Xiao Jin was quite lucky; of the hundreds of rooms in the hotel, the one she ended up staying in just happened to be the target.
Her eyesight was far superior to others; she instantly discerned the trajectory of the sign. The very next second after she crawled behind the table, the wall behind her was smashed and cracked, with shards of glass flying in all directions, some even embedding themselves in the tabletop.
'Tap! Tap! Tap!'
Xiao Jin frowned as she listened to the sound behind her ear.
It seems I won't be staying here much longer.
The sudden strong wind caught everyone off guard. First, some people were blown off the building, and then a giant 'killer' appeared out of nowhere. No one knew if they would be the next unlucky one.
The once brightly lit city is now deathly silent, giving people the illusion that they have been abandoned by the whole world, and everyone is completely devastated.
Standing blankly outside the victim's house, it's unclear who was the first to start crying.
"Waaaaah~ I want to go home!"
The cries seemed to snap the last string in everyone's hearts. Despair, fear, and panic—in just two short days, their lives had been turned upside down.
"Damn it, what's wrong with the country? Why haven't they restored communications yet? What the hell? Do they not want to help us anymore?" The man cursed as he squatted on the ground, his face contorted with rage, grabbing his hair.
Another man, wearing glasses and appearing to be highly educated, stared blankly into the air, his gaze unfocused.
"No, no, the country will not abandon us."
While some people are unwilling to accept the fact that the world has changed, others quickly calm down and try to save themselves.
Liu Bing and his two companions were not originally guests of the hotel; they were trapped in the hotel while trying to escape the rain.
The three men were gang leaders in the area, but they were actually just small-time thugs who followed their real boss to collect protection money. Seeing that things were about to get chaotic outside, they wanted to learn from those people online and stockpile more supplies. They also wanted to see if there were any loopholes they could exploit.
The outside is flooded, most of the shops on the first floor are closed, and there's no electricity, so the security cameras are all out of order. Isn't this the perfect time for them to make a big splash?
The group decided to scout out the area while it was still passable outside.
But no one expected that the sky would suddenly burst open in the middle of the night, and the water level would rise unusually fast. The three of them couldn't escape in time and had to go into the hotel, since it was the tallest building in the area!
All three of them are the type of people who spend money as soon as they have it. How could such people afford to stay in a hotel? They didn't really want to 'buy' supplies in the first place.
Seeing the three people's pitiful state and not wanting to kick them out, the hotel manager allowed them to rest in the corridor, with the only condition that they not disturb the hotel's guests.
The three of them appeared to agree on the surface, but secretly spat at the manager.
Such a big hotel with so many empty rooms, what's wrong with giving one to the three of them? Isn't that just looking down on them?
The three of them were not good people to begin with, and after realizing that no one was really watching them, their ulterior motives started to emerge again. Now that it was so dangerous outside, they could no longer go down to "make money," so the three of them decided to steal all the supplies here.
The more Liu Bing and his two companions thought about it, the brighter their eyes became, looking at the surrounding guests as if they were lambs to the slaughter.
It wasn't just food; Liu Bing's gaze swept over the hands, necks, and pockets of the people around him, his tongue tracing the lips, his eyes filled with greed.
Xiao Jin stood aside, completely unmoved by the farce in the crowd. These people would have to accept it sooner or later, but…
Xiao Jin frowned slightly, her sharp gaze sweeping over the surrounding crowd. With her keen senses, she detected a hint of malice in the crowd.
Following the direction she sensed, Xiao Jin immediately saw Liu Bing and the other two exchanging glances.
Xiao Jin lowered her eyes.
Regardless, Xiao Jin planned to leave the hotel as soon as the wind stopped, and she didn't care what the people here thought.
The previously damaged rooms were no longer habitable, so Xiao Jin and a few other unfortunate survivors were moved to new rooms by the hotel manager.
After returning home, Xiao Jin quickly took a nap, but who knows when she'll be able to rest again!
The wind was howling outside the window, but it had weakened compared to the early morning.
The wind had subsided, but the rain was still pouring down, and the floodwaters downstairs had already reached the sixth floor.
The hotel has twelve floors. Although it will be quite some time before the rainwater spreads to the upper floors, this does not lessen the panic in everyone's hearts.
After the commotion in the early morning, the fearful and uneasy group fell asleep in exhaustion, completely unaware that three sneaky figures were heading towards the hotel kitchen.
...
The moment the alarm clock rang in her ear, Xiao Jin opened her eyes.
I got up and stood by the window. Looking out, the rain was still heavy, but the wind seemed to have stopped!
It was 10:30 a.m. Xiao Jin went to the bathroom and turned on the tap, only to find that the water flowing out was murky and contained mud and sand.
It seems the tap water is no longer usable.
Xiao Jin calmly turned the faucet back on and then released a basin of clean water from her spatial storage.
She had come prepared, so after entering the hotel, she filled a water container she had purchased inside with water. It wasn't much; a 100-liter white plastic container, not for drinking, just for household use, and would last seven days.
After a quick wash, Xiao Jin looked around the hotel and, without a trace of guilt, packed up all the blankets, pillows, and quilts in the room.
Anyway, this hotel will soon be empty, so leaving it here is a waste.
She took out the rubber boat and planned to make some simple modifications to it before leaving.
Xiao Jin had calculated that it was about 120 kilometers from here to Xitaishan. If he took a car, it would take at least an hour to get there. But given the situation outside, if he wanted to go, he would have to paddle over little by little.
Even if we set off at noon, we wouldn't arrive until evening if all went smoothly, not to mention it's raining outside.
Xiao Jin didn't want to be exposed to the rain for too long, so she planned to build a small shelter for her boat.
A steel pipe frame supports the center of the rubber boat, and a waterproof tarpaulin is placed over it. To prevent water from getting inside, the tarpaulin is wrapped around the boat, which creates a small hole in the boat.
After leaving space for the oars on both sides, Xiao Jin cut two openings in the waterproof tarpaulin and then used tape to stick transparent plastic sheeting on top, creating two small viewing windows that could be used to observe both sides of the road without letting water in.
It's been renovated.
Xiao Jin looked at the rubber boat, which had undergone a complete transformation, and nodded in satisfaction.
After working for a while, it was almost 11:30. Xiao Jin was hungry. Since she was leaving soon anyway, she didn't plan to go downstairs to eat. So she took out a bowl of shredded pork noodles from her spatial storage.
In this weather, you just need to eat something hot.
The noodles were packed by Xiao Jin before, and they were still steaming when they were put into the space. They taste just right now.
The noodles are smooth and chewy, and the soup is fresh and delicious.
After finishing a bowl of noodles, Xiao Jin was only half full, so he had to take out two green pepper and meat sandwiches and a cup of soy milk.
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