64: Turtle, bastard, stick your head out

The woman scrutinized Jiang Fei from head to toe, grumbling, "Dressed so brightly, one would think she’s going on a trip."

Jiang Fei was wearing a red arctic parka.

In case of an emergency, to be rescued as quickly as possible, parkas and assault jackets are usually bright colors.

The rest of the Rescue Team also looked down on Jiang Fei and Lu Yu.

"She doesn't look very old; she probably hasn't even touched a gun, has she?"

"That guy is also dressed in all red; could they be a young couple?"

"If they want to be lovey-dovey and show off their affection, they should do it at home. Why are they with the Rescue Team?"

"Enough, all of you!" Xu Qianyao rebuked them.

"Jiang Fei and Lu Yu were personally invited by me. If you have any objections, come directly to me!"

The few people obediently shut up and rolled up their car windows.

Xu Qianyao handed Jiang Fei the car keys and two walkie-talkies: "You'll drive that pickup truck later. Use the walkie-talkie to contact us if anything happens. The guns and bullets are in the car. You can shoot if you encounter danger. Our main mission this time is to find medicine and supplies."

"Don't mind what Yin Jing and the others said. They've been busy with rescue work with me recently and haven't had enough rest. They're a bit emotional from exhaustion, but their hearts aren't bad."

Yin Jing was the woman who initially complained about Jiang Fei.

"I have no obligation to bear their emotions. Don't provoke me, and everything will be fine."

Xu Qianyao nodded awkwardly, "Then let's set off now. I'll lead, and you two bring up the rear."

Jiang Fei and Lu Yu got into the pickup truck.

There were two pistols in the car, a box of 50 bullets, and a hundred-liter barrel of spare gasoline.

The empty spaces were left for loading items later.

Having been traumatized by Jiang Fei's driving skills, Lu Yu took charge of driving and followed the Rescue Team.

Although the car had anti-slip tires, the ice surface was even slipperier than before, forcing everyone to drive at a snail's pace.

It used to take only three hours to get from Lincheng to Zean County, but now they had driven for over two hours and had only just left Lincheng.

The sky was gloomy, making the wide, icy road feel even more oppressive.

Tree branches and buildings exposed on the ice were also covered in white frost, as if everything in this world was enveloped by ice.

Especially when the tires crunched over the ice, it made a clanging sound that put people in a bad mood.

Jiang Fei, however, felt nothing, enjoying the warm air from the car and feeling drowsy.

Suddenly, the car stopped.

The walkie-talkie placed between the seats crackled, and Xu Qianyao's voice came through.

"There are a few survivors blocking the road. Stay put; I'll see what's going on."

Jiang Fei rolled down the car window and stuck her head out to look ahead.

A middle-aged woman holding a seven or eight-year-old boy was talking to Xu Qianyao.

Behind her were three men wearing leather hats.

Not far away, two vans were parked, their doors tightly shut and windows covered with black film, making it impossible to see inside.

In such cold weather, why would a mother not put her child in the car and instead let him suffer in the cold outside?

Something was amiss, so Jiang Fei hid her gun in her sleeve and got out of the car.

Lu Yu followed closely behind.

At the front of the Rescue Team.

The woman holding the child pleaded, "Young man, please find a way to help us change a tire."

"It's still a long way from Lincheng. All our belongings are in the car. If we push it to a place, we won't freeze to death, but we'll be exhausted to death."

"The child is still young and can't endure such hardship."

Xu Qianyao was helpless, "Big Sister, I just made it clear. It's not that I won't help you; it's that we don't have a spare tire."

"If you block the road again, I won't stop."

The woman seemed not to understand Xu Qianyao's words and reached out to grab him.

Jiang Fei pulled Xu Qianyao to her side in advance, squeezing his hand with a little force.

"I have a spare tire in my car, but I don't have the tools to change it. I remember you have them; go get them."

Understanding Jiang Fei's hint, Xu Qianyao cooperated, "I forgot where I put them. I need to look for them."

Xu Qianyao returned to his car, pretending to search.

"Big Sister, wait for us here for a moment. I'll go get the tire."

With that, Jiang Fei signaled Lu Yu to return to the car with her.

After closing the car door, she immediately gave an order over the walkie-talkie.

"Turn around; these people are suspicious."

