Chapter 082 Chapter 82
Xie Muzhi didn't understand, but he changed his tone: "Sure, how do you trade? How about potatoes?"
"Of course!" The woman was overjoyed and proudly raised her eyebrows at the two people beside her.
Then the two men took two steps forward, raised the kettle in their hands and asked enthusiastically, "Boss, how much do you want to change? We brought ten liters here alone."
Xie Muzhi: "Then let's change them all. Here are five pounds of potatoes. I'll get off the car later."
He took out five pounds of potatoes from the space.
Ji Yang's place is basically empty. He only replanted it after he came back a while ago. The land he used was the one that was used to grow vegetables. The original area was 850 square meters, but now it has been changed to 350 square meters for growing vegetables and 500 square meters for growing sweet potatoes.
Xie Muchi has planted a lot of potatoes, and many of them are wilted and have sprouted. If they want to eat some, they have fresh potatoes, so they can take them out.
Ji Yang took the potatoes and got out of the car.
He then took Xixi and Wangwang back to the space.
Otherwise they will get hurt in the fight later.
When she opened the door, Xie Muchi had already prepared his gun, so he could shoot immediately if the other party intended to move.
As the deal was concluded, the three men, though still on guard, moved a little closer and tried to talk to Xie Muchi: "Brother, are you going to Xihai City?"
Xie Muzhi replied perfunctorily: "Yeah."
"Brother, who are you looking for? We've met quite a few people here, you can tell us something." The woman approached inconspicuously and continued to ask.
"Find a relative, a male, 45 years old, about 1.7 meters tall, with a scar on his face..." Xie Muzhi said.
The three of them looked at each other and shook their heads in disappointment. Just as they were about to say a few more words, Ji Yang came out from the other side of the car. The three of them showed a slightly surprised look, but soon said enthusiastically: "Hey, here we come, here, this is our bucket, but we can't give it to you."
"Okay, I'll give it back to you when I'm done." Ji Yang smiled faintly. She didn't wear a mask this time, not because someone who has eaten humans would have any smell, but...
She used herself as bait.
Before the natural disaster, many wild beasts that had eaten humans would generally be shot, because after eating humans, humans became one of the food items for those wild beasts, and because human flesh was more tender than that of other wild beasts, they would most likely hunt humans specifically.
At this time, natural disasters occurred frequently and supplies were scarce. People who had eaten human flesh would naturally look at other people with eyes no longer filled with curiosity, scrutiny, or appreciation. It would be difficult for them to control themselves from showing a hint of appetite.
Especially a...clean, fair...woman.
Just like a person who has been hungry for a long time, when a plate of delicious braised pork appears, he is bound to feel greedy.
Ji Yang handed over the potatoes in his hand and said, "You have to return this bag to me too."
"Okay." The woman took it with a smile, her eyes moving from her face to the arm and hand.
In fact, it is not very white and tender. After all, she was exposed to the sun for a long time while driving. Even if she tried hard to apply sunscreen, it is impossible not to change color completely. But she is still much whiter than others.
The neck and arms exposed outside were obviously not exposed to the sun. There were no sun spots, no signs of sunburn, and no messy scars.
There was a hint of desire in her eyes and she swallowed.
When Ji Yang took ten liters of water from another man, the two men became even more explicit.
His eyes were reluctant to move away, his Adam's apple rolled, he had a smile on his face, but he was still trying hard to restrain himself.
Ji Yang got goosebumps all over his back.
She couldn't be 100% sure, but she was 99% certain. The remaining uncertainty was just because she was afraid that these people might have other situations.
After getting the bottled water, Ji Yang returned to the car, transferred the water into the bucket, and quickly went over to return the bucket. He also took the plastic bag of potatoes. Five pounds of potatoes were not a lot, so they each took a few and shared them.
She was about to turn and leave.
The three men hesitated for a moment, and one of them secretly swallowed several times and said, "Hey, hey, hey, two bosses, are you really not going to change some? Who else do we have? Your RV must use a lot of water every day, right? If you are worried, we can send water over!"
Another man and a woman immediately chimed in: "Yes, bosses, no matter which city or base we go to next, they may not have as much water as we do!"
"I heard that if we go further to the West Sea Base, it's almost a desert over there, and we have to rely on seawater for everything. The price is much more expensive than here!"
