vstars Chapter 621 Lawlessness!
Chapter 621 Lawlessness!
Xia Meng is busy every day, helping the factory resume work as soon as possible and arranging jobs for the victims.
Just when Tangzhou was gradually returning to its previous order, Ruan Feng suddenly found Xia Meng with an anxious look on his face and said to her,
"Governor, two gangs of robbers have appeared around our state. They are robbing the victims of the disaster of their food and property."
"Robbers?" Xia Meng frowned. "Call the leaders above and ask them to suppress the bandits."
Ruan Feng smiled bitterly, "I've already called, but the disasters are very serious in various places, and there are constant robberies. It will probably take a month for them to free up their hands."
Xia Meng's expression became serious. "Did the robbers kill anyone?"
"Of course!" Ruan Feng said, "If there are disaster victims who don't cooperate, they will kill them without saying a word. It's very brutal."
Xia Meng thought for a moment and said, "I'll call the sheriff and ask them to investigate the situation first, determine the robbers' lair and number of people, and then we'll proceed to the next step."
Ruan Feng nodded, "Okay!"
Xia Meng immediately took out her cell phone and called the sheriff, then briefly explained what had happened.
Sheriff, "I have also heard about this matter, but the police force is limited. In addition, there are constant incidents in the safety zone and the resettlement site for disaster victims every day. The number of cases has increased sharply, and I really don't have time to investigate the situation."
Xia Meng, "If we are short of manpower, then we will add more manpower!"
Many young people cannot find jobs nowadays. If they have the opportunity to join the government, many would probably be willing to do so. It’s just a little dangerous.
Sheriff, "Since you said so, I will write a plan first and then hold a meeting to discuss it."
Xia Meng, "Yeah, okay!"
The next day, Xia Meng called a meeting of all the leaders.
The meeting lasted for a day and a plan was decided to expand enrollment by 100 people. Of course, they also reported this to their superiors.
Due to the special period, the leaders were very understanding and supportive, so the plan was quickly approved.
Almost all of the 100 additional recruits are veterans. They have high physical fitness and strong discipline, and are very suitable candidates.
As soon as the news of the expansion was released, thousands of people signed up immediately.
If not so many people were over the age limit, there would probably be more people signing up.
That day, Xia Meng went to visit the disaster relief site and saw that the site was very busy.
Many people gathered together, three layers inside and three layers outside...
Xia Meng curiously asked Ruan Feng beside her,
"What are you doing?"
Ruan Feng smiled and said, "We are expanding the police force. They are signing up!"
"After registering, they still have to undergo a physical examination. After passing it, they can take the exam..."
"Is that so?" Xia Meng nodded, "Let's go and take a look!"
In fact, everyone’s salary is not high now. After all, such a big disaster has happened and the government cannot pay high salaries. But at least there is no problem in supporting yourself and your family. At least you won’t starve. As for more..., there is really nothing.
Although the salary is not high, it is already very good for the disaster victims who cannot find a job.
At least there is no problem in supporting my wife, parents and children.
Xia Meng and Ruan Feng squeezed into the crowd and saw young men in their prime signing up. After registration, they were given a form and then went to the tent next to them for a preliminary physical examination.
When recruiting, it was stipulated that only young and middle-aged people between 18 and 40 years old would be recruited, and young and middle-aged people who had served in the military would be given priority.
Therefore, Xia Meng could tell at a glance that there were several young men in the queue and from the way they stood she knew they must have served in the military.
After registering, they went for a physical examination.
After coming out of the tent, they have to undergo physical tests.
There are a lot of people at the disaster relief site, and there is nothing much to do every day, so many people go to watch these people's physical tests.
The physical fitness test is not difficult, it just includes push-ups, short-distance running, and long-distance running.
There were quite a few people gathered around the open space, and many were cheering them on.
It only took three days to recruit all 100 people, and they will then undergo a few more days of special training.
That night, Xia Meng was about to leave the refugee resettlement site by car when she saw the person in charge of the refugee resettlement site hurriedly coming to the car and knocking on Xia Meng's window.
"Governor," the person in charge looked anxious, and there was even sweat on his forehead because he had been jogging all the way.
Seeing this, Xia Meng knew something must have happened, so she asked hurriedly,
"What's wrong? What happened?"
The person in charge was breathing rapidly, and his tone was even more anxious.
"Several injured disaster victims came here. They said some other victims were trapped by the robbers and were in great danger. They asked us to rescue them quickly."
Xia Meng hurriedly said, "Where is their exact location? I'll call right away."
The person in charge told Xia Meng the address of those people. It was not far from the disaster relief site, at least ten miles away. However, the road was damaged now, so it would take nearly an hour to drive there.
Xia Meng immediately called the sheriff, who was somewhat embarrassed and said,
"All the police have been dispatched. It will take at least two hours for them to arrive."
Xia Meng asked the sheriff to do his best.
When the person in charge heard this, he sighed silently.
It would take two hours to get there, and by that time... the body would probably be cold, and it would be too late!
When Xia Meng saw the expression of the person in charge, she knew what he was thinking. Indeed, two hours was too long and it was too late!
So, Xia Meng said,
"Do you know how many robbers there are?"
The person in charge immediately said, "I have carefully inquired and it should be less than 20 people, but..."
Xia Meng, "Just what? Just say whatever you want to say, don't be hesitant."
The person in charge said, "Those robbers had guns in their hands, so the victims who were robbed did not dare to act rashly, but the gun was not fired, so we don't know whether it was real or fake?"
