Natural Disaster Strikes: I Stockpiled Billions and Carved My Way Through the Apocalypse

The group realized that Mu Jiuyue was not someone to be trifled with.

This person is completely different from the old man who was arrested.

Her eyes were devoid of any emotion, and she looked at everyone as if they were lifeless objects.

Moreover, he was ruthless and decisive in his actions, clearly a tough opponent.

Despite being so young, he showed no mercy when killing, making him someone you absolutely cannot afford to offend.

The man opposite waved his hand, and Old Hou was dragged over in a disheveled state.

Old Hou was covered in mud and water, soaked to the bone in the heavy rain.

He didn't even dare to look Mu Jiuyue in the eye, and could only cower there helplessly.

"Hand over the people and the grain at the same time." The man opposite him suddenly released Lao Hou and kicked him.

Old Hou staggered, lowered his head, and walked towards Mu Jiuyue.

Mu Jiuyue took two steps back, released the person she was pressing down on, and gave up the food.

The instant Lao Hou walked to Mu Jiuyue's side, Mu Jiuyue's fingers snapped as she was about to flick the Tang sword in her hand.

Wei Lie pressed down on Mu Jiuyue's hand in time: "Now is not the time to make a move."

Mu Jiuyue turned to look at Wei Lie.

Wei Lie lowered his voice: "To conquer a city is inferior to to conquer a mind. The best way to make this uninvited neighbor behave like a quiet and competent neighbor is to let them fight amongst themselves."

Mu Jiuyue loosened her grip, and the Tang sword, which had already extended ten centimeters, was smoothly sheathed.

The group of people took the food and left arrogantly.

"Let's go back," Mu Jiuyue said.

Old Hou opened his mouth hesitantly, then closed it again, like a wronged little wife, and followed Mu Jiuyue back to his mountain.

"Go take a bath first, then drink some ginger soup to ward off the cold." Mu Jiuyue glanced at Old Hou, but didn't lecture him. She simply said, "I'll go find Wei Lie."

After saying that, Mu Jiuyue turned around and left.

Old Hou stared at Mu Jiuyue's retreating figure with a look of utter dejection, too regretful to speak.

If Mu Jiuyue hadn't come to his rescue, he probably would have lost his life to those people.

As soon as Mu Jiuyue arrived at Wei Lie's cave, she sat down casually and asked, "What good ideas do you have?"

Wei Lie poured Mu Jiuyue a cup of tea: "My men have already found out. There are five groups of people on the next mountain. The first group is the bastards who just extorted money from us; there are thirty-six of them. They were the main force that attacked the cave a few days ago. They were the ones who stirred up trouble and led the men to seize the mountain. They are a group of thugs from U City, most of whom have criminal records. The second group is also from U City, but they are from the same village. This group is temporarily under the command of the first group, but they won't follow along in any actions. The woman is an exception; she's the one who persuaded the villagers to flee with them."

"The third group came from a factory in the northeast. They were led by their section chief, who had been fleeing all the way here with his workers. They also brought their families, a total of twelve families and seventy people. The leader was named Duan Qi, thirty-six years old, a capable man. He protected everyone during the escape, and not a single person was killed."

"The fourth group consists of teachers from a school near K City, numbering only about a dozen. Because of their small numbers, they have a very low profile. This group generally doesn't cause trouble, but they are very opportunistic, attaching themselves to whoever is powerful."

"The last group was from a gym in the city. The owner had graduated from a martial arts school and had some martial arts skills. He brought more than twenty people, all of whom were young and strong. I guess they were all from out of town and didn't have any family burdens."

"Currently, those who want to have a say in this team are the first group, the third group, and the fifth group. The villagers and the teachers in that village are negligible."

Mu Jiuyue frowned: "So, what is your plan?"

"Have you ever heard of 'two peaches killing three warriors'?" Wei Lie asked in return.

Mu Jiuyue didn't react for a long time.

Forgive her, although she graduated from high school, she was so busy running for her life in her past life that she really didn't remember this story.

Wei Lie said with a smile: "During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Prime Minister of Qi, Yan Ying, wanted to get rid of Gongsun Jie, Tian Kaijiang, and Guyezi. So he asked Duke Jing to give them two peaches so that they could take the peaches according to their merits. As a result, all three of them abandoned the peaches and committed suicide."

“If I told my neighbors that the food we gave away today was a donation and support for all of them, and that we still have plenty of supplies and are willing to continue helping them, but on the condition that we only speak to the most influential people among them, what do you think they would do?”

Mu Jiuyue's eyes lit up instantly: "Impressive, Wei Lie! You took care of that group without shedding a drop of blood. We're all living in the apocalypse, who wants to be subservient to others? Especially after seeing our wealth, they'd fight to the death for that right to speak just to survive!"

“That’s exactly the point,” Wei Lie said. “Although you’re very good at fighting, you should avoid taking action if you don’t have to.”

Mu Jiuyue patted Wei Lie's shoulder: "You're really smart! Let's do it this way!"

Wei Lie looked at the hand on his shoulder and his eyes crinkled into a smile.

as predicted.

Wei Lie had someone row over again to deliver several boxes of fuel, and told them, "Our boss Wei saw that you were in a pitiful state, so he generously sponsored a batch of grain for you. Did you all receive it?"

The group of people looked at each other in bewilderment: "What grain? How come we don't know anything about it?"

Wei Lie's subordinate said in surprise, "Just now, a man named Li Hu, with more than a dozen men, transported away eight hundred catties of grain. Hey, isn't that Li Hu? If you don't believe me, go ask him!"

The crowd erupted in anger: "It really is that bastard Li Hu again! I told you he was unreliable! He pocketed the grain that General Manager Wei sponsored for us! Let's go find him and get to the bottom of this!"

"Let's go!"

Upon hearing that there was grain, no one on the scene could remain calm; they all went to confront Li Hu with hostility.

Wei Lie's men took a step back, watching the spectacle with cold smiles.

Sure enough, as soon as the group found Li Hu, they saw a huge pile of grain hidden in the tent.

The group's eyes immediately turned red, and they pounced on him with a roar, ignoring Li Hu's explanations and starting a fight.

After the war ended, a lot of the neatly stacked grain was stolen.

Wei Lie's men promptly spoke up: "You guys are in complete disarray, there's not even a person in charge. Our boss Wei said you should first select someone with authority before discussing further cooperation. After all, we don't have many resources, we can only sponsor those who are capable."

After saying that, he patted his behind and left.

As soon as he left, the people left on the hilltop were filled with intense murderous intent.

Whether it was Li Hu, who set up the honey trap, Duan Qi, who led a group of workers, or Shen Qing, the gym owner, they all coveted this batch of grain and wanted to monopolize it.

Even the villagers who always kept to themselves and the dozen or so teachers had their own little schemes in their eyes.

This is grain.

Who doesn't want that?