Lu Yu quickly reversed, and the truck in front also backed up.

Yin Jing's voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"Are you two being a bit overly cautious? These people are just ordinary survivors..."

Bang bang bang—!

Bullets hit Xu Qianyao's car.

"Chase them quickly! The fat sheep are getting away!"

The woman fired her gun and shouted, throwing away the child she was holding, and got into a van with her three companions.

The people hidden in the van started the vehicle, rolled down the windows, and fired at Xu Qianyao's Rescue Team.

Xu Qianyao: "Damn it! These people are trying to blow out our tires!"

Jiang Fei observed the surrounding terrain.

Their location was on the original road, where the ice surface was smooth.

But on both sides of the road, due to frozen trees, abandoned cars, etc., it became bumpy.

"I want to go to the side of that group of people. Can we drive there?"

"Yes, hold on tight." Lu Yu sharply turned the steering wheel to make a U-turn, then floored the accelerator and sped off.

Under the cover of her large backpack, Jiang Fei took out a submachine gun from the Supermarket warehouse and, through the open car window, directly strafed the tires of the two vans.

At the same time, she contacted Xu Qianyao via walkie-talkie.

"You go to the opposite side to flank them."

In less than ten minutes, the tires of the two vans were shot out, and they stopped on the icy road.

All the car windows were shattered, revealing the dead woman and several men inside.

Jiang Fei and Xu Qianyao got out of their cars, one on the left and one on the right, to check.

Out of a total of 12 people, only one Fat Man remained alive, having been shot in the arm and sitting in the middle seat, thus escaping death.

"Don't, don't kill me..."

Glancing at the Fat Man's physique, Jiang Fei didn't let Xu Qianyao shoot, "Where did you put your supplies?"

After using so many bullets, they had to be replenished.

"At A Hong Inn in Taiping Town."

Fearing Jiang Fei would kill him, the Fat Man spilled everything like a waterfall, confessing his past, "When the flood happened before, the officials sent people to rescue, and I met the owner of the inn in the resettlement area, and also became friends with other people."

"After the flood receded, the owner took us to steal official guns, and we ran back to the inn, but supplies were short, so we had no choice but to come out and rob."

"That woman is the owner's wife, Hong Jie. She was in charge of leading us out to rob. The remaining 7 people stayed at the inn, guarding the territory."

Xu Qianyao: "What about that child?"

The Fat Man felt guilty.

It was only when Xu Qianyao pressed the gun to his head that he stammered.

"Children and women can lower people's guard. We just snatched a child..."

"Hong Jie snatched him! It has nothing to do with me!"

"You are all bastards!" Xu Qianyao punched the Fat Man in the face in anger.

"Don't kill him; he's still useful." Jiang Fei stated her plan.

After hearing it, Xu Qianyao struggled between reason and emotion for a second.

"Do as you say!"

"They robbed survivors' supplies, so we'll rob theirs!"

At this moment, Yin Jing and two other teammates returned.

"Captain, that child is gone. We don't know where he ran off to."

Seeing Jiang Fei, Yin Jing and the others felt a bit embarrassed.

Hours ago, they were complaining about her, and what happened?

Not only was she highly vigilant, but she also shot cleanly and decisively.

They were proven wrong.

The Fat Man whispered, "He might have gone back to the inn. He knows the way. Every time we robbed and left him behind, he could always find his way back."

Slap!

Xu Qianyao slapped him on the head, "Shut up! It's not your place to speak!"

The Fat Man pursed his lips in grievance.

He was kindly explaining, so why was he still being hit?!

"Tell them the plan. We're going to Taiping Town now."

After telling Xu Qianyao, Jiang Fei returned to the pickup truck.

Lu Yu was staring at her backpack on the back seat.

Jiang Fei: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

The neighbor's backpack was quite spacious; it could even fit a submachine gun.

He wanted one a bit.

—

Taiping Town was one of the areas severely affected by the flood, and there were hardly any survivors left.

They either died or went to the official resettlement areas.

A Hong Inn had a total of 6 floors, with nearly two floors frozen solid.

A hole had been smashed in the wall on the third floor, converted into a main entrance, with steps built from bricks at the doorway.

The Fat Man led two girls up, knocked a few times on the iron door, and said the password: "Turtle, turtle, stick out your head."

The iron door clicked open.