Apocalypse: After Being Reborn, I Stocked Up on All Supplies-Chapter 180 - : A Disaster That Lingers for a Thousand Years

Chapter 180: Chapter 180: A Disaster That Lingers for a Thousand Years

Jiang Yan had kept quiet throughout the conversation.

She held a bottle of insecticide in her hands, examining the colorful ingredient list by the faint firelight.

She appeared calm and bored.

Seeing that she remained silent, Sun Jingtao also did not press on with further questioning.

Such matters seemed too distant from them.

They were just a few ordinary folks, more realistically concerned with how to safely reach East Mountain.

And so, as he thought about it, Sun Jingtao leaned over to pick up a few chopped branches from the ground by his side and carefully placed them on the fire.

“The fish is ready to eat, if we don’t eat it now, it will burn.”

Ye Qing spoke while picking up two thinner branches, moving the fish closest to the fire source in the wire mesh to the side, and replaced them with two big ones from the stainless steel basin.

Droplets from the fish sizzled and produced thick smoke as they hit the fire.

The six of them sat around the stone stove, Su Dai and her husband, Song Qian, and Kong Wu, each seated on a long side of the rectangle.

Jiang Yan and Ye Qing sat opposite each other.

Although the fish was ready, none of them had chopsticks and it was too hot to handle, so no one started eating right away.

The conversation halted abruptly, and an unexpected silence fell over the scene.

Just as Kong Wu was about to praise the deliciousness of the grilled fish, Jiang Yan looked at him and Song Qian, smiling faintly as she said,

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“You said Flame Base and Yaoben Base are both among the top five private bases. Haven’t you ever considered doing this kind of research at your base?”

She always felt that the topic was deliberately brought up by Song Qian and Kong Wu.

It was somewhat like brainstorming.

Making them unwittingly link together various matters that were originally unrelated to them.

But what was the purpose of letting them know about these things?

Jiang Yan knew that Kong Wu’s idol, or rather his spiritual leader, was none other than the leader of Yaoben Base, Mo Jingsheng.

Putting Yaoben Base and Flame Base together was also somewhat meant to provoke.

Sure enough, Kong Wu became anxious upon hearing this,

“Ahem, Sister Yaen, you just don’t understand! That Xue Miaomiao from Flame Base is just a crazy lunatic! How could our leader be anything like him! The two of them are essentially worlds apart, what’s that phrase—”

Kong Wu swallowed, his eyes rolling around. He looked left, looked right, but couldn’t come up with the phrase.

Jiang Yan, unfazed, suggested, “As different as clouds and mud?”

“Ah! Yes, yes, yes!” Kong Wu loudly slapped his thigh and nodded furiously.

Song Qian, who had been calm and steady by his side, frowned subconsciously when he heard Kong Wu’s outburst.

Sun Jingtao and the others were simultaneously stunned for a second.

The name was originally just conjecture.

They had not expected it to be true!

Jiang Yan felt a sinking feeling in her heart.

Good people do not live long, yet evil lingers for a thousand years.

So, Xue Miaomiao was undoubtedly a reborn.

Then who was the person that had died in jail…

Nevertheless, Jiang Yan feigned surprise and probed,

“Xue Miaomiao?? Kong Wu, you’re not talking about that person who made the news after his grandfather died and he was detained twice, are you?”

“Yeah, that’s the one! He was initially sentenced to death but then got released on bail, got caught again, and faked his death in prison! Everyone local knows about it! He’s nothing but a top-level profligate and a pervert!” Kong Wu spoke without hesitation, his words tumbling out like gunfire.

The group: “…”

“Brother Song, what else do you know about Flame Base?” Sun Jingtao clenched his fist and took a breath.

At this point, they had to be direct.

Song Qian looked at him, his eyes filled with complexity,

“Actually, Brother Sun, the truth about someone paying for the key parts of mutated animals does exist. The transaction method is quite secretive and singular, so it’s unknown who is behind it, and I haven’t specifically investigated it.

As for the other things, we’ve only heard rumors, and we don’t know much in detail. So, take whatever Kong Wu says with a grain of salt.

After all, the information both of us have is not entirely accurate or comprehensive, and a lot of it is hearsay.”

After speaking, he paused and looked around the group with interest, then continued,

“If you’re really interested, once you reach East Mountain, you can directly go to Yaoben Base and ask the leader himself. He has always hoped you would consider joining the base.”

As Kong Wu listened to his words, he choked up and was unable to say anything further.

Jiang Yan raised an eyebrow and cast a glance at Song Qian from the corner of her eye:

Tsk—

This man, not only is he a sharpshooter.

Turns out he’s also quite adept at beating around the bush…

The other three recalled that when it came to Flame Base, Song Qian indeed had never expressed an opinion.

It was always Kong Wu who was chirpy and hopping around.

Forget it, it was better not to continue this topic.

As for going to the base to ask Mo Jingsheng face-to-face, they would have to be crazy to consider it.

Sun Jingtao changed the subject and inquired about a few things regarding Yaoben Base, only to find Song Qian brushed him off by claiming he was new to the base and didn’t know much.

At first listen, it seemed like he was temporarily assigned to transport them to take Mo Jingsheng’s boat, but due to the earthquake and a series of events, he ended up joining them on their journey merely by chance.

As the conversation went on, Sun Jingtao and the others wisely lost interest in asking further questions.

“We can eat the fish now.” Ye Qing was the first to pick up a piece of fish, steering the conversation away.

The fish had been sitting at the edge of the wire mesh for a while, cooling down a bit.

But due to the warmth from the fire, it hadn’t grown cold.

Everyone else was famished, and upon hearing this, they set aside their gossipy thoughts and started to seriously eat the fish.

While eating fish, it’s generally wise not to talk, as it’s easy to get bones stuck in your throat.

The scene temporarily returned to silence.

After the meal, Sun Jingtao went out in the dark to wash the wire mesh at the cave entrance.

The others cleared some of the rocks from around the fire, then buried the washed sweet potatoes and potatoes into the charcoal ash.

Scorpions are afraid of light, so as long as the fire keeps burning and with the protective “barriers” in place, they didn’t need to worry too much about scorpions attacking in the middle of the night.

Sun Jingtao and three others arranged a night watch schedule; Jiang Yan and Su Dai volunteered as well, but the others declined their offer.

Due to the presence of mutated scorpions, the shifts were set in pairs.

One would watch outside the cave entrance, keeping an eye on the assault dinghy and the rubber boat.

The other would guard inside the cave, close to the inner entrance, watching for any scorpions that might appear.

In the end, Jiang Yan and Su Dai each took out a tent.

Originally, Sun Jingtao had suggested that the two women share one for warmth and also for the convenience of packing up quickly in case of an emergency.

However, Jiang Yan made an excuse to refuse.

She had her own plans.

Seeing this, Sun Jingtao and Su Dai had no choice but to let it be.