"What? You... want to take action against him?" Zhang Jianxiong was quite surprised. Murdering an active-duty soldier, if it were in the pre-apocalyptic world, would have been enough to get them both a death sentence.
"Not taking action? Do you think we still have a chance otherwise? Are we going to wait for him to make the first move, or are you willing to be an ordinary survivor, unable to even have a proper al?" Wu Junwen glanced at Zhang Jianxiong, speaking coldly.
Zhang Jianxiong hadn't expected that this seemingly frail real estate tycoon could be more ruthless at tis than he, a head of a criminal organization. It was truly a matter of fighting to the death.
"However, with our limited manpower, how can we possibly kill Ma Quan? He has several soldiers protecting him closely. If we resort to a direct attack, everyone will know it's us. His soldiers won't just let it go," Zhang Jianxiong said calmly, contemplating the situation.
"Staying in the base gives us no chance, but if he goes out to attack the grain depot, then we'll have plenty of opportunities, won't we?" A glint of coldness flashed in Wu Junwen's eyes.
"As long as Ma Quan is dead, we can seize power and control the entire base. Even if soone suspects it's us, without concrete evidence, who would dare to question us?" Wu Junwen's plan indeed had so feasibility. Zhang Jianxiong found himself intrigued, though he still harbored so doubts. "Ma Quan's soldiers might not be willing to let us take the leader's position, and if Ma Quan dies, we'll be the pri suspects."
"You can rest assured about that. Not all of Ma Quan's subordinates are loyal to him. Besides, they've had so grumblings about the losses they suffered while rescuing survivors and gathering supplies before. They just haven't voiced their grievances openly," Wu Junwen said with a sinister tone.
"We're like two locusts on the sa rope now. In the current situation, we better strike first," Zhang Jianxiong, not one to be indecisive, quickly discussed with Wu Junwen how to plan and execute their move to deal with Ma Quan the next day...
Derick, holding a few spices he had traded for in the base, slowly returned to Lin Mo'er's house.
"Derick, where did you go? It's been so long; I thought you wouldn't co back!" Seeing Derick return, little Lin Kexin was excited and rushed towards him, chattering away.
"I went to buy you so things. Tonight, we're having hot pot..." Derick gently stroked the little girl's head.
Lin Kexin also enjoyed Derick's touch, her little head raised, revealing a very satisfied and cute smile, much like a little cat, amusing Derick.
Holding the little girl's hand, Derick walked into the living room. Lin Mo'er was busy in the room, and when Derick entered, he saw that the young girl was making arrow feathers. Nowadays, firearms were not used frequently outside the base, and weapons like bows and crossbows were often handy.
Most of the n in the base were engaged in tasks like patrolling gathering areas, building walls, and cultivating land. The won and children could only do relatively lighter work, and correspondingly, their rewards were much less.
"Sister, take a break," Lin Kexin said, pulling her sister's slightly reddened hand, expressing her concern. Sotis, she wanted to help Lin Mo'er with so work, but her sister often stopped her, which made the little girl feel distressed for her sister.
Lin Mo'er wiped the sweat from her forehead, paused in her work, and smiled at her younger sister.
Lin Mo'er was well aware that the two sisters didn't have the capability to take on physically demanding tasks or go out to search for food on their own. If they couldn't find relatively easy work, they might starve to death here. The free food distributed by the base three tis a week was far from enough for survival, and they couldn't always rely on help from soone like Derick.
Derick looked at this strong young girl with so emotion. Although Lin Mo'er had a slender figure, her eyes sparkled with strong determination. Taking care of her sister so well in the absence of both parents was already quite remarkable.
"Mo'er, co over here..." Derick waved to the young girl. After hesitating for a mont, Lin Mo'er was pulled over by her younger sister and sat beside her.
Derick took out a portable hot pot stove from a nearby box, along with two small gas canisters. Most places had experienced power outages, so natural gas and cooking beca the primary ans of preparing food. Derick had found this set of equipnt inside the base.
Turning on the fla switch, adding a few bottles of mineral water, throwing in the hot pot base, and then taking out canned luncheon at, sausages, lamb, so vegetables, and atballs from the bag, Derick gradually displayed a rich variety of food.
Looking at Derick pulling out so many delicious items, Lin Mo'er felt a bit puzzled. "Um, brother, where did you get these fresh vegetables? You can't find these things in the base anymore."
While preserved atballs were normal to store, fresh vegetables couldn't be preserved for a month even in a cold storage. Although the base had so cultivation, it wasn't ti for harvesting yet.
"I brought these from elsewhere. You two can eat with confidence!"
Many of the fresh vegetables in Derick's hands were grown inside the Order. The wood-elent ability was inherently close to plants, making ripening vegetables a non-issue. Throwing them into the system space, where ti stood still, ant they wouldn't rot even if left for a year. Derick's space was filled with who knows how much food.
"Derick... it slls so good!" Lin Kexin's mouth was almost watering, her little mouth constantly swallowing saliva, looking like a little greedy cat.
Lin Mo'er tried to be a bit more reserved, but she couldn't help swallowing saliva too. Seeing her sister's craving eyes, she felt a bit distressed. At the sa ti, her gratitude towards Derick deepened even more, and she didn't know how to repay him.
In this apocalypse with scarce resources, even the higher-ups in the base might not have such a sumptuous al.
Soon, Derick uncovered the lid, and the food was already cooked. The aroma of hot pot wafted through the air. Lin Kexin eagerly looked at Derick, as if waiting for his order.
"Okay, stop staring at . Eat, eat~"
As soon as he finished speaking, the two sisters imdiately began to enjoy the feast eagerly.
Half an hour later, Lin Kexin lay satisfied on the sofa, exclaiming, "Oh no, I ate too much. Can't walk now..."
"It's your own fault. If you can't eat more, don't force yourself..." Lin Mo'er looked at her sister, amused and annoyed.
"Well, the food was just too delicious. Can't control my mouth~" the little girl said innocently.
After the satisfying al, the sisters' complexion improved compared to the pale look before, gaining a bit of color. However, their bodies, which had beco thin due to prolonged hunger, wouldn't recover so quickly. They still needed to slowly replenish their nutrition.
The night had fallen deep, and outside the bedroom where Derick lived, Lin Mo'er stood there, hesitating, as if struggling in her heart. Lin Kexin tiptoed from behind and lightly patted her sister's shoulder.
"Ah... Kexin, you scared ! What are you doing sneaking around?" Seeing her sister's figure, Lin Mo'er finally cald down.
"Sister, co in quickly... go on, go on," Lin Kexin gently pushed her sister's body.
"You... what do you know!" Lin Mo'er's face turned red instantly. She had thought her sister didn't know, but she didn't expect her to actively push her inside.
"Sister, I can see it too. Derick is a good person, and he's good to both of us. He's also very handso. I also want him to be my brother-in-law. Don't you?" In the darkness, the little girl spoke softly.
Lin Kexin's words made Lin Mo'er even more embarrassed. If her sister wasn't there, she might not have felt so awkward. But seeing her sister like this, she felt so ashad that she wanted to find a hole to hide in.
In fact, she had already had this idea during the day. Derick was generous and could easily provide so much food. He was also handso and well-off, and treated them well. He got along well with her sister, and after thinking it over, she didn't seem to have any other way to repay him. It seed that the only path left was to offer herself.
Reviews
All reviews (0)