Liao Daiping stood alone in the middle of the open space outside the wall, and set fire to the corpses piled up there with her own hands. The scorching smell of the burning corpses of the flames filled the air with the wind and could not dissipate for a long time. Although it was a distance, my face could vaguely feel the warmth of the firelight. Fueled by gasoline and flammable materials, the pile of corpses quickly turned into a giant bonfire. A gust of wind with a heat wave blew, and the shroud of a corpse in my fire was blown open, and I seemed to see Liu Yijing's face in the dark. It's okay, at least she can see the person she loves in that world.

It's a pity that we never had the chance to meet Wei Liqin again, and our friends seem to be deliberately avoiding the topic of him. But then again, I didn't give him one last ride, and now this hasty cremation is like sending the ship carrying him out of the harbor, and all I can see is the shadow of the crowd, but I can only believe that he is there, and that he can reach his destination safely. I heard that Zhang Xing's corpse was also inside, and no matter how much he calculated, he would only be reduced to ashes in the flames after all.

Liao Daiping walked back to the door and gave us a speech that was not impassioned but worth pondering, and then calmly announced the merger of the two safe shelters in Qingshan and Wanxiang City. The people of Wanxiang City can decide whether to follow her leader or not, and they can also nominate another person; However, those present had no intention of doing so, perhaps they were tired of fratricidal warfare between humans, and Liao Daiping later announced that she had taken over the two safe zones. Actually, I don't think it makes much practical sense for her to do this, because maybe in the eyes of the people of Wanxiang City, all this is just a rule of survival in the last days - if you can't survive on your own, you can only be at the mercy of others. Liao Daiping also told us about Hainan and her next plans.

“…… As I said earlier, the root of the virus comes from the dead city forest. According to scientists' research, in order to eradicate the mutation of the forest plants in the Dead City, it is necessary to eliminate the mutated plants in the area where they first mutated. In other words, what we have to do at the moment is to enter the Dead City Forest to find and destroy the first forest area to mutate in the Dead City Forest in Nanning. This is a difficult task, related to the future of our humanity, if successful, not only will the virus crisis in Nanning be improved, but the entire human world will be on the brink of death. Liao Daiping thought that she would get an immediate response from the crowd, but in fact people were already exhausted, and what they wanted to hear more was the policy of recuperation and rest that she advocated in the past, maintaining the safe zone rather than mentioning any grand plan to save humanity, "Spring has arrived, and the vegetation of the Dead City Forest will soon grow wildly, and at that time, it will be more difficult for us to enter the forest, and even the safe zone itself will be threatened." Of course, I will not force everyone to complete this task, I only hope that those who are willing will report to the maintenance area before 11 o'clock tonight. I think most of you don't think we need to work so hard. True, we are not heroes, but in order to survive, we have to. Heroes are the evaluation given by the world in the future, and what we are doing now is nothing more than the struggle of ordinary people to survive. I used to be conservative, which may be very different from my current decision, but in fact, my purpose is the same, to survive, it's as simple as that. You may not easily trust me because of what happened the other day, and I don't expect you to believe me. But for the sake of our homeland, for the sake of our children and grandchildren, I beg you to help me...... Thank you. ”

Liao Daiping ended her speech in embarrassment, and the scene remained silent for a few minutes, when suddenly a man's voice came from the crowd, and he clapped and said loudly: "I believe you, Mayor Liao Daiping." ”

I remember where I heard this voice, and Liao Shuzhen beside me was also stunned, she couldn't help but mutter, "Brother? ”

For some reason, there were suddenly a few more people in the crowd responding, they shouted slogans in support of Liao Daiping, applauded loudly, and then the hesitant crowd also became firm, they first looked at each other and then nodded affirmatively, and finally joined the team in support of Liao Daiping. Unbelievable, who is the person who shouted the first call? My friends and I felt a little weird.

Liao Daiping ended the rally with cheers, and the crowd dispersed, and we saw five or six people who had not yet left not far away, including a tall man in a maroon trench coat and an eye-catching Japanese sword on his back.

"It's Wei Jiahui." Huang Weizheng stared at me for a few seconds and said.

"Well, what is he doing here?"

"yes, what is he doing here!" Zhang Xiaoying suddenly walked towards Wei Jiahui angrily. It just so happened that Wei Jiahui also saw us, but he was smiling, and he didn't care at all about Zhang Xiaoying, who was rushing towards him and felt eager to break him to pieces.

