On this issue, Shi Gongzhui is optimistic: "You think, after the outbreak of zombies, many people will definitely want to leave the first- and second-tier cities, then the railways, highways and other transportation methods have already been under greater pressure than the Spring Festival. It has become a sweet treat. There are many cruise ships and yachts in those big cities. There are many cruise ships and yachts in these cities with few people. As long as you look along the river, you can always find many suitable boats.”
When they got to the riverside, they didn't want to imagine anything, so they didn't mention it for the time being.
No one cooks dinner, because basically all the food that can be cooked has been eaten, although there is still a little, but it is very troublesome to deliberately cook it, so they can only drink eight-treasure porridge, jellyfish, cold dishes, etc.
Jellyfish shreds and cold vegetables are actually in bags, and you can eat them directly after opening the seasoning packet added to them and stirring. Although a single amount cannot fill your stomach, then you can eat a few servings, and you will always be full.
What's more, they may return to Xiangshi tomorrow. Food is not the most important thing until safety is ensured.
After Shi Gongzhui confirmed all the supplies he had collected, and there was no food he had left out, he took out his snacks to share with everyone: "Although I have only known each other for three days, this trip is without you. , I couldn't have come here—"
Before he finished speaking, Peng Mao quickly covered his mouth: "Shut up, don't stand fg!"
Shi Gongzhui pouted, saying it seemed too early indeed.
Hao Jian, who wasn't very interested in Shi Gongzhui's snacks, got up and said, "I'll go outside to inspect."
Xin Ting came back with the rice cutter, and said with a smile, "I added gasoline to it, and found that it still works. Hao Jian, take it to inspect!"
Shi Gongzhui said, "Sister, this is what I found for you!"
Xin Ting was stunned for a moment, and immediately a little embarrassed: "I, I just think about the night, it's too dangerous outside, no matter who is on duty, it's better to use this..."
"You did the right thing!" Hao Jian nodded, Lian Runing also stepped forward to praise Xin Ting, Peng Mao naturally stood by Xin Ting's side, Shi Gongzhui could only spread his hands when he saw this.
The sky quickly darkened, perhaps because it was too close to the first- and second-tier cities. The insects that could be heard in Xinghua City in the past have disappeared, not even the sound of the wind, the real silence.
At the same time, no one dared to really sleep peacefully, because there was a hint of danger in the air, so they had to be vigilant and prepare to beware of those zombies that appeared at any time.
The performance of the rice cutter this night was amazing. I thought those gears were only effective for plants like straw, but when it hit the neck of a zombie, it reminded me of a chainsaw... This thing is no worse than a chainsaw How many.
And this night, everyone slept for no more than three hours, because zombies appeared one after another during the period. In order to prevent them from gathering in groups, they always needed to go out to clean up. In such a night, there were already a lot of zombies outside the factory building, and they were exhausted.
Among them, Hao Jian killed seven or eight zombies in the first half of the night, and the number of zombies killed after midnight reached 21. It can be seen that the number of zombies surrounding them in the second half of the night increased exponentially.
So at four o'clock, everyone had to pack up in advance and prepare to go on the road.
Because the streetlights have long been out of power, the entire mountain road is dark. Only after four o'clock, when the sky gradually fades from the blue sky, can they use the car lights to distinguish the surrounding situation.
If it is in the middle of the lunar calendar, when the moon is round and big, and the moonlight is bright, there is a moonlight bathing and lighting the road at night, they would not mind rushing on the road at night. It's a pity that it is now August 7th, the twenty-fifth of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, and the moon is so curved that it is almost invisible.
Peng Mao drove off first. When Hao Jian was about to drive, Lian Runing suddenly took her hand.
Feeling a little trembling on the back of his hand, Hao Jian turned around and looked at Lian Runing quietly.
Last night, Lian Ru Ning spoke very little, and as the number of zombies appeared more and more frequently, her mood became very heavy.
Hao Jian thought she was anxious, so he gave her a hug: "There are a large number of guards in Xiangshi, so although there are many zombies, relatively speaking, there are many people who can provide us with information and guidance, don't worry ."
Lian Ru Ning was indeed a little anxious, but she was not worried about whether they would be able to pass through Xiangshi to Nanfang City.
She said: "I am selfish, because you have wisdom and strength, so I pretended to convince myself that your intention was to go to Nanfang City, so that we could walk together, and I didn't have to endure loneliness and loneliness. But the closer I got to Xiang The more scared I get, the more I can't bear my selfishness to get you into trouble!"
The previous Lian Runing could not imagine how dangerous the first- and second-tier cities would be. After all, what she saw and experienced were cities with relatively small permanent populations such as Kaishi, Jiangshi, and Xinghua. The road is even a remote area, and she has not seen the real desperate city.
But after arriving here, with the increasing frequency of zombies, she also deeply realized that even in a remote suburb, the risk factor is always above 8.
