Chapter 40: The Village Chief's Secret
"Billions of people around the world have been harmed because of this disaster." When Zhang Zhao said this heavy word, his heart beat faster, and even he, who had experienced countless terrifying nights himself, was a little unbearable.
In just two months, in addition to the dead, there are billions of humans who have been transformed into zombies. The exact number is unknown, but as long as we know that in a city like H, almost 70% of people have become zombies, and it can be calculated.
Billions! What a terrible number, what a terrible concept. The people present listened quietly, and almost could hear their own heartbeats.
"Billions, billions! It's over, what can I do? A thin man in his thirties clutched his head in grief and said in a trembling voice, "Who can save us?" ”
"No one can save you, only yourself." Zhang Zhao explained the whole thing roughly, there is no organization, there is no army, no one can save it, everyone has to survive on their own. Every word he said was very straightforward, which was undoubtedly a little colder for the people living in this village. Some people couldn't bear it anymore and ran home crying.
"Village chief, you have to find a way, otherwise our Wujia Village will be finished." Someone grabbed the old man and cried.
Wu Jinming, the village head, rubbed his head with his hands, feeling anxious in his heart, what can he do, if this kind of thing happens in the village, he can only ask the people above to solve it. And today, listening to these outsiders, now that the whole country and even the whole world are in chaos, what else can be done?
Wu Jinming secretly shouted in his heart that it was dangerous, fortunately there was no too serious conflict just now, this group of people went on a trip in the water and fire, that kind of monster didn't know how many they had killed, and there were guns, if there was a conflict, the few people left in his village would not be enough for the other party to warm up.
Wu Jinming is also a person who has seen the world, and he was still in a tense state before, but now his face has changed, "Hello, my name is Wu Jinming, I am the head of this village, I don't know what to call it." ”
Zhang Zhao saw his hand stretched out, hesitated for a few seconds, and still shook his hand, "My name is Zhang Zhao." "Since people are polite, I naturally can't be rude, and if I want to replenish supplies, I have to spend the night, and the relationship with the village chief can't be bad.
At this time, Wang Wu also came back from outside the village, carrying a lot of fish in his hand, and when he saw Wu Jinming there, he asked, "Isn't there no one in this village?" A lot of zombie corpses were found outside just now. Then he said to Lu Yang, "You kid ran away with a lot of shouting, aren't they just a few zombies?" ”
Wu Jinming was slightly embarrassed and said embarrassedly: "When this happened at that time, we also felt that something was more and more wrong, so we just found a place to bury the body." ”
Finding a random place to bury the body is also a terrible thing for ordinary people. Lu Yang felt that his chest was still dull, and the feeling of vomiting did not subside, and said, "Can't you bury it a little farther?" Or burn the corpses, these zombies carry the virus, and you bury them by the river, so you are not afraid of the spread of the virus? ”
Wu Jinming sighed, thinking that something bad was wrong, they would be transformed if they were bitten by these monsters, and their corpses, or really as the young man in front of him said, if they really carried the virus, it would be extremely unfavorable to their own village. He called out to a few young men to dig up the bodies and pour some gasoline on them.
Zhang Zhao and they have simply become characters in the eyes of Wu Jinming. The tragic situation that happened that night is vivid, and through what Zhang Zhao said, there are hundreds of zombies they encountered. On top of that, there were only six people on the other side. Six people got out of the corpses, what a lot of skill it would take.
Zhang Zhao has already made his intentions clear, and the main purpose is to prepare enough food and water, and to borrow a night in this village, and continue to travel tomorrow. Although the outside world is a mess, the village is basically self-sufficient in food, such as some relatively simple food. The only small shop in the village is opened by the village chief Wu Jinming's family, and there are some vacuum-packed foods in it, which are all bought by Zhang Zhao and his family.
It's just that the people in this village don't know that money may become the most useless thing in the world in the near future. Zhang Zhao felt that he couldn't help it, and he provided some other help, even if it offset the cost of these foods.
Wu Jinming's home is a three-story cement house, and the rest of the village is basically loess and wooden houses. As the head of a village, Wu Jinming's vision and ability are naturally much stronger than others. After listening to Zhang Zhao's account that there was a human refuge camp in the East China Sea Islands, he was secretly planning in his heart.
In the evening, Zhang Zhao borrowed the stove of an escaped family and cooked some white rice and a table of various kinds of fish. It's been a long time since I've eaten fragrant rice, and everyone can't hold on to it. Luckily, you don't have to spend too much time washing and tidying up.
After eating, Zhang Zhao and Guo Rong sat at the door, enjoying the cigarettes they got from the village chief. Guo Rong hiccuped and said with a smile: "When I used to watch those doomsday-themed TV series, the people in them were really miserable, we now have food, drink, and cigarette smoking, it's really a wonderful day." ”
Zhang Zhao smoked the cigarette to his head before throwing it on the ground and twisting it out with his feet, Guo Rong has always been more optimistic and easy to be satisfied, but Zhang Zhao is not. He stroked the stubble on his chin and said, "Such a wonderful day won't last long, the zombie virus has only broken out for more than two months, and there are many things that have not expired, as long as it takes a little effort to find them." If after a year or two, the food is bad, and everyone will have to drink the northwest wind. ”
Generally, the shelf life of food is about one year, and the shortest is six months, during this period, as long as there is a store, you can find some food. With no supply of materials and factories ceased to produce, survivors are searching for the last resources. At the end of the day, people may lose their human side for a pack of instant noodles and a bottle of drink. Whether it is a film or television work or the real world, this situation will happen sooner or later, it is just a matter of time.
