Chapter 219: Road Robbery Squad

That night, the cold wave came again.

Rongzhen was urgently woken up by Zhu Yan at midnight. As soon as he poked his head out of the duvet, he shivered with cold.

"Hurry up and change into warmer clothes, and stay awake!" Zhu Yan shouted as he increased the number of stoves and filled all of them with fuel.

Rongzhen wiped her face, immediately dug out a goose coat and a windproof coat from the yard and put them on, then covered herself from head to toe with a fur coat, and then nestled into the down quilt.

After Zhu Yan finished the fire, he did the same to himself.

The two of them were both hiding within the warm line of fire, watching another wave of ice lines easily penetrate the walls and door panels, and approach them with a beeping sound.

The moment ice and fire touched, the flames suddenly became smaller, the light in the room dimmed, the temperature in the air dropped rapidly at a speed that the human body could perceive, and the coldness suddenly invaded from all directions, trying to penetrate into people's skin, flesh and bones.

But Rongzhen and Zhuyan were well-equipped and could still endure it.

As long as they can hold on until this cold wave passes and the temperature stabilizes, they will have a chance to survive by gradually adapting.

With this belief, there were many people in the building who endured the same hardship as them. Some of them could not hold on and fell into a deep sleep in the freezing night, while others suffered frostbite all over their bodies and finally endured until the sky brightened and the sun rose.

Although they could no longer see the sun due to the ice fog, as long as the sky was still bright and the temperature rose, it proved that the sun was still there and there was still hope.

After a tense night, the number of people gathering downstairs decreased by half.

Boss Gu sent his men to investigate floor by floor, and finally counted that more than half of the people in the building were still alive.

This was a great joyous event, which instantly cheered up many depressed and desperate hearts.

However, not many people were willing to follow Boss Gu's arrangements and go out with the team to search for supplies. They were probably frightened by the cold wave last night, resulting in less than half of the number of people going downstairs today as compared to yesterday.

Fortunately, Boss Gu also has a group of people under his command. Everyone was disbanded and reorganized into several teams to go out exploring, and Boss Gu provided all the equipment.

Because after another big drop in temperature, the temperature outside has dropped to about minus 70 degrees Celsius. Even though it is still within the temperature range where humans can move around, it is still unbearable. Unless you are fully armed, you will get frostbite or even die if you stay outside for a short time.

In this situation, no one would dare to take the risk unless they were in a life-or-death situation and had no equipment.

So Boss Gu had to provide the equipment and they had to provide the manpower, and they worked together to find supplies.

If they can return safely, the profits will be split 50-50. If not, Boss Gu will personally compensate their families.

After this arrangement, everyone felt at ease to form a team and go out.

Rongzhen and his team are still members of yesterday's team, still acting as the vanguard, and choosing to move forward in a different direction from yesterday.

Maybe because they chose the right direction, their luck became much better than yesterday. They groped their way along and encountered three or four supply points that were suitable for marking.

When they found the fifth one, the team leader estimated the time and signaled the team members to stop and start searching for supplies.

This means that after the search, they can return along the same route, and all the supplies they bring back belong to them, instead of being split 50-50 like other teams.

Because they are the vanguard and the death squad, this is their exclusive benefit.

The fifth supply point did not have as many things as the one found yesterday, and there were signs of being searched inside, making it look very messy.

Because of this, the team leader did not let them act separately.

Rongzhen and everyone went into the building and searched every corner inside. They found very few usable supplies and couldn't help feeling disappointed.

Zhu Yan looked at the renovation suggestions of the various houses in the building and said, "I see that a lot of the furniture here is made of solid wood. It's hard to move them as a whole. Why don't we chop them up and take them back? We can use them as fuel or exchange them for food. It's better than getting nothing at all."

If there is no other option, they can only search supply point No. 4 on the way back.

But no one wants to come here in vain.

Rong Zhen agreed, "I think it's okay. Seeing how this place has been ransacked, if we don't do it this time, we probably won't have another chance."

By then, it would have been looted by others, leaving them no room to intervene.

