When Ren Xiaosu saw the stronghold residents starting to cause trouble, he immediately closed the hotel's main entrance. There were already a lot of things to deal with in the stronghold, so he was thinking about how to deal with it when he got back to his room. But with all the chaos, how could he still be in the mood to think about what to do in the future?
However, when this group of rebels broke into the store, they found that the grain in the store had already been emptied by Zhou's Army. Some people even wanted to break into the granary, but the Zhou Clan was heavily guarding it, so they didn't dare to do anything.
Following that, the rioters started looting the restaurants in the stronghold. As restaurants usually cooked a lot, there would definitely be rice flour, seasonings, and cooking oil stored there.
Some of the restaurants had their doors locked, and the owners were hiding inside rejoicing that they still had surplus food. However, the doors of the restaurants were smashed open by the rioters, and everything in the restaurants was snatched away.
The emergency troops of the Zhou Clan began to intervene. After arresting a group of rioters, the rioters only stopped for one afternoon before they became more and more chaotic.
They found that the number of emergency troops dispatched by the Zhou Clan was not as many as they had imagined. Furthermore, there were rumors that it would not affect them much even if they were imprisoned. After the war, they would be released, and there would be food in prison.
With that, Stronghold 74 became even more chaotic.
Stronghold 74 had never encountered such a situation before, so they did not handle the public opinion in a timely manner. As a result, the rumors had already spread like wildfire throughout the entire city. Only then did the Zhou Clan step forward to say it was false. They also expressed that the Zhou Clan did not have much food on hand and wanted to give priority to the Zhou's Army. After all, they had to defend the city and could not starve.
However, if he tried to explain it now, the rioters wouldn't believe him. They were even arguing about why they should give priority to the army. They were all humans and should enjoy the same rights!
Among these rioters, most of them were just going with the flow. Only a few of them were the happiest, taking the initiative to lead others to cause trouble.
If it were during wartime, these people would definitely not dare to cause such a ruckus. But wasn't it reported in the newspapers that the Experimentals had been repelled three times when they attacked the city? The Experimentals were unable to break in at all.
Gradually, these people were no longer satisfied with just eating. The next morning, the gold shop was smashed. Some people had tasted the sweetness and went to attack the bank. However, there were soldiers stationed at the bank, and they immediately fired a warning shot, scaring the rioters away.
Later, some women came out to make a fuss, demanding that the men in their families be released. For this reason, they even made a banner.
These women had a legitimate reason for causing trouble. Their men had been conscripted away, and some male rebels who had avoided the conscription would harass the women every now and then. They had to get their men to come back and protect them.
The commander of Zhou's Army, Zhou Xingwen, had been frowning for the past two days. He still had to think about how to deal with the Experimentals' upcoming attack on the stronghold. But now, the stronghold was in chaos because of this troublesome matter.
A staff officer at the side said, "Why don't we release the conscripted adult males first?"
"We can't let them go." Zhou Xingwen frowned. "If we let these people go, the stronghold will only get more chaotic! Just lock them up at the construction site and let them out after the Experimentals are defeated! Let the emergency team suppress the chaos outside! "
"But there are still a lot of reporters in the stronghold. If —"
"Then we'll drive them away!"
In less than two days, the chaos in the Zhou Clan's stronghold had calmed down a little. But that was only on the surface. In private, there were still groups of rioters who were robbing people at night.
After robbing the restaurants of food, these people started targeting the hotels again.
Li Ran and the others were discussing countermeasures in the hotel lobby when a group of rioters smashed open the hotel's door.
When the rioters rushed into the lobby, they were stunned. That was because they knew Li Ran!
To be honest, the rioters really did not expect to encounter a big celebrity like Li Ran here. Everyone suddenly became a lot more restrained, and some of them even asked Li Ran for an autograph.
Li Ran glanced at Zhou Yingxue, who was next to her. But when she gave the rioters her autograph, one of the middle-aged men reached out to hug her. Li Ran pushed him away angrily. "What are you doing?"
The rioter said, "I really like listening to your songs. I'm just hugging you."
With that, the middle-aged man took advantage of the chaos to hug her again. Li Ran gave him a backhand slap in the face.
At this moment, someone among the rioters suddenly shouted, "So what if I'm a celebrity? Do you think I can slap people just because I'm a celebrity? I'm going to give her a hug today. Let's see who can stop us! "
Li Ran was dumbfounded. Things had been going smoothly just like a fan meet-and-greet. But in the blink of an eye, someone had fanned the flames and turned it into a riot.
The group of rioters rushed towards her. Zhou Yingxue looked at Ren Xiaosu, but Ren Xiaosu was looking up at the ceiling.
The group of plainclothes officers who were responsible for protecting Li Ran rushed out and swung their metal rods at the rioters at the front.
These rioters were the type to bully the weak and fear the strong. When they saw the plainclothes officers beating them so viciously, they immediately covered their heads and retreated.
As Ren Xiaosu watched from the sidelines, he thought to himself that this group of plainclothes policemen was still quite useful at times like this. The 10 of them fought very methodically, with some standing in front and others covering from the flanks.
After all, they were people who had undergone formal military training. It was impossible for them to not be able to handle these rioters.
But during the scuffle, a gunshot stunned everyone. The plainclothes officers who were chasing the rioters away with their metal rods were also stunned. They were soldiers, so they knew the power of firearms very well. If they were to get shot at this moment, they might not even be able to save them in time.
A rioter with a swollen face raised his pistol. "Let's see who dares to touch me!"
The hotel lobby fell silent. Even the rioters who had come with him were frightened. The rioter shouted, "That female celebrity, come over here and follow me. I'll let you go back when I'm in a good mood."
Just as he said that, a figure suddenly flashed by. The gun in the rioter's hand disappeared.
Ren Xiaosu threw the rioter's gun to a plainclothes soldier. "You guys continue."
After saying that, Ren Xiaosu went straight upstairs to read a book. It was as though he had done something unimportant.
When the rioters saw the plainclothes officers pointing their black muzzles at them, they immediately dispersed.
But something even more surprising happened. After the rioters left, many women heard from somewhere that there was food at Li Ran's place and that she could protect women.
Therefore, many women came to Li Ran's place to seek protection.
Li Ran did not make the decision on her own. She specifically went to Ren Xiaosu's room to ask if he could take in these women. Ren Xiaosu only glanced at her and told her to make the decision herself.
If she wanted to protect them, she could do so herself. Ren Xiaosu and Zhou Yingxue were only responsible for Li Ran's safety.
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