Wei Hong looked at the gradually clear morning light outside the window, it was another refreshing morning, he stood up and patted the dust on his body, nodded and said: "Well, although Nanning Port is not too far from here, I am afraid that the road is not easy to walk, and we had better keep a low profile, so let's put the motorcycle here for the time being." ”

In fact, even if we wanted to ride a motorcycle to the port, it was not comfortable for three people to be crammed into one motorcycle, not to mention that I still had injuries on my body and did not want too many bumps.

Nanning Port is one of the main river transport ports in Nanning, and because the Yongjiang River itself, where Nanning is located, does not have much river transport value, over time the port in the city has become a home port for some sightseeing boats or a concentration of night food vendors. In the past, sand mining and fishing in the Yongjiang River were rampant, and the port was full of large and small sand carriers and dilapidated fishing boats, but the government regulated the management of the port and rivers, and these boats gradually disappeared.

I hadn't been to Nanning's port before, but Wei Hong was quite familiar with the road, and led me and Liao Shuzhen for about an hour to find Nanning Port, which is located under the Beiqiao Bridge, which is closer to the city center. The vegetation in this section of Jiangbei Avenue is obviously much denser than before. The road on our left is just a direct access to a commercial pedestrian street, and the quaint buildings on the street are all covered with a thick layer of green moss, and there are brown vines clinging to them, like a lost city like Machu Picchu in the Americas.

However, what is even more terrifying is the Jiangbei Avenue in front of us. Because the Jiangbei Avenue after crossing the North Bridge is an elevated structure, this virtually forms a deep cave. At the entrance to the elevated structural area, more vegetation is attached, sealing off the already dark elevated low passageway, which is clearly a natural refuge for the mutants. From this, we also came to the conclusion that the plan to go all the way to Qingshan along Jiangbei Avenue has basically come to naught.

We were like three explorers adventuring in the Amazon jungle, carefully visiting in front of the cave entrance. There were no strange echoes coming from the cave, and it seemed that human footsteps could still be heard, and the cold wind kept lingering around us, as if the witch's deceptive words were trying to trick us into this dark bridge that we did not even dare to enter with light.

After all, Nanning Port is also one of the ports where people on the river often stop, Liao Shuzhen clearly knows the horror of the bridge and cave, she pushed Wei Hong and I towards Nanning Port at the entrance of the cave, and saw that we were a little reluctant, so she explained: "This is the passage to the dead city forest, and the pedestrian street can also walk into the forest, but if you go in, it is estimated that you will not survive." ”

Wei Hong looked at me who was stupid, and his eyes seemed to prove to me that Zhang Xiaoying's plan to cross the city center was so crazy. I had no choice but to shrug my shoulders helplessly, deliberately finding a sentence to avoid Wei Hong's sarcasm. "Do you mean the city center when you say Dead City Forest?"

"Yes, I don't know why, but what is certain is that most of the neighborhood from here to the train station and the city center has been turned into forest. See that tall building? Liao Shuzhen pointed to the commercial office building that happened to be blocked by the entrance of the cave, but could still see the roof, "This building is now the tallest 'tree' in this dead city forest." ”

Liao Shuzhen is not an exaggeration to say this, this more than 200-meter-tall commercial high-rise was originally a symbol of the prosperity of the city center, but now it is full of devastation. Several thick vines uncandidly wrap around the towering office building like a mythical python, tormenting the crumbling tower like a god trying to destroy the arrogance of mankind. The foliage covering the surface of the tall building is trying to hide the scars of the human ruins, but even then the bare steel structure can be faintly seen after the surface of the tall building has fallen off.

"How many dead city forests are there in this 'Dead City Forest'?"

Liao Shuzhen only seemed to hear the serious part of this, and didn't realize that I was half-joking, and still explained carefully: "Most of the urban area of Nanning is covered with all kinds of strange and dense plants, and the city center is only one part of it. ”

I stopped at the entrance of the cave while listening to the introduction, and Liao Shuzhen gently pushed my shoulder and said, "Let's go, my boat is coming." ”

Entering the ruined harbor, we saw a few mutants who had come to welcome us, but they were too slow to pose an actual threat, so we avoided contact with them one by one. On one side of the harbor are cluttered with tables and chairs left behind by supper vendors, and on the other side are several stranded fishing boats and some useless cargo. We found the port's shipping administration, a small two-story building that doesn't look very reassuring, but it's the most hidden place here. Since we weren't sure if it would be the bikers or the Egami who would arrive at the port first, it would be wiser to find a place to hide.

