Chapter 46 p2
In the second-floor living room, there was a large crowd. The Guo family, the Qiao family, and the government officials were all there. Seeing them come over, they first made a place for the two old people. Then, a government official spoke, “Everyone, please don’t be anxious. This matter is not as serious as everyone thinks. The people who did it are just a small group that is causing trouble outside the base. They usually rob survivors outside the base for a living. It’s not difficult to deal with them. We just hope that the family can cooperate with us.”
“We will definitely cooperate!” Father Guo nodded for the first time. “As long as my son can be safe, I will cooperate with everything!”
Xue Jianping nodded even more vigorously. “That’s right, we will cooperate!”
“Okay, then let’s analyze it first. The current situation of this matter is probably that the two of them’s friend, Zheng Youning, was the one who did it and took them out of the base. The Zheng family also left the base last night, and the house is empty. Someone noticed the route of this group of people, and combined with the direction of the two notes, we can roughly determine the location of this group of people’s base.
There is only one relatively formidable gang here, called the White Tiger Gang. It has now been renamed the White Tiger Base. The number of people is within two hundred. Most of them are composed of some hooligans. Excluding the old, weak, sick, and disabled, there are only about a hundred people. So, this kidnapping, it must be that these hundred-plus people are mainly responsible…”
The government officials clearly and concisely introduced the behavior and habits of this group of people. The efficiency was still very high. It was estimated that they had some understanding of this group before, but they just hadn’t had the time to deal with them.
This group of people was actually quite shameless. They had done a lot of extortion, but the things they had caused before were not big. Many of them had been in and out of the police station before the disaster, and they had a good grasp of the government’s limits. The things they had caused were small fights outside the base, and rarely did anyone report it to the government. By the time they found out, the matter was already over, and this group had retreated, and there was no evidence.
And they had almost never caused any deaths openly.
Logically speaking, they shouldn’t have suddenly made such a big move.
But from the fact that they wanted a yacht, it could be seen that this group of people wanted to leave. There were many lakes in Hu City, but the news that the extreme heat was coming had already been revealed. The lowest temperature in the extreme cold was over minus sixty degrees. Everyone could probably guess where the extreme heat could reach. Could those lakes really resist the extreme heat and not dry up?
At that time, the water resources would be extremely scarce.
Now, many people in the base were trying to move to the seaside in the north. The temperature there might be lower, and the famous Heihe was a good place in the minds of many.
After they had done this, they would definitely run away. Once Guo Yao and Xue Yuanyang were handed over, they would have one less major threat.
And it just so happened that the Guo family and the Qiao family were now considered to have some status in the base. It was just right for them to restrain the government and give this group of people enough time to escape.
Therefore, they definitely couldn’t satisfy them all at once.
When the three days were up, they would first give them most of the grain and a small portion of the other supplies they wanted. The other two yachts and a small portion of the grain would be delayed for now. At the same time, they would ask to see Xue Yuanyang. The government officials would be watching in the dark. After they had figured out the location where Xue Yuanyang was being held, they would attack them before the second transaction.
With so much grain given, it was just right that they couldn’t send it away. It would definitely be safe for these few days.
The two families naturally had no objections. They discussed what to do next. The two families would definitely cooperate with the government’s ideas, and they had to keep in step.
After half a day of discussion, they each went home. Ji Yang listened to the whole process and felt that there should be no problem. With the government’s intervention, and the plan was very good, as long as it went smoothly, these two would not have an accident, and all the grain would be returned.
It was just that the lost points were very heartbreaking.
Those grains naturally couldn’t all be coarse grains like sweet potatoes and potatoes. They had to be fine grains like rice and flour. The price was not cheap in the first place. Even if they only gave one thousand jin, it would be twenty to thirty thousand points. Two thousand jin would be fifty to sixty thousand.
In addition, the resources they wanted, such as gasoline, diesel, various spare parts, and medicine, would cost at least ten to twenty thousand.
Finally, there was the yacht, which was now selling for a high price, over a hundred thousand for one. This group of people could be said to have asked for it at the right time. It could empty Xue Jianping, and the Qiao family would also be greatly damaged.
On the way back, Ji Yang was still driving her own assault boat, taking the other members of the Qiao family with her.
The two uncles and aunts of the Qiao family, as well as some of their cousins, all had jobs in the government. Xue Jianye and the others had come a little late and had no suitable positions, so they were temporarily unemployed. But today, because of this matter, they had all taken leave and were at home.
The sudden kidnapping had made the group of them worried.
Xue Jianye was also not at ease. On the way back, he said with pain, “Dad, Mom, Big Brother, Second Brother, thank you for your help. But this time, it was that child’s own carelessness in making friends. I will bear the cost of the grain and supplies myself. If we still can’t find this child after the first time, then forget it.”
Living under the same roof, Xue Jianye also knew how many things the Qiao family had. The yacht, once it was bought and given away, the Qiao family would also be poor. The house was bought out, which was good, but their daily life would have to be frugal. With so many mouths to feed in the family, the income of Qiao Yi’s two brothers’ families was not enough.