The apocalyptic world gradually exposes the true nature of those who are ambitious. A person like Rotten Orange is already a bad person before the end of the world, and after the end of the world, it will only get worse. Human beings, after losing the rule of law and morality, will be even more terrible than primitive societies. How many people are like Rotten Orange in this world?
"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang." In the dark, someone with a dim flashlight walked towards Zhang Zhao and them, "Mr. Zhang, come over here, I have something to talk to you about." ”
"The village chief?" After seeing the person who came, Zhang Zhao asked suspiciously. Wu Jinming was not cute, if it weren't for the exchange of Zhang Zhao's name as soon as he came, it is estimated that the two would think that they were zombies wandering outside.
"It's me, Mr. Zhang, come here." Wu Jinming was only four or five meters away from Zhang Zhao, and it seemed that he was beckoning him over.
"What's the matter with this guy looking for you so late?" Guo Rong muttered quietly beside him.
"I'll take a look." Zhang Zhao got up and left with Wu Jinming.
Zhang Zhao didn't know what to say about Wu Jinming, as a village head, when the crisis came, he did not choose to run away like everyone else, but led the people in the village to stick to it, which is still more conscientious. But Zhang Zhao always felt that this was just Wu Jinming's appearance.
Wu Jinming took Zhang Zhao and walked more than 100 meters, and was about to leave the village if he walked down, Zhang Zhao stopped and said, "Village chief, if you have anything to say, there is no one else here." ”
Wu Jinming handed over a cigarette and smiled awkwardly: "Yes, yes, let's say it here." Then he lit a fire for Zhang Zhao before he continued: "Listen to you, are you going to the East China Sea Islands?" ”
Zhang Zhao took a deep puff of this good cigarette and said, "Yes, we still have some partners who will leave first, and when we meet them, we will go to the camp of the East China Sea Islands, which is relatively safe." ”
"The camp in the East China Sea Islands seems to be a really good place, and some people have said that they want to go there before, but I thought it was a lie." Wu Jinming muttered to himself.
"What did you say?" Zhang Zhao didn't hear it clearly, so he asked.
Wu Jinming sighed, reacted from it, and said with a smile: "Here's the thing, I want to ask how many people there are in your club?" ”
"We are not an underworld, not a club, but a team. Well, about twenty people. ”
"Twenty people, that's quite a lot." Wu Jinming stopped talking again.
Zhang Zhao had already expected Wu Jinming's general meaning, so he said: "Village chief, just say what you want to say, I'm going to rest early, and I have to hurry early tomorrow morning." ”
Saying this, Wu Jinming seemed to be a little anxious, grabbed Zhang Zhao's hand, and said excitedly: "Mr. Zhang, you take me away, go to the East China Sea Islands, I can pay you." I know you're all capable people, so take me one. ”
Wu Jinming, who was dedicated to his duties, actually asked Zhang Zhao to take him to the East China Sea Islands together, could it be that he was so excited that he said the wrong thing?
"Village Chief, what did you say?"
"Mr. Zhang, now that the whole world is finished, there is only a glimmer of life when you go to the East China Sea Islands, you can take me with you, and I will give you a good reward. 50,000 yuan, I'll give you 50,000 yuan. Wu Jinming repeated the words, and Zhang Zhao was sure that he had heard correctly.
It's not impossible to bring people, there is more hope for one more person to survive, but Wu Jinming tried to persuade him in this way, making it difficult for him to accept: "Village Chief, it's not that we don't want to take you, there is danger in every step outside right now, it's not as simple as you think." ”
"Mr. Zhang, I beg you, the price can be discussed, I will give you all my savings, how about 100,000?"
Maybe Wu Jinming thought things too simply, and Zhang Zhao could go on the road with him, but he was not responsible for other aspects. If a person wants to survive, he has to find food by himself and fight zombies by himself. These are the two most basic points, and he doesn't think Wu Jinming has the above characteristics. Originally, Wu Jinming's image was quite good, but at this moment, in Zhang Zhao's heart, he had fallen to the bottom. If Wu Jinming asked Zhang Zhao to bring the whole village, maybe he would consider it. But now, Zhang Zhao resolutely will not agree. A fellow villager who can give up living together for decades will not hesitate to abandon his teammates at some point.
Zhang Zhao said helplessly: "Village chief, there is really no way about this, maybe when you leave the village, you will encounter a group of corpses, and you don't know if you live or die at that time?" It's not as simple as you think, it's more brutal and terrifying than you think. If you are going to the East China Sea Islands, I suggest you organize the people in the village, as long as you can find transportation and get there safely, it is not impossible. ”
was rejected by Zhang Zhao, Wu Jinming was very disappointed, he carried a flashlight, I don't know if he was staring at Zhang Zhao or looking elsewhere. He stood there in a daze for a long time before he said, "You guys are too ruthless, as long as I live, you won't give me a chance." ”