Doomsday Rise

Nanlong City, the large conference room of the municipal government.

It was originally a meeting of the Standing Committee, but it turned into an enlarged meeting. Mayor Guo Longchang is in his fifties, a bit bald, with half a hundred hair, slightly hunched back, and has a strong nasal voice when he speaks.

"...Comrades, everyone can speak freely and express their opinions. This meeting was held very democratically and the atmosphere was very good. In this period of chaos, everyone can still maintain such political consciousness without chaos or anxiety. I am very pleased. Regarding Deputy Mayor Lai said that the problem of insufficient police force requires recruiting mercenaries from society to make up for it, so everyone should take a stand."

"Society is unstable and people's hearts are uncertain. I admit that mercenaries must have many problems, but in extraordinary times, extraordinary measures must be taken. We cannot deny that the combat effectiveness of mercenaries far exceeds that of civilians. I agree with Deputy Mayor Lai. Proposal." Vice Mayor Xiao, who is in charge of city construction, was the first to raise his hand.

"There are difficulties from above. They are temporarily unable to support us. We can only rely on ourselves. The small situation must obey the overall situation. I agree with Deputy Mayor Lai's proposal. As long as those mercenaries who have committed too serious crimes are eliminated, I believe the citizens will understand. .”

"One term of office benefits one party, and the safety of people's lives and property cannot be guaranteed. How can we talk about the rule of law? I agree with Vice Mayor Lai's proposal."

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Among the ten deputy mayors, except for Deputy Mayor Ma who was eaten by zombies and Deputy Mayor Lai who was the proposer, the other eight deputy mayors all agreed to recruit mercenaries to supplement their strength.

Guo Longchang was calm on the surface, but there was a hint of gloom in his eyes. Nanlong City relied on Governor Xiang Ma. It had always been like this before. Therefore, it has received strong support from above for a long time, and its economic construction has moved forward steadily. However, this Everything changed after the zombies broke out. First, Vice Mayor Ma was bitten to death by zombies.

Vice Mayor Ma was so afraid of death that he had more than a dozen guards coming in and out. Even if he, Guo Longchang, died, Vice Mayor Ma would not be able to survive. But Vice Mayor Ma died anyway. The Public Security Bureau investigated for three days. No abnormality was found. Vice Mayor Ma was unlucky. A ghoul happened to appear near his mansion. When the police arrived after receiving the alarm call, Vice Mayor Ma's mansion was already in tatters. The deputy mayor also turned into a pile of minced meat. The guards and bodyguards fled to death, and there was no one alive at the scene.

He reported the matter to Ma Xuewang. Ma Xuewang didn't say anything. He just said "I understand" and hung up the phone. These four ordinary words, without any meaning attached, left him feeling chilled for a long time. He came to Nanlong City not to be a leader, but to be a nanny, to protect Vice Mayor Ma. Now that the person he wanted to protect was dead, he didn't even know what kind of outcome he would face, but he could For sure, it won't end well.

There are monsters running rampant outside and zombies turbulent inside. Two-thirds of the police force and one-third of the army are suppressing the zombies in the city. Now the zombies are compressed into two towns.

However, because the best time to kill zombies was missed in the early stage, zombies evolved very quickly. Now it seems impossible to eliminate zombies. Zombies were originally compressed in one town, but now there are two towns. It is estimated that it will be very difficult to kill zombies. It will soon become three towns.

Vice Mayor Lai mentioned the idea of ​​recruiting troops not long after the zombie outbreak, but he suppressed it. He mentioned it several times later, but he still pushed it away. Although Vice Mayor Lai’s reasons were high-sounding, he pushed him down. His ambitions are clear. Recruiting soldiers privately is a taboo for those in power at any time. Those in power can do this kind of thing, but they must not touch the people under their command. Vice Mayor Lai will not know this and still ask for recruitment. It is a wolfish ambition. Zhao Ranruo Reveal.

However, Nanlong City has lost Vice Mayor Ma. He cannot control the situation alone. Otherwise, there will be no enlarged meeting this time. It is said to be a meeting, but in fact it is to force the palace.

Deputy Mayor Lai is very young, 32 years old. At this age, even if he is placed at the county level, he can still be said to be young and promising, and this person is indeed promising, whether it is policies or resources. In Nanlong City, Deputy Mayor Lai The mayor cannot be compared with Vice Mayor Ma, let alone the connections. There is no comparison at all. Vice Mayor Lai started his career as a town clerk, step by step, with clear lines and straightforward relationships. He is such a person, but he always outdoes Vice Mayor Ma. In Nanlong City, if he, Guo Longchang, retires, The one who has the loudest voice for the position is definitely Vice Mayor Lai, not the appointed Vice Mayor Ma.

Guo Longchang squinted at each deputy mayor, and finally stayed for a few seconds on Deputy Mayor Lai. He was wearing a cyan suit and a white shirt. He looked clean and tidy, his hair was combed meticulously, and his face was calm. He I still remember that when the deputy mayor was just promoted, Deputy Mayor Lai's face was pale, but now he is completely wheat-colored. After taking office, he traveled to all the towns and took root in the countryside. It took him three full months to come back. Putting on a show is not something ordinary people can do. Guo Longchang knows that Vice Mayor Lai is definitely not putting on a show, he is really doing things down to earth. Compared with him, Vice Mayor Ma is completely academic and has too many bells and whistles.