Not to mention that the reason they had not gone to live in a villa, besides the panic of almost being buried by the snow when they had lived in a villa before, was also partly because they had heard some more distant news and were making plans for the future. It was said that the extreme heat would last for a long time, perhaps even longer than the extreme cold. After the extreme heat, there would be plagues and earthquakes, and no one could escape. Without enough confidence, a large family could only wait to die.
“Don’t say such discouraging words! We are a family. What’s the point of distinguishing between you and me?” Grandpa Qiao shook his head. “A-Yang is a good child. We have watched him grow up since he was a child. There is no difference between him and a real grandson. How can we just give up like this?”
After he finished speaking, as if he were afraid that Ji Yang would be disappointed, he quickly turned his head and held Ji Yang’s hand. “Yangyang is also a child of the family. We are a family. No matter who has an accident, as long as it’s our family, we will do our best to save them!”
Ji Yang was amused. “Grandpa, I’m already so old. I’m not jealous.”
Grandpa Qiao was disappointed. It would be better if she were jealous. Only when she made a fuss would she not treat herself as an outsider.
Then he remembered this matter and sighed again. It was not easy for the family to reunite, and their lives were finally better. But now this had happened. He only hoped that with the help of the government, everything would go smoothly.
For the next two days, Xue Jianping and Qiao Yi were busy from morning to night.
But no one mentioned asking her for help. They just asked her to come up for dinner more often. Ji Yang did not go up and stayed at home for the time being.
As usual, she went to the vendors in the afternoon to see if there were any fish and shrimp she wanted.
This group of people was really capable. In her previous life, Ji Yang had been very impressed with the “daoye.” They would get rich by buying and selling these things. If you gave them what you wanted, you would get results quickly.
For two consecutive days, Ji Yang had spent a total of six thousand five hundred points, all of which were spent on one fish at a time. Most were fifty points per fish, a few were one hundred points per fish, and there were also a few that were two hundred per fish.
She had successfully enriched her pond a lot.
Perhaps because there were more fish, when Ji Yang was checking her pond, she found a few more touches of green at the bottom.
In addition, she had also bought some water grass with roots from the vendors, casually pulled up the mud and sand at the bottom of the pond, and inserted the water grass. Whether it could live or not would depend on fate.
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It was also on this day that the transaction was over. The vendor told Ji Yang that for six thousand points, she could get two beehives. If she bought one alone, it would be four thousand points. “I heard that the other two families who had asked for the price have given up. He’s also afraid that it will be left in his hands. I heard that you can offer three thousand points, so he agreed. But he got another one himself and said that he would sell them in a package, or he would have to raise the price.”
“No problem!” Ji Yang was also very happy. She had originally been in a hurry to leave, and she had been planning to take it for five thousand. She hadn’t expected to have saved two thousand points because of the delay.
Two were even better. Her space should… be able to support them, right?
She would try first. If she couldn’t, she would randomly pick a lucky person and give it away.
However, she didn’t have any points on hand, and the vendor didn’t have a beehive either. They agreed to meet in an hour. Ji Yang quickly went to get things to exchange for points. These past few days, she had exchanged for a lot of good things in the base and had exchanged all the surplus in her space. So, this time, she used all medicinal herbs.
Just one bag, and she had exchanged for more than six thousand points.
With the points in hand, she couldn’t wait to go to the entrance of the base to wait.
The flower buds of the fruit trees she had planted in her space before had become even bigger, and the day of flowering was not long. Thinking that there would be bees soon, she took the time to plant a lot more fruit trees. This time, most of them were planted in the corners of the breeding area. A one-square-meter area was separated, so she didn’t have to worry about them being damaged by the poultry and livestock.
In addition, she had also scattered some short-cycle flower seeds in this fruit area.
Next year, the planting area would probably be full of all kinds of melons and fruits, and there would be some beautiful and vibrant flowers everywhere. How wonderful would that be?
As she was thinking, the vendor also came over.
In his hand were two large cardboard boxes.
In order to get these bees, he had been extra careful and was even wearing long sleeves and long pants. The two of them had traded many times and were very familiar. The vendor directly sent the things to Ji Yang’s boat and said, “I checked before I came. I also personally saw him put them in. I also checked the queen bee. They are all alive. If you are not afraid, you can take a look now.”
Ji Yang was not polite. She still knew about bees. If you didn’t take the initiative to harm them, they wouldn’t sting people. So, she carefully opened the cardboard box. According to what the vendor had said, she quickly found the location of the queen bee.
Sure enough, the queen bee was a little listless and didn’t look very energetic, but it was indeed alive. There were also many bee eggs inside, the kind that would make people with trypophobia’s scalp tingle. For example, the vendor, he grimaced and retreated after one glance.
The condition of the bees in the two beehives was about the same. Ji Yang closed the box. “No problem. The points are for you.”
She handed over the six thousand points.
How much the vendor had earned from it was his ability. It was enough for her to get a satisfactory product at a price she liked.
Both parties were very happy. Ji Yang told him that he could continue to collect those rare species of fish and shrimp if he had time. She would come over again before she left. Then, she took the box and left the base.
