Hei Zi was somewhat surprised to receive Lu Yuan's call.
"No? What's wrong? What happened?"
"The mine is without power and water! I suspect there might be a problem from above. Go check with the water and electricity company now!"
"Okay! I'll be right there! I'll call you back in a bit!"
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yuan told everyone to wait patiently.
About half an hour later, Hei Zi called.
"How is it? What went wrong?" Lu Yuan asked anxiously.
"There's a problem, a really big problem! The water and electricity company has canceled our account! They said it's a permanent shutdown!"
"What? Permanent shutdown? Damn it! Who arranged this?"
"Is there even a question? It's Liu Tianhu, of course! Who else has the power to order the water and electricity company to cancel our account?"
"Damn it! Go see if you can still buy anything at the market! It would be best to buy some instant food. We can't cook anything here without water and electricity! And starting work is also a problem! Oh, and see if you can buy gasoline and diesel! Since they want to cut off our water and electricity, then we'll just generate our own electricity!"
"Okay! I'll go right away!"
...
Another half hour passed, and Kuroko called again. This time, Kuroko's voice was no longer calm.
"It's over! All markets have strictly prohibited trading with us, and I can't even buy a pack of tissues!"
"Damn it! I didn't expect them to come so quickly! Come back quickly! Let's think of something!"
"Okay! I'll go back right away! I have a few buckets of water and some food at home, I'll bring them with me!"
After hanging up the phone, everyone had already heard the conversation on the other end, and they all looked as if they had lost their parents.
"Mr. Lu, how about... we go find this Liu Tianhu and see if he can spare our lives?"
"Yes, otherwise we wouldn't last long without food and water, and all that money would just become worthless!"
"They wouldn't harm our families, would they? We just want to make some money!"
"..."
Immediately, a sense of panic spread through the crowd. Fortunately, these were all managers, and the workers below did not hear it. If they had, it might have caused trouble.
Lu Yuan couldn't help but feel annoyed. It seemed that Liu Tianhu wanted to drive them to a dead end. If they really went to beg him at this time, they would definitely not get his forgiveness, but endless ridicule. Given Liu Tianhu's vindictive nature, he would definitely not let it go.
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan frowned and slammed his hand on the table, immediately silencing everyone's discussion.
"All of you, shut up! You're all so scared over such a small thing. It's just a power and water outage, what's there to be afraid of! If problems arise, we'll figure them out ourselves. Do you think Liu Tianhu will let us off the hook if we go begging for help now?"
Immediately, everyone fell silent, but each of them hung their heads listlessly, like wilted eggplants.
After a moment of contemplation, Zhou Qi asked hesitantly, "Then... then we can't just let all this money go to waste, can we? This is thirteen million!"
Lu Yuan frowned, his face frosty, and said, "Hmph! Of course we can't let this go. Since they want to cut off all our resources, then we'll create the conditions ourselves! No water? We'll dig it ourselves! No electricity? We'll make it ourselves! I refuse to believe that a living person can be killed by holding their pee!"
However, everyone's expressions were still somewhat solemn. Although the water problem wasn't a particularly big issue at the moment, since water storage centers and water filters were already widely used and groundwater was plentiful, the place where Lu Yuan and his group were standing was more than 200 meters underground, in a rocky layer. Drilling for groundwater would be extremely difficult. As for freshwater filters, they couldn't buy them anywhere. The water problem was now urgent.
As for the electricity problem, it's quite easy to solve. After all, there's an unerupted volcano not far from their mining area, which is currently geothermal. If it can be utilized, electricity won't be a problem.
So, Lu Yuan turned to look at Zhu Chunling standing next to Zhou Qi: "Sister-in-law, how much grain and meat do we have left?"
Zhu Chunling quickly raised her head and said, "It's...it's enough for all of us to eat for more than half a month! If we eat two meals a day, it can last for about twenty days! If we reduce the amount...it can last for a month!"
Lu Yuan nodded, then looked around at everyone: "Don't worry, everyone. As long as I, Lu Yuan, have food to eat, you will definitely not go hungry! Also, don't tell the staff about this yet. I'll go think of a solution now! Everyone can go home now. Food will continue to be provided as usual. I'll take care of the electricity and water issues! During this period without electricity, everyone can rest!"
After saying that, Lu Yuan turned and left the conference room.
The group looked at each other, unsure of what to say. None of them were important figures. Although some had been officials or businessmen before the apocalypse, after three years of the apocalypse, they were all in the same boat now. No one could be considered superior to anyone else. They were all here simply to find peace and earn more money to support their families.
But now that this has happened, everyone is anxious.
So, the group started whispering among themselves. Ou Chen, who was standing to the side, was annoyed when he heard what they were saying, but he didn't say anything and simply turned around and left the meeting room.
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