Chapter 26 Snowstorm【VIP】
So next, Tang Tian and several others worked together: preparing food for the preparation, practicing weapons and sights, and taking out the map, thinking about the next place for zero-dollar shopping.
Having worked with 1702 across the street, I don’t know if they have been out together again recently, but Tang Tian thinks that Shen Boyun is a good teammate.
If he could come back and go out with her in his previous life, he would probably bring back more supplies and she wouldn't have to be beaten and scolded by Tang's father again.
Thinking of someone, Tang Tian frowned immediately.
She was holding a rope toy in her hand, and the lively and energetic Tan Tan kept pulling at the other end, showing her great strength.
It was snowing heavily outside the window, and the snow piled up to the height of a floor.
Two families on the first floor of Building 15 had already died. The snow was piling up higher and higher with no sign of stopping. The survivors on the second, third, and even higher floors were in a panic.
Only Tang Tian knew that the final accumulation of snow would reach the height of more than ten stories, and the apartment buildings in Hexinyuan were all 20 stories high. More and more people would move upstairs, which would cause a lot of trouble.
It was around that time that Tang's father's house was buried in snow, so he came to the door.
Fortunately, in this life, the mother and her two daughters are united as one, and they all listen to Tang Tian and are determined not to let Tang's father get any benefits.
The rumbling sound of the wind kept hitting the closed windows, and there were also some faint noises from upstairs and downstairs. I wonder if it was damaging the furniture.
Tang Yi looked out the window with a telescope, and suddenly saw thick black smoke rising from somewhere. Unfortunately, it was mostly blocked by the buildings and could not be seen clearly, but it must be something burning for heating.
Just when he wanted to ask Tang Tian to come over and take a look, Tan Tan suddenly relaxed and shouted towards the door.
Tang Tian turned on the surveillance camera and found that the person outside the door was Shen Boyun.
Thinking that he probably came this time for something important, maybe another invitation to buy something for free, Tang Tian turned on the surveillance speaker to ask.
However, what was unexpected was that Shen Boyun actually wanted to exchange supplies this time.
This kind of spontaneous activity has been going on in the building for a long time. At first, people were quite understanding. Since we had been neighbors for many years, we just helped.
But later on, natural disasters became more and more serious, and we didn’t have enough supplies, so of course we couldn’t continue.
Shen Boyun was a former police officer, and his sharpness, alertness, and observation skills were beyond ordinary people. Tang Tian understood that he might have seen something a long time ago, but just didn't say it directly.
Maybe he's begun to trust them more?
Tang Tian continued to inquire, and it turned out that Shen Boyun wanted to change the frostbite cream.
In fact, at the current temperature, it is no longer just a problem of frostbite, but a large area of frostbite. If you are not careful, you may even be frozen to death. Frostbite cream is just better than nothing.
Tang Tian thought for a moment, took out a piece of frostbite cream, opened the window on the door and handed it over.
Shen Boyun can be seen wearing a military coat and an old-fashioned cotton hat with earmuffs on his head, which covers most of his face.
Only those eyes were still slightly bright.
After hearing his thanks, Tang Tian suddenly asked:
"I think there's a big fire downstairs?"
Shen Boyun quickly explained:
"The snow outside the building is almost as deep as two stories, and the trees in Hexinyuan are almost all cut down. The security department decided to shovel the snow and then go to the underground garage to get cars to use as fuel. They should be burning it now."
Tang Tian raised her eyebrows after hearing this.
Now that she heard that, she remembered.
This security department was previously under the property management. After the property was evacuated, this security department stayed and took over all the security weapons and tools. Later on, it could be said to be the overlord of Hexinyuan.
The security department has shovels, but they shovel snow not for the residents of the community, but for themselves.
Burning the cars was a necessary evil. After all, if a car really caught fire, it would be reduced to a skeleton in just ten minutes at most; it was very inflammable. However, there were hundreds of scrap cars in the garage, which provided a good source of usable fuel.
As soon as the wind died down, the security department designated an area and started burning cars.
At first, residents were allowed to gather around fires to keep warm, but later they were not happy about this and announced that anyone who wanted to come and keep warm had to hand over supplies to the department, and the time would be determined based on the quantity.
Of course people were not happy about it, but the security department had weapons and tools such as batons, electric prods, steel forks, helmets, etc., and ordinary people really couldn't resist. Forced by force and the cold, some people had to swallow their anger and hand over the supplies.
Some people who really had no supplies even sent the women in their families over just to get a little warmth.
There were four people in the Tang family at the time, and they also went to warm themselves by the fire with the people around them. They were choked by the pungent smell of smoke and fire and started crying, and soon they were frozen.
Perhaps because there were three of them, mother and daughter, Jiang Yao had no other thoughts at that time.
When almost all the cars in the garage were burned, the community began to fall into chaos. Scenes that could only be seen on the news before the apocalypse became commonplace...
"This is for you.
The slightly shaking sound of Shen Boyun brought Tang Tian back to his senses. Looking down, he handed over a bag of instant noodles and two bags of pickled mustard greens in a plastic bag.
By the end of the world, even families used to stockpiling food had to finish eating it all, and what was left were foods that were easy to preserve.
