Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies - Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Borrow A Boat
Upon hearing Shi Xuan’s question, Huang Zhihui looked at him in surprise and asked, “Elder Brother Xuan, you are not afraid of those weaklings, are you?”

Shi Xuan looked at her exaggerated expression and flicked her forehead lightly, “Please use your brain.”

“Ouch.” Huang Zhihui covered her forehead and asked, “Do you have a plan?”

Shi Xuan looked at them and explained, “Although we are stronger than them, if they join forces to attack us, we will be at a disadvantage. We need to rest and eat, and we cannot fight twenty-four hours a day.”

Huang Qian looked at him, frowned, and said, “Brother Xuan, you won’t really agree to join them, will you? They may use us as their sword and shield.”

Huang Zhihui shook her head and said, “No! We can’t let them do whatever they want. If they get what they want this time, they will continue to come, and their greed will never end!”

Yao Ran looked at Long Yu and asked, “What do you think?”

“I don’t care. What about you?”

Yao Ran looked at the others and said, “It’s impossible to look for supplies together with them. Not to mention, it’s hard to find supplies now. Even if we find some supplies, it won’t be enough to divide them with so many people. In the end, they will just plot against each other and stab us in the back.”

She thought for a second and continued, “I agree with Shi Xuan.”

“Why not lend them a boat and let them go out to find one? There are many outdoor stores in Juncheng City. As long as they go out early, they might be able to find a motorboat or an inflatable boat. When they have a boat, they wouldn’t keep looking at what we had.”

After listening to Yao Ran’s thoughts, Long Yu said, “What Yao Ran and A Quan said makes sense.”

Deng Qiqi raised her hand hesitantly and asked, “It’s so chaotic outside. What should we do if the boat is damaged or stolen?”

Yao Ran smiled and said, “It’s impossible to let them borrow Long Yu’s motorboat. I have an inflatable boat. We can just let them borrow mine. Also, I won’t let them borrow it without making an IOU.”

After she died in her previous life, Yao Ran deeply realized the good and evil of human nature.

No matter how good the relationship is, it’s best to calculate everything clearly and write it down. Moreover, those people have a hostile relationship with them. It’s better to be prepared than to regret it later.

She looked at Huang Zhihui’s unwilling look and said, “I don’t want to lend them the boat either, but continuing the stalemate is not an option. It is safest for us to let them go out to look for supplies.”

When people starve, they will lose their minds. When that time comes, when life and death are at stake, there’s nothing they won’t dare to do.

After a moment of silence, Huang Zhihui sighed, “Since all of you have agreed, then I will follow your decision.”

After making the decision, Yao Ran said, “I will go get the boat.”

When she returned to her apartment, the others walked back to the metal doors. After closing her door, Yao Ran took the inflatable boat from her space and carried it out.

When she dragged the inflatable boat to the stairs, she heard Long Yu say, “We won’t go looking for supplies with you, but we can lend you an inflatable boat for one day. I suggest you don’t be hasty to find food and find a way to buy a boat first.”

Lu Hong didn’t really come to invite them to join his team. From what he has observed these days, the residents on the 20th floor are not close to anyone. They only deal with their own people and will not go with other people to find supplies.

However, Lu Hong was not disappointed since he had come for another purpose. As long as he could borrow a boat, his purpose of coming today would be achieved.

Lu Hong smiled and said gratefully, “Thank you.”

Without waiting for others to be happy, Long Yu added, “We will only lend it to you once. Also, what would you do if the boat is lost or damaged?”

Lu Hong was stunned, not knowing what to say. “This… we are all neighbors—”

“Don’t give me those empty words. Should a neighbor be as overbearing as you?” Before he could finish speaking about moral kindness, Yao Ran interrupted him.

She looked at Lu Hong coldly and said, “This boat is our lifeline. Lending it to you is about friendship; not lending it to you is about principle. Don’t think that you can manipulate us because there are more people on your side.”

Yao Ran narrowed her eyes and added coldly, “If you provoke me… It’s not a loss to kill one, and killing two is making a profit. Anyone who is not afraid of death can come to me.”

Survival is human instinct. They may have more people than the people on the 20th floor, but who would be stupid enough to provoke these lunatics and courting death?

The residents on the 20th floor have killed people before. For a moment, no one dared to speak.

Lu Hong looked at them, feeling very angry in his heart. Before coming to the 20th floor, everyone was talking big words downstairs. But now, each of them was like a turtle huddled in its shell, shrinking its head timidly!

However, the goal was almost achieved, and Lu Hong could only grit his teeth. After all, his wife and children were still starving at home, waiting for him to return with food.

Since he agreed to take the lead in this matter, others have also decided to give him a larger share of supplies in the future. With power in his hands, many things would be easier to handle.