Her car had been modified, with storage space under the seats. Jiang Zhi had put vacuum-sealed cotton wadding and a few changes of clothes inside.
She used her points to exchange for supplies, specifically choosing those that Yan Zhi and Wang Wan weren't around, so she directly stockpiled them in her space. The car still contained the supplies she had openly displayed, as well as 20 liters of gasoline she bought at the base, which cost her over 4,000 points.
I heard that the base will stop selling gasoline to the public at the end of this month, and all gasoline will be supplied to official vehicles. Gasoline at the base is already very expensive, and most mission teams can't afford it, so very few teams go out on missions with cars.
The transport of those supplies back relied mostly on manpower.
The base has many people who specialize in pulling sleds, like rickshaw pullers in the old society, and they earn their money through hard work.
With the supplies from Yan Zhi and Wang Wan, the trunk of the car was completely full, and tents and other daily necessities, as well as cotton wadding from Yan Zhi and Wang Wan, were tied to the roof.
Little did she know that Jiang Zhi had also taken the reinforced iron gate and placed it in her spatial storage.
Jiang Zhi had only one purpose for going out this time: to make those two bitches die quietly.
She didn't lie around like a corpse for nothing during that month; she was constantly on her feet, traveling between her rented apartment and the superpower center.
Finally, through subtle questioning, they managed to get information about those two bastards from the superhuman team at the mission center.
They also brought a team of superhumans who had recently escaped from the fallen private base, found the official base, and settled here.
The reason Jiang Zhi hadn't run into them was because the team of superhumans led by that jerk was always out on missions, leaving early and returning late, so there was never any chance for them to meet.
Moreover, it would be troublesome to commit murder openly within the base.
This time, the six-person team took on a mission at the Superpower Center to clear out mutated animals and collect supplies in the Yuehua District. Yuehua District is the center of Jiangcheng City and also a financial center. There are many high-rise buildings there, and not many mutated animals, but there are supplies that the base currently needs.
Just then, Zhang Zhaohe gave out a mission in Yuehua District. There was a basement laboratory in the central financial building of Yuehua District, which contained important experimental materials that needed to be retrieved. Jiang Zhi took the initiative to accept the mission.
This is why Jiang Zhi spent all her points and prepared to move.
However, Jiang Zhi didn't move all her belongings from the rented apartment. She left behind a stove and a few quilts, things she didn't need. Moving everything out would inevitably arouse Zhang Zhaohe's suspicion.
Zhang Zhaohe couldn't possibly be unaware that she had spent all the points on her card; someone had been secretly monitoring her all along. Whether out of caution or good intentions, Jiang Zhi disliked it intensely.
She didn't touch her points card when she went out to do a task last time, but Zhang must have heard about the broken door incident.
To take a conspiracy theory approach, who knows who left that pool of blood?
However, during her subsequent conversation with Zhang Zhaohe, she did not sense any further probing from him, leading Jiang Zhi to speculate that his surveillance was likely on the points card.
Sure enough, the car was stopped for inspection as soon as it reached the gate.
The three got out of the car, and three unfamiliar men in military overcoats climbed in and checked the car inside and out. After confirming that there were no problems inside, they let Jiang Zhi leave.
"Boss, what's going on?"
“Testing and suspicion,” Jiang Zhi said coldly from the driver’s seat.
Yan Zhi opened his half-closed eyes and understood: "Trust those you employ, and don't employ those you don't trust."
"It's alright, the two sides have never trusted each other anyway." Jiang Zhi wasn't angry. The base did intend to train her, but at the same time, it also suspected her.
The base nurtured her, providing her with supplies and information—these were all acts of care from the base. Maintaining skepticism is a fundamental principle of the base's operations.
Jiang Zhi tried her best to hide it, but she couldn't completely conceal the mysterious aura emanating from her. That subtle and strange feeling was also the reason why Jiang Zhi attracted attention.
However, they could not find any flaws.
Zhang Zhaohua's suspicion of her shows that Zhang Zhaohua herself is an extremely intelligent person. Jiang Zhi doesn't believe she can completely deceive everyone; as long as no flaws are found, that's enough.
She could survive without space. Space simply allows her to live better, giving her a place to breathe and relax in this vast torrent.
After the apocalypse, most foolish people will die, and only the clever ones who know how to utilize all available resources will survive.
This time, being investigated while out and about means Zhang Zhaohe may never return.
But we can't stop her, we can't confine her. Because Jiang Zhi went out on a mission, and she took Yan Zhi and Wang Wan with her.
Zhang Zhaohe knew that Jiang Zhi's three-person mission team was very loose. Usually, Jiang Zhi herself didn't want to do missions, but Yan Zhi and Wang Wan were very diligent and basically never rested.
The car drove towards Yuehua District.
The weather has been exceptionally good lately, with sunshine all the way, yet the snow and ice haven't melted much. They arrived in Yuehua District at exactly 10:30. Finding a relatively secluded spot against a wall, Jiang Zhi parked and set up camp.
They set up a tent next to the car, and using their supernatural abilities, they created a small tin shed to cover the car and tent. Wang Wan was in charge of pouring snow on top of it.
Covering the shed with snow not only provides concealment but also keeps it warm.
Ventilation holes should be provided at the top and sides, closer to the wall, to house the stove for smoke extraction.
The stove is the same folding type as last time.
Wang Wan came in from outside carrying a pot of snow. He put the pot down, vigorously patted the snow off his clothes, and told Jiang Zhi, "Just now, three people chased after something. I was afraid of being discovered, so I lay in the snow for a while."
"Your clothes are wet, let's dry them for a while." Jiang Zhi handed Wang Wan a lollipop, quickly scooped up a bowl of rice, and pulled out two sausages from the bag.
"Did you sense what the other party was chasing?" Yan Zhi asked.
"Mutant hamsters, they should be edible."
Wang Wan straightened the pot on the stove and wiped the few drops of blood that had seeped from the corners of his mouth because they were dry.
Jiang Zhi pulled out an iron box from under the car seat. Inside were bean sprouts she had grown in her room when she had nothing else to do. After they grew, she froze them.
That way, she'll have food to eat when she's doing tasks with others.
She really went to great lengths to get vegetables.
"Wow, bean sprouts! These are vegetables! Boss, you're amazing!" Wang Wan suddenly stood up, his eyes wide with surprise.
"Two boxes were successfully made. We can make bean sprout soup today," Jiang Zhi said.
“We still have a box of our treasured minced pork here. Let’s cut it in half and make a bean sprout and pork soup. We haven’t had normal meat for months. The meat of mutant animals is too coarse and gets stuck in our teeth.”
The thought of the delicious meat soup made Wang Wan's mouth water, and his eyes filled with anticipation.
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