Chapter 14 Snowstorm (4 in 1)

Ten minutes ago, the tied man woke up and kept hitting the floor with his head and feet. He was gagged and couldn't speak, so he deliberately made noises for his companions to hear.

Youxi also wanted to see which group his companions were, so she didn't stop them. In the end, it was those Japanese men who went upstairs.

Seeing that there were two women and a child, they relied on their numbers and not only yelled at her to let them go, but also asked her to take out supplies to compensate for the losses.

Youxi was too lazy to talk to them, so she turned around and told Yuanqi to go back to the room. After the latter came into the room with Yuanyuan in her arms with a worried look on her face, she raised her leg and kicked the Japanese man who led the yelling to the ground.

The man was angry and shocked, thinking that he was kicked down because he was not prepared. But he just climbed up and had not yet stood firmly, and the opponent kicked him again. This time he was kicked directly down the stairs and lay on the corner of the wall, unable to move and crying in pain.

The other people were silent at once, looking at the young and beautiful woman in front of them quietly.

Just like Yuan Qing said, these people are not villains, but they are panicked by the disaster. Even if they have the idea, they only dare to steal and pick easy targets. Who knew that they would pick a tough one.

They talk, and the other party directly uses their hands. How can they play this game?

Several Japanese people gathered together to discuss. There was only one person on the other side, and they had three people (originally five, one was kidnapped and one was disabled). Since they had already started fighting, they might as well use this as an excuse to take all the other party's things back!

They took advantage of the fact that the other party could not understand Japanese and discussed the plan boldly. Who would hold her back, who would pretend to be scared and kick the door into the room to take the child hostage, and who would untie the kidnapped brother. The division of labor was clear.

You Xi's eyes turned cold, and the stun gun slipped out of her sleeve. Without saying a word, she directly pressed the stun gun against the chest of the Japanese who was planning to take Yuanyuan hostage.

The man fell down twitching. You Xi looked at the remaining two people, and then slipped out a metal baton from his sleeve and said, "Why don't you divide the work? Who gets the electric shock? Who gets beaten down by me?"

The other party: ...

When Yuan Xi and Lin Wu hurriedly stepped onto the corner between the third and fourth floors, they just happened to see the last Japanese man being beaten down by You Xi's baton.

The man rolled down with a groan and collided with his companion who was originally huddled in the corner.

Upstairs, the two men who fell to the ground were still twitching from time to time. Over there, the man with his hands tied closed his eyes and was as quiet as a chicken, just hoping that You Xi would forget his existence.

Lin Wu: ...

Yuan Xi: ...

The rescue team members following closely behind: ...

It seems that the other party does not need our rescue.

Yuan Xi and You Xi did not intend to provoke accountability, but only wanted to hand over the captured man to the rescue team. Unfortunately, the other party did it on their own and was caught.

The rescue team leader has been extremely busy these days and has issued instructions that no matter who makes trouble or commits a crime, they will be thrown into the temporary detention center and all the accompanying materials will be confiscated.

Since you don't want to deal with it properly, then don't deal with it.

When the rescue team followed Yuan Xi here, they drove a multi-person electric car - originally used for tourists to travel between hotels. Lin Wu and You Xi helped to tie up the five men's hands and feet and put them in the car.

The two rescue teams cleaned up the room where they were staying and found that they had a lot of food and drinks. They didn't understand why these people wanted to take advantage of them when they had everything.

The people in other B&Bs in front noticed the movement here. They all ran out wrapped in blankets or stood on the balcony to watch the excitement. The rescue team members immediately said that this was the fate of the troublemakers and warned everyone not to have crooked thoughts for personal gain. They should unite in the face of a disaster.

After the rescue team drove away in the electric car, Youxi saw a familiar figure in the corner of the crowd. It seemed to be Meng Lu. The other party also saw her, and his eyes circled around Lin Wu beside her, but he didn't come over.

Half an hour later, several people sat in the living room of the suite to discuss leaving.

Lin Wu brought them an unexpected message - or a surprise: "We are not taking the boat, we are going by plane. Tomorrow at noon, you pack your things and come to the lobby of Yan Hotel to find me."

****

The second day after Lin Wu came to the mountain, he performed surgery on a member of the rescue team whose abdomen was scratched by iron sheets and his internal organs were exposed. He had extensive injuries and infection. In the absence of medical conditions, he spent a lot of effort to save the person, and thus gained the trust of the other party.