Ji Yang glanced at Xie Muchi and blinked.
Xie Muzhi understood and said casually, "Really? Then how much water do you have to trade?"
Wu Laixi, who spoke first, said immediately: "At most one hundred liters can be freed up!"
One hundred liters can be exchanged for fifty kilograms of grain.
The weather is hot now, and even if there is underground well water, it cannot be as abundant as before the natural disaster. Being able to free up 100 liters is indeed a considerable amount.
At this time, Ji Yang also returned to the car. Xie Muzhi slowed down and said, "We can trade, but the water quality must be the same as this time. How about it?"
"No problem!" the three of them spoke quickly.
The next step was to discuss the transaction method. The three of them had just said that they could send the water here, but when Xie Muchi agreed to the deal, he changed the subject. One hundred liters of water was too much, and moving it in the current temperature would be a strenuous job. If they really wanted it, they would have to add food.
The first thing he said was thirty kilograms.
It’s almost as much as the grain traded.
Xie Muchi naturally refused, so the three tried to persuade him kindly, saying that they were driving a car anyway, so at least they could get closer, and thus they could move everything in one go and complete the transaction as soon as possible.
The person who said this sounded sincere and seemed to be thinking about them and hoping to save some food.
Xie Muzhi also made some concessions: "Okay, but the transaction must be carried out at 4:30 in the morning."
After a little thought, they agreed.
The three of them left happily immediately.
Xie Muzhi closed the window and saw that they really left. He looked at Ji Yang with a heavy look in his eyes: "They... have problems!"
Ji Yang nodded: "They looked at me as if they were looking at a plate of meat."
Even though she had seen this kind of gaze many times in her previous life, she still felt creepy every time she was looked at by such a person.
Then the two looked at each other and understood what the other meant.
If it is an ordinary robbery, they will not bother to pay attention to it unless it offends them. However, this kind of thing still needs to be dealt with sometimes. People still have to have a bottom line. Otherwise, the situation will escalate and there will be a relationship of eaters and being eaten between people. Then, when a natural disaster occurs next, there will be no need for everyone to find food, and it will be easier to kill each other.
——
After discussing how to deal with tomorrow, they released Xixi and Wangwang, and the two of them quickly took a shower and went to bed.
Just as I lay down, the car seemed to be hit by a small stone.
With a "dong" sound, Xixi suddenly stood up and barked: "Woof woof woof!!!"
Ji Yang and Xie Muchi also got up quickly.
The lights were turned off, and by slightly raising the curtains, I could barely see if there were any people around.
Xie Muchi didn't see anything, but Ji Yang just happened to see a few black outlines clearly visible in the night. They raised their hands high to show that they had no ill intentions.
After two minutes of stalemate, two of them cautiously moved closer: "We have no ill intentions, we just have something to tell you!"
The voice was not loud, as if he was afraid of being heard.
If Ji Yang hadn't opened the window a little in advance, the sound would have been blocked out.
But since she heard it, she said, "Go ahead."
The two walked closer and stopped about five meters away. Then they said, "Don't trade with them. There's something wrong with them! We passed by here a few days ago and three people in our team were lured away by them. They haven't come back yet. When we asked them to return them, they said they didn't know and said they would let us search. But when two people went to check, the people were gone again!"
"Yes, they are definitely up to something! Be careful!"
Ji Yang: "Got it, thank you."
After she finished speaking, the two of them didn't speak for a while, but they didn't leave either. Instead, they pushed each other, as if they were struggling with something.
If they didn't leave, Ji Yang couldn't sleep well, so he just sat there and waited to see what they were going to do.
Fortunately, they didn't hesitate for too long, and one of them said, "Well... can we cooperate? We want to rescue those teammates from before. We just observed that you want to trade with them. As long as you help kidnap two people from the other side, you have a car, kidnap them and run quickly, and drop them off halfway. We will take over, and we don't need to trouble you too much!"
Ji Yang decisively refused: "No."
The two of them immediately lowered their heads in disappointment and turned away helplessly.
One of them suddenly turned around and said, "I still have to remind you that we suspect the meat there might be something wrong. It is very likely human flesh. Please pay attention."
After saying that, he sighed and left.
Ji Yang took a look and confirmed that they had really left before locking the window, drawing the curtains, and returning to bed.