The team leader nodded when he heard this. This supply point was going to be abandoned anyway, so let them make use of the waste in the end.

So everyone took turns with tools, prying open and smashing the frozen wooden furniture, or simply throwing it downstairs and smashing it into pieces, turning them into planks and sticks to load onto the sled.

Because the former method was too laborious and time-consuming, the latter method was quickly developed by everyone, and the sound of plop and bang could be heard everywhere.

There was only a small hole in the sea ice below, and very little ice debris was splashed.

As soon as everyone found the trick, they worked faster and put all the wooden products they could find together before dark.

On their way back, they were stopped not far from this supply point.

The other party was a survivor from another building nearby. He brought a dozen people to block the ink line they had spread when they arrived, and said arrogantly: "Leave the things behind, you can pass."

It is obvious that they want to take advantage of the situation. I guess the other party discovered them when they came over, but they only jumped out when they got something, just thinking of taking advantage of them for free.

Rongzhen and the others had worked so hard to achieve these results, so of course they were unwilling to give them away, and they all started to protest.

"Why should we give away the fruits of our hard work to you for free?"

"That's right, we have twice as many people as them. At worst, we can just fight and see who gets to give the supplies to whom!"

"Don't waste your time talking to them. These people just need to be taught a lesson. They haven't experienced the harsh punishments of society."

Everyone was already in a bad mood, and when they encountered highway robbers, their anger flared up immediately, and they all rushed to fight with these guys.

But the team leader was still very rational. The current weather and temperature were not suitable for fighting. He didn't care what would happen to the other side afterwards. He cared about the team members he brought with him. There was no need to throw his life here for this group of bastards who wanted to get something for nothing.

Therefore, the team leader wanted to use half a pack of cigarettes as bribery so that the other party would let them pass.

Unexpectedly, the other party became even more unscrupulous after seeing this, and directly regarded them as weak and vulnerable people. Not only did they want to keep the wood on their sleds, they also wanted to search their bodies before letting them go.

This is unbearable.

Before the team leader could sigh or say anything else, two hot-tempered men rushed out on the spot, waving their fists and wanting to fight each other.

Seeing that a fight was about to break out, the leader of the opposing team smirked and pulled out a knife, threatening: "Look carefully, this is a tungsten steel knife. It can still cut melons and vegetables in today's temperature. Are you sure you want to fight us?"

As he finished speaking, the other brothers behind him quickly drew out their weapons, all of which were steel knives.

The Rongzhen team fell silent, and everyone looked solemn.

No wonder this group of people dared to face a team with twice their number. It turns out they had this support.

"Hahaha, why aren't you talking? Are you born taciturn?" The leader of the other party laughed more and more wildly, as if he had already taken them as his prey.

The two players who jumped out were also pinned to the ground and dared not act rashly.

After all, they are flesh and blood, and the self-defense tools in their hands are no match for the other party's tungsten steel knives. How can they resist?

At this moment, they were just glad that they found wood this time. It was no big deal if the other party got it cheaply. A cart of wood was not worth their risk.

When they are unable to do so, they can only comfort themselves in this way.

But the body search is really unacceptable.

Rongzhen nudged Zhu Yan beside her with her elbow, and then slashed with a dagger at the person who was walking towards her and about to make a move.

Zhu Yan tacitly took the opportunity to tear off the man's winter clothes, tied his arms, pressed his head against the ground, and the man fainted without a sound.

Everything happened in an instant, which made the eyes of the vanguard team members who were unwilling to compromise light up. They immediately rose up to resist and sounded the clarion call for a chaotic fight between the two sides.

The leader of the other side probably didn't expect that they could be so brave and dare to fight against the big knife with their bare bodies, and that his own brothers would be so useless that they were knocked down in one encounter, and their lives or deaths were unknown.

When he reacted and angrily raised his knife to join the battle, the leader of the vanguard had already taken advantage of the chaos to get behind him and tried to snatch his knife.

But this guy is really not a pushover. He dares to bring people out to rob people at this time. His physical fitness must be at least higher than that of ordinary people.

