Chapter 474 Refugee Concentration Camp

Chapter 474 Refugee Concentration Camp

Chapter 474 Refugee Concentration Camp

"Oh, what's going on? I'm so unlucky today."

Seeing that Li Kailang had also left, Yan Bugui had no one to complain to, so he could only go home in despair.

"I don't believe it. I'm not going anywhere today. I don't believe anything bad can happen to me."

When Yan Bugui got angry, he would go home and lie down.

When the third aunt saw him coming back, she was puzzled: "Boss, how come you came back so soon and finished washing so quickly?"

"Oh, I almost forgot. What bad luck." Yan Bugui just remembered it and hurriedly took his clothes and bath ticket and ran to the bathhouse to take a bath.

As soon as I walked out of the hospital, I saw Director Wang from the Street Office.

Yan Bugui immediately stepped forward and asked tentatively: "Director Wang, what is the matter with you?"

"Teacher Yan, I have something to do." Director Wang nodded, "Are you going to the bathhouse?"

"Yes." Yan Bugui hurriedly put his clothes behind his back, "But don't worry, your matter is the most important. Do you want me to call everyone to a meeting?"

"Excuse me, let's go to the middle court for a meeting."

"Good."

Yan Bugui went to call everyone to the meeting with a smile.

Upon hearing this, everyone came to the Central Court for a meeting, but they were not in a good mood.

"Why did Director Wang come to the meeting? What happened today? The people from the back office have been here for less than a month."

"Yeah, they just want to leave, it's none of our business. The last time they left, I think they didn't even have a meeting."

"I think it would be best if it had something to do with the people in the back room. Look, Director Wang came alone. Think about what she came alone for. She would never come alone for even the smallest matter."

After hearing this, everyone thought about it carefully and some people were immediately shocked.

"Besides, my family is already living in such a miserable situation. If the ration is cut further, my family will starve to death. We cannot cut the ration any further."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was instantly panicked.

"Director Wang, you are not going to cut the rations again, are you? If that's the case, please don't say anything. If you cut the rations again, my whole family will starve to death."

"That's right, Director Wang, why don't you go back? We are all holding on tight now. If you cut us any more, we will die. Are you trying to force us to death?"

For a moment, everyone started to complain bitterly, and some even stared at Director Wang viciously, as if they regarded Director Wang as a scourge.

Director Wang quickly waved his hands and shouted, "Quiet, I'm not here to cut the quota! It has nothing to do with this!"

Some people couldn't believe it: "It's really unrelated?"

Director Wang rolled his eyes. "What? Do you really want me to tell you?"

"I don't want to think about it! Director Wang, I was wrong. Please don't bear grudges." As he said this, he slapped him.

Director Wang didn't bother to look at him and said directly, "Okay, I'm here to tell you guys something."

"From tomorrow on, if you see ragged people on the street, remember to report to the street office or tell the police, and we will send someone to pick them up."

"Is there anything else you don't understand?"

Hearing that it wasn't really about food, everyone felt relieved.

"A ragged man? Who is he?"

Someone explained: "They are refugees. Look at them, each one of them is so dirty. It's time to deal with them."

"When I go shopping, I see them. They are so dirty and smelly. Oh, it's unlucky!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and waved the air in front of him, as if he could smell it.

After hearing the explanation, everyone suddenly understood and looked towards the people in the back room.

Director Wang saw this and immediately explained: "You don't need to look at them, they are not. Look how clean they are and how they have a place to live. I'm talking about those who have no place to live and whose clothes are not very clean either."

"Have some sense, don't report everyone you see, and don't cause unnecessary trouble for the street office and the police."

"Okay, that's it. If you have any questions, I'll be leaving."

Everyone looked at each other, no one said anything, and Director Wang looked at Li Kailang.

"Xiao Li, I just happened to need something from you."

Li Kailang came up to her and said, "Director Wang, what do you want me to do?"

Director Wang got straight to the point: "Are you free now? This is a matter for the Street Office. I'd like to trouble you to drive."

As soon as I heard it was the Street Office's business, I had to make time for it even if I didn't have time.

"When you are free, Director Wang, please speak."

"That's right. You know there are many refugees living in our neighborhood office. There are too many people now and the neighborhood office can't handle it."

"We're going to transport them all to the suburbs today. Could you please drive the truck out and take them all away?"

"Okay." Li Kailang nodded and agreed, "But the steel mill needs documents, I..."

Before he finished speaking, Director Wang was already prepared and took out a certificate from his pocket, "I have already issued the certificate and have already informed you, so just issue it."

"The people are in the square, just drive your car there."