Take a rest quickly.
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At four o'clock the next day, the alarm clock rang.
Ji Yang turned off the alarm clock, threw his phone into the space, and then slipped into the space. Xie Muzhi, who was outside, was more accustomed to washing up in reality, so he went to the bathroom.
Just when we were almost ready, Xixi sounded the alarm.
Someone is coming.
It’s the same three people from yesterday.
As soon as Fu Zhanlian arrived nearby, he spoke enthusiastically: "Two bosses, it's half past four, and our water is ready. We can trade at any time."
The woman's voice was crisp and clear.
Ji Yang opened the curtains and took a look. It was 4:30 in the morning and the sky was already light. The light made his vision clear and he could roughly see the appearance of the three people outside. Last night he only saw their body shapes, but when he took a look today, he always felt that these people's faces looked a little strange.
At first glance, they all look like ordinary people. Among them, the woman named Fu Zhanlian is quite pretty. Her skin is inevitably dark, and her smile is quite kind. But her eyes, no matter how full of smiles they are, give people the illusion of having animal pupils?
Ji Yang opened the window a little: "Okay, please lead the way."
"Okay, you two just drive this way." Wu Lai Xi immediately pointed in a direction and went over first. Ji Yang then realized that they actually came here on bicycles, but it was too dark last night and the distance was not too close, so he didn't know the specific situation.
At this time, the three of them were riding their bicycles in front to lead the way.
Xie Muzhi had already arrived at the driving area, opened the front blind, started the car and followed. The distance was not close, and because they were riding bicycles, they were not going very fast. It took about 20 minutes. Wu Laixi pointed to a community in front where people were waiting, and said, "It's right there. You two can just drive in."
The three of them looked natural and quickly rode their bikes in first.
It seemed that the trading method that was not close to what was discussed last night was naturally forgotten, and he directed them to go in.
Xie Muchi didn't hesitate, as if he was led by their words, and just drove in.
Just after passing a few houses in the front row, I saw a building at the back.
There were still quite a few people here at this time. A quick glance showed that there were about thirty or forty people, mostly old and young. There were relatively few young people. They were eating. The children seemed to be full and were playing and fighting with a small piece of meat in their hands.
Compared to the people in the base outside, everyone here is neatly dressed and looks good. Although there is no fat person, none of them are as thin as skeletons.
When they saw their car, everyone was very curious, and some children even came around with curiosity on their faces.
"Wow! What a big car!"
"This tire is so tall, taller than me!"
"Grandma, look, what a big car—"
There was also a child who was attracted by the noise here before he finished his meal. A parent quickly scolded him. The rest of the people who were eating watched and ate at the same time. It seemed that they were eating porridge and sweet potato rice, but in addition to the aroma of porridge and sweet potato, there was also some meaty aroma lingering in the nose.
It smells like bacon, the kind with stronger seasonings, so the aroma is relatively obvious.
Seeing this scene, if one was a little less cautious, one might think that one had strayed into the Peach Blossom Spring by mistake. In this world of natural disasters, there actually is a pure land, so peaceful and harmonious.
The elderly and children are especially likely to let down their guard.
"Okay, stop touching it!" Fu Zhanlian smiled and patted the arm of a child who was touching the car, then said, "Please wait a moment, bosses. We will bring the water over right away."
Then Wu Laixi and Wu Xingdong went over. Some people in the crowd congratulated them on the deal and said they could earn some commission. The two men laughed and cursed and went into the basement of the community.
After a while they came out, each with a ten-liter bucket, followed by two older people also holding buckets: "Sorry, we don't have enough buckets, so we'll split into two groups."
This time it was Xie Muchi who went down to answer it.
Ji Yang is in charge of vigilance.
As soon as the man got out of the car, his tall stature and the obvious muscle outline under his clothes immediately made the people outside a little nervous, but they soon relaxed and handed over the bucket.
After emptying several buckets, they were returned and waited for them to fill them again.
This time Fu Zhanlian said, "We need to refill the water. The two bosses will have to wait a little longer. I will go over to help. Don't worry, we are very safe here."
Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi smiled and let them leave.
After all three of them entered the basement, within a few seconds, a man with a somewhat wretched face suddenly came over and took out a piece of bacon from his arms. It was the size of a palm and looked like a piece of hind leg meat. It was mostly lean meat. After processing, it had a dark color and was shiny.
