r18novel Chapter 024 The lights went out...
Chapter 024 The lights went out...
"Retreat! Retreat back to the bunker!"
In the square, the base commander and his group were preparing to retreat back to the bunker.
Although only a short while had passed, the suffocating feeling in the air had already made them very uncomfortable.
"You're not allowed to go anywhere!" Just then, someone in the crowd suddenly blocked their way. "We need to know if what Meng Shisan said is true!"
"Yes, we need the truth!"
Over the years, under the intense pressure at the base, many people have become quite dissatisfied with the base's leadership.
They had tried to resist before, but lacking the strength, they could only be suppressed. But now, Meng Shisan has given them a tremendous opportunity.
These people were truly fed up with the bunker.
Of course, many people also took advantage of this gap to run towards the bunker.
Even the most vocal person has an instinctive fear of death.
"Yeah, base commander, why are you running away? Tell me, is what I said true or not?" Meng Shisan was sitting on the high platform with Er'er in his arms, watching everything with schadenfreude, and occasionally adding fuel to the fire.
He didn't care about those who were desperately trying to escape to the bunker.
There were only six entrances, but nearly 200,000 people were trapped inside. Those who managed to escape were extremely rare.
Hearing Meng Shisan's words, even at this moment, the base commander still maintained his usual refined demeanor.
As the base commander, he was supposed to say a few words on stage, so he had a microphone nearby. He looked at Meng Shisan and asked, "Meng Shisan, what benefit do you get from doing this?"
He didn't deny it; in fact, at this point, he knew better than anyone that the base's sky had fallen.
So what if we retreat to the bunker?
Meng Shisan blew up the square, and for the next twenty years, the base will not be able to send troops out of the bunker on a large scale again.
"Listen to this, listen to this, the base chief has admitted it!" Meng Shisan ignored the base chief and continued to incite the others, "This is the base chief who keeps yelling that he wants you to believe him!"
Meng Shisan wasn't worried at all that these people would come after him.
He knows these people too well.
Those with less courage would only panic and run towards the bunker, while those with more courage would head straight for the base commander and his men.
If someone were to come at him without thinking, the gun he carries wouldn't be a useless stick.
Besides, how abnormal is his self-healing ability?
Even if everyone else dies, he will still be alive and well.
"If you don't give us a clear explanation today, even if we die, we'll drag you down with us." Someone immediately turned their anger towards the base leader and his group.
The base commander frowned. Seeing the crowd's agitation, he pushed aside the armed forces minister who was blocking his way, walked into the crowd, and asked, "Has the base ever been harsh on you over the years?"
Has it really harmed your vital interests?
Yes, I admit that the base is indeed making some unknown attempts.
But it's just an experiment, and no one can say for sure how far it will develop in the end.
We don't know how great the risks are.
I did consider involving your children in the program at the time.
However, the risks were too great, and I was ultimately forced to let my own children and the children of other high-ranking officials at the base try it out.
You only see the suffering that little girl endured, but who knows what our children have gone through?
Organ transplants can lead to rejection!
Because of this, my daughter spent a whole year on the operating table, undergoing all sorts of surgeries every day. As her father, how could I not feel heartbroken?
At this point, the base commander clutched his chest and said, "It hurts, it really hurts!"
I am just an ordinary person. I also have emotions and desires. I am just an ordinary father!
But for the sake of the base…
"For your mother's sake!" Just as the base commander was pouring out his grievances, Yang Jiu, bleeding from the head, charged out of the bunker. Upon hearing this, he immediately cursed, "Aren't our children children too?"
Why should I?
Tell me, what did they do wrong?
Am I not a father?
Yang Jiu was truly out of control at this moment. He was yelling and grabbing something from who-knows-where, trying to charge at the base leader. He was really fighting for his life.
"Yang Jiu, are you really still alive?" Someone in the crowd immediately recognized him.
What Meng Shisan said earlier has now been confirmed once again.
"I'm alive, I'm living well, but I'm locked up by these sons of bitches and bred every day. Damn it, I've at least contributed to the base, haven't I?"
Is this how it ends?
But seriously, now that I'm in this state, what good can you expect from me?
Yang Jiu was quite civilized; he couldn't stop talking about traditional Chinese culture.
Beside him, Cao Er quietly looked at the director of the medical center and asked a question in a very calm manner.
Why?
The head of the medical center was about to say something in defense, but looking into Cao Er's tearful eyes, he ultimately closed his own eyes, sighed, and bowed deeply: "I'm sorry..."
"I'm sorry?" Upon hearing this, Cao Er completely broke down. He was crying, and everyone saw it, but he didn't make a sound. After a long while, he asked in a sobbing voice, "Why?"
I trusted you so much, and I cooperated with everything you said.
Blood draw, bone marrow extraction, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation...
I was even prepared to entrust my life to you!
Even if anyone questions you, I will be the first to stand up and defend you.
But why?
Cao Er's tone grew increasingly urgent, and his voice became more and more broken, "Why are you doing this to me? Why are you doing this to my child?"
I have regarded you as the last beacon of human civilization countless times, but today you tell me…”
Finally, Cao Er's tone was extremely low as he asked, "The lights are out?"
After saying that, Cao Er looked up at the sky and laughed silently.
His smile, however, was tinged with endless grief and indignation!
At this moment, Cao Er's faith crumbled...
If Yang Jiu's words were satisfying to hear, then Cao Er's words moved everyone.
His questioning was too oppressive.
It was so oppressive that everyone could hardly breathe.
There was no way around it; Cao Er's reputation was too great. Before Meng Shisan, he was the hope of everyone in the base!
In everyone's eyes, he was a guy who was willing to sacrifice everything for human civilization.
The results of it?
"Damn it! Kill them!" someone couldn't help but shout.
As they spoke, countless people were about to rush towards the base commander and his group.
Bang bang bang!
The armed forces minister, who had been pushed behind by the base commander, immediately drew his gun and fired several shots, silencing the crowd.
"Yes, we did all of this, so what?" he said firmly. "Human civilization needs to be passed down, and the base needs to be developed. In this process, someone will inevitably have to make sacrifices."
Haven't we sacrificed enough lives over the past few decades?
The base commander has changed three times, I, the head of the armed forces department, have changed five times, and the field operations department has even changed eleven times!
They can sacrifice themselves, but others can't?
Should human civilization continue to be passed down?
They are the ones who sacrificed themselves today, but we might be the ones who sacrifice ourselves tomorrow!
What's there to complain about?
Ultimately, we are simply trying to maximize the base's benefits at the lowest possible cost.
Our biggest mistake was not telling you the truth.
But people can't be so selfish, they have to…”
"Fuck your mother!" Upon hearing this, Yang Jiu threw the weapon in his hand at the person. "I can sacrifice for the base and contribute to the base, but I should at least have the right to know, right?"
Stop trying to blackmail me with your moral high ground.
I'm willing to do it; that's called dedication!
I don't like it, that's called persecution!
Besides, you can persecute me all you want, but why are you persecuting my child?
What did they do wrong?
"Hmm, will you answer me?"
For a moment, everyone forgot that the base had been destroyed.
Without anyone noticing, a group of people quietly slipped into the base...