Chapter 349: Ran Out of Bullets After Three Shots!
In Safe City, arguments filled the air.
Both Mr. Wu and people like Hua Chuanlong were worried about where to search for supplies next.
Everyone wanted a place that hadn't been scavenged, but it had been over a year since the apocalypse began. Where could there be so many untouched places?
Most places had already been explored.
Food!
The most important thing was food!
Mr. Wang's eyes flickered, and he thought for a moment.
Then he spoke up loudly, "I know where there's a lot of food!"
His words stunned everyone.
In the midst of the noisy argument, it suddenly became quiet.
The people around Mr. Wang stepped back and watched him.
Old Man Wu and others looked at Mr. Wang, who was at the back, curiously and said, "Young man, come up and tell us more."
Old Zhuang looked at Old Sun and Old He next to him with a doubtful look in his eyes. Both of them shook their heads, indicating they had never seen such a person.
Under everyone's gaze, Mr. Wang slowly stepped forward and said, "I know a place that has a lot of food, in a place called Xin City.
I was driven out by them. There's a group of people there who took over a Government food warehouse, enough for all of us to eat for a year."
Old Man Wu's eyes flickered as he looked at this middle-aged man, not asking Mr. Wang directly.
Instead, he turned to Captain Tao and asked, "Do you remember when this man entered our Safe City?"
Captain Tao nodded quickly and replied, "I remember him; he joined our Safe City a few months ago.
He had a lot of food with him at that time, more than most people could have, so I remember him."
Immediately, Captain Tao took out a notebook, checked the dates, and found Mr. Wang's entry records into Safe City.
He whispered to Old Man Wu, "This man is named Wang Xiansheng, his records state he came from Xin City in Gansheng, and after entering our Safe City, he has been living in Building 19, Floor 2 of Zone C."
Hua Chuanlong, with less hesitation, asked directly, "Where is it, how far is it from here? You say there's a lot of food, then why did they drive you out?"
Mr. Wang said, "I'm not sure exactly how much food there is, but I remember those grains piled up like a mountain in the warehouse.
I was cooperating with them to find it, but they betrayed and killed my brothers after finding the food, and I barely escaped.
I seek vengeance against them."
Hearing about the mountains of grain, Hua Chuanlong's eyes glowed.
He quickly asked, "Do you know where they are?"
Mr. Wang nodded, then shook his head and said, "We found those grains in the suburb of Xin City, probably the Government's emergency reserves.
But shortly after we found it, we were betrayed by them.
Although I don't know their exact location, I heard from my deceased brother that they're under Tianhua Town near the 319 National Highway.
We can find them once we start searching."
Hua Chuanlong, excited, said to Old Man Wu and the others, "What are we waiting for, let's just go and take it back."
Old Man Wu lowered his head, his eyes flickering. Seizing? That didn't sound right.
If everything this middle-aged man said was true, it was certain they would go, but about the pretense...
After all, that band of people also seized food from the Government.
Ke Hanyu adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and said, "What proof do we have to trust you? And what evidence do you have that there is a lot of food there?
As said, it's more than 500 kilometers away in Xin City of the neighboring province. It's a long way. If we go there and find nothing, what if you're deceiving us?"
Mr. Wang calmly looked up and said, "I have no reason to deceive you. Moreover, as I just said, they killed my brothers.
They took away the food that was rightfully half mine. I don't care about the food anymore; I only want vengeance. Vengeance for my brothers."
Ke Hanyu responded, "Even if what you say is true, even if you give us half the food, but if they could kill your brothers, what makes us think we could successfully seize it from them?"
Mr. Wang said, "They indeed have some strength, but it's not that formidable; just about twenty-odd people and a few guns.
At that time, I was too careless, thinking that with so much food, it would be enough for us for a lifetime, but I didn't anticipate their cruelty!"
While saying this, Mr. Wang clenched his teeth, his eyes seemingly spewing out flames.
Seeing his expression, everyone believed him somewhat.
Then Mr. Wang added, "These people, they are capable of all evils. They even took advantage of the situation to rob many Survivors.
And this Government emergency food shouldn't be managed by them anyway."
Hua Chuanlong nodded and asked, "What is... what is this brother's name?"
Mr. Wang replied, "My surname is Wang, Wang Xiansheng."
