Inside Safe City, there were shouts of arguments.
Whether it was Old Wu or Hua Chuanlong and others, they were all worried about where to search for supplies next.
Everyone wanted a place that hadn't been searched, but now that more than a year had passed since the apocalypse, where would they find so many places?
Most places had already been explored.
Food!
The most important thing was food!
Mr. Wang's eyes flickered, and he thought for a moment.
So he opened his mouth and said loudly, "I know where there's a lot of food!"
His words were startling.
Amidst the noisy arguments, it suddenly quieted down.
People around Mr. Wang moved aside, looking at him.
Old Wu and the others saw Mr. Wang at the very back and curiously said, "Little brother, come up and tell us in detail."
Lao Zhuang looked at Lao Sun and Lao He next to him with puzzled eyes, and both shook their heads, indicating they had never seen such a person.
Mr. Wang slowly walked forward under the gaze of the crowd and said, "I know a place with a lot of food, it's in a place called Xin City.
I was driven out by them; there's a group of people there who took over a Government grain warehouse, enough for all of us to eat for a year."
Old Wu's eyes flickered as he looked at the middle-aged man, but he didn't ask Mr. Wang directly.
Instead, he turned his head and looked at Captain Tao, saying, "Do you remember when this person entered our Safe City?"
Captain Tao quickly nodded and said, "I remember him; he joined our Safe City a few months ago.
At that time, he brought a lot of food; it's unlikely for an ordinary person to have so much food, so I remembered him."
Immediately, Captain Tao took out a notebook, then cross-referenced the time, and found the archived record of Mr. Wang entering Safe City.
He leaned close to Old Wu and whispered, "This person's name is Wang Xiansheng; his file states he came from Xin City, Gan Province, and after entering our Safe City, he has been living on the 2nd floor of 19th Building in Zone C."
Hua Chuanlong didn't have so many reservations and directly said, "Where is it? Is it far from here? You said there's a lot of food, so why were you driven out by them?"
Mr. Wang said, "I'm not sure exactly how much food there is for now, but I remember the grain piled up like mountains in the warehouse.
I worked with them to find it, but they betrayed me after finding the food; they killed my brothers, and I barely managed to escape.
I have a grudge against them."
Hua Chuanlong's eyes lit up when he heard Mr. Wang mention the mountain of grain.
He quickly said, "Do you know where they are?"
Mr. Wang nodded, then shook his head and said, "We found that grain in the suburbs of Xin City; it should have been Government strategic reserve grain.
But we were ambushed by them right after we discovered it.
Although I don't know their exact location, I heard my deceased brother say before that they were from Tianhua Town, which is under Xin City, near 319 National Highway.
We'll find out where they are when we search."
Hua Chuanlong looked excited and said to Old Wu and the others, "What else is there to say? Let's just go and take it back together."
Old Wu lowered his head, his eyes flickering. Taking it? That doesn't sound very good.
If everything this middle-aged man said was true, they would definitely go, but it was a matter of justification...
After all, that group of people also took Government strategic reserve grain.
Ke Hanyu pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and said, "Why should we believe you? And what evidence do you have to prove there's a lot of grain there?
According to what you said, Xin City in the neighboring province is over 500 kilometers away. If we go all that distance and find nothing, and you lied to us, then what?"
Mr. Wang remained calm and looked up, saying, "There's no need for me to lie to you, and I just said they killed my brothers.
They took away half of the grain that should have been mine. I don't want any of that grain; I just hope I can get revenge. Revenge for my brothers."
Ke Hanyu heard this and said, "Even if what you say is true, even if you say you'll give us half of the food, if they could kill your brothers, why would we be able to take it from them?"
Mr. Wang said, "They do have some strength, but it's not that powerful. There are only about twenty people and a few guns.
I was too careless back then, thinking that so much grain would be enough for us to eat for a lifetime, but I didn't expect them to be so ruthless!"
As Mr. Wang said this, he gritted his teeth, his eyes seemingly spitting fire.
Everyone looked at him and believed him somewhat.
Then, Mr. Wang added, "These people are wicked; they even took advantage of the situation to rob many survivors before.
And this Government strategic reserve grain, it's definitely not their turn to take charge of it."
Hua Chuanlong nodded and said, "This... what's this brother's name?"
Mr. Wang said, "My surname is Wang, Wang Xiansheng."
