Could they be controlled so easily? Shi Jiu thought again, the people below probably wouldn't care who was in control above, as long as they could survive.

"Then how did you escape?" Li Xia asked curiously. He had not seen other bases, of course the one in City B was not counted.

Moran had nothing to hide. "The temperature dropped a while ago, and everyone was spending a lot of time at the base eating food. He came here every day, but he's been noticeably absent these past few days. Especially since he said a lot of vague things the last time he showed up. Then, when the weather got hotter, I felt something was amiss. Since I didn't have any family around anyway, I packed up and fled as soon as the leader sent the notice."

As he spoke, Moran sighed and said helplessly, "I didn't expect that guy to have people following me. They would jump out at the first sign of movement. What happened next was just like what you saw. In the end, they caught up with me, and all my belongings fell to the ground."

So now he looks like he doesn't have a single coin on his body.

After listening to her story, Shi Jiu realized that this was another child who was almost persecuted. However...

"Does the deputy leader like you so much? He keeps pestering you..." It's not that Shi Jiu has any bad thoughts about Moran, but he still sent people to keep an eye on her under such circumstances. After being caught up, those people said such words, which was very incongruous no matter how you looked at it.

"I don't know either. I've never met him before, and I don't know when he suddenly came out and said he liked me..."

After hearing what Shi Jiu said, Moran also felt a little strange. She had never seen this deputy leader before, and she didn't save him, so how could he be promised her body to her? She also saw what the men behind her were thinking. Did they want to kill her out of anger?

"Who knows? He's really crazy." After thinking about the whole process, she really couldn't find what was wrong, so she had to let it go for the time being.

"But even if this hadn't happened, I wouldn't be able to stay here if he trapped people in there. The food I've been eating lately feels like I'm gnawing on zombies. The dried meat stinks..."

"What did you say?"

Just as Mo Lan was complaining, Shi Jiu heard her words, his face changed, and he grabbed Mo Lan's arm.

"What jerky?!"

Mo Lan was startled by Shi Jiu's sudden action and replied stumblingly, "It's just that... the dried meat that can be exchanged up there smells terrible to me. I really can't eat it..."

When Shi Jiu heard the answer he wanted, he felt as if he knew why the deputy leader wanted to close the base...

That jerky appeared again.

She turned to look at 001, who was standing aside as a decoration, and called out to it in her mind, "001, do you feel anything?"

"No, I can only stay in the car now. If that kind of dried meat really appears, the host will either bring it in or carry me out to detect it. Outside is not my home ground!" 001's helpless voice sounded in her mind.

"Ms. Moran, it seems that we have to go to the Guangming Base. Do you still remember the way?" Shi Jiu said to her with a serious face.

"Of course you can. You all saved me before, so I have to repay you. This is in the outskirts of City C, about dozens of kilometers away from the central base. If we drive, it shouldn't be very far."

Even though it took her a day to escape, it was still an escape.

"Okay, you eat something first. We have some serious work to do later and we need you to lead the way. But do you mind eating instant noodles?" Shi Jiu glanced at the spotless kitchen and gave up the idea of ​​cooking. Instant noodles were also quite delicious.

When Moran heard the word "instant noodles", he instantly felt greedy. He remembered that he had eaten them when supplies were relatively abundant. However, later on, he had never even seen the shadow of the packaging.

"Of course I don't mind, and thank you... Boss for taking care of me!" Moran just heard others calling Shi Jiu the boss, hesitated for a moment, and followed suit.

A few minutes later, Moran devoured the instant noodles, savoring the delicious soup, the chewy and refreshing noodles, and even large slices of beef inside. He felt like tears were about to fall.

This is what people eat!

Guangming Base, deputy leader's residence.

Zhang Fang held a glass of red wine leisurely, sitting on a high position and enjoying the pleasure of being in control of the entire base. This feeling was truly wonderful!

Suddenly, several people stumbled in. Upon closer inspection, they were the people who had intercepted Moran not long ago.

"Deputy... Chief, Moran has been rescued..." The leader knelt on the ground.

"He was rescued? You guys went to catch him but couldn't! You're so useless!"

Zhang Fang's sweet dream was interrupted. He angrily threw the cup in his hand to the ground, and the crisp sound of glass fragments echoed throughout the room.

The people below just shrank back and didn't say anything. After Zhang Fang vented his anger, he finally remembered that someone had saved Moran.

"Who is the other party?"

"They don't seem to be from City C. They are very clean and don't look like they have experienced the end of the world at all. I saw that there were many of them and their abilities were powerful, so I was worried that they were that kind of people, so I hurried back." The man below tremblingly recounted what happened.

