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

The Cai family’s fields were put under control in the afternoon because two two-headed cat monsters appeared in the farmland one after another, scaring the residents of several other fields near the Cai family’s farmland so much that they dared not go out to the fields. So the matter was reported to the camp security team, and the security team "sealed off" the Cai family’s land just in case.

"Everything was normal in the morning, and I didn't see any strange cats. How come two of them suddenly appeared? The more I think about it, the weirder it gets." Cai Min and her mother went to deliver lunch to Cai's father at noon. At that time, the three of them were rearranging the sweet potato seedlings that had been planted in the first few months on the ridge of the field. The sweet potatoes were almost grown and could be harvested in a few days. The extremely cold weather did not cause much damage to these crops that grew underground.

They had originally calculated that apart from the portion of sweet potatoes that needed to be handed over this year, their family would be able to harvest more than 200 kilograms, enough for the family to eat for a long time. But now the land has been sealed off, and the security team has prohibited other people from going to the fields, and there is no telling when the closure will end. If they miss the harvest time, the sweet potatoes will all rot in the ground, and the loss will be too great.

Cai's father and mother ran to several departments in a hurry but they all got the same reply in the end. The Cai family's land could only be unsealed after the matter of the two-headed cat monster was resolved. Otherwise, if something happened to someone on the Cai family's land, their family would have to bear the corresponding responsibility.

"Why should our family be responsible? If that person runs into our land, then it's his problem. It's not like we put a knife to his neck and sent people here. I think they just can't do anything about this cat monster. They can only think of one thing after another. They think that if they seal off our land, there will be no two-headed cat monster. They are totally crazy about this way of getting along!" Cai Min was furious. He drank several glasses of water but still felt that he couldn't calm down his anger.

"Don't even think about it. What else can we do? Someone from above must have given a message to mess with our family. Why did that thing happen to appear in our house out of the blue? Moreover, I worked in the fields all morning and didn't see that thing, but it appeared in the afternoon." Father Cai lowered his head, took a puff of cigarette, and exhaled slowly a few times. Then he brought up the visit of the [Against the Wind Guild] in the morning.

"Those few people said they were just taking a walk around the area, but they kept trying to get me to tell them something. I felt something was not right, especially when one of them accidentally mentioned something about the guild. I started to suspect them."

Cai's mother had a worried look on her face. She had not expected that the people from the [Against the Wind Guild] would be so vindictive. What if something happened to someone in the family?

"By the way, Xuesong, didn't you go to inquire about the news today? How was it?" Cai Min looked at her husband, hoping to hear some good news.

"At present, the old guild leader of the [Nifeng Guild] is said to be staying in a villa on the outskirts of the city. I went to see it today. There are special people guarding the villa. I heard that the security personnel were specially set up for the safety of the old guild leader. However, it doesn't look like they are special security personnel. They seem to be sent to supervise the old guild leader. I also heard that Chenni has taken over the work of the guild. After the guild's election for a large guild next month, the news of the old guild leader's resignation will be announced."

"Oh, abdicate? I think he was forced to abdicate. And it just so happened that he announced to temporarily take over the guild's business when several old backbones who had followed the old president for many years were not in the camp. I'm afraid the old president can't protect himself now." Cai Min frowned, then picked up the cup and took a sip of water, as if this could ease his anxiety a little.

"[Nifeng Guild] Currently, most of the faction belonging to the old president has been sent to the northern forest to carry out missions. Three groups of people went there at the beginning of the month. Except for the second group who came back injured and are still recuperating, the whereabouts of the other two groups are still unknown. Therefore, Chenni now has absolute say in the guild. Another thing that makes me curious is the incident you mentioned earlier about the old president's son and daughter-in-law having an accident. I think there may be something fishy about it."

Yan Fan also went out to inquire about information today. He had dealt with all kinds of people in the base before, and was good at observing people's expressions and getting words from them. So in just one morning, he had mastered six or seven levels of the information he wanted to obtain, and even knew some unknown secrets.

"Although everyone was saying that the death of the president's son might not be an accident, they were on a mission in the forest at the time, and the team members who were traveling with them witnessed the tragedy with their own eyes, so the matter was eventually left unresolved." Cai Min felt a little regretful when he mentioned this. After all, many people in the camp believed that the old president's son was the most likely candidate to become vice president. Who knew that he would be killed in an accident?

