Chapter 127 Come and grab it (23)
After being out for several days without finding any supplies, Lao Gao said nonchalantly, "It's such a large community, there shouldn't be a single living person. Let's wait until everyone else leaves before we go. We won't take the risk anyway."
But is this what they should be worried about right now?
Lao Gao suddenly realized something. "Xiao Huang, we need to go home quickly. It's raining so hard, we might need to wear clothes on the rooftop."
Regardless of whether there was acid rain before, no one can guarantee that the roof of the top floor can withstand such ice...freezing rain.
Huang Jinghe wasn't worried, though. He said, "It rained so hard earlier that a thick layer of ice had already formed on our roof. Didn't you say rainwater isn't drinkable? I poured all the rainwater I collected onto the roof, and it's forming another thick layer of ice. No matter how hard these ice bars are, they're made of rainwater after all. As long as they're not too thick, they won't break through the roof."
But the analysis is always like this. No one knows whether it is true or not. You can only feel at ease after reading it.
Seeing that the rain had stopped, the four of them climbed up the stairs while clearing a path.
But who would have thought that when the four of them just arrived at the 31st floor, they found that there were... about a dozen people surrounding it.
It seems that even though the weather was so cold, many people still survived.
But why are these people gathering in front of the security door on the 31st floor?
Maybe he thought they were dead outside and wanted to come up and steal their things.
But this is too hasty. Shouldn't we normally wait a few more days at home?
…
When Lao Gao saw these people gathered on the 31st floor, his expression immediately changed. He shouted, "What are you looking at?"
The sudden sound frightened the dozen or so people gathered at the door and made them tremble all over.
When they saw who was coming behind them, their legs started to go weak.
These people did not dare to resist the four of them at all. Seeing them coming forward, they consciously dispersed to both sides, leaving a path in the middle.
After seeing them return safely, Qian Jun, who had just had a fierce look on his face, immediately changed his face to a flattering one and said with a smile, "No, it was raining so hard just now, so I wanted to ask if you guys had returned."
"Are you asking if we're dead?"
Lao Gao simply couldn't stand this person, but she felt really bad that they had disappointed these people.
Just as Lao Gao was about to open the lock and go in under everyone's gaze, Qian Jun hurriedly said, "I want to ask you something. You were the ones who took down the wood in our building, right? Since it's from the building, it's everyone's property. How could you four take it? It's so cold, and we need wood to keep warm."
Lao Gao glanced at Qian Jun, and after asking the three people behind him to go upstairs first, Lao Gao replied, "So what? Do you want to come and rob?"
I definitely wouldn't dare to snatch it, but I have to be reasonable. "But this thing obviously belongs to everyone. How dare you..."
Ling Jiang was about to go upstairs, but seeing the situation outside, she suddenly didn't want to go upstairs anymore. She came down from the stairwell and popped her head out from behind Lao Gao, saying arrogantly, "I'm so good at fighting, but what did you do earlier? Why didn't you go and dismantle the wood when you needed it? Now that you need it, you come to us. We got the wood with our own hard work, why should we give it to you?"
"But……."
"No problem, we have a lot of wood at home. We brought back a lot of it during our recent outings. If you have the guts, come and rob it. Everything you grab is yours."
Ling Jiang's meaning was very clear. Yes, I just thought that you couldn't get it, so I said that on purpose to piss you off.
Sure enough, the group of people outside the door were very angry, because even if they were all together, they couldn't beat one of them, so they could only accept the anger.
"But how can we rob you if you lock the door?"
Outside the door, a younger guy said.
But it was obvious that this person spoke without thinking, because not only did Lao Gao Lingjiang laugh, but even Qian Jun became unhappy for a moment.
As expected, Lao Gao immediately laughed and said, "How about opening the door and then opening our door as well? Why should we let you guys rob it? Why not just give it to you directly?"
Lao Gao was too lazy to talk nonsense with them and just said, "If you want something, go out and get it yourself. Don't think I don't know what you are thinking."
Ling Jiang immediately threatened: "If you dare to come and cause trouble for us, just try it."
After they finished talking, they immediately locked the door and went upstairs.
After leaving, Qian Jun, who was frustrated, vented all his anger on the young man. From then on, the young man never showed up again.
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At the safe passage.
Ling Jiang said, "I thought you were going to take action today, so I sent Lan Jin and Xiao Huang up there and hurried down to help."
"Even if we do, there's no need to send these two up. They're not as fragile as you think."
"I don't think they are weak, I just think you're too harsh and you might scare them later."
After saying that, Ling Jiang went straight back home without caring about Lao Gao's expression.
When Lao Gao returned home, he was relieved to find the roof intact.
Huang Jinghe also breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though they have been eating the supplies for so long, the remaining food in his house can still last for several years. If this roof breaks and they have no place to live, they can just find another house to live in. But if people know about these supplies, it won't be so good.
Huang Jinghe and Lan Jin had similar ideas. They were all allies, so it was okay to exchange some supplies with each other, but it would be unacceptable to let others know about his low supplies. Supplies were so hard to come by at the moment, and who could guarantee that these people wouldn't covet them after knowing about it?
…
Huang Jinghe came to the balcony and looked down from there. The ice strips falling on the ice surface formed a very natural and artistic painting, but the painting was dotted with a little bright red, which formed a sharp contrast with the ice strips.
And these red ones undoubtedly represent those people who did not have time to run into the building.
It would be fine if they were far away, but there are always people who are only one step away, and he can't help but feel a little regretful when he sees them.
Almost, just barely survived.
But in fact, in such an environment, no one can guarantee whether it is better to be alive or to die.
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After everyone returned home and took a break, Lan Jin suddenly picked up the intercom and said to the other three, "Are you guys there? I have an idea. Lao Gao, is the black market you mentioned still open?"
Lao Gao said, "It's on. I heard it a few days ago. What's wrong, Sister Lan? Do you want to change something?"
"No, we can exchange for things. We can turn all the wood into charcoal and then exchange the charcoal for food. It's so cold now, the price of charcoal is probably higher than food."
(End of this chapter)
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