The crowd looked at each other, and finally a woman took the lead and walked to the other side. Perhaps inspired by her, more and more people came out.
After 10 minutes, when no one else came out, Yuan Chuyi looked at the half of the people who had come out and said, "I have set up a camp in the city center. You can go and live there."
With a wave of his hand, five buses appeared in the square. "Whether they can get to the city center depends entirely on your luck and courage."
While everyone hesitated, a man stepped forward and shouted, "I drive a bus. If you want to go to the city center, get on my bus."
A few moments later, several more men got into the driver's seats of the other vehicles.
As the bus drove out of the prison, those still standing there began to panic. A woman stepped forward and asked:
"Then what about us? Since you killed Master Qin, you have to take responsibility for us."
Yuan Chuyi was so angry he laughed and said, "Fine, I'll take responsibility for you." As he spoke, dozens of bags of rice, soaked by the rain, appeared in the square. "Enjoy yourselves."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
Inside the base vehicle, Wan'er pouted and said, "I really don't understand. With such a good opportunity right in front of them, why would those people rather suffer in prison than go out and take a chance?"
Tang Yan said, "A hundred people will have a hundred different ideas. We just need to give those who agree with us and those we agree with a chance."
Zheng Shuang said, "To put it bluntly, the most important thing in the apocalypse is strength. Only with strength can you have a voice."
Listening to the women chatting in the car, Yuan Chuyi asked, "Zheng Shuang and Wan'er, do you have any other relatives?"
The car fell silent immediately after these words were spoken. Wan'er spoke first, saying, "Brother has confirmed it; my parents are no longer here."
Zheng Shuang glanced at Yuan Chuyi and said, "I also tried calling in the early stages of the apocalypse, but I could never get through."
Yuan Chuyi hesitated for a moment and said, "Why don't you go back and take a look after we've incorporated the remaining two camps?"
With red eyes, Zheng Shuang said, "Are you telling the truth, Brother Yuan?"
"You make it sound like Brother Yuan is restricting your freedom, but be quick and come back soon. We might be leaving Haicheng soon."
Yuan Chuyi thought to herself: If we really leave Haicheng, we don't know when we'll be able to come back. I don't want you to leave with regrets.
As the base vehicle sped along, the group soon arrived at the industrial park in the south of the city, which was also the headquarters of Chen Hua Group.
Because Chen Hua Group was engaged in trade and export before the apocalypse, it quickly gathered this powerful small group by controlling a large amount of resources.
The group got out of the car and walked into the park entrance. Several people in security uniforms stopped them. One of the security leaders looked them over and said, "Only those who pass the inspection can enter the park."
Zheng Shuang asked, puzzled, "What kind of checkup is needed?"
The head of security said, "Of course, we're checking for injuries. What if you get injured by zombies and mutate inside the park? Also, after passing the check, you'll need to pay one kilogram of rice or an equivalent amount of food per person to enter the park."
Several other people, also dressed in security guard uniforms, arrived, including two women. After passing the inspection and handing over four kilograms of rice, the group finally entered the park.
Tang Yan said, "I think their method is very good. We can also collect certain supplies from people entering the city."
Yuan Chuyi replied, "I've thought about this question, but I still think that free things are the most expensive. Once the city develops, it will easily earn more than the ticket price."
Wan'er looked around and said, "Brother Yuan, I feel like this place has developed even earlier than our place. Look at that building, it's obvious that they've taken down the old signboard and replaced it with the words 'Supermarket'."
As the group approached, they saw a venue spanning over a kilometer divided in two, with rows of heavy executive desks separating the two spaces, and behind the desks were rows of neatly arranged shelves.
Behind each boss's desk were two staff members, a man and a woman, and in the surrounding hall were two teams of superhumans responsible for maintaining order.
Yuan Chuyi observed that there were many people queuing in front of each boss's desk, which should be the windows for exchanging supplies. Then Yuan Chuyi gave a signal to the group to queue up at each window.
A moment later, a girl across the boss's desk said to Yuan Chuyi, "What are you offering in exchange for what?"
Yuan Chuyi quickly took out a 200-gram box of chocolates that she had prepared beforehand and handed it over, saying, "I want to exchange it for rice. See how much you can get."
The girl carefully examined the chocolate in her hand and checked the notebook; clearly, there was a strict exchange rate.
The girl looked up and said, "200 grams of chocolate can be exchanged for 4 kilograms of rice. Do you want to exchange or not?" Yuan Chu nodded and said, "I'll exchange."
The man behind the girl immediately took the chocolate and went to the back shelf to get 4 kilograms of rice. Yuan Chu took the rice and joined another line that was relatively short.
Soon it was Yuan Chuyi's turn again. This time, he took the initiative to bring over the 4 jin of rice he had just exchanged and said, "I want to exchange for high-calorie food. Do you have any chocolate?"
Similarly, after checking the notebook in her hand, the girl said, "Four pounds of rice can be exchanged for 100 grams of chocolate."
Yuan Chuyi cursed the evil capitalists in his heart, saying that he had lost half of his chocolates in just one round trip.
As Yuan Chuyi looked at the chocolate in his hand, he cursed inwardly: "I exchanged it for boxed Dove chocolates, and now you're giving me loose, unbranded products. Damn, you're really shady. No wonder you're a capitalist before the apocalypse."
Looking at the other three women approaching, Yuan Chuyi asked, "How are you all?"
Wan'er said, "I took a down jacket and exchanged it for 5 jin of rice."
Zheng Shuang lowered her head and said, "I brought a diamond ring that was worth 80,000 yuan before the apocalypse, but they wouldn't accept it."
Tang Yan joked, "Hey little sister, do you still think that even in the apocalypse, a diamond ring means eternal love, a ring that lasts forever?" After saying that, Wan'er covered her mouth and chuckled as well.
Yuan Chuyi looked at Tang Yan and asked, "What did you exchange for?" Tang Yan tossed her hair gracefully and said, "I exchanged for 200 jin of rice, but I won't be able to receive it until tomorrow."
The three looked at Tang Yan curiously, while Zheng Shuang grabbed one of Tang Yan's arms and said, "Tell me quickly, what did you give in exchange for Sister Yan?"
Looking at Zheng Shuang's expectant eyes, Tang Yan said two words: "diamond ring."
Zheng Shuang was extremely embarrassed, and then she started acting like a rogue with Tang Yan.
Tang Yan couldn't stand her tantrums any longer and finally said, "Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. I traded it for a piece of information."
Wan'er asked in confusion, "What kind of news is so valuable? Could it be the lottery numbers for the next draw?"
Seeing Tang Yan roll her eyes, Wan'er slapped her own head.
At this moment, Yuan Chuyi suddenly said, "You didn't switch the news about Qin Wuye and the others being wiped out, did you?"
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