Chapter 1535
Two-Year Term
This is an office on the top floor of the shelter, a temporary office used for scheduling and coordinating work.
Yang Chengwu directed the entire shelter from the very beginning in this office. It was filled with surveillance cameras and telephones, making it easy to monitor the situation inside the shelter and to make accurate judgments and issue instructions. It could be said that this office was the central hub of the entire shelter.
"Godfather, please let me know if you need anything."
Yang Chengwu brewed a cup of tea for Yang Jun and placed it in front of him. Then he sat upright on the ground, waiting for Yang Jun to give him instructions.
He could tell that his godfather had something important to tell him, and he could also tell that it was very, very important, because he had never seen his godfather look so alarmed.
"Um……"
Yang Jun hesitated for a moment, organizing his thoughts.
When will the cleanup of the shelters be finished?
"Hmm... about five days."
Seeing Yang Jun's furrowed brows, Yang Chengwu quickly said, "Godfather, do you need a shelter? If it's urgent, I can compress the time to three days."
"Three days won't do."
Yang Jun shook his head upon hearing this, because two days later would mark his 20th anniversary of the calamity. Twenty years ago, on August 18th, he suddenly fell into a coma. He didn't know if it would be August 18th again twenty years later, but he knew that preparation was key to success and lack of preparation meant failure. He had to give himself enough time.
"Then, Godfather, you..."
Yang Jun waved his hand, interrupting him, and said, "Stop the cleanup work. Everyone must leave the shelter by 8 p.m. tonight. No one is allowed to stay."
Upon hearing this, Yang Chengwu stood up nervously.
"Godfather, what happened? Should I bring all the security personnel over?"
Yang Jun shook his head and said, "Nothing serious has happened, but we do need to move all the security personnel over."
"What on earth happened?" Upon hearing that Yang Jun was going to transfer all the security personnel, Yang Chengwu immediately realized that something serious had really happened.
"Don't be nervous, it's nothing serious."
Yang Jun frowned: "It's my personal matter, you don't need to be so nervous."
"Godfather, your matter is a big deal, how can I not be nervous?" Xiao Wu said anxiously.
“There’s no use in being nervous. This is something you can’t control,” Yang Jun murmured. “Even I can’t control it. We can only leave it to fate.”
"What is it that even your godfather can't control?" Upon hearing this, Yang Chengwu became even more anxious.
"Oh, never mind, just do as I say."
Yang Jun said in an unyielding tone: "Everyone must evacuate the shelter by 8 p.m. tonight. No one is allowed to stay. Multiple checks will be conducted before the evacuation. No one is allowed to remain in the shelter."
After a slight pause, Yang Jun continued, "Also, mobilize all the guards and security personnel to guard the gates of the shelter and not allow anyone to enter."
After saying that, he added, "Don't forget that I also need to have a lot of security guards stationed in the passageway to my study."
Seeing Yang Jun's tense demeanor, Yang Chengwu became even more nervous. He had never seen his godfather like this before, and he even mobilized all his guards. Yang Jun had over a thousand guards under his command, and if they were all mobilized, it could cause a riot.
However, he could only do as Yang Jun instructed, but he didn't know what had happened and couldn't help even if he wanted to.
"Yes, Godfather, I'll do it right away."
Then, Yang Chengwu grabbed the walkie-talkie on the command platform.
"Everyone, pay attention! Everyone, pay attention..."
After Yang Chengwu gave his instructions, the monitor showed many people leaving the shelter.
An hour later, everyone in the shelter had been evacuated. Afterward, Yang Chengwu personally led a team to check each floor to prevent anyone from deliberately hiding inside.
After checking once, they were still not satisfied, so they organized people to continue the investigation, and even organized two teams to conduct cross-inspections to ensure that nothing went wrong.
Around 6 p.m., the entire shelter was emptied out, and there was no one left inside. At this time, Luo Xiaojun also brought over all the guards, and they were all fully armed and guarding the entrance of the shelter, looking as if they were facing a major enemy.
"Godfather, the shelter has been emptied, and the guards are in position. What are the next instructions?"
At this moment, Yang Chengwu returned to the command room to report to Yang Jun.
Yang Jun was smoking, and the ashtray in front of him was piled high with cigarette butts.
"Let's go."
Afterwards, Yang Jun left the office and went directly to the entrance of the shelter.
