Chapter 10 Rescue Supplies
[Please be wary of this person; they may be a scammer who will try to gain your sympathy by asking you to buy a boat, which they will then resell at a higher price. @PropertyXiaoYang @PropertyXiaoZhang]
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[Holy crap, I just got scammed by this guy too! I bought a speedboat from him, and he blocked me as soon as I transferred the money.]
As soon as Liu Sisi's message was posted in the group, someone from the next building immediately spoke up.
[@Everyone, the weather has been bad these past few days, and supplies are tight. When buying supplies online, please be wary of scammers. Try to buy from reputable platforms and avoid private transactions.]
[@Everyone, please change your group nickname to the format: Building Number-Room Number-Nickname. The property management will check each group in one hour. Those who don't change their nicknames will be removed from the group. Please also help check and promptly notify the property management if you suspect anyone is not from this community. Thank you for your help.]
Property manager Xiao Yang: [@All homeowners who have been scammed, please message me privately. We'll collect the evidence and report it to the police together.]
When this residential complex was initially developed, it was intended as one of the wedding homes for his daughter and future son-in-law, so Mr. Gu put a lot of effort into the property management. The property management was very responsible and responded promptly, providing a solution immediately.
About half an hour later, the property management sent another police report receipt in the group chat.
[@Everyone, we've already reported this to the police. Other communities have experienced similar incidents. The police suspect it might be the same group committing the crimes and are currently investigating. Please be patient. We also remind all residents to be vigilant and purchase items only from legitimate channels.]
Gu Yanzhi had already finished eating and was now lying on the sofa like a corpse.
Song Zhao pulled him up and kicked Gu Yanlin, who was lying next to Gu Yanzhi, saying, "Get up, you two need physical training."
The rain will likely continue for about two more months, and the three of them need to improve their physical fitness during this time. After the torrential rain ends, there will be extreme cold, and by then, social order will gradually descend into chaos. Before that happens, they must have sufficient means to protect themselves.
The three of them went to the 17th floor together. During the renovation, the 17th floor not only had a planting room and a storage room installed, but also a gym was specially built for this purpose.
Of the three, Gu Yanzhi had the worst physical fitness. Although she had spent ten years wandering in the apocalypse and was physically strong and had great endurance, that was in another world. Now, she was just a recent college graduate who hadn't experienced as much hardship, so her physical condition was clearly not up to par.
Song Zhao has the best physical fitness. He maintains a daily fitness routine and regularly engages in military-style training. It can be said that many soldiers are not as strong as him.
The training plan was also formulated by Song Zhao based on each individual's physical condition.
The main goal is to improve physical fitness and strength as quickly as possible. The aim isn't to achieve the same military-like physical attributes as Song Zhao, but at least to have the ability to protect oneself and escape quickly in the face of danger.
For about two weeks, they spent their time eating and sleeping.
That evening, they had just returned from training on the seventeenth floor when there was a knock on the door.
"Good evening, Sister Yanzhi."
"Xixi, Uncle Zhang, good evening."
The people who came were Zhang Qian and her father.
"Miss Gu, Mr. Song, our building has organized a team to go outside and find some supplies."
“We’ve been running out of food lately, and there’s been no news about government relief. The rain has gotten a little lighter today, so we’re thinking of going out together tomorrow to see if we can find anything to eat. Would you like to join us?”
After exchanging greetings, Uncle Zhang went straight to the point about his purpose.
In the first week, the supermarkets were still open, and you could still buy some food. But starting that week, the rain outside became heavier, the wind was so strong that you couldn't open your eyes, making it difficult to go out, and the supermarkets were completely out of supplies.
As early as the fourth day of the heavy rain, the signal was cut off, communication was disrupted, and the situation outside was unclear. In the past few days, people who occasionally went out said that there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, and the rescue teams had long since withdrawn, causing widespread panic.
To make matters worse, the tap water supply was cut off three days ago. Many families who don't have the habit of storing water have no choice but to collect rainwater, let it settle, boil it, and then use it.
Thanks to Gu Yanzhi's timely reminder, the four households in their building had a decent amount of food stored up, and people from the neighboring building even braved the heavy rain to borrow some. However, their supplies are almost gone and they urgently need to replenish them.
"Okay, we really don't have much food left either, we're still trying to figure something out." Although the internet is down, the four households in Building 10 have a good relationship and occasionally chat. Therefore, Gu Yan knew they were fairly aware of their current situation.
Although they weren't actually lacking food, they couldn't stay cooped up at home indefinitely. Their supplies needed a legitimate source to avoid arousing suspicion.
After discussing their departure time for the next day, Uncle Zhang took Zhang Qian and left amidst her reluctant expression.
[Sobbing, I really want to live with Sister Yanzhi forever. She's such a beauty, I'm drooling!] This is Zhang Qian's inner monologue.
The next day, at 6:30 in the morning, the alarm clock woke Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao.
After lying lazily in bed for a few minutes, the two got up and got dressed.
When I got up and opened the curtains to look outside, the rain today was about the same as yesterday, and even seemed a little lighter.
After washing up, Gu Yanlin was already waiting in the living room.
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