Chapter 27 Extreme Heat, Rescue Team
Jiang Si was right, the shelter could not shelter everyone.
Lu Zhifeng was also afraid to go. His protective gun would be confiscated, and he and his daughter would have to rely on others for the rest of their lives, without any real security.
The food Jiang Si exchanged for the father and daughter could last them at least three years if they saved it.
As long as they find a water source, they can find a way to grow some food on the watchtower.
Things will get better day by day.
After careful consideration, Lu Zhifeng asked Niuniu, "Do you want to stay?"
When Niu Niu smiled, her eyebrows and eyes curved like the bright moon.
"Wherever Daddy is, there I am, but I love our home more!"
Lu Zhifeng smiled and touched her head, then looked at Jiang Si: “We’re not going either!”
Qin Shen never showed any interest in the rescue team from beginning to end.
After everyone reached a consensus, he spoke: "Let's go."
After a few steps, Qin Shen stopped, his eyes deep: "They are coming."
The sound of footsteps approached them, and Jiang Si immediately said, "Go into our house first!"
Jiang Si led everyone and carefully avoided the traps in the yard. The moment they entered the room, a group of men and women in formal attire appeared in front of the dilapidated gate.
Jiang Si shouted, "Don't come in!"
The rescue team leader Song Hui stopped, and the people behind him also stopped, barely one step away from the trap.
Before Song Hui could speak, he heard Lin Zu gasping for breath and said, "Captain Song, it was them who secretly hid guns and ammunition, shot and injured my grandfather, and killed many people. You must take charge for us and bring them to justice!"
Jiang Linhai roared back, "You're talking bullshit! We were acting in self-defense! Were we waiting for them to kill us?"
"Then you are murderers too!"
Song Hui glanced at Lin Zu and said, "We are only responsible for rescue."
Lin Zu jumped up angrily, "They're murderers! If you don't care, who will? Don't tell me you're going to take these murderers back to the refugee camp!"
"That's right, you have a stable job, why don't you seek justice for us ordinary people? They killed someone, so they should be shot!"
In extraordinary times, it is difficult to easily judge who are good or bad.
Song Hui raised his calm eyelids and repeated, "We are only responsible for rescue."
His calm tone, set against the backdrop of the guns held by the rescue team members behind him, was full of authority that could not be disobeyed.
Lin Zu was speechless, gritting his teeth in frustration.
Song Hui shouted into the house: "We are the South City Rescue Team. Let's get out of the shelter right away. There is no time to waste."
Jiang Linhai's loud voice immediately rang out: "No!"
The people in the house didn't want to go, and Song Hui was too lazy to persuade them.
It would be dangerous if we couldn't return to the shelter before dawn and had no place to hide from the sunlight radiation.
Suddenly, several survivors fell to the ground at the same time.
Luo Yong hugged his frail wife and daughter and broke down in tears, "Comrade, leader, my wife and daughter haven't had any water for two days. Please give us some water first!"
"My husband is dying. If he doesn't eat, he'll starve to death."
"You are the rescuers. Where is the food? Where is the water? We have no strength left. Please carry us back!"
"Water...water...give me some water..."
Some people fell to the ground with their mouths open, and even had the illusion of drinking water in big gulps.
Everyone's emotions gradually became agitated. Those who had been able to endure it before were clamoring for water and food, as if they would grab the water bottles on their waists if Song Hui didn't give them anything.
According to the requirements from above, no one who needs help should be abandoned.
Song Hui ordered the team members to take off their water bottles and give them the compressed biscuits they had with them.
He was not very hungry, but was afraid of suffering any loss, so he pretended to be more frightening than someone who really fainted, and tricked the rescue soldiers into giving him food and water.
As a result, some people are well fed and full of energy, while others are just hanging on by a thread and are really about to die.
I've finally lived to this day and finally see hope. Who would be willing to die like this?
They crawled to Song Hui's feet, their bony hands grasping his ankles, their sunken cheeks gaping like skulls, "Comrade... Comrade... Save us... Save..."
Song Hui couldn't conjure up any food, and was just about to ask his team members to carry these people on their backs and send them back to the shelter as soon as possible.
Lin Zu's eyes flashed with a sinister look, and he pointed at Jiang Si's family and said, "I saw with my own eyes that they stole a lot of mineral water and food from other people's homes. If we ask them to give it back now, everyone will be saved immediately!"
Lin Zu's words were like a stone that caused a thousand waves.
"Why can they kill and rob and still get away with it? We kneel before you, and you refuse to save us. This is unfair, this is unfair..."
"Let them bring out the food and water, bring them out!"
"You don't care about our lives, so we went to the shelter and filed a complaint against you!"
Song Hui frowned. Deputy Captain Jiao Weisong glanced at his watch and said anxiously, "Captain, according to the length of the night last night, if we don't set off now, it will be too late. Otherwise, let the people in the house bring out some food and water!"
Song Hui glanced at him, then glanced at the excited survivors, and finally nodded, "Okay, go up and negotiate with them."
Shen Baoying said indignantly: "I thought this captain was upright, but I didn't expect that he would still believe those people's lies!"
"Those people wanted to kill us and steal our things. If we didn't fight back, they would have been eaten to pieces!"
Jiang Si and his men's food and water were plundered, which was not a good thing for Lu Zhifeng. He raised his gun and asked, "Are you going to give it to us?"
Jiang Si's eyes darkened, "Give me shit!"
She wanted to see if they had the courage to rob it.
Jiao Weisong took a step forward and the ground suddenly collapsed. Song Hui was quick to grab his belt and pull him back.
Jiao Weisong stopped and saw the sharp barbs in the trap that were shining coldly. He was shocked and scared, and almost got pricked into a hedgehog.
Song Hui looked carefully at the ground. It was a very flat surface, and there were probably several traps.
It's impossible to go forward and negotiate.
Song Hui lowered his eyes and said loudly, "I am Song Hui, the captain of the South City Rescue Team 5. I would like to borrow some food and water from you. I will definitely send someone to deliver it to you tomorrow night."
Hearing Song Hui's call, everyone looked at Jiang Si again, waiting for her to make a decision.
Jiang Si shook his head: "It's like getting something for nothing. Who can guarantee that they will pay it back after borrowing it? Even if it's official, I don't believe it."
"Besides, why should we be exploited by them just because we still have food? We are also victims of the disaster."
"What should we do then?" The other side has so many guns that if a real fight breaks out, we may not be their match.
Jiang Si looked at the stairs and said, "Let's retreat from the attic at the back. No one is here. Let's see how they can borrow it."
Everyone's eyes lit up, "Okay!"
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