Farming for Survival in the Apocalypse

Bi Qiao’an lay motionless in the icy snow, watching helplessly as the falling flakes slowly buried her. As her consciousness faded, her mind drifted back to the three arduous years she had spent ...

Chapter 638: Observe Again

Chapter 638: Observe Again

Li Gangtie's curiosity was piqued, and instead of retreating, he moved forward and reached out to take Shen Yanming's bag.

Comrade Lao Shen took two steps back before taking out an ice lump from the plastic bag and said, "It's just something that fell from the sky. I'm not sure if it's harmful, but I picked up a bag of it."

Li Gangtie was at home today and had also heard about this wonder. He frowned and asked, "Since you are not sure whether it is safe, why did you pick up so many? And why did you bring them here?"

"I just made a discovery and wanted to tell you about it."

Chen Yanming told Li Gangtie about how he was curious today and found that the ice cubes he picked up would not melt at all. Li Gangtie was amazed and said he couldn't believe it.

"If it hadn't been verified, I wouldn't have come to your door. I told you this because I hope you can report it to the leader of the escort team and let the medical team test it first to see if it's harmful.

If it's harmless, no matter what it is, let's collect it first, we never know when it might be useful."

People who have experienced the end of the world for a few years have long been accustomed to these strange and bizarre things.

Li Gangtie didn’t know whether the escort team had noticed this situation, but he keenly thought of its value.

He nodded, "Okay, come with me to the office of Officer Wen now."

Shen Yanming was stunned and shook his head: "Not good, it's late at night, people should be asleep!"

Li Gangtie smiled and said, "You think they are just like you, taking a break when the time comes. They are all very worried and are discussing snow removal in the meeting room."

"Then if we go to their house now, won't that cause trouble for them?"

Li Gangtie shook his head without saying anything. He asked Shen Yanming to wait while he went into the house to change his clothes.

Shen Yanming, who originally felt a little frozen, had recovered a lot after talking to Li Gangtie in the corridor. He leaned against the wall, wondering if it was right to come today.

Li Gangtie moved quickly. He got himself ready in just a few minutes. He said goodbye to his wife and went out.

In fact, it was just a greeting. The two of them were talking so loudly that the family could hear them clearly. So Mrs. Li did not stop them, but just told Li Gangtie to be careful and come back early.

Li Gangtie responded, closed the door and left. Shen Yanming followed him and said with a smile: "You have a good relationship with your sister-in-law!"

"That's right. We've been married for 10 to 20 years and have never had a fight or lost our temper. But we're not as open about our emotions as you and Qiao An."

"It's okay to be reserved, as long as you live happily. By the way, Captain Li, why do the bosses want to go to Qingxue?"

"Isn't snow clearing normal?" Li Gangtie glanced at Shen Yanming and said, "Although snow clearing was previously done by sanitation workers or laborers, this year is a special case.

In just a few hours, the snow depth reached 30 to 40 centimeters, the temperature dropped by more than ten degrees, and the ice lumps outside made it difficult for most people to move.

The key point is that the sudden change in weather caused many people to be injured or frozen. Due to poor road conditions, many people were unable to seek medical treatment in time and eventually froze to death in the snow.

This kind of tragedy, no one wants to see it continue to happen. The situation in the city is not optimistic, we can't sit idly by and watch."

Shen Yanming's smile disappeared. It's not that he couldn't imagine this situation, but after having a wife and a son and daughter, he was not willing to watch such a tragedy.

Another point is that the guard team generally does not allow these people who have changed their careers halfway to go on missions.

They say that they are not good at their job and are afraid that they will be eliminated before they are trained, which would be a tragedy for several people.

However, since it was brought up, Shen Yanming had to express his opinion: "Do you need us to go out? If you need me, I will do my best to help."

Li Gangtie smiled and said, "Well, it depends on the arrangements made by the higher-ups."

Seeing this, Shen Yanming said no more and followed Li Gangtie towards the office building.

Because of their adequate protection, the two did not suffer much on the road, but they were a little scared when they saw the pitch-black building.

Shen Yanming was here because he had never been here before, and Li Gangtie was here because of the aftereffects of being frightened just now.

They just pretended to be calm and didn't show any fear in front of each other.

Shen Yanming and Li Gangtie greeted the young soldier on duty at the door, registered, and went upstairs.

After knocking on the door of the conference room, several alliance officials were surprised to see the newcomer.

"Xiao Li, Xiao Shen, why are you two here?"

Li Gangtie smiled and said, "Leader, Yanming has discovered something and is here to report to you."

"Oh? What's going on?" Although the bosses were not familiar with Shen Yanming, they had met and dealt with him before, and knew that this man would not speak without a purpose.

At the signal from everyone, Shen Yanming took out a lump of ice from the plastic bag he was carrying. "I found that this thing that fell from the sky would not melt. I thought that if the medical team's test results show that there are no harmful components, we can collect it first and slowly study its uses in the future."

After Shen Yanming finished speaking, he saw the big guys looking at him strangely.

Shen Yanming looked puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Are you sure the ice won't melt? But the ice we picked up has disappeared long ago!" Su Sibin, the Su Mengguan, said with a frown.

Shen Yanming was also stunned. He nodded and said, "It really won't melt. My ice cubes were placed in a glass jar and didn't melt for several hours."

Whatever comes to mind, ask the masters: "Are there any glasses or cans here?"

"Yes, wait for you." Ming Jiakang stood up, poured out the tea leaves in his glass, rinsed it with cold water, and handed it to Shen Yanming.

After taking it, Shen Yanming was a little confused. "Don't you have a worse container? I'm afraid it will become unusable if it gets rubbed against such a good cup."

Mingmeng officer smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay, you can use it, at most you can just wash it at the end. The medical team had already tested it at noon, and what fell from the sky was just ordinary ice. There are no bacteria or viruses. It is made of water and is very clean."

Shen Yanming breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it was confirmed that there were no harmful ingredients.

He took out a pack of tissues from his pocket, took out two and wiped the glass clean inside and out, then took out a few ice cubes from his plastic bag and put them into the glass.

"Let's observe them for a while. When I was at home, I put them in a glass bottle and found that they hadn't melted after a few hours, so I went to find Captain Li.

Mingmengguan's glass cup is double-layered for heat preservation, so you may need to wait a little longer."

Several big guys nodded and said, "Let's wait. It won't be a big deal anyway." Then they continued to discuss the snow clearing task.