Life went on in an orderly fashion. On this day, Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao had just returned from the planting base when they found Zhang Qian pacing anxiously in front of their house.

Upon seeing Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao, Zhang Qian's eyes lit up, and she rushed over in one stride, almost falling over. Gu Yanzhi reached out and steadied her.

"Sister, you're finally back! Grandma Gao and Gao Siyang have been missing!" Before she could even stand up straight, Zhang Qian dropped a bombshell.

"What did you say? When did this happen? Where did they disappear from?"

Upon hearing that Grandma Gao and Gao Siyang had gone missing, Gu Yanzhi became anxious.

The three elderly people in Building 10 are very kind and have been good to her. After spending so much time together, Gu Yanzhi has come to respect them as her elders.

"Today, Grandpa Li and Grandma Gao went to the market to buy chicken..." Because she was in a hurry, Zhang Qian's words seemed a bit incoherent, but Gu Yanzhi still managed to glean the information he wanted from Zhang Qian's words.

After the arrival of the polar night, many markets with stalls have sprung up in City C, encouraged by the government. Power has now been restored somewhat, enough to support mobile payments.

The government invented a new payment method, somewhat similar to pre-apocalyptic bank card payments. Each person has a points storage card linked to their own information, and when buying things, they can simply swipe it on the vendor's machine to make a successful payment.

There is also a market near their building, located at the entrance of the Jinxiu Leiting residential complex where Building 10 was originally located, about 500 meters away from their building.

The market had been open for a long time, and after it was confirmed that there was no danger, the children of the three elderly people agreed to let them go out for a stroll and visit the market whenever they had time. After all, it was too cruel to keep the three elderly people at home taking care of the children every day.

The elderly get bored at home, and since it's relatively safe outside, there's nothing wrong with going out for a walk.

The market is open for four hours a day when the government provides electricity to the streetlights, and the dim lighting helps reduce the occurrence of many serious incidents.

Because of her leg problems, Grandma Lin finds it too difficult to go up and down stairs in her wheelchair, so she only occasionally goes out for a stroll with her old friends. Grandpa Li and Grandma Gao were carrying little Gao Siyang, preparing to go to the market, and invited Grandma Lin to join them, but she declined.

A rare sight at the market today was a chicken vendor. Although the chicken was frozen, it still attracted the attention of most people browsing the market. Some vendors even stopped setting up their stalls and squeezed in to buy the chicken.

Grandma Gao was holding a child and it wasn't easy for her to squeeze into the crowd, so Grandpa Li told her to hold the child and wait outside the crowd while he charged in to grab a generous amount of chicken. The two of them shared some, and they could also share some with everyone in Building 10.

Knowing that everyone is busy with work and doesn't have much time to go to the market, the three elderly people would always bring back some rare items for every household in Building 10.

Everyone has a job and doesn't need those points, but we do lack someone to help with grocery shopping.

When they start work, the market hasn't even started yet, and when they finish work, the market is long gone. Now that everything is being rebuilt, people working in government departments are so busy that they feel like they're doing the work of two people, and there's no such thing as a lunch break anymore.

Therefore, the actions of the three elderly people deeply moved everyone in Building 10.

Just as Grandpa Li finished paying his points and squeezed out of the crowd carrying a rather heavy load of chicken, Grandma Gao disappeared from sight.

Grandpa Li searched the entire market, but Grandma Gao was nowhere to be found even after the market closed.

Grandpa Li felt extremely guilty. After reporting the incident to the police, he traveled a long way to find his daughter's workplace and informed her, urging her to find someone as soon as possible.

When Grandpa Li arrived at Sister Li's workplace, he was covered in sweat in the dark and cold weather. The sweat dripped onto his beard and froze due to the cold, leaving icicles on his beard.

Upon receiving her father's message, Sister Li quickly contacted everyone in Building 10, especially Liu Sisi and Gao Zhi and his wife. Everyone was out searching for the person, leaving Zhang Qian at home to wait for news. She also informed Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao, who had not been able to contact the person.

"Okay, I understand. Go back and wait for news. Don't worry, I'll go out and look for them now."

After hearing what had happened, Gu Yanzhi didn't bother to comfort Zhang Qian and simply sent her away.

After Zhang Qian left, Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao quickly went inside to change their gear. They strapped guns and daggers to their bodies and attached lighting equipment to their heads before going out.

It's not hard to analyze that Grandma Gao definitely didn't leave on her own. Eliminating that option, the remaining option is that Grandma Gao must have been kidnapped.

Because they had been keeping a close eye on the Yan family's affairs, Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao had also been monitoring all the major and minor criminal gangs in City C. Since they didn't know which gang was responsible, they decided to start investigating from the most recent cases one by one.

The suspicious gang was in the next neighborhood. Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao went downstairs and knocked on the window a few times, but there was no response from inside.

Gu Yanzhi immediately pulled out a hammer and smashed the window.

After jumping through the window, there was no one guarding the first floor. The two went up one floor, but still there was no movement. It wasn't until they were almost at the top floor that Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao could faintly hear celebratory sounds and cheers.

Once you get to the top floor, you don't need to look for it; the loudest noise comes from the door directly opposite the stairwell.

The door wasn't closed properly, and colorful lights shone through the cracks.

Gu Yanzhi kicked the door open, interrupting the people inside who were having a wild party.

"Who is it?"

"Hey~, beautiful lady, come join us for some fun!"

Under the colorful lights, the eldest brother, who was surrounded by women on both sides, became alert upon hearing the noise. Seeing Gu Yanzhi's alluring face, he was immediately overcome by lust and teased her in a flirtatious tone.

Upon hearing that flippant voice, Song Zhao's murderous aura almost materialized. He raised his hand and fired a shot with a "bang," leaving a bloody hole in the center of the boss's forehead, who fell straight backward.

"Ahhh"

The remaining people, whose brains were clouded by alcohol, finally came to their senses and realized that the two men in front of them were there to cause trouble. They all pulled out their weapons and pointed them at the two men with trembling hands.

The two girls, one on each side of the leader, were huddled in a corner, trembling with fear, their hands covering their heads.

"Bang"

"Bang"

Song Zhao raised his hand and fired two more shots, killing the only two remaining men who were carrying guns.

The remaining people were even more frightened; their hands, holding their weapons, were trembling like leaves.

"clang"

"Ah, I was wrong, please don't kill me, I was forced, I was so hungry!"

A young man holding an axe trembled and smashed the axe heavily on the ground, scaring him so much that he covered his head and cried out for mercy.

There was a puddle of water beneath him, and a faint smell of urine wafted from him. Gu Yanzhi covered his nose in disgust.