In the following days, the group rode horses outside the base every day, and whenever they encountered spying or robbery, they would immediately use firearms to eliminate them.
During the second follow-up visit, the head of the Zuo family probed Bai Shuang.
"There have been frequent gunfights outside the base lately. Have you encountered any?"
The fact that he asked that question suggests he must have guessed something.
"We've encountered this twice; some people tried to rob us, but we fought them off. As for other conflicts, we're not aware of them."
Every day we would go out and find a quiet place to practice riding horses. After practicing, we would come back. If we encountered any potential conflict ahead, we would hide first.
If I say I didn't encounter it or participate in it, that would be too fake and obviously a lie. But I can't reveal my secrets. As for what the other party thinks, let them think what they want.
On December 6th, Uncle Zuo Er prepared the anthracite briquettes for Bai Shuang. Originally, he was told that he could only give 10 tons, but in the end, he gave 20 tons.
The other party originally wanted to change the medicine, but Bai Shuang did not agree.
"I'm sorry, I only have a limited supply of medicine left, I can't give you any more."
Exchanging 10 tons of coal for medicine is enough. We can't give them any more traditional Chinese medicine from Bai Shuang, otherwise it will arouse suspicion.
Finally, Bai Shuang gave them an additional 50,000 points.
Bai Shuang and the others were needed to haul coal from the mine. To avoid suspicion, after leaving the base, Bai Shuang disguised Bai Jiu as someone else and made him a heavy truck driver.
Then they put a mask on the Monkey King, dressed him in clothes, put on gloves, and made him look like a person before putting him in the car.
She has a secret, and she can't trust anyone to hire.
"Be good, and you'll get a reward."
This way, there will be two unfamiliar faces. Otherwise, people will only see the three of them, and if there are acquaintances among them, it will arouse suspicion.
As for Bai Jiu, if any acquaintances ask, just say he went to check the road conditions.
Along the way, the snow leopard looked at Bai Jiu after he put on makeup, then at the monkey dressed as a human, tilting its dog head in confusion.
The snowmobile was driven to a deserted place. Bai Shuang released the heavy truck equipped with top-grade anti-skid chains and had Bai Jiu drive it, with Monkey King in the passenger seat, and drove towards the mining area.
Bai Shuang and Bai Chang followed behind in a snowmobile.
Upon arriving at the mining area, perhaps due to instructions from Uncle Zuo, the person in charge was very welcoming and invited Bai Shuang and the others inside for tea.
Seeing someone sitting still in the passenger seat, I went over and asked.
"Sir, sir, come down and have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up."
The Monkey King sat there, waving his arms and legs, "Squeak—squeak—squeak..."
Bai Shuang gestured (warning) to the Monkey King with her hand, then turned around and saw that the man looked puzzled, so she quickly went up to explain.
"I'm sorry, he's deaf and mute and doesn't like to communicate with people. He means that just filling a kettle with hot water will be fine."
"Oh, I never imagined a deaf-mute person could survive such a natural disaster so well. Truly remarkable! I admire you!"
The man gave the Monkey King a thumbs-up.
The Monkey King looked at the man with curiosity.
Bai Chang also said, "Its driving skills are top-notch."
That person was even more convinced.
When loading coal, although the coal loading workers did not have to pay Bai Shuang, she still gave each of them a pack of instant noodles and specially slipped a pack of cigars into the hand of the person in charge.
"Thank you all for your hard work."
After the coal was loaded, the person in charge gave us a sign to prove that payment had been made, and that someone would be checking at the exit.
The snowmobile drove ahead, followed by a heavy truck, heading out of the mining area.
The mine manager reached into his pocket, touched the box of cigars Bai Shuang had given him, and looked at the person next to him.
"Sigh, they still have too few people escorting the truck. I wonder if they can even get through the red zone?"
Even the most capable person cannot fight against four opponents.
"Whether you succeed or not depends on your own abilities. In this world, those without ability are destined to be beaten."
Each mining area has its own power base; otherwise, how could they survive in this apocalyptic world teeming with bandits?
Within the region, they would not tolerate rampant robbery, both to protect the safety of their coal mine and to maintain their reputation.
Otherwise, who would dare to buy coal?
However, if the vehicle leaves the mining area's jurisdiction and something happens, the mining area will no longer be responsible.
Before Bai Shuang and her group arrived, they had already learned about the road conditions here. In the extreme cold, there were many people scrambling for coal.
The road ahead is like a tree branch, with checkpoints at every branch, and the closer we get to the mining area, the denser the checkpoints become.
Although it was called a checkpoint, it was actually a den of bandits. They would use coal to pay tolls for coal carts, and if they encountered a weak or outnumbered cart, they would simply rob it, killing and plundering.
As the two vehicles drove out of the mining area, Bai Shuang used her mental power to check that no one was around before decisively storing the heavy truck, the monkey, and the snowmobile into her spatial storage.
Before collecting the reward, the Monkey King squeaked for more, but Bai Shuang gestured to it to postpone it.
Even if the three people and one dog had weapons and ammunition, they could protect themselves, but protecting such a large coal truck would still be a tough task.
After all, there were too few people and they were outnumbered and outmatched. She didn't want any casualties among herself and the snow leopard.
But we can't go back to base right away; we have to make it look like we've already delivered the coal trucks across the Yellow River.
The previous snowmobile was blue, so now Bai Shuang has replaced it with a white one, just in case, to avoid arousing suspicion about their whereabouts.
Three people and a dog were driving a snowmobile, looking for a secluded place to stay for two days.
As the car headed towards the mountains, after only two or three miles, Bai Shuang sensed something was wrong, and the three people and the dog immediately became alert.
Sure enough, the car hadn't gone far when a five or six-year-old child appeared in front of it. The child was dressed in thick clothes and looked quite bulky.
Everyone understood that the car couldn't stop. Bai Jiu, the driver, was about to crash into it when Bai Shuang stopped him.
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