Chapter 108 Never Die: Do you still have contact with Zhang Weiming...?

"The three of them?"

Qi Zhixia, from the next bed, put down her half-eaten banana. "You mean Xin Sang, Jiang Zhiling, and Ge Lin?"

Liang Jun was busy slurping up the overflowing peach juice and didn't have time to speak again, so she could only nod frantically.

"No." Qi Zhixia gave a decisive answer.

Seeing Liang Jun's disheveled appearance as she ate the peach, Gu Keke thoughtfully handed her a few tissues.

"In this situation, the only way we can connect with the outside world is through the internet—but unfortunately, when we were detached from the copy, we all forgot to exchange contact information."

Gu Keke sighed softly, her eyes filled with helplessness, "So, we can only hope they can get to the hospital during their recovery period, otherwise..."

"It's alright, even if they can't make it in time, it's no big deal."

Old Ren was still leaning against the windowsill, rummaging through the nearly empty fruit basket. "Once there are too many people, management becomes chaotic—just like a pork stall. Look at me, I've been working alone all these years, haven't I?"

After saying that, he pulled out a green apple from under the fruit basket stuffing and then casually wiped it on his clothes.

One bite, and more than half is gone.

What Lao Ren said was not without reason.

But this is not a company workplace, nor is it his pork stall in the market; it is a real world governed by rules.

In this world where life and death hang in the balance, only through mutual trust and assistance among players can the true secret to perfect victory be found.

Liang Jun thought that if their team could successfully expand to three more members, it would greatly boost the players' confidence.

Three more days passed without any news, and nearly half of the rest period provided by the system was already gone. They remained in the ward, still without any progress.

These days, Geng Qing still makes regular ward rounds every day.

With the help of saline solution, Liang Jun's mental state visibly improved significantly, and she no longer showed signs of dizziness or lightheadedness.

Qi Zhixia's injuries have improved a lot. After Geng Qing's careful bandaging, she can now walk normally, although she is still a little slow and still has a limp.

If the three of them have to wait until the last day of their rest period to arrive, then those precious fourteen days of respite will be wasted.

This absolutely cannot be done.

So on the seventh day of the recuperation period, Liang Jun gathered everyone in ward 602.

"Although the signal base stations are still functioning normally, there is very little information available to us on the network."

Liang Xun sat cross-legged on the bed, her expression unusually serious. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

"You mean..."

Qi Zhixia sat on another hospital bed, her legs dangling. "Do we need to send someone out of the hospital to actively inquire about the current situation?"

Liang Jun replied in a deep voice, "That's exactly what I mean."

Sitting in the middle, Gu Keke was a little anxious. She looked left and right, and finally moved closer to Liang Xuan.

“But…but the situation outside is completely unknown.” Her speech quickened unconsciously. “If we lock the door and stay in the ward, at least we won’t be in any danger; but once we step out of this hospital, it’s really hard to say whether what’s outside is a person or a ghost!”

"That's true."

Liang Xun spoke calmly, perhaps this was not the first time she had considered this question: "Chaos breeds all kinds of evil and evil thoughts in humanity. In a society without moral and legal constraints, the instinct to survive will suppress everything."

She took a deep breath, as if preparing for what she was about to say.

"I am not forcing everyone to sacrifice themselves for the team, but you must understand that going out to explore means risking your lives."

After these words were spoken, a long and peaceful silence fell over ward 602.

A few seconds later, a sound came from the foot of the bed.

“I can go.”

All eyes turned to him, and they saw Luo Chuange take off his black-rimmed glasses, wipe them twice on his plaid shirt which had a faint scent of soap, and then put them back on his high nose.

“In a society without firearms, cars can not only be used for transportation, but also as a means of self-defense—as long as I move around in the car, no one can do anything to me.”

This might be a viable idea.

Liang Xun nodded, slightly hesitant, "If you're alone, you must be careful..."

"If Xiao Luo goes, then I'll go with her."

Old Ren washed his hands, which were sticky with juice, and walked out of the bathroom. "Otherwise, it would be just me, a grown man, all alone among you girls. I wouldn't feel very comfortable."

He shrugged, moved next to Luo Chuange, and, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, used the fabric from the back of Luo's clothes as a towel.

Seeing that at least two people were acting together, Liang Jun breathed a sigh of relief.

Her gaze shifted slightly downwards, and she inadvertently caught sight of the black walkie-talkies hanging around their necks.

"By the way, your next movements will definitely exceed the signal coverage of the walkie-talkie. At that time, we won't be able to rely on this tool alone."

Liang Xun waved her phone in her hand. "You all have WeChat, right? Let's open WeChat and create a face-to-face group chat."

The most commonly used password for group chats is "2580".

After entering their passwords at the same time, Liang Xuan stared at the continuously increasing numbers on her phone until the number of group members displayed "5".

She clicked on the page to change the group chat name, and after thinking it over, her fingers quickly tapped on the screen.

"Never, ever, die?"

