The vehicles burned, making crackling sounds.

The dense smoke spread, and Gao Ru, behind the car, looked more miserable than someone who had eaten shit.

Who could understand his feelings; they were just about to get home smoothly, only to be taken down, and there’s a high probability that something went wrong on the home front too.

The key is, until now, he still doesn’t know who the enemy is or what their background is.

Upon hearing Li Yu’s call, Gao Ru shouted loudly, "No, we were just passing through here, we have no food, just two cars of unwanted rice husk ash. If you want it, take it and give us a way out, okay?"

Under the eaves, one had no choice but to bow their head.

Facing such a strong firepower, Gao Ru could only surrender.

Li Yu did not have the patience to explain to him, and said to them again, "Thirty more seconds, after which we will attack."

"Damn." Gao Ru hammered the ground, cursing under his breath.

The subordinate next to him looked around; their current position was very awkward, unable to attend to both ends, and once Li Yu and his team launched an attack, they would immediately be turned into sieves.

"Director Gao, why don’t we surrender? We have no way out," the subordinate couldn’t help but say.

The other two also chimed in, "Director Gao, forget it. These guys are too strong; we have no way to contend."

"Sigh." Gao Ru let out a sigh.

He was still a bit conflicted, feeling unwilling. They were just about to get home, only to encounter this group of ruthless people from who knows where.

"Three more seconds. Three, two....." Li Yu started the countdown.

"Don’t shoot, don’t shoot." Gao Ru immediately dropped the gun in his hand to the ground and then raised his hands high, standing up.

Seeing this action, everyone pointed their guns at him. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Soon after, the other three also dropped their guns and raised their hands to stand out.

Li Yu did not let his guard down and said to them, "Okay, keep your hands up, raise them high, and walk over slowly."

Dozens of guns were pointed at them; any small movement would be seen.

Even if they wanted to make a move, Li Yu and his team could ensure that if they put their hands below their necks, they could quickly shoot them dead.

Gao Ru, with his hands raised, walked slowly towards Li Yu and his team.

"Dear brothers, we don’t know each other, do we? Why strike so harshly? We don’t even have food, you’re robbing us; it’s really a waste of time...." Gao Ru didn’t give up, speaking to Li Yu and his team as he walked over.

"Don’t talk nonsense, Dapao, you guys tie them up, search them, and take out any sharp objects." Li Yu saw Gao Ru and his team walking over and said to Dapao.

Third Uncle, in the back, was driving the vehicle slowly closer at this moment.

Gao Ru’s whole body was tense, not daring to move at all. The four of them, basically each one, had four guns pointed at them, making them not dare to make any rash moves for fear that one movement would trigger this group’s killing intent and get themselves shot dead.

Bang bang——

Two gunshots came from behind. Gao Ru shivered, glancing at the remaining subordinates beside him, unharmed.

He almost instinctively dropped his hands down just now.

Third Uncle’s voice came from behind, "One wasn’t dead yet; added two more shots."

Upon hearing Third Uncle’s explanation, Li Yu withdrew his gaze from that side.

Two minutes later.

Dapao and the others had removed the daggers and some sharp things from their bodies, even taking off their belts.

Then they tied their hands behind their backs and wrapped a layer of tape over their mouths.

Only then did Li Yu withdraw his gaze and said to Dapao, "Keep strict watch. I’m going over to have a look."

Dapao said, "Alright."

Immediately, he tapped Gao Ru with the butt of his gun and said, "Go, on the car."

....

Li Yu walked to Third Uncle’s side, noticing him in a daze.

"What’s going on?" Li Yu said while looking in the direction Third Uncle was fixated on.

The tarp covering the back of the truck was pulled open, revealing gray rice husk ash.

The burned rice husks are black, but the ones in front seemed to be unhusked rice that was burned directly into ashes.

Such an operation, Li Yu had never seen before even before Doomsday.

Li Yu found it hard to believe; why would anyone burn such an important thing as grain?

It was nothing short of a fanciful tale.

Li Yu stepped on the tire and grabbed a handful of rice husk ashes.

Rubbing it in his palm, he observed it carefully.

With disbelief, he said, "This really is rice husk ash, unhusked rice ash; where the hell did it come from, so heartless, it’s such a crime."

Third Uncle, also somewhat pained, said, "I didn’t believe it either; at first, I thought I misheard or he misspoke, that it wasn’t rice husk ash, but rice straw ash."

Although rice and rice straw, both things when ground can be eaten, in Doomsday when severely hungry, anything can be eaten.

But the chaff made from rice straw is extremely hard to eat, and indeed, before Doomsday, it was something fed to pigs.

In fact, in the current Big Camphor Tree Base, the rice straw is crushed to feed pigs.

"I don’t know where they got it from." Third Uncle looked at the two large trucks of rice husk ash, saying with some regret.

Li Yu watched as they got into the car and said, "Since they came from the Western Alliance, then this should be transported from the Western Alliance."

Third Uncle also took a handful of rice husk ash from the truck and sniffed it, saying, "No, this rice husk ash has a gasoline smell."