Seeing that Zhang Xiaoying was about to walk in front of Wei Jiahui, Huang Weizheng hurriedly grabbed and turned his head to ask Wei Jiahui: "Why are you here?" ”

"Me? I was invited. Wei Jiahui shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, "It seems that the misunderstanding between us has not had time to be resolved." ”

"Misunderstanding? Do you know how many of us you've killed? ”

"Didn't you kill my men too?" Wei Jiahui smiled at my questioning, and his question also hit the nail on the head, "Oh, it's the other way around." As he spoke, Wei Jiahui glanced at the red-haired Liu Yanjiang.

"What do you say......"

"Don't be impulsive, everyone!" Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Liao Daiping, who came to the rescue, interrupted me, "Boss Wei was invited by me." I've heard about the conflict between you, so please calm down first. ”

"Calm down? If it weren't for his people, the old wolf wouldn't have died! Huang Weizheng gritted his teeth and glared at Wei Jiahui.

But Wei Jiahui still maintained that arrogant smile. "We both had losses, and that deal was a failure......"

"Deal?"

"If you say 'accident', I agree." Wei Jiahui calmly faced our anger, although the guards around him stared at us vigilantly, "Of course, I also dealt with the instigators who led to that failed deal. ”

As he spoke, Wei Jiahui asked his subordinates to present a beautiful Han sword, which was Cao Lige's weapon, and I will never forget it, because this sword is exactly the same as the sword that Wei Hong once used. Wei Jiahui picked up the sword, handed it to me, and said, "This is Cao Lige's sword, I believe you should be impressed." Cao Lige instigated a group of people to advocate cooperation with Zhang Xing, and I had no choice but to make a deal with Zhang Xing, exchanging the lives of a few of you for the vaccine developed by Wanxiang. Interestingly, the deal seemed destined not to work out in the first place. I didn't expect my disobedient cousin to save you. ”

"What about Zhang Xiaoying, how do you explain it?" Huang Weizheng stood in front of Zhang Xiaoying and asked Wei Jiahui.

"Oh, yes, I did use her uncle's life as a bargaining chip to ask her to be there for me at your side. But I didn't mean to hurt you in the first place. No way, you guys are so special, I have to keep an eye on it. Besides, she was the one who took the initiative to tell me your little secret. Wei Jiahui's patient explanation made us unable to find a reason to refute, and all the reasons became irrefutable facts in his mouth, "Okay, I have said everything that should be said, and I will give you this sword as a gift of atonement to show my sincerity." ”

Wei Jiahui didn't put down the sword in front of me for a moment, he looked at me with a smile, and it seemed that it could be torn off in an instant under that cold smile, I looked at my companion hesitantly, but I didn't expect that at this time, Liang Minxuan suddenly reached out and took the sword. She drew her sword and examined its blade, smirking, "A good fellow indeed." Boss Wei, we can settle this matter. Keep in mind, though, that once a deer has escaped a hunt, it's hard to get caught again. ”

"It's not like you said it as a little girl, thank you for the reminder, I remember." Wei Jiahui turned his head to look at Liao Daiping, "Mayor Liao, don't we still have something to discuss?" ”

"Ah, right...... Please follow me. Liao Daiping beckoned the people around her to guide Wei Jiahui to leave and said to a few of us, "Later, you will also come to the office where Zhang Xing went over, uh...... Don't too many people come, but you and Huang Weizheng must come. ”

"Oh...... Okay......" As we watched the adults leave, the atmosphere eased, I sighed and complained to Liang Minxuan, who was still playing with the sword that had just gotten the sword, "Why did you take this sword so quickly!" ”

"Are you stupid? Standing at the foot of the steps where indifferent is not to give Wei Jiahui, he is the kind of person who wants the most face. Liang Minxuan turned his head and smiled angrily.

Liao Shuzhen added in a low voice: "Sister Min Xuan is right, my brother has actually given us a lot of face just now. ”

"You didn't say a few words just now." Ban Zhiyu complained to Liao Shuzhen.

"It's useless...... I still have to find a time to apologize to him......" Liao Shuzhen usually seems to be not afraid of heaven and earth, but she didn't expect to be tiptoeing towards Wei Jiahui.

