350: Chapter 350 Wulongshan Mutiny

"What?" The person in the thatched hut instantly came out.

It turned out he was also a lurker.

He was Ji Hongfei, who had previously rented a warehouse to Oriental Chen, and his current codename was Guigu.

This young man was named Liu Zhenping.

"Master, it's all my fault! I didn't protect Manyun Xu well!" Liu Zhenping was heartbroken and filled with remorse. He pressed his head to the ground, crying his heart out.

Perhaps only with his Master could he unreservedly show his vulnerable side.

"What are you crying for? Look at how useless you are! Go, bring that person back to me!" Ji Hongfei was furious, scolding him for not living up to expectations.

"Master, they've already been killed by me!" Liu Zhenping replied.

"Whew~" Ji Hongfei took a deep breath, calming his emotions.

"Alas! Get up!" he sighed and said.

"Master, I'm sorry! I was wrong!" Liu Zhenping did not get up.

"You! That's just it, you're so stubborn! Once you make up your mind, ten oxen couldn't pull you away. You don't need to apologize to me, and I don't want to hear it. Get out!" Ji Hongfei couldn't persuade him and didn't bother to try anymore, turning to re-enter the thatched hut.

Liu Zhenping had not listened to his advice earlier, not letting Manyun Xu go to Binjiang Base for training, which had already annoyed him a bit.

Liu Zhenping believed he was capable of protecting her and that it wasn't necessary for her to endure that hardship. This led to her having no means of self-preservation when danger struck.

Therefore, half of Manyun Xu's death was his responsibility.

Later, after the training ended, Liu Zhenping again did not listen to Ji Hongfei's advice and did not strive to stay at the Base. Instead, he chose to return to Chaohu Settlement, which made Ji Hongfei even more annoyed.

He was headstrong, lacked ambition, and showed no desire for progress, only wanting to marry Manyun Xu, have children, and live a peaceful life.

So, for all this time, Ji Hongfei had been angry with him and didn't want to bother with him.

Everyone has their own choices, and no one can control them.

But similarly, everyone must pay for their choices, no matter how great the cost.

"Master, now that Chaohu Settlement no longer has a leader, the Security Team wants me to take over. Zhenping wants to hear your opinion." Although Ji Hongfei had gone inside, Liu Zhenping remained kneeling in place.

"I told you before, I won't interfere with the affairs of the Settlement. You can make your own decisions on these matters, you don't need to ask me," Ji Hongfei replied.

Now, Liu Zhenping was no longer considered a person of the Base, nor a lurker, so naturally, many things could not be revealed to him.

"Since that's the case, then Zhenping will leave." After saying that, Liu Zhenping stood up and left directly.

After Liu Zhenping left, Ji Hongfei sighed again. He didn't know if this sigh was out of helplessness for Liu Zhenping or regret for Manyun Xu.

...

"Brother, how was it?" The Security Guard, seeing Liu Zhenping return, quickly stepped forward and asked.

"From today onwards, I'm in charge of Chaohu!" Liu Zhenping said definitively.

"Yes!" The Security Guards were overjoyed, standing at attention and acknowledging him.

...

On September 1, 2055, 2:40 AM.

Liaoshen Province, Andong City, Five Dragon Mountain Resettlement.

Normally at this time, the Settlement would have long since quieted down.

But today was very unusual.

The Settlement was brightly lit, and the square was densely packed with people.

They were not ordinary civilians, but rather young and strong men, all uniformly armed with guns.

"Brothers, I ask you, do you want to fill your stomachs?"

"Yes!"

"Do you want to marry a wife?"

"Yes!"

"That's right! Who doesn't want three meals a day to be full, who doesn't want a wife and children in a warm bed? But someone is withholding our food, not letting us live, what do you all say we should do?"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Well said! I solemnly declare here that we are not bandits, nor are we rebelling. We are simply taking back what belongs to us, our food, isn't that right?"

"Yes!"

"Good! Comrades, let us pick up our guns and reclaim our food!"

"Now, listen to my command, everyone get in the vehicles, let's go!"

The person shouting was the Mayor of Andong City and the head of Five Dragon Mountain Resettlement: Que Xin.

In the past, instigating civil unrest was a serious crime that undermined national stability. However, now the council does not interfere with the internal affairs of the Settlement, which has allowed certain ill-intentioned individuals to take advantage and grow powerful.

So, was anyone actually withholding their food?

Actually, no.

This was merely a rhetorical device to incite public sentiment.

If anyone was truly withholding people's food, it was Que Xin himself.

Of the food allocated from above each month, less than five-tenths actually reached the hands of the common people.

The planned food allocation was barely enough to fill stomachs, and now with Que Xin intercepting fifty percent, it would be a miracle if anyone could eat their fill.

Que Xin was doing this to cultivate dissatisfaction among these people.

Now, with firearms distributed, these young and strong men had formed a civilian Soldier team with a certain level of combat effectiveness.

At Que Xin's command, these civilian Soldiers jumped onto the train.

Que Xin's true target was the provincial capital to the northwest: Fengtian City, Liaoshen Province.

Fengtian City, like other cities, had no people in its urban area.

But it was an important transportation hub in the Northeast region. After capturing Fengtian City, they could use it to advance southwest and occupy China's largest steel industrial city: Andong City.