Chapter 9 The Team of the Garden Safety Zone
On the morning of January 5, 13, I, the fat man Chen Xiao, the girl Liu Miao, and the clerk Wang Dong woke up after settling in the billiards hall for a night. Then the fat man called us over in a loud voice.
We came to the fat man and saw that he was constantly flipping through the web page, and then he looked surprised. I asked, "What's wrong?" Fatso! And what did you find? ”
The fat man's fingers stopped scrolling through the page, pointed at me, and said, "See for yourself!" ”
I looked up and saw only a few post titles:
[The latest trendy clothing is on the market, free shipping~~]
[Good morning! On the big weekend, I have to go to cram school again]
[Those memories of 2B together, are they in the middle? 】
[See the mighty again!] What kind of mentality?! 】
Common posts like these were opened by the fat man one by one, I read it once, and I also ran into two headline parties. I didn't understand what the fat man meant, so I turned to him and asked him, and he said let me see the date. I went back and looked down, 1/5/13...... What?! Isn't that today?!
"What's going on?! Are these kids stepping on zombies as otaku?! "I'm surprised, this zombie is all over the world, why are these people still posting, all of them live in the castle!
The fat man lit a cigarette and said, "I was shocked when I first saw it, and it is estimated that the virus has not spread widely in their area." Nowadays, everyone must see is believing. ”
Wang Dong asked: "Then the official didn't give any news?" It's been almost a week since the outbreak of the virus in our Shanfeng City, and there is no solution? ”
"What's the matter, the spread of this virus can't be stopped by manpower at all, I haven't seen other announcements, but I found that I can't contact the outside world through the computer here, I don't know what's going on." The fat man said stupidly.
I stood up and said, "Come on, anyway, the far water can't save the near fire, and if you want to survive, you have to rely on yourself." Let's go right away, and we must reach the garden safety station today! As soon as these words came out, everyone stopped caring about the computer network, and picked up their luggage and walked to the door.
There were no accidents on this trip, and the scattered zombies couldn't catch up with our wheels. The fat man didn't dare to drive fast, and only maintained a speed of about 60km/h. In this way, we drove for more than 20 minutes to find the road to the east, but it was a bit of a detour, and we had to turn the bridge and turn around, which was really a troublesome place. But because of this, there are the least abandoned cars and zombies here, anyway, it wasn't until we passed through that we saw two zombies slowly crawling out.
Successfully entering the garden area, various smoking high-rise buildings rise on both sides, and the sunlight shines on the ground through the gaps between the buildings, and also disperses to all corners through the reflection of the tempered glass on the outside of the building. It's still winter, but it's very warm.
After passing the traffic artery, the highway is very smooth, there are not many vehicles, only occasionally there are a few parked on the side of the road, from time to time you can still see military vehicles, but they are stationary, the fat man originally wanted to find a military vehicle to drive, but I dissuaded him, and he arrived at the safety station after a while, there is no need to bother with this anymore, in case he takes the car and alarms the zombie herd is troublesome.
After that, we didn't encounter hordes of zombies on the road, and we successfully found our destination: the garden safety station.
The security station is actually a high school, with three six-storey buildings built inside. On the rooftop of the middle seat, I don't know who used a hydrogen balloon to raise a long and large red flag, on which were written three big characters in white, Safety Station.
The closer we got to the school, the more we saw the artificially built fortifications, but there was not a single living person, not even a weapon, and there were many zombie corpses in the distance, all of which were Qia
G, and it's just an empty street, with the occasional scrap of paper and plastic or something. The car is parked at the gate, and the door is marked with a sign that reads: Please line up for inspection. But now there was no one here, and the whole school seemed lifeless, and although there was not a single zombie around, the strong uneasiness had begun to hit me violently, but for the sake of my parents, I had to bear it with all my might.
A group of four of us got out of the car and walked in a column towards the campus, which was now in disarray with barbed wire outside the courtyard wall. As soon as you enter the gate, you will see a courtyard, which is about the size of three basketball courts. There were also some zombie corpses on the ground, which were almost rotten and showed no signs of activity.
