Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2028 The Twin Sisters of the Trading Market (5200 words)
Mengzi's appeasement policy made these prisoners from the Northwest forget the memories of being tortured and killed in the oil city.

Let them be proud again.

However, Ju Tianrui broke their spines with a single shot.

Dare to rebel?
kill!

Any objections?

kill!

Ju Tianrui was, after all, a former soldier. His gentleness towards his subordinates did not mean he was an indecisive person.

Moreover, he was greatly influenced by Li Yu, so he had no psychological burden about killing anyone.

Eight corpses lay scattered across the construction site.

The captured workers around them dared not move.

They suddenly realized that these armed guards in front of them were actually capable of firing their guns.

The nail that sticks out gets hammered down; once the nail is killed, the rest of the people don't dare to step forward.

The guards in Mengzi changed their expressions after seeing Ju Tianrui's men decisively shoot and kill the eight people.

Meng Zi instructed them to try their best to avoid causing disputes and mutiny.

But sometimes, they were also somewhat annoyed by these captured workers.

Now that Ju Tianrui has shot them, these members of the militia brigade have seen how Director Ju treats these prisoners.

That means: If they disobey, they will be killed!

On the construction site.

Ju Tianrui opened his jaw, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

"Any more?"

Liu Benshan thought about it carefully and replied:

"These few are the most active; they're the ones who instigated the strike. The others are relatively well-behaved."

Just then, Meng Zi rushed over.

When he saw the bodies of the captured workers lying on the ground, he became extremely tense.

Clearly, he was wrong.

He originally thought it was better to avoid trouble.

We don't want these prisoners to mutiny and cause all sorts of trouble.

But now it seems that Director Ju Tianrui is clearly very dissatisfied with the speed at which he has managed the Wuyuan Mountain project.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have killed these people directly.

Just as Meng Zi was thinking about how to explain to Ju Tianrui, Ju Tianrui looked at Meng Zi with cold, emotionless eyes:
"I'm giving you one last chance, this is the last chance!"

"These people are prisoners of war, workers. You need to find out their identities! What use are disobedient prisoners? It's better to just kill them and waste food!"

"We also need to understand that the current priority is construction. The greenhouse materials have been delivered for so long, yet progress is so slow. Liu Benshan asked you to assist with management, but you were vague and evasive. What use are you?"

“If you continue to be lazy and irresponsible like before, then you can forget about being the captain of the militia brigade!”

"This is your last chance. Make the most of it, or you'll be prepared to be punished!"

Ju Tianrui spoke slowly and his tone wasn't particularly cold, but what he said made Meng Zi feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

He finally climbed back to the position of militia captain; to send him back would be worse than killing him.

Meng Zi trembled all over and said to Ju Tianrui:
"Director, I know I was wrong. I will definitely learn from this and never make the same mistake again!"

Ju Tianrui glanced at him and sneered:
“I won’t teach you a lesson this time, but I can tell you that I will be back in a week. If I don’t see any progress on your end, you can leave Big Camphor Tree.”

Leave the big camphor tree!
Upon hearing this, Meng Zi's face turned deathly pale.

Leaving the big camphor tree would mean losing all his current comfortable material conditions, but what terrified him even more was the uncertainty of whether he could survive there.

Even if they survive, they will live an extremely difficult life.

They live a life of hardship, sometimes hungry, sometimes full, and constantly facing the threat of zombies.

He had experienced such hardship before, and because of that experience, he never wanted to go back to those difficult days.

His fingers clenched so tightly they turned white, and his mind raced.

This time, it seems we've really angered Director Ju.

Although Ju Tianrui did not have the authority over personnel matters, he believed that as long as Ju Tianrui reported it, the subsequent handling results from the headquarters would most likely follow the direction Ju Tianrui had indicated.

No.

I absolutely cannot leave the big camphor tree!
Disregarding his pride, he knelt before Ju Tianrui, his face full of trepidation, and said:

"Director, I don't want to leave Big Camphor Tree. I will definitely do my job well!"

"Please believe me!"

Ju Tianrui didn't even glance at him, and said:

"I've made myself very clear. I've given you the opportunity. I won't listen to anything you say now, and I don't care about the process. I only care about the result."

