229: Jiang Fei kneeled down to apologize to You Chengyu?

Jiang Zhengkang’s voice came through the walkie-talkie.

“Fei Fei, the base implies that as long as we take precautions, the gray fog won’t harm the human body. So, should we open the Small Mall later?”

“Yes, everyone wear your gas masks, drive carefully, and Xiao Shi can stay home.”

Cutting off communication, Jiang Fei put on her gas mask and went out, heading to the Small Mall with Jiang Zhengkang and the others.

There were many customers when they first opened, so she didn't want them to be overwhelmed.

Lu Yu and Ling Zhaorui, on the other hand, drove to work.

Even with the gray fog, people continued to flock to the Small Mall.

They had heard from customers who visited yesterday how good the products were and how fresh the fruits and vegetables were, so they specifically came to browse today.

Everyone wore gas masks and brought plenty of gold, but opening and closing the doors repeatedly allowed some mist to drift in.

Jiang Fei instructed Su Liuyuan and Han Yang on the first floor to wear their gas masks all day.

They were closest to the main entrance and most likely to inhale the gray fog.

As the base broadcast said, as long as one didn't inhale the gray fog, there was no danger.

This sudden gray fog had not claimed a single life.

The only impact it had on humans was probably the inability to recognize friends and relatives.

Gas masks covered most of the face, with only the eye area being transparent, making it hard to tell who was who.

It was fine if you could recognize a familiar voice.

If you couldn't, you'd have to give hints.

“The year before last, during the mosquito plague, you got bitten on the butt while using the restroom, and I was the one who sucked out the venom for you.”

“Oh, it’s you, Brother Ma!”

The good brothers embraced on the spot.

“You unlucky fellow, you can’t recognize your mother’s voice, and you don’t recognize the clothes I’m wearing?”

The child was very wronged: “Everyone wears dark clothes, and the styles are all short sleeves with long pants; they look pretty similar…”

Incidents like these happened every day.

The gray fog had lasted for almost half a month without any sign of diminishing, and residents gradually got used to it.

Anyway, it wouldn't harm them, so let it drift. At most, they just had to drive a bit slower.

Hitting a building was nothing, but hitting a pedestrian would be troublesome.

Jiang Fei, however, grew increasingly uneasy.

She always felt that this unknown natural disaster was not that simple.

Too much calm, on the contrary, made people panic.

This day.

As the Ping An Small Mall neared closing time, Su Liuyuan found Jiang Fei tidying up the kitchen.

“Captain, the cast on my right leg needs to be removed.”

“The Hospital at the base is open 24 hours, can you take me there later?”

“Coincidentally, we both need to stay and restock. One-third of the shelves are empty, and the jewelry on the top floor is mostly gone.”

“Okay.” Jiang Fei went to the second floor to get the rolling door key from Jiang Zhengkang.

At 8:00 PM, after Jiang Zhengkang and the others drove away, Jiang Fei hung a “Closed” sign on the glass door.

No customers would come, so they both took off their gas masks to get some air.

Su Liuyuan stayed on the first floor to wait for her, while Jiang Fei began restocking each floor.

Otherwise, if they left it in the storeroom, they would have to move it and then place it on the shelves, which was too much trouble.

Jiang Fei also put out some new items.

Buckwheat pillows, latex pillows, four-piece bedding sets, bath towels, hand towels, dry hair caps, and milk yarn suitable for knitting, 10 of each.

Let Su Liuyuan price them tomorrow morning.

After restocking, Jiang Fei went to the storeroom to collect the gold earned over the past half-month.

It was so satisfying to collect it all at once and put it into the Supermarket.

【Ding—Detected gold: 40,112,120 grams】

It couldn't compare to the first day's turnover, but in another two weeks, she would be able to unlock the 6th floor.

Jiang Fei was comforting herself when a faint sound suddenly came from the back door of the storeroom.

Someone was picking the lock?

Taking out a silenced pistol, Jiang Fei tiptoed closer, vaguely hearing voices.

“It’s just an old-fashioned lock, hurry up and open it.”

“Why are you rushing? I’m trying my best to pick it. This damn mask is blocking my view, and there are no lights outside, so I can’t see clearly.”

