The vehicle jolted heavily, and Duan Whale, who was dozing off in the back row, opened his eyes suddenly, and grabbed the backrest in front of him in time to avoid rolling down.

“…… Sorry, there was a pothole in the road just now. ”

There was a habitual apology from the driver's seat, and Lin Youqing slowed down slightly.

"Dad, are you awake?" Duan Xingze in the passenger seat also turned around.

Duan Whale nodded. As soon as he took a long breath, he found his son lying on the seat and looking back, and suddenly became stern again.

"Sit down and fasten your seatbelts!"

"I've been sitting for hours, and my feet are numb!"

Although complaining like this, Duan Xingze obediently retracted his seat.

Duan Whale also sat up and looked out the window of the car - when he was driven to the back seat in the morning to take a nap, the car was still walking in the mountains, but by this moment, it was obvious that it had reached the plains.

To the left of the vehicle is a bamboo forest, interspersed with a few burned clearings. On the right side of the road is a wide channel, sparkling about twenty to thirty meters wide, which looks like it is large enough for ordinary river boats.

"We're running out of gas." Lin Youqing gave a bad news, "Keep the current speed, and you can drive up to five kilometers ahead." ”

"Keep going, it's almost time to reach H City, and there will definitely be a village nearby." Duan Whale comforted him, "It's really not possible, we can still take a bamboo raft and walk the waterway." ”

Fortunately, there was no end to the road, and after about two kilometers of continuous driving, there was an unattended gas station in front of me. They immediately decided to pause here and rest for a while.

"It seems like there's no electricity." Lin Youqing picked up the oil gun and found that there was no reading on the fuel dispenser, so he pressed down the oil gun, and naturally there was no response.

"There should be coal-fired power generation in the vicinity, and power outages are normal."

Duan Whale has obviously already thought of a countermeasure: "Generally, gas stations are equipped with two sets of power systems. Even if there is a power outage on the external line, you can manually switch to the generator power supply. Of course, this requires the staff to enter a specific workspace to operate. Do you have a toolbox in your car? ”

Lin Youqing nodded, Duan Whale took out the tools from the trunk, walked to the back door of the gas station, and at the same time instructed Duan Xingze to follow Lin Youqing to the river to pee, and do a set of broadcast gymnastics by the way.

It didn't take long for the diesel generator in the unmanned gas station to start successfully, but in order to save as much as possible, Duan Whale only retained the power supply function of the fuel dispenser and vending machine.

The tank was quickly refilled, and it would certainly not be a problem to drive back to H City in one go. Duan Xingze, who had finished broadcasting gymnastics, followed Lin Youqing back in a hurry, and the three of them began to empty the food and drinks in the vending machine.

"Let's stay a little bit." Lin Youqing discussed with Duan Whale: "Maybe someone will pass by here." ”

"Okay." Duan Whale nodded: "Regarding the use of the generator, I will also leave an explanation." ”

Speaking of this, the two of them glanced at each other coldly, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little ambiguous.

At this time, Duan Xingze, who was temporarily left out in the cold, suddenly stuffed a piece of chewing gum in front of his father.

"Dad didn't brush his teeth, don't talk to Brother Youqing!"

Duan Whale was suddenly embarrassed: "You little rabbit ......"

"No swearing! I'm only seven years old, Dad, you're going to teach me badly! ”

Duan Whale couldn't cry or laugh: "I don't think you need to teach, your heart is already very bad!" ”

Duan Xingze snorted, didn't bother with his father, and turned his head to take Lin Youqing's hand again.

"Brother Youqing, let's go, let's go have breakfast!"

Lin Youqing looked at Duan Whale, then at Duan Xingze, and was finally dragged back to the car by Duan Xingze. One person opened a pack of biscuits and served it as breakfast with yogurt.

In front of the gas station, only Duan Whale was left alone, chewing his son's "filial piety" gum, with a spoiled helpless face.

They rested in front of the gas station for about twenty minutes, fed and drunk, and moved their legs and feet. When he was about to start his journey again, he suddenly noticed a huge thing floating in the lower reaches of the big river on the side of the road.

"Big ship!" Hoshizawa's eyes are the sharpest.

Sure enough, it was a very common cargo ship in the river, but the roar of the engines in the cabin could not be heard, but it floated with the current like a ghost.

Duan Whale sensed the crisis, and immediately got up and walked back to the car, replacing Lin Youqing in the driver's seat.

At the same time as the vehicle started, Lin Youqing, who was sitting on the right side of the back row, saw that the cargo ship had hit the right bank of the river diagonally and soon ran aground. Then out of the dark cabin, two zombies, a man and a woman, covered in blood, walked out.

“……！！”

Lin Youqing hurriedly covered Duan Xingze's eyes. At the same time, Duan Whale also kicked the accelerator and quickly left the gas station.

――――

Dusty white cars continue to speed down the road. The scenery on land slowly went from desolation to bustling. According to the tips of the car navigation system, they are not far from the suburbs of H City.

