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Chapter 103 Wei County
A moment later, everyone moved to a military off-road vehicle parked in the hotel parking lot.
The back half of the car was changed into a double row of face-to-face seats, which was now quite suitable for Shu Fu to sit and listen to training - oh no, to sit and reminisce.
However, before Shu Fu could come up with a reason that could apply to both Liu Shuang and Yao Ruoyun, a deep male voice came from Liu Shuang's intercom, sounding a little out of sorts: "Where's the person?"
"You're here? So soon, I haven't finished teaching this girl a lesson yet..."
“…I’m coming.”
"Okay, got it." Liu Shuang looked outside, "Didn't you see the car?"
"The car couldn't come in, so I got off at the intersection."
"Keep going forward, we're coming out now." Liu Shuang said, putting away the walkie-talkie, and reaching out to press Shu Fu's head: "You are the team, I'm easier to talk to, as for him - you go and explain to him yourself, why did you lose contact for so long?"
Liu Shuang's words made Shu Fu almost not want to get off the car. She subconsciously remembered the WeChat message she received a few days ago, which only had four words: Is it you?
When she saw the message, she didn't expect to meet them so soon, and looking at the progress bar that just appeared on Liu Shuang's face, it was clear that he was about to awaken.
She always felt that even though Liu Shuang had awakened, and awakened people could share secrets with each other, it would be best not to let Cheng Yu know that the person in the raft house that day was her...
There is no reason, just a sudden feeling...
Shu Fu got out of the car, pulled up the hood of her raincoat, slowly stepped on the ice and snow on the ground, and walked to the small street outside the parking lot. Liu Shuang did not get out with her. She was a little uneasy at first, but soon, when she saw someone running towards her in the snow, this uneasy feeling turned into emotion.
He wasn't wearing a raincoat or even a helmet, as if he had just jumped out of the car after arriving.
He ran very fast. His figure was barely visible in the snow one second, and he rushed in front of her the next second.
She thought he would rush over and hug her, just like the day they parted in Lou Yuncheng long ago - he looked back at her just before getting on the car, suddenly walked towards her, then slowly hugged her and said goodbye to her.
But now he stopped in front of her, his hand clearly stretched out, but he restrained himself.
It was just that he rushed too fast, causing them to get too close to each other. The height difference forced her to lift the brim of her hat a little and look up hard to see his face: "Long time no see, Cheng Dui!"
Even though she was prepared, she still held her breath for a few seconds when she saw the scar from his forehead to the end of his eye. The scar was very hideous, and one could imagine how deep the wound was when he was injured, and it must have been so deep that the bone was exposed.
Noticing her irregular breathing, he subconsciously raised his hand and tilted his head slightly to block his forehead.
Shu Fu sighed in her heart, thinking of a decision she had made in the house on the drifting island, so she took the initiative to open her arms to him: "It's been so long since we last met, don't you want a hug?"
The next second, she was held tightly in his arms.
The man's hug was still the same as before, seemingly violent but actually gentle.
"Sorry for making you all worry..." Shu Fu hugged the other person back and patted him gently on the back.
Maybe it was because of these words, but his arms around her gradually tightened, and became tighter and tighter. She felt like a pancake pressed against his arms, and she felt like she was about to be flattened by him.
Fortunately, when she was about to suffocate, he let go of her and pulled up her rain hat to keep out the snow, but his palm remained on the top of her hat.
She looked at him again and felt that he had a lot to say to her, but in the end, all his thousands of words were reduced to just four words.
"Just be alive."
**
In the afternoon, Shu Fu took Yao Ruoyun, locked the door of the teahouse with a chain again, and went to visit the gymnasium next door.
Liu Shuang, Cheng Yu and others, who were already preparing to leave, decided to rest in the gymnasium for one night.
She chose to spend the night in the gymnasium because it had a wide door that was just wide enough for off-road vehicles and armored vehicles to drive directly into the gymnasium. In addition, the gymnasium was right next to the residential building where she chose to stay temporarily, and the two buildings were almost wall to wall.