The other party was the deputy captain of the rescue team. Lin Wu learned from the other party that there was actually a helipad on the top of a building behind the five-star hotel on the mountain, and there was a spare helicopter in the warehouse next to it. The helicopter broke down after the last flight, so it was temporarily stored in the warehouse.

During this period, they had been using another helicopter. This helicopter was rented by a customer before the tsunami and flew to the capital island, but never came back.

The deputy captain wanted to repair the helicopter and send people out to ask for rescue. At the very least, it would be good to bring back some urgently needed medical supplies.

The maintenance technician told him that in addition to repairs, the helicopter also needed to be equipped with additional internal and external auxiliary fuel tanks, because all the islands within the range were ravaged by the tsunami and there was no guarantee that it could be refueled midway. With the current endurance of the helicopter, it can only fly three or four hundred kilometers. If it runs out of fuel midway, the result will be worse than going out to sea by boat.

According to the maintenance engineer's original estimate, it would take at least half a month for him to completely repair the helicopter and install the fuel tank. For the deputy captain, it was too difficult to find a reliable person who knew how to repair the aircraft. He revealed the news to Lin Wu because he trusted him and wanted him to secretly find someone.

But to his surprise, Lin Wu actually knew how to repair the aircraft.

In the past week, he was on duty at the hospital during the day and went to the rooftop warehouse to help after dinner.

A few days ago, after listening to You Xi's proposal for the offshore island, Yuan Qi found Lin Wu. He did not tell her about the helicopter at that time, saying that he would plan it and asked her to wait.

Unexpectedly, this wait actually brought a surprise.

"Can we all go up together?" Yuan Qi was happy but also worried, afraid that it would be troublesome for others to take care of a child here.

"Okay." Lin Wu knew what Yuan Qi was worried about, "Don't worry, I told you this news after I had an agreement with the other party, and Ximan will leave with us."

Before leaving that day, Lin Wu reminded them a few more words, one is to keep the accompanying items as simple as possible, and the second is that the helicopter matter has always been carried out in secret and cannot be disclosed to anyone for the time being, for fear of causing chaos.

This is not a question of selfishness or not, because there is only one helicopter, and it is impossible to rely on it alone to carry all the survivors away.

The role of the helicopter can only be to bring news out for help, and to carry as many urgently needed items as possible back to the island before external rescue arrives.

The closest land country to the Sea Country is Jing Country. It is the best choice for Lin Wu, a Jing countryman who is both a doctor and can repair helicopters, to bring the news out. He wanted to take a few Jing country friends with him, and the deputy captain would naturally agree.

Things went unexpectedly smoothly. Perhaps because it was too smooth, You Xi always felt a little uneasy in her heart after sending Lin Wu away.

This uneasy feeling became a reality when she used a telescope to check the surrounding situation as usual that night.

The terrain of the hotel area is slightly higher than that of the guesthouse area. Because of the obstruction of the mountains and trees, some low buildings in the hotel area cannot be seen from the guesthouse area, but the taller buildings can be vaguely seen.

Especially the five-star Yann Hotel, which has the highest terrain. Even the lowest building can be seen clearly with a telescope.

Youxi changed rooms today. It was the first time she saw the building to the south on the terrace. She was just curious and wanted to take a look at the building where the helipad was located, but she found movement on the roof.

She thought she saw it wrong, so she adjusted the magnification of the telescope and looked again, and found that she was not seeing it wrong.

On the roof, the warehouse door next to the helipad opened, and a white helicopter was slowly pushed out. Someone was busy back and forth, as if preparing for takeoff.

What's going on? Lin Wu clearly said that the matter of the helicopter must be kept secret before the take-off at noon tomorrow. Since it was a secret, how could they move the helicopter out of the warehouse in advance?

She immediately knocked on the door of the next room, and Yuan Qing answered the door: "What's wrong?"

Youxi lowered her voice and handed over a telescope: "Something seems to be wrong with the helicopter."

Yuan Qing opened the window and looked through the telescope. After a moment, his face became serious: "Is it going to take off early?"

Hearing the movement, Yuan Qi also walked out of the bedroom and asked in a low voice what was going on.

The three of them discussed for a few words and quickly decided that Youxi and Yuan Qing would rush over to check the situation, while Yuan Qi would stay in the B&B and wait for news.

Today, the rescue team just took away a group of troublemakers, and I think no one in the B&B would dare to make trouble again for the time being. Yuan Qing told Yuan Qi to close the door and not to open it for anyone to come, and then hurried downstairs with You Xi.

