Chapter 047 Chapter 47
We returned to the base safely, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.
Ji Yang went directly to his own residence on the fifth floor. No one had moved into the house, so the first thing he did when he got home was to put out ice cubes and use the air-conditioning fan to cool down the room.
The air is abnormally hot and humid.
She came back from outside, and even with a hat and a mask, she still felt her skin burning under the thin clothes.
I took out the thermometer and placed it in the living room for a few seconds. The temperature showed: 37 degrees.
Ji Yang remembered that before she came to Hu City, the temperature was only in the early 30s, but in just a few days, it was almost 40 degrees.
Fortunately, the water will evaporate before the extreme heat sets in, otherwise the boiling water and steam would really boil a person alive.
She went back to her space to take a shower, then went to see some of the fish and shrimp she had received today. They were all in good condition. She could no longer tell which were collected yesterday and which were collected today, as they were all mixed together.
The density of fish and shrimp in the pond is now much greater than expected.
Fortunately, Ji Yang often feeds the fish, so the situation of mutual food is not common at present. After observing for a while and waiting for the shrimps to reproduce more, she will reduce the number of feedings and try to free themselves completely!
She lay at home all afternoon.
That's not right. After all, I had been exercising for nearly two hours, and the sweat only stopped dripping onto the ground. The indoor temperature was maintained at over 20 degrees by ice cubes and air-conditioning fans, which was still very comfortable.
After exercising, you will sleep better.
As usual, Xixi was on night watch. Ji Yang slept until eight o'clock the next morning. When he got up, he was sweating all over. He was so half asleep that the ice cubes melted into water. He was too lazy to get up and add more ice, so the temperature rose to over 30 degrees without him noticing.
She ran to the bathroom in a daze and was about to wash her face with the stored water. When she opened her eyes, she saw several coin-sized objects around the basin and was stunned.
The next second, these things realized something was wrong, and they quickly moved their tentacles and ran away.
Ji Yang:!!!
grass!
cockroach! ! !
I almost forgot that this is not her safe haven.
Once the temperature rises and various things rot, insects will appear and crawl into the room through various ventilation ducts.
This is still relatively small.
After a while...there really won't be any room left to lower the corners!
When Ji Yang thought of the insect swarm she experienced in her previous life, her scalp went numb and she got goose bumps all over her body. However, this was just the house where she lived temporarily, and it couldn't be sealed directly with cement.
She quickly found a bunch of insecticides in the space, put on a gas mask, and sprayed the entire bathroom first. If she couldn't spray the corners, she put the things into a static space.
In this way, the bugs would be directly expelled because they were alive, and she would immediately spray them violently when they fell to the ground.
After cleaning the bathroom, Ji Yang went out and found Xixi was not there. He hurried to the living room and saw Xixi sitting in a basin of melted ice with her tongue sticking out, with several dead and squashed cockroaches next to her.
Ji Yang: ...
After thinking about it, he took Xixi back to the space. Pets' noses are more sensitive and are not suitable to survive in a space full of disinfectants. Then he put most of the things here into the space, and each pair of hands held a bottle of insecticide and started spraying.
No corner is left untouched.
The vents were sprayed several times.
Looking at the dead cockroach, Ji Yang's wildly beating heart slowly calmed down. It was so disgusting!
It's not fear, it's disgust.
Cockroaches are relatively safe, but rats are even more terrifying. Besides being disgusting, they also have considerable attack power. When swarms of rats appear, even survivors will be gnawed to the bone if they run into them.
In addition, there are various multi-legged reptiles, etc. Humid and stuffy places are their holy places for reproduction. If they touch human skin, various ulcer symptoms will appear. If not treated in time, they will become infected, have a fever, or even die.
Now it's all about to begin.
No, it should be said that it has already begun, and the nightmare days are about to come.
The spray from Ji Yang was a bit strong, and she was choked even through the gas mask. She quickly went into the room in the space so that she could breathe two breaths of fresh air comfortably.
Forget it, I'll just lie in space for a day.
