Hearing Liang Minxuan's prompt, I simply turned around neatly, but I didn't expect my good buddy to still be reluctant. In desperation, I had to touch Huang Weizheng with my shoulder, and then he came back to his senses and disconnected his gaze with Zhang Xiaoying, and redirected his attention to Liu Licheng and them with me.

A semi-circle was formed around the center of the helicopter parked in the center, facing the hangar. Liu Licheng and two officers who looked like they were in important positions, as well as a small soldier, came to the helicopter. Everyone ended their conversation and moved closer to the helicopter, and a rally to comfort the souls of the dead began. The private fired three shots to show his respect for each of the deceased heroes, and everyone was silent with the sadness in their hearts.

Liu Licheng's voice was a little hoarse, but he still pulled his throat and said, "Everyone, I can see the grief and fear in your eyes. A few days ago, there were nearly 300 brothers and sisters in the Tianyang base, but today, there are only 125 people left in the entire base. The various facilities in the base have been damaged to varying degrees, and the area that can be guaranteed safety is only half of what it used to be. We don't even have time to bury our loved ones one by one...... However, we must continue to live bravely, not only for ourselves but also for the heroes who protect us with their lives! In the face of great calamity, we are still killing each other, and we will no longer be able to call ourselves human beings. Of course, the reason for today's ending is largely a dereliction of duty. But there are still people who maintain the sanity of civilized society in this chaotic moment. They were just passers-by of Tianyang, and they were even sent to the death of our enemies by me with trading chips, but they fought for our homeland without hesitation. Speaking of this, Liu Licheng and everyone turned their eyes to me and the friends behind them, and a soft smile suddenly appeared on their faces like piano music floating in the quiet streets, "Thank you for your selfless help and understanding......

After Liu Licheng's speech, some outstanding soldiers were commended, and Xie Tao was among them; And we and some brave ordinary civilians have also received some false awards. Huang Weizheng told me that this is an exciting way to regroup, but I think it's a bit redundant. What about getting a medal? Can you fight in times of crisis?

The whole assembly didn't last too long, and after Liu Licheng assigned some tasks, everyone hurried back to their respective posts and started to busy their work. This is indeed not the time to rest and relax, and the base must establish basic precautions before sunset today to avoid the unexpected. I heard that the bandits trapped in the department store basically gave up resistance after knowing the news that Qin Rong was dead, and the emergency brigade did not embarrass them, letting these people choose to stay on their own. Therefore, there are about twenty people who have joined the Tianyang base, but I am afraid it will take some time to eliminate hatred and coexist peacefully with other people in the base. And those bandits who refused to take refuge in the Tianyang base were the little troubles that made Liu Licheng and others even more headaches, because no one knew if they would avenge Qin Rong.

The loss of the Tianyang base cannot be made up for in a day or two in the short term, so even if we wanted to leave early, we still decided to help rebuild the base during this period of manpower shortage. Nearly two more months passed like this, and thankfully we had a relatively peaceful time for the time being. Until one day, Huang Weizheng still mentioned to me his plan to return to Nanning; In fact, even if he doesn't say it, I have this plan.

Halfway through the coldest winter, we had enough supplies and we had a little bit of training, and it was time to go. The wind was blowing very cold, but the sun would still emerge from the clouds from time to time, and the warm glow would briefly smear our faces. I was shooting with Ban Zhiyu at the shooting range, and Long Hao suddenly came out and told us that Huang Weizheng had already told Liu Licheng that we were going to leave Tianyang, and although he was a little reluctant, Liu Licheng still decided to respect our choice. And in order to express his apology, Liu Licheng also specially prepared equipment for us to return to Nanning.

Calling good people and packing up our luggage, Huang Weizheng took us to the temporary gate of the base; In fact, it is also the gateway to the residential area of the military district. It has been remodeled by the Emergency Response Brigade, with an old bus made of welded steel plates used as a temporary gate, and the last remaining armored vehicle in the base is parked here to serve as a watchtower. Two or three searchlights were installed in the vicinity last night, and they can be turned on as soon as there is a situation.

A white Nissan SUV and a blue-black pickup truck parked next to the green military armored car, no matter how you look at it, are out of place with this cold armed outpost. Liu Licheng stood in front of the pickup truck and sorted out the four black military field backpacks on the pickup truck with Xie Tao. When he saw us coming, he dusted us off and beckoned us as warmly as ever.

"I've heard Aze talk about your situation, and it seems that it's impossible to keep you." Liu Licheng patted me on the shoulder with his big hand and smiled, "This is a little meaning, the car has been filled with gas, and there is enough food in the bag for three days, if you save some food, maybe you can last for four or five days." ”

I didn't know what to say, so I had to shake hands with Liu Licheng and say, "Thank you, these are enough." ”

"I hope you can understand what I did before......"

"There is no understanding or understanding, everyone is here to survive." Huang Weizheng replied really quickly at this time, I can't say such good things.

