With the help of Lu Shiyan, Su Wan simply washed and changed into clean clothes. After swallowing the hot porridge, her stomach warmed up, and her pale face regained some color. She also felt much better, but she was still exhausted.
After resting in the cabin for another day, they decided not to stay any longer.
After a simple packing, the four of them set off again, continuing to move towards the central base. On the way, although Su Wan's spirits had obviously improved, Lu Shiyan also frequently paid attention to her condition.
"I heard that the Central Base is one of the largest safe zones at present." Xiao Han looked at Su Wan from the rearview mirror, his tone filled with anticipation.
Su Wan nodded slightly, biting an apple and chewing it slowly. The sweet taste filled her mouth. She recalled some information about the concept of a large shelter in the original book, as well as the rumors about the central base she heard on the way.
This base may seem safe and stable on the surface, but the internal forces are probably intertwined and far more complicated than imagined.
However, the top leader here is fairly fair.
"Now that we've arrived at the central base, can we finally relax for a while?" Xiao Han stretched lazily.
When he turned his head, he saw Su Wan's cheeks bulging like a little squirrel hoarding food.
This time he didn't say anything rude, and muttered to himself: She's a pregnant woman, it's okay for her to eat two portions and have a little more apple.
In the driver's seat, Lu Shiyan quickly glanced at Su Wan through the rearview mirror, and the corners of his mouth, which had been frozen for thousands of years, seemed to move very slightly.
The off-road vehicle drove for about an hour, and in the distance, the outline of a huge wall gradually became clear.
"That's the central base." Xiao Han pointed ahead, with obvious excitement in his voice.
Su Wan approached the window and looked at the wall through the glass. The Central Base was more spectacular than she had imagined. The towering metal wall was at least a dozen meters high, with surveillance equipment and defensive weapons installed on it.
Outside the wall is a wide clearing zone without any obstructions, apparently to prevent zombies and people with bad intentions from approaching.
The car slowly drove towards the main entrance of the base. As the distance got closer, Su Wan found that there was a long line of vehicles and people waiting to enter at the entrance.
Every vehicle and every person must undergo strict inspection before being released.
"It looks like there are quite a lot of people here." Xiao Han said with a sigh, "How long do we have to wait?"
Lu Shiyan calmly scanned the chaotic and noisy surroundings and said in a low voice: "Stay in the car. There are too many people at the entrance, don't cause trouble."
After several hours passed, their car finally crawled to the vicinity of the checkpoint.
The team ahead suddenly exploded, with voices, cars, crying, and scolding all mixed together. "What's going on?" Su Wan leaned forward slightly.
I saw a ragged, thin woman being dragged out of the team roughly by two armed guards.
The woman was holding tightly in her arms a child who was about three or four years old. The child was crying loudly out of fear, and his little hands were grabbing the woman's tattered clothes, until his knuckles turned white.
"Let me go! Let me go! We really have a pass! My man's name is Wang Dahu, he sacrificed his life to defend the base!" The woman cried miserably, her voice hoarse and full of despair.
The few pieces of paper in her hand fell to the ground and were trampled by the chaotic crowd.
"Sacrifice? Humph, there are so many people who have sacrificed their lives for the base. Do they all need special care?" The gruff male voice from before sounded again, with a lot of impatience and sarcasm.
A burly man with a scar on his face who looked like the captain of the guard came over and stepped on the scattered pieces of paper and crushed them.
"The rules are now the rules! Everyone must be retested! Anyone with any physical abnormalities or carrying an unknown virus will not be allowed to enter!"
Scarface's eyes were fierce as he swept across the silent crowd around him.
"If you dare to make noise again, you will be treated as a rioter!"
The woman was held by two guards and struggled desperately. Her cries mixed with the cries of the child, piercing the eardrums.
"Please, my child is sick and needs medicine…we are really fine…" The woman's voice became weaker and weaker, pleading.
"You can't come in if you're sick!" Scarface snorted and waved his hand, "Stay away and don't get in the way here!"
The two guards showed no mercy and practically dragged the woman and child to a makeshift isolation area nearby.
In the quarantine area, one can vaguely see some people with pale faces and desperate eyes.
Su Wan looked at this scene and felt a chill rising from the bottom of her heart.
Not far away, a uniformed staff member was sternly stopping a few young people who wanted to cut in line.
Those guys were dressed smartly, with their hair combed sleekly, and their chins raised high enough to poke the sky. They didn't take the staff member seriously at all.
The young man in the lead, with eye-catching yellow hair, pushed aside the guard who was blocking the way and cursed: "Get out of here! You are blind! You are delaying my business, can you bear the consequences? Hurry up and call your manager and tell him that the people from the Zhao family in the East District want to go in!"
The staff member said sternly: "There are no privileges here. Everyone must line up for inspection according to the rules."
The faces of the refugees who had been queuing for a long time were filled with anger, but they did not dare to step forward. They could only curse in a low voice these bullies who were taking advantage of their masters.
"Oh, look at it, the privileged class, even in the end times there is no lack of these bugs." Xiao Han curled his lips, his tone full of mockery.
Seeing that they couldn't be persuaded by reason, the young men started to push the staff. When the situation was about to get out of control, a tall officer came over.
"What's going on?" The officer's voice was low and powerful.
"Captain Pan!" The staff member stood up immediately. "These people don't want to queue up and insist on going first!"
The man called Captain Pan glanced sharply at the young men who were slacking off. "Rules are rules. There are no exceptions. Either stand in line or get out."
The yellow-haired young man in the lead was stunned at first, then he showed an even more arrogant sneer on his face: "Pan Yong, right? Don't f*cking think you're awesome just because you're a captain! When I get in, tell my dad and see how he skins you alive!"
Pan Yong remained calm, his eyes didn't waver at all: "As you wish. Now, immediately, get back to the team."
Huang Mao wanted to say a few more words, but a companion behind him who was a little more perceptive pulled his arm hard: "Forget it, forget it, stop talking, don't cause trouble here, and talk about it after we go in."
The yellow-haired man glared at Pan Yong fiercely, as if he wanted to cut two pieces of flesh off his body, but in the end, he reluctantly shrank back to the back of the team.
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