It was a long walk from the B&B area to the hotel area. You Xi took out two packs of instant noodles, exchanged the use of the tricycle with the B&B owner, and then drove Yuan Qing quickly to the hotel area.

The temperature at night was much lower than that during the day. You Xi's breath turned into white mist. Because she wanted to keep a low profile, she had not changed her thin down jacket into a thick one, but she had already put on a warm underwear and down jacket inside, but she still felt cold. More than

ten minutes later, You Xi and the other two met up with Lin Wu and Xi Man. Yuan Qing's injury had not healed completely, so he stayed outside the hotel to watch the car, while the other three trotted all the way to the hotel building where the helipad was located.

"Is it possible that they are just checking the fuselage for tomorrow's takeoff?"

Lin Wu's face was solemn: "Impossible, the rescue team has been very careful to keep the helicopter secret, and even the inspection will be carried out in the warehouse."

The helipad was on the 15th floor. Ximan followed the two people in front of him and rushed to the eighth floor, but he began to fail. Lin Wu and You Xi, who had been climbing at a steady speed, looked at each other: "Your physical fitness is good."

"You too." The more he came into contact with You Xi, the more he felt that Lin Wu was unfathomable. He was a doctor, he could repair helicopters, and he had such good physical fitness. It was really not easy.

The two did not talk anymore, saving their energy to climb the stairs, and soon reached the top floor.

Outside the safety door, there was a thumping sound, and they all knew what this sound meant.

Lin Wu pushed open the heavy emergency door with force, and a cold wind immediately blew in his face. The airflow created by the helicopter's propellers made it almost impossible to move.

They were late. On the helipad in front, a white helicopter was slowly leaving the ground. Someone hurriedly ran away from the helicopter. Lin Wu stepped forward and grabbed the other person: "What's going on! Why did it take off now?"

The man wrapped his clothes tightly and was still shivering from the cold. His voice was almost inaudible in the huge propeller movement: "I can't help it. The captain brought people here personally. He said something important and had to leave first... They came in a hurry. I didn't have time to notify the deputy captain and you!"

When Lin Wu questioned the maintenance engineer, You Xi took a few steps forward and looked up at the last row of seats in the helicopter. Under the yellow takeoff lights around the helipad, she saw the face huddled behind and pressed against the glass.

It was Meng Lu! ?

The other party had seen her a long time ago. When he found out that You Xi saw him, he immediately showed a proud and relieved expression, waved to her gently and mouthed "bye".

Lin Wu walked to her side against the wind, noticed her strangeness, and asked, "Who did you see?"

"The one in the last row is Meng Lu."

"Meng Lu?" Lin Wu looked up at the helicopter, "The original seats in that row have been dismantled and two fuel tanks have been added. People can't sit there. If she was in the last row, she might have sneaked in.

" You Xi frowned, "How did she know?" She suddenly remembered the look Meng Lu gave Lin Wu in the morning, "Did you come back here after leaving us this morning?"

"Yes, I came here to check the situation of the helicopter, but I should not be followed by anyone."

He understood what You Xi meant. "The fact that there is a helipad here is not a secret, but ordinary people don't know it. If she is interested and knows useful people, it is not difficult for her to find out what I did on the top floor. The question is why did she target me?"

"She should be targeting me." You Xi remembered her previous suspicious question. Although he also felt it was ridiculous after the other party asked it at that time, it was not so easy to get rid of the thought once it came to his mind.

Lin Wu patted her on the shoulder and told her about the rescue team leader: "The helicopter's early departure has nothing to do with whether she is watching you or not. At most, she just happened to take advantage of you."

At the side, the maintenance engineer who hurried back to the warehouse ran over again and handed Lin Wu a walkie-talkie: "It was just repaired today. It has been charged. Use this to contact in the future."

Ximan finally ran to the top floor. He came over panting, but only saw the tail of the plane going away. However, he himself He is optimistic by nature. After knowing the situation, he comforted them: "The plane will still come back, but it just can't leave in the first batch. Haha, it's okay. It's impossible for it to fly away and not come back, right?"

Youxi:...

Don't set random flags...

In the cold and windy night, the three people watched the helicopter leave. A snowflake fell on Youxi's face, followed by the second, the third... Soon, the snow was getting bigger and bigger, like fluttering cotton wool.

Ximan was very happy at first. It was very novel to see snow for the first time. But soon, when the three people came out of the building and the cold wind blew the heavy snow towards them, Ximan's novelty and happiness turned into worry and fear.

Lin Wu frowned: "The snow seems a little too heavy..."

