At this point, if Jiang Lang still didn’t understand what was happening, she would truly be an idiot.
The so-called “accidental out-of-control car crash” reported in her previous life that killed the little girl was complete nonsense.
Could an out-of-control car deliberately adjust its direction and turn toward the child?
This was clearly a premeditated murder!
Disgusting!
Which shameless bastard would even target a child?
While cursing inwardly, Jiang Lang picked up the little girl and started running.
She couldn’t head toward the flowerbed anymore. It wasn’t high enough, and at that speed, the car could still charge onto it.
Jiang Lang quickly scanned her surroundings and spotted an outdoor staircase.
She sprinted toward it with all her might.
The car showed no sign of slowing down at all. It chased Jiang Lang like a sworn enemy, desperately closing the distance.
For a brief moment, she truly thought she was dead.
Just as the vehicle was about to catch up, her body suddenly erupted with hidden potential.
Her speed increased sharply, and she forcefully carried the child up the stairs.
The car slammed into the staircase.
Bang!
Smoke immediately began pouring from the vehicle.
The staircase shook violently from the impact.
“Ahhh!”
The surrounding crowd screamed in terror.
Jiang Lang closed her eyes briefly.
Her entire body had gone numb from exhaustion. The adrenaline flooding through her veins still hadn’t faded, and her heartbeat thundered wildly in her chest.
People cautiously gathered around, though none dared approach too closely.
They pointed and whispered toward the driver’s seat.
Jiang Lang put the little girl down, walked down the stairs, opened the car door, and dragged the driver out.
His forehead was split open, blood continuously flowing down.
Seeing Jiang Lang approach, the man looked horrified and begged desperately,
“I didn’t do it on purpose! I really didn’t! I wasn’t trying to hit you!”
Slap!
Jiang Lang showed no mercy.
She raised her hand and slapped him viciously several times with full force.
After several hard blows, the driver’s face was knocked to one side, blood trickling from his mouth as he became completely dazed.
After beating him, Jiang Lang kicked him away with one final strike.
“Sorry,” she said coldly. “I didn’t mean to either. I just couldn’t control my hands and feet.”
Hearing the commotion, Jiang Gan immediately thought of his sister being nearby.
Without even caring about the things he was carrying, he rushed over—only to witness his sister fiercely beating someone up in heroic fashion.
He was momentarily stunned.
His sister had always seemed gentle and delicate.
Who knew she had such a fierce side?
Then he learned that she had nearly been hit by the car herself.
Instantly furious, he ran over and kicked the driver several more times.
Not long afterward, a woman hurried over in panic.
The moment she saw the child, she pulled her into her arms.
“Guoguo! Auntie’s here, don’t be scared!”
Little Guoguo’s fair face was covered in tears.
Instead of responding to the woman, she tightly hugged Jiang Lang’s leg, pressing herself firmly against her.
“Guoguo.”
The woman frowned, confused why the child was clinging to a stranger.
Jiang Lang lowered her head.
The little girl was clearly still terrified. Jiang Lang had protected her, so naturally the child now viewed her as someone dependable.
“It’s okay now, little Guoguo. You’re safe. Go home now.”
The woman tried to pry the little girl’s hands away.
“Auntie will take you home.”
“No! I want to stay with Big Sister! Big Sister saved me!”
The child stubbornly refused to let go, her crying voice full of childish innocence.
The woman first thanked Jiang Lang before speaking helplessly.
“Big Sister needs to go home now. Let go first.”
“Big Sister still has things to do. I’m leaving.”
Jiang Lang lowered her gaze, grabbed Jiang Gan, and turned to leave.
Little Guoguo looked reluctant.
“Then can I come find you later?”
A faint glimmer flashed through Jiang Lang’s eyes.
“Of course you can.”
After leaving the scene—
Today’s only goal had been to save the little girl.
If she failed, all her effort would’ve been wasted.
But since she succeeded, getting what she wanted afterward would become much easier.
Not long later—
“Guoguo, Daddy’s here.”
A man hurried over anxiously and lifted his daughter into his arms to comfort her.
