If Li Ke chooses to go to sea, it's tantamount to throwing himself into military observation, which means deepening his relationship with the higher-ups. In this way, Qiushan Base will also have someone to be selected.
Li Ke suspected that these people might have entered the core area, but judging from the behavior of these elders, they didn't seem to be going out as hostages.
If it wasn't a hostage situation, then it was an exchange of benefits. It's just that Li Ke seems to have unintentionally lost the opportunity to know all of this, but she won't regret it at all. No matter what, she can't let herself be put in danger of having her secrets exposed.
These people were all quite stubborn, only willing to use supplies to redeem themselves, and they didn't reveal any information to Li Ke. Li Ke wasn't in a hurry, and she didn't torture these people.
There's no need to do anything too undignified. There's still a long time ahead, and she doesn't want anyone's body to give out.
Holding the fifteen self-redemption certificates, Li Ke began to plan her harvesting route. She wanted to devise the fastest and most convenient route so that she could escape to sea. However, she did not intend to take these people with her.
She didn't intend to kill these people, so she couldn't let them stay in the space for too long; the significant time difference was also a problem.
Having planned the route, Li Ke left a cryptic message for Niu Dazhuang at the agreed-upon location a few hundred miles outside the safe zone. The message contained the place she wanted Niu Dazhuang to take with him, how many people he should take, and what they would likely do there.
After completing these tasks, Li Ke traveled by motorcycle during the day and by plane at night, heading towards his destination. There were a total of thirty-seven warehouses, some containing supplies and others containing mineral deposits.
Li Ke accepted all comers without hesitation. These places were naturally guarded, but for Li Ke, this was no big deal. She could simply come and go quietly, leaving behind all her treasures with a flick of her sleeve.
She was in a great mood while collecting the items here. It wasn't that she was greedy; it was just that these people annoyed her so much that it would be too easy for them if they didn't bleed a little.
Li Ke supports the Qiushan Base mainly because he has too much stuff in his space and can afford to support them. They are also quite capable and don't keep taking from him.
Li Ke thought to herself that she should keep this as a trump card, which she might be able to use when she was down on her luck. If she never got to use it, she could use it as a way to accumulate good karma in this new life. Otherwise, in this desolate apocalypse, she alone would not be able to consume all the resources in the space.
She has never been one to watch things go to waste without feeling bad, but donating them away for nothing is risky, and she doesn't want to harm herself by helping the wrong people. It would be better to give them to a group of people with a conscience, which would be both economical and valuable.
In just five days, Li Ke acquired twelve properties, and these earnings fully recouped all the money she had previously given away. Li Ke felt that next time she went back, she would have to give Song Xian and Qiu Feng some more benefits, otherwise these things would be used up too slowly.
After calculating the time, Niu Dazhuang realized that it would take at least half a month for him to reach the place he mentioned. However, he had to release the people in the space, as they had been kept under drugged for so long, and he was afraid that they would become mentally impaired.
Li Ke arrived at the agreed location ahead of time. It wasn't in the mountains or forests, but in a village. The bricks and tiles were dilapidated, with only the foundations remaining. Some plants and weeds grew sparsely in the village, indicating that no one had set foot here for a long time.
It must have been a long time ago that there was a need for those building materials, so Li Ke took up the high ground and observed that there was no one within a ten-mile radius before driving out a large truck at a more secluded intersection. The truck was loaded with construction machinery such as excavators and pile drivers. She was about to start infrastructure construction again.
After Qiu Feng escorted Niu Dazhuang out of the safe zone, the others who were with him also left with Niu Dazhuang. Only he drove alone back to Qiushan Base in the Eighth Ring Road.
Upon arriving at the base, he dared not rest. First, he pretended to contact Li Ke, but received no response. Then he contacted Song Xian, and finally, together with Song Xian, he contacted the Song family villa and the Mo family to inquire about the whereabouts of their respective base commanders.
The Song and Mo families naturally couldn't provide any personnel, and Song Xian and Qiu Feng couldn't immediately accept their explanations. They could only make arrangements for things at the base again before rushing to the Song family by plane to demand an explanation.
After all the commotion, the person was still not found. To appease them, the Song family sent some things as compensation, which Song Xian and Qiu Feng could only accept reluctantly for the time being.
But now, half a month has passed, and the news can no longer be hidden. Only Song Wenguang remains in the Song family, making them an impenetrable fortress. Since Song Wenguang has not appeared in public for half a month, his second brother has begun to get restless.
There are quite a few bases with internal problems as well. Madam Song has received a lot of phone calls recently, all of them subtly urging her to make a decision, or to find a way to save people, or to complain and vent her grievances.
Because of fear of phone tapping, everyone is very careful with their words. Yes, it's about phone calls. Signal towers have now been built in the core area, and communication within the security zone is now very convenient.
Mrs. Song has lost a lot of hair, and her tinnitus has become much worse recently. She can't take it anymore and wants to tell her children in the core area.
Just then, the butler rushed in: "Madam, there's a message coming in on the radio. It's the master's code. He wants everything to continue as usual, not to leak the news, and not to be anxious. He will definitely return. Wait for his message."
Madam Song was overjoyed: "Really? Did you say anything else? Did you reveal any other information? Do you know where the master is right now?"
The butler shook his head: "That's all. We've lost contact."
Madam Song felt dejected and depressed again: "How long will this last? My family is restless, I really can't take it anymore."
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