Everyone took their own weapons, Wang Dong brought out a fire axe from the billiard hall, and he couldn't keep letting him hold the broken pole. It was quiet all around, and there was nothing visible to see except for bits and pieces of rubbish and mutilated corpses. We walked to the door of a school building, and I took a look at it first, and the door was glass, so I could see inside, and there were no zombies or humans. I pushed the door open and walked in, and they followed.
We stood in the lobby on the first floor, looking around, there were no bodies and no blood. The fat man said: "What's the matter, why is there no one?" ”
If there are zombie corpses here, it can also be explained that this place has been breached, but it is too strange that there is neither blood nor corpses, and there is no one else.
Liu Miao said: "It's quiet here." ”
"Well," I replied, "in both cases, either the people are hiding, or the zombies are attacking and the dead are fleeing." However, I guess it's unreasonable for people to hide, and they always have to leave people to guard the door or keep guard. So it's the latter that is more likely. "I've seen so many movies, this plot is too familiar, and there are only two kinds of things to think about according to normal people. As long as there is human activity here, it cannot be so quiet.
Liu Miao looked at me, she also knew what I meant, and the fat man came over and patted me on the shoulder. On the way, Wang Dong already knew that I was here to find my parents, and he said: "You don't have to be so pessimistic, maybe your family is hiding or retreating with the troops." ”
I nodded, now I feel like I'm not so fluctuating anymore, and I can't be sure about my parents' situation, so I can't make a fuss here. The fat man asked me, "What now?" ”
"Find!" I gritted my teeth and said, "You stay here and wait for me, I'll look for it from classroom to classroom, all the way here, there must be a result!" Saying that, I raised my feet and left, when Liu Miao suddenly grabbed my arm and said, "I'll go with you!" The fat man also responded on the sidelines.
Wang Dong said: "Brother Xiaoshi, don't be so fearless, this girl and the fat brother can't do without you, and I don't want to stay here alone, let's go together!" ”
Persuasion failed, so I had no choice but to agree. We started from the first floor and looked at each classroom. It was true that many traces of human activity were found, but not a single living person was found, and no zombies were found. There are five or six classrooms on the first floor, and there are a few messy rooms, presumably the teacher's office or something, but they are still not found.
After that, we go up to the second floor, continue to investigate, and so on. We searched for the top floor of this building, but we still didn't find it, and after a while, we went to another building to check.
When we found the third building, we found a few bags of rice in a classroom on the fourth floor.
"This must have been left by the previous people, it is estimated that they retreated due to something, and they didn't have time to take it." Wang Dong said.
Liu Miao asked, "Then what will they encounter?" ”
The fat man said: "What else can happen, it must be that the zombies have attacked, or there are infected people here, and everyone has fled!" He looked at me as he spoke.
I understand what the fat man said, he is telling the truth on the one hand, and on the other hand, he is also trying to reassure me. I nodded at him and started walking around the room.
I'm not looking for anything, but I'm relieving, I don't show sadness doesn't mean I'm not in a hurry, but as the fat man said before, this is an era of the jungle, everyone is to live, I can't be empty as soon as I encounter things, that will put everyone in danger at the same time, so I try to think about all aspects of things, let myself downplay the impact of this environment.
Now it can be said that it is impossible to find my parents again, and for the time being, they have been evacuated with the army, so where should I find them, where is the next safe house, and will we see such a scene again in the past? If my parents ran away by themselves, there would be no place to look for them, and in this kind of world where I live today and no tomorrow, I may be bitten to death by zombies in the next second, and I will never see their faces again.
We decided to stay here tonight and discuss the rest tomorrow, anyway, there was enough food in the car for us to eat for four or five days, and it was okay to stay here for a few days. I'm still a little confused, and it's too dangerous to go on the road in such a daze.
That night, everyone stayed in a classroom on the 6th floor. I couldn't sleep, so I walked out of the classroom alone, and on the wall at the end of the hallway, there was a ladder that led to the rooftop, and I slowly climbed up.
I didn't have a mace or a bayonet, but I had a chain around my waist, and I don't think there would be any zombies on the rooftop. Originally, the rooftop was a place where people could relax and enjoy their leisure, but in recent years, more and more children have jumped from it, which has led to many schools strictly prohibiting access to the rooftop.
