Apocalypse: After Being Reborn, I Stocked Up on All Supplies-Chapter 116 - : Someone is Coming!

Chapter 116: Chapter 116: Someone is Coming!

Listening to Tian Jiliang’s words, Jiang Yan suddenly realized that she had indeed been somewhat sequestered and out of touch with current events.

She was uninterested in Ma Longbiao and his group establishing a private base in the neighborhood.

However, if their influence truly grew, it would eventually affect her.

By then, it wouldn’t be as simple as the authorities reporting her for illegal possession of firearms.

It’s possible that a whole crowd might just come charging up to the 32nd floor.

They posed no threat to her personal safety or lifestyle, but if they buzzed around her like a green-headed fly all day, it would be quite disgusting.

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But now was clearly not the time to confront them.

The praying mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Let the bullets fly for a while longer.

In just a second or two, Jiang Yan had swiftly made up her mind.

Su Dai, who was next to her, was still hung up on what Tian Jiliang had said:

“Ah, they have the kids in their grasp, what does that mean?”

Ye Qing glanced at her and said succinctly, “Kidnapping, coercion.”

He didn’t elaborate further; after all, everyone present was an adult and understood.

Su Dai still found it hard to accept.

The news was too abrupt.

The officials had just left with their boat.

Ma Longbiao’s group, clearly outsiders, had taken over like invaders, not to mention they had now subdued the “natives” of Shallow Bay.

It was like some wildly concocted plot straight out of a movie or novel, hard for anyone to accept.

She glanced at Tian Jiliang, “Old Tian, is your information reliable? There are so many people downstairs, to control them just like that? That’s a bit too far-fetched!”

Their community, excluding those who had recently died or had been taken away by authorities, still had at least a thousand or two residents.

Just in Building A alone, there were two to three hundred.

Some were quite astute, none of them fools.

Several were even company executives.

Ma Longbiao, as domineering as he may be, was just a property manager, hardly a big-time player.

Now they had fallen into the enemy’s trap, which seemed somewhat implausible.

“It’s simple, the other side came prepared, threatening and enticing people one by one, until they broke them down.” After finishing his explanation, Tian Jiliang took a sip of water from his paper cup before continuing:

“They didn’t have full control of the downstairs area at first, but targeted specific individuals. First, they dragged down those with elderly or children, and then slowly broke through one by one.

For those with clever minds and their own ideas, they used sweeteners and a strategy of co-optation. Nowadays, everyone mind their own business, sweeping only the snow from their own doorstep.

By the time people realized what was happening, their vulnerabilities were firmly in the other’s grasp, and it was too late.”

“So, when they initially stated they wouldn’t interfere with us on the 32nd floor, it was just a stalling strategy,” Jiang Yan said indifferently, propping her cheek and watching the flickering flame of the alcohol lamp on the table.

Though the flame of the alcohol lamp was small, it didn’t last long.

“Wow, it’s about to go out!” Su Dai followed her gaze and noticed that the alcohol inside was almost depleted.

She quickly stood up, took some tweezers, had Ye Qing help her hold up the ceramic lamp wick, and then took out a small bottle of alcohol to refill it.

Her way of adding alcohol was a bit dangerous.

Normally, you’d extinguish the lamp before refilling it.

But no one else said anything.

“The main thing is, they have supplies. The torrential rain is coming again, it doesn’t matter if you were a high-level executive or official before, without a platform and resources, you are nothing! Having supplies and strength, that’s the real deal!”

After Tian Jiliang finished, he looked at his watch and said, “Ah! It’s six o’clock! Everyone, I need to head home. If it gets any later, those people might come knocking, and today they might even expand up to the 29th floor!”

Su Dai looked at him, “Is it really that bad?” It felt as if the bandits were about to come plundering.

“Absolutely! We are weak and have no proper weapons; we’re no match for them. Ah, if only we had someone powerful to …” Tian Jiliang sighed deeply, stood up, and hesitated to say more, casting a secretive glance at Jiang Yan.

He appeared polite and peaceful, but he was actually a very insightful and ambitious person.

However, constrained by his work environment, he was usually good at hiding his talents, keeping a low profile.

Being the Investment Director of a listed company, his emotional intelligence, intelligence, and depth were naturally not superficial.

He had already secretly united a small group of people to resist Ma Longbiao and his group.

But this matter was done covertly, so he was not in a position to directly tell Jiang Yan and the others.

So all the rambling he did earlier was just laying the groundwork and testing the waters.

He had hoped to see if Jiang Yan would step in to help when she saw injustice.

After all, she had a gun, her strength was significant, and her deterrent power was not ordinary.

If she united with Sun Jingtao and Ye Qing, and he rallied some more people,

It would clearly be possible to confront Ma Longbiao and his group.

To drive them out of Building A wouldn’t be impossible.

Yet Jiang Yan seemed completely oblivious to his hints, remaining unruffled as she said:

“Right, it’s getting late, I’ll head back too.”

Tian Jiliang didn’t understand her detached calmness throughout, but he couldn’t say anything more.

After all, offering help is a kindness, not helping is a right.

He couldn’t make decisions for her.

He couldn’t even make decisions for himself.

He would have to find another opportunity to persuade her indirectly.

Jiang Yan was actually feeling somewhat restless.

Mainly, her stomach was starting to hurt again.

The room was both damp and cold.

Although her body had been modified by Space and wasn’t as susceptible to cold or heat,

She could still feel the temperature changes.

The clay stove they built that afternoon wasn’t dry yet.

Jiang Yan and Tian Jiliang were guests, so it wasn’t appropriate for them to use it; after all, the smell was unpleasant, not to mention the heavy smoke.

“Wait a moment, I have something for you,” Sun Jingtao said, getting up and heading back to the master bedroom.

But he quickly returned with a solemn countenance, “Everyone, people from the opposite building are coming over!”

He was holding a grass-green military telescope.

“Honey, what do you mean?” Su Dai was startled, swiftly rising to her feet.

Jiang Yan, however, instantly understood.

His house layout was just like hers.

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From the master bedroom, you could see the central garden of the compound.

Clearly, people from several buildings across were approaching.

After all, with such heavy rain, if it continued for another day or two, even the 20th floor could be flooded.

The opposite side only had 24 floors to begin with.

The 32nd floor of Building A naturally became their first choice for sanctuary.

“Come with me.”

Sun Jingtao didn’t care about privacy or anything; he immediately called everyone to follow him into the master bedroom.