Under Xiao Jun's strong suggestion, the team took a detour and took the G40 Expressway, instead of choosing the closer G311 National Highway.
The sun gradually rises and the earth heats up.
The weeds on the ground were all wilted by the sun.
Thumb, thump, thump—
A car ran over a piece of iron sheet, making a knocking sound.
After this piece of iron sheet was run over by several cars, it gradually became flat, and the cars behind it ran over it again and made no sound.
Apart from the roar of vehicles, there seemed to be no other sounds in the whole world.
Xiao Jun in the car looked at the map and said to Ma Yingxue:
"It's also good to take a detour and go to G40 first. At least you don't have to get off the expressway. In fact, it doesn't take an extra hour."
Ma Yingxue looked at him helplessly and said:
"It's okay, it doesn't matter if it takes an extra hour, as long as we can reach the trading market before dark."
"Um."
Xiao Jun rolled up the map in his hand and looked out the window.
The street trees and weeds on both sides of the highway are very luxuriant, and some of the weeds have grown into the middle of the road.
After the end of the world, there should be very few vehicles passing through this road, and there are some abandoned vehicles in the middle of the road.
The armored vehicle traveling more than ten kilometers away directly reduced its speed and crashed away, leaving room for the convoy behind to pass.
Since Xiao Jun and Ma Yingxue were both in the convoy, Li Zhengping's escort mission became very simple.
The large force was handed over to Xiao Jun's watch, while he and Lao Qin drove at the front with four or five vehicles to act as outposts and clear the road at the same time.
Li Zhengping was in a good mood. This trip went much smoother than he expected.
He had almost no setbacks. There was originally a problem with the material account book, but it was solved by Ma Yingxue and Lao Qin.
Suddenly, a group of people appeared in front of me.
There were about thirty people, with cloth strips on their heads. When they heard the sound of vehicles, these people looked behind.
When they saw the fierce armored vehicles and infantry transport vehicles, they quickly climbed over the railing of the highway and fled toward the woods on the right.
When these people turned to look at the motorcade, Li Zhengping and Lao Qin also saw them in the car.
"Why are these people's skin so white? It looks a bit strange. The skin of zombies is also so white..." Li Zhengping said to Lao Qin.
Lao Qin did not answer immediately, but looked at the figures of those people running away, carefully observing their movements and clothing...
It wasn't until he disappeared into the woods that he said:
"It probably has nothing to do with zombies. If you stay indoors all year round and don't get exposed to the sun, your skin will naturally turn white. You can see that they all cover their heads and eyes with cloth strips. It's obvious that they are not adapted to the sunlight."
"Oh, do you want to send someone to chase him?" Li Zhengping asked.
"Why are you chasing them? Don't pay attention to them. They don't pose a threat."
After thinking for a while, Lao Qin said: "Contact Xiao Jun at the back and let him know about this. Just be careful on the way here later."
"Okay." Li Zhengping nodded, and then used the long-wave wireless radio to contact Xiao Jun in the convoy behind.
...
Xiao Jun, who was in the rear convoy, showed confusion after receiving the news from Li Zhengping.
"A person with white skin?"
Xiao Jun frowned, this was a bit unusual.
The sun has been so strong for more than a month that no one dares to go out at night, and can only go out and do activities during the day.
The sun is so strong during the day that most people's skin is tanned.
A group of people suddenly appeared with such white skin, which means that these people have been staying indoors.
It's been five or six years since the end of the world, and it's quite interesting that these people can still stay indoors without going out.
But Xiao Jun didn't think too much. They were not thugs and robbers in the apocalypse. There was no need to stop and rob other survivors when they saw them.
They have enough food of their own to support themselves.
As long as others don't mess with them, they won't act like bad guys and hurt others.
After the large army drove for more than ten minutes, Xiao Jun saw the white-skinned people Li Zhengping and the others saw.
When Xiao Jun saw the group of people, they were once again fleeing into the woods on the right.
However, it seems that because the convoy in front did not stop to pursue them before, these people escaped slower this time, and they frequently turned their heads to look at the convoy.
Xiao Jun picked up his binoculars and looked at these people carefully.
I found that just as Li Zhengping said, their skin was frighteningly white, even whiter than the skin of zombies.
There was no trace of blood. If he hadn't seen these people's body movements that were no different from ordinary people, Xiao Jun would have thought these people were zombies.
"The skin is really white. They are looking at us. Do you want to talk to them?" Ma Yingxue asked.
"No need."
Xiao Jun shook his head and said, "Don't cause too many troubles."
