Doomsday Mechs: Starting with a Manufacturing Army

Chapter 86 I Want 1 Million

"Alert! Alert!"

Thinking it was another attack by a foreign organization, Fei Bozhong and others, who were in charge of Jiang Yi's safety, along with more than ten soldiers accompanying him, went on high alert.

Several men escorted Jiang Yi to find cover, while the others immediately drew their weapons.

Seeing this, the leaders of various departments of the municipal party committee and the vice mayor all fled to the side to find a place to hide.

Everyone thought it was some kind of sudden attack.

But to everyone's surprise, the pickup truck stopped not far away.

Immediately afterwards, an elderly woman and a young woman, carrying umbrellas and wearing raincoats, got out of the car.

They also pulled a banner out of the car.

It was written prominently above.

Robbery and extortion! Forced buying and selling! Give me justice!

"You surnamed Huang, get out here right now! You robbed my family's factory and haven't paid me! If you don't pay me today, my daughter-in-law and I will die right here!"

The old woman walked with a hunched gait, her aged voice shouting loudly.

"That's right! Give us, a widow and her orphans, justice!"

Jiang Yi frowned slightly and stood up from behind the forklift.

"Mr. Jiang, there's danger."

The soldiers nearby wanted to protect him.

He pushed the other person's hand away and shook his head.

"These are just two ordinary people, let's see what's going on."

Seeing that it was not an attack, the dispersed crowd regrouped.

"Mayor Wan, what's going on?"

Assistant Yuan's expression was rather unpleasant.

"Wasn't the acquisition already completed? Also, what was your security like? If something happens to the person in charge, can you take responsibility?"

Although Assistant Yuan was just one of Commander Wu's assistant clerks.

But you should know that...

At this time, due to the apocalypse, under martial law throughout the city, military districts with military forces in various cities have become the new centers of power, responsible for a series of actions such as rescue, clearing, and deployment. The original government departments assist the military districts, mainly responsible for protecting people's livelihoods.

therefore.

Even the deputy mayor was somewhat afraid when faced with questioning from the military inspectors.

"This, this..."

Vice Mayor Wan kept wiping the sweat from his forehead, then looked at the people from the Yuncheng Municipal State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission and asked in a low, stern voice.

"What exactly happened?"

The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) officials also expressed their grievances and offered explanations.

"We've already paid, but we can't agree on the price. Plus, the project is in a rush, so we're thinking of taking our time to negotiate and getting the factory built first."

Vice Mayor Wan's eyelids twitched.

He was about to curse. That bastard! Even if things didn't go well, he shouldn't have let people bring things up in the open.

"Mayor Wan, it seems your efficiency isn't very high."

Assistant Yuan spoke slowly, but his tone was quite unfriendly.

"This, this..."

Vice Mayor Wan stammered, unsure of what to say for a moment.

"Give me back my factory!"

"Citizens' property is sacred and inviolable!"

Two women, one old and one young, were shouting incessantly across from them.

"Assistant Yuan, let's send someone over to ask them what's going on."

Jiang Yi's calm voice rang out.

Just right.

He also wanted to see what was going on. Could it be that... the government departments had collapsed so quickly?

"Well... okay."

Assistant Yuan actually wanted to reprimand Vice Mayor Wan and then have the two women taken away immediately.

After all, constantly making a fuss is really not very dignified.

However, since Jiang Yi, the person in charge, had said so, he couldn't object.

So he waved his hand, signaling the soldiers blocking the way to let go, and brought the two women over.

"You surnamed Huang, you want to freeload off my family's factory, don't you? You think you can get rid of me with 3 billion?"

The youngest daughter-in-law, who appeared to be in her early twenties, was the first to start cursing.

"My son is dead, and you just take over his factory like this? Aren't you afraid he'll come looking for you at night?"

The old lady pointed her finger at him without any mercy.

"You think you can bully us just because it's only me and my daughter-in-law left in our family?"

A staff member surnamed Huang from the Yuncheng State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission couldn't help but say.

"Old lady, your son is dead, and at this time of year, land prices are falling across the country. This price is already very reasonable."

"How is that appropriate? How is that appropriate? Thirty billion? Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"

"That's definitely not appropriate; giving them grain would be better."

Jiang Yi shook his head.

"Who can argue with that?"

Assistant Yuan sighed and shook his head.

"Although we can survive for a few years with the supplies we had before the apocalypse, we can't just waste them. Food is more valuable than gold these days."

Jiang Yi nodded; he naturally understood this principle as well.

"They're probably hungry, but if it's really unbearable, give them a few hundred pounds of grain."

"After some conversion, it's about right."

A few hundred kilograms of grain is just the right amount; it would be quite suitable to exchange it for the entire factory.

If there are two or three people, it's enough to last for several months.

"Money is just worthless these days. Giving me money is just a way to get rid of me, isn't it?"

He wasn't doing it out of pity for the two women; it was just that buying them with money was such absurd that he couldn't even stand it.

Jiang Yi looked at the staff member surnamed Huang, and although he was not his direct superior, he still spoke.

"Let's switch to grain instead. A few hundred catties shouldn't make much difference. Those two women, a widow and her child, are having a tough time right now."

"All right."

The staff member surnamed Huang felt a little guilty, but still agreed.

indeed.

The reason he bought it with money was indeed because money was practically worthless these days, and it was much more cost-effective to exchange it for food.

After all, food is precious these days, and their department isn't in charge of food, so where would they get the food to exchange? The department that does manage food is also keeping a tight rein on things, like they're hoarding treasures. Apart from distributing it to residents, they don't approve anything else.

However, now that this high-ranking project manager has spoken, he can use this opportunity to ask for something.

The group had just finished speaking.

The two women opposite immediately erupted in anger.

"What? You think you can trade our factory for just a few hundred kilograms of grain?"

"How many do you want?"

Vice Mayor Wan, who had been wiping away sweat, stepped forward and looked at the two men with great authority in his voice.

"Everyone's having a tough time right now. I'll make a decision: you can take the grain, and we'll exchange 3 billion for 1 billion, which we'll then transfer to your account."

"Pah! Who wants your rubbish? We want money! Ten billion! If you don't give it to us, we'll die here!"

The young wife retorted fiercely, and as she spoke, she put down the banner with her other hand and took out her phone to take pictures.

Upon hearing this...

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Jiang Yi never expected that even in this apocalyptic world, there would still be people who value money so much.

The group exchanged bewildered glances.

"this……"

Vice Mayor Wan hesitated now.

Although the money is worthless, it's still 10 billion. If we give that much, what if we get held accountable later?

He might be in deep trouble.

So he hesitated before speaking.

"We need to discuss this in a meeting. You two should go back first."