Chapter 20

After careful consideration, Qiao Xi chose the third path. If everything goes well, the first two paths will obviously lead to a faster return to China. However, there are too many uncontrollable variables, and there is a high probability that something will go wrong along the way, which will cause him to return home later. It is better to be safe.

After sleeping for three hours and recuperating, Qiao Xi drove out of the warehouse, so he took the time to stock up.

After leaving QK City, she changed cars on the way, put on makeup that was very different from her daily routine, and also put on a long, straight black wig with a shawl. She received a container of wigs at the port, which was enough for her to change 720 times.

Following the map into a city more than a hundred kilometers away, Qiao Xi soon found a shop he wanted - an optical shop. Her father is a bit presbyopic and her mother is moderately short-sighted. This thing is inconspicuous, but indispensable at critical moments.

If the hospital's ophthalmology department is still functioning normally, she wants to take her mother for laser correction to eliminate the hidden dangers at the root.

A plan is a plan, and you still have to buy it.

She knew very well that plans could not keep up with changes, and only by being prepared could there be no danger.

Qiao Xi put on sunglasses and a sunscreen mask and got out of the car. This image was even unrecognizable to her own mother standing in front of her.

This is an optical shop covering an area of ​​more than 100 square meters. It has a wide variety of glasses. In addition to common myopia glasses and reading glasses, there are also cycling goggles and wind and sandproof glasses. These are what she lacks, such as sunglasses, swimming goggles and diving goggles, but she has many of them, the kind that started out in a shipping container and is an internationally renowned brand.

The landlady who was fanning her fan brightened up when she saw Qiao Xi. She was a guest. She didn't have much cash left at home, and she was really worried. Who would be willing to stay in the store if it wasn't such a hot day? She quickly greeted him warmly: [I have all kinds of glasses at home, what do you want? ]

Qiao Xi asked: [Can I wear glasses for myopia? ]

Boss Wife: [There are only lenses with regular power, in 50-degree steps, from 100 to 800 degrees. What is the approximate power of your eyes? Now the equipment is not working and I can't do an optometry test. ]

That's okay. Her mother's left and right eyes are both 300 degrees, so she ordered twenty pairs of 300-degree glasses. Considering that the degree might be higher, she ordered ten pairs of each in 50-degree steps. After thinking about it, I also added the degrees between one hundred and three hundred degrees.

The boss and his wife were surprised that she wanted so many glasses.

[My boss heard that the situation in several cities over M City is not very good and everything is in short supply. You should be able to sell it at a good price if you transport it there. ]This is the inspiration Qiao Xi got from listening to people chatting in the express service area. Someone is already doing this business.

It has only been half a month since the solar storm occurred. Although talk about the end of the world is rampant, most people are worried and taking it as a joke. There are also some people who regard this as an opportunity to make a fortune, hoarding goods and driving up prices.

Regarding such a big fire in the capital, the boss and his wife heard a few words from someone, and they immediately sighed: "It is said that millions of people died, how pitiful." ]

Qiao Xi didn't know if there were millions, but there were definitely hundreds of thousands.

The boss enthusiastically promoted: [It's not easy to travel all this way, why don't you buy more? ]

Qiao laughed: [I still want to buy it. ]

Daily, monthly, and yearly disposable contact lenses are available in all prescriptions.

Ten boxes of 24 bottles of eye drops, five boxes of 12 bottles of lens cleaning spray, five boxes of 12 bottles of eyeglass anti-fog, and five boxes of 12 bottles of contact lens care solution.

Ten ultrasonic cleaning machines for glasses are very compact, only slightly larger than a glasses case.

There were twenty pairs of 150-degree reading glasses, and I bought 500-degree glasses, ten pairs in each grade.

Thirty pairs each of cycling goggles and windproof glasses.

The boss and his wife were overjoyed. This business was done, but they no longer had to worry about running out of cash. It was enough for them to use for more than half a year. They couldn't believe that they had not returned to normal after more than half a year.

The landlady clicked on the calculator: [I'll give you a discount and zero out, the total is 590,000 baht. ]

Qiao Xi took out six stacks of money from his bag. One stack contained 100 banknotes with a face value of 1,000. He took out ten banknotes from the last stack and handed them over: [You guys count them. ]

The couple each ordered it once, and the rest was to manually install the myopia lenses into the frames, which took more than three hours.

[I'm going out for a walk. I'll definitely be back within three hours. ] Qiao Xi was not afraid that they would close the store and leave. If they dared to hack her, she would dare to come and vacate the store at night.

Next, Qiao Xi bought car repair tools, spare tires, glass water, antifreeze, engine oil, car mobile phone holders, etc. at an auto supply store.

I bought raincoats, disposable raincoats, umbrellas, rain boots, etc. at the rain gear store.

The grocery store bought hooks, tape, sealing clips, sealing bags, toilet brushes, bath balls, shower caps, soap dishes, small scissors, utility knives, etc.

The fishing tackle store bought fishing rods, buoys, baits, fishing nets, head-mounted flashlights, diving suits, inflatable floating bags, etc.

I bought sun protection curtains and anti-mosquito screens at the curtain store.

After going to five stores, three hours later, she returned to the optical store, and the boss said she still had to wait for another fifteen minutes.

While waiting, Qiao Xi casually talked about the long queue at the entrance of the supermarket: [I think the supermarket will be sold out sooner or later. ]

The landlady disagreed: [The government has long said that the inventory is sufficient. In fact, there is no need to stock up. The weather is so hot now and the refrigerator cannot be used. It would be a waste to buy it and put it away. ]

Qiao Xi: [But if there is no call, the factory will not be able to resume work, and the government will not be able to do anything. What is being sold now is all inventory, and it will be sold out one day. ]

The landlady was startled for a moment: [No way. ]

Qiao Xi smiled bitterly: [At first I didn't think the power outage would last so long, but it's been half a month and there's still no sign of recovery, and I get flustered just thinking about it. Buy as much as you can now, but I'm afraid I won't have anywhere to buy it if I have the money in the future. Even if I can buy it, the price will probably be ridiculously high. Anyway, I asked my family to buy as much as possible while there are still goods in the supermarket. If it weren't for making money to buy things, I wouldn't be willing to continue working in this situation. I heard that hailstones were falling in many places in the south. They were bigger than fists and killed many people. I plan to install anti-theft windows in my house, which can prevent hail and thieves. With so many people without jobs and income, public security will definitely get worse and worse. ]

Every sentence he said made the boss and his wife beat in their hearts.

