"Of course I smelled it! I could smell the grain in your truck!"
"That's our food supply to survive! We don't even have enough for ourselves!"
"You people, living a life of luxury while caring nothing for your fellow countrymen, will be punished!"
"What do you mean by eating well and drinking well? Which eye of yours saw that?!" Wang Jing snapped, already irritable from not having enough to eat every day.
"Isn't this food good enough? We don't even have any food. Hand over the grain in your truck now, or don't blame us for being impolite!"
"What, you're going to rob me in broad daylight?"
"We can't even get enough to eat, who cares about these things? Folks, let's all work together and grab these two truckloads, then we can fill our stomachs!"
The crowd rushed over. Although Wang Jing and Zheng Ming had some skills, they were no match for the crowd. Zheng Ming was also injured. Seeing that the car was about to be pried open, he became so anxious that his eyes turned red.
At this moment, Xu Lin got out of the car, took out a gun, and fired a shot into the air.
"Bang!"
The air fell silent instantly.
"This gun is just for show. A gun only has a few bullets. There are many of us. Even if we get shot, we can still get food for our families and survive. It's not a loss!"
Upon hearing this, everyone continued to squeeze towards the car.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Xu Lin fired three shots, killing the leader and the three men charging ahead, and the crowd fell silent once more.
"Anyone else who's not afraid of death, come on over. If you want to see how many bullets I have left, you're in for a disappointment. My bullets can take you all out of the water!"
"Go! Go quickly!"
The group left like stray dogs, leaving behind the three corpses on the ground.
"Wow... I'm so sorry, Xu Lin. I shouldn't have ignored your advice and acted so recklessly. I almost lost all of everyone's supplies. I'll never do it again!"
"You'll learn from this experience, but this is the first and last time. If you do this again, I definitely won't help you." Xu Lin said, turning around and getting into the car.
Wang Jing and Zheng Ming packed their things and got into the car. Xu Lin drove for another half hour before stopping to make sure there were no people around.
"Let's rest here for now. We'll set off at six o'clock this afternoon and should arrive in Nanshi tonight. We'll head to Beijing tomorrow night," Xu Lin confirmed to Wang Jinghe in the car behind via walkie-talkie.
Without waiting for their reply, he turned off the walkie-talkie and climbed into the back seat of the car to rest. Zhou Pin also climbed into the back and lay down next to Xu Lin.
He knew Xu Lin was quite upset. She wasn't that cold-blooded; she also wanted to help her compatriots who couldn't get enough to eat, but she simply couldn't help them all. She had just killed one of her own, so she must be in a lot of pain.
"If you hadn't intervened, all four of us would have been dead."
"I know, but I'm just heartbroken. This natural disaster leaves people with no way to survive."
Zhou Pin held Xu Lin tightly. In the face of natural disasters, all human effort is insignificant; it is already quite good to be able to remain unharmed.
Xu Lin didn't come out for lunch either. She ate boxed lunches with Zhou Pin in the car. Now she doesn't dare to go into the space casually, because if they find out, she won't be able to explain herself.
At 6 p.m., Xu Lin took out her walkie-talkie and announced the departure.
Zhou Pin had already studied the map in the afternoon and drove straight on the road. The journey was relatively smooth; even if someone noticed the car in the dark, it was already far away by the time they came out.
Following Zheng Ming's directions, Zhou Pin drove there and arrived in three hours. Xu Lin glanced at her watch; it was only a little past 9. She then used the walkie-talkie to ask the two people behind her what they thought.
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