Without the mutant animal army chasing after them, the return trip was much easier and safer. They reached the shore in just over half an hour.
Everyone quickly ran to the hiding place. There were not many mutated animals and zombies along the way. Most of the mutated animals had followed them before, and a small number of them wandered away after they could not sense the scent of humans.
Fortunately, there were no survivors passing by during this period of time, and the car was still in the same condition as when it left. It was ironic just thinking about it. She wasn't afraid of zombies, but she was worried about her own kind!
"Captain Zeng, the three of us want to join you…is that okay?”Before they parted ways, Xu Cheng asked Zeng Zhiqiang nervously and expectantly.
"We need to discuss this." Zeng Zhiqiang was not surprised by Xu Cheng's request. He had his own considerations.
"Of course, of course!" Xu Cheng was afraid that he would be rejected immediately. Hearing that there was hope, he nodded repeatedly.
Their conversation was not difficult to hear in this place where there were few people. Moreover, they did not deliberately avoid people.
After getting into the car, the team naturally discussed this problem.
"Captain Zeng, are you really going to accept them?”Yu Xiaowei leaned against the window and turned to Zeng Zhiqiang.
"I think it's not bad that the three of them can last until now. We can let them travel together temporarily. When we find a base, we can separate. During this period, we can also observe them and leave the suitable ones behind.”Zeng Zhiqiang was still very cautious when it came to new members. Naturally, he would not make a hasty decision.
Everyone felt that this method was feasible.
"Captain Zeng's plan is not bad, but it's better to say the ugly things first. We have to make things clear to them from the beginning so that some people don't understand or deliberately pretend to be confused.”Guo Rui knew that with the strength of the Hope Team, it was easy for people to want to join. He had been like this himself, but now that he was a member of the team, he would look at everything from the perspective of the team.
"That's right. The new members must be chosen rather than randomly. Although I believe that everyone knows their limits, I still want to say something more. I can't say a word that I shouldn't. Only we can find out other people's secrets. It's impossible for others to find out our secrets.”Li Xi hoped that his team would be strong. Not only in terms of strength, but also in terms of management!
"That's for sure! Whoever wants to get information out of us has to have the ability!”Yu Xiaowei crossed his arms in front of his chest and looked very confident. He was good at probing into other people's secrets, so he naturally had an instinctive guard against counter-probing.
After everyone agreed, Zeng Zhiqiang came forward to explain things to Xu Cheng. When Xu Cheng heard that they were only allowed to travel together temporarily, he could not hide the disappointment on his face. Fortunately, he was mentally strong and quickly adjusted his expression. He knew that this matter could not be forced, and he did not dare to force it. At the same time, he comforted himself that at least they would be much safer on the next journey.
Xu Cheng and the other two didn't dare to follow him alone. They brought the rest of their supplies to Zeng Zhiqiang's minibus. Their original intention was to give all the supplies to the Hope Squad, leaving only one bag of supplies for each of them. Zeng Zhiqiang didn't agree. Since they weren't accepted into the team, it wouldn't be good to confiscate the supplies. He left one-third of them as protection fees (not bodyguards, but proper care), and the rest was temporarily placed in the car. He would return them to them when they arrived at the base.
The team's important supplies were all in Li Xi's car. Zeng Zhiqiang's car only had common supplies. There was nothing to hide, so there was no need to deliberately guard against it. He gathered the team's supplies and left some space for Xu Cheng and the other two.
The last row of seats had been pulled up to make room for supplies. With Xu Cheng and the other two, the space seemed a little crowded. Zeng Zhiqiang did not plan to let anyone go to Li Xi's car.
Xu Cheng chatted warmly with Zeng Zhiqiang and the other two, trying his best to build a good relationship with them. Even if they could not be accepted in the end, there were more advantages than disadvantages to building a good relationship.
Yu Xiaowei drove, so it was inconvenient for him to chat frequently. Zeng Zhiqiang didn't need to be so secretive to outsiders. Only Guo Rui was left. Other than Zeng Zhiqiang, he was basically in charge of the Hope Squad's diplomacy.
Xu Cheng wanted to know more about the Hope Squad and kept asking about them. Of course, he knew his limits and would not ask sensitive questions. Even if he did, it would be a waste of time. In order to show his sincerity, he took the initiative to introduce himself.
Before the apocalypse, he was the sales manager of a daily necessities company and often went on business trips. When the apocalypse came, he happened to be on a business trip to City W. At that time, the air passenger service was stopped, so he had to drive back to City X with his colleagues and friends. Along the way, his colleagues and friends had all died, and he had joined other survivors. In the middle, people kept dying, and others joined, until now.
