Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

For the next three days, the Zheng family tried their best to find the mysterious woman who appeared in the yard that day, but for some reason, all the people who had seen the woman disappeared one by one. Even Xiaolan, who had lived in the building for a long time, was gone. The two psychics who had been guarding the small building died in the warehouse on the first floor at some point. When they were found, their bodies had swollen to twice their size due to the hot weather, and they were even bitten beyond recognition by some mutant rats.

At the same time, on the third day after Zheng Fan's death, the Security Bureau dispatched a group of people and began to organize personnel to drain the artificial lake in the community.

As a result, a shocking number of various women's clothing and some human bones were discovered. After testing, they were found to be genetically consistent with some of the previously missing women.

However, Zheng Tian was also very quick. He had already anticipated his son's behavior over the past six months, so he had already cleaned up the small building before that. Even if the Security Bureau had already suspected the Zheng family, there was no substantial evidence for the time being.

Zheng Fan's death did alarm a group of people, especially the huge sum of money that Zheng Fan had previously owed to an underground money lender, which had to fall on Zheng Tian's head. Zheng Tian had not yet come out of the haze of losing his son, and the next day he was harassed by creditors who heard the news. In the end, he spent a large amount of money to finally settle Zheng Fan's debts, but the Zheng family was already seriously injured at this time, and the old lady's condition began to worsen. Because Zheng Fan was reluctant to repair the air conditioner for the old lady, the old lady was always stuck in a furnace-like room, and her chronic diseases were aggravated. When the nanny discovered that the old lady had a heart attack and sent her to the hospital, Zheng Tian had already received a critical illness notice issued by the hospital.

The entire Zheng family was in chaos at this time, but Zheng Tian did not forget to consider Zheng Ce's company. Unfortunately, Zheng Ce had already cut off his energy channels and re-made his account books. On the surface, it was just an ordinary second-hand clothing trading company.

Zheng Tian's several attempts to knock on the company failed. Zheng Ce only admitted that he was one of the shareholders, but he was not very clear about the company's operations. He only invested a part of the funds in the early stage.

At this moment, Zheng Tian only hated himself for giving birth to such a little fox, but there was really nothing he could do. After Zheng Fan's death, Zheng Ce was his only blood-related descendant in this world. Before the end of the world, he was diagnosed with impotence and could not have children anymore. That's why he had high hopes for Zheng Fan from the beginning, but he didn't expect that this kind of pampering would accelerate Zheng Fan's self-destruction.

After Zheng Fan's death, Zheng Ce became the person Zheng Tian trained. Although he was still quite wary of this illegitimate son, he still handed over the rights of the company that originally belonged to Zheng Fan to Zheng Ce.

Gu Tongwan did not open the store during this period, but took a good rest at home. Chen Yanxi said that the Zheng family could not cause any trouble in the base for the time being. Unexpectedly, it was true. After asking Yu Liang, it was found that some strangers called the company some time ago to inquire about the situation of the store, but it was only limited to that day, and no one called again after that.

Gu Sheng guessed that Chen Yanxi must have used some of his privileges to suppress the matter.

In fact, she was not quite sure how many privileges Chen Yanxi had in the base. She only saw from a report that when Chen Yanxi, wearing a mask, represented the Guardians at an official event, the base commander Zhang Zhijun was the first to extend his hand to shake hands.

Perhaps Chen Yanxi's background and abilities were far beyond her imagination.

I had nothing to do at home today, so I counted the expenses and income during this period.

In fact, after deducting the rent of the shop, she still made a small profit of several tens of thousands, but it was much worse than she expected.

I was still browsing the messages on the forum in the living room on the second floor when my cell phone vibrated unexpectedly. It was a message from Chen Yu, with whom I had exchanged contact information before.

Chen Yu has stayed indoors since returning home, and the house is locked tightly. He didn't say a word when his parents asked him what happened.

Especially when Chen Yu came back that afternoon, her body was still stained with blood from Zheng Ce's company, and her mental state was not good. The first thing she did when she got home was to rush to the bathroom, and poured the hot water on her head without caring about the scalding water flowing from the faucet. This really scared her parents, and they immediately stopped their daughter's abnormal behavior.