“From today onwards, if Liu Benshan contacts you regarding any construction-related matters in Wuyuan Mountain, you must cooperate with him. If I come here again and ask you about similar issues, you know the consequences!”

After saying that, he left the construction site.

Meng Zi knelt on the ground, his fists clenched tightly.

I felt panicked, uneasy, and regretful.

But there's also a sense of relief.

Fortunately, Ju Tianrui gave him the opportunity.

After this experience, he finally understood that he couldn't just give up and lie low once he was promoted.

The fact that Ju Tianrui shot these workers without hesitation just now also revealed his attitude towards these captured workers.

Ju Tianrui was neither interested in nor concerned about the life or death of these people.

If they disobey, they can be killed.

half an hour.

Meng got up from the ground, and several of his men surrounded him.

"Captain, what should we do next?" one of the subordinates asked.

Meng Zi said somewhat irritably:

"Didn't you hear what Director Ju just said? Kill all the disobedient prisoners! Damn it!"

"I originally thought we could coexist peacefully with them, but I didn't expect them to become even more aggressive."

"Starting today, make those captured workers work 16 hours a day. Anyone who dares to object will be killed!"

Meng Zi was also provoked by Ju Tianrui. If the director came next time and was not satisfied with the progress of the project, he would be finished.

Rather than let ourselves perish, we should exploit these captured workers to the extreme.

Let's at least get past Ju Tianrui next week before we talk about it again.

After Ju Tianrui left, Liu Benshan followed.

Ju Tianrui authorized Liu Benshan to contact him alone, allowing him to use the radio station on Wuyuan Mountain to report on the construction progress.

Liu Benshan is currently only a level four contributor, just a little short of reaching the level three contribution threshold.

It's a situation where you're just one step away from being promoted.

"Liu Benshan, do your job well in Wuyuan Mountain. As long as you complete the construction in Wuyuan Mountain within the specified time, I will personally apply for approval for you and help you get promoted to a third-level personnel!"

Upgrading is what Liu Benshan wants most.

With Ju Tianrui's assurance, he immediately felt relieved.

He was initially worried that Meng Zi would cause trouble for him after Ju Tianrui left.

But Ju Tianrui's words just now completely dispelled his worries; even Meng Zi himself was in danger.

If Director Ju Tianrui comes next time and is not satisfied with the construction progress, Mengzi will be kicked out of Dazhangshu.

These days, who would want to wander outside if they could stay in the stronghold of Dazhangshu?

Besides, what force could be more powerful than the Great Camphor Tree?
Liu Benshan quickly stated his position.

"Thank you, Director! Please rest assured, I will do my best!"

After giving his instructions, Ju Tianrui headed straight for the mountaintop.

There's not much to see here; the progress is too slow, and many of the construction projects look much the same as when he last came here.

If it's still like this next time you come back, then you might as well quit Mengzi.

Unless they were stupid, Meng Zi's men would never rebel and would follow him.

Even those who had followed Meng Zi for a long time were the same.

No one wanted to leave the big camphor tree, and no one wanted to offend it.

After leaving Wuyuan Mountain, Ju Tianrui immediately headed to Xianyang Airport.

A transit station is being built over there.

A transit point from the oil city to the northwest.

The transport team had mentioned to him more than once the inconveniences of traveling to the Northwest, with the biggest problem being the transit station.

It's more than 600 kilometers from the oil city to Xianyang Airport, and it's also more than 600 kilometers from Xianyang to Wuyuan Mountain.

Once the transit station in Xianyang is built, it will be possible to travel from the oil city to Wuyuan Mountain in the northwest in just two days.

The transport convoy then traveled from Wuyuan Mountain through the Zhangye agricultural and pastoral base, finally arriving at the Jiuquan base, where they had places to rest and recuperate at night.

Transport fleets are most afraid of spending the night outside, not only because it is dangerous, but also because they cannot get proper rest.

A poor night's rest left the entire convoy feeling lethargic the next day, making them prone to serious problems on the road.

Therefore, Ju Tianrui paid close attention to the construction of the transit station at Xianyang Airport.

For the Northwest region to develop, it still needs the support of the headquarters base and the branch base in the oil city.

As long as supplies start flowing, the Northwest can be propelled forward.