It was very similar to the meaty aroma I had just smelled in the air.
The man lowered his voice and said, "Boss, do you want meat?! My meat is cheap, and only ten kilograms of grain will do. If it's rice, three kilograms will be enough. How about it?"
This attitude makes it seem like some shady deal.
The corners of Ji Yang's mouth twitched, but when he glanced at the meat, he couldn't help feeling nauseous.
No matter how good it smells, it's disgusting to think about what it's made of.
She was too lazy to speak, so Xie Muzhi had to respond: "What kind of meat is this?"
"Pork!" The man said calmly, puffing out his chest. "This is the wild boar we hunted in the mountains before. The meat is very fragrant! And look at the seasonings. They are all made from spices we have stored for a long time. If we were not short of food now, I would not be willing to take them out to exchange!"
"It does look good." Xie Muzhi glanced at it, somewhat interested, but also wary, "Is it some weird meat?"
"Really not!" The other party immediately denied it, and took out a finger-sized piece of meat from his arms, carefully broke it open a little, revealing the texture of the meat inside, "Look, isn't this pork?"
Then he tore off a piece and put it into his mouth, tasting the delicious taste in ecstasy, smacking his lips and saying, "It's really delicious!"
Ji Yang sighed. In his past and present lives, he had mostly used these methods. How could an ordinary person have ever seen cooked human flesh? Especially since he had taken a piece of muscle, which had been marinated before, the meat was dense and the texture was naturally more similar. It was impossible to tell the difference by this.
Many people don’t even know what kind of meat they are eating.
Xie Muzhi's eyebrows moved slightly, as if he had made up his mind: "Okay."
When the two parties were trading, they naturally could not give each other fine grains. Instead, they gave ten kilograms of potatoes and got such a small piece of meat.
——
The car door closed and the two looked at each other. Xie Muchi immediately put the thing into a garbage bag, then took out a similar bacon, took it to the kitchen, chopped it into pieces, and put it in water to cook.
The aroma of meat and seasonings spreads in this small space. There is no need to open the windows specifically, as the air conditioner and the circulating wind inside and outside will bring the air out.
Soon there seemed to be some movement over there. A child walked towards the garage with a smile, and another middle-aged man quickly followed.
Then Fu Zhanlian came out with a bucket of water, "Hey, the two bosses must be waiting anxiously. It will be ready soon. There is still a little left." She raised the portion in her hand and said, "This is for you first."
Xie Muzhi was about to open the car door to receive the things. The aroma filled his nose. Fu Zhanlian smiled and said, "Oh, they are cooking meat. I was thinking of asking the two bosses if they want to trade meat. We still have some bacon left. We gave them a lot of seasonings. It's not bad in such hot weather."
"No, these are enough." Xie Muchi immediately refused.
Fu Zhanlian gave him a disappointed look, then glanced inside the car. Ji Yang was drinking a bowl of meat soup. Her smile deepened and she turned around and left quietly.
Five minutes later, another batch of water was delivered.
Wu Laixi urged with a smile: "Boss, open the door, the water is here!"
There was no movement in the car.
Then he knocked twice more, the sound even louder: "Boss, open the door! The water is here. If you don't want it, we won't return the remaining food..."
Still no movement.
The few people were not surprised until they saw one of the two men wearing a bulletproof vest and a bulletproof helmet and running to the driver's seat with a pale face to drive. They suddenly became anxious and immediately shouted: "Grab your weapons! Quick!"
"Hurry, there's meat to eat!"
"Let me taste that woman! Her flesh is so tender!"
"I want to eat a man's—"
Green glowing eyes was no longer an exaggerated adjective, but a real feeling. Xie Muchi, who was besieged, felt as if he had become a wild boar in their eyes!
All the people, men, women, young and old, who had just been enjoying the cool breeze and eating here, turned into man-eating beasts, picking up all kinds of tools, knives, guns, sticks and clubs, and rushed towards the car. Several teenagers in their teens excitedly moved the iron plates hidden in the corner and placed them on both sides of the road that the vehicle must pass.
The younger children and the elderly hid inside and looked at this side excitedly.
Some children couldn't hold back and were already shouting: "Eat meat! There is meat to eat!!!"
