After the sun sets, the sky becomes darker at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Zheng Shiwu took out the necessary sleeping bag and some food from the car and walked towards the building.
Because the sun was setting, it looked a little dark inside.
But after all, there is still some brilliance, and you can roughly see what's going on inside.
"I checked the second floor. There are no zombies, but there is no basement either. The most suitable one is this suite..." The black hand came down from upstairs with a gun in his hand.
Zheng Shiwu nodded and looked at the apartment pointed by the black finger.
This room is connected by two rooms, both with wooden doors.
Zheng Shiwu glanced inside the house and saw that some of the furniture from before the apocalypse was still there.
These pieces of furniture may come in handy later.
Didi didi——
Didi didi——
It's five fifty.
This is the alarm clock set by Zheng Shiwu. At this time, they must stay in a safe shelter, otherwise they must stay in the car to rest.
There were a lot of supplies in the car, and the space was small and extremely cramped.
Even if you lower the seat, you can only lie down half-ly, so you don't get a good rest at night.
They have to drive at high intensity during the day, and without rest at night, their energy levels will be low the next day.
After placing sleeping bags and other items in the room outside, they quickly ran out and moved the refrigerator and some larger and heavier items into the room.
The black hand went to check the strength of the iron railings in the middle of the night, just in case zombies climbing up the wall came over in the middle of the night and broke the iron railings directly.
After checking that there was no problem, the two returned to the room, closed both doors, and blocked the back of the door with items such as a refrigerator and a coffee table.
Weighing hundreds of kilograms, it is difficult for zombies to push away.
The outside room had no windows, but it was just what they wanted.
After closing the door, the whole room became completely dark.
Zheng Shiwu held a flashlight, studied the map, and thought about the route for tomorrow.
After studying for half an hour, he drew a line on the map.
Black Hand reminded from the side:
"Old Zheng, don't forget to fill up the car with water tomorrow, otherwise it will be difficult to find a place to fill up the water later."
"Well, there is a black river next to it. I will add water tomorrow morning. I hope I can avoid the people from the northwest forces tomorrow." In the dark night, Zheng Shiwu let out a long sigh.
Black Hand said: "I think our car is too conspicuous. It needs to blend in with the environment here, otherwise it will be easily discovered when we arrive in Jiayu City."
Zheng Shiwu frowned and said, "What else can I do? It's impossible to smash the window."
"I would say that after we get close to Jiayu City, we will find a place to park the car and walk there."
The black hand thought for a long time, but could not figure out how to make this off-road vehicle more like a scrapped vehicle on the roadside.
Many of the scrapped vehicles on the roadside were covered with a layer of dust, and their car looked a bit weathered after going through a sandstorm.
However, the fender on the front of the car, the protective plate on the butt of the car, and the iron railings outside the windshield and outside the car window all indicate that this is a special modified car.
But it's not good to unload these things. They can only drive this car when they want to go back later. Without some protection, it will be difficult to deal with zombies on the road.
"Eat something and go to bed. I'm too tired today." Zheng Shiwu said, taking out the dry food from the package and eating a mouthful of dry food and a mouthful of water.
Black Hand nodded. He sat on the moisture-proof mat leaning against the refrigerator behind him, playing with the butterfly knife in his hand, in a daze.
.....
night.
The zombies in the Black River came out of the river, and they walked faster when they came out of the water.
Compared with the ordinary zombies Zheng Shiwu and the others saw during the day, these zombies walking out of the river looked like energetic young men.
The roar was also louder.
A wall-climbing zombie sniffed the air and seemed to smell a trace of human scent.
Originally, Banqiao Town was very close to the Heihe River, and wall-climbing zombies had a stronger sense of smell than ordinary zombies.
This wall-climbing zombie sniffed the human scent in the air and walked towards where Zheng Shiwu and the others were.
.......
About thirty kilometers away from Oil City,
Bai County.
The second spy sent from the northwest has arrived here.
This time, the spy team was much larger than Hong Gongcao's, with a total of thirty-seven people.
They arrived here yesterday and are waiting for Hong Gongcao to pick them up tomorrow.
Although Hong Gongcao spoke well on the radio, the boss still had some doubts that Hong Gongcao might have been discovered to have surrendered to the enemy.
