Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Su Su stood up and went to her parents’ bedroom. She remembered that her father had two bank cards, one for her father’s salary, and the other was her father’s private card.
Su Su’s father was the only one earning money, so her father’s salary card was given to his wife for safekeeping. However, Su Su knew from a young age that her father had secretly hidden a private card, which was full of money that her mother did not know about. Her father’s bonuses and inheritance that his grandparents had left behind for him were all in that card.
Usually, Su Su’s father would only use the money in that card to buy some cigarettes and alcohol. He basically would not use the money for other things. When Su Su was young, her father did not hide it from her. He had always told Su Su about it, “This is your dowry money. I’ll hide it, so that your mother won’t find out!”
Su Su did not use a lot of effort to push the bed away. She then slid her hand into the crack and took out a sock that was covered in dust. She pulled out the private card and smiled while touching her belly.
“My dear, look at your grandfather. He’s good at hiding things, right? Let’s take this money and go find your grandparents first. Then we’ll bring them to Xiang City! Let’s go!”
However, Su Su did not leave immediately. She habitually swept around the house and brought all the vegetables, eggs, pots, knives, rice cookers, and other things along with her. Later, she packed some of their clothes, and Su Su took all her mother’s precious jewelry. She also brought some quilts, blankets, and bedsheets with her. All of her stuff was stuffed at the back seat and trunk of the military jeep. Finally, when she was about to leave, Su Su also took the family photo that was on the shelf.
She found an ATM in Jie City and withdrew some money from her father’s private card. She checked the balance and found that there was still RMB 230,000 left on the card. After that, she went to the nearest KFC and had some fast food. She even packed up ten family buckets before she hopped on the jeep and set off for De City.
If she wanted to go from Jie City to De City, it would only take her a few hours to get there by highway. Su Su thought about the staff at the gas station on the highway. If the people who had entered De City three days ago had not came out, she would choose to not take the highway. Instead, she would take the national road. It would be slower if she took the national road, and she probably would reach De City within 3 hours.
Her journey was considered smooth. However, the closer she got to De City, the more traffic police were scattered on the national road. Then, Su Su saw a checkpoint!
There was a row of cars in front of the checkpoint. Some cars were given entry and some were not. There were many cars that wanted to enter De City, but most of them were exiting De City. Everyone was driving very slowly. Su Su rolled down the window and heard the owner of a car in front shouting. He was arguing with the traffic police who was guarding the checkpoint.
“I really have something urgent to do in De City. If my business is affected, can you afford to pay for it?”
The owner of the car who was arguing with the traffic police drove a BMW. It was obvious that he wanted to enter De City to do some business, but the traffic policeman refused to let him in. He did not care whether the owner of the car gave him cigarettes or money. The police would never let him enter. The owner had gone insane as he loosened his tie and pointed at the traffic police who was blocking the road.
The traffic police was not easy to deal with either. He slapped the owner’s finger that was pointing at his nose and started to fight with him. The people behind them cheered and jeered. “Fight. Hit him. Come on, brother!” Another man voiced out, “Let me in. My wife is about to give birth. I want to see my wife.”
Some of them were permitted to enter De City, but most of them were not. Su Su sat in the car and carefully observed the vehicles. People who was driving Audi could enter De City, and these cars were used by the Chinese government. Therefore, the cars that could enter De City were basically people from the government.
The collapse of a viaduct was related to the image of the country, so naturally, it had attracted the government’s attention. It was natural for all the leaders to investigate the reason of collapse.
At this time, it was already 3:00 a.m. The stars hung high in the sky, shining with a cold light. They shone brightly on the human world. The national road that was used to entered De City was congested. The traffic police had worked for a whole night, and Su Su also could not sleep for a whole night. Finally, it was her turn. The traffic police guarding the checkpoint glanced at her license plate, saluted, and immediately let her pass!
After she left the first checkpoint, she drove for ten minutes and then came across another checkpoint. The journey that could normally be completed in half an hour, but Su Su had been on the road for more than two hours. She realized the traffic police was gone, and it was replaced by soldiers to guard the checkpoint.
This was somewhat shocking. It was either proof that it was not just a collapse of a viaduct, or it was proof that the collapse of the viaduct was very serious. Probably so severe that they had no choice but to utilize the military.
Then, Su Su’s car was stopped by a soldier. This time, her military license plate was not as useful as before. The soldier walked up with a gun and stood beside Su Su’s car window. He stood straight, saluted, and assumed a standard military posture. After that, he knocked on the window and signaled for Su Su to open it.
She rolled down the car window, and the soldier was speechless. He wanted to say something, but when he saw Su Su’s face, he quickly asked Su Su to park the jeep against the side of the road. He then returned to the checkpoint.
He probably did not expect that the driver was actually a woman. A little girl who looked like she was still a teenager. The main thing was that this little girl’s delicate and weak look. It was obvious that she was not a female soldier. If she did not steal the car, then she might be a direct relative of some high ranking military officer.
Su Su sat in the car, and her eyes were fixed on the soldier as he entered the command room to make a phone call. Her fair and slender fingers held the steering wheel. Her fingertips tapped lightly on the black leather case as she was thinking about her situation. Should she charged through them or turned back?
Charging through them would never work. If she did not want to be shot by those soldiers, it would be best not to do so.
If she turned back, she would have to hide the car somewhere and then walk into De City. This would be more troublesome and tiring. She had used to travelling long distance after the apocalypse. However, with her current physique, it would not be easy for her to find them and bring them out.
While she was pondering, the soldier who was on the phone came out of the command room. His face was full of smiles as he walked to Su Su’s car. He saluted and said very politely, “You can go in now.”
“Oh?!” Su Su raised her eyebrows and looked at the soldier with surprise. As she drove into the checkpoint, she thought to herself, who did that soldier call just now. It seemed that he had called a few people…