Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies - Chapter 363

Chapter 363: Evacuation (2)
As Yao Ran, Long Yu, and Shi Xuan silently observed the soldiers organizing the survivors and the change in the wind speed, Hua Shengyang lowered his voice and asked, “Is that Yao Ran?”

Mu Xichen nodded. “Mhm.”

Glancing at the backseat, Hua Shengyang asked again, “Which one is her boyfriend?”

“The tallest one,” Mu Xichen replied calmly.

Noticing Hua Shengyang’s lingering gaze on Long Yu, Mu Xichen nudged him with his elbow and whispered, “He is a wind element ability user. If you keep staring at him, you might lose your eyes.”

Hua Shengyang turned to his childhood friend and asked, “Have you looked into his background?”

“Mhm,” Mu Xichen replied. “He used to be a captain of a special forces unit in the First Army. He retired due to ‘injuries’. But according to my investigation, the injuries were just an excuse. In fact, he wasn’t actually injured.”

Hearing this, Hua Shengyang frowned slightly. He said, “He is very suspicious. Did you find anything else about him?”

Mu Xichen glanced briefly at Long Yu before replying, “Other than basic information, I couldn’t find anything. But I did uncover something interesting two days ago.”

“What is it?” Hua Shengyang asked, his curiosity piqued.

Lowering his voice further, Mu Xichen whispered, “Someone I know mentioned that in Shoudu City, there is an ancient family that has controlled the capital from the shadows for centuries. Coincidentally, their surname is Long.”

Hua Shengyang’s eyes widened in shock behind his glasses. After a moment of shock, he whispered, “You don’t mean that he—”

Mu Xichen nodded before Hua Shengyang could finish his words.

The two exchanged a meaningful look before Mu Xichen added, “There is no concrete evidence to confirm this yet, so we should observe for now. Once I uncover the truth, we can decide what to do.”

Although Hua Shengyang was a scientist and doctor, he was also the heir of the Hua Group. Years of training had instilled in him a habit of avoiding unprepared battles. Given the lack of definitive information, he agreed it was best not to startle the snake for now.

After some thought, Hua Shengyang nodded and asked, “Have you told Ruihan about this?”

Mu Xichen shook his head. “Not yet. I’m not sure what he has been up to lately. I haven’t seen him around these past few days.”

Sensing Mu Xichen’s displeasure, Hua Shengyang said, “Maybe he is busy with work. We can just tell him later when we see him.”

Mu Xichen was silent for a moment before replying, “Alright.”

As they talked, the soldiers finished organizing the survivors. Because of the poor visibility and strong winds, the drivers had to drive slowly to avoid accidents.

As the vehicle left the villa area, Long Yu whispered, “The wind is getting stronger and stronger.”

Hearing this, Yao Ran clenched her hands and thought, ‘This journey to the underground shelter will not be easy.’

As the convoy braved the sandstorm, soldiers from the Second Army were busy evacuating people from the slums.

Standing on top of a military truck, Li Tianyu spoke through a megaphone. “Stop pushing each other! Follow the instructions!”

Despite his repeated reminders, the survivors continued rushing toward the buses, shoving one another in their desperation to board first.

Frustrated by the chaos, Li Tianyu cursed under his breath, pulled out his gun, and fired into the sky.

Bang!

The loud gunshot echoed through the area, effectively silencing the crowd.

Li Tianyu lowered his gun, raised the megaphone again, and said through gritted teeth, “Line up and follow orders. Otherwise, my next bullet will go into the head of the next person who causes trouble.”

Just as he finished speaking, an angry voice filled with dissatisfaction shouted, “Who are you trying to scare?! Do you think we are afraid of you?! You are just—”

Bang!

Thud!

A second after the gunshot echoed in the surroundings, the man’s body fell heavily to the ground as blood flowed out from the hole in his forehead. A few seconds later, the survivors snapped out of their shock and began screaming in terror.

“Ah! He killed him!”

“The soldier really shot him!”

Ignoring the panic, Li Tianyu shouted, “Shut up!”

The moment his voice fell, the survivors immediately quieted down.

Seeing his tactic of ‘killing a chicken to scare the monkeys’ had worked, Li Tianyu stared at the survivors and said, “Now, form a line and board the buses one by one.”

Having witnessed his ruthlessness, none of the survivors dared to cause trouble again. With their cooperation, the boarding process became faster. Within half an hour, more than half of the survivors had already boarded the buses.

Sensing the wind getting stronger, Li Tianyu ordered one of his subordinates, “Tell the drivers to leave for the underground shelter as soon as the buses are full.”

“Yes, Captain.” The soldier saluted and hurried off to inform the drivers.

As they watched the buses leave one after another, the remaining survivors grew anxious but didn’t dare to make trouble.

When the last bus departed, a survivor couldn’t hold back any longer and asked, “The buses are gone. What about us? Are you just going to leave us here to die?”

Li Tianyu raised his megaphone and replied, “I’m still here. What are you so afraid of?”

“But why did they leave first?” the survivor pressed, his voice trembling.

Li Tianyu looked at him disdainfully and said, “There aren’t enough buses to transport all of you at once, so they will return for the second trip.”

He looked at that man and continued sarcastically, “Do you think moving hundreds of thousands of people is an easy task? Moreover, you people are constantly causing trouble and only delaying the process. If you end up dying here, you will have no one to blame but yourselves.”

Looking at Li Tianyu’s sneering face, the survivor fell silent. Though unconvinced, he had no choice but to obey and wait so they could leave the slum as soon as possible.