Chapter 18: Escalation at the slightest disagreement
After dealing with Lu Yunchao, the father and daughter headed into the showroom, ignoring the various cars displayed there. They headed to the off-road section, selecting a Wrangler and an F150 and storing them. At the end of the hall, they finally spotted the RV, known as the "King of Off-Road," and Yin Shan immediately stored it away. Yin Zhiwen left to disassemble the useful parts while Yin Shan searched for the car keys.
Yin Shan walked to the exhibition hall office and pried open the door. In the office, besides a computer, snacks, and mineral water, there were only two safes. Yin Shan put all the items into the safe, then took out a chainsaw and broke open the safe.
Car keys were found in one of the safes. Yin Shan entered the space consciously, wrote down the chassis numbers of the three cars, found the corresponding car keys and put them into the space, and put the others into a bag to see if Yin Zhiwen needed them.
Yin Shan then broke open the second safe and found a collection of sales contracts and personal identification information. He flipped through the contents and realized there was no order for the off-road king. Reassured, he returned the contracts to the safe and left them there.
Seeing Yin Zhiwen still dismantling the exhibition hall, Yin Shan walked through the entire hall and collected all the mineral water and unexpired snacks. Yin Shan looked outside the exhibition hall and found that the water level was gradually rising. Knowing that time was running out, he said to Yin Zhiwen, "Dad, the water level is rising again. We have to hurry. I'll go to the furniture and collect the usable ones. You can continue to dismantle."
Yin Zhiwen also looked outside and told Yin Shan to take away the dismantled items first, leaving him a speedboat, in case the water level rose too quickly and the father and daughter could not meet.
Yin Shan left a few bottles of water, compressed biscuits and a speedboat and went to the furniture showroom next door.
As Yin Shan walked into the exhibition hall, he heard a notification sound: "Beep, multicolored stones detected."
Yin Shan's heart skipped a beat, and he gave up the idea of ​​collecting bit by bit. He went straight to look for stone ornaments, fearing that the colorful stones were hidden in a certain stone, so Yin Shan could only collect one when he saw one.
It was not until Yin Shan put all the stones in the exhibition hall into the space that his consciousness entered and found that the space had not been upgraded, so Yin Shan pried open the office door and continued searching.
Inside the office, besides furniture and food, there was only a safe. Yin Shan didn't want to waste time, so he directly put the safe away. Sure enough, the space prompt sounded again: "Beep, three multicolored stones have been collected, and the space upgrade countdown has begun. Upgrade time: 10 hours, countdown 5 minutes."
Yin Shan checked the space information and quickly pulled out a large bag. He took out two pistols, 200 rounds of ammunition, and two knives. He also took out some water, compressed biscuits, and several large waterproof bags and put them in the bag. Then he quickly ran to the exhibition hall and collected a batch of usable furniture before the countdown ended. Afterwards, carrying the bag, he quickly reunited with Yin Zhiwen.
Yin Shan was glad that he had just received a batch of disassembled parts, otherwise he would have suffered a huge loss!
Yin Shan told Yin Zhiwen that the space had started to upgrade and would be unusable for 10 hours. Yin Zhiwen looked at the parts scattered on the floor and looked at Yin Shan with an indescribable expression.
Ignoring his father's gaze, Yin Shan pulled out a waterproof bag from his backpack and packed the parts. Luckily, his father was so reliable and had brought out an extra speedboat, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to take all these things with him.
The two men put the parts into the assault boat, left the exhibition hall one after the other, and drove towards the office building near the community.
On the way, Yin Zhiwen thought for a moment and said, "Your space is not very stable when it triggers the upgrade. If we don't give it time to prepare next time, we may face difficulties. After we go back this time, take out some weapons and easily preserved food and put them outside just in case."
Yin Shan nodded and said, "I really don't know if it can be so deceptive. Next time I get the five-colored stones, I'd better wait until it's safe before putting them in the space to upgrade. Unless the mission time does not allow it, I can't do this."
