The shrinking buttons finally came in handy.
Arriving at the warehouse, Jiang Lang stuck a button onto the large generator.
A few seconds later, the entire generator immediately shrank down to about half a meter tall.
She stored it into her space.
Jiang Gan’s eyes widened in disbelief. The thing had actually become smaller.
“What’s going on?”
“A shrinking button. It can shrink objects. Disposable item.”
Jiang Gan’s eyes instantly became brighter than light bulbs, his youthful voice stretching endlessly.
“Sis~~~”
“What do you want?”
“I want to buy a helicopter.”
Jiang Lang: “……”
“Quite ambitious. Do you even know how to fly one?”
“I can learn.” Jiang Gan’s eyes sparkled.
Jiang Lang laughed. “Sure.”
Jiang Gan grinned exactly like a husky.
She took a treadmill out of her space.
“Run five kilometers first.”
Jiang Gan: “???”
“I’m worried you’re too weak to carry the helicopter after it shrinks.”
Jiang Gan: “!!!”
He knew it. That previous matter wouldn’t end so easily. His instincts had been right! He should never have commented on a girl’s weight. He knew he was wrong now!
He regretted it so much his intestines turned green.
“Sis, I was wrong~ You can’t treat your innocent and adorable little brother like this~”
Jiang Lang peeled his hands away and said very seriously, “No, I can.”
“Sis~~~”
Watching his sister leave, Jiang Gan burst into tears.
After running all day and completing fifteen kilometers, he finally came over to Jiang Lang pitifully.
Jiang Gan received the shrinking button with both hands and nodded vigorously.
“Sis, don’t worry. Absolutely nobody will notice.”
The younger brother had finally obtained his beloved shrinking button. He excitedly went out and bought not only a helicopter, but also two yachts and a motorhome.
Madam Bai: “Prodigal son!”
Over the next few days, Jiang Lang continued receiving deliveries at the warehouse near home while shopping online.
They had stocked up on plenty of food and supplies, but still hadn’t bought emergency medical items.
Gauze, bandages, band-aids, Yunnan Baiyao, medicated oil for bruises, medicines for external injuries, antibiotics, antidotes—actually, just these common medicines were enough, as long as they stocked enough quantities.
In addition, there were insect repellents and rat poison. For a period after the apocalypse began, because of environmental deterioration, insects, rats, and flies would rapidly multiply. Anyone with trypophobia would faint on the spot after seeing them.
Not only that, these creatures were especially vicious, capable of biting off chunks of flesh casually.
Professor Jiang suddenly called.
“Dad.”
“Jiangjiang, I bought a batch of goods and stored them in the rented warehouse. Go collect them when you have time.”
Jiang Lang drove to the warehouse.
There were five entire cargo trucks, and workers were unloading goods carefully. Judging by how cautious they were being, what valuable things were inside?
She sent her father a message telling him the shipment had arrived and appropriately expressed her curiosity.
“Your father worked hard pulling strings to get these. They’re all medicines and medical equipment. External and internal medicines, anti-inflammatory drugs, Banlangen, common medicines for heart disease and high blood pressure, saline solution, iodine, alcohol, cotton, band-aids, bandages, gauze, IV needles, scalpels, respirators, and more.”
Jiang Lang twitched at the corner of her mouth.
Professor Jiang really was impressive. Quietly and without making a sound, he had managed to secure so many important supplies.
While storing them into her space, she roughly counted them. There were ten large boxes of bandages alone. Just these medicines would be enough for their family to use for decades, even if they got injured every day.
There were still twenty days left before the apocalypse, and Jiang Lang’s space was already half full. In a few days, she would fly abroad to Madam Bai’s side.
Only a fool would airfreight supplies back home after collecting them. Besides, some supplies simply couldn’t be brought back.
“Idiot, can’t you even pour water properly?”
The voice was weak, yet incredibly sharp and grating.
Zhang Li’s face was pale as she bent over apologetically.
“Sorry, Sister Mei, I didn’t do it on purpose. I promise there won’t be a next time.”
Li Mei lay in bed, her ordinary-looking features twisted viciously, her eyes filled with thick hostility.
She had only woken up not long ago. Lying in bed, she couldn’t move at all. Even opening her eyes slightly made her dizzy.
All of this was because of that bitch who stabbed her! Yet she still didn’t even know who the woman was!
“Get out!”
Zhang Li picked up the shattered pieces from the floor and walked outside.
The next second, Li Bao entered.
“Feeling better?”
The moment Li Mei saw him, her emotions surged.
“Dad, have you found that bitch yet?”
Li Bao was also irritated, his coarse brows tightly furrowed.
“All the surveillance footage was deliberately destroyed. Even the cameras outside the bar were ruined. It’s obvious the other side came prepared. I can only investigate people who had conflicts with you.”
“I’ve told you before not to go too far, but you never listened. You’ve made enemies with so many people that I don’t even know where to start looking.”
The attacker had struck viciously, making it even more likely that they were from the underworld.
He had even investigated his own rivals, yet found nothing at all.
Li Mei grew agitated and impatient.
“When exactly will you find that bitch?!”
“Are you questioning me?”
Li Bao’s temper exploded even more fiercely.
“Dad! I want to kill her! I have to kill her!”
Li Mei’s eyes brimmed with hatred, her face twisted hideously.
Some bitch actually dared stab her, nearly killing her. She had truly capsized in the gutter this time.
Just a little more and she really would have died.
The sensation of life slipping away before death—calm yet terrifying—was something Li Mei would never forget.
If she didn’t avenge this, she wouldn’t be Li Mei!
The moment Zhang Li entered carrying a new cup, she heard Li Mei’s hysterical screaming.
Her entire body trembled uncontrollably.
“Shut the hell up! If you weren’t my only daughter, who the fuck would bother with a stupid idiot like you!”
After being yelled at, Li Mei burst into tears.
“Dad, I was wrong. You have to help me. You must avenge me. I want her dead—worse than dead!”
Li Bao’s gaze turned cold.
Of course he would take revenge. On his own territory, his daughter had been stabbed, and he couldn’t even find the culprit. Where would he put his pride?
Crash!
The cup shattered again.
Both Li Bao and Li Mei turned their gazes toward Zhang Li at the same time, equally gloomy and dangerous.
Zhang Li’s knees gave out, and she collapsed directly to the floor.
“What’s wrong with you? Did you do something to betray me that scared you this badly?” Li Mei only said it casually. Zhang Li had always stayed by her side and was considered the most considerate one. Even if she made some small mistakes, Li Mei wouldn’t abandon her for now.
Unexpectedly, after hearing those words, Zhang Li trembled even harder.
Her lips quivered.
“Sister Mei, I… I didn’t.”
Li Bao narrowed his eyes, his slanted gaze lingering on Zhang Li for a long time.
A chill spread across Zhang Li’s scalp, as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
Over the past few days, while staying beside Li Mei, she had watched Li Bao deal with one familiar person after another. Only she had escaped because she hadn’t gone drinking with them that night.
Yet the fear in her heart had not lessened in the slightest. She lived in constant terror, and every day spent by Li Mei’s side felt like dancing on the edge of a knife.
And now, Li Bao had finally set his sights on her.
She was finished.