Chapter 46: The Emergence of Malice

It was the girl who had just screamed in fright.

The girl pushed through the people standing in front and stopped only when a man called Uncle Qiu blocked her way.

Lu Pianran gave Lin Shi an apologetic smile:

"Sorry, I broke your bicycle."

She was about the same age as Lin Shi, with flawless white skin and perfect features that left no room for criticism.

Her amber eyes were clear and bottomless, and when she smiled, it was like a ray of sunshine, seemingly able to dispel the gloom under the sky.

A flash of admiration crossed Lin Shi's eyes.

He waved his hand, looking self-reproachful:

"No, no.

It's my fault.

I shouldn't have ridden so fast.

If this uncle is injured, I can go home and get money to pay for the medical expenses."

Having struggled in the apocalypse for eight years, Lin Shi was confident in his acting skills, portraying the image of an ordinary young man vividly.

The middle-aged man called Uncle Qiu gave Lin Shi a deep look, pulled the girl behind him, cleared the way, and said to Lin Shi:

"Ride slower next time.

It's not safe to go so fast."

The others also moved to the side, clearing the path.

Lin Shi grinned, his smile simple and honest:

"I understand, thank you, uncle."

With that, he got on his bike and rode past the group.

Only after riding several hundred meters and turning a corner did the pricking sensation of being watched disappear from his back.

It was then that Lin Shi noticed a thin layer of cold sweat had formed on his back.

Those people had given him a dangerous feeling.

Especially the middle-aged man, who exerted the most pressure on him.

Given the situation just now, if a conflict had arisen, even with the element of surprise from his space, he might not have won.

Fortunately, it was a close call without any real danger.

He didn't care who those people were or what they were planning to do.

He was just out to look for supplies and didn't want any unnecessary trouble.

After the incident, Lin Shi slowed down his pace a bit.

Once on the main road, the streets were filled with abandoned vehicles.

Unlike in his previous life, the vehicles were neatly parked by the roadside, without the scene of dozens or hundreds of cars crashing into each other and blocking the road.

There were pedestrians here and there, some in a hurry, some carrying bulging bags, returning home with full loads.

Now the entire city was in a state without electricity and unable to receive any external information.

Many people had already consciously started buying and storing supplies.

There were still those who clung to the hope that it was just a problem with the city's power supply facilities, which would soon be restored.

But when people realized that the power would never return, that the accustomed electronic products could no longer be used, and the environment deteriorated, with dead bodies everywhere and no one to care for them.

They would realize that the city had become a place where anything could happen.

At that time, the malicious thoughts deep within human nature would break through the rules ingrained in people's bones, turning the city into an icy hell.

Those who were still spending money to buy supplies now might start looting in a couple of days.

Lin Shi intended to get ahead of these people and start looting first.

There would be many people rushing to supermarkets to grab supplies now.

His target, however, was the containers at the port.

After more than an hour, Lin Shi finally arrived at the southern port of Sha City.

The entire southern port was filled with countless containers and bridge cranes.

There were also many ships neatly docked at the port.

The number of ships was even greater than Lin Shi had anticipated.

Right, since the authorities had notified that cars should stop driving, they might have also informed the ships to temporarily dock.

Perhaps his post had not been in vain and had really made a difference.

Lin Shi looked around carefully to make sure no one was watching before retracting his bicycle back into his space.

The port usually had a fair number of management personnel, but after the solar storm, the port was forced to shut down, and many people were scared back home by the incident.

Even if there were still some guards, there wouldn't be many.

Such a large port now lacked surveillance cameras, and as long as Lin Shi was careful, it would be difficult to be detected.

The entire port was silent except for the sound of raindrops falling on the containers.

Lin Shi walked towards a container and placed his hand on it.

With a thought, the contents inside were transferred to his space.

From the outside, the container appeared intact, but it was empty inside.

This method of taking things without anyone noticing was something only Lin Shi could achieve.

The first container he took contained a box of watermelons.

Not bad, a good start.

A faint smile appeared on Lin Shi's face.

The fruits in Sha City were sun-ripened and delicious.

This container of watermelons would last a very long time.

He moved towards the next container.

This container also held fruit, this time coconuts.

After collecting six containers of fruit in a row, Lin Shi walked towards another group of containers.

This time, luck was not on his side; the container was empty.

And it was the same for the next three.

Lin Shi soon discovered that containers with locks generally had goods inside.

The ones without locks were empty.

Containers with goods and those without were stacked separately.

After noticing this, Lin Shi avoided the unlocked containers and headed towards another pile.

This time, he took a container of clothes into his space.

But they were all short-sleeved.

Lin Shi randomly collected one container and stopped.

He suddenly thought that since Sha City was summer all year round, most of the clothes in the local residents' wardrobes should also be summer clothes.

At most, there would be a few pieces suitable for spring and autumn.

When the extreme cold arrived, who knew how many of these original inhabitants would freeze to death.

Perhaps more than those in Hai City.

Next, Lin Shi collected three boxes of snacks, four boxes of frozen seafood, and two boxes of daily necessities.

In one of the containers, Lin Shi found several imported cars.

Their market prices were in the tens to hundreds of thousands.

Sealed metal boxes could to some extent isolate the effects of electromagnetic pulses; these cars might be intact or damaged.

Anyway, there was still plenty of space left, and Lin Shi collected them without hesitation.

Appliances, crafts, daily necessities, food, industrial products...

A port had nearly ten thousand containers, and Lin Shi, like opening blind boxes, walked past each container, collecting their contents into his space.

But not long after, a group of unwelcome guests also arrived at the southern port.

"Brother Li, are we really going to be okay doing this?"

Five young men in their mid-twenties, with a thuggish air, walked together towards the port.

The one speaking was a bald young man who looked timid, looking around nervously as if he was afraid of something.

Li Kui slapped the bald man's head hard, clearly displeased:

"Be afraid of nothing! Didn't I tell you? The whole city district is blacked out, and those surveillance cameras are out of power too.

There are so many containers here; we can empty one at random, and no one will notice!"

These people had also set their sights on the containers!