Even people can't go up, let alone zombies. But think about those poor children, are they trying to sacrifice themselves, grieve their families, and belittle others? I don't know what to think.
I didn't come up to jump, but to let the cold wind pass through me so that I could sober up. There are indeed no zombies on it, except for a thick layer of dust, which is much cleaner than the ground downstairs.
I walked to the edge and held on to the railing, looking into the distance, feeling the cold winter wind across my face. But instead of the stinging sensation of the previous years, on the contrary, a rare sense of comfort welled up in my heart.
Since the zombie outbreak, I have lost contact with my parents, and I have also lost contact with my girlfriend Li Xiaoyu. found the fat man, saved Liu Miao, and then ran into the uncle, it can be said that this was a relatively good situation before. But after that, it completely destroyed my perception of the world, the Guo family's father and daughter were humiliated, killed Cao Li and the two to take revenge, the little girl Zhao Xiaotong died tragically, and Guo Ya fled. All this no longer stimulates my heart all the time, but at the same time, it also makes me more bearable, as if I see zombies eating people now, and I won't vomit anymore, and my stomach doesn't react at all. Killing zombies won't be crazy, one move to defeat the enemy, and you'll be done. As for hurting the same kind, I don't think I will be shaken anymore, as long as it hurts the heavens and reason, I will kill it!
I don't know how long it took, I was still standing on the rooftop, and suddenly I heard a voice behind me, I turned my head sharply and found that it was Liu Miao.
"Why haven't you slept yet?" I asked.
Liu Miao walked up to me and said, "You get up without saying a word, I don't know what you're going to do, of course I'm going to come and see!" Are you okay? ”
I smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, come up and blow the wind, it's been a headache for me in the past two days!" ”
Liu Miao nodded understandingly, took my hand and said, "Lei, don't think too much, uncle and aunt they will definitely be fine, if you fall ill before you see them, it won't be good!" ”
"Hehe, don't worry," I smiled, and reached out to take Liu Miao into my arms, "It's cold up there, let's go down!" ”
"Hmm!"
Another quiet and peaceful night. The next day, January 6th.
I was woken up by Liu Miao, and as soon as I opened my eyes, she told me to look out the window. I got up and walked to the window to look, only to see a minibus slowly driving in through the door, and from here I could clearly see that there were people moving inside. I wiped my eyes and looked again, and after making sure it was correct, I hurriedly came back and woke up the fat man and Wang Dong, and then everyone went downstairs together.
When we came to the lobby on the first floor, we saw that the bus had stopped outside the door, and seven or eight men came down from it. The leader was a young man, wearing a military uniform and holding a gun in his hand, if I remember correctly, it should be a Type 95 automatic rifle, it seems that this kid is a soldier. The men behind him had a miscellaneous, baseball bat, kitchen knife, fruit knife, and the like. One of the young men who was more concerned was one of them, who stood in the middle of the line, but he always felt out of place with the others, and his weapon was more special, a straight black stick, which looked quite brittle, and I really wondered if it was a weapon or a decoration.
I thought I should hide and sneak away from the other person to avoid unnecessary trouble. But I thought that maybe they were sent out to find survivors, and if I went to negotiate and might be able to get information about the safe area, then I could hope to find my parents.
After discussing with them, they were all in favor, so we got up and walked out. As soon as we opened the door, we saw that the soldier who took the lead instantly raised his gun and pointed it at us.
"Don't shoot, we're human!" I shouted, and after I came out to see the soldiers, he slowly lowered his gun and walked over to us.
"Hello! My name is Karen Mok! The soldier said aloud, holding out his hand.
"Hello! My name is Shi Lei! "I also held his hand.