Lin Youqing once again confirmed that the mobile phone signal and network were still in a state of interruption, and couldn't help but wonder: "The phone can't get through, and the navigation is still useful." ”

"There are two possibilities."

Duan Whale patiently explained while driving the car.

"In the first case, the satellites above our heads are still working. The working life of the satellite is generally three to five years, in which as long as the control station does not send a shutdown signal, and there is no external interference in the sky, it will always maintain the working state of the last adjustment and continue to serve the ground terminal. In the second case, the car navigation system has a built-in electronic gyroscope, which can be navigated even if the satellite signal is blocked. This is what we often call inertial navigation. ”

Lin Youqing listened quietly, staring at Duan Whale without blinking, and waited until Duan Whale finished speaking before sighing softly.

"It seems to be back to the years when I listened to Mr. Duan's classes."

“…… Is it? ”

Duan Whale was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly: "There are many things in the course, even I am about to forget them. ”

After saying this, the two of them fell silent in unison.

At this time, I heard the little prince in the back seat writhing with an "ah".

"I really can't sit still! How long will it take to get home?! ”

Duan Whale glanced at the navigation: "It's almost there, there is still half an hour at most." ”

"Can I get home with a can of ice cream?"

"Yes, only one can is allowed."

"Can I play the console for a while?"

"No, you're going to have to help organize things."

"Why do you want to organize things?"

"Because it's not safe in the city, we're going to drive there...... Oops! ”

Duan Whale's words came to an abrupt end halfway through.

"How?" Lin Youqing hurriedly asked.

Duan Whale's face was gloomy: "...... My car was scratched a few days ago, and now it is still repaired in the 4S shop. ”

Lin Youqing opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he looked at his car, which was scarred along the way, and even broke a piece of window glass, and changed his attention again.

"Are you going to pick up your car?" He asked softly.

"It's better to go for it. In the trunk was a set of tools, a survival emergency kit, and a few handsets that Su He had lost. Duan explained, "These are very useful. ”

Fortunately, the 4S store is located in the suburban junction of H City, which is sparsely populated; The location happened to be halfway home. Stopping by for a spin doesn't seem to be much of a problem.

The two adults quickly came to an agreement, and immediately accelerated towards their new destination.

Since the entrance to the city is far from the core urban area where residents live, there were no emergencies along the way. Occasionally, a few zombies came out of the roadside, and they were quickly left behind in the car.

After driving over a flat bridge, a large lawn appeared on the right side of the vehicle. And across the lawn is the 4S store they are looking for.

According to common sense, the vehicles for repair and maintenance will be parked in the garage of the 4S shop. Duan Whale originally planned to go straight to the garage, but just before he drove to the front of the exhibition hall, Duan Xingze suddenly shouted.

"Dad, Dad! Our family's car! ”

Duan Whale was stunned, only to find that a black off-road vehicle was blocked in front of the side door to the right of the automatic door of the exhibition hall. If you look closely, you can see a familiar trunk fixed to the roof.

It was indeed his car, but why was it driven to the door of the showroom?

It was Lin Youqing who first saw the problem: "This door is broken, so I blocked the car at the door and didn't let those inside... People come out. ”

Indeed, looking into the transparent exhibition hall on all sides, there were about seven or eight zombies trapped inside.

The problem then arises - if you move out of the way, the zombies will escape through the broken door. Although the current world is chaotic enough, there is still something wrong with "adding fuel to the fire".

"Then take my car in exchange." Lin Youqing proposed to build yì.

“…… Good. ”

Although he felt a little sorry for Youqing, Duan Whale still affirmed this plan. However, as soon as their vehicle approached, the zombies in the exhibition hall had already gathered, and as soon as they moved Duan Whale's car, they would immediately pour out of the broken door.

"They must be lured away first......"

Another question immediately arose - Duan Whale and Lin Youqing, one person drives a car, so who will lead the zombies in the hall?

There seems to be an answer, but it seems too unfeasible.

"No, Xingze is still too young!" Lin Youqing objected, "He'll be frightened." ”

"In the current environment, we can't protect him all the time, we should let him learn to adapt and protect himself."

Duan Whale turned his head to look at his son: "Xiaoxing, do you know what Dad wants you to help with?" ”

Duan Xingze looked at Duan Whale, then at Lin Youqing, and then nodded.

"Yes."

"Would Xiaoxing be willing to help with this?"

"......" Duan Xingze was obviously a little hesitant, "Will those people hurt me?" ”

"Dad can promise that he will never let anyone hurt you." Duan Whale gave a reassurance and attached a proviso: "But those people look terrible, and they will want to scare you." But you must not be scared to cry by them, you must learn to be brave. ”

Duan Xingze listened as if he didn't understand, thought seriously for a while, and then nodded vigorously.

"Good!"

"Good."

Duan Whale nodded, and immediately drove the car to the right side of the exhibition hall to confirm the situation here.

There are no zombies, and the surrounding vision of about 100 meters is very open, and there will be no sudden danger.

Duan Whale led Xing Ze out of the car, and handed over his car keys to Lin Youqing.