Before noon, several rescue team members who came out to carry the bodies were quite happy to find that this team did not leave immediately. They directly invited them to stay in the hotel building, saying that all the supplies in the entire Wei County were concentrated in this area, the buildings had water and electricity, and the heating was also being repaired.
However, Cheng Yu didn't even need to ask for anything, Han Lan directly refused.
The reason used was what Liu Shuang had said before, that everyone in their group had retired and this was a private trip, so it would be better not to occupy public resources.
As for where to stay, the question was finally thrown to Shu Fu, who then took Cheng Yu, Liu Shuang and Han Lan to a small teahouse.
Although the distance was not far, it was snowing heavily outside, so they got on the off-road vehicle together and asked another team member to drive them there. On the way there, Yao Ruoyun mentioned Xun Huiming to Cheng Yu. She felt very guilty. Now she had contact with her parents, and the only one who had lost contact was Xun Huiming.
"So he wanted to follow you out because he wanted to find you." Before Cheng Yu could say anything, Han Lan interrupted him.
He briefly explained the whole thing. Yao Ruoyun was surprised and delighted after hearing it. Only then did she realize that the car accident was actually quite serious. Several rescue teams went there, and several nearby county towns with rescue points were overcrowded.
Finally, the rescue team had to send the wounded to different counties and towns in batches according to their different conditions. The less seriously injured were sent farther away, while the seriously injured were treated nearby.
At that time, the entire road section collapsed, and more than a dozen large trucks collided. Some people died on the spot, some were seriously injured and unconscious, some were missing, and some were separated... In short, the scene was in chaos. The rescue team didn't have time to save people, let alone time to compare and identify which ones were originally together.
We can only wait for them to wake up and find ways to contact their families. There are many people who woke up injured in this major car accident and were separated from their family and friends because they had no means of communication...
Xun Huiming had been in Kangsu County before, and had only woken up for two days. He couldn't find Yao Ruoyun and the others, but he knew how to find Cheng Yu because he had a satellite phone. Therefore, before Cheng Yu and the others set off, they went to Kangsu County on purpose, and then found someone to escort Xun Huiming, who was still injured, back to Shacheng.
Previously, when Yao Ruoyun asked the rescue team members to help check, they only found the names of her parents but not Xun Huiming's name. This is the reason.
Han Lan was still talking, saying that he still remembered Xun Huiming's collapsed and powerless expression at that time. He said that he had lost the person and blamed himself in various ways... As he spoke, he deliberately leaned towards Cheng Yu, smiled and raised his eyebrows at him, and the meaning was very clear: they are indeed a family.
Cheng Yu had no expression on his face and sat quietly to the side.
Yao Ruoyun was originally very worried about Xun Huiming, but when she heard Han Lan repeatedly describe how Xun Huiming was distraught because he couldn't find her, she felt her cheeks getting hot. It wasn't all shyness, but more of shame, after all, his parents were still sitting here.
She could only change the subject: "In today's world, it's still necessary to have a satellite phone. The base station in Wei County was destroyed before. If it weren't for my senior sister having a satellite phone, I still can't contact my parents..."
"Do you have a satellite phone?" Liu Shuang immediately turned to look at Shu Fu.
At the same time, Cheng Yu also looked at Shu Fu.
Shu Fu: ...
Yao Ruoyun: ...
Yao Ruoyun subconsciously stopped talking, inexplicably feeling that she had said something she shouldn't have said.
"Yes." Shu Fu smiled at the two of them. It was an exceptionally sweet smile, with dimples on both sides. "I got it by chance a few days ago."
She strictly adhered to the principle of "too much talk leads to mistakes" and did not say a single word more.
Cheng Yu nodded, without asking any more questions, he took out a satellite phone from the pocket of his cold-proof vest, then looked up at her again: "Number."