"The wind is also like a typhoon!" Ximan looked at the dark night sky in fear. The helicopter had already flown far away and could not be seen. "It is not safe to fly a helicopter in this weather. Should we let them come back?"

Lin Wu was silent for a moment, and contacted the maintenance engineer with the intercom, asking him if there was any way to contact the helicopter. "The snow is a bit heavy. If we can contact them, it is best to let them come back."

Because they had to wait for news, the three people did not leave for the time being, and found a place to sit and wait in the lobby of this building.

It was cold, and there were several oil drums burning in the lobby for heating. Many survivors who lacked cold-proof supplies chose to sleep on the floor in the lobby.

At this moment, the strong wind and heavy snow outside attracted all their attention. Almost no one chatted. Everyone looked at the snow outside in silence and fear.

After a while, the maintenance engineer replied that he didn't know if it was because of the weather. The signal was very poor. The other party's voice was intermittent and he couldn't hear what he was saying.

"Try a few more times. The snow is too heavy." He knew the aircraft he repaired himself. This helicopter was a few years old and the internal parts were very old. Due to limited conditions, he couldn't replace all of them during this maintenance. He could only repair it as much as possible. In addition, several fuel tanks were added, which increased the load. It was difficult to ensure safety in extreme weather.

Before the maintenance engineer could reply again, a tree in front of the hotel building was broken by the strong wind. A large section of branches and leaves mixed with heavy snow were slammed against the glass door by the wind, making a shocking sound of breaking.

When everyone in the lobby was screaming in chaos, Youxi suddenly stood up and walked to the glass wall on the other side. The height of this lobby was about four or five meters. The wall on the right was all large glass, so you could clearly see the situation outside. In

the dark sky in the distance, there seemed to be a few scattered flames. After jumping several times, the flames soon exploded with a bang. With the explosion of the flames, you could vaguely see the white body falling straight down.

Finally, accompanied by a loud bang, a red flame exploded on the sea in the distance.

"It's a helicopter!" Ximan's voice was filled with fear.

The helicopter crashed.

**

Almost everyone on Wanghai Mountain did not sleep well that night.

The strong wind swept the heavy snow and broken branches, hitting the window frames and glass. Many window glasses in the rooms below the second floor were cracked, and some floor-to-ceiling windows on the first floor were shattered.

Many people were awakened in their sleep. If it was in the north, such heavy snow could be regarded as a beautiful sight. But this is a tropical island, and the temperature has never dropped below 20 degrees Celsius. Such a blizzard simply makes people panic from the bottom of their hearts.

"Oh my God, is this the end of the world?"

"Stop talking, quickly bring the blanket over to seal the cracks!"

"Mom, I'm cold..."

"Go find the rescue team, we can't live here anymore, ask them to change rooms!"

"I want to go home, why did I come to the island! Wuwuwu..."

...

Youxi was awakened by the cold. The homestays on the island are all made of wood, with large floor-to-ceiling windows, and the warmth effect is very average. She felt better after taking out another quilt from the cupboard and covering herself.

She looked at the time, it was six o'clock in the morning, she woke up and couldn't fall asleep, she got up silently and readjusted her cold-proof clothes.

She changed into a thicker fleece jacket over the warm underwear, and the sports pants over the warm pants were also changed to windproof and waterproof fleece sprint pants.

The outermost layer was still the thin black long down jacket, but because the fleece jacket was thicker, she changed out of the thin sports pants underneath, and put on cashmere socks and waterproof boots, which basically could resist the cold.

The blizzard raged for a day and a night, and then the wind stopped blowing, but the snow still did not stop, and it continued to snow for two more days.

This was the fourth day after the blizzard. She opened the curtains and the snow stopped falling, but the entire terrace was covered with snow. The snow was almost more than ten centimeters thick. She took a lot of effort to open the glass sliding door. The accumulated snow had frozen into ice crystals due to the low temperature. It felt cold and hard to the touch and could not be pried open at all.

She took out a basin of warm water from the Xingwu warehouse and poured it in the middle, finally clearing a space to step onto the terrace. It

was even colder outside. Wanghai Mountain was covered with a layer of white, and in the white was full of branches and leaves broken by the strong wind, scattered all over the ground, making a mess.

The buildings standing in the water at the foot of the mountain were also covered with white snow, and even the construction waste floating in the gray-black water was covered with a thin layer of white.

After the storm stopped the day after the helicopter crashed, the rescue team went to the sea in the snow to look for people, but as expected, no one survived on the helicopter.

