Chapter 39: The Empty House
"Can we check the surveillance? Aren't there surveillance cameras inside the supermarket?" asked the staff who came to collect the supplies.
However, it was of no use.
"It's useless. The inside of this supermarket is filled with poisonous fog. Ordinary surveillance cameras can't detect anything without a heat sensor. Even if there was a heat sensor, do you think the thieves who come here wouldn't know how to protect themselves? You have to know that there's poisonous fog inside. Even if the surveillance cameras caught someone, they wouldn't be able to see their faces clearly, let alone outside."
Therefore, even if this batch of supplies is gone, the supermarket manager will have to take the blame.
But there is another important point. "Someone actually knew how to walk in the poisonous fog earlier than us. Isn't this even more terrifying?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately took them seriously. The person in charge of collecting the supplies said, "Report today's incident and see if similar things have happened elsewhere. If it's only here, then everyone in this area should pay close attention."
The people around were stunned for a moment, then they understood, "You mean, this was most likely done by someone living nearby?"
"Yes, there is poisonous fog outside. It will take us quite a while to get there by ourselves. Even if those people know how to walk in the poisonous fog, they are not as well-equipped as us, so they can't go too far.
Another thing is, there are usually one or two large supermarkets like this one within a short distance. Why didn't they rob other places, but only three large supermarkets in a row? So I think those people must live nearby. Even if they don't live in this area, they should live one or two streets over. Otherwise, it would be difficult to transport so many supplies.
That certainly seemed to be the case. The man then added, "Go check around here... mainly this street and all the surrounding streets. See if anything unusual has happened since the poisonous fog period. Report anything to me."
"yes."
After saying that, the man left to investigate these matters. The leader who was in charge of collecting supplies woke up the fallen supermarket manager and asked, "These remaining supplies can also be exchanged for a lot of contribution points. Do you want to exchange them now?"
"But my other supplies..." asked the supermarket manager in a trembling voice.
But in fact, everyone knows that it would be harder than climbing to the sky to recover these missing supplies.
The two looked at each other but didn't say anything. After a long pause, the supermarket manager gritted his teeth and said, "Change it. Change it all. Let's change as much as we can first."
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On this side, whether it was Lan Jin or the supermarket manager, no matter how much, both of them exchanged some contribution points and stored them in their residence permits, but Ren Xing and Meng Ying who lived in the opposite community did not have such good treatment for a while.
The two were originally tenants, and they did move some furniture in when they rented the place, but neither of them planned to stay long term, so the furniture was really just some necessary emergency furniture. This resulted in the two people who wanted to exchange contribution points being unable to produce anything for the time being.
But just because my family doesn’t have it doesn’t mean that Lan Jin’s family across the street doesn’t have it either.
Even though Lan Jin no longer lived across the street, and even though she had found someone to sell the house, the two of them never saw her move. Therefore, they thought that the house across the street must have a lot of things. If all of them were used to exchange for contribution points, they would probably be able to earn a lot of contribution points.
Although Meng Ying thought so, she didn't dare to say it directly, so she said tactfully, "Brother Xing, since the community has received news, then these contribution points must have their uses. So I think it's better for everyone to buy some to be safe. We don't have much furniture or appliances at home, so why not pick up some unused items and exchange them for contribution points and see how it goes."
But looking at the few things at home, Ren Xing couldn't think of anything he could exchange for. "Do we have anything we can exchange for?"
This rental house has the same layout as Lanjin, with three bedrooms and two living rooms. However, apart from a bed in the master bedroom, there is only a sofa in the living room. They even use a coffee table for eating. In addition, the wardrobe is a simple cloth patchwork wardrobe sold in supermarkets. In addition, the two of them don't cook, so it is visibly clear that this house... has nothing.
Meng Ying said with a distressed look on her face, "What should I do? I saw an insider message in the group saying that contribution points can be used as money. It seems they can buy food. We have no food and no contribution points, and we can't go out. Then we will starve to death at home. No matter how difficult it is, I think we should still buy some contribution points to be safe."
At this moment, Meng Ying and Ren Xing have completely forgotten the faces they had when they were trapped at home and fighting over snacks. So it is said that two people with common interests can always come together in various ways.
Ren Xing asked, "Then what do you say?"
Meng Ying glanced at the house across from her and said, "Lan Jin has moved out, and she doesn't live in the house across from her either. Why don't we sell the furniture there to exchange for contribution points, and then see if there's anything edible there. I remember Lan Jin used to love stockpiling, so she must have some food at home."
When it comes to stockpiling food, Ren Xing, who was reluctant before, now feels a little relieved. After all, he has been really hungry during this period of time. Being able to eat his fill is really tempting. After thinking about it, he said, "Okay, let's go over and take a look."
Ren Xing took the key to the opposite door. The two of them stood at the door and thought it would take some effort to get in, but unexpectedly, the key in Ren Xing's hand opened the door smoothly.
But who knew that the two of them were not very happy yet. After entering the house, the empty house gave them a direct blow.
Meng Ying's face was filled with disbelief. "How is this possible? There's nothing here."
Ren Xing was also confused. "Impossible, I didn't see her moving. Where's the furniture? Why is there nothing left?"
Ren Xing and Meng Ying quickly walked through every corner of the house, but to their surprise, there was really nothing there. The house was deserted.
Meng Ying had no time to play along with Ren Xing and started yelling, "I told you she moved out during the Chinese New Year, but you didn't believe me. I told you to come and take a look, but you insisted they must have changed the locks. Now she's in, but everything's gone, everything."
At this moment, after seeing nothing here, Meng Ying completely shattered the filter on Ren Xing. She suddenly realized that the man in front of her was not as good as she had thought. Not only was he lazy and poor, but he was also mean-spirited. Especially his male chauvinism had made her feel anxious for a long time. How could she have fallen for such a person in the first place? He was completely useless and had no merit at all.
(End of this chapter)
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