We found Sister Jing at noon.

Fei Lichao is not in good condition right now and needs to rest, so it is not suitable for him to get in the car and travel.

So we all decided to stay here for a day and check on Fei Lichao's situation tomorrow. If Fei Lichao is alright, we can go back to school soon.

There's no need to worry about medicine; Sister Jing got plenty of medicine from the township clinic, which is enough.

We'll have to find our own food and drinks. Jingjie and the others escaped from the Southeast District in a hurry and didn't take any food. Jingjie has only eaten a little bit so far. As for Fei Lichao, he's only drunk some water from beginning to end. If this continues, he'll die.

Looking at the situation, I said, "Jing, you stay here and continue to take care of Fei Lichao. Du Xu, you stay here and keep an eye on things too. Lu Yun, come with me to find something to eat, and also come with me to the clinic."

Lu Yun initially didn't want to go out with me. She had finally managed to reunite with her sister, so how could she leave all at once? But when she thought about how early it was and that it was the best time for her to go out, she agreed.

Du Xu said, "Should I go help too?"

I shook my head and said, "You stay here and keep an eye on things. Although there aren't many zombies here, I'm still a little worried. Besides, you can help Fei Lichao if he gets into trouble later."

Du Xu did not refuse, "Okay, then I'll keep it."

As we were about to leave, Sister Jing reminded us, "Be careful. If you can't find anything, come back early."

"Okay, sis, we'll be back soon," Lu Yun said with a smile.

Lu Yun and I went downstairs and drove to the township clinic.

The main reason I asked Lu Yun to come with me was because she wasn't afraid of zombies and could move freely among them, which allowed her to do many things.

After driving for more than ten minutes to the township clinic, I said to Lu Yun, "Go into the town supermarket and get some food, I'll go find some IV supplies."

"Um."

Lu Yun did not refuse and headed straight for the zombie horde in the distance. There were still quite a few zombies in the town, and the supermarket was located deep inside the town, making it the most suitable place for her to find food.

I went back into the clinic and headed straight for the pharmacy.

Fei Lichao's condition is very bad. He hasn't eaten for two days and has lost too much blood. If he isn't given some energy soon, he might die.

Upon entering the pharmacy, I took off my backpack and put the bagged IV drip, infusion kit, and various other medications into it.

They stuffed everything into their backpacks at once.

Afterwards, I searched the clinic but found nothing useful, so I left.

When I got back to the car, I found that all the zombies outside were gone, which must have been lured away by Lu Yun.

I got into the car, feeling bored, and wanted to find a cigarette, but I was out of cigarettes. I searched the car but couldn't find any. I glanced at the clinic, and there was no way they would have any cigarettes there!

I checked the time; it was still early. Lu Yun had only just entered the town, and it would probably be quite a while before she came out.

So I decided to go find a pack of cigarettes to smoke.

I reckon you could find a pack or two of cigarettes in those apartment buildings.

If you really can't find it, you might be able to find a bag by searching the zombies.

However, I had just gotten off the car and hadn't even started doing anything when three people appeared behind the car. I was stunned for a moment when I saw them, then smiled and raised my hand to greet them.

"hello."

These three people were none other than the family of three we had encountered earlier.

I never expected them to come here.

The family of three seemed surprised to run into me here. The husband, who was in the lead, looked nervous and raised the knife he was holding.

Seeing this, I laughed and said, "Why are you so nervous? I only threatened you a little before, I didn't really mean to kill you. Put down your knife, I really have no ill intentions towards you."

The man remained wary, and his daughter hid behind him, too afraid to come out.

As for his wife, she asked me, "Have you... have you found your person?"

I nodded quickly and smiled, "We found them. We really owe you guys a lot for this. If you hadn't shown us the way, we probably wouldn't have been able to find them. They're on the other side now. My companion and I came here to find something to eat. Once my companion comes out, we'll probably be heading back. What about you? Where are you planning to go?"

The man's guard lowered slightly, and he put down the knife, though he still held it very close. He shook his head and said, "No, we just want to find a suitable place to stay."

"Oh, I see." I didn't ask any more questions. It was obvious that the man was lying, but I was just a stranger to them, and I didn't care what they wanted to do.

However, considering they helped me, I don't mind lending them a hand.

At this moment, his wife said, "Congratulations on finding your companion. If there's nothing else, we'll be going now."

I nodded, and they started walking into the town.

Seeing the direction they were heading, I immediately shouted, "Wait a minute!"

The family of three was startled by my shout.

Seeing this, I found it amusing and said, "You don't need to be so nervous. I really don't mean you any harm. Before you leave, let me warn you, this town is full of zombies. If you're planning to find a place to stay here, I think you should forget about it. If you want to continue south, I advise you to take a detour. Oh, by the way, since you helped me before, I have something to give you."

As I spoke, I pulled a gun out from behind my back.

When the family of three saw the gun in my hand, they all backed away.

I took a step closer with my gun, and they took a step back.

I gave a wry smile and said, "Alright, fine, I'm not giving you this gun to kill you, I'm giving it to you. This gun, along with these two magazines and some bullets, should be enough for your journey. By the way, which of you knows how to use a gun?"

Both the husband and wife shook their heads, which didn't surprise me. After all, no one is so lucky as to get a gun right away.

“Okay,” I said. “Then I’ll teach you. It’s very simple.”

After I covered for them, I handed the gun to them. They took it carefully and tried it out as I had taught them. They learned it very quickly. Then I gave them another magazine and some bullets.

"Thank you," the man said to me.

"You're welcome," I said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)