Everyone looked towards the source of the sound and saw another group of people escaping from the warehouse in a sorry state. One person drove the fork lift, and a few people guarded the surroundings. The two of them desperately blocked the warehouse door, not letting the zombies out. A few others opened the car door and prepared to move the goods into the car. Zhang Zhaohui ran over and waved his hand. In fact, he wanted the other party to help. The zombies outside were also gathering. He was worried that they would lose more people, so he could only ask tentatively.
Zeng Zhiqiang did not immediately help as he did at the beginning of the apocalypse. He turned around and looked at the others, his meaning obvious.
"I think we can help, but…we have to pay for it! We can trade with their base for some things that we lack.”Guo Rui's eyes lit up as a scheming light flashed across his eyes.
"For example, rice, noodles, and so on!" Zhao Ledan actively reported the food that the team lacked. The other living resources were not consumed much for the time being, but they lacked food.
Everyone exchanged glances and thought that this was a win-win idea.
Zeng Zhiqiang looked around again. Before he could say anything, Yu Xiaowei took the initiative to ask,"I'll go. It's a good time to practice. I just need those with good marksmanship to cover me.”
Seeing this, Guo Rui also requested to go with them.
Zeng Zhiqiang was about to speak when Li Xi interrupted him,"Captain Zeng still has to drive later, so I'll go with him. Ah Ji will cover them, and the other team will have to take care of them. This was a paid help, so they had to try their best not to let them suffer any casualties.”
"The team members are all so proactive. I'm really happy to be the captain!”Zeng Zhiqiang finally had a chance to speak. He touched his nose and sighed. Although he didn't have to get out of the car, he still held his gun and covered them through the window (Fortunately, there was a mesh iron fence outside the window to prevent zombies from reaching in).
When Zhang Zhaohui saw that the other party had actually come down, he was pleasantly surprised. At the same time, he was a little worried. He did not believe that there would be a private team that selflessly helped others in the apocalypse.
Sure enough, a bespectacled man walked over and said bluntly,"We can help. The price is rice, noodles, and some other food that we lack.”
"How much do you need? Besides, we can only get it when we get to the base.”Zhang Zhaohui couldn't agree immediately, but he didn't dare to reject it immediately. He was willing to exchange resources for his life. However, his authority was limited. He couldn't promise now and then not fulfill it later.
"We need about a hundred catties of each. Of course, I know that only your base has them, but you should be hoping to exchange them for your lives, right? If I'm not mistaken, you seem to be missing two people?!”Guo Rui didn't want to be so cruel, but he couldn't achieve his goal if he didn't say so. Seeing that the other party was a little hesitant, he decided to add more weight." Also, we can help you collect some meat and vegetable raw materials. We've already taken our own. You should only have collected canned food now, right? It's worth it to exchange these for some flour!”
Zhang Zhaohui didn't hesitate anymore. Besides, time waited for no man. There were more and more zombies, and he couldn't afford to delay. Even if he knew where the raw materials were, he wouldn't dare to take the risk to collect them. With their help, he would have more reasons to convince the base leaders.
With three people joining in and the other two covering them, the pressure on them was reduced. They were mainly responsible for loading the goods and getting on the car. The raw materials in the warehouse were also shipped smoothly. With the five of them joining, the others only had to do the work of the porters.
After a round of killing and looting, the mission was finally completed.
It was not convenient for everyone to chat, so they could only get into their respective cars first. Before they left, Zhang Zhaohui promised,"Don't worry, I'll definitely do what I promised! Even if there is an accident, my team and I would rather give our share to you than go back on our word, right?”He turned back to confirm with the other members, and they naturally agreed.
Guo Rui and the others were naturally not worried. Even if they did not get paid, they would not lose much!
Along the way, Zhang Zhaohui's large transport vehicle opened the way. They were very familiar with the local road conditions and chose relatively smooth roads. Fortunately, they took the main road and there were no accidents such as cars being stuck or blocked.
When they arrived at the entrance of the base, Zhang Zhaohui invited the team into the base. Considering that it would not be easy to get the reward, and that the sky was getting dark, he agreed to stay for one night.
Zhang Zhaohui and his team were not spared from the routine quarantine observation.
The return of Zhang Zhaohui and his team was warmly welcomed by the base (every team that successfully returned from collecting supplies received this treatment). After completing the delivery procedures, Zhang Zhaohui immediately reported their situation and agreed to the conditions to the leader. After understanding, the leader also felt that this was a big help and readily agreed to their conditions.
Zhang Zhaohui happily informed the Hope Squad of this good news and took them to collect their rewards.(After the apocalypse, work efficiency had generally improved, and there were rarely any delays unless there were special circumstances.) The squad sent Zeng Zhiqiang, Guo Rui, and Zhao Leyan.
This time, with Zhang Zhaohui as the guarantor, although they were only staying for one night, the base still arranged for a three-bedroom apartment.
Yu Xiaowei thought about how they had refused Xu Cheng to enter the base before, but now he still entered the base. He found it funny and said to the two of them,"Don't you think there's no conclusion to the world? A few days ago, we told Xu Cheng that we were going to leave directly, but now we're going back to the base!”
"Yes, some things are uncertain, but it's fine as long as we have something to gain!”Li Xi had the same feeling.
Zeng Zhiqiang and the other two came back after nearly an hour, followed by Zhang Zhaohui and his team.
