During the night, there were small groups of zombies constantly "harassing" them. This level was a small matter for the people on night duty. They tried their best to deal with these uninvited guests quietly and did not even let them enter the house. The people who were sleeping upstairs didn't fall asleep (they had developed the habit of not sleeping deeply after the apocalypse). As long as danger wasn't approaching, and with teammates on night duty, they could rest without moving and seize the time to rest and replenish their strength. The other three didn't know at first, but when they heard the slightest movement, they got up nervously. When they saw that the members of the Hope Team were still sleeping soundly, they lay down again.
At six o'clock in the morning, Yu Xiaowei and Zhao Leyan were on the last shift. Yu Xiaowei sat on a chair by the window with a pistol in his left hand and a knife in his right hand. He chatted with Zhao Ledan while paying attention to the movements outside the window. Zhao Ledan stood guard in front of another window, one hand pressing on the handle of the frying pan, ready to use it to block if anything went wrong. He held a knife in one hand and remained vigilant.
The team members had just gotten up and went downstairs to prepare for their training when they saw this scene downstairs.
“HI! Good morning, everyone!" Yu Xiaowei saw that his teammates had all gotten up and waved his hand to greet them." I'm so lucky. I've only been on duty for an hour and you're already up. This is not boring!"”
"I don't see why you're bored.”Guo Rui picked up the dumbbell and started to exercise his arm.
"Cough cough…I was just worried that Miss Zhao would be afraid and distract her!”Yu Xiaowei wanted to scratch his head with his hands, but when he raised his hand, he found that there was something in both his hands. He could only cough to cover it up. Then, he thought about it and wondered why he felt guilty as if he had done something bad. He rolled his eyes and walked to Guo Rui's side. He whispered in his ear,"Actually, I'm testing her to see if she has the qualifications to be our teammate!”
" What do you mean?" Guo Rui glanced at him." It doesn't matter. The important thing is that it doesn't affect the team."”
Yu Xiaowei tapped Guo Rui's shoulder lightly with the butt of his gun.""Tsk, do you think I know how to seduce people with my beauty? Besides, I don't have that kind of interest in her. You also know that after the apocalypse, other than Li Xi, all the women I see are either timid and only know how to hide behind men or scream and cry when they see zombies. It's rare to see a brave and self-reliant woman..."
"Hey, hey, if you want to talk, then talk. Why are you pointing a gun at me?”Guo Rui moved aside to avoid the butt of the gun.
"Hey, even if I haven't trained as a sharpshooter these past few days, I'm not so stupid as to not know if my gun is loaded or not. Look at how scared you are!”Yu Xiaowei teased.
Zhao Ledan saw Yu Xiaowei and Guo Rui whispering to each other, and the others were also training with simple equipment. After hesitating for a moment, she walked to Zeng Zhiqiang and bowed, asking,"Captain Zeng, I see that everyone is up. Why don't I start preparing breakfast?”
Zeng Zhiqiang was practicing push-ups. When he heard this, his hands did not stop moving. He only raised his head and replied to Zhao Ledan,"Oh, okay, then I'll have to trouble you.”
"You're welcome, you're welcome.”Zhao Ledan quickly shook her head and waved her hand. It wasn't that she was deliberately trying to please the Hope Squad. Her experience as an assistant made her understand that being proactive and diligent might not necessarily make others value her. At least she wouldn't be despised. Especially after the apocalypse, she knew that she was weak. In order not to be abandoned by others, she had been working hard to train herself and not develop the habit of relying on others. She also rushed to the front line when killing zombies.
As the two of them were talking, hurried footsteps came from upstairs.
They saw Xu Cheng and Lin Yang with their hair up, clothes draped over their shoulders, and shoes on their feet as they hurried down the stairs."Sorry, we didn't know everyone was up so early.”
"We woke up early to train. It's fine. You guys continue to sleep." Zeng Zhiqiang waved his hand.
"What? Oh! Anyway, I'm already up. I'm not sleeping." Everyone had woken up, but the two of them continued to sleep. It was embarrassing.