Today is the third day, the day to pay the ransom. If everything goes well, once the ransom is paid today, the authorities will take action against them tonight, and she can leave tomorrow.
The consciousness is busy in the space, planting vegetables, watering, observing the fish and shrimp, checking the condition of the bees, and finally... processing the medicinal herbs.
Some water plants that were planted casually now seem to have adapted to the new environment, floating on the bottom of the water following the movements of the surroundings.
The 10,000 square meter water area is not big, but it is not small either, but it is still very deep. The deepest place is ten meters, most places are about five or six meters, and there are also some edge areas that are slightly shallower, two or three meters.
It's like a funnel shape and doesn't get suddenly deeper.
This also means that the living space for fish and shrimp is relatively larger.
After a few days, most of the shrimp eggs have hatched. With a glance, you can easily notice a bunch of small shrimps as small as fleas swimming in the water.
If one accidentally touches a fish, a large group of them will crash directly into the other's mouth.
Ji Yang encountered this scene several times and felt extremely heartbroken. This was only the first wave of reproduction and they hadn’t really grown up yet!
So I hurried to feed him.
Let them eat so that they stop foraging for food.
Bees are much better off, as they have no natural enemies above the sky. Under the sky, an unlucky one landed on a piece of grass, which happened to be in the chicken coop, and was pecked by a half-grown chick.
Apart from this kind of tragedy, after a night of rest, the queen bee becomes visibly more energetic and can be seen crawling around in the hive.
Everything is thriving and makes people happy.
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The other side
The group had prepared most of the food the kidnappers demanded and were getting ready to go.
Officials disguised themselves as ordinary people to escort the supplies.
The Qiao and Guo families only sent out a few young and strong men to deal with the situation, while everyone else hid at home anxiously waiting for news.
The two families collected a total of 3,600 kilograms of grain, of which two-thirds were coarse grains, as they requested, and one-third were fine grains. This was already a lot of grain. There were more than 60 50-kilogram bags of rice and flour alone. The larger the volume, the more bags there were.
In addition to these, they also needed some gasoline, diesel, some yacht accessories and other miscellaneous things. There were not enough speedboats, so they could only use rubber boats to transport them. The speedboats pulling the goods, plus the people delivering them, formed a long queue.
Along the way, it caused countless exclamations.
Inside the base, everyone's eyes glowed green, but they still endured it.
Once they got out of the base, the escorting people all had their hair standing on end. They stared at their surroundings closely, with their knives in their hands as if they were ready to chop at any time.
There were quite a few of them and they had made sufficient preparations. The team was very rigorous and left no room for any gaps. Some people followed all the way but were unable to find a breakthrough. Many people gave up, but there were still a few who insisted on following to see what was going on.
This time, they followed to the gate of a community more than 30 kilometers outside the base.
The community was not high, and had been submerged to the tenth floor. The community gate and other things had long disappeared, so a sign was hung between the first two buildings, which read: [White Tiger Base]
At this time, in front of the two buildings, there were many people standing on a large bamboo raft. One person in the middle was sitting, and two young men were kneeling on the ground beside him, with bruised faces and noses, looking very embarrassed. There was also a person behind each of them who tied up the two men with ropes to ensure that they could not escape.
When Xue Jianping and others approached and saw the scene here, they were all shocked.
The two fathers, who felt sorry for their children, were so angry that their eyes turned red: "We have been collecting supplies for the past three days, why did you beat them up!"
Lin Shubo's eyes turned cold upon seeing this, he stood up and kicked one of them in the face. Both of them lowered their heads in embarrassment and weakness, and it was impossible to tell who was who. They fell forward after being kicked, groaned, and were unable to move on the bamboo raft.
Seeing that the families of these two people were about to jump up and down, he said in a cold tone: "I am going to beat them! You colluded with the authorities to harm my brother. If it weren't for the yacht, these two guys would have died long ago!!!"
"What brother?" Xue Jianping was at a loss.
He subconsciously looked behind him, but everyone else also shook their heads, not knowing what he was talking about.
