Chapter 177: Stealing chicken but losing rice

Chapter 177: Stealing chicken but losing rice

Ai Wanxin led Xiang Maosen in front, and He Yang and Tuoba Qiong followed behind. She pointed to a row of one-story houses in front of her and said, "This is the accommodation area."

Xiang Maosen looked up and saw a row of iron-gray bungalows neatly arranged. It was afternoon, and large pots were set up in the open space between the houses. Curls of hot steam rose up, and the aroma of rice drifted far away. People were queuing up for food. When they saw Ai Wanxin coming, they all greeted her, "Sister Ai, have you eaten yet?"

Ai Wanxin greeted them and walked to the other side with Xiang Maosen. They passed by a large yard where a group of children of different ages were also eating. Someone saw Ai Wanxin first and shouted. Almost all the children put down their bowls. The older ones led the younger ones and ran to the gate to surround her, chattering and calling her sister and aunt.

Xiang Maosen paused, and Pei Momo walked out quickly from the courtyard.

She asked in a low voice: "Sister Ai, what's the matter?"

Ai Wanxin smiled and said, "It's okay, we can just take a walk and you can do your thing."

Pei Momo nodded carefully, looking back every few steps as she led the children back.

Ai Wanxin looked at her back with a smile on her face. She heard Gao Yating say that this little girl knew nothing at first. When she came to the territory, she stood there at a loss, unable to help with anything. Later, she finally found what she could do, which was teaching the children. She loved teaching English classes the most.

"Wanxin, you take good care of them. Uncle Xiang can't compare to you." Xiang Maosen sighed as they walked towards the farming area.

"Uncle Xiang, to be honest, I have hardly spent a single day here. I just provided a safe environment. Everything else cannot be attributed to me." Ai Wanxin said modestly.

"But," she changed the subject, "some people still can't stand such a safe environment and always want to find trouble for me."

Xiang Maosen's face darkened and he asked, "What happened?"

"Uncle Xiang, you also know that when I was on my way to get supplies, I saved a little boy. He was young, had no relatives, and had suffered a lot. Someone had poisoned his throat with medicine. I had always been thinking about him, but after returning to the city, I found out that he was a guide, so I just snatched him away."

"I asked He Yang to get the person back, but I didn't expect that when we were going to pick up the convoy from Guanghui City, someone would bring soldiers in and try to snatch the person away."

"Uncle Xiang, before I asked you for the criminal jurisdiction of the territory, you told me that power without restraint is a terrible thing, so I didn't insist. The principle I always follow is that I won't offend others if they don't offend me, but if they do offend me, I will convince them with reason." Ai Wan said calmly, "It's just that I didn't know that it was only us civilians who were subject to the restraint, right?"

Xiang Maosen's eyebrows were twisted into a "川" shape: "Wanxin, I will find out the truth about this matter."

"Uncle Xiang, I know it's hard for you too. You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are until you run a base. Only then will you know how many things you need to worry about every day. In fact, they didn't take advantage of you. I don't want to bother you with this kind of thing, but I'll leave it at that."

"I said this for no other reason than to make clear my attitude. I have no interest in those people's speculations about me or the things they value. I just want to provide some help within my ability to those who are homeless and struggling to survive in the end times."

Xiang Maosen's heart moved. He looked at Ai Wanxin's clear and bright eyes, then at He Yang and Tuoba Qing who were far behind them. He understood why neither of them was willing to give up.

"Wanxin, I understand what you mean. This is what I came to you today to tell you."

Ai Wanxin asked curiously: "What do you want to tell me?"

Xiang Maosen walked forward slowly: "Wanxin, how do you feel about transforming into a sentinel?"

Ai Wanxin didn't understand and looked at him in confusion.

Xiang Maosen smiled on his resolute face: "I may not be right, but some people suddenly have the power to easily surpass ordinary people, and their hearts also become very big at the same time."

"Sentinels and guides can be the hope of mankind, but they can also be unstable bombs. This is why the Security Bureau was established to manage, guide, and supervise, to ensure that this force does not get out of control or be used by people with ulterior motives."

"Previously, the management of the sentries in the base was very lax. Someone promised various conditions to recruit many sentries. Now the Security Bureau wants to take over these people, but has encountered considerable resistance."

Ai Wanxin said with a smile: "You don't want me to go, do you?"

Xiang Maosen smiled and said, "Wanxin, you are really smart. The Security Bureau means that in addition to the chief executive of each base, there will be an executive officer to manage the sentinels and guides in the area. There is a natural hierarchy among the sentinels and an instinct to obey those of higher ranks. Moreover, because the position of executive officer is very powerful, it must not be handed over to someone with bad intentions. I think that in terms of ability and character, this position belongs to you."

Ai Wanxin's brain was working at high speed. Otherwise, why did she not like dealing with these people who had been in the officialdom for many years? She said a lot and confused everyone.

She briefly summarized the main idea. Xiang Maosen meant that Lv Youding took the initiative and used benefits to control the only two guides and many sentinels in the base. Now the Security Bureau wanted to take over these people painlessly, but Lv Youding naturally refused. Seeing that the conflict was imminent, he wanted to be the one who took the lead and drew all the people over, but he didn't let her work for nothing, and gave her a chance to work like a slave for the Security Bureau in the future.

Don't be fooled by what he said as if you could be promoted to an executive officer of a military base as long as you agree. If you really understand their logic and system, they have plenty of ways to make you a puppet toy in name only for the rest of your life.

However, this matter can be used. Ai Wan changed her mind and decided to find a chance to get rid of Lu Youding. It would be great if the Security Bureau could take the blame.

Although Ai Wanxin had a plan in mind, she still looked confused. She asked, "So...?"

Xiang Maosen smiled amiably and said, "When you become the executive officer, you will be in charge of the sentinels and guides. Naturally, others will have no reason to ask you for help. Not only that, the executive officer position is specially created, and the rank is colonel, the same as the division commander, one level higher than He Yang."

Ai Wan still kept smiling on her face, but in her heart she was cursing these old foxes.

As I said, once they pull you into their system, they can use all kinds of empty titles to tempt you to work for them.

These old antiques still thought that before the end of the world, they were the rule makers.

Well, let me show you what it means to lose more than you gain.