The door to the management office was unlocked, so we pushed it open and cautiously walked in a line. Wei Hong, who took the lead, held his saber tightly and guarded every corner, while I at the back of the queue was responsible for providing support in case of danger. There was nothing but scattered papers and papers in the hallway, there were no mutants in the four rooms on the first floor, there were no decomposing corpses, the dilapidated glass was covered with a thick layer of ash, and the sunlight barely shone into the room, and it felt gray.

There is only one large control room on the second floor, and when you climb the stairs, you can see the situation inside. The wrap-around glazing gives us a good view to monitor the main areas of the port, and we don't bother to fiddle with the complicated instrument buttons on the console.

After waiting for about half an hour, amid a noisy roar, the biker motorcade swaggered into the port. The two motorcycles drove into the open area of the port first, followed by a pickup truck and a modified SUV, and three motorcycle mats, one of which was Wei Hong's motorcycle, which seemed to have not been unloaded. After the convoy stopped at the port, the bikers armed with all kinds of weapons immediately dispersed and hid in all corners of the surrounding area, and there were only five or six people left in the open ground waiting to meet the people on the river.

Our attention was still focused on the movement outside the building, when someone had already broken into the small building where we were. It's such a great place that everyone wants to visit. Hearing the hurried footsteps downstairs and the loud shouting of two men, we hurried to be on guard. Unarmed, Liao Shuzhen hid under the console at my request, while Wei Hong and I stood on either side of the staircase, with a few large cardboard boxes on hand to provide us with cover.

The footsteps got closer and closer, and the two bandits walked into the control room laughing and talking, completely unaware that Wei Hong and I were quietly approaching behind them. The two of us winked at each other and immediately set off on it. I knocked out the fat man in front of me with the butt of my gun, and the other thin man was just about to scream when he found out that he had been attacked, and Wei Hong's blade was already on his neck.

"If you want to live, don't make a sound." Wei Hong deliberately lowered his voice, the other party didn't dare to look back, he couldn't see our faces, and he was already scared at this time.

"Good, good...... Big Brother Rao ...... Spare your life. ”

The thin man's legs were so weak that he almost fell, and I couldn't stand it, so I struck him on the head with the butt of my gun, and he turned his head and fell to the ground.

"Wow, you're pretty ruthless." Wei Hong teased me as he looted the biker's equipment.

Unexpectedly, this guy was holding Wei Hong's competitive crossbow, so I threw the crossbow to him just like he had returned my rifle before, and said, "It seems that our weapons have all been returned to their original owners." ”

"I'm missing my sword." Wei Hong packed the quiver that the biker was carrying, and said dissatisfied, "That's a good sword." ”

"Forget it." I patted Wei Hong's shoulder comfortingly, and turned around to rummage over the equipment on the other biker, but I didn't expect that Liao Shuzhen had already finished searching and was looking at me triumphantly.

The wild girl was holding a handful of ...... about her height Sniper rifles! It turns out that these two bikers are their snipers. I snatched the sniper rifle in Liao Shuzhen's hand as a treasure, and took a closer look, it turned out that this was a homemade earthen gun with good workmanship, although the crosshairs were estimated to be no better, but if you didn't look closely, I really felt that it was a good guy, the earthy brown wooden gun body felt pretty good after polishing, and the weight of the gun was just right, neither feeling light nor cumbersome, and the additional scope should be a sniper telescope from a shopping mall.

Come to think of it, in China, how can it be so easy to get a gun, let alone a sniper rifle. But what surprised me was that this earthen gun and bird cannon actually used 5.8 mm bullets. Suspiciously, I took another bullet from Liao Shuzhen's pocket and compared it with my rifle bullet, and sure enough, it was 5.8 millimeters. I didn't expect that the bullet used in this broken gun was still a small-caliber standard bullet, and I didn't know if it was safe; But I still have to admire the craftsman who made this earthen gun, which does have two brushes.

