Life as a mercenary turned into a girl is a bit difficult

Chapter 35 The reason for silence

In this era of scarcity of mass entertainment activities, any activity of any scale is full of active participants. People who bear the pressure brought by this wasteland and work hard to survive need to use this to relieve their tight tension. Physically and mentally, at least let yourself not just live in the wasteland.

Although this performance is famous for Ruoxiang's singing program, and its promotional posters and broadcasts also emphasize this as a promotional point, this is only part of the event. The highlight of it is not just Ruoxiang. The Changming City Committee officially came forward to organize the large-scale performance in person, and the exciting programs prepared were far richer than Hiiragi imagined.

Shortly after they took their seats, it was time for the performance to officially begin. The female host in a white dress stepped from behind the scenes onto the stage. Her outstanding appearance, Hiroyuki Jing, was often seen on the TV screens in Changming City these days. I have seen it on: The name seems to be Xingsha, he is a famous host of Changming City TV station, and he is quite popular in Changming City like Ruoxiang. According to rumors, if Ruoxiang was not born out of nowhere, it would have been the public idol project of Changming City. The first choice should be her.

Regardless of whether such rumors are true or false, Xingsha, who was smiling, immediately showed his profound skills as a famous host as soon as he opened his mouth. His clear enunciation without a trace of accent was as crisp as beads falling on a jade plate. Every word spoken with such eloquence and eloquence is soothing to listen to.

After the opening remarks and the curtain call, the performance was officially announced. A group of more than a dozen young girls began their first dance performance. This dance form was something Hiiragi had been exposed to when she was in a women's college in the newborn city. It seemed to be A dance form called ballet that was very popular in the pre-war world. Its most important feature is that dancers dance with the tips of their toes.

When Hiroyuki was taking a physical education class at a women's college, she often saw classes learning this kind of dance when passing by other physical education classrooms. Compared with their training intensity, the stretching exercises she did in the physical education class were really nothing. Nothing more, as the first dance performance to warm up the overall performance, these girls performed very well. Amidst the warm applause of the audience, Epoch Square quietly closed all the entrance channels to complete the entrance process.

After this time, even those who rushed to hold tickets could only watch the performance through large screens outside the square.

It seems a bit unhuman, but for the Changming City Patrol Department, which is responsible for maintaining order and security in the entire Times Square, it is enough to relieve a lot of security pressure, especially at such a special moment: a large-scale execution of the Department two days ago. The crackdown completely confirmed the nomads' frequent reconnaissance operations in Changming City. From the numerous captured documents, it is not difficult to see that this terrorist organization that has long been dedicated to creating chaos has a big plot against Changming City.

Even after the clearing operation was successfully completed, no one could guarantee that the nomads would give up because of this setback, and the performance could not be stopped for some reasons. Because of this, the Patrol Office had to plan an important road in Changming City. The garrison force was deployed at the location, but after all, the patrol department had limited manpower, and the dispersed force was even weaker. This forced the army to join in the security tasks of Changming City, and mobilized a lot of troops from the front line to station in government buildings and radio and television stations. Towers, etc. appear as important locations on the Nomads' scouting list.

In addition to dealing with the direct threats that nomads may bring, we must also be careful about their impact on event participants. Once some behavior of nomads causes panic in the crowd, a stampede caused by a crowd of tens of thousands will It's extremely scary.

Naturally, the majority of the performance participants knew nothing about the difficulties faced by the Changming City Coordination and Management Committee. Their eyes were completely attracted by the performance on the stage. For most outsiders, the anticipation of so many days was nothing. Isn't it exactly this moment?

Another performance came to an end, and warm applause reached a peak. This was a mime performance that focused on comedy. It did not require any lines but relied on vivid body movements and expressions to make many audiences laugh.

It was the first time for Hiiragi to watch a pantomime. Such a novel performance method made her initially think that the stage broadcasting equipment was bulging. It was not until she was amused by the actor's performance for the first time that she realized that this was also part of the performance. The two consecutive performances made her focus on this performance not limited to Ruoxiang's singing.

Although she was looking forward to the next performance, the bulging feeling in her lower abdomen did not allow her to continue sitting here. Several lessons in the past had made her deeply aware that her body's endurance was no longer what it used to be. If she didn't want to If you lose face in such a public place, you must solve your own problems as soon as possible.

