As evening approached, the sky was painted with a magnificent and colorful sunset, unfolding like a beautiful painting before our eyes.
Xu Anran stood quietly by the window, holding the train ticket that had appeared in her dream in her hand, which she then stored in her spatial storage.
When Fan Yunfei went to the restroom, she called Xiaofeng and Xu Liang to her side, took out the train ticket, showed it to them, and told them to keep it a secret. Then, she handed another train ticket to Xiaofeng, instructing him to keep it safe in his storage space.
After settling the ticket arrangements, all they needed to do was wait for rescue to get them to the shelter. For the past few days, they had been closely monitoring the messages and updates in the group chat.
Some people were very lucky, as their area happened to be near a shelter, so they sent the specific address to the group, and those who were closer were able to drive there themselves; others were on their way to the shelter by rescue teams; however, the vast majority of people are still trapped in different places, but fortunately they have enough supplies to last for a long time.
Those who had safely arrived at the various shelters actively shared their experiences there. It turned out that the country had established five such large-scale base-type shelters, which maintained close communication with each other.
The shelter closest to Shanghai is called Anyang Base. Those already there say it's located on an island in a lake and houses many tech professionals. Living conditions are tiered: tech personnel and leaders live in villas, while soldiers and staff live in apartment buildings. All these people eat in the canteen. Ordinary citizens mostly sleep in tents, though they can exchange supplies for apartments. As for food, they mostly earn points through labor.
According to people at the base, they are organizing manpower to provide rescue to several universities in Shanghai. Therefore, Xu Anran and her team have been paying close attention to the situation outside these past few days.
Inside the convenience store, people gathered; it was time to collect their supplies. As the clerk slowly pushed open the door, the crowd filed in, stuffing various items into their backpacks. However, unlike usual, after everyone had filled their bags, they didn't leave as they typically would.
At this moment, the administrator stepped forward and said, "I have an acquaintance who is currently at a place called Anyang Base. According to him, they are preparing to come here to carry out a rescue operation. Based on the timeline, they should arrive soon."
As he spoke, the administrator pointed to the supplies and continued, "There's so much stuff left here. It would be such a waste if we didn't take it all! So I suggest we distribute all the supplies today."
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned to look at Xu Anran and her group. Clearly, they had already discussed this matter downstairs and were simply relaying it to Xu Anran and the others.
Since Xu Anran and her group had ample supplies, there was no need for them to get involved in this conflict. Therefore, they nodded in agreement without hesitation, saying, "No problem, we have no objections."
Following closely behind the shop assistant, everyone worked together to move all the supplies out of the store one by one and arrange them neatly on the floor. Looking at the boxes full of supplies, the manager suggested, "How about we distribute these supplies equally according to the number of people? That would be fairer and more reasonable."
However, no sooner had he finished speaking than the blond-haired man in the crowd suddenly stood up, retorting with displeasure, "How can that be! In my opinion, everyone should take what they can, no matter how much they get." Seeing the blond-haired man's attitude, the administrator turned his gaze to Xu Anran, hoping she would speak up for him. Xu Anran seemed to ignore him completely, showing no intention of intervening in the matter what.
For a moment, everyone started arguing amongst themselves. At this moment, Xu Liang, who had been silently observing from the sidelines, finally couldn't help but ask, "Are we just going to stand by and do nothing?" In response to his question, Xu Anran simply took Xiao Feng's hand, stood firmly in place, and replied casually, "No need to pay attention to it. We're leaving soon anyway. We just need to observe from the sidelines."
Ultimately, the heated argument escalated into a noisy brawl. Seeing that Xu Anran and the others remained unmoved, Huang Mao, along with several other boys, forced the administrator to relinquish their authority and allow them to enter the building first to select supplies.
The boys were all burly and muscular. They entered the warehouse quickly and powerfully, each effortlessly carrying two or three heavy suitcases. These suitcases were filled with all sorts of food, leaving almost no room for anything else.
Although the group of blond-haired boys seemed arrogant and domineering, they didn't devour all the food; instead, they deliberately left some for those who arrived later. This gesture slightly eased the tense atmosphere.
Those who could only watch helplessly as their belongings were robbed dared not speak out. Their hearts were filled with resentment towards Huang Mao and his gang, and this resentment gradually spread to Xu Anran, who was standing nearby.
After all, in everyone's eyes, Xu Anran could have prevented the robbery from happening, but she did nothing, and everyone's face involuntarily revealed a few obvious resentments.
Witnessing this scene, Xu Anran felt a strong sense of irony. She thought to herself, "Truly, a little kindness breeds resentment!" She resolved to stay far away from these people once the rescue team arrived.
Back on the top floor, Fan Yunfei developed a habit of checking the campus surveillance system daily. On this particular day, he saw a large convoy of vehicles approaching the school gate. Upon closer inspection, he realized that all the vehicles were military trucks, and the soldiers inside, armed with advanced laser guns, were methodically eliminating the zombies wandering around.
It's worth mentioning that these laser guns fire silently, without alerting other zombies. At this moment, the soldiers had already begun opening the school gates, preparing to enter.
Seeing this, Fan Yunfei quickly gathered everyone in front of the computer screen and said, "Look! The rescue team is here! It looks like they might arrive at the library today."
Upon hearing the news, everyone's faces lit up with joy, and they quickly sprang into action, packing their belongings. After everything was ready, they sat together, intently watching the monitor, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the rescuers.
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