When they were transporting oil from Oil City to the headquarters base, they occasionally encountered some survivors. Most of the survivors would run away immediately when they saw the convoy.
In the apocalypse, no one is willing to bet their life.
The vast majority of survivors treat strangers they don't know in the convoy as bad guys. If they don't seem to be as powerful as their own team, it might be a trap.
If you encounter a team on the road that looks stronger than yours, you will definitely run away as soon as possible.
Unless you have an acquaintance or something you want.
The mighty motorcade passed in front of those white-skinned people without stopping.
This group of people hiding in the woods on the right breathed a sigh of relief after seeing it.
"They left, they probably didn't take us seriously." A tall man whispered.
"Should we continue walking? Or should we wait a little longer?" someone from behind asked.
"Wait a moment, don't be in a hurry."
........
at the same time.
National highway on the edge of Chao Lake.
There is a river flowing into Chaohu Lake, and the national highway runs through the river, and a bridge is built over the river.
The thunderstorms, floods and heavy rains in the past few months have had a great impact on the bridges. In addition, the national highway has never been overhauled in so many years.
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A few seconds passed.
The bridge creaked.
boom!
The entire bridge collapsed suddenly, and the 30-meter-long bridge fell into the river.
The loud sound attracted the attention of the zombies in the water of Chaohu Lake, and the surface of Chaohu Lake bubbled gurglingly.
Ten seconds later.
On the Chaohu Lake, which is as wide as the ocean, thousands of zombies emerged from the water and ran towards the bridge on the shore.
The densely packed zombies are like the scene of raindrops hitting the lake when it rains.
And these zombies emerging from the bottom of the lake are like water bubbles hit by raindrops on a calm lake.
It makes people's scalp numb after seeing it.
This road was exactly the way Ma Yingxue and the others originally planned to return to Oil City.
However, all this was avoided due to Xiao Jun's strong request to take a detour on the G40 National Highway.
I don't know what happened here.
Xiao Jun sat in the car and looked at Ma Yingxue, who was taking a nap next to her, and felt inexplicably at ease.
The palpitations I felt a few days ago disappeared.
Sometimes, when a relative or significant other is in danger, or before death, this person may have some feelings.
It's very strange, but it actually happened.
Xiao Jun was in an inexplicably better mood and asked the driver in front of him:
"Where are we now?"
"Jinzhai, Captain Xiao." The driver quickly replied.
"Jinzhai, it should be four hours away." Xiao Jun nodded and leaned back.
...
.....
At the same time.
Mr. Hu took the helicopter from the Dazhangshu base and arrived at the Dazhangshu headquarters.
The helicopter landed in the Second Outer City.
This time Mr. Hu came to bring very few people. Except for Tang Ji who was pushing a wheelchair, Dr. Zhang, and his grandson Azheng, no one else was brought.
Even his escort team was given to Ma Yingxue.
From the moment he left Southern Paradise, he was no longer the Lord of Southern Paradise.
Some things must be done cleanly so as not to arouse other people's disgust and jealousy.
If Mr. Hu brings a team of doctors and nurses, a total of thirty people, to the Da Zhangshu base,
There were dozens of people escorting him wherever he went, and they put on an even bigger show than Li Yu, the city lord.
So what happened...
Mr. Hu has been in the leadership role and puts himself in his shoes. He knows what he can do to reassure Li Yu.
You don’t need to be reminded by others, you have to be conscious of this kind of thing yourself.
Originally he didn't even want to take Tang Ji with him, but later Tang Ji said he wanted to follow him all the time, so he took him with him, so that he could take care of Azheng.
Li Yu personally came to the Second Outer City to pick up Master Hu.
Master Hu originally thought that Li Yu would not come to pick him up, after all, the deal was reached.
And he is no longer the leader of Southern Paradise from now on, so there is no need for Li Yu to come to see him in person.
"Master Tiger." Li Yu smiled and strode towards Master Tiger who got off the helicopter.
Master Hu smiled bitterly and said: "City Master Li, you don't need to call me Master Hu, where am I..."
Before Mr. Hu could finish speaking, Li Yu asked Tang Ji to step aside and help Mr. Hu push the wheelchair.
The lord of a city helps Master Hu push his wheelchair, which is enough to show that Li Yu attaches great importance to Master Hu.
It is even said that when Li Yu did this, he already regarded Mr. Hu as an elder when others came to see him.
After all, Li Yu's status is quite special. He is the lord of a city and has absolute authority in the Zhangshu Base.
His attitude towards a person affects the attitude of others in the base towards that person.
Seeing Li Yu personally pushing the wheelchair for him, Mr. Hu's body shook slightly. He was a little moved and a little relieved.
