83: No one can hurt her

The woman, wearing an oversized military coat, held a white cold-weather suit in her arms. She was the survivor Jiang Fei had rescued from the Human Paradise canteen.

"Thank you for lending me your clothes. I washed them with snow, so they might not be very clean..."

"It's fine."

Jiang Fei accepted the cold-weather suit without any disdain or disgust, which made the woman visibly relax and smile.

She was already beautiful, and her smile made her even more captivating.

"Benefactor, my name is Zhou Wanqing. You saved me, and I am willing to serve you however I can."

To avoid burdening her, Jiang Fei spoke plainly: "Saving you was incidental; there's no need for repayment."

Zhou Wanqing was stunned but didn't leave. Instead, she walked to the back of Jiang Fei's team.

She seemed determined to follow her.

Just as Jiang Fei was about to send her to the residential building, an urgent voice called out.

"Miss Jiang!"

A disheveled He Dahong came running, dragging a sparsely clothed person.

As he got closer, Jiang Fei saw that the person in the snow was Yu Xuanjiao.

Her face was branded with several cigarette burns, and her exposed skin was a horrifying purplish-red, making it hard to tell if it was from beatings or frostbite. In any case, she was on the verge of death.

He Dahong fawningly asked Jiang Fei: "Can I trade Yu Xuanjiao's life for a chance to join your team?"

He had noticed something was off with the Human Paradise Base, so he offered Yu Xuanjiao to those people to play with, as his 'pledge of allegiance.'

Who would have thought that before he could even enjoy two good days, the officials came to clear things out?

If he hadn't pretended to be a victim to escape, he would have been shot dead.

Jiang Fei's gaze was sarcastic: "Do you even deserve it?"

"You were the one who said that if I kicked Yu Xuanjiao out of the Neighborhood Committee, you'd be my friend!"

"Now a friend is in trouble! You must help me!"

"I said I'd consider it, not that I definitely would." Too lazy to waste words on He Dahong, Jiang Fei gave her teammates a look.

Everyone understood, immediately covering He Dahong's mouth and dragging him to a corner for a good beating.

Jiang Fei also went over and kicked him a few times.

Meanwhile, Yu Xuanjiao, having been in low temperatures for a long time and suffering severe injuries, breathed her last.

Her eyes were wide open, staring fixedly in Jiang Fei's direction, filled with venomous resentment.

Xiao Chuxia kicked the corpse away.

Who are you glaring at!

He Dahong was beaten black and blue, losing several teeth, but he didn't dare to cry for help, fearing Jiang Fei would kill him. He could only suppress the hatred in his heart.

Ling Zhaorui waved his fist: "Don't disturb us again, or we'll beat you every time we see you!"

With that, Ling Zhaorui followed Jiang Fei and the others away.

He didn't notice that Zhou Wanqing, who had been standing to the side, was nowhere to be found.

He Dahong leaned against the wall to stand up, staggering towards the residential building.

He was in excruciating pain and had no interest in dealing with Yu Xuanjiao's corpse.

One day, he would make Jiang Fei beg him like a dog!

"Do you want revenge on those people?"

Suddenly, a beautiful woman appeared in front of He Dahong.

"I have a way to deal with them. Do you want to team up with me?"

He Dahong was tempted: "Tell me about it."

"It's too crowded here. Let's go over there."

Zhou Wanqing led He Dahong to an abandoned shop.

"What's your plan..."

Pfft—

A sharp shard of glass was mercilessly plunged into He Dahong's chest, again and again.

Only when blood soaked He Dahong's cotton coat did Zhou Wanqing stop, her beautiful eyes twisted and ferocious.

No one could harm her Benefactor.

—

It took Xu Qianyao two days to transport all the supplies from Liujiazi Village back to Longxing Town.

There were 300 boxes of food alone. Director Ning didn't forget his agreement with Jiang Fei, promising to arrange housing for her at the Safety Shelter, ensuring everyone in her team had their own independent room.

The snow had also stopped.

The Rescue Team quickly cleared the snow from the vehicles and used shovels to clear a path.

Early the next morning, the team resumed its journey.

Lu Yu and the others didn't change vehicles; Jiang Fei and Xiao Chuxia still drove the RV.