Be polite, and then Mo Wenhao asked, "May I ask if this is a garden safety station?" ”
I was about to speak, when a long-haired young man behind him said, "What are you talking about, don't you see that big flag floating on it?!" Hurry inside! ”
"Stop!" Mo Wenhao shouted, and everyone else stopped. Mo Wenhao glanced at them, and then continued to say to me: "These are all rescued by me from the road, please inform the leaders here, let us go in and rest!" Thank you! ”
At this time, the long-haired young man interrupted me again and said, "What do you introduce, you see this grandson has a bitter face, either he doesn't let us in or he wants money?!" Damn, what's wrong with this person?! ”
I don't feel good about it, what's the situation, I didn't say a word and I was scolded, but I can still be a little patient, but the fat man is not necessarily. Sure enough, he scolded angrily: "Grass you little cub! You get out of the way, and then fuck the nonsense, Lao Tzu will kill you with a knife! ”
The knife wielded by the fat man was really scared of long hair, he took a step back, probably not wanting to save face, he pretended to be bold and stepped forward and said, "You dead fat man!" Do you dare to shout with me? Look at me, don't you you! ”
"Stand back!" Mo Wenhao waved his hand to break the long hair, pressed his shoulder hard, and the long hair kicked back four or five steps. Good guy, if it weren't for the long hair being too wasteful, then this Mo Wenhao would be really extraordinary. He said, "When is this?" Is there still time for infighting? What if zombies chase after them? Brain stuff! ”
"Brother Hao" The voice in the crowd, and then a man with a fierce face walked out, with a medium stature and a big beard that made people dare not make too many good impressions. He said to Mo Wenhao: "Brother Hao, isn't that the case?" We've all let people bully us to the head, so why don't you preside over justice for your brothers? ”
I wonder in my heart, have we bullied you? What am I doing?!
This time, Mo Wenhao didn't talk nonsense, and directly raised the rifle in his hand to the bearded man's head, and said coldly: "Liu Sende, you give me a step back!" ”
"What? You want to shoot? The bearded man called Liu Sende said: "Hey, hey, brother, this soldier brother is finally going to do it, ah!" Hold a gun and oppress the good people! ”
Everyone else began to make a fuss, it seemed that this team Mo Wenhao only relied on guns to bring this, and no one really listened to him. It is worth mentioning that the young man with the wooden stick did not respond to the beard, but walked to the wooden chair and sat down on the side.
"Do you dare to shoot? Do you dare? Do you believe it or not, as soon as the gun went off, the zombie horde ate us all alive? The bearded man looked at Mo Wenhao domineeringly and said. The latter's face turned a little red, and he didn't speak for a long time.
The bearded man snorted coldly, and then said, "Since you can't administer justice for your brothers, then it's up to me." As he said that, he looked at the three of us, "Hey! Who is the leader of you? ”
The three fat men all looked at me, and I didn't speak, just stared coldly into the bearded eyes. He seemed to see that it was me, and he exuded a trace of contempt, and then said: "I just looked, most of the fortifications outside have been destroyed, and the barbed wire is all broken, plus the zombies in the yard, and the silence in this building, I think eighty percent of this place has been deserted, and you guys have just arrived, right?!" ”
Drink, this old boy has two hits. We didn't say anything, but it seemed to be some of our body language that confirmed what he was right.
The bearded man shook his head proudly and said, "In this way, you scolded my brother just now, if you don't want to argue, then it's easy to do, hand over all your food and weapons to us, and you can't hide anything found in this building, and ...... else" The bearded man squinted his eyes and looked at Liu Miao, who was hiding behind me, and said, "Give that chick to us to play!" Hahahaha!! ”
The few behind him began to laugh uncontrollably, and the obscene voice floated throughout the space, and I clearly felt Liu Miao lying on my back and shaking. I know it's time for me to vent again, it looks like Mok Wenhao won't help them, and the others shouldn't be too difficult characters.
"Hey! Brat! Okay?! Speak! The bearded man urged impatiently.
I clenched my mace and prepared to do it. Seeing this, the fat man scolded them: "I will grass you ......"
Boom! Before he finished scolding, he saw Mo Wenhao suddenly kick out and hit the bearded man in the face, the latter shouted under the force, and then fell on his back. Immediately afterwards, Mo Wenhao stomped on the bearded belly again, and then pointed a gun at his head.
