The two off-road jeeps slowly drove out of the underground parking lot and drove towards the fields according to the originally planned route; Scratch the gathering place of the living corpses, which is the original living area of humans.

At this time, it was raining heavily, and the perception of the living corpse had dropped a lot; Along the large fields around the tributaries of the Nanjiang River, the two cars moved forward unhurriedly.

On the way, we passed several small villages with only a few dozen households, and in the thermal image of the drone, only a handful of living corpses wandered aimlessly among the dense earthen houses.

"Brother Yuan, you can see the new runway of the airport if you scratch the big village in front of you"

Chen Guohao, who was in the same car as Zhou Zhiyuan, said

"It seems that the direction in which the military withdrew is also in that area, so I'll stop by and take a look."

Zhou Zhiyuan held the steering wheel and said

Soon at the edge of the airport, there was a place where the wall had been knocked down

Because of the weight of the armored car's body, black marks on tire friction can still be seen on the edge of the runway; After that, there was nothing to be seen in the muddy roads of the fields, after all, twenty days had passed, and it was now the thunderstorm season; No matter how obvious the wheel prints are, they have long been washed away by the heavy rain.

The car drove to a stop in front of the construction site dormitory, leaving Chen Guohao in the car to monitor the surroundings with a drone; Zhou Zhiyuan and Zhang Hongda put on a poncho and walked to the second floor.

"Brother Liu Cheng, it's me," Zhou Zhiyuan shouted as he patted on the door

After a while, a small crack opened in the door, and a black face poked out and said, "Brother Yuan?"

Zhou Zhiyuan nodded and said with a smile: "Uncle Airplane"

Liu Cheng opened the door widely, and by the way, put the steel bar that he had originally held in his hand behind the door

"Brother Yuan is really embarrassed, you still risk coming here in such a heavy rain; Come and sit."

The two entered the house and nodded to everyone in greeting

The room is not large, about twenty square meters, and there is a three-story bed on each of the three walls; In the corner between the three beds is a plastic wardrobe, and on each side of the door stands a simple table and a lamp.

The three couples sat on the bed, and the two children poked their heads out behind their mothers and looked at them curiously

Although the 8 people were all ragged and unkempt, they felt good in spirit.

"Brother Yuan, let me introduce you; This is my daughter-in-law Ah Xia and my girl Xinxin"

"This is Lin Li, his daughter-in-law Xiaoyue, and his son Chenchen"

"This is Chen Guoxing, we all call him Brother Xing, it turned out to be the head of our construction site; My sister-in-law's surname is Hong, Hong Xi, and they are the ones whose son is a soldier in Nandu."

Zhou Zhiyuan and the others also briefly introduced themselves and the situation of the shopping mall

"Have you all packed your things? It's good to bring the food, the more the merrier of this kind of stuff now."

Zhou Zhiyuan asked

"It's all gone, we don't really have anything to bring"

Liu Cheng nodded

After getting into the off-road vehicle, the group returned to the mall the same way

In the process of getting on the elevator, Zhou Zhiyuan found that Liu Cheng and them were a little nervous and uncomfortable

"This place is not ours, but we have taken possession of it; I've never been to such a high-class place before."

Zhou Zhiyuan said with a smile

After arriving on the eighth floor, Zhou Zhiyuan took them into the guest house and helped them allocate rooms

"That's okay, it's your place, why are we here, you have to let it out"

Liu Cheng hurriedly shook his hand

"Yes, how can we be so particular in the countryside; You can sleep just by lying down on the ground."

Lin Li also persuaded on the side

"Xiaoyuan, you have a heart, we really don't have to sleep in such a good place"

Chen Guoxing was also embarrassed

Zhou Zhiyuan explained to them that because the five people on his side need to watch the monitoring room and the switchboard room all day long; I also need to patrol here and there on weekdays, and it is convenient to sleep in the safe room.

Moreover, the safe room also has a small shower room and toilet, and after the bed is ready, it will not be much worse than the room in the guest house; Liu Cheng and the others reluctantly agreed, but insisted that they must help clean up the safe room and get the bed or something right.

Liu Cheng and his entourage took their children to the mall to bring up daily necessities and clothes, and sorted out the safe room before returning to their rooms to wash.

"Who said that you migrant workers are dirty, you don't look like a worker after changing into new clothes"

Seeing the brand-new Liu Cheng and his party, Zhou Zhiyuan smiled sincerely

The two little babies ran to play with Luo Luo, and they were not afraid of the dog that was taller than themselves; The two of them hung by its neck and rode on its back.

Luo Luo also likes the two children, letting the little one ride on his back and wander around the mall.

"Brother Yuan, what should we do on a regular basis? We have nothing but strength left to build a house."

Liu Chengdao

Migrant workers are honest, and they are anxious to work and help as soon as they settle down

"Actually, we're just waiting for rescue here, you see Brother Xing's son is a soldier; We have a girl's father who is an officer, and if he is fine, he will definitely come out to look for his family; So we just stay for the time being, and if we have anything, we can only flee to a place where no one is; It's just trying to live as hard as you can, that's all."