Lin Shubo cursed, "Still pretending to be so arrogant?! Who else but you officials have so many bullets? There were eighteen people who went out with him, and most of them were shot in the head! My brother and a few others are missing, so you officials must have kidnapped them!"
Apart from the authorities, who else can be so accurate? !
He has always been cautious, knowing that even though he has a gun, he will definitely not be able to defeat the authorities. He is afraid of attracting the attention of the authorities, so he always only targets survivors who are easy to bully, and has not been really targeted by the authorities so far.
Although my younger brother is willful, he is obedient and has a gun in his hand. Usually, he takes people out to rob a few rich people who are alone for fun.
As a result, he said yesterday that he had targeted a beautiful girl who was alone, and she was a rich person. He was giving out points in large quantities. If he robbed her, he would definitely get a lot of good things.
He felt something was wrong at the time and told him not to go, but his brother insisted that she was alone and it would be easy to deal with as long as they set up an ambush.
But he didn't come back all night!
This would not be possible in normal times.
No matter how much my younger brother likes to play, he will remember to come back because it is too dangerous outside.
In the early morning, Lin Shubo woke up and knew that his brother had not returned yet, so he immediately sent many people out to look for him. Finally, they found the bodies of the missing brothers this morning, although only part of them, more than a dozen people.
All shot to death.
The surroundings were covered in blood, and after being exposed in the wilderness for a night, the corpses gave off a foul smell. There were still a few people left who had not been found, including his younger brother.
It had to be the authorities who took action. They might have even noticed them a long time ago and wanted to take action. They just happened to encounter this incident and sent a female soldier to seduce his brother and finally caught them all in one fell swoop.
So the brother might still be alive.
He stared at the other person intently: "Do you think these two people should be buried with him?! Should they?! Where's my brother? Where's the yacht?! Do you really think that I didn't kill anyone before because I didn't dare to kill?!"
"Calm down, we really don't know anything about your brother. As for the yacht, it's valuable and we're still processing the formalities. Don't worry, give us two more days and we will get it! Definitely!" Xue Jianping and others spoke immediately, afraid of angering him, and their tone was gentle and flattering.
The kidnappers were hiding in the crowd with the hostages next to them. Even with a sniper, it would be impossible to accurately kill all the threatening people. The hostages were still in danger, so there was no unusual movement and everyone was trying their best to appease them.
Everyone was talking at once, and Lin Shubo was listening with gloomy eyes. His body hiding behind the crowd seemed to relax a lot. They just breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Lin Shubo suddenly smile: "Okay, then I'll give you another chance, but this time you are the one who breached the contract, right? There must be a price to pay."
"Don't!"
“We can give more supplies!!!”
Xue Jianping and others had a bad feeling and immediately tried to stop him, but the next second Lin Shubo had already taken out a dagger and stabbed him in the back.
"ah!"
"Ah! Dad, help me! It hurts so much..."
Screams rang out one after another, but Lin Shubo showed a relieved smile. He kicked away the bloody broken fingers one by one, and looked at the people who had to be supported leisurely: "Who asked me to be easy to talk to? I'll give you two more days. After two days, I want the yacht and the person. If my brother is gone, your two precious sons will each pay for half of my life, which will be considered a life in total. It's worth it, right?"
Xue Jianping and the others nodded with pale faces: "Okay, of course!"
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Near noon
Everyone in the Qiao family was looking forward to it, all feeling very nervous. They couldn't even eat lunch. Only a few ignorant children could still eat.
As time passed, footsteps were heard in the corridor.
The Qiao family immediately went down to greet them. After walking up a few stairs, Qiao Yi's exclamation was heard: "Old Xue, what happened to you?!"
"Boss, what's going on? Why do you look so unhappy?" Grandma Qiao asked worriedly.
"Dad, is everything going well?"
Xue Jianping, Uncle Qiao and others looked at their family members who were full of expectation and anxiety, opened their mouths, but were too tired to speak. Although the world was difficult, they had enough capital and did not really suffer.
