Chapter 91

When the temperature dropped below minus 40 degrees, Xu Ming also came back to avoid the winter. He could run around in the previous low temperatures, but now he couldn't stand the low temperatures even if he wore more clothes. It was okay when the weather was good, with a little sunshine. Although he didn't feel warm at all, at least there was no wind. When it was snowy, the clothes couldn't stand it. The key point was that there were more snowy days than sunny days. Many people lost consciousness when going to work or leaving work, and were stiff when they were found.

Some doctors have been stationed in the hospital, and housing is provided there. The temperature is low now, and many people do not go out if they can. Most of those who have to go out are soldiers. Few ordinary people can be sent to the hospital, because when they are found to need treatment, most of them are already dying, so it is enough to leave a few doctors there. More medical resources are still tilted towards the quarantine area. People there are sent in batches and dragged out batches, but Xu Ming is not good at epidemics. Although he can help with injections, Xu Ming feels that he has not yet reached that level. After the rescue in the central camp in the city, even if Xu Ming is born with low empathy, he still can't face up to the many deaths that cannot be saved. The suffocating despair is too heavy.

So when only some doctors and nurses were left on duty at the hospital, he went straight home.

Jian Chu comforted him: "It's nothing. You are just a veterinarian. In terms of technical qualifications, you are not at that level. It's good enough that you have worked so hard for so long."

Xu Ming looked at Jian Chu helplessly: "Are you trying to comfort me or to discourage me?"

Jian Chu laughed: "Comfort, comfort, of course it's comfort, it's good that you are free now, Mu Nan has always said that when you are free, we can have a meal together, the landlord will treat us."

Xu Ming: "Who is the landlord?"

Jian Chu: "As for our extremely poor family, who do you think the landlord is?"

Xu Ming asked: "Why do you suddenly want to treat me to a meal?"

Jian Chu chuckled and said, "You can think of this meal as a farewell meal for singles, an official announcement meal, or a wedding meal?"

Xu Ming took two seconds to sort out the relationship, and then turned to look at Jian Chu with an expression of "as expected". "When will your official dinner be held?"

Jian Chu was speechless for a moment, still feeling a little embarrassed about being teased. Yu Zibai, who was cleaning the house, suddenly popped his head out and said, "Eat at the rich man's first, then come and have our porridge and side dishes." The change in his relationship with Jian Chu was not announced to the world as directly as Mu Nan and the others had done. It just happened naturally. However, with the precedent of Mu Nan and the others, Yu Zibai felt that they should also treat them to a meal, which would seem more formal.

Xu Ming sat on the stairs and chatted with them for a while. Because there was floor heating upstairs and downstairs, the house was warm, so Jian Chu usually didn't close the door on the second floor. But Xu Ming would not go to other people's houses unless he had nothing to do. Occasionally, he would sit on the stairs and chat with Jian Chu. Usually, Jian Chu was preparing food. Although there was only a little food that could be eaten, he still tried hard to make it in different ways. Now, food can be frozen solid if left outside for an hour or so, and even a refrigerator is needed. It is very durable, so it doesn't matter if he makes more. Yu Zibai is cleaning the house inside and out.

Some time ago, Jian Chu said that he wanted to grow some vegetables at home. It seemed that Mu Nan had some seeds, and Mu Nan planted some at home and succeeded, so Jian Chu was also eager to try. However, the soil was really difficult to work with. The ground outside was frozen like a concrete road. Yu Zibai took a lot of effort to dig up some. He had to thaw it, get fertile soil, and make wooden boxes to store the soil. There was no idle day at home.

Looking at the two families who were still able to live a happy life with their current living conditions, Xu Ming felt inexplicably envious. It would be fine if he was alone, but he had to live between two families. Seeing others happy, it was inevitable that he would be affected.

Watching Jian Chu and Yu Zibai's silent exchange, where they could understand each other's meaning with just a glance, and after Yu Zibai took the mop to change the water, Xu Ming asked Jian Chu, "Is this how you two live together?"