"It's not for kids." I took a look at the unconscious fat man and a rusty firewood knife, so I took the sniper rifle and two boxes of bullets from Liao Shuzhen's hand, and then handed the firewood knife on the fat man's hand to her, "Let's use the knife first." ”

"Why ......"

Liao Shuzhen just wanted to protest loudly, but I quickly covered her mouth and warned in a low voice: "Look for death!" Be quiet, and this will be my compensation for saving you from being injured. ”

"It's not fair!"

"Shh

I know I'm bullying a kid by doing this, but it's really not a weapon that she can use at her age, so I think it's protecting minors...... Wait, I seem to be a minor too.

"Du Yuheng." Wei Hong, who was staring out the window, pulled me back to reality, beckoned, and pointed out the window with his chin.

At this time, there was a lot of commotion outside the window, I set up a sniper rifle on the operating table, touched the dust on the glass, and looked through the sniper scope with a fairly high magnification, and the first thing I saw was Li Sicai's cunning dwarf, who was leading his men to welcome the arrival of a riverbank patrol boat.

"There's a speedboat, the kind that patrols the riverbank."

As soon as my words fell, Liao Shuzhen hurriedly replied: "It's Jiangshang!" It was my cousin's speedboat. ”

The patrol boat came to a steady anchor, and from inside came a few big men with weapons in hand, these people looked ruthless, but they didn't look like people who could call the shots. As I expected, I finally walked out of the speedboat and walked down a tall man who was about 1.9 meters tall. He should be wearing a black bottoming slim vest, and a high-end black leather trench coat that looks expensive, but the trench coat is more seriously worn and looks a little old, and he is holding a slender Japanese sword in his hand. This thing is a real thing, if you guess correctly, it must be the precious collection of these rich people.

"Is that tall man with a knife Wei Jiahui?" I asked Liao Shuzhen.

"yes, handsome! My cousin studied kendo in Japan! The little girl praised her brother for not sparing any effort, and she looked as proud as if she was showing off her achievements, "The one in his hand is a jade steel sword specially made by an old craftsman from Japan, called slashing blood, and it is completely the same as your poor weapon." ”

If she didn't strike at this guy, she would almost fly into the sky, turned her head and said coldly: "Then you were still arguing with me to grab a gun just now?" I don't care if he kills blood or pigs, anyway, a bullet will be over anyway. ”

Wei Hong, who was standing on the sidelines and was originally observing the movements, couldn't help but snicker when he heard my merciless ridicule. Liao Shuzhen couldn't stand still, rushed forward and scratched my hair like a monkey and scolded: "Who are you going to help!" Don't speak ill of my cousin! ”

If we continue to make trouble like this, we will be discovered sooner or later. I reluctantly covered my head with my hands, let this unreasonable eldest lady go wild, and continued to look out the window through the sniper scope. Although I can't hear what the "black bosses" are saying, I always have a bad premonition. With Li Sicai's cunning and vicious character, since he can't do business and still has to come to the appointment, and he has brought so many people, there must be some conspiracy.

After a few rounds of weak punches and kicks, Liao Shuzhen finally stopped, and the room fell silent. The bikers in the harbor were already ready to move out of the dark corners, and the people of the river seemed to notice that something was wrong, and began to retreat vigilantly, putting on a sabre-rattling posture. Wei Jiahui and Li Sicai fought opposite each other, and there was a huge gap in height between the two, but this did not affect Li Sicai's inevitable aura.

"Something is wrong, Wei Hong, we're ready to do it." While reminding Wei Hong, I calmed down and focused on calculating and aiming at Li Sicai. My marksmanship is not accurate at all, except that Xie Tao and Huang Canmin have taught some essentials at that time, it is the self-guided groping on the way to Nanning, coupled with this unreliable earthen gun, I really don't have the confidence to be able to kill with one hit, I can only hope for Wei Hong's crossbow sniper after I shoot and Wei Jiahui's kendo that his cousin is proud of.

