Chapter 152 After Separation

Listening to their experiences at this moment, I just feel that "good people should be rewarded."

Since the trains were reorganized, although young people with nothing to do would wander around the four trains like Jiang Qian to see the conditions and scenery of different routes, Old Man Xia had never come here again except for strolling around the trains on the first day, so Jiang Qian was really surprised to see him at this time.

Thinking that the old man had something urgent to do, Jiang Qian walked over quickly, "What's wrong? Why are you here, old man?"

As she asked, she recalled the surveillance footage she had seen during this period and the occasional reports from the system. She really didn't remember what unexpected incidents had occurred on the train that Grandpa Xia was on.

"Don't worry, it's a good thing." Old Master Xia replied with a smile, "Where are your father and mother?"

Seeing Mr. Xia so relaxed with a smile on his face, Jiang Qian realized that maybe what happened was not a bad thing.

"My mom is off duty today, and she's resting in the dorm with my dad. Do you need anything from him? I'll go get them."

Old Master Xia didn't expect that he had come at such an untimely moment. Thinking that he had taken time out of his busy shift to come here, he didn't let Jiang Qian go and call for help, as it would be a waste of time.

"Then come with me first. I'll tell you first." Old Master Xia explained, "The dining car is still busy. I can't stay for too long."

"Okay." Seeing that he was anxious, Jiang Qian didn't ask any more questions and followed him.

Jiang Qian followed Mr. Xia to the dining car of Line 1 where he was. As soon as she entered the car, she saw a familiar face at the connection between the cars.

"He said he was here to look for you. I saw that he looked a lot like Dongzi, and then I remembered what your father had said before about wanting to look for someone back home, so that's why he notified you."

Old Master Xia brought Jiang Qian in front of the crowd before explaining.

He was thinking about whether to say a few more words, but looking at the expressions of the two people, he knew that he was no longer needed here. Without waiting for them to thank him, he turned around and left, leaving the space for the two people who rarely met again.

Jiang Qian didn't care about Grandpa Xia at all at this moment. Looking at the person opposite her, she rubbed her eyes and waited until she confirmed that the person's figure had not disappeared before she was sure that what she saw was real.

"Xiaohui! Is that you?"

Jiang Hui hadn't expected that he would actually find someone this time, and tears welled up in his eyes as well, "Sister Qianqian!"

After not seeing each other for so long, and having experienced so many life and death and twists and turns in between, both of them were emotionally agitated. It was Jiang Qian who reacted first and took Jiang Hui to find a place to sit in the dining car.

"Why are you here? Where are you from? Have you seen Uncle Hongbing and Uncle Weibing and the others? The villagers said they were going to the city to look for you. Have you found you yet?"

Seeing her cousin again, Jiang Qian had a lot of questions in her mind and mouth. At this time, Jiang Hui had heard about their family situation from Ren Ying before, so he calmed down first.

"Sister, let's talk about this later. Where are my Sixth Uncle and Sixth Aunt? Are they okay? Where are Dongzi and the others? Are they okay too?"

Jiang Qian then realized that she was too anxious and had forgotten about her parents.

"Okay, okay, I'm fine. It's just that Dad is always thinking about you and is worried about you. He doesn't know how you are doing now. You wait here, I'll go call them right away. They will definitely be happy to see you."

Jiang Qian said, then stood up and ran to her train home. Soon, she brought her whole family over. When Ren's father heard that someone from Jiang's village had come to see them, he also brought his grandson to see them.

On the way here, the group had already heard Jiang Qian talk about his meeting with Jiang Hui, and they were mentally prepared.

But after really seeing Jiang Hui, Jiang Weimin couldn't help but burst into tears. Jiang Dong was also very excited to see this little cousin who had followed him around since childhood. He was afraid that the meeting would disturb the people eating in the dining car, so he directly booked a private room in the dining car and led his family in.

After both parties had cried enough, they finally had the chance to bring up the question Jiang Qian had asked them. Jiang Hui calmed down and, without hiding anything, told them everything he had experienced.

"During the days of heavy rain, those of us in the city were very worried about our families. We wanted to bring them here in advance, but our parents said everything was fine at home and that the village had made arrangements, so they wouldn't let us come back... Later, the heavy rain stopped, and we received a call from home. Everyone was very happy. Brother Yao and I even said we would drive home to check on them the next day, but we didn't expect that that night..."

"...The next day, the entire neighborhood was in chaos. Our family was fine. My wife, child, and I were all fine. I woke up and found that Brother Yao had called me, but I didn't answer. I called Brother Yao back, but no one answered. I was a little worried, so I wanted to go and check on him...At that time, not many people dared to go out, and most of the zombies were locked in their homes and couldn't leave. It wasn't dangerous outside, but when I arrived, Brother Yao had already..."

"My sister-in-law got sick and didn't make it. When Brother Yao resisted, he was bitten. Although he locked my sister-in-law up, he was afraid that something might happen to him, so he called me and asked me to take Xuanxuan away..."