Having said that, I bought so many glasses from them, so I would like to remind them that whether they listen or not is their business.

After Qiao Xi drove away, the frustrated boss and his wife immediately closed the door and planned to go to the supermarket to buy more things for their home. Anyway, they made a lot of money today.

Not long after, Qiao Xi saw a bookstore again and picked out four large boxes of books that he didn't have at home. There was a bookcase in the living room of the wooden house, and there was also a wall of books at home. Not too little, but not too much either. Books are spiritual food, the more the better.

I also bought all the maps I needed in the store, and some notebook pens and watercolor paints to fill up the remaining space in the car. These are things that are unlikely to be mass-produced in the end of the world.

The hardware store bought household tool boxes, sockets, wires, leakage protection switches, axes, crowbars, electric saws, etc.

The seed shop bought agricultural, vegetable, fruit, flower seeds, hoes, sickles, rakes, etc.

I bought household pasteurizers, yogurt machines, soymilk machines, juicers, wall breakers, noodle machines, oil presses, electric baking pans, etc. at the electrical appliance store.

She also saw the pharmacy. There was a piece of paper stuck on the glass door saying that it could only be purchased with a certificate from a hospital or community.

She thought so. She knew the importance of medicine. How could so many people in the government not know it? Presumably the situation in China is similar.

At the end of the day's shopping, a refreshed Qiao Xi found an empty underground parking lot to spend the night. I continued shopping the next day. Spending money was really a pleasant thing, and the anxiety of not being able to go home immediately was relieved unconsciously.

The city has not yet been transferred, and the money has been spent first. Qiao Xi was obviously still unsatisfied and decided to sell a batch of his surplus supplies. There are still three days left, so you can buy a lot of useful things.

As for why she didn't barter, it was because frequent bartering was too eye-catching, and not everyone knew the ropes. Inspection and bargaining for those who didn't know the ropes would inevitably lead to a lot of wrangling, and she didn't have that much time to trade from house to house.

Qiao Xi changed his image and drove a small van to find a large tobacco and alcohol store that was still in business, and asked if he would recycle cigarettes with the mentality of giving it a try. In this country, tobacco is a common commodity with not so many rules and regulations. It is small in size, has a high unit price and is easy to circulate. It is the most suitable thing for cash among all her supplies.

Salespeople have long been accustomed to this. Money deposited in the bank cannot be withdrawn, and many people rely on selling valuable things to meet emergencies. From time to time, people came over with good cigarettes and wine to inquire. If the price was right, they would accept it and resell it to make a fortune. There were always people who were not short of money.

[What cigarette? ]

Qiao Xi took out a well-known local imported cigarette from his backpack, harvested on the freighter.

The salesperson took it and took a closer look, confirming that it was genuine and discounting it at 30% off the market price: [1,500 baht per piece, how about it? ]

Qiao Xi did not bargain for the things he picked up for free, but asked: "I have 24 boxes, do you want them?" ]

The salesperson was stunned for a moment, his casual expression changed, and he confirmed: [Are they all this kind of cigarette? ]

Qiao Xi said yes.

The salesperson said: "Wait a minute, I'll call the boss." ]

The boss is a cheerful and beautiful woman, and she says that as long as it is genuine, she will take whatever she gets.

There will never be a shortage of profit-seeking businessmen, even in the last days, not to mention that the current situation is far from that.

There were 24 boxes of cigarettes, each box containing 250 cigarettes, for a total of 9 million Tbaht. I only got 90 stacks of them, which didn't seem like a very good deal. Spend it first and then sell a batch if you don't have enough.

After confirming that no one was following him, Qiao Xi found a place to change clothes and cars, and continued shopping.

When the sun was about to go down, I came across a store selling shelves. There were only six empty shelves left in the space. It was necessary to buy another batch.

She took a fancy to a modular shelf in the store, which can be freely combined horizontally and vertically, and then assembled back into a ten-meter-high shelf to maximize the use of space.

[Boss, how many of these modular shelves do you have? ]

The boss smiled and said: [You can have as many as you want. My nephew has opened a factory to do this. There are plenty of them in the warehouse. How many do you want? ]

Qiao Xi: [1000]

The boss was surprised: [You want so much? ]

Qiao Xi: [Resale to make some hard-earned money. Now that there are so many people out there hoarding goods, there is always someone who needs a place to put their goods. ]

Boss: [Yes, yes, but the drivers have gone back to their hometowns and cannot deliver to your door. ]

Qiao Xi: [I have my own car and transport it myself. ]

Boss: [That would be great. The factory is on Hongshi Road. When will you go there? ]

Qiao Xi asked for the specific address, which was located in the suburbs, and said, "I'll drive and arrive at the factory gate at about 7:30 pm, okay?" ]

The boss nodded: [Okay, I'll wait for you at the gate at half past seven. ]

Qiao Xi immediately left the city. After dark, he took out the large truck in a deserted place in the wild, put the license plate on it, covered it tightly with mud, and then drove to the factory.

