Chapter 2626
Xue Ling sat in the driver's seat, staring straight ahead, driving very seriously.
Wen Jiuze dozed off in the passenger seat, hugging his arms. There was a pile of books under his feet, so there was not enough space for his long legs, so he had to sleep with his legs apart.
I was sleeping so soundly that even though the road was bumpy and my head was shaking, I didn't wake up.
A zombie appeared on the road ahead. Xue Ling couldn't avoid it and knocked it over, causing the car to shake again.
Wen Jiuze was still sleeping, which made him feel relieved. He slept more soundly in the car than on the bunk bed at night.
After driving for a while, a zombie suddenly rushed over from the side of the road and hit the driver's window with a bang, which startled Xue Ling.
However, it was soon thrown off the car. Xue Ling saw the gray handprints on the car window and let out a dissatisfied roar.
Her voice was not loud, but Wen Jiuze beside her suddenly woke up. He sat up straight and looked at Xue Ling, then grabbed the back of his neck and squeezed it hard.
"What's wrong?"
I realized something was wrong and looked out the window: "Did you take the wrong road?"
Xue Ling was busy driving and had no time to answer him. Wen Jiuze did not continue to ask her where she was going. When he found out there was nothing to do, he closed his eyes and fell asleep without saying anything.
When they arrived, Xue Ling punched his arm to wake him up, and Wen Jiuze saw a striking city landmark in the distance.
Xue Ling drove to the once prosperous Xin City. Compared with Xin City, Anxi City can only be regarded as a township.
Xue Ling took off his gloves and hat and informed him: I am going to the city to buy something for free, you wait here for me.
He didn't need to ask her what she was looking for in the city, he knew it was definitely for him.
Wen Jiuze dragged her back to the car: "It's still quite far to the city. It will take you a long time to walk there by yourself, and then drive a long way inside."
Xue Ling parked the car here because he was worried that there were too many zombies ahead, but Wen Jiuze was very skilled and brave, and he drove the car almost straight into the pile of zombies.
Seeing more and more zombies on the road outside, often banging against the car windows, Xue Ling became a little restless.
She was afraid that the car would stop and Wen Jiuze would be surrounded.
In a place with so many zombies, if the wheels of the car were stuck by the zombies and couldn't move... Xue Ling thought of the many people she had seen committing suicide in their cars.
"You're all treated as zombies, be brave!" Wen Jiuze encouraged.
Xue Ling suspected that he had not woken up yet.
After a thrilling display of driving skills, Wen Jiu was lucky enough to find a place with fewer zombies and parked the car.
Xue Ling asked him to wait here and got off the car herself, but Wen Jiuze also got off the car.
Xue Ling: “?”
Wen Jiuze: "Aren't there fewer zombies here? I'll go forward with you."
Have you forgotten the last time you were chased by zombies?
It's so dangerous but she still follows. She will be surrounded by zombies soon. They are so big that she can only block their heads but not their feet.
But Wen Jiuze insisted on following, and she had no way to force him back to the car, so she had to quicken her pace, walk to the front to scout out the road conditions, and find a section with fewer zombies.
Wen Jiuze took a short knife and chopped a few zombies running along the roadside. He saw Xue Ling comparing the number of zombies on two streets in front of him and waved to him, so he followed.
When they reached a place where there were too many zombies to pass, Wen Jiuze stopped and said, "I'll wait for you here."
If he didn't stop, Xue Ling would want to turn around and go back.
Wen Jiuze stood there for a while, then entered the residential building next door, stepped over the old black bloodstains in the corridor, climbed to the top of the building, found a suitable place, took out the telescope, and looked for Xue Ling.
Among all the zombies wandering aimlessly, Xue Ling stood out. She had a clear goal and went straight to the shopping mall.
Then he was stopped outside the closed shopping mall door.
I saw her walking around in front of several doors, kicking them but failing to open them, and smashing the glass but failing to break it. She then stood on tiptoe and looked inside unwillingly.
Wen Jiuze, holding up the telescope, curled the corners of his mouth.
cute.