The living room was small, so Li Xi and Zheng Ji were training in the backyard. What Li Xi practiced most was throwing knives. He could use the least amount of force to make the most effective attack, and it could also be used to train his eyesight. When there was no one else in private, she even tried to use her spiritual power to control the flying knives. This method could be used as a trump card and could also train her spiritual power.
Zheng Ji still used the training method he used when he was a special agent, but it increased the difficulty. The previous standards were too simple for him now.
An hour later, everyone finished their training and breakfast was served.
"Wow! Braised pork, braised fish, Kung Pao chicken, fried eggplant, stir-fried vegetables…What day was it today? What a sumptuous breakfast!" Yu Xiaowei put his nose close to the plate and took a deep breath, then shouted in surprise.
"Stay away. Your saliva is about to flow into the dishes!”Guo Rui wiped his hands clean and helped to carry the bowls and chopsticks.
"Well, I got here too late yesterday, so I could only make a few simple dishes. I had plenty of time today, so I made more.”Zhao Ledan blushed and smiled shyly. Suddenly, she thought of something and her face instantly turned pale. She explained nervously,"I saw that the supplies were still sufficient, so, so I made so many decisions on my own. I…"
"It's fine. We were tired all day yesterday, so we should replenish ourselves. We're not in a shortage of supplies now, so we don't have to be so thrifty. Moreover, even if the weather was cold, these vegetables could not be kept for too long. It was better to eat them early.”Zeng Zhiqiang could not help but comfort her when he saw her blaming herself. Besides, this was really nothing to them. The girl was diligent in helping them cook, and they even had to thank her.
When Zhao Ledan heard that, she heaved a sigh of relief. She decided that she had to ask him clearly in the future before doing anything. Otherwise, she would not do anything bad out of good intentions.
They were even hungrier after their training. Faced with such a sumptuous meal, everyone did not stand on ceremony. After the apocalypse, no one cared about dining etiquette. In the first few days of the apocalypse, when they saw meat, they thought of zombies. No one could eat meat, but now, they could probably eat zombies. People's mental endurance was really trained!
For a moment, they could only hear the clanging of chopsticks and bowls…
"Speaking of which, I've never seen the food on the table so clean before. There's no need to wash the dishes!”Yu Xiaowei sighed with satisfaction.
"That's right! In the past, when I entertained clients, the leftovers were enough to open another table!”Xu Cheng nodded. Before the accident, he had never thought that food was so precious.
"I've even done a special report on the waste problem of the Z people. According to statistics, the food wasted by the Z people's dining tables is worth 200 billion yuan every year. The food that is thrown away is equivalent to the food of more than 200 million people for a year! For this reason, he also advocated for everyone to be frugal.”Guo Rui shook his head and sighed. He still remembered the shock he felt when he saw the statistics.
"Now, there's no need to advocate for wastage!”Li Xi's words hit the main point. He took out a handkerchief and wiped the corner of his mouth. Now, he didn't dare to use tissues casually. For the time being, these things couldn't be produced again. How could he not use them sparingly?
Zheng Ji sat next to Li Xi and habitually took out a knife to wipe it, even though the knife was very clean. He did not care about these livelihood issues. He did not have the bad habit of wasting money. Food meant nothing to him except to fill his stomach. Enjoying was not his hobby.
Everyone was silent, but no one was happy that they had finally solved the country's long-standing problem.
Zhao Ledan saw that the atmosphere was heavy, so she stood up and quietly cleaned up the chopsticks and bowls. Xu Cheng and Lin Yang also helped.
"Let's discuss the next route!”Zeng Zhiqiang raised the question that he was about to consider.
Guo Rui took out a map of Z country and spread it on the table. He had already studied it when he was on night duty last night. He pointed at a certain place and said as he moved,"Our current location is here. This is the road that we passed by yesterday, so we can't pass through. This is the lake we crossed yesterday; our destination is here, so we have to cross this lake. It would be too far to take a detour. There was a bridge by the lake. I suggest we go to the bridge first. It would be best if we can pass through it. If not, we can only take a detour.”
"It seems that there's no better way at the moment. Let's do it like this!”Zeng Zhiqiang had also studied it and shared the same opinion as Guo Rui.
The others had no objections.
Everyone packed up, got into the car, and set off.
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