The boss waiting at the gate was surprised: [Are you alone? ]

Qiao Xi: [We are all busy. We can't finish the shipment in one trip, so we have to make several more trips. Please wait for me. ]

[Yes, thank you for taking care of the business. ]The boss smiled and climbed into the passenger seat, and while giving directions, he asked: "Female drivers driving big cars are quite rare. I hear your accent, are you not from our local area?" ]

The teacher who taught Qiao Xi the T language was from the East, so she naturally adopted the accent from that country and said, "My hometown is from the East." ]

Boss: [Then why did you come to our north? ]

Qiao Xi: [It's not just to make money. ]

Boss: [Yes, it's all for making money. Otherwise, who would be running this stall? Hey, the sun is out now, why are you still wearing a mask? ]

Qiao Xi: [Allergic rhinitis, there is nothing you can do. ]

While talking, we arrived at the warehouse. To facilitate the loading and unloading of goods, the truck could drive directly in. Several bright flashlights were lit inside, and we could clearly see the unassembled shelves piled everywhere, as well as two young men standing together. The boss introduced that the taller one was his nephew who ran the factory, and the shorter one was his son, who came to help.

The boss's nephew stared at Qiao and laughed: [Did you bring the money? ]

Qiao Xi looked at him and replied: [Bring it with me. ]

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the boss closing the door to the warehouse. Qiao Xi was not surprised. The world was in chaos, and monsters and monsters were appearing one after another. She had already been mentally prepared to encounter a black shop, so she checked the other party's minimum limit before taking action: [Do you want to steal money? ]

The boss's son chuckled: [I still want to rob someone, so take off the mask and take a look. ]

The boss, who closed the door, approached step by step, with a lewd look in his eyes: [The voice is very pleasant, and the appearance should be good. Even if she looks average, she has a top-notch figure. As for a woman, the most important thing is her figure and voice. If you don't turn on the light, it doesn't matter what she looks like. ]

His nephew and son showed tacitly disgusting smiles at the same time, surrounded the boss, and gradually approached Qiao Xi.

Not only did he want to rob money, he also wanted to rob sex. Qiao Xi knew it in his mind. He looked around and asked: "Just the three of you?" ]

[Why, beauty, three of them can't satisfy you. ]The boss's son rushed forward anxiously.

The boss's nephew suddenly realized something was wrong. His attitude didn't sound like he was afraid, but rather a little eager. He shouted to his impulsive cousin: "Be careful." ]

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Qiao Xi took out the electric shock baton from his backpack and hit the boss' son who rushed up on his waist with the stick.

The other person only felt pain, soreness and numbness, and fell to the ground twitching.

Seeing this, the boss, who felt sorry for his son, raised a stainless steel plate and rushed forward: [Slut! ]

Qiao Xi nimbly dodged and was struck with the electric shock baton. The boss followed in his son's footsteps and fell to the ground in convulsions.

The boss's nephew turned around and ran away when he saw the situation was bad. Damn it, he was so badly hurt by his uncle that he actually provoked a hard fight.

It would be strange if Qiao Xi could let him run away. Of course, the family must be in order.

A minute later, the father, son, uncle and nephew were lying neatly on the ground. Qiao tsk-tucked, garbage is garbage. With such a dish, you still dare to imitate others and open a black shop.

If you dare to blackmail her, blackmail her back.

Qiao Xi took out his gloves from his backpack and put them on. He tied the three bosses into immovable rice dumplings with ropes from the warehouse, and sealed their mouths with black tape.

The three of them were still a little conscious, because she didn't turn on the power to the maximum, so she picked up a stainless steel pipe and hit the boss on the face to make him more awake.

[First time doing this kind of thing? ]

The boss, who was dizzy and nauseated, made a whining sound. He realized that he could not speak. He shook his head vigorously. This was the first time. It was really the first time. He had a bad heart before but he was not this courageous. It's not like the current power outage and network outage, the police can't be called in time, and there is no monitoring. Who would seriously look for a missing foreigner? Who would have thought that they would hit the wall the first time.

Second question: [This factory really belongs to your nephew? ]

The boss, who didn't understand why, nodded tremblingly.

In college, Qiao Xi took a psychology course. Judging from his expression, he shouldn't be lying, so there would be no problem. She turned the power to the maximum, completely stunning the three of them, and then sealed their eyes with layers of tape. Even if they wake up midway, they can't see anything.

After carefully checking the warehouse and confirming that there was no fifth person, Qiao Xi began to collect the shelves in the warehouse, and then walked around the entire factory. She took away everything she thought was valuable, and spent a month each time. Many hours.

The three bosses were still unconscious, and Qiao Xi stared at them quietly.

In the past, she would turn people away and send them to the police station, but now she can't because she robbed them instead and because she couldn't afford to waste time. But people like this dare to commit crimes now. When society completely loses order, they will definitely get worse. When an average person encounters three strong men with malicious intentions, they will most likely not be able to escape their murderous hands.

Kill to avoid future trouble?

Even if the world ends, she still can't be cruel. Maybe one day she will be able to kill people without blinking an eye, but not now.

To kill, I can't bring myself to do it; to let go, I am unwilling to do so.

Then break their dog legs and make them lose the ability to do evil. As for whether they will lose their ability to survive in the end of the world and die.

As long as she doesn't die directly in her hands, she won't feel any guilt, and will instead enjoy hearing about it. If one more bad guy dies, one more good guy will live.

After several changes, his expression remained firm. Qiao Xi raised the stainless steel pipe and smashed it down.

The jaw-dropping sound of cracking bones and the boss's grunting in agony sounded at the same time. The boss, who was awakened by the pain, was squirming on the ground like a worm, with his right leg showing a weird twisted angle.

Painful cold sweat flowed down like a waterfall, along with tears and snot. The boss was so miserable that he felt regretful and regretful. Why did he think this bitch was easy to deal with?

After taking the first step, the rest was much easier. Qiao Xi broke the legs of the three people in turn, and then stunned the three people who woke up alive. When they wake up, it will be about four or five hours later. Facing the empty factory, she just felt like everything was being transported away by her people.

Just doubtful, do you know what she looks like? She never took off her wig and mask, and her exposed eyes were still covered with makeup.

After leaving, it wasn't that she had no other choice. She would never use the van again.

If you can be dug out like this, admit it yourself.