“Then take it off for a bit and put it back on. Inhaling the gray fog for a few minutes won’t harm your body.”

“We finally waited until those people left. Now there’s only a disabled person in a wheelchair in the mall, and Jiang Fei is a girl, defenseless. If we don’t hurry and sneak in, what if someone comes?”

Outside the door.

Two men, one burly and one thin, crouched on the ground, having already removed their gas masks.

The thin man was poking the keyhole with a wire.

The burly man urged impatiently from the side.

“Can you just shut up for a bit?” the thin man said, losing his patience, but then heard a click.

The door opened.

“Huh? I succeeded?”

Then he saw a pair of legs.

Looking up further, he saw two guns pointed at them.

The girl’s eyes were lowered, looking down coldly.

The thin man and the burly man instinctively turned and ran.

“Ah!”

Jiang Fei shot the thin man in the calf and the burly man in the ankle.

“Don’t, don’t kill me! I’ll tell you anything you want to know!”

Jiang Fei didn’t even need to ask; the two men, scared, blurted out everything, one after another.

Sun Yifan and Yan Nanjun resented Jiang Fei for standing up for Ling Zhaorui at the Cultivation Park that day. Hearing that she had opened a Small Mall and that business was quite good, they became even more furious.

So, they sent these two to pick the lock, enter the mall, smash everything, and prevent Jiang Fei from reopening for business.

The thin man: “Sun Yifan also instructed us to knock you out and take you to him. They both want to sleep with you.”

The burly man: “Yan Nanjun said that after they’ve had their fun with you, they’ll send you to the starving people outside the base…”

She had been too lenient with them before.

Those two bastards clearly didn’t value their lives.

Annoyance rose in Jiang Fei’s heart: “Their address.”

As soon as the thin man finished telling Jiang Fei, he collapsed to the ground.

There was a horrifying bullet hole in his forehead.

The burly man, terrified, tried to escape but was also shot dead by Jiang Fei.

Temporarily putting the bodies into the Supermarket warehouse, Jiang Fei closed the back door.

She didn't notice that the gray fog floating in the air had subtly lightened at some point.

—

Jiang Fei left the storeroom through the main door, and she and Su Liuyuan put on their gas masks and drove to the base Hospital.

Seeing a doctor at the base was not expensive; removing the cast and registration were free.

X-rays and purchasing a leg brace cost a total of 20 contribution points.

Before leaving, the doctor instructed Su Liuyuan: “Your leg is recovering well. Continue to rest it properly, and in about another month, you can remove the brace and live normally.”

“Thank you, Doctor.”

Su Liuyuan and Jiang Fei left the department. Just as they reached the elevator entrance and were about to put on their gas masks, they unexpectedly saw a familiar face.

You Chengyu was wearing a patient gown, his left arm in a cast, and bruises still on his cheek.

Seeing Jiang Fei, You Chengyu was first stunned, then angrily pointed at his injured left hand with his uninjured right hand.

“Look at the trouble you’ve caused!”

“If you hadn’t gone to my house to complain, I wouldn’t have been chased by my parents and fallen down the stairs!”

“It’s bad enough that my right arm is fractured, but now I’m subjected to my parents’ and sister’s disdain when I go home! They all call me a pervert!”

“Besides the Hospital’s inpatient ward, I have nowhere to go! You must apologize to me!”

Jiang Fei had a headache listening to him and really wanted to beat You Chengyu to make him shut up.

Especially since he was still chattering on.

“Just apologizing isn’t enough; you also have to compensate me for my losses and make up for the harm I’ve suffered during this time!”

Glancing around, there were people nearby, making it inconvenient to act. Jiang Fei said to Su Liuyuan:

“You go downstairs and wait for me.”

Su Liuyuan entered the elevator.

Jiang Fei looked at You Chengyu, deadpan: “There are too many people here; let’s go over there, and I’ll kneel and apologize to you.”

You Chengyu: “?”

She actually agreed???

You Chengyu felt there was a trap, but he didn’t want to miss such a rare opportunity, so he followed Jiang Fei.

With so many people in the Hospital, if she dared to lay a hand on him, he would shout for help!