Oil City.

Trading market.

The western district is mainly an industrial area.

With the construction of the buffer city, many of the more polluting heavy industries in the western industrial zone were relocated there. Those remaining in the western trading market area were mainly machinery manufacturing, electronics, and some light industries.

One of them is a complete garment manufacturing plant.

There are corresponding factories for each stage, including spinning, weaving, and dyeing.

The oil city is rich in oil, and many of the clothes made from oil are derived from petroleum.

Official garment factory.

Building No. 2 of the garment factory, first floor.

The room was filled with garment-making machines, and in front of and behind each machine sat garment workers.

There are four rows of garment-making machines, and at least eighty garment workers.

At this moment, these people are using sewing machines to sew the strips of cloth woven by the textile factory into garments.

The assembly line operation means that the garment workers on this floor mainly sew up the sleeves.

beep-

The sound of sewing machine needles striking the thread echoed throughout the factory.

These workers pedaled the sewing machine while their hands worked non-stop, adjusting the position of the fabric strips and sewing two different pieces of fabric together.

There was also a team leader who walked around checking the work speed of these garment workers.

They make clothes from morning till night, working more than 10 hours a day.

There was only one garment factory in the entire trading market, yet it had to supply clothes to everyone in the oil city.

The oil city now has a population of 500,000 to 600,000, and the demand for clothing is enormous.

Eight years into the apocalypse, the clothes in the shop windows of the city have long since rotted away, and it's hard to find any wearable clothes.

Therefore, they currently mainly produce their own clothes.

7 pm.

Ding Ding Ding ~
The workday bell rang.

The workers in the garment factory quickly put the finished clothes into baskets and cleaned up the worktables.

Arrange them in order, ready to leave the factory.

As the workers left one after another, the team leader with the side-swept bangs' eyes lit up when he saw the pair of twins in the crowd.

He coughed and walked over.

"Dai Xinyi, are you sisters free tonight? I'd like to treat you to dinner."

Upon hearing this, Dai Xinyi raised her head, revealing her beautiful face, and used her index finger to brush aside the hair that fell across her face.

"Thank you, team leader, but no need. We have things to do tonight."

The group leader in front of them had feelings for the sisters, both openly and secretly.

She even subtly expressed that if she gave in to him, he could transfer her to an easier position.

But Dai Xinyi refused.

Since moving to the oil city, the two sisters have attracted a lot of attention because of their sweet looks.

When I was working on the construction site, I was often harassed by some workers.

Those rough-looking men working on the construction site were unrestrained in telling dirty jokes.

What's even more terrifying is their gaze; it's as if they want to devour them.

Later, unable to bear the teasing any longer, they went to work at the Wonderful Life clothing store in the commercial district.

The boss thought they were good-looking and had them stand at the door as models and salespeople.

This attracted many customers who harassed the place, including quite a few older men who took the opportunity to grope it.

Many business people in the commercial district have also offered to "keep" them as mistresses.

The most outrageous thing is that after Huizi from Tingfenglou came to the store once, she tried to poach two people from the store in front of the owner.

At first, neither of them knew what Tingfenglou was.

After learning about it, I immediately refused.

Keiko was quite disappointed after being rejected by both men.

Before leaving, he told the two that they could come to Tingfeng Tower anytime they wanted, as long as they changed their minds.

Sister Huizi will protect them.

It wasn't easy for the two sisters to live in this apocalyptic world. Dai Xinyi, the older sister, understood very well that once she embarked on that path, there was no turning back.

She didn't want to live a life of financial dependence on her body, raising her younger sister along with her.

She wanted to live with more dignity.

Later, unable to bear the groping and teasing by the customers, the two eventually went to the garment factory.

The two thought that if they worked diligently at the garment factory, they could make a living, right?
Unexpectedly.

On their very first day at the garment factory, the two caught the eye of the lecherous group leader with the slanted bangs.

Sometimes, being good-looking is a sin.

Especially since they were twins, young and beautiful, and in the midst of the apocalypse.

Lacking the power to protect themselves, they naturally attract all sorts of trouble.

Fortunately, they stayed in the trading market, where the rules were strictly enforced and no one dared to openly force them.