"By the way, your report that day said that Qin Rong was carrying an unknown drug, but it was blown up by you along with his head." I don't know if Liu Licheng is trying to change the topic or for some other purpose, so he suddenly said, "I sent someone to check it, and the residual liquid and Qin Rong's body don't seem to have any special substances." The existing conditions are limited, and in fact, they do not help much. As for what you said was injected by Qin Rong, we also did a re-examination of your blood sample, and the physical examination did not find anything abnormal. Don't worry, you can't die. ”

Surprised, I still couldn't accept the result. "But he said that he injected me with some test vaccine, and said that I could live, which means that his experiment may have been successful."

"Maybe he was bluffing to trick you. I guess he's just injecting you with sleeping pills or anesthetics or something like that. ”

"It's not a reassuring result." I scratched my head and laughed bitterly at myself, "Forget it, I can live for a few days." ”

"There is one more thing, I want to ask you, I don't know if you are willing to agree."

"Come on, it's all here, if you don't say it, I'll be wondering for days." I replied to Liu Licheng briskly, "As long as it is not murder and arson, I will still be willing to serve." ”

Liu Licheng could more or less hear my anger, and he smiled awkwardly: "No, no." As you can see, now the Tianyang base has been hit hard, and we have lost contact with Nanning a long time ago, and it is difficult to retreat......"

Before Liu Licheng finished speaking, the outspoken Liang Minxuan interrupted: "You won't ask us to go to Nanning for help, who doesn't ask for more blessings at this time." ”

"You're right, but I'm not asking you to ask for help." Liu Licheng said as he handed me a miniature U disk pendant, "This is the information of our front-line emergency brigade during this period, and it also integrates the virus data seized from Qin Rong. You take these to the rear, and it's better if you meet a senior officer of the emergency brigade, and if you don't, you leave it to a trustworthy commander at your own discretion. This is an important matter, and it may be a little inconvenient to participate as a civilian in your capacity as a civilian, and it may be inconvenient to meet government officials or military commanders. I will now recruit you into the army, and you will carry out this character as a lieutenant-level cadre, so you are now the captain of the emergency brigade. ”

"Huh?" My mind hadn't jumped so fast, but my friends around me had begun to bow their heads and snicker, I guess it was because I didn't care about joining the army.

"That's right, considering your habits, I will give you the corresponding appointment papers, and if anyone in the army questions them, you can use them to prove your identity."

"Good...... Well......"

"In addition, I will send Xie Tao to accompany you to protect your safety. You're a lieutenant and have a higher rank than him, so you don't have to worry too much if you need to order him. ”

"I'm very grateful and admire you for being so thoughtful, but I don't think Xie Tao needs to go back to Nanning with us." I glanced at Xie Tao, he nodded to me, and seemed to want to stay in Tianyang, "Now you are short of manpower, let's take Xie Tao with us as soon as we go, there will be a lot of labor shortage in the base." ”

"That's right, I'll stay in Tianyang too." Ban Zhiyu raised his hand in surprise and shouted, "There are still many people to take care of in the medical station. ”

"It's good if you don't let someone take care of you." Hearing me say this, Ban Zhiyu glared at me unconvinced, and I also closed my mouth in amusement and remained serious.

"I will also stay in Tianyang."

Zhang Xiaoying doesn't like to speak very much, which is somewhat similar to Huang Weizheng. It's just that her decision was really unexpected by us, and it was particularly serious for Huang Weizheng. He looked at Zhang Xiaoying in surprise and asked with some disappointment, "Aren't you going to go to Nanning with us?" ”

Zhang Xiaoying replied flatly: "Well, Lin Qu and I have decided to stay here to help." ”

Lin Qu, who was standing behind Zhang Xiaoying, did not take a stand, but when he saw me looking at him, he still smiled and told me that they had made up their minds.

"I still hope you can come with us." Please, brother, you're so obvious...... Huang Weizheng's retention of this ** immediately attracted the attention of Chen Mo on the side. The silly girl also felt Huang Weizheng's persistence, and watched gloomily as the boy she liked used the way she was least good at to keep another girl.

It is necessary to end this topic quickly, otherwise no one can say what contradictions will arise. I glanced at Long Hao, and Long Hao, who usually cooperated tacitly, immediately understood what I meant, and asked, "Hey, hey!" Team Liu, you let us carry out such a difficult task, we can't do it without a gun. ”

"Of course." Liu Licheng didn't know about the delicate relationship between us young people, but he was also prepared for Long Hao's problem, and took out a Type 95 rifle and a police pistol from the cargo box of the pickup truck and handed it to Long Hao and me, "This is the gun you brought with you when you came to Tianyang, and we have been keeping it in the gun store, but the other pistol was lost in the chaos last night, I'm sorry." ”

"It's okay, that's enough." I touched the familiar rifle, and the scene of the previous day passed through my mind in an instant.

"Now the base ammunition is still being counted, and there may be a shortage, but I also have two spare magazines for each of your two guns, so you can save some money."