Because many of us were reluctant to see Wei Jiahui, in the end, only me, Huang Weizheng and Wei Hong went to the small meeting between Liao Daiping and Wei Jiahui. When he was at the door, he ran into Xie Tao; Liao Daiping asked him to inform Yang Shanao and Li Qin, so he wasn't with us just now. The three of them stood together in a special way, and the unintentional but always straight waist was something that I would never have been able to do.

Zhang Xing's office now belongs to Liao Daiping, she retains most of the decoration of this room, and Zhang Xing's high-quality sound has also been retained. When we arrived, Liao Daiping was chatting with Wei Jiahui, and there was no one else around; Their guards were all required to wait outside the office, so there was no tension inside.

Liao Daiping told us everything she had so far, and even what Lu Huaxiong and Liao Zhuojun said to me before was repeated by her as if they had been directly copied and pasted. Liao Daiping didn't want Wei Jiahui's Jiangshang people to help search for the source of the virus in the dead city forest, but wanted them to clean up the train station and find a train that could leave Nanning. Because the railway station in Nanning is close to the old city center by the river, and the people on the river are familiar with the area, the fleet transportation can also reach the other side of the city without passing through the urban area. Liao Daiping is definitely indispensable to the help of Jiangshang people.

The train found at the railway station will be able to go to Beihai, a coastal city near Hainan. At the time of the lockdown, most of Nanning's road traffic to the outside world was paralyzed, and the traffic on the highway stretched for dozens of kilometers, and it was obviously unrealistic to drive away from the city. Taking the train is currently the fastest and safer way to get out of Nanning. It is not known what other difficulties will be experienced along the way, but when they reach Beihai, Hainan will send a ship to meet them. This will not only take away a group of survivors who want to leave Nanning, but also send the newly developed special vaccine for people to Hainan, which can not only protect but also produce vaccines. Only in this way can the hope of humanity be secured.

According to the plan discussed by Wei Jiahui and Liao Daiping, the people of Jiangshang will clear a safe passage to reach the railway station and find a working train from tomorrow; Wanxiang City and Qingshan mainly focused on finding the source of the forest virus and trying to destroy it. And the purpose of coming to us is to let us leave by train with the vaccine, which sounds a little ridiculous, thinking that most of us are only high school students, Wei Hong is only a national defense student at best, and the only one with professional military training is Xie Tao. But the reason why Liao Daiping and Wei Jiahui did this is also very simple, because we have been in contact with the three security zone forces of Wanxiang City, Qingshan and Jiangshangren, but we will always maintain our own position, which means that we are neutrals other than these three forces, and letting us carry vaccines can be said to be the fairest choice to some extent. The train of hope will be carrying three forces and our so-called neutrals, and it seems that the road ahead may be even more difficult, but the most urgent thing to consider is how to find the source of the virus in the forest.

"Both tasks will be carried out at the same time." Liao Daiping said, "Of course, you children don't have to follow the people of Jiang Shang to carry out the task of the train station tomorrow. ”

"You've always been a businessman, can I trust you?" What I care about is not the plan made by Liao Daiping, but Wei Jiahui.

He looked me in the eye and said, "Now you don't have a choice. ”

"That's all there is to it." Huang Weizheng patted me gently, hinting at not to hold on to this question anymore, and at the same time looked at Liao Daiping, trying to divert the focus and said, "Then do we still need to do something these days?" ”

"No need, you can enjoy your last time in Nanning." Liao Daiping smiled, "After all, I don't know when you can return to this city next time." ”

"Mayor, I hope I can stay in this city." According to Liao Daiping's arrangement, Yang Shanao and Li Qin will also take the train to Beihai with us, but he and Li Qin have other plans, "Regarding the use of plant vaccines, I think it is safer for me to operate them, after all, this is within the scope of the military's responsibility." ”

Liao Daiping thought about it carefully, nodded and replied, "Okay, then you will carry out the mission of the Dead City Forest with the others." ”

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!" Yang Shanao saluted Liao Daiping, and his deep voice seemed to echo in the room.

Li Qin also saluted Liao Daiping, but she didn't say a word, just looked at everyone who spoke here with bright eyes. To be honest, it's really remarkable that a soldier can do something like the two of them at this moment. Although I had a bit of a holiday with Yang Shanao, and his injection of plant vaccine almost killed me, I still sincerely admired him. Speaking of which, I'm a lieutenant. Thinking of this, I glanced at Xie Tao, who, like Li Qin, also stood straight and remained silent. Well, this identity may not be suitable for me at all, and maybe it has not been taken seriously in the eyes of others.