What they saw today was really frightening to them.
Especially that broken finger.
The bright red color kept appearing in their minds. Even though the distance was not close and their eyesight was not that good, they felt that they could see it too clearly. Their son's screams kept echoing in their ears.
So scary!
"Let's talk about it later." Uncle Qiao said weakly.
Ji Yang listened to the noise outside and opened the door. When she saw them like this, her heart sank. She guessed that things were not going well. After thinking about it, she decided to follow them. This family was not a bad person and they had a relationship with her. If she could help, she would help.
The door was closed, and the older children were asked to lead the younger ones to play upstairs. Uncle Qiao looked at Xue Jianping, who looked like he was out of his mind, and could only speak for himself: "When we arrived, the White Tiger leader was very angry. He said that his brother was gone. He led the team out yesterday and didn't come back all night. Most of the people he led died, and their bodies were all shot in the head. However, there were a small number of people whose bodies were missing. He believed that the authorities had arrested his brother and took it out on Ayang and the others..."
"This, this is too heartless!" Grandma covered her chest and gasped in pain. My aunt quickly fed her medicine.
Grandpa Qiao was better, but his complexion was also very bad.
Only Ji Yang had a strange look on his face.
No, isn't it?
The scum she killed casually yesterday were from the White Tiger Gang???
Or is he the boss's younger brother?
It seemed that the group of people yesterday called the person who escaped "Second in Command".
Ji Yang lowered her head slightly with a guilty conscience, but she did not feel guilty. She killed the person who deserved to be killed, but it just happened that this matter was misunderstood and fell on Xue Yuanyang and Guo Yao.
She continued to listen, and her expression became more solemn.
This group of people were even more ruthless than she had imagined. Even if they were rescued, the two hostages would either be half-disabled or die. Not to mention that for their own safety, it was more likely that the people from the Qiao and Guo families would end up empty-handed.
After Uncle Qiao finished speaking, Xue Jianping also came back to his senses. He covered his face and said in a hoarse voice: "Let's end this matter...
What's the point of using all the resources of these dozen people to save a disabled or half-dead son?
He couldn't be such a wicked man.
Just be a bad person to your son.
The living room was silent.
Someone wanted to ask for help, right? Thinking of the ruthlessness of the White Tiger Gang's leader, it was very likely that they would lose both the wife and the army. They all had families to support, so they couldn't ask for help.
Asking them to give up, his eyes silently turned red, and he was reluctant to do so.
——
The sound of gasps came one after another in the living room.
"Why don't we try again?" Qiao Yi gritted her teeth and choked up, "We don't need anything from home. We still have a lot of stuff here. Maybe we can get a yacht instead. If that doesn't work, we can borrow one from the government first and return it later!"
Ayang's running away must be related to her. If something happens to him, her husband might become estranged from her. And the Qiao family will back them up, so they won't starve to death.
"No!" Xue Jianping's tone was firm: "What's the use of rescuing them? Not to mention that the White Tiger Base's leader would never really return the hostages in order to retreat smoothly. I was cruel and I didn't save them. You can blame me if you want."
"But--"
Qiao Yi felt so regretful that her heart was in a knot. She had done something wrong again and harmed her stepson.
At this time, the intercom sounded. Xue Jianping picked it up and heard the voice of Guo's father saying, "Old Xue, I plan to use my own family property to ask the authorities to help issue a bounty order and find some people who are good at diving. I will give it one last try. If it works, everything will be fine. If not, let the authorities take action tomorrow. The two of them are now in a situation where they will prosper together and suffer together, so I want to ask you what you think."
Guo's father's voice also sounded very tired, as if he had used up all his strength to make the decision. It was cruel, but rational.
Because of Zheng Youning, the kidnappers knew almost everything about their family's financial situation. The supplies they demanded were all from the two families. There would be some left after giving them the supplies, but they still had to live a hard life. If there was another natural disaster, the whole family would not be able to bear any risk.
