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

Liu Feng subconsciously wanted to smoke, but unfortunately he found that he had finished the last cigarette two days ago, so he could only hold a ballpoint pen in dismay. His face was very ugly at this time. After a little hesitation, he spoke: "As everyone knows, the rain has stopped for almost two days. During the water outage, everyone should have relied on collecting rainwater, but now there is no rain, and the water source is a big problem. Although our building has not seen people scooping up floodwater for consumption, it is said that some people in Building C have suffered from severe diarrhea and stomachache due to drinking floodwater, and some people have even fainted. So I emphasize again here, do not drink the floodwater below, and do not enter the flooded area to play or wash your body at will. The water is rushing now, and an owner of Building D was almost washed away when he went in to take a shower!"

Someone nearby complained: "If there is water, who would want to drink that dirty water? If you don't drink water, are you going to die of thirst?"

"Yes, if I had known the rain would stop, I should have collected more rainwater. Now the water at home is almost used up. I have been using the floodwater on the tenth floor to take a shower and wash clothes these past two days. I feel a strange smell on my body."

"I always filter it through gauze several times, then boil it and distill it myself, but there is not enough firewood, and the benches and tables at home are almost finished. If I continue, I will probably just drink it directly. It doesn't matter to me, but what about the two elderly people at home?"

"That's not it. What's the point of hoarding rice and flour? There's no electricity or fire. Are you just going to chew flour?"

"Oh, you still have flour, but I only have half a bag of noodles left at home, and my wife and I don't know what to do."

"My wife and I haven't been sleeping well these past few days. The floor tiles in the corridor are really annoying. Why are you young people so hard-hearted? We don't want anything, we just want a softer sofa to rest on."

There are still some elderly people in the community who did not want to be separated from their families and insisted on staying, as well as some children who cannot leave their mothers. They thought the government would increase rescue efforts, but who would have thought that the government people only came twice and then there was no news. Now many people regret not getting on the rescue team's speedboat.

Gu Tongwan raised her eyes and looked at Liu Feng in front of her. She saw that he was just pursing his lips, forbearing to let others vent their emotions. When everyone was dry-mouthed, she spoke appropriately: "Now I have two plans for you to choose from. This is what our property management can do for you at present. Of course, let me put it in advance. Although our property management should solve various problems for the owners of Zijing Community, that was in the past. Now no one is better off under natural disasters. We have limited ability and are unwilling to waste our efforts..."

The owners below listened with some impatience. In the past, they paid several hundred dollars in property fees every month, and naturally felt that they were superior. They believed that the property should serve them, the owners. Even at the end of the world, they took it for granted to do so. But now Liu Feng's words made them feel that something was not right, so they looked at him nervously.

Seeing that everyone had gradually calmed down, Liu Feng continued, "We have observed the water situation over the past few days. The sudden rise in water levels before should be related to the flood discharge from the upstream city. As of yesterday evening, the speed at which the water level rose has gradually slowed down, indicating that the flood discharge should be almost over. The rain has also stopped for a few days. I think we should perhaps organize some people to go out and search for usable supplies, and we can't just wait for external rescue."

"Has the government really given up on us? The rescue team won't come?"

"No way, they've only been here twice."

Liu Feng's words were like a bomb that hit everyone's heart with the possibility that they were most worried about. Even though they had waited for these days and still hadn't received any rescue efforts from above, they were unwilling to face this fact.

Liu Feng looked at the people in the hall with a cold gaze, and his frown could not hide the fatigue of the past few days.

Even so, he still hopes that the owners can listen to him.

"What I'm going to say next is very important. I hope everyone will listen carefully. We have a total of six speedboats on our property side. Without gasoline, you can only paddle. One boat can seat eight people. A1 has one, and the remaining five are in Building E, Building B, and Building C. In addition, there have been meetings there in the past two days. Among them, four owners of Building E and Building C have their own kayaks that can be used. I hope that if A1 has a kayak or speedboat at home, I hope he can use it. Of course, this is definitely not free. Our property side will send two people to follow. There are six remaining positions for the owners. They will be randomly divided into groups according to the registration. We will go out twice a day, but the condition is that they need to pay % of the looted materials in the end. Other owners who bring their own speedboats can also make the same request."