"Um...I'm going to go to the restroom first." He whispered to Han Nianling who was sitting aside. The other party nodded clearly and pointed to the place behind the stage, "The temporary public restroom is too far away. I’m afraid you still have to queue up, so just go to the restroom behind the stage, don’t worry, they won’t stop you.”

Quickly passing through the area in front of the stage, Hiei Jing followed Han Nianling's instructions and looked towards the backstage of the stage. The security guard standing on the side of the stage did not stop her after noticing that she was an audience member leaving a special seat.

Relying on a corridor made of plastic curtains, Hiiragi quickly arrived at the backstage. The actors who were about to appear were waiting nervously in front of the steps leading to the stage, while the actors who had not yet had their turn sat around. Chat and laugh together, or review your own performances.

Here, Hiiragi also saw the dozen girls who had just completed the ballet performance. The makeup on their faces had not had time to take off, but their clothes had already been changed. What was surprising was that these girls were all students, wearing white shirts. The style of the blue skirt has many similarities with the uniforms he saw at the women's college, and the No. [-] Middle School mark on their chests confirms their identity as students.

It can be seen that they are still in an excited mood. This performance on stage seems to be of great significance to them, and they seem to have endless words to say to each other.

After looking around for a while, Hiiragi finally found the sign for the women's restroom. This was a temporary tent where mobile restrooms shaped like small houses were arranged in two rows to form a separate space. Although the absorption table Simple but extremely clean.

This is it!The announcement of the next performance had been heard before she came in. Hiiragi quickened her pace in anticipation of the next performance. However, just as she stepped into the tent, one of the bathroom doors was slowly pushed open. A familiar figure walked out of it.

Her steps were very hasty, not wanting to stay here for a moment, and she walked straight towards the intersection with a "No Unattended" sign at the other end of the tent, instead of the passage that Hiiragi entered that connected to the backstage.

Although the other party was wearing a mask and a hat, Hiiragi still recognized her identity at first glance: "Ruoxiang?"

Ruoxiang was startled when she heard the sound. She looked back suddenly with surprised eyes. Obviously, she did not expect to hear such a familiar voice in such an occasion. Seeing that she had not made a mistake, Hiiragi immediately waved her hand. Say hello: "I really didn't expect to see you here, um... well... come on when you sing."

"..." Ruoxiang didn't reply and looked directly into Hiiragi's eyes as if she was struggling inexplicably. Without waiting for Hiiragi to ask anything, she suddenly turned around and continued to leave along the passage at the other end.

"what happened to you?"

Ruoxiang's strange behavior confused Hiiragi Jing. The next second she asked, Ruoxiang, who had just taken a few steps, suddenly turned back to look at Hiiragi Jing, and quickly reached out to lift the scarf on her face from bottom to top. Although the mask only lasted for a short moment, Hiiragi still clearly saw that underneath the mask was a strange black mask, with a belt of unknown material tied tightly behind the head.After a few seconds of daze, Hiiragi immediately realized that the mask was the reason why Ruoxiang could not reply.

Is this... could this be because of... her ability as a witch?

Chapter 36 Prelude to spying

"What are you doing?! What reason do you have to arrest me? I am a legal resident of Changming City! Believe it or not, I will go to the patrol hall to file a complaint against you! Then I will expose your uniform in the newspaper!"

The constant shouting came from a man with short hair and an exaggerated dragon-shaped sashimi on his left arm who had just been stopped by the patrol. Although he was stopped by two patrol police with live ammunition, his expression showed no fear or restraint. , obviously already accustomed to dealing with these seemingly bluffing police officers.

In fact, this is exactly the case. Judging from the other party's demeanor and attire, the patrol policeman who has been working for a while basically judged that his identity is just a gangster. Changming City, with a huge population of 50, is a mixed bag. Coupled with the steady flow of immigrants coming from outside, not everyone can find a job peacefully.

In order to make ends meet, these idle people in Changming City will inevitably turn to theft and robbery and become frequent visitors to the police station detention center. Naturally, no one takes their repeated threats seriously, but all the ordinary patrol police can do is to detain them for a long time. How many days.