Even though the leader of the vanguard was a retired veteran with good fighting skills, they were unable to defeat him in a short period of time with their bare hands. They could only restrain him and prevent him from swinging his sword at his own team members.

The others followed suit. If one couldn't do it, two would come together to subdue the opponent's knife-wielding brothers one by one.

Rong Zhen and Zhu Yan were responsible for roaming around the entire venue. When they came across someone who was restrained, they would rush over, first knock the person unconscious by pressing their head, and then tie them up with ropes. Their movements were quick and decisive, and they showed no mercy.

Everyone was stunned, and then filled with joy.

Good, good, well done!

The leader of the other side was very angry when he found out. He gritted his teeth and used his special trick to escape, then swung his knife and slashed at the guy who trapped him.

"Team leader!" The team members who saw it shouted and reminded, wanting to rush forward to help.

However, it was too late. The man was too close to the leader, and the speed of swinging the knife was faster than the speed of running.

At the critical moment, two gunshots rang out, and the blade of the big knife shattered into small pieces, falling to the cold ground with its owner.

The place fell into silence in an instant, with only the sound of the wind blowing past.

Everyone stared blankly at the man who had just fired the shot.

Zhu Yan put away his gun and frowned as he looked at the ice fog three meters away, where a figure vaguely appeared.

Rongzhen followed his gaze and saw a group of men in green uniforms walking out, fully armed and coming to them, bringing them an infinite sense of security.

The vanguard team, having just experienced a crisis, instantly became excited and eager to rush forward, but were stopped by the black muzzles of the guns. In the end, they could only stand there and ask anxiously, "Is the army coming to rescue us?"

"No, our team has another mission." The leader of their team, who was walking in the front, answered this question and then looked at the others and asked, "Who fired the gun just now?"

There were two gunshots just now, and he only fired one shot at the critical moment.

Everyone resisted the urge to look at Rong Zhen and Zhu Yan, as they might be distracted by the robbers who were tied up on the ground.

"It was those two men who killed our boss. Uncle soldiers, you must help our boss get revenge!"

The young soldier who was called uncle: "..."

The exposed Rongzhen and the other two: "..."

The angry team members glared at him: "??!"

Do you have the nerve? I'm asking you, do you have the nerve? How can a highway robber who flirted with someone like that have the nerve to seek revenge on a soldier?

The person who filed the complaint ignored them and shamelessly cried, "We just wanted to steal some things, but we didn't do anything to them. But now they have killed our boss!"

"Not dead!" The military captain twitched his mouth and walked up to kick their boss.

A rubber bullet fell out of the man's body and rolled in front of everyone.

Having played dead, the man had no choice but to stand up awkwardly under the threat of gunfire. Suddenly remembering something, he pointed in the direction of Rong Zhen and Zhu Yan and said, "Comrade soldiers, I want to report them. They are illegally carrying guns and have broken my things!"

The scene suddenly fell silent again.

I'm really impressed. He's the kind of guy who dares to rob people on the road. He's really thick-skinned.

"Bullshit!" Zhu Yan suddenly rushed towards the guy and knocked him to the ground with lightning speed.

No one expected that he could be so brave even when there was a team of soldiers with guns on the scene. After he reacted, he rushed to stop the fight before the soldiers took action. While persuading people not to fight, he helped beat the people to death.

I've been wanting to do this for a long time. You really deserve to be punished!

The military team watched the sudden fight in front of them in silence. Before they could say anything to stop it, the vanguard team leader and Rong Zhen stepped forward to divert their attention.

The leader of the vanguard team wanted to use his status as a veteran to negotiate with them and take the opportunity to inquire about the government's rescue measures and official survival bases.

Rong Zhen directly showed the dark light of truth in his hand and asked them, "Is this what you want to ask?"

The military captain stopped paying attention to other things and quickly took out the gun magazine, pouring out a handful of small plastic balls, which rolled onto the ice with a crackling sound.

“…………”

Silence spread across the scene, followed by suspicion.

That's not right. Can a plastic bullet break a tungsten steel knife?