Chapter 97 Everyone wants to rebuild.

Hearing that they wouldn't set off immediately and there were still two days for preparation, Liu Ruyan agreed.

Two days was not a long time, but it wasn't short either. She and Zhang Yuan should be able to tidy up the courtyard.

Since Liu Ruyan had agreed, Zhang Yuan naturally had no objections.

Kong Rui looked at the two with a smile. "I know you two dislike trouble. Don't worry. Neither protecting these people's safety nor rescuing other survivors has anything to do with you.

However, if we encounter any danger, we still hope you can lend a hand."

Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan readily agreed to this request.

"But this time, there won't be any rewards. I have to make this clear to you in advance.

But if you can get any prey, it will be considered your own income. If I need it, I'll buy it from you with contribution points."

Liu Ruyan liked straightforward people like Kong Rui.

He made everything clear in advance to avoid any disputes later.

After Kong Rui had said what he wanted to say, he didn't waste the two's time any longer. He called someone over to lead the way and go with them to buy the electric fence and the gate.

With someone to help, things went smoothly. They got all the necessary items in one trip. Although it cost 5000 contribution points, Liu Ruyan thought it was well worth it.

There were so many things that Zhang Yuan's car couldn't carry them all. Fortunately, the sellers provided door - to - door delivery and even helped unload the items in the courtyard.

If Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan hadn't stopped them, they would have even helped install them.

After seeing the people off, Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan immediately took down the original gate of the courtyard and installed the newly - bought one.

The newly - bought gate wasn't a fence gate, but an iron - sheet gate. It was not only thick and sturdy but also blocked the view from the outside.

There was a small iron door on the big gate. If someone knocked, they could open the small iron door first to see who it was, adding an extra layer of safety.

Seeing that it was already noon, Zhang Yuan pulled Liu Ruyan into the house. "We still have two and a half days. We can take our time to fix things up. But we still need to have meals on time."

The two washed their hands and faces. Liu Ruyan took out the tables, chairs, and benches they were used to for meals and placed them in the living room. Then she asked Zhang Yuan, "What would you like to eat for lunch?"

"Let's have noodles with soybean paste."

With the current weather, they didn't have to worry about the food getting cold too quickly. A bowl of noodles with soybean paste was just right.

Liu Ruyan had bowls of noodles with soybean paste ready in her space. She directly took out two big bowls.

Besides the noodles, Liu Ruyan also brought out a plate of sliced beef in sauce, a plate of three - shredded cold dish, and a plate of boneless chicken feet.

Since they were going to work in the afternoon, Liu Ruyan took out iced Coke.

The power of the "happiness water" was invincible.

It was a perfect match with any meal.

The two of them had big appetites, and after a whole morning of work, they were even hungrier.

They ate all the food clean, not leaving a single bit.

After a short rest after the meal, they started installing the electric fence.

Liu Ruyan had never installed one before, but Zhang Yuan was proficient in this area.

The two cooperated with each other and didn't finish installing the electric fence and getting it powered on until the next afternoon.

The electric fence was fine - meshed. Even a small sparrow couldn't get through, let alone a person.

With the electric fence and the new gate, Liu Ruyan finally felt safe in the courtyard.

The interior of the house wasn't decorated yet. After all, they were going out with Kong Rui. It was better not to decorate when they weren't at home.

A day passed in a blink of an eye, and soon it was the morning of the day they had agreed to set off.

After having breakfast, Zhang Yuan and Liu Ruyan set off.

They drove Zhang Yuan's car. Most of the things in the car were put back into the space, and only a few were left in the trunk to deceive others.

Zhang Yuan drove directly towards the entrance of the base.

As soon as they left the base, they saw a lot of cars parked outside.

Last time they went out, a snow - plowing vehicle had to lead the way in front.

Now there was no need for a snow - plowing vehicle.

There were not only many cars but also a large number of people.

Many people could be seen carrying backpacks, holding bags or suitcases. With so many packages, it was no different from the Spring Festival travel rush.

Just by looking at them, it was clear that they were really planning to go back to the city to live.

Liu Ruyan could understand their feelings.

After all, the past three years had been extremely tough. Now that they finally saw a glimmer of hope, of course they hoped to return to normal life as soon as possible.

However, reality was bound to disappoint them.

After waiting for about ten minutes, these people got on the cars.

There were more than fifty cars going this time. Besides a few small cars, the rest were all buses or pick - up trucks, which could carry a lot of people.

Almost half of the cars were full of people, and the remaining ones were empty, probably prepared for the survivors in the city.

Liu Ruyan also saw many people carrying medical first - aid kits. Kong Rui had really thought things through.

After all, the city was full of tall buildings. After such a major earthquake, there were surely a large number of collapsed buildings.

After the convoy set off, the speed was quite fast.

Along the way, although there were cracks on the road, they didn't affect the vehicles' progress.

The closer they got to the city, the more villages and market towns there were.

Towns near tourist attractions like this had actually developed quite well.

There were not only five - to - eight - story buildings but also quite a few dozen - story residential communities.

However, that was all in the past. Now, as far as the eye could see, there were only ruins.

Just looking at this scene, one could imagine how tragic the situation in the city must be.

But many people still held onto hope. Maybe the tall buildings in the city were better built, more complete, and wouldn't collapse?

However, before noon, the convoy stopped.

It wasn't that they didn't want to move forward, but they couldn't.

The road ahead was blocked by the collapsed tall buildings. What met the eye was the collapsed houses and a scene of desolation.

Kong Rui got out of the car with his people and divided them into several teams, asking them to search for survivors.

Kong Rui didn't go himself. Instead, he looked at those people who had gotten off the cars and had been insisting on going back to the city to live.

"This is the situation in the city. You've seen it. Do you still want to come back and live here?

Rebuilding! Not only you, but everyone wants to rebuild. But the reality is much more difficult than we imagined. We can only think about rebuilding after we strive to survive first!"

There were many people who wanted to return to the city, but of course, not all of them could be brought.

These were just a selected group of representatives, the ones who had made the most noise.

Now, these people looked numb, their eyes blankly staring ahead, as if they hadn't heard Kong Rui's words.