Hua Chuanlong, smiling, said, "Hehehe, no matter what, I believe this young Mr. Wang.
He has no reason to deceive us. Besides, if he dares to deceive us, could he get away with it?"
When Hua Chuanlong said the last sentence, his aura suddenly changed, becoming oppressively intense.
Yet Mr. Wang was not overwhelmed by this pressure and calmly said, "If I were to tell a lie, may lightning strike me down.
If you don't believe me, you can take me with you."
He was actually somewhat nervous inside, but thinking about the people in Xin City who had hurt him like this, he couldn't swallow his anger.
He didn't know whether there was food or not, but diverting disaster to bring conflict between the people of Safe City and Xin City was something he found delight in.
And the number of people in Safe City was so large, with dozens of armed individuals he had already seen.
Whether they could win or not was another matter; letting them clash sooner or later was inevitable.
Because of the food!
No one would willingly hand over their food to someone else.
Indeed, no one would hand over their food unless they couldn't get it themselves; Old Wu, Ke Hanyu, or Old Zhuang and Old Sun, they all understood this principle.
Beside Old Wu, Captain Tao approached and said, "This Wang Xiansheng, until now, regardless of whether his purpose is revenge as he claims,
But him daring to come forward and say there is such a place, there definitely must be truth to it. Old Wu, you see, we don't need too many people to go.
You can send me to investigate the situation first, then once confirmed, I'll come back, and we can bring our main forces to transport the food back. What do you think?"
Old Wu's eyes flickered; that was indeed a good idea.
After some thought, he then said to Captain Tao, "Have Ke Hanyu, Hua Chuanlong…
Uh, and Old Zhuang, Old Sun, Old He and a few others come here."
Captain Tao nodded, and then went off to talk to these few individuals.
Hua Chuanlong, Ke Hanyu, and others didn't hesitate; they knew they also had to share in this batch of food.
Old Wu and a few others went inside the villa.
....
Mr. Wang, watching these people enter the villa, did not feel tense.
After all, these people were the ones desperately needing food; what he was doing was essentially giving them a pillow while they were dozing off.
After about ten minutes of waiting, he finally saw Old Wu and the others coming out.
Only the expressions of Old Zhuang, Old Sun, and Old He seemed somewhat reluctant, while others like Ke Hanyu were satisfied.
Mr. Wang thought to himself: It seems the distribution of benefits has been settled.
Old Wu took the lead and said, "Young comrade Wang, we are truly sorry about your past experiences.
We've always hoped to rebuild our home, and that's what we are doing.
As for those bad guys, we'll find a way to confront them together. We just need you to lead the way."
Looking at Old Wu's kindly expression, Mr. Wang felt a wave of disgust.
Humans...
But still, with a smile, he said, "Old Wu, of course, I will surely lead you all there."
Old Wu, chuckling, said, "Then that's settled. This time let Little Tao and his team go with you to check it out first."
Mr. Wang quickly said, "You mean only a few people are going out, aren't we all moving out together?"
Inside, he cursed silently: This sly old fox. Even now, he still doesn't trust me.
Old Wu still maintained a gentle demeanor and said, "They've got to scout out the situation first, let them get a grasp of the overall circumstances.
That way, our main forces can follow suit.
There won't be few; Little Tao will take eight people, and Old Hua, Old Ke, Old Sun, and their sides will send some people as well, a total of about twenty people. That's not too few.
Go and find that place first, then we can all head over together."
Mr. Wang sighed internally, but could only accept it. He said begrudgingly, "Alright."
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After setting a plan to set out tomorrow, Old Wu also called Little Tao, earnestly instructing him not to act recklessly and not to alert the enemy prematurely.
First, ascertain the whereabouts of those people in Xin City, then come back and inform them.
Then, Captain Tao with a bitter face said, "Old Wu, can you give us more bullets? Each person only has 5 bullets. If we encounter a zombie, how are we supposed to fight?"
Old Wu sighed deeply and said with emphasis, "We've been out of supplies for so long. Now, the weapons in our hands, if without bullets, are no different from firewood sticks.
Do you know how many bullets Hua Chuanlong and the others have given to their subordinates?
3 bullets!"
"Just three shots and that's it... what the hell is the use?"
"Say that again!"
"I dare not, Old Wu, I was wrong."
"Go on."
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