81: Stupid people with lots of money

“Your Supermarket is well-equipped. I can buy it with supplies.”

The leopard-print man snapped his fingers.

The brawny man standing beside him took out a plastic bag from the travel pack on his back.

Inside were wafer biscuits, buttered bread crumbs, instant duck legs, eight-treasure porridge, and other foods.

“You pauper, hurry up and take your things and leave my place,” the leopard-print man said proudly.

Xiao Chuxia and the others, blocking the entrance, couldn't help but want to teach this show-off a lesson.

Jiang Fei walked over: “I only want gold.”

“Two gold bracelets, and this Supermarket is yours.”

A sheep delivered to the door, it would be a waste not to fleece it.

“As expected, you’re a pauper. You can’t even eat your fill, yet you only think of gold.”

The leopard-print man took off two gold bracelets and threw them into the snow.

Jiang Fei didn't care about his attitude at all, picked them up and put them in her pocket, effectively storing them in the Supermarket.

System: [Ding—Detected gold: 1000 grams]

Big gold bracelets are indeed wonderful!

“Move the things, we’re going to the Supermarket over there. Remember to take down all the wooden boards.”

“Alright!” Ling Zhaorui was the first to grab an axe and get to work.

He knew Sister Jiang wouldn't suffer a loss!

Seeing Jiang Fei’s team members starting to dismantle the wooden boards from the windows, the leopard-print man became agitated: “I paid for the Supermarket, how can you dismantle my things?!”

“You only said you bought the Supermarket, not the things inside.”

“Those are a separate price,” Jiang Fei said seriously:

“The wooden boards on the windows are for wind and snow protection, a total of three large pieces. If you’re willing to buy them, I’ll sell them to you for the price of 3 gold rings.”

“Tsk, only 3? I’ll give you one more!” The leopard-print man grandly took off 4 gold rings and threw them to Jiang Fei.

With a foolish person and lots of money, Jiang Fei continued to openly swindle him:

“The wooden boards on the floor can be slept on and also insulate from the cold. There are 11 pieces in total. I’ve given you a discount and will charge you 7 rings. That’s not too much, is it?”

It was quite a good deal.

The leopard-print man threw another 7 gold rings.

“I have 3 barrels of coal in my room, more than what the officials distribute, for one gold necklace.”

“We replaced the main door, labor cost plus installation, one hat, considering it cheap for you.”

In four sentences, she swindled all the gold jewelry from the leopard-print man.

Jiang Fei uniformly collected them into the Supermarket.

[Ding—Detected gold: 1327 grams]

Not bad!

One step closer to unlocking!

True to her word, Jiang Fei only let her teammates take the emergency blankets laid on the wooden boards, leaving everything else for the leopard-print man.

“Wait, you took the emergency blankets, what will I lay down?”

Jiang Fei's attitude, realistic as ever, was colder than before: “Do you still have gold?”

The leopard-print man instinctively reached for his hand, only to find it empty.

It was gone.

Even the hat with gold embroidery was gone.

“You did it on purpose!” The leopard-print man belatedly realized that Jiang Fei was swindling his gold and immediately became enraged.

“Niu Er! Teach these paupers a lesson!”

The big man named Niu Er lunged directly at Jiang Fei. Before he could even touch the corner of her clothes, Lu Yu knocked him to the ground with a punch.

The next moment, a gun appeared in Lu Yu’s hand, pointed at Niu Er’s forehead.

“Scram.”

Niu Er quickly bent his knees, hugged his legs, and rolled to the side.

Afraid that Lu Yu would shoot, the leopard-print man instantly squatted down and hid in the thick snow.

Only after Jiang Fei and the others had gone far away did the leopard-print man dare to stand up, his face flushed, unsure if it was from anger or the cold.

“Boss, these people cheated us out of so much gold, let’s go to the officials to get it back…”

“No! You have no shame! I, Yao Jin, still do!”

Yao Jin gnashed his teeth: “I will make these paupers kneel and beg for my forgiveness!”

—

Jiang Fei and the others found a suitable second-floor Supermarket.

With their previous experience, the group quickly renovated the place, comfortably sitting on the wooden boards covered with emergency blankets, burning coal for warmth.

Jiang Fei told them about her plan to eliminate Human Paradise.

“I plan to have our team join as well, it’s a good opportunity to increase Chu Xia and Ling Zhaorui’s practical combat experience.”

Xiao Chuxia and Ling Zhaorui excitedly said: “I promise not to hold us back!”

Lu Yu and Su Liuyuan had no objections.