"I'll give you this Bernelli of mine, too." Xie Tao took the initiative to take out his black shotgun from the cargo box, and with Liu Licheng's acquiescence, solemnly handed it to Huang Weizheng, "Don't you like it very much?" Take good care of it. ”

Huang Weizheng took the long-awaited shotgun in his hand and said to Xie Tao gratefully: "It will be, thank you." ”

"Well, in that case, one car for us will be enough." I clapped my hands, hoping to lift the heavy atmosphere, walked to the SUV, and just wanted to get in the car, but found an important question, "Long Hao, how are you driving?" ”

"Brother Heng, don't you know how to open it?"

"Uh...... I'm afraid to drive into the river...... "Although I am very unwilling, I really can't use my driving skills." As high school students, we don't know how to drive, and Huang Weizheng and I only learned a little foundation in driving school; Long Hao is supportive. But except for Wei Liqin, who is already preparing to take the driver's license test, none of us in the gang will guarantee their driving skills, "By the way, what about Wei Liqin?" It seems that I haven't seen him all this time. ”

"That's right! If you don't say it, I'll forget. Long Hao suddenly patted his head and smiled, "When we were going to see you just now, he said that there was something wrong, and he said that he would come to us later." ”

"Just leave him here, it's enough trouble to have a Du Yuheng." Liang Minxuan said mercilessly and deliberately loudly, "Long Hao, give you a chance to perform, you can drive." ”

"Don't let Long Hao get away!" Before Long Hao could answer, Wei Liqin's fierce opposition shouted from a distance, "Don't drive that idiot!" ”

"Holy! Who's a fool? Long Hao pointed indignantly to Wei Liqin holding a bunch of canned food in his arms and said, "What qualifications does a guy who only knows how to eat have to say that others are stupid!" ”

"Then you're going to drive." Wei Liqin threw the cans into the back compartment of the SUV as a matter of course, not caring about other people's eyes at all, "I'm thinking about everyone, okay!" If you don't eat, you won't starve? ”

"Believe me, you'll starve to death......" I glanced at Wei Liqin, who was eating three sentences, it seems that even if it is the end of the world, some people will still maintain their true nature as always, at least the nature of eating......

"Get started!" Only in front of Wei Liqin can Long Hao show the little majesty he has.

Wei Liqin honestly got into the SUV, and the long-lost engine sound was like a farewell song before saying goodbye, suggesting that it was time for us to say goodbye. In order to save Liu Licheng's resources, we decided to keep the pickup truck and drive away only the SUV. The back of the car was a little crowded, and I, who had always been disliked by Liang Minxing, was asked to sit in the passenger seat, and of course, I was willing to do so.

After throwing the luggage into the car, the friends couldn't wait to squeeze into the mid-size SUV, and the whole car shook slightly. Huang Weizheng is still a little reluctant, but he is still a person with his own sense of proportion, and rationality finally made him just say goodbye to Zhang Xiaoying with a meaningful smile. I don't know when the two of them had this strange ambiguity, anyway, I can't stand this guy's sullen emotions, but I also know that I am not qualified to teach him anything.

Liu Licheng kindly handed me an envelope with the emblem of the emergency brigade, deliberately emphasized my military rank, and said, "This is an appointment document, you have to keep it, Lieutenant Du Yuheng." Take care all the way. ”

How do I answer him at this time? Shouldn't you shout "Promise to complete the task" to the chief like the ** person in the TV series? If you say that, let alone Liu Licheng, I will feel twisted. After thinking about it, I decided to salute him with the image I learned during military training in high school, and said in my most serious tone: "Don't worry, I will do my best." ”

"Thank you."

"That's right," I was about to turn around and get into the car, but after thinking about it, I whispered to Liu Licheng, "I still have a question for you." Liu Licheng realized that I seemed to have something unspeakable, so he took a step closer and whispered to me to continue. Belch...... Do you know about the International Society for Special Medical Investigations? ”

"The International Society for Special Medical Investigations? I haven't heard of it, where did you hear it? Liu Licheng replied very directly, not like he was hiding something.

Since everyone is so frank, I honestly told Liu Licheng everything I knew. Liu Licheng was also surprised that Qin Rong's identity had yet to be confirmed, but it was undeniable that this strange doctor's understanding of this zombie virus was beyond the scope of all of us, but now all of this has become an unsolved mystery. But I didn't tell him about my nosebleed that night under unknown circumstances; Even if you tell him, the problem will not be solved.

The car has been started for a while, and friends are also impatient, especially Liang Minxuan, who has a tendency to scold; Chen Mo's reason for urging me to get on the car was even more outrageous, and he even said that he wanted to save fuel. I saluted Liu Licheng with an irregular military salute, but I didn't expect that it was only less than an hour, and I had already begun to get used to my military identity, and I didn't know if I would be able to use it in the future.

Today's weather is good, not as hazy as the survivors in the Tianyang base, and the sun is starting to shine, which is the safest guarantee for everyone when facing the photophobic mutants. Our car gradually moved away under the vicissitudes of life under the vicissitudes of all the eyes in front of the base. The humble door grew smaller and smaller, and in the rearview it trembled a little, just like the man there, anxious about the uncertain future. But I have reason to believe that after the baptism of this catastrophe, this will become the strongest settlement of mankind in the last days.

Those people will definitely live bravely! Definitely!