Rebirth: I Will Win Easily in the Apocalypse-Chapter 40 - 29: District Government

Other rescue teams and supplies had been unable to enter, which had delayed the situation until today. It was said that several rescue groups dispatched by the state had attempted to enter the city but hadn't returned.

However, the state had been monitoring the situation in the city continuously and had moved in the moment the vortex outside the city disappeared.

Yesterday, the new leadership of the city, which could also be termed as the rescue team, had an urgent day-long meeting to formulate a follow-up rescue plan. Only today did they announce that everyone could collect relief supplies.

Those collecting relief supplies today had to bring their valid identity proof per capita, not only to receive supplies but also to re-register their population.

Thus, Liu Sisi, together with Xiao Lin's children and the elderly, were all brought out. Xiao Lin had to carry a child and push an elderly person, which was not very convenient, so Aunt Zhang took the initiative to take Xiao Lin's daughter to help care for her.

Sister Li also brought her father out; her father was over 70 but in good health, looking nothing like his age except that he couldn't run or jump. He moved normally without any problem.

Before leaving, Zhong Junfeng and Yin Meng had asked about the injured person they had found, who was still unconscious. He had developed a fever in the middle of the night, and it was only this morning that the fever had subsided; they couldn't bring him along.

However, the relief supplies were distributed per capita, and no one knew how much there was; even their own share might not be enough. Moreover, with the population registration happening now, if this person didn't come, it could potentially affect their eligibility for future benefits.

Fortunately, Uncle Zhang had thought things through; he had specifically inquired about the situation where there were unconscious, injured people who couldn't be brought, and the staff had registered them for assistance. When the person regained consciousness, they could either be brought over, or the government department could provide home service once available.

The Songshan District Government was neither too far nor too close from where they lived; the name Songshan District was derived from nearby Song Mountain. It took about an hour's walk to reach the place.

The original district government building was not tall and had been buried under ice. The government had temporarily requisitioned an adjacent office building as its office space.

Somehow, half of the office building's wall had been chiseled open to create a large gate that allowed passage.

The closest floor of the office building to the ice was half-frozen under the ice, so temporary stairs were built, and they started using the second floor as an office space.

They had thoughtfully constructed a wheelchair-accessible route for those who had mobility issues.

The government had announced that the distribution of supplies would start at 3 PM, and people had already started lining up outside. They were relatively early with only about twenty people ahead of them, which wasn't too many.

However, spending over an hour in the cold was bearable for the young and strong, but it was quite disastrous for the elderly.

The government had thoughtfully set up a waiting area for the elderly. Those over 60 could stay inside in the warmth, waiting for their family members to reach their turn in the queue and then go together to process their documentation.

The Gao Zhi family, Xiao Lin, and Sister Li first took their elderly to the elderly waiting area.

The elderly waiting area was interconnected with other office spaces, allowing a full view of the working scene on the second floor of the office building. The entire second floor was quiet except for the hurried footsteps, the sound of writing, and the rustling noise of papers being turned.

Armed soldiers patrolled up and down the floors. If they spotted anyone causing trouble, they controlled the person instead of detaining or killing them. The responsible official in charge of distributing supplies would deprive the person of relief supplies for five days, reduce supplies by half for the first ten days, and if offenses recurred, they would outright cancel the person's eligibility for relief supplies.

The staff noticed that Xiao Lin's group brought three elderly people, two children, and one elderly person who had mobility issues, and granted permission for one person to stay behind to look after the elderly and children.

After discussing, Xiao Lin's child and his mother were entrusted to Liu Sisi, who was asked to help look after them while he, Gao Zhi, and Sister Li rejoined the queue at its end.

At three in the afternoon, the distribution of supplies and population registration officially commenced.

By then, the outside line had grown tremendously long, stretching out of sight.

Armed soldiers stood guard on both sides of the queue to prevent disturbances or line-cutting. Anyone found disrupting was dealt with as described above.

Soldiers were stationed every five or six persons along the queue, armed and with serious expressions. The oppressive sight deterred any potential troublemakers.

The people from building 10 had arrived early and reached their turn in just a little over half an hour. Just as it was their turn, Liu Sisi brought the three elderly people and two children to join them.

Population registration was straightforward; the staff would swipe the identity card on a machine, which would beep twice and display the household registration information.

If the identity card or other valid documents were lost, the individual could only provide their details verbally for the staff to locate the corresponding person in the database.

This machine was usually only used during significant events, such as this first post-disaster population registration.

Currently, there was a nationwide power outage. Although the state had reserved power and other means of electricity generation, such power-consuming resources were being used sparingly at present.

After finding the household registration information, the staff would handwrite an identity proof for everyone, which would serve as a voucher for future supply distributions.

With the new identity proof in hand, Gu Yanzhi checked the information, which was not much different from the one on his identity card except for the lack of a photo. The paper seemed to be of a special quality, making it difficult to counterfeit.

After registering their current address and family members, they were directed upstairs to collect their supplies.

As Gu Yanzhi took his identity proof and followed the signs upstairs, the registration area suddenly became chaotic.

"Why won't you give me a proof?" an angry male voice bellowed at the staff.

"Sir, I'm sorry. Please calm down and stabilize your emotions. We can't find your document information. I have already notified the leader, and he will take you to the resting room inside. Please take a rest, and he will verify it for you again," the staff explained patiently in a soft voice.

The man wanted to say more, but hearing the commotion, patrolling soldiers quickly surrounded him.

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Seeing this, the man shrank his neck and swallowed the words he was about to yell, following the swiftly arriving leader to the so-called resting room.

Upstairs, right as they stepped off the corridor, a staff member was checking identity proofs at the entrance.

"Three adults, one time distribution of five days' supplies. Come back in five days with your identity proof for the next collection."

The relief supplies definitely couldn't compare to normal food needs; they would only ensure that people wouldn't starve over five days. As for having a full meal, that was out of the question.

The five-day supplies mostly consisted of compressed biscuits, a small amount of steamed buns, and five canned foods per person. Drinking water was provided at 1000 milliliters per person, directly given in two 500 milliliter bottled waters.

The first time collecting supplies, they also received a thin blanket, an alcohol stove, and five alcohol blocks per person for heating.

In subsequent distributions, they would no longer give out alcohol stoves, only alcohol blocks.