Luckily, the control room happened to be connected to an exterior balcony, which was enough space for Wei Hong to stealthily snipe. Wei Hong, who quietly walked to the balcony with his body pressed, signaled to me that he was ready, everything was ready, just waiting for my gunshots to sound. It would be best if I didn't kill anyone, but as a last resort, I could only protect Wei Jiahui as my primary goal. If I'm aiming at a mutant, I may not have such a big psychological baggage, but the scope is a living human, and no matter how hateful he is, I can't do it easily......

My chest thumped, my nervous fingers trembled slightly, and my breathing was not disrupted but it was near-critical. At this moment, Li Si suddenly glanced at where we were, and I guess the two bikers we killed were originally planned to be in charge of firing the order.

Seeing that there was no movement for a long time, Li Sicai finally tore his face and suddenly stepped back, and at the same time pulled out his gun and aimed it at Wei Jiahui, who was standing in front of him. In this moment, all my worries were left behind, and the sudden rise of courage pushed my fingers to pull the trigger, and after a thunderbolt of gunfire on a sunny day, one of the men who was attached to Li Sicai's side fell to the ground. I guess my crosshairs were too far off, but I managed to kill an enemy, and the people in the harbor all looked for cover and dispersed when they heard the gunfire. Li Sicai's eyes widened and he hid behind a wooden box beside him, and then fired a hasty shot at Wei Jiahui. The agile Wei Jiahui sideways avoided the bullet that was not in the crosshairs. At this time, Li Sicai was not far from him, and he was seen kicking away the wooden box that Li Sicai was leaning on, and steadily drew his knife and flashed forward. The substitute ghost in front of him, who was caught by Li Sicai in time, was scraped out of a blood line on the spot, and fell to the ground with a hideous face. Wei Jiahui turned to the side knife again, and although Li Sicai, who was still quite agile in his legs and feet, ran out of a distance, he was still cut a knife mark on the back by the sharp blade of the Taidao.

I wanted to try aiming again to see if I could destroy Li Sicai with one shot, but as soon as I adjusted my posture, a round of saturation suppressive shooting made me unable to lift my head, let alone snipe the enemy. The balcony where Wei Hong was hiding was relatively hidden, and it was naturally difficult for the biker bandits who had not undergone any professional training to detect his existence. However, after firing a few cold arrows, the balcony also became a fire suppression point, and the balcony structure made of inferior cement and stone bricks was like a piece of foam splashing debris under the blow of rounds of bullets, and basically lost the function of covering.

When I braved the rain of bullets to see the situation outside the building again, the firepower of the bikers had basically shifted from the small building where we were to the people of Hejiang. Compared to the bikers who use all kinds of guns and cannons, the Egami people with only a few guns are more like a group of ancient samurai, but this also gives them a net advantage in short-range melee combat, and the bikers have uneven guns in their hands, and some people simply draw their swords and fight with the Egami people.

There are not many people brought by both sides, and there are only about twenty people in total. On the patrol boat parked on the shore, there were also two people on the river with two machine guns of unknown type, which kept strafing downward; Originally, there was also a machine gun on the biker's pickup, but the machine gunner was shot through by Wei Hong's arrow after a few shots, and then the biker lost its fire cover and could only accept its fate and be beaten. In the blink of an eye, the balance of victory was basically in favor of the people on the river, and the bikers, who were losing and retreating, could only start to retreat.

The unwilling Li Sicai was like an injured old fox, hurriedly squeezing into his car under the protection of his own men. Wei Jiahui did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, and watched with contempt under the cheers of the people on the river as the fleeing bikers fled out of the port in embarrassment. After a few seconds, the victors remembered the mysterious people who had secretly helped them for them.

