Chapter 44: The Opportunity Arises

"By the way, do you know where the gold in this city is?" Wang Bin, seeing that Li Dazhu seemed reliable, revealed the purpose of his visit.

"Gold? It's all been moved to the building where Boss Jin lives. What do you want gold for? It's useless now," Li Dazhu said in surprise.

"Oh, moved to his building? What's he doing with it?"

"Before the apocalypse, Boss Jin was already obsessed with gold. It's said that many of his office supplies were gold-plated. When the apocalypse hit and most people fled the city, he had people open the bank vaults and move the gold here. Then he had it melted down to make a huge golden dragon bed, a dragon throne, and a dragon table. Oh, and a set of pure gold bowls and chopsticks."

"Damn, this guy really knows how to enjoy himself. Does he think he's some kind of local emperor?" Wang Bin couldn't help but curse upon hearing Li Dazhu's words. This guy was really living it up.

"You hit the nail on the head. He does see himself as the local emperor here!" Li Dazhu said with a bitter smile.

"This Boss Jin is quite the weirdo!" Guan Xiaoyue couldn't help but exclaim.

"Dinner's ready!" Officer Miao soon finished cooking millet porridge and called everyone in to eat.

"Really, it's ready?" Li Dazhu asked in disbelief.

"Yes, it's ready. Xiaolu has a high fever and couldn't eat anything else, so I made millet porridge. Once she feels better, we'll make white rice for her."

"Wow, there's even white rice!"

"Not just white rice, but also various pork, beef, and fresh vegetables. Eat to your heart's content!"

"Alright, you go ahead and help yourself. I'll feed Xiaolu."

"Thank you!"

Li Dazhu held back tears and went to get some millet porridge.

To make it tastier, Wang Bin added a bit of sugar to the millet porridge, leaving Li Dazhu speechless, with tears streaming down his face. In the end, his bowl of porridge even tasted a bit salty!

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Now that Wang Bin knew where the city's gold was, he had a clear goal. However, stealing Boss Jin's golden bed would be extremely difficult.

This community was developed by Boss Jin, and he occupied the best building. His room was on the top floor, guarded by over a hundred people, making it very difficult to sneak in.

After finishing the millet porridge, Wang Bin revealed his plan.

"Brother Li, do you have any way for us to sneak in?"

"Just call me Dazhu; that's what everyone calls me."

"Alright, Dazhu, do you have any ideas on how we can get into Boss Jin's building?"

"The building is heavily guarded, but there might be a way."

"Oh, what way?"

"We could sneak into the basement first, then climb up the elevator shaft using ropes. But Boss Jin's room is on the 39th floor, so climbing all the way up in one go is very difficult. It would be best to find a way to distract some of the guards before making a move. That way, even if we're discovered, escaping would be relatively easier."

"Looks like we need to create some chaos for them!"

"How do we create chaos?"

"Dazhu, you said Boss Jin sends people out to look for food from time to time and then secretly kills some of them. How long until the next time?"

"It should be soon, but I'm not sure. Their timing is irregular, but it should be soon!"

"That's good. Next time they go out to look for food, we'll volunteer to help. Once we're out, we'll take them down first. Then we'll reveal the truth to the others, and they'll be furious. You can lead them to create some trouble for Boss Jin outside, while I sneak into his lair to steal the gold."

"But they have guns. How can we fight them? Even if our plan succeeds, how will you carry the gold? It's heavy, and without machinery, even dozens of people couldn't move it."

"Don't worry about that. I'll provide you with guns, and I have my own way of moving the gold. Are you willing to follow me?"

With that, Wang Bin took a handgun from his backpack and opened the magazine, revealing shiny golden bullets inside.

"Alright, I've said before, my life is yours. Just say the word, and I'll follow without question."

Seeing the gun in Wang Bin's hand, Li Dazhu's confidence soared, and he loudly promised, pounding his chest.

"Good, then we'll quietly wait for the right moment."

"Yes!"

That night, to avoid letting others know they had food, Wang Bin didn't cook but took out some instant food, which left Li Dazhu and his sister speechless.

"Don't worry. As long as you follow my brother and work hard, you'll never go hungry!" Guan Xiaoyue, showing her talent as a persuasive speaker, tempted Li Dazhu.

"Don't worry, I, Li Dazhu, will keep my word and never let you down!" Li Dazhu quickly pounded his chest again to show his loyalty.

The next morning, to avoid arousing Boss Jin's suspicion, Li Dazhu took Wang Bin and the others to do labor. However, after lining up for food, they didn't eat it but quietly disposed of it.

Who would dare eat it, knowing it might be human meat?

For two days, Wang Bin and the others stayed with Li Dazhu without seeing any action from Boss Jin.

As time passed, Wang Bin began to worry. In three days, he would have to return to the real world, where one day equaled seven days in the apocalypse world. Would Boss Jin take action during those seven days? If he did, Wang Bin would miss a great opportunity and have to wait until next month.

Another concern was that Li Chengping and the others were waiting for their news. The longer it took, the more worried they would become, and their situation would become more dangerous.

After all, only Li Chengping could fight there, while Bao and Little Nan were too young.

Wang Bin decided that if there was no news today, he would take Guan Xiaoyue and Officer Miao back, telling the guards they were going out to scavenge. They could share half of what they found.

As Wang Bin pondered his next move, a group of people approached from a distance.

"See that fat guy in the shiny gold outfit? That's Boss Jin!" Li Dazhu quickly whispered to Wang Bin and the others.

Following Li Dazhu's direction, Wang Bin and the others saw a man in a gold outfit, gleaming in the sunlight, leading the group.

Seeing Boss Jin's attire, Wang Bin couldn't help but chuckle. This Boss Jin was indeed a weirdo.

Besides his gold outfit, Boss Jin held a gold scepter, looking every bit like a pharaoh.

When Boss Jin appeared, everyone stopped working to look at him.

They knew Boss Jin rarely came down, and his appearance meant there would be action.

Everyone watched Boss Jin with anticipation, but some older folks, like Li Dazhu, were worried.

Boss Jin's rewards were not easy to earn; many people died each time, and it was uncertain if they would survive to claim them.