Snowstorm: I'm Super Rich in the Apocalypse-Chapter 131 - The Merchants Way of Establishing

Chapter 131: Chapter 131: The Merchant’s Way of Establishing Authority

Chapter 131 -131: The Merchant’s Way of Establishing Authority

The walkie-talkie crackled to life again.

Chen Shaonan, “They didn’t come to blows, so everything should be fine now.”

Feng Zhekai, “That’s good, though it was a waste gearing up for nothing, it’s definitely better than a fight breaking out.”

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Gu Pan still shared what Lu Ruisheng had observed just now with everyone, because it served as a reminder and could also provide the others with more experience.

After listening to Gu Pan, there was a moment of silence on the walkie-talkie before Cheng Yang spoke up first, “How could anyone ordinary catch all that? I’ve got to learn more from elder brother in the future.”

Chen Shaonan said, “We truly lack experience in this area. We really should learn more from Xiao Lu in the future.”

Nowadays, none of them were idle; they would typically learn emergency medical treatment from Feng Zhekai and some electronics from Chen Shaonan, and even how to make grenades from Duan Shumei. A man of many talents is never cornered.

So much time had passed since the apocalypse that even those barely clinging to life had developed many physical ailments due to scarce nutrition: night blindness, anemia, osteoporosis, and so much more.

Thanks to their preparations, Gu Pan and the others didn’t lack these nutrients, and their physical condition was noticeably better when walking among others.

Of course, now they rarely separated from each other, and they definitely didn’t go alone to crowded places.

The outside had quieted down, but the residents of the complex were anything but quiet. Most believed that the events from earlier were a real robbery attempt, so now they were even more inclined to rely on Fu Chenyuan and those from the Inner Circle. They also felt that the protection fee wasn’t paid in vain. Initially some had thought to hide their supplies or run away after hoarding enough, but today’s events had quelled that desire, convincing them that the outside world was even more dangerous.

Squad Leader Fang also understood the situation. Any ex-soldier could see it, and he believed Lu Ruisheng was sharper than him and didn’t need his reminder about these things.

Besides, Lu Ruisheng and the others had an agreement with the Inner Circle to not interfere with each other, so today’s events had no impact on them, and he didn’t have to worry about them.

That day, aside from Gu Pan and Squad Leader Fang’s group, there were probably not many on the outskirts who could sleep.

At dusk, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng decided to take their group to the night market’s trading post, so they could get a better understanding of the market.

However, they needed someone to stay behind and watch the house, so they split the visit over two days: the first taking Feng Zhekai and his wife and Cheng Yang, the second with Chen Shaonan’s family by car.

They gathered everyone in Cheng Yang’s meeting room to discuss this.

After hearing the plan, Feng Zhekai was very interested, “I want to see what’s out there too, whether there are any traditional Chinese medicines and the prices of Western medicines and such.”

Cheng Yang had on his mind to inquire about the current prices of contraceptives; after all, he had a whole bag full of them.

Chen Shaonan wanted to find some missing solar energy components, while Chen Lang was curious to see what the night market was like.

In any case, everyone was very curious. They had considered visiting before, but since the distance to the city center was great and a car was needed, not to mention the high risk in the city, and the fact that they weren’t short on food, they hadn’t gone back since venturing out.

After finalizing the plan, Gu Pan and the others, along with Feng Zhekai and his wife and Cheng Yang, set out for the city center as night fell.

They had recently acquired another sedan and decided to drive that to the city tonight.

They traveled slowly, to avoid any possible ambushes.

Of course, they were armed; if needed, they would open fire.

Fortunately, the journey was smooth, and they made it into the city.

First, they found a place to conceal the car, of course, draining the fuel to carry with them. A car without gas wasn’t a coveted item, so nobody would steal it.

Then, they walked to the trading post near the city center because it was closer to where they lived, and the area was more bustling, allowing them to learn more about the situation there.

First, they had to pass through a district of brothels and willow lanes. Nowadays, these places were becoming more and more common. By rights, during these times, family planning products were expensive, and getting pregnant was dangerous. Such places shouldn’t have existed.

But if a woman lost her family and had no means of self-defense, when alone, this might be her only hope for survival. In the face of life and death, other things seemed to become less important.

Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng were familiar with the area and led the way.

Feng Zhekai and Lu Xuerong followed behind them.

Cheng Yang was at the end, curiously observing everything.

Suddenly, from behind, Cheng Yang let out a sharp scream. Gu Pan and the others quickly stopped walking.

They saw a woman in her mid-twenties, scantily clad, clinging to Cheng Yang’s arm, pressing her whole body against him, and continuously rubbing against Cheng Yang’s arm.

The woman’s voice was extremely seductive, “Little brother, sister has many new tricks. Do you want to try?”

Cheng Yang’s head shook like a rattle-drum, trying to break free but unable to, and he also couldn’t use force. He cried out to Gu Pan like a quail, “Sis, save my damn life.”

Gu Pan couldn’t help but laugh when she heard this. She went over to the woman and said, “We’re in a hurry and it’s not convenient.”

The woman still didn’t let go, “Sister, you’re all paired up, and this little brother is alone. How could he not need it? Otherwise, you all go ahead with your urgent matters. By the time you’re done and come back, we’ll have finished our business too.”

Gu Pan didn’t want to cause trouble, nor did she want to say anything unpleasant. After all, during the apocalypse, many choices were made out of necessity.

So she said, “He has a woman; she’s my friend. Do you think it’s appropriate for him to stay? Can we give each other some face?”

The woman’s expression changed slightly, then she said with a different tone, “If I don’t get a client today, I’ll go hungry. I don’t have any other choice. Have some sympathy for me.”

But her grip on Cheng Yang didn’t loosen at all; it was tight.

Gu Pan didn’t like the type who wouldn’t take a hint, and her expression changed. She pulled out a gun, “Do you really want to resolve this with such a thing?”

This time the woman became scared and quickly let go.

Cheng Yang immediately jumped to Gu Pan’s side, “Sis.”

Lu Ruisheng looked at Cheng Yang, “For your first test out here, you failed.”

Cheng Yang with a wronged expression, “Bro, this is scarier than being robbed. I was truly baffled.”

Gu Pan said to them, “Let’s move on. We’ll debrief when we get back.”

Lu Ruisheng agreed, and they continued forward, only this time Cheng Yang stayed close to Lu Ruisheng’s side.

Feng Zhekai and Lu Xuerong brought up the rear.

After walking some more, they came across a gambling house. Who could have imagined, at a time when most people couldn’t even get enough to eat, gambling houses prospered.

Because many people were going to die anyway, they came to gamble. If they won, they might live a few more days; if they lost, they’d hand over their last food and accept death. What difference did a couple of days make between an early death or a later one?

There were also many who had gambling addictions. In the past, they had families, morals, lots of restraints. But now there weren’t so many bindings, and if only one family member remained, there were even fewer concerns.

Of course, there were also those with resources and money who came to this district simply to squander and indulge. In the post-apocalyptic venues like this, there was nothing they didn’t have—if only you could imagine it, they had it. The gambling houses were not lacking in alcohol, tobacco, or beautiful men and women. Here, one could drunkenly dream their life away.

Since killing people wouldn’t be held to account nowadays, what was there to restrain them? Basically, they just did whatever made them happy.