After checking to make sure that nothing related to him was left behind, Qiao Xi drove the large truck away with satisfaction.

The road was empty and surrounded by fields. It was really a good place to do bad things. No wonder those three people were so bold.

This city is not suitable for staying for a long time, so Qiao Xi drove overnight and took a detour back to QK City, intending to stay in another city he passed through for a few days to spend the remaining money.

You cannot enter the city after dark, and most cities now implement a curfew system. Cities that did not learn this at the beginning had to learn it after many evil thefts and robberies occurred at night. Having not returned to formal society for a long time, a large number of people are unemployed and short of money, the dark environment without surveillance, and the police who cannot arrive in time have given rise to countless crimes.

Qiao Xi entered the space in the deserted wilderness. It was still early and far from the time to go to bed, so he started assembling the shelves.

This night, Qiao Xi was busy.

There are also people busy in the M City Stadium.

When Yang Chaolai went to the toilet in the early morning, he was stunned in the toilet cubicle with an electric shock baton, and the car keys in his pocket were taken away.

A seven-seater SUV filled with team supplies in the parking lot of the stadium left the stadium at the six o'clock lifting time.

Three hours later, fifteen buses with foreign license plates and thirteen buses with foreign license plates arrived at the stadium.

Yang Chaolai, who had fallen into a beauty trap, was depressed. When he heard that the consulates from other cities had sent them to take them to the border, and then they could go directly back to China by boat, he suddenly stopped being depressed.

"Haha, you are a villain for nothing. MD, don't let me touch you."

The people at the embassy were also overjoyed. They did not expect colleagues from other cities to be so helpful and send such a big surprise. They announced the good news happily: "...priority will be given to seniors over 60 years old and minors, including their family members. Please understand, everyone. The elderly and children need to be taken care of on the way... Please be patient, we can carry 1,200 people at a time, and it will be everyone's turn soon... The car brings a lot of supplies, which can ensure everyone's life here..."

The turbulent people in the stadium immediately calmed down, and smiles of relief appeared on everyone's faces.

Also relieved was the ranch proprietress. When she was leading workers to dump spoiled milk, she was seen by Qiao Xi who happened to be passing by.

The dairy factory can shut down if there is no power, but the cows in the pasture will still continue to produce milk. There are more than 800 cows, and they can squeeze out more than 20,000 kilograms of milk a day. If they don't squeeze it, they will be in pain, get sick, and even die. die.

With so much milk, even if it is sold to people nearby at a low price, the quantity sold is very limited. If you transport it to a farther place and sell it, plus the cost of time, freight, refrigeration, etc., if the price is set too high, it will not be sold, and if the price is set too low, you will lose money. In the end, they could only watch as the unsellable milk spoiled and had to be dumped into the river.

Not only do you have to dump tens of thousands of kilograms of milk every day, but you also have to pay for feed and labor costs. The cold storage costs are also high. The cold storage is completely maintained by generators. Now the oil price has risen sharply.

If the losses continue like this, the family will consider killing the cows to stop losses. Fresh milk is difficult to store and difficult to sell, but beef is relatively easy to sell.

Qiao Xi was willing to buy all the milk in the cold storage and reserve all the milk for the next three days, which did not make the ranch proprietress overjoyed.

Qiao Xi was also overjoyed when he met the proprietress.

The whole family loves to drink fresh milk, and there is not much fresh milk left in the area. This gap has now been filled. There are household pasteurizers and yogurt machines in the space. You can make your own fresh milk and yogurt, as well as make milk tofu, milk cakes, milk cakes and other delicacies.

Freezing fresh milk will not only reduce the taste and nutrition, but also have a fishy smell after it melts, making it impossible to sell. Therefore, all milk is stored in refrigerated storage and can only be stored for two days at most.

Currently, there are a total of 40,000 kilograms of milk in the cold storage, all packed in food-grade stainless steel barrels. The largest milk bucket can hold 500L of milk. Qiao Xi checked it to confirm that none of the milk inside had spoiled.

The proprietress rubbed her hands: [I'm sorry, these buckets are not cheap. If it's convenient for you, you can pay a deposit and you can return the buckets when they are returned. ]

Qiao Xi asked: [Do you have enough milk bucket? ]

The lady boss heard what Xian meant and hurriedly said: "It's enough. There is a factory nearby that specializes in this. These milk buckets were bought from there." ]

[Calculate the price of those barrels together. ] Qiao Xi's heart moved. After asking the landlady what products the factory had, she asked for the address and planned to purchase a batch of food-grade buckets and basins later.

The stainless steel copper basin can be used to store cooked food. Based on a life span of 80 years, she has 55 years left, and her parents have 27 years each, a total of 109 years, 39,785 days, or 40,000 days if rounded up. Then they need to prepare 40,000 breakfasts, 80,000 meals, and if possible, snacks and supper. Packing one serving at a time is obviously too cumbersome and there aren't that many containers. Anyway, if you want to eat it by yourself, you can put it in a bucket or a basin. If you want to eat a little, it is very convenient.

After paying a deposit of 200,000 baht, Qiao Xi excused himself to drive away, found a secluded location and took out a medium-sized refrigerated truck, returned to the ranch to pay the balance, transported all the milk in the cold storage, and agreed to do so every night at nine o'clock in the evening and five in the morning. Order to transport freshly squeezed milk.

Although it can be refrigerated for two days without spoiling, the fresher the better. The cows were milked three times a day. She couldn't catch up on the noon trip, but she could catch up on the morning and evening trips.

The landlady agreed with all her heart, and couldn't help but ask again: "I really don't want to book for two more days, the price can be more favorable." ]

Qiao Xi could only say: [Try this batch to see how the market goes. ]

She wouldn't mind storing more milk. There was plenty of room, but not time.

The fresh milk made a good start. In the next three days, Qiao Xi not only encountered no more illegal stores, but also encountered several stores selling urgently needed supplies.

Firefighting equipment stores buy various fire extinguishers, fire hoses, fire blankets, fireproof clothing, gas masks, etc.

