Plane Supermarket

Chapter 176

"Not for sale?!" There was a sudden explosion on the top floor of the tall building.

More than a dozen strong men lowered their heads, looking at their noses, noses, and hearts, as if they were dumb.

Only Zhao Qing stood up, his face flushed red with anger, and he didn't know what to say. After taking a few breaths, he angrily kicked the nearest person. After kicking, he calmed down. The blood streaks also gradually faded away.

Soon, Zhao Qing returned to his calm and composed appearance.

"No, there must be some reason." Zhao Qing quickly thought of the base called the supermarket.

More than 300 years have passed since the war, and most of the books have been destroyed. Only some bases still retain the achievements of human civilization in the past, so Zhao Qing doesn't know what a supermarket is.

The thing, even the concept, of the supermarket has disappeared.

Zhao Qing thought that Longqing Supermarket was the name of that strange base, and he said blankly, "Get ready, and make another trip."

He thought he could sit back and relax if he held the handle of the other party in his hands, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't come to him to bow his head, let alone give up the benefits, and the other party directly cut his back.

The problem is that although Zhao Qing knew that the other party might do this, there was nothing he could do about it. Hongtian Base and him were just a business relationship, and there was no deep friendship between them. He knew very well that even if he showed all his sincerity, Hongtian would definitely I will not promise not to do business with Longsheng.

After all, water and salt are indispensable for people to live.

Even if Hongtian was not short of water, how could he not be short of salt? Even if they were not short of salt, they would always be short of food and cloth.

No matter what, it was something Zhao Qing couldn't provide to them. What Zhao Qing could give now was human beings.

But even if it is a human, 276 is not enough by itself, let alone replaced.

In the final analysis, there are still insufficient resources. Without resources, others will not take him seriously. 276 cannot beat Hongtian. Half a child in Hongtian can be equipped with a gun. 276 does not have this condition.

Zhao Qing knew that he should bow his head at this time, but he didn't feel that he had lost. After a brief moment of anger, Zhao Qing found two subordinates who were fairly flexible, and after driving the others out, he discussed with them.

Now that you have decided to bow your head, you must ensure that you can maximize your interests.

"I still don't know who they want, but it should be either a woman or a child." Zhao Qing sat on the sofa while the other two stood. Zhao Qing continued, "What we can trade with them now is people. But who, who, these have to be picked, and it is best to send the person they want to the end."

He wants to get all the benefits and let the other party get what they want.

In this way, the other party has face, and he has gained face. Although this is still a bit of a loss, it is generally profitable.

The other two also had their own opinions. They first looked at Zhao Qing's face, and after seeing that Zhao Qing was still talking, they said, "Actually, I don't think there is any need to send someone there."

Zhao Qing was taken aback, raised his eyebrows and looked at the speaker.

This person is not his confidant, but he is also a bit smart. He has dealt with several other bases before.

As a leader, Zhao Qing hoped that the more people under him to do things, the better, but the fewer people who decentralize power, the better.

Therefore, there are basically no smart people in his confidantes, who can pick out these two as the tallest among Zhao Qing's dwarfs.

He does not see himself as the leader of a pack of wolves, but as a herdsman. Most of the sheep in the base are his sheep, and his subordinates are his dogs. There are always wolves in the wolf pack who dare to challenge the leader, but Dogs cannot devour their masters.

"Go ahead." Zhao Qing nodded.

The man swallowed, and looked at Zhao Qing cautiously, as long as Zhao Qing's expression was wrong, he would immediately shut up.

"It's best when people are in the base."

Zhao Qing understood this truth, so the man continued to say: "It's best to stay in the base all the time, so that we can have the initiative to do business with Longsheng. Sending people over will make it difficult to say in the future, but as long as we do business, we will be sure." People have to be sent there, if not this year, next year will definitely be sent."

"By the next year, we will have no capital in our hands."

"And they have water and food, and they must have weapons. Boss, we don't have enough guns and bullets. Hongtian has been unwilling to sell us weapons."

"What's more, we don't know who they want. If we guess wrong, the first batch will send them over. After that..."

Their weapons have always been plunder, but the surrounding areas are already robbed, and if they want to add more, they have to be prepared to put all their eggs in one bet and fight the big base to the death.

But even if they win, it will not be a good thing in the long run, because if they don’t produce, they will be exhausted. The fish in the pond will be eaten up one day, so what next?

Anyone with a brain in the base knows this truth, but no one dared to say it before, not even Zhao Qing himself.

The knife has been hanging above the head, and it may fall at any time, but as long as you don't talk about it, don't look at it, you can whitewash the peace and live on.