However, these instant noodles are already a valuable item, after all, it is easier to get water in the current environment.
If there is a fire source nearby, you can make instant noodles and then eat a bowl.
Obviously,.
Tang Tian felt quickened and slightly curved her lips:
"Okay, that's all. Next time you want to go out, come find me."
Seeing the door closed and the faint sound of it being locked, Shen Boyun turned his eyes.
It feels like their new neighbor has always been so sure of victory?
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The blizzard is the last stop of extreme cold, but it is also the most difficult to endure.
After the snow almost buried the second floor, the surviving residents of Room 201 began knocking on doors one by one, asking for accommodation.
The residents of Room 201 were surprisingly not cold because they were buried in the snow. However, they realized something was wrong after a while.
The igloo isolates some of the temperature, but also some of the oxygen. Unless the door is open, you will soon feel suffocated.
But at this point, opening the door would be like inviting a wolf in. The residents of 201 had no choice but to move and find somewhere else to stay.
But naturally no one was willing to agree to this, so they had to grit their teeth and offer to bring their own supplies. After knocking on all twenty floors, they finally settled down in 1401 with their family.
However, the two families on the third floor were both survivors. Looking at the snow getting closer and closer outside the window, they were so worried that they wanted to bang their heads against the wall.
Just as Tang Tian expected, after the security department burned some cars, they asked everyone who came to keep warm to hand over their supplies.
At this time, many buildings had changed their so-called "building managers", who were used to being arrogant and had hot tempers. Some even brought weapons with them and wanted to challenge the security department to see who was better.
The view from the 17th floor is quite good. Tang Tian and Tang Yi are eating watermelons on the balcony as a small pastime in the apocalypse.
The weapons of the security department were indeed more formal than those of ordinary people. In addition, all the security guards in Hexinyuan were trained. They quickly proved their strength and gradually spread the news to the entire community.
Wang Hui didn't want to cause any more trouble, but there were no flammable materials in the community.
If you go outside to look for supplies, you will most likely come back empty-handed, and there may even be fewer people in the team. The feeling of despair is more terrifying than the cold.
News comes over the radio from time to time, but it is always roundabout. The actual situation should be worse than people imagine.
Many of the original facilities have been damaged by freezing rain, and now there is a snowstorm. Repairs have not been fully carried out, and the progress has been much slower.
The air-raid shelters can protect against the cold, but the snow must be cleared in a timely manner, and they are already overcrowded and can no longer accommodate disaster victims.
The authorities probably wanted to avoid causing greater panic, so they deliberately didn't mention these unpleasant things.
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That day, Tang Tian was practicing aiming in the living room when she heard two bangs. Tan Tan, who was chewing a toy next to her, was already used to the sound and was not frightened, but he still let go and barked twice towards the door.
If the dog doesn't bark constantly, it means the person outside the door is not watching his house.
Tang Tian wiped his sweat and turned on the surveillance camera.
"Aren't you a police officer? Our house is about to be buried in the snow. So what if you just need to stay for a while? We'll even provide you with supplies!"
"Exactly. Have you forgotten your previous responsibilities? I trusted you so much!"
Tang Tian curled her lips after hearing this. Sure enough, it was the survivors living on the bottom floor who started to make trouble.
Because of Shen Boyun's previous special identity, moral kidnapping was very easy.
But the end of the world doesn’t care about your previous occupation, and it treats everyone equally to the greatest extent - fortunately, everyone in 1702 is an understanding person!
Seeing that there was still no movement, the person in the front kicked the door twice angrily and turned his gaze to 1701 opposite.
Just when he was about to try his luck, someone stopped him:
"Don't go. This place is not to be trifled with. Last time Wang Hui wanted to send someone from this place to chop wood, they were bombed out. They're so stubborn, they're definitely not going to let us stay!"
The former spat and had to leave with the others in disappointment, and continued to go upstairs to beg for shelter.
Tang Tian was very satisfied with this.
It seems that being proactive still works.
Now she has three ability columns. If someone dares to attack again, it will not be as simple as just [Firecrackers].
With the wind and snow, the world gradually became covered in silver.
The place that had originally withstood the freezing rain was once again submerged and collapsed by the blizzard, and it was truly a sea of white.
The snow had already reached the fifth floor, and people had moved everything they needed to move.
Those who really can't find a place to go can only curl up at the entrance of the corridor, and there is a chance that they will become a stiff corpse the next day.
I randomly found a room on a high floor. Every day someone would crank the radio, hoping to hear some long-awaited good news, but every time I was only disappointed.
Wang Hui didn't dare to go out again, but if he didn't go out, he would have no chance to find supplies and fuel. Was he really going to freeze to death or starve to death in the building?
At this time, one of his subordinates suggested that since most of the residents in the building had died and could not take their belongings with them, the most important thing was the survivors.
So I just went to those houses to look for any usable supplies - the blizzard was so severe that this method would make it easier to get supplies.
After hearing this, Wang Hui became eager to try it out.
It would be a waste to keep things that you can’t take away, so you might as well make the best use of them!
However, he was not stupid enough to keep it all to himself. The subordinates who were willing to follow him were basically from the building. If they knew, other residents would naturally know as well.
So in the end, he required each surviving family to send one person to go into the building to look for supplies!
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