The Great Flood of the End of Time: Female Neighbor Comes to Borrow Food

Chapter 343 Negotiation and Search

"what?"

When Qiu Yingyue heard Lin Wu's words, she was shocked and stood up suddenly.

A cargo ship?
She suddenly remembered something and immediately asked, "Is there anyone on the freighter?"

Lin Wu shook his head: "I don't know, it's a bit far away. But I guess there must be someone, otherwise the freighter would have been stuck somewhere long ago, how could it have drifted to the main entrance of Lishui Garden?"

Without saying anything, Qiu Yingyue immediately said, "Let's go to the rooftop!"

Lin Wu nodded quickly and was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Sister Qiu, what about the black market transaction?"

"Pause first and let them go home."

"understood."

Qiu Yingyue quickly went upstairs and came to the rooftop.

The rooftop is planted with all kinds of plants, even crops such as sweet potatoes.

Apparently, that's how they survived.

In addition to these crops, there are also many patrol personnel on the edge of the rooftop.

At this time, the patrol officers gathered on the west side of the building, looking at the flood in the distance.

Everyone looked surprised and happy, pointing and talking about it.

Suddenly someone shouted, "Sister Qiu is here."

Immediately, everyone dispersed and turned to look at Qiu Yingyue.

Qiu Yingyue brought Lin Wu and Qin Zihang, who appeared out of nowhere, and quickly came to the edge of the rooftop.

Qiu Yingyue asked: "Who discovered it first?"

A young man raised his hand and said, "Sister Qiu, I found it. At the time, I thought it was some mutant fish or something. It was just a small white dot."

"But I noticed it was swimming towards us in a very regular pattern, and I realized something was wrong. I immediately looked through the telescope and found out it was a cargo ship."

There was indeed a telescope hanging in the young man's arms.

It looks like the outdoor gear bought from Decathlon.

Qiu Yingyue said without hesitation: "Give me the telescope."

The young man did not dare to hesitate. He immediately took down the telescope and handed it to Qiu Yingyue.

Qiu Yingyue immediately put the telescope in front of her eyes and looked at the water.

Through the telescope, she immediately saw the ship clearly.

This is a red and white cargo ship, but above the cargo ship's cabin, there are two five-story bamboo buildings connected together.

The bamboo buildings were crowded with people, and the one on the left was mostly filled with men.

The bamboo building on the right is full of women.

She moved the telescope and soon noticed the flag hanging on the bow of the ship.

On the white flag were embroidered several blue ripples representing water waves.

Above the ripples are three mountain peaks connected together, forming the shape of the Chinese character "山".

In the upper right corner of the mountain, there is a round orange-red sun.

Qiu Yingyue was slightly startled and recalled in her mind that she had never seen such a flag before.

She had never heard of such a flag in China.

Logically speaking, most ships actually fly the national flag, and it is impossible to design a flag and hang it.

“Not an official ship!”

Qiu Yingyue understood instantly, with a hint of vigilance on her face, and then looked towards the deck of the freighter.

There were also many people on the deck, with patrol members spread all over the bow and stern.

Although I couldn't see these people's faces clearly, just from their body shapes, they were definitely a group of strong and confident people with full spirits.

Qiu Yingyue became alert again.

These are a group of people who are not easy to mess with!
She tried to adjust the focus, trying to see the group of people clearly.

As the telescope moved, she saw a pavilion.

There were several people standing in the pavilion, the leader should be a man. He stood in front of the table and seemed to be looking at something.

Someone next to him was telling him something.

As the focus lengthened, Qiu Yingyue gradually saw the man's face clearly.

This man had three-dimensional facial features and an above-average appearance, but his expression carried the dignity of a superior that seemed inviolable.

She looks to be only about 25 or 26 years old, but she gives people a mature feeling.

Qiu Yingyue had seen this feeling in her father.

This is the temperament that only the leader of a faction can have!

"This man is the boss of this freighter!"

Qiu Yingyue made a judgment immediately.

She was about to continue observing when suddenly the man who was listening to the explanation beside him raised his head and looked at her.

Qiu Yingyue was suddenly startled and subconsciously took down the telescope.

She was stunned again, a little suspicious: "Impossible, how could he notice it from such a long distance?"

Thinking of this, she picked up the telescope again and looked over.

However, in the camera, the young man was actually looking at her!
When their eyes met, her heart started pounding.

The other party can definitely sense me!

Immediately, she saw the other person in the camera suddenly grinning at her.

