Reborn after the apocalypse, stocked up on supplies but still afraid of not having a goddess?

Seeing Ye Zheng coming down from the third floor with a smile, Cao Jin quickly asked, "How was the talk?"

"She agreed and would tell me everything she knew, but she had one condition," Ye Zheng replied.

"What conditions?"

"Heal her wounds, take good care of her and feed her well these few days. She will open her mouth when she recovers."

"What if she goes back on her word? What if she refuses to admit it then? Aren't you talking nonsense?" Qi Yaodong seized the opportunity and stepped hard on Ye Zheng again.

Of course, he didn't want Ye Zheng to take away his credit.

"If you change your mind, just torture her again. She might not be able to bear it and confess.

Don't blame me for not reminding you, she is not far from death. If you don't treat her, I'm afraid she won't be able to hold out for long."

After saying this, Ye Zheng left without waiting for them to speak.

The more you talk, the more likely you are to be suspected.

Now I have bought time for Xie Jinfeng and also for myself. It all depends on whether Xuehua’s rescue can arrive in time.

After returning to the fortress, Ye Zheng immediately dialed the number.

"Hey, who are you?"

A man's deep voice came from the microphone. Ye Zheng felt that the voice was very familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.

"It doesn't matter who I am. What's important is that Xie Jinfeng is in trouble, and she asked me to call you for help."

"What? What happened?" The man seemed surprised.

"Cao Jin brought many people from Yuncheng, about four or five thousand. When they arrived in Haicheng, they arrested Xie Jinfeng and tortured her severely.

She hasn't said anything yet, but Xie Jinfeng is almost unable to bear it. If you don't come to rescue her, you can forget about Haicheng.

If she says something, it might be very disadvantageous to you, right?"

The man who answered the phone was silent for a few seconds, "Okay, I got it."

Then he hung up the phone.

Judging from the tone of the man's voice, he was very concerned about Haicheng's affairs and attached great importance to Xie Jinfeng.

This is enough.

Next, we just need to wait for Xuehua’s people to arrive in Haicheng, and then watch the dog-eat-dog fight.

However, Ye Zheng knew that he could not just sit there and wait, he had to prepare to rescue Xie Jinfeng's family.

This is a crucial link. In order to destroy Xuehua's conspiracy, we must pry open Xie Jinfeng's mouth, rescue her family and control them. This is the prerequisite.

Qi Yaodong has clung to Cao Jin's thigh and is now very proud of himself. He is drinking tea in the house.

This tea was rewarded to him by Cao Jin and was also a special supply for the army.

Qi Yaodong was very proud as he savored the high-end tea that he hadn't tasted for a long time.

If I can do more for Marshal Cao, will I get more rewards? In the future, when Haicheng is stable, I may be able to seek a higher official position.

Thinking of this, Qi Yaodong smiled happily.

"Uncle, what are you so happy about?" Qi Yaodong's niece Qi Jingjing asked while pouring tea for him.

Qi Jingjing is his only niece and has been working as his secretary since graduating from university last year.

She is very pretty, well-educated, well-behaved and sensible.

Qi Yaodong has always wanted to use this niece who is excellent in all aspects to establish higher-level relationships, but he never had the chance.

Now he saw his opportunity.

"Jingjing, what do you think of Marshal Cao? Do you want me to introduce you to someone? Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. You are not young anymore, so you should consider this aspect."

"I...I'm still young!" Qi Jingjing blushed a little.

Seeing that she seemed to disagree, Qi Yaodong did not force her any further.

There is plenty of time, so there is no need to rush.

But what else can I do for Cao Jin? How can I further improve my status?

As he thought about it, Qi Yaodong laughed again.

"Didn't Cao Jin want to occupy Ye Zheng's yard as soon as he came to Haicheng?

If I take over this yard and present it to Cao Jin, he will definitely be very happy!

By then, I will naturally become his confidant!"

But how to do it specifically?

After pondering for a moment, the smile on Qi Yaodong's face became even more wicked.

"Somebody come!"

Qi Yaodong's most capable subordinate, Huo Gang, heard the call and immediately walked into the room.

"Director Qi, what are the arrangements?"

"I'll assign you a task."

Qi Yaodong asked Huo Gang to come closer and whispered a few words.

After hearing what Qi Yaodong said, Huo Gang said in panic: "Isn't this... too risky? What if the situation gets out of control?..."

"What are you afraid of? I'll take care of it if anything goes wrong! Just do as I say!"

In the evening, at Renhe Hospital, a crowd gradually began to gather outside Ye Zheng’s fortress.

At first Ye Zheng didn't take it seriously, but later, as more and more people came, Ye Zheng realized something was wrong.

"What are you doing?"

Ye Zheng stood on the gate tower and asked the crowd.

A middle-aged woman walked out of the crowd and said, "The production of snowflake mushrooms has stopped, and we will soon run out of food. We received a notice today saying that we should come here to collect food, so we came. When will it be distributed?"

Then some people in the crowd started to make a noise.

"Hurry up, I have to go home and cook after I get the food!"

"That's right. It's freezing cold and we've been waiting in line for so long! Didn't they say there was food to be distributed? Send it out quickly!"

"Are you going to give it to me or not? I heard that half of the snowflake mushrooms produced in the past few months are in your hands. If you don't give it to me, we will snatch them away!"

Ye Zheng soon realized that someone was spreading rumors to trick him.

Rubbing his brows, Ye Zheng replied: "Go to whoever informed you to take it! I never said that, these are all rumors! You have been deceived!"

"You were the one who sent someone to notify them! Are you trying to cheat?"

"What do you mean? You called us here, but you don't plan to send it, right?"

"If you want to do this, don't blame us for being unreasonable! You were the one who played tricks on us first!"

"We worked so hard to grow snowflake mushrooms, and we gave you more than half of them. Now we have no food to eat, don't you care?"

Amid the noise, the number of people continued to increase. At the beginning, there were several hundred people, but now there are probably thousands of people, and the crowd is still gathering rapidly.

This made Ye Zheng feel a little troubled.

After Xie Jinfeng was arrested, the production of snowflake mushrooms was bound to be discontinued.

Of course people will worry about food in the future.

Who instigated this?

There is no time to take care of these things. The problem now is how to drive people away.

There must be troublemakers hiding in the crowd. Ye Zheng looked carefully at the ones who were making the most noise.

While they were shouting, they were communicating with the people next to them. I couldn't hear what they were saying, but it was definitely inflammatory.

Under their instigation, the crowd became more and more excited, and some people even started to smash the door.

Fortunately, the door was very sturdy, so Ye Zheng didn't have to worry.

Just shoot them all?

This is not good either.

If the public gets excited and someone continues to fan the flames, things will become even more chaotic.

If someone comes to besiege the fortress every day, can we still shoot them down every day?

There are waves of it, when will it end?

Kill them all?

That certainly won't work.

If they all die, how can we compete with the Cao family and Xuehua in the future?

Just when Ye Zheng was in a dilemma, Hu Kui's voice came from the intercom.

"Boss, what happened? Why are there so many people surrounding our lair?"

Ye Zheng smiled bitterly and replied: "Hey! Someone has plotted against me!"

"Who plotted against us? Who could mobilize so many people? There are so many people! What can we do?"

Are there really that many people?

This sentence reminded Ye Zheng.

Got it!

"Hu Kui, go help me with something!"