At this moment, this group of people couldn't laugh, and looked at Mo Wenhao who was furious and the bearded man who was kicked in surprise. At this time, Mo Wenhao spoke: "Liu Sende, Lao Tzu has endured you for a long time, you'd better be honest with me, and then give me nothing to do, what can Lao Tzu do if he kills you?!" As he spoke, he stabbed the muzzle of the gun into the bearded man's mouth, accompanied by a rattling sound, presumably with a tooth bursting. He didn't care about the pain, covered his mouth with his hands, and nodded in panic.
I retracted my steps, this soldier's temporary power can be regarded as shocking this group of people, but in my opinion, this group of people will have an accident sooner or later, if possible, we should try to avoid them and evacuate as soon as possible, after all, there are many of them, but Mo Wenhao can still bear it, and it is safe for the time being.
The gang was finally honest, we went into the teaching building together, found a room to chat, and the four of us sat with Mo Wenhao at the podium, while the bearded group sat at the back of the classroom. The 'stick' young man sat alone by the window and watched the sky. I think he's really at ease.
We communicated with Mo Wenhao, they were not sent by the army, Mo Wenhao was a non-commissioned officer in a combat unit, and he was sent out with his comrades to carry out the work of searching and rescuing survivors, who knew that he encountered a large number of zombies, and they fought all the way to escape, among which there were countless casualties, and only his team lost four or five comrades.
Later, after a day and a night, Mo Wenhao only had two teammates left around him, and at the same time they also saved some humans, including this bearded Liu Sende, he was originally a felony in prison, and escaped with a few people after the zombie broke out, and the long-haired one was also his cellmate, called Guang Lihe, and neither of them was a fuel-efficient lamp. When looking for food, Mo Wenhao's two comrades-in-arms hung up, and he was the only one left, and the gang began to be disobedient, and once they took advantage of Mo Wenhao's sleep to forcibly drag the only girl in the team away. When Mo Wenhao woke up to inquire, he found that the girl had committed suicide in shame. He was furious and wanted to kill all these inhuman brutes, but his own military mission told him that he could not do so, so he endured his grief and went on his way with these people, hoping to reach the safety station as soon as possible, and the officials would punish them. I finally got here, but I didn't expect it to be empty.
I exhaled secretly, that Liu Sende is really not a good thing, now that Liu Miao is by my side, this group of people must be upset, I must protect Liu Miao and be more careful. I think that a man can't escape this responsibility, not to mention that Liu Miao has already had a skin-to-skin relationship with me.
I asked Mo Wenhao again about the silent youth. Speaking of this person, Mo Wenhao was also confused: "He only joined us three days ago, when Liu Sende found him in a ruin, and he was not seriously injured. When he woke up, he told us that his name was Zhang Le, and then he didn't say a word, his personality and name were just the opposite, and he was not happy at all. I haven't seen the slightest change in his expression in the past few days, he is so lifeless, and he doesn't know what he is thinking about all day long. I guess there may have been a big change in his family, but he had a nervous breakdown, hey! ”
I agree with this, although we have met too many people, but I know that this situation happens from time to time, because some people may have to kill their relatives who have become zombies in order to survive, although I have not experienced that feeling, but it is uncomfortable to think about it, and at that time I saw Xiaotong become a zombie, don't mention the sadness in my heart.
Mo Wenhao said again: "By the way, he is not a wooden stick, but an authentic Tang knife!" ”
"Tang Dao?"
"Well, when we found him, he had this in his hand, this kid really had two blows, and that knife made him very powerful!"
Only then did we know that the black straight 'wooden stick' we saw turned out to be the scabbard of the Tang knife. In my impression, Tang knives are only used by masters, although ordinary people can also use them to cut zombies, but they are definitely not as powerful as martial arts masters. The Tang knife has been passed down in China for thousands of years, which is enough to prove its excellence and strength. However, I have to admit that a underworld novel I read before also made me have a high appreciation for Tang Dao.
At lunchtime, we all brought out our own food. Liu Sende's gang took some snacks and cooked food and the like. After all, it was the early stage of the outbreak, and most supermarkets and stores could provide a lot of food, so people could not starve themselves, of course, they had to eat with their lives. But when a few of us took out the bento made by Liu Miao, everyone's eyes were on here.