Chen Yu did not tell anyone about her return, not even her boyfriend. Only after she calmed down a little did she go into the bedroom accompanied by her mother and change into clean clothes.

When Chen Yu's mother saw the bruises on her daughter's ankles and the several scars on her back, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and cry. Then she suppressed her shock and fear and asked her daughter where she had been during the week she was missing.

Chen Yu knew that if she didn't explain this matter clearly to her parents, she was afraid that her parents would be even more sad. She tried to speak in a relaxed tone to tell them what happened when Xiaolan tricked her into the repair center and took her to Zheng's house. However, she did not mention the specific process of her abuse to her parents. Firstly, she was afraid that her parents would worry and be sad, and secondly, she did not want to fall into painful memories again.

Chen's father was so angry that he wanted to call the police, but was stopped by Chen Yu.

"Even if the Zheng family can't cover the sky with one hand in the base, their power is beyond the imagination of ordinary people like us. If the Security Bureau really takes this matter seriously, they would have investigated the Zheng family long ago."

Father Chen felt a pang of pain in his heart when he saw his daughter's cold and numb expression. He had doted on his daughter, whom he had held in the palm of his hand since she was a child, but who could have imagined how much pain she had gone through during this period of time.

Chen Yu held a bowl of lily syrup prepared by her mother. Although the weather was hot, lily had a calming effect. She just hoped that her daughter could sleep more peacefully when she returned home tonight.

"Dad, Mom, let's stay at home for the time being. I'm worried that the Zheng family won't let it go, so let's stay out of the spotlight for now."

Chen's father and mother looked at each other and saw the pain in each other's eyes, but they also knew very well that if the Zheng family really had a way to evade the punishment of the law, then if they went to the police at this time, they would be walking into a trap, or even like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth.

"Do we need to notify Chang Che?" asked Chen's mother.

Zhang Che is Chen Yu's boyfriend. They have even met each other's parents. After Chen Yu disappeared, Zhang Che asked for a long vacation from the company. When he visited her yesterday, he had lost a lot of weight. The boy really likes Chen Yu.

I thought my daughter would give in, but I didn't expect her to shake her head firmly this time: "Don't tell him. For now, it's better for our family to know about this. If Chang Cheh knew that I'm back now, it would undoubtedly implicate him."

Chen's mother opened her mouth, but in the end said nothing and could only respect her daughter's decision.

Although Chen Yu still tossed and turned that night, at least she was at home, so she endured it until she could no longer bear it and fell into a deep sleep. She slept until the third day. During this time, although her parents felt sorry for their daughter for not getting up to eat, they let her sleep because they thought that what she needed more was rest and sleep.

The first thing Chen Yu did when he got up was to send a message to Gu Tongwan using his parents' mobile phone.

Chen Yu's cell phone had been thrown away by Xiaolan a long time ago, but she had a good memory. When Gu Tongwan was helping her dress in the small building, they exchanged contact information. She had always kept the other party's number in her mind.

[I am Chen Yu. I am sorry that I have not sent you a message until so many days later. I am very grateful for your rescue at that time. I will repay this kindness slowly in the future. I just want to let you know that I am safe. ]

[Well, as long as you get home safely, the Zheng family may be looking for the people who were in the suburbs in the near future. By the way, the beast Zheng Fan is dead, and the other people who were involved at the time are also dead, but there are other people who saw your face in the small building. My suggestion is that you'd better stay at home before the Zheng family completely collapses. In addition, it seems that the extremely hot weather will reach a new high recently.]

[Okay, I also plan to stay at home for the time being, thank you, can we continue to contact each other if necessary? ]

[Yes, you can contact me anytime if you have any questions. If it is an emergency, it is best to call me. ]

Gu Tongwan got up after finishing the conversation with Chen Yu. The soles of his feet, which were not yet shoed, were still warm from stepping on the wooden floor of the bedroom.

I glanced up at the air conditioner, which was now showing nineteen degrees with strong wind, but the thermometer in the bedroom showed thirty-five degrees.

After opening the door, I immediately felt that the temperature in the living room on the second floor was higher than that in the bedroom, at least 38 or 39 degrees.

At this time, Aoao and Tutu were lying in the corner of the living room. After the two dogs sensed her breath, they immediately opened their eyes and excitedly surrounded her.