He is trying his best to create an illusion of benign development. He is worried that once the various forces in the base start to act out of fear, the consequences will be unpredictable. They are likely to carve up 276, and then take their own people and supplies to other large bases .

Zhao Qing didn't interrupt him, but instead glanced at him and told him to continue.

"I think otherwise." The young man said cautiously, "Let them come to the base to do business, and they can contact and help people they want, but they can't take them away."

"Even if we really want to take it away, we can still ask for a big sum."

"Under our noses, even if they want to rob someone, it's not easy."

"It's risky to do so, but in the long run, it's more cost-effective than giving them people." The young man closed his mouth after stating the pros and cons.

Zhao Qing didn't speak, he was thinking.

Both options have risks, the former appears to be less risky, but the rewards are also limited.

But the risk of the latter is great, but the reward is also great. Now it depends on whether he dares to take the risk.

The two young people did not persuade them, and after half an hour, Zhao Qingcai stood up: "Let's go, we will go there today."

He has made up his mind and will not change it.

A group of people left the base in a mighty manner again.

At this time, the nightlife has not yet started, and the people in the slums are still asleep, but there are also people holding sticks and knocking on the door of each house—they are here to collect protection money.

If you can't pay, you have to be taken away. There are no old people in the slums, and all the old people are dead.

Young men and women can be labored or locked in cages, and children can be sold for their organs.

People are taken away every day, and every day there is an unnamed corpse in the yellow sand outside the city.

But no one cares about their life and death. A blow of yellow sand can bury all traces of a person's existence.

·

As Ye Zhou expected, after Hongtian base refused to sell water and salt, Zhao Qing could only turn around and come to him again.

It's just that this time Zhao Qing's attitude was much more sincere. After he made a suggestion, he said: "You don't have to worry about what we do. After all, we want to cooperate for a long time. It won't do us any good if we fall out."

He has already found out that Hongtian Base bought hundreds of tons of water from Longsheng.

His subordinates told him on the way here, and he almost fell out of the car at that time.

Hundreds of tons!

How many people can this buy!

No, no, how many guns and bullets can you buy.

He didn't even dare to think about it, the more he thought about it, the more he regretted it.

After all, the water was supposed to be his!

But it's not too late now, Zhao Qing comforted himself, but with the previous events, his tone couldn't help but become eager: "If you want to live in, I will arrange the house. If you don't live in, I can also make the city I'll give you a whole lot outside."

He made a concession, and then said very considerately: "If you worry about danger..."

Zhao Qing paused. He really didn't know how to make this guarantee. After all, it was impossible for him to eat and live with Ye Zhou and the others, but if it wasn't for him, the other party probably wouldn't believe it.

But before he could think of what to say next, he heard a male voice——

"Don't worry about the danger."

Zhao Qing looked behind Chen Shu, and a young man in white short-sleeved came out from the inside. He was very young, too young. This youth did not refer to age, but to his skin. His skin was delicate, although it was not It was snow white, but if it stood among Zhao Qing's crowd, it would be so white that it would shine.

He has short hair, dark eyebrows, and is about 1.8 meters tall, but his figure is well-proportioned and slender, not like a bamboo pole.

Especially his exposed arms, the muscle lines are smooth, not exaggerated, but such muscles are alive, and they are not trained in one place for the pursuit of bulk.

On Zhao Qing's side, some people gave themselves injections in pursuit of bigger muscles and more exaggerated deterrent power. In the end, they got infected, and they were all useless. It was unnatural, and it was obvious at a glance.

His voice was clear, without a hint of hoarseness.

Zhao Qing didn't dare to underestimate such a person, but if he has no ability, he can't raise such a "white skin".

Even Zhao Qing himself is only a little bit less white than his subordinates, and very limited.

Zhao Qing watched the other party walk down the steps easily, but he pursed his lips tightly, as if facing a formidable enemy.

If the other party is a man who is wily and calculating at first glance, he will not be so nervous.

"Boss Zhao." Ye Zhou walked to the edge of the protective cover, and Chen Shu stepped aside when he saw Ye Zhou approaching.

Now that Ye Zhou and Zhao Qing are face to face, Ye Zhou smiled and said, "I'm not worried about safety. I have such a protective cover. You should also know that you can't touch us, but we can touch you."

"But we haven't moved you now, and you know the reason." Ye Zhou said, "You are a smart person."

Zhao Qing wanted to frown, he didn't need to think, the instinct of the superior prevailed, and Ye Zhou's words were translated into his brain, which meant that Ye Zhou was challenging his prestige and status, because Ye Zhou's tone of voice was completely The attitude of the superior to the inferior.

"You don't need to refute me." Ye Zhou said, "I didn't come to fight you either. It has nothing to do with me that you are your emperor."

