293: Uncle is doing this for your own good.

Jiang Fei arrived at Villa No. 8.

As soon as she entered, she saw Jiang Zhengkang, with his bald head, holding a hair clipper, chasing Su Liuyuan.

The two circled the living room sofa.

Lu Yu, Xiao Chuxia, Mother Xiao, and Cao Xiuhong, who were sitting at the dining table, still had their original hairstyles.

But Han Yang, Yao Jin, Niu Er, Ling Zhaorui, and Jiang Xiaoshi all had shaved heads.

Five shiny, round bald heads were particularly noticeable in the light.

Noticing Jiang Fei's arrival, Su Liuyuan quickly ran over and hid behind her.

"Captain, help! Uncle Jiang wants to shave my head!"

Jiang Zhengkang held up the clipper and said earnestly, "The temperature has been erratic lately, and the UV index is high. Any hat will make your scalp stuffy. Uncle is telling you to shave your head for your own good."

"If you get heat rash, you'll still have to shave your hair."

"I'm not shaving it now! My good looks can't be compromised!" Su Liuyuan tightly covered his head.

Fearing that Jiang Zhengkang wouldn't give up, he quickly changed the subject and asked Jiang Fei:

"All the goods in the military store have increased in price. Should we also raise our prices to match the market?"

"Customers say that the military store increased prices to control the amount of food residents buy, to prevent them from hoarding too much at home that they can't finish, which would lead to food spoilage and waste."

Jiang Zhengkang's attention was also diverted, and he said, "The number of customers coming to the mall these past few days is more than double what it used to be."

"It's probably because the military store raised its prices, and they don't want to spend their contribution points, so they all came to Ping An Small Mall to shop."

Jiang Fei: "Ping An Small Mall's prices are already high enough. We can't raise them any further, or we'll lose customer traffic."

"Uncle, if Liu Yuan doesn't want to shave his head, then don't shave it for him."

With Jiang Fei speaking up for him, Jiang Zhengkang gave up the idea of shaving Su Liuyuan's head and put away the clipper.

Su Liuyuan gratefully clasped his hands together to Jiang Fei: "Thank you, Captain, for saving my hair!"

The three walked to the dining table to eat.

Remembering what Ling Zhaorui said on the walkie-talkie, Jiang Fei looked at Xiao Chuxia: "Is there something you needed to see me about?"

Xiao Chuxia was startled, then lightly patted her forehead: "I almost forgot about the important matter; I was just watching Uncle Jiang chase Su Liuyuan."

"Miss, people from the Underground City arrived in Kyoto Base yesterday. They said that the branch institute has developed protective gear for nuclear radiation, but they lack raw materials and need a batch transported from Kyoto Base."

"Brother Lu, as a member of the Rescue Team, has to escort the materials. I also applied to the higher-ups to join their team to Changhai; I want to see how my dad is doing."

"This mission allows for other people to be brought along, so Brother Lu and I wanted to ask if you'd like to come with us."

Suddenly, Jiang Fei's right eyelid twitched violently, and she felt an inexplicable sense of unease in her heart.

The last time this happened was because of an earthquake.

Could Xiao Hua Lao and her teammates be in danger?

Worried about the two of them, Jiang Fei accepted Xiao Chuxia's invitation: "I'll go with you."

"Aunt Xiao isn't going?"

Mother Xiao: "The Research Institute is busy, and I can't get away. Chu Xia going back to see Old Xiao for me is enough."

Jiang Fei asked Lu Yu: "When does the team depart?"

Lu Yu: "Tomorrow at nine in the morning. We need to gather at the villa entrance at eight."

Departing tomorrow, Jiang Fei drove alone to the Ping An Small Mall after dinner.

She hadn't restocked in half a month, and she was about to leave for seven or eight days again, so she had to fully restock the Ping An Small Mall, otherwise Su Liuyuan and the others would have nothing to sell in a few days.