So she couldn't let herself be so selfish anymore. For the sake of her family who didn't know her life or death, she was fine, but she had to implicate Hao Jian, which she couldn't bear.
Yes, because I care about Hao Jian in my heart, I hope to always see her bright face, eyes full of wisdom, and lips that can say the most beautiful love words in the world...
Every detail of getting along with Hao Jian was magnified by her, and then became more and more certain in the contradiction between her guilt and love - she hoped that Hao Jian could survive.
"I hope that what I should bear is my own. How precious is life, you are only 23 years old, you still have decades of life to go, and you have more future, so I can't let you have 90% The odds are compromised in finding the unknown possibility of my family surviving—"
Hao Jian held her face and kissed her suddenly, blocking all her words in her throat.
This kiss is as warm as a storm, and it is like the tranquility after the calm wind and waves, as if experiencing a violent storm in the sea, and as if enjoying the warm sun on the beach.
"Actually, I lied to you about one thing... I'm very sorry to make you feel uneasy because of your confession to me, because before that, I actually knew that I like Lian Runing and my little junior sister. I also know you Like me, you always look at me secretly, maybe you are wondering why there is such a beautiful girl, or maybe you are worried about what to do if you like me..."
Lian Runing's eyes widened, there were Hao Jian's confessions to her, and there were also reasons why Hao Jian shamelessly flattered herself.
"Perhaps at that time I took the initiative to confess, and I didn't have to worry about you rejecting me. But I don't want us to be our parents, and I don't want to be Chen Jin and Huang Sheng. Because I feel that even though we have experienced many difficulties, I found your family, but we may still have a day of separation, and then live a day when we can't contact each other and don't know each other's life and death."
Lian Runing's eyes were wet, she knew it, but she never thought about the possibility of their separation in the future, and she couldn't understand the torment of Chen Jin and Huang Sheng.
Now she understands it and knows why she doesn't want to think about it because of her selfishness. She decided to face her selfishness bravely, so she made up her mind, just like Chen Jin handed the ring to them and hoped that they would hand it over to Huang Sheng, no matter if Huang Sheng was alive or dead, for Chen Jin, it was over. .
"Then why did you respond to me again?" Lian Runing asked.
Hao Jian brushed Lian Ru Ning's eyelids with his thumb and said, "Why are you crying, little junior sister? I responded to you because, at the time, I wanted to... go to his Hao Kan and Chen Xiuzhu, go to his Chen Jin and Huang Sheng, I'm not one of them, and I don't want to be separated from my junior sister, nor will I be separated from my junior sister."
Lian Runing had tears in her eyes, but she still glared at her: "Why do you call your parents by their names?!"
Hao Jian chuckled: "I promise, I will do everything possible to live, and even if I can't, I will die with you."
Lian Ru Ning hurriedly covered her mouth: "Spit quickly, no crow's mouth is allowed!"
Hao Jian pointed to her hand, indicating that she was covering it, how could she still spit? Lian Runing had to let go, but instead of spitting, Hao Jian grabbed her lips and kissed her several times.
Shi Gongzhui took the walkie-talkie and asked, "Good classmates, why haven't I seen you catching up yet?"
"It's convenient to go just now, I'll come now." Hao Jian replied.
"Is it the 'convenience' I thought?"
"As you wish."
Hao Jian got on the motorcycle and reached out to Lian Runing: "Let's go, little junior sister, you are not selfish, you are just... too gentle."
Lian Runing put her hand up, then sat behind Hao Jian, and hugged her waist again. Just as she was about to say something, she heard Hao Jian exhorting again, "Hold tight, little junior sister."
As soon as a little more force was added, the motorcycle started, and then jumped out.
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The sun rose slowly behind them, and the sky turned white with a fish belly, and the sky showed a gradient of color from white to blue, but the direction Hao Jian and the others were heading seemed to be an entrance to the abyss that would devour all things. Is gradually stepping into the dark abyss.
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At seven o'clock in the morning, the sun has already shone on every corner of the town. There are already many figures doing farm work on the farmland by the river, and in the fish farms surrounded by nets on the river bank, there is also a small boat casting a net to catch fish, and then selling the caught fish to driving trucks. The fisherman.
The villagers squatted on the roadside carrying vegetables while hawking and chatting with others, while children either helped collect money, or played in groups.
The people who bought the vegetables returned home and started boiling water to cook porridge. They washed the vegetables they bought and scalded them in the pot, then they fished them out and poured some soy sauce. Maybe some people bought fish, fry the two palm-sized fish until golden on both sides, and then put seasonings.
After the dishes were done, I shouted and called my family back for breakfast...
Before the apocalypse, this is just the most common sight in a township, but all this has been annihilated under the invasion of the terrifying zombie virus.
Hao Jian and the others walked along the river bank, and all they saw were unpopular zombies, broken wooden doors, messy fish farms, and even many fish floating on the river, emitting a stench.
They saw a few boats along the way, but they were either wooden boats or kayaks commonly used in tourist attractions, and what they all had in common was that they all required manpower to paddle. And on weekdays, not a single industrial ship was seen.
