Volume I: The Beginning, Chapter XXVI. Huo Chen
It has become a monster like those zombies, no, it has even become an existence that is even more terrifying than those things, and it can't be killed, and it is still growing.
Even though Zhao Jianhua later tried his best to build this base to defend against those disgusting things, the whole city still paid a terrible price, and he regretted it extremely much why he disdained that strange order in the first place.
And now, in the face of this sudden group invasion, Zhao Jianhua felt extremely powerless and tired.
Suddenly, he pressed his eyebrows, and quickly raised his head and asked, "Has the radio communication been repaired?" ”
"No, it's completely scrapped, and we can't grasp what happens to the shelter outside."
"Alas. Lulu, you have to be good. ”
Zhao Jianhua looked at the mess outside the wall, and silently prayed to bless his niece's safety.
What happened next was not what they could have predicted.
Now I can only pray from the bottom of my heart that nothing will get worse.
"Lingling, we're ready to go."
Li Jia packed Tang Ling's backpack and shouted to Tang Ling, who was sitting on the bed in a daze, "Lingling, what do you want?" ”
"Ah, it's fine."
Tang Ling withdrew her gaze from the thousand paper cranes in her hand, took a long breath, turned her head and smiled at Li Jia: "Let's go." ”
This was the first time Tang Ling stepped out of the ward and saw the outside of the shelter.
A lot of people.
There are people everywhere.
Carrying a large bag and a small bag, his face was full of fear of leaving, and anticipation of the next destination.
Lovers hugging and snuggling are whispering comfort, children are holding biscuits and trying to tiptoe to feed their elderly relatives, couples squatting down to comfort the crying children, full of distress and love, the man squatting in the corner is ragged, full of hollow eyes, has lost hope of life, the thief who alternates his eyes is shuttling through the crowd at this time, leaning on his back, constantly rubbing his hands, but glimpsing the soldiers guarding with hesitation and timidity.
All living beings are on display at this time.
The soldiers with guns on their backs shouted for the people in line to get on the bus quickly, and their calm voices brought a little comfort to the panicked people, and they quickened their pace in the spirit of trust in the green.
"Why should I be in a car with this group of people?"
"Aren't you soldiers? Why not serve us!"
"Why do I only have so much to eat! Shouldn't you arrange something better for us! ”
Among them, there is no shortage of complaints and faults, with a sense of superiority that comes from nowhere, wantonly venting their dissatisfaction with this apocalyptic world to this group of lovely people, turning their cowardice into righteousness, and exchanging narrowness for high convenience.
The arrogant crowd blamed and insulted them, and the soldiers turned a blind eye and continued to fulfill the orders they had received.
They thought he was scared, but in fact he was dismissive.
"I'm talking to you! That's how you soldiers treat the masses! ”
The disgruntled gaze of the surroundings was cast, and the man who was looking for trouble turned it all into worship and respect, and he puffed up his chest even more unscrupulously, and attacked with more vulgar words.
"Enough trouble!"
The stern roar frightened the man who was still about to make a move, and when he turned his head, the tall and mighty figure covered his obscene and short body, and the man slowly raised his head, facing a pair of eyes full of fierceness.
Frightened by this stunning momentum, he took a few steps back, and those eyes locked on the man like eagle eyes that grabbed his prey, so that he had nowhere to hide, and gradually, he began to feel weak.
"If you still have any grievances, stay here yourself."
"You, a soldier, a soldier is to serve the common people."
"It's sparsely populated here, and even if I leave you here, no one will know, so you can keep making trouble."
The threatening words swirled in the man's ear, and he swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva in fright, no longer daring to squeak, and returned to the line in embarrassment, waiting for instructions in a regular manner.
The crowd around them applauded, and amid a cheer, the soldier who had stopped the chaos continued to arrange the actions of the other soldiers.
The episode ended quickly, the evacuation continued, and Tang Ling, who had witnessed everything, asked Li Jia beside him, "Who is that soldier?" ”
"Huo Chen, the commander-in-chief of our evacuation operation from this shelter." Zhao Chunlu, who came from the side, answered Tang Ling's question for Li Jia, "I used to be a special soldier, but now I am a major, a very good person." ”
The latter sentence is full of pride.
Tang Ling turned her head to look, and Zhao Chunlu looked at Huo Chen's figure with a smile on her face, with a girlish love in her eyes that could not be concealed.
Oh?
Tang Ling raised her eyebrows, looking at Zhao Chunlu's appearance with some curiosity, she turned around and glanced at Li Jia, and each other's eyes were full of banter.
Looks like that's going on.
After so many days of contact, Zhao Chunlu has long been in harmony with Tang Ling and her group, but usually she has an unstoppable admiration for Tang Ling, and she treats others as ordinary friends.
"Ah, I'll take you to the car we're in." Zhao Chunlu came back to her senses and also found her current gaffe, she pretended that nothing had happened, and hurriedly led Tang Ling and Li Jia away, but her reddened ears exposed her current shyness.
Tang Ling and Li Jia looked at each other and smiled, and didn't say much, and followed Zhao Chunlu to the car to meet his companions.
"How long will it take for us to get to base?"
Starting from the convoy, after more than an hour of bumps, Wang Chao was already paralyzed in his seat and asked weakly.
"It's a little far away here, five or six o'clock in the afternoon, about that time." Zhao Chunlu looked at her mobile phone, which still showed no signal, and she put it back in her bag in distress and answered Wang Chao's question.
There is no signal to contact his uncle, Huo Chen also said that the walkie-talkie has not yet reached the usable range, everything is unknown, and this unpredictable sense of powerlessness is really irritating.
After a while, the moving vehicle suddenly stopped with a sudden brake, catching everyone off guard, and Tang Ling, who was still closing her eyes and recuperating in the seat, opened her eyes in fright and looked at everyone suspiciously.
"What's going on?" Zhao Chunlu asked the soldier in the driver's seat.
"I don't know, all the cars in front of me suddenly stopped."
Tang Ling's vehicle was a little ahead of the middle in the entire convoy, and there were several cars in front of them, so they had no way of knowing what was going on in the lead.
The car door was suddenly opened, and a soldier saluted Zhao Chunlu, conveying Huo Chen's words: "Miss Zhao, Team Huo said that the obstacles can't be removed for a while now, it's just noon, everyone should stay where they are now and rest." ”
"Seriously?" Zhao Chunlu asked worriedly.
"It's not serious, it's not serious, the road is still smooth and passable, but there was a car accident there before, and a few cars blocked the road, or it won't be long before everyone tries to stay in the car, although the suburban highways are relatively safe, or avoid accidents."
"Okay, you can tell us about your hard work."