Apocalypse: After Being Reborn, I Stocked Up on All Supplies-Chapter 88 - The Official Ship

Chapter 88: Chapter 88 The Official Ship

The red assault boat slowed down as it approached the building, about fifty to sixty meters away.

Jiang Yan saw this, briskly walked through the office area, reached the glass curtain wall, then using the oblique triangular steel frame on the curtain wall for cover, she took out a telescope from Space and looked down.

The light inside the room was dim, blocked by the sun-shading film, and since she was at the third floor level, it would be quite difficult for the people on the assault boat to spot her.

Nevertheless, Jiang Yan still tried her best to hide behind the steel frame.

There were three men and one woman on the eight-person large assault boat, all dressed in one-piece waterproof suits with waterproof backpacks, and wearing windproof goggles on their faces.

The man sitting in the bow had a straight posture and a cold gaze, appearing to be about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old.

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He held a black submachine gun in his hands, and the waterproof backpack he carried on his back was of a special model, the kind that could fit a submachine gun in a large specialized tactical waterproof bag.

In the middle of the assault boat sat a man and a woman, also in their twenties, each holding a fire axe in their hands.

The man had a black mole above his left eyebrow, his face weary, he was loudly complaining about something with an unhappy expression, while the woman was slightly frowning and listening.

It was obvious she was impatient, but she did not interrupt the man.

It seemed she had been in the water earlier, as her hair was not completely dry and some strands clung together.

The man in the stern responsible for steering the boat had a baby-face and seemed the youngest; busy handling the steering, it was not visible if he carried any weapons.

The men all had buzz cuts, while the woman had ear-length short hair.

Looking at the well-equipped four people, Jiang Yan slightly furrowed her brow.

By the looks of it, they were undoubtedly from the official forces.

However, judging by the mannerisms and weapon configuration, the man holding the gun should be the regular army.

Coiled inside the boat cabin was a large roll of rescue rope with colorful patterns, on which you could visibly see several pulleys and metal buckles placed.

Such rope was likely used for transporting heavy objects in high-rise buildings.

Jiang Yan guessed that these four people were probably a small squad sent by the officials to search for supplies.

After all, normal people would come out to search for supplies today, and it was even more normal for official persons to do so.

Or perhaps, the officials’ effort to search and rescue supplies had not stopped since the rain began.

And it was being conducted by sea, land, and air all at once.

It’s just that ordinary people had been confined to their homes by the downpour and were unaware.

However, she was a bit curious, since the officials sent people out to search for supplies, whether they would also send rescue boats to save civilians and the like.

She had been almost entirely underwater today, and truly knew nothing about what was happening on the surface.

While Jiang Yan was secretly speculating, the assault boat carrying the four people had already stopped by the glass curtain wall.

“Sister Qi, someone might have been here already, and the timing seems recent,” said the man holding the gun, bracing himself against the window ledge as he peered into the office area for a moment, and after scanning the surroundings with a wary eye, he turned and spoke to the short-haired woman.

Qi Mengnan exclaimed in surprise,

“Ah? Logically, we are the vanguard in searching for supplies; this building is very remote, no one should have gotten here faster than us.”

The baby-faced man turned off the boat motor, leaned over the bow and glanced into the dark, watery room with a puzzled look, then turned to the man with the gun and said,

“Brother Song Qian, there’s nothing particularly strange in here, right? How did you know someone had just been here?”

Jiang Yan thought to herself: Brother Show-off…

“There are some supplies floating in the water that haven’t completely sunk yet, and there are faint watermarks on top of the inner plaster walls, which means the water must have just rushed in not long ago, so this gap was probably only recently made by someone.

However, it’s also possible that the glass just happened to break, but everyone should still be careful when we go in,”

Song Qian said and, after one more vigilant look around, he took off the tactical waterproof bag and put the submachine gun inside, then removed a small and sharp dagger from his leg.

“Based on what we know about the tenants residing in this building, there should be a lot of supplies. Even if someone has come, they couldn’t have taken so much in such a short time; we shouldn’t come back empty-handed.”

The baby-faced man said this and removed the swimming ring from the assault boat to hand over to Qi Mengnan and the man with the mole.

The man with the mole on his eyebrow looked at Song Qian and scoffed quietly,

“I’m not trying to criticize, Brother Song Qian, but aren’t you being a little too paranoid? Besides, there are no boats around here, right?

Did the intruder swim from outside, then go inward? There aren’t any buildings around; to swim here, they’d have to be a swimming champion!”

Song Qian ignored him and jumped into the water with a “splash”, saying,

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“Sister Qi, Zhao Ziyi, you two stay here. I’ll go in and have a look to make sure there are no dangers before you come in.”

Watching his robust figure wading away through the water, the ignored man with the mole muttered under his breath,

“Huh, acting like this is some foreign battlefield? What’s there to look at here? Ridiculous!”

“Okay, Liu Jusheng, cut it out. Song Qian has been tasked with escorting us from above; whether there’s danger or not, him scouting ahead is always the right call.

Don’t you remember? Day before yesterday, other squads went out to search for supplies, and just as they finished packing, they were robbed by a group of people before the supplies could make it back to the base. That’s why they temporarily assigned us a warrior with a thermal weapon.

Besides, these next few days outside, you’d do well to keep your mouth shut. Song Qian is commanded by our superiors, so if you have a problem with his conduct, you’re disagreeing with their decision.”

Qi Mengnan finished speaking, slipped the life ring on, and then followed with a “splash” into the water.

Liu Jusheng, hearing her words, turned his head irritably and cursed,

“Damn it! Before the apocalypse, we were micromanaged every day from dawn to dusk, and we’re still being bossed around after the apocalypse…

and what’s more, by a bunch of clueless idiots! Damn, these underwear haven’t been dry since early this morning!”

Zhao Ziyi, hearing his rant, was taken aback,

“Wait, Brother Liu, is your waterproof gear leaking?”

“Leaking my ass!” Liu Jusheng glared at him irritably.

Zhao Ziyi: “Then why say it’s never dry, huh…?”

“So what if I sweat a lot, is that a problem?!” Liu Jusheng glared at him.

Zhao Ziyi: “…”

Meanwhile, Qi Mengnan had already swam back, and Zhao Ziyi had to change the subject and asked,

“Sister Qi, should we make the opening bigger to get the assault boat inside?”

Qi Mengnan looked thoughtfully at the submerged cubicles that came in and out of view,

“The inside is all office area; the water might not be deep enough, and the assault boat could get stranded. Find a place to secure it off to the side.

Song Qian just found that private dental clinic upstairs, I’ll go up and start searching with him, you anchor the boat and come up right away.”

“Okay.”

Zhao Ziyi nodded, took a nylon rope, and said to Liu Jusheng,

“Brother Liu, give me a hand here.”