Chapter 19: Underestimating the Human Nature in the face of the Apocalypse

The engine displacement of the truck was ultimately too small. Even if Li Tianran pressed the accelerator to the floor, it was still no match for the powerful Mercedes-Benz SUV.

Moreover, the most important thing was that after turning a corner, Li Tianran's line of sight ahead revealed two modified SUVs parked, with solid iron bars surrounding the front and sides, exuding a fierce and domineering presence. They were parked side by side, completely blocking the already narrow path.

With blockades in front and pursuers behind, and nearly a meter deep ditches on both sides of the road, forcibly breaking through would likely result in a fatal accident!

The two of them in the truck had reached a dead end!

Li Tianran clenched his teeth, suddenly turned the steering wheel, and stepped on the brake with his right foot.

Under the violent swing of the truck's tail, the entire vehicle turned sideways, the tires fiercely rubbing against the ground. After drifting forward for five meters in a cloud of smoke, it finally came to a stop.

Creak!

The Mercedes-Benz SUV, which had been chasing from behind, also slammed on the brakes, blocking the way back. At the same time, four burly men jumped down from the front and back of both SUVs, with sharp military daggers hanging from their waists, marching aggressively towards the truck.

Eight people surrounded the truck, their eyes emitting a cruel and cunning light, similar to a pack of wolves encircling their prey!

Snap!

Li Tianran pulled Xiaotian with one hand and jumped out of the driver's seat. He used Xiaotian as a shield in front of him, then looked up.

"Hehe... Li Tianran, right?" The cold and stern man wearing an earpiece sneered when he saw Li Tianran jump out of the truck.

He then walked over with his hands in his pockets. "Let me introduce myself, I'm Chen Nan, affiliated with Tianrun Pharmaceutical Company. We didn't mean anything else by using this special method to meet you... I know you have the medicine to treat acute poisoning, so we want to cooperate with you."

"You provide the medicine, and we provide the manpower. We'll make a fortune together! Mutual benefit!"

Li Tianran leaned against Xiaotian's back, looking at the eight intimidating men, and coldly asked, "What if I refuse?"

"Right now, there are only two options in front of you. The first is for you to voluntarily cooperate with us, everyone getting along peacefully and making money together. The second..." Chen Nan said, pulling out the military dagger from his waist and picking his nails, "is for us to kill you and take the medicine for ourselves."

Li Tianran listened to Chen Nan's blatant threats and his eyes gradually turned cold.

...

32 hours ago.

While Li Tianran was driving the truck with Hanhan in the outskirts of South City, entangled with the man selling black food, Xiaotian, who had saved Uncle Nan's family from danger, slowly woke up.

"Son! You finally woke up! Your father was so scared!" Uncle Nan, who had been by his son's bedside all the time, saw his son wake up and couldn't help but shed tears. The weight he had been carrying finally lifted.

"Dad... What happened to me? How did I...?" Xiaotian's eyes were slightly confused, but then he gradually regained his clarity.

He looked at his own hands and said in disbelief, "I remember being so hungry that I couldn't bear it anymore, so I ate an apple from the cellar.

After that, I started coughing up blood and having difficulty breathing. I thought I was going to die... But now, my illness is completely cured?"

Uncle Nan's heart ached as he listened. He opened his palm, and in the palm was the half-eaten carrot that Xiaotian had gnawed on.

"Do you remember the crumpled paper ball about an hour ago? This is the thing inside.

There were also words written on it. After I fed it to you, your illness was completely cured... I think it must be a divine blessing! Unable to bear seeing you suffer like that, the divine power manifested to save your life!"

Xiaotian looked at the carrot in Uncle Nan's palm, grabbed it in amazement, and looked at it for a long time before saying in a low voice, "If there really are divine beings in this world, then disasters like this wouldn't happen. This thing must have been given to us by someone who didn't want to reveal their identity..."

"Son, are you hungry? Let me cook some food for you! Take a rest for a while!" Uncle Nan was extremely excited. He didn't hear Xiaotian's self-talk.

With his seriously ill son recovered and food sent by kind-hearted people to their home, today was the happiest day he had experienced in a long time.

Soon, a bowl of steaming vegetable noodles with a poached egg was served. Although there was no soy sauce or salt, Xiaotian, who had been hungry for a long time, wolfed it down, drinking all the soup.

"Dad, didn't we run out of food at home before? Where did these things come from?" Xiaotian put down his chopsticks and asked.

"Oh... these instant noodles were given by Boss Xiao Li from the farm where I used to work. As for these vegetables, I really don't know. They just mysteriously appeared in our yard earlier," Uncle Nan rubbed his hands and said.

Xiaotian contemplated for a moment and said, "So, the person who sent us food is likely the same person who saved me."

"Who knows? Maybe!" Uncle Nan sighed, "There are still many good people in this world."

Uncle Nan had simple thoughts. At this moment, he was only filled with excitement over his son's recovery and gratitude towards the person who saved his life.

But Xiaotian's mental state at this time was exceptionally complicated.

His eyes flick

Soon, Xiaotian sat in front of the surveillance computer and skillfully pulled up the surveillance footage from tonight.

In the footage, Xiaotian didn't see any people coming and going, but he did see a truck passing by their alley. However, after ten minutes, the same truck returned.

Apart from that, there was no one coming and going near their alley tonight!

Xiaotian's breathing became rapid. He felt that he was getting closer to the truth.

He paused the surveillance footage and focused his gaze on the truck's license plate!

Nan A668S2!

Xiaotian's pupils suddenly contracted.

He recognized that license plate number.

Five minutes later, he returned home.

Pushing open the door, Uncle Nan looked up and asked, "Where did you go?"

"Dad, I know who saved me," Xiaotian said in a deep voice.

"Who?" Uncle Nan asked immediately.

"It's... Boss Xiao Li!" Xiaotian took a deep breath and said, "I checked the surveillance footage just now, and the arrival and departure time of his truck perfectly matches the time when I was saved!"

"This... Boss Xiao Li is such a good person! Not only did he give us food, but he also saved your life! We must repay him!" Uncle Nan was extremely excited.

"Dad!" Xiaotian suddenly interrupted Uncle Nan's words. Under the dim light, Xiaotian's expression became somewhat sinister, and he gritted his teeth. "Since Boss Xiao Li was able to save me, it means he must still have a large quantity of medicine that can treat acute poisoning... I think we should take those medicines by force!"

"In that case, we no longer have to worry about freezing and starving to death in this dark and hopeless environment! We can become superior to others!"

Uncle Nan widened his eyes, disbelief written all over his face. His fingers trembled as he pointed at Xiaotian. "You... you ungrateful brat! Are you planning to repay kindness with enmity?"

"No!" Xiaotian said coldly. "I am... acting in self-interest. Survival of the fittest!"