So I asked Jingda to test Hong Gongcao when he got here.
If Hong Gongcao was imprisoned, he would definitely not be able to get out.
But if Hong Gongcao brought other strangers here, it means that Hong Gongcao has been under surveillance, and those strangers are probably the ones monitoring Hong Gongcao.
Of course, these are all suspicions, and nothing can be confirmed until we see Hong Gongcao tomorrow.
In oil city.
The third uncle is discussing this matter with Lao Luo and the others.
They had known for a long time that the northwest had sent spies here again.
But what they didn't expect was that these people didn't come in directly, but asked Hong Gongcao to go out and pick them up.
Originally, if they came in directly, they would have to ask Hong Gongcao to search for them secretly at the gate.
Otherwise, if these spies come in, they won't be able to recognize them.
However, now the second batch of spies suddenly asked Hong Gongcao to go out and pick them up.
This will lead to a question, will Hong Gongcao cause trouble when he goes out? If he takes the opportunity to escape, or does not cooperate with them, tell the spies who come for the second time the truth, and they will inform the boss of the situation here.
Then Uncle San's plan went bankrupt.
Their plan is to make the boss feel that he has an insider in the trading market, and that everything in the trading market is under his control.
Moreover, through betrayal spies, they pass on some information they want to convey to the big boss, so that the big boss misjudges the trading market.
"I think the first plan is better. Don't send someone to follow Mr. Hong. This way you don't have to explain your identity to avoid arousing suspicion." The third uncle said to Lao Luo and Ju Tianrui below.
Ju Tianrui thought for a while and said: "However, the first plan may require more manpower and requires greater cooperation from everyone. I'm worried that it will be easily discovered tomorrow."
"There's a manpower issue. Didn't your Civilian Armed Forces Department train for a while? They pulled them out and treated them as training." The third uncle made the final decision.
Lao Luo looked at Ju Tianrui and then at his third uncle.
"Then... I'm going to talk to Hong Gongcao now and let him prepare for tomorrow?"
"Well, go ahead."
Ju Tianrui also stood up,
"Minister, I'll make arrangements for that too."
The third uncle nodded and said: "Let them go out early tomorrow and squat at the garrison point so as not to be discovered."
"Okay." After Ju Tianrui finished speaking, he left.
They will release Hong Gongcao alone tomorrow, which will be risky.
In order to prevent Hong Gongcao and the spies from escaping, they had to set up guard points at hidden places on the road to prevent them from escaping midway.
Although Hong Gongcao has enjoyed quite good treatment in the trading bazaar recently and feels a bit happy and reluctant to think about Shu, he knows people but does not know his heart. No one knows whether he will suddenly rebel and run away when he meets Jingda alone in a meeting tomorrow.
In order to avoid this situation, they had to ensure that if they made any unusual movements, the surrounding ambush personnel would immediately go over to stop them.
Now Hefeng has led his people to Tong County in advance and is secretly monitoring Jingdagan and the others.
Any movement they make is monitored by He Feng and others.
Hong Gongcao has now returned to the second-tier housing. Although he is still under surveillance, he can move freely in the trading market, but he cannot leave the trading market.
He can also visit the night market at night. Because of his special identity as a spy, he was given a relatively simple job, allowing him to earn points for consumption in the trading market.
The same is true for Gao Zhao and others.
Lao Luo sent someone to find Hong Gongcao and asked him to go to a deserted place in the North District to explain the matter.
"Tomorrow, you go out alone to pick up Jingda and fuck them. We will send people to monitor you the whole time. Don't even think about running away. You won't be able to run away." Lao Luo said with a threatening tone.
Hong Gongcao said quickly:
"How dare I? Besides, it's so comfortable to stay in this trading market. I don't want to go back to the northwest. What do I want to do when I go back..."
Lao Luo stared at him and said: "I hope what you said is true, otherwise if I find you making any small moves tomorrow, you will only end up dead."
"Don't worry. If you are worried, you can send two people to go with me." Hong Gongcao said confidently.
"No need."
Lao Luo shook his head and said: "If you send someone over, it will arouse Jing Daqian's suspicion. Just behave normally and don't win over him. Your task is to take him to the trading market and leave the rest to you."
Give it to us."