After briefly cleaning up the battlefield, Wei Jiahui led people to shout to us outside the building: "Brother in the building, thank you for your assistance just now, now that the outside is safe, you can come out." ”

Hearing my dear cousin shouting, Liao Shuzhen immediately wanted to raise her head and respond out of the window, but fortunately, I quickly covered her mouth and pressed it under the windowsill. Wei Hong and Liao Shuzhen looked at me puzzled, and Liao Shuzhen even had some disgust in her eyes. I hurriedly explained in a low voice: "Now it's all their people downstairs, who knows what will happen to us?" ”

"We escorted my sister back to him safely and helped them get rid of the bikers. What can they do to us? It's too late for hospitality! ”

"You're right, but we're all strangers to them after all, let's not talk about whether there will be conflicts, at least be wary of what we should have." My caution at this time is indeed a little different from my usual self, and I don't know if it's a good thing, "Later, we will discuss with Wei Jiahui whether we can bring us to Qingshan, and give away the bargaining chips for the negotiation so quickly, what reason does he have to help us?" ”

"I didn't expect you to say something like that." Wei Hong thought for a moment and laughed, "But I think you're thinking too much." First of all, we are not going to negotiate, because this is what Liao Shuzhen has promised us before; Secondly, if the people of Jiangshang are unhappy with us, we probably won't even have the opportunity to speak now, so it is better for us to take the initiative to cooperate. ”

"yes, I don't know what you're worried about, you're weird." Liao Shuzhen, who didn't understand the world, shook my hand away in disgust, turned around and ran downstairs quickly.

This small building is not very big, and Liao Shuzhen's speed is quite fast, I just shrugged my shoulders to Wei Hong to express my helplessness, and was about to have no choice but to respond to Wei Jiahui's question, when I heard the little girl running to her loved one, ecstatic shouts. As a result, Wei Hong and I had no choice but to obediently walk out of the port management office, which had been beaten to a pulp.

"Thank you so much for saving my sister!" As soon as we met, before Wei Hong and I could speak, Wei Jiahui led his men to surround us and surround us. Although the man seemed to be sincerely grateful for our help, the posture of being surrounded by strangers made me feel uncomfortable.

This tall man, who should be in his twenties or thirties, still reveals a compelling sharpness and a mysterious sense that is difficult for people to grasp, even if he is courting us. He was taller than me and Wei Hong, his dashing trench coat swaying rhythmically under his just right demeanor, his vicissitudes of cheeks concealed a convincing tenderness, and the look that shot out of those seemingly frivolous little eyes contained unquestionable authority.

I didn't shake Wei Jiahui's friendly right hand, because the sword in his left hand still emitted an unsettling smell of blood. So I stepped back politely, shook my head and said, "I'm not a caring volunteer. ”

"I know this, Shuzhen told me, you think of Qingshan." Seeing that I was so direct, Wei Hong simply omitted superfluous greetings and went straight to the point, "I don't know if you have heard that the people of Jiangshang have always remained neutral, just because they don't want to provoke the scavengers of Qingshan or Wanxiang City. ”

"But I've seen you kill a lot of bikers." I pursed my lips and smiled, "This is also neutral? ”

Wei Jiahui knew that I was worried about him, so he handed his sword to the deputy beside him, and without hesitating my subtle movements that hinted at vigilance, he calmly took a step closer to me and said, "If people don't offend me, I won't offend people." ”

"In that case, would you like to take us to Qingshan?" Wei Hong, who was standing on the side, interjected.

Wei Jiahui turned his head to Wei Hong and said, "Of course you can." ”

Wei Hong, who took it for granted, hurriedly thanked: "Then thank you so much." ”

"Don't thank me yet." I knew that Wei Jiahui would have this sentence, he raised his left hand, his index finger was slightly cocked, and walked up to Wei Hong unhurriedly and said, "As I just said, neutrality is the consistent style of Jiang Shangren. That's why I'm not going to send you to the realm of the green mountains. ”

"And where are you going to send us?" I know I'm being rude, but I can't let this big man have the upper hand all the time.

"I'll take you to the Huluding Bridge, where is the port station we set up." Listening to Wei Jiahui's tone, I guess there should be no room for negotiation.

The Huluding Bridge he said is a bridge close to Qingshan, and if you cross this bridge, it is the Nanning Bridge that Nanning is proud of; I heard that the structure of the Nanning Bridge was solid, so it was not completely blown up, but I don't know the specific situation.