Really young! Among a bunch of bad old men with an average age of 49, the arrival of Vice Mayor Lai has lowered the average age by one or two years. After all, this world is a matter for young people. After thinking about this, Guo Longchang felt light in his heart and suddenly thought, why should he stand in other people's way? In today's troubled times, Ma Xuewang can't control Nanlong City, but he can still control it. Well, thinking of this, he no longer hesitated and knocked on the table.

"It is well said that one term of office benefits one party. In extraordinary times, we cannot be restricted by rules and regulations. Vice Mayor Lai's proposal to recruit troops has been officially passed. I hope that Vice Mayor Lai will control the overall situation and work as quickly as possible." Eliminate zombies and restore a stable and peaceful social environment to the general public..."

Most people didn't notice that Guo Longchang said "recruiting mercenaries" instead of "recruiting soldiers". The difference of one word has completely different meanings. Mercenaries are only limited to mercenaries, which limits the scope of recruitment. "Soldiers" It's different, anyone can do it. A glint flashed in Vice Mayor Lai's eyes, and his heart dropped into his stomach. He knew that the biggest obstacle in front of him was no longer in the way.

Vice Mayor Lai's name is Lai Qicheng. As soon as the meeting ended, he took his secretary, driver and a few cronies and went straight to Fushang Town. Fushang Town was heavily guarded, with many workers working on construction, and a protective circle formed by a row of steel Great Walls. , separated Fushang Town from other places. The zombies were attracted to Fushang Town by tons of blood, but due to lack of troops, they were not eliminated in time, which led to a catastrophe now.

Nowadays, it is very difficult to eliminate zombies. Lai Qicheng adopts the method of eliminating zombies while isolating them at the same time. Isolation is to build a city wall with steel, and elimination is to send surprise troops to eliminate the zombies one by one. This strategy is not clever, but when there is a lack of heavy weapons, it is the only way.

The construction of the city wall has been in progress for a long time, and recruitment has actually begun. Now through the municipal committee meeting, the recruitment is only made official. If he were a stickler for rules, it would not have been possible for him to go from being a town clerk to being the deputy mayor now, holding great power in just ten years. However, as soon as he arrived at the temporary command post, his face darkened because he found that many people were missing.

"Director Zhang transferred the person away, saying he wanted to arrest a wanted criminal." The deputy director explained in a low voice.

"What kind of wanted criminal? A criminal thief or an interstellar pirate?" Lai Qicheng glanced at him indifferently, and his expression had returned to calm.

"No." The deputy director shook his head, "I heard that a young man named Liu Wei'an killed Vice Governor Ma's son."

"Nonsense!" The green energy on Lai Qicheng's face flashed away. It was a waste to use dozens of precious police forces for a person who poses no harm to society. He touched the phone and slowly put it away when he was about to dial the number. Go down. Director Zhang and Vice Mayor Ma are from the same family, and it is normal to lean towards Vice Governor Ma. You cannot fall out with him at this time. Nanlong City is still a small city and cannot do without the support from above. He said to the deputy director: "You will be solely responsible for recruitment matters from now on. I hope to bring back a team of three thousand people within three days. Is there any problem?"

"Promise to complete the mission." The deputy director straightened his body and said loudly. He was so excited that he almost bit his tongue. Military power means military power. Having soldiers means having power. Lai Qicheng gave him the job of recruiting soldiers. It can be imagined that he valued him.

The Public Security Bureau has one director and four deputy directors. The name of deputy director sounds good, but in fact, the power is not as great as imagined. But Lai Qicheng's words made him rise to the top in one step.

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The river is winding, and this river, which could not have appeared in the city, happened to appear. In addition to economic factors, there are also political factors that caused the emergence of this river. Needless to say about the economy, most people are short-sighted and ignore environmental protection for the sake of economic construction. This bad habit cannot be changed in many years. Political factors are due to factional struggles. The upstream of the river is Nanquan City, where several factions are at odds with each other. Several bills to control pollution have failed because of someone's hindrance. Over time, no one cares about this matter.

Biological waste, excrement, and industrial sewage are poured into this river. Mars is short of water, and most of the rivers are dry. It has to be said that it is a miracle that this river can stay moist all year round.

Standing fifty meters away, you can smell the stench, feces, dead rats, unknown rotting animals, colorful industrial sewage, plastic bags, and more unknown things that have been dyed black. There were maggots crawling around, flies flying all over the place, and mosquitoes bigger than fingers. From time to time, I saw a mouse rushing out, and not long after, it got into the turbid water again, and the plastic bags were tumbling. Regarding the rats here, even extremely hungry slaves would not dare to eat them.

Fat Hu and Yang Tiecheng stood on the river bank for less than thirty seconds before they couldn't stand it anymore and left quickly with ugly faces. The other mercenaries were unwilling to give in and fired at the river, but they didn't find anything. They had to leave the river bank, but they didn't leave. They continued to search about a hundred meters away.

They believed that Liu Wei'an was nearby.