ACT 59: Pearls and Oases
acT59: The Pearl and Oasis Guest Hall are still lit by candles, and the women in the wings on the south side of the courtyard are still asleep, not knowing what is happening outside.
The three women of Mengfan disappeared, the indifferent man and the militia were nowhere to be found, and in the hall with the door wide open, there were several young men with bloody faces lying in the hall, moaning in pain, and a little confused.
Luo Yu had a cold face, and gathered the sleepy-eyed camp ladies in the courtyard to inquire one by one, and the chef Niangjia and Liu Yan checked the condition of the injuries, lit the torches on the covered bridge, and the lights were bright inside and out.
There is no need to ask in detail, the situation is obvious, the indifferent men took advantage of the departure of Song Jiu and the others, made a show of the bottom of the kettle, emptied the supermarket across the street, not to mention, and kidnapped three girls.
The wounded man was beaten fatly, and two legs were broken and thrown to the ground. The indifferent man instructed the militia not only to vent his anger, but also to delay time.
At present, there is a lack of medical treatment, new injuries have been added to the old diseases that have not healed, and they have lost their ability to move, which undoubtedly adds pressure to Song Jiu and others.
It's a pity that the indifferent man still knows too little about Song Jiu's gang. He thought that Song Jiu would first find a way to stabilize the foundation, concentrate on treating the wounded, searching for new supplies, and then go to him after he was ready.
However, what he didn't know was that Song Jiu had always seized the day for revenge, not only did he act like this, but the people below him were also a character.
Therefore, when Liu Yan suggested waiting for Song Jiu to come back and then make plans, Luo Yu rejected him very simply, and asked him and the cook to wait for Song Jiu, and rushed out of the temple gate alone with a knife and gun, held a flashlight to check a few directions, started the car and disappeared into the street before dawn.
Liu Yan and Chef Niangjia sat in the base camp, looking at the female dependents and injuries with different expressions, and fell into a deep dazedness, the young men of the descendants had cold faces, silently carried the injured number into the room, and put a large pile of equipment brought back from the hospital on the square table, and handed over the rest to the two temporary agents.
After a busy night, although the living corpse was a little unbearable because it was different from ordinary people, Liu Yan asked the cook Niangjia to rest first, and walked into the guest hall by herself, recalling the previous medical training, and preparing to treat a few unlucky injuries and bones.
The militia boys did not hesitate to give orders, each took his weapon and ran to the front and back of the house, staring at the sentry post with red eyes, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
Except for Caroline's off-road, the fuel tanks of other pickup trucks are basically bottoming out, and the indifferent man drove away The car was too heavy, and it stands to reason that he couldn't drive too far, and he was likely to abandon the car and use it on foot.
Luo Yu calculated the time, and was a little worried, after all, it was more than an hour late, and it was not necessarily correct for her to choose this direction, the pointer of the oil dial was close to the red line, which could only support her to search for a direction, and if she went wrong, she could only walk on the return trip.
Luo Yu didn't delay much in the temple, and after thinking about it carefully, he felt that the indifferent man should be prepared, not improvised.
If it was just to get rid of Song Jiu, he could leave with supplies, and there was no need to kidnap the three girls, who did not have many people, and it was very unwise to find a place to stay, beware of the walking corpses, and at the same time guard the captives.
After thinking about it, Luo Yu could only come to one conclusion: the indifferent man did not plan to leave the city, at least he would not run too far in the short term, there should be a place he was familiar with and could be used as a temporary foothold.
But where will he hide? The indifferent man didn't leave any clues, but Mengfan was so clever, she would find a way to give herself some hints, right?
Luo Yu thought so, the car without headlights turned around a street corner, slowly drove along the wide asphalt road for some distance, squinting and scanning left and right, hoping to find something.
The sky is faintly white, and the dawn is brewing, ready to break through the night and spread to the world.
The warm light slowly spreads out, sweeping over the tall buildings, through the open doors and windows, and sprinkling specks of light on the ground.
Luo Yu slowly stopped the car, looked left and right for a while, and made sure that there was no trace of the walking corpse activity around, then opened the car door and jumped down, his footsteps moved lightly, and walked towards a dazzling flash of light on the side of the road.
There are many messy footprints on the dusty pavement, and it is impossible to tell whether they are living people or walking corpses, and the direction is not concentrated.
There were signs of rain last night, but there has been no rain until now, so it is impossible to tell the old from the old from the footprints alone.
However, things that reflect the glare of sunlight can read some information. Luo Yu bent down to pick up the bright gadget, lifted his cuffs and looked at his wrist, and finally a smile appeared on his gloomy face.
......'Shhh Lin Daochang opened the curtains, enjoyed the warmth of the sun, and stretched his waist comfortably.
The dazzling light swept over the counter, casting a shadow, Song Jiu squatted in the corner of the counter, holding a notebook that was violently unlocked, flipping through the pages one by one, sometimes laughing, sometimes sighing, as if he had completely forgotten the time, until Lin Daochang came over and called him back to his senses.
"It's time for us to go." The fake Taoist priest picked his nose and asked curiously, "What are you looking at?" I was in a hurry before, but I'm not in a hurry now? ”
"Let's go." Song Jiu squeezed out a smile, closed the notebook and put it in his arms, picked up the photo frame at hand and stuffed it into his trouser pocket, and asked, "Is it still far away?" ”
"It's not far, two more streets." Boss Lin was very curious, and asked, "What did you take?" Do you know? ”
"I'll talk about it when I have time." Song Jiu obviously didn't want to talk too much, picked up the blade of the hacksaw and walked out of the store, looking up at the sign.
