Chapter 1716 - 941: Inside and Outside the Walls (Part 3)

And as for the rebels’ families, they will pay a terrible price, even the price of their lives.

After a while.

Second Uncle slowly said:

"At this time, innocence doesn’t matter anymore. If they don’t die, what if they’re released and harbor resentment against the base for killing their family? On the other hand, if they don’t die, we can’t set an example."

Uncle didn’t speak, his eyes filled with compassion, sighed, and agreed with Li Yu’s Second Uncle’s opinion.

At that moment, Ding Jiu walked over from the Inner City.

"Internal Affairs Director, Defense Director, Captain," Ding Jiu said to the three.

Third Uncle and Uncle nodded at Ding Jiu as he approached.

Second Uncle said, "In-law, it’s just us here, feel free to call us as you wish. Is there something you need?"

As Li Hang’s uncle, it was normal for Second Uncle to call Li Hang’s father-in-law "in-law".

Ding Jiu didn’t beat around the bush, pointing to the survivors below and said:

"I’d like to ask if tomorrow we can have these people brought to the Fourth Outer City to help. Since they’re locked up anyway, they might as well be put to use.

Director Li asked me to expedite the progress of the Fourth Outer City and the bunker, but the Fourth Outer City is so large that although there are hundreds of Cooperative Personnel, it’s still not enough.

If these people are brought over to help, the construction speed could double!"

Second Uncle and the others exchanged looks, as they had just been discussing this matter.

Second Uncle smiled and said, "No problem, we’ll have the people brought over to help tomorrow. Just make sure they’re supervised well, so they don’t run away. If so many people rebel at once it would be troublesome, tomorrow I’ll send over a squad to oversee them."

Ding Jiu didn’t expect Second Uncle to agree so readily and was visibly pleased, saying happily, "Don’t worry, the Extra Staff have returned. I’ll have some dozens of them armed and overseeing them.

With the original Cooperative Personnel supervising, plus the squad you’re sending over, there should be no issues."

Hearing Ding Jiu’s confidence, Third Uncle suddenly interjected:

"Let’s put ankle chains on them, just to be safe."

There were some ankle chains in the base, though certainly not several hundred pairs.

Ding Jiu thought for a moment and said, "Alright, is there anything else to be instructed?"

Third Uncle shook his head and said, "No, I’m just suggesting."

"Getting them to help out as laborers, ankle chains are necessary. Since the repair factory has just been established, let’s have He Bing and the others work overtime tonight to make them quickly," Second Uncle continued.

Ding Jiu nodded. As long as these people could help and speed up the construction of the Fourth Outer City, he had no other opinions.

Moreover, putting on ankle chains and sending more people to guard are just measures for extra safety.

There was naturally no objection.

After chatting for a few more minutes, they each went their separate ways.

Second Uncle also arranged for the ankle chains to be made quickly, instructing that they should be completed by eight o’clock the next morning.

With the relatively complete tools and equipment at the Big Camphor Tree Base, and ankle chains being fairly simple to make, He Bing agreed to have some made within a few hours.

Night had fallen.

From a high altitude overlooking the land, one would find that the places emitting light in the darkness were very few.

Yet at the Big Camphor Tree Base, lights were scattered everywhere, with people coming and going.

In stark contrast, the outside was pitch black, with the occasional zombie howl breaking the silence.

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