Entering through the main entrance of Ping An Small Mall, Jiang Fei restocked the shelves floor by floor before heading to the storeroom.

As soon as she opened the door, she froze in place.

More than half of the storeroom was piled high with gold bars and gold bricks. Xiao Hei's activity range was reduced, and he could only lie on the bed.

Seeing Jiang Fei enter, he instinctively wagged his tail.

The next moment, he rushed over and jumped onto Jiang Fei.

"Woof!"

Mean woman, why did you take so long to come see me!

"Good boy, I'll put away the gold first." Jiang Fei rubbed Xiao Hei's head and put all the gold bars and gold bricks into the Supermarket.

System: [Ding—Detected gold: 31,588,888 grams]

[Current unlock progress: 99%]

She knew it.

Always 1% short.

Jiang Fei was already used to this progress. She took out a batch of supplies and placed them on the ground, then picked up a toy ball and played with Xiao Hei for a while.

Until Xiao Hei was tired and lay motionless on the bed, Jiang Fei opened a canine wet food can for him and poured it into his bowl.

"I'll be away for a few days. You stay home and guard the house obediently. When I come back, I'll make you something delicious."

Xiao Hei barked, as if agreeing to her.

Returning to Villa No. 11, Jiang Fei took out the Unimog at her doorstep and filled it with fuel.

Then, she took Da Huang into the Supermarket and put him in the luxurious cat villa she had built earlier.

Previously, only she could enter the Supermarket, so every time she traveled far, she had to ask Su Liuyuan to help take care of Da Huang.

Now that Da Huang could enter the Supermarket, she didn't need to trouble Su Liuyuan to take care of the cat.

After placing a fountain and dry food in the cat villa, Jiang Fei exited the Supermarket to sleep.

The next day, eight in the morning.

Jiang Fei, Lu Yu, and Xiao Chuxia gathered at the entrance of Villa No. 11.

After putting away their luggage, Lu Yu consciously got into the driver's seat and drove to the base's entrance and exit to meet up with the Kyoto Base team.

In addition to the ten trucks transporting materials, there were also more than ten off-road vehicles.

To prevent the materials from being robbed, the Rescue Team was essentially out in full force.

The team members were installing UV-blocking sun shades on the car windows.

When they rested on the road, pulling them up would prevent them from being affected by the light of the polar day.

Lu Yu got out of the car to report to Captain Lei.

Not long after, he returned with a large bag.

"These are the sun shades Captain Lei gave us. He told us to install them."

The bag contained adhesive hooks and wire, and Jiang Fei began to install them.

After installing the sun shades, at exactly nine o'clock, the team set off for Changhai.

As the team drove out of the area controlled by Kyoto Base, the hungry people on the roadside gradually increased.

They were recent wanderers who couldn't enter Kyoto Base or the nearby resettlement areas, so they could only wander outside.

Food was scarce, and they had to face the sun 24 hours a day, adapting to fluctuating hot and cold temperatures. The hungry people were all emaciated, with dull eyes.

Their skin also showed red spots of varying sizes.

This was skin inflammation caused by prolonged exposure to UV radiation.

Even when cars drove by, they didn't get up to block the road.

They looked at the sky numbly, as if waiting to die.

Xiao Chuxia, who once would have felt sympathy, now merely watched calmly.

Everyone has their own fate; she could neither change it nor help the hungry people.

Thinking too much would only lead to internal turmoil.

At ten in the evening, the team stopped to rest.

Jiang Fei took out the meals she had prepared earlier and placed them on the table. Just as she was about to eat dinner, Lu Yu's walkie-talkie rang.

Captain Lei: "Five vans are heading towards us. They might be trying to rob us. Everyone get out of the car and prepare for battle."

Jiang Fei and Lu Yu got out of the car with their guns, while Xiao Chuxia stayed in the car to wait for them.

The five vans stopped at the very front of the convoy.

When Jiang Fei saw the person who got out of one of the vans, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

An old acquaintance.