Qiu Yingyue quickly took a step back, looking horrified.

"Can you really see me?"

Taking down the telescope, she looked at the cargo ship that was hundreds of meters away from her building with some disbelief.

Lin Wu, who was standing by, found a telescope from somewhere, looked for a while, and suddenly exclaimed.

"No, I know this freighter!"

His words immediately startled Qiu Yingyue.

"Lin Wu, what did you say?" Qiu Yingyue asked immediately.

Even Qin Zihang and others looked sideways.

Lin Wu said excitedly: "Sister Qiu, look at the stern of the ship, the part that is painted with red paint, is there a scratch?"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Yingyue quickly looked over.

Qin Zihang also picked up the telescope and looked over.

Lin Wu took a deep breath and said, "Do you remember the time when we robbed a boat at Linjiang University?"

"That woman who could shoot lasers from her fingers almost pierced me straight through."

"Beside her was a dark-skinned, powerful woman holding a mountain axe."

"I remember clearly that she chopped the bow of the fire-attribute mutant with her axe."

"The place where the axe chopped down is exactly the same as the bow of this ship!"

"Even the gaps are similar. As a power-type mutant, I was deeply impressed by the black-skinned woman at that time!"

"This ship must be the freighter that was stolen by that fire-attributed mutant!"

Lin Wu finished speaking in one breath, looking extremely excited.

Qiu Yingyue tried to recall it carefully, but she couldn't remember. Her opponent at that time was a strange woman who could deprive her of her five senses.

Her sight was deprived at the time and she had narrowly escaped death, so she had no time to notice these details.

Qin Zihang seemed to have some impression, and said: "I seem to have some impression."

"But you mean this ship belongs to that fire-attributed esper? I remember the others called him Brother Fire?"

"The person on this ship is that Brother Huo? Is he here to seek revenge on us?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expressions changed immediately.

When Qiu Yingyue heard this, she thought of the young man she had just seen. He looked completely different from that Brother Huo.

She couldn't help but frowned: "No, the leader on this ship is not that Brother Huo."

"Sister Qiu, their people are coming!"

Suddenly someone shouted.

Qiu Yingyue looked over immediately and saw that the other party had lowered a small boat, and then several figures got on the boat and rowed towards Phase 4.

Her heart suddenly trembled, and she immediately shouted: "Quick, everyone prepare to meet the enemy!"

Lin Wu and Qin Zihang immediately turned around and started running, quickly coordinating and dispatching tasks.

Soon, a group of psychics, each carrying weapons, rushed out of the room and stood on the corridor.

Qiu Yingyue took the lead and came to the 23rd floor.

This is the layer closest to the water surface.

At this moment, she looked at the boat that was getting closer with a serious look.

A distance of several hundred meters is not too far. On the small boat, a person with water-attributed abilities controlled the water flow and rushed towards the building at a rapid speed without anyone rowing.

Liang Yuan stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the Lishui Garden community, with Ding Yan standing next to him.

Following them were Li Qinghua, Li Xiangyang, Han Xiangman and others.

The one who controls the water flow is naturally Han Xiangman.

Ding Yan asked, "How did you know to come to this building?"

Liang Yuan smiled and said, "In the entire Lishui Garden, only this building has anyone noticed us. Although there are people in other buildings, they are not as vigilant as they should be. They are obviously a mob."

"This is the only place where we can organize effective reconnaissance and response. It should be the most efficient to come here and talk to the leader of this building." Hearing this, Ding Yan also sighed and said, "Alas, I just don't know if Professor Li is still alive. At present, the first and second phases of Lishui Garden are flooded, and the 18-story building in the third phase is also flooded."

"Where did Li Hanzhong originally live?"

"Of course it's the first phase. After all, he's an old professor and has plenty of money, so he must live in a villa," said Ding Yan.

Liang Yuan nodded slightly and could basically guess this.

He said, "We'll just ask the leader when we meet him later. Professor Li is a prominent figure in a school, so he's definitely not a stupid person."

“We can’t just sit there and wait for the flood to overwhelm us.”

"It is very likely that he has escaped, but we don't know where he has gone or whether he is alive or not."

Ding Yan felt helpless when she heard this. She actually didn't have much hope for this.

Because in her impression, Professor Li and his wife are almost sixty years old. They have no physical strength and may even have underlying diseases. It is likely that it will be difficult for them to stay alive.

Not to mention moving to another building and surviving.

Generally speaking, in such disaster environments, young and strong people are more likely to survive.

