Apocalypse: After Being Reborn, I Stocked Up on All Supplies

Chapter 123: Chapter 123: Could it be, a Reborn too?

Tian Jiliang grunted in response.

His forehead was covered in dense beads of sweat, and his leg was tightly wrapped with strips of cloth, soaked through with blood.

Su Dai held a towel dipped in hot water, carefully cleaning the blood around his arm, while Sun Jingtao was responsible for shining a light for her.

The towel and the water in the basin were a deep red.

It was nearly nine o’clock outside, but due to the rain, the light inside was still not very bright.

“I found this, we still had a bottle of hydrogen peroxide and amoxicillin left at home, so I brought them for you too. Also, just now Zhou Wei gave some gauze, said it was for Tian Jiliang’s bandaging.”

Jiang Yan walked up and handed the red first aid kit to Su Dai, who had gotten up to greet her.

She glanced at Tian Jiliang’s arm and thigh, both wounds about the length of half a palm, with flesh turned inside out.

Although she did not see the chilling exposed bones that Su Dai mentioned, it was still a gruesome sight.

Such large wounds, if not disinfected and stitched up, could lead to tetanus infection later, and then he might as well meet his maker.

No wonder he was willing to part with that valuable ancestral Jade Pendant.

“Wow! Thank you, Jiang Yan, we’re lucky to have you!!”

Su Dai reached out joyfully and took it, placing the supplies on the coffee table, then immediately opened the first aid kit, taking out the medicine and bandages one by one.

She then arranged them in the order she would need to use them.

“Old Tian, you’re really lucky to have met Jiang Yan. With these medicines of hers, you’re going to make it!” Su Dai said, then she got up and dug out a colorful sewing kit from a small box beneath the coffee table.

“Ouch, ouch!” On the side, Tian Jiliang, who was biting on the towel, spoke unclearly.

“Xiao Ye, boil another pot of water for me.” Su Dai finished instructing Ye Qing and looked at Tian Jiliang’s wounds, pulled out a spool of thread, and threaded a needle.

Then, she poured some alcohol into a small paper cup and dropped the needle and thread into it to sterilize.

“Old Tian, I’m going to use tweezers to remove the bone fragments and debris from your flesh first, then I’ll disinfect with hydrogen peroxide. After disinfection, I’ll stitch you up, and it’s going to hurt a lot during the final step, so just bear with it.” After giving instructions, Su Dai stood up.

Watching her methodically arrange everything, Jiang Yan was somewhat surprised, “Su Dai, you know medical skills?”

“Not really, I used to be a fitness coach, learned some first aid knowledge. As for wound treatment and such, I heard about it from Sun Jingtao before, and when I was idle, I also watched some instructional videos.

Sun Jingtao knows more, but he said his hands are too clumsy for delicate jobs like stitching wounds and that I might be better at it.”

Su Dai finished explaining and gave a wry smile, “Now, I can only serve as a makeshift back-alley doctor.”

“Uh-huh,” Tian Jiliang mumbled, joining in the conversation.

Listening to him, the scene, which should have been one of pain and bloodshed, was almost laughable.

“Ah, it would have been good to have anesthetics.” Su Dai sighed and then said, “But even if we had them, without a professional, it wouldn’t be right.”

Jiang Yan had a lot of anesthesia in her “Space.”

She had just gone to a dental clinic last time and picked up a bunch for free.

But as Su Dai said, the dosage for anesthesia should not be handled by non-professionals if possible.

And now she even had anesthesia, which clearly wasn’t appropriate.

So, she did not bring it out.

All Tian Jiliang could do was grit his teeth and bear it.

Su Dai began cleaning Tian Jiliang’s wounds.

Tian Jiliang bit down on the towel in his mouth, emitting screams of agony like that of a pig being slaughtered.

Jiang Yan thought she would wait until Su Dai had finished treating his wounds before getting a detailed update on the situation in the stairwell, so she did not leave either.

After what seemed like an endless assault on the eardrums, Su Dai finally finished cleaning, disinfecting, and stitching Tian Jiliang’s two wounds.

Tian Jiliang, in excruciating pain, was sweating profusely and turned pale as he passed out.

Sun Jingtao covered him with a garment and let him rest in a semi-reclining position before signaling for Jiang Yan to sit down at the dining table.

Ye Qing poured a cup of water for both Jiang Yan and Su Dai.

The temperature was just right, neither too hot nor too cold.

Su Dai, who had been tensely performing the stitching surgery, picked it up and took a big gulp.

“How did he get hurt like this?” Seeing everyone relax a bit, Jiang Yan finally spoke.

Sun Jingtao summarized the events of the past few days to her succinctly.

What he knew came mainly from what Tian Jiliang had told her and some information that Ye Qing had investigated.

The most important fact was that Ma Longbiao’s gang was clearing out and reshuffling the entire Block A.

Nearly all the useful supplies in the building had been looted by them.

The apartments below the 29th floor had also been reassigned.

Reassignment meant living arrangements according to their dictate.

These people came from five buildings in Shallow Bay.

Some submitted to them because of their misdeeds, and others had no choice after their children and women were held hostage.

Those who had submitted to them became their minions and human shields.

After her husband finished speaking, Su Dai sighed,

“Ah, Jiang Yan, today I’ve truly understood the meaning of that saying: You cannot avoid trouble by not seeking it.

The hot weather and heavy rain are already annoying, but now this man-made disaster…”

“Ma Longbiao and his gang are utterly heartless! Looting, killing, raping, torturing—they haven’t missed a thing over the past few days.” Even the usually calm Sun Jingtao couldn’t help but angrily punch the dining table.

They had stayed in their room previously, not wanting to get involved in the outside world’s affairs.

Yet, to their surprise, the ground floor had already become a scene of blood and violence in just a few days.

The situation had developed far beyond their expectations and crossed their limits of tolerance.

And today, that gang had “cleansed” Tian Jiliang’s 29th floor.

Given the pace and ambition of their brutality, the 32nd floor was inescapable.

Hearing the sound of his punching the table, Tian Jiliang, originally unconscious, twitched subconsciously in his sleep.

“These people aren’t just ruthless bandits; there’s some talent and strategy to them, especially that Ma Longbiao,” Ye Qing furrowed his brow and sat down opposite Jiang Yan.

Everyone looked at him upon hearing this.

“I’ve learned some information before but didn’t have a chance to share it with you.”

Ye Qing glanced at Jiang Yan silently, seeing her listening intently, then continued,

“Before the extreme heat hit, Ma Longbiao’s group covertly cordoned off an area in the underground parking lot of the neighborhood they served and stocked up on a lot of water and food.

They prepared backup power, medicine, and some cold weapons.

Many people had not come to terms with the heatwave when his gang already raided the nearby shopping center, looting all the gold, jewelry, and supermarket content.

If not for the unbearable heat preventing them from venturing far, the rest of the area would probably have been robbed clean too.

Later on, when the heavy rain hit, he led his men to quietly move into our building and has been stealthily lurking ever since.

It’s said that Ma Longbiao has some foresight, even predicted the approximate timing of the heatwave and rain, which is why they’ve been so brazen.”

Listening to his words, Jiang Yan’s heart skipped a beat:

Could it be that Ma Longbiao is also a ‘Reborn’?

Otherwise, how could his predictions be so accurate!