Chapter 100: Empty (23)
"It's completely empty down there, as if the cafeteria supermarket never existed. There's not a trace of it at all. This acid rain must be really bad."
It doesn’t work here in the supermarket, so I can only try my luck at the supply and marketing cooperative.
The supply and marketing cooperative was not far away, and there were no obstacles along the way, so they arrived at the cooperative soon.
The predecessor of the supply and marketing cooperative was a large supermarket. The floors of large supermarkets are generally very high, so this place was not flooded, but there was not much left outside. At this height, it would be submerged in water within one night.
But even now, it is very difficult for them to enter the supermarket. Moreover, they have to go in to get supplies and then swim back, which is simply an impossible task for them.
The two kayaks wandered around outside the supermarket for a long time. Finally, Lao Gao suggested, "It's made of glass on the outside. Can we break the glass and go in from here?"
Huang Jinghe immediately denied it, "That's definitely not feasible. Glass is transparent. Although we can't see clearly what's inside, we can still see clearly without water. If we break the glass and paddle in, we'll fall directly from the second or third floor to the first floor. At this height, we'll either die or be crippled. How can we even find supplies?"
Lan Jin also watched from outside for a while. She said, "We're actually not that far from the top right now. Why don't we get one person up first, then pull the others up, smash a hole through the top, and then slowly slide down through the hole to find the supplies. The acid rain is so corrosive, and every house is leaking. It shouldn't be too difficult to break down the roof."
Ling Jiang said, "But we need at least a rope to get down there. We brought a rope to haul supplies, but it's not very long."
"I did. I brought a long rope just in case."
Lan Jin carried a large bag when she went out, which was convenient for her to put supplies in and also for her to use as a cover to take out some necessary things, so this rope that didn't take up much space was just right for her to take it out now.
Of course, everyone was the same today. Not only did she carry a backpack, but the other three also carried out the largest backpacks in their homes.
But now that we have a rope, it's easy.
They found a spot to park the kayak. After stopping the kayak, Lao Gao climbed up first. After pulling everyone up one by one, the group began to smash holes in the ceiling.
Just as Lan Jin had expected, the hole was indeed easy to smash. Everyone held a tool in their hands, and in a short while they had smashed a small hole in the top. However, at this time, a new problem arose.
Just as they turned their heads to look at the supply and marketing cooperative through the hole, they found that there was nothing in the cooperative.
That's right, empty.
It's strange that such a large supply and marketing cooperative has nothing in it.
If there is nothing in the supermarket, it can be attributed to acid rain. Now that the houses are gone, it is normal that the things inside are gone.
What about the supply and marketing cooperatives?
When they wandered around, they could see clearly that there was not a single damaged spot around the supply and marketing cooperative. Not only that, it was not just without supplies, there was not even a shelf.
The supplies can be eaten, so it is understandable to take these things away, but these shelves are numbered. If they cannot be eaten, they cannot be exchanged for contribution points, so there is no use taking them away. Therefore, the supply and marketing cooperative does not even have empty shelves, which is really suspicious.
Lan Jin squatted there and thought deeply. In fact, she had noticed something was wrong since she was reborn. Whether in her previous life or this life, the actions of the people above her were too timely, as if many things had been prepared in advance.
For example, door-to-door registration before the poisonous fog, and subsequent emergency food.
In that emergency situation, people were busy taking care of themselves, so who would remember the dog? So it was strange to see dog food at that time.
If you say that it was because of the equipment that these natural disasters were warned in advance, that makes sense.
However, no matter how advanced the equipment is, it is impossible to predict everything in such detail. But if there is a person who has been reborn, then everything will make sense.
Even though the timeline of the natural disaster has changed, the order of the disaster has not changed. Therefore, with advanced equipment and the foresight of the reborn, there will be no problem in providing early warning and preparation.
So there is nothing here, it’s simply because they knew the heavy rainy season was coming and moved away in advance.
But once the things are moved away, life will only become more difficult for the residents.
But this was not her concern. There was nothing in the supply and marketing cooperative, so there was definitely no need to continue smashing the wall.
The four of them sat down in a circle around the cave in frustration, letting the rain pour down on their raincoats.
After a long moment of dejection, Lan Jin said, "In the office building. With so many people working there before, there must be something inside."
No.
Ling Jiang said, "The superiors swept the building earlier, and almost all the materials that needed to be recycled were recovered."
"There must be something we've missed. If we don't look for it now, we might not be able to find it later. Why don't we go check it out? It's right next door anyway."
Lao Gao was still very open-minded. He said, "Okay, I think it's okay too. We're all out here anyway, so why not take a look?"
The four of them got ready and got on the kayak and paddled towards the office building.
It was definitely impossible to get in through the door, but fortunately the office building had windows. After being corroded by acid rain in the early stage, they were knocked open by two male comrades in a few seconds. Then they went in one by one, and finally put away the kayak and began to look for supplies in the office building.
The floor they entered was the office on the third floor. Although it was empty, there were still some things inside compared to the supply and marketing cooperative next door. However, their luck was not very good. After searching the entire floor, they found nothing edible.
After searching the third floor, the group went up the stairs to the fourth floor. Judging from the logo at the door, this company originally made mineral water.
Huang Jinghe said excitedly, "It's such a big company, there can't be a bottle of water left, let's go find it quickly."
Ling Jiang and she went straight to the tea room. The cabinets and countertops in the tea room were empty, but at the corner they found an employee lounge, which actually had some things in it.
Lan Jin was sharp-eyed. The first thing she noticed was six boxes of mineral water stuck against the wall at the far end of the shelf. She walked over quickly and said excitedly, "Six boxes of water, all full. The packaging hasn't been opened yet. They must be drinkable."
Ling Jiang hurried over to take a look and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Not only was he relieved to have found water, but he was also relieved that there might be a lot of supplies in this building. "But we can't just take all the water back like this. There's bound to be someone who would covet it."
(End of this chapter)
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