Shen Xue was currently eyeing the shooters of the Second Company as she laughed coldly,
“Based on your subordinates’ skill, without our help, even a week is not enough to clear the road to Qing Yuan County.”
The shooters of the Second Company were indeed not up to standard, as even within a range of 100m, they could not deal lethal blows. Many bullets were wasted on the non-fatal parts of the zombies, which did nothing to slow them down. Compared to the elite army, Yue Zhong’s Second Company was like a militia.
Yue Zhong stared at Shen Xue coldly and said,
“This is our business and it doesn’t concern you!”
It was precisely because of Shen Xue that Yue Zhong had lost a large number of his elite soldiers from the First Company, making him not even have a single shred of goodwill towards this ice-cold beauty. If it wasn’t for the huge and powerful army backing her, he would have already executed this woman.
Shen Xue looked at him and smiled coldly, not uttering a word more. She did not harbor any good feelings towards Yue Zhong either. She knew that she wasn’t his match, otherwise she would have executed him as soon as the opportunity arose.
Yue Zhong suddenly spoke,
“Is SY County facing a ration shortage?”
Shen Xue and the other 2 ladies were shocked in their hearts.
Lǚ Níng glanced at Shen Xue. She wanted to smile and say something but Yue Zhong cut her short.
“You can keep mum! However, I have my means of finding out. Within 3 days, I will know the truth of the matter.” Yue Zhong called out coldly.
[Dedition: Keeping ‘mum’ is another way of saying to keep silent or a secret.] [Such as keeping “mum” about that plate of chicken n chips yesterday…-UBPM]
Lǚ Níng hesitated for a while before replying softly,
“Yes! We are indeed facing some issues in SY County.
Yue Zhong frowned and asked,
“How? I remember that there was a huge granary near SY County that you guys obtained. There should be more than enough to last for awhile.”
Lǚ Níng laughed bitterly and proceeded to explain the situation to Yue Zhong.
Indeed, there was a granary containing 150,000 tonnes of rations near SY County. The first thing SY County could manage was to gain control of it. Although there were various issues like corrupt sale for personal gain, some bad food mixed in with the edible food, the total amount gained was still a whopping 100,000 tonnes.
Under the efforts of the government and the army, they managed to take in over 100,000 survivors; with sparing distribution, the amount was enough to last for another 2 or 3 years, hence it wasn’t an issue at first.
Not long ago, the son of one government official had abducted a pretty housewife and raped her at his home: under the influence of drugs, he had accidentally caused her death. In the current world, such deaths were common and the official’s son did not give it much thought. Unfortunately, the husband of that woman was a powerful Evolver. His own wife had been violated to death, causing the Evolver who was very much in love with his wife to be furious.
He brought the case to the government’s attention, hoping to seek redress and to punish that official’s son. However, due to the fact that he was dealing with a high-ranking official, he was instead captured and thrown into jail. In a bout of rage, the Evolver killed the jailers and made use of the dark of the night to kill the soldiers guarding the granary. He then proceeded to set fire to the granary, destroying about 80,000 tonnes worth of rations, before escaping in the midst of that chaos, plunging SY County into a serious situation.
The remaining 10,000+ tonnes of food was only enough to feed the survivors for about a few months, and this naturally caused the government and army to panic. Due to the situation, Shen Xue was dispatched to attack Ning Guang County and wrestle back control over it, using their food to tide over SY County’s own problem. This had led SY County to witness and fear the rampage of infuriated Evolvers.
Yue Zhong asked blandly,
“After such a mess, is the son dead yet? “
Lǚ Níng hesitated for a while before laughing bitterly,
“He’s grounded for 2 months!”
“2 months?!”
Yue Zhong laughed coldly before he looked at Shen Xue and said,
“And you expect me to throw in with SY County. If it were me who was played by this bastard, how long would he be grounded for? 3 days? Or 1?”
“You aren’t anything better!”
Shen Xue retorted with a cold gaze,
“The women and children were innocent! What did those rebels’ actions have to do with their kids and wives? You had to deal with them with such ruthless methods? How are you different from those bastards! Privileges and special treatment, these exist in all countries and powers. Even if you forced yourself on the women in Ning Guang County, who would be able to stop you? Who is capable of punishing you? You fight so much, isn’t it also about protecting your own interests, not to men