Snowstorm: I'm Super Rich in the Apocalypse-Chapter 130 - Mutual Recriminations of the Lin
Chapter 130: Chapter 130 Mutual Recriminations of the Lin Family
Chapter 130 -130 Mutual Recriminations of the Lin Family
Not only Gu Pan, but Cheng Yang and the others had been listening to the radio every day, waiting for news from the base. They were not short of supplies and had technical people; they all wanted to go to the base to live a life where they could sleep soundly.
In the middle of the night, when Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng got home, they saw Lin Ran sitting at the door.
Lin Ran ran over to them as he saw them: “Xiao Gu, Xiao Lu, you’ve finally come back. Have you seen my dad, Yuan Jiang, and Mengmeng? They’ve been gone for these two days. Even if they went looking for supplies, my dad’s age wouldn’t allow him to go out. Why isn’t anyone here?”
Gu Pan said, “We don’t know either.” This was something they couldn’t elaborate on.
Lin Ran had become gaunt and disheveled, clutching his hair in despair, “Why? Why did my dad leave? I’m his son, right?”
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Gu Pan also didn’t fully understand Old Master Lin’s decision, but after all, she wasn’t a member of the Lin family, so she didn’t know the whole situation and refrained from commenting. She would just do what Old Master Lin had asked of her and for now, pretend to know nothing.
Seeing that Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng didn’t say anything, Lin Ran also felt that they genuinely didn’t know anything; after all, if his own son didn’t know, what could outsiders know?
He now deeply regretted letting his father go to live with Yuan Jiang and Lin Mengmeng. Wasn’t he his father’s son? A son is supposed to be there to support his father in old age, but he hadn’t fulfilled the responsibility of a son. What was he to do now?
He turned dejectedly to go back.
However, after only a few steps, Lin Feifei ran over and grabbed Lin Ran’s arm, “Dad, where exactly did Grandpa and the others go?”
Lin Ran stopped in his tracks and sighed, shaking his head, “I don’t know.”
Lin Feifei looked perplexed, “You don’t know? How could you not know? Weren’t those people registered? Even if Grandpa and the others don’t care about their own lives, they can’t drag us down, right? We need to hurry up and follow those people. Grandpa and the others have run away; otherwise, we’ll get implicated.”
Lin Ran looked at Lin Feifei, “It’s all because of you that you drove Grandpa away.”
Lin Feifei’s face was a picture of aggrievement, “It was clearly Lin Mengmeng who instigated it, why blame me? Dad, we need to report them for running away quickly, or else we’ll be killed.”
Lin Ran shook his head, “It’s been two days. Do you think those people don’t know? Your Grandpa must have spoken to them. It seems that your Grandpa’s departure was not a matter of just a day or two.”
Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng were not too far away and heard everything clearly. The two exchanged glances; it seemed that Lin Ran did have some brains, but his current situation was like that of someone with brains they don’t know how to use.
Actually, Lin Ran was a worldly and educated man; it was just that things had gone too smoothly for him before, leaving him with no ability to resist risks. The departure of Old Master Lin was perhaps a way to make Lin Ran stand up faster. If he didn’t start to toughen up, he would just be waiting for death.
In fact, Lin Ran had overlooked one thing: Old Master Lin was an old hand at strategy. If Lin Ran had listened to the old man, he probably would’ve been alright. Unfortunately, he had listened to his wife and daughter, sending the Old Master to Yuan Jiang and Lin Mengmeng. They were unclear what exactly had been sent away.
After Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng got home, they too began to reflect. Those former rich people who had contingency plans or the habit of storing supplies might be alright, but those without such resources probably weren’t living as well as ordinary people, after all, they depended on others even for dressing and eating.
However, after the apocalypse, it also enabled many people who were previously very ordinary to rise into power and show sides of themselves they might never have known existed.
A few days before they went to collect the protection fees in the Inner Circle.