Mo Wenhao said enviously: "Wow! It smells so good! ”
I pour, can you smell the fragrance when this is all cooled like this? But no matter what, it's much better than the fries and chips. I used the lid of the lunch box to give Mo Wenhao a little bit, and he only had time to say thank you and began to gobble it up. And the group of guys also looked greedy, but because of Mo Wenhao's gun, they didn't rush over sensibly.
While eating, I calculated at the same time, this place can't stay, take a rest after eating, the four of us will leave directly, although I don't know where to go, but with Liu Sende's group, we will always be in danger, especially Liu Miao, who is the meat of the wolf's mouth.
After eating, we discussed it quietly and decided to set off for the provincial capital, where there will definitely be a protected area, and the big people in the province should also be hiding there, so safety should be fine. The reason I told Mo Wenhao was for him to choose, because we would not go on the road with Liu Sende and others, so Mo Wenhao had to choose whether to go with us, or stay and wait to go with Liu Sende and others.
It can be said that Mo Wenhao is still very conscientious as a soldier, he has been hesitating, and also told us his concerns, he wants to go with us, but reason tells him that if Liu Sende and his gang are left alone, they may hurt more humans while avoiding zombies. At this time, it is the choice of my own interests and the interests of the people, if I naturally don't care so much, I can't even find my relatives on this kind of day, and who else can I take care of.
After thinking about it repeatedly, Mo Wenhao finally fell asleep. Yes, he fell asleep, and I watched as his arms drooped and his head lowered, and his breathing began to become unusually steady, and with a slight snoring, he fell asleep.
But we didn't call him, because we also began to get sleepy, first Liu Miao fell into my arms, then the fat man fell to the ground, and then Wang Dong fell asleep. In the end, I was the only one who stood up, and I was a little sleepy, but I knew that there was a bunch of villains on the other side of the room, and it would be unimaginable if we all slept together.
But I couldn't control the fight between my upper and lower eyelids, and in the end I lost, losing to the intense drowsiness.
When I woke up, I found myself in a classroom, sitting on a chair, my hands twisted behind my back, and I was bound like a rope the thickness of a child's arm, so that I could not move at all. I struggled a few times, but it didn't work. At this time, I noticed that there were other people around me, who were also tied to the chair like me. They are Fatty, Wang Dong, and Mo Wenhao. In addition, there was an empty chair on which a rope was scattered, and it looked like the person who was tied had been taken away.
My body was suddenly shocked, Liu Miao was gone, Liu Miao was gone!! I grass! I screamed, waking up the fat men, and they were all surprised to see their environment. All three were asking what was going on.
I shouted, "Oh! Liu Miao is gone, and so are the bastards! It's better than that! They must have taken Liu Miao away, it must have been! Definitely!! I tossed frantically, hoping to break the rope immediately, I don't know how long I was asleep, but I saw through the window that it was already dark outside, although I knew it might be late, but Liu Miao would suffer an extra minute for every minute in their hands, how could I bear it!
The fat man also began to struggle violently, but the rope was too much to explain, and it was useless. I don't know if it's out of fear of Mo Wenhao, the rope on his body is tied the most, basically covering his whole body, and his mouth is also sealed with adhesive strips, which looks like a big zongzi.
Seeing that I couldn't hold it up with my bare hands, I began to look for tools, this was obviously not the room where we ate, the whole classroom was empty, there were only a few of us, not even an extra table and chair, our backpacks were not there, our weapons were not there, not even my iron chain was gone.
"Oh yes! Fatty, do you have anything else that you can use? My chain bayonets are gone! ”
The fat man also groped for a while, and said: "The hair is gone, and the gun has been taken away!" This group of bastards who are paralyzed! ”
"How did we faint, it can't be some kind of ecstasy or something, right?" Wang Dong said strangely.
I shook my head, I don't have time to explore now, the first thing is to break free from the shackles and rescue Liu Miao. But we tossed inside and out for a long time and couldn't untie the rope.
Just then, the door to the classroom was kicked open.