Chapter 28 Relief Supplies
Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao not only checked for any remaining criminals upstairs, but also planted bombs on various floors. It would be best if they could all be made to disappear from this evil.
The fact that there were no other buildings or residents near this building is why the three of them dared to do this, so as not to harm innocent people.
The three surviving girls, who had already gone quite far, turned around at the sound and witnessed a scene they would never forget. In the firelight and smoke, the outline of the building gradually blurred; its existence had become a memory of the past, a vanished memory.
The three, with tears streaming down their faces, smiled at each other and continued walking towards home.
Gu Yanzhi and the other two glided a long way, watching from afar as the sinful building completely disappeared.
The night in City C was peaceful until a loud roar woke many people from their sleep. A large crowd of onlookers emerged, breaking the tranquility of the night, and the streets became bustling with people.
When Gu Yanzhi and the other two returned, they had to carefully avoid the crowd, as their attire made it difficult for them to go unnoticed.
As they approached the bottom of the building, the three changed into regular snow boots, removed their night vision goggles and masks, wrapped their faces in scarves, and put on down jackets over their temperature-regulating outer garments before blending into the crowd.
Several people downstairs were curious and came down to see what was going on. When they saw Gu Yanzhi and the other two, they didn't think much of it, assuming that they had just come down to take a look and hadn't run into them because they were early.
"Yanzhi, do you know what happened?" Zhang Qian asked as she saw Gu Yanzhi and the other two emerge from the crowd.
"We don't know either, we just heard that a building collapsed," Gu Yanzhi said, looking puzzled as if he had just overheard the discussion.
The building collapsed in an instant. Few people witnessed the collapse; most only saw thick smoke billowing into the air like a sandstorm.
After everyone gathered downstairs for a while to discuss the matter, the thick smoke gradually dissipated before everyone went home to rest.
Gu Yanzhi and the other two left home at one in the morning, and it was already dawn when they arrived home. Having also gone to bed late the previous night, all three were exhausted and sleepy.
I didn't even have time to eat; I just washed up and went to sleep.
I woke up again to the sound of urgent knocking on the door.
"Who is it? How annoying," Gu Yanzhi muttered, turned over, pulled the blanket over his head, and continued to sleep.
"You go back to sleep, I'll go check on him." Song Zhao was also woken up by the knocking. She patted Gu Yanzhi reassuringly, got out of bed, put on her clothes, and went out.
As soon as you step out of the room, the temperature in the living room is much lower than in the bedroom.
To avoid arousing suspicion if someone suddenly came to visit, Gu Yanzhi and the other two only turned on the heating in the two bedrooms and the study, and moved their meals and conversations to the study.
However, because the heating was on in several rooms, the heat dissipated, and the living room was still much warmer than outside.
As soon as Song Zhao opened the door, the cold air outside blew onto her face. Song Zhao silently wrapped her coat tighter around herself, and her previously drowsy mind instantly became clear.
"Uncle Zhang, what's the matter?" It was Uncle Zhang knocking on the door. He looked delighted, as if he had some good news.
"Little Song, the government's aid has arrived today!" Sure enough, Uncle Zhang brought good news as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Bring your ID card or other identification documents this afternoon, and you can go to the Songshan District Government to collect your supplies," Uncle Zhang said, his smile never fading. The government aid he had been waiting for for more than two months had finally arrived.
"Don't forget this afternoon, the whole family needs to go. It's divided by headcount, and we need to do a population registration. We'll all meet downstairs at 1 pm, so we can all go together and look out for each other. You go ahead with your work, I'll go tell the others."
Uncle Zhang left as soon as he finished speaking. Song Zhao wanted to say thank you but didn't even have a chance. Uncle Zhang's brisk departure showed that he was in a good mood.
"Who is it?" Gu Yanzhi asked groggily when she heard Song Zhao taking off her clothes. Song Zhao whispered to her that Uncle Zhang had asked them to pick up supplies that afternoon.
Gu Yanzhi said "Oh" and then fell asleep again.
Song Zhao set her alarm for 12 o'clock and lay down on the bed, holding Gu Yanzhi in her arms as she continued to sleep.
At 12 o'clock, the alarm clock rang on time.
Song Zhao and Gu Yanzhi got up, and then woke up Gu Yanlin as well. The three of them sat together in the study eating brunch. They hadn't eaten for almost 18 hours, and after expending so much energy in the middle of the night, they were all very hungry.
After filling his stomach, Gu Yanzhi finally had time to think. In his previous life, the government started the rescue efforts several days later than it was now. By the time government departments intervened, Gu Yanzhi had already been imprisoned by Gu Qiang.
After she escaped, she heard that the apocalypse came too suddenly and City C had no supplies.
Originally, supplies were transported from other places as soon as possible, but the entire city of C was enveloped by a huge vortex. It was impossible to feel anything from inside, and people and goods from the outside could not get in. It was said that several shipments were sent but were all swept away by the vortex.
The vortex only disappeared when the extreme cold arrived, but the people and supplies that were swept in vanished. In the previous life, due to the vortex and the inability to contact the people in City C, the country had relaxed its monitoring of City C. After all, the whole country was affected by the disaster, and limited time and energy could only be spent on places that could be reached.
The whirlpool in City C disappeared for several days before people realized it, and only then did they hurriedly send out rescue teams.
This life seems a little different now. The country believed the letter Gu Yanzhi sent out and kept a close eye on the situation in City C, which is why they were able to bring in relief supplies so quickly.
However, Gu Yanzhi was puzzled by one thing: since the country had already believed her letter, why hadn't they stockpiled some supplies in City C in advance?
Moreover, in my past life, I would see some government officials from the C city government coming out to appease the public, but in this life, they seem to have disappeared.
When Gu Yanzhi went out in the afternoon, her doubts were answered.
At 1 p.m., the people from Building 10 gathered downstairs on time. Each family brought a small cart, and the group of more than 10 people with 7 or 8 carts made a very conspicuous sight on the way to the Songshan District Government Building.
However, everyone is in a hurry to collect supplies, so no one is foolish enough to come up and provoke them.
As they walked, Uncle Zhang told everyone the news he had received that day.
Early in the morning, the government sent people outside the building with loudspeakers to call on each building's group leader to gather for a meeting. At that time, Gu Yanzhi and the other two were sound asleep and no one heard the call.
Anyway, Uncle Zhang is the default building leader for Building 10, so there's no need to consult everyone's opinions.
The meeting briefly explained why the relief supplies only arrived today. Originally, City C had arranged for rescue teams to be stationed there in advance and prepared relief supplies, but things didn't go as planned.
The rescue team had originally chosen a very safe location that would not be affected by the flood. However, the rescue team's camp miraculously collapsed the moment the rainstorm hit. At the time, the leaders of City C were also holding a meeting there, and they were all gone in an instant.
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