"I'm here for business, and I have another purpose in going to your base."

Ye Zhou figured out what the two sides wanted, and continued: "We cooperate well, which is beneficial to you and me. If we cooperate poorly, if we fight, our losses will be different."

As he spoke, everyone in the supermarket came out.

Although the crowd is mixed with the old and the weak, the equipment on them alone is enough to make people fearful.

It's like wrapping people in steel, but the joints can be seen to be movable. Can bullets penetrate their "armor"?

Zhao Qing pursed his lips and asked, "I don't know what your name is?"

Ye Zhou: "Ye Zhou, we can talk while walking, and you can get in my car."

Zhao Qing didn't take the car that Ye Zhou was talking about at first - as if he didn't have a car.

Then after getting into the car, he thought that he really didn't have a car, and at most it was a pile of scrap metal.

In the car, Zhao Qing was blowing on the air conditioner and holding a popsicle in his hand. Even though Ye Zhou was sitting next to him, he showed an expression of enjoying himself to the extreme. Even the left and right hands who accompanied him in the car inevitably felt a lot more relaxed.

To Ye Zhou, these things are commonplace, but to Zhao Qing, they are the enjoyment that can't be expected.

Zhao Qing also wants to build a good relationship with Ye Zhou. Since they are destined to cooperate, a good relationship is better than a bad relationship. He sighed: "It's good that our gasoline can be started by people. It's really impossible to afford the air conditioner. There is none where I live."

There is not enough energy, and the air conditioner has long been used by no one. After so many years, even if I can find an air conditioner, it can no longer work.

What's more, they don't have the talent to repair air conditioners.

Ye Zhou nodded slightly, and Cao'er brought several bowls of ice powder from behind, and put a bowl in front of everyone.

But only Ye Zhou's bowl has the most fruits, besides watermelon and cherries, there are even hand-made glutinous rice cakes, covered with a layer of brown syrup, very attractive.

"You have to know how to use the things I can provide you," Ye Zhou said, "Otherwise, one day I won't be here to do business, what do you live on? Or grab it? Can you grab it forever?"

Because the two confidantes are tight-lipped idiots, and Ye Zhou is an outsider, he is not afraid that he will spread the word, even if he tells it, no one will believe it, so Zhao Qing told the truth instead: "Of course not, but I can't change it. If I change, someone will immediately reverse me."

"I'm not going to rob. I want to improve the land and produce it myself. Those who can still listen to me will immediately oppose me." Zhao Qing is very clear about his situation, "It's because they don't have to work, they don't have to work hard. If you can enjoy it, you will support me."

"The forces in the base are too complicated, and I can't do whatever I want."

Ye Zhou: "Haven't you thought about completely mastering this base?"

Zhao Qing: "Thinking about it, but not having enough weapons and manpower is nothing but fantasy."

He was hinting, but Ye Zhou didn't follow his words, but agreed: "It's really not easy."

"Can I get another car like this?" Zhao Qing asked.

Ye Zhou: "Yes, but it's very expensive."

Only then did Zhao Qing think of "currency": "What do you need us to exchange?"

Ye Zhou: "Human, we don't want it. If you give it to me, I still need to spend money on food. This is a loss-making business."

Zhao Qing was taken aback, Ye Zhou's statement was completely different from his previous guess, but it might be that Ye Zhou was disturbing his sight, so he didn't talk to him.

Ye Zhou: "There is no currency in your base?"

Zhao Qing shook his head: "Our base is now based on barter. The value of food and water is the most stable. Cloth can also be used as currency occasionally, but it is not stable. When we first robbed other bases, the cloth was valuable, and it will not change after a long time." It's worth it."

After all, he did business in Hongtian, and Ye Zhou knew the exchange price of the system.

Ye Zhou: "If you want to buy this car, you need five hundred catties of grain, not old grain that cannot be imported."

The exchange price of grain here is very high, and Ye Zhou can still earn a difference of two hundred catties if he quotes this amount.

Five hundred catties, Zhao Qing weighed it and felt that he could still afford it.

After all, he is the boss of the base, no matter how poor he is, he cannot be the boss, right?

After five or six hours, they finally arrived at the base.

The gates of the base were opened early. In the entire base, only the gates were the most valuable. They were all made of iron. To open them all, five big men would need to push them together.

After entering the base, Ye Zhou stopped talking to Zhao Qing. He frowned and looked out the window. As far as he could see, he could see all the low-level people in disheveled clothes.

"I won't go in." As soon as Ye Zhou opened his mouth, Wu Yan stopped the car immediately.

Zhao Qing looked at him strangely: "This is a slum."