Hua Chuanlong said with a smile, "Hehe, anyway, I believe this little brother Wang.
He has no need to lie to us, right? Besides, if he dares to lie to us, will he have a good time?"
As he spoke the last sentence, Hua Chuanlong's entire aura suddenly changed, becoming extremely oppressive.
Mr. Wang, however, was not intimidated by this aura and calmly said, "If I tell a single lie, may I be struck by lightning.
If you don't believe me, you can take me with you."
He was actually a bit nervous inside, but thinking of the people in Xin City who had caused him such harm, he couldn't swallow his anger.
He didn't know if there was grain, but diverting the trouble and creating conflict between the people of Safe City and Xin City was something he would be happy to see.
Moreover, there were so many people in Safe City, and he had seen dozens of people carrying firearms.
Whether they could win or not was another matter; in any case, letting them clash would inevitably lead to a fight sooner or later.
Because of food!
No one would willingly hand over food to others.
Yes, no one would willingly hand over food to others unless they couldn't get it themselves. Old Wu, Ke Hanyu, or Lao Zhuang and Lao Sun, they all understood this principle.
Next to Old Wu, Captain Tao approached and said, "This Wang Xiansheng, up until now, regardless of whether his purpose is truly revenge as he claims,
but he dares to stand up and say there's such a place, so it definitely won't be false. Old Wu, how about this: we don't need too many people to go.
You can send me to investigate the situation, and after it's confirmed, I'll come back, and our main force will go together to bring all the grain back. What do you think?"
Old Wu's eyes flickered; that was indeed a good idea.
After thinking for a moment, he said to Captain Tao, "You tell Ke Hanyu, Hua Chuanlong,
and also Lao Zhuang, Lao Sun, and Lao He to come over for a moment."
Captain Tao nodded and immediately went to tell these people.
Hua Chuanlong, Ke Hanyu, and the others didn't hesitate; they also wanted to share in this batch of grain.
Old Wu and the others entered the villa.
Mr. Wang watched these people enter the villa, but he wasn't nervous.
Anyway, these people were all short of food, so they were the ones who were anxious. What he was doing now was like offering a pillow when they were sleepy.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, he finally saw Old Wu and the others come out.
Only the expressions of Lao Zhuang, Lao Sun, and Lao He seemed a bit unwilling, while Ke Hanyu and the others had satisfied expressions.
Mr. Wang thought to himself, 'It seems the profit distribution ratio has been settled.'
Old Wu was the first to step forward and say, "Comrade Xiao Wang, we are deeply sorry for your past experiences.
We have always hoped to rebuild our homes, and we are doing just that.
We will find a way to go after those bad people together. We just need you to lead the way."
Looking at Old Wu's kind expression, Mr. Wang felt a wave of nausea.
People, ah...
But he still said with a smile, "Old Wu, of course, I will definitely lead you all there this time."
Old Wu chuckled and said, "Then it's settled. This time, let Xiao Tao and his people go with you first to check it out."
Mr. Wang quickly said, "Do you mean that only some people will go out? Aren't we going to move together?"
But inwardly, he cursed, 'This old fox. He still doesn't want to believe me.'
Old Wu still maintained his kind demeanor and said, "Well, they have to go explore first, to get a general idea of the situation.
That way, it'll be easier for our main force to go.
There are quite a few people already. Xiao Tao will take eight people, and Old Hua, Old Ke, and Old Sun will also send some people, roughly over twenty people. That's quite a lot.
You all go find that place first, and then we'll all go together."
Mr. Wang sighed inwardly, but he could only accept it. He simply said, "Alright."
After settling on a plan to depart tomorrow, Old Wu also called Xiao Tao and earnestly instructed him not to act rashly or alert the enemy.
First, figure out the location of those people in Xin City, then come back and inform them.
Immediately, Captain Tao said with a bitter face, "Old Wu, can we get more bullets? Each person only has 5 bullets. If we encounter zombies, how are we supposed to fight?"
Old Wu sighed and said earnestly, "We haven't had any supplies for a long time. Now, if our guns run out of bullets, they're no different from sticks.
Do you know how many bullets Hua Chuanlong and his people issued to their subordinates?
3 bullets!"
"Damn, that's only three shots and then they're gone! What's the use of that?"
"Say that again!"
"I won't dare, Old Wu, I was wrong."
"Go down."