After being rejected by Dai Xinyi, he frowned as he looked down at his side-swept bangs.

asked:

"Something wrong? What could possibly happen at night?!"

Dai Xinyi didn't say anything, but she wouldn't budge an inch, clearly indicating that she didn't want to have dinner with the group leader with the side-swept bangs.

She knew what the team leader wanted to do.

Whenever she saw the way the team leader looked at her sisters, she knew he had ill intentions.

The group leader with the side-swept bangs looked extremely grim, and said with a livid face:
"Starting tomorrow, you two will be in charge of moving the goods!"

Moving goods is the most tiring job, as it involves constantly moving them back and forth; it's physically demanding.

It's nowhere near as comfortable as sitting on a stool to make clothes.

But the stubborn Dai Xinyi still refused to give in, "Okay, team leader."

She would rather move goods than have a relationship with this forty-something-year-old team leader.

"Hmph!" The team leader with the side-swept bangs snorted coldly, glared at her, and left the factory.

The crowds were dense.

After finishing their shifts, some garment factory workers head to the commercial area, while others go to the residential area.

Most of these garment factory workers are women, and some of them have families.

These women's husbands work on construction sites, while they work in textile factories; such a combination is actually very common in trading markets.

They lead busy yet fulfilling and happy lives.

After Dai Xinyi and Dai Xinyan left the factory, Dai Xinyi looked at the darkening sky and said to her sister:

"Xiaoyan, go back to your dormitory and get some hot water. I'll go to the commercial area to buy some multigrain biscuits."

“Okay.” Dai Xinyan nodded, revealing her beautiful chin. Her eyes were timid and weak, making her look very endearing.

Dai Xinyan is the younger sister, but her personality is completely different from her older sister's. She is timid and doesn't talk much.

He often keeps his head down.

But when she raises her head, it will impress everyone around her.

Her innocent face, so pure it makes you want to bully her, is practically a crime.

Unlike construction sites, garment factories pay one point per day, but meals are not provided.

The workers on the construction site are provided with two meals a day, one thick cornbread per meal, and two cornbreads are worth 0.5 points.

Moreover, the working hours on a construction site are generally eight hours, which is several hours shorter than in a garment factory.

However, working on a construction site involves being exposed to the sun and doing physically demanding work, so you can earn significantly more points.

"Sister." Just as Dai Xinyi was about to leave, her younger sister suddenly called out to her.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Dai Xinyan thought for a moment and said:

"Should we talk to Brother Zhang Wei and ask him to help us?"

Zhang Wei was a member of the militia brigade who brought them in. He kindly took them into the oil city and familiarized them with the trading market. He even lent them five points.

At that time, the trading market had not yet launched the points-based loan service.

It was purely a personal loan from Zhang Wei to them.

After the two joined the oil city, Zhang Wei helped them a few times.

Among the jobs that led to a fulfilling life, the one in the garment factory was introduced to me by Zhang Wei.

Hearing her sister's words, Dai Xinyi smiled wryly:

"Forget it. We've already troubled him so many times. We owe him too much, and we don't know how we'll ever be able to pay him back."

“Oh.” Dai Xinyan nodded: “But moving goods is really tiring, and the wages are low. It’s better to go back to work on the construction site, at least the wages are higher.”

Dai Xinyi patted her younger sister's hair and smiled:

"It's okay. We can't just go to construction sites whenever we want. There are more people in the oil city now, and the competition is fierce. We're lucky to have a stable job right now."

"I believe you can persevere, right?"

"Mmm." Dai Xinyan nodded vigorously.

"Let's go, I need to hurry and buy some multigrain pancakes, we'll have to queue up later." With that, Dai Xinyi hurriedly ran towards the commercial area.

Staying in the trading market is not easy; rent, utilities, and food all cost money.

They are also frequently harassed and disturbed by various BlazBlue units.

However, Dai Xinyi is very satisfied.

Being able to protect my sister and survive in a relatively stable trading market is good enough.

She gazed at the brightly lit commercial streets ahead, biting her lip as she thought to herself:
Mom and Dad, I promised you that I would definitely take good care of my sister and live a good life!
(Seeking opinions: Which of these twin sisters should they be closer to?)
(End of this chapter)