While the two were talking, Tu Long behind them shouted, "Mr. Liang, look, they have quite a few people."

Li Xiangyang continued: "Oh, there are indeed quite a lot. Every floor is well guarded."

When everyone looked up, they saw strong men holding weapons on every floor opposite, looking at them.

Han Xiangman saw this scene and said, "It seems that there are quite a few people with special abilities."

Liang Yuan smiled and said, "We are here to look for someone, don't be nervous."

"Bam—!"

Suddenly, a stone flew over and fell with a bang less than two meters in front of the boat.

Suddenly huge waves splashed up.

Lin Wu shouted, "Stop! Who are you?"

Han Xiangman looked at Liang Yuan, who said, "Stop."

She immediately gave up manipulating the water and let the boat slowly stop.

Ding Yan, who was beside Liang Yuan, shouted, "We are from the Yangshan Shelter. Sorry to bother you all. May I ask who your leader is? Please come out and see him."

Lin Wu frowned slightly. Yangshan Shelter?

Qiu Yingyue beside him was also moved and asked, "Yangshan? Is it the Yangshan in the National Forest Park?"

Lin Wu guessed, "It's very likely that they call themselves the Yangshan Refuge. Could it be that they have already climbed up Yangshan and built a refuge there?"

"The terrain of Yangshan is much higher than here. Even if the flood continues to rise and submerges more than 20 floors, it will definitely not submerge Yangshan." Qin Zihang also analyzed immediately.

Qiu Yingyue's eyes flickered, and she said, "I'll talk to them."

Lin Wu hurriedly said, "Sister Qiu, be careful. If they deliberately want you to show up, it would be terrible if they launch a sneak attack on you."

A smile appeared on Qiu Yingyue's beautiful face: "If I am so easily ambushed by them, I'd rather die."

As she spoke, she stood in front of the corridor and shouted to the people in the boat below: "I am the Yangshan Shelter. Is it the Yangshan in Yangshan National Forest Park?"

Ding Yan was surprised that the leader of the building opposite was actually a woman, which made her feel a little favorable towards this woman.

In her opinion, if a woman is the boss, at least she will not allow the men under her to oppress other women.

She smiled and said, "Yes, it is that Yangshan. We have built a shelter in Yangshan. This time we came out to rescue the survivors trapped in the building."

"My name is Ding Yan, and this is the leader of our Yangshan Shelter, Liang Yuan. May I ask what your name is, ma'am?"

Qiu Yingyue looked at Ding Yan. Her figure and appearance were not inferior to hers, which surprised her a little. She said, "Qiu Yingyue."

"Ms. Ding, Mr. Liang, is the Yangshan Shelter very big? Have you solved the problem of food and drink?"

Ding Yan smiled and said, "Yangshan is a fairly spacious place, and we can be self-sufficient in terms of food and drink."

Qiu Yingyue didn't know whether what the other party said was true or false, and she couldn't completely trust him.

At that moment she suddenly asked: "Is that freighter outside yours?"

Ding Yan said: "Yes, it's ours."

Qiu Yingyue narrowed her eyes and asked, "Where did you get the boat?"

Ding Yan looked at Liang Yuan, who said, "This place is close to Linjiang University. She may have seen this freighter. Tell the truth."

Ding Yan nodded and said, "This ship is a cargo ship of Linjiang University. After it was robbed, the group of people took this ship and wanted to invade our Yangshan."

At this point, she chuckled and said, "Later... this ship became ours."

Qiu Yingyue's expression changed slightly. From the other party's words, she could naturally tell that the original owner of the ship, 'Brother Huo', had been killed by the other party.

Otherwise the ship would not have been occupied by the other side.

Qiu Yingyue was deeply impressed by 'Brother Fire', a fire mutant who could manipulate flames with great power.

Among the several groups of people who were trying to seize the ship, this man's special ability almost swept everyone.

In the end, if it weren't for the woman with the [Laser Beam] power, 'Brother Huo' would have almost taken away all the ships.

But such a master of supernatural powers was actually killed by the other party?

She couldn't help but reassess the strength of this group of people.

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath, feeling somewhat alert, yet somewhat unwilling to offend the other party.

At that moment she said, "Everyone, we are living well here now. I'm afraid we don't need your rescue. Why don't you go ask some people in other buildings if they need help."

Ding Yan's smile froze and she couldn't help but frown slightly.

Is it nice to live in a building?
How is this possible? It must be difficult for them to make a fire living here. How could it be good?

