Surviving the Long Night: Starting from the Gas Station and Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 45 Deterrence, Moving to a New Home and the Construction Foreman

Lu Zheng's question silenced Lu Sheng.

In order to prevent his credit points from being depleted by the family at the end of the month, Lu Sheng had been using Lin Ran's account to receive payments, but now, Lu Zheng, the supervisor, had noticed this.

A few seconds later, Lu Sheng smiled slightly at Lu Zheng:

"Lu Zheng, that's a good question. Before I answer it, why don't you guess?"

"Cousin, I'm not kidding you."

The mainland student completely ignored this threat:

"Of course, I'll give you a hint: where do you think the money would be most helpful for the construction of this camp and the subsequent transportation station?"

"Of course..."

"Cousin, think carefully before you answer. The camp is just starting out. Don't let the family's big project be ruined in your hands."

Lu Zheng pursed his lips, looking at Lu Sheng's enigmatic smile, and gritted his teeth:

"The family won't care about a little money, but I can't turn a blind eye to everything."

Cousin, the No. 49 Transportation Station project is of great significance to the family. You'd better be careful about keeping your distance from other forces.

"Are you done talking?"

"...That's all."

"Go write your report after you're done talking, cousin. I have other things to do."

Watching Lu Zheng storm back into the car and slam the door shut, Lu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.

He found the feeling of threatening others quite subtle, like walking a tightrope while making the other person feel like they were walking on flat ground.

Fortunately, he succeeded.

After seeing Lu Zheng off, Lu Sheng took stock of the remaining materials.

There are 31 units of steel left, which are two steel coils, one large and one small.

There are 25 units of timber left, all piled up on the open ground.

Including the materials that Lu Sheng had saved up himself, he had a total of 40 units of steel and 35 units of wood, and his material reserves suddenly became abundant.

Later, Lu Sheng brought an electric cart and transported the firewood piled up on the open ground to the refueling warehouse.

Jiang Shutong began ordering shipping containers in preparation for building the hotel.

Lin Ran became the person in charge of moving, but in fact, Lu Sheng had very few personal belongings. After the move was over, her job became cleaning the room and filling the water tank in the folding house.

Since the power cable hadn't arrived yet, Lu Sheng asked Lin Ran to move the diesel generator over first as a temporary power source for the folding house.

While everyone was busy, ferocious beasts could be seen lingering outside the wall from time to time, occasionally bumping into it before leaving after a while.

They all knew that this was because the ferocious beast sensed that there were humans outdoors, but after coming over, it found that it could not break through the wall and could only leave in frustration.

As night approached, Lu Sheng prepared to close the door to the gas station. This time, he closed it from the outside, not from the inside. Starting tonight, he would no longer be living there.

"Cousin, can I stay here?"

He was about to lock the door when he suddenly heard Lu Zheng's voice. He turned around and saw that the other man was carrying a large satchel. Lu Sheng remembered that it contained a folding tent.

"I can't live in the car every day. It's going to rain for the next few days, and it's very inconvenient to set up a tent outside. There will be more and more people at the campsite, and someone will have to watch the warehouse."

Lu Zheng then switched back to a smile:

"Why let the good stuff go to outsiders? How about I, your cousin, take this position?"

Lu Sheng realized that there was nowhere for him to stay for the time being, and there was nothing in the warehouse that was not meant to be seen, so he simply handed over the key to him.

"Alright, be careful tonight."

Lu Zheng nodded, then asked:

"The professional construction team was supposed to arrive today, but there's still no sign of them. Has the family sent you a message?"

"No, maybe it's delayed because of the weather."

Lu Sheng had no intention of having a long chat with him, so he gave a perfunctory reply and turned to leave.

With his back to the warehouse, he walked across the street to the folding house and felt an unprecedented sense of ease.

As far as the eye could see, the area outside the folding house was still barren, but he already had a blueprint for building a city in his mind.

Jiang Shutong's folding house is a single-story house that looks like a small villa with a minimalist design from the outside. The lights are on inside, and Lu Sheng knocks twice at the door.

dong dong.

With a crisp click, the door opened, and Lin Ran, wearing a towel on her head and dressed in clean clothes, stood in the doorway. Lu Sheng almost didn't recognize her.

"Stop staring, it's embarrassing."

Lin Ran invited him in and pointed to the package on the cabinet in the entryway:

"These are your clothes. You can wash them too after Shutong finishes washing them."

"it is good."

The house was bright and airy. Passing through the entryway, you would find yourself in the living room with a sofa, coffee table, and dining table. Lu Sheng felt as if he had returned to human society.

"Lin Ran, I'm all ready. Has Lu Sheng arrived yet?"

"They're here."

"Oh, then I'll put my clothes on first."

Accompanied by the sound of sliding doors rubbing against the tracks, Jiang Shutong, dressed in clean clothes, appeared from around a corner.

Her hair was steaming slightly. Lu Sheng had almost forgotten what she looked like when she was clean and tidy. It seemed like that was when he tied her up in the gas station warehouse.

"Lu Sheng, the restrooms are just around the corner. If you don't know how to use them, just call us."

"it is good."

After entering the bathroom, Lu Sheng closed the door, put the new clothes on the washing machine, and then took off his blood-stained old clothes.

After the showerhead had completely washed him away, he stood in front of the mirror by the sink, wiped away the steam, and saw a handsome young man in the mirror who looked like a stranger to him.

After drying himself off, changing into new clothes, and drying his hair, he returned to the living room and saw Lin Ran and Jiang Shutong sitting on the sofa, both staring straight at him.

"What's wrong?"

I didn't recognize you at first glance.

Jiang Shutong explained:

"You know, the changes are a bit too drastic."

"I understand, I almost didn't recognize myself."

"So, are you going to throw away your old clothes?"

Jiang Shutong asked again:

"Lin Ran and I can wash and reuse our clothes, but your outfit... the blood of that ferocious beast must be congealed on it, right?"

"I'll handle it myself."

Lu Sheng said with a smile.

Only he himself knew that it wasn't the blood of a ferocious beast.

"Are these the blueprints you drew?"

As Lu Sheng walked toward the sofa, he saw a piece of white paper, drawing tools, and a pencil on the coffee table. After looking at it for a while, he realized that the drawing was about the camp.

"This is the campsite construction plan that Shutong and I envisioned."

After Lu Sheng sat down, Lin Ran began to speak:

"The Lu family only specified the area and location of the camp, but not how the interior should be built, so we took it upon ourselves to come up with a plan."

Lu Sheng had just begun to feel like he was back in modern society when he realized what the picture depicted. He had to abandon his fantasies and face the reality that he was still in the wilderness.

"Hmm, this design is not bad."

He picked up the blueprints and examined them carefully, while comforting himself that at least the death row inmates would have a later date and could get a good night's rest.

hum.

The next second after this thought crossed his mind, the bracelet vibrated, and when the screen lit up, Lu Sheng saw a friend request.

The other party's name is construction team leader Cheng Qiushui, and the application information states:

"Station Chief Lu, we have arrived at the northeast gate of the camp. Please open the gate and let us in."