359: Raising a toad?

"Big Sister, this is a self-defense gift from me to you."

Jiang Xiaoshi opened the black bag in his hand.

Inside was a bumpy toad.

It might have been beaten, as the toad was so weak it couldn't even croak.

"I caught the toad in the base's ditch."

"Dad said toads are poisonous and shouldn't be touched directly. Big Sister, be careful if you keep it by your side."

"If anyone bullies you, just throw the toad at them. Even if it doesn't poison them to death, it'll at least disgust them to death."

"...Thank you, Xiao Shi." Jiang Fei, with mixed feelings, took the bag and brought it back to 102.

Keeping it was out of the question.

But she could give it to Xiao Hua Lao for poison.

Jiang Fei came down from upstairs.

Xiao Chuxia had also driven back.

Everyone sat down to eat and chat.

Knowing that Jiang Fei, Lu Yu, and Su Liuyuan were leaving early tomorrow, everyone didn't let the three of them drink alcohol. Instead, they kept reminding them to be careful and return safely.

For the first time, Jiang Fei didn't find the nagging noisy and patiently responded to the concerns of her friends and family.

The meal lasted until past ten o'clock at night.

Wu Xiaowei and others helped clean up the trash, wash dishes, and scrub pots.

While everyone was cleaning, Jiang Fei called Crippled Wang over to the truck.

She took out the car key and opened the cargo door.

The cargo compartment was filled with boxes of milk powder, children's clothing and shoes, grains, oil, rice, flour, dried vegetables, and mushrooms.

Jiang Fei calmly spouted nonsense: "These were given to me by Director Ning. I don't need them. Keep half of the milk powder and children's clothing and shoes for yourself, and help me anonymously send the rest to the base's orphanage."

"As for the other supplies, you and your uncle's family can split them equally."

She wasn't afraid that Crippled Wang would ask Director Ning.

Director Ning now knew about her space ability and, being a shrewd person, would help her cover it up.

Crippled Wang looked at the milk powder in the truck excitedly: "Lucky finally doesn't have to drink rice paste anymore."

He gently grasped Wang Xingyun's small hand in his arms and waved it towards Jiang Fei:

"Lucky, thank you, Sister Jiang."

"Boss, don't worry, I'll take good care of Uncle Jiang and the others."

Jiang Fei: "If you encounter anything you can't solve, go to the Administration Bureau and find Director Ning."

After giving the car key to Crippled Wang, Jiang Fei went to help clean up.

After all the kitchenware was cleaned, everyone returned to their homes.

Xiao Chuxia and Ling Zhaorui followed Jiang Fei to 102.

After Jiang Fei finished putting away the indoor kitchenware and tables, Xiao Chuxia took out three small bottles of medicine from her pocket.

"Miss, I know you lack nothing, so I only took three bottles of nutritional medicine from the Research Institute."

"Eat one when you're hungry, and you won't need to eat anything for 24 hours."

Xiao Chuxia raised her hand and hugged Jiang Fei: "Tomorrow, Zhao Rui and I have to work, so we can't see you off. Have a safe journey."

Ling Zhaorui bumped fists with Lu Yu: "I'll wait for you to come back at home."

Lu Yu said, "Okay."

Jiang Fei hugged Xiao Chuxia back: "If I find Aunt Xiao and Uncle Xiao, I'll send them back immediately."

"You two go home and rest."

The two left reluctantly, and Jiang Fei ran downstairs again.

Crippled Wang had already driven the truck away.

With no one behind the building, Jiang Fei took out her super awesome RV, filled it with gas, and then went back to sleep.

Early the next morning, she was woken up by knocking on the window.

It was Xu Qianyao knocking on their bedroom window.

"Jiang Fei, Lu Yu, it's five o'clock. It's time to leave. Liu Yuan is already downstairs."

"The West District is forty to fifty minutes from the Central District. If we don't get up now, we'll be late."

"Got it!" Jiang Fei replied loudly, getting up groggily to wash up with Lu Yu.

Dressed and shod, they left the house.

