Natural Disaster: I Started By Hoarding Tens Of Billions Of Supplies

Chapter 381: Connected



Shi Xuan raised his hand in agreement and said, "I think Yao Ran is right. It will be too chaotic and time-consuming if we wait to be relocated with the others. We have the villa, so we can just go back there."

After he said that, Chen Zizhen then asked, "Miss Yao, what about our people living in Sector F?"

Sector F residents were formerly slum dwellers. If they left the underground shelter, they would likely return to the slums, making it inconvenient for everyone to communicate as they live in separate places.

Yao Ran thought for a moment and turned to Ling Yi. "Boss Ling, can you help me with something?"

Ling Yi smiled, "What do you need, Miss Yao?"

"Can you lead Chen Zizhen and the others back to A Yu's place?" she asked.

Ling Yi raised an eyebrow at her words. After a few seconds of silence, he asked, "Miss Yao, are you leaving the base?"

Yao Ran nodded. "I never planned to stay here permanently. I initially came for business. Now that the sandstorm has ended, it's time for me to leave."

Ling Yi rubbed his chin and thoughtfully said, "Since you are leaving, you could lead them yourself. Why ask for my help?"

He paused for a second before adding, "Unless... you are not going back to the air raid shelter."

Yao Ran glanced at Li Tianyu after hearing Ling Yi's speculations. After learning that Du Zhaoyi was a member of The Ark from Yuan Rihui, she wouldn't let Li Tianyu know her next plan until she was certain he wasn't one of Du Zhaoyi's subordinates.

With that in mind, Yao Ran asked, "If I'm not going back there, where else could I go?"

"Then why did you ask me to send Brother Zhen and the others?" Ling Yi questioned doubtfully.

Yao Ran smiled and explained, "When we return this time, there will be more than 200 people from Chen Zizhen's team. Including your men, the convoy will have over 300 people."

"Neither A Yu, Shi Xuan, nor I have enough vehicles to accommodate this many people. If I didn't ask for your help with transportation, who else could I turn to?"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

After listening to her explanation, Ling Yi nodded in understanding. He smiled and said, "Miss Yao is right. Since you trust me, you can leave this matter to me. When do you want to leave?"

"Tomorrow morning," Yao Ran replied calmly.

"Time is a bit tight, but I will get it done," Ling Yi said after thinking for a while.

Satisfied with his promise, Yao Ran said, "Then, let's arrange for everyone to leave the underground shelter now."

Ling Yi, Yuan Rihui, and Chen Zizhen nodded in agreement at her words. "Alright."

With only a few hours left to organize the team to leave the underground shelter and prepare for the next day's journey to Long Yu's air raid shelter, the three of them bid farewell and went to handle their tasks.

When only the four of them remained, Yao Ran noticed that Li Tianyu had no intention of leaving. Curious, she asked, "Captain Li, is there something you'd like to tell us?"

Li Tianyu nodded. He looked at Long Yu and Shi Xuan before turning back to her and asked, "Miss Yao, is the invitation you offered me before still valid?"

Realizing he was referring to her earlier invitation for him and his team to join them, Yao Ran nodded. "It is still valid. But may I ask why you suddenly wish to join us?"

Li Tianyu hesitated for a moment before saying, "A few days ago, I accidentally discovered that Commander Du is actually working for the people in the central government."

Yao Ran and Long Yu were not surprised when they heard this, but Shi Xuan couldn't believe it and asked, "Isn't the Juncheng Military Base in conflict with the central government in Shoudu City?"

Li Tianyu nodded and explained, "After learning that, I secretly investigated Commander Du. Two days ago, I discovered that his family is one of the groups controlling the central government, and they appear to be collaborating with a secret organization."

At this, Yao Ran and Long Yu exchanged glances. Now that they knew Du Zhaoyi was a member of an influential family in Shoudu City, they were not surprised to learn that he was also a member of The Ark.

Recalling the documents she had found in her grandfather's safe, Yao Ran's eyes flickered for a second. Connecting all the clues she had gathered so far, she suddenly realized something. Lowering her eyes, she thought, 'Now, everything makes sense. The name list included a man with the surname Du, who Yao Yuechuan identified as a senior officer of The Ark. Du Zhaoyi must be related to that man.'

'With his identity as a member of the Du family and The Ark, his actions to consolidate power at Juncheng Military Base make sense. Since Uncle Xu holds the most authority in the base, Du Zhaoyi would naturally target him first.'

'If that's the case, I should stay here and use Du Zhaoyi to uncover The Ark's plans and the reason for them to do the human experiment. But to do that, I might have to wrong Uncle Xu slightly.'

While she was lost in thought, Li Tianyu continued, "I also found that, apart from the deformation medicine purchased from Miss Yao, Commander Du only distributes supplies to those directly under his command."

"What about everyone else?" Long Yu asked, his face darkening.

Li Tianyu sighed and replied, "This is the reason why I decided to join your team. Other than Commander Du's subordinates, the rest only receive a small piece of bread and 200 ml of water per day. If not for Li Zhen secretly sharing half of his team's rations with us, we'd be starving to death by now."

Recalling the meals he'd had at the air raid shelter, Li Tianyu unconsciously swallowed. Noticing his small action, Long Yu's eyes darkened.