In fact, the property had several large speedboats parked in the corridor on the sixth floor, which were hit by the flood before they could be moved. As a result, when the water came up, the speedboats were probably washed away with the flood.

Someone raised his hand here. He was from the 13th floor, a short and strong man.

"I have a kayak, but it's a six-person kayak that's 2.3 meters long. It can carry five people, but I want 40% of the supplies."

As soon as the man finished speaking, the others attacked him. Not only did he fail to get something for free, but he also had to be taken advantage of for free. The anger of those who put profit above all else was ignited all at once. This was even more abominable than the fact that Gu Tongwan had to pay for supplies for his housing.

"Forty percent? Why don't you go and rob it? The property management only wants two people. I won't ride in your crappy kayak."

"That's right. We live in the same neighborhood. It's too ugly to take advantage of someone's misfortune."

The short and strong man sneered: "Then don't sit down. I'm not begging you to do this, and I don't want to force you to do anything."

Soon another man raised his hand. This was Xu Ran from the 15th floor. After thinking it over, he decided to form a team, so he said, "I also have a kayak for fishing, which also has six seats. I'll collect % of the supplies." Xu Ran always felt a little guilty, and immediately lowered his head after he finished speaking. It was not that he was unwilling to help his neighbors, but he had a wife and children to support. He couldn't let his whole family starve to death because of his selfless dedication. But when he saw the short and strong man being criticized severely, he simply followed the property management's example and collected % of the supplies.

Jiang Chi didn't plan to raise his hand. Although he also had a speedboat, it could only seat four people. He and Jiang Tian took up two seats. Even if the extra two people could be exchanged for 40% of the supplies, compared with the potential threats, Jiang Chi would rather reduce the risks.

This owners' meeting lasted about an hour. When it was over, Jiang Chi and Gu Tongwan waited until everyone left before leaving. Although everyone knew they were on the 16th floor, some people wanted to follow them to take a look, especially since the staircase at the 16th floor was locked.

When Jiang Tian heard that they were going to go out and search for supplies, she was a little excited at first, but then she became worried and asked, "Is the end of the world really here?"

Jiang Zhi rubbed Jiang Tian's head and comforted her gently, "Don't think too much. Just accept it as it is."

"Okay, I see. So when are we going to leave? Sister Gu, what about you? Will you go with us?"

Before Gu Tongwan could speak, Jiang Zhi suddenly said, "Come with us, we can take care of each other."

Gu Tongwan met Jiang Zhi's calm gaze and Jiang Tian's sparkling eyes, and could only smile and nod in agreement, but still added, "I will also give you 20% of the supplies."

Just as Jiang Tian was about to refuse, Jiang Chi pulled her wrist and signaled with his eyes.

She didn't want to accept the favor for nothing, so she offered to deliver the supplies.

****

On the 52nd day of the apocalypse, Gu Tongwan arrived at the flooded tenth floor at the time notified by the property management. At this point, the water has completely submerged the corridor.

A1 and their group had a large speedboat and three kayaks. Except for the property owner and a few property owners who were holding oars, the others were holding various tools that could be used as substitutes, such as large plastic sheets or slightly smoother plates at home, some even used wooden sticks, and some simply used their hands.

When people saw Jiang Zhi's kayak, some made some sarcastic remarks at first, but they stopped talking after they saw that it could only seat four people.

Everyone was carrying a number of luggage bags, some even had backpacks and school bags, in short, any bag that could hold things.

Gu Tongwan and Jiang Tian both carried a black backpack, while Jiang Chi was carrying a luggage bag with a quiver slung across his shoulder.

Ten minutes later, four kayaks slowly sailed out of the community one after another. On the balcony of Room 1401, Building E, a shirtless man was looking at the kayaks with a vicious look as they disappeared at the end of the opposite street.

Behind the man squatted a woman with a dull look in her eyes and disheveled clothes. Next to the woman lay a young man covered in blood, and it was unclear whether he was dead or alive.

"Brother Dacheng, they are leaving."

Dacheng turned around with a strange smile on his face: "Those ships just now must have come from A1."

"This girl said before that the people from A1 will go out today and tomorrow."

Liu Cheng narrowed his eyes fiercely and suddenly said, "Tie up these two men and don't let them run away. The rest of you, follow me and carry the speedboat down."