Xu Qianyao and Su Liuyuan stood at the unit entrance, each carrying a backpack.

Lu Yu drove their super awesome RV, which was parked behind the building, over.

Xu Qianyao, who had expected to walk, looked at the vehicle in shock:

"Where did you get this heavy-duty off-road RV?"

"This car... it looks like the one you used to drive at Kyoto Base."

"You're mistaken." Jiang Fei calmly lied:

"I asked the boss for the RV as soon as I arrived at Huaxia Base, and it was only delivered late last night."

Xu Qianyao was a little curious but didn't ask further.

Director Ning had specifically talked to him a week ago.

He was forbidden from asking about Jiang Fei's boss.

Whatever Jiang Fei did, he couldn't question it; he had to fully cooperate with her actions.

However, Jiang Fei's boss was indeed quite mysterious.

It felt like he was everywhere.

Xu Qianyao, being big-hearted, got in the car.

Lu Yu drove them to the Administration Bureau in the Central District.

Two military armored RVs were parked at the main entrance.

Director Ning, Yan Tianjie, and Zhu Xiaowu stood not far from the vehicles.

Lu Yu parked the car opposite, and Jiang Fei and the other two got out.

"Little Jiang, the bags contain things the base prepared for you." Director Ning took off his backpack and unzipped it:

"Each of you gets a special walkie-talkie, with a communication range of ten kilometers."

"This instrument is a nuclear radiation detector developed by the Research Institute. Little Jiang, remember to install it at the front of the car. Once you enter a city with excessive radiation levels, the detector will automatically alarm."

"The detectors have already been installed in the two RVs; only yours is left."

Besides the walkie-talkies and detectors, there were also three maps.

Cities with logistics warehouses were marked on them with red pens.

"Food, drinking water, medicine, firearms and ammunition, protective gear, daily necessities, and trackers are all in those two RVs."

"If your supplies run out, you can take some from the logistics warehouses."

"The logistics warehouses are your supply stations."

Director Ning opened one of the maps: "Your first stop is Min Province."

"Little Jiang, you decide which city's tracker to install first."

Jiang Fei looked at the map in Director Ning's hand.

In Min Province alone, there were over twenty cities marked with red circles.

"We'll go to Qing City in Min Province first."

"Qing City is located between Min Province and Tai Province."

"There are no logistics warehouses in Tai Province. If we start installing trackers in Min Province from Qing City, we won't have to retrace our route."

With the destination set, the six of them took their belongings and got into their cars.

Jiang Fei, Lu Yu, and Su Liuyuan were in their super awesome RV.

Xu Qianyao was in a separate one.

Yan Tianjie and Zhu Xiaowu were in another.

After installing the nuclear radiation detector at the front of the car, everyone bid farewell to Director Ning and drove towards Qing City from another exit of the Land Base.

The survivors near Yang City had all gone to Huaxia Base, leaving the road desolate and quiet, with only an occasional rotten corpse to be seen.

They drove until dark, then Jiang Fei and the others stopped to rest, leaving one person to patrol and keep watch.

They would set off again at dawn.

Normally, they ate in their respective RVs, not disturbing each other.

But Su Liuyuan couldn't help it.

Jiang Fei and Lu Yu spoke very little, barely a few sentences a day, so he would occasionally go to find Xu Qianyao and Zhu Xiaowu to eat and chat.

Xu Qianyao was no longer lonely driving by himself.

Even Zhu Xiaowu started calling Su Liuyuan his brother.

After driving continuously for nearly a week, the team finally passed through Tai Province and was about to reach Qing City.

Today, Jiang Fei was driving.

Night had fallen, and Jiang Fei picked up the walkie-talkie beside her, speaking on the public channel:

"Stop and rest. We'll enter the city tomorrow morning."

As soon as Jiang Fei stopped the car, bang—

Something landed on the car roof.

"I'll go check."

Su Liuyuan, who was closest to the car door, voluntarily opened it, intending to go out and investigate.

Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed past quickly.

Su Liuyuan: "Ah!"