"Take it. Later, you can start my car and drive over to pick up Xiaoxing as fast as you can. I'll follow you and take care of blocking the door. ”

"......"

Lin Youqing wanted to say anything more, but was stopped by Duan Whale.

"It's an arrangement I made and it's up to me to take the biggest risk. In case something happens, take care of Xiaoxing for me. ”

Speaking of this, Duan Whale wanted to speak again and again. In the end, he just reached out and touched Lin Youqing's cheek.

"I am your teacher, and you have to obey my arrangement. Take it. ”

“……”

Lin Youqing struggled for a while, and finally took the key, turned around and walked towards the vehicle.

Duan Whale led Duan Xingze and walked to the glass curtain wall.

"Xiaoxing, follow Dad to shoot glass!"

The sound of knocking on the glass curtain wall quickly attracted the attention of the zombies, and they began to run towards the Duan family father and son one by one, facing each other through the glass curtain wall. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Youqing opened the door of the off-road vehicle and quickly got into the cab to start the vehicle.

"Xiaoxing, keep knocking, don't stop, don't be afraid!"

Duan Whale shouted to his son, and then quickly ran to start Lin Youqing's white car and drive towards the gate.

As discussed in advance, after confirming that Duan Whale was in place, Lin Youqing immediately stepped on the accelerator, drove the off-road vehicle to the right side of the exhibition hall, and picked up Duan Xingze in the car.

At the same time, Duan Whale also quickly filled the position, blocking Lin Youqing's car in front of the broken glass door.

The plan seemed to be executed perfectly. However, to everyone's surprise, a zombie who didn't know where to hide in advance suddenly rushed out and climbed onto the roof of the car in two or three clicks!

Duan Whale "chuckled" in his heart, and then he understood why his car was selected to block the door.

Just because he had a suitcase on the roof of his car.

The off-road vehicle is already tall, and the height of the roof suitcase leaves only a small gap in the doorway, and the zombies can't get out of the middle. But now that Lin Youqing's car has been replaced, the effect is completely different!

In the blink of an eye, the zombie had climbed from the roof of the car to the side of the cab. It leaned over and looked out of the cab window.

Duan Whale didn't hesitate, he slammed the car door out, slamming it on the zombie's face. The zombie fell out of sight, but grabbed the car door with one hand.

Duan Whale had expected it, and immediately pulled the car door back, clamping the zombie's wrist tightly, and at the same time slamming on the accelerator and slamming the steering wheel.

The tires made a screeching sound, and the body quickly shifted its direction, turning its head towards the showroom and driving towards the glass doors.

The narrow door frame scraped against the body, and the zombies hanging outside the car door also made a sound of broken bones, and soon they couldn't move. Duan Whale stuck the vehicle in the door and stepped on the brakes.

The door of the cab was stuck and could not be opened, and Duan Whale got up and drilled to the back.

But at this time, the zombies not far away also began to run towards this side.

Not good......

The vehicle was completely unable to move at this time, and if the remaining zombies also flipped over the roof of the car, it would pose a threat to Lin Youqing and Xingze outside.

Duan Whale was in a cold sweat, but who would have expected that this large group of zombies would stop abruptly in front of the front of the car, and none of them would climb onto the roof of the car like the one just now.

What's going on?

Surprise is surprise, but Duan Whale did not hesitate, he quickly left the vehicle from the back seat. Lin Youqing was already on the side to answer and immediately picked him up in the off-road vehicle.

"Dad!"

Duan Xingze, who was sitting in the back row, cried out "wow", and he couldn't hear what he was saying when he stammered.

Duan Whale turned around and opened his arms to signal his son to come over and hug him.

"What are you crying about, didn't you do a good job just now?"

Duan Xingze sobbed: "I cried because, because I almost, almost didn't have a father!" ”

"Daddy won't leave you so easily."

Duan Whale rubbed his son's hair, motioned for him to go back and sit down, and then went to look at Lin Youqing beside him.

"How can you ......?"

"I almost lost everything." Lin Youqing's eyes were slightly red, and he looked very moving.

“…… It's all fools. ”

Duan Whale sighed and put his hand on Lin Youqing's left hand holding the gear lever.

"Let's go."

The vehicle began to slowly drive away from the 4S store and back on the road. When his heartbeat calmed down again, Duan Whale took something out of his pocket and hung it on the rearview mirror.

It was the string of Buddha beads brought back from Putuo on Lin Youqing's car.

“…… Thank you. Lin Youqing nodded to him.

"It's that I should thank you for always being by my side."

Duan Whale nodded at him: "Master Xingze and I, I will let you worry more in the future." ”

The off-road vehicle drove along a gentle and quiet road, surrounded by rows of low-rise factories used for logistics.

As soon as he turned a corner, two speeding vehicles, one silver and one blue, suddenly appeared on the opposite road in front of him.

"Anyone?!"

Lin Youqing and Duan Whale's eyes lit up at the same time, and then Duan Whale shouted another somewhat incredible sentence-

"That's Suhe's car!!"