Apocalypse Showdown: Carrier Conquest

Chapter 55: No More Trades

"It’s impossible!""Absolutely impossible!"Wang Pingping strongly opposed the idea of firearms being distributed to the public.Even now, there are gangs out there who would trade anything for money, and if they get their hands on firearms, the chaos would be unimaginable. Not just ordinary people, even military forces could be ambushed!Ye Xinxiao, though also opposed, kept silent as Zhu Guanghan had not yet expressed his opinion. Letting Wang Pingping shout a bit was part of the political wisdom that had been passed down in Asharan for centuries."But we really need that stock of frozen meat," Xu Zhiyuan said in a low voice. "One handgun and a few magazines of bullets, I think it should be fine."Zhu Guanghan stubbed out his cigarette, which had almost burned his fingers, and turned to Ye Xinxiao, "What do you think?""Actually, the guns aren’t the problem," Ye Xinxiao, the military professional, made it clear with one sentence.Without ammunition, a gun was no better than a knife, even less effective than a fire poker.Wang Pingping was about to say more, but a glance from Ye Xinxiao shut him up."The key issue is the bullets," Ye Xinxiao continued. "It’s our tradition not to take a single needle or thread from the people. We can’t abandon that just because of the disaster. I think ten kilograms of pork for a bullet sounds reasonable.""I personally think Old Ye’s suggestion is very reasonable, what do you all think?" Zhu Guanghan was the first to agree, and no one else could say much in response.With the organization’s decision in hand, Xu Zhiyuan returned to the Lanshan community once again.As before, he only had the right to talk between the two security doors, but at least he got to drink some hot tea, so it wasn’t a total loss."Didn't expect the government to be this stingy," Zhou Lin laughed. "Ten kilograms of frozen meat for one bullet—at today’s prices, that’s more precious than gold!"However, Xu Zhiyuan had his reasons.The government didn’t encourage private fighting. In most civil disputes, just showing a gun could settle things. Zhou Lin's desire for self-protection didn’t necessarily need a pile of bullets."Only use a gun if absolutely necessary. Even if you do, it should be for warning purposes," Xu Zhiyuan said."So the bullets I get for ten kilograms of frozen meat are just for show?" Zhou Lin quipped."I think it’s very reasonable. Sometimes the key isn’t about going from one to infinity, but from zero to one."The price wasn’t negotiable, and in the end, Zhou Lin wrote down the location of the cold storage and the amount of frozen meat."The guns can be given to you first, but the bullets will come after we verify things."Xu Zhiyuan placed a brand new 92-style pistol on the table, with not a trace of oil on it.Zhou Lin couldn’t be bothered to argue over the details of the trade; the disaster command center was unlikely to back out of the deal.As for the frozen meat in the cold storage, it had been left over from a previous stockpile, totaling about a thousand kilograms. A hundred bullets didn’t really matter to Zhou Lin."You never asked us why we have guns," Zhou Lin said, lying in bed and watching Wu Xue pack her clothes. Although they didn’t go out much, some changes were still necessary."Some things, if you always dig too deep, might end up annoying you. Even if you don’t get annoyed, you’ll start to suspect me. Before, if things went wrong, we could divorce. But now, there’s no such thing, right?"Zhou Lin’s words made Wu Xue smile knowingly."You’ve been running tests on my body data, have you reached any conclusions?""I have," Wu Xue replied, sitting next to him. "Want to hear?""Of course.""So far, if my studies are correct, then you’re wrong.""What do you mean?" Zhou Lin sat up, intrigued.Wu Xue squeezed his abdominal muscles. "Although you don’t look much different, human beings aren’t supposed to have data like yours. But my worldview doesn’t allow for anything supernatural, so I just think you’re wrong. Your existence is the biggest insult to modern medicine."She said this seriously, but then couldn’t hold back her laughter."Look at your depressed face. Don’t worry, though. Even though you’re strong like no one else, in a world like this, what can’t I accept? And besides, no woman would ever complain about her husband being strong—unless he’s abusive. You’re not abusive, are you?""I don’t know!" Zhou Lin suddenly jumped up and pressed Wu Xue down. "Let me show you something today!"...【Evolution Progress】Over 3 means Zhou Lin's physical condition is three times that of a normal person. Hmm, Wu Xue will soon find out how wrong she was when she said no woman would ever complain....Happiness aside, Wu Xue had worries afterward, but she couldn’t tell Zhou Lin, so she went to seek advice from her "mother-in-law," Cheng Yali."Don’t worry, our family has more than enough resources. Before, I was busy with my career, but now, I have too much time on my hands.""But..." Wu Xue was still worried. Giving birth naturally was fine, but what if she needed a cesarean? Could she perform the surgery herself? Not to mention, the family’s resources were limited. Eventually, they would run out, and then what? Would they let their child starve?"Run out?" Cheng Yali raised an eyebrow and lowered her voice, "I can’t promise everything, but food and supplies are more than enough. Don’t worry. Even if you have ten or eight children, we’ll never run out of food!"Ten or eight children... Wu Xue gasped. How much food did the Zhou family have? Several tons? Several dozen tons? Could it be hundreds of tons? There’s no way they could store that much in this apartment...But even so, Wu Xue couldn’t shake her concerns, which she kept hidden in her heart for now.A couple of days later, Xu Zhiyuan came specifically to deliver the bullets and to thank Zhou Lin’s family. In addition to the more than 1,200 kilograms of frozen pork, they found over a hundred live chickens in the cold storage."So, a hundred chickens earn us twenty bullets?" Zhou Lin laughed."To be precise, ten bullets for the chickens, and the other ten are a bonus," Xu Zhiyuan replied."How generous! Please thank the commander on my behalf, this trade was very satisfactory..."Xu Zhiyuan smiled faintly and was about to speak when Zhou Lin suddenly added, "No more trades from now on."Uh... Xu Zhiyuan awkwardly took his leave, not even getting a cup of tea."Do you think you’ve offended him? What if he makes things difficult for us?" Cheng Yali was a bit concerned, and Wu Xue thought that, after all, they were dealing with the government—there was no need to sour relations.But Zhou Lin didn’t see it that way."This is the apocalypse. The apocalypse!""Kindness and weakness are original sins!""If you don’t act strong, you’ll become someone else’s dinner—the real kind of dinner!"...Wu Xue was a bit frightened, her voice trembling. "Could it really be that cruel? People eating people...""Sister-in-law, you’re naive. Brother’s right. The cruelest thing in this world is humanity," Zhou Lin’s sister, Zhou Li, raised her phone. "Someone just admitted it on the forum."Admitted?Admitted what?Eating people?Wu Xue’s face turned pale, and she rushed to the bathroom."Brother, there’s still a long way to go," Zhou Li said, pointing to Wu Xue’s retreating figure.Zhou Lin could only shrug and follow her.Elsewhere, Shao Hang suspected that Xu Zhiyuan wouldn’t return for a while."Too bad about that frozen meat. If you had told me sooner...""At that time, I was still locked on the rooftop," Yang Qiqi muttered. "Ready to make a move?""Wait until Huang Xuefeng brings the locksmith. Then we’ll act."