Apocalyptic Hoarding Diary

Xu Xiaoyan pushed the shopping cart and walked quickly toward her office located in the warehouse area.

The corridor was deserted, with only the muffled echoes of chaotic sounds coming from afar.

The office door was ajar. She slipped inside and found it in a mess, clearly caused by employees rushing out.

She walked straight to the desk against the wall—that was where Warehouse Manager Peng's office was, and that's where she put the key she had borrowed earlier.

She reached out and, with trembling hands, pulled open the first drawer. Inside, there were some receipts, pens, and miscellaneous items piled up haphazardly. Her heart sank – had it already been taken?

She was a little unwilling to give up, and her fingers quickly rummaged through the clutter.

Suddenly, her fingertips touched a cold, hard metal object, and she quickly pushed aside the papers on it—she found it!

The keychain with a small truck model attached lay quietly in the corner of the drawer, gleaming with a faint metallic sheen, as if it had been waiting for her all along.

Her last shred of hesitation vanished instantly. She grabbed the key and, without hesitation, stuffed it into the innermost pocket of her coat.

The chaos at the supermarket entrance reached its peak, with cries, shouts, and shoving all mixed together.

Several security guards who tried to stop the crowd from entering the supermarket had already been scattered and abandoned their last duty, choosing instead to leave with a whole case of cigarettes and alcohol.

As Xu Xiaoyan pushed her "shabby" handcart through the chaotic crowd, no one gave her a second glance.

A man busy grabbing snacks even annoyed that she was blocking his way, waving his hand impatiently and yelling, "Move aside! Don't block the way!"

She pushed the disguised shopping cart quickly through the messy back aisle and slammed open the heavy fire door.

The smell of asphalt from the parking lot hit her, and she immediately spotted the gray pickup truck with the supermarket logo on it.

It's parked quietly in the corner of the designated loading and unloading area—that's it!

She practically ran over, quickly pulled out the key she was clutching tightly in her hand, which was slightly damp with sweat, and clicked open the car lock.

She took a deep breath and forcefully pulled open the trunk door—the sight before her eyes stunned her instantly, and she froze completely.

The carriage was not empty as she had imagined, but rather filled with a dozen or so sturdy corrugated cardboard boxes, almost taking up the entire cargo compartment.

A stack of delivery slips clipped together rested on the top box, the corners fluttering slightly in the breeze.

She instinctively picked up the list, her eyes quickly scanning it. It clearly listed various types of goods:

High-end imported milk powder, cases of premium cigarettes, expensive wines, high-end health products...

The recipient was an unfamiliar name, followed by a detailed address and contact number. At the top of the receipt, a prominent title explained everything: "Exclusive Customer Delivery Service for Orders Over 1000 Yuan (≥1000 Yuan)".

So that's how it is. This is an expensive item ordered by a major client.

I was originally waiting for the supermarket to arrange home delivery, but now the entire supermarket is paralyzed, and who remembers this order?

Who cares about the valuable cargo on this truck?

After a brief moment of astonishment, a tremendous, indescribable joy and sense of urgency instantly seized Xu Xiaoyan. This was simply... a windfall from heaven!

Without the slightest hesitation, she closed the car door and immediately reached out to brush the boxes over.

In an instant, the dozen or so heavy cardboard boxes inside the carriage vanished into thin air, having been transferred to her spatial dimension.

In the empty carriage, only fine dust particles swirling in the dim light remained.

After doing all this, she quickly pushed her shopping cart full of "disguised supplies" over.

They forcefully stuffed basins, mops, and other miscellaneous items into the empty depths of the carriage, concealing the traces of the large amount of cargo that had just been there.

He then neatly closed the trunk, opened the driver's side door, inserted the key, turned it, and the engine emitted a steady, low roar.

Xu Xiaoyan gripped the steering wheel, took a deep breath, and was about to drive away from the chaotic parking lot when the engine just started to roar and the car hadn't even fully turned around when a sudden change occurred!

A series of chaotic footsteps and shouts approached from afar, and seven or eight young men suddenly rushed out from the side door of the supermarket.

Their faces were anxious, even somewhat fierce. Without saying a word, they rushed over and instantly surrounded her gray pickup truck, banging on the windows and the truck bed.

"Stop the car! Stop!" someone shouted gruffly.

Xu Xiaoyan's heart leaped into her throat, her mind went completely blank! Her first thought was:

Her car was being targeted! They wanted to steal it! Extreme fear made her instinctively decide that she couldn't be trapped in the driver's seat!

Almost reflexively, she unlocked the car door, pushed it open with all her might, and jumped out of the driver's seat in a panic, quickly retreating to the side of the car.

I kept a distance from the group, my body tense, ready to abandon the car and run away at any moment.

However, to her surprise, those people completely ignored her and didn't even glance at her; their target was exceptionally clear.

Two of them flung open the passenger door and peeked inside, while the others rushed to the back of the car, muttering impatiently, "Quick! See if there's any food in the back!"

A tall man roughly pulled the handle and yanked open the rear door of the carriage.

Several pairs of eyes, filled with eagerness and longing, simultaneously turned to the interior of the carriage.

However, what they saw was not the food or valuables they had imagined.

There were only scattered, worthless mops, basins, buckets, and a few bulging, cheap-looking plastic bags—all everyday items.

In an instant, the bubble of hope burst.

"Damn it! It's all useless junk!" a young man couldn't help but curse in disappointment, his tone full of disgust.

"Damn it, what a waste of effort! Let's go, let's search inside some more!" Another person, who seemed to be the leader, waved his hand impatiently, his tone urgent.

They didn't even bother to close the car door again, just swearing a few times as if the car full of junk had wasted their precious time.

Without a second thought, the group turned around and rushed back to the supermarket as quickly as they had come to continue their search, leaving Xu Xiaoyan dumbfounded and the truck with its back door wide open.

Xu Xiaoyan leaned against the cold car body, feeling both utterly exhausted and relieved after the initial shock.

She then realized that these people weren't trying to steal the truck; they were simply looking for any food they might have, and the truck with the supermarket logo was their most obvious target.

She didn't dare linger for another second. She quickly went around to the back of the car, closed the open door, then quickly crawled back into the driver's seat, locked the door, and started the vehicle again.

This time, without any hesitation, she slammed on the gas pedal. The small truck bumped and jolted over the speed bumps in the parking lot, quickly merging into the chaotic and unpredictable street outside, leaving the noise and danger behind for the time being.