Chapter 53 Hijacking
When checking out, a conflict suddenly broke out at the front of the line.
In this situation, everyone is under great psychological pressure. The cashier was subjected to extreme abuse from shoppers just because he was a little slow.
The cashier worked non-stop for the entire morning without even having a chance to drink water. He was extremely angry and started a confrontation with the customer.
The current situation is that no one is giving in to anyone else.
In a short while, a long line formed in front of the cashier counter, and the people waiting in line to pay began to feel dissatisfied, and chaos was about to break out.
Fortunately, the troops arrived in time. They were armed with guns and persuaded the cashier to settle the items while urging the customer to leave as soon as possible. The small disturbance was quickly quelled.
After the team returned to normal, there was a chatter of discussion around.
In particular, a woman in front of them complained to her companions:
"I should have begged Manager Wang again to keep me. Who knew supermarket jobs are so popular these days? It's all my fault for looking down on others and offending the new boss."
After hearing this, the tall, thin man next to the woman also accused her, "They say you have a bad temper, easily offend people, and won't listen to anything. That's good, you can't get any benefits, and you have to pay for everything yourself."
At this point, he seemed to think of something and deliberately lowered his voice, "However, the supermarket you mentioned is still preparing to open. Is it unattended now? Why don't I take a few brothers with me?"
The woman understood what he meant and quickly covered his mouth. "Don't talk nonsense, we are all human beings."
Then, he glared fiercely at Shen Xiaoxiao and her daughter, apparently warning them.
Shen Xiaoxiao: I was just planning to settle a bill, how did I end up in trouble?
He quickly turned around and pretended not to hear.
Fortunately, the two men paid the bill quickly and left without causing them any trouble.
However, she still heard that this was someone who took the opportunity to rob and steal. She wondered if the supermarket owner she mentioned could be on guard in advance to avoid being succeeded by such a villain.
Soon, the mother and daughter paid the bill and got on the rubber boat with their supplies.
When they just came out, there was someone at the supermarket door staring at them sinisterly, as if looking at something. Shen Xiaoxiao and her mother immediately walked away quickly.
It was not until the rubber boat had been sailing for a while that they looked back and saw that no one was following them that they breathed a sigh of relief.
This is too scary. We were right in front of the supermarket, with a team of soldiers guarding inside, and someone was targeting customers going out.
It's so cruel.
So for the rest of the journey, she specifically chose the water route that the rescue team often took, preferring to take a longer detour just to ensure safety.
However, halfway through the journey, the oil in the rubber boat's tank was running low, so Shen Xiaoxiao had to adjust her route, leaving the main road and coming to a gas station.
This gas station is located relatively high, on a small hill. It was only slightly flooded and can still be used normally.
Shen Xiaoxiao immediately stopped over and spent some money to fill up the gas.
However, the people at the gas station told them that this is a special period and special circumstances, gasoline is a professional material, and the amount of gasoline added will be limited.
Shen Xiaoxiao naturally expressed her understanding. She didn't need much oil, so she just said that she came out to buy daily supplies and could fill it up later.
The people at the gas station let them go happily.
The sky was still gloomy, and a misty drizzle began to fall.
Shen Xiaoxiao looked at the sky, turned around and said, "Dad, I'll teach you how to control the direction of the thrusters. You can take my place for a while."
Father Shen nodded: “Okay.”
Controlling the direction was not difficult and he learned it quickly.
As soon as she had some free time, Shen Xiaoxiao immediately took out a folding tent from the black card space. It was the perfect size for the rubber boat and unfolded perfectly on the rubber boat.
She and her mother worked together to secure the tent supports.
At this time, the rain started to get heavier, hitting the tent with a crackling sound, which was just right to block the wind and rain.
"Dad, please get in first. I'll drive for a while."
Father Shen shook his head: "It's okay, I'll drive first. You've been driving for so long, take a rest first, eat something, and replenish your energy."
Shen Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, “Okay, then I’ll take over after I finish eating.”
We happened to pass by a forest park nearby. On one side of the road were broad-leaved trees with their crowns exposed, and there were also broken branches floating in the water.
Father Shen was afraid that the rubber boat would be cut by the trees under the water, so he drove a little slower.
Shen Xiaoxiao set up a low table in the tent.
He took out two buckets of steaming beef noodles from the space, found two pairs of chopsticks, handed one pair to his mother, and they started eating.
This was Chen Juan's idea. She made it in advance and put it in a thermos bucket so she could take it out and eat it whenever she wanted.
Now that I have the shelter of a tent, I am no longer afraid of being discovered by others.
It is a rainy day now. Looking at the misty water surface, the aroma of beef noodles and soup wafts to my nose.
What a wonderful experience it would be if it weren't for this kind of escape.
Even so, the two of them ate very happily. After all, they had done so much in the morning and it was quite tiring.
Compared to others, they may be much more relaxed, at least they can have a hot meal.
Residents of their complex weren't so lucky.
Water and electricity are only available for a short while at night, and every household can only cook and eat hot meals at that time. The rest of the time they can only eat leftover warm meals. However, in this weather, without sufficient insulation measures, there will not be much heat.
After she finished her meal, she began to study the map again, thinking about how to bypass the urban area and reach the highway outside the city so that she could reach the mountain valley in a shorter time.
After planning the route in my mind and having a clear idea of what to do, I asked my father to come into the tent to eat.
Just when Shen Xiaoxiao thought everything was going well and there was hope of reaching the highway, a speedboat suddenly rushed out from the corner not far away and rushed towards them like a sharp arrow.
In order to prevent a collision, Shen Xiaoxiao immediately turned right, trying to avoid the wind from the assault boat.
Unexpectedly, the assault boat immediately followed, apparently intending to force their rubber boat to stop.
Shen Xiaoxiao felt a chill in her heart.
This assault boat looks exactly like the rescue team's boat from before, with rescue logos and painted flags.
However, now, whether it is the person driving the assault boat or the bald man with a knife and a big gold chain standing on the assault boat, they all look like people who are not easy to mess with.
"Xiaoxiao, what's wrong?"
Father Shen opened the tent and came out, just seeing the scene in front of him, and shouted loudly: "Who are you?"
The rain outside was falling fast and heavily, dripping on people.
But the bald man on the speedboat in front of them didn't move at all. He just raised his arm and licked the tip of the knife, looking cruel and ruthless.
He said sternly, "If you want to pass through here, you must leave some money to buy your way through. If you have any supplies, please give them to me as a filial tribute to your Fifth Master."
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