142: Zhou Wanqing was arrested/Fountain pool

It was still dim when the officials finally quelled the riot.

The Rich Area, once brightly lit, was now scarred and filled with choking black smoke.

The streets were littered with gruesome corpses and scattered food items like frozen meat, vegetables, and fruit.

Jiang Fei took off her bulletproof vest; her clothes were already drenched in sweat.

The weather was hot, and she had been running back and forth in the fire. Not only Jiang Fei, but other team members were also soaked, looking as if they had just emerged from water.

Fortunately, the officials had prepared heat-relief medicine and electrolyte water, otherwise, a large number of Comrades would have collapsed.

The guns and bulletproof vests needed to be returned. Jiang Fei handed them to a team member and was about to leave when Yin Jing walked over.

"The Patrol Team caught Zhou Wanqing. She was one of the organizers of this riot and hopes to see you before she is taken away."

Jiang Fei was startled, her mind feeling chaotic.

The Zhou Wanqing she remembered was shy and weak, how could she possibly...? She followed Yin Jing to the entrance of the Rich Area.

Several military trucks were parked there, ready to transport the captured rioters.

Not far from the last truck, Zhou Wanqing stood quietly, her cuffed hands hanging down.

Lu Yu stood beside Zhou Wanqing.

A few steps behind them, two armed soldiers stood guard, preventing Zhou Wanqing from escaping.

Upon seeing Jiang Fei, Zhou Wanqing habitually flashed a bright smile.

"I'm sorry, Boss, for making you go through all this trouble. I was afraid if I didn't see you today, I wouldn't see you again."

They had spent some time together, and Zhou Wanqing was quite likable. Jiang Fei felt a complex mix of emotions, unsure how to respond.

What could she say?

Should she ask why she organized the riot without telling everyone, so they could cover for her?

Or should she ask why she didn't escape safely?

Now that she was caught, nothing she said would matter.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Fei quietly asked Yin Jing, "What punishment will she receive?"

"Zhou Wanqing surrendered voluntarily and helped the officials catch other organizers, so she can receive a lighter sentence, probably three to five years in prison."

Yin Jing couldn't help but lower her voice to remind Jiang Fei, "All the higher-ups know about this. Don't impulsively try to save Zhou Wanqing, or you'll be implicated too."

"Either you'll go to prison with her, or you'll be kicked out of the Safety Shelter."

Jiang Fei spoke truthfully, "I just want her to suffer less inside. Can I send her supplies?"

If it were Xiao Hua Lao, or Lu Yu and the others who were caught, she might really have acted impulsively.

After all, everyone had experienced too many life-and-death situations together in Yulan Garden.

That bond was not easily replaced.

Yin Jing: "I'll ask for you then."

"Okay."

Jiang Fei looked at Zhou Wanqing.

The woman gazed at her, blinking, her upturned eyes seemingly filled with endless affection, like a seductive vixen.

Under the cover of her pocket, Jiang Fei took out three energy bars and slipped them into Zhou Wanqing's hand: "Eat these on the way."

"If the officials allow it, I will send you supplies."

Zhou Wanqing nodded obediently, a flicker of imperceptible disappointment in her eyes.

Her Benefactor would not see her again.

Because she had prepared an escape route and would flee the Safety Shelter in a few days.

It was a pity she couldn't help her Benefactor kill the Chen family tonight.

It was her first time organizing, so she lacked experience and couldn't pay attention to many details. She must be careful next time.

But Zhou Wanqing couldn't say these words publicly; she only thought them to herself as she got into the truck with the soldiers.

Yin Jing also went back to her busy tasks.

Lu Yu lightly patted Jiang Fei's shoulder, comforting her, "I asked the Patrol Team's captain, and in Zhou Wanqing's situation, she won't be executed; at most, she'll be imprisoned for five years."

"Don't feel guilty for not saving her; this was her own choice."

Zhou Wanqing wasn't caught by his team members, so he couldn't pull strings. Plus, he learned the news too late, so he could only follow the rules.

Jiang Fei: "I'm fine, I just find it very surprising."

"Going home?"

