Snowstorm: I'm Super Rich in the Apocalypse-Chapter 133 - Those Who Want to Die Cannot Be

Chapter 133: Chapter 133: Those Who Want to Die Cannot Be Stopped

Chapter 133 -133: Those Who Want to Die Cannot Be Stopped

Gu Pan had paid protection fees in her previous life, but she had never viewed the situation from an outsider’s perspective until now, suddenly realizing many problems.

Although she was reborn with the “Space”, there was still much to learn in order to better adapt to the unpredictable apocalypse in the future.

Before, Gu Pan thought Fu Chenyuan’s high thresholds for entry were unreasonable, but now, seeing this scene, she seemed to understand. He wanted to make it impossible for these people to afford the fees, to oppress them, even making some of the timid feel grateful to him as a merciful ruler.

But Fu Chenyuan did not lessen their burden; instead, he recorded each household’s owed amount, making them sign IOUs, which allowed him to control them more effectively and ensure their obedience.

Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng, though businesspeople as well, were different from Fu Chenyuan. They had started from a small studio and built their way up to a company, fighting from the ground up, so they had more empathy.

But for someone like Fu Chenyuan, born into a major family, the education since childhood was different from theirs entirely.

In the apocalypse, everyone’s characteristics were magnified. Gu Pan was grateful for having the “Space” and memories from her past life, which allowed her to avoid many risks.

Seeing those in the lingering sunlight of sunset, the hunched elderly, children with big heads and thin necks, turning in their scrimped and saved food, Gu Pan truly felt uncomfortable. Although she knew such scenes were normal in the apocalypse and could be found everywhere, they still saddened her, bringing back unpleasant memories from her past life, which made her pull Lu Ruisheng back home.

On the way, they saw more people going out—mostly elderly and children headed to pay protection fees, while the able-bodied adults couldn’t waste time and had to search for resources.

Lu Ruisheng gripped Gu Pan’s hand, wordlessly, but she felt strength from it.

As they passed the Lin family’s house, a quarrel erupted within.

Lin Ran’s voice: “You can’t degrade yourself like this, if we work hard, we can still find a way to survive.”

Lin Feifei: “Survive like this? Just for a mouthful of food? Every day like a dog? I don’t want that; why can’t I take this chance if I have it?”

“We Lin family people have our dignity; you are the Lin family’s daughter, you can’t resort to such crooked paths.”

“Lin family, Lin family, Lin family, bullshit Lin family, dad, the Qing dynasty has fallen, no, even peace times are gone, and you’re still talking to me about this? Can’t we be pragmatic? It’s the apocalypse, isn’t it better if there’s a way to live better?”

“Get inside, Lin Ran, take Feifei inside. Arguing out here, what would others think if they heard?” Song Yiru’s voice called out.

It wasn’t long before Lin Ran and Lin Feifei retreated indoors.

Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng returned home, both somewhat perplexed.

“What on earth does Lin Feifei want to do? Why is Lin Ran so opposed?” Gu Pan asked Lu Ruisheng first.

Lu Ruisheng shook his head: “I don’t know, but I’m sure it’s nothing good, or else it wouldn’t involve dignity.”

“There are plenty in the apocalypse who don’t care for dignity, just to survive, really doing the unthinkable.”

“Let her be. As long as they’re not starving to death, we can’t just give away our food.”

“If we leave after a while, we’ll have to leave some for them. Who knows if it will be a good thing for them then.”

“That’s their fate; we’ve made our terms clear with Old Master Lin, and it’s settled.”

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“Actually, if they put in some effort and use their basic combat skills, they really could live better than most. With the food we could leave them, it would be an even greater advantage. If they can’t make it, it’s because they haven’t walked the right path or tried hard enough.”

“Yeah, they have so many advantages; they just don’t make good use of them.”

The two of them chatted for a while but then fell silent.

By nightfall, Cheng Yang and Chen Lang came over and brought up the matter of the protection fee. They mentioned that Squad Leader Fang had some grain, but he had not paid up in full, fearing that it would draw others’ envy, so he paid six taels.

This was indeed a very smart move by Squad Leader Fang—as the amount was neither too much nor too little, similar to what others were paying—so it would not make them a target of interest. It was also a good protection for him and his daughter.

The two of them were quite gossipy and began to talk about some of the things they’d seen today.

That girl named Huihui, her father had accidentally died a few days ago, so their family had only paid a little, which caused them to be scolded by those collecting the grain.

And there were families whose grains were not up to mark, and they were scolded too.

Of course, there were also those who gave good quality grain and were praised for it.

All in all, it was quite a lively affair.

Gu Pan watched Cheng Yang and Chen Lang. They still had not experienced the suffering of living at the bottom. In her previous life, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng had once stayed in someone else’s territory and had paid protection money. The many unpleasant memories of that time made it hard for Gu Pan to let go even after her rebirth.

She felt that not letting them see the filthiness outside before was a mistake. Although Cheng Yang and Chen Lang had killed people in the apocalypse, they were still too naive and lacked the necessary training. She planned to focus on strengthening them in this area in the future.

Tonight, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng planned to survey the main camp while the others went to the night market in the city to familiarize themselves with the surroundings. Moving in a group was relatively safe.

After everyone had left, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng also went out for a stroll around their few buildings. After walking around for a while, they continued forward to the neighborhood park to walk some more; after all, they couldn’t always stay indoors for the whole night.

Just as they arrived at the park, they saw Lin Feifei, arm in arm with a man, both looking very sweet. When the man reached a happy point in the conversation, his arm wrapped around Lin Feifei’s waist gave her a gentle pat.

Lin Feifei cooed lightly and then acted coquettishly towards the man.

Gu Pan whispered to Lu Ruisheng, “That man is from the Inner Circle, right?”

Lu Ruisheng replied, “Seems like he’s one of Fu Chenyuan’s men, not great in terms of Combat Power, probably some kind of accountant. He seemed to be there the day we were there to get some jade.”

Gu Pan also had that impression, “Anyway, he’s one of Fu Chenyuan’s men. The quarrel between Lin Ran and her that day was probably because of this.”

“Looks like Old Master Lin’s grain might not have to be given to them for the time being.”

“This development must be something Old Master Lin hadn’t anticipated.”

“Not just Old Master Lin, we wouldn’t have expected this before either.”

“But from Lin Ran’s attitude we overheard that day, he seemed very opposed to it. It’s quite possible that the couple wouldn’t even eat the food Lin Feifei provides.”

“Anyway, we shouldn’t meddle too much in their affairs. We’re paid to do a job and we’ll make sure to do what’s necessary. If Lin Ran and his wife can’t get enough to eat, just providing them with grain is enough, anything more isn’t our concern.”

“That’s true.”

At that moment, Lin Feifei also saw Gu Pan. Dressed up for the occasion, she looked at Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng with a face full of pride.

Gu Pan had no intention of speaking to her and planned to just walk past.

But Lin Feifei did not intend to act like a stranger and, arm in arm with the man, came forward. Addressing Gu Pan, she said, “You always sided with Lin Mengmeng and Yuan Jiang before, but what did you gain in the end? They left, and what did you get? Serves you right for believing that green tea bitch. Now all your efforts have come to nothing.”