r18novel Chapter 025 What are you afraid of?
Chapter 025 What are you afraid of?
Yang Jiu was by no means a kind person, but at this moment, his words were like knives, stabbing at everyone.
There's no other reason than that, before today, whether it was Yang Jiu, Cao Er, or even Meng Shisan, they were all heroes whom the base had personally endorsed.
And so, this is what happened to the hero?
So, what good will the future hold for these people?
If they and their children can be sacrificed today, who will be sacrificed when they are all gone in the future?
Or rather, who would be willing to be sacrificed?
Seeing that the situation was not good, the base commander stepped forward again.
"I know we made some mistakes before, and I apologize to everyone here." After he finished speaking, he bowed solemnly to everyone before continuing, "But the most important issue right now shouldn't be this."
The real question is how we can rebuild our home now that the base has been destroyed.
How should we deal with the future situation?
This plaza is the bridgehead for the base to conquer the world, and also the outpost for countless people to emerge from the bunker.
It is the hope in the hearts of all of us.
It shouldn't have ended up like this.
After the base commander finished speaking, he looked at Meng Shisan with a helpless expression.
Upon seeing this, Meng Shisan smiled.
This old guy, as expected of the base commander, even at this point, he still wants to shift the blame.
Indeed, at this point, using a larger conflict to resolve the conflict is the best option.
"Yes, the base is the lifeline for all of us to survive, but today, Meng Shisan destroyed it, and he's going to drag everyone down with him!" The Minister of Armed Forces wiped the bloodstains from his forehead and pointed to the collapsed sections of the city wall.
In an instant, everyone looked at Meng Shisan.
In the panic everyone was in, it seemed like they had all forgotten about him.
Even though they had heard Meng Shisan's angry shout earlier, at the time everyone was either running for their lives or taking the opportunity to cause trouble, and very few people really paid attention to him.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Meng Shisan shrugged indifferently: "I told you, I'm going to lead you out of the base."
Today, I did it, didn't I?
"So, you still have illusions about this damn base?"
"But can we survive if we go out?" Those on the outermost edge of the crowd, who were near the bunker, were filled with anxiety upon hearing Meng Shisan's words.
Although many of them have been dissatisfied with the base over the years, they still want to live.
"I can't guarantee that," Meng Shisan said, and many people looked angry.
"You're going to destroy the base just because you can't guarantee anything? I understand your anger and dissatisfaction."
There are clearly gentler ways to solve this problem, so why should we risk our lives to go crazy with you?
"What you're doing is no different from what the high-ranking officials at the base are doing!"
……
Countless people cursed and swore.
If their voices hadn't been loud enough, Meng Shisan might not have been able to hear them clearly.
However, Meng Shisan glanced casually in the direction from which the voice came before saying, "If that's what you're saying, then there really is no difference."
These words caused an uproar across half the square.
Lu Ping and his group, who had just infiltrated, were completely stunned.
"Good heavens, he's really not afraid of death. Can't he even argue? Even if we came now, if we really push these people too far, they could devour him alive."
Seeing everyone's furious expressions, Meng Shisan couldn't help but laugh.
But his laughter completely enraged everyone.
"We're not pioneers; this is trying to kill us!"
"Do you think we're really so easy to bully?"
"Damn it, kill him. He's just like those guys in the base's higher-ups, they all deserve to die."
For a time, Meng Shisan was also categorized as one of those who deserved to die.
He wasn't flustered at all. When he saw people actually rushing towards him, he picked up Er'er, stood up, and took a step forward, saying, "I'm just wondering about this."
Do you really not know how the pioneers came to be?
Decades ago, they were able to reclaim wasteland without fear of death, even in the face of extreme poverty.
That's how the so-called pioneers came to be.
Decades have passed, and you're no longer up to par?
Or do you also think you are more valuable than them?
If that's the case, then what's the difference between you, the base's higher-ups, and me?
What are you complaining about now?
As Meng Shisan spoke, he pointed in the direction of the wasteland and asked, "Go out! Go conquer the wasteland!"
Whether you live or die on the road of life, it should be under your own feet. Why place your hopes on others?
Or are you saying that one day, when we so-called pioneers can live freely in the wasteland, you will come and devour our flesh and blood just like the base's higher-ups?
Stealing our genes?
Even if we assume this method works, with nearly 200,000 people in the base, how could it be your turn?
Why should ordinary people like us expect a windfall instead of working hard to earn our own living?
Then I can tell you with certainty that when that day comes, I won't even step through the base's gates.
In other words, even if you want to wait for a windfall, you still have to get up earlier than others, or at least be ahead of them, right?
Pioneers?
Who named it?!
Didn't we all start as ordinary people?
Or are we born with the ability to walk in the wilderness?
This base is rotten to the core!
Now, if anyone wants to retreat back to the bunker, I won't stop them. You can rot in the bunker for the rest of your lives.
At this point, Meng Shisan pointed towards the bunker and roared, "But remember, from today onwards, I will keep a close watch on every entrance and exit of the bunker. If anyone dares to step out of the bunker, I will kill them with my life!"
Enjoying the fruits of others' labor without lifting a finger? Dream on!
Why should we share everything we risked our lives for with a bunch of selfish and cowardly people?
remember!
The base was never our sanctuary; it was merely a bridgehead, an outpost, for us to explore the world.
They are the witnesses to our conquest of the world!
"Yeah, damn it, they all want to reap the benefits without sowing, huh? I'm not going to let them have it."
Upon hearing this, Yang Jiu immediately shouted.
He almost forgot the task Meng Shisan had given him.
In an instant, almost all the pioneers stepped forward.
They were few in number, only a few hundred, but everyone knew that they were the ones who could truly roam the wilderness.
"And us too." Just then, Yan Zhiyu and her group, who had been hiding in the crowd, stepped out.
Compared to Yang Jiu and his group's dry shouts, this group of fully armed guys was much more intimidating.
"Our brothers in the Department of Energy won't agree either." As they spoke, another person came out. "Hiding in the bunker, what future are we talking about?"
The continuation of human civilization has never relied on the sacrifice of a few individuals, but rather on everyone working together with one heart and one mind.
Even if it means death, it's on the journey itself!
Upon hearing this, Meng Shisan looked over. This person must be the guy Yan Zhiyu was talking about who was causing trouble at the Ministry of Energy.
It turns out that after all this time, this guy was the one who was always here.
They were the ones who had just stopped the base commander and his group.
Well, he really joined the group buy!
"Yeah, damn it, the earlier ones can do it, what's wrong with us?" In an instant, many people started shouting.
It's not that they're not afraid of death just because Meng Shisan said a few words.
They simply wanted to take their own destiny firmly into their own hands.
Moreover, the fact that so many people have left the base over the years has given them hope.
It's not about placing hope in others, but about their own hope of venturing out.
Who would want to stay cooped up in a bunker every day, never seeing the light of day?
There's no one there.
Given a choice, everyone would choose to live in the sunlight.
"It's over..." Upon seeing this, the Minister of Armed Forces immediately looked up at the sky. He knew that the base was completely finished.
He never imagined that the base would be destroyed by a pioneer who, earlier on, wasn't even worth a second glance from him.
Despair?
he does not know.
But now he regrets it. If he had known it would end like this, he would have killed Meng Shisan himself no matter what.
In his view, the root of all cholera was Meng Shisan.
What hope for the base, what glimmer of hope? The moment the base's walls collapsed, none of that mattered anymore.
Thinking this, he began to look around...