Cave Refuge

Dong Tianyu looked at the black bag, not wanting Mrs. Thompson to take this thing out. It was a bit eye-catching to carry it around now, so he tried to dissuade her, "Mom, this is something I brought for you both to eat, don't take it out."

Upon hearing her son's dissuasion, Mrs. Thompson's smile remained unchanged: "Don't worry about me. This thing is very useful."

As for his mother's intentions, Dong Tianyu had a guess, but he was not entirely sure. However, thinking that although this thing is now extremely precious, almost everyone has eaten it. While it is conspicuous to carry it out, it does not make it unacceptable.

So Dong Tianyu didn't say much and accompanied his mother to Smith's house with Mr. Thompson.

Although Smith's son is the head of the logistical department, Smith's residence did not move downstairs following the relocation of the Command Post office. Instead, for the sake of peace of mind, he still stays on the thirty-second floor.

Naturally, as one goes higher in the building, there are fewer residences on each floor. With the receding flood, the officials and their families living in the high-rise, not wanting to climb stairs, simply moved downstairs.

As a result, the few residents originally on the top floor became even scarcer. Many members of Mr. Thompson's elderly group, unlike Smith, moved downstairs for convenience.

Now, the only households remaining on the thirty-second floor are Smith's. Everyone else, for convenience's sake, essentially relocated downstairs.

The situation on the thirtieth floor is essentially the same now. After the flood receded, when Dong Tianyu's uncles moved back to their homes, others could also go outside to relax and so, rarely come to the thirtieth floor.

After visiting his parents a few times, Dong Tianyu noticed this situation and repaired the enclosing gates. Now, once the gate is closed, it's as if Mr. and Mrs. Thompson own this entire floor.

The few families who remain in the high-rise, with the retreat of the flood, now have living conditions much more spacious than before. Aside from having to climb stairs, other aspects are actually better.

Because of the Dong family's close proximity, they arrived quite early. But at this moment, the Taylor family of nearly ten-ish people have arrived even earlier than the Dong family.

Technically speaking, the Taylor family's numbers shouldn't be that large, considering that Mr. Thompson's generation advocated for having only one child, but Master Ye was different. The Taylor family has always believed in having many sons to bring more blessings. Not only do they have both sons and daughters, but they even have double the amount, with two sons and two daughters.

As the Thompson family just arrived on the thirty-second floor, they saw Master Ye standing at the entrance smoking, with his two sons and two sons-in-law.

Seeing Mr. Thompson coming up, Master Ye started the conversation: "So this must be your sister and your family's only son?"

Although Mr. Thompson has four brothers, due to the one-child policy, all four brothers have only daughters. Dong Tianyu is the only boy of his generation in the Thompson family, so being referred to as the "only son of three generations" is not overstated.

Dong Tianyu looked at Master Ye who was greeting his father with some surprise. He saw a familiar face behind Master Ye.

Master Ye, who was sizing up Dong Tianyu, saw the surprised look on Dong Tianyu's face. One can guess that Dong Tianyu must have seen an acquaintance behind him, that's why he looked so startled.

However, at this time, Master Ye did not turn around and ask for details but instead led the Thompson family inside the house.

It's not that he was looking down on the Thompson family and not inviting his sons and sons-in-law to help with carrying stuff, but when visiting someone's house, when the gift has not been presented to the host yet, it's customary for a guest to handle all the chores. He was well aware of this etiquette.

In case he lets the younger generation help with carrying stuff, and when they meet the host, the host might feel embarrassed to ask who gave what. So when a group of people visit someone's house, it is imperative to put down all the stuff in front of the host, that way the host won't think that you arrived empty-handed.

Seeing the Thompson family going inside with Master Ye, Robinson William, Master Ye's eldest son, asked his younger brother, "Liuyun, do you know the Thompson family?"

Hearing his brother's inquiry, Ye Liuyun also shared what he knew, "Yeah, I've done some transactions with that young man, Dong Tianyu. He should be running a breeding farm, specializing in keeping Lu Ding chickens."

"Have you ever competed with him? He seems quite capable."

"Capable? I doubt it. Although I have never competed with him, I did observe his hands when he fired the gun. There were no signs of previous training. However, his shooting talent is impressive. Even though it was just a test firing, he was able to hit the target with any gun he picked up."

Hearing Ye Liuyun's words, his brother-in-law from his fourth sister's side chimed in dismissively, "You call that shooting talent? Are we talking about a 300-meter target? Or a 500-meter one?"

These two distances were not merely thrown out there. The effective shooting distance of a rifle usually is around 300 meters, which is the maximum distance for sight targeting. Without the aid of a sniper rifle scope, hitting the target from this distance can be said to show some shooting talent.

On the other hand, 500 meters is the basic shooting distance for a sniper rifle. At this distance, the bullet is virtually unaffected by wind resistance, and it is also the distance at which most snipers begin training. Any closer, and there would be no need to use a sniper rifle for training.

Hearing the words of the fourth sister's husband, Ye Liuyun shook his head, "Neither, just a 50-meter target. However, judging from his handling of the gun and his shooting actions, he seemed to be a complete novice. He appears to have never received any formal training before, or maybe even the test firing could have been his first-time handling a firearm."

Initially dismissive of Dong Tianyu, the fourth sister's husband became curious about Dong Tianyu after hearing what Ye Liuyun had to say. If what Ye Liuyun said was true, Dong Tianyu might be potential sniper talent.

He was thinking about recruiting him into his team, but then remembered that bullets aren't as freely available as before. With a lack of reserve bullets for training, it would be rather difficult to train a sniper.

Seeing the regret on his brother-in-law's face, Robinson William chuckled and comforted him, "Don't be upset. Even if there were enough bullets for training now, you wouldn't be able to recruit him into your team."

Hearing what his brother said, everyone looked at Robinson William with puzzled eyes.

"Dong Tianyu is likely a martial artist, and based on his physique, it seems he has mastered Qi Sensing."

Hearing what Robinson William had to say, the other three showed stunned expressions on their faces. Ye Liuyun even said, "Although Dong Tianyu is very skilled, when I traded with him, his behavior and mannerisms didn't resemble a martial artist.

"Brother, when you said he has mastered Qi Sensing, are you serious? Don't joke about this. If he really has mastered Qi Sensing, not just now, even before the calamity, as long as he was willing to join the military, he could choose any location in the entire country. Wherever he wanted to go, even if it's Kyoto, at the very least he would be a special forces instructor."

In response to Ye Liuyun's doubt, Robinson William nodded with certainty, "I should not be mistaken. He probably has mastered Qi Sensing."