101: Supermarket upgrade

Escorted by bodyguards, Mo Yanan entered Ping An Supermarket.

Having just recovered from a serious illness, his face was still a little pale, making him appear even more gentle and compliant.

"I brought gold this time; I can buy things now."

"We're closed," Jiang Fei said as soon as she finished speaking.

The eight bodyguards who came in with Mo Yanan instantly opened their briefcases, revealing stacks of gold bars that shone dazzlingly under the lights.

Jiang Fei quickly turned to Su Liuyuan and said, "You handle the customers first; I'll go pour some water."

Only a fool wouldn't make money when it's offered!

Taking two disposable paper cups, Jiang Fei went to the water dispenser at the rest room door to get water.

She also grabbed a bottle of orange juice and poured it into the other paper cup.

With the shelves blocking the view, Jiang Fei secretly took out her homemade crazy medicine and dripped two drops into each cup.

People couldn't die in her store; crazy medicine was safer than poison.

No one would suspect anything if a head injury left sequelae and turned someone into a lunatic.

Jiang Fei lowered her gaze, concealing the chill in her eyes, and returned to the sales area.

Mo Yanan sat on a chair next to the cashier counter.

Su Liuyuan went to the small warehouse to move goods.

"Juice and warm water." Jiang Fei placed the two paper cups on the small round table.

Suddenly, Mo Yanan spoke in a low voice.

"You were the one who fired the gun, weren't you?"

Jiang Fei calmly feigned ignorance: "What person who fired a gun?"

"I have no enemies in the Safety Shelter; there's only one person who wants me dead and unable to speak forever."

Mo Yanan looked at Jiang Fei, but instead of directly exposing her, he sincerely requested.

"I won't reveal your secret. What happened at the Supermarket and Shengshi City will only be known to you and me. I hope you can help me once, to transport some items. I will tell you the specific time later."

"If you are willing, I can protect your safety."

"At least in the Safety Shelter, no one would dare to harm you."

With his status, he could have resorted to coercive measures.

But he had no habit of coercing people.

To make capable people work for him, one must first respect them.

Jiang Fei glanced around at the bodyguards in the store and, knowing what was best, agreed: "I'll help you just this once."

She needed to stabilize Mo Yanan first, to avoid a confrontation now that would be difficult to resolve.

As for how to explain her abilities, Jiang Fei's mind raced.

Unexpectedly, Mo Yanan didn't probe her and changed the subject.

"I want all the goods in the store. If eight boxes of gold bars aren't enough, I can have someone get more."

Each gold bar Mo Yanan brought weighed 400 grams, and there were 60 bars in a box.

Eight boxes totaled 192,000 grams.

Jiang Fei stated truthfully: "To get all the goods, you're still a bit short."

Just the tobacco and alcohol alone were worth more than 200,000 grams of gold.

Mo Yanan raised his hand, signaling his bodyguards to retrieve more from the car, and they brought another 8 boxes of gold bars.

Now there was more than enough.

Su Liuyuan and the bodyguards were responsible for moving the goods.

The luxury car couldn't hold everything, so the bodyguards had to find a truck.

It wasn't until midnight that all the goods were loaded, and Mo Yanan also got up, preparing to leave.

"I won't drink the water and juice today; I'll drink them next time."

Mo Yanan winked at Jiang Fei, his smile innocent.

He would only drink what she offered after Goddess Sister completely gave up the idea of killing him.

Jiang Fei watched Mo Yanan leave, already understanding that he suspected there was medicine in the water.

He seemed harmless on the surface, but he was actually very clever.

This was going to be difficult.

Su Liuyuan, being tactful, didn't inquire about Jiang Fei's conversation with Mo Yanan, and asked: "Captain, the shelves and the small warehouse are empty. What do we do if we have no goods to sell?"

"I'll restock later. You go home and rest first. I'll stay and close the store today."

Handing the store keys to Jiang Fei, Su Liuyuan left.

Despite the worries, the gold was still needed.

Jiang Fei closed the store door and took the 16 briefcases from the floor into the Supermarket.

System: [Ding--Detected gold: 384,000 grams]

[Ding--Congratulations to the Host for successfully unlocking the fifth area of fresh produce—Seafood and Dried Goods!]

[Ding--All five major areas on the second floor of Gold Swallowing Supermarket have been unlocked, upgraded to Lv3. The default quantity for each item is 300, and missing goods have been automatically replenished.]

[Hint: The goods replenished with each Supermarket upgrade come from the System's reward, not from the Host's owned goods.]

[Bonus reward: Lucky Turntable 2 times]

[Currently owned gold: 285,390 grams. Gold required to unlock the next area: 512,000 grams.]