Yesterday morning, Lin Wu and Ximan came to the B&B to meet them. Everyone was in a heavy mood, but they had to replan their departure.

Now that they had no plane, they could only place their hopes on the boat. After discussing for more than an hour, they made a rough plan. Afterwards, Lin Wu took out the walkie-talkie and said that he had already got the second one. The two walkie-talkies were just right, one on each side, for easy communication.

After noon yesterday, the snow stopped completely, so Lin Wu contacted them and took the tools to go to the speedboat at the foot of the mountain to remove the snow and check various functions, repair and maintain it as needed to ensure that the speedboat can be used at any time.

And their plan today is to go out and look for fuel.

You Xi returned to the room, closed the sliding door, and after a simple wash, she took out a bowl of preserved egg and lean meat porridge and an egg-stuffed pancake from the Xingwu warehouse.

She opened the lid, and the food, with its temperature and fragrance just out of the oven, warmed her cold and heavy heart a little.

Before leaving the room, she took out a thick cashmere pullover with a high collar from the Xingwu warehouse.

The coat was tight-fitting, so the size was not very large. If it was worn by a child, the sleeves could be folded, and the hem would be about knee-length. The high collar could also protect the neck and cheeks tightly, and it would be much warmer if worn inside a down jacket.

She knew that Yuan Qi had brought winter clothes for three people, but because of the limited space in the backpack, she only packed Yuanyuan's down jacket and down pants, and no sweaters or cashmere coats. She and Yuan Qi only prepared one down jacket each.

The temperature a few days ago was barely enough for down jackets and down pants, but today's temperature was obviously not enough, especially for children.

Youxi knocked on Yuanqi's door. Because it was cold, they had lit a fire in a cooking pot.

The living room was piled with branches of all sizes against the wall. Yuanqi was peeling off the damp skin of the branches and placing them next to the firewood, hoping that the heat from the fire would dry out the moisture in the branches as quickly as possible.

Yuanqi untied the blanket that was damp from carrying branches and placed it on the back of a chair next to the fire. He squatted beside the fire and started to warm himself.

"The temperature is dropping too fast. Let's set out early today before it snows and get enough fuel as soon as possible." Yuan Qing started packing her backpack after she warmed up a little. She had been feeling uneasy since the helicopter accident.

The temperature was abnormally low, and the survivors trapped on the mountain were all panicking, but she always had a hunch that the temperature would get even lower.

"Do Lin Wu and the others know?"

"Yes, I've contacted them. Let's meet directly at the anchorage."

The anchorage Yuan Qing was talking about was the berthing location of the rescue boat. It was not in the same place as where they had docked before. The terrain there was better. There was originally a natural depression under the hillside. Because the water level was slightly deeper, the rescue boat could drive directly to the hillside without the need for a rubber boat to ferry.

Yuan Qi's medium-sized speedboat had already been parked in this area under Lin Wu's arrangement. There were people from the rescue team guarding there, and ordinary people could not touch the boats and speedboats in this area.

After Yuan Qi prepared his backpack, he once again reminded Yuan Qi not to go out, lock the door and block it, and not to open it for anyone to come.

Youxi took out a stun gun from her backpack (the warehouse of Xingwu) and handed it to Yuanqi together with the cashmere coat: "The coat is for Yuanyuan, and the stun gun is for you. If anyone wants to break in, don't hesitate, use it immediately."

"Okay!" Yuanqi held the stun gun tightly and handed the two thermos cups she had prepared to her and Yuanqing, "There is hot water in it. You must be careful. If the weather changes, hurry back."

"Understood."

Yuanqing left the walkie-talkie to Yuanqi and put on his backpack: "Let's go."

****

There was still one-third of the fuel left in the medium-sized speedboat, and there was also half a barrel of oil left from the last refueling, which was hidden by Ximan in the cabinet in the cabin and locked. There were about 25 liters in it.

After adding these diesels, the speedboat could travel for more than two hours.

Fuel is limited, and they can't go around looking for diesel without a clear line, or even go to two different places, so the main purpose of yesterday's meeting was to confirm a location where the probability of finding diesel must be more than 80%.

The L Island tourist guide in Youxi has the island's zoning districts. Lin Wu roughly circled the areas that the rescue team has searched so far, and Ximan looked for a suitable destination outside these areas.

In the end, they chose a small gas station from the three pre-selected targets.

This gas station is located in a remote and secluded location, far from the city center, and there are basically no residential houses nearby. Most importantly, the gas station is on a slope, some distance away from the coast, and there is a slope blocking it, so the possibility of being washed away is very low.