Jian Chu was making bean curd balls. The bean curd is made from soy milk and is edible, so it shouldn't be wasted. Upon hearing this, he looked up at Xu Ming and said, "Isn't life like this? We do everything together, share housework, and discuss troubles with each other. We have the confidence to face the future."

Xu Ming was used to relying on himself, and he could not imagine what it would feel like to look for confidence to face the future from another person. But he had to admit that when he had seen too many trivialities in the past, he felt that it was better to be alone. But when he saw others happy, he felt that being with someone was indeed good.

After chatting for a while, Xu Ming went upstairs. He chatted with his neighbors like this every day and surfed the Internet when he was alone at home. It was quite leisurely and relaxing.

Xu Ming even opened a special veterinary section to answer questions about various animals for free, not limited to pets. Unfortunately, the most comments were about who can still afford to keep a pet at this time, and not many people asked. But Xu Ming had nothing to do anyway, so he occasionally posted some popular science about wild animals, such as how to save your life when encountering some more lethal animals. Probably because there were wild beasts here, his popular science posts were a little more lively, with a lot of interactions. Xu Ming could be said to have found something to do to kill time.

When Mu Nan found out that Xu Ming had opened such a section, he was immediately inspired: "Can I also open a comics section?"

Qin Huai was sitting on the sofa, supporting his head with one hand on the armrest, and watching a movie with the other hand around Mu Nan who was leaning on him. Hearing this, he lowered his eyes and glanced at Mu Nan: "Sure, if you want to draw, open a comic channel in the entertainment section, or you can draw first, and I will open a special website for you then."

Mu Nan said, "It's too troublesome to open a website. Wouldn't it be better to open a section like Xu Ming did, like a forum?"

Qin Huai said: "Wait for the ID card to be updated and the points to be converted into new currency. Everything in the future will be electronic transactions. At that time, some things on the Internet will start to be charged, just like before. You have to pay corresponding fees for watching movies, reading novels, and reading things that require copyright. If you open a separate platform like this, you can charge a unified fee. You register a cartoonist account, and others also register. The more people draw on it, the more people will read it. You can continue to make money by drawing at home."

Mu Nan looked at Qin Huai with some surprise: "Is this possible? To build a website like this, you need a server, right?"

Qin Huai smiled and said, "It is estimated that our lives will not be able to return to the previous mode for a long time, so many things have to rely on the country. For example, paid projects like this must also be affiliated with the country. The servers are naturally provided by the military, and they also need to make money. It is not that they provide points and currency conversions, and they can make as much money as they want by operating in the background. If these can bring them extra income, I think they will be willing to open such an entertainment section."

Mu Nan shook his feet and wanted to pick up the pen and start painting immediately. Thinking that he could make money without going out in the future, he felt that although he would no longer have any foresight about the future after this winter, the future did not seem that scary. It would be best if he could get better little by little in such an environment.

"Brother, what do you think I should draw? If I want to make money, I must draw a series, but will anyone read some love stories at this time?"

Qin Huai smiled and said, "Then I don't understand. This is your area of ​​expertise, but you don't have to rush to make money. Just paint what you want to paint. I can support you even if you don't make money."

Mu Nan thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, I will draw a disaster theme, which is very relatable. However, comics must be exciting, not as bitter as reality. So I will draw a world reconstruction trend, developing a high-tech floating city. We will live in the sky city supported by a levitator. There must be a huge energy shield on it. The scorching high temperature is the energy source of the entire energy shield. It will not be hot in summer and cold in winter. The sky city will be warm like spring all year round. We can also take a sightseeing car to travel in the air and see the natural scenery outside in hot summer and cold winter. How do you think this direction is?"

Qin Huai praised: "Very good, Nan Nan is awesome, she created a new world in no time."

Mu Nan was a little happy to be praised, but she felt that Qin Huai's praise was mindless, so she said with a light sigh: "You are just coaxing a child."

Qin Huai smiled and said, "Aren't you my child?"

Mu Nan sat up suddenly: "You really are trying to coax me, right?"

Qin Huai put one hand on Mu Nan's back, pushed him towards himself, and instantly hugged him tightly: "Who said I was coaxing you? In my eyes, no matter what you do, you are the best."

