Chapter 172 Riot
Bai Tang also said, "Yes, it's fortunate that the two courtyards are next to each other, otherwise we would definitely be worried about you."
It's getting dark outside longer and longer now, and riots might break out at any time.
It's safer for our family to live together.
Mother Gu also sighed deeply and said, "I wonder what kind of chaos is happening outside. It's really frightening."
Because the nights are getting longer, robberies are happening more frequently.
Sometimes they could hear shouting outside even in the middle of the night while they were asleep.
But they never opened the door to check, because they couldn't help everyone, so they could only take care of themselves.
It's already getting dark around 4 PM.
Bai Tang and his group could only turn on the lights inside the house for a short time.
They planned to stop turning on the lights in the house altogether after a while and use only candles for lighting.
Once it becomes completely dark 24 hours a day, the darkest side of human nature will be revealed.
Bai Tang and his family dared not gamble, nor could they gamble with their entire family's money.
After dinner, they chatted in the living room with the lights on for a while before going back to rest.
The next day, I woke up to the base's broadcast time, but it was still pitch black outside.
Bai Tang and his group spent the entire day paying close attention to the changes happening outside.
Then they soon discovered that the sun didn't appear until 11 a.m., and it only lasted for less than ten minutes before setting.
The sky fell dark again, and the people in the base quickly fell into panic.
The entire planet Earth is experiencing polar days and polar nights. Bai Tang and his people are experiencing polar nights, while people in another place are experiencing polar days.
Similarly, while they are experiencing a polar day, the other side is experiencing a polar night.
People all over the planet Earth are facing polar days or polar nights.
As the last glimmer of light disappeared on the horizon, Bai Tang said:
"Starting today, we will stop using lights and use candles."
From now on, we'll use candles for lighting when eating and washing, to avoid attracting any misfortune.
Lin Fan and the others naturally said, "Okay." Because Bai Tang's considerations were not without merit.
With only ten minutes of daylight available, most people at the base choose to stay indoors.
They were all afraid of something happening outside, so unless they really had nothing to eat at home, they would go to Base Supermarket in groups.
The following day, a brief glimmer of light appeared on the horizon.
It lasted as short as the previous glimmer of darkness.
The people at the base are hoping to return during the day.
But they didn't know that the last light they saw today would be the last one they would see for the next two years.
Polar Night lasts only two years, but in those two years, the population on Earth has drastically decreased.
Some criminals frequently appeared, committing murder, arson, robbery, and all sorts of evil deeds.
The base and the country were willing to manage it, but due to the darkness, their management made little progress.
But that's something Bai Tang and Gu Yanxuwent through.
Things are different now than before. When the nighttime hours at Shengshi Base were initially increased...
They took some preventative measures, such as increasing the lighting along the roads around the base.
On the first day of the official arrival of polar night, the base appeared calm on the surface.
But the ugliness within was already churning like a raging storm.
The first day went smoothly; Bai Tang and his family didn't hear any shouting or yelling at home.
But the next day, chaos broke out at the base.
A group of masked thugs appeared, and no one knew who was on the other side.
They gathered together without any organization, preparing to rob someone.
Their primary target was the villa complex in Wealthy District.
Fortunately, Bai Tang initially thought the villa was too small to accommodate his family.
So they chose these two small courtyards, which they can still use for some defense.
Villas are all show and no substance, and thugskeep rushing into the homes of the rich.
At first, they only looted supplies, but later they started killing and setting fires.
They already disliked the attitude of the rich, who looked down on ordinary people like them every day.
Therefore, given the opportunity, they will think of retaliating tenfold.
Starting from the day after Polar Night, Bai Tangand his family could hear shouts from outside from time to time while they were at home.
But none of them were curious about what was happening outside.
They didn't open the door or go out; they stayed home and took care of themselves.
Bai Tang said, "If we dare to open the door and go out now, we'll be courting death."
Let's just wait patiently for the base to handle it.
The base reacted quickly, bringing some powerful flashlights.
However, all of those people were masked, so even if they were photographed, it was impossible to tell who they were.
That's the most disgusting part, and those people ran incredibly fast.
In the blink of an eye, they scattered throughout the base. Once they removed their masks, no one could recognize anyone else.
However, the base still broadcast a message over the loudspeaker: "Please do not go out and keep your doors and windows closed."
Our Patrol Team and the military will handle these matters.
However, what they said at this point was of no use.
Because those people continued to gather and rob, the base began to send troops to suppress them with force.
They first caught a group of robbers in the wealthy district, and then used weapons.
When they took down the facades of those people, they turned out to be ordinary civilians from the base.
Moreover, they didn't know each other; they were just robbing for the sake of robbing.
Those people were shot dead by the army, and then they were dealt with.
None of the people who committed the looting and rioting were ever able to return home.
It was only at this time that their families learned that their relatives were among the robbers and rioters.
For a moment, I didn't know how to react, even though everyone was clearly afraid of thosethugs.
Why would they knowingly commit the crime of being thugs?
No one could give them answers; all they could offer were the corpses of the dead.
Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu said, "We'll take turns watching over it these next few days."
I'm worried someone might target our home. Even though we have precautions, it's still better to have someone nearby.
Then Gu Yanxu divided Bai Jiyang and Lin Faninto groups.
Let them take turns keeping watch at night; they can just stay home and listen to the noise anyway.
Now, under polar night conditions, everyone in the base lives in fear.
They were afraid that the thugs would storm into their homes and commit arson, murder, and looting at any moment.
Those thugs are no longer causing trouble in the Wealthy district; they've changed their targets.
They shifted their focus to civilian areas, and the authorities and military intensified their efforts.
They'd rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free.
Letting one go could lead to the deaths of many others.
Therefore, the base's military now executes anyone they capture without exception.