Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

41 days to doomsday

Today, California City seemed to have entered the hottest day in Country P ahead of schedule. At eight o'clock in the morning, the outdoor temperature was close to 37 degrees. People felt hot when walking outside. Gu Tongwan turned on the air conditioner at midnight yesterday. Unfortunately, the air conditioners in the old hotel were old products from more than ten years ago. The refrigerants inside were no longer able to cool well, and he did not sleep well that night.

When I turned on the TV in the morning, it was broadcasting a report that a large tsunami had occurred in a coastal county on the island country at midnight yesterday. The huge wave instantly submerged one-third of the entire county area, causing more than one hundred deaths, more than nine hundred casualties, and twenty thousand people homeless.

Although this was not the first time that a tsunami had occurred in the island country, this tsunami had not occurred in the previous life. The abnormally high temperature in California City also made Gu Tongwan feel that everything was progressing differently from the previous life.

Did the end of the world in this life speed up the process? Or is it that there are signs before the natural disasters of the end of the world come? If we go by latitude, P and China have similar latitudes and longitudes, but in the last life, P seemed to encounter natural disasters on the third day after China, but the speed of its fall was astonishing. China's natural disasters lasted for about half a year before all its industries and energy were completely cut off, while P suffered the worst volcanic eruption of the century at the very beginning. That volcanic eruption directly caused two-thirds of the cities in the entire P country to suffer varying degrees of destruction.

Gu Tongwan is not a geographer. His only understanding of the natural disasters that broke out around the world in the previous life was an abnormal red sun. That was the beginning of the natural disasters and the starting point of the end of the world. At that time, he was only paying attention to Jiangcheng. He really had no idea how countries around the world fell into natural disasters one after another.

However, the continued rise in temperature in Country P in recent days is definitely not normal. I don’t know whether the leaders of Country P, who have always been proud of the environment and weather and surpass other countries, will notice the changes.

After having a sandwich and a cup of coffee at the small restaurant on the first floor of the hotel in the morning, Gu Tongwan returned to the room to wait and changed into a quick-drying sportswear.

Fortunately, I packed two sets of clothes for both summer and autumn before coming here. Because of the weather, changing into dry, breathable quick-drying clothes is the most appropriate choice.

At 11:45 in the morning, there was still no sign of Jeff. Gu Tongwan drank the third bottle of mineral water of the morning. He would be lying if he said he was not disappointed. At the same time, he also felt a little sorry for the round-trip airfare.

I had just edited the message for Liao Yunyun asking for money to buy a plane ticket, but before I sent it, the shrill ringing of the landline phone in the room made my heart skip a beat.

"Miss Gu, someone is looking for you downstairs." The cold voice of the receptionist at the front desk came through the microphone.

A motel room that costs forty dollars a night is the highest price Gu Tongwan can afford. Although the environment here is a bit noisy, at least there is hot water and air conditioning. The only thing is that the service attitude is a bit hard to describe.

Walking downstairs, Jeff was leaning against the wall with his hands folded across his chest, a cigarette in his mouth. He was still wearing the iconic cowboy hat, a light blue shirt and a pair of washed-out jeans. He had shaved off his messy beard from last night. He looked like a middle-aged man from Country P, with only a pair of eyes that made people feel as sharp as an eagle.

Jeff lowered his hat brim only when he saw Gu Tongwan, with a hint of impatience in his expression.

There was a glimmer of understanding in Gu Tongwan's eyes. She knew that her deal with Jeff was half successful. At least the fact that he came to her house proved that everything she said last night had been verified.

The two men still found an inconspicuous location to talk. Jeff deliberately chose a blind spot to avoid the camera. Before the conversation, he seemed to have used some kind of instrument to test that there were no monitoring devices nearby before speaking.

"First, I can't completely trust you. Second, I want to know where you got the clues about Lawrence himself."