Therefore, after careful consideration, he also had the idea of giving up, but he still couldn't bear to leave his child, so he came up with this method.
If someone is willing to sacrifice themselves, someone who is good at diving can take the opportunity to sneak in and bring the two people out. Although there will definitely be a risk of infection due to the wound, there is no need to worry about the medical expenses. When the people are back, their family members will definitely not sit idly by and watch. With a doctor watching them, even if they die during subsequent treatment, it is better than them being tortured and finally dying at the hands of the kidnappers.
The Qiao family members in the living room looked at each other in shock, surprised that the Guo family had also given up.
Ji Yang was surprised and his heart moved slightly.
Xue Jianping felt the same pain as the other party, and could empathize with him. So after hearing this, he was as happy as if his Ren and Du meridians had been opened: "Okay! I agree, and I'll give you my share!"
If there is enough benefit, there will always be someone willing to take the risk.
Of course they were also taking a risk. The stagnant water was dirty and everyone knew that it should not be touched, let alone two people with broken fingers and obvious wounds. But they could only take a gamble to have a chance to survive.
The intercom was quickly hung up. Xue Jianping seemed to cheer up. He looked at everyone and said with a smile: "I didn't think of this. I was thinking of proposing to the country to let the government take action directly to take back the supplies and let them be buried with Ayang. Now it's good, there is a little more hope. I'll go now-"
He stood up and wanted to go to Guo's house to discuss how much supplies to take out to find someone to rescue his son.
Ji Yang was also sure that they really wanted to give up. She suddenly interrupted Xue Jianping and said, "If you really want to give up, I think I can give it a try."
Everyone: “Hmm?”
"What? Yangyang, stop making trouble."
"You're still a child, just listen to these things."
Qiao Yi was also quite touched, but still said: "Don't be stubborn, this is not a trivial matter"
The elders of the Qiao family shook their heads. Even Xue Jianping said quickly, "This is not something that can be done by one person. Maybe you don't know. The authorities have been slow to act. First, they are afraid that the other party will kill Ayang and his men. Second, the water quality is too dirty. The authorities have not disclosed it, but our family knows a lot. Even if there is no wound, you will have to go to the hospital if you drink a sip of this water. You can only risk your life. When the Guo family and I spend our supplies, there will always be people who want money over life. Don't interfere."
Ji Yang was speechless. There were many reasons why she said this.
On the one hand, she felt that Xue Yuanyang was not a bad person, and could even be said to be a simple good person. Even though he remembered that she did not help him, he still reminded her not to be deceived. She was really a little shocked.
Good people are the hardest to find in the apocalypse. Of course, the premise that she likes this kind of person is that he is not a teammate.
Secondly, it just so happened that this matter had something to do with her. She killed the second in command and others, which led to the two unlucky guys having their fingers cut off.
Third, favors are the hardest to repay. The kindness shown to her by the Qiao family is one of them, and Xue Jianping’s is the second.
If it was just Qiao Yi, she could ignore it, but she was sent to the Xue family by her grandparents since she was a child, and Xue Jianping was always very good to her. Qiao Yi was cold, so he gave her the best of everything as compensation.
In that case, just go with the flow and try to help.
Of course, there is another important point - there is a reward for doing this job!
The rewards for this kind of task are many times more generous than the normal rewards.
With this bounty, and relying on the Guo family's capabilities at the base, her pond will definitely be expanded!
Ji Yang was originally quite hesitant, because she herself was not completely sure, and she did not speak until she was sure that the two families really intended to give up.
Seeing that everyone in the Qiao family treated her as a child and didn't take it seriously, she said faintly: "I killed the eldest boss's brother. I was out for something yesterday and they targeted me, so I took them to a remote place and solved the problem in one go."
Qiao family: ???
Everyone was stunned and no one dared to speak for a long time.
Until one of the cousins broke down and said, "Are you kidding me?"
He looked at his fair and pretty sister. Although she wore short sleeves and her arms seemed to have obvious muscles, and although she had a big dog and it seemed that she had a good diet, and although...
