The next morning around 11 a.m., the truck delivering the grain arrived again, more than an hour later than usual. Usually, the grain would arrive around 9:30 a.m., but today it was more than an hour late.
Many people assumed the robbery had occurred on the way and wanted to organize a group to check it out. However, the supermarket owner called and said that they had been delayed by some matters on the way and were almost there.
So the crowd lined up again to receive food and water. Their condition was worse than before. To clean the rice mixed with sand, they needed water. Now, let alone washing rice, they didn't even have water to brush their teeth. But there was so much sand in the rice that they were starving to death after cleaning it.
Almost no one in the queue was talking. Lu Yuan saw Chen Ke walking towards the crowd, waved, and asked, "How's it going? Have you gotten everything?"
With a mysterious smile on his face, Chen Ke said, "It's all done! I filled up a whole truck with gas! There are still more than 5,000 liters left, which I've had stored at the factory. We can refuel there whenever we want to go out!"
Lu Yuan nodded and asked in a low voice, "What did your cousin say?"
"Ahem, don't worry, Lu Yuan. My cousin used to hang out with me when we were kids, so he wouldn't dare disobey me! He's already waiting for you at the wholesale market! When we go shopping, you can just go find him!"
"He's fine with simple tasks, but if it involves anything dangerous, I think you'd better not tell him! I haven't seen him in years, and it'll be troublesome if he starts targeting you!"
"Okay! I know, we'll see how things go then! You guys go get the vegetables! Once you've collected your rations, just let everyone know to gather at the factory! I won't collect mine today, I'll just go to the factory and wait for you!"
After saying that, Lu Yuan left the group and walked towards the factory.
After arriving at the factory, he gently closed the factory gate, looked around, took out his crystal in the office, and then took out the police gun that he had taken from the robbers during the fight some time ago.
He pulled out the gun and checked the bullets inside. There were five bullets in total. The previous bullets had already been fired. Lu Yuan hadn't fired a single shot since he got the gun. After all, bullets were becoming increasingly rare, and they couldn't be used unless absolutely necessary.
However, this trip to the city is definitely risky. He must be fully prepared before going, otherwise he would be in trouble if he encountered something and had nothing to defend himself. As for his crossbow, he can carry it with him. Even if someone sees it, it won't matter much. Nowadays, people turn a blind eye to all kinds of controlled items. After all, no one can control too much.
Moreover, the situation in the city is now somewhat out of control. Although large numbers of robbers are being arrested every day, the lack of food and the increasing number of sick people are causing more and more people to join the robbery, creating a vicious cycle.
The robbers stole the civilians' food, and the civilians would starve without food. When people face death, they will take risks and end up on the path of robbery. The risks of robbery are quite high when one person commits it alone, but it is different when there is an organization and a large number of people. Therefore, the number of robbers has not decreased but increased, which has caused a great headache for the police in the city.
Especially after the recent large-scale attack on police officers, the police are already on edge. More importantly, these robbers are all from the civilian population, making it impossible to catch them all. Nobody knows which household has robbers, and there isn't enough police force to conduct a door-to-door search.
He tucked the pistol into his waistband. To conceal it, Lu Yuan wore a slightly loose T-shirt and also used a fanny pack to cover it.
After finishing everything, Lu Yuan heard the factory gate open, followed by the chattering of a crowd. He quickly came out of the dimensional space and put away the crystal.
Is everyone here?
Lu Yuan looked around at the people and asked.
Chen Ke counted the number of people and said, "Everyone is here!"
"Okay! Let's set off now that everyone's here! We should still be able to buy groceries at this time, so let's go early and come back early!"
So the group got into the car and prepared to leave. At that moment, two people rushed in from outside the gate: Song Heng and Sun Zhe.
"Damn! Luckily we didn't leave! We made it! Brother Lu! Take the two of us with you!" Sun Zhe panted as he looked at the steel behemoth in front of him.
"My goodness, who did this?! Can you modify my car too? Oh! I forgot, I'm out of gas!" Song Heng said, stroking the blade-like mudguard on the front of his car.
Lu Yuan jumped out of the car and looked at the two of them with some confusion, asking, "Why did you two come here? What were you thinking? This trip was very dangerous! Besides, Song Heng, do you need any more food?"
"Hehe! I've already eaten all the meat, but I still have some money left, and I'm planning to spend it all this time! Count me in!"
Lu Yuan waved to the other party, and Song Heng quickly ran towards the carriage. When he saw the carriage's rear door, which was about two meters tall, he immediately started shouting again.
"Sun Zhe, why are you also planning to go? Isn't your family doing quite well?"
"I...sigh, my child is too young, and I also want him to eat better. Although my wife has always disagreed with me going, I can't bear to see my son drooling over the food commercials on TV every day!"
"I'm warning you beforehand, this is fraught with danger. Nobody knows what's going on in the city right now. If something really goes wrong, it'll be too late for you to regret it!"
The other person quickly nodded and said, "Don't worry, Brother Lu, I know! Don't tell my wife about this yet!"
Shaking his head and sighing, Chen Ke let the two get into the car, and then drove the car towards Qingshui City.
Actually, Lu Yuan didn't tell Xiao Shan about this. He was afraid that Xiao Shan would worry about him. However, Lu Yuan was still very sensible. He had already put a golden fruit in his pocket. If he really encountered robbers, he could just fight them. If he was really injured, eating a fruit would be enough.
However, he was quite satisfied with his current state. More than ten ordinary people might not be his match, not to mention that he also had two life-saving weapons.
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