He misjudged Scar, misjudged Mi Wen, Zhou Xing, and misjudged many people...
But the only one I didn't miss was City Lord Li.
"Chengdu Li, you have a distinguished status. It's not good for you to push my wheelchair yourself. I feel like I'm sitting on pins and needles, and my back is like thorns..."
Li Yu smiled and said, "Don't say that. You are almost as old as my grandfather. You are my elder and you should be like this."
"But......."
"No, but, let's go. I'll push you to the Fourth Outer City. You'll stay there for a long time in the future, in the same room you stayed in when you first came here."
"Thank you City Master Li."
"But Qingyang said that he can take you to live in a Taoist temple. Mr. Hu, are you really sure that you will use all the traditional Chinese medicine treatment methods? You don't need to try Ma Di's treatment method again?"
"OK."
Master Hu said seriously:
"The few acupuncture needles that Taoist Master Qingyang gave me last time, plus the few Chinese medicines I took recently, I feel like I sleep better. I feel so miserable when I can't sleep..."
"Okay, then it's up to you. If you want to go to the Taoist temple, I will arrange for someone to come and help you move to the Taoist temple. If you still want to live at the bottom of the mountain, you can just live there.
Besides, Ah Zheng..."
Li Yu looked at the little boy held by Tang Ji's hand, and continued to say to Lord Tiger:
"As for Azheng, I will arrange for him to study in the school in the base. After returning to school every day, I will ask him to come back to you. How about that?"
Hearing this, Lord Tiger suddenly turned his head, his eyes red.
Gray hair flying in the wind, sunken eyes, age spots all over her face,
His lower lip trembled slightly,
"Thank you, City Lord Li!"
Li Yu felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the old and fragile Master Hu like this.
He raised his head and pushed Mr. Hu towards the fourth outer city.
From the moment he saw Mr. Hu get off the helicopter and saw that only Tang Ji, Dr. Zhang, and his grandson were around him.
Then I knew that Mr. Hu completely believed in me and was extremely honest.
Such an old man, such a heroic figure.
In the previous life, Li Yu worked under Southern Paradise.
Busy every day, he is just an ordinary and lowest-level existence in the Southern Paradise.
At that time, Lord Tiger was a heaven-like existence in his eyes.
He also imagined that if God Tiger were his relative and elder, then he would not be allowed to lie down in the Southern Paradise!
Do a shitty job, take a shitty risk, directly inherit the powerful Southern Paradise, and feel comfortable in the apocalypse!
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But in this life, I never thought that I would be powerful enough to overlook the entire Southern Paradise.
Even Mr. Tiger, who was once thought to be invincible, now looks so weak.
It's not that Mr. Hu has become weaker, but that he is too strong.
Big Camphor Base...became too strong.
As Li Yu pushed Mr. Hu, he had a lot of thoughts and sighed with emotion.
In my previous life, I wanted to have a powerful relative to take me flying, but it didn't come true.
But in this life, I can at least let Master Tiger feel the warmth and take him to fly.
But...it won't be able to fly for long.
Mr. Tiger's disease is difficult to cure.
well...
In his past life and this life, Mr. Hu should be considered to be destined to him.
There is something special about Master Hu in his heart, he is the kind of man he wanted to be before he was reborn.
and goals.
In this life, he has surpassed Master Hu by so much and has become the person that Master Hu needs to look up to.
.......
Behind the two of them, Tang Ji was holding Azheng's hand, breathing rapidly.
Naturally, he heard the conversation between Li Yu and Master Hu.
Originally, he was a little nervous about the fate of himself and Lord Tiger in the future.
but.....
He didn't expect that City Lord Li would be so affectionate and righteous, so majestic!
This is how you can treat Lord Tiger.
Let him feel completely relieved,
The look in Li Yu's eyes gradually gained a hint of admiration and recognition.
"Uncle Tang, are we always going to be here from now on?" Azheng raised his head and asked Tang Ji.
"Yeah, right." Tang Ji lowered his head and said with a smile.
Ah Zheng nodded and looked at the tall young man in front of him.
His eyes were shining, he also wanted to be someone like City Lord Li.
From now on, City Lord Li will be his role model and goal.
Dr. Zhang was carrying a medical kit and he followed behind, looking at Li Yu strangely.
He had heard rumors about City Lord Li before, and they were all cruel, bloodthirsty and extremely cruel.
But last time and this time, it was a bit too gentle.
He speaks like a spring breeze, making people unable to feel disgusted at all.
And he doesn't have the aura of a superior person, he seems like a big brother next door.