Chapter 24 Murder
Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu decisively fired their guns, choosing to kill the person in order to avoid leaving any future trouble for themselves.
Bai Jiyang was frightened by their ruthlessness, but he quickly recovered. In this world, if you don't kill others, you might get killed yourself.
After all, those people had tried to rob them.
They disposed of the bodies by throwing them into the floodwaters; after all, society was in chaos, and no one could trace them back to them.
After disposing of the body, Bai Tang and his team inflated the assault boat and boarded it to return.
By the time they got back into the building, it was already quite late, and each of them was still carrying a backpack.
Upon reaching the 20th floor, Gu Yanxu shouted inside, "We're back, open the door."
As soon as he finished shouting, Lin Fan opened the door and came out.
"Sister-in-law, you're finally back! Canned food has been meowing all the time since it couldn't see you."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a white figure darted out and pounced on Bai Tang.
"Meow~ Meow~ Meow~" The canned food seemed to be complaining: Why did Bai Tang leave it at home for so long and not come back?
Bai Tang went inside, hugged the canned food, and comforted it, "Good boy/girl~ I went to find you something to eat, not to abandon you."
After saying that, Bai Tang took out several kinds of cat food from her backpack, poured the canned food into its bowl and let it choose.
Who knew that the canned cat wouldn't even glance at the cat food; it kept cuddling with Bai Tang, as if afraid that Bai Tang would abandon it.
It immediately smelled the blood on Bai Tang and the others, and it worried that Bai Tang had been injured while searching for food for it.
"I'm fine, this isn't my blood."
After Bai Tang finished speaking, Lin Fan and the others noticed that Gu Yanxu and the others all had some bloodstains on them.
There were no lights in the stairwell just now, it was pitch black and I couldn't see anything.
Once inside, it became clear that a fight had taken place outside.
Lin Fan asked worriedly, "Are you all alright?"
Gu Yanxu said, "We're all fine. This blood belongs to someone else."
"That's good. You guys go take a shower and get rid of the bad luck."
Bai Tang calmed the canned food down before taking a shower.
Soon everyone finished washing up and gathered in the restaurant to wait for dinner.
Bai Jiyang's face remained deathly pale, as it was the first time he had ever witnessed such a scene.
Bai Tang and Gu Yanxu, both reborn, had seen far more tragic scenes than this.
Bai Tang went over to comfort her younger brother: "It's okay, Xiao Yang. It's the law of the jungle. If we don't kill them today, we'll be the ones who suffer if they come back."
Bai Jiyang, her face pale, said, "Sister, I understand the reasoning, but I still can't quite handle that scene. I'll be fine after a while. You guys go ahead and eat."
Seeing this, Bai Tang couldn't say anything more, and only said, "Then I'll leave some food for you in the kitchen. Go and eat when you're hungry."
"good."
Bai Tang looked at Bai Jiyang with a worried expression.
Gu Yanxu came over and hugged Bai Tang, saying, "It'll be alright. Xiao Yang can handle it himself, so don't worry too much."
"Yes, I know. I just feel sorry for him. He could have lived a carefree life as the eldest son of the Bai family, but because of his parents' unexpected death, he had to take on the responsibility of the company."
Now, in this apocalyptic world, he has no choice but to become strong again.
Gu Yanxu looked at Bai Tang with heartache and said, "With us here, everything will be alright, everything will be fine."
"Boss, sister-in-law, come and eat!"
Lin Fan called them from the dining table.
"Okay, coming right away."
After dinner, Gu Yanxu went to Bai Ji's mansion to give him some psychological counseling, since anyone would feel uncomfortable seeing such a scene.
The next day, Bai Jiyang was full of positive energy again.
He ran around the house with the can in his arms, trying to break free from his embrace, but he was too small to run away and couldn't bite it. He could only let Bai Jiyang hold him and swing him around, feeling utterly hopeless.
Bai Tang got up and saw that Bai Jiyang's complexion had returned to normal. She was happy for him.
"Meow! Meow!" The canned food cried out to Bai Tang for help, as if saying: Do something about him! Help me!
Bai Tang then rescued the canned food from Bai Jiyang's hands.
"If you shake the can any more, it'll make me dizzy. Give it to me," Bai Tang said to Bai Jiyang as she walked over.
Bai Jiyang then put the can down.
The canned food hurriedly ran into Bai Tang's arms, afraid that it would be shaken around again.
Bai Tang took the canned food to the kitchen and saw Gu Yanxu preparing breakfast.
Seeing Bai Tang come over, Gu Yanxu turned around and said, "Tangtang, are you hungry? The food won't be ready for a while. You can eat some fruit to tide you over."
"I'm not in a hurry, I just came to see what we're having for breakfast this morning."
"Soup dumplings, millet porridge, sticky corn, donkey meat sandwiches, eat whatever you want."
"I want a baked bun, two soup dumplings, and a bowl of millet porridge with sugar."
After Bai Tang finished telling him what she wanted to eat, Gu Yanxu said, "Okay, my dear wife, you can go out and wait."
Soon after, dinner was served, and everyone sat down at the table.
As they ate, they said, "Lin Feng and I heard on the radio at home that the second round of relief supplies would arrive at noon today, and that the authorities had also established a relief base."
Bai Tang chimed in, "Let's just collect the supplies honestly this time. It's best if we don't go to the rescue base in the early stages."
Bai Tang had her reasons for saying that.
Because the rescue base was in complete chaos in the early stages, with inadequate management and frequent incidents, it was a complete mess.
Another thing is that extreme cold is coming soon, and the base construction is not yet in place; people will freeze to death if they go there.
It would be better to wait until the extreme cold has passed before going to the base. By then, the base should be almost fully constructed, and at the very least, it should be adequate for keeping warm.
After dinner, Gu Yanxu and the others went to exercise in the living room of room 2002, while Bai Tang played with the cat and canned food in room 2001.
Bai Tang gradually became a cat slave, showering the canned food with affection, sometimes even making Gu Yanxu jealous of the cat.
Bai Tang added a treat to the canned food. She consulted various books she had previously stockpiled and learned that feeding the stray cat a small amount of raw meat and bones could promote intestinal motility and enhance its immunity.
Bai Tang took out a piece of venison she had stored in her space, cut a few ounces of it into small pieces, and fed it to the canned food.
They ate the canned food with gusto, making slurping noises.
"It seems you can eat more than just cat food; you can eat meat too."
Bai Tang was initially worried that the cat would be picky about canned food and that there wouldn't be enough dry cat food, but now it's great that she can even feed it meat.
Bai Tang's space is filled with all kinds of meat. She had stockpiled a lot of meat back then, since everyone in her family loves meat. Now, there's also a little wildcat who likes to eat meat.
While petting the cat, Bai Tang heard the familiar rumbling sound outside again, and knew that the official planes had come to distribute supplies again.
The familiar loudspeaker announcement:
Attention all residents! Attention all residents!
The quantity of supplies distributed this time is limited. Each person should bring their ID card to the rooftop of each building to collect the supplies.
One person, one certificate, one set of supplies; fraudulent claims, multiple claims, and claims on behalf of others are strictly prohibited.
For everyone's safety, residents who haven't been called yet, please wait patiently. The authorities haven't given up on you.
Please line up in an orderly fashion to receive the supplies.
Gu Yanxu and the others also heard the announcement over the loudspeaker, so they returned from room 2002 to room 2001.
Bai Tang said to them, "Wipe your sweat, let's go get the supplies too, maybe we can also learn about the situation at the official relief base."