Mu Nan couldn't stand such sweet talk and felt a little embarrassed, so he tried to push Qin Huai away and sit up, but Qin Huai grabbed his waist first, looked at him and chuckled, "Excuse me, the best Nan Nan in the world, can I kiss you now?"

Mu Nan covered Qin Huai's mouth with her hand. Even if there were only the two of them at home and no outsiders, there were some things you just had to do. Why ask?

Qin Huai turned over while holding Mu Nan, and their positions were instantly switched. Without waiting for Mu Nan to kick him, Qin Huai gently bit Mu Nan's lips. With the cake in his arms, there was no reason not to eat it.

Late at night, Mu Nan curled up in Qin Huai's arms tiredly and hummed: "I'm so tired. Why am I tired even lying still?"

Qin Huai smiled contentedly, hugged the person in his arms, and gently rubbed his waist: "Thank you for your hard work, baby."

Mu Nan enjoyed Qin Huai's massage and said without hesitation: "Thank you for your hard work."

Qin Huai bit his earlobe: "You act like a spoiled child like this, it makes me want to do it again."

Mu Nan instantly shrank into a ball, turned over and faced Qin Huai. What a shameless and unscrupulous life! He did not forget to criticize Qin Huai in a heavy tone: "Brother, you have changed."

Qin Huai hugged him tightly and kissed his shoulder. He liked the feeling of kissing and hugging, skin to skin. "Why have I changed?"

Mu Nan listed his crimes: "Before, you said you would never let me sleep in, but now, for your own happiness, you actually broke the rule of not letting me sleep in. Tsk, what a man."

Qin Huai pinched his waist and said, "My own happiness? When have I not made you happy? You are such a heartless person."

Mu Nan laughed out loud when he pinched her: "Brother, be gentle, it hurts, hahahahahaha..."

Just as the two were playing around wrapped in a blanket, they suddenly heard a dog barking loudly. The excited roar scared Mu Nan. Qin Huai pulled the blanket over Mu Nan and pulled the clothes next to him to put them on: "I'm going to take a look, you stay here obediently."

There was no way Mu Nan could stay here. If anything happened, he would not be able to run away naked, so he quickly got up and put on his clothes.

Qin Huai had already walked to the balcony wrapped in a thick coat. It was very dark outside, and there were no street lights. In addition, almost every household had shielding on the windows. Previously it was to block the sun, and now it was to block the low temperature and the sight of outsiders. So it was getting darker outside. Qin Huai had already anticipated that something might happen, so he installed a row of spotlights on the eaves of their third floor not long after moving in. He turned on the spotlights as soon as he came out. The people who were climbing the wall obviously did not expect that such large lights were installed in the yard. They slipped in the sudden flash of light, and one of them fell halfway up, but two had already entered the yard.

The noise of the barking dog naturally woke up everyone in the yard. Soon, Xu Ming, who lived next door to Qin Huai, came out in his clothes. Xu Ming lived on the third floor, and his balcony was right next to Qin Huai's. The balcony was not closed, so he could see each other by just sticking his head out. He subconsciously asked what happened. But before Qin Huai could reply, Xu Ming had already seen the people who had climbed into their yard. Two of them entered the yard and were not afraid of the light. They even looked at them upstairs and made a provocative gesture of wiping their necks with a knife. Then they opened the iron gate of the yard directly from the inside and let in several companions outside.

The other one raised the knife in his hand, looked up at them and said: "I advise you to open the door automatically, and we will seek wealth without hurting anyone. If you cooperate, we will not kill you all, but leave some for you. If you don't cooperate, don't blame me for the sharp knife in my hand!"

Qin Huai looked coldly at the people who broke into the house so recklessly and said to Xu Ming, "Wait a minute."

Qin Huai entered the house and took two crossbows that had been placed in the living room. He handed one of them directly to Xu Ming, then aimed at the man who was holding a knife and uttering harsh words, and shot an arrow cleanly.