Ye Zhou: "I think if I go inside, I probably won't like the environment very much. To me, the inside and the outside are the same. Anyway, I won't live in your house, I will only live in the car."

Zhao Qing thought about it, and felt that if he were Ye Zhou, he would probably rather live in the car.

So he could only show Ye Zhou the way and ask Ye Zhou to park the caravan in the open space next to the slum.

It took another half a day to make arrangements until the sky was completely dark.

Zhao Qing was going to prepare the five hundred catties of grain, and he had to inform the news so that all parties could go to Ye Zhou for a deal.

Ye Zhou also got out of the car.

After all, he has to stay here for a long time, and it is impossible for him to wear a mask every time he gets off the car. He needs to adapt to the environment here as soon as possible.

Although he learned from Zou Ming that he and him met during the day, Ye Zhou still wanted to see if he could find Zou Ming.

But he was disappointed, he stood on the edge of the slum, lost all interest in going in—

Not far away, someone was working.

"Let's rest today, and get up tomorrow morning to look for it." Ye Zhou said to Chen Shu and the others, "You still have to watch the night in shifts, and shoot first if there is a situation. You don't need to call people, the gunshots are enough to call people up."

Ye Zhou didn't fully believe Zhao Qing's words. A person like Zhao Qing only has interests in his eyes and no contract.

On the first night in 276, Ye Zhou stayed up all night.

·

In the early morning, Ye Zhou had no appetite for breakfast. He changed into a clean white shirt and light-colored jeans, which made him look younger than his actual age. At this time, the entire base had just fallen into a deep sleep. People are cleaning, or carrying the "cargo" that died last night out for burial.

Chen Shu held a cup of hot water in his hand: "It is estimated that the people here will come out in the afternoon, when the sun is about to set."

Until then, they can only wait.

Ye Zhou didn't say anything, he watched everything in silence, feeling like he was performing an absurd comedy here, magnifying the most evil side of the human figure infinitely, and showing it to everyone mercilessly.

If Zou Ming hadn't met himself, what would have happened to him?

Maybe he can escape from the organ traffickers and grow up, but even then, he will not be happy.

His biggest possibility is to become a thug under the boss of the base.

Could even be the base boss, but can he make this place better?No, he might become the next boss Zhao.

The lack of resources determines that most people can't live well. They are just screws to maintain the operation of the base, and they are not very important screws. They can be sacrificed and replaced at any time.

During the day, Ye Zhou didn't go out to see anyone.

The people from Zhao Qing came over, and it was Chen Shu who went out to tell them that Ye Zhou needed to rest and discuss business matters tomorrow.

Zhao Qing did not suspect that Chen Shu was lying. After all, Ye Zhou was so delicate and tender. It was normal for him to feel uncomfortable when he was exposed outside the car.

And he wasn't in a hurry for a couple of days, he took him away after a few words of concern.

When people are on his territory, what else does he have to worry about?

When the sun was about to set, Ye Zhou walked out of the RV and walked into the slums.

The slums are very dirty, literally dirty, the ground is full of dirt, so Ye Zhou must be careful when walking, lest he step on it.

After all, the most dirt here is human desire.

As for where it was from, Ye Zhou didn't even want to think about it.

There were many people in the slums, but none of them dared to get close to Ye Zhou, not only because of Ye Zhou's appearance and figure, but more importantly, Ye Zhou was followed by four young men and women with guns.

But they would still stand aside and observe Ye Zhou.

Why do such people appear in the slums?

Shouldn't he be with the big shots on the base?

They just looked at Ye Zhou numbly and curiously. During the day, there were very few upper-class people who came to the slums. Only at night, when the darkness covered up the filth of the slums and the firelight created an ambiguous atmosphere, the upper-class people were willing to "condescend." Come play in the slums.

Live a lofty, addictive addiction like an emperor choosing a concubine.

His eyes were always searching, and every time he saw a little boy, Ye Zhou would stop and observe carefully.

But after seeing a few, Ye Zhou quickly discovered that they were not Zou Ming.

Until he came to the side of the small ditch, there was no water in this small ditch——the entire base had no water, and the small ditch was full of garbage.

Ye Zhou originally just wanted to see what was in the small ditch, but he just walked over to take a look, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a small dark face.

I can't even see the facial features clearly.

But his heart tightened and he stood up immediately.

It was a thin child, similar to a refugee from the Liang Dynasty. He was pressed to the ground by a tall man, but his hands were still struggling wildly. From the beginning to the end, he didn't make a sound.

Only a pair of black and white eyes stared fiercely at the person holding him down.

Even if anyone could see it, he was powerless to stop it.

This is what Zou Ming said was only worth a biscuit.