It's obviously not a wise move to go to the city center of Xiangshi by boat with human oars, so the group had to continue to look for it along the river.
Soon, they found two bamboo rafts on the shore near the next town, the kind that can sit on sightseeing tours. After confirming that they have engines, the group is ready to approach there.
Shi Gongzhui was very excited: "I don't know which guy drove the bamboo rafts of the tourist attractions. God helped me!"
After the group cleaned up the surrounding zombies, they sent Hao Jian and Xin Ting down to inspect the bamboo raft. Xin Ting confirmed that one of the bamboo rafts was powered by an electric marine engine, which had already been powered off, while the other was still powered by an older gasoline engine, but it ran out of gasoline and was pushed onto the shoal. .
"Pour the remaining gasoline into it, and take the things down!" Hao Jian said.
In fact, they didn't have much stuff, and some were just luggage and all kinds of junk they picked up on the road. They will be able to get to the incense market soon, so there is no need to carry those junk.
While carrying their own bags and approaching the bamboo raft, a few people suddenly jumped off the high slope by the roadside, and they rushed towards Hao Jian and Xin Ting first: "Haha, I didn't expect you guys still have gasoline, really God help me too!"
The words that Shi Gongzhui said before were brought up, as if they were hitting him in the face, with a "pop" sound.
"The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind?" Hao Jian didn't change his face, looking at the few people surrounding them.
Four of the five people were men, and there was only one woman, but the woman knew at first glance that she was not a weak person. Her expression reminded Hao Jian of the prisoners on the wanted list.
All five people held weapons such as knives, steel forks, clubs, axes, and batons. Although Hao Jian and the others seemed to have weapons on their bodies, who made most of them women
In their eyes, women are weak and nothing to be afraid of.
Hao Jian looked at them coldly. It was easy to kill zombies, but she really didn't have enough strength to deal with these people.
At this moment, some zombies appeared around, and the woman shouted: "Kill them quickly, we can leave!"
Hao Jian pulled out the gun and smiled: "Then see, whether your knife is faster or my gun is faster."
The man targeted by Hao Jian's gun smiled, his smile full of contempt: "Who doesn't have a toy gun?"
Just after finishing speaking, a "bang" came out, the man paused, and then let out a scream of pain. His companion was startled by the sound, and at the same time saw a lot of blood from the man's lower abdomen, dripping to the ground...
"It's actually a real gun?!" They were shocked, but they were not frightened by Hao Jian until another person was shot by Hao Jian.
Two people were injured in a row, and the rest had no doubt that Hao Jian still had a lot of bullets in his magazine. Although they are tall and overwhelming in terms of strength, they have no such ability when it comes to guns.
What's more, Lian Runing, Peng Mao, and Shi Gongzhui also rushed over. They saw that there were only three of them left, and they lost to five of them, so they quickly retreated.
"Fuck, if it wasn't for the zombies, I would have killed you grandchildren!" Shi Gongzhui shouted, "Good classmate, hurry up and hurry up!"
Hao Jian and them threw things onto the bamboo raft, then pushed it into the water, and pushed it for several meters until the water submerged their knees, and then they climbed onto the bamboo raft one after another.
The zombies have already run to the shoal. The two people who were shot but not dead saw so many zombies and wanted to run. However, they were injured and couldn't run away from the zombies. cry.
Everyone trembled in their hearts, and then Shi Gongzhui pushed Peng Mao: "Go and open the bamboo raft."
"I can't drive this thing!" Peng Mao said.
After he finished speaking, he and Shi Gongzhui looked at Hao Jian again, Hao Jian pondered for a moment: "I won't either."
"..." Seeing that the feet of the zombies were already soaked in water, Shi Gongzhui scolded "Fuck", then grabbed Xin Ting's gasoline rice cutter and aimed at the zombies.
The first zombie to enter the water has reached the position of the rice cutter gear, Shi Gongzhui fiercely slammed it up, and shouted: "You guys hurry up and find something to row the boat, row away first!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of "tuktuktuk", and then the bamboo raft shook, and Shi Gongtai almost fell. However, his balance was fine, and he quickly stabilized.
They looked at Xin Ting, who shyly said, "Actually, many gasoline engines have similar principles..."
"Well, move the paddle that controls the direction, or you will send us all to the den of loss." Hao Jian finished speaking, and slashed the neck of the zombie that came over.
I saw that without the paddle to control the direction, the bamboo raft slid straight towards the shoal. Practice Ru Ning's eyes and hands quickly went over to adjust the direction of the oars, and after a while, the bamboo raft turned a corner and was slightly farther away from the shoal.
The zombies didn't give up, went straight down the river, and then gradually covered their heads with water.
Thinking that there might be zombies walking at the bottom of the river, Xin Ting had goosebumps all over her body, so she turned on the maximum horsepower, and then gradually stabilized after several times of scrambling for not knowing how to control the oars.