Coming to the hiding place of Rachel and the others, Chu Tianjiang first let them take anti-radiation drugs to stabilize their condition, and then said the arrangements to go to the Alamos laboratory. Rachel didn't object, and the state of several of them was really not suitable for strenuous exercise.

Zhang Xiaogang prepared a seven-seat large SUV for Chu Tianjiang, which was extremely spacious, and more than a dozen petite and thin women like "Flower Butterfly" were not a problem. In addition, the trunk was also very large, not only filled with enough food, but also a lot of guns and ammunition.

According to Rachel's proposal, Chu Tianjiang first drove to a material warehouse of "Flower Butterfly".

Although Zhang Xiaogang gave Chu Tianjiang a lot of cash and vouchers, Rachel believes that these things are similar to waste paper in the suburbs far from the city. In a volatile situation, gold and jewellery work best, and Flower Butterfly has a lot of gold bars and diamonds hidden in this warehouse.

"Are you prepared?"

"In your words, it's called planning for a rainy day." Rachel smiled and said, "Take the land bridge east of LaGuardia Airport to the Bronx, then head north and don't enter Manhattan Island." After leaving New York City, head to New Jersey west of the Hudson River. ”

There is no need for Rachel to remind him, Chu Tianjiang knows that he has to bypass Manhattan.

Six hours later, Chu Tianjiang parked the off-road vehicle near a gas station.

Although there were many troubles along the way, such as having to avoid collapsed bridges, avoiding potholes in the road, and dealing with robbers trying to loot their belongings, the biggest trouble was refueling. After the off-road vehicle is fully fueled, the driving range will not exceed a thousand kilometers. Even if you bring a 30-liter tank, you have to refill it at least three times before you reach Los Alamos.

On the map that Zhang Xiaogang gave Chu Tianjiang, all the gas stations along the route were marked in detail, as well as five US military bases.

If he couldn't find fuel at the gas station, Chu Tianjiang would have to risk going to the US military base to steal the fuel.

"Which of you has the best gun?"

"Maya."

"And then?"

"Me and Nichol."

Chu Tianjiang gave Rachel a Remington Model 700 sniper rifle and a DMR precision marksman rifle improved from the M14 to Nichol.

"You don't have to?" Rachel was a little surprised, because Chu Tianjiang only brought two rifles.

"Me?" Chu Tianjiang took out the USP pistol pinned to his waist, "You guys be careful, shoot when you find danger, and I will rush back immediately." ”

"Be careful, too." Nichol admonished.

The gas station was empty, and there was a pickup truck that had burned out not long ago parked in the middle of the two rows of fuel dispensers, so there must be no gas in the gas dispensers.

In this turbulent world, there are two things that are most precious, one is food, and the other is fuel.

In order to compete for these two supplies, not to mention theft and robbery, it is not surprising that even murder and arson, there are hundreds of homicides related to them every day in New York.

Chu Tianjiang didn't go to the gas tanker, but went directly to the commissary of the gas station.

After the catastrophe, if anyone lived here, the first thing they had to do was to pump out the remaining fuel from the depot and hide it with the food in the commissary. According to Rachel's introduction on the road, gas stations generally have basements, and the entrance is either in the commissary or at the back of the commissary.

If there are still people living here, it is most likely to be hidden in the basement.

The commissary was littered with wolves, the shelves were crooked, the goods were scattered all over the place, but there was no food, and even the chewing gum that was usually on the counter shelves was taken away.

"Anyone?"

Chu Tianjiang didn't want to cause trouble, his purpose was just to find fuel and then continue on the road. The food eaten on the road was loaded with a lot in the car.

If he could, Chu Tianjiang was willing to exchange food for fuel.

Chu Tianjiang shouted twice, and the only thing that answered him was the echo in the room.

The people here have either fled long ago, or they have hidden and dare not show their faces.

It didn't take much effort for Chu Tianjiang to find the entrance to the basement in the storage room of the commissary. It is a converted basement with a narrow passage behind the entrance, flanked by brick and concrete walls, and at the end of the passage is an iron door that opens outwards and has a window on the door panel.

This passage only requires one person with a gun to guard behind the iron gate, and anyone who enters it will be killed.

Obviously, there are people living here, otherwise it wouldn't have been remodeled like this.

"Anyone?" Chu Tianjiang shouted into the passage, "I'm just passing by, I want to buy some gasoline, and you can exchange it for food." ”

Still no one answered, but there was a noise behind the iron gate, and there must be someone inside.

Do you want to go in?

Chu Tianjiang was thinking about how to convince the owner hiding in the basement when gunshots came from outside. Chu Tianjiang dared to hesitate and immediately rushed out of the commissary.

"Wen Bin, be careful!"

Hearing Nichol's shout, Chu Tianjiang was short, and a bullet flew over his head and hit the iron fence of the commissary.

Outside, five middle-aged men with guns surrounded the SUV, and two women with guns were in the grass next to the roadbed.

"Don't shoot, we have bad intentions." Chu Tianjiang hurriedly raised his hand, Zhang Xiaogang repeatedly told him that it was best not to cause trouble. "Nichol, drop your guns."

