82: One wants to eat, the other one makes it

A two-story self-built house, with a heavy iron chain locking the main gate, and intermittent cries coming from inside.

“What should we do? It’s already dark, those people will soon come to take us away and force us to sleep with them…”

“We can’t escape, and no one is coming to save us. Besides waiting to be tortured, what else can we do…”

“Those bastards said that after they’ve enjoyed us the first time, they’ll lock us up with others to entertain clients…”

They were imprisoned victims.

Jiang Fei took out the bolt cutters from the Supermarket warehouse and cut the iron chain.

The gate opened, and several women fearfully ran into the corner.

There was only a charcoal stove in the house, and the temperature was almost as low as outside.

The women wore dirty cotton clothes, and their exposed skin was covered in chilblains.

Upon realizing that the person who opened the door was an unfamiliar girl, they relaxed slightly.

“I am from the official Rescue Team. Do not shout or scream. Follow the route I give you to exit, and someone will meet you.”

With that, Jiang Fei took out her walkie-talkie and tuned it to Yin Jing’s channel.

Yin Jing and another team member were responsible for transferring survivors.

“I found 5 survivors in the west of the village. They will be leaving the village in about half an hour. Requesting pickup.”

Yin Jing: “Received.”

The 5 women were somewhat distrustful of Jiang Fei, but considering the consequences of staying there, they preferred to take a gamble.

“Um, there’s also a girl upstairs. She has mental issues and screams when she sees men. Can we take her with us?”

“We’ll cover her mouth.”

Afraid Jiang Fei would refuse, the women immediately went upstairs and brought the girl down.

The girl was around twenty years old, with messy hair, a silly smile on her face, and kept repeating one sentence: “My home is at 201, Building 1, Kangbin Community, Huanghai Road, Lincheng. My brother is Dao Ba.”

Jiang Fei was stunned.

Was she Dao Ba’s missing sister?

What a coincidence.

Jiang Fei chopped the girl unconscious with a hand, helped her bundle up her cotton coat, and pointed the way for the women: “Keep walking straight from here. The people wearing black down jackets are all official personnel.”

“Thank you, what’s your name?”

“Hua Xia Ren.” Jiang Fei walked in the opposite direction from them, chose a self-built house in the center, and attached an explosive package.

Then, she went to a safe place and reported her progress to everyone via walkie-talkie.

“The explosive packages in the west and center of the village have been placed.”

Xu Qianyao: “I’m done here too.”

Lu Yu: “I still have one more. You guys retreat first.”

Trusting Lu Yu’s ability to handle it, Jiang Fei took advantage of this lull to go to the two large warehouses East of the village.

With no one guarding during the blizzard, Jiang Fei easily slipped inside.

Boxes of supplies were piled up like small mountains.

Useless items were scattered in the corners.

Jiang Fei rummaged through the junk in the two warehouses and found 2 floor fans, 2 air conditioners, 3 single summer mats, and 5 boxes of 10 cooling patches.

The appliances were still usable; they just needed to be cleaned.

These items were like trash in the extreme cold, but in the future, they would be treasures.

Jiang Fei put them all into the Supermarket warehouse, then took out 10 boxes each of the cheap cotton clothes, cotton shoes, gloves, hats, warm patches, brown sugar, safety shorts, self-heating hot pots, energy bars, instant cup noodles, and pre-made dishes she had hoarded before, completely filling the two warehouses.

She hadn’t hoarded much chilblain cream, only taking 2 boxes.

She couldn't give official supplies, so she could only deliver them this way.

Foods like energy bars and pre-made dishes would be prioritized for official personnel.

Comrades had been working hard all this time, they deserved something good to eat.

Closing the doors of the two warehouses, Jiang Fei went to the large dining hall for a look. There was nothing to take. Just as she was about to leave, she heard a man’s angry curses.

“Scream! Don’t be like a dead fish, not making a sound!”

Taking out the silenced gun modified by Su Liuyuan, Jiang Fei tiptoed to the utility room.

The door was not closed.

A man, barely clothed, was forcing himself on a woman, pinning her against a box.

Jiang Fei ended the man’s life with a single shot.

The woman showed no reaction, lying motionless beneath the corpse.

Her lifeless eyes stared into the void.

Even with a dirty face, her exquisite features were undeniable, beautiful like a vibrant red rose.

She quietly watched Jiang Fei approach.

Until the corpse on her was pushed away and a warm, clean cold-proof coat was draped over her.

The woman’s hoarse voice sounded: “Don’t… I’m dirty…”

Jiang Fei ignored her, helped the woman zip up her coat, picked up the cotton pants and shoes from the ground, and handed them to her.

“Can you still walk?”