This is not because the patrol police are doing nothing, but because the patrol police in Changming City are all locals, and their home address information is not difficult to find. If they fall out, these gangsters who often form gangs will definitely pose a threat to their families and friends. , gangsters don’t dare to do things like endangering lives, but harassing things like throwing rocks, smashing glass and blocking keyholes at night are very annoying.

It is impossible for the Patrol Department to protect everyone associated with any patrol officer all the time because of these things, so in order to avoid trouble, the patrol officers often pretend not to have seen the gangsters' behaviors that are not out of the ordinary.

"Since nine o'clock this morning, someone has reported your behavior around you. You have been wandering around the Changming City TV Tower for nearly an hour. What is your purpose?" Looking at Cun Tou who was brought to the front. Gangster Ye Xin frowned slightly. The smell of low-quality and cheap tobacco and alcohol all over his body was very pungent.

"Huh?" The short-haired gangster ignored Ye Xin's questions just now. Instead, after seeing Ye Xin's face clearly, he whistled frivolously at her and then turned to the patrol policemen with angry faces on the left and right and asked curiously, "Why haven't you seen this beautiful woman before? She just joined the police station recently? You guys are very lucky..."

"Who sent you here?!" Ye Xin, who ignored her own question and offended the dignity of the patrol hall, seemed to have a calm expression. She couldn't help but feel a little angry in her heart. Her voice suddenly raised an octave. This stern question made Bu Tou The gangster's attention slowly turned back to her.

"Tsk... the sound was so loud that I was shocked..." The short-haired gangster still looked so careless, "I am a resident of Changming City, and I came here to see what's wrong with Changming City's iconic TV tower. ?"

"You came here during a performance at Times Square?"

"Yes, you just came here at this time. Why don't you like to watch the show and just like to watch the TV Tower?"

"Surveillance shows that you have been paying attention to the garrison positions around the Changming City TV Tower, asking the garrison personnel and surrounding residents about the number of people and weapon configurations here, and you have repeatedly climbed up to the surrounding high-rise buildings to spy on the position details..."

"There are so many uniformed men suddenly appearing on the street. Wouldn't you like to know more about what's going on?"

Ye Xin's every question was skillfully refuted by the short-headed gangster. Indeed, although the short-headed gangster's behavior was very suspicious in their view, in the absence of effective evidence, the short-headed gangster just killed him and all his actions were due to him. Curiosity, then they really have nothing to do with him.

"The Patrol Department is really wasting time. What use does Changming City need you for..."

At this moment, a tall figure walked out of the tent behind Ye Xin. With a height of more than two meters, he stood out among the patrol policemen. It was obviously summer, but the black windbreaker on his body was wrapped extremely tightly, with the hood underneath. Only a pair of slender eyes are exposed below.

"Yes, this brother is right, you guys in uniform... Ugh!..." His dissatisfaction with the patrol hall was immediately echoed loudly by the short-haired gangster, but before he could finish his sentence, After finishing all the taunts that had been brewing for a long time in the patrol department, a fist far larger than a normal person was embedded in the face of the short-haired gangster at an extremely fast speed.

With a muffled sound, the gangster's feet were lifted off the ground under such a heavy blow, and his whole body was driven backwards by the huge oncoming force, accompanied by the... Four or five broken teeth were lost, as well as liquid mixed with snot and blood.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

It took the bastard who fell to the ground a while to realize what had just happened, and then the severe pain that almost fainted made him cover his face and scream miserably.

"Tell me, what is the purpose of your coming here? Who gave you the instructions?" The man in black didn't care about the gangster's miserable state. He grabbed the gangster's collar with one hand and pulled him up from the ground, and put it on his face. The bloody gangster continued to ask, his slender phoenix eyes showing the same indifference as before.

"You...your family is dead...I am, I am from the Wolf Spider Gang...!!!" No matter how the gangster struggled, the arm holding him was as motionless as steel. This so-called threat to the windbreaker The man seemed to turn a deaf ear. He just waited for a reply for two or three seconds and then took the next step.

"Crack!"

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

In the gangster's extremely horrified eyes, the index finger of his left hand was easily broken by the man in the trench coat so that it was close to the back of his hand. In front of the man in the trench coat's strange strength, his fingers were as fragile as if they had no bones. Another burst of severe pain hit the gangster again. Once he tore his vocal cords.