In addition, the slope has a certain height. With the current water level on the island, the gas station will be flooded, but it will not be flooded too deeply. As long as you are familiar with water, the possibility of getting oil is very high.

The rescue team is not large. They rescued survivors before, and then rescued water and cold-resistant supplies. Fuel was not an emergency material before because there are two gas stations on Wanghai Mountain, which were taken over by them early on.

But it will be hard to say in a while. The longer the island is isolated, the scarcer the supplies will be. At that time, the rescue team will not let go of any place where there may be supplies.

It is still the original speedboat, and Ximan knows the way.

Because the freezing points of fresh water and seawater are different, although the snow on Wanghai Mountain has turned into ice crystals, the waters below the mountain have not frozen yet, and the speedboat can pass safely.

In just over half a month, the island city in the water had become gray and dead. Youxi looked out through the telescope and saw that all the buildings were empty, with no trace of any survivors.

Ximan was very nervous all the way. After all, he relied on his memory to find his way. He was afraid of getting the wrong direction, and even more afraid of not being able to get gas after finding the place.

Fortunately, an hour and a half later, Youxi saw the sign of the gas station convenience store in the telescope.

Just as they expected, because of the slope, the gas station was not flooded too deeply. The convenience store was a one-story flat roof, about half a floor higher than the first floor of an ordinary house. From a distance, the roof of the convenience store seemed to have been submerged in the water.

The geographical location of this area is special, so it is not easy to get stuck. The speedboat made a circle and drove in from the rear of the gas station.

The gas station is rectangular in shape, with the convenience store in the center at the back. It is a rectangular building with tall trees planted on both sides. The speedboat could not pass the convenience store on both sides to go around to the refueling area in front, and finally stopped behind the roof of the convenience store.

Fortunately, the roof of the convenience store was not submerged in the water, and it was about ten centimeters above the water surface. At this depth, the roof can be used to enter the water from the front of the convenience store to reduce the diving time.

Yuan Qing stopped the speedboat, Lin Wu asked her to stay on the boat, and he and You Xi carefully got down from the speedboat to the roof, and Ximan began to take off his jacket and pants. He was wearing a one-piece diving suit underneath.

In the freezing cold, Ximan stood on the roof and did some warm-up exercises, while Lin Wu instructed him on some details.

Their speedboat carried two large diesel barrels and two portable oil barrels. If they could find the oil guns, they would have to find a way to get the oil barrels to the roof of the gas station opposite the convenience store to refuel. They had a rubber boat, so it was not particularly difficult to maneuver in the middle.

After a while, the three of them came to the front of the roof of the convenience store. Ximan handed the coat he was wearing to Lin Wu, put on his snorkeling mask, and slowly went into the water.

The water temperature was freezing cold, he slowed down twice, and then dived into the water.

Youxi was a little nervous, mainly because she was worried about Ximan. It was very difficult to go into the water at such a temperature and find a fuel gun in the water with extremely low visibility.

Lin Wu probably saw her nervousness: "Don't worry, Ximan is very good at swimming. I told him that if he can't do it, he should come up immediately. He won't try to be brave."

"Yeah."

After waiting for about a minute, Ximan poked his head out of the water. He took off his mask and wiped his face. He shivered with cold and said excitedly in the local dialect: "There are portable diesel for sale in the store. I took a look and there are two types, 50 liters and 30 liters. We don't need to find a fuel gun!"

Ximan was so excited not only because it was easy to carry, but also because such portable oil drums have built-in fireproof functions. It is much safer to place them on a speedboat than containers such as diesel barrels.

After Youxi translated, Lin Wu asked, "How many are there?"

"A lot! There are a whole wall of them in the store!"

"Okay! Come up and warm up first, we'll find a way to get the oil barrels up!"

****

A solution was soon found. Fortunately, the speedboat that Yuan Qing drove back was a special boat for water parachutes, so there was a rope turntable at the back of the speedboat. The rope was connected to the parachute and had to carry people, so it was long enough and strong enough.

Ximan went into the water again, passed the rope through the handles on the top of the oil barrels one by one, and then opened the turntable. While retracting the rope, he used the buoyancy of the water to pull the oil barrels out of the water, lifted them to the roof, and then sent them one by one to the speedboat.

They needed about 1,500 liters of fuel, but this was just a calculation. In actual sea travel, they had to consider various factors, so they finally took all the 50-liter buckets, a total of 25 buckets, and then took 12 30-liter buckets.

