Upon hearing this, Jiang Da felt as if the sky had collapsed.

He and his brother only wanted to go find the female doctor and retrieve the supplies they had hidden.

But they never expected the seemingly fragile female doctor to be so violent!

Not only did they fail to harm a single hair on her, but they were also knocked unconscious by her.

When they woke up, the world had changed.

Not only did they fail to recover the supplies, but someone had also discovered the supplies they had just retrieved and hadn’t had the chance to hide.

How had things developed into this situation?

Jiang Da couldn’t understand, but now wasn’t the time to think about this.

He crawled frantically to Mayor Li’s feet, trying to grab his pants leg, but the latter disdainfully stepped aside to avoid him.

“Mayor Li, please, please spare us for the sake of my cousin!”

When Assistant Wu was mentioned, Mayor Li’s expression changed slightly.

“He… was involved in your affair?”

Jiang Da quickly shook his head.

“No, he wasn’t, he doesn’t know anything.”

Hearing the answer he hoped for, Mayor Li’s expression softened slightly, and he looked down at Jiang Da again, then walked out.

Seeing that mentioning Assistant Wu didn’t work, Jiang Da, desperate, knelt and chased after him, pleading as he went.

“Please spare us, we promise we’ll work for the base like oxen or horses to repay you, please…”

Just as Jiang Da hoped Mayor Li would show mercy, a muffled groan suddenly came from the room.

“Ugh… it hurts too much.”

Everyone turned to look, and they saw Jiang Er, his upper body wrapped in a waterproof tarp, struggling to tear it off.

But it was unclear how he had been wrapped earlier, or perhaps he was too weak, as despite struggling a few times, he couldn’t tear the tarp off.

So the situation in the room remained hidden.

“Why do I smell so bad? Ugh—”

“That damned bitch, don’t let me catch her—ugh—”

“I’ll make her pay—ugh—”

If Jiang Da’s pleading had softened some people’s hearts, causing them to think well of Assistant Wu, Jiang Er’s curses had completely pushed them back into their original position.

“Damn, these two ungrateful, selfish, and greedy dogs! Mayor Li is wise!”

“Yes, yes, we can’t let them go!”

“We definitely can’t let them off easy!”

Mayor Li, who had hesitated slightly earlier, resumed his steps after hearing Jiang Er’s curses. This time, his pace was firm and steady.

Mayor Li left, and others had no desire to stay longer either.

After all, the smell in here was unbearable.

Everyone followed Mayor Li out in single file.

Only Wang Rui and the newly arrived security team members remained to clean up the mess.

Jiang Er’s waterproof tarp was finally removed, thanks to Wang Rui’s kindness.

As soon as it was taken off, a foul stench assaulted Wang Rui’s nostrils, and he quickly covered him up again with the tarp.

Ignoring the brothers’ struggles, he had them taken away and locked up.

As for the stolen supplies on the ground, they were taken by the security team, who would verify the supply list from Base 1 before compensating the residents who had been overlooked.

With Jiang Da and Jiang Er’s matter temporarily settled, Lin Chu hadn’t forgotten that she still needed to copy Old Zhang’s notes.

She caught up with Mayor Li and casually mentioned borrowing the copy machine.

He agreed without hesitation.

“Of course, no problem. You helped catch Jiang Da and Jiang Er today, so you’ve earned your share of the credit. Go ahead and use it.”

After receiving Mayor Li’s approval, Lin Chu took Old Zhang to his office and made a complete copy of the notes.

Meanwhile, Dr. Liu had also delivered the 5 kilograms of rice and a can of meat he had promised to Lin Chu.

She immediately handed them over to Old Zhang.

In the post-apocalypse, due to the internet being cut off, information that was once easy to access online had become especially valuable.

Old Zhang was willing to share it with her selflessly, but she couldn’t just take it without giving anything in return.

The latest planting experiences using the special water resources of the flooded world were a real treasure to her.

When Lin Chu tried to give Old Zhang the supplies, he hesitated.

In his heart, he wanted to refuse.

But life was hard now, and everyone wanted to eat a bit more.

Especially when the rice before him was so plump, he couldn’t help but swallow a few times.

It had been more than half a year since the flood began, and though he and his elderly wife had settled down, they were much better off than many who had no food, they still lived frugally.

The rice they earned through work points was only enough to make thin porridge, and they couldn’t afford to buy meat cans, only eating them when the base provided them.

With the rice and meat in front of him, it was hard to say no.

Seeing Old Zhang’s expression, Lin Chu immediately understood what he was thinking.

“Old Zhang, your notes, before the flood, would be considered intellectual property. I’m paying for the knowledge.”

“These are yours to keep, so don’t feel guilty.”

Confused but happy from the high-level terms Lin Chu used, Old Zhang smiled widely as he took the rice and meat cans.

As they walked out, Old Zhang kept praising Lin Chu’s generosity.

Just then, Bai Wei passed by and gave Lin Chu a cold glance before leaving.

Lin Chu didn’t mind, but she couldn’t help but notice Bai Wei’s shoes.

At first glance, they seemed like regular casual shoes, but in the sunlight, they subtly shimmered.

Lin Chu recognized the material—made by the system.

She had similar shoes, though different in style.

Recently, she had been wearing her old shoes around the base.

This nurse, Bai Wei, was a mission taker.

Lin Chu suddenly recalled a conversation she had overheard before escaping from the Big Black Fish’s mouth.

Could Bai Wei be the “Sister Bai” mentioned?

Could it be…

Had she led the Big Black Fish to them?

She remembered someone mentioning that the Big Black Fish had eaten a survivor named Xiao An.

If she was right, that Xiao An was the same person who had gone with “Sister Bai” to flip the bird-net.

If Lin Chu wasn’t mistaken, he was also a mission taker.

So, Bai Wei must harbor hatred toward her?

But… that day, they weren’t on the ship. Even if she had flipped the boat, the Big Black Fish couldn’t have attacked immediately…

His death seemed to hold many unresolved questions.

All of this was just Lin Chu’s fleeting speculation.

She didn’t care much about the specific reason.

Why should she care about why someone dislikes her?

All she had to do was stay wary of Bai Wei and make sure nothing strange happened.