"Ah?" The two guards were stunned. They were just saying it casually.
The mutant rats were running around under the city wall. The soldiers guarding the gate only shot at them at the beginning and then let them run away. The two guards felt very strange.
So harmonious!
Few of the survivors, who were so hungry and harmonious, took action.
It's outrageous!
Lin Qingqing asked: "Aren't you hungry?"
There are three or two roadside stalls in the open space not far from the city wall, selling rough food such as sweet potato porridge and cornmeal and wild vegetable steamed buns.
"Hungry." Xing Xin admitted honestly. They had been looking for someone for the entire afternoon and were tired and thirsty. He saw Lin Qingqing randomly choose a stall to sit down, so he sat down too.
"Do you think they look like they are looking for something?" The captain of the guard also pulled out a stool and sat down.
"They really look alike. I even feel like they have intelligence." Xing Xin continued. It was very strange that the rats only moved around in the huts under the city wall and did not actively attack humans.
The stall was run by a couple in their fifties or sixties. After they sat down, they ordered three bowls of porridge and a basket of steamed buns.
Lin Qingqing walked for a long time and had long since finished the hot pot she had eaten at noon. She was so hungry that even the corn, wild vegetable and multi-grain buns tasted delicious to her.
The two guards are in their prime and usually lack oil and water. Now they can eat to their heart's content, and they work as hard as tigers.
In just a few minutes, the three of them finished a basket of fifteen steamed buns. Seeing that they were still not satisfied, Lin Qingqing simply ordered another basket.
The stall owner was heartbroken. These people in military and police uniforms were fine if they were reasonable, but they'd force the unreasoning to buy, paying little for more food. They were small businesses, barely making ends meet, and couldn't afford to lose money.
But they dared not offend these people. Without them, they could not even run this small business, let alone make a living from it.
"It smells so good..." As the captain of the guard was eating, his eyes turned red, his nose felt sore, and tears suddenly came to his eyes.
Lin Qingqing saw him crying but didn't react. She bit her steamed bun and thought: An adult's breakdown and tears would confuse strangers.
"Captain, my sister-in-law has gone to heaven. There is no hunger in heaven..." Xing Xin knew the captain's family situation and hurried to comfort him.
Lin Qingqing: "..." Oh, so my wife starved to death. But if the world is like this, is there still a God?
"Yeah." The captain blew his nose.
Lin Qingqing quickly grabbed a pack of tissues and handed it to the captain of the guard, but said nothing.
"I'm fine." The captain thought that the boss cared about him and forced a smile embarrassedly.
He took the opportunity to explain, "When we fled, our family, young and old, arrived at the base, we had no food or shelter. I was out looking for work, and my wife ate moldy food to save food for the children and the elderly. We didn't get emergency treatment in time, and she died."
In fact, there was no time to rush to the hospital, and she died on the way. The captain of the guard burst into tears when he thought about it. When his wife was alive, they would quarrel and argue, but now there is no one to scold her.
Lin Qingqing was silent. In this end-of-the-world world where every household has lost a member, she didn't even want to express her condolences. The living had no time to heal their sorrow.
She changed the subject and asked, "Is your current allowance enough to buy food for your family?"
The captain of the guards replied, "Not quite enough... I'm in the hospital, with two meals provided, and my allowance is only 1,800 points. Six months ago, those points could buy some food, but now, points are not as valuable as they used to be. Even eating halfway is a problem."
However, my dad has also taken on some babysitting work, which earns him an extra 300 points a month, helping to supplement the family income. I also try to find work during my free time on my way to and from work, but right now, there are more people on the base than there are jobs, so it's hard to find temporary work.
Lin Qingqing said "oh". Just as the information Cai Donghu gave her showed, this person was still somewhat credible.
"So, I can't go back to my hometown. I don't know whether it's a blessing or a curse." Xing Xin smiled bitterly and shook his head, taking the opportunity to explain his situation:
"My home is in Heijiang, and I have my parents back home. Before the apocalypse, I was a migrant worker in Beijing. Now, with the situation out there, if I want to go back to such a faraway place by myself, I'd be like delivering free meals to zombies."
The captain of the guard continued, "Before the apocalypse, Xing Xin was a retired soldier from a tank company, and I was a police officer from the Criminal Investigation Brigade of a neighboring province. Alas, it was only by chance that I had a gun that I was able to bring my family to the capital at the beginning of the apocalypse."
Lin Qingqing nodded. Most of those who survived the apocalypse weren't lucky. Physical strength, mental strength, and luck all played a role.
When the zombie virus first broke out, humans were caught off guard by the sudden disaster, and a large number of people died in the first few days.
A month later, the survivors hiding in their homes, after consuming the food at home, went out to look for supplies, or traveled long distances to find a safe base, and the population once again reached its peak of sharp decline.
She was about to speak when the proprietress interrupted her, "It's not easy for us! We're locals, and building a base here was supposed to be a good thing. But it turns out there are both good and bad people. My house has been robbed three times..."
"Old lady, stop talking nonsense." The boss saw her interrupting and quickly stopped her.
"What nonsense! I didn't even mention how many times my house has been robbed..." the proprietress muttered. She was now worried that these people would not give her points after eating, and would replace them with some worthless things. She wanted to hint, but she didn't dare to say it because of the police uniforms they were wearing.
Lin Qingqing and the other two were silent for a while. Xing Xin saw that it was getting late and was afraid that he would not have the chance to speak again, so he took the opportunity to confess his feelings to Lin Qingqing:
"Can I come with you? I can run some errands for you. I can drive, I can shoot a gun, and I can do some carpentry."
Lin Qingqing thought that she would need someone to accompany her to continue looking for someone tomorrow, so she nodded and said, "I can hire you for a while."
She didn't say anything definite. Accompanying her might make her die faster, but having more people means having more eyes. If she couldn't find the person today, she planned to call Liu Qiang tomorrow and ask his subordinates to help search together.
"I..." Before the captain of the guards could finish his words, Lin Qingqing shook her head at him, and he felt lost.
Lin Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "Let's talk about it later when there's a chance."
As she spoke, she asked the boss to bring another basket of steamed buns, packed them in a bag, and handed it to the captain of the guards. "This is your reward for this afternoon."
"How can this be so embarrassing..." The captain of the guard was embarrassed. He had never thought that following him would bring him any benefits. In the beginning, his purpose of following him was not as simple as Xing Xin's.
"Then I take it back?" Lin Qingqing raised her eyebrows.
"Don't~" The captain of the guard blushed and reached out to take it.
"Go back quickly! Don't let your family worry." Lin Qingqing sighed inwardly. She always had a better impression of people who were responsible for their families.
"Yes." The captain of the guard saluted Lin Qingqing subconsciously. There were more than a dozen steamed buns in a basket, and he really couldn't refuse.
This means that his family can have two days of full meals.
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