The dismantling work was extremely complex and time-consuming; even with more than twenty people working together, it still took a full day to complete.
During this period, Ye Lei also made a point of providing them with ample food and drinks to ensure they could maintain their physical strength and energy, since he did not lack these supplies.
However, for these Zheng family members, earning food and water through their hard work was a rare experience.
This approach not only allowed them to experience the relationship between effort and reward, but more importantly, it gave them a sense of dignity and accomplishment.
In the process, these people gradually realized that although they were driven by Ye Lei, at least they still had the opportunity to earn a living through their own efforts.
Therefore, they began to understand that even when faced with difficulties, they should try their best to gain some autonomy and improve the status quo through their own efforts.
"Alright, you can leave now."
Looking at the neatly stacked solar panels, Ye Lei kept his word and let them leave on their own.
"Um, if you remove these solar panels, won't you have to reinstall them?"
Suddenly someone said that.
"What? You don't want to leave yet? You want to work like a slave with me?"
Ye Lei said with a smile, "Weren't these people unwilling to do it at the beginning, no matter how much we tried to persuade them?"
"As long as you give us food, we are willing to work for you and exchange our labor for food. There is no problem with that."
Goodness, that makes sense, there's no denying it.
"But I can't afford to support so many of you. Besides, there's no opportunity for you to create value through labor anymore."
It seems these people really want to cling to Ye Lei. If they had known this would happen, why would they have worked so hard for the Zheng family?
"Then we'll install these solar panels for you and leave, okay?"
It seems these people are just looking to make ends meet, thinking that these solar panels will take a long time to be transported and installed.
"Alright, I don't need your help anymore. I have my own way. Take the remaining food and drink with you and find a place where you can survive and wait for the apocalypse to end."
Ye Lei didn't want to treat these former enemies as friends, but he also felt a pang of guilt about killing them.
"us……"
"Alright, stop talking. You won't leave even if I let you go. Do you want me to kill you?"
Ye Lei interrupted them and suddenly said fiercely.
"Okay, okay, I'll be right there if I need it."
The Zheng family members were already terrified and could not withstand such intimidation. They picked up the food and drink on the ground and scattered, running into the deep mountains.
Watching the crowd run further and further away, Ye Lei suddenly felt that he had done a great deed, as if he had saved all living beings.
"Brother Lei, you're awesome!"
As Ye Lei put the solar panels into his spatial storage, Zhao Meili walked over and said something.
"What's wrong? You don't feel like a slave owner anymore, are you unhappy?"
Ye Lei said jokingly.
"No way! It's the apocalypse, everyone's a survivor, killing each other for a bite to eat. Ugh, when will this ever end!"
Zhao Meili truly deserves to be called a people's teacher; she is kind-hearted at heart.
"I don't know. This is a society where the strong survive. If you don't kill him, he will kill you. What can you do?"
Ye Lei succinctly revealed the truth in just two simple sentences.
"Yes, you're right, we were forced into it. Do you need our help?"
Zhao Meili watched Ye Lei busy at work.
"No need, let's take the solar panels back first. As for installation, there's no rush."
Ye Lei knew that there was still a large amount of gasoline and diesel fuel in the shelter, and that the power would not be cut off for the time being.
"Okay, wait a minute, Brother Lei, look, why have all those people come back?"
Zhao Meili pointed to the group of Zheng family members in the distance and shouted.
"Hmm! What happened? Let me see."
Ye Lei frowned, a sense of unease rising in his heart. He decided to check the situation himself, so he took out a telescope from his spatial storage and looked into the distance.
What he saw left him speechless and his heart pounding – pythons were chasing the Zheng family all over the mountains, surging forward like a tidal wave. Led by an enormous python, these pythons were advancing at an astonishing speed.
"We must act quickly, something terrible has happened!"
Ye Lei put away his binoculars and shouted anxiously to the others.
Everyone asked, "What happened?"
"Many pythons are chasing after us."
Ye Lei's voice was deep and serious.
"Ah! Is it the same as reported in the news?"
Ma Jing asked in surprise.
Ye Lei nodded, his expression grave: "Alright, everyone pack your things immediately and get ready to go!" Faced with so many pythons, even an expert like Ye Lei could not handle them alone.
"OK!"
Everyone tensed up and quickly began packing their luggage. Ye Lei sped up the collection of solar panels, hoping to complete the task as soon as possible.
However, just as they finished cleaning up, the terrifying pythons were already close at hand, clearly visible. Those Zheng family members who were slower to run were mercilessly swallowed by the pythons, leaving only gruesome white bones.
"Go! Get out of here right now!"
At Ye Lei's command, he picked up Red Boy, and everyone sped towards the Mercedes SUV.
"Dad, there are so many pythons!"
"Red Boy shouted, perched on Ye Lei's shoulder."
"Red Boy, aren't you scared?"
Ye Lei asked as he ran.
"I've seen plenty of large groups of zombies before, but there are just too many of them. And how come they're so fast?"
It seems even Red Boy is a little scared.
"Little brother, don't be afraid, your big brother is here, he will protect us."
"That's what Xiuxiu said as she ran to the side."
"There were so many, thousands upon thousands of pythons, even your brother couldn't do anything about it!"
Ye Lei estimated that this was likely a group of zombie generals and pythons, with quite a few zombie kings as well, and possibly even high-level zombies—zombie emperors.
"Brother, you are our protector, you can't say such discouraging things."
Xiuxiu is still going on and on.
"Alright, let's get out of here quickly and discuss a plan when we get back."
"good"
When Ye Lei led everyone to the Mercedes SUV, he looked back and found that all the Zheng family members had disappeared. Obviously, they had been eaten by the giant python zombies without even a cry for help.
"How terrifying..."
Ye Lei secretly rejoiced. If he hadn't made the decision in time, they would probably be prey for the python zombies now.
"Let's go! Get in the car!"
Ye Lei shouted and then quickly jumped into the driver's seat of the Mercedes SUV. The others followed suit. He quickly started the car, turned it around, and sped away from the dangerous place, heading towards the shelter.
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