"When I arrived, Brother Yao had already packed Xuanxuan's things and other valuables in the house. He handed Xuanxuan to me and closed the door..."

"With a child in tow, I didn't dare stay out any longer, so I had to take Xuanxuan home. Later, I checked the surveillance footage of their living room from the phone that Brother Yao gave Xuanxuan. Brother Yao had already..."

"Later, the city was in chaos. My wife and I, along with our two children, didn't dare go out and could only wait for rescue. Luckily, we had enough supplies stored at home, and Brother Yao even gave me the remaining food and water at home, so we were able to get by... The four of us stayed at home like this for over a week. Everyone was busy escaping, and no one paid any attention to us... But later, we couldn't leave even if we wanted to..."

As Jiang Hui spoke, he remembered something and tears welled up in his eyes.

"When Uncle Seven (Jiang Weibing) and the others came looking for us, the city was already in chaos. I don't know how they found us. We could occasionally get a signal near our community. When I got the message, I told Uncle Seven about Brother Yao's situation. Then I took my wife and children downstairs as Uncle Seven said, only to find that the villagers had already entered the community. Other families in the village also lived in the community. Those who were still alive were notified and got on the bus. We had planned to leave the city directly to the base, but when we drove out of the city, we encountered a large number of zombies. We had no choice but to go our separate ways..."

"So, we, Uncle Hongbing's car, and Uncle Weibing's car separated at the intersection... We agreed to meet at the intersection leading out of South City, but after waiting for a whole day and night, no one showed up. Only I received a text message from Uncle Qi telling me to take Xuanxuan and the others and leave quickly and not to wait any longer... Later, a rescue team headed to City P passed by, and we followed them..."

Thinking of Uncle Qi and other villagers who had no news since they separated, Jiang Hui couldn't bear to say any more. Even though he knew that they must have met with misfortune because they didn't come out to meet him or contact him, he still didn't want to think so.

Although Jiang Weimin knew before the villagers left that they would face a life-or-death situation if they went to look for someone, he didn't expect that most of them would end up...

"Uncle Hongbing's sister Xia Xia is married in P City. You know, my second sister is also married there. She wanted to follow the rescue team. Firstly, she felt that it was too dangerous to go through the city to the A City base. Secondly, she wanted to look for people in P City first. However, when she arrived, she found that they were all..."

Jiang Hui felt heartbroken when he thought of what he had seen in City P.

Although Jiang Weimin didn't see the scene at that time, he could imagine it. He held back the sobs in his throat and continued to ask his nephew, "What happened next? Who is still with you now..."

Jiang Hui wiped away the tears that had formed on his face and said, "We settled down in P City. Now, the only people around me are a dozen or so from our village: Uncle Hongbing, Aunt Haixia, Xuanxuan from Yao's family, my wife Damei, my son Shixuan, and Uncle Guo and his wife..."

There were more than a hundred people entering the city, and later everyone went their separate ways because of different destinations. A small half of the group going to the community encountered danger on the way and died. After they encountered zombies and went their separate ways, many people lost contact again. Now there are only a dozen of them left, and those who were separated before have never received any news again, and it is estimated that they are in great danger.

Jiang Hui also talked about his life in P City. "This time I came out with the coal delivery team. Uncle Hongbing is taking care of me at home. Damei and Aunt Haixia said the road was dangerous and wouldn't let me come. I came here thinking of using the crystal cores to exchange for some food for the winter. I didn't expect to run into you guys... It's great! This trip was worth it!"

Seeing that his sixth uncle and his entire family were together, Jiang Hui felt genuinely happy.

Jiang Qian also told the story of her family's previously fabricated experience.

"After separating from the villagers, Geng's grandparents crossed the bridge and returned to the temple. We drove to the gas station, bought two more barrels of oil, and prepared to hit the road. But there were too many zombies on the road, and the water hadn't receded in some places. We dodged and circumvented everything along the way, and somehow ended up at the airport in the east. While exploring the area, we ran into people from Xiaozhao Village and exchanged some food. Later, they told us about the train... Then, our bus broke down, and my mom happened to get a job, so we all moved in..."

Jiang Qian had said this more than once before, and she was used to it, so she spoke without stuttering. Jiang Hui had never thought that they would fabricate their experiences to deceive him. After hearing this, he felt that his uncle's family was indeed lucky.

"It's good on the train. There's no shortage of food and drink, and safety is guaranteed. Uncle Six, your family is so lucky!" Jiang Hui sighed, but he was not jealous.

He had heard Uncle Hongbing talk about the evacuation of several villages and the time in the temple more than once before. He knew that before the evacuation, everyone went to stock up on supplies, but Uncle Liu's family did not raise the price of the items in the convenience store by a penny. Later, when the zombies rioted, it was Uncle Liu who drove his car into them and saved so many lives in several villages.

Listening to their experiences at this moment, I just feel that "good people should be rewarded."

【Author’s words】

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