Chapter 12 Before the Deterioration

Bang

A fierce gunshot pierced the darkness, and Gene woke up from his bed. Ellie beside him also woke up. Gene quickly got out of bed and took out an automatic rifle. Witt, who was in charge of the night watch, quickly woke everyone up.

Many houses around had turned on the lights, but Gene and his team did not turn on the lights. Instead, they stood guard at the window with weapons.

All eight people did this along the way. Especially in this kind of dark night, they could not turn on the lights rashly. If it was an enemy, it would be tantamount to making themselves a living target.

Some people appeared on the street outside. Li Chu was using the all-round probe installed on the roof to observe the situation outside. It was certain that the gunshots were not far from them, at most ten meters away from them.

There was a sound of motorcycles, and soon several people with weapons came over. They were Jed's men.

Listening to the sound outside, there was no danger for the time being. Gene and his team walked out of the room. Many people said that they heard gunshots, so they ran out.

Several of Jed's men looked around, but soon they found a body, and soon someone started crying.

A man was shot in the head, just behind a small villa. This was the husband of this family. His wife and two daughters were crying sadly, and the man's parents were talking about the situation.

"From the trajectory, the guy who shot him should have taken out a gun from in front of him and shot. This guy should not have run far."

Deguna squatted in front of the body. After a round of analysis, several of Jed's men were a little surprised, but Deguna's analysis was correct. Deguna soon found a pistol from a small road not far away. After picking it up, Deguna took a look.

"Do a fingerprint identification, and you will find the murderer soon. Bring more people."

Soon Jed woke up, and Gene and others asked people living nearby. This family usually has no conflicts with others. Gene quietly looked at the uneasy faces around him.

"Gentlemen, can you do fingerprint identification?"

Tang Rao nodded.

"It's no big deal."

Tang Rao quickly used some things to make fingerprints on the gun. Now, she only needed to ask people nearby to check the fingerprints one by one to find the murderer.

Soon, a short man was restrained. After a simple fingerprint comparison, the man was the one holding the gun. His name was Li Nan, and he lived next to the deceased's house.

"Mr. Li Nan, why did you kill Chen Peng?"

Jade asked angrily. He had repeatedly reiterated that no matter what conflicts or frictions there were, you could come to him. He would be responsible for mediation, and every time Jade mediated, it was successful, convincing, and impartial.

Li Nan lowered his head. The family members of the deceased were cursing, and Li Nan seemed very aggrieved. Many people at the scene were quite angry.

"Everyone, be quiet for a while."

Jade shouted, and then he decided to take Li Nan away and detain him first, and then slowly ask about the situation.

Gene smiled and nodded. Looking at Jed's handling method, it was really good, but the tranquility in this neighborhood was very likely to be broken because of a murder.

This case doesn't seem so simple, because from the expressions of some people watching, some people look very happy, while some people are extremely angry.

Tang Rao leaned over and whispered.

"It seems that they have already had a very solid small group in private."

Gene nodded. Such small groups are a unique product of human society, but they are also the biggest reason for the collapse of society.

"Can you please come and help?"

Jed still asked politely, and Gene nodded. Soon they took Li Nan away with many people shouting angrily.

"Mr. Jed, I am worried that more serious problems will break out tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."

As soon as he arrived at the cafe, Gene asked, and Jed was a little surprised.

"Mr. Gene, you can see it."

"Even a fool can see that the deceased and this guy represent different groups."

Rose muttered, Jed nodded, and began to talk.

That block was not like this at the beginning, but in order to effectively increase production capacity, Jed could only divide people into different groups and let them be responsible for corresponding tasks, but it is obvious that this approach is actually questionable.

On one side, they were responsible for labor, and on the other side, they were responsible for harvesting. The two sides had already begun to have discord. The people in charge of harvesting felt that the people in charge of processing and labor should not enjoy the same food as them, because the food was grown by their hard work.

The man who died today was responsible for planting and harvesting, and the man who killed him was responsible for processing and transportation in the factory.

"So how is the food distributed?"

"I give it to those who are responsible for processing."

Jed obviously knew where the problem came from, because he wandered around the block every day to solve various problems, and he also needed to coordinate some things with other gangs. These things exhausted him every day, so if he was asked to be responsible for distribution, Jed would really collapse completely.

"Tell me why you want to kill Chen Peng?"

"He went too far."

Li Nan sobbed.

"How is it too far? Do you need to use a pistol to open a hole in someone's head?"

Rose muttered, and Li Nan's expression became extremely angry, and then said.

"Mr. Jed has been doing this for more than a month. We can't get the food from the planting team. Many of them hide the food secretly, and each time we have to pay some price to get the food smoothly. "

Jade looked at Li Nan with a solemn expression, and then asked.

"What price?"

Seeing Li Nan lowering his head in difficulty, Deguna seemed to realize something and spoke directly.

"A woman, right?"

Li Nan nodded.

Jade slapped his thigh angrily. The food supplied to them was sufficient every month, but he didn't expect those who managed the planting to do this.

"I originally wanted to talk to Chen Peng tonight, but he said that we should get ten people to go over and provide for them this time... Otherwise, the food harvested this time will not be given to us. So I As soon as I got excited, I took action.”

"What is the ratio of men to women in the planting group and the labor group?"

