#377 - Chapter 377 I hope you take care of yourself

"Are you up to no good, kid?" Yan Zhengping sensed something was off.

"Commander Yan, you wound me with such words. Let's leave it at that. You decide what to do. Whatever happens, it has nothing to do with me," Dongfang Chen said, playing hard to get.

After hanging up, Yan Zhengping hesitated briefly before calling Suo Tonghua.

There was no harm in taking a look anyway.

Suo Tonghua's reaction was much stronger upon hearing the news. These civilians should be staying in the settlements, not gathering in Fengtian city. They must have some ulterior motive.

He immediately notified the Fengtian Military Subdistrict to strengthen its defenses in case of an attack.

The Fengtian Military Subdistrict was also located north of Fengtian city, not far from the Qipanshan settlement.

Afterward, he called Liu Feiying to inquire about the K8 assault rifle. He knew that the entire Northeast Military Region couldn't find many of these guns, so the civilians must have obtained them through other channels.

Liu Feiying replied that the gun had not been produced since the outbreak of the virus. The last batch produced had been delivered long ago, and the orders were all from foreign countries, so it was impossible for them to appear in large quantities domestically.

Now, it could be basically determined that these weapons had flowed in from foreign countries.

From a geographical perspective, the most likely source was Goryeo.

However, Liu Feiying rejected his assumption because Goryeo had not purchased these guns.

After ending the call, Suo Tonghua immediately sent people to Fengtian city for reconnaissance.

A conclusion could only be reached after investigating the specific situation.

Around 9:00 AM, the reconnaissance team returned.

They reported that they had indeed detected a large number of civilians in Fengtian city, and the weapons they carried were very similar to the K8.

Because they were worried about alerting the enemy, they did not engage with them.

However, it was confirmed that these civilians were indeed Huaguo citizens.

Suo Tonghua thought it over and decided that it was necessary to take a trip himself.

The entire Northeast Military Region only had a few hundred thousand troops. If 100,000 armed civilians gathered in Fengtian, a conflict would definitely be a major event.

Around 10:00 AM, Suo Tonghua arrived at Zhaojiatun.

"Commander Suo, long time no see. I wonder what brings you here today?" Que Xin asked.

"Que Xin? Aren't you in Andong?" Suo Tonghua was surprised to see that the leader was the mayor of Andong city.

"What? Is Commander Suo planning to interfere with the affairs of the settlements?" Que Xin clearly didn't give him any face.

"I naturally won't interfere with the affairs of the settlements, but you are not in the settlements now," Suo Tonghua said, still holding back, not wanting to escalate the situation.

At this critical moment, a conflict between the military and the settlements would be very sensitive.

"What's the difference? The settlements also need to survive, so of course, they have to come out and scavenge. But don't worry, Commander Suo, we have no intention of starting a conflict with the military. So we hope you won't interfere with our affairs either," Que Xin stated his position clearly. He still had important tasks to perform, and offending the military at this time would not be a good thing.

"Could you reveal where your weapons came from?" Suo Tonghua asked.

"Sure, very easily. We have mastered the production line, and these weapons were just manufactured. Isn't civilian weapons production now open? There's nothing wrong with me doing this, right?" Que Xin replied.

"You've mastered the production line?" Suo Tonghua frowned.

"That's right. Isn't there a production line in Liaodong city? Commander Suo wouldn't be unaware of that, would he?" Que Xin asked.

Liaodong city was south of Fengtian, only about 40 kilometers apart, and there was a direct railway. They had already gone south to Liaodong in the past few days and occupied the abandoned armory in the northern suburbs.

The main products produced there were the K8 assault rifles specifically for export.

This was why they chose this gun. As long as they occupied the armory, whether it was in production or not, their equipment of weapons would be completely justified.

"What is the purpose of equipping so many weapons?" Suo Tonghua asked.

"That's none of Commander Suo's business. If there's nothing else, I won't keep you company. Commander Suo, please leave," Que Xin issued an order to leave.

"Mayor Que, the council's purpose in lifting the ban on civilian firearms is to strengthen the self-defense capabilities of the settlements. I hope you don't use this to stir up trouble," Suo Tonghua warned.

"If Commander Suo decides to interfere with the affairs of the settlements, then I will definitely obey orders. Are you really going to interfere?" Que Xin was digging a pit.

Suo Tonghua naturally didn't dare because interfering would put him in an inescapable quagmire.

He asked himself if he had the capacity to take care of so many settlements. Once he started, there would be no stopping him.

"I hope you know what you're doing!" Suo Tonghua didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

Que Xin glanced at his departing back, scoffed lightly, and disregarded his warning.