I bought flower pots, nutrient soil, fill lights, greenhouse films, sunshade nets, etc. at the Flower, Bird and Fish Market.

The stove store bought coal stoves, baking stoves, ceramic stoves, grills for grilling and heating, large iron pots, kettles, etc.

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The money was spent like running water, and soon all the money he had was spent again. She followed suit and sold another batch of cigarettes.

At seven o'clock in the evening on the 25th, Qiao Xi returned to QK City with a full harvest. At this point, he could no longer enter the city. However, she does not need to enter the city, as long as she appears at the pier in the suburbs before the latest ticket check time at 4:45 am on the 26th.

Finding a secluded place to put away the car, Qiao Xi walked to the pier. There are many large and small tents set up in the open space near the pier. They are all people who want to take the five o'clock boat to leave tomorrow morning.

QK City only lifts the ban at 7 o'clock in the morning, and if the boat leaves after 7 o'clock, it will have to walk on the river for a while. Under these conditions, it is not safe to walk at night. Therefore, those who are going to set off must stay outside the city the night before and ensure that people are at the pier before five o'clock in the morning to avoid missing the time.

The chaos was full of people, and various voices came and went. Qiao Xi turned around and left, preparing to find a clean place to rest in space. I have been busy loading shelves these past few nights and haven't slept for too long. The departure was about to begin, and just in case, she needed a good night's sleep to replenish her spirits.

After searching around, I found a utility room behind a store ten minutes away from the pier. There were messy things in it.

She was satisfied that six sides were covered. She placed a small electronic alarm clock in each of the three secret corners with an interval of five minutes to ensure that she would not oversleep.

After everything was arranged, an hour had passed. Qiao Xi quickly took a bath, ate, and went to bed.

At 3:30 in the morning, the first alarm clock rang.

She woke up immediately, made sure there was nothing going on outside, then left the space and took back the three alarm clocks one by one.

Brush teeth, wash face, have breakfast, walk.

Arrive at the pier at 4:15.

The pier is bustling with people, the staff maintain law and order with loudspeakers, and the free breakfast is delicious.

There were long queues in front of each ticket gate. Qiao Xi found ticket gate No. 8. Coincidentally, in front of her were the three young people she met a few days ago.

Lin Shaoan also recognized her, greeted her warmly, and asked casually: "You are back from your friend. When did you arrive?"

Qiao Xi: "Arrived yesterday."

Lin Shaoan: "Then why don't you go back to the warehouse to rest?"

Qiao Xi smiled: "It was too late, so I found a tent outside to make do."

Lin Shaoan suddenly remembered: "I remember you came from M City."

Qiao Xi nodded.

Lin Shaoan sighed: "Fortunately, you left early. The evacuation convoy from M City encountered a landslide caused by heavy rain on the way. Only ten of the twenty-odd vehicles escaped."

The people in that motorcade were most likely people from the gymnasium. Although they were ordinary people, they had lived under the same roof for a few days. When Qiao Xi heard the bad news, he couldn't help but feel a little pity. How desperate those people must be when the road home becomes a road to hell. Ding Lanyue and Liu Yifeng, were they in the cars that were killed?

Lin Shaoan continued: "The nuclear power plant along the coast was damaged by a tornado, and there is a danger of explosion at any time. The local area began to evacuate the people within a radius of 50 kilometers. Some overseas Chinese who settled here and did not plan to return to China have dragged their families with them. If you escape, who can stop the nuclear radiation?"

Qiao Xi's face changed slightly.

Lin Shao felt worried: "We have more nuclear power plants in the country, so something will happen. It will really be the end of the world."

Qiao Xi adjusted his mood: "Let's take it one step at a time. There's no point worrying now. When you get back, prepare some radiation protection supplies when you have the opportunity. When the day comes when the nuclear power plant leaks in large areas, run to the Sichuan-Tibet area. Maybe you can find it." A way to survive."

Lin Shaoan showed a puzzled expression.

Qiao Xi explained: "Sichuan Province is surrounded by mountains, which is a natural shield against radiation. The air in Tibetan areas is high and the air is thin, so radiation is not easy to spread."

Lin Shaoan suddenly realized: "You know a lot."

Qiao Xi smiled: "It's all available online."

If you look for any post-apocalyptic survival forum, there will be people who will spread the knowledge. During those days when she stayed at the resettlement site doing nothing, she had been listing various apocalyptic disasters and formulating corresponding countermeasures and necessary supplies.

Among them are global nuclear war and nuclear power plant explosions. Relatively speaking, nuclear power plant explosions are more likely to occur. The reactor of a nuclear power plant cannot be stopped at will. During the reaction, it will continuously release huge amounts of heat, which needs to be cooled by circulating water to take away the heat. Otherwise, the heat will melt the nuclear fuel rods and cause a nuclear leak. This is why nuclear power plants are built on water.

This cooling system runs on electricity. Nowadays, there is a global blackout and all nuclear power plants are in a dangerous state. Once there is a problem with the backup power supply, a nuclear leakage or even a nuclear explosion may occur.

Since their country's nuclear power plants are basically concentrated in the southeastern coastal areas, which are neither close nor far from Beijing, she has considered moving to the northwest.

In addition, the recent abnormally high temperatures make her very worried about the melting of glaciers. If all the glaciers at both poles melt, the sea level will rise by at least 60 meters. The average altitude of Beijing is 43.5 meters.

But it may not be absolutely safe to move to the northwest region. It is in an earthquake zone. A super earthquake can kill people in an instant.

Thinking about it carefully, there is no completely safe place in the country or even the whole world. Only Bodhi Space is the safest, but her parents can't enter!

"I've been working on it for a long time, but you haven't left yet."

A slightly familiar voice came from behind. Qiao Xi turned around and saw He Haiyu, whom he hadn't seen for a few days, standing there with a mocking look on his face and a meat bun.

He Haiyu sneered: "Are you surprised to see me? If you don't take me, I can still return to China."