Unable to enter this door, Xue Ling did not get discouraged and looked for other doors. Her figure disappeared from sight.
But Wen Jiuze still held up the telescope, searching for her figure.
After waiting for a long time, Xue Ling finally reappeared.
She was wearing an oversized coat and holding bags in both hands, as if she had just bought some from a supermarket.
She either doesn't go to the supermarket at all, or buys a lot of things every time she goes. She loves to stock up and would like to buy a year's supply of all the consumables needed for the family.
When Wen Jiuze lived with her, she would always drag him to the supermarket.
The big supermarket near where they live has a large flow of people. People from several surrounding communities like to go there to shop. The supermarket also likes to hold promotional activities, and every time there is an event, there are a lot of people.
One time, there was a promotion for dumplings. Xue Ling really liked eating dumplings. Seeing people crowding over to grab them and an auntie shouting that the dumplings were especially delicious, she was immediately tempted and prepared to go over to buy some.
Unfortunately, she couldn't squeeze through. Seeing her jumping outside the crowd and trying to give it a try, Wen Jiu decided to give her a hand. He put his hands under her armpits and lifted her up, letting her land directly in the inner circle.
Although they managed to grab the delicious dumplings that day, Xue Ling fell on the sofa as soon as she got home, burying her face in the pillow and refusing to get up.
She ignored him for several hours until he cooked some dumplings in the evening and called her to eat, then she got up.
Sitting at the table, he had just eaten a dumpling when he suddenly sniffed and said, "I am so embarrassed today."
"It's embarrassing, they don't even know you."
"...From today on, you will know me."
After Wen Jiuze moved in with her, he became quite famous in the area because of his height and appearance, and the aunties and uncles nearby talked about him in private.
Some people speculated that he was a model, some said he was a martial arts star from Hong Kong, and some thought he was a gangster.
Xue Ling is not that famous anymore, but after this incident, more aunts and uncles know her.
When people talk about her, they say: "The girl who jumped onto the counter to grab dumplings," "I heard she climbed onto the shelf and stepped on other people's heads to grab dumplings," "She had an argument with her boyfriend in the supermarket and was thrown into a crowd by him"... The stories became more and more outrageous.
Because of that incident, Xue Ling was no longer willing to let him go to the supermarket with her. If they went, she would ask him to wait far away while she went to buy things.
Just like now.
Wen Jiuze used a telescope to observe Xue Ling coming out of her shopping, and was about to go down to meet her, but he saw her looking around on the street and then turning into another street.
Wen Jiuze frowned and said, "The street is not visible from the rooftop over here."
He waited for a while, but it was getting dark and he could not wait any longer. He observed the surrounding terrain and considered the feasibility of crossing the street with the most zombies from between the buildings to the other side.
Before he could really take action, Xue Ling appeared.
She was carrying a lot of bags on her back and holding a large object in her hands. Although her expression was a little stiff, her happiness could be seen from her pace.
After walking for a while, she dropped a bag because she had too many things in her hands. She turned back to pick it up, picking up this and dropping that.
When she walked slowly past the street area with the most zombies, Wen Jiuze went to take it, and only then did he see clearly that the big piece of food in her hand was actually a big ham.
Wen Jiuze could almost see the excitement in her eyes: "Look, it's a big ham!"
Without asking whether the ham was still edible after such a long time, Wen Jiuze took all the things first, picked her up, and walked quickly to the parking place.
Xue Ling's oversized men's coat was bulging inside, and it was particularly uncomfortable to carry it on her shoulders. Wen Jiuze put her down by the car and rubbed her shoulders.
"What's that on you?"
Xue Ling pulled her coat to the sides, revealing a glittering gold chain around her neck.
Wen Jiuzhe: "..."
Xue Ling raised her hands again, and the sleeves of her coat fell down, revealing dozens of gold bracelets on her arms.
Wen Jiuzhe: "..."
He had mentioned to Xue Ling that gold could now be circulated as currency in large bases. After all, it was not very convenient to trade only with supplies.
