Rule Strange: Urban Legends That Don't Exist

When the post appeared on the Mechanical Hive forum, people had no idea what was going on in their little world.

People who are not yet accustomed to the Internet do not pay too much attention to the content of the post. They even think that it is a prank by someone. If they are not at home, I am afraid they will not even click on the post when they see the title.

Fortunately, they are all at home now. They have long been tired of watching the TV series in the mechanical hive server. The novels written by some weirdos who write novels are not updated fast enough for them. They have almost lost all forms of entertainment. Forum It has become the biggest place for them to relieve their inner worries.

As a result, the popularity of this post quickly increased.

This was the first time people saw the new governor.

"This is the guy who feeds people three meals a day." - This reply was quickly liked to the second floor of the post.

"So what." - People did not appreciate his good intentions.

People looked at the slightly embarrassed Victor Corleone in the video, and then looked at the voting button on whether to execute him, with different attitudes.

Can a person's life or death be determined by just clicking to vote?

A small number of people immediately clicked "yes" with the attitude of giving it a try and watching the fun, and cast their vote.

After these people voted, they quit the forum and posted for a long time. They said "It's so boring" and continued their boring and meaningless waiting.

At this moment, in Area A of the Mechanical Hive, Ah Wei stared at the screen of his mobile phone and the eyes of everyone in the video.

"It's Chen Yan."

He said to his wife:

"This person is Chen Yan."

He was afraid of scaring his wife, so he didn't tell her that these people were all Chen Yan.

"so what?"

Tang Ya's words at this time were not gentle:
"He's fired you, and even if it was him, you wouldn't have to vote for him."

Ah Wei didn't say anything, he didn't want his wife to know that he was a betrayer.

At least, he couldn't be a betrayer in front of her.

"The new governor is actually quite good." Tang Ya has her own way of doing things: "He ensures everyone three meals a day and provides plenty of meat. This is especially important for the weak. Only by eating can we live well. If a person cannot eat, it means that he will die soon."

The natives on the island are not afraid of death, and they never shy away from talking about death - even the once ignorant natives do not shy away from talking about death like many people.

Ah Wei didn't say anything. Although he was half a bastard, he was not stupid. Based on his previous contact with Chen Yan and his knowledge of Chen Yan's temper, he could probably guess some of Chen Yan's motivations.

He had different opinions from his wife, but he did not talk back to her.

"Have you ever thought about those old, young, women and children?"

Tang Ya can only say these words to her husband, and she only has the courage to say such words to her husband.

"Children have subsidies, let's not mention them for now, but what about other people who are weaker than ordinary people? For example, I need food. Ah Wei, if the new governor hadn't distributed three meals a day, would you have been deprived of our family? Circumstances forced us to go out with Brother Wang next door to rob?"

Ah Wei said awkwardly:
"You know..."

Tang Ya held her husband's hand, glanced at the sleeping baby beside her, and whispered:

"Did you know that Brother Wang and the others ate human flesh before..."

Ah Wei said nothing.

He knows.

That's why he didn't go out with them.

Human cannibalism has been around for as long as humans have been human. This is not a legend, it is history.

"The new governor saved us, didn't he? Anyway, no matter what he thought, he saved us.

Without his supply, we might have reached a dead end, right? "

Ah Wei nodded silently, with disappointment in his voice:

"Yes... Chen Yan didn't do this well. He didn't take care of the vulnerable groups..."

Those disappointments are real.

Tang Ya always held her husband's hand:

"The new Governor saved us once, so we should save him once too."

Ah Wei nodded:

"As it should be."

The two used their mobile phones to vote "no" on the new governor's execution.

They are different from others in that they really need food.

Their children really need food.

"Who knows what the future will bring...but if you don't eat, there won't be any future."

Ah Wei comforted his wife and left the room. As the man of the family, he had to work hard for the next meal for the family - and now he was exhausted.

He left the room, locked the door, then went downstairs, and met Brother Wang next door at the entrance of the corridor.

The two of them only looked at each other, before Brother Wang put on his hat and left the corridor.

