After living a new life, Jiang Ning has a deep understanding of the good and evil of human nature.
"I don't want to give it to them either, but this stalemate is not a solution. The only way for us to be safe is to let them go out and find supplies."
If people are really starving to death, they will completely lose their minds, and when it comes to a life-and-death situation, there is nothing they cannot do.
Only then did Zheng Weili agree.
Jiang Ning walked down and said to He Zhian, "You don't have to look for supplies together, but I can lend you the rubber boat for a day. And I suggest you don't rush to find food, but find a way to find a boat first."
He Zhian had not expected that the people on the 18th floor would agree to go out together. He just used some strategy, first making a request that they could not possibly agree to, and then settling for the next best thing.
He came here just to borrow the rubber boat. "Okay, thank you so much."
"But we're only borrowing it this time. What if you lose it or break it?"
"This...we are all neighbors..."
"Don't lie to me. Are there any neighbors like you who are so arrogant?" Jiang Ning said bluntly, "This is what we need to survive. Lending it is friendship, and not lending it is duty. Don't force it just because you have more people.
If you really want to piss me off, I won't lose if I kill one, and I'll make a profit if I kill two. If you're not afraid of death, come and do it!"
Survival is human instinct. They are indeed numerous, but who would be stupid enough to die? People have been killed on the 18th floor. No one dared to speak for a while.
He Zhian looked at them, feeling extremely furious. Just now they were all talking big but now they have become cowards.
But now, he can only go ahead with it, because his wife and children at home are still hungry.
He will take the lead in this matter, and relatively more supplies will arrive. Moreover, with him as the center, many things will be much easier to handle in the future.
"If it's broken, we'll just compensate you with another one."
"Words are not enough, written evidence is the proof."
"You..." He Zhian was angry, but after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and agreed, "Okay."
It's just a broken rubber boat, so what if I don't return it after I borrow it? One day when the flood recedes, I'll report it to the police and I'll just compensate her with another one.
After the deal was done, Zheng Weili went to write a document and both parties signed and sealed it.
After getting the rubber boat, He Zhian smiled like Maitreya Buddha, said a lot of nice words, and then signaled everyone to disperse.
"He Louzhang." Jiang Ning called him, "You are the one who borrowed the rubber boat. If anything happens, I will only look for you."
"That's natural."
Jiang Ning smiled at him, "You live in 1303, you have a wife and two children, and your mother has some foot problems, right?"
He Zhian was shocked and his face turned pale.
His scalp tingled, and he quickly said, "Don't worry, we will protect the rubber boat."
With so many calculating faces, how much supplies can a rubber boat retrieve? As long as the distribution is uneven, there will be chaos, so just fight among yourself!
Back on the 18th floor, Zheng Weili returned 2,000 yuan to Jiang Ning. "I wanted to pay, but the supermarket was too chaotic. We ran away with our things and didn't even have a chance to pay."
Jiang Ning accepted the money and said, "The order is in chaos now, but I believe the government will be able to control it soon. I will spend it when I have the chance."
The money was not spent, but the suggestion was made by Jiang Ning, and Zheng Weili decided to split the supplies she got back in half.
"The money hasn't even been spent yet, how can I take it from you?" Jiang Ning refused directly. "Besides, you risked your life to get it back."
"You can't calculate it like that. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be able to grab the supplies, and even if we did, we wouldn't be able to bring them home."
The two were determined, so Jiang Ning had to accept it.
Finally, she had no choice but to ask for two packets of noodles, some alcohol cubes and dried vegetables, and refused to ask for anything else.
After she left, Lu Yu discussed with his girlfriend, "The guy in 1801 looks cold, but he seems to be quite loyal. We are being watched now, so we have to work together. And without his help today, we won't be able to keep our things."
Zheng Weili agreed, "How about sending something over? That way we can officially get to know each other, and we can take care of each other in the future if anything happens."
Lu Yu packed five kilograms of rice and went to knock on the door of Room 1801.
Jiang Ning stood on the balcony and watched the rubber boat row out of the apartment building. Six men were sitting on it, all holding sticks as weapons.
People from other apartment buildings were jealous and some even wanted to come up and rob them, but they hesitated when they saw the sharp weapons in their hands.
1801 came over and knocked on the door. "Do you know where I can get gas?"
Jiang Ning not only knows about it, but has also been there. "I roughly know it, but that area is low-lying, and people were asked to evacuate before the typhoon came. There may not be people there now, and even if there are, they are under water."
The community is fully equipped with pipeline gas, and basically no one uses liquefied gas bottles. Portable gas and alcohol blocks are not durable.
To put it bluntly, even if we find rice, flour, oil and grain, we don’t have fire to cook.
Jiang Ning had space, but it would be easy to be exposed if there was no clear path. "There are a few snack bars at the entrance of the community. I saw them using gas cylinders. How about trying to get them up there?"
Lu Yu came over immediately, "What we lack most right now is not food, why don't we give it a try? But we have to be quick, if we wait until they come to their senses, there won't be even a dreg left."
Huo Yishen had no objection, and the few of them hit it off immediately.
Seeing Zheng Weili go out, he frowned, "Now that they're gone, what if someone breaks into the house?"
This is a problem. We are not afraid of lighting the light in the front yard, but we are afraid of a fire in the backyard.
Everyone discussed again and decided that each family would send one person, with Zheng Weili staying behind to look after the house and take care of Doudou, while Huo Yishen would provide the speedboat and gasoline.
Doudou was a little afraid of Zheng Weili, but she still nodded bravely, "Brother, you and sister should come back soon."
Huo Yishen touched her head and said in a soft voice, "Okay."
So, while the main force was out grabbing food, the people on the 18th floor were looking for liquefied gas bottles during the peak hours.
Lu Yu thought that if he found some extra food, he could trade it for other things if he was short of food.
As soon as the speedboat's motor started, it immediately attracted a lot of people's attention. Some of the thieves with unrepentant hearts actually dared to come, but the speedboat hit their faces so fast that they couldn't even see the back of the boat.
Several snack shops were submerged in the flood, but they were not difficult to find as there were reference points at the entrance of the community.
Jiang Ning took out a portable diving mask and a waterproof mining lamp, but the situation was a bit awkward.
Lu Yu was too sick to go into the water, and even if he dived he didn't have the strength to pry the door open.
The water was more than ten meters deep, and prying the door open was time-consuming and laborious, and Jiang Ning's lung capacity was not enough.
Huo Yishen picked up the diving mask and said, "Let me do it."
After putting on the diving mask and headlamp, Jiang Ning tied a rope to him and said, "The water is flowing fast. If there is any problem, pull the rope."
After 1801 dived, the two did not dare to slack off at all. They picked up sharp sticks and kept alert to their surroundings, guarding against others suddenly rushing out to rob them.
The flood was turbid. Lu Yu looked at something not far away and asked in surprise, "Aning, what is that?"
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