But at noon, the wind picked up.

The strong wind swept the accumulated snow, causing it to crash around, blurring visibility.

Those inside the vehicles were unaffected, at most needing to drive carefully.

The Rescue Team, responsible for shoveling snow and clearing the path ahead, could only endure the biting cold wind and continue working.

Occasionally, if they lost their footing, they would be blown into snowdrifts. The flying snow shovels heavily struck the vehicles behind, leaving large dents.

The Rescue Team simply found ropes and tied the shovels to their arms.

Every three hours, a new group of people would take over, and the team could rest in place.

While Xiao Chuxia was driving, Jiang Fei put Big Yellow into his cage, took out several large bags of disposable cups from the Supermarket warehouse, and started brewing ginger tea, intending to distribute it to the Rescue Team.

This time, she brewed a large quantity. Brown sugar would be too conspicuous, so Jiang Fei used rock sugar instead.

When the team stopped to rest, Jiang Fei had finished pouring all the brewed ginger tea.

Seeing over a hundred cups laid out on the table and kitchen counter, Xiao Chuxia immediately understood Jiang Fei's intention: "I'll go find Yin Jing and have her tell the Rescue Team members to come for ginger tea."

As the car door opened, Xiao Chuxia was almost blown over. Luckily, she grabbed the handrail in time, regretting it for the first time.

If only she had known, she wouldn't have dieted before!

Soon, Xiao Chuxia returned, followed by Yin Jing and three members of the Rescue Team, who struggled against the strong wind to get into the vehicle.

The three team members each carried two thermoses, while Yin Jing carried a large army-green cloth bag.

The four stood at the doorway, not walking further inside.

"There are too many Rescue Team members, and they have snow on their bodies and shoe soles, which will dirty the RV. We'll pour the ginger tea back and take it with us. This is a small token of appreciation from the Comrades; we can't drink it for free."

Yin Jing placed the large cloth bag on the shoe cabinet by the door and smiled: "If you don't accept it, we won't drink the ginger tea."

Seeing this, Jiang Fei swallowed her refusal and, with Xiao Chuxia, poured the ginger tea into 6 thermoses, also giving them the empty cups.

Fearing the thermoses would be blown away by the strong wind, the few people protected them inside their clothes. After thanking Jiang Fei, they got out of the vehicle.

Jiang Fei picked up the large cloth bag from the shoe cabinet and placed it in an adjacent cupboard, inadvertently glancing at its contents.

It was full of energy bars.

There were red circles drawn on the packaging of the energy bars.

The supplies she had given out had come full circle and returned to her.

Jiang Fei's mood was subtle. Just as she closed the cabinet door, thump, thump, thump—

Someone was knocking on the car window outside.

They seemed to be saying something, but it was inaudible due to the strong wind.

The RV's window was a slider, and Jiang Fei pushed it open a small crack.

"Jiang Crazy, *cough*, Jiang Fei, do you still remember me? I'm a resident of Yulan Yuan Building A. I used to exchange gold for supplies with you."

"I just saw the Rescue Team members come here for ginger tea. I want a cup too."

Jiang Fei: "The Rescue Team members shovel snow and clear the path for the team. What contribution have you made?"

The man choked.

"Then I'll exchange it for a silver bracelet. That should be fine, right?"

"No exchange." Jiang Fei snapped the window shut and pulled the curtains.

The man outside the car didn't dare to bother Jiang Fei again, so he spat on the tire and muttered softly.

"Showing preferential treatment just because you have a gun. One day, when I get one too, I'll be the first to shoot you and steal all your supplies!"

—

The team could rest for half an hour. Jiang Fei cooked a few more packs of instant noodles, adding ham sausage and poached eggs, and called Lu Yu and the others via walkie-talkie to come to the car to eat.

Since the RV could cook, there was no need to eat cold dry rations.

Lu Yu and the others arrived quickly.

"Phew—the wind is too strong today. You can't even walk without lowering your head."

Ling Zhaorui, who was at the back, complained, shaking off the thin layer of snow from his clothes at the door.

Suddenly, he glimpsed the woman standing pressed against the car door behind him, and his eyes widened.

"When did you get in the car?!!!"