Yin Zhiwen nodded and said, "When we get to the live broadcast company, we'll first collect the supplies on the lower floors and put them together. We'll reclaim the space after the upgrade is complete."
Yin Shan thought for a moment and denied it. "The live broadcast company is on the 4th to 13th floors. I've checked. The 4th and 5th floors are for clothing, the 6th and 7th floors are for home appliances, the 8th floor is for handicrafts, and the 9th and 10th floors are for offices. Going up there are pet supplies, outdoor supplies, and food. This is written on the first floor, and anyone who pays attention will notice it. So the food on the 13th floor is the main focus. If anyone comes here, they will definitely go straight to the 13th floor."
Yin Zhiwen said, "Our current supplies are enough for the five of us to eat four meals a day for 30 years. So I suggest that if there are people on the food shelf, we knock them out and put them aside. If there are no people, we can just take away what we like to eat."
Yin Zhiwen paused, then explained to his daughter, "Shanshan, Dad isn't being soft-hearted. We only have so much supplies. If we take them all, what will happen to the others? The law of the jungle is not wrong in this world. While we don't need to provide shelter for the weak, we must give them a way to survive."
Yin Shan looked at his father and said slowly, "If we don't take it away, the next person who comes won't necessarily think the same way. If we want to give more survivors a chance to live, why not collect it and donate it to the authorities, and let them distribute it. Dad, I've seen even more tragic worlds in the future. We don't have the time to care about how ordinary survivors survive. Human nature is greedy and selfish. I can't guarantee that my space is unique. If the other person who holds the space doesn't have your kind heart, then our kindness is unnecessary."
Yin Zhiwen nodded, but still insisted on leaving some food for any survivors who came to search for supplies.
Seeing her father's insistence, Yin Shan had to agree. During the conversation, the father and daughter arrived at the live broadcast company. The water had already flooded the 4th floor. The father and daughter went to the 5th floor, found some down jackets and sportswear, picked out sizes for five people, packed up and continued to go upstairs.
At this time, there were still 5 hours before the space upgrade was completed. Yin Zhiwen had just observed and was sure that no one entered the building from the 4th floor, but he was not sure whether there was anyone inside the building. For safety reasons, Yin Shan was responsible for staying on the 6th floor to observe the situation, while Yin Zhiwen went upstairs to investigate.
About an hour later, Yin Zhiwen came downstairs and told Yin Shan that the entire building was deserted. Yin Shan frowned. While it was true that the acid rain had begun that night, there couldn't possibly be no one in the studio. Yin Zhiwen told Yin Shan, "It rained for three days, with a break in between. It's very likely that everyone in the building has already evacuated." As he spoke, he sensed something was amiss. "It rained for three days. While not as heavy as a torrential downpour, it still flooded the streets. The ground was covered in acid rain. It's impossible for anyone to leave, and the authorities haven't come to rescue anyone in the past few days..."
Yin Shan took out his weapon, and the father and daughter prepared to search again, not leaving any room untouched.
Suddenly, Yin Shan seemed to have thought of something and called Yin Zhiwen, "Dad, wait a minute, the live broadcast company is from the 4th to the 13th floors, but from the 14th floor up, there's a pharmaceutical company, and the top three floors are a hotel."
Yin Zhiwen asked, "You mean, these people went to stay upstairs?"
Yin Shan nodded and said, "It's only the sixth day. The people staying in the hotel should have food, but not much. Or, it should be almost gone, so they will go downstairs to find food..."
Yin Shan frowned. If there were any survivors living here, he wouldn't be able to take all the supplies with him. But if he didn't take anything with him, it would be like coming here for nothing. And if he went upstairs rashly, he would probably be discovered, and the space hadn't been upgraded yet...
Seeing his daughter thinking, Yin Zhiwen did not interrupt her and did not give any specific suggestions. He just waited quietly for Yin Shan to think it through.
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