When Gu San woke up again, it was already dark, and Murong Yuhua was not in bed. Next to the pillow was the bear doll he had brought earlier. On the bedside table was a burned-out incense.

She sat up from the bed, a faint ache in her back and knees that she was familiar with. When Gu San was changing clothes, he looked down and saw a few scars and bullet marks on his legs - these were obviously not what Lan Zixi should have on his body. She looked in the mirror with some confusion.

Although the woman in the mirror still has Lan Zixi's face, her shoulders and chest have the scars of Gu San's brutal bite, and her eyes are as deep as eagles. The hands are no longer as delicate, tender, soft and soft as they were when they had never experienced war, but are coarsely covered with calluses.

Her body is constantly changing back to "her".

It was completely dark outside, and the rain was falling. Rain does not bode well, as the corpses left outside will decay faster, and the virus will be carried elsewhere by the current and the atmosphere.

This villa may only serve as a temporary habitat, and as the infection spreads, they will eventually have to leave the city and head to the countryside and wilderness. Places that are becoming more sparsely populated are more conducive to survival, and although water and electricity are not cut off at the moment, no one can guarantee how long this situation will last.

Gu San put on her clothes and left the room, and as she stood in the hallway, she heard the sound of chanting from another room.

In order to save electricity, there are no headlights in the hall, only a few energy-saving lamps hanging on the wall are on, Gu San walked in front of these rooms, some chanting Buddha and some reciting the Bible. These people do not interfere with each other, but they all pray the same thing in their faith.

Most of the people should be in their rooms now, and those who escaped from the zombie horde are more or less stuck to the bodily fluids of those people, and everyone still has a 50% chance of being infected, and if anyone is found to be infected, they will be immediately sent to the death table.

Such a management method is bound to cause disgust to others at first, but Gu San can only be the one who formulates iron-blooded policies. She had seen too many sacrifices for the sake of momentary kindness, and if others couldn't afford to be so ruthless, then it was up to her to do it.

In the kitchen, Aunt Zhang, the cook, was sitting on the edge of the cooking table with her head propped up, watching her mobile phone, and she was watching a video with her distant family. Her children and her husband are hundreds of kilometers away in a small town, and Murong Yuhua has promised her that the logistics will transport weapons and protective equipment there as soon as possible.

Although far apart, the virus should soon spread there.

She heard Gu San's footsteps, put down the phone, stood up, wiped her tears, and asked, "Madam, do you want anything to eat?" ”

"Just get some of it." Gu San sat down in front of her, "What about Murong Yuhua?" ”

"The young master woke up in the afternoon, ate something, and said that he wanted to go to the old lady's place."

Aunt Zhang lit the fire and cooked a bowl of noodles for Gu San, and when it was served, it was steaming, and she deliberately put an egg on her. Gu San looked at this dinner, and before picking up the chopsticks to eat, he thought about it and asked her, "According to the number of people in the villa now, how long is the food in the warehouse enough to eat?" ”

"I did a simple tally in the afternoon...... If you live on the ones in the warehouse, including the canned food with the reserve, two weeks is the most. ”

This is still based on the habit of hoarding food in Murong Yuhua's villa all year round.

Gu San scooped up the noodles, "I have to get some seeds, and I have to find a way to get the livestock...... Otherwise, such a group of people will sit and eat sooner or later. Hoarding and plundering food is not an option. ”

Her words seemed to tell Aunt Zhang about the next arrangements, and it also seemed to be for herself.

Aunt Zhang said, "Seeds and chickens are available in nearby villages, but now that this matter is making trouble, I'm afraid I have to go far away to find it." I just don't know if the animals will also be infected with this terrible disease. When people eat it, it's okay to do anything. ”

"As long as the animals are not in the epidemic area, it is always okay to eat them. There is such a large piece of land outside the villa, half of it is used to grow vegetables, and half of it is used to raise chickens and pigs. Gu finished eating the noodles in three times, and drank the soup with it, "Aunt Zhang, you can ask how many rural people will farm in a while, and count them." When Murong comes back, let's think about it again. ”

"Hey, okay."

Gu San finished eating and was about to send a message to Murong Yuhua, when he saw An Lian standing by the window of the restaurant and looking out.

She changed out of her original bloodstained clothes and wore this ordinary long-sleeved sweatshirt and jeans, looking like she was waiting for Gu San to come out.

"Is Ah Feng awake?"

An Lian turned around when she heard the voice, "He's still sleeping." The wounds were all bandaged, and Zhu Li said that it was okay, he was in good health, and he should recover on his own. ”

"That's good." Gu San looked at her and hesitated, as if she wanted to ask something but didn't dare to ask, so she spoke for her, "Do you have anything to do with me?" ”

An Lian hurriedly spoke, "I want to ask you for a favor." ”

Gu San motioned for her to continue.

