Chapter 4

With the money lent by Li Yuxin, Jiang Liushi immediately began making purchases . Some things could not be bought on the Internet, so he went to the market to buy certain materials . The rarest ones couldn't be found in the market so he had to go to an auto parts factory to buy them .

At first, the boss refused to sell pre-owned ones . Jiang Liushi added 500 yuan to get them, gnashing his teeth . Before leaving, he shook his head as he saw the boss rubbing his fingers carefully while counting the money . It was obvious that the boss just wanted to sell at a higher price . Although he was very happy for the 500 yuan, a week later, he would find out that money would mean nothing .

It took him three days to get all the materials, and the whole minibus was filled with them . When the last pieces of materials were put in, Jiang Liushi was relieved . He had finally caught up .

He ran around for three days, and he had almost walked through the whole Jiangbei Town . Probably because it was the first refit, the materials needed were involved in every aspect .

Meanwhile Jiang Liushi was also watching the news and keeping up with the developments of Jiangbei Town . He found that less and less leaders appeared in the news just like he'd expected . Although things seemed normal, he could feel a kind of danger simmering below the surface .

"Begin!"

Jiang Liushi closed all the curtains, and then sat down on the driver's seat . Breathing steadily, he put his hands on the steering wheel . Suddenly, the structure of the minibus was clearly reflected in his mind . It felt like he had a new pair of special eyes helping him scan the minibus . Wherever he laid his eyes, the data and the condition of that part of the minibus would immediately appear .

The overall state of the minibus was: Mobile Construction Vehicle (ordinary type), waiting to be modified .

[The materials have been tested . Begin refitting or not?]

Jiang Liushi shouted in his mind: [Begin!]

The refitting of this minibus needed 72 hours . It could not travel until the refitting was complete . Jiang Liushi felt that the steering wheel had suddenly obtained a strange power and started shaking spontaneously .

The refitting would take a long time and Jiang Liushi could not stay in the car all the time . He was only curious to sit in the driver's seat for a while . He got up from the driver's seat and realized that the materials had actually disappeared from the car . After that, he left the car to see if any other changes were taking place . As everything else seemed normal he returned back home .

Just by opening the door, Jiang could see all kinds of supplies . They had been sent within three days . The courier had given Jiang Liushi a strange look as he was delivering his things . But Jiang Liushi did not care at all . It was impossible to think of the real use of them . Jiang Liushi did not go to the university, as learning was useless when the end of world was approaching .

Now that the minibus was being refitted, Jiang Liushi kept calling his sister, and he searched on the Internet about common knowledge which included field survival, simple first-aid knowledge, medicine knowledge as well as the surrounding terrain, how to read maps and so on .

Jiang Liushi also specifically downloaded the national map to his PC . It made sure the map could be used even without network . It almost marked all the points, from small shops to a variety of manufacturers, from the national road to some rural roads . They were extremely clear . For the map, he also spent 100 yuan because the free map wasn't detailed . He had spent almost all his money, but the preparations were basically completed .

Jiang Liushi's phone started ringing, and he quickly looked . A surprised smile formed on his face . It was his sister, he had been calling her non-stop and she finally called him back .

"Hey!"

"Hi brother, what's wrong? Why are you so anxious? I just got off . This time's investigation was very stimulating . We went to a village, which had the custom of . . . "

"Jiang Zhuying, please be quiet! Listen to me!" Jiang Liushi said, interrupting his sister .

Hearing the seriousness of her brother's voice, Jiang Zhuying felt that her brother should have some important matters, so she immediately stopped, and softly saying, "Brother, speak . "

Jiang Liushi calmed down because he didn't want to panic his younger sister . He asked, "Xiao Ying, where are you now?"

"School, I just separated with my teachers and classmates . I'm about to return to my dormitory . My phone's battery had died, so I charged it for a while, opened it and then I saw your message . " Although Jiang Zhuying was naughty, as long as she became aware of the seriousness of the situation, she would immediately become a well-behaved girl thinking clearly . She summarized her own situation quickly . Although she still did not know why Jiang Liushi seemed so anxious, she regarded her brother as the main pillar of the family at any significant moment . She had been raised with love and care by her brother, all those years .

"You do not need to return to the dormitory . Book a flight home right away!" Jiang Liushi said .

"Well, brother, just wait a minute . " After a while, she said, "Brother, there are no tickets . "

"What about tomorrow? The day after tomorrow? You should come back no matter how much money you have to spend," Jiang Liushi said .

"There're no more tickets available," Jiang Zhuying said .

He suddenly had a foreboding feeling . Crackling sounds could be heard from the keyboard as he opened the flight booking website . Searching city after city, Jiang Liushi's heart was sinking . All the tickets for the next three days actually had been sold out, no matter where from where . And the earliest available ones were on the day after the end of the world . . .

This was absolutely impossible; it couldn't be just a mere coincidence .

"Brother, I could return in three days, right?" Jiang Zhuying asked .

"It's too late," Jiang Liushi said .

Jiang Zhuying didn't understand why only one day could make a difference, but she did not ask . "Train! What if I buy a train ticket?" she asked .

Jiang Liushi tapped the keyboard and calmly said: "No train tickets are available . "The train tickets for the next three days had also been sold out .

"Brother, hang on . I will go to the bus station to ask . Maybe I could even rent a car," Jiang Zhuying said .

"Don't!" Jiang said .

Firstly, they did not know about the situation on the road . Secondly, even if the road was normal, Jiang Zhuying needed more than two days to come back . And all the trains and planes would be paralyzed . It was likely to encounter traffic jam on the road; Jiang Zhuying would die in that case .

"Don't do that!" Jiang said again .

Jiang Zhuying felt that her brother's voice seemed to be very strange; it made her feel a little nervous .

"Xiao Ying, you have to listen carefully," Jiang Liushi said .

"Don't go back to your dormitory . You need to find a place without too many people . It should have good security and be elusive . Then you should buy as much drinking water as possible, some drugs, daily necessities and food! You should make sure the phone is fully charged . Next, charge all your power banks, although we do not know whether phones can be used or not . . . Remember lock the door and do not go out, just wait for me!"

"You must wait for me, must!" Jiang Liushi repeated .

"Xiao Ying, the end of the world is approaching . . . "