Qiao Xi looked at the three people in front of him indifferently, He Haiyu, Huang Canming, and the money fraudster. They were cleaning the toilet together to eliminate their feelings: "Don't take yourself too seriously. What you do is none of my business!"

Lin Shaoan's eyes flashed with gossip, oh, beautiful women can also say dirty words.

He Haiyu's pretty face twisted on the spot, and the powerlessness of her fist hitting the cotton made her feel stuck in her throat. She suddenly smiled maliciously: "Fortunately, I left early. If I had followed the large army, I would have been buried alive. I don't know what Ding Lanyue and Ding Lanyue were. How are Liu Yifeng and the others now?"

So she was not wrong. If she had not lied to Yang Chaolai and stolen the car and left early, she would have died in a foreign land and would never see her parents again. She was not wrong!

Qiao Xi's eyes turned cold: "If you gloat again, I guarantee you won't be able to get on the boat today."

He Haiyu's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly remembered that Liu Yifeng once mentioned that she beat seven local gangsters one by one on the top floor, and subconsciously took a few steps back, fearing that Qiao Xi would rush up and beat her.

"Be a human being," Lin Shaoan finally understood and looked at him with contempt, "So many compatriots were killed, how can you laugh."

The people queuing up to board the boat also looked at He Haiyu with reproachful eyes.

He Haiyu, who became the target of public criticism, suddenly turned red and white.

"Forget it, let's go queue up." Huang Canming pulled He Haiyu and reminded him in a low voice, "I will be taking a boat back to China soon, so don't cause trouble."

He Haiyu, who came off the stage with dignity, slapped Huang Canming's hand away and yelled in disgust: "Don't touch me."

She didn't forget that the bastard Huang Canming wanted to blame her, but she didn't dare to cooperate with a liar with a bad record, so she could only recruit Huang Canming to embolden her.

Fortunately, the scammers didn't cause trouble. They arrived at QK City smoothly at midnight on the 23rd. They also refunded the tickets because a group of people were too scared to take the open cargo ship due to frequent thunderstorms. They successfully picked up the missing items and only had to wait two days. Then you can set off.

Others were afraid of encountering thunderstorms while sailing. She had personally experienced the horror of thunderstorms and was more afraid than them. But she was even more afraid of staying in this damn country.

Now it was Huang Canming's turn to lose face, cursing secretly that if she hadn't wanted to chase Liu Yifeng, how could they have ended up in this situation, how could they have the shame to get angry at him. If He Haiyu's family hadn't been in a relatively nearby mountain town, while her own was far away in the northeast, and she had promised to give him a sum of money for travel expenses after sending her home, she wouldn't have been immune to this arrogance.

The same goes for the embassy. Since it has arranged a boat to take them back to their country, why can't they send Buddha to the West and then arrange a car to take them home.

Huang Canming took a deep breath and followed He Haiyu who was striding away. They were on a different cargo ship than Qiao Xi, and the ticket gate was in another direction.

Looking at the three people leaving, Lin Shaoan looked at Qiao Xi again: "How much hatred and hatred is this?"

Qiao Xi was too lazy to say it. There was nothing to say in the first place. It was an old story about a rivalry over a rival.

Lin Shaoan touched his nose and stopped digging into the details.

The two companions were gloating over each other's misfortune. They seemed to have noticed that Lin Shao'an was so active in chatting up each other, and that the co-author was motivated by sex.

At 05:11, the cargo ship carrying more than 300 people set off.

Unlike a cruise ship, a cargo ship has beds and seats. Its cabin is empty and everyone can only sit on the floor.

In order to prevent heat stroke, a huge awning was set up above the cabin, and ice cubes were placed at intervals in the cabin. Each person was also given two large 1L bottles of frozen mineral water and a plastic round fan. At the same time, a passenger with medical knowledge was specially arranged to enter and bring a medical kit. If someone suffers from heat stroke, they can receive timely treatment.

Under the current conditions, it cannot be said that the service is not in place, and the consulate can be said to be heartbroken.

Not long after the boat sailed, Qiao Xi left the cabin on the pretext of going to the bathroom and came to the cockpit at the back. Floating on the completely unfamiliar water, she felt insecure.

Passengers were unable to enter the cab, so she did the next best thing and asked the boatman: "We can't navigate now. Do you all rely on route maps to know the way?"

The boatman thought she was afraid of getting lost, so he smiled and said: "Our captain has been running on this line for more than ten years. We don't even need a route map. We can drive it with our eyes closed. Don't worry, I will definitely send you back home smoothly. In the evening We can arrive at six or seven and still be in time for dinner."

Qiao Xiyou was comforted, but still said: "I haven't seen the route map yet. Can you take a look at it and take a photo as a souvenir? It's the first time in my life that I encountered evacuation of overseas Chinese. It's quite meaningful."

She had tried searching in the past few days but could not find any relevant information, so she could only try her luck here.

The boatman waved his hand: "The route map on our ship is given to ships that do not travel this long distance. The captain has an electronic version, but you can't disturb him casually. Many devices that need to be connected to the Internet cannot be used, and everything has to be operated manually. Be very attentive. If you want to take a souvenir, you can take other photos. The scenery on both sides of the river is pretty good. The channel we took is the boundary river between LW and MD, with LW in the east and MD in the west. There is a section in the middle where both sides are covered with tropical rainforest. "

His tone suddenly became sad: "When I came back yesterday, I could already see the smoke above the rainforest. After today, it may have burned to the river. I don't know what's going on recently. There are many large-scale disasters one after another. People are saying the end of the world is coming."

"Maybe it's really coming. It's a good idea to stock up on more food at home." Qiao Xi never hesitated to remind her. For her, just a word might be a glimmer of hope for others.

The boatman laughed: "My mother stocked up. The older generation suffered from hunger in their early years and are particularly crisis-conscious. My mother also told me not to run the boat. She was worried at home and couldn't sleep well. But if we didn't do it, so many How can people go back to China? Anyway, when everyone comes back, we probably won't be able to continue running the boat, and we will just go home to be with my mother."