“Yes…” The woman propped herself up on the box, put on her clothes and shoes, and followed Jiang Fei out.

“Go this way, someone will meet you. We are the official Rescue Team; no one will harm you again.”

After giving directions, Jiang Fei used the walkie-talkie to contact her team, telling them the direction the woman would take, so they could meet her.

As if remembering something, Jiang Fei, using her backpack as cover, took out a box of emergency contraception from the Supermarket warehouse: “Later, ask someone from the Rescue Team for water to take these.”

No one would want to keep the children of those beasts.

“Are you on a mission?”

Jiang Fei hummed in affirmation. The woman said no more, clutching the medicine in her hand, and obediently walked towards the outskirts of the village.

Seeing the woman walk away, Jiang Fei took out another cold-proof coat and put it on. The walkie-talkie crackled.

Lu Yu: “Explosive packages installed.”

Yin Jing: “Survivors haven’t all been transferred yet, it will take 15 minutes.”

Xu Qianyao: “Those who have completed their tasks, return to the team for assembly first.”

East of the village was the furthest from the team, so Jiang Fei didn’t linger, returning to the team at the fastest speed.

Yin Jing also returned with the survivors, right behind her.

Lu Yu and Xu Qianyao were already with the team.

Confirming everyone had returned, Xu Qianyao pressed the master controller.

Boom—

Deafening explosions instantly erupted, one after another, shattering the silence of the deep night.

Liujiazi Village, not far away, gradually lit up with raging flames.

“Move out!”

The armed soldiers immediately rushed into the village, dealing with the remaining people of the Human Paradise Base.

Jiang Fei and Xu Qianyao’s task was to install the explosive packages, not to clear the area.

One went to help Yin Jing calm the survivors, and the other returned to the carriage with Lu Yu to rest.

Glancing around, seeing no one approaching, Lu Yu took out a large black bag from his clothes and gave it to Jiang Fei.

“I found it in the village.”

The bag was full of gold jewelry, making Jiang Fei’s eyes sparkle.

Where could one find such a thoughtful teammate?!

Using her backpack as cover, Jiang Fei put the gold into the Supermarket.

[Ding — Gold detected: 1988 grams]

“What do you want to eat when you get back? I’ll make it for you.”

“There are enough ingredients in the RV; I can make many home-cooked dishes.”

Lu Yu thought for a moment: “Stir-fried shredded potatoes, tomato egg noodles, stir-fried pork. Can you make those?”

Those were the first dishes his neighbor made for him.

They were quite delicious.

Jiang Fei readily agreed.

Nearly two hours later, everyone finished clearing Liujiazi Village and began moving supplies to the vehicles.

Xiao Chuxia and the other two were still immersed in excitement.

“Miss, I just shot someone in the head with one shot!”

Ling Zhaorui: “I killed two people with one shot! My aim was so accurate I couldn’t believe it!”

Su Liuyuan teased Lu Yu: “Their aim with guns is getting better and better now. Aren’t you afraid they’ll surpass you, their master?”

Lu Yu: “No, after all, you’re at the bottom.”

“It’s been five years, and your marksmanship is still worse than mine.”

Su Liuyuan: “…”

He shouldn’t have asked!

Xu Qianyao outside the car was beaming: “Jiang Fei, you and Yin Jing take the survivors back first. I’ll stay here to load supplies.”

It was impossible to load everything.

Jiang Fei didn’t refuse, allowing Lu Yu to drive off with a clear conscience.

They returned the same way. The snow was light now, a thin layer on the ground, so there was no need to shovel snow. In just over an hour, they arrived at Longxing Town.

Yin Jing arranged accommodation for the survivors with the Rescue Team, while Jiang Fei took her team members to the RV for a late-night snack.

Dahuang was sleeping soundly on the bed.

Jiang Fei didn’t disturb it, taking out ingredients from the fridge to start cooking.

A large plate of stir-fried shredded potatoes, a large plate of stir-fried pork, plus 5 servings of pan-fried chicken cutlets.

As for the staple food…

Having eaten tomato egg noodles a bit too often recently, Jiang Fei only made one serving for Lu Yu. The others had mushroom noodles for a change of taste.

“Miss, why does Brother Lu have tomato egg noodles, and we have mushroom noodles?”

Jiang Fei simply explained: “He wanted to eat it.”

Xiao Chuxia and Su Liuyuan didn’t think much of it.

Ling Zhaorui, however, struggled to suppress the upward curve of his lips.

One wanted to eat, the other made it. He didn’t care, this was favoritism! He shipped it!

After the late-night snack, Lu Yu conscientiously went to wash the dishes.

After tidying up the dining table and kitchen, Jiang Fei and the others returned to the shop to rest, but were stopped halfway.