"Is he clean?" Zhang Fang suddenly remembered that the man was also like this. Could they be from the same place?

"Okay, go down. You don't have to worry about that woman Moran for now." Zhang Fang waved his hand and let them go. A dejected look appeared on his face.

"I asked you to kill that woman before, but you didn't do it. Now she's escaped and brought people back to City B. Let's see how you're going to handle this."

Suddenly, a man wrapped in a black cloak appeared behind him, speaking in a low, hoarse voice full of disdain.

"Do you think it's so easy to kill someone in the base? The eight old guys managed it so strictly before, and that woman is no pushover either, with superpowers. Wouldn't it be easier to just drive her out now?" Zhang Fang didn't care much about this matter.

"It's a pity that they will be here soon. If you can survive this, I will come to find you again." After saying that, he disappeared, as if he had never appeared.

"What do you mean come again... You are not going to help me?!" Zhang Fang only realized after he left that this so-called partner had abandoned him!

Zhang Fang was truly panicking. He had been able to control the entire base so quickly. Besides his own selfish motives and the fact that he had incited some people, wasn't it ultimately food that ultimately determined their fate?!

This man in black appeared in front of him half a month ago, saying that he could help him seize control of the base in one fell swoop and reach the peak of his life. Although he didn't believe it at first, he later brought a lot of dried meat, which is a good thing at this time when supplies are scarce.

He had no choice but to accept this, and he later thrived in the base with these things, and the leader also praised him at the beginning.

The man in black took the things but didn't ask for anything in return. He asked about it, but the other party was very tight-lipped and just said that he had already got what he wanted.

When they met on the way, he happened to run into that woman Moran, so he approached her, but it was just to make it easier to get rid of her later.

Just when life was going well, the leader actually said two days ago that he wanted to leave here and go to City B. How could Zhang Fang, who had finally climbed up and had a better life, tolerate this? What's more, the man in black also said that that place was not a good place. So in desperation, he took his men to directly control the base.

Under the influence of the jerky, most people chose to stay in the base just for a bite to eat, although he also heard complaints from the following: the jerky tasted too weird.

Zhang Fang ignored it completely. It was good enough to have something to eat. He had done experiments before. There was nothing wrong with the dried meat, except that the smell was a bit strong. But now, the men in black didn't bring any dried meat this time. What should he do with his rations in the near future?

Just when Zhang Fang was in a state of panic, Shi Jiu and his group, led by Moran, successfully arrived at the gate of the base.

After entering City C, the entire environment here has not changed much from before the end of the world. It's just that some shops on the streets were smashed, and the heavy snow before has affected the cityscape a little. For safety reasons, they live in the base.

"This door..."

Shi Jiu thought that after getting off the car, he would see a base with a closed gate, but now, looking at the base with the gate open and only some protection on the periphery, and many people walking around, Shi Jiu suspected that this base was really under control?

"There are usually a lot of zombies attacking, so I just take precautions at the door and call people to action if there's any movement. Zhang Fang... that's the deputy leader who's been chasing me. He doesn't rely on force to control them."

Moran didn't expect that he could return to the base. He looked at the people inside and sighed.

"It's all just for a bite to eat."

Not far away, a woman was holding a child. The hot weather made their bodies sweat constantly, but the water problem could not be solved fundamentally, and the daily drinking water was really limited.

The child in her arms had a red face and a cloth was placed on his forehead. It looked like it was soaked, but in this kind of weather, it would probably dry out soon.

The mother's eyes were dull and she was swinging her arms mechanically, as if this would make the child in her arms feel more comfortable. However, the child's breathing became more and more rapid and he couldn't even cry out.

She could no longer tell whether the temperature outside was higher or that of the child in her arms, but she had no other choice. She had no medicine, no water, not even food... She couldn't provide any for her child. It was a miracle that she was still alive.

There were several people not far away, watching with eager eyes. Food was in short supply, and everyone knew what they were planning, but no one could stand up to stop them.

She finally managed to clear her numb mind and thought, "Stop... run away." She would rather encounter zombies than stay here.

"That kid is so lucky. He's still alive from yesterday until now. When can we take action?" Several men were staring at him not far away. They were strong and looked difficult to deal with, and their faces were also a little pale.

"Or we can just..." Before one of them could finish his sentence, a strong wind blew in their faces, and the next second these people flew backwards several meters away, lying on the ground, howling.

"What are you doing? I didn't expect that there would be such dirty things in this Guangming Base." Shi Jiu waved the mace he had used before in his hand and walked into the gate of Guangming Base with a sneer on his face.

Several people around them also heard what they said before and showed expressions of disgust.

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