Chapter 52 Chaos
"Doctor Shen, are you guys going out to buy supplies too?"
Not long after leaving the community, Shen Xiaoxiao and her group met neighbors who were out shopping in the same community.
They had built a speedboat and were returning from shopping at the mall.
When I saw her family of three riding in a rubber boat, my eyes were full of envy.
Father Shen nodded and said, “Let’s go buy some supplies first.”
Everyone in the community group had discussed this, and all residents knew where to buy supplies, so when they saw someone bring out an inflatable boat, the people on the speedboat weren't too surprised.
A neighbor kindly reminded us, "By the way, there was some commotion on the road ahead. Someone stole some goods and ran away. You three should be careful."
"We just came from the front. Luckily, we were far away from that group. They took the supplies and ran away. I guess even if the rescue team came, they wouldn't find any evidence."
"Yeah, it scared me to death. I saw two more people fell into the water, and the rubber boat was deflated. I don't know what the situation is now."
After hearing the news, Shen Xiaoxiao's face became serious.
As expected, in the absence of supervision, some people began to cross the bottom line.
She silently touched the nail gun in her bag. Although this tool was much less powerful than a real gun, it was a weapon that could be obtained after all. For some people who had never seen it, it still had a certain deterrent effect.
Shen Xiaoxiao nodded, "Thank you for letting us know. We will be careful."
She hesitated for a moment, but still told him that she was going to the emergency shelter.
"Everyone, if it continues to rain, forget about your homes. It's safer to stay in the official emergency shelters. After all, the authorities have been urging everyone to move to higher ground if possible. There are water, electricity, and food there. It's best to get in now while there are still spots available."
Hearing this, the neighbors were stunned for a moment, then they also thought it was a good idea and thanked him one after another.
"Okay, we'll remember that."
"Doctor Shen, your family is a high-ranking official, so are you going over now?"
Father Shen nodded: "Although the shelter is not as comfortable as home, it is protected by the country after all. In the current situation, staying at home is not much safer. It can also give me peace of mind to go there."
"Doctor Shen is right. According to the official forecast, the rain will continue. I really don't feel safe at home."
"Indeed, since it's raining so hard, why don't we just go to the official shelter and lock the door."
"Yes, my neighbor on the lower floor went to the shelter because his house was flooded. He sent me a message last night and said the conditions there are not bad. It's just some volunteer work, and it's not tiring."
However, some people refused to give him face and directly grumbled, "What's the point of all this trouble? Shelters are temporary structures. How can they be as comfortable as your own home? Anyway, our thirteenth floor is right in the middle, so it won't flood or leak. Besides, we can still buy food now, and the government will distribute supplies. Isn't it better to stay at home?"
"That's right, the water isn't going to recede. We'll be fine once it does. What's the point of running off there? Don't you want to live here anymore?"
Faced with such people who refused to listen to advice, Father Shen didn't say much. After a few more pleasantries, the two groups separated and continued to walk in opposite directions.
Coincidentally, a lifeboat also passed by, and Shen Xiaoxiao followed them, but their rubber boat was slower, and after a while, they saw the lifeboat parked at the place where the neighbor said the incident happened.
There was a deflated rubber boat floating on the water, slowly sinking. The only woman on the boat was crying, looking at the boat, not knowing what to do.
Her two companions who fell into the water were floating in the water. One grabbed a branch nearby, and the other pulled the billboard of a nearby shop. The water was rushing, and it seemed that they could not hold on for long. Fortunately, the rescue team arrived at this time.
As the neighbor just said, in this situation, the rescue team's time is also precious. They cannot track down another group of people for some supplies. Even after arranging them to a nearby rescue point, they still have to rush to the next place to rescue people.
In the end, the three unlucky guys who were robbed only received a few words of comfort.
"It's not just you. Several individual shops were robbed last night, but in situations like this, it's impossible to catch the perpetrators. One shop owner was even beaten to death while trying to protect his goods. In this situation, it's best not to fight these criminals head-on. The goods are lost, so be it. What's most important is your life."
A rescuer sighed. This kind of thing has been increasing in the past few days. There are also many people who want to take the opportunity to buy things for free. Most of them are street thugs and people with bad intentions who want to fish in troubled waters.
After hearing this, Shen Xiaoxiao became more determined to go to the base.
Xiaoxiao's parents, who were standing nearby, were also a little scared after hearing this. If they had gone out a moment earlier and encountered robbers who were stealing the goods, they might have been the ones to be robbed.
Although there was nothing valuable in the backpack, and the food and valuables were all stored in Xiaoxiao's black card space, it was still very uncomfortable to be robbed.
It has been raining all week and the temperature has dropped significantly. Now the temperature is only around 12 or 13 degrees.
If someone falls into the water and the weather is cold, even a strong adult will not be able to withstand it.
If you have a minor illness like a cold, you can only take some medicine and endure it.
After leaving this section of the road, Shen Xiaoxiao had to watch out for underwater obstacles while also looking at the navigation on the map with her mobile phone.
It takes more than 100 kilometers, nearly an hour and a half, to drive to the mountain valley in the southwest.
The rubber boat didn't have enough power, and she needed to pay attention to the situation underwater, so it would take more time.
So Shen Xiaoxiao planned ahead and found a gas station halfway along the route to refuel the rubber boat before continuing on her way.
However, before that, she still planned to go to a supermarket where she could shop to buy some food.
In the past week, the three of them consumed quite a bit of food.
Since there is an opportunity to replenish supplies, we cannot miss it.
Soon, they arrived at a supermarket where they could shop at affordable prices.
Because the first floor of the supermarket was flooded, we had to remove the billboards on the second floor, dock the rubber boat on the middle platform, and then go in to shop.
There are quite a few red, black, white and blue rubber boats parked on the second floor. They are all from nearby residents who come to buy supplies. However, there is a person on each rubber boat. It seems that they are afraid that the rubber boat will be stolen while shopping, so they leave it there to guard it.
Among the three of them, only Father Shen looked a little intimidating and was the most suitable person to stay and guard the rubber boat, so Shen Xiaoxiao took her mother in to buy food.
The two of them pushed a cart and bought compressed biscuits, chocolates and candies, canned ham, a pack of instant noodles, two limited packs of cigarettes and a bottle of white wine.
This kind of food is not only convenient and easy to eat, but also easy to carry and does not take up space.
As for cigarettes and alcohol, they are hard currencies in special times. They don’t know what the situation is in the base now, and it is not convenient to use money. At this time, only some recognized hard currencies can be used to exchange for various supplies.
(End of this chapter)
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