"Jiang Zhi, you're up early. I need to talk to you." Zhou Heng stated his purpose. Jiang Zhi nodded, turned around, and went into the house. A moment later, the two large doors of the villa, which had not been opened for a long time, opened.
"Say what you need to say here."
Zhou Heng's eyebrows twitched as he looked at the kitchen knife in Jiang Zhi's hand.
"We're organizing a trip to the base and would like to invite you to join us."
"A base?" Jiang Zhi feigned ignorance and asked, "What base?"
“The state has a special operation to start building shelters when temperatures are abnormal. Most of the shelters across the country are built in the form of air-raid shelters, and most of them are underground.”
"So the country was prepared all along?"
"That's how it is in theory."
"No, I won't go for now. Thank you for your kindness." Jiang Zhi thought for a moment and still declined Zhou Heng's offer.
With the air temperature reaching 70 or 80 degrees Celsius, and the perceived temperature far exceeding that, what good would it do to get into a shelter? Would you feel comfortable crammed together with a bunch of people who haven't showered in who knows how long, carrying tons of germs and stinking?
Moreover, almost all the bases that have been built are designed to withstand heat. When a cold wave hits and the temperature drops by 30 degrees Celsius, chaos is bound to ensue.
Jiang Zhi wanted to live her life as she pleased, and she didn't want to go to the base so early.
Moreover, the safest place is not in the low-altitude central and eastern regions, but in the western plateau.
"You really don't want to?" Zhou Heng was somewhat surprised, after all, a weak woman would actually refuse such a good thing as the country's protection.
"Yes, I'm pretty sure I'm not going, but I'm glad you thought of me."
Jiang Zhi was telling the truth. After the apocalypse, who cares about other people's safety and feelings? So she was happy that someone cared about her.
Seeing that Jiang Zhi was very determined, Zhou Heng nodded slightly and took out a satellite phone and charging cable from the bag on the back of his bicycle and handed them to Jiang Zhi.
"This is a satellite phone. As long as the satellite remains operational, it might be helpful to you if there is a chance to get power in the future."
“Okay, but I don’t accept free meals. Wait a moment.” Jiang Zhi turned and went into the house. A moment later, she came out carrying a bag of compressed biscuits.
"I had this in stock before, I'm giving it to you as payment for the satellite phone."
Zhou Heng didn't refuse. The fact that Jiang Zhi was willing to give him a pack of compressed biscuits just because of a satellite phone meant she wasn't lacking in food. After tying the biscuits to the back seat of his bike, Zhou Heng rode away.
Jiang Zhi held the phone thoughtfully.
This satellite phone looks no different from a regular mobile phone, except that it has buttons instead of a touchscreen.
Jiang Zhi flipped the fuselage over and saw the pattern on it, as well as the words "military".
After she returned from this life, she met many kind people.
Jiang Zhi smiled as she locked the iron gate. After entering the basement, she turned on the phone.
A minute later, the phone turned on automatically. Jiang Zhi glanced through the contents and found no so-called military secrets; the few text messages were just ordinary texts.
She tested the signal and tried calling herself using this phone. Her phone always had power, but her own phone had no signal.
Therefore, the phone call could not be made.
This phone doesn't look like it's been used; it's probably Zhou Heng's backup phone.
Suddenly, a text message popped up.
"A huge cloud mass has been detected moving southward from the Arctic. Temperatures are expected to drop in early October. Please be prepared."
Will temperatures drop in early October?
Is it credible that the temperature didn't drop until December in my past life? Could something have changed in between?
When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it. Jiang Zhi is not afraid of severe cold or scorching heat.
It's a miracle the satellite survived the solar activity unscathed. Logically, it should have fallen to the ground.
Jiang Zhi put away the phone and turned to fiddling with the radio to see if she could receive radio waves.
Unfortunately, the ground radio waves seem to have been cut off.
Unbeknownst to Jiang Zhi, the residential area next to the villa complex had already lost its water supply. However, their leader discovered that the villa complex still had running water, which immediately enraged the group.
Why do the rich have water while the poor have no water or electricity?
"Let's go! Today we're going to storm in, rob the rich to help the poor! We'll act on behalf of Heaven!"
A group of people, like madmen, rushed towards the villa community at around 5 a.m., carrying all sorts of miscellaneous weapons.
Jiang Zhi's house is in building 19, located in the middle of the community near the mountain, which is relatively secluded. However, she installed corrugated steel roofing, making it more conspicuous.
Hearing the commotion, Jiang Zhi realized something was wrong and immediately packed up everything in the basement, leaving only the mahjong mat and a few bowls for eating.
She then went into the living room and took away all the exercise equipment and food without leaving a trace.
This was an instinct she had subconsciously developed after the apocalypse.
Her hearing was far superior to that of ordinary people, and she probably figured out what was going on in the noise.
Is the water supply cut off in the neighboring residential area?
Jiang Zhi turned on the tap and found that there was still water on her side, so it probably wasn't from the same water supply plant.
That group of people smashed people's windows, forced their way into their homes, and stole food and water.
"Look, it's water! They have so much water here."
Before he could finish speaking, a group of people rushed forward and scrambled for the water. The water was stored in lidless containers, including buckets and bowls.
Some people rushed forward, grabbed the bowls, and gulped down the contents into their mouths. Because they drank so fast, water kept dripping from the corners of their mouths.
"Who are you? What are you doing? Ah!!!" The scream was slowly swallowed back down.
"I killed someone! I killed someone! I just stabbed this woman in the stomach and then spun her around!" The man stared in horror at his blood-soaked hands, a wave of panic washing over him.
Practice makes perfect!
If you're going to do something, do it all the time!
"Kill them!" someone shouted. The next second, the male homeowner, who was fighting with someone in the house, was stabbed twice, and the child who witnessed his parents being killed was also slit in the throat.
Blood and water stains were everywhere.
The family of three died at the hands of thugs without any explanation.
It's all a mess!
Without a peaceful and stable environment, and without the suppression of a powerful force, people turn into complete monsters.
Jiang Zhi's eyes behind the binoculars were deep and unfathomable; these beasts.
Not content with robbing one house, they moved on to the second. The second homeowner was on guard; they couldn't open the door after much effort, and the windows had security bars on them, resulting in a stalemate.
Zhou Heng frowned. He had planned to notify each household tonight, but this had happened before nightfall.
“Third brother, we can’t control them.” Lu Jiu sighed. “They’ve probably been pushed to their limits.”
"So, this is a valid excuse for breaking and entering, robbing, and murdering?" Zhou Heng gritted his teeth. He had no family and didn't know what it felt like to have one's entire family killed. But he was a soldier! He couldn't just stand by and watch others suffer.
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