Chapter 45 - 45

Chapter 45 Harvesting Frozen Meat from Cold Storage"You lead the way, I won't kill you!" Su Xiaoyuwalked ahead to convince the old man.The old man then shakily got up, thinking that perhaps the young man hadn't lied to him and simply wanted to know how to get into the cold storage.So he got up from the ground and followed the young man into the courtyard.He led the people to the cold storage with practiced ease, talking as they walked."The country is finished. They say they've set up some kind of base, but I think it's just a place that cannibalize people. They'll attack me at the drop of a hat. How are ordinary people supposed to live?"Su Xiaoyu: "If you can't leave, then join, but be careful, don't get sold out and end up helping them collect money!"The old man nodded as if he understood, thinking that what the young man said made sense.The voice sounded male, and given his tall stature and slender build, he was probably a young man.In his heart, he couldn't believe a girl would kill someone like that. Thinking back to what had just happened, his heart skipped a beat. What was wrong with him? How could he have let his guard down so easily?Upon arriving at the main gate, the door was locked from the inside, so opening it normally would require a suitable tool.Because the gate was so thick and heavy, I remember his son saying that even if a grenade were thrown at it, it wouldn't break.After entering the familiar password, he closed his eyes. If the boy wanted to kill someone, this was the time to do so.I just felt a gust of wind pass by me, and the person went inside without me killing him.If he had pressed the button quickly enough, he could have locked the boy inside in a temperature below 100 degrees Celsius. Without food or water, the boy would have died in just a few days.The thought had barely crossed his mind when he crossed it out.He couldn't be ungrateful; if it weren't for this young boy's intervention, he would be a corpse by now.That group of people clearly had ill intentions and were deliberately looking for trouble to kill him, or rather, to silence him.Su Xiaoyu noticed that the meat on the outside was indeed a bit spoiled and she could smell a slight odor, while the meat inside was fine.The cables here are different from those in the main city, so it's very likely that the power outage here will be later. In addition, it's a national reserve, so there are backup power supplies and generators.The terrain is relatively high, so when it rains, the rainwater flows down to the lower areas, flooding the main road but not this place.It must be said that the designer's design was ingenious; if the terrain were lower, all these meats would have been ruined.After the inspection was completed, I went to the door and said to the old man,"You can go in and take four bags of meat, and then you don't need to worry about the rest.""Really?" The old man hadn't expected such a good thing to happen.Four bags of meat weigh about 400 jin (200 catties). Now that the weather is getting colder, he should be able to get a good amount of grain by trading it with people. Maybe that will help him and his two children get through the winter.As for going to the base, if I had that thought before, I've now given up on it. They're a bunch of bullies who rely on their master's power, andthe Base Commander isn't a good person either.After figuring it out, I walked in confidently and picked out four bags of meat that were frozen solid.After Su Xiaoyu saw that he had chosen, she helped the old man carry it onto the rubber boat."Don't come here again, there's no more meat left.""Okay! Be careful too. These people are ruthless. Be careful if anyone comes over again!" The old man gave him a few more instructions out of concern.Only after the boy nodded did they steer the rubber boat back.Watching the person walk away.Only then did they return to the cold storage, removing all the meat and leaving only the smelly pieces.This haul was quite fruitful; we got coal and meat, and while we were collecting them, we also noticed some shrimp and fish. We'll take them out when we get back to improve everyone's meals.As for the coal, we need to find a proper place to store it. We can bring people over to move it tomorrow.So they kept searching for a suitable place but couldn't find one.Meanwhile, a man and a woman led a group of people to the cold storage and discovered more than 20 corpses lying on the ground.After discovering that most of the meat in the cold storage was gone, Tang Xin felt like she had transmigrated into a fake book. There was clearly a large amount of frozen meat in there, and if she could just bring the meat back to the base with her people, she would be admired by everyone.The meat was pitifully scarce. I clearly remembered the book saying there were tens of tons of meat here, but because it was well preserved, only a small portion had spoiled.Seeing that his beloved woman was clearly unhappy, Qi Tianyu could only offer soft words of comfort."It's alright, we're just a little late.""Tianyu!" Tang Xin stared at the male lead with fascination. "Don't you think I'm useless? If I had dreamed about it earlier, would I have brought you here sooner?"Qi Tianyu slowly embraced the woman, a fleeting look of disdain flashing across his eyes where she couldn't see, quickly replaced by a deep, affectionate gaze."It's okay, it's normal to have a wrong dream once or twice. It's not a big deal.""Hearing you say that makes me feel relieved."Tang Xin thought that if the man said that, everything should be fine.She transmigrated into the book, disrupting the original female lead's character and making her look hideous. She even ruined her appearance and threw her into the water to drown her, because only in this way could she steal her luck and become the lucky koi heroine.All she wanted was to win the male lead's love and live the good life she'd always dreamed of. Today was the first time she'd failed; could it be due to the butterfly effect?Did they change the original female lead's character design?No, absolutely not. God let her transmigrate into a book so that she could live a life that everyone envies, right?Qi Tianyu felt that it was enough, so he let go of her hand."Alright, alright, don't be sad, let's go inside and take a look."Tang Xin nodded. She couldn't be too sentimental. The memories in the book were becoming increasingly blurry, and she needed to find the supplies with the male lead as soon as possible. Only in this way could they solidify their love. Only when the male lead became the Base Commander could she have whatever she wanted."All this meat is rotten. It's not exactly spoiled, but it's still inedible!" someone inside muttered.This completely disrupted the atmosphere, forcing them to go inside and investigate.The meat inside the bag was found to be mostly spoiled."It seems the generator here is broken, which is why the meat spoiled," Qi Tianyu said after inspecting the meat.Tang Xin frowned. This place was different from what was mentioned in the book. Could it be that she had sent it to the wrong address?But this is the largest reserve warehouse in the provincial capital. Where else can we find meat?The unpleasant smell grew stronger, forcing them to leave.Thinking about how more than 20 people died outside, I wondered what kind of person the other party was who could kill so many people and take away tens of tons of meat.Tang Xin went to the door to check the bodies and found that they were still warm, meaning they had only been dead for a short time, and the meat in the warehouse was gone.There were no signs of many people coming, so the person who took the meat had room...