"Du Yuheng."

"Huh? Be! "When I was deserting, Liao Daiping suddenly called me, and I instinctively replied in fright, this embarrassing feeling is like being caught by the teacher while sleeping in class.

Liao Daiping could see that I was absent-minded just now, but she didn't mind, on the contrary, she said to me a little guiltily: "There is something I have to make clear to you first. You can't leave Nanning with your friends. ”

"Huh?"

"Why?" My friends asked in unison for me.

"Because he was a carrier of the original virus." Lu Huaxiong's voice came from behind us, he just closed the door, walked to Liao Daiping's side very calmly, and said to me embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, Du Yuheng...... Judging from your current situation, it is not advisable to go to Hainan with so many people, because we cannot guarantee that there will be no accidents on the way. You have so many instability that if you go with you, it will be a threat to the vaccine or to the people in the car. ”

"Shouldn't Yu Heng be sent to Hainan to receive better treatment there? And from the perspective of you scientists, now is it not only necessary to send the vaccine to Hainan, but also to send the 'original virus' to it, so as to ensure that the virus does not spread again, or is it conducive to your research? Huang Weizheng's calm questioning made Lu Huaxiong and Liao Daiping speechless.

Liao Daiping stared at the steaming teacups on the table in embarrassment, and the others were silent, as if they were giving her time to think about it. Lu Huaxiong considered carefully, approached Liao Daiping, and whispered a few words in her ear, and then Liao Daiping took a deep breath and smiled apologetically at me.

"Still can't get you going. Your friend's words do have a point, but we need you even more. Liao Daiping put her hands together on the table, leaned forward slightly, her eyes were slightly misty, "If we find the source of the virus in the Dead City Forest, then there must be an unknown number of zombies hidden in that forest area, and you are the only one among us who will not be threatened by them, so only you can get close to the source of the virus and destroy it." ”

"You don't have to, Du Yuheng." Wei Hong suddenly stood up for me, raised his voice and said to Liao Daiping, "He has the right to decide whether he wants to stay or not, if you have to force him, then we can choose not to get on that train, or even leave Wanxiang City!" ”

"If that's the case, we can also control you by coercion!" Yang Shanao, who supported Liao Daiping, changed Wei Hong in a higher voice, "This is a major matter related to human beings, but it is not a game in the eyes of you children!" ”

"Games? If we survived until now, do you think we'll still treat it as child's play? Huang Weizheng smiled lightly, his speed of speech was not fast, he couldn't even hear that he was arguing, he didn't look at Yang Shanao, just looked directly at Liao Daiping, as if these words were to her, "We have experienced no less than you, in this period when life and death are just a thought, no one will treat it as a game......"

"Needless to say." I interrupted Huang Weizheng's words, stood up, glanced at my friends, and then looked at the adults standing in front of me, "I decided to stay." ”

"But ......"

"Thank you for your choice." Before Huang Weizheng could persuade me, Liao Daiping hurriedly thanked me and blocked Huang Weizheng's mouth, "We will take a certain amount of your blood sample, one is to take it to Hainan together, and the other is to stay in the laboratory for further research." ”

I could hear that Liao Daiping's words were not so simple, and her eyes also told me that this statement could not stand up to scrutiny, but I did not debunk it, maybe Huang Weizheng, who was smarter than me, could also feel it, and at this time, he could only frown and look at me and smile bitterly at him.

After discussing the final matters, we left Liao Daiping's office. Although it was already noon, the light inside and outside the Wanxiang Building was not too bright, and the gloomy day was as disgusting as the hesitation of saying goodbye. The noise of people in the distance seemed to be cut off, unable to get close to us. The radio in the room began to read out Liao Daiping's latest plan, and everyone around was listening attentively except for us.

On the way back to the residential area, no one said a word. I walked behind my friends and couldn't help but feel a little amused as I watched their pensive backs. I didn't expect that when I promised Liao Daiping just now, I was a little excited in my heart, maybe I was destined to break off this virus.

I saw Chen Mo and them standing at the door of the house waiting for us, damn it, how will I tell her later!