It was easy to drag the buckets from the water to the roof, but it was a bit troublesome to transport them to the speedboat because they had to carry them one by one. A 50-liter bucket weighed more than 80 kilograms, and a 30-liter bucket weighed more than 40 kilograms.

But this was just a minor inconvenience, at most a little tiring. Not long after, they encountered a big trouble.

At that time, Ximan successfully completed the task and was taking off his diving suit in the cabin, drying himself with a prepared towel, and quickly putting on warm clothes. He turned the reel and then picked up the portable oil barrel that had been sent to the speedboat to refuel the speedboat.

Lin Wu and Youxi continued to go back and forth between the two ends of the roof and sent the remaining portable oil barrels to the speedboat.

Just as Youxi reached out to pick up the next bucket of diesel, Lin Wu suddenly shouted "be careful" and quickly rushed over to hug her and dodge to the side.

Youxi reacted very quickly. When the two of them lost their balance, they reached out and grabbed the sign on the roof of the convenience store, so they did not fall into the cold water.

Youxi turned around and saw a spear gun hit the roof where she was standing just now and bounced to the ground.

Lin Wu lowered her shoulders and took her to hide behind the sign. She peeked out from the gap and saw two wooden boats moving slowly towards the convenience store sign, one in front and one behind. However, due to the roof above the gas station, they couldn't get close enough, but they were close enough.

The man at the bow of the wooden boat in front took back the spear gun launcher in his hand and slowly took another spear gun from his companion and fired it.

"All the fuel and supplies here belong to us! Get out of here if you know what's good for you!"

The flat-headed man who handed him the spear gun reminded him, "Brother, you can't get out of here. Their boat is pretty good. Let them leave their boat behind!"

"Why the hell do I not know and ask you to tell me?" The man with the spear gun turned around and glared at him, "Listen, everyone, leave the boat and supplies behind, otherwise--"

He gestured at the spear gun in his hand, "You can try your luck."

You Xi and Lin Wu hid behind the signboard, with most of their bodies blocked, so they didn't have to worry about the opponent's spear gun for a while.

Youxi quickly translated the other party's words to Lin Wu in a low voice under the cover. Lin Wu frowned: "We can't give you the oil, and we can't give you the boat. But we won't take the remaining oil barrels and supplies in the store. You negotiate with them and hold them back. I'll find a way."

Youxi nodded, slightly looked out, and tried to speak directly in International Language: "I don't understand what you are saying. We are tourists from Beijing."

Because of the effect of [Translation Gum], she was afraid that what she said would be automatically translated into the language of the Sea Country, but it was obvious that this function only worked when she used her native language. She spoke directly in International Language, and the effect was also International Language.

The spear gun man looked confused and obviously didn't understand. The flat-headed man next to him reminded him in time: "Brother, she is speaking Interlingua. She said she is a tourist from Beijing and can't understand you!"

The spear gun man hit him back: "You know I don't understand, but you are still nagging. You go and talk to her!"

The flat-headed man then repeated it to Youxi in Interlingua, and Youxi began to negotiate with him.

She said that there were still many portable oil drums in the convenience store below, and the supplies on the shelves in the store were still edible as long as they were sealed. They didn't need to take them and leave them all to them.

But now the other party not only wanted all the supplies, but also set their sights on their boat.

Although they only had one spear gun launcher and could only launch one at a time, at such a close distance, plus the thrust of the launcher, as long as she and Lin Wu wanted to retreat, they would be exposed within the range.

On the speedboat behind the roof, Yuan Xi and Ximan both noticed the situation here. Yuan Xi wanted to get off the boat, but was stopped by Lin Wu with a gesture. He half-crouched there, thinking rapidly in his mind, and soon his eyes fell on a 30-liter oil drum not far away. The location of this oil drum is close to the sign, and it is within reach.

He whispered to You Xi: "Do you have a lighter?" He didn't hold much hope. After all, You Xi is a girl, how can she have a lighter if she doesn't smoke.

Youxi replied, "I don't have a lighter, but if you want to light it, I have one."

"Do you have an igniter?"

Youxi thought about the [High Temperature Perfume] in the Xingwu warehouse and thought it was almost the same: "Yes."

"Okay, you continue to hold them back, and then wait for my instructions. After about two minutes, you take out the igniter."

Lin Wu said, crouched down and moved two steps towards the oil barrel, using the sign to cover, and quietly reached out.

Youxi soon smelled a strong smell of diesel, and with the slight movement, she roughly understood what Lin Wu wanted to do. But this was too bold. This is a gas station. Even if it was flooded, it would be easy to get into trouble if you are not careful.