Zhou Zhiyuan and Liu Cheng talked about their views and current situation, and then shared their preparatory escape plan and predetermined direction; After that, he helped Liu Cheng and a group of people prepare equipment and select vehicles.

He took the trouble to explain to them the practicality of each piece of equipment, and how to make good use of the equipment to solve and improve their living conditions in the wild.

He thought to himself that these were ownerless things anyway, and when his people's survival was already guaranteed, it was better to send them away generously; Anyway, things are put away, and I don't know how many of them are still alive at this time; Being able to help one is one, but if you don't have bad intentions, it's worth helping the person who should be helped.

When the women returned, they were very happy to see the new members, especially the two children; Mother's love is overflowing, and they take their children to the mall to constantly change their clothes, choose toys, and play with their children.

At dinner, Hong Xi's sister-in-law and Liu Cheng's daughter-in-law volunteered to let everyone try their Xichuan hometown flavor, and made a five-pot spicy hot pot; The encapsulated vegetables and meat were washed and seasoned again, and everyone ate them with red faces and hot ears and sweaty profusely; But his mouth is full of oil and praise!

The hospitable nature of the Xichuan people made the scene very lively, and everyone talked to each other about the interesting things before the disaster came, and chatted about the troubles when they were surviving outside; The long-lost joyful atmosphere filled everyone's hearts, and Zhou Zhiyuan felt that he was really alive for the first time after watching this scene.

The next morning, Liu Cheng and the other three took the initiative to ask to go out on patrol; They said that they were also people who had killed living corpses and escaped, and there was no reason to sit in the mall and eat and live for nothing; 1 Let their daughters-in-law stay and take care of the children.

Zhou Zhiyuan thought about it and took Xie Dongcheng to set off with them, and a group of people rode an electric road bike to an office building near the city.

"Dongcheng, wait a minute, let's go up a few more floors, so that we can observe it more clearly; Liu Cheng, you come up with us to observe the other end."

Zhou Zhiyuan said to everyone

Xie Dongcheng's worried words yesterday made Zhou Zhiyuan vigilant, and he felt that it was necessary to observe the dynamics of the living corpse from time to time; Therefore, it was decided that someone should go to a high place near the city every day to observe.

The group went to a corner of an office on the side of the 9th floor and took out binoculars to observe the situation in Nanduli.

"Hey, there are survivors driving to break through," Zhou Zhiyuan said suddenly

Everyone turned their cameras to the direction pointed by Zhou Zhiyuan and saw an SUV driving rampantly towards the suburbs; And around it, there are constantly living corpses approaching the prey, but the driving skills are not bad; Rushing left and right finally rushed out of the city.

"Fortunately, he escaped, it really made people pinch a cold sweat for him"

Xie Dongcheng let out a sigh of relief

"The living corpse really moves faster than before, and it's not as stiff as before"

Zhou Zhiyuan frowned

Not long after the survivor sped away, the living corpses that had been hanging in the back of his car walked back to the city; This strange situation makes everyone really can't figure it out, is it possible that a living corpse will still recognize the way... Or do you want to know your home?!

From the telescope, I can see that many houses, apartments, and office buildings have cloth strips such as bed sheets or curtains hanging on the top floors, windows, and balconies, and all kinds of distress words are written on them; I don't know how they survived for most of the month, and they didn't want to fight to escape.

Zhou Zhiyuan is not a saint, and he will not put himself in danger for the sake of people he does not know; The women in the mall happened to meet, and Liu Cheng's environment was not in any crisis; So it's no problem to take a hand, if he can't get by, he won't save anyone.

"Fate is their own choice, and since they choose to stay at home, they must bear the consequences of staying; All we can do is wish them the best of luck."

Zhou Zhiyuan put down the binoculars and said earnestly

"I understand that the most you can do is return their position when you meet an official organization; We can't do anything else."

The soft-hearted Xie Dongcheng said calmly

The simple Liu Cheng and the three of them also felt heavy in their hearts, they never thought that the big city of Nandu would become like this; They couldn't imagine the situation they had heard from Zhou Zhiyuan before.

Seeing this great city so dilapidated in such a short time; So what has become of his hometown, and whether the old father and mother at home are okay...

After returning to the mall, Zhou Zhiyuan gathered all the people and told everyone what he had observed today.

"That's how it went, so every day we had to go out in three groups; One group patrolled the situation around the mall, one group went to the side near the airport to observe, and the other group went to the city area to observe; Each group carries a set of drones, and everyone takes turns to do this part of the work."

"The mall is not safe now, after all, there are still a lot of living corpses at the airport and in the city; Although it is still some distance from us, in order to ensure the safety of the mall and the clearance of the escape route, I have decided to start cleaning up the living corpses in the nearby small village tomorrow; This part of the work is carried out by the five of us in turn."

There are a few bold people who want to go with Zhou Zhiyuan and them, but the manpower they need is really a little tight; And the mall needs to be guarded by people.