At the main gate, a dark mass of over a thousand fully armed guards stood there, looking as if facing a formidable enemy. Even Luo Xiaojun, who usually wore civilian clothes, was now dressed in military uniform, carrying a submachine gun in his arms, a loaded pistol at his waist, and several melons hanging on his chest.
"Reporting to the leader, everyone is assembled. Please give your instructions."
Upon seeing Yang Jun emerge, Luo Xiaojun jogged over and gave him a standard military salute.
He had been by Yang Jun's side for many years and had never been as nervous as he was today. He realized that something big was about to happen.
"Relax, don't be so tense."
Seeing Luo Xiaojun's tense expression, Yang Jun patted him on the shoulder, signaling him to relax.
"Uncle-Master, how can I not be nervous? What exactly happened?" Luo Xiaojun asked anxiously.
As Yang Jun's personal bodyguard, who had been with him for decades, he had no idea what had happened, and he felt very incompetent.
Upon hearing this, Yang Jun smiled and then called Yang Chengwu over.
He first sighed, and then said to the two of them.
"I have something to tell you two. Listen carefully and don't interrupt me."
The two did not speak, but stood even straighter.
"I...I might need to go into seclusion for a few days."
"Seclusion?" Luo Xiaojun and Yang Chengwu were stunned, their minds filled with questions.
They had only ever heard of top martial arts masters in wuxia novels having the habit of seclusion, so how could Yang Jun, a respectable modern man, also do this?
"Shut up, don't interrupt me."
"Yes."
The two of them quickly shut up.
Yang Jun glared at them, then said, "I'm going into seclusion for a few days, about... five days, maybe ten. During this time, you must guard the gate of the shelter and not allow anyone to enter. If anyone wants to come in, just... no need to ask permission." As he spoke, Yang Jun made a slicing motion.
"Yes."
“All the guards are divided into two teams. One team, led by Xiao Jun, guards the main gate of the shelter, and the other team, led by Xiao Wu, guards my study… Xiao Wu, you know what I mean, right?” Yang Jun asked.
“I know,” Yang Chengwu said, sitting up straight. “Please rest assured, godfather, I will personally lead men to guard the study and will not let a single fly in.”
"Very good, let's arrange it this way."
After Yang Jun finished speaking, he paused for a moment, and then said, "If... I mean if I can't get out in ten days..."
"Godfather!" "Uncle Yang!"
Hearing Yang Jun's words, the two were startled, realizing that the situation was far more serious than they had imagined. They thought, "It's just seclusion, how could it be life-threatening?"
"listen to me."
Yang Jun raised his hand to interrupt them, then continued, "I meant if, if I hadn't been able to get out..."
At this point, Yang Jun looked at the two of them with a serious expression and said, "From now on, you two will do your best to assist Cheng Dao."
"Godfather..."
Upon hearing this, Yang Chengwu couldn't stop the tears from flowing. He never expected things to have gotten so serious that he would have to leave his last words.
"What are you crying for?" Yang Jun scolded. "I'm saying if, even if I really can't get out, you're not allowed to cry. You must do your best to help him achieve enlightenment, do you hear me?"
"Yes!" Luo Xiaojun and the other man replied in unison.
Yang Jun breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
He didn't know if he could get out this time, or if it really was a tribulation that only happened once every twenty years. What if he failed to overcome the tribulation?
After thinking it over, he decided to leave his last words to avoid unnecessary trouble. Luo Xiaojun and Yang Chengwu were people he trusted. As long as they were there, he could rest assured. They were the most capable people he could leave to his son.
"Oh, right, Zhao Cai and Sha Zhu are coming in with me this time."
Yang Jun said with a heavy expression, "If I don't make it out, this has nothing to do with them. Don't blame them, do you hear me?"
"Yes."
Yang Jun had to make complete arrangements. He was going to go in to undergo the tribulation alone, but he couldn't go in alone. After all, he had been unconscious for five days and needed someone to take care of him. If he didn't wake up, he couldn't let Zhao Cai and Sha Zhu take the blame, so he had to make things clear in advance.
"Alright, close the gate." Yang Jun felt there was nothing more to say, so he instructed them to close the gate.
"Godfather."
"Uncle-Master".
Luo Xiaojun and Yang Chengwu lingered, seemingly sensing that they were about to lose Yang Jun.
"Go!"
Yang Jun waved his hand.
Seeing this, the two of them slowly retreated from the shelter.
