Some people were so angry that they directly tagged the group admin.
[Feng: I was just helping out, but then again, there's toxic fog outside right now. These people are risking their lives to deliver goods; this is their hard-earned money.]
Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts began to pound.
That's true. If someone gets infected and there's no effective treatment, all the money we make will be wasted.
[Feng: I only organized this because we're all neighbors and I wanted to help us out. Do you know how scarce supplies are outside right now? Others want to buy them but can't find a way.]
That being said, who wouldn't want to spend less money and buy more supplies!
So one by one, they started playing the emotional card in the group chat!
It's tough here, there's medical care there, mortgages, car loans, predatory loans—the main problem is simply not having money.
Finally, the group-buying boss lost patience, said "Buy it or don't" and then disappeared.
Xiao Jin coldly glanced at the messages in the group chat, her fingers lightly tapping the desktop.
Sure enough, there will always be people who like to profit from national crises. But it won't be long before these people who sold supplies are regretting it to the core.
Money? It's just a pile of worthless paper!
But what concerned her even more was another piece of news:
[Professional team, providing escort and security services. Contact us privately if interested.]
Ordinary people would never dare to advertise like this; Xiao Jin is more inclined to believe that these people are players.
But since they're players, shouldn't they find a place to hide obediently at this point? What benefit would they get from running errands for others?
And someone immediately replied to this message:
How much does it cost?
Is it safe?
The other party only sent one picture, and the entire group fell silent instantly. Apart from that picture, no one spoke again.
Xiao Jin narrowed her eyes. Although it was just an ordinary Type 54 pistol, she could see some differences in the details. It was undoubtedly a prop from the store.
After an unknown amount of time, someone finally began to speak.
Dude... is this... a picture from the internet?
[Exactly, what's with this security contracting? They're probably just looking for a sucker to hog all the supplies!]
It has to be said that what the person above said resonated with many people.
In an instant, many people began to question it.
That's ridiculous. China has strict gun control, and the regulations on this kind of thing are extremely strict. Besides, who knows if you'll abscond with the money after you get the supplies you're escorting?
This person is probably using entrapment to enforce the law!
But then, a video proved everyone wrong.
The player who posted the gun shared a short video that was about ten seconds long. When you click on the video, you see a man's hand repeatedly showing a pistol in his palm.
Not far from the pistol was another cell phone, which clearly displayed the chat history in the group.
Everyone in the group shut up after that, and it's unclear whether they went to chat with that person privately.
……………………
Two days have passed since the incident in the group.
After compiling the group purchase list, Xiao Jin didn't bother with it anymore, since she had no intention of buying any supplies.
Later, she heard that most of the residents in the entire community had placed orders.
Even if she didn't see them, the roar of those large trucks loaded with supplies entering the community was enough for Xiao Jin to know.
Xiao Jin was having lunch when she heard the commotion downstairs, so she drew back the curtains and went to investigate.
The black toxic fog outside had increased considerably. Although Xiao Jin couldn't see the vehicle, he could hear people shouting about unloading the cargo.
This surprised Xiao Jin.
This group is really capable; not only did they manage to hoard so many supplies, but they also assembled a transport team of no less than a hundred people.
Some people on Xiao Jin's floor also bought tickets. When the others came up, she peered through the peephole to observe.
Thank goodness, although the fog outside was very thick, the building was very tall and had windows and doors on each floor, so the visibility in the corridor was not very low.
Xiao Jin looked through the peephole and saw about ten people carrying boxes walking up to their floor.
The leader then verified the information and distributed the supplies.
In addition, four burly men surrounded these people carrying supplies, holding steel pipes and machetes and glaring menacingly.
He was undoubtedly a bodyguard.
This scene also shattered the plans of many with ill intentions.
Xiao Jin's neighboring siblings also bought some; they lived quite close by. When Xiao Jin saw the delivery person, a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes.
No wonder these people weren't afraid; they were all infected by the poisonous fog.
His eyes were bloodshot, his body was covered in sores, his nose was red, and his mouth was sore.
These are symptoms of subsequent infections.
After thinking about it, Xiao Jin finally understood.
So what if they're infected? Everyone has family. Since they're already waiting to die, why not try to create a way for them to survive?
The people who hire them will likely provide them with a considerable amount of supplies as payment for their labor.
After that, Xiao Jin ignored the matter.
Who knew that the next morning, a video would go viral online.
In the footage, a group of heavily armed thugs stopped a government supply truck and used a large amount of homemade explosives and machetes to force back the escorting soldiers.
After seizing the guns, they also looted all the supplies in the vehicle.
At the end of the video, a masked man grinned maliciously at the camera: "The world is ending. This is God's punishment for us. Only the capable can survive!"
The world of survival of the fittest is coming, and you are all trash destined to be eliminated, hahaha~
This video, like a boulder thrown into calm water, instantly caused a huge uproar.
The video was posted in the early hours of the morning, even though today was supposed to be the weekly distribution day for supplies.
The fact that the transport vehicle was stolen means that the supplies that should have been distributed to ordinary people... are gone!
The government urgently dispatched troops to suppress the riots, but the rioters were familiar with the terrain and would hide in the gray fog after looting, making them impossible to catch.
Even more frightening is that this incident opened Pandora's box, with similar cases appearing in various places.
Ordinary people online are demanding an explanation from the government, and panic is spreading everywhere.
In the end, in order to appease the public, the government had no choice but to broadcast the entire process of the second transport vehicle live.
Moreover, the police force deployment around the area has changed this time, with bomb suits and light machine guns. If it weren't for the heavy burden that tanks would place on the road, the higher-ups might have even dispatched tanks for escort.
It's unclear whether the rioters were hesitant to attack, but they didn't seem inclined to target the supply trucks again.
This gradually calmed down the ordinary people who were staying at home.
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