Qi Zhixia read out the group chat name slowly and deliberately, ending with a light laugh, "I like this name, it's a beautiful wish, wishing us to never die."

Liang Jun's WeChat profile picture was a completely white image. After fiddling with it a few times, her full name appeared prominently in the place next to the profile picture where her WeChat username was displayed.

She showed her phone screen to everyone, saying, "To facilitate convenient, timely, and efficient communication, please remember to change your group nicknames to your real names."

“Oh, right,” Liang Jun seemed to remember something and put her phone away again, “Don’t set group chats to do not disturb.”

In comparison, one can indeed tell that Old Ren is getting old.

He stood there fiddling with it for a long time, but still couldn't find where to change the group nickname.

Not only that, he even changed the group name from "Never Die" to "Ren'e" countless times. Liang Jun tirelessly changed the group name back and also had to browse countless test messages sent by "AAA Jinyang Community Pork Special Supply Lao Ren".

Finally, Liang Jun reached out to Lao Ren before he could change the group name again.

"Give me your phone, I'll change it for you."

"Oh, I'm so sorry."

Old Ren rubbed his nose a couple of times and handed the greasy phone to the other person. "I'm getting old, and my brain isn't working as fast as it used to. There are some things I just can't learn as quickly as you young people, hahaha..."

Liang Jun searched through the extra-large font settings for a while, finally bringing this farce to an end.

Old Ren's phone seemed to be quite old. When Liang Jun tried to exit the settings, the back button didn't work, so in her impatience, she pressed it a few more times.

The sluggish phone finally reacted, quickly exiting the app, and Lao Ren's WeChat homepage appeared right in front of Liang Xun.

She doesn't have a habit of snooping on other people's privacy.

But as she handed the phone back, Liang Jun's gaze inadvertently glanced at it for a moment and seemed to catch a glimpse of a chat box named "Zhang Weiming".

Watching him happily put his phone back in his pocket, Liang Jun suddenly spoke up.

"Old Ren, are you still in contact with Zhang Weiming?"

As soon as the name "Zhang Weiming" appeared, Qi Zhixia lost her grip on the water glass, spilling all the warm water onto her blanket.

Gu Keke gasped in surprise and quickly stepped forward to help Qi Zhixia clean up the mess.

Old Ren's face twitched, his eyes filled with disbelief.

“Zhang…Zhang Weiming? How could I possibly still have contact with him?” Perhaps thinking of all the injustices he had suffered at Zhang Weiming’s hands, Old Ren’s lips twitched involuntarily. “Xiao Liang, why are you asking this?”

Liang Jun shook her head and put on that harmless smile again.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of it and asked out of curiosity. Please don't take it to heart."

Her recovery process was evident to everyone. During this time, Liang Jun often thought of things that seemed very strange at first glance, but they were all used to it.

Old Ren casually said "oh" twice, which was considered a passing thought to the matter.

"So...when do we set off?" He awkwardly changed the subject.

"The sooner the better," Luo Chuange, who was standing next to Lao Ren, replied casually.

Luo Chuange had already moved to the windowsill and started packing his luggage into his backpack.

Seeing the two preparing, Liang Jun took out her car keys and handed them to them.

“My Highlander is parked right in front of the hospital. You can take my car.”

Just as Lao Ren was about to take it, Luo Chuange pushed him aside.

He told Liang Jun to keep his car keys safe, "You have too many supplies in your car, it's practically a mobile warehouse. If we encounter any unexpected situations or get looted, we'll suffer huge losses."

After saying that, he took out a key with a red string tied to it from the inside of his backpack.

“I have a Wuling Mini, which is very convenient to drive and won’t attract too much attention.”

"Wuling Mini?"

Gu Keke, who was bending down to make the bed, suddenly turned around and winked at Luo Chuange, "Isn't that chopped chili fish head?"

Luo Chuange smiled awkwardly, his face instantly turning red.

Time waits for no one.

Liang Jun emphasized the precaution of "not trusting others easily" several times. After the two of them adjusted their state, they bravely stepped out of ward 602.

Gu Keke quietly lay by the window until a miniature beige fish head with chopped peppers drove out of her sight before she obediently looked away.

"They've left," Gu Keke reported softly.

At the same time, everyone's phones simultaneously beeped with notification sounds.

Liang Jun opened WeChat and found a new message in the "Never Die" group chat.

Ren'e: [We're off.]

Liang Yan paused for two seconds before her finger fell.

Leung Chung: [Take care and have a safe trip.]

When she turned off her phone screen, she subconsciously glanced at the time displayed at the top.

12:35.

"Time is almost up, Director Geng will be coming to check on the patients soon."

As soon as Liang Jun finished speaking, the sound of a handle turning could be heard at the door of the ward.

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Author's Note: Coco: Spicy fish head, oh my god, five ants in my mouth, the taste is amazing (wiping drool).

Ge Tou: (terrified) (panicked) (clutching his small vehicle tightly)