Chapter 120: The So-Called Rescue Team
“They actually have guns.”
Li Linger’s eyes sparkled. In the past, she would have been terrified at the sight of a gun, but now, after following Tang Ze, she wasn’t scared at all. There was even a faint thrill.
Ye Qingyi murmured in confusion, “Who are these people? Why didn’t they show up before? Why now?”
“We’ll know if we go take a look,” Xi Meng suggested.
No sooner said than done. Standing by the wall, she leaped and cleared it in a single bound. It had to be said, her jumping ability had been enhanced.
“Linger, you must have drunk a lot,” Xi Meng teased.
Li Linger rubbed against Xi Meng’s slender shoulder. “Sister Meng, you didn’t have a small amount either.”
“Alright, quiet down. They’re probably in the underground garage.”
At a time like this, the underground garage was the place where people gathered. The three women didn’t rush to the garage. Instead, they ran into a house with an open door, first changing out of their designer clothes and messing themselves up a bit more.
Arriving at the garage, they saw that many people were indeed gathered there. But unlike before, these people were all smiles, exclaiming that rescue had arrived.
“I told you rescue would come! You didn’t believe me. Good thing I didn’t kill anyone.”
“Those killers are definitely done for. I’m going to report them!”
“You’re so vicious. Why didn’t you say anything when they were killing people? The supplies you ate belonged to those who were killed.”
“What the fuck did you say?!”
The scene was a cacophony of arguments, like a wet market. Ye Qingyi felt that compared to other complexes, quite a few people had survived here. But if Tang Ze came, probably not a single one would be left.
“Everyone, be quiet!” a voice boomed from a loudspeaker.
However, no one listened.
BANG!
A gunshot rang out, and everything fell silent. Most people squatted down, and the three women quickly did the same.
Standing on the roof of a BMW X5 was a man with a square face, a full beard, and a burly build. He looked rather fierce.
“Hello everyone, I am the squad leader of the Jiang Corporation Rescue Team. You can call me Old Hu. These are my brothers.”
Hearing it was the renowned Jiang Corporation, everyone forgot about the earlier gunshot and began to cheer. Some even shouted “Long live!”
“Sister Yiyi, is this your fiancé’s family? I’ve heard of the Jiang family too. They’re very powerful,” Li Linger whispered.
Ye Qingyi nodded, thinking to herself, I can’t believe the Jiang family was able to send out a rescue team. If only they had come sooner…
Forget it. It’s a good thing they didn’t. Otherwise, I would never have met Tang Ze. Sometimes, I think it’s quite good to be his woman… no… his little kitten.
“It seems that helicopter also belongs to the Jiang family. Why didn’t they come to save you before?” Xi Meng’s question was a splash of cold water.
That’s right. Why didn’t they save me? Only those without value are not worth saving.
Ye Qingyi, who had held a sliver of hope for the Jiang family—after all, they were her former in-laws—now saw the truth…
She had long been abandoned.
Only Tang Ze had never left her side. They all deserve to die!!!
Unconsciously, a huge shift occurred in Ye Qingyi’s mentality…
“Quiet.”
This time, everyone behaved, falling completely silent.
“There’s no need for any of you to worry. The Jiang family will provide everyone with supplies and clean water to get through this disaster.”
“Now, everyone listen to my command. Those over seventy years old, stand to my right.”
Someone in the crowd immediately shouted, “The old folks are all dead! The oldest one here is probably in their fifties.”
Old Hu smiled at that and took out a piece of paper. “Those who know electrical repair, stand to my right.”
Immediately, some men raised their hands and stepped out of the crowd. Other men exchanged glances, thinking that electrical repair must be a valuable skill now, and quickly stood up as well.
In that instant, at least a third of the men suddenly knew about electricity.
Old Hu smiled and walked up to one of a man who looked particularly nervous. “When repairing electrical equipment, how do you determine a fault?”
The man was completely stumped. The other men in the line were also dumbfounded.
BANG!
Old Hu pulled out his gun and shot him in the head. The people around were splattered with blood, their faces turning pale with fright.
Lying gets you killed…
“Everyone, if you think you have the ability to fool me, then keep standing there.”
Instantly, 97% of the men in the line fled.
Only three remained.
“Do you have family?”
“Just my wife,” one of the men said quickly.
“Very good. You all go and register.”
After speaking, Old Hu continued to hold the piece of paper. Everyone felt as if their fate was written on it…
“Doctors and nurses, please stand to my right.”
This time, no one dared to stand up recklessly. Six men and seven women stepped out of the line. Old Hu still picked a few to question, and they all passed.
“Engineers, designers, communications repairmen, construction workers, cement masons, water plant workers, those with experience driving heavy machinery, and those who worked in resource production, step forward.”
Hearing this, everyone felt that this was a real rescue team. They were planning to fully restore the city; otherwise, they wouldn’t be selecting people like this.
Ye Qingyi and the other two thought so as well.
“The Jiang family is no simple matter,” Xi Meng said. She still felt there was more to this than met the eye. Everyone wanted to be a local emperor, but the Jiang family wasn’t taking the path of violence for violence’s sake. Instead, they were starting to win the hearts of the people.
Ye Qingyi also couldn’t figure out where the Jiang family had gotten so many guns.
Another half of the crowd stepped forward.
The remaining half deeply regretted not choosing a better profession. What was the point of a bullshit finance degree? If they had even gone to a construction site to mix cement and lay bricks, they might have survived now.
Those who had finished registering felt as if they had been reborn. One executive was especially grateful that he had hauled bricks on a construction site during a down-and-out period in his youth and learned a lot of hard skills from the old masters. He never thought that this knowledge would now save his life.
“All women, stand over here as well.”
The women were overjoyed and quickly moved over.
Ye Qingyi felt something was wrong. Why did they need so many women?
Xi Meng sneered. She had thought they were some righteous army. What else could they need so many women for? She could figure that out with her ass.
The remaining men stood blankly in place. Old Hu walked directly up to a skinny man. “How much would you have to eat to recover? Too wasteful.”
BANG!
A skinny man in the crowd turned and ran, but he was obviously shot down immediately.
“Those with missing limbs or who have lost the ability to work, don’t waste resources. Leave a path for others with knowledge to live,” Old Hu said flatly.
“Why?! We’re people too! We have the right to live!”
“No, you don’t have that right.”
Old Hu raised his hand and fired. This was a classic case of a rebellious personality. Even if he had all his limbs, he couldn’t be left alive.
After shooting more than ten skinny men, Old Hu had someone drive a vehicle over.
“The people whose names I call, get on the bus. The rest of you, stay here and await orders. Supply vehicles will come every day. I hope everyone will abide by the rules. Don’t let one person’s mistake bring ruin to the entire complex.”
“Also, those who contribute will be given better supplies. When one person is glorious, the whole family is glorious. You should all learn from the old masters.”