Ah Wei also put on his hat and followed Brother Wang. The two of them turned around the corner and entered a bungalow in a back alley beside a residential building in the block.

A lot of people have gathered here, most of them are neighbors in the block, and there are also people from other blocks. Most of them have close relationships with the neighbors in this block, such as friends and relatives.

Everyone calls this small organization the "Brotherhood of Holy Light". In fact, Ah Wei understands in his heart that this is just a small force organized by people in the name of Holy Light——

Nowadays, such organizations are everywhere. If you want to unite people, you must have a suitable name and a goal that is recognized by everyone. The goal of the "Brotherhood of Holy Light" is also their slogan, which is to "let everyone Brothers are full”——

A simple slogan has gained a large number of members in a short period of time. This is because such a slogan is simple and easy to understand, so it has strong appeal.

The original organizer of the "Brotherhood of the Holy Light" was a family named Williams. Like all private organizations in this land, the Williams family quickly spread its branches after establishing the organization. In just a few years, Within days, they used various means - mainly nepotism - to recruit some ruthless characters who could fight, and these ruthless characters acted as a moat for the Williams family.

Ordinary members of the organization are not sensitive to the existence of these vicious people because these people smile at everyone and never conflict with others.

——Awei knows this because Brother Wang next door is one of them.

"Bros."

The person who stood on the makeshift platform and spoke was the eldest son of the Williams family. He was already in his 50s. He originally had only one wife who was also aging. After the establishment of the organization, he quickly had three lovers.

——Awei knows these secrets also because Brother Wang next door is one of them.

At this time, the relationship between neighbors became very strong and very subtle. Ah Wei's significance to Brother Wang sometimes even exceeded that of the brotherhood. "We now face an important choice!"

The eldest son of the Williams family has a heavy and magnetic voice. If he had chosen singing as a career, he would have been a moderately accomplished bass by this time.

"Our new governor has been kidnapped. He is facing an unfair trial, and the power of trial has been placed in your and my hands!"

"Pick up your cell phones! Open the forum! Let the new governor live! We can eat three meals a day from now on!"

People who had not planned to vote, people who originally just wanted to watch the excitement, and people who originally wanted to vote to kill the new governor were mobilized by him. They entered the forum and voted veto against the execution.

Brother Wang next to Ah Wei took out his mobile phone and whispered:
"We vote [yes]."

Ok?
Ah Wei didn't ask, but took out his cell phone and pretended to vote again.

The rally ended quickly. People received extra bread in addition to three meals and went home satisfied.

When walking back, Brother Wang told Ah Wei:

"From today on, the eldest son of the Williams family will be responsible for distributing food to our neighborhood. He has become the agent of the new governor, so he is on the side of the new governor!"

Brother Wang spoke sincerely:
"The reason why I asked you to vote [yes] is because the Williams family is quite chaotic. They will definitely be very greedy, and they will definitely withhold part of the food distributed from above.

Once they dare to do this, something will happen soon! "

Ah Wei whispered:
"Brother, aren't you on good terms with their third lady? If we split, you can get it too! These are all visible benefits!"

Brother Wang slapped Ah Wei on the shoulder hard with an expression that showed he hated iron.

"Brother, you are confused! No matter how you say it, I am still an outsider. The third lady in their family is so frivolous that she has many other lovers besides me! How many pieces of bread can I get even if I am given a share?"

Ah Wei was stunned and speechless.

Brother Wang put his arm around Ah Wei's shoulders and lowered his voice:

"The new governor overdrafts the material resources of the mechanical hive, and the food will be consumed very quickly. This is the way to die. Our Asian ancestors have a long history of religion. We must have a 'source' to have a 'flow'. Brother, let me tell you, In fact, before the new governor takes office, Z Group will soon set up experimental fields in Machinery Trend Area A and Area B. Brother, I have given you a place to work in the experimental fields!
If you can work in the experimental field, at least your own food will be guaranteed - the cook will not steal, and the grain will not be harvested!
Damn it, this bastard new governor took office with three inconveniences, and the experimental field project suddenly came to an end! "

Ah Wei clearly remembered that Brother Wang had been saying good things about [Holy Light Brotherhood] all day and night in the past two days. Who knew that he would change his mind like this today?
"We will vote for him to die this time! Wei, let me tell you, those people who previously decided to participate in the Z Group's experimental field are looking forward to the death of the new governor! They must all vote in favor!"