As she was walking out of the patrol range, she couldn’t wait to throw the beehive from the cardboard box into her space and placed it at both ends of her space. The box was still beside her. Then, she quickly threw the remaining fallen bees in as well.
The bees were startled when they were suddenly moved to a different place. They all went from listless to irritable, flying around in a mess, trying to find the queen bee. And the beehive was also in a panic for a moment, but soon the bees found that the environment here was better, the air was fresh, and the temperature was suitable, as if they had returned to a familiar environment.
They quickly quieted down and began to explore the surrounding environment, searching for a place to collect honey.
It just so happened that there were many medicinal herbs that were blooming inside. The bees quickly found their target. After flying a few circles, they found that there was no danger and landed on the flowers, slowly reaching the stamen to collect honey.
Ji Yang was observing the bees with a divided mind, while continuing to drive her assault boat away from the base. She found a hidden place and also threw the cardboard box into her space. Since she had already come out, she couldn’t just go back like this, right?
As for the tail that was following her again, she was too lazy to care.
Which day when she went out, did she not have a tail?
Anyway, after following for a while, they would basically retreat. It was very rare for them to be in hot pursuit. But it just so happened that there was one today.
Ji Yang continued forward without looking back.
The person behind was also in hot pursuit. The person in the lead was in his early thirties and looked a little rich. He was holding a gun and playing with it. The person in charge of driving the assault boat hesitated. “Second-in-command, are we really going to continue to chase?”
“Chase! Don’t worry, this woman is definitely rich. She definitely has good things in her hand,” the man licked his lips greedily, staring in the direction of her advance.
Soon, they reached a residential building.
The person behind was still in hot pursuit and had already exceeded her usual hiding range. Since that was the case, she could only fight. This place was sparsely populated, and the water surface was open, making it easier to escape. Since she was going to fight, Ji Yang liked to cut the grass and remove the roots. So, she looked around, found a floor that she liked, and went in. She also took the assault boat in.
She went straight upstairs. After two floors, she stopped moving.
The sound of the engine outside approached. Soon, there was some noise in the corridor. “Quick! The person must be up there!”
“Don’t worry, we’ve guarded all the exits. I guarantee she can’t escape!”
One after another, the sound of footsteps rang out. A group of people quickly ran in. Seeing the water stains on the stairs, they were extremely excited. “This way, this way! Quick, follow!”
“Thump, thump, thump—” the sound of footsteps approached. The few people in the lead turned a corner with excited faces and were just about to continue up.
Their eyes suddenly met a black muzzle. The few people in the front were stunned for a moment. They braked urgently and ran back without even thinking. The people behind had not noticed. The two sides collided, and for a moment, people were in a mess. But soon, a series of quick “thump, thump, thump—” sounds rang out.
The sound was not loud, a little muffled.
But after each one, there was a tragic scream, and then they fell and left the team.
Finally, someone realized something and shouted, “Help! She has a gun! This woman has a gun!!!”
The few people who were at the window and were about to climb in’s faces changed drastically when they heard this. They scrambled to turn around, but this was a corridor window. With a slight movement, the boat under their feet also swayed. Someone directly fell into the water, drank a few mouthfuls of dirty water, and was in a panic.
Ji Yang had dealt with the ones who had climbed up. She quickly looked through the corridor opening and shot at this group of people.
The turbid water surface was immediately dyed red, and the rolling figures also quickly sank into the water.
The remaining people climbed onto the boat and left, shouting frantically, “We were just following the second-in-command’s orders. Don’t kill us! It’s all the second-in-command, it’s him who forced us to do it!”
“Second-in-command, help! Second-in-command!”
“Help!”
At the far end of the crowd, a person had already driven the boat away for dozens of meters. At the same time, he did not forget to turn his head and shoot at her side, trying to interfere with her and achieve the goal of escaping. He did not forget to curse, “You wait for me. When I go back and call my brother to bring people!”
But with the distance, his aim was not good. Most of them were shot into the water, and a small portion were shot on the wall.
Ji Yang also took the time to aim at this person. “Thump, thump, thump—” she fired in succession.
The distance was a bit far, and she was afraid that the pistol’s aim was not enough. She fired at three directions to ensure that he could not escape wherever he went. Sure enough, the deputy gang leader was trying to move in a snake-like pattern to dodge the possible attack from behind, but just as he twisted to the left, a bullet hit him in the arm.
With a “plop,” this person also fell into the water due to the impact of being shot.
Ji Yang then shot at the figure that was rolling in the water again. After witnessing another blood flower bloom in the water, she turned her gaze to the remaining people.
And at this time, the remaining three people had also taken the opportunity to drive far away. They thought they could escape. Just as they were about to be happy, their bodies all trembled, and then they fell to the side.
The assault boat was not big in the first place. This fall was directly into the water.
Ji Yang did not make another move.
The remaining three people did not even need a final shot. The parts that were shot were all on their backs, which severely restricted their movements. They couldn’t get up at all. The water was already very dirty now, and if they fell in, infection was a certainty.