Chapter 107 Borrowing a Kayak (33)
"Yes, we can exchange supplies with you." Su Han felt that there were not many people who had kayaks at the moment. As long as he could find a supply point, there were so many supplies in the nearby supermarkets and supply and marketing cooperatives. How many supplies could be used to borrow a kayak? It was just a few in number, so he didn't feel bad about it.
However, isn’t Su Han’s plan the same as the one they had planned before?
Lao Gao said bluntly, "I'm not saying anything, but the supermarkets and supply and marketing cooperatives don't have any supplies at all. We already went there yesterday. If that's what you're thinking, don't bother."
Su Han was surprised, "What? There are no supplies in these two places."
Su Han was not worried that Lao Gao had hidden the supplies. After all, the supplies in the supermarket could be hidden. The supply and marketing cooperative was so big, how could so many supplies be hidden? But how could there be no supplies?
Lao Gao explained, "It must be the acid rain. The entire supermarket is gone. I dived underwater to check, and there's no sign of the supermarket anymore. We also gutted the roof of the supply and marketing cooperative, but it was completely empty. And it rained all night, so it must have been flooded. Even if you wanted to go in, you wouldn't be able to see the hole. Besides, there doesn't seem to be any other entrance to the supermarket."
In short, don’t think about what these two places are thinking.
Su Han asked hurriedly: "What about yours..."
Lao Gao started to talk nonsense. "The supplies we brought back yesterday were what we had saved. We were just moving them back yesterday. Otherwise, why would it have taken so long to get back? If you don't know where to find supplies, I don't recommend you go out."
Just as Su Han was about to speak, Lao Gao added, "I don't need to tell you how important food is right now, so we definitely won't sell or lend this food. You don't have to worry about it."
Su Han gritted his teeth and said, "I still want to try using the kayak, just in case."
Su Han, holding on to the idea that the four of them hadn't figured out yet, still wanted to borrow a kayak to go out and try it out. Just in case, this might be a way out for everyone.
"Okay, but I can only lend you the smaller one. I won't take your supplies either. But rather than food, I think you should find a kayak first. Otherwise, if we need it ourselves, I definitely won't lend it to you again." Lao Gao glanced at Su Han and said, "I lent you this kayak, so I only recognize you. If it gets lost, I'll only look for you. Whether you know it or not, I'm not someone you can easily mess with."
Su Han's professional smile suddenly froze. However, if he didn't lend the kayak back, he was afraid that everyone would be dissatisfied with him. He borrowed it to go out and see if everyone would give up. It would also make everyone think that he hadn't contributed. As for the follow-up...
What's the big deal if there's no food outside? As long as there's food in the building, that's enough. At this point, we can't expect him to learn to be grateful, right? Isn't it common to repay evil with kindness? When life is at stake, what does virtue mean?
Of course, no one wants to fall out before going to the last step.
Su Han's inner thoughts could not escape Lao Gao's eyes, but the situation required him to borrow the kayak once or twice, otherwise he would have forced everyone into a dead end from the beginning.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, the four of them naturally didn't want to get blood on their hands.
Lao Gao handed the small kayak to Su Han and said, "Give me a deadline. I can't lend it to you forever."
Su Han wanted to say a month, but he didn't have the nerve to do that. In the end, he could only say, "I'll try to return it to you within a week. Like you said, the supermarkets and supply and marketing cooperatives around here are out of supplies. They always force me to go somewhere far away, at least find a kayak."
"Okay, as you said, I'll ask you for it in a week."
Then, Lao Gao closed the door.
Everyone was very happy to see Su Han coming down with a kayak in his hand.
But this kayak is too small, and I couldn't help but complain about it for a moment.
"These people are so stingy. They have a big one, but they chose to lend us a small one."
"Yes, the four of them need two boats each. What can this small one do?"
Su Han said, "Stop talking. Let's go downstairs for the meeting. I have something to tell you."
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6th floor.
Su Han told everyone the news he had just heard from Lao Gao.
Of course, the initial reaction was definitely to not believe Lao Gao, thinking that the four of them had hidden all the supplies.
But anyone with common sense would understand that a supply and marketing cooperative is so big, how much space would be needed to store all that food?
"What should we do? It's useless to borrow this kayak. There are no supplies nearby." A middle-aged man complained.
But Su Han said, "This information was all said by 3301 themselves, and we haven't verified it, so I think we should go and take a look ourselves. Also, if there's nothing nearby, we should go somewhere farther away. We need to look for not only supplies but also kayaks. Otherwise, after they return the kayaks in a week, we won't be able to get out either."
"These people are so stingy. They've already lent the money, but they still put a time limit on it."
"Exactly. They say we're out of supplies. Can we find a kayak in a week?"
"If you ask me, why are you looking for them? Just rob their house."
Su Han shook his head and replied, "After we rob them and eat all the supplies, we will still be left with nothing. Until the very last step, I told you not to offend them."
"But by that time, the rain will have stopped long ago."
"Who can guarantee that it won't stop?" Su Han looked at the man and asked.
"But the rain won't stop. There's nothing we can do, and neither can they."
At this time, someone offered a different opinion. "That's not necessarily true. Look, this time, we have no solution, but they do. If something happens in the future, who knows? They might also have a solution. Even though we're a step behind, as long as we don't offend them, like today, they can guide us and we won't starve to death."
"Is this called a belt?"
"How can this not be called leading? They've already explored the route and even told us that the supermarkets and supply and marketing cooperatives are out of supplies. That's already good enough. These people could have kept quiet. It's just that we don't believe it now, so we need to verify it ourselves. In my opinion, we shouldn't waste any more time now and should quickly organize people to go out and find supplies."
Su Han looked at the water that had risen to the fourth floor downstairs and said with some concern: "Although the water flow outside is not particularly fast, the rain is still heavy. For your first trip, I suggest that those with experience and who can swim go first."
With so many people around, there was no shortage of volunteers. A tall man said, "I can kayak. I'll go, but am I going alone?"
(End of this chapter)
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