Chapter 268 The Old Man is Missing
Lin Rui invited Leng Yi again. In view of this painful experience, Leng Yi agreed to help strengthen the defense facilities.
The original iron fence gate of the community was replaced with a thick all-steel door, leaving only one pedestrian exit.
The door is connected to the power supply and is not opened normally. When thugs come, the power is turned on directly.
An alarm system has been installed at the gate, which will sound the alarm as soon as there is any movement to alert people inside.
They even built a high-platform sentry post with special personnel to guard it. When they saw rioters approaching, they would sound the alarm. They also placed guns there and would shoot and kill the rioters if they were confirmed to be rioters.
Of course, these are all members of the Lin family. They manage their own guns and won’t let anyone interfere.
Leng Yi also helped make some petrol bombs and muskets. In case a large number of people came, they could drop petrol bombs first to stop the thugs from moving forward so that the people inside could be fully prepared.
These measures were very effective, and several influxes of refugees were scared away.
Life in the community gradually stabilized.
However, conflicts of varying sizes continued outside, causing panic among the people and seriously affecting everyone's lives.
The authorities simply issued an order that if anyone found any abuse or their gang, they would be rewarded for reporting it. Anyone who caught them would be rewarded with ten kilograms of food.
With a huge reward, brave men emerged. Everyone united together and some people even spontaneously formed a bandit-catching team. With strength in numbers, many thugs hiding in the old city were caught.
Some refugees who had been colluding with the thugs no longer dared to commit crimes.
Once they were discovered, they were handed over to the authorities, and public security improved a lot.
The government also distributed some relief food, so everyone had food to eat and stopped causing trouble.
Two months passed in a flash.
When Yang Qing woke up that day, he found that it was already daylight.
Is the polar night over?
There were cheers coming from outside.
The polar night lasts for six months. During these six months, we live in darkness, just like in hell, without seeing any light.
The sun came out, and the warm light shone on our bodies. Everyone had hope and felt that the end of the world might soon be over.
But Yang Qing knew that it was not that easy and there would be many disasters ahead.
But there have been great changes in this life. In the previous life, the polar day and polar night lasted for a year each. In these two years alone, countless people became mentally ill and had no hope of survival.
It's only been half a year in this life, and many things seem to have accelerated.
This made Yang Qing a little uneasy, because she could not predict many disasters and did not know when they would come.
We can only live in the present and enjoy every day to the fullest.
The three of them were having dinner that day when Leng Yi's intercom suddenly rang.
"Brother Yi, I'm Lin Rui. Are you guys home?"
"exist!"
"I'll be right there!"
"What's the matter?"
"Something big happened in my family!" Lin Rui's voice was anxious.
After a while, Lin Rui ran over and banged on the door.
Leng Yi went out to open the door, and Lin Rui looked panicked.
"What's wrong?" Leng Yi frowned.
"My dad is missing!"
"What do you mean missing? The old man is not at home?" Leng Yi was surprised, "Come in and tell me!"
"You know my dad has uremia and has been doing dialysis at home, but I left my information with all the major hospitals in the province for matching."
"But then the apocalypse came and many hospitals were abandoned, so I basically gave up hope."
"Yesterday, I suddenly received a call from the provincial hospital. They said there was someone who was a good match for my dad. He was already brain dead and in a vegetative state. He had no relatives, so their kidney could be given to my dad."
Yang Qing frowned. If it were in the past, the hospital would definitely not give the patient's kidney to others without the family's consent.
But now is the end of the world, there are not so many rules and regulations, as long as there is a generous reward, the doctor may be able to do it.
Too many people got into trouble in the apocalypse, and many died before they could get to the hospital. In some places, there were even no hospitals left.
Maybe the hospitals in the provincial capital are better equipped, or maybe, like the hospitals in Mingcheng, they pool the resources of all the major hospitals together, so they have the ability to perform surgery.
But it is very rare to find the right model.
"My dad and my third uncle went to the provincial capital early this morning. We wanted to go and do the matching ourselves. After all, the previous data was so old, and we were afraid of making mistakes. And if the matching is successful, we can do the surgery right away."
"It only takes three or four hours to get to the provincial capital. Even with the current bad times, it should take six or seven hours at most. But I haven't received any news that my father has arrived safely."
"We called the provincial hospital's satellite phone, but they also said my father hadn't arrived. We also called my father's satellite phone, but no one answered."
"Something might have happened to my dad!"
Leng Yi frowned, "Maybe he was kidnapped on the road. There are so many bandits along the way, it's hard to say."
"Didn't he have bodyguards with him?"
"Of course there are," Lin Rui said. "Besides my third uncle, there are two bodyguards. They all carry guns and some supplies, just in case there are tolls along the way."
"I originally wanted to go with him, but he refused, saying that my brother was the only one here and he was afraid he wouldn't be able to handle it, so he asked me to help him."
"I thought if I needed surgery, I might not be able to come back for a month or two. With my uncle there, it should be fine, so I didn't go with him."
“Who knew something would happen!”
"Maybe it's okay, just delayed on the road." Lu Lin said.
"Then he would definitely call us. And how could his call not go through? It's a satellite phone. As long as the satellite is still in the sky, it will definitely go through."
"Also, I have no problem calling other people, but I can't get through to my dad." Lin Rui said anxiously.
Leng Yi frowned, "Then what do you want?"
"I want to go find my dad."
"Where can I find it?"
"I..." Lin Rui was stuck. Yes, where to look? The old man didn't even know where the incident happened.
"Even if you search all the way there, if he has been kidnapped, will he wait for you on the road?" Leng Yi said.
"Did they bring a lot of supplies?" Yang Qing asked.
"We didn't bring much, just a few dozen kilograms of food, just for the journey." Lin Rui shook his head.
"If it's some evil force, they won't let your father, such a big fat sheep, go easily. They might just detain him first and call you to ask for a ransom later," Yang Qing said.
"What if it's just an ordinary robber..." Lin Rui's heart was in turmoil, and he might just kill the person to silence him.
"The car your father was riding in should be bulletproof, right? He also had two bodyguards and guns. How could ordinary robbers rob him? Unless the bodyguards and the robbers were in cahoots."
"That's impossible." Lin Rui shook his head. "Those two bodyguards have been working in my family for a long time. We treat them well, and they have always been loyal to the Lin family."
"Then be patient and wait for the robber's call." Leng Yi said solemnly.
Lin Rui's face changed drastically. The old man's health was not good to begin with. If he really fell into the hands of evil forces, he would not be able to hold on for long.
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