"How many people are there? Where else are they targeting besides the TV tower?"

After asking the question, he waited for another two to three seconds. Seeing that the gangster was just wailing and crying with no intention of answering, he reached out and held the gangster's second finger.

"I, I don't know! They just gave me some money to come over and see how many people are guarding the TV tower!"

"Are you the only one they hired?"

"No, it's not just me. All the gangs in this area have taken money from them and done things for them! I really don't know the rest..."

"The scum of Changming City..." As soon as the man in the windbreaker let go of the gangster, he immediately fell to the ground. The severe pain and panic made him look like he was dying. Ye Xin quickly ordered the patrol to take him for treatment. What she cared about was not the gangster's life. Life or death, but the excessive behavior of the man in the trench coat just now has been seen by many passers-by.

"31, you have gone too far..."

"Excessive? It took me half a minute to ask for information that you couldn't ask for in 10 minutes. Do I call this going too far?" The man in the windbreaker sneered and retorted unceremoniously, "You are the ones who are going too far. Every second of delay is too much. This is extremely irresponsible for this city, and the enemy will not care about your position."

Chapter 37 Selfish People

Ye Xin's dissatisfaction with the man in the trench coat is certainly not out of sympathy for the gangster's treatment. In fact, she and the man in the trench coat have largely the same views. In her opinion, this kind of behavior is of no use to Changming City but is harmful to it. There is no way to treat idle members of the public security system too harshly, but what the man in the trench coat did was really inappropriate.

As the location for the Changming City patrol garrison position, they are at an important intersection around the broadcast tower. Even though the performance at the Times Square at this moment has attracted many audiences to watch, it is only Changming City after all. It is only a part of the 50 people, and there are still a large number of residents who pass through here as usual and are busy with their work and lives.

The unscrupulous violent behavior of the man in the trench coat just now was obviously witnessed by passers-by even if it was a little distance from the main road. Once this incident spreads, it will have an extremely bad impact on the current Changming City Coordination and Management Committee. Those who The long-dormant maintenance faction will never let go of such an opportunity to severely damage their political opponents.

If I had not been shocked by such a scene and had stepped forward to stop it in time, I wouldn't have been in so much trouble. Unfortunately, it is useless to be upset now. Compared with how to deal with the future attacks of the maintenance faction, the most important thing at the moment is to deal with those lurking in the dark. Nomads in the dark.

The violent behavior of 31 just now at least confirmed the gangster's confession that the nomads had planned to attack Changming City on the day of the performance, and this broadcast tower seemed to be one of their targets. This news is mixed. .

The happy nomads have not given up their actions because of the previous removal of their strongholds. The aggressive defense measures in Changming City these days have not been in vain. What is worrying is that the nomads have become famous for their bold terrorist attacks on the bases of the southern federal cities. Although since then In order to win the support of civilians after being severely damaged by the concentrated forces of the Federal Republic of Congo, the nomads would not be so frantic as to target ordinary people, but it was inevitable that innocent people would be affected.

"Go ahead and arrange it. Use military exercises as an excuse to immediately block the streets and disperse all the residents in the surrounding blocks. Take them to the resettlement area in an orderly manner. The helicopter can take off. Pay close attention to all abnormalities in the city and report to me at any time."

After reporting the latest movements of the relevant nomads through the walkie-talkie, a defense plan was immediately launched to deal with the attacks by the nomads. The engineering team that had been waiting for a long time quickly laid out horse barriers and barbed wire fences on the main roads and announced a street blockade order. Uniformed patrol officers also appeared at the intersections of various streets, informing passers-by that Changming City was closed for a holiday due to drills, and keeping them away from areas A2 and A3, which may become battlefields.

The sudden news of the exercise disrupted the lives of many residents who were out, which made ordinary residents of Changming City extremely confused. In the past, any military exercise in the city had to be notified and the venue layout completed at least one week in advance, and Neither the military nor the patrol police have ever conducted it in the central area starting with the letter A. This military exercise seems to be too hasty.