It seems to be quite credible.
But how could she do what the kidnappers said, shooting her in the head? !
There are still eighteen people.
She killed eighteen people by herself???
Didn't everyone start to enter the apocalypse a year ago? Didn't that mean that we first started to use guns? Is it that easy to improve your accuracy?
If the aim wasn't so good, the boss wouldn't have taken action as an official.
Some of the younger people's gazes turned directly into admiration.
The older man calmed down and asked, "Did I hear it wrong just now?"
Xue Jianping was stunned. After a long while, he asked hopefully, "You mean you killed his brother? Are you sure you can rescue Ayang and the others?"
Ji Yang pursed his lips and shook his head: "I'm not completely sure."
She was actually a little surprised at Xue Jianping's calm attitude towards her. You know, the tragic condition of Xue Yuanyang's broken finger today could be said to be indirectly caused by her. He didn't seem to care about it and his focus was on saving people.
The thought flashed through her mind, and she said, "I'll try my best. The success rate may be... a little higher than the official method, and it will definitely be safer than you paying someone to do it."
The enraged boss must be treated with caution, otherwise it will be difficult to get away with it after she goes berserk. The official action may make a bigger noise than hers. As for her action, Xue Yuanyang and Guo Yao will not have to escape from underwater and risk being infected. She has a lot of weapons, so as long as she finds the person, it will not be a problem to hold on.
Of course, this is if everything goes well. If not, she would not risk her life for these two people. She would definitely run when she needs to. Her own safety comes first.
Xue Jianping looked at the two elders of the Qiao family and Qiao Yi, but did not speak. He wanted to try Ji Yang's method, but this matter was too important and too dangerous, so he had to see the opinions of the two elders of the Qiao family and her mother.
Qiao Yi frowned and was about to say something.
Ji Yang said directly: "If you really plan to give up, let me try. If it succeeds, everyone will be fine. If it fails... I won't be in any trouble, but they will just have to wish for the best. If you are still worried, forget it. I will leave here and return to Changnan City tomorrow."
The two elders of the Qiao family didn't say anything, as they were worried, but Ji Yang's attitude was obvious.
Qiao Yi shut up awkwardly and said nothing more.
Xue Jianping was torn between his conscience and his desires, but he still wanted to give his son a better chance of survival, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Then let's go directly to the Guo family!"
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Ten minutes later, the group met again at Guo's house.
The Guo family members looked at the person who was taking the task mentioned by Xue Jianping, and their mouths twitched: "This... isn't right?"
Seeing that it was a little girl, most people were disappointed. Stereotypes made them subconsciously judge people by their appearance and they didn't quite believe that she could save people from the kidnappers.
Yes, take the mission.
As soon as Xue Jianping arrived, she said she was there to take on a mission.
Ji Yang kept sighing that this cheap stepfather was very sensible.
It happened that Guo's father had gone to the official place, and the other members of the Guo family were still at home. When they heard this, their expressions became strange.
But Guo's mother didn't. When she heard that Ji Yang was willing to go out to save people, she ran out excitedly, knelt in front of Ji Yang, and cried in a hoarse voice: "Thank you, thank you! Whatever you need, I will give you everything I have! I only ask you to save my son, wuwuwu, he is not a bad boy, he shouldn't be so miserable! He is only in his twenties..."
Ji Yang quickly helped the man up: "No need to do this, I want to try, as long as you don't object, I will do my best."
"Okay, okay!" Guo's mother nodded repeatedly. Her daughter took over the conversation and she cried so hard that she was unable to speak.
The other members of the Guo family therefore did not dare to show their disappointment. They were all very attentive, serving tea and water. After all, they did not pay for the reward for issuing the task, and they could only get the reward if the task was successful.
Instead, it made Ji Yang feel uncomfortable.
Uncle Guo, who thought he was well-informed, shook his head secretly. This girl was shy and didn't look like she had ever been a soldier.
If you place your hopes on such a young and shy girl, you will probably be disappointed.
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