"Are you hungry? I must have slept for a long time. Thank you two for keeping watch here. Go to the space and eat something first."

After putting the two dogs into the space, they already knew where the mutant animals gathered and where was the place for the two dogs to eat. However, the two dogs were very restrained. Each dog only ate about 30 kilograms of food each time, and drank spiritual spring water, which basically allowed them to maintain stable energy for two days.

I brought a portion of dry rice noodles from the space. The rice noodles were not as hot as the soup noodles. They were covered with red oil and sauce, and matched with various small ingredients, sour beans and peanuts, as well as a lot of minced meat and crispy skin. I felt extremely satisfied while slurping the noodles.

Two taels of dry mixed noodles were finished in one go. At this point, he was only about 60% to 70% full, so he took out half a crispy roast chicken and a glass of lemon sparkling water from the space. The roast chicken, which was full of fat, had crispy and tender skin, and the top skin was crispy. The meat underneath was wrapped in the juice overflowing from the chicken. It was so delicious that you wanted to lick your fingers.

Thinking of the mutant pheasants he had hunted in the big forest in the north, he thought that after the extremely hot weather passed, he could set up a barbecue grill in his own small yard and roast some chicken.

After eating and drinking, a layer of hot sweat has overflowed from his body. Gu Tongwan was wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt and loose casual shorts. He didn't dare to go downstairs barefoot, as the floor below might be too hot for his feet.

Walking downstairs in slippers, he found that the living room on the first floor without air conditioning was as hot and stuffy as a sauna. Gu Tongwan walked directly to the door and glanced at the indoor temperature, which showed 46 degrees.

The windows in the lobby on the first floor are usually closed and the blinds are drawn so that no one can peek into what's going on inside the house.

I opened the door only after I had prepared myself mentally. Sure enough, a wave of heat hit my cheeks, just like someone poured a basin of hot water on my face, and my whole cheeks felt hot and burning.

The electronic thermometer attached to the wall outside showed that it was 57 degrees, which was higher than the highest temperature in the past few days.

At this moment, the central radio about tens of meters away first sounded the alarm, and then a high temperature warning was heard on the radio.

Currently, more than 90 percent of the companies and units in the base have stopped working, and almost all the shops in the commercial street are closed.

There have been hundreds of cases of heatstroke among residents, and health centers and hospitals are crowded with people seeking treatment for various complications caused by heatstroke.

The original herbal tea supply point was also removed because the staff were unwilling to work outside under the scorching sun. Besides, ordinary parasols could not provide any relief from the heat under such strong sunlight.

Gu Tongwan glanced at the roof of her own building. The reflective part on the roof was a special material that was resistant to high temperatures, easy to dissipate heat and corrosion. She had visited several building material factories before finding it. The roof, which was less than 100 square meters, cost her hundreds of thousands of dollars.

However, she could feel that even on the second floor the temperature would not be too high. At least the heat dissipation of the houses in Liao Yunyun's home or Zhang Youfan's community that she had been to before was far inferior to that of her self-built building.

She stood outside for less than two minutes before returning to the room. It was because the temperature outside was too high. The few bougainvilleas she had planted in the corner of the yard had long since turned into black poles and shattered into pieces with just a slight touch.

At present, there are no pedestrians on the road outside, and only once in a while a car can be seen passing by. The work of the entire base has come to a complete halt.

After returning to the bedroom on the second floor, Gu Tongwan took out two air-conditioning fans. She didn't have to worry about electricity consumption anyway. The solar panels on her balcony had sufficient power storage capacity. In addition, a booster had been added to the house before, so she didn't have to worry about tripping caused by excessive use of high-power electrical appliances.

I turned on the TV in the living room that I hadn't watched for a long time. Currently, there are only five satellite TV channels available in the base. One is the official news TV station of the base, one is the replay channel of the psychics performing various tasks, another is a symposium where experts briefly talk about the current natural disasters, and the other two are some self-entertaining sketches or propaganda of hunter stars.

But TV series or movies are occasionally interspersed in it, and they are all recorded from old discs and then played. In such an environment, it can also meet everyone's spiritual needs to a certain extent.

Gu Tongwan was flipping through the channels out of boredom, and ended up seeing reports of several recent cases of "human self-immolation."