Shen Feng quickly said, "I am a married man. I am very devoted to my senior sister. If it weren't for the fact that we currently have no place to get a marriage certificate, my senior sister and I would have already registered our marriage. So, please respect yourself and don't do anything out of line."
Yu Renshu heard this but only smiled gently, not answering Shen Feng's words. Instead, she looked at the paper he was writing and drawing on, saying, "So you're considering the arrangements for the Self-Help Association. Let me help you. I can give you some suggestions on how to handle these personnel."
"No need to trouble yourself. I'll think about it slowly myself," Shen Feng didn't want to talk too much with Yu Renshu.
But Yu Renshu continued on her own, "The combat group should be split up. We can't let one or two people lead a large combat-oriented team. It's best to split it into three parts: one part as the regular combat force, one part as city defense, and one part as the personal guard."
Shen Feng felt that Yu Renshu's words made sense. Why was Ren Jing able to cause such a simple reduction in personnel in the combat group before? It was precisely because he used his identity as the leader of the combat group, and the management at the time was not formal enough. Whatever Ren Jing said, the people below believed it all, so he was able to lead the team to attack the granary under the banner of justice, and was later surrounded by zombies led by the Corpse King.
Now, Shen Feng had no reason to object to Yu Renshu staying, because Yu Renshu's point was valid. Chang Jianyi was still in a coma and could not provide Shen Feng with effective advice. Yu Renshu could perfectly fill this temporary gap. Thus, the two began to discuss the subsequent arrangements for the Self-Help Association in the office.
The Self-Help Association was a civilian organization before, so it was not taken seriously and could not be valued by the military. However, the current City Lord's Mansion was an official organization, which was what people called "whitewashing." This term originally came from ancient gang organizations, meaning that an illegal identity could become legal. Shen Feng currently wanted to transform the identity of a civilian organization into an official one.
When the Self-Help Association was founded, all that was needed was an identity and a slogan. But now that a legitimate identity had been established, there was no longer a need for the Self-Help Association to exist. Therefore, Shen Feng planned to incorporate all the members of the Self-Help Association into the management of the City Lord's Mansion. This way, everyone would be a regular army.
In the泸州 night, some streets were already brightly lit. After all,泸州 had hydroelectric power, so it did not need to use thermal power. In the eastern region, due to the lower terrain, power generation was basically thermal power generation. Once the coal supply to the power plant was cut off, the power plant could not operate. The areas with the most abundant hydropower were in the southwestern provinces, as the elevation drop was larger.
Currently, communications were regulated, and phone calls were only allowed during a few periods each day. As for phone charges, they were no longer needed, because with the appearance of zombies, paper money had become unusable. Currently, the private sector used hard currencies such as grain or cloth. Even when watching television, only a few important channels could be accessed. Every day, besides the news, there was nothing else to see.
The television station might have never dreamed that bankruptcy and closure would occur at this time. Currently, besides CCTV, there were no other channels that could broadcast programs.
At this time, in a disused warehouse in the urban area, a bright spotlight was turned on. Over a hundred people were gathered in the warehouse. These were all survivors who had been rescued before. Recently, for the sake of food, they had been repairing the city walls, and now, all of them had been gathered by Wang Chong and Han Yong.
Wang Chong shouted, "Brothers, we can't continue to live a hard life anymore. We were all people with property and jobs before, but now we have to obey the orders of that brat Shen Feng and repair the city walls. What's the point of continuing to live like this? We want to take back everything that belongs to us."
Han Yong also stood up and said, "Brothers, when the zombies broke out, we were all huddling together for warmth, which is why we were able to survive in a world overrun by zombies. As a result, just because we are not members of the Self-Help Association, we are ordered to repair the city walls. This is unfair. Why can't we choose freely? Therefore, if we continue like this, we will never be able to turn things around and will be managed by those people from the Self-Help Association for the rest of our lives."
"We understand what you're saying, but we can't beat them!" Old Liu said helplessly, "The Self-Help Association has a combat group, and it has recruited many young people. Currently, there are at least two thousand people, and over a hundred evolutionaries. We are no match for them at all."
Wang Chong glanced at Old Liu with disdain and said, "Do you think I'm so brainless? If you want to take back what belongs to you, you must have your own strength. And of course, we have already figured out how to get back what belongs to us."
Han Yong sneered, "What's the big deal about the combat group? What's the big deal about evolutionaries? Can these people withstand bullets? I heard that Shen Feng was almost shot dead back then, so as long as we have guns,泸州 will be ours, brothers!"
Old Liu became suspicious at this point and asked, "Can you get guns?"
Wang Chong proudly stood in front of the many brothers and said, "Of course I can't get guns, but I have already found out where the guns delivered by the warship today are placed, and I have also found out the defensive strength of this place, which is only about twenty people. We have over a hundred people now. As long as we can snatch the guns, we can turn the tables and become masters!"
Han Yong also quickly encouraged everyone, "Listen to me, we have over a hundred people here, but the warehouse where the guns are stored is only guarded by about twenty people. If we all surround it together, as long as we snatch the guns, we will gain the initiative. If we can kill Shen Feng and his group, we can become the City Lord ourselves."
Old Liu was still hesitant when he heard this, saying, "But what if there are evolutionaries among these people?"
