Chapter 39: Military Law

Chapter 39: Chapter 39: Military Law When Chu Miao and her brother got home, the rest of the family members were already waiting. "Why did you take so long? Did you get into trouble?" Mother Chu asked as she stood up to check Miao. She surveyed her to make sure nothing was wrong before letting her go. "Nothing happened, Mom. We left the mall around noon and decided to collect gasoline since it was still too early." Chu Miao explained so they could put their family at ease. "Did you visit a gas station? How much gasoline did you get?" Grandpa Chu asked when he heard their explanation. "Not just a gas station, we visited five. The first was on our way to the mall and we got a dozen LPGS and gallons of gasoline. We also emptied their warehouse. The other four were after leaving the mall. We saw that it was still early and decided to search for other gas stations. We took the gasoline in gallons and tanks, LPG, and supplies in the warehouse of three of them. But on the fourth one, we met with Ye Xuan and only took half of what was in the warehouse and left the other half for his team." Chu Hao explained. "So, when we saw him in the elevator this morning he was also going to look for supplies. He is a smart guy and must have figured out what was happening, so he decided to take action earlier!" Grandpa Chu exclaimed. One could tell that he was fond of the guy. "He didn’t grow his family business to double its size with nothing. He has brains." Father Chu also commented. "Is this a case of other people’s child? Where you praise someone else’s child until your own feels inferior?" Chu Hao muttered with a sullen face. "Are you jealous?" Chu Miao asked with a mocking laugh. "Who is jealous? Isn’t he just a little bit smarter, and a little bit stronger, and a little bit..." As he started counting Ye Xuan’s merits, his voice got lower and lower. "And a little more hardworking? If you worked as hard as him you would definitely achieve something close to what he has achieved. Indeed, other people’s children are still more pleasing to the eye. Only Bunny is the best." Grandpa Chu finished the sentence Chu Hao wasn’t willing to finish. "So, what if he’s better? He’s still someone else’s grandson." Chu Hao grumbled. "Hahaha.... " Everyone laughed when they saw how Chu Hao was grumbling over something so unimportant. But this episode lifted the somber mood brought by the reality of the apocalypse. "Grandpa, did you and second grandpa get the meat?" Chu Miao rescued her brother and changed the topic. "Yes, we got a lot of meat. We visited the biggest slaughterhouse in the city, so there were many types of meat in huge quantities. We got over a thousand slaughtered cows, two thousand goats, the same number of sheep, and pigs. There were also thousands of chickens and ducks. We really won’t have to worry about meat for a long time." "That’s true." The butler, who always kept quiet, spoke. "There were also thousands of kilograms of processed meat including sausages, bacon, ham, and jerky. We took all the finished products in the cold storage and left the unfinished ones for those who might come later. They won’t have a place that could store the meat for long before it spoiled, so having the unfinished products they can eat while still edible." "Mmm.... Let’s transfer the meat to you. Even though our space ring can keep them fresh for long too, it isn’t as long as compared to yours." As they spoke, the two old men used their divine sense to transfer all their harvest for the day to Chu Miao. "Daddy and Mommy also got many supplies. But to give everyone who went searching a chance to get something, we only took the supplies in the warehouses and left those in display rooms and pantries." Father Chu said. Everyone had expected as much because Mother was genuinely concerned about others and usually did genuine charity, not for show like other wealthy wives. "We got several tons of canned fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, beans, mushrooms, and corn." Mother Chu said. Everyone was pleased. That was indeed a good harvest. "We managed to get more goods today than we bought in the last month. And it was zero-dollar shopping too." "I hope more people will realize what is happening and collect the other perishable foods too to use before they spoil and go to waste." Mother Chu said. "You don’t have to worry, Mom; we met other people collecting supplies,, too. I am sure by tomorrow morning the streets will be filled with regular citizens going out to collect supplies." Chu Miao comforted her. "We also saw some people in shops and supermarkets pushing carts filled with supplies and loading them into waiting vehicles. It is obvious that some citizens have already figured out what is happening and started to act before the military completely takes over everything." Grandpa Chu also added. "Grandpa, what do you mean?" Chu Hao caught a hidden message in his grandfather’s words. "When we came back, I received a call from Old Li. His son has a high rank in the military, and he informed him that the government had tasked the military with securing every point that had supplies. That includes supermarkets, malls, and especially gas stations. All the gas stations will be under military jurisdiction soon. You and your sister were lucky to have gotten fuel before they took over." "If they take over these supply points, what will happen to the ordinary citizens?" Mother Chu asked the question bothering her. "They will sell them to everyone at the same price and limited amount. It is to ensure that those who didn’t get to stockpile food, water, and daily necessities at least get something." Grandpa Chu replied. "But there are many small shops and restaurants in this city that the military won’t bother with, those interested in scavenging can still get many supplies if they want." Chu Miao applied the knowledge she had acquired from reading apocalyptic novels in this situation. That is what people do in the novels when the military takes over. "Bunny is right. The military taking over won’t prevent regular citizens from getting supplies. As long as they don’t fear fighting zombies, they will get supplies. As they were talking and watching television, where reports about more infections and the number of zombies increasing continued, Mother Chu got up and went to cook. Thirty minutes later, dinner was ready and they all sat together to eat. Even the butler was no longer allowed to refuse. As they ate Chu Miao cast her eyes outside the window and noticed that the fog from last night had silently appeared again. She got up and went to lock the window, even though she knew it was futile as the fog had already spread into the house. Everyone followed her with their eyes and Also saw the fog. "I wonder what the fog will bring tomorrow?" Grandpa Chu sighed before Chu Miao sat back down and resumed eating. They will know what will happen tomorrow. #Extra long Chapter for my loyal readers. This is to thank you for your support. Thank you.#