Her smile disappeared and her expression turned cold.

Liang Yuan said, "Ms. Qiu, we came here this time not only to lend a helping hand to the people trapped in the flood, but also to find some relatives and friends."

"I would like to ask Ms. Qiu for a favor. We are looking for an elderly person who originally lived in Lishui Garden Phase 1. I wonder if you can help us?"

Qiu Yingyue couldn't help but be a little surprised when she heard this.

She could guess that the other party must have other intentions, and she didn't believe a word of the words "lending a helping hand".

But she didn't expect that the other party had another goal, which was to find someone.

She thought for a moment and said, "Who are you looking for?"

Ding Yan immediately said, "Li Hanzhong, an old man in his sixties, originally lived in Lishui Garden Phase 1. I would like to ask Ms. Qiu for a favor and help find him."

"Just tell him I'm Professor Ding Yan from the School of Engineering at Linjiang University, and he'll know."

Hearing this, Qiu Yingyue raised her eyebrows slightly, turned to look at Lin Wu and Qin Zihang, and asked, "Have you heard of this person?"

Lin Wu felt inexplicably that it sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.

There were simply too many people in the building. If they were not people with special abilities, he would have no impression of them at all.

Qin Zihang also shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it, but why are they looking for this old man?"

Qiu Yingyue also frowned and said, "This woman claims to be a professor at the School of Engineering of Linjiang University. I'm afraid this old man is also from Linjiang University."

"Sister Ding, do we need to help?" Lin Wu asked.

Qiu Yingyue thought for a moment and said, "Go ask someone to see if there is such a person. We'll talk about it after we find him."

Lin Wu nodded: "Okay, I'll go right away."

Qiu Yingyue then turned around and shouted to the boat below: "Hey guys, my people are going to check."

She didn't invite these people upstairs either, and it was obvious that she was on guard against them.

Liang Yuan and Ding Yan didn't care. They thanked them and sat on the boat waiting.

Just as everyone was waiting, a dark shadow quietly sneaked into the building underwater.

Zhang Peng walked up from the corridor full of water.

When he came out of the water, he was still in the form of a mermaid, but by the time he walked up the stairs, he had returned to his normal appearance.

Because of the sudden arrival of the ship outside, the whole building is still in a state of excitement, and many people gather near the windows and corridors to watch the ship.

There were almost no people in the corridor, and Zhang Peng easily entered the building and blended into the crowd.

At this moment, Lin Wu brought a few psychics and started looking for people to ask.

Someone shouted directly in the corridor: "Everyone listen, have you seen an old man around 60 years old named Li Hanzhong who used to live in Phase 1?"

"On the boat outside, there is someone claiming to be Professor Ding Yan from the School of Engineering at Linjiang University, and she came here specifically to look for him."

"Li Hanzhong, is there anyone named Li Hanzhong?"

"Sister Qiu said there will be a reward if we find it: two sweet potatoes!"

Hearing this, everyone suddenly became excited and started asking each other.

In the crowd, a young girl's eyes lit up when she heard this.

"Li Hanzhong? Isn't that the name of Aunt Shen's old man?"

Her eyes flashed slightly, but she didn't tell anyone immediately. Instead, she ran quickly to the corridor of unit three.

In the corridor of unit three, in an area sealed off with rags, an elderly couple were sitting.

The old man was thin and wore tortoise-shell glasses, one of the lenses of which was broken.

The old lady was also thin, leaning on a plastic mat in the corner. Her finger joints were deformed and her legs were swollen.

There was a trace of pain on his face, but he was still forcing himself to scrape the scales of a mutant fish on the ground.

"Aunt Shen! Aunt Shen!" The girl ran over here.

Shen Hongmei looked up and saw the girl. She couldn't help but smile and said, "Xiao Qu, why are you in such a hurry? Come and sit down."

The girl named Xiaoqu was out of breath and said excitedly: "Aunt Shen, something big has happened. Uncle Li, what is your full name?"

The old man with tortoise-shell glasses looked depressed, with a wound on the corner of his mouth. He had just lost his own research and development work, and he felt like he was struck by lightning. How could he care about the little girl next door?

Hearing this, he sighed, "You've been calling me Uncle Li for so long, why are you asking me my full name?"

Qu Lingling said excitedly: "Uncle Li, are you called Li Hanzhong? I'm telling you, there's a ship coming outside, and the people on the ship are looking for Sister Qiu and the others, and they specifically asked for you!"

(End of this chapter)