"That bridge is the boundary between us and Qingshan after the agreement, and after crossing the Huluding Bridge, you will enter Qingshan's sphere of influence. However, many roads leading to Qingshan are either blocked by abandoned cars or blocked by the people of Qingshan, and the only way you can go up the mountain is to take the Qingshan Road, and they also have an outpost under the Qingzhu overpass, so you should be able to meet the people of Qingshan when you arrive. ”

Wei Jiahui described it out of thin air, no matter how much I know about this city, I am still a little confused. With my impressions, I secretly drew out our roadmap in my mind based on Wai Ka-fai's introduction. The road connecting the Huluding Bridge should be Zhuxi Avenue, and Qingshan Road is the main road leading to Qingshan...... There is indeed an overpass at the intersection of the two roads, yes, this is the Qingzhu Interchange! Thankfully, the road doesn't seem to be that complicated. Actually, what do I have to worry about, isn't the high school I used to study in Qingshan Road? It's a pity that the location of the school is not on the road from the Qingzhu overpass to Qingshan, otherwise I really want to go back and see.

"I know the route you're talking about......"

"Probably?" Seeing that I was getting by, Wei Jiahui tilted his head curiously and squinted.

"It's useless to say this now, and I'm not in charge, so when the time comes, you can just tell our leader." My understatement seemed unimpressed, but I could see Wei Hong's surprised look at me after hearing me say this.

"Shuzhen said that there are still a few of you, but I thought you were your leader just now." Wei Jiahui suddenly smiled in understanding, "It seems that your boss is even more amazing." ”

Wei Jiahui's words made me stunned. “boss？ Hmph, sort of. ”

"It's still early, so let's just go back to the professors now." Wei Hong looked around and pointed to the motorcycle that fell to the ground in the distance and was abandoned by the bikers, "That motorcycle should still work." ”

"Where are you stationed?"

"Well, in a processing plant in a high-tech industrial park. We found a road near the zoo that leads to Jiangbei Avenue. ”

Wei Hong's location is as specific as possible, and in order to ensure our safety, it is a basic common sense not to say the exact location. Wei Jiahui discussed a few words in a low voice with the deputy beside him, and then said to us: "If I say this to you, you should not be far from Chen Donggang, do you know Chen Donggang?" ”

I looked at Wei Jiahui for a few seconds, and I was about to tell him that I was a road idiot, but it would be too embarrassing...... So I just shut up and wait for someone to relieve me. Sure enough, Wei Hong replied: "I know, I saw the pier when we went up Jiangbei Avenue, but it didn't seem to be guarded. ”

"It's a problem to let you see it at a glance." Wei Jiahui proudly patted Wei Hong's shoulder and handed him a champagne-colored pocket watch, "Show this to the people at the dock, and they will let you rest there." Our main fleet will probably arrive at Chendong Port at noon tomorrow, and we will meet when we arrive. ”

I still stared at Wei Jiahui with some suspicion, he looked too confident...... So much so that I always felt that something bad was going to happen. My expression, which is usually moody, was naturally seen through by Wei Jiahui at a glance, but he didn't care, signaled his subordinates around him to retreat, and took Liao Shuzhen's hand and walked to the patrol boat docked in the port.

After boarding the deck, Liao Shuzhen, who had returned to her home, waved goodbye to me and Wei Hong gratefully, while Wei Jiahui behind her smiled at me and Wei Hong and said, "Take good care of my watch, it's Patek Philippe, and you will return it to me tomorrow." ”

"No problem!" Wei Hong waved his hand stupidly, I guess he didn't know about Patek Philippe, a world-class watch brand.

After seeing the people of Jiang Shangren leave, Wei Hong and I got on the motorcycles left behind by the bikers. This broken car is really in line with the riffraff style of the bikers, not only rough and noisy, but also spewing choking black tail smoke.

Wei Hong was checking the condition of the car, and I was sitting behind him, and I had nothing to do, and said casually: "This world has really changed a lot, in the past it was just a city, but now it feels like a group of heroes." ”

"The way of the world hasn't changed."

"What?"

"Nothing." Wei Hong deliberately cleared his throat and whispered in a voice that I could barely hear, "It's our ...... that has changed."