"I have a few people I know who are trapped in the basement, which has no windows and is impossible to receive water and food from the drone, and I want to ask you to help rescue them."

"It's very easy to gather zombies in the basement, and it's hard for me to do it alone, maybe they'll live a little longer if they stay there. When the situation stabilizes, the zombies will be dealt with centrally, and at that time it will be fine. ”

"But how many days will it take? Three days? Five days? One month? They only have a bag of mustard and a few catties of rice grain, which can't last that long. ”

"But go now, maybe they'll all die. Hold on, starve for a few days, maybe you may still be alive. ”

An Lian clasped her hands and pursed her lips a little sadly.

Gu San didn't say anything to defend herself, everything she said was the truth, not even with the slightest emotional embellishment, "It's not easy for us to maintain the current situation, we need people for patrols, we need people for daily rescue, and then if someone has a fever and infection inside, we also need people to deal with it." At this time, it is necessary to avoid sacrifice as much as possible. Hunger is common, and perhaps in order to survive, they may even have to go and eat the flesh of their dead companions. ”

An Lian looked at her with a frightened expression, but Gu San remained calm in her tone as always, "But the reality we need to face now is like this. It's no longer about how to live a quality life, it's just about trying to live as much as possible for most of us. ”

"But what's the point of living like this!" An Lian called the police on her shoulder and said bitterly, "Everyone just lives for the sake of living, and even does not hesitate to challenge their own moral bottom line, what is the difference between living like this and the zombies outside?" ”

"There is almost no difference, the only difference is that we are probably alive but they are dead." Gu San approached her, patted her on the shoulder, and handed the 15 pistols that he had originally carried with him to An Lian, "It's not just you who have this kind of thought, many people will. I don't force anyone to face a never-ending hell. You're right, living like this is just living for the sake of living, and the bullets in the gun can kill zombies as well as you. ”

Gu San walked behind her, took her hand and opened the safe, loaded it neatly, and then pointed the muzzle of the gun between her eyebrows.

The two women stood close together in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, which was pitch black and rain splashed on their overlapping shadows.

"As long as you pull the trigger." Gu San held her hand and slowly pressed down her fingers,

"You'll be able to end this nightmare."

An Lian's breathing became heavy, and her pupils instantly contracted due to fear. At that moment, her fingers were pressed down, and the "click" sound was soft, but the bullet did not come as promised.

Gu San let go of her hand, looked at her frightened pale face, and handed her the gun and another bullet in his pocket, "But if you want to live, your guns and bullets can make you live longer in this nightmare." ”

After speaking, he patted her on the shoulder, walked away, and left An Lian alone, leaning against the window with the gun in her hand, and after taking a long breath, she closed her eyes and slowly slid to the ground.

Gu San finally found time to send a text message to Murong Yuhua, wanting to ask where the other party was, but he didn't receive a reply for a long time after sending it. She sent another message to Zhu Li, who wanted Zhu Li to run down from the upper floor, obviously did not go out with Murong Yuhua.

Gu San's heart gradually lingered with a trace of unease, and he hurriedly asked, "Murong Yuhua has any other arrangements besides going to his grandmother's old mansion?" ”

Juli told her that the boss had designed a plan for a group of modified cars after waking up in the afternoon, and planned to contact a machine factory he knew before to bring a batch of engines and modification tools back after visiting his grandmother.

"The boss left at about five o'clock in the evening, and left with two trusted bodyguards. It's almost eight o'clock now, and it stands to reason that the helicopter should have come back after a round trip. ”

Gu San finally couldn't sit still, "Call grandma and ask if Murong Yuhua is still there." ”

Zhu Li hurriedly went to fight, but the old lady said that Murong Yuhua had dinner at her place and drove away in a helicopter at six o'clock, saying that she had also received a distress message, and planned to take the engine and save the batch of people by the way.

"I saw that his mobile phone kept ringing when he was eating, and he told me that he was trapped by a group of children, in a summer camp on the outskirts of the city, surrounded by zombies, and the food was transported from the outside every day, and now there is no food at all. He knew the news and left with a few bodyguards, hasn't he gone back yet? ”

The old lady was also anxious when she heard this, and after Zhu Li calmed a few words, she looked back at Gu San, the woman held the gun in her hand, and motioned for him to search for the location of Murong Yuhua's mobile phone.

The location is indeed in the suburbs.

But it's not a summer camp, it's a factory that has been abandoned for a long time.

Gu San's mobile phone suddenly vibrate, and a familiar name was imprinted in her eyes.

"Sun Fengran hasn't seen you for a long time, ex-girlfriend. Want to save your husband? ”