In the Apocalypse, Hoarding Supplies with the System's Hundredfold Critical Hits
#34 - Chapter 34: Meeting an Old Friend
Although they were familiar with each other, their identities and circumstances were now vastly different.
"Director Li, I didn't expect it to really be you?" Manager Zhang was still very happy; meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land is one of life's four great joys.
Although this wasn't exactly a foreign land, encountering an acquaintance in the apocalypse was still a relatively happy thing.
"Old Zhang, I didn't expect to run into you here. What a coincidence!" Li Ming said with a smile.
"Haha, Director Li, this is quite a surprise!" Manager Zhang also said with emotion.
"Haha, Old Zhang, it seems impossible for me to reopen my fresh food supermarket. This disaster has been devastating for me!" Li Ming said with a smile.
"Director Li, is this the end of the world? The rain is pouring as if the sky is leaking. It's terrifying. And I heard from our captain that the whole country is suffering. When will this disaster end?" Manager Zhang said helplessly.
"Old Zhang, how are you doing now?" Li Ming was quite concerned about his old subordinate, especially since he had specifically told him to stockpile supplies before the disaster.
"Director Li, speaking of this, I really have to thank you.
You reminded me that a typhoon was coming and to stockpile supplies, and I miraculously bought a lot of necessities. Thanks to your reminder!" The two found a deserted place, and Manager Zhang said with emotion.
"Haha, it was just a small favor, and you were willing to listen to advice! Are your family members all doing well?"
"They're all doing well. The people in our Main City Garden community are very united, and everyone has spontaneously organized to start self-rescue efforts.
There were also two black forces who had designs on us, but we wiped them all out. What's wrong with this world? Why did it suddenly become so chaotic?" Manager Zhang shook his head.
Li Ming's heart stirred, and he tried to ask, "Are you now acting as a reseller?"
"Alas, although I've stockpiled some supplies, who knows when this disaster will end? We can't just sit and eat our reserves, so the owners in our community have united to keep warm together.
Our community has independently formed a security team and is also engaged in reselling. Some time ago, we went out together and found a dog food factory, directly taking all the dog food inside, and that's how we had the capital to become resellers."
After listening to Manager Zhang's words, Li Ming was quite surprised. He didn't expect that in the apocalypse, there would be communities that would band together to survive. However, banding together to survive is the right thing to do in this world. No matter how strong an individual is, they are not as strong as a collective, especially for ordinary people.
It seems that there are capable people in Old Zhang's community, which made Li Ming pay attention.
"Old Zhang, what's the situation in your community now? What kind of residents are there mostly?" Li Ming decided to ask about the other party's situation before making a decision.
"Our community has a total of 24 buildings. The entire community is very large. Basically, the people who live in our community are people with skills, either retired engineers or technicians from state-owned enterprises, or retired officials."
"Is your community lacking supplies now? How long can you last?"
"Director Li, are you going to trade with us?" Manager Zhang asked instead of answering.
"Old Zhang, I won't hide anything from you. There are some things I want to tell you, and you need to be prepared!" Li Ming said lightly.
When Old Zhang heard Li Ming's words, he felt a little scared. He vaguely thought of something, but he didn't dare to think too much, for fear of losing hope.
"Director Li, are you saying..."
"Old Zhang, you should be able to sense how strange this climate is, right? This world has already begun to become chaotic. Make some plans as soon as possible!" Li Ming said slowly.
Manager Zhang's face changed drastically. He had worked with Li Ming for at least seven or eight years and naturally knew what Li Ming wanted to express. At this time, he felt from Li Ming's words that this disaster seemed to be just the beginning.
"Director Li, how are you doing now?"
"My situation is not bad. I found an air-raid shelter and am currently living in it. It's still relatively safe."
Manager Zhang glanced at the soldiers behind Li Ming and immediately judged that his Director Li was in a large organization and was also highly valued by the organization.
Because the attitude of these soldiers was centered on Li Ming, Manager Zhang, who had been in the workplace for half his life, could naturally see these details to judge some things.
"Director Li, what do you think our community should do?" Manager Zhang decided to ask Li Ming, after all, Li Ming's current mental state was very good, indicating that he was doing quite well.
"Haha, Old Zhang, has your community ever thought about finding a backer?" Li Ming's words were like a thunderclap, ringing in Manager Zhang's ears.
Manager Zhang finally understood the other party's intention. The organization behind Li Ming was actually preparing to expand its power during the chaos, and his heart was very disturbed at this time.
Seeing that Manager Zhang was already a little disturbed, Li Ming continued, "Old Zhang, to put it bluntly, I now suspect that the empire's government has been severely hit, otherwise, why haven't we seen any troops maintaining order yet?"
"According to the empire's usual practice, in the event of such a disaster, the empire would definitely quickly send troops to maintain order and start disaster relief, but now that the disaster has been happening for almost 20 days, there is no movement at all. Think carefully about the details!"
"Hiss!" Manager Zhang gasped, "Director Li, do you mean the empire has..."
Li Ming nodded, and at this moment, Manager Zhang directly abandoned all wishful thinking, "Director Li, I will discuss this matter with our community's captain!"
Li Ming took out a high-power walkie-talkie from his bag and handed it to the other party, "This is a high-power walkie-talkie. If you don't trust us, it doesn't matter. You can trade first and get to know each other. You can contact me here through the walkie-talkie if you have any questions. If there is any danger, we will save you once for the sake of our past relationship!"
"Director Li, do you have this thing?" Manager Zhang asked, gesturing with his hand.
"Haha!" Li Ming just smiled, "Old Zhang, it's not good to be too ambitious. But cold weapons can be sold to you in batches, such as compound bows, crossbows, knives, and spears."
Manager Zhang once again confirmed the strength of the organization behind Li Ming, even having guns.
"Old Zhang, you can help us collect a batch of antiques. We can do a few more transactions first. At least you have good weapons in hand, and you can protect yourself, can't you?"
"Okay, Director Li, I will discuss this matter with Captain Wu when I get back."
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