Although China's car ownership has exceeded 300 million, cars are still a luxury item for people nowadays, and buying one requires a certain economic foundation.
Including all the rooms in the three buildings to the north and those found in the three buildings to the south, plus the entrance to the underground garage, there were only this many.
Lin Yuan didn't feel dejected. It was normal, not every household could afford a car.
"Let's go test them now." Before any action could be taken, the walkie-talkie on Lin Yuan's chest crackled to life.
"Captain, the officials have issued a notice. The airstrike will arrive around 2 PM, and they are asking us to evacuate as soon as possible. Those things release spores that infect you with just one inhalation," Sun Hai Ping's voice carried a hint of anxiety.
"Brother Sun, don't worry. First, get the laser positioning device ready. At 12:30 PM, turn it on and send the laser. We'll modify the vehicles now, and we still have time," Lin Yuan instructed calmly.
He knew panicking was useless. No one knew that these things would grow like this after just one rainstorm.
Praying to heaven was less reliable than relying on oneself.
Glancing at the time, it was already 8:47 AM. They needed to hurry.
"Only 5 people in our team know how to drive, so we only need to find five cars. If the keys match, drive them out immediately. They don't necessarily have to be SUVs; others are fine too. We can just carry people, as long as the noise is low.
I'll go help move things now. You guys be careful."
Wu Tian, Qin Xia, and Wang Zhi Hai, the three SWAT officers, nodded and turned to test the cars.
Lin Yuan returned with Zhu Ming Jun to move supplies.
In the past few days, the logistics team, including Wu Meng Yao, had made many wooden crates in their spare time, using materials left over from dismantling furniture.
These wooden crates were all of similar specifications, 34cm x 30cm x 32cm, and they had lids, making them quite convenient to carry.
When Lin Yuan returned to the first floor of Building No. 2, Zhao An Jing was about to pick up a box of canned goods.
"An Jing, how much is left?" Lin Yuan didn't waste any words and directly went up to pick up a box of canned goods himself.
"We're almost done moving everything, only these are left," Zhao An Jing replied, walking ahead and looking back.
He thought about the piles of supplies in the open space at the entrance to the underground garage and silently calculated that there didn't seem to be much left.
Let's move them first. Qin Xia had already tallied the supplies. He would know by asking later.
By the time Lin Yuan and the others had moved all the supplies to the entrance of the underground garage, three cars were already parked there: a Volkswagen Touareg, a Lexus LX, and an Audi Q7.
Looking at these three cars, he tutted. None of them were cheap.
He shook his head and then asked Qin Xia, "Sister Qin Xia, how much more supplies do we have?"
Qin Xia took out her notebook, which contained the inventory records.
"For food: We still have 2307 catties of rice, 203 catties of flour, 101 catties of potatoes and sweet potatoes, 121 catties of coarse grains like red beans and mung beans, 35 catties of bagged instant noodles, 92 catties of various canned goods, 192 catties of cured meat and sausages, 98 barrels of rapeseed oil, 10 catties of various seasonings, 54 catties of various snacks, and 32 catties of sugar.
For clothing: 126 catties of cotton-padded clothes and quilts, 21 catties of underwear and briefs, and 13 sets of combat suits.
For medicine: 25 boxes of cold medicine like Sanjiu Ganmao Ling, 25 boxes of anti-diarrheal medication such as Changyan Ning and Diphenoxylate Hydrochloride, 30 boxes of antibiotics like Amoxicillin and Cephalosporins, 10 boxes of trauma medication such as Yunnan Baiyao spray, 25 bottles of various asthma inhalers, 25 bottles of various vitamin tablets, and one bottle each of Pipa syrup and Suqiao Jiuxin Wan.
For cold weapons: 26 various knives, 15 fire axes, 1 chopping axe, 13 homemade spears, 1 heavy crossbow, 1 recurve bow, 3 homemade bows, all bamboo bows, 65 homemade arrows, 3 riot shields, 2 riot forks, and 2 foot shackles.
For firearms: 12 handguns, 2 of which do not have silencers, 3 Type 95-1 assault rifles, 1 Type 192 5.8mm assault rifle, 1 CS/LS7 9mm submachine gun, 2 QBU-191 5.8mm precision rifles, and 1 CS/LR4 7.62mm sniper rifle, all equipped.
