Then she took Ava to the kitchen. When Julia left with Ava, Kevin stood up and took everyone to the second floor while saying, "Well, as you can see. She is Julia, a paranoid and my mother in law. Her whole house is a small fortress like existence. She also likes to store a lot of foods, firearms and ammunition in the basement. There are two basement levels and they are quite big. We can live here and wait for the rescue. Even if we have to wait for a whole year, I can confidently say that we would not have any problem. We can also transform the house into a fortress like existence."

Julia seemed to be in her fifties but she was actually in her sixties. But she still looked very healthy and strong. After scolding Kevin for several minutes, Julia smiled and said, "Don't be shy, lads. You can stroll around freely."

Then, she took Ava and left them in the corridor. Although the corridor is not small, it was crowded.

Kevin smiled and said, "Julia is actually in her seventies. She is still very strong and healthy. It is said, she was born with powerful body. In her youth, she could take down our strongest farmer man in the village easily. Some said, she is a blessed one."

He picked up the backpacks of his and his daughter and lead everyone to the basement first. However, Peter signaled other people to wait in place and handed over his backpack to nearby Allen. He followed Kevin and Tina followed behind him too. While walking down along the staircase in relief, Kevin continued, "Ava's mother is her daughter. While I was traveling in Mexico City, we met by chance. Under the fate arranged by the lord, we fell in love at first sight. Later, she wanted to go back to her hometown while she was pregnant. I fulfilled her wish and we moved to here. We decided to settle down in this small town for the rest of our life. Misfortune came suddenly, she died in a car accident when Ava was three years old."

After recounting the old memories which he enjoyed with his late wife, Kevin placed the backpacks on an empty shelf as they reached into the first floor of underground basement. Peter and Tina walked around and looked at the neatly stored things on strongly built shelves.

They can find almost everything here. The two felt that as if they got into two dollars store. The basement is very large and the walls are strongly reinforced with thick concrete. Various canned foods are occupying the large parts of shelves.

The rest are all boxes of various bullets. Kevin opened a canned beer and took small sips while leaning against the wall to wait for the two curious people.

Soon, the two walked back to the original place with incredible face. They were really surprised, whether about the size of the basement or the amount of various materials here.

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Kevin chuckled and proudly told, "How about it? Not bad at all, right? I helped a lot back then when she filled this place with various things. Although she was known as a paranoid about the end of world and war, I've to admit it all became useful now."

Without waiting for the replies, Kevin asked, "Do you also drink?"

And again, without waiting for the answer, he picked a bag full of canned beer and said, "Anyways, you can come down and take a few if you want. Let's go. I will show the second floor and attic to you guys. Julia would often clean the second floor but I am not sure about the attic. If you might need to clean up, you can take things from the basement. She got almost everything in it."

The two silently followed and they got back to the corridor. When the guys saw them, they immediately picked up things to go to the second floor. Peter asked, "So, Kevin. Can my guys go down and take things in the basement?"

Kevin didn't care. He said while walking up along the stairs, "Everything is fine as long as you don't break or waste the goods out there."

After showing around and placing the officers in the second floor, Kevin went down to the kitchen. Peter and Tina still followed him since Peter wanted to have a chat with Julia. Kevin lead the two into the kitchen and at there, they saw freshly cooked foods on the table. Ava was already eating a piece of chocolate cake and drinking a bottle of milk. Julia is watching her granddaughter with smiles.

When she saw the three people coming in, she gestured them to take the seats but didn't serve the foods. Was that a joke? The three adults still wanted this old granny to serve their foods which were already prepared well and placed on the table? Julia preferred to take care of her baby granddaughter Ava in comparison.

After putting the guns back to safety mode, the three took their seats. Fortunately, there were actually six chairs around the big dining table.

Kevin didn't complain. After sitting down, he started to grab and eat the foods silently. As for Peter and Tina, they didn't know what to do and how to start the conversation. Looking at them, Julia smiled and said, "Two officers, you should eat too. We have to fill our stomach and raise strength to face incoming storm."

"Enjoy our precious moments well. After all, we don't know what is going to happen to us."

"Death is almost in front of our door. It's never been so closed."

Julia watched the four people enjoying her foods, she couldn't help but wondered about her life. She is already so old that most of her old friends were already silently lying down in the cemetery. May be they were already with the Lord they believed in or may be not.

However, she still has her granddaughter who is innocent. So whether it is for Ava or for her to watch the growth of Ava, she acted like a paranoid in the past. She saw many dirt of the gray society. Her daughter died in a car crash. However, the other party didn't get the punishment he deserved just because of his rich dad. She knew the society was never fair since she was young. She saw great depression days when people were dying from hunger. She saw the tragic war which only normal people died as brave soldiers. She wanted to take revenge with her hands but her only reason stopped her. After all, she still has Ava.

This morning, she wanted to go out and search for Ava. However, she still tried her best to trust on the ability of her son in law. Fortunately, the gods didn't abandon her completely. When she met Ava again, her joys were beyond the words.