Then, a heavy metallic scraping sound came, and the two heavy metal doors slowly closed.
"Boom!"
The metal doors slammed together with a heavy thud, and the entire shelter was completely sealed off.
"Let's go."
Seeing the gate close, Yang Jun turned around and said to Sun Zhaocai and Shazhu.
Sha Zhu and Sun Zhaocai are still completely confused and don't know what happened. However, they feel that Yang Jun is the person they trust the most for keeping them by his side after such a big event.
Go down the stairs to the second basement level, then go through the safety door on the second floor and down the stairs to the third floor, then take the stairs to the fourth floor...
Various factors were taken into account when the shelter was built, so the floors are isolated from each other. This means that people on a floor can only move around on that floor and cannot move across floors. Only senior administrators have the authority to pass through all floors. The higher the level, the more floors they can pass through. Currently, only Yang Jun and Yang Chengwu have the authority to pass through all floors.
We continued down to the tenth underground level, which was the deepest part of the shelter and also the safest place in the entire shelter. The defense level here was the highest, and ordinary people could not enter.
Yang Jun closed the security door from the inside and then locked it mechanically, so that even people with the highest level of access would not be able to get in.
They walked along the passage until they came to a large manor, which was the core and safest part of the entire shelter. During the previous exercise, their whole family lived here.
Seeing the familiar surroundings, Yang Jun's mood suddenly became heavy.
I lit a cigarette at the door, took two puffs, and then went inside.
He led Sun Zhaocai and Ding Erzhu to his courtyard, then stopped and said to them,
"You two stay outside and don't let anyone in. If anyone tries to force their way in..."
At this point, Yang Jun turned back and looked sharply into their eyes, saying each word clearly, "Whoever it is, kill them."
"Remember, whoever it may be."
Whoever he's referring to, of course, means everyone.
The outside is heavily guarded, with layers of defenses. If anyone could still break in, it would definitely be Yang Chengwu and Luo Xiaojun. Yang Jun would definitely not show any mercy to anyone who broke in.
Of course, this was also just in case; he believed that Luo Xiaojun and Yang Chengwu would not break in.
Sun Zhaocai and Ding Erzhu seemed to realize who Yang Jun was referring to when he said "whoever it is." They then realized the seriousness of the situation, so they straightened their backs and stood up straight.
"Don't worry, godfather, whoever it is, just kill them."
Yang Jun breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
He then strode through the gate, and as he was about to lock it, he suddenly remembered something.
"If I still haven't come out in ten days, you can break down the door and come in."
After saying that, Yang Jun closed the door and locked it from the inside.
"Yes, godfather."
After Yang Jun closed the gate, Sun Zhaocai and Ding Erzhu stared at each other, bewildered.
"I'm going to find food."
"I'll go and bring the bedding over."
The two then divided the work: one would find food, and the other would find bedding. They planned to guard the gate around the clock, never leaving its side.
When the shelter was being emptied, Yang Chengwu had already ordered that half a month's worth of food and water be placed in the equipment room on this floor.
Before long, the two found food and bedding, and slept on the ground at the door. They placed the submachine gun they had just borrowed from upstairs at their feet, and lined up more than a dozen magazines next to it, with the safety off, in case of any sudden changes.
After entering the gate, Yang Jun went straight to the bedroom and lay down on the bed.
He didn't know when he would faint, so just in case, he lay down on the bed, so that even if he suddenly fainted, he would be in bed.
There are still two days until the last tribulation, but he doesn't know if it will arrive on time, so he can only be prepared at all times. Fortunately, he has a system, so he doesn't have to worry about food or drink, and he won't starve even if he never goes out for the rest of his life.
the next day.
Yang Jun woke up as usual. After waking up, he checked the time. It was eight o'clock on the second day since he arrived. There was no distinction between day and night in the shelter. They could only refer to the 24-hour clock, so he judged that it was daytime.
After sleeping all night, he felt a bit hungry, so he took out a plate of high-quality Yangzhou fried rice from his spatial storage. However, he had something on his mind and didn't have much of an appetite, so he only ate half of it.
There's still one day until he faces his tribulation. He should faint by this time tomorrow, but until then, he can still move around freely.
Aside from eating, drinking, and relieving himself, he basically didn't get out of bed to avoid fainting on the floor. He did go out to check on Sun Zhaocai and Ding Erzhu, giving them a few instructions before returning to bed. (End of Chapter)