172: The master is gone!

Jiang Fei was going to sleep in the village tonight and was too lazy to go out and find an empty house, so she stayed at the village chief's house.

She slept in a room on the second floor, and Lu Yu slept in the guest room on the first floor.

She also searched the place.

It was all food and drinks like beef jerky, hotpot base, bread, and juice.

Jiang Fei was very disappointed.

The village chief was so poor, he didn't even have a single gold bar.

At 5:40 AM the next day, the team was ready to depart.

The officials found several vans in the village to load the granary's supplies.

What couldn't fit was tied with ropes to the roofs of all the vehicles and covered with a rain-proof plastic sheet.

Xu Qianyao's off-road vehicle was packed with supplies.

Jiang Fei and Lu Yu rode in the commercial vehicle he had seized.

The empty spaces were also filled with supplies.

Lu Yu drove, following at the very end of the convoy.

There were only the two of them in the car, and Jiang Fei openly took out beef buns and milk for breakfast, sharing a portion with Lu Yu.

Lu Yu pretended not to see anything the whole time, eating a bun in one hand.

Like the vegetarian buns he ate that day, the filling was seasoned with sesame oil.

Sure enough, the vegetarian buns were also made by the neighbor.

At this moment, in Taisong City.

Two men, drenched like drowned rats, stumbled into a residential building, supporting each other.

In the room on the top floor.

A woman was enjoying a lavish breakfast delivered by her subordinate.

She was beautiful and elegant, none other than Zhou Wanqing, who had escaped from the Safety Shelter.

"Second Leader... something happened at Huaiyuan Village... we played dead to escape a calamity..."

One of the men breathlessly recounted what had happened in the village.

Initially, Zhou Wanqing came to Taisong City with the supplies and weapons she had stolen from the transfer team in Lincheng.

She ruthlessly killed those who tried to rob and humiliate her, earning the appreciation of the local boss and becoming the Second Leader.

It was because she was still thinking about finding Jiang Fei that she had shirked her responsibilities and run off to the Safety Shelter.

Until the riot broke out, Zhou Wanqing had nowhere to go, so she returned.

The other man added, "We also encountered the person who stole supplies last time, named Jiang Fei."

Zhou Wanqing's eyes lit up: "Is she in Huaiyuan Village?"

"When we ran out, we heard the Safety Shelter staff say they were departing in the morning, so they should have left by now."

The smile on Zhou Wanqing's face instantly vanished.

She had thought she could see her Benefactor.

Subordinate: "Second Leader, Mr. Shang has done so many evil deeds, the Safety Shelter will definitely not let him go."

"We gave the villagers a lot of inferior weapons. Although it seemed like we were protecting the village, in reality, we were being lazy and not working, but the officials don't know that."

"What if the officials think Taisong City is in league with Mr. Shang and come to deal with us?"

"Then we'll find another place to stay," Zhou Wanqing replied.

"You go inform the boss, give me some men, I'm going to the Safety Shelter to rescue Mr. Shang."

She owed Mr. Shang a debt of gratitude.

The wealthy businessman who brought her into the Safety Shelter and helped her escape prison was Mr. Shang.

To hide his identity, Mr. Shang would always pretend to be a wealthy businessman whenever he came out.

Only after entering the Safety Shelter did she learn Mr. Shang's true identity.

Later, when inciting riots in the Rich Area, she secretly sought his help, in case the plan failed and she couldn't escape unscathed.

Thus, she owed him a debt of gratitude.

As for Mr. Shang eating human flesh and pretending to be a true god, Zhou Wanqing naturally detested it, but a debt of gratitude had to be repaid.

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The main force arrived at the Safety Shelter in the afternoon.

Xu Qianyao and Yin Jing went to report the mission to Director Ning, while Lu Yu took Huang Wenzhou back to the Patrol Team to let him receive his punishment.

Jiang Fei returned to Building 2 of the Mingshang Apartment Complex.