This group of people who climbed over the wall to rob had probably figured out the situation here first. They knew that this house had a dog, so they were not surprised at the dog barking. After climbing over the wall, they rushed directly towards the gates with knives in their hands. But before they got close, the leader was shot in the shoulder. The man didn't react at the time, and was even stunned for a moment. He subconsciously looked at his shoulder and then screamed.

The man's accomplices were also shocked when they saw this, because the spotlight illuminated the entire yard too brightly, and the arrow that pierced the shoulder and the blood that had seeped out of the clothes were all clearly visible.

There were seven people in total entering the yard. Qin Huai shot the second arrow without mercy. Xu Ming on the side had never used a crossbow, but this thing was not difficult to use. It was very simple to pull the bow and shoot. The people who were breaking into the house and robbing probably didn't react and just stood there stupidly until the second person was shot through the leg. Then they reacted and ran out.

The one who had threatened before turned back and looked at them fiercely while running: "Just you wait! I can't kill you!"

However, before the man could finish his words, he was stabbed in the back. Qin Huai looked at Xu Ming, who shrugged: "It seems quite simple." This was his first time using this thing, and he saw blood on his first try, which was not bad.

Mu Nan came out wrapped in clothes at this time, and was shocked when he saw the situation in the yard. Qin Huai glanced at him, and seeing that he was wearing thick clothes, he did not let him in. Although he hoped that Mu Nan would never experience some situations in his life, the reality is never as one wishes. He would not deliberately force Mu Nan to grow, but when things happened, he would not hinder Mu Nan's growth.

When the fourth person fell, a white figure jumped out from next to them, running quickly on the snow, and its sharp canine teeth bit the calf of the man who was running out. The bitten man still had a knife in his hand, and he raised the knife while screaming, ready to chop at Niu Niu, but Qin Huai shot an arrow directly through his arm. The man felt pain, loosened his hand, and the knife fell into the snow.

The man who was hit on the shoulder by Qin Huai at the beginning really didn't expect to suffer such a big loss. This man must be a ruthless person. After getting up from the ground, he gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it! Just wait for me, I will never let you go!"

Qin Huai chuckled and shot an arrow through his kneecap. The crossbow he gave Xu Ming was a basic crossbow, the kind that needed to be drawn to shoot. The one he held in his hand was a mechanical one, which had the lethality to penetrate a person's skull, no less than a bullet.

Xu Ming also slowly found the feel of the situation, mainly because Niu Niu was very powerful. Among the people who climbed over the wall downstairs, Niu Niu would run over and bite anyone who ran. Those who lay motionless on the ground were either unable to move due to injuries from Qin Huai or were too scared to move.

Jian Chu and Yu Zibai, who had been hiding in the house watching the situation, saw the injured and disabled people outside, so they ran out quickly. The first thing they did was to kick the knives they were carrying aside and confiscate the opponent's weapons first. However, they did not dare to get close to the people on the ground. The machete fell to the ground. What if they had a small knife with them? It would be so unfair to be stabbed at this time. Therefore, they were very careful not to get close to the burglars.

There were seven people in the group, and none of them ran away. Niu Niu was still watching them closely, and the canine teeth she showed when she was warning them fiercely were scary to look at. The first few people who couldn't help but try to run were either bitten on the arms or calves to death. There were also two people who didn't have any injuries on their bodies, but they lay on the ground and dared not move.

With a dog in front and a shooter behind, they really didn't expect to kick such a tough guy.

The first reason they wanted to rob this place was the dog. A dog is meat. They haven't eaten meat for a long time. Apart from dog meat, anyone who can afford to keep a dog at this time must have abundant supplies at home. Because there is a dog here, they deliberately squatted and investigated. There are also several girls living in this yard. A group of grown men and a few young and beautiful girls living in such a fenced yard, you can imagine how happy the people living here are.

They were still thinking that after getting rid of the men in the yard, they would have some good fun with those women.

They didn't know the situation of other people, but they knew there was a doctor here. How many points could a doctor earn? Just by robbing that doctor, they probably wouldn't have to worry about food for a long time. So even though there were many men in this yard, wealth and honor are sought in danger. Moreover, they could still enclose such a yard at this time, so there must be a lot of good things in their house. Anyway, it was not the first time they did this. Some people were scared when they saw the knives in their hands. Few dared to resist, and those who could resist were sent to see the King of Hell.