The man beside him—
If Jiang Lang had been present, she would have instantly recognized him.
He was the very same man who had witnessed her stabbing Li Mei.
The siblings returned to their van and drove it to a deserted corner.
With a wave of Jiang Lang’s hand, the van became completely empty again as all the supplies were transferred into her space.
The two headed to another market to continue stockpiling.
After buying finished clothing, they moved on to fabric.
Fabric was cheap—especially when purchased in massive quantities.
They bought hundreds of jin at a time.
Even though their family could never use that much, it would still make excellent barter goods in the future.
Jiang Lang never wanted to recall her previous life again.
She had worn the same clothes for years and had even stripped clothing off corpses before.
It had been utterly miserable.
You could never have too many clothes.
If they couldn’t wear them all, they could always trade them to people who needed them.
Afterward, they went to buy feminine hygiene products.
As a woman, sanitary pads were one of the most important necessities.
During menstruation, the body became weak and vulnerable to illness. Many women in the apocalypse had died from infections during that time of the month.
There were two women in their household, so Jiang Lang wanted to stockpile as many as possible.
Meanwhile, Jiang Gan entered the neighboring shop.
The store next door sold tobacco and alcohol.
While neither was essential for surviving the apocalypse, having some on hand might prove useful someday.
Considering storage space limitations, Jiang Gan didn’t buy too much.
He only took about half the remaining inventory from the shelves.
After several straight days of stockpiling—
The space was already nearly half full.
Only limited space remained, leaving Jiang Lang deeply distressed.
There were still so many supplies she hadn’t stored yet.
Jiang Gan had vaguely guessed that jade was useful for the space.
“How about we try our luck gambling on jade stones? I heard a batch of raw stones from the border just arrived in our city.”
Jiang Lang rested her chin on her hand weakly.
“Gambling is unreliable.”
Earlier, Madam Bai had gone to try gambling on jade stones after hearing about it over the phone.
She ended up losing everything.
This stuff was even scarier than ordinary gambling.
Then Jiang Lang remembered that during this exhibition in her previous life, someone unknown had discovered an incredibly valuable imperial jadeite worth hundreds of millions.
At the time, she had thought that person was absurdly lucky.
“But we can casually take a look.”
She honestly didn’t expect to obtain the jade herself…
Well, as long as whoever found it was willing to sell it to her, that would be enough.
Suddenly, the system’s mechanical voice sounded.
“The host can go. I’ll help you.”
Jiang Lang jumped in fright.
She hadn’t expected the silent system to suddenly appear again after days of inactivity.
“How will you help?”
“Within a certain range, this system can detect the exact location of energy stones.”
“You’re serious?”
Isn’t this basically cheating?!
Jiang Lang became instantly excited.
“This system never lies.”
The siblings happily rushed toward the jade gambling venue.
The place was extremely lively.
Most people were only there to watch the excitement, while very few actually dared spend large amounts of money on raw stones.
In the past, Jiang Lang had firmly believed that anyone who spent money gambling on jade stones was a complete idiot.
Now?
Hehe.
She had changed her mind.
“System, our goal today is to obtain that top-grade imperial jadeite!”
The system sounded even more excited than she was.
“Host, rest assured! This system absolutely won’t let my energy stones escape!”
Jiang Lang stopped before a roadside stall covered with stones of all sizes.
“Miss, feel free to browse!”
The owner smiled warmly, thinking another wealthy fool had arrived.
What nobody knew was that the system was actively guiding her in her mind.
“Third stone from the left. Fifth stone. First stone on the right…”
Jiang Lang rapidly picked out the corresponding stones.
In the owner’s eyes, she wasn’t even carefully selecting them.
She was simply grabbing stones randomly like a rich idiot with too much money.
How could someone like that possibly choose good stones?
“Sis,” Jiang Gan said weakly, throwing her own words back at her, “gambling is unreliable.”
“That was then. This is now.”
Jiang Lang naturally handed the selected stones to Jiang Gan, and he naturally accepted them.
Provided by Qing Youyou’s Apocalyptic Natural Disasters: After Rebirth, Hoarding Billions of Supplies to Win While Lying Flat