"Use the Lucky Turntable."

After the familiar eerie music ended—

[Ding--Host's lucky star descends! Congratulations, you have received "Thank you for your patronage."]

[Ding--Accidents are unavoidable, you have received "Dog-Disliking Perfume."]

What the hell???

Jiang Fei stared blankly at the small glass bottle that had appeared in her hand, only 10ml.

She opened the lid and sniffed, but there was no smell.

[Hint: "Dog-Disliking Perfume" will take effect five minutes after being sprayed. Its scent is unbearable to dogs within ten meters. Please use it with caution, Host, and it is recommended not to spray it on yourself~]

After hearing the system's prompt, Jiang Fei didn't dare to spray the perfume to test the smell.

She would find some scoundrel to test it on when she had time.

Putting away the Dog-Disliking Perfume, Jiang Fei entered the second floor of the Supermarket.

The last patch of white mist had dissipated, revealing ten extra-long counters.

They were filled with a rich variety of dried seafood, packaged in transparent vacuum bags: dried squid, shredded squid, dried sea cucumber, dried abalone, dried shrimp, fish maw, dried small fish, dried oysters, scallops, dried clams, dried snail meat, shark fins, seaweed, kelp, dried shrimp, and so on.

Items like shredded squid and dried cod slices could be eaten directly out of the bag.

Jiang Fei took a bag of shredded squid and exited the Supermarket, not going upstairs.

The third floor of the Supermarket was covered in white mist; she couldn't see anything and could only stay at the stairwell. It was better to wait until it was unlocked before going up.

The rest room held the gold earned today, so Jiang Fei went to collect it and put it into the Supermarket.

[Ding--Detected gold: 12,016 grams]

If Ping An Supermarket could sell 10,000 grams of gold every day, she would be able to unlock the third floor in less than a month!

Jiang Fei's mood improved slightly. She took out new goods and placed them on the shelves of Ping An Supermarket, filled the small warehouse, and put in a box of solar panels.

By the time everything was done, it was almost dawn.

Glancing at the two untouched paper cups on the round table, Jiang Fei wilted again.

Mo Yanan's attitude was very sincere, but one could only know a person's face, not their heart.

What if he kept demanding things from her using the secret, or even captured her for research?

She didn't want to lie on an experimental table, nor did she want to work for others.

She would take it one step at a time. If worst came to worst, she would run away!

With the Supermarket, she and her teammates could find any place and live very well.

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The temperature rose to 25℃, and the damp, humid weather became increasingly severe.

The moist air was like a layer of fog, enveloping the entire Safety Shelter, affecting every household with dampness.

Coal wouldn't burn, washed clothes wouldn't dry, walls grew moldy, and even the quilts on the beds felt damp.

Everyone was frantically buying dehumidifying items, such as dehumidifiers, fans, dryers, and so on.

Appliances weren't valuable; they could be exchanged for a little bit of supplies, and with good luck, even found in a junkyard.

They were all damaged during previous disasters, could be repaired and reused, but electricity became a problem.

Generators were too expensive and consumed diesel, making Ping An Supermarket's solar panels incredibly popular and a sought-after item.

Jiang Fei priced one solar panel at 1999 grams of gold; it was too high for ordinary survivors to afford.

Now, they only sold 10 panels a day and then closed the doors. Otherwise, a large number of customers blocking the store would make it easy for things to be stolen.

Su Liuyuan and Jiang Fei simply couldn't handle it all.

To prevent theft during the chaos, Jiang Fei simply asked Crippled Wang and his group for help, offering supplies as payment.

This day.

Su Liuyuan and Jiang Fei had just seen off all the customers and hung up the 'Closed' sign when Scar ran into the store.

"Miss Jiang, Crippled Wang has delivered all the things you asked for."

"There are too many people gathered outside the store, so his car couldn't get through. It's parked in the back alley."

"I'll go find him." Jiang Fei squeezed through the crowd and arrived at the back alley.

There were three large trucks in total: one truck of cement and two trucks of bricks.

Crippled Wang got down from one of the trucks: "Boss, the gold from the sale of adult novelty items and contraceptives recently, I've put it in the driver's cab of the cement truck for you."

"Xu Yichen didn't gather enough gold and only took 10 kilograms. It's also in the car. I anonymously reported him a few days ago, and the authorities have already taken him away and locked him up."

"Should the items be brought into the store or...?"

"Help me deliver them to the back gate of Mingshang Apartment Complex. I'll go back with you all." Jiang Fei was about to open the pickup when Crippled Wang called out to her.

"Wait, Boss!"

Crippled Wang returned to the truck and took down a tightly sealed glass jar.

"Boss, do you know what kind of ants these are?"