Shu Fu immediately reported it obediently, and a moment later, the satellite phone in her backpack rang twice.
"Save the number." Cheng Yu said and put the phone back into his pocket.
Shu Fu took out her satellite phone and saved the number silently. This time, she still wrote the name as "Ruoyun's uncle", but this time it was intentional.
Although the other party didn't say anything more, Yao Ruoyun still felt that she had said the wrong thing. She coughed softly and decided to speak as little as possible in the future.
Fortunately, the residential building where the small teahouse was located was very close, and we arrived there quickly.
The three followed them into the building. They all thought that she had chosen a good place, especially the kitchen, which had several honeycomb coal stoves and some honeycomb coal that the owner could not take away. As long as a fire was lit, the heating effect would be no worse than that of home heating. However, the living facilities in the house were seriously insufficient. Not to mention water and electricity, there was not even a mattress to lie on.
"I've checked before. The houses next door on this floor are all empty. Not to mention mattresses, even sofas can be moved in..." As soon as Shu Fu said this, the three of them understood that she was planning to live in Wei County for a while.
Liu Shuang probably understood that now the roads were blocked by freezing rain and heavy snow, and it was icy and snowy outside. Even if they wanted to move to Xizhou Province, now was not a good time. However, this was before they appeared here.
They have cars, whether they are military armored vehicles or military off-road vehicles, they all have the ability to drive in extreme environments. If she wants to leave Wei County, she can take their car.
Han Lan was a little surprised: "Girl, you are still planning to stay in Wei County, let's form a team——"
His words were interrupted by Liu Shuang who was beside him, patting his shoulder and saying, "What are you talking about? People are here, help move it!"
"What are you moving?" Han Lan frowned and looked back at her, but after receiving Liu Shuang's signal, he had to give up.
Of course he knew what to move, he just wanted to help their captain! He had been looking for more than three months in Xiangzhou Province alone, and now he finally saw it, so of course he wanted to help.
But never mind, actually it’s quite interesting right now, it’s rare to see that expressionless guy show different expressions hehe…
Their schedule was not tight, so they could stay for a night or two to rest. Perhaps after a day or two, Shu Fu would take the initiative to propose to go with them.
So, Han Lan followed Liu Shuang to pry open the door of the empty house next door, while Cheng Yu looked around the corridor and made sure that the building was solid and intact before coming over and asking her if there was any building with a large indoor space on the first floor nearby, like a car repair shop or something like that.
Shu Fu knew that he wanted to get closer to the car. After all, the car they were driving was the one that everyone in Wei County wanted. Even an armored vehicle was not indestructible. If they really wanted to sabotage it, a few Molotov cocktails would do it.
Of course, they could also live in the car, but that was when they were in the wild. Now that they were in the county, there were spacious and comfortable places to live, so there was definitely no need to deliberately make things difficult for themselves and everyone else.
Shu Fu thought about it, and then thought of the gymnasium across the wall.
Thanks to the help of Cheng Yu, Liu Shuang and Han Lan, the things she and Yao Ruoyun needed to spend the night in the small teahouse were quickly moved in.
Many survivors have lived in Wei County, and many empty houses have been temporarily occupied by people. Many of them have a lot of domestic garbage left in them, making them dirty and messy. However, the situation of each household is not the same. There are always clean houses that have not been moved.
What these people are best at is finding the necessary supplies in the shortest time possible.
Not only did they bring her two thick mattresses, they also found clean, thick quilts, blankets and winter clothes in the cupboard, which were all cold-resistant supplies that the owner was unable to take with her when she moved.
In addition, several large and sturdy stainless steel barrels were found, which could be used to store water or put wood in them to burn for heating.
Afterwards, Liu Shuang opened the backpack he was carrying and took out the ration bags and bottled water inside.
"We have food and water." Shu Fu hurriedly showed her the supply bag beside her. How could she take Liu Shuang's things? She currently had few supplies on display because she was still waiting for an opportunity, and that opportunity was Yao Ruoyun's awakening.
