With the cannibalistic gang gone, order was restored in the neighborhood.
However, at this moment, it started snowing heavily again, and the cold wind was blowing fiercely.
At this moment, Wu Ming and Lin Zhao were discussing something alone.
"Is there not much food left?"
Wu Ming held a cigarette in his hand, took a puff, and made a deep sound.
"Yes, there's not much left. A lot of the food in the store has either been used up or replaced, and we've also used up a lot of it these past few days dealing with the cannibal gang."
"The remaining food can barely last for a little over a week at most."
The "more than a week" figure here is based on the minimum recommended serving size; if you were to eat normally, it would be gone in just a few days.
Wu Ming scratched his head. Those people had followed them in wiping out the cannibalistic gang. He felt guilty about just leaving them there.
Lin Zhao even considered bringing everyone under his command, so that no one could shake his position.
"There probably isn't much food left in the neighborhood, so we'll have to look outside, but..."
Wu Ming looked out the window. The wind and snow were heavy, and if it continued for a while, the snow outside would probably get even thicker.
"In this weather, we can't make any new roads. Besides, the snow has hardened considerably in the low temperature. Although it's not as hard as real ice, it still slows us down a lot."
Lin Zhao said with a great headache.
Nobody can ever have too much food, but the problem is that there's only one shop in front of them; the others are all doing all sorts of different businesses.
"Let's try connecting a few nearby shops first and see if we can find any new food options."
Wu Ming had no choice; things would be troublesome once they ran out of food.
Unlike them, Qin Bai was finally able to enjoy some peaceful days.
He has no worries about food; the food in his infinite space is enough for him to eat for several lifetimes.
Recently, Qin Bai has noticed that it's almost impossible to find anyone online, so he can only manage to play single-player games.
However, he still saw quite a few messages on some online forums.
Like their neighborhood, many places have seen various riots over food, and even serious warnings from officials have been ineffective.
After all, at this point, even the army couldn't move, and those people were already fighting desperately to survive.
Qin Bai suspected that the number of people who had died in the past few days was probably around six figures.
This is no small number; the number of people who die in war is no more than that.
Some even stated that they had the money to buy all supplies!
Unsurprisingly, these people are only somewhat wealthy, but not very wealthy, stuck in an awkward middle ground, and have no ability to resist this disaster.
These are the people who can still go online to ask for help; many more people can't even access the internet.
Snow accumulation and low temperatures caused power outages in almost every area, and their neighborhood was just one of them.
Qin Bai stood on the balcony, looking at the huge snowstorm outside.
He knew that a period of continuous snow and wind was coming.
In his previous life, he died at this time, and he had no idea what happened afterward.
"In other words, I have finally started a new chapter in my life."
Qin Bai smiled and took a sip of his freshly brewed coffee. The bitterness in his mouth made him feel that it was good to be alive.
From that moment on, he had no idea what the future held.
However, with his unlimited space, he can basically live a good life as long as he doesn't do anything reckless.
With blizzards raging, no one dared to stay outside; everyone stayed indoors.
But just like before, many people are on the verge of starvation due to food shortages.
Although the cannibal gang has been wiped out, who knows if the next cannibal gang will emerge right next to you?
To prevent this from happening, Wu Ming came up with a solution.
That is to use the leftover meat to make minced meat, use a little of the minced meat to make meat soup, add some seasonings, and send it to families who have no food left.
His actions made those who were starving grateful, and some even knelt down and kowtowed to Wu Ming.
Seeing the way these people looked made Wu Ming feel very uncomfortable.
But he had no other choice; he had already done everything he could.
He did this with Lin Zhao's consent, because he was worried that if people were starving, some might resort to cannibalism again.
They've already suffered heavy losses dealing with the cannibalistic gang; if another gang comes along, things will be really tough.
At the same time, Lin Zhao also had the roads to the nearby shops cleared and carefully searched them. They found some more food, not much, but better than nothing.
According to their estimates, it would take a lot of manpower and time to open up roads to other places.
Most importantly, their food supply might not be enough to sustain them.
Lin Zhao suddenly found Wu Ming and asked in a low voice, "Do you think Qin Bai has any more food? He was able to take out hundreds of pounds of meat and several large bags of medicine without batting an eye back then. I suspect he must still have a lot of stock up."
Upon hearing Lin Zhao's words, Wu Ming's eyes narrowed, and he stared intently at Lin Zhao.
"Lin Zhao, I don't want to hear those words again. If it weren't for Qin Bai's help this time, we might have already lost to the Cannibal Gang. Qin Bai has done us a great favor, understand?"
"I understand, I understand."
Lin Zhao gave an awkward smile, turned and left, but a strange light flickered in his eyes after he turned away.
What happened just now was merely a test of Wu Ming's abilities; now it seems impossible for him to use Wu Ming to deal with Qin Bai.
Since Wu Ming cannot be relied upon, then he himself has to do it.
"Officer Wu, I hope you won't choose the wrong side when the time comes."
Lin Zhao turned around, glanced at Wu Ming's back, and gave a meaningful smile.
Wu Ming could tell that Lin Zhao was eyeing the food that Qin Bai might have.
He was indeed curious about how much stock Qin Bai still had, but as a policeman, he would never do something like a robber.
Otherwise, how could he live up to his responsibilities?
Moreover, Qin Bai had helped him a great deal. In dealing with the cannibalistic gang, Qin Bai not only provided a large amount of supplies, but also many solutions.
In the end, it was Qin Bai's phone call that allowed them to wipe out the cannibal gang. Otherwise, if they had fought the cannibal gang head-on, they would have suffered even more casualties.
Being able to eliminate the cannibal gang at such a low cost is arguably the best possible outcome.
"No, I have to tell Qin Bai to be careful of Lin Zhao."
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