Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food

Chapter 918: Chapter 343: Negotiation and Search (Part 3)

As she spoke, she stood in front of the covered walkway and shouted to the people on the small boat below, "I am, is Yangshan Shelter in Yangshan National Forest Park that Yangshan?"

Ding Yan was surprised. The leader of the opposite building turned out to be a woman, which made her have a slight liking for the woman.

In her thoughts, with a woman in charge, at least she wouldn’t let her male subordinates oppress other women, right?

She then laughed and said, "Yes, it is that Yangshan. We’ve established a shelter there, and we came this time to rescue survivors trapped in the building."

"My name is Ding Yan, and this is our Yangshan Shelter leader, Liang Yuan. May I ask how to address you, ma’am?"

Qiu Yingyue looked at Ding Yan; her figure and appearance were comparable to her own, which made her a bit surprised. "Qiu Yingyue."

"Miss Ding, Mr. Liang, is Yangshan Shelter large? Have you managed food and drink supplies?"

Ding Yan smiled and said, "Yangshan is quite spacious, and we’ve achieved self-sufficiency in terms of food and drink."

Qiu Yingyue couldn’t tell whether what they said was true or false, and she couldn’t completely trust them.

She suddenly asked, "Is that freighter outside yours?"

Ding Yan replied, "Yes, it’s ours."

Qiu Yingyue squinted slightly and asked, "Where did you get the ship?"

Ding Yan glanced at Liang Yuan, who said, "We are close to Linjiang University here; she might have seen the freighter. Let’s be honest."

Ding Yan nodded and said, "This ship is a freighter from Linjiang University. After being hijacked, the group tried to invade our Yangshan using this ship."

She chuckled lightly, "Later... the ship became ours."

Qiu Yingyue’s expression slightly changed. From the other’s words, she could naturally deduce that the original owner of the ship, ’Brother Huo’, had been eliminated by them.

Otherwise, this ship wouldn’t have been taken over by them.

Qiu Yingyue had a profound impression of ’Brother Huo’; he was a Flame Superpower User capable of controlling fierce flames with immense power.

Among the various groups vying for the ship back then, his superpower swept through many.

If it weren’t for the woman with the Laser Beam superpower intervening, ’Brother Huo’ would have almost taken all the ships.

But for such a superpower expert to be taken down by the opposing group?

She couldn’t help but reassess the strength of this group.

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath, feeling wary yet unwilling to offend them.

She then said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we’re currently living well here and probably don’t need your rescue. Perhaps you could ask other buildings if anyone else needs help."

Ding Yan’s smile froze, and she slightly frowned.

Living well in the building?

How is that possible? It should be difficult to even make a fire here; how could they be living well?

Her smile disappeared, replaced by a cold expression.

Liang Yuan spoke, "Ms. Qiu, we came here not only to assist those trapped by the floodwaters but also to search for some friends and relatives."

"I would like to ask Ms. Qiu to help; we are looking for an elderly man who used to live in Phase One of Lishui Garden. Could you do us a favor?"

Qiu Yingyue was somewhat surprised to hear this.

She could guess that the other party undoubtedly had ulterior motives and did not believe a word about helping hand.

But she didn’t expect the ulterior motive to be finding someone.

She thought for a moment and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Ding Yan immediately said, "Li Hanzhong, an elderly man in his sixties, who used to live in Phase One of Lishui Garden. Ms. Qiu, please help us find him."

"Just tell him I’m Professor Ding Yan from Linjiang University School of Engineering, and he will know."

Hearing this, Qiu Yingyue raised her eyebrows slightly and turned to Lin Wu and Qin Zihang, asking, "Have you heard of this person?"

Lin Wu felt it sounded somewhat familiar, but he couldn’t remember for a moment.

Since there are too many people in the building and if not a Superpower User, he really has no impression.

Qin Zihang also shook his head and said, "I haven’t heard of him, but what do they want with this old man?"

Qiu Yingyue also frowned and said, "The woman claims to be a professor at Linjiang University School of Engineering; I’m afraid the old man is also from Linjiang University."

"Sister Ding, should we help them?" Lin Wu asked.

Qiu Yingyue thought for a moment and said, "You go and ask, see if there’s such a person, and report back once you’ve found him."

Lin Wu nodded, "Alright, I’ll go now."

Qiu Yingyue then turned her head and shouted to the small boat below, "We’re checking on the person now."

She also did not invite these people upstairs, showing a guarded attitude.

Liang Yuan and Ding Yan did not mind. They thanked her and sat in the boat waiting.

Meanwhile, a shadow silently slipped into the building from underwater.

Zhang Peng emerged from the waterlogged stairway.

When he surfaced, he was still in his merfolk form, but by the time he reached the stairs, he had returned to his normal appearance.

Due to the sudden appearance of the ship, the entire building was in an uproar, with many people flocking to the windows and the walkway to watch the ship.

This left the stairway almost empty, allowing Zhang Peng to easily enter the building and mingle with the crowd.

At this moment, Lin Wu, along with several Superpower Users, began to inquire around.

Someone shouted in the hallways, "Everyone listen up, has anyone seen an old man about sixty years old, named Li Hanzhong, who used to live in Phase One?"

"On the ship outside, there’s someone claiming to be Professor Ding Yan from Linjiang University School of Engineering, specifically here to find him."

"Li Hanzhong, has anyone seen Li Hanzhong?"

"Sister Qiu said there’s a reward for finding him, two sweet potatoes!"

Hearing this, everyone became excited and began inquiring among each other.

Amongst the crowd, a young girl’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"Li Hanzhong? Isn’t Granny Shen’s old man named this?"

She blinked but didn’t immediately tell others. Instead, she quickly ran towards the corridor of Unit Three.

In the corridor of Unit Three, there sat an elderly couple in an area sealed off with ragged fabric.

The old man was thin and wore tortoiseshell glasses, one lens already cracked.

The old lady was equally frail, leaning against the plastic mat in the corner. Her finger joints were somewhat deformed, and her legs swollen.

With a hint of pain on her face, she steadfastly scraped the scales off a mutant fish on the ground.

"Granny Shen! Granny Shen!" The girl came running over.

Shen Hongmei looked up and, upon seeing the girl, couldn’t help but smile, "Xiaoqu, what’s got you in such a hurry? Come and sit."

The girl named Xiaoqu, catching her breath, excitedly said, "Granny Shen, something big’s happened. Uncle Li, what’s your full name?"

The old man with the tortoiseshell glasses looked dejected, still bruised from the loss of his research work; he was distraught and not in the mood to pay attention to the young neighbor girl.

With a sigh, he said, "You’ve called me Uncle Li for so long; why are you asking my full name?"

Qu Lingling excitedly said, "Uncle Li, is your name Li Hanzhong? I must tell you, a ship came from outside, and people from the ship came looking for Sister Qiu, specifically mentioning you!"