[1] Apocalypse: Third Rebirth

Chapter 161: Too Many Supplies

I looked at Guo Bi Ming blankly when he said that we needed the signal lights changed out because the old ones weren't working after the EMP.

"Why do we need those?" I asked, not sure why we needed them when we didn't even have a working tower yet. Getting red, blue, and white lights for the top of the cell tower seemed like a weird request. But, then again, it was not like I was working with numbers right now, so bring on the weird requests.

And I would like to point out that there is a huge difference between needing to count from 1-100 in my head in stressful times and figuring the amount of x that is used in a year per person and then multiplying that by the number of people on base. It is almost as big of a difference between kindergarten and high school math. But I digress, black to flashing lights and towers.

"We need the lights at the top of the tower to let any aircrafts around know that it is there in the darkness," replied Guo Bi Ming as he looked between me and Chen Zi Han who was writing the list of things Guo Bi Ming needed. I mean, I was happy that I was not dealing with Jiang Ming Tao anymore and his negative Nancy attitude. But still...

I simply blinked at the man standing in front of me. I didn't know what type of look I had on my face, but I was pretty sure confusion was going to be a big part of it.

"Aircrafts...As in airplanes... As in the things that fly in the sky and go really long distances in a short amount of time? Those airplanes?" I asked, wanting to make sure that I had heard him correctly.

"Yes," he answered. "Legally we are required to have the lights on and in working order during the evening and overnight hours," he continued as he looked back and forth between me and Chen Zi Han like the other man would nod and take his side.

"Legally?" I parroted. Pretty sure I was going crazy. He had to be pulling my leg. right?!?! I mean, when Wang Chao told me that Jiang Ming Tao was dead but he had a backup, I was happy. When he said that the new guy was a genius that had a degree from some university in communications technology, I was over the moon. But now, sitting here, I really had to question his genius status.

Still staring at the man, neither one of us talking, I didn't even know how to describe what I was feeling.

"Yes," he said again in such a tone that it seemed that he was questioning my intelligence.

"What airplanes are you talking about?" I asked, looking him in the eyes.

"The ones in the sky," he said snarkily just before his eyes went wide. "Oh."

"Yeah," I said nodding my head sagely. There was that brain kicking in. "I think we should put off worrying about the lights until we actually get airplanes back."

He simply grunted in response before he turned around and walked to where Jin Si Cong was standing. I looked over at the quiet man and raised an eyebrow. "No requests from you?" I asked and he shook his head.

Before I could open my mouth to say something else, a voice called to me inside of my head. 'Sweetness, we have a problem.'

*****

Ren Ruo Xuan was waiting for Liu Yu Zeng when he came out of the fifth house. His arms were laden with heavy boxes of canned goods, but he showed no signs of fatigue. He knew how much all this stuff meant to Li Dai Lu and if he could ease her burden in even the smallest way, then he was more than happy to do that.

"Boss," said Ren Ruo Xuan, a worried look passing over his face. Liu Yu Zeng stopped at Chen Zi Han's second-in-command and waited for whatever he had to say next. "We have a problem," said the man, standing straight but refusing to meet Liu Yu Zeng's gaze.