However, this was also the first time they attacked a large target. They did not count the exact number of people, but there were about five or six men. However, there were still a lot of them, and even in a one-on-one situation, others might not be their match. Unexpectedly, they had knives in their hands, while the others had long-range shooting equipment, and they were really badly injured.

There were two people who were not injured. They were afraid that they would call the police. Although they didn't know what the rules were for dealing with crimes like theirs, they knew they would definitely not let them off lightly. So they trembled like a sieve and begged them: "We were just bewitched for a moment. Please be kind and let us go. We will never dare to do it again."

Qin Huai, who had come downstairs at this time, kicked the man in the face, and blood instantly splattered all over the ground. It seemed that two white teeth had fallen out. He handed the rope in his hand to Yu Zibai: "Tie him up and drag him outside." He directly pulled out the arrows that pierced those people without hesitation.

Song Jia, who was standing by, turned pale and stepped forward with trembling hands to help Yu Zibai tie up the man. His brother was still lying in bed unable to move. If this group of people broke into their home today, he and his brother would be like fish on the chopping board. So even though it was the first time he saw blood to this extent, he still tried hard to suppress the fear and terror in his heart.

The moment it pierces the flesh is so fast that people cannot react. Although it hurts, it is definitely not as painful as pulling it out violently. Moreover, anyone with a little common sense knows that even if it pierces, it can still be survived, but if it is pulled out, it will definitely be a disaster.

Several people rolled over and screamed in pain. Qin Huai stepped on the rolling people and pulled out the wounds on their hands, legs, and backs without any mercy.

Xu Ming also came down at this time, hugged his arms and shook his head, sighing: "It's so cold, the wound will solidify quickly. I won't die from excessive blood loss, but my body temperature will lose faster. With the cold sweat and blood covering my body, I will only feel colder. Whether I can see the sun tomorrow depends on my fate."

Although Jian Chu had never seen such a scene, he accepted it very well. He knew that if these people had not been suppressed by today's bloody battle, they would be the ones lying on the ground waiting to die. No matter if they were hacked to death or starved to death after all their food and points were taken away, their end would not be good. Therefore, when he saw them in such a miserable state, he did not feel the slightest sympathy.

Just as Yu Zibai and Song Jia were tying them up, a man who had been lying on the ground motionless due to being frightened by Niuniu and therefore not injured, suddenly took something out of his pocket. But before he could take the arrow out, a sound of breaking air passed by, followed by a fierce scream. Xu Ming reacted quickly and kicked away the hand that was pierced by the arrow. A small dagger instantly fell into the snow, and the arrow came from their front door.

Mu Nan breathed a sigh of relief holding the crossbow. Fortunately, he had practiced his aim well at home.

Qin Huai turned to look at Mu Nan, and saw that he had no fear or discomfort of hurting anyone, and even acted decisively, so he waved at him. Mu Nan hurried over, and Qin Huai praised him, "It was not in vain."

Mu Nan raised his head proudly: "Of course!"

All the arrows were collected. These things were not disposable and could be reused after washing. As for those few people, they were all tied together and thrown outside. Without waiting for dawn, with the lights on in the yard, Mu Nan and Jian Chu began to shovel the bloody snow together, piled it directly on the tricycle and dumped it out. Otherwise, it would be too disgusting to let it pile up in the yard.

After finishing all this, Qin Huai looked at them and asked, "Have you called the police?"

Several people looked at each other in confusion. Obviously, no one had called the police.

Song Jia, who had regained his composure, said, "Can you, can you call the police?"

There is no law in their country that allows burglary and murder, nor does it allow the private possession of such prohibited weapons, so instinctively they are unable to accept the situation and are even thinking about how to cover it up.

Qin Huai smiled when he heard this and said, "Why not? They broke into the house and robbed us. We should act in self-defense. Let's call the police and wait for them to come and drag the people away." As for whether these people are alive or frozen to death when people from the military arrive, it depends on whether they are tough enough.