Lin Wu probably sensed her nervousness, so he quietly poured oil under cover and whispered, "Don't worry, it's just a threat. They have a wooden boat and won't dare to do anything rash."

One party wanted all the supplies, fuel and the boat, but the other party would definitely not give them. The negotiations were fruitless and the other party soon became agitated.

“Don’t think you’ll be fine if you hide at the back. You can’t leave even if you hide!”

The speargun man couldn’t understand the international language. His younger brothers’ chattering gave him a headache. He patted another younger brother behind him and said, “If you want to get through, find them!”

The younger brother was confused: “Brother, the boat is stuck and can’t get through. Do you want me to swim through? It’s too cold…”

“Stupid, can’t you let the boat behind pass by the roof?”

“Brother, there are trees all around. If we could get through, we would have just passed…”

The speargun man was opposed several times when he spoke up. Finally, he got angry: “This is not allowed, that is not allowed. You are so smart, how come you drove the boat to the front just now? How come others know to go around the boat to the back!?”

"Brother, we can also let the boat go around to the back to block them now..."

Hearing this, You Xi looked at the distance. It was a long way to the back, but after going around, not only could they directly climb onto the roof, but they could

also block the speedboat's path. She quietly urged Lin Wu, who immediately said, "Okay, give me the lighter." You Xi took out a pair of disposable chopsticks from her pocket and gently sprayed them with [High Temperature Perfume]. The chopsticks were instantly ignited, and at the same time, a faint and alluring perfume smell spread in the air.

You Xi: ...

This is really a [High Temperature Perfume]!

She handed the chopsticks to the other party: "Take it."

Lin Wu: ...

"This lighter is a bit complicated, it's safer this way." She lied with her eyes open.

Of course, Lin Wu would not think about these things at this time. Anyway, there was a fire. He immediately threw the empty oil barrel into the water and raised chopsticks to let the other party see the ignited open flame: "If you don't want to be burned, retreat immediately."

The flat-headed man was not stupid. He leaned over to the edge of the boat and dipped his hand in the water. He found that his hand was full of greasy fuel: "Boss, they poured diesel in the water!"

Diesel floated on the water surface. Such a large amount can be burned on the water surface with just a little open flame. They were a wooden boat and could not escape at all. In addition, there was a refueling point below, which might cause a bigger explosion.

"Are you fucking crazy!" The speargun man shouted angrily.

Lin Wu slowly stood up with chopsticks in hand: "We must take the fuel away, and we can't give you the boat! There are still a lot of supplies in the convenience store, you can go down and get them yourself, there is no need to risk everyone's life for this.

Just a reminder, you only have one spear gun launcher, and you can only shoot one of us, but if I shake, you will all die! Anyway, we are on the roof, and we can still run away when the time comes."

The top of the chopstick was jumping with an orange flame. Because the chopstick was long enough, it burned very slowly. As long as the spear gun man made any movement here, Lin Wu could ignite the diesel on the entire surface of the water at any time.

The flat-headed man translated Lin Wu's words to the spear gun man, and the other party was so angry that his face was distorted, but he knew that Lin Wu was telling the truth, and they had lost the initiative.

Youxi noticed the change in the other person's expression, turned around and signaled Yuanxi and Ximan to come down from the roof and help carry the remaining oil barrels to the boat.

There were still 8 barrels of 50 liters of diesel and 2 barrels of 30 liters of diesel on the roof. Ximan picked up a barrel of 50 liters of diesel in each hand and walked towards the speedboat with gritted teeth. Yuanxi also picked up a barrel of 30 liters of diesel in each hand and walked back quickly.

"You go too, I'm not as strong as you!" Youxi took the chopsticks from Lin Wu.

In this case, it was impossible to guarantee that all the barrels would be carried up, so she took as much as she could. Lin Wu did not argue with her and immediately picked up two 50-liter barrels of diesel: "Be careful!"

After Lin Wu left with the barrels of diesel, You Xi leaned out from behind the sign, waved the chopsticks in her hand, and said to the other party: "Throw the spear gun into the water and row the boat back!"

This time, she used her mother tongue again, which sounded like standard local language to the other party.

"You——" The spear gun man realized that he had been deceived. She spoke the local language so standardly, how could he not understand it just now, "You bitch, you are dreaming!"

You Xi said nothing, took out the [High Temperature Perfume], and pressed it directly into the air. A blue flame spurted out, which was much more terrifying than the little flame in her other hand.