158: Jiang Fei's goods were stolen

Jiang Fei said, "Wait for me here for a moment. I'm going to tow the pickup and the MPV."

"We'll change the tires tonight, and tomorrow you can drive the MPV to the General Store."

The current muddy roads are much easier to drive on than the previous dirt roads.

SUVs and trucks consume too much fuel, so they needed to switch the vehicles back.

Jiang Fei walked with an umbrella to the back gate of the residential area, taking out the flat-tired pickup truck and MPV from the Supermarket warehouse, along with tires, a jack, and other tools.

She didn't forget to take out a towable truck and place it aside for show.

As for the sun-faded paint, Jiang Fei didn't plan to repaint it.

Aside from being unsightly, there were no other issues.

Ugly is ugly; at least it doesn't attract attention.

After contacting Su Liuyuan via walkie-talkie, Jiang Fei changed into a hooded raincoat and put away her umbrella.

Lu Yu came with Su Liuyuan.

His right hand hadn't fully healed, so he could only help out and hand over tools.

Jiang Fei and Su Liuyuan each took responsibility for one vehicle.

Before long, all the tires were changed.

Even with raincoats, their hands and bodies were covered in mud.

After telling Lu Yu and Su Liuyuan to go first, Jiang Fei put away the truck before returning home and entering the Supermarket to shower.

Afterward, she dressed, exited, and cooked a pot of ginger water to share with the two of them.

Her teammates ate fruits and vegetables from the Supermarket daily, keeping them in excellent health, so the likelihood of catching a cold was very low, but it was still important to take precautions.

Being out in the rain for so long required expelling the cold.

After drinking a warm cup of ginger water, Jiang Fei went to bed.

The light rain continued incessantly.

The temperature remained at 38℃, with no further decrease.

Jiang Fei didn't want to go out and smell the dampness, preferring to stay home and be a couch potato.

She was pleasantly surprised to find that three of the river crabs she raised in the Supermarket's small pond were carrying eggs.

That same day, she used an excavator to dig a one-mu pond and moved the river crabs there.

She planted a wooden sign that read "Crab Pond" and then added 100 more river crabs.

With the small pond empty, Jiang Fei poured in a small amount of silt, then scooped half a bucket of river clams from the Supermarket's aquatic section to raise in the pond.

She only raised aquatic products suitable for freshwater living, making them convenient to take out and sell.

After all, there were surviving fish, shrimp, and shellfish in the rivers outside the Safety Shelter.

After finishing her work, Jiang Fei exited the Supermarket and immediately heard urgent knocking at the door, accompanied by A Meng's shouts.

"Miss Jiang, are you home?!"

At the same time, the walkie-talkie on the table rang.

Su Liuyuan: "Captain, where are you?"

"A Meng came to the General Store looking for you just now, but you weren't there, so I told him to try his luck at Mingshang. Please reply if you received this!"

"Captain..."

"I got it." Jiang Fei replied to Su Liuyuan on the walkie-talkie while opening the door.

A Meng's vest was more than half stained with blood, and his eyes were tearful.

"Miss Jiang, we were robbed!"

—

Jiang Fei drove A Meng to the General Store.

Crippled Wang lay weakly on the sofa, while Dao Ba was using tools to dig a bullet out of his shoulder.

Dao Ba was also injured; his chest was wrapped in gauze, with slight blood seeping through.

"Boss... I'm sorry, I didn't protect your goods well."

"First, bandage your wound."

Jiang Fei took the tools, told Dao Ba to rest, and quickly dug out the bullet from Crippled Wang's flesh, then disinfected and bandaged the wound.

Crippled Wang was drenched in sweat from the pain.

A Meng brought him an energy drink to replenish his strength.

After a moment of recovery, Crippled Wang slowly recounted the full story.

There was a local tyrant in the North Market, nicknamed One-Eyed Dragon, who was the boss there.

Crippled Wang bringing his subordinates to the North Market to sell goods undoubtedly encroached on One-Eyed Dragon's business.