Jeff tracked down Lawrence for a year and a half. Not only did he have his own informants in the police station, he even had his own network in some underground organizations. But even so, the clues about Lawrence were always easily cut off over the years. Lawrence was even more of a cunning rat in the gutter, and he always managed to escape pursuit from multiple parties.

In order to avenge his brother, he even mortgaged his house to pay for the high cost of manpower and material resources. If he had not cooperated with the government as a bounty hunter, he would have been left on the streets because of bankruptcy.

He knew that he shouldn't easily believe a girl's words, especially a foreign girl of unknown identity, but everything that happened last night proved that this girl was different from ordinary people.

Is it a superpower beyond the scope of science? Or is it a foreknowledge function that exceeds the ultimate ability of human beings?

But no matter what, if this girl can bring clues about Lawrence, Jeff is willing to take a gamble!

The girl opposite remained calm upon hearing this, except for her eyes which were too clear.

"You don't have to believe me. You just need to judge for yourself whether the information I provide is accurate. But I think that your coming to me has proved my worth. As for the clues about Lawrence, I'm sorry, I can't tell you in detail. Just like everyone has secrets, I'm not helping you for free. I need a reward."

"Are you so sure that the clues you provided will allow me to successfully catch Lawrence?" Jeff narrowed his eyes, with a hint of wariness and mockery in his deep blue pupils.

"I am only responsible for providing clues, but I will not put myself in danger. At least I will not risk my life for this. After all, I am not a veteran like you. I still cherish my life. As for whether you can catch Lawrence, that is your business." Gu Tongwan leaned back in the chair, a relaxed posture. At least she believed that the initiative in the negotiations was in her hands.

In fact, this was the case. Jeff immediately realized that the girl was very smart. She saw through a question that looked like a multiple-choice question but was actually a required question.

"How much do you want in reward?" Jeff pinched the second cigarette between his fingers and raised his head with a burning gaze.

"If you don't participate in the operation but only provide clues, I will take 20% of the reward. If you don't catch Lawrence, the responsibility is on you, but you need to pay me $20,000 in advance this time."

He actually came to Country P and met Jeff. After providing clues, if Jeff was not capable enough to catch Lawrence, Gu Tongwan would not let himself suffer.

Jeff hesitated for a moment, looking at Gu Tongwan's fair and calm face. Although she was just a little girl, for some reason, the moment he met her overly cold eyes, she had the ability to convince him.

"Okay, I hope the clues you provided are accurate. If you dare to lie, you will not be able to walk out of California City alive." Jeff's sharp eyes were like a sword that wanted to pierce Gu Tongwan, and then he stood up and walked out of the hotel.

However, when he came back half an hour later, Gu Tongwan did not leave. He just asked for a glass of ice water and continued to sit in the same position.

An envelope was thrown in front of her, and she knew what was inside the heavy envelope.

"Ten thousand dollars, and when I see Lawrence's base camp, I will pay you another ten thousand."

Gu Tongwan glanced at the envelope, then slowly looked away. "Okay, happy cooperation."

****

The two agreed to take action at 10:30 tomorrow night. That was also the plan Gu Tongwan made according to her memory points. She still remembered the location of the D factory in Lawrence base camp. It would be wisest for the two of them to take action under the cover of night. However, she did not plan to participate in the action and only planned to wait for Jeff in the car.

She believed that since Jeff was able to capture Lawrence in his previous life, he should be able to complete his plan smoothly in this life as well.

With a bounty of 10 million, she can get a 20% commission, which is 2 million US dollars. Even after deducting taxes, the income will be more than 1 million US dollars, which is enough for her to upgrade the space and reserve some funds to stock up.

Thinking of this, Gu Tongwan finally breathed a sigh of relief. The plan was already half successful. This was a good start.

After receiving the $10,000 from Jeff, Gu Tongwan first bought a flight ticket for the cheapest day of next week (due to the epidemic, air tickets are not cheap). At this time, there was more than $8,000 left, so Gu Tongwan simply went directly to the largest chain supermarket in California City.

The habit of stockpiling goods never ends, and one cannot stop even when one is abroad.