Chapter XXII

Qiao Xingyu and Monkey and the others spent half a day loading all the things that could be taken away from the Xishiduo convenience store into the car. In addition to food and drinks, the crowd also put the staff clothes and clean sheets and bedding found in the staff rest room into the car.

It's almost evening, but fortunately, it's summer, and it's getting dark a little later. Before leaving, the five people ate in the store and then got into the car separately. Qiao Xingyu took Zou Qiqi and Luo Jia here, and Zhao Guangcheng sat on the monkey's Wuling Hongguang.

"There's a church at the intersection ahead, so we'll definitely be able to settle down before dark," says Zou Qiqi, "and let's go." ”

The car started, neither car picked up speed, and went forward at a speed of two gears. There was a construction site near the side of the road, and the monkey looked inside and saw several figures wandering. Next to the fence on the side of the road on the construction site is a row of simple staff dormitories, one of which has a large hole in the window, and the iron sheet used as the wall has also been torn open and rolled up. At the exit of the construction site, there was an earthmoving truck blocking it, the body was tilted, and the front of the car was embedded in the fence, knocking the fence into a piece.

"It's here," Zou Qiqi pointed with her hand, and the two cars stopped in front of the church together. The overall color of Jixian Bridge Hall is dark red, and the white cross is embedded in it, which is very solemn. The bell tower and the church are integrated, and there are several supporting buildings on the side. The entire church area is enclosed by a wall, the gate is about five meters wide, and on weekdays, two iron gates block the portal, one on the left and one on the right, but at the moment only one side of the iron gate is still standing, and the other side is lying to the ground.

Qiao Xingyu drove in, and the road in front of him was blocked by several parked cars. Qiao Xingyu resisted the car blocking the road and continued to move forward, the classroom of the church catechumenate class was next to it, and the classroom door was in the middle of the white European-style porch, and above the gate was a large round glass window, with a white cross rising at the top. The wooden gate had been destroyed, and the light inside was very dim, so Qiao Xingyu didn't dare to rush in to check it.

"I don't know if Sister Nan is still there", Zou Qiqi thought to herself, when she came to attend Easter and the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the past, this Sister Nan took good care of herself, and was an eldest sister who was also a teacher and friend. The teacher of the catechumenate class is surnamed Lu, and Zou Qiqi also has some impressions of her.

"I can only go and see if there is a suitable place to settle in the supporting building," Qiao Xingyu pressed his temple, the energy consumption of the whole day's escape transfer was huge, and his mind began to feel a little groggy at this moment.

The car drove along the path in the church, and the monkey followed, constantly looking around. The environment here is actually not ideal in the eyes of the monkeys, and the security is much worse than that of Lianhua supermarket with roller shutters. And looking at the current situation, many facilities have been damaged to varying degrees, especially the main church building, which has no security at all.

The traces on the gate, the monkey judged that it should have been vandalized, and the inside has not been checked inside. Qiao Xingyu's car didn't stop in front, and the monkey continued to follow, planning to talk to him about his thoughts later. Zhao Guangcheng didn't talk much in front of strangers, Qiao Xingyu actually had a good intention to let him sit in the monkey's car, this Wuling Hongguang was loaded with most of the food, Qiao Xingyu was not at ease and only let the monkey be alone in this car, after all, they had just come together, so they had to be careful.

A few zombies appeared in front of them, apparently gathering over the side when they heard the sound of the car. These zombies were in tattered clothes, with blood stains on them, and they were just ordinary people in terms of clothing, and none of them were wearing religious uniforms.

Qiao Xingyu plans to settle here, so he has the intention to deal with these potential threats. However, through the conversation with the monkey, he has a new understanding of zombies, which makes him afraid to get out of the car to deal with zombies. Fortunately, now in the car, Qiao Xingyu thought that he could drive directly over the zombies, and after thinking of this, his brain suddenly became extremely excited, and the hand holding the steering wheel trembled slightly.

Two zombies walked up to the front of the car, and the car drove over them after hitting them, and everyone in the car could feel the bumps of the wheels pressing over something. Part of the zombie's body was stuck in front of the front wheel, and the front wheel rubbed on the ground with flesh and blood, and the two girls suddenly got goosebumps.

A zombie threw himself on the window on the side of the car when no one was paying attention, screaming Zou Qiqi and Luo Jia in fright. The zombie's face was pressed against the glass, and his hands were scratching at the doors and windows, which were covered in red-black blood and decaying pus.

When Qiao Xingyu was about to turn the front of the car, the zombie next to the window flew out, and it turned out that it was hit by a monkey driving up from behind. Qiao Xingyu quickly hung up and drove up, the tire ran over the zombie's head, and after a watermelon popping sound, the zombie's brain was scattered all over the ground. Qiao Xingyu's clothes have been wet with sweat, and the two girls in the car are also pale, what happened today far exceeds their previous 20 years of life experience. This world is not what it used to be, and from today onwards, it will either die or pannia.

By the time Qiao Xingyu and the monkey finished dealing with the zombies in their sight, the sky had already darkened. Songhu City, which was originally known as the city that never sleeps in the East, now seems to have lost its life, there are almost no lights in sight, and the sky is full of stars, which is a scene that will not appear at all before.

Everyone sat in the car and did not get out of the car, and the night was quiet and dangerous. After Qiao Xingyu discussed with everyone, he decided to stay in their respective cars overnight and wait for dawn to take further action.

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In a nearby house, two people lay on the floor, their lips chapped and their crumpled construction clothes covered in sweat. The air inside the house was muddy, and the air mixed with the smell of feces and sweat was disgusting, but the people in the house were unaware.

One of the old-looking men touched the bank card in his trouser pocket with his weak hand, which contained tens of thousands of yuan he had earned in the past few years of part-time work. In the past few days, he would touch this card whenever he was desperate, which made him feel hope again, and the money in the card was saved by him to go back to marry his daughter-in-law. The man's name is Cao Shengli, and he has two older sisters in the family, both of whom are married in a neighboring village. After Cao Shengli was born, his father was happy and gave him such a name.

"Lao Huan, are you still angry?" Cao Shengli asked in a hoarse voice, listening to the movement beside him.

The man lying next to him was originally very thin, but now it was more like he had shrunk, and his face felt like he could see the outline of a skeleton. The man known as Lao Huan lay motionless on the ground, as if he had died, and after hearing Cao Shengli's voice, his palm moved, and he slapped the ground a few times to indicate that he was still alive.

The physical strength of the two seems to be about to reach the limit, they have been trapped here for three days without a grain of rice, and the thirst can be solved by urine in the first two days, and they have been unable to pee since yesterday afternoon.

Cao Shengli reached out and touched a wooden board from his side, took it to his mouth and bit it twice, chewed it a few times and spit on the side of his head, and the sawdust with blood stains was spit out, and the saliva in his mouth was pitiful. Cao Shengli began to bite the plank last night to satisfy his hunger, and at first he could swallow with saliva, but then more and more cuts were made in his mouth, and every time he chewed, he brought labor pain, and the sawdust became unswallowable.

The pain seemed to have become less sensitive due to the loss of physical strength, Cao Shengli threw the plank aside, and continued to maintain his physical strength with his eyes closed, how long it took to be groggy like this, neither of them knew it.