One-Eyed Dragon was envious of Crippled Wang making money, in addition to having his territory encroached upon.

So, he launched a sneak attack tonight.

He robbed Crippled Wang of two vehicles full of supplies and injured him and his brothers.

Crippled Wang couldn't help but curse, then added, "I was also unlucky to encounter the Patrol Team changing shifts and not being in the North Market. Otherwise, One-Eyed Dragon wouldn't have succeeded so smoothly."

"Boss, don't worry, I will compensate you for the lost goods with gold."

"Once I recover, I'll take them back!"

Jiang Fei: "There's no time like the present. I'll take people there."

"Tell me One-Eyed Dragon's address."

To do business in the North Market, conflict with One-Eyed Dragon was inevitable.

Rather than being passive, it was better to be proactive.

Black-on-black tactics were her specialty.

—

Ten o'clock at night.

The night was as dark as ink, and the light rain pattered down, masking faint footsteps.

Jiang Fei, wrapped in a black raincoat, quietly hid at an alley entrance.

Behind her were A Meng and a dozen subordinates.

Diagonally across from the alley was the largest four-story restaurant in the North Market.

The entire second floor was lit up.

A Meng whispered, "Miss Jiang, One-Eyed Dragon renovated the restaurant, tearing down all the private rooms on each floor and converting them into large halls."

"They live on the first and second floors; I don't know where the supplies are kept."

"Right now, they are celebrating on the second floor, eating and drinking, about forty-something people."

Hearing this, Jiang Fei thought of a new plan that wouldn't require her to act personally.

"Where is the kitchen located?"

A Meng: "On the first floor, but I'm not sure of the exact spot."

"You follow me."

"The rest of you stay here and wait for our signal. As soon as you see the lights on the second floor flash three times, rush in immediately."

Jiang Fei led A Meng stealthily towards the restaurant.

The main door was tightly shut and unguarded, which made it convenient for Jiang Fei and A Meng to peek inside through the windows.

The first floor was empty, with a faint light in the northwest corner.

The two circled around to that side and crouched at the base of the wall.

To vent cooking fumes, the kitchen window was open. Jiang Fei secretly took out a small mirror.

She held it to the corner, using the open window for cover, to observe the situation inside the room.

This was a partitioned-off kitchen.

There were three women in total.

Two were stir-frying, one was preparing vegetables, and none had firearms.

They could hear conversation.

"One-Eyed Dragon is really stingy. The weather is humid and hot, but he won't even install air conditioning for us, and he keeps us stir-frying. I haven't even had dinner yet."

"Forget about air conditioning. He thinks it wastes diesel. He won't even install a range hood."

"Shh—are you two trying to get yourselves killed, talking so loudly? Get to work."

Jiang Fei glanced at the window.

Determining she could jump over, she signaled A Meng to wait outside, then, holding a silenced pistol, quickly climbed into the room, and shot the two women who were stir-frying.

The remaining woman didn't even have time to scream before Jiang Fei tightly covered her mouth.

"Quiet. Do as I say, or your fate will be the same as theirs."

The woman nodded in terror.

Clatter—

A large plastic bag was thrown onto the counter.

Jiang Fei released her hand: "Cook these mushrooms."

"Remember not to cook them thoroughly."

She didn't have much poison, and it would be a waste to use it all on these people.

But she had plenty of Lanmaoa asiatica!

If undercooked Lanmaoa asiatica is consumed, it can cause hallucinations in mild cases and death in severe cases.

With two people already dead, the terrified woman had no time to wonder where the mushrooms came from and quickly began cooking.

Jiang Fei, meanwhile, took out a bottle of poison, dripped it into the rice cooker, and stirred it evenly.

She also dripped one drop into each of the five jars of wine placed on the table, destined for the second floor.

The poison she made was potent; one drop was enough.

With two preparations, she ensured everyone would ingest the poison.

Jiang Fei called A Meng in: "Do any of One-Eyed Dragon's subordinates recognize you?"