She took off her white robe in the hallway and used the key to open the door.

As soon as she entered, Big Yellow rushed from the bedroom bed, skillfully climbed up Jiang Fei's leg, and into her arms.

"Meow meow meow!"

Where did you go, two-legged beast!

I haven't seen you in ages! My human is also gone!

"Good boy, I'll get you a gift in a bit." Jiang Fei hugged Big Yellow, casually rubbing its chubby little face.

Su Liuyuan had just finished feeding the chicks and geese on the balcony.

"Captain, wasn't Lu Yu with you when you went out? Where is he?"

"He went to the Patrol Team." Jiang Fei told Su Liuyuan about the mission.

"Don't talk about Mr. Shang's matter to outsiders; the officials haven't caught him yet."

"Also, don't tell Chu Xia, lest she worry."

"Okay." Su Liuyuan nodded, making a note, and couldn't help but complain:

"I didn't expect someone to be even more deranged than Zhu Wende, setting up an entire village to eat human flesh. Was the food at the Safety Shelter not enough for him?"

"And choosing what 'Holy Son' and 'Holy Daughter,' does he really think he's a true god with boundless magic?"

Seeing Su Liuyuan about to enter his chattering mode, Jiang Fei quickly shooed him away, and also retrieved the spare key to 302.

Let her ears have some peace for a while!

Putting down Big Yellow, Jiang Fei took out a bag of dried catnip from the Supermarket warehouse and sprinkled it on the ground.

"Big Yellow, come try it."

Big Yellow cautiously approached, sniffed it, and its body suddenly went as soft as a puddle of mud, collapsing onto the catnip and rubbing against it frantically, purring contentedly.

Good stuff!

Two-legged beast, give me another two catties!

However, Jiang Fei didn't understand Big Yellow's meaning and let it rub around on the ground, then entered the Supermarket to take a shower.

The catnip's effect was very short, about ten minutes.

Cats don't get addicted to catnip, she would clean it up later.

The living standards in Huaiyuan Village were too poor, so after Jiang Fei showered, she just stayed home like a lazy fish, eating and sleeping.

On the third day, Xu Qianyao contacted her via walkie-talkie.

"We caught Mr. Shang."

"He ran back to the Safety Shelter two days ago and found a scapegoat, trying to make him take the blame for the Huaiyuan Village incident. But we presented video evidence, irrefutable proof, and Mr. Shang had no choice but to confess."

Xu Qianyao's voice was tinged with anger: "That guy is a pervert! He said he started eating human flesh out of curiosity, and then it got out of control, he just wanted to satisfy his cravings!"

"Now Mr. Shang is locked up in prison, most likely to be executed by firing squad, but his father is fighting for a life sentence, and we don't know how the higher-ups will deal with him yet."

At this point, Xu Qianyao sighed: "I've found out about Hao Xuan's matter. He was a member of the Rescue Team. He received a mission to collect supplies outside before, but then went missing."

"The ID you found in the village was most likely from him being brutally murdered and eaten by the villagers."

"Director Ning said you had the greatest Merit in the Huaiyuan Village incident, and sent me and Little Ma to deliver gold to you as a reward."

"We're almost at the apartment complex; come downstairs to meet us in ten minutes."

Upon hearing there was gold, Jiang Fei immediately put on her raincoat and went out.

A few minutes later, a medium-sized truck came into view.

Xu Qianyao and Little Ma got out, wearing raincoats.

Noticing that Little Ma was wearing a mask, looked listless and unwell, and kept his distance from her, Jiang Fei asked, "Are you sick?"

"Yeah... I've been going out at night these past few days and caught a cold."

Little Ma said in a hoarse voice, "Miss Jiang, you should take precautions when going out recently; there are quite a few people with colds at the Safety Shelter."

Jiang Fei frowned slightly.

She feared it wasn't just a cold, but that the virus had arrived.