"What took you so long?" Yu Xiaowei ran over happily and helped to take the food.
"It's mainly because it takes time to travel. In order to save fuel, their base uses bicycles in the base unless there are special circumstances!”Zhao Ledan was also very helpless. She was still in a hurry to come back and cook.
"It seems that our future lives will have to return to the era of human beings without pollution!”Yu Xiaowei smiled and joked. He turned to Zhang Zhaohui and the others and said," Hi, you guys aren't here to freeload, are you?”
Zhang Zhaohui wasn't embarrassed." Yes, but don't worry. We brought our own rations!" You're leaving tomorrow, so you thought of coming over to chat. At least it's fate!”As he spoke, he took out all the ingredients they had brought, mainly vegetables and meat.
Zhao Ledan was busy cooking while Yu Xiaowei was pulling the food to see what the base had given him."100 catties of rice, 100 catties of flour, some seasonings, and a few barrels of cooking oil. And fruits! He didn't think so in the past, but fruits were so rare now. This base was quite generous!”
Zhao Leyan whispered to Yu Xiaowei,"That's because our Ah Rui is amazing. He fought for extra benefits!”
" Oh…" Yu Xiaowei suddenly understood. He was still wondering why this base was so generous. They wouldn't stay, so there was no need to use this to tempt them.
Li Xi didn't want to talk to outsiders. He was afraid that Zhao Ledan wouldn't be able to handle it, so he came over to help. Zheng Ji stayed in the corner of the living room to wipe his and Li Xi's weapons. Yu Xiaowei saw that only Zeng Zhiqiang and Guo Rui were left in the living room to entertain the guests, so he had to go forward to accompany them. He happened to hear Zhang Zhaohui talking,"Captain Zeng, the overall strength of your Hope Squad is indeed very strong. It's not much weaker than us who were soldiers. Our leader still hopes that I can persuade you!”
"Hehe, you flatter me. As I said just now, we're all going north to find our loved ones. We definitely won't stay. If we're fated to meet again in the future, we'll work together!”Zeng Zhiqiang also knew the other party's intention, but their goal was very clear. How could they be persuaded by someone else's words? However, it would not hinder them from making good friends.
Zhang Zhaohui also knew that he couldn't convince them, but since the leader had spoken, he had to go through the formalities, so he took the opportunity to change the topic."How did you all gather? They didn't look like soldiers!”
"Oh, the initiator is Ah Xi. Hey, the taller one over there. She and I met a few other people and felt that it was easier to survive in a small team. Later on, when we met a suitable person, we recruited them into the team.”Zeng Zhiqiang's explanation was very brief, but it was enough for everyone to understand.
Zhang Zhaohui had met quite a number of private teams before. Most of the people in their teams were of varying quality and had a large number of people. It was rare to see a team as lean and powerful as theirs. When he heard Zeng Zhiqiang's words, he asked curiously,"Her? I think she's very powerful, even stronger than us men. What did she do in the past? Are you a soldier?" It wasn't good to pry into other people's privacy, but Zhang Zhaohui couldn't help but ask. The other people who came with him were also very curious.
"No, she's just doing this as a hobby. She used to do civilian work.”Zeng Zhiqiang said vaguely. He knew that anyone who saw Li Xi was so powerful would be curious, so he had already thought of a story.
“……”
As the conversation continued, Guo Rui and Yu Xiaowei joined in. Through the conversation, they had a general understanding of Zhang Zhaohui and the others and this base.
The Shangdu base was jointly established by the government and the military (this was usually the case for large bases). Most of the survivors were from the city or nearby small cities. The government was mainly responsible for managing the base, while the military was mainly responsible for maintaining order and security. In addition, the search for supplies was mainly the responsibility of the military. After all, the military had limited manpower. Moreover, they could not let the survivors just sit around and do nothing, so they were assigned different tasks according to their abilities. Joining the search team was voluntary, and the treatment would be better than those who worked in other jobs, but they would be responsible for their own life and death. Unless it was a major or confidential mission, the search teams would usually be composed of soldiers and civilians. It was still a short period of time, and the commoners had trained hard even during normal times. Their combat strength and cooperation were much worse, so there would be more or less commoners sacrificed in every mission.
Zeng Zhiqiang and the others were very cautious when they were asked about the team. They did not want the other party to underestimate them, but they also did not want the other party to be overly vigilant. This was their diplomatic strategy.
They were chatting happily when they heard the sound of eating on the other side. The group quickly helped move the tables and chairs and took the bowls and chopsticks. Zhang Zhaohui was worried that they did not have so many bowls and chopsticks, so he brought his own utensils.
"We usually eat some dry food or cook it ourselves. It's been a long time since we've had delicious hot food. Your team really has all kinds of talents.”Zhang Zhaohui couldn't help but complain as he ate happily. When he saw the others who came with him burying their heads in their food and ignoring their words, he knew that what he said was true.
After sending off Zhang Zhaohui and his group, everyone moved the ingredients they had brought to the car and sorted out the canned food they had harvested today. Oil and water took up too much space. With weapons and other daily necessities, there was not much space left for food. Zhao Ledan was trying her best to maximize the use of space. She even placed a box of canned food under each person's seat. Even so, they didn't want to change to a big car. It was too energy-consuming and inflexible.
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