However, after receiving the paid holiday notices from their respective work units, the talking crowd stopped their thoughts. A legitimate job in Changming City means the opportunity to live a decent life, and people are flocking to it. With such a background, The intensity of work in the wasteland world can be imagined, and how can a rare rest time that lasts for a whole day and comes with a salary cause people's dissatisfaction? As for the doubts about this military exercise...whatever, this is all It was a matter decided by the top management of the Coordination and Management Committee and had little to do with ordinary civilians like them.

Amidst the increasingly ear-piercing roar, the strong wind and waves easily lifted the curtains of several tents behind them, and a black-painted helicopter took off from the temporary apron built in the camp.

The atmosphere of Epoch Square, which is very different from the tension here, becomes more and more intense as the performance goes on. The quality of a series of performances is very exciting. Picking any one from them will make people full of praise, but Even so, the inner expectations are still a little distracting, because everyone knows that there is only one protagonist in this grand show, and it is her fame that has raised this show to the height of everyone's attention. It is no exaggeration. It is said that nearly [-]% of the audience in Times Square came because of her.

And if the program list is not temporarily modified, it will be the moment to respond to their expectations.

Xingcai, wearing a dress, has not only re-entered the stage many times, but this time her appearance set off the most enthusiastic cheers since the beginning of the performance. Countless impatient audience members stood up from their seats excitedly. After getting up, he was scolded by the audience in the back row who blocked his view and sat down again. Looking at the extremely enthusiastic audience, Xingcai seemed to be deliberately slowing down his tone, raising the already unbearable expectations to a higher level.

"Thank you for the wonderful performance last time and the encouragement and support of the audience. Next, Ruoxiang, the youngest popular idol in the history of the Southern Federation, will give you his own personal singing..."

"!!!"

Before Xing Cai finished speaking, a violent storm seemed to blow through the audience. The audience showed their highest expectations for this performance with their actual actions.Seeing this scene, Xingcai raised a helpless smile and bowed before walking off the stage.

The lowered curtain seemed to be grabbing everyone's throats, and the originally boiling audience calmed down instantly. They stared at the center of the crimson curtain, almost piercing the fabric with their eyes.

"it's time……"

Han Nianling muttered something silently in his heart and then reached out to open the portable detector hidden in his clothes. The gentle beeping sound was clearly transmitted into his ears through the earphones. The message that it was running normally made Han Nianling breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was long. Mingcheng did not deploy any shielding means in Epoch Square. The next thing he had to do was to completely record the next signal band.

Han Nianling, who had settled something on his mind, then turned his mind back to Hiiragi Jing beside him, only to find that Ruoxiang's performance was about to be performed, but Hiiragi Jing's interest was not high but seemed a little low, and even his eyes were not. Looking at the stage instead of the stone slab beneath his feet, what happened when he neglected to pay attention to Hiiragi Jing?Han Nianling turned to look at Ling Jiu. At this time, Ling Jiu, like most of the audience, was staring at the stage intently. There were not many people who could divert Ling Jiu's attention away from Hiiragi Jing.

"Hiiragi, what's wrong with you?"

"Ugh?"

Han Nianling's question awakened Hiei Jing from her deep thoughts, and her suddenly raised eyes met Han Nianling's slightly concerned gaze.

"I... nothing."

Even though she knew that she had written all her worries on her face just now, Hiiragi chose an excuse. There were too many things that needed to be sorted out. At least she did not want outsiders to get involved before she could fully understand them.

Since her rebirth, she has met three witches, the high-risk witch tyrant wandering in the wilderness, the artificial witch Lingjiu made with the blood of witches, and Ruoxiang who has become a public figure in Changming City... The three witches personally Three completely different ways of life in the wasteland world were displayed before her eyes.

Initially, she witnessed the evil deeds of the tyrant, and even she herself was killed by the tyrant himself. These undoubtedly verified the rumors of the danger of witches, but after that, the appearance of Zero Nine dragged her to another perspective: being controlled by others, becoming The scarred humanoid weapons in the hands of others... If the unique identity of Zero-Nine's artificial witch does not explain anything, then Ruoxiang, whom she saw in the bathroom before, provided further confirmation.

Hiiragi is selfish. If she is just an ordinary mercenary, even after knowing these things, she will only think that these are not reasonable means to restrain the dangerous existence of witches. But when she has an intersection with these witches, and They became friends, and after they clearly understood their emotions and thoughts, they had to look at such problems from another perspective.