Brother Wang gritted his teeth when he said these words:
"Vote for him!"

He held Ah Wei's shoulders tightly:

"Wei, I treat you as a brother. When I'm not at home, you have to keep an eye on our house."

Brother Wang is going out again... He is going out again... to eat meat.

Ah Wei was subconsciously afraid, and quickly said in a firm tone:
"I will handle it!"

There is something very important in Brother Wang's house, so important that so many secrets must be exchanged for his trust and let him guard the door... Ah Wei doesn't know what it is specifically.

He watched Brother Wang leave, but instead of going home, he took out his cell phone and dialed an unfamiliar phone number.

He stood in the shadow of the corridor and listened to the other party's voice:
“We now need you to vote no on the forum.”

Awei is straightforward:

"No problem, where's the food?"

Impatientness immediately appeared in the other party's voice:
"We have too many offline people, and materials are distributed uniformly. It will inevitably take some time to get them into everyone's hands."

Ah Wei hesitated for a moment, and in view of the other party’s previous reputation, he said:

"Shall I send you a screenshot?"

The other party seemed relieved:

"Okay...be careful not to be seen...the situation is tense right now."

Ah Wei didn’t know what he meant either:
"We ordinary people don't know what the situation is. If you give me oral milk, you will be a mother."

When he said this, his eyes dimmed. This emotion was so weak that he ignored it.

"Understood, I will deliver the supplies as soon as possible."

After the man finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

The organization that this person belongs to is one that Ah Wei has contacted online these days. Although they have not explained who they are, the things they have done have proved their identities——

They hired many people to continuously spread rumors about the Z Group on the Internet, producing a lot of black material that seemed very bluffing, and taught people to understand the world from the perspective of conspiracy theories.

Their methods are very clever, and the jokes they make up look very real and cannot be verified. Their posts smearing the Z Group may be deleted quickly, but many new IP addresses will pop up on the forum. Say something like that.

They must be the mouthpieces of the new governor, Ah Wei thought.

They have performance standards that define the income of a post based on the number of clicks and replies. The minimum is a piece of candy and the maximum is a big chicken drumstick. They rely on this method to recruit a large number of downlines in a few days. The entire mechanical trend forum is in a state of chaos.

Ah Wei is also one of them.

Nowadays, Ah Wei no longer cares about justice or injustice, right or wrong. He just wants to have enough food, and he just wants to let his family have enough food. Having enough food is more important than anything else. He never wants to experience the feeling of hunger again. .

He put away his thoughts and was about to walk up the stairs to go home when his cell phone suddenly rang.

He took a look and saw that the caller turned out to be a former colleague of Group Z.

He hesitated for a moment. The phone was still ringing. He was a little irritated, but he still answered the call.

"Viagra."

The other party was the sales boy who had been hanging out with him before, and he was also his disciple. He survived the Z Group explosion, which was really lucky.

"Did you vote?"

The other person's question made him even more irritated.

"No." Ah Wei replied perfunctorily.

"Viagra, it's really the chairman who caused the vote this time. You have to help us! We were miserably killed by Victor Corleone's grandson. The brothers were killed and injured, and more than half of them were not saved!"

Ah Wei's hand holding the phone trembled, and he almost lost his grip on the phone.

Although he had expected it, Ah Wei couldn't help but feel sad after hearing the result.

They were all colleagues who used to work with him every day. They followed him from [-] a.m. to the early morning of the next day, calling his brothers "brother" one by one.

They were just gone.

"I know, man, I'm going to vote."

Ah Wei hung up the phone. The feeling of loss that erupted in his heart made him feel like he had no strength. He sat down against the wall in despair.