Although Nichole and Rachel were reluctant, the other side was outnumbered, so they had to put down their guns.

"We didn't mean anything, we just wanted to buy or exchange some gas. Now, I'll pull out my pistol, and you don't shoot. Chu Tianjiang walked towards the off-road vehicle and slowly pulled out the USP pistol pinned to his waist, "Now, I'll throw the pistol away." ”

"Stand there!" A middle-aged man who looked like a leader, about thirty-five years old, spoke.

Chu Tianjiang took two more steps before stopping. Now, he is less than five meters away from the off-road vehicle and within ten meters of all five gunners. Chu Tianjiang quickly estimated, as long as the other party had malicious intent, he could subdue the five gunmen before the other party reacted and shot Nicol and the others in the off-road vehicle. The biggest trouble was the two women hiding in the grass, because the distance was so far.

"Who are you?"

"They're my girlfriend and sister, we're just passing through here, we're running out of gas, but we've got dollars and vouchers, like buying some gas with you."

"Bah-" the man spat on the ground, "don't you know, are those scraps of paper?" ”

"We have some food that we can exchange for gas."

"Food?"

"Yes, mainly canned food that can be stored for a long time, and some biscuits and fruits."

"Fruit?" Obviously, the most valuable food is fruit.

"I don't want to cause trouble, and I don't want to be your enemy. Just fill up my tank, I can leave half of my food and leave. ”

"Ha Lu Ha ......," the man laughed suddenly, "you must leave the food, but we will not give you gas, and they all have to stay." ”

"They're terminally ill." Chu Tianjiang was not angry, because getting angry would only make a wrong judgment.

"I don't care, I can let you go, if you don't leave, I'll kill you, and then let the coyotes who come out at night collect the body for you."

"I said, I don't want to get in trouble." Chu Tianjiang knew that it was not that he didn't cause trouble, but that trouble came to provoke him.

"Ha Lu Ha ......" the man laughed maniacally again, "I'll give you half a minute, say goodbye to your girlfriend and sister, and then get out of here!" ”

"Really?"

Chu Tianjiang didn't give the other party another chance.

Before the middle-aged man could see clearly, Chu Tianjiang had already rushed to him and snatched the AR-15 rifle from his hand, and then the rifles in the hands of the other four men were also taken away. When Chu Tianjiang rushed towards the grass, the two female gunners each fired a shot in a panic, but they were not accurate, Chu Tianjiang didn't even dodge, rushed straight to the two of them, and snatched the rifles from the hands of the two of them twice.

As soon as the gunshots rang out, the five men in the parking lot suddenly came to their senses.

"Bang-"

As soon as the middle-aged man grabbed the pistol in his trouser pocket, a bullet landed at his feet, and he was so frightened that he quickly took his hand out of his trouser pocket.

"Bang-"

Another shot landed in front of another man who was trying to escape.

"I said, I don't want to get in trouble." Chu Tianjiang only turned around at this time, "Now, take out the pistol, throw it on the ground, and then stand in front of the car." ”

"You...... What do you want? The middle-aged man was terrified.

"You provoked me, don't blame me for being unkind. Take out the pistol and throw it on the ground! ”

Chu Tianjiang roared angrily, and the middle-aged man quickly took out the revolver in his trouser pocket, threw it on the ground, and walked to the front of the off-road vehicle with several other people.

Seeing Nicol and Rachel raise their rifles, Chu Tianjiang walked back and picked up the USP pistol.

"You...... You ......"

Chu Tianjiang walked back, raised his pistol, and pressed it against the middle-aged man's forehead. "I gave you many chances, but you didn't take them, so ......"

"Don't shoot!"

The protagonist finally makes an appearance. Chu Tianjiang smiled and gave Nichole and Rachel a look, telling them to relax and not act rashly.

"Don't kill them, I can give you gas." A woman of about 50 years old walked out of the commissary. "John is just scared, we often have robbers here, and you use sophisticated *** weapons, so he thinks you are robbers."

"Are there robbers with seven terminally ill young women?"

"That's why I know you're not a robber." The woman came over, "My name is Jocelyn, I am the owner of this place, and they are all my children. ”

"Children?"

"John is my eldest son, and the other four are my second son, my third son, and my two sons-in-law, and they are my daughters."

"My surname is Yan, Nichole is my girlfriend, and the other six are my sisters."

"Sister?" Jocelyn obviously didn't believe it, because Chu Tianjiang was obviously an Easterner, and the seven women in the car were all Westerners.

"We are all orphans."

As soon as Chu Tianjiang said this, Qiao Celin believed his words. "It's getting dark, it's not safe to travel at night, you stay here overnight, and leave early tomorrow morning."

"We couldn't stop for the night. They are all terminally ill and I have to take them to the hospital as soon as possible. ”

Jocelyn glanced at Nichol and the others, nodded, and said, "Even so, let's have dinner before leaving, they are all hungry." ”

Only then did Chu Tianjiang remember that Nicol and the others hadn't eaten until now.