Because she is selfish, she will not pay too much attention to people who have nothing to do with her. And because she is selfish, those who have entered her heart cannot be ignored by her, and they look at her with shackles on their mouths. Ruoxiang's eyes lingered in her mind.

"Keep everyone waiting..."

The familiar voice awakened Hiiragi Jing from her entanglement, and also awakened the audience who had been silent for a long time. Amidst the waves of cheers, the familiar figure behind the slowly opened curtain jumped into their eyes.

Chapter 38 Battle in the City

Changming City, located only ten kilometers south of NC's abandoned city, has never been a very safe place. The original purpose of its establishment was to express its attitude when the Southern Federation was first established, to promote human unity to resist monsters and to win over Shang Hua. Compared with other urban bases in the independent state, people at the time did not expect that this city would become the most prosperous and prosperous place in the Southern Commonwealth more than ten years later.

In order to guard this place of human prosperity, Changming City endured huge pressure and built a military defense line of continuous high concrete walls and large-caliber fortress guns along the NC River in the north. It is the strongest defense line in the Southern Federation. It represents the pinnacle of current human military defense methods. However, the cost of maintaining such a line of defense is also extremely high. The main forces of the Changming City army are deployed here, and more than half of the fiscal revenue must be invested in it. Maintain this line of defense.

However, even if this step is taken, it is still not enough. The experience of Green Valley City when facing the witch and the zombie tide is a lingering haze over all the city bases in the Southern Federation. No one can guarantee that in the unknown NC Will there be someone strong enough to break through the northern defense line and approach Changming City from the abandoned city?

Therefore, Changming City has always attached great importance to resident evacuation drills and the construction of refuge facilities. It was precisely because of the regular drills that the patrol department completed the work of blocking streets and evacuating surrounding residents very quickly. There are no other pedestrians or vehicles on the street.

The reconnaissance helicopters located all over Changming City have completed their take-off. The rumbles in the high altitude have attracted countless passers-by to look up. Helicopters have also been deployed in military exercises in the city in the past, but under the limit of precious fuel, such a high-profile flight suddenly took off. Scenes of more than ten empty planes are indeed rare.

In fact, these more than ten helicopters are already the entire formation left behind in Changming City. In fact, it stands to reason that if you want to achieve surveillance effects over Changming City, you shouldn’t go to such great lengths to fight. Xunyou balloons and helicopters deployed on the roofs of various buildings Sentries can also achieve similar detection effects and are much quieter. However, the effect Changming City wants to achieve is not just high-altitude detection. The most important purpose for Changming City is to hold on without causing any adverse effects. Live the day rather than face off against the nomads.

As long as they wait for a large number of outsiders to leave the city after the performance in Changming City, it will be extremely difficult for the nomads without this important cover to continue hiding. Nomads who have lost the opportunity can be easily found out even if they are unwilling to evacuate. If we can force the nomads to retreat in the face of difficulties, then this crisis can be successfully resolved. Of course, everyone knows that this is the most ideal result, but even if the goal cannot be achieved, it can still make the nomads have concerns and dare not act recklessly. action.

Looking up at the helicopters that kept flying back and forth in the sky, Ye Xin fell into deep thought. Now that everything that needs to be done has been done, when will the nomads take action?

Just when such an idea occurred, her ears suddenly caught a few sporadic crisp sounds. Covered by the roar of helicopters in the sky, people couldn't tell from which direction the sounds came, but Ye Xin knew that these crisp sounds were coming from. What does it mean... gunshots, the nomads have engaged them!

"Attention to all garrisoned troops: The investigation team of the Administrative Building garrison exchanged fire with unidentified armed men in the dense shantytown area 3, Nankou Street, District B021. The first mobile unit immediately rushed to the above area to blockade the above area. The garrison must be prepared and ready. , to guard against attacks launched by nomadic groups from other directions.”

really……

Dense shantytowns are one of the management committee's official names for slums. Unsurprisingly, the terrain of such a place is complex, and the dense shantytowns can also block the inspections of helicopters in the sky. It is the ideal gathering area for nomads. .

"A firefight broke out in the dense shantytown area on Lingsan Street in District B3..."

"This is the third interrogation team, we have an encounter with the enemy!"