Early in the morning, just as dawn was breaking and the people who had gone out returned without having slept, Feng Zhekai’s voice came through their walkie-talkie, “Hurry up and get up, there’s trouble outside.”
Gu Pan and the others, already fully dressed, quickly grabbed binoculars and stood at the windows to look outside.
At that moment, they saw two trucks drive in, with armed individuals on both.
Someone leading the charge grabbed a megaphone and yelled at both sides, “Listen up, everyone. We’ve got this place surrounded. Hand over your supplies quickly, or we won’t leave a single survivor.”
Gu Pan and the rest didn’t want to get involved in the war; it wasn’t necessary. The Inner Circle collected protection fees to safeguard the outskirts, so this was their business.
So, Gu Pan said into the walkie-talkie, “Let’s take the important supplies with us. If a battle breaks out, we’ll retreat through the back door and head to the small factory we picked out earlier as our new base. Don’t get involved in the war.”
Everyone had discussed this before, so they quickly responded and started to pack their supplies.
At this moment, Fu Chenyuan from the Inner Circle came out with his subordinates in their vehicles, also armed with weapons.
At this time, Lu Ruisheng’s brow was tightly furrowed as he said to Gu Pan, “Maybe we don’t have to leave; this is probably just a performance.”
Gu Pan looked at Lu Ruisheng, puzzled, “Huh?”
Lu Ruisheng analyzed the situation, “The other side isn’t prepared for combat. Everyone is very relaxed, the guns may not even be loaded, and some people haven’t even fastened their buttons, or they’re wearing slippers. It’s not the state of readiness for combat.”
Gu Pan suddenly realized, “Could it be to intimidate those who pay protection money? To keep them from getting any ideas? To prevent them from wanting to run away and to submit to them?”
“It’s possible. Anyway, it doesn’t seem like a real war. Look at Fu Chenyuan’s side; they’re not tense either, only the rank-and-file are on alert, the rest aren’t.”
“Now it seems that this approach is actually more in line with what you’d expect from a businessman like Fu Chenyuan, who comes from a business family. He and the opposing side are taking turns pulling this stunt. This way, both sides just spend a little on gas and manage to foster more loyalty among their people, who don’t dare to hide their resources. Come to think of it, it’s a good strategy.”
“Let’s wait and see what happens.”
Gu Pan nodded. Since it was still just speculation, they couldn’t be too hasty, so they decided to wait and see how things unfolded.
Fu Chenyuan stood atop the vehicle and called out to the other side, “If you want to take over this place, you should have found out who controls this area first.”
The leader of the attacking group, spotting Fu Chenyuan, hesitated for a moment before saying, “I didn’t realize someone had already claimed this place, but we’re evenly matched now, so it’s not certain we won’t win.”
Fu Chenyuan said, “If we’re evenly matched, that means if we fight, both sides will suffer. I don’t think that was your initial intention, right? Why don’t we find a place to talk? I’m not a fan of violence. What do you think?”
After hesitating, the other leader said, “Then, let’s talk outside.”
Fu Chenyuan agreed, and followed the other’s vehicle out.
Since their conversation was broadcasted through loudspeakers, most people could hear it.
Gu Pan looked at Lu Ruisheng, “We can probably confirm it’s a sham. But apart from professionals like you, outsiders would find it hard to spot. Even if they suspect something, they’re more afraid of their guns and weapons, so it’s effective either way.”
“Right, even if some people do notice something is off, they’ll still be afraid of them. After all, isn’t it even more formidable if these groups are in cahoots?” Lu Ruisheng said.
“That’s true, so no matter what, this scene is beneficial to Fu Chenyuan without any downside.”
“This man is no simple character. It’s good that we haven’t made an enemy of him. This way, wherever we encounter these people in the future, they’ll be friends, not foes, which is safer.”
“In the apocalypse, those who have the ideas to take action are usually capable. Bravery without brains is definitely not enough.”