Liao Yunyun had been listening to everyone's conversation, but now she couldn't help but complain, "That's hard to say. Nowadays, it's much easier to kill someone and pretend it's an accident. You can bribe the team members during the mission, or you can do something in advance, such as putting something in the kettle or food... Hey, why are you looking at me like that?"

Xu Xuesong and Cai Min looked at each other and hesitated for a while before saying, "It's not that there is no possibility, but we have never guessed in this direction before."

"No matter whether the death of the old chairman's son was an accident or premeditated, we still have to find a way to contact the old chairman. What did you think of the guards outside the villa today?" Cai Min looked at her husband.

Xu Xuesong's face was solemn. "It's not optimistic. There are two sentry boxes, one on the left and one on the right. I also found that there are surveillance cameras. Almost everyone is equipped with hot weapons, and several of them have supernatural auras."

"If you're just really worried about the old president's safety, there's no need to set up so many people. It seems like he's really been put under house arrest in disguise. But didn't you say before that the old president is an A-level mutant? Logically speaking, if he really wants to come out, these people shouldn't be able to stop him, unless he doesn't want to come out, or he can't come out." Gu Tongwan analyzed calmly.

"Let's stop guessing and wait until Cai Xing comes back tomorrow to discuss it." After the tobacco in Cai's father's pipe was burned out, he poured all the ashes into the paper box in front of him and temporarily ended the topic.

Perhaps everyone knew that continuing this topic would only lead to more speculation, so Xiaoli volunteered to help in the kitchen.

Early the next morning, Gu Tongwan and Chen Yanxi proposed to go to Cai's fields with Cai's father. They were curious about the two-headed cat monster that appeared in the fields.

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Happy Wanderer Base Camp, Camp Headquarters Office

There are dozens of desks at the headquarters. Probably because most people have gone home to rest during the Chinese New Year, there are less than half of the people left in the entire office area. The business they handle requires timeliness or it is inconvenient for them to take a long vacation.

There are also some people who are the only ones left at home, so they choose to stay in the company and work overtime during the New Year period in order to get generous overtime pay.

Zhang Hong yawned. As the deputy director of the hunter business department, she had slept less than six hours for three consecutive days. Fortunately, she finally finished the work at hand this morning and she finally breathed a sigh of relief. She slept from seven in the morning to two in the afternoon. It had been a long time since she slept for six or seven hours in a row.

A colleague from the same department sitting opposite Zhang Hong took a sip of tea, then stood up and stretched. Then, she looked at her colleague from the Life Department who was still busy, and joked, "We've been working overtime for about ten days in a row. It's really a cycle of fate. Finally, it's their turn."

"You little brat, are you still busy taking advantage of others' misfortune? Be careful, or I will report to the deputy district chief and have you seconded to our department to work." Since they were all in the same office area, the people on the other side naturally heard his teasing and raised their heads to glare at him.

Zhang Hong walked up and patted her subordinate on the shoulder: "Xiao Chen, be careful or you'll get beaten after get off work."

"Then I'm not afraid. After all, I'm an F-rank power hunter. I have some confidence in my strength." The man said as he raised his arm and made a gesture. His biceps were indeed eye-catching.

Zhang Hong couldn't help but roll her eyes at him: "Alright, alright, I know you're a former national baseball player, but this is the end of the world, and your F-rank isn't good enough."

"Hehe, Sister Zhang, that's also a kind of capital. If I get laid off in the future, can't I work as a porter?" Xiao Chen is optimistic. He smiles a little silly, but he is very decisive in doing things.

Because their job requires them to come into contact with various guilds and various types of hunters, including some strange people, so they need stable emotions and a tactful way of doing things. Only in this way can they collect information from major guilds and hunter data.

Zhang Hong glanced at several colleagues busy in the living area across from her, and said calmly, "It seems that there is a problem with the living supplies in the camp recently. The district chief has been busy with this matter these past two days."

"Not only the living quarters, but also the people in the investigation department are busy. We are lucky because we have already collected all the materials we need, but I guess..." Zhang Hong glanced at the director who was reporting to the deputy district chief in the office opposite, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I'm afraid we won't be able to stay quiet for too long."

