Zhang Yi emptied the entire warehouse of Walmart South China!
With billions worth of goods, all entered his alternate space.
And he pretended to know nothing, reporting to Walmart's top management immediately.
Soon, this news spread throughout Walmart's South China region.
A group of executives, shocked, rushed to the scene and called the police to handle the matter.
Tom Watson, the general manager of the South China warehouse, turned pale upon seeing the empty warehouse.
"Oh my God! How do I explain this to headquarters?"
In fact, Walmart's headquarters in the United States had already issued orders to transfer all goods back to the country in the shortest possible time.
It was said to be a directive from the top brass of the United States; their ship was already arriving at Tianhai Port.
Now, everything was ruined!
On the other hand, Zhang Yi wasn't worried at all about being exposed.
After all, in just two hours, an entire warehouse worth billions had disappeared, a baffling occurrence.
Even if the police investigated with all their might, they couldn't possibly find out in such a short time.
Moreover, Walmart was a foreign company, not a state-owned enterprise, so naturally, the investigation wouldn't be too intense.
However, he still pretended to be nervous and scared, cooperating with the police investigation.
After a night of interrogation, Zhang Yi was released.
The police were also very suspicious about the incident.
Because they reviewed the warehouse's interior and exterior recordings.
Although the internal recordings were turned off, stealing millions of cubic goods would undoubtedly leave traces.
Yet, there were no signs of any vehicles passing through the area in the external footage.
In other words, either the billions worth of goods vanished into thin air, or... Walmart played a trick of embezzlement.
And logically speaking, the latter was more reasonable.
After all, unless something supernatural occurred, it was impossible to explain how millions of cubic goods disappeared within two hours.
As for Zhang Yi and other ordinary employees, although they aroused some suspicion, explaining the logical problem of goods disappearing wasn't their main concern.
As Walmart was a foreign enterprise and there were no official connections with the local government, the police's efficiency wasn't that high.
Even because they were concerned about causing an international impact, the investigation was played like a game of football.
To clear up this matter, it might take not just three days, but maybe three months!
Zhang Yi was ordered not to leave Tianhai City for a short period.
And he had to cooperate with the police and Walmart's internal investigation at any time.
Zhang Yi was very cooperative, and then he was released.
After returning home, Zhang Yi glanced through the blinds of the French windows.
In the time ahead, all he needed to do was stay at home and do nothing, and he could win at life.
Thinking about the billions worth of goods in his alternate space, which included almost everything needed for life, Zhang Yi felt very reassured.
He lay down in the bedroom, a bit tired after a busy night and cooperating with interrogation.
...
Zhang Yi slept until evening, then turned on the TV. The news was reporting the theft of Walmart South China Warehouse.
Because of the massive loss and its bizarre nature, major news channels across the country were reporting it.
"That huge warehouse was emptied in a matter of hours. Someone must've been stealing from the inside!"
"It must be an inside job, very likely done by Walmart's top management to deceive for insurance."
"Those are millions of cubic meters of goods! Even with large trucks, it would take days to haul them away."
For the next two days, Zhang Yi stayed at home, not going anywhere.
He knew that time left in this world was short.
For safety's sake, he wouldn't leave his room without good reason.
During this time, both the police and Walmart headquarters investigators called him for questioning.
Although they were suspicious of Zhang Yi's behavior that night, with the short investigation time and lack of concrete evidence, they couldn't just arrest him.
During this time, some acquaintances messaged him, asking about the inside story, but Zhang Yi managed to deflect their inquiries.
Gamma rays passed through Blue Star at two in the morning, just for an instant, but the impact on the planet was devastating.
Several hours before, Zhang Yi completely sealed his room and started a fire in the fireplace.
Because soon, with the depletion of energy, things like air conditioning and heating would cease to function.
All heating would have to rely on the most primitive means.
At two o'clock, he sat on the sofa by the huge French windows, holding a bottle of beer, staring out at the window.
Suddenly, there was a burst of white light at the end of the sky, even though it was midnight, the earth seemed to light up like dusk.
But this brightness lasted only for a short two seconds before subsiding.
Most people were already asleep and didn't notice this momentary change.
But Zhang Yi, who knew what it meant, felt a chill down his spine.
He gulped down the beer, the refreshing taste of Budweiser giving him a bit of calm.
Zhang Yi thought to himself, tossing a few more logs into the fireplace.
He reached for the TV remote, watching programs while waiting for the world to change.
Just a few minutes later, snowflakes began to fall heavily outside.
At first, they were only the size of fingernails, but within two minutes, they turned into goose feather-sized flakes!
The wind outside began to howl, and the snow outside seemed to become terrifying in an instant!
The entire sky over the city was suddenly filled with heavy snow!
This was the power of nature, when it changed, it didn't give you any notice.
Zhang Yi's heart began to feel a little nervous.
He didn't know if the $8 million safe house could withstand the upcoming temperature drop!
But as the flames roared in the fireplace, the indoor temperature became extremely warm.
It was even a bit too hot.
Zhang Yi glanced at the indoor temperature, which had reached 32.6°.
Looking outside again, the city was already covered in snow.
Zhang Yi felt a lot more at ease.
He reduced some charcoal, as it was too hot in the room.
Zhang Yi wasn't in a hurry to sleep; he wanted to continue observing the changes to come.
As for resting, there was plenty of time for that later; after all, he didn't need to go to work.
In less than half an hour, the balcony outside was already covered in a thick layer of snow.
Zhang Yi checked his phone for news and found that reports of the sudden temperature drop had spread across the network.
The internet was full of complaints; netizens lamented that winter had come too early this year, and they hadn't had time to prepare for winter clothes.
"This darn weather! Why is it already below zero?"
"Tomorrow, the roads will probably be ice-covered. How am I going to work?"
Some people expressed joy.
"With such heavy snow, I won't have to go to work tomorrow, haha!"
Especially some friends from the south, who were excited to post pictures of themselves in the snow.
They said they had never seen such heavy snow in the south.
Zhang Yi shook his head; this was just the beginning.
Next, heavy snow would last for at least three months, and the temperature would continue to drop.
By then, they wouldn't be in the mood to enjoy the snow.