"Mm, I'll go get the car." Lu Yu rode his motorcycle over, let Jiang Fei sit on the back seat, and they returned to Mingshang Apartment Complex.

Room 302.

Jiang Fei told Xiao Chuxia and the others about Zhou Wanqing's situation.

After listening, the three were dumbfounded.

After a long while, Xiao Chuxia was the first to recover, sighing, "Sister Wan Qing is usually so quiet, who knew that once she made a move, she would shock the entire Safety Shelter."

Ling Zhaorui: "I always thought she was the type who would cry if she saw a bug..."

Only Su Liuyuan felt like crying: "My prettiest, most capable, best-cooking sales assistant is gone."

"How about we let Big Yellow go in and swap places with Wan Qing?"

Big Yellow, lying on the sofa, was confused.

Two-legged beast, don't go too far! You just stole one of my dumplings during the New Year!

"Meow meow meow—!" Big Yellow meowed, drawing out the sound, scolding Su Liuyuan.

Jiang Fei helplessly picked it up: "Stop scolding, I'll give you fish paste later."

Only then did Big Yellow shut up.

"Miss, you've been busy all night, hurry and take a shower and sleep. I'll boil hot water for you."

"No need, I'll shower after I wake up. You all go home and rest too."

After seeing Xiao Chuxia and the others off, Jiang Fei closed the door, took out a portion of fish paste to feed Big Yellow, and then entered the Supermarket.

She soaked in a hot bath in a wooden tub, then changed into clean clothes and went to the Supermarket's third floor.

The first thing she saw was that the central circular platform on the third floor had transformed into a miniature, pure white fountain pool.

In the center of the pool were five ingot-shaped white stones as decorations.

They were stacked from smallest to largest.

The smallest ingot stone at the top spouted a water column, which slowly flowed downwards.

The edge of the fountain pool was also carved with ingot-style patterns.

It was both ugly and crude.

Jiang Fei couldn't bear to look at it.

Never mind which large Supermarket has a fountain pool, knowing you love gold, couldn't you have made the stones out of gold???

The Supermarket was like a Pixiu; gold only went in, never out.

Complaining aside, Jiang Fei brought over an empty bucket that could hold a hundred liters of water, a folding ladder, and a long, thin hose.

She wanted to know if the water in the fountain was inexhaustible.

The pool water was 5 centimeters deep, the same height as the previous circular platform.

Jiang Fei stood on the ladder and inserted the hose into the small hole on the topmost ingot stone that spouted water.

The other end of the hose was placed into the empty bucket.

After about half an hour, a full bucket was collected, but the water in the pool did not diminish.

When she poured the water from the bucket back into the pool, it did not overflow; instead, it magically returned to its previous waterline.

Whether she scooped water out or poured water in, the fountain pool always remained 5 centimeters deep.

She understood now. The system saw that she was struggling to use the water on the second floor every day, so it gave her an inexhaustible fountain pool!

Looking at the clear pool water, Jiang Fei couldn't resist taking a sip.

The pool water was sweet.

The fatigue from staying up all night instantly vanished, just like the effect of the produce from the Supermarket.

So, from now on, couldn't she just drink water to restore her spirit and strengthen her body?

What a good thing!

So, everything extra the Supermarket produced would turn out to be useful?

Jiang. Realistic. Fei no longer found the fountain pool ugly and happily went to see the newly unlocked area.

The last patch of white mist on the third floor had dissipated, revealing five extra-long, extra-large shelves.

They were stocked with dried chicken, dried duck, beef jerky, lamb jerky, cured goose, dried salted fish, cured pork, cured sausage, cured rabbit, cured ribs, salted duck, preserved meat in sauce, ham, salted duck eggs, Laba garlic, pickled cabbage, sauerkraut, pickled radish, and other cured and pickled products.

All were vacuum-packed.

Chicken, duck, goose, rabbit, etc., were one whole piece per bag, while cured vegetables, salted eggs, etc., were 200g per bag.

The fourth floor was sealed by white mist, so she couldn't see what was there. Jiang Fei was too lazy to go up and called out to the system:

"I want to use the big roulette wheel."