The advertising words have been mottled so that only the word 'cake' can be faintly recognized, and the plaque depicts simple cartoons on all sides, shining in the sun.
"I really hate people who play dumb riddles." Lin Daochang pursed his lips, identified the direction, and beckoned Song Jiu to continue on his way.
Two men with different thoughts crossed the long street, and their shadows were stretched out by the rising sun, and finally disappeared into the corner.
There is not much difference between day and night in the deserted city, and the picture of abandoned high-rise buildings and barren grass is still visible as far as the eye can see, and the streets are silent left and right, except for the sound of the wind, which is empty and depressed.
Boss Lin felt that Song Jiu was a little strange, and there was an inexplicable look on his face, which could be seen that he had been distracted, and he loved to ignore him when he talked to him, and he would no longer insist on telling him to 'shut up'.
Lao Lin was a little bored, talking to himself too much, and even more boring to a dumb person, so he closed the chatter and hurried away without saying a word.
There are no words all the way, all the way to the barren, all the way to the bustling scene. Song Jiu suddenly sighed with emotion, first-tier cities, second-tier cities, rural villages, poor mountains and bad waters, covered with a layer of loess, covered with wild grass, are all general scenes.
Lin Daochang squinted at him, thinking that Song Jiu would say something, and looked forward to it for a long time, but the latter only gave a long sigh, and forcibly held back the words of the fake Taoist priest running to his throat.
"What's wrong with you?" Boss Lin couldn't help it, and said again: "Why don't you speak?" ”
"Say what?" Song Jiu looked at him with some amusement and said, "Can't you be quiet for a while?" ”
"Let's chat, there's no walking corpse anyway."
"Speaking of the walking dead...... Didn't you say there are a lot of walking corpses in the city? Why is it so quiet here? ”
"Didn't see much last night?" Lin Daochang puffed out his eyeballs and said matter-of-factly: "Let me tell you, you can't let your guard down, don't look at these two streets so clean, maybe the corpses are ahead!" ”
"Crow's beak." Song Jiu frowned, grabbed Lao Lin, who turned back to speak, made a silent gesture, dragged him behind the bus sign on the side of the road, pointed to the intersection in front of him, and scolded: "What are you talking about?" Lao Lin looked irrelevant, glanced at it, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he saw the scene of the mass corpses crossing the street.
"Is there any other way?" Song Jiu pondered for a while, seeing that the number of corpses was not small, and he didn't know when they would leave by themselves.
"No, I have to go around in circles again, there is a roundabout at the intersection in front of me, just in front of the roundabout." Lin Daochang scratched his nose and said, "Why don't you go and lure the walking corpse away, and I'll call someone for help?" ”
"......" The two of them discussed sneakily, and they didn't notice a shadow swinging between the two floors at the entrance of the street, and there was a 'bang' sound, and a ventilation window between the high-rise buildings shattered, breaking the silence of the street.
Song Jiu hurriedly looked at the location where the sound came from, only to see a long rope extending into the ventilation window, the window was empty, only the broken glass was still falling.
The walking corpses wandering at the corner of the street were attracted by the sound, let out a 'hehe' roar and turned around, stumbling away from the noise, some pouring into the open roller shutter under the building, and some wandering aimlessly into the street towards the location where Song Jiu and the others were hiding.
"What's that?" Song Jiu was shocked into a cold sweat, and looked at the rope that seemed to be fixed somewhere in the opposite building, could it be that Taishan of the Apes was born in the deserted city?
"No, I don't know, let's go, the walking corpse is alarmed." Lin Daochang was a little flustered, there were a lot of abandoned cars on the road, and now he doesn't have to worry about being chased by walking corpses.
"Wait a minute." Song Jiu seemed to see something, dragged Lin Daochang into a cigarette hotel behind him, hid behind the refrigerator, and pointed to the corner of the building: "Look, is there a person there?" ”
"People?" Lin Daochang squinted his eyes and looked over, and immediately gasped: "Day! Before he could finish speaking, another long rope swung on the side of the building, and the sound of shattering glass was heard again, leading another group of wandering walking corpses.
"Are those you've met?" Song Jiu's eyes widened, he was really surprised, he understood that the person who was playing stunts between the buildings was not a wild Taishan, he tossed up and down like this, and the walking corpses at the entrance of the street under his feet were all attracted away, some got into the room, and some were chasing along the alleyway, and after a while, the crowd of corpses at the corner of the street was divided into countless pieces, scattered and walked, away from this area.
"How can I see so far away!" Lin Daochang was amazed and praised: "It's amazing! ”
"Let's go first." Song Jiu poked his head out and took a look, the street was basically clean, there was an abandoned car bunker to cover it, and the walking corpses in the opposite room had not yet discovered the two people lurking here, so when would they stay if they didn't leave at this time?
The predecessors jumped off the building, and the descendants enjoyed the coolness. Urban Spider-Man smashed countless doors and windows along the way, leading away a large number of walking corpses, just to clear a smooth road for Song Jiu and the others.
Ten minutes later, the two people, who were sweating profusely, finally turned the last corner and arrived at the roundabout that Lin Daochang had said.
Song Jiu wiped his sweat, looked at the iron fence in front of him in the middle of the street, and the lush green in the back, and the whole person was stunned.
The fake Taoist priest also had a ghostly expression, his eyes almost burst out of his sockets, his long bearded jaw trembled, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
The gray and yellow desolate street scene is still vivid, but at this moment, a ...... appeared in front of the two of them A desert oasis?
! The wind rustled through the streets, and behind the fence appeared a figure with long hair fluttering, strolling leisurely, holding a fat cat in his arms, looking at the two people outside the fence with curious eyes.
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