Perhaps because they didn't rest in between, or perhaps because the boy was driving too fast, they reached the border of Yangzhou as the sun set.
Having experienced what happened in Liancheng last time, they were much more cautious this time when they arrived in this remote area. Some people were watching with binoculars, and some were holding guns. If they heard any unusual noise, they were ready to blow the heads off those people.
Seeing the girls holding guns, the boys sat in the middle, holding fries and behaving like chickens, not daring to move, for fear that an accidental discharge would cost them their lives.
They weren't just girls, they were practically special forces soldiers.
Since it was Shen Lingfeng who accompanied them to buy the gun, he was the only one who remained relatively calm. He was holding a French fry and casually stroking its newly grown fur. "Please calm down, okay? Aren't you used to it yet? I'm not surprised by anything they bring out now."
Lu Yuan had no idea they had guns. At first, he thought they were just toy guns they were pulling out to scare people. He didn't expect Shen Lingfeng to say that they were real. "No, that's illegal. If we get caught, we'll definitely go to jail, right?"
I don't even know what to say about Lu Yuan anymore. Should I call him naive, or should I call him optimistic?
Chen Yiyi, standing nearby, was a little agitated but didn't react as strongly. "Brother, we're bullied in Liancheng every day. Have any police officers come to help us? Even once? Don't you understand? Right now, no one can save us except ourselves."
Zheng Wan, who was observing the situation outside with binoculars, agreed with this statement, "That makes perfect sense. Society has lost its order. Everyone has committed crimes to some extent. Even if there are police, so what? Are they going to arrest everyone? Impossible. Besides, there are no police right now. Since we don't have their help, we can only save ourselves. That's the right thing to do."
In a sense, Zheng Wan had already put it very tactfully; she was trying her best to persuade these four naive male college students to be more shrewd.
Xiao Feiran put down the gun in his hand, turned around and looked at the four of them, saying, "You are lucky. Unlike some people who encounter danger and lose their lives before they even have a chance to fight back, if we had hesitated along the way, we would have become five corpses long ago."
The four boys sat there, their expressions turning serious. They had always thought that girls did everything so easily, but in reality, girls weren't as simple as they seemed. What they had now was probably something they had fought tooth and nail for.
Although Lu Yuan understood why the girl would do this, he still really wanted to ask why she was so pessimistic about her homeland or why she had no hope for society at all.
“People always need something to look forward to in this world. We still hold onto hope, but it’s not much for us. We tend to think of the worst-case scenario so that even if we end up with nothing, we won’t be too disappointed,” Cheng Zhi said quietly, looking out the window.
In the face of disaster, humanity's power is insignificant. If this Earth or this universe is determined to destroy human civilization, they are simply powerless to resist.
Even if fate leaves them a glimmer of hope, rebuilding a society after everything is destroyed is an extremely difficult task.
In their past lives, these girls lived for ten months without ever receiving any rescue. What about 20 months later? What about 30 months later? Maybe they will be rescued, maybe they won't. All they want to do is live out their lives without anything.
They had never discussed such a profound issue since they met. Seeing the boys all bowing their heads in silence, they wondered if their words had been too harsh and hurt them.
"Hey, don't take it so seriously. We're just chatting casually. We're almost home, let's think about something happy." Seeing that their atmosphere was a bit low, Chen Siyu quickly jumped in to liven things up.
Although Huang Yiyi, who was driving, did not turn around to join the discussion, she could clearly sense that the atmosphere was a bit off. She smiled and said, "Yes, we're almost home. My home is on the edge of Yangzhou. My mom makes super delicious wontons. Everyone, come and have a bowl!"
The boys could tell they were trying to lighten the mood, and while they verbally agreed, they were actually still thinking about what the girls had just said.
As they drove into the city, they were surprised to find that the atmosphere in Yangzhou seemed quite different from the other two cities.
Shenzhen is desolate and tense; Liancheng is chaotic and sinful.
Yangzhou was different from them. Although the city's appearance had been greatly damaged by the disaster, the people on the streets were acting normally, without any panic or rush, as if they were fleeing for their lives, and there was no looting in the streets. There were even people walking their dogs on the streets.
Cheng Zhi and the others were extremely shocked. What a harmonious society this was! They hadn't seen anything like it in 800 years.
"This atmosphere is so harmonious. Have we accidentally stumbled into Yangzhou in a parallel universe? Or have we wandered into a paradise?" Huang Yiyi exclaimed as she drove, looking at the surrounding scenery.
When Cheng Zhi saw the scene outside, she really felt like she was dreaming. "If we had known Yangzhou was this good, our ancestors... cough cough, we should have come sooner."
"Is this a final burst of energy before death?" Chen Siyu murmured to herself.
Xiao Feiran could hardly believe his eyes. "Liancheng and Yangzhou are right next to each other, how can there be such a big difference?"
The four boys were about to cry. Although they hadn't gotten to know each other in depth, on the surface, this place was better than Liancheng. If they had known this would happen, they would have crawled over here instead of staying in that place and suffering.
Driving a little further, they even saw people setting up stalls on the roadside with small signs, exchanging their unwanted items for food. They weren't stealing or robbing; they actually came up with the idea of setting up stalls—truly good citizens.
This startled the five girls, who quickly put their guns away. After all, the area seemed so safe; were there any police officers around? If they saw them, they'd be in big trouble.
Before long, Huang Yiyi drove the car into a residential area called Liyuan. Fortunately, there was no security guard at the entrance, and the electric barrier was broken. Otherwise, they would have really doubted that the place had ever been affected by a disaster.
The car stopped in front of a house with a garden on the first floor. A couple was lying in the yard, each in a rocking chair, seemingly sunbathing.
Huang Yiyi got out of the car and shouted, "Mom and Dad, I'm home!"
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