"Understood!" Hong Gongcao nodded like he was pecking at rice.
"Go back, I will return your original car to you tomorrow." Lao Luo waved his hand and asked him to leave.
Hong Gongcao leaned over and left. On the way back, he felt inexplicably emotional.
The days spent in the trading market made him feel like he was back before the end of the world.
For him, life here is much better than in the northwest.
Although I still have to work, I am very relaxed.
There was no need to worry about food, there was even an outdoor cinema here, something he had never seen in the northwest.
It seems that it would be good to return to Oil City.
Lao Luo promised him that if he performed well, he could gradually become a third-level personnel.
After understanding the treatment of third-level personnel, he eagerly wanted to improve his level here.
Seeing the development of the trading market, he knew that with the development of time, the northwest would definitely fall behind the oil city.
He deeply understood that there was no future in following the Northwest, and that the only solution was to follow the Oil City.
After returning to his residence, Gao Zhao came over to ask.
Hong Gongcao hesitated for a few seconds and finally spoke to Gao Zhao.
When Gao Zhao heard that the boss was going to send a new spy, he probably believed what he had said to Hong Gongcao before.
Previously, he and Hong Gongcao gave the boss an idea at the request of Oil City.
That is to send spies one after another to pretend to be survivors, integrate here, and finally be promoted to a certain status and capture the Oil City without any blood.
but......
The boss sent people here to seize the Oil City, but the goal could not be achieved. Instead, he could only keep sending people and supplies.
"Then... what do you think about public affairs?" Gao Zhao asked leisurely.
Hong Gongcao glanced at Gao Zhao strangely and said, "What else can you think of? Of course I have to listen to the Oil City."
"There is no future in living in Northwest China. Living in Oil City is so nourishing. Look at how comfortable we are recently. We have tried it all."
Gao Zhao lowered his head and said, "Well, you're right."
Hong Gongcao suddenly put his arm around Gao Zhao's shoulders and whispered:
"Lao Gao, I know the boss treats you well, but think about it, what benefits have you actually received? They are all empty promises."
"We can live a good life day by day and enjoy happiness day by day. There is no point in always thinking about what we have and what we don't have."
"Besides, we can never go back to the northwest again. It's useless for you to think about it."
Gao Zhao smiled and said: "Sometimes I really admire you, you have such a good attitude."
"That's for sure." Hong Gongcao said with a hearty smile.
...
The next day.
Early in the morning, Ju Tianrui personally led the recently trained Eighth and Twelfth Brigade of the Militia Division out.
The vehicle drove to every intersection and key place, and people were released.
Coupled with the control of surrounding sentinel points, 360-degree monitoring without blind spots can be achieved.
In the trading market.
Dai Jiusheng handed the off-road vehicle to Hong Gongcao. He sat in the passenger seat and followed him for a while.
"Your previous package and the pistol are all in it. Remember what I told you." Dai Jiusheng got down from the driving position and said to Hong Gongcao, the co-pilot.
"Don't worry, I know it well. I am now a member of our oil city." Hong Gongcao said with a shy face.
Dai Jiusheng did not comment and got into a car that followed.
Then return to Oil City via the original route.
This side is handed over to the 8th Brigade and the 12th Brigade.
Hong Gongcao looked around and saw that there seemed to be no one around, but he knew that someone must be watching him secretly.
There is no need to make trouble.
So he got in the car and drove towards Tong County.
From here to Tong County, there is only less than 10 kilometers left.
It is best to take the G240 route, and this is the route Lao Luo asked him to take.
He dare not violate it.
This car was brought when they came from the northwest, and Hong Gongcao was very familiar with the performance of this car.
Maintaining a speed of 50 kilometers per hour, he arrived at the intersection of two highways outside Tong County in ten minutes.
The intersection was deserted except for a few scrapped cars.
But obviously, Jing Dagan and the others haven't come yet.
Maybe he's already here, but he didn't show up, and he's still observing secretly.
Hong Gongcao was not in a hurry, climbed on the roof of the car and sat waiting.
After half an hour, he couldn't sit still.
The sun was too hot and I was about to run back to the car.
At this moment, several cars slowly drove out of an alley next to a private house less than two kilometers away from the highway.
After seeing these cars, Hong Gongcao's eyes lit up.