Jiang Fei had secured a spot for an resettlement house, and as teammates, they also had to contribute.

Three days later, the heavy snow turned into light snow.

The depth of the accumulated snow outside reached 140 centimeters.

Only the tops of ordinary cars were visible, while military trucks were in better condition, barely able to drive.

The only thing worth being happy about was that the temperature had risen to minus 40 degrees Celsius.

Xu Qianyao, with difficulty, led the Rescue Team to the Supermarket to meet with Jiang Fei.

After shaking off the snow from his body, Xu Qianyao said: “Director Ning wants us to drive trucks to Liujiazi Village. There will be Comrades to clear the snow and pave the way for us.”

“They have already gone to clear the way. We will wait here for a while and then depart.”

There was still time, so Jiang Fei used the two large iron woks she found two days ago, placing them on the iron buckets filled with coal to boil brown sugar ginger soup.

“I don’t have thermos cups here, so I can’t store the ginger soup. Please, Captain Xu, tell those Comrades to come here for a drink after they finish their work.”

Jiang Fei brought several clean empty water bottles and poured a bottle for Xu Qianyao and the others to drink.

Plastic bottles would shrink and soften upon contact with hot water.

The Rescue Team carefully held the bottles and drank, without any disdain or waste.

In the ice and snow, who cared what it was served in when they could have a sweet sip of ginger soup?

Xu Qianyao's mood was complex: “Now, only you are willing to share such precious brown sugar.”

Jiang Fei didn't answer.

She couldn't very well say that she had dozens of boxes, could she?

About four hours later, a path was cleared outside.

Xu Qianyao went out and drove a military truck. Jiang Fei and the others, along with the Rescue Team, got into the truck bed.

The soldiers responsible for clearing the path went inside to drink ginger soup, rested briefly, and then continued their work.

Liujiazi Village is over 60 kilometers from Longxing Town. Someone must clear the snow ahead to ensure the truck can pass smoothly.

Behind Jiang Fei and her team, several other trucks followed, used for carrying supplies.

Stopping and starting along the way, everyone arrived near Liujiazi Village as dusk approached.

Xu Qianyao led everyone to climb onto the truck's roof, observing the situation with night vision binoculars.

Liujiazi Village is on higher ground, so there was no accumulated water after the flood. The self-built three and four-story houses had their first floors submerged in snow.

No signs of human activity were visible; they were likely hiding inside the houses.

“The snow is too deep, making it difficult to enter the village. We’ll send in six people: three to plant explosives, and three to search for survivors and evacuate them. The other Comrades will be responsible for support.”

“We’ll communicate via walkie-talkie. Once the explosion is over, everyone will rush into the village and take action.”

Xu Qianyao took out 6 small explosive charges and 6 walkie-talkies from his backpack.

“Jiang Fei, who from your team will go plant the explosives?”

“Lu Yu and I will go. Xiao Chuxia and the others will stay outside for support.”

Xu Qianyao: “Then from the Rescue Team, it will be Yin Jing and I, plus two other team members. This is the map, everyone familiarize yourselves with it.”

“Do not place the explosive charges under buildings. It’s best to stick them to the rooftops or walls.”

“After sticking the explosive charges, remember to press the red button in the middle to activate the detonation state. Do not press it more than once, otherwise it will explode immediately.”

After confirming that everyone had memorized the map, the six people took their walkie-talkies and split up.

With nightfall and the snow providing cover, there was no need to worry about being discovered by the villagers.

However, constantly burrowing through the snow, occasionally needing to stand up to look outside and discern direction, felt strangely like playing whack-a-mole.

Sometimes, she would even touch a frozen, ice-cold corpse.

Jiang Fei, the 'mole,' disdainfully pushed away a human head encased in ice and continued to burrow forward.

After an unknown amount of time, she entered the village.

The snow here had been cleared, with a depth of about 100 centimeters.

Jiang Fei didn't brush off the snow from her body. Relying on her memories from her previous life, she arrived at a four-story single-room house in the center of the village.

Several of the leaders of the Human Paradise small base lived here.

Quietly sticking the explosive charge to the wall, Jiang Fei then went to the East of the village.

That was where the scoundrels' dormitory was.

The supplies they earned were concentrated in the warehouse and cafeteria East of the village; individuals didn't have much.

Jiang Fei didn't even have the thought of plundering.

Just blow them all up, simple and convenient.

There were five or six self-built houses West of the village, scattered around. As Jiang Fei searched for suitable explosion points, she suddenly heard suppressed sobbing.