Chapter 101 The Shocking Secret
Wang Lun immediately shut up and dared not say anything more.
Are you kidding! The position of head guard is so prestigious, with good salary and benefits. Only someone with a brain stuck in a door would not take this position.
"Hey, go check over there and don't let the zombies come over." Wang Lun quickly directed the soldiers on the side to do something to ease his embarrassment.
He glanced inside the car and saw that the city lord was reviewing documents again!
The city lord's thoughts were truly unpredictable. He was clearly so busy! Yet, he insisted on coming to the beach to capture a woman. One thing was certain, but he also had to review urgent documents on the spot. Isn't this self-torture?
But wasn't the suggestion he just made good enough? It was obviously so good. It would force that woman into a corner. When the time came, she would come to him on her own initiative. Wouldn't that be the catch? Why think so much!
Wang Lun's thoughts paused. "My Lord City Lord, you're just overthinking it!" That woman must be miserable without water.
Oh, it turns out that the city lord feels sorry for that woman. He’s afraid that she really won’t have any water to drink and will be miserable!
Haha...I see!
Wang Lun was so happy as if he had glimpsed some shocking secret.
The drought has continued and it is already winter and not a drop of rain has fallen.
Food shortages began to appear among the refugees and in various tribes, large and small.
The Holy City is relatively lucky because the water is delivered in a timely manner and in large quantities, which has preserved most of the previous crops. In addition, they are currently growing seasonal food. With desalinated seawater delivered from the coast every day, there is no need to worry about irrigation problems.
Because there is a shortage of food everywhere.
Every time Ye Li brought food to exchange for water, it was extremely popular. As soon as he arrived and before he even took out the food, a large group of people gathered around him, raising the water in their hands.
"Choose me. My water bottle is big and will last you for many days."
"Change my water, I haven't eaten in days."
"Miss, please switch with me. I have children at home. If I don't eat, I will starve to death."
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But Ye Li was in a dilemma. He could only divide the food into two portions, exchange one pot of water from each person, and take two pots of water back home.
Of course, there were also people with bad intentions. When Ye Li was going back, they followed her and scared her so much that she wandered around the city. She only dared to go back after she was sure that she had really gotten rid of them.
In order to reduce the danger, Ye Li had to adopt the strategy of bringing a lot of things every time he went out and exchanging them for a lot of water at one time.
In this way, you go out less often and the danger is reduced.
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A villa near the sea was cleared out by Wang Lun and his men and used as the city lord's daily living and office space.
People from the holy city who work on the seaside also live here.
Because there were so many people who needed water, the workload of the holy city staff increased, and more people had to be transferred here. They couldn't always live in tents, so why not clear out the existing houses?
"City Lord, the person has been caught!" Wang Lun strode into the house and reported.
Xiao Xun immediately put down the official business in his hands and walked out of the house.
A row of people, both men and women, were kneeling on the ground outside the house. They were all pale and thin, and their clothes were tattered.
Wang Lun reported, "These are the thieves who recently robbed refugees in the vicinity. They have all been apprehended; not a single one escaped."
Xiao Xun looked down at these people and asked, "Have you ever robbed a woman who often exchanges food for water with refugees?"
Wang Lun was worried about the fate of these thieves. When he reported to the city lord that someone nearby was robbing refugees, the city lord was very angry and immediately ordered them to arrest the thieves.
"No, no," the thieves denied tremblingly.
(End of this chapter)
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