"Master, aren't we supposed to go inside?" Xie Erxun asked, puzzled.
Qin Su pulled him around to the other side of the gate, under the wall, and patted him on the shoulder with a smile.
"Xiao Xun, we have a lot of supplies, but we can't let ourselves be scammed. Entering Panglong Base doesn't necessarily require handing over supplies."
As she spoke, she looked up at the wall. No wonder there were only two security guards at the gate; the wall was over three meters high, and most people couldn't climb over it.
"Oh, I see, Master, you mean we should climb over the wall and get in!"
Xie Erxun was a little excited. He could take down the bad guys' lair and take their supplies without using any resources. He was so excited!
"This child is teachable!"
No sooner had Qin Su finished speaking than Xie Erxun jumped in impatiently.
Qin Su: ……
It seems this guy isn't clever enough; he didn't even think to carry his owner inside.
Xie Erxun climbed over the wall and took a few steps before realizing that Qin Su hadn't come over.
"Oh dear, how could I forget about my master?"
He slapped his forehead, annoyed, and climbed back over the wall.
"Hehe, Master, I've already gone in to scout, and there's no one around."
Qin Su raised an eyebrow. This guy actually knows how to make excuses for himself. It seems that watching dramas recently has been somewhat useful, and his emotional intelligence has improved a lot.
The two entered Panglong Base and, based on what they had asked the security guard, first went to the area around the large dormitory.
The dormitory was crowded, smelly, and messy. Everyone was pale and thin, looking like walking corpses, without any vitality.
"Wasn't it supposed to be safe at Panglong Base? These people look worse than the survivors outside," Xie Erxun wondered.
"Because once they enter the Panglong base, they can't get out. And the supplies they have are all taken away by the Panglong base through various protection fees. Without supplies, they can only do the hardest work and receive the fewest supplies, at the mercy of the Panglong base."
These people were carrying tools, so they must have just come back from outside. They were so tired they could barely stand up straight, but they couldn't rest for long before being sent out to work again.
"A bunch of lazybones! If they can't pay this month's rent, they shouldn't be wasting food!"
A fat man in uniform lashed out at the group, threatening them menacingly.
"That's outrageous!"
Xie Erxun clenched his fists so tightly they cracked.
Qin Su remained calm. In the post-apocalyptic world, one should not trust anyone, but these people preferred to trust the base rather than resist. Being oppressed was simply a result of their own cowardice.
If they all unite, how could they possibly lose to such a fat man?
"Let's go look around somewhere else."
The arrangement at Panglong Base clearly stratified people into different social classes. The outermost communal sleeping area housed the poor, while the area further inside was the working class area, then the middle-class area, and finally the wealthy area at the very back.
In the working-class district, the situation wasn't much better. However, the commoners were entitled to do favors for the rich and receive corresponding grain, but it was only enough to pay rent.
People in the well-off area have a much better life. They can help with things in Panglong Community and are considered to be receiving government pay. Relatively speaking, they are also perpetrators of violence.
As for the people in the wealthy area, they live a life of luxury and can not only act arrogantly in Panglong Community, but also freely enter and exit Panglong Community.
Qin Su felt heavy-hearted throughout the journey.
This is truly under the emperor's nose, yet Panglong Community divides itself into different classes, abusing survivors, and no one cares.
"Master, a banquet is being held ahead."
Not far away, a villa had an archway across its entrance with large, festive characters written on it.
Celebrating the arrival of the third concubine!
Cheers and firecrackers erupted from the villa, creating a scene as lively as if the world had turned upside down.
"Master, that big-bellied man must have a lot of supplies."
Xie Erxun's eyes lit up; he desperately wanted to take his supplies.
"Let's go find the warehouse."
The wedding banquet was crowded with people, and those who came to offer their congratulations were all friends of the pot-bellied man.
One by one, they were holding women old enough to be their daughters, their eyes even blatantly fixed on their friends' women.
“Master, these men are all bad. Let’s take all their supplies.”
Xie Erxun became even more excited.
They must have gained a lot from today's trip.
"Yes, of course we'll accept them all."
After collecting these supplies and returning to Wancheng, the survivors in Wancheng will be able to improve their standard of living.
The two men worked quickly, emptying warehouse after warehouse in less than half an hour, having emptied the warehouses belonging to the men at the wedding banquet.
"Mr. Zhang, something terrible has happened! All the supplies in the warehouse are gone."
The housekeeper stumbled and cried as she ran.
He went to the warehouse to get something, only to find it empty. He was terrified.
"What? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
The pot-bellied man still didn't believe it. This was Panglong Base. Who would dare to steal anything from Panglong Base?
"No, how could I be wrong? Mr. Zhang, you'd better go and check, all the supplies in the warehouse are gone!"
The butler felt that everything was over; without supplies in the apocalypse, they could only wait to die.
The pot-bellied man quickly arrived at the warehouse, which was completely empty; not even a single grain of rice remained.
He rubbed his eyes and strained to look inside, but there was still nothing there.
"How could this happen? How could this happen?"
He was so frightened that his body trembled, but soon he hurriedly ran towards the service hall.
"Didn't you promise to guarantee our personal safety and the safety of our supplies? Why are all the supplies in my warehouse gone? Get them back to me right now!"
The staff at the service hall were quite friendly when they saw that the visitor came from an affluent area.
"Mr. Zhang, what happened? Don't worry, we will definitely help you solve it."
Upon hearing Mr. Zhang mention that the warehouse had been robbed, the staff frowned.
“Mr. Zhang, such a thing would never happen in Panglong Residential Area. We have installed a special security system to ensure that no one from the outside can get in. In addition, we have installed surveillance cameras outside the warehouse, and we have not detected anyone entering, so it is impossible for theft to occur.”
"Mr. Zhang, you're not going to run out of supplies and deliberately blame us, are you?"
The staff member's tone started to turn sour.
"You? No way! My supplies are lost, and you have to get them back for me. I've paid so much rent and protection money; if you can't get them back, you'll have to compensate me."
Mr. Zhang was so angry that his face turned red, and he slammed his fist on the table and roared.
The staff checked the surveillance footage, but the results showed no suspicious persons had entered, nor any footage of supplies being transported out.
"Mr. Zhang, take a look for yourself. There's clearly nothing in the surveillance footage."
At this point, the way the staff looked at General Manager Zhang completely changed.
Without supplies, people in wealthy neighborhoods are worse off than the poor. At least the poor can work, but the rich are used to luxury and don't know how to work.
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