The other person also introduced himself. His name was Lin Yang. He was a taxi driver before the apocalypse. Some of his family members had fainted and turned into zombies, while others had been bitten to death. He was the only one who had survived. He had also been with the survivors along the way, living day by day.
The only girl among the three was called Zhao Ledan. Before the apocalypse, she was an artist's assistant. After the apocalypse, she happened to be out helping the artist with business. After contacting her boyfriend, she escaped together and joined some survivors along the way. Once, when she was collecting supplies at the mall, her boyfriend pushed her out to block the zombies. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and casually picked up a frying pan beside her to block the zombies. Only then did she escape the fate of being bitten. After that, she left the temporary team in despair. Coincidentally, she met Xu Cheng and the others who were also collecting supplies, so she joined them.
In fact, everyone's experience was similar. Their relatives and friends either died or lost contact with each other, and they kept changing companions in the middle.
Xu Cheng was in sales and was more talkative. After he finished talking about his personal experience, he talked about what he had seen and heard along the way. Lin Yang also interrupted from time to time. Guo Rui, on the other hand, was quietly trying to get the information he wanted to know. Zeng Zhiqiang listened to their conversations and gathered information while keeping an eye on the situation.
Zhao Ledan rarely took the initiative to speak unless she was asked. Whenever she was free, she would organize the supplies that they had brought, trying to save space. When she saw the equipment of the Hope Squad, she silently found useful items and put them into her own backpack.
The sky had already darkened. If it weren't for the white snow reflecting the light, it wouldn't look so dark.
Zheng Ji didn't dare to drive the car to the village for the night. He was worried that he would encounter mutated animals again, so he preferred to run to the town.
At this time, there were very few survivors who were still on their way outside. At least, they did not encounter them.
An hour later, they finally arrived at a town. It was already nine o'clock at night.
There were a few houses with flickering flames, which should be the survivors. It seemed that the town's electrical circuit had been destroyed.
Everyone chose a two-story building. It was a little messy inside, and there was no food. It seemed that either the owner had finished eating or there were survivors who had come to collect it. Everyone tidied up a little and prepared to start a fire to cook. It had been a dangerous and tiring day.
Zhao Ledan took the initiative to take out the ingredients and prepared to cook for everyone. The cooking skills of the members of the Hope Party were not considered good. They could only eat, but they were not delicious. Now that someone had taken the initiative to cook, they would not pretend to be polite. It was only right for them to help. Xu Cheng and Lin Yang were also embarrassed to wait and tried their best to find something to do.
At any time, there would be someone in the Hope Squad responsible for keeping watch. Li Xi did not want to do these trivial things, so he took on the responsibility of keeping watch. Zheng Ji also used the beautiful name of " keeping watch together." Everyone did not care. Compared to keeping watch, other trivial things were trivial.
"The water source of this town seems to be river water, which is inedible.”Yu Xiaowei turned on the tap water and saw that the water was turbid. He was a little worried." Sigh, the water problem will become more and more serious in the future!”
"Generally, high-rise or multi-story buildings have a reservoir. The water there shouldn't be polluted.”Guo Rui thought for a moment and suggested.
"Xiao Wei, come with me to find water." Zeng Zhiqiang led the way.
"Zheng Ji, let's go together." Li Xi was afraid that something unexpected would happen, so she felt more at ease when she called Zheng Ji.
The three of them brought back a few large buckets of water after more than half an hour. Zhao Ledan quickly washed the vegetables and rice. Now that water was scarce, she did not dare to waste it. She only used a small amount of water to wash the vegetables and rice before cooking. She did not throw away the leftover water. She could also wash her hands and flush the toilet.
Twenty minutes later, the dishes were already on the table. The group of people, who were tired and hungry, could not be reserved anymore. They immediately sat around the table and started eating. No one spoke, and their mouths were used to eat non-stop. The food was much more delicious than the ones they had cooked before, and they ate much more. In fact, the food cooked under these conditions could not be compared to the craftsmanship before the apocalypse. However, after a period of bad food, no one would ask for the standards of the pre-apocalypse. This level was already very satisfying.
After the meal, the members of the Hope Party took out their knives and wiped them with a cloth before roasting them over the fire. "What are you guys doing?" Xu Cheng asked curiously. Disinfect?"
He was just saying it casually, but Yu Xiaowei actually replied,"Yeah! If he didn't disinfect it after killing the zombies, what if he accidentally cut something and got infected?!”
"What? That's right! Why didn't I think of that? I was too careless. It was too dangerous!”Xu Cheng first came to a realization, and then he was terrified.
Someone still had to be on duty at night. Xu Cheng and the other two also requested to guard together. Zeng Zhiqiang arranged for himself, Yu Xiaowei, and Guo Rui to take one of them each, while Li Xi and Zheng Ji were in a group, rotating for two hours.
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