"Tch, can evolutionaries stop over a hundred of us? Don't be so timid. If you're scared, then go back. You'll be repairing city walls for the rest of your life." Wang Chong said with disappointment, as this was the best opportunity. The guns had not yet been distributed. As long as the robbery was successful, he would be the most powerful person in泸州.
Han Yong pointed to the rebar in the corner of the warehouse and said directly, "We secretly took these rebars while everyone was eating. They have already been cut. Those who are willing to risk their lives with us should take the rebars and charge with us. We guarantee that after we get泸州, we will definitely not treat you unfairly."
Old Liu tentatively asked, "Then can we live in big houses, not work, and have women every day?"
"Of course, you'll have whatever you want then!" Wang Chong promised. He was now certain that as long as he got the guns, he would get everything.
Thus, Old Liu boldly said, "Then I'll do it with you. I don't want to repair city walls for a lifetime."
After speaking, Old Liu went to the corner and picked up a piece of rebar. This weapon was quite handy and easy to obtain.
The rest of the people discussed among themselves and felt that this idea was very feasible, so they all nodded in support and went to the corner to pick up rebars. Over a hundred people actually agreed to rob the guns. It seemed that everyone here was unwilling to be mediocre and wanted to take a gamble now. If they succeeded, then the people from the Self-Help Association would enjoy what they could enjoy.
Afterward, Wang Chong and Han Yong acted under the cover of night. Most of the people in the city had been killed by zombies, so many places in the city were not illuminated by lights. In these dark places, mutated rats were often active. Wang Chong and Han Yong found such a path that was not illuminated by lights and advanced towards the building where the guns were stored.
Cao Fuli led more than twenty people to guard the building. There was nothing to do in the middle of the night, and they were just guarding the building dryly. This kind of life was not easy.
So Cai He suggested having a barbecue, and then found the barbecue grill and charcoal. Cao Fuli thought about it. Indeed, the Self-Help Association had not stipulated that they were not allowed to have barbecue while guarding the building. Since it was raining and they were idle, it was better to enjoy some barbecue now.
Cao Fuli found a box of beer and looked at the date. It was expired by about ten days, but he didn't care. Ten days or so didn't mean it couldn't be drunk.
The twenty-odd people dispersed to search and found some sealed packaged food. Although most of the food in the city had been collected and distributed uniformly by the Self-Help Association, in many residential homes, as long as one looked for it, one could still find some food. Unfortunately, everyone could only barbecue meat products. It was particularly difficult to find fresh vegetables now.
Thus, the twenty-odd people were eating barbecue and drinking beer at the entrance of the building, envisioning the future. Compared to the hardworking people repairing the city walls, Cao Fuli and his group's lives were quite good. Although they had to risk their lives in battle, now that there was no battle, they were really idle.
Cai He poured wine for Cao Fuli while flattering him, "Captain Cao, you have been highly regarded by the President and Vice President recently. Your future is bound to be limitless."
Cao Fuli heard this and was not proud. He picked up his glass and drank while saying, "It's all thanks to the President's support. As long as we follow the President's steps, we will definitely have a better future. In a few days, we will probably be able to fight with rifles, and then it will not be so difficult to fight zombies."
Cai He looked at the dimly lit building. The guns were stored inside the building. They had been moved many times during the day. He could only see green boxes being moved in, but only the President and Guo Pinming could open them. Besides them, others could only watch from afar.
"If only we had guns when we recaptured泸州, we wouldn't have lost so many brothers," Cai He sighed.
Cao Fuli drank while saying, "The hardest days are over. With guns from now on, dealing with zombies will be much easier. Once all the zombies are killed, our good life will return."
"I don't know when our good life will return. I only know that our good life is about to be destroyed!" A team member suddenly pointed to the dark street not far away. At this moment, a group of strong men suddenly walked out of the dark street, holding rebars in their hands. It was obvious that these people were not good people. If they were good people, they wouldn't be walking around the streets with weapons in the middle of the night.
At this time, Cao Fuli and his group's barbecue party had just begun. As soon as the barbecue was cooked, these people smelled it and came over, which immediately displeased the twenty-odd people present.
"What are you doing here? Hurry back and get lost. Why are you wandering around here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?" Cao Fuli began to scold them unceremoniously.
As Cao Fuli scolded, he led his men forward, also holding weapons. Cai He, on the other hand, hid behind the crowd and quietly called the City Lord's Mansion. The situation was clearly not right. These people were probably here to cause trouble. It was best to report to the City Lord's Mansion. If they couldn't win, they could find someone to support them.
However, Cao Fuli did not have such worries, because all the people on duty here were evolutionaries, and it was easy to deal with these ordinary people. Even though these people looked numerous, in Cao Fuli's eyes, they were nothing but paper tigers. As for Wang Chong and Han Yong, who were standing at the forefront, Cao Fuli regarded them as mere stepping stones.
"Brother, I advise you to be sensible and get out of the way. We just want to borrow a few things. If you cooperate, nothing will happen. If you don't cooperate, then humph..." Wang Chong said unceremoniously. At this time, he began to threaten the guards. If the guns could be snatched without bloodshed, that would be best. If a fight was necessary, then it must be a quick victory.
"Who the hell is your brother?" Cao Fuli said disdainfully, "Cooperate with you? You bunch of idiots. If you want to snatch things, you have to get past me first."