Chapter 103: The feeling of being hampered by others Chapter 103: The feeling of being hampered by others Yu Guanglin rushed to the emergency area, only to be met with a false alarm.
His wife, children, and elderly mother had been sent to the emergency area but had revived well.
He immediately noticed the stark difference in air humidity between the inside of the emergency area and the outside after entering. A brand of dehumidifier must have been installed there.
The air in the emergency area was exceptionally dry.
There was no need for any tests, it was obvious that everyone suffering from respiratory distress was affected by the high moisture content in the air.
He instructed his wife, children, and elderly mother to take good care of themselves in the emergency area and walked outside, stepping on the waterproof oilcloth that covered the entire area.
As he stepped out, the Deputy Commander of Xiang City came over with a young man,
“Commander, it’s great that we’ve finally found you. Allow me to introduce him; his name is Qin Ziran. He says he can solve the shortage of supplies in Xiang City.”
Yu Guanglin turned around and saw Qin Ziran but did not recognize him.
“What’s his background?”
In the current situation, anyone who boldly claimed they could resolve the supply shortage in Xiang City would either have a very strong background or a ruthless character.
Otherwise, it was all nonsense.
Qin Ziran stepped forward and politely said to Yu Guanglin,
“Commander, I don’t have an impressive background, especially compared to Gong Yi, I’m far behind. But I know who has been procuring supplies for the Garrison all this time.”
As he spoke, he handed over a stack of documents about Hua Mi and continued,
“The reason the Garrison has plenty of supplies is because this woman has been assisting in their acquisition. Although I don’t know how she manages it, I must say, she is very capable, and her supply channels are unexpectedly extensive.”
“The ambulance center’s RV supermarket is also hers, and she has a large stock of supplies, enough to keep selling continuously.”
No one had ever precisely calculated how much goods Hua Mi could have.
Everyone was struggling to survive; who had the energy or mood to sit near her RV and meticulously count how much her RV supermarket sold each day?
Except for the deceased Dai Fang.
At Qin Ziran’s request, Dai Fang had staked out outside the RV supermarket.
At that time, Qin Ziran asked her to carefully record the supermarket’s shipment volume.
That was a bit strange to Qin Ziran at the time.
However, Dai Fang wasn’t inclined to think too deeply about it.
She just thought Hua Mi had an abundant supply of goods and wondered why Hua Mi liked to show off so much.
Always doling out small favors to the Garrison and lifeguards, how hypocritical!
Having nothing herself and unable to provide little favors to the Garrison and lifeguards, Dai Fang complained about it to Qin Ziran.
Qin Ziran kept it in mind.
During the days he was dismissed from the management system, Qin Ziran had been collecting information on Hua Mi’s shipments, and after leveraging some connections, he ended up presenting his findings to Yu Guanglin.
He had said, he wanted Hua Mi to return to his side because among all the women he knew, Hua Mi was the most beautiful and the most excellent.
And now, she was also the most secure.
Qin Ziran was the proud son of heaven. Given his excellence, if he was to choose a woman, it had to be the best one.
Therefore, he needed to win a significant victory for himself.
Even if this victory might cause trouble for Hua Mi.
Even if it meant climbing over Hua Mi to rise up.
Yu Guanglin was indeed interested in the materials Qin Ziran had handed over. He carefully flipped through them and said to the deputy commander beside him,
“The daily shipment volume is actually that large? And it has been sold for so long, where does her supply come from?”
The deputy commander reminded him,
“This woman has a deep connection with Gong Yi. It is said that the whole Garrison listens to her.”
Yu Guanglin carefully considered his words, rolled the documents in his hand into a tube, and said,
“Go to that RV supermarket, see if you can talk with this woman.”
He stepped down, only to feel something odd under his foot. After looking down, he noticed that the water had accumulated so deep it had submerged his instep.
Stepping into the water felt like stepping into jelly, an ineffable sensation.
Yu Guanglin, despite his reluctance, continued forward, swayed, and was steadied by the Qin Ziran beside him.
“Commander, be careful!”
Bootlicking was Qin Ziran’s specialty.
Yu Guanglin nodded at the young man, quite on the ball, potentially very useful.
They quickly reached the RV supermarket, only to be stopped by Tang You just as they approached.
The once completely altered Garrison now had plastic cases on their faces starting to crack, exposing the tender white skin beneath.
Tang You, leading a row of Garrison, confronted Yu Guanglin with a smirk, not quite smiling,
“Commander, what are you up to?”
In the rain, the jelly-like thick water had risen above the ankles.
Yu Guanglin looked sternly at Tang You,
“I’m looking for someone to have a chat.”
There were many things to clarify. Hua Mi had so many material sourcing channels, why was she only supplying to the Garrison?
Now, the management system in Xiang City was becoming increasingly ineffective, and due to the scarcity of resources, the administrators were becoming ever more passive in front of the Garrison.
Even buying a few breathing machines had to be arranged through the emergency zone.
Even he, the city’s management commander, had lately been repeatedly threatened at gunpoint.
This feeling of being hindered was alien to Yu Guanglin.
In the eyes of these administrators, they set the rules of the game, regardless of the people or issues involved.
Everything was supposed to play according to their rules.
Yu Guanglin enjoyed the taste of the pinnacle of power and was not ready to admit that during critical times, violence holds the only right of speech.
Tang You stopped Yu Guanglin and smiled at him,
“Commander, our boss said what you should be doing now is focusing on restoring city management, settling survivors, and avoiding disasters. The rest, you don’t need to worry about; our boss has already gone to sort out the supplies.”
In the drizzling rain, Yu Guanglin’s face was filled with seriousness and anger,
“I am the city management commander of Xiang City, and I have the responsibility and duty to plan, manage, and integrate all resources for the survival of the city. I want to meet Miss Hua. Is such a small request something the Garrison has to obstruct?”
Yu Guanglin’s eyes shone with the light of integrity as he reproached Tang You,
“Or have the Garrison become so selfish, embezzling a hundred billion and monopolizing all supply channels?”
Gong Yi had gone to transport the combat supplies stored in City B’s warehouse, but he did not take any Xiang City administrators with him.
It seemed, the returned supplies would also not be handed over to the management of Xiang City.
In such a situation, not being able to control the supplies, the management level had become even more passive.