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

Chapter 137: Chapter 137 Decided

Zhou Wei indeed spoke very quickly, his words concise and to the point—all critical information.

In just three or four minutes, Jiang Yan had understood everything.

However, Zhou Wei never mentioned his intention to ask Jiang Yan and the others to rescue his son.

He was a smart man, knowing that even if he knelt and pleaded, Sun Jingtao and Ye Qing would most likely refuse.

He only mentioned that his son, along with the children and daughters-in-law of the other owners downstairs, had been secretly detained by Ma Longbiao’s group somewhere.

This place was unknown to everyone, most likely a safe house for Ma Longbiao’s core members.

And this safe house was not just a prison.

It was also a warehouse, filled with thousands of supplies.

He also casually mentioned that Ma Longbiao’s group had stolen a bunch of gold and jewelry when the high temperatures had just begun.

In the eyes of everyone at present, supplies were the most precious.

The so-called gold and jewelry had already lost their original value.

But Jiang Yan was specifically interested in those supplies and becoming a hero. However, those jewels…

If they really existed, her “Space” and “Hua Bao” might be upgraded this time.

Since she was only 0.4% shy of upgrading.

If she could obtain the gold and jewels while annihilating Ma Longbiao’s group, it would be killing two birds with one stone.

After all, the enemy posed a problem for him as well.

But this problem could also be avoided.

So, deciding whether to go was still a matter to be carefully considered.

Weighing the pros and cons before making a decision.

After Zhou Wei finished speaking, he turned and returned to room 3203.

As he opened the door,

Jiang Yan saw Wen Wanli, Wang Jiamei, and Zhou Haoyue, all standing at the entrance.

The natural light inside the room was somewhat dim.

Wen Wanli’s scarred hand was gently rubbing her abdomen.

Seeing her, Wen stopped her motion.

“Jiang Yan Auntie…” Zhou Haoyue hesitated behind the door, then timidly called out.

Her eyes were red, and her little face had traces of blood that made one’s heart ache.

Jiang Yan smiled and acknowledged with a simple “Hmm,” suddenly making up her mind at that moment.

Zhou Wei had not expected his family to be sneaking a peek from behind the door, and he closed the door with an embarrassed smile.

Just as Jiang Yan approached the door of 3204, Ye Qing opened it.

Apparently, he had never been at ease with her being outside alone.

By then, Tian Jiliang had woken up, and with glasses on, he could see everyone else clearly at last.

Aside from Dao Yinping, there was a middle-aged man Jiang Yan did not recognize inside the room.

Su Dai was not visible.

It seemed that Ye Qing had updated everyone on the situation downstairs, and their expressions were all exceedingly grave.

After exchanging brief greetings,

Jiang Yan learned that this man was an undercover agent placed among the owners downstairs by Tian Jiliang’s group.

Seeing Jiang Yan, Dao Yinping, with a wry smile, pleaded, “Miss, could you just grant me a bullet and let me go peacefully?”

A small puddle of dried blood was under his feet.

His face, due to excessive blood loss and cold, was pale and wan.

Jiang Yan ignored him and turned to Sun Jingtao: “Where’s Su Dai? Has her walkie-talkie been active during this period?”

“She’s in the master bedroom, monitoring the outside. The walkie-talkie has been silent, and the storm outside has worsened—it looks like Ma Longbiao probably won’t be coming back today.”

After Sun Jingtao finished speaking, he gave Dao Yinping a cold glance and said, “He has disclosed quite a lot. However, some parts are hard to verify as true or false.”

Quickly after, he relayed to Jiang Yan what Dao Yinping had said aligning with the core of the matter.

After hearing everything, Jiang Yan slightly furrowed her brow.

There were some details she had already heard from Zhou Wei.

The perspectives and angles of the two men were different, but when placed together, the full picture of events became clearer.

She quickly organized her thoughts.

When the high temperatures had just begun, Ma Longbiao, who was then working as a property manager in the neighboring complex, received a mysterious directive from the head of Golden Shield Security Headquarters.

From then on, he began frantically stocking up to build an underground shelter against the high temperatures.

However, due to limited time and funds, his preparations were also limited.

Later, as the temperature continued to rise and others were still hoping for a return to normalcy and wouldn’t dare disrupt the societal law, they had already foreseen that the high temperatures wouldn’t end and began their audacious zero-cost shopping sprees.

Zhou Wei’s family met Ma Longbiao midway.

At the time, Ma Longbiao was leading people in looting a jewelry store at a shopping center when they were attacked by a large swarm of Blood Mosquitoes. During the escape, it was Zhou Wei’s family who risked their lives to open a concealed glass door, allowing him to hide.

Later, Zhou Wei and his group were taken to the basement’s safe house by Ma Longbiao’s group.

Zhou Wei thought it was because he had saved them that they were kind to rescue him.

Only later did he realize that the then-hidden Ma Longbiao was merely infatuated with the young and beautiful Wen Wanli.

Wang Jin was the brother-in-law of Zhou Wei’s wife, Wang Jiamei.

They were not just fellow villagers.

However, Wen Wanli and Wang Jin were actually just boyfriend and girlfriend who had recently met, not husband and wife.

They were only temporarily trapped by the high temperatures and staying together for the time being.

During the time in the basement, Wen Wanli resisted Ma Longbiao’s advances, and in the process, her head was injured by a heavy object in Ma Longbiao’s hand.

Her life was not affected, but her intelligence rapidly declined.

As for the child in her belly, it was unknown whose it was.

After Ma Longbiao had his way once, he handed Wen over to his subordinates.

Faced with livelihood issues, Zhou Wei’s family ultimately chose to endure.

And then the rainstorm came.

Ma Longbiao, with a group of subordinates, moved directly to Shallow Bay, which had the highest buildings.

And they specifically chose Block A.

During the onset of the high temperatures, he had already tipped off the property manager of the complex, Liu Dahong.

So at that time, Liu Dahong’s group turned a blind eye to their invasion and even proactively provided Ma Longbiao with the list of apartment owners who had already died.

This information made their act of “taking over someone else’s nest” much more accurate and effortless.

Later, Ma Longbiao’s group hid in the complex and began to slowly infiltrate and win over the surviving owners according to plan.

The arrival of Jiang Yan, armed, was unexpected for them.

As for the deaths of Liu Dahong’s group, it just happened to fulfill their wishes.

Thus, they established a rule of non-interference with the 32nd floor early on, and their daily behavior became low-key and secretive.

As for after the storm stopped, the sudden arrival of two government boats also disrupted some of their plans.

However, the overwhelmed authorities gave them an opportunity to exploit.

Afterward, the children and women of some of Shallow Bay’s owners gradually fell under their control.

At that time,

The conspiracy and plans they had outlined prior to the apocalypse gradually began to surface.