"It's about the two-headed cat monster and the mutated black fish. I heard from the people in the investigation department that they both ran over from the back mountain." Xiao Chen touched his chin, his tone full of curiosity.

"Two guilds were sent to investigate in the camp, one from a small guild and the other from a medium-sized guild. The security team also sent out more than 20 people, and we don't know when they will be able to return." Chen Hong turned back to her desk, where there was a photo of her and her husband.

From Zhang Hong's tone, Xiao Chen guessed that the guild member sent out was most likely Chen Hong's husband.

You should know that Zhang Hong’s husband is the vice president of the Xiaohe Guild. Although the couple is a reconstituted family, it is said that they have shared hardships in the past few years of the apocalypse, so their relationship is very good. Even each other’s children have been raised and taken care of by Zhang Hong in the past two years.

Zhang Hong always feels a little depressed every time she is working on a task. At this time, other colleagues try their best not to provoke her. Only Xiao Chen, who is from the same hometown as Zhang Hong and whose girlfriend was introduced by Zhang Hong, speaks more unscrupulously in front of her.

"Sister Zhang, don't worry. Brother Dahua escaped unharmed that time. Besides, we are carrying out the mission with the security team this time. There is strength in numbers, so we will be fine."

Zhang Hong bit her lip but did not continue the conversation. Instead, she looked at the computer screen and said, "Xiao Chen, have you read the application report submitted by the [Nifeng Guild] recently? Do you find any problems?"

Xiao Chen crossed his arms over his chest and raised his eyebrows. "I did look at it, but... let me tell you my own subjective feelings. I think that [Nifeng Guild] does not have the conditions to upgrade to a large guild at the moment. Whether it is from the perspective of personnel configuration or guild strength, [Xiaohe Guild] has more advantages."

"The battalion chief of the Xiaohe Guild is not optimistic about it. The deputy chief almost slammed the table with the battalion chief at the last meeting because of this matter." Zhang Hong couldn't help but sigh. The whole unit knew about this matter before the New Year, and now everyone knows that the battalion chief and the deputy chief are not on good terms with each other.

"Sister Zhang, I think the camp commander must have received benefits from the Nifeng Guild. Otherwise, how could he have met with Chen Ni so frequently in the past few months? And I also heard that he even intended to marry his daughter to him?"

Zhang Hong frowned and her voice turned cold: "Don't talk nonsense, be careful that there are ears on the other side of the wall."

"Don't worry. There is no one with superpowers in our office except me. Who can hear it? And I am not talking nonsense. Last time when Huanhuan and I went to the restaurant for dinner, I saw the camp chief with his daughter and Chen Ni. I guess Chen Ni is afraid that he will divorce Jin Feng soon."

Zhang Hong didn't say anything for a long while. Finally, she could only squeeze out a sentence from between her teeth: "Maybe they just wanted to have a simple meal." In fact, even she herself didn't quite believe these coincidences. After all, the reason why the battalion chief and the deputy chief slammed the table was because of the competition between the two guilds. The battalion chief obviously favored the [Against the Wind Guild].

However, the relationship between the camp chief and the president of the [Nifeng Guild] Liu Feng was obviously not very good before. But since Liu Feng's "semi-retirement", most of the guild's affairs have been handled by Chen Ni, and it seems that the relationship between the two also became clear at that time.

"Xiao Chen, did you ask anything from the Investigation Department?" Zhang Hong seemed to have thought of something. When she saw that other people were not looking over here because of work, she slowed down her tone a little, but her voice was softer than before.

"I heard that it was the [Nifeng Guild] who proposed to the camp chief to temporarily block the back mountain." Xiao Chen picked up the water cup and pretended to drink water, but in fact he was using this action to observe the people around him. After all, many people here are distant relatives of the camp chief.

"I see. Don't make this public for now. Come to my place when you are free in the evening. Oh, and bring Huanhuan with you."

Zhang Hong had just finished speaking when the door of the office opposite happened to open. She saw the deputy district chief with his hands on his hips and a look of anger on his face. Finally, he returned to the office angrily.

"It seems that the deputy district chief and the director were unable to seize the land rights of the [Nifeng Guild]. After all, they have occupied the land for such a long time, how could they give it back so easily?"

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and get to work."