Gene asked and Jade said.

"The planting team requires a lot of labor, so there are many men and almost no women."

Gene's face was solemn. This was indeed a very serious problem, and it was so serious that they could only solve it privately in this way.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Jade asked angrily, and Li Nan shook his head.

"It's no use telling you, they were very close to the gang next door to us, and some food was given to them."

Jade realized that most of the people in the work group just wanted to live a stable life, so they swallowed their anger for a month. After all, in this world, many of them were raising families, and food was their only survival. The hope of coming down.

This kind of conflict seems irreconcilable to Jed. If he had known about these things when the conflict started, it probably wouldn't have evolved into this.

"Your dominance is insufficient, so they do this in private."

Deguna said something, and of course Jade knew it, but if he came to be tough, there would definitely be riots in the area.

Many people in the room looked extremely angry. No man could bear this kind of humiliation, and the people on the planting team were actually involved with other gangs. This made many Jed's men suggest that they directly Kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

"You can't do this. If you do this, other gangs will definitely intervene. They will definitely side with the planting team, and it will suddenly turn into a war. It was finally established..."

"If you don't solve it now, you will be helpless when the problem arises."

Deguna reminded that in such a small society, the period of outbreak of problems is often very short. Now the problem has already erupted in just one month. If you continue to endure it without taking action, you will be in trouble.

At this time, a large number of men gathered outside the cafe. They angrily demanded that Li Nan be executed directly. Jade looked solemn, and the men under his hands rushed out with weapons and fired into the sky. Only then did the boiling crowd It calmed down.

The people who came were all from the planting group, but no one from the working group came.

"Please listen to me first."

Jed shouted, and after a while he spoke directly to the leaders of several planting groups.

"What exactly did you force the women in the labor team to do with food?"

Several people looked solemn for a while, and one of them said with a smile.

"Mr. Jed, they are willing. We have not forced them. We will provide food normally every week."

Gene watched from behind. It was obvious that the men had come prepared. What they wanted was for the people in the work team to take a good look at who was the boss now.

"Mr. Jed, we work in the fields every day for everyone, shouldn't we get a little benefit?"

"Everyone is the same."

Immediately the man opposite started laughing.

"Many of us put in a huge amount of labor every day, but what about them? They wait comfortably for the harvest, do some simple processing, and then live comfortably every day."

"I can adjust the food for you."

As soon as Jade finished speaking, a bunch of people started shouting, saying that Jade was being unfair to the people in the work group.

At this time, the sound of a car was heard not far away, and soon a group of people with weapons came over. They were a gang next door.

"Mr. Jed, we heard that a murder occurred here, so we came here to see if we need support."

Jade said with a smile.

"That's not necessary."

Soon both sides put the issue directly on the table, and the gang leader who came over laughed.

"It's the end of the world, Mr. Jed. The concept of family should have been eradicated long ago. They work hard in the fields every day and need to endure hunger and injuries. It doesn't matter if they enjoy it, as long as they are well protected. , and if women want to live a leisurely life, they naturally have to pay something, right Jade.”

Jed ignored these words, and then he spoke.

"Tomorrow morning, we will continue to hear the case here. It is too late today, so everyone should go back first."

Jed promised that things would be fair tomorrow, and everyone went back, but Jed knew very well that the so-called justice meant the justice of the labor team.

"What can I do."

Jade pressed his head and Li Nan cried.

"Mr. Angus, if they really want me to die tomorrow, just kill me, as long as you can guarantee that this will not happen in the future."

Jade was a little panicked. At this time, Deguna put the gun Li Nan used to kill Chen Peng on the table.

"Some things are unavoidable. If you are willing to listen to us, I guarantee that we can destroy that group and make those men stop."

Jade looked at Deguna blankly, and then Deguna pointed at Jean and said.

"He and I have both experienced in hellish battlefields. If you are confident, just use strong methods. This is no longer the civilized society of the past."

Deguna's words made many Jade's men agree, but Jade was a little hesitant. He didn't know what he could do all night. It was obvious that the people in the planting team wanted to ride on his head.

This kind of thing has only lasted for just over a month, and I'm afraid things will continue to get worse. Jade also knows what will happen next if he gives in, and the people under his command will also lose confidence in him.

"What should I do to be a good person, Mr. Jean?"

Gene smiled, and Deguna immediately signaled to Li Chu. Soon Li Chu got a map of the neighborhood. He used AI to draw the map today.

Everyone gathered around.

"Tomorrow's trial is an opportunity. Let's take action directly on the trial. Many times, humans are like this. If you just need to give them some encouragement, they won't act randomly."

"What about the group next door?"

Jade asked and Deguna smiled.

"They are just ordinary people with guns. We need to plan carefully. I promise that there will not be any casualties among your people."

Jed is still a little worried, because if he causes problems, other gangs may take advantage.

"Under the current situation, everyone wants to protect themselves. As long as they pay a small price, such as food, the riot can be calmed down. And we just want to find a stable place to conduct research on seeds and planting."

Deguna's words made Jade nod, and then Deguna planned to use some simple tactics to arrange everything for tomorrow. The simplest method is often the most effective.

Time passed by minute by minute, until dawn, Jade smiled, because the method Deguna said should be effective, and Jade was very satisfied with this.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Jean, Miss Deguna."

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