"Okay, I'll go now." Li Kailang took the certificate, rode his bicycle straight to the steel mill.

Li Kailang drove to the place where the blind date conference and National Day Gala were held.

There was a huge crowd of people here, and at a glance, there were probably about 100 to 200 people.

Considering the number of people that a truck can carry, it can only carry 40 to 50 people while ensuring safety. If there are more, safety cannot be guaranteed.

If the road conditions were bad, the number would be even lower.

"Director Wang."

Director Wang nodded and said, "Here we are. We have to take all these people away today. Thank you for your hard work."

"It's okay. Where are they sending it to?"

"Go to the suburbs. There's a place built there. I'll show you the way."

Li Kailang nodded: "Okay, let's let them get in the car first."

With the help of people from the street office, Director Wang got these forty or fifty people onto the carriage.

Li Kailang said, "Adults should sit by the guardrail, and children should sit inside. Don't crowd, and take your time."

"Master, please pay attention to the little things and protect them. If anything happens on the way, remember to wave your hands when you sit on the left. I can see it."

Li Kailang looked at this group of people. The youngest was only in his teens, while the oldest was in his forties or fifties. As for those younger or older, there was none.

The younger ones might be in an orphanage, and the older ones might have died of exhaustion on the way to escape famine.

As for the young and middle-aged people in the middle, not a single one was seen.

Soon, everything was ready.

Li Kailang said: "Okay, Director Wang can leave now?"

"Let's go."

Li Kailang and Director Wang were sitting in the cab.

"Rumble--"

"It's moving, it's moving." Adults and children said excitedly. This was their first time riding in a truck and feeling the vibration.

The novelty of riding in a truck made them forget their current predicament.

"gone."

Li Kailang said this and drove off.

Under the guidance of Director Wang, Li Kailang drove twenty or thirty kilometers and arrived at a slightly remote place in the suburbs.

Even before getting close, you can see crowds of people from afar, at least hundreds or even thousands of them.

When they saw the place, Director Wang said, "This is it, stop the car."

"Boom!" As soon as the truck stopped, Director Wang got off first and told the people in the car to get off. Staff members came over to help.

Very quickly, everyone in the carriage got off and left under the guidance of the staff.

Li Kailang asked Director Wang curiously: "Director Wang, where is this?"

“This is a refugee camp.”

"Refugee concentration camps? When were they established?"

"It's only recently. As you know, as the capital, many people come here to escape famine."

Li Kailang nodded.

"When there were fewer people in the past, the subdistrict office could take them in and afford their food, clothing, housing and transportation, but now there are too many people and the subdistrict office can no longer afford it."

"Fortunately, there was an order from above to let the subdistrict office bring some people out to reduce the burden on the subdistrict office. In the future, refugees fleeing famine will no longer enter the city, but will come here instead."

"So that's it." Li Kailang suddenly realized. No wonder Director Wang said in the yard to pay attention to the ragged refugees. It turned out that the root cause was here.

"Isn't the food from the street office enough?"

"Without them, the subdistrict office can barely make ends meet." Director Wang nodded. "Speaking of food, I have to thank you."

Li Kailang was confused. He didn't do anything. "Thank me, Director Wang, what did I do?"

"It's not you, it's the Metallurgical Department behind you. I heard that a batch of grain is being sent to our Sijiu City. It was bought by your Metallurgical Department."

"This is a great relief for our city. After traveling by water for several months, we are finally getting there. I heard that the money was purchased with foreign exchange from the Ministry of Metallurgy."

When it comes to this, Director Wang's brows, which had been furrowed from time to time, finally relaxed.

"Xiao Li, thank you to the Ministry of Metallurgy and all the factories under it. With this batch of grain, our subdistrict office will be much better off."

It’s no wonder that Director Wang was so happy. She heard that a little bit of this batch of grain would be placed in her street office.

With food in hand, she was at ease and no longer had to be timid in doing things.

"Oh, so that's the case. No, no, as long as it's for the service of the people, the money is worth spending." Li Kailang smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to answer.

But I was thinking about my two inventions. It has been almost two years since I submitted them.

Since handing them in, Li Kailang has not heard any information about the two inventions.

No one from the Ministry of Metallurgy told him about it, and Director Yang didn't say anything either. It was as if nothing had happened. In the end, Li Kailang didn't know that he hadn't earned any foreign exchange.

Gradually, I stopped caring about it. Before, I had thought about looking for it in newspapers or foreign magazines to see if I could find it.

But the result is obvious, the blockade of external information is very strict.

Li Kailang suddenly asked: "This batch? Is there more to come?"