Qiao Xi said in a sincere tone: "Thank you for your hard work. If it weren't for you, we don't know how long we would have to wait before we can go back."

The boatman's dark face turned red and he scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.

After chatting for a while, Qiao Xi returned to the cabin. As soon as he came back, he heard the bored Lin Shaoan complain: "Do you think we look like human beings being trafficked? This is what it is like on the news. Dozens or hundreds of people are crowded in the cabin."

His two companions: "..."

Lin Shaoan continued to complain: "In the movie, there are armed police soldiers when evacuating overseas Chinese. Why don't we? I feel a little insecure. After all, this is the famous Golden Triangle area."

Companion: "Nonsense. In "X-Wolf", combatants are not allowed to enter the country, so the male protagonist, a retired soldier, is asked to rescue people. No country will just let in combatants from other countries. It's shameless. They simply leave the country." The procedures are already very impressive."

Another companion: "That was all from many years ago. Now it is the Golden Triangle Economic Development Zone, which has the largest number of business people in our country."

Lin Shaoan, who came back from being scolded, complained from another angle: "Then what do you think we should do if we encounter a thunderstorm on the way? Boats can conduct electricity, and so can water. There is also hail, and the iron roof cannot bear it, let alone this cloth The shed. If there's another tornado, oh, it should be called a waterspout, it'll be all over."

The two companions said in unison: "We don't want to talk, so you should stop talking, okay?"

Qiao Xi, who was already a little anxious, wanted to block his mouth that didn't spit out ivory.

Lin Shaoan curled his lips aggrievedly: "I'm not the only one saying that some people who were originally going to take this boat canceled their tickets and re-scheduled for the cruise. Aren't they all scared."

It later turned out that the group of people who bounced the check were very prescient, and they were lucky enough to escape a man-made disaster.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the hottest time of the day, the people in the cabin kept complaining about the damn weather, while drinking tons of water. Fortunately, there was ice water, otherwise they would have fainted from the heat.

Just when people were feeling agitated, they suddenly heard a broken International language coming through the loudspeaker: "Stop the boat, the boat in front of you stops, or we will shoot!" ]

The ship's speed suddenly increased, and the boatmen on the deck ran to the cockpit.

The running boatman suddenly let out a short scream and fell straight into the cabin, falling on several people.

"Blood, so much blood!" Some people pushed forward, others fled in fear, and the cabin suddenly became a mess.

Some people who were far away and could not understand the international language and did not witness this situation were still confused: "What are you doing? It's so crowded. It's so crowded."

"Death, dead, shooting and killing!"

"Shoot? Where did you get the gun?"

"Did we encounter pirates?"

"This is not the sea, where would pirates come from? This is the MeX River, the border river between MD and LW. We won't be so unlucky to encounter local reactionary militants."

"It doesn't mean that we have already managed it and opened it for tourism!"

"The world is in chaos, and bad guys are back again."

Qiao Xi squeezed through the panicked crowd toward the escalator. There was a height difference of three or four meters between the bottom of the cabin and the deck. She couldn't fly, so she could only stay as close to the escalator as possible to make it easier to adapt.

Someone nearby climbed up on the escalator in a panic. As soon as half of his body was exposed, a bullet came towards him. The man who climbed up screamed and fell back into the cabin, which intensified the fear of everyone in the cabin.

Someone was shot down, and no one dared to climb up. Qiao Xi also gave up this dangerous idea.

The doctor among the passengers was rescuing the wounded. The passenger was shot through the shoulder and the boatman was shot in the chest.

Under the threat of strong firepower, the captain was forced to stop the ship. He has been running on this route for more than ten years and has never encountered any accidents. He never expected that the boat capsized today and he couldn't even call the police.

Four speedboats approached the cargo ship, and twenty men wearing camouflage uniforms and holding submachine guns came aboard.

Qiao Xi glanced at it. It looked so typical of Southeast Asia that he couldn't tell which country it was at the moment.

[Oh, so many fat sheep! ]

[The Huaguoren's ship really doesn't matter? ]

[What does it matter? It's the end of the world, the flower country itself is in chaos, and they can come across the border to catch us. I like this change so much. ]

The people on deck burst into laughter.

The end of the world is undoubtedly the worst time for most people, but for scum, it may be the best time.

"In case of MD, it's from MD." Someone whispered in the cabin.

Suppressed sobs could be heard: "What do they want to do?"

"Sold to Dianzhaoyuan." Someone blurted out.

"It's all out of power, okay."

"It will eventually recover. Don't be afraid. There are so many of us and the country will definitely come to save us."

Cross-border law enforcement is not that easy. Under the current circumstances, it is twice as difficult. Qiao Xi frowned and had to think of a way.

The two big and round robbers went down the escalator to the cabin, passed through the silent passengers, stopped in front of the boatman and passengers who were shot, and kicked with their toes: "Are you dead?" ]

The boatman and male passengers groaned in pain.

The people around were angry but dared not speak out. There were more than a dozen robbers on the deck with their guns pointed at the cabin. No one dared to act rashly.

[Life is quite big. ]

[This injury is quite serious. I don't think I will live long. I may not be able to die even if I treat this one. ]

[What to treat, it's a waste of medicine, so I'll give them a good time out of kindness, hahaha. ] The man with triangular eyes laughed, raised the muzzle of his gun, and pulled the trigger at the boatman and passengers lying on the ground.

The bullets shot into the chests of the two people continuously, blowing their upper bodies into bloody pieces.

The passengers had never seen such a bloody scene before. Many people were so frightened that they screamed. People standing close to the scene were splashed with blood and flesh, rolling and crawling back. Some even lost control on the spot.

His triangular eyes circled around, like a jackal mocking a trembling flock of sheep. He grinned, very satisfied with the effect of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, and warned in international language: "Whoever dares to play tricks, this will be the end." ]

The passengers were so horrified that their faces turned pale. This group of people was simply inhumane. What fate awaited them?

