Stockpiling (10)
In her past apartment, the one she moved into after Lu Meiying's harassment, the people from the homeowner's association took advantage of them and gathered all the residents' supplies in the name of fair, centralized distribution.
They did as promised, but the distribution was very meager, and the distribution only continued for a short duration before they started hogging all the supplies.
She knew this move was very suspicious but her refusal was met with force. With so many people in the other side, she was no match.
Besides that, they were also made the building residents to work in the heavy rain and freezing winter plowing the piles of snow without getting anything in return.
She suffered a fever and cold for two days after. She wanted to do something, but the hunger and weakness took a toll on her.
But that's not even the worst part.
Having a taste of power, the homeowners association started being disgusting pigs and forced female residents to lascivious activities in exchange for supplies.
She knew their crimes were severe than that.
Although it was wrong to generalize all homeowner's associations, it still left a bad taste in her mouth whenever she heard of them.
"Don't be bothered by them and continue with the construction."
"The other visitors were building residents inquiring about you, and there was also a man and a little boy, and they left gifts like baskets of flowers, chocolates, and fruits every day."
A man and a little boy?
Lu Nanzhi could tell right away who they were. But isn't Lin Weihao a busy man? Why would he waste time visiting her every day?
"Did he say something?" Nanzhi asked.
"He only said that he wanted to greet you but did not say anything else."
The supervisor bit his tongue and suppressed his curiosity. Uncle Zhang and his team may not recognize the man, but he knows that taciturn man was the country's Golden Buddha of wealth.
In the beginning, Miss Lin's surname elicited a bout of suspicion within him that she was connected with the main Lin family, but because she was a client, it was an unspoken rule not to ask personal questions.
He kept the skepticism for himself, and it was until now that he realized his guess was on the spot; however, the relationship was much deeper than he thought.
Could it be she's the?
Mrs. Lin and Mr. Lin...
Gasp-
Holy! It's like he discovered a shocking truth!
"Supervisor!"
"Oh! I'm sorry, Miss Lin! There was an oncoming call." He fixed his composure.
Lu Nanzhi didn't pursue the issue and immediately stated her request.
….
Before booking a flight, she first searched and contacted dozens of oil brokers separately to connect her to overseas off-shore suppliers, and after paying 'professional fees' and patiently waiting and processing fake documents, three days later she managed to secure 50,500 metric tons of diesel and 50, 000 metric tons of gasoline for 650 million yuan from dozens of oil well companies.
The quantity was enormous, and she would have to shoulder the shipping fee. She decided to pick them up from the physical warehouses abroad, eliminating unnecessary troubles with the customs. Her profession pushed her to learn multi-language; thus, it was no problem to communicate with the locals.
To blend more, she dyed her hair and adopted a western type of look.
Upon arriving, her map was updated.
With it as a guide, she rented a different warehouse address, which she had rented for a week for the operation. Thankfully they were delivered by barrels in closed trucks with supermarket logos and not in oil tankers; otherwise, it will definitely catch unwanted attention.
Lu Nanzhi stored the last batch and leaned against the walls of the warehouse in mental exhaustion.
Her heart was pumping with nervousness while doing it.
Hoarding so much oil could definitely deport her and land a ticket in jail.
Just in case someone wants to snitch on her, Lu Nanzhi was careful. She documented the whole process, including the identities of those involved.
[Time until disaster: 27 days: 12 hours: 32 minutes]
Along with diesel and gasoline, Lu Nanzhi also ordered the most reliable 10 standby generators, 20 of the 5000-watt inverter generators, 40 of the 13,000-watt dual-fuel smart portable noiseless industrial generators with both LPG and gas-powered support, 10 lightweight compact hand-crank generators, 100 51.2V 200Ah capacity lithium batteries, 200 pairs of 3.2V rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for the radios, 5 high-efficiency particulate air purifiers, and 10 boxes of multi-purpose lubricating oil for 650, 000 yuan.
Along the way, she saw a lot of water reservoirs on the map.
With thousands of 30-ton empty water tanks in her personal inventory, her hoarding tendency was triggered, and she wanted to suck them dry.
She can use them for bathing, laundry, and washing clothes.
Because the first disaster was a heat wave and drought, she couldn't snatch from her fellow citizens.
"What to do? Those clear lakes that shine like gems are inviting me to commit water theft." Lu Nanzhi gazed deeply from the window of the truck.
The radio of the truck was coincidentally turned on, which allowed her to hear the local news.
"A low-pressure area is spotted east of Northern H Country and is expected to intensify in the following week as it enters the H Country's area of responsibility."
"A joint study of renowned meteorologists claimed that the meteorite named C11, which was found in the dense jungle of the southern part of H country last month, contains fossils of cyanobacteria. It is argued that the complex filaments found embedded in the C11 are possibly microfossils of extraterrestrial life--"
Lu Nanzhi abruptly lifted her head. That's right!
In contrast with her country, H Country first experienced a super typhoon. When the TV signal hadn't yet disappeared, news about heavy floods, landslides, water surges, and sinkholes in H Country swamped the international networks.
The degree of devastation was so great that it paralyzed the whole government.
Lu Nanzhi made up her mind. She will come back here in the last days of her stay.
The next stop was the gun stores and night market.