"Yes, I heard that this batch was urgently transported from Tianjin. There are still many more. As for how many there are, I don't know. I think there should be a lot. After all, this is the capital."

"With food, our lives will be much better." Director Wang said with a smile and suddenly looked at Li Kailang.

"However, forget about restoring the rations. After all, there isn't much food. We can only store it and use it as little as possible."

Seeing that Director Wang's expression changed so quickly, Li Kailang didn't react.

"Don't tell anyone else what I just told you."

"Don't worry, Director Wang. I'm keeping my mouth shut. Just pretend I wasn't here today."

"Very good, I was right about you." Director Wang nodded with satisfaction.

Li Kailang is good in every way. Look, he is tall, handsome, strong and gives a sense of security.

He can make a lot of money and is still studying at university. He is definitely a hot commodity. It's a pity that she doesn't have a daughter, otherwise how could she let such a good person go.

It had long been held tightly in the hand, and the meat was rotting in the pot.

In the distance, a staff member was waving at them vigorously. Director Wang saw this and told Li Kailang:
"Okay, Xiao Li, I won't talk to you anymore. Thank you for your hard work in getting the remaining people from the street office here. Do you remember the way?"

"Remember, I'll go now." Li Kailang nodded, turned and left.

‘Rumble—’

The truck left and took the people back to the refugee concentration camp.

After five trips back and forth, the street office added more people, and finally more than 5 people were brought here.

"Thank you for your hard work. I still need you to work on weekends." Director Wang thanked him.

"It is my duty to serve the subdistrict office," Li Kailang said politely.

When the last batch arrived, Li Kailang saw that there were more people in the refugee camp, and people from other street offices also drove over.

When they first arrived, there were only a few hundred people, but now there are probably at least 2 or so.

These are only temporary, there are definitely people in the city who have not been transported here yet.

Apart from that, there are almost no young and middle-aged people, who make up the largest population.

Li Kailang looked at them, then looked at the surrounding environment. To be honest, the environment here was not very good.

There are not many farmlands around, and even if there are, most of them are owned by owners, with only a few unowned wastelands.

It is definitely impossible to feed so many people here by farming.

"Director Wang, what will happen to the people here in the future? There is almost nothing here." Li Kailang asked curiously.

Director Wang looked at them, also puzzled: "I can't guess, there are so many people, old and young, there is really a limit to the work they can do."

"If we want to feed them, I'm afraid we can only rely on the food shipped from above. We can't grow anything, and even if we do, it will be in vain."

Hearing this, Li Kailang understood that Director Wang had no information on this matter.

According to my memory, this group of people were either sent to the northeast to open up land, or to the northwest to plant trees, or to the north to Inner Mongolia.

But now there is no sign of sending them away. Instead, they are gathered here. There must be something to do above, which Li Kailang cannot know.

Director Wang looked at Li Kailang in deep thought and smiled: "Okay, Xiao Li, stop worrying about it."

"We will know what we should know, and don't ask about what we shouldn't know."

"In short, the subdistrict office is short of so many people. Once the food is delivered, our subdistrict office will have a better life."

Without these people, Director Wang could do something with the surplus food, as there are many people in the street office who need help.

Refugees can be given food every ten days, but those who provide relief have to calculate their allocations carefully, and they have to allocate food every two or three days, and they dare not allocate more.

Now I can finally let go and give more.

"Okay, everything has been delivered. Let's go back." Director Wang dusted himself off and felt much better.

"Okay." Li Kailang nodded, took Director Wang back to the street office, and then drove the truck back to the factory.

After checking and confirming that everything is correct, the matter is over.

Li Kailang returned to the yard.

As soon as I walked into the hanging flower gate, Yan Bugui came up to me and asked curiously, "Xiao Li, why did Director Wang look for you? I haven't seen you all afternoon."

"Oh, I'm going to help Director Wang do something." Li Kailang responded casually.

"Nothing? I'm just curious about why Director Wang wants you to do something?" Yan Bugui obviously didn't believe this explanation.

"It's really nothing, Third Uncle, please don't ask."

However, Yan Bugui seemed to be curious and refused to give up: "If you didn't do anything, then you did something. I'm just curious and ask."

Li Kailang directly passed on Director Wang's words without changing them: "Uncle, you will know what you should know, and don't ask about what you shouldn't know."

After saying this, Li Kailang no longer paid attention to Yan Bugui's entanglement and went straight back to his home.

'boom! '

Yan Bugui seemed to have his reverse scale touched, and he muttered stubbornly:

"Hey! It's just a quick question, you can't even tell me? What's there to be said? If you don't want me to know, I'll go find out!"

(End of this chapter)