Qiao Xi gritted his teeth and looked at the boatman with a desperate expression. His mother could no longer wait for her son to come home.

After the triangular-eyed man and the others, two more robbers went down to the cabin and distributed the luggage bags to their companions. The triangular-eyed man ordered in his poor International dialect: "Take all valuables such as money, mobile phones, watches, and jewelry." Hand it over. ]

Everyone hurriedly handed over their valuables, lost money and avoided disaster, as long as they could save their lives. Suddenly, the stopped ship started to move, and someone shouted out loud: "Why did the ship start?"

Because this group of people not only want to rob money but also people.

Beautiful women can have fun.

Others can do the hard work, but if there is no electricity, people are not allowed to do the work that cannot be done by machines.

The young man who had just screamed was hit on the head by a rifle butt, and his head was instantly bloody: [No shouting! ]

His girlfriend was so frightened that she began to cry. She hurriedly covered her mouth and did not dare to cry loudly. When Triangle Eye looked over meaningfully, her heart suddenly lurked, and huge fear swept through her body. She did not dare to go down until Triangle Eye continued to collect valuables. breathe.

With trembling hands, she picked up the clothes that had fallen to the ground from her bag and pressed them against her boyfriend's wound. Her teeth were trembling and her face was as white as a sheet of panic: "What are you doing? What should we do? What should we do? I'm so scared. That person... What should I do about that person?"

"I, I..." The middle-aged woman, who was lucky enough not to take the initiative to hand over the gold bracelet, turned pale and her throat was so dry that she felt as if someone had forced a handful of yellow sand into her mouth.

He found the gold bracelet from the suitcase and stared at the middle-aged woman with his triangular eyes, his eyes as cold as a poisonous snake.

The middle-aged woman was shaking like chaff. When she saw him raising the gun and pointing the black muzzle at her, she immediately turned pale with horror. She collapsed on the ground and begged for mercy regardless of appearance: "Don't, don't kill me, I -"

With the sound of a gunshot, the woman's cry for mercy stopped suddenly, and her body fell to the ground. This time, no one dared to scream again. They all covered their mouths tightly, not daring to let out a single sound, for fear of offending three people who had killed three people in a row. triangular eyes.

The triangle-eyed man pointed his gun at the middle-aged woman lying in a pool of blood, and smiled evilly: [Hand over your things obediently, and don't let us search them out, otherwise I don't mind wasting bullets. ]

No one dared to do anything small anymore. When the robbers came, the frightened passengers quickly handed over everything of slight value.

When it was Qiao Xi's turn, she cooperatively handed over her old mobile phone and a watch, which cost more than 2,000 RMB.

[Just this little thing. ]

[Everyone, they're all here. ] Qiao Xi looked extremely scared.

The sticky gaze of his triangular eyes lingered on her face, neck and chest for a moment, then he walked towards the next person with a meaningful smile.

Behind him, Qiao Xi lowered his eyes, his eyes cold.

The captain was robbed and pointed at his head, so he could only obey the robbers' words, leave the scheduled channel, and turn into the tributary in the direction they designated. My eyes couldn't help but search the river. As far as I could see, it was all water and there was no boat. They are the only people running on this river these days, and everyone has different boat types and different speeds. Although they set off at the same time, the distance will gradually increase.

The result is that there are no one behind or behind. At best, few people will suffer, and at worst, there won't even be anyone to report the news.

Even if the people on the Yun Province dock did not see them in the evening, they would not have thought for a while that they had been hijacked. Even if they thought of it later, they would not know where to rescue them.

what to do? what to do?

Qiao Xi was trying hard to remember the way in the cabin. He was at the bottom of the cabin, and his sight was affected by the deck. He couldn't see the river shoreline, but could only see the scenery above the river shoreline. Afraid of not being able to recognize the road, she silently recorded how long the ship had been driving, where it turned, and how long it had been driving. The cargo ship was traveling at about 20 knots, and she could calculate a rough distance.

After arriving at the robber's destination, she would take the opportunity to go ashore and jump into the river to escape into space.

If there is a chance to save people, I will definitely save him. At least he must save the captain of the living map.

She didn't know the road and didn't have a route map, so she could only return the way she came from memory. This was only if she was lucky enough not to get lost.

If you get lost, you never know when you can get home.

The temperature is getting higher day by day, thunderstorms are spreading from south to north, and the danger is increasing day by day. She must go home as soon as possible and return to her parents.

Therefore, living map captains are important, very, very important.

As the sun set and the sky gradually darkened, the cargo ship stopped in front of a small privately built pier. Because the water depth on the shore was limited, the cargo ship could park five or six meters away. A long sampan was placed between the cargo ship and the pier. between.

There is a white villa with towering walls a hundred meters in front of the pier. The size of the villa is more appropriately described as a manor.

The people on the cargo ship were driven to the deck one by one like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Once they climbed up, they immediately tied their hands behind their backs and formed a string. Ten people in a string came ashore one by one.

Soon it was Qiao Xi's turn. She was on the deck. The cabin was like a cage, restricting her hands and feet. Now that she was out of the cage, how long would it take if she didn't run away?

Everyone was caught by surprise, including the robbers and passengers. Until Qiao Xi disappeared under the water, some people still couldn't recover.

The robber who reacted quickly came to his senses and immediately fired at the water with his gun.

The triangular eyes were anxious: [Stop, stop, that girl is so beautiful. ]

Seeing that there was no blood on the water surface, he breathed a sigh of relief, and with a sinister smile he asked a few brothers who were good at swimming to go into the water to catch someone. A woman, no matter how good at swimming, could swim anywhere, it would be easier for her to be caught back.

However, it could not be found, even after searching the entire body of water. Obviously, the brothers on the boat had been staring at the water, but no one appeared. They even searched the grass on the shore, and there was no trace of anyone walking there. It was strange.