For ammunition: 500 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 42 rounds used, 458 remaining; 750 rounds of 5.8mm ammunition, 152 rounds used, 598 remaining; 15 incendiary rounds, 15 high-explosive rounds, all unused; 25 smoke grenades, all unused.
For equipment: 10 military tactical glasses, 3 pairs of ordinary goggles, 3 military tactical helmets, 5 ordinary security helmets, and various firearm accessories, all equipped.
We still have 3 barrels of drinking water, a complete toolbox, and a box of ropes, all collected from people's emergency kits.
Captain, this is all the supplies. As per your request, considering the carrying capacity of the vehicles, we only transported 1000 catties of rice."
Normally, an SUV's load capacity is only 500kg, or about 1000 catties, and that's at full load. Considering vehicle performance and safety, carrying about 800 catties would be about right, and this load also included the people in the car.
Moreover, Lin Yuan's cars would also need protective devices welded onto them, which would reduce their carrying capacity even further.
However, they could still carry people properly. Five cars, one car carrying 5 people, and the remaining 4 cars carrying 8 people, which was just right.
At this moment, two cars drove out from the garage: an SUV and a pickup truck.
This surprised Lin Yuan. Right, pickup trucks could also be quiet! His thinking had become a bit rigid.
This pickup truck was a Navara, with a 2.5L engine, gasoline-powered, and a half-ton payload.
This was different from an SUV. Although the load capacity was the same 500kg, the pickup truck's payload did not include the weight of the people.
The other SUV was a BMW X5.
This made Lin Yuan wonder if he was an incarnation of Lady Luck. How could it be that among the 49 car keys, there were so many suitable SUVs?
Then Qin Xia, who got out of the car, raised the keys in her hand and said, "Captain, my family's car can still be driven!"
Lin Yuan: "..."
As expected, do engineers make so much money?
He felt intensely envious!
The vehicles were ready, and the next step was modification.
All lights were turned off, leaving only the generator for the welding machine and cutting machine.
Wu Meng Yao had also finished the design drawings. It looked like a frame welded from aluminum alloy and steel bars, and then the car would be placed inside and welded in place.
This design drawing only showed the general shape; specific dimensions still needed to be measured. Only Wang Zhi Hai and Zhao Meng Nan knew how to weld and cut, so Lin Yuan had to ask them to work a bit longer.
"It's okay, Captain. We'll make sure our cars are done well!" Wang Zhi Hai confidently guaranteed.
He and Zhao Meng Nan had placed in the top three in the branch skill competition. Although welding wasn't their most proficient skill, they were still proficient.
Looking at the time, it was already 10:56 AM, less than 3 hours until the airstrike.
The airstrike arriving at 2 PM didn't mean the planes would arrive, but the missiles.
Therefore, they had to observe the route in advance around 1:30 PM and prepare to evacuate.
When the explosions started, the zombies would definitely all run towards the old city area. They needed to observe first to ensure they didn't encounter large hordes of zombies when evacuating.
What a pity, no fresh vegetables.
Wait!
Weren't there vegetables planted on the rooftop?
Not just on Building No. 1, but also on Building No. 3's rooftop! Even though no one had tended to them for so many days, they were still fresh vegetables!
Lin Yuan suddenly remembered that in the beginning, he had planned to use the rooftop as a vegetable garden!
He quickly called Zhao An Jing, Wu Meng Yao, and Sun Qin, the three "kids," to go pick vegetables.
Handing Wu Meng Yao's walkie-talkie to Qin Xia, "Sister Qin Xia, please allocate how to transport the supplies here according to the space available in these cars. If there's really no room, we can discard some rice.
Also, leave space for at least 15 barrels of water. I'll have Brother Wang connect the generator to the water station controller later. We can't run out of water. I'll take Meng Yao and the others to the rooftop to collect vegetables."
Qin Xia took the walkie-talkie and smiled, "Captain, don't worry. With that pickup truck, we can definitely fit all these things."
Nodding, Lin Yuan took the three of them, including Wu Meng Yao, to the rooftop.
He had always stolen vegetables in games before, but this was the first time he was properly harvesting so many vegetables. Lin Yuan felt it was quite meaningful, and the three kids in the team needed this experience.