But when he saw her unique look as a gold shop robber, Wen Jiuze almost laughed out loud.
Xue Ling was inexplicably excited. After showing off what he was wearing and hanging on his body, he took out his pockets and found that they were all gold.
When Wen Jiuze took off those things from her body, he thought to himself, now she is really a wealthy lady in all the glory.
Xue Ling's excitement about gold did not last long.
She also brought some medicines she found at the pharmacy. If she didn't take them, they would expire and be wasted, so she took a lot more.
However, there was not enough time this time, so I did not screen carefully and only picked out the medicine.
In addition, there are some daily necessities such as clothes. Finally, Wen Jiuze, who had several holes in his clothes, has realized the freedom to wear clothes and no longer has to expose his back in the wilderness often.
What Xue Ling was most concerned about was the big ham.
Wen Jiuze drove away and found an open roadside to prepare to cook. Xue Ling squatted beside the big ham and studied it.
Even such a heavy ham was dragged back thanks to her tenaciousness.
Xue Ling poked the ham with a small branch and asked Wen Jiuze if it was edible.
She seemed to have seen before that this kind of ham can be kept for a long time.
Wen Jiuze didn't know whether this thing was edible or not, but he said calmly as he scraped the white hair off the ham, "It's edible. Of course it is. I'll cut a little and try it later."
She had to drag it back with great difficulty, so she had to eat it even if she couldn't.
Xue Ling was indeed happy and urged him to cook quickly.
Seeing how expectant she was, Wen Jiuze wasn't sure for a moment whether she wanted to make him something delicious or just wanted to know if the ham was still edible.
Wen Jiuze cleared a place for himself to cook, and Xue Ling watched from the side. Before the meal was ready, a large convoy arrived.
Wen Jiuze put down what he was holding, and Xue Ling also reacted and walked towards the car. Wen Jiuze helped her put on her hat, glasses, and gloves, and also put a mask on her.
"I'll be in the car soon. I'll go check out the situation."
Wen Jiuze walked out with his gun drawn.
So far, they had only encountered small convoys on the road. This was the first time they had seen a large convoy of more than 20 cars and trucks.
Usually, such convoys are used for long-distance cargo transportation. The convoy itself is strong and the people in the convoy live well. They generally do not bother to rob lone passers-by, but there are exceptions.
Some people in the fleet have low moral standards. They take the initiative to cause trouble for no other reason than to have some fun. Wen Jiu has encountered such people before.
After taking a look at the large convoy and figuring out what goods they were transporting and where they were going, Wen Jiuze had an idea in mind and was not overly nervous. He leaned against the side of the car and waited for the convoy to pass by.
Occasionally, people in the cars looked at him, but he didn't pay much attention. After most of the convoy had passed, a truck suddenly stopped.
A guy with a buzz cut poked his head out of the car window and stared at Wen Jiuze carefully.
"Brother Jiu? It's Brother Jiu, right? I fucked Brother Jiu, why are you here?"
Wen Jiuze also recognized him, with a somewhat surprised expression, and a rare smile: "Lin Zi?"
As soon as the truck stopped, the car behind it also stopped. The short-haired man didn't pay attention to it. His face was full of surprise to see an acquaintance. He was so excited that he almost climbed out of the car window.
"Fuck! Brother Jiu! I haven't seen you in years. It's really you. I just looked at you and thought, how come you haven't changed at all? Hahahaha!"
People in the cars behind and in front looked out to see what was happening. Someone shouted, "Lin Guosheng! What are you doing standing there?
"It's Brother Nine! Come and see!" The guy with a crew cut shouted out seven or eight heads.
Soon, the entire convoy stopped and several men jumped out from the vehicles. They were tall and strong, and together with the man with a crew cut, they surrounded Wen Jiuze.
Xue Ling saw this gang gathering-like scene through the gap in the car window and recognized them. They were all from Yu City.
Although they look like gangsters, they are actually teachers of a children's martial arts training class.
Wen Jiuze once worked there part-time, so Xue Ling also went to their place to look for Wen Jiuze.
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