Hearing this, Xia Meng glared at the person in charge angrily.
"Why didn't you say anything just now?"
Having said that, Xia Meng immediately called the sheriff to remind him that the robbers might have guns and asked them to be careful.
The person in charge said with some guilt, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was in a hurry just now and forgot about it."
"So what do we do now? Wait?"
Xia Meng glanced at the person in charge, and then said,
"Go take care of the injured victims first. I will take care of this matter."
The person in charge nodded and walked away worriedly.
After the person in charge left, Xia Meng said to Zhang Xiangqian,
"Let's go and check the situation first."
"This?" Zhang Xiangqian looked at Xia Meng's slightly gloomy face and reminded her with some concern.
"Governor, there are only two of us. I'm afraid...it's not possible!"
"How about this, I'll go check out the situation first, and you wait for my news here?"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Xia Meng said firmly, "Drive quickly!"
Seeing Xia Meng's attitude, Zhang Xiangqian had no choice but to start the car.
Xia Meng realized that her tone just now was too harsh. After all, Zhang Xiangqian was also worried about her, so she explained in a gentle voice,
"You know, I'm not powerless. I will do what I can."
Zhang Xiangqian has followed Xia Meng for so long, so he naturally knows Xia Meng's abilities. She is much better than him and doesn't look like a girl at all.
However, Zhang Xiangqian couldn't help but worry.
Because Xia Meng's current safety not only concerns her, the safety of too many people depends on Xia Meng alone.
Tangzhou can't do without Xia Meng now.
Zhang Xiangqian has been watching everything Xia Meng has done in recent years. If it weren't for Xia Meng's strong personal ability, Tangzhou would not have become a place that disaster victims yearn for.
If it weren't for Xia Meng, the disaster victims in Tangzhou would not have been able to settle down so quickly and have enough to eat every day.
If it weren't for Xia Meng, the factories in Tangzhou would not have been able to resume work and production in such a short period of time and provide jobs for so many people.
Everyone in Tangzhou can’t do without Xia Meng.
Xia Meng's safety is very important.
However, Zhang Xiangqian made up his mind that even if he died, he would definitely protect Xia Meng.
If you want to touch Xia Meng, you have to step over his body first.
Zhang Xiangqian rarely admired anyone in his life, but Xia Meng, a girl who was much younger than him, was someone Zhang Xiangqian admired from the bottom of his heart.
Zhang Xiangqian rarely sees girls like Xia Meng. She doesn't care about food and drink. Of course, this doesn't mean that Xia Meng doesn't like delicious food, but that Xia Meng doesn't like extravagance and waste.
The clothes Xia Meng wears are always neat.
Xia Meng has no desire for food and clothing, but in her career, Xia Meng shows ambitions that are beyond Zhang Xiangqian's understanding!
That is a kind of belief in power, but Xia Meng is not a slave to power, but a higher-level existence. She regards power as a tool to achieve her goals. She is playing with power, not power playing with her!
Zhang Xiangqian had only seen this kind of ambition in some senior male leaders before. It was rare to see such ambition in girls, especially young girls like Xia Meng.
But Zhang Xiangqian admired Xia Meng for having such a belief.
If it weren't for Xia Meng's ambition, Tangzhou would not be like this.
While driving, Zhang Xiangqian was thinking about how to deal with the robbers next.
The car was driving very fast. When it was far away from the robbers, Xia Meng asked Zhang Xiangqian to stop the car.
Zhang Xiangqian knew that Xia Meng was cautious and was afraid of exposing them.
After Zhang Xiangqian responded, he found a secluded place, stopped the car, turned off the engine, and Xia Meng opened the door and got out.
Xia Meng glanced at Zhang Xiangqian who also got out of the car and said,
"Next, we have to run over there."
Zhang nodded, "Yeah."
Xia Meng's physical strength is really good. Over the years, Xia Meng has been drinking spiritual spring water. With the spiritual spring water nourishing her body, Xia Meng's physical fitness has far exceeded that of ordinary people.
When Xia Meng was running, her breathing was steady and her speed was very fast. Zhang Xiangqian could keep up at first, but later his breathing became disordered and he slowly could not keep up with Xia Meng's rhythm.
Seeing that he was getting farther and farther away from Xia Meng, Zhang Xiangqian could only grit his teeth and run as fast as he could. However, Xia Meng was too strong and ran too fast. Soon, Xia Meng disappeared into the night.
Zhang Xiangqian opened his mouth, wanting to ask Xia Meng to slow down, but as they got closer and closer to the robbers, Zhang Xiangqian didn't dare to shout loudly, for fear of what would happen if the robbers heard him.
Watching Xia Meng disappear, Zhang Xiangqian could only try his best to run faster.
Xia Meng was concerned about the disaster victims who were held hostage by the robbers. She just wanted to get to the scene as soon as possible, hoping that the victims would be safe.
Soon, Xia Meng saw a bright light coming from not far ahead, and heard faint voices of people talking.
Xia Meng knew that the robbers and the victims were just ahead.
So, Xia Meng slowed down and approached slowly while running.
In the dark night, it was pitch dark, which was helpful for Xia Meng to hide her figure.
Xia Meng groped her way over little by little, and then saw from afar that several cars surrounded dozens of disaster victims. The people sitting in the cars were shouting and talking in an extremely arrogant manner, swearing constantly.
"Fuck! This chick is pretty, Brother Liang... I don't want this harvest anymore, can you give me this pretty chick?"