A hint of coldness flashed across Xie Muchi's eyes. The car started and moved forward suddenly. Then the steering wheel was quickly turned to the left, and the car body twisted, revealing the side with the open window.
Everyone had already been prepared for their final counterattack and did not approach them. Such a sudden drift did not cause them any harm, but when the car window faced them, there was a shotgun there, with the muzzle pointed at them.
The moment you face them.
The woman, who should have been curled up in pain from the poisoning, was actually full of energy. She quickly threw two grenades at them and then immediately pulled the trigger.
The noise of "Bang, bang, bang—" suddenly exploded amid the other party's roar.
Bullets one after another pierced into the enemy's eyes in a strafing posture. Shotguns were the most effective for close-range shooting. Then two grenades exploded at the same time. The car turned around again, and Ji Yang's gun continued to shoot at the fish that had escaped the net steadily.
"ah!"
"Help--"
“Run!”
The enemy was completely routed.
Ji Yang and Xie Muchi did not stop until there were no more survivors on the ground and the smoke from the explosion completely disappeared. The car stopped, and Ji Yang quickly reloaded his ammunition. Xie Muchi also took his shotgun and grenades and got out of the car.
This group of people live in the basement, so there must be quite a few people in the basement. Try to kill as many as possible. If the remaining people are alive, they will not be able to accomplish anything.
The guns fired all the way without stopping.
Until we arrived at the basement door.
Ji Yang threw a grenade over.
"ah!"
There were several more screams.
It was probably the person who was waiting at the door.
"Run!" After the explosion, the remaining people inside knew that the enemy's firepower was too strong and they could not defeat them at all. They did not dare to stay any longer and chose to flee one by one.
The two followed closely behind and entered the basement completely.
As soon as I entered, I smelled a foul odor.
The smell is like that of a corpse.
It is not the smell of animals, nor the smell of seafood, but a kind of smell that makes people repel from the bottom of their soul.
The smoke had not yet dissipated, and in the slightly hazy vision, hangers of meat were seen, weighing dozens of kilograms. The little bit of meat saved by this group of people was a drop in the bucket.
Among these smells, in addition to the stench, there is also a hint of fragrance mixed in. The strong seasonings cover up the stench of human flesh, and then it is traded. At the same time, drugs are added on it. As long as they take the bait, it will be a new round of ingredients.
Ji Yang just glanced at these scenes quickly.
Then he fixed his eyes on those who were fleeing, and shot them immediately if they appeared in front of him.
The two men tacitly chased in two different directions, one on the left and one on the right. With guns to make up for the distance difference, they basically hit the target with every shot. Seeing that the only person in sight was about to catch up, that person hid behind a pillar and shouted in panic: "Let me go, please let me go! We are also forced!!!"
"It's all the fault of the Qingtian Gang. They forced us to do this! They wanted meat, but we couldn't afford it, so they didn't give us food. We exchanged the meat for food. If you have the guts, go fight the Qingtian Gang..."
Ji Yang paused his attack for a moment, but soon threw a grenade at him as soon as he finished speaking.
The rolling sound of "Gurgle——" was like the sound from hell.
The man's hair suddenly stood up, and he suddenly appeared in the midst of collapse, pointing the gun in his hand in the direction of Ji Yang: "Bang bang bang——"
Three shots in a row.
But it misfired on the fourth shot.
Ji Yang quickly rolled over to avoid the bullet, which grazed the tip of her shoe as she rolled over. A streak of black suddenly appeared on the toe of her comfortable and breathable white shoe. It was almost bullet!
Luckily she dodged quickly enough.
At the same time, an explosion was heard near a pillar not far away, and the man disappeared completely.
——
There was still movement on the side where Xie Muchi was chasing, but Ji Yang didn't hear any movement on his side, so he simply stood up and went to the exit.
They all had space, were wearing bulletproof vests and helmets, and had so many weapons. Ji Yang still trusted Xie Muchi, so he went straight up to see if there were any fish that had slipped through the net.
As soon as I went up, I saw a few sneaky figures.
Ji Yang subconsciously wanted to shoot.
"Ah, don't kill me!" one of them screamed.
Ji Yang recognized his voice and immediately pointed the gun downward.
With a "bang", the bullet hit the ground.
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