs to be taught a lesson. Let's see if she will do it again." Huang Jiahui pouted and said, "But don't swear!"
"Haha, I … I can't help it." Wang Shishi laughed dryly. She kept glancing at Luo Yuan, but was relieved when she saw that he was not upset.
The man was scared of Wang Shishi. He quickly stood up and slipped into the crowd. He did not dare to say anything before he left. The crowd started to disperse when they saw that there was nothing to see.
Then, they continued to squeeze forward. The further they went, the denser the crowd became. By the time they reached the construction site, there was almost no space left.
Looking at the crowd in front of him, Luo Yuan was a little worried. There were too many people. If there was a riot, he did not know how many people would die. He subconsciously looked up at the sky. Under the bright moonlight, the shadows of giant birds were circling in the sky.
Just as Luo Yuan looked away, he suddenly realized that the giant birds were getting agitated. Their flight path became messy and they started to make strange noises. Not only the giant birds, but mutated beasts in the distance also started to roar.
The roars seemed to be filled with uneasiness and anxiety. It was as if a great danger was slowly approaching.
Completely subconsciously, he suddenly looked towards a certain place in the north. In the distant sky, a weak star was emitting a weak light. However, he soon discovered that it was not a star. Its light was getting brighter and brighter. At the same time, his left eyelid began to twitch violently, his hair stood on end, and his heart pounded.
His eyes were fixed on the brighter star. His body looked like it was petrified.
"What's wrong? What are you looking at? "Huang Jiahui asked curiously when she noticed Luo Yuan's strange behavior.
Luo Yuan did not seem to have heard anything. He just stood there in a daze. After a while, he suddenly came back to his senses. He pulled Wang Shishi and Huang Jiahui over and said in a low voice, "Let's go, follow me!"
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