"It's been such a long time since we last met, and you're still being polite to me?" Liu Shuang reached out and tapped her forehead. "Take it. We have a lot of supplies in the car, so we can afford this."
Shu Fu failed to return Liu Shuang's supplies. As for Cheng Yu, he didn't say anything when Liu Shuang gave him the supplies. He just left his backpack in the corner when he left.
Shu Fu discovered this only after the three of them had left. Han Lan didn't like carrying a backpack, so he went wherever he went with nothing except his weapons. Liu Shuang put the bag back on after taking out the supplies, so the backpack left in the house at this moment could only be Cheng Yu's.
In addition to ration bags, canned meat, canned fruit and water, there was also a walkie-talkie, two flares, a fully charged stun baton, a medical kit and an outdoor first aid kit.
They were all unopened, and didn't look like his daily stuff. Instead, they looked like the backpack he had specially packed for her before going upstairs.
"Xun Huiming's uncle... is so thoughtful!" Yao Ruoyun exclaimed from the side. Not only did he bring a medical kit and a first aid kit, he even brought a stun gun, a walkie-talkie and flares. Now that he already has Shu Fu's satellite phone, he still brought these things. How worried must he be that something might happen here and they wouldn't be able to be notified!
Afterwards, she and Yao Ruoyun quickly made the beds and supplies, laid thick blankets on the two mattresses, and ate something. Afterwards, she went into the kitchen and quickly checked the black notebook. The time for this mission had long passed, but the mission was still incomplete.
She thought about it and decided to go to the gym next door.
However, they had no plans to leave supplies such as water and medical kits in the teahouse. Since they could pry the door open, so could others, so they prepared to pack everything into backpacks and carry them with them.
Shu Fu already had a backpack. Her backpack was similar to Doraemon’s hidden pocket. It looked big and bulging on the surface, but there were actually not many heavy things in it. But when they needed it, she could always take out what they needed “from the bag” in time.
Cheng Yu’s backpack was not as big as the supply bag, and the military bag was more eye-catching, so Shu Fu took out the things in that bag and put some of them into the supply bag, and let Yao Ruoyun carry the supply bag with more food and water.
She was also given a stun gun, a flare in each hand, and the walkie-talkie herself.
As for the medical kit and first aid kit, Yao Ruoyun couldn't fit them all in, so Shu Fu had to stuff them into her own backpack. Finally, she folded Cheng Yu's empty backpack and temporarily stuffed it into her own bag, planning to return it to him at the gymnasium later.
**
The two sides are really close, especially from the residential building where Shu Fu and her friends live. There is no need to go around the building to get to the main street. Just turn left after exiting the corridor and there is a small path that leads directly there. You can also enter from the side door of the gymnasium wall.
Wei County is too small, and there is only one gymnasium in the county. There is no planning for its construction. There is not even an open space after entering the side door. You can enter the stadium directly through the side door.
The snow outside was getting heavier, falling from the sky, so heavy that the building wall a few meters away was almost invisible. The two men naturally didn't want to take a detour, so they went straight in through the unlocked side door, intending to look for someone after entering the building.
There was a dark corridor inside the side door. Shu Fu took out a flashlight and shone it on the wall. She soon found the floor plan of the gymnasium. She took out her cell phone with no signal and used it as a camera to take a picture of the floor plan, then walked forward according to the instructions on the map.
After turning two corners and approaching the corner of another emergency exit in front, they heard footsteps coming from the opposite direction, accompanied by low and unpleasant voices.
"…What the hell, you just drove an armored vehicle, you really think you are such a big shot! Bah! If it weren't for that vehicle, no one would bother with you! Just wait and see, I will let my brother take care of you!"
Shu Fu raised his brows slightly when he heard this.
She turned around and made a hushing gesture to Yao Ruoyun, and the two of them stopped quietly and hid at the wall at the corner.