Chapter 118: Using "Force" to Conquer People
(Including 90,000 Nutrients)
The three members of Youxi's family went upstairs. They didn't need to pack all their belongings, but they still packed five travel bags to hide their belongings. They were the five travel bags that Youxi had used to buy coffee and feminine products in the supermarket.
In order to avoid losing things and to prevent someone from opening their bags and finding something strange, Youxi and Fan Qi sewed a layer of black cloth on the top of the five travel bags, stuffed all kinds of messy and useless things under the cloth, such as waste paper boxes and foam plastics, and put one or two stones to show the weight.
Finally, put a thin layer of supplies on top of the black cloth.
The two travel bags pretending to be food were mainly filled with instant noodles, instant rice crackers, and dry mineral water.
The three travel bags for personal items were also mainly filled with napkins, sanitary napkins, towels, and stainless steel tableware for travel.
Of course, all five travel bags were locked with passwords, and they prepared this way because they were cautious.
In addition to these five travel bags, Youxi also prepared a backpack for herself. This backpack was for her convenience in taking things from the Xingwu warehouse, and she was prepared to carry it in front of her throughout the trip.
Fan Qi and You Feng also each carried a slightly smaller backpack, each containing a bottle of high-temperature perfume and a stun gun, a fully charged cell phone, a multi-function knife, a small bottle of water, simple medicines such as band-aids, and some convenient foods that they had made a while ago, such as fried rice, noodles with scallion oil, cut fruits, and homemade sandwiches.
There were only one or two boxes of each, which seemed to be enough for a day's food.
From S City to N City, the entire highway takes about four hours, and they don't need to reach N City now. The destination is in the suburbs of N City, which is about a 20-minute drive.
In addition, UTV can reach 90 to 100 mph even on the uneven Gobi Desert, so once you leave the city and get on the highway, the speed will only be faster.
As long as the road is not blocked or they encounter a large group of mutated creatures, they will reach their destination in about six hours.
But for the sake of safety, the family of three still went to the bathroom one last time, even used adult diapers, and then changed into a set of protective clothing with a higher safety factor. Finally, they set up the transparent mobile phone that could be used as a walkie-talkie and stuck it on their wrists.
Everything was ready, the three of them stepped out of the Star House and closed the door. They looked at their real apartment in reality with some nostalgia, and then resolutely turned around and left to lock the door.
Youxi asked her parents to take the elevator to the basement with their luggage bags, and she planned to walk downstairs. She mainly wanted to go to the professor and his wife's house downstairs.
The family next to them had moved to another floor because of the termites. The other family on this floor was at the back and didn't like to meddle in other people's business.
Youxi knocked on the door gently, and seeing the two people opening the door with some surprise, she said: "It's me, Youxi."
"Oh, it's Xixi, why are you wrapped up like this today? Are you going out?"
Youxi didn't answer, but went into the house first and closed the door. Then she put a medium-sized eco-friendly shopping bag in her hand next to the shoe cabinet: "We are leaving, temporarily leaving S City and staying somewhere else. These are the dumplings and wontons my parents made, they are all raw and can be kept in the freezer for a while."
The other party naturally waved his hand to refuse, after all, at this time, food is the most important thing.
"Please accept it. Once we leave this time, we don't know if we will have the chance to see each other again. This is my parents' intention. It would be too polite for you to refuse."
In the end, the two old people accepted it. Youxi asked if she had any cooling oil, saying that they had run out of it, and if they had any, they would sell her a box.
"Where did you say sell? I have some at home. I'll get you a box." The old woman went into the room first, and her husband followed her in, probably because he was afraid she wouldn't find it.
Youxi took advantage of this gap and quickly came to their storage room and put a large travel bag in.
She moved quickly, in less than five seconds, and when the other party came out, she waited at the door for a while.
"Then I'm leaving. You guys should be careful. The longer the people in the building are trapped, the more likely conflicts will arise. Now is not a peaceful time. You should think more about yourself. Even if it's not for yourself, you should be more cautious for reuniting with your family. Try to avoid opening the door to others easily like last time."
"Hey, Xixi, dear girl, we know that you are thoughtful, and your family is thoughtful. You must be careful on the road."
"Okay, I'll call you when we get there."
Youxi said goodbye to the professor and his wife and turned to leave.
It was not until that evening that the old woman found the extra large travel bag in her storage room. When she opened it, she saw that it was full of various convenient foods that were durable, small in size, and anti-hunger.
Canned luncheon meat, instant rice, ration bags, dehydrated vegetables, canned fruit, mineral water, compressed biscuits, all neatly arranged.
In addition, there are two bottles of insecticide, a large box of Fengyoujing and cooling oil, disinfectant alcohol spray, Yunnan Baiyao, iodine, gauze, band-aids, antibiotics and other medicines. At the bottom are two short sticks, which I picked up and found to be stun batons.
There is a letter in the travel bag, written by Youxi, which roughly says that this batch of supplies is durable and small in size, and can be kept as the last reserve food.
A man is innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure. Remember not to let others know. Now others will not come to rob, but when the food is gone, it will be hard to say.
People’s hearts change easily. She knew that they had spent their lives studying and educating people, and they always had good intentions in their hearts. But now the end of the world has come, and the world has changed drastically. People’s hearts cannot stand the test.
Even if it is to see their son, daughter-in-law, and grandson again, they have to be more cautious and selfish.
Finally, there was some information from outside, telling them that it was true that the government was building a large shelter, but it was not clear how long it would take to evacuate the entire city.
S City might maintain the status quo for a long time, so they were asked to be prepared. Every time there was an airdrop of supplies, they should not be modest. They had to take what they should take. Everyone had a share of supplies. If they really encountered danger, they must call for help...
The old couple looked at the letter filled with words in their hands, and they felt heavy in their hearts, warm and full of reluctance.
In the midst of chaos, the other party, who was just a neighbor to them, had the patience to write these down and prepared so many reserve supplies for them. Even if it was to live up to their kindness, they would have to be more cautious in the future.
"In the future, except for going to the rooftop to get airdropped supplies, don't go out again under other circumstances." He patted his wife's back and sighed slowly, "If you are in a bad mood, just make a video call to your son, see your grandson, or talk to me..."
"Got it, let's also count the things at home and see how many days we can survive without the assistance of airdropped supplies, and then find a few places to hide all the supplies that can be hidden in batches."
**
After leaving the professor and his wife’s house, Youxi took the elevator downstairs. When she passed the 5th floor, because the elevator was temporarily stopped, she heard the sound of argument coming from outside, or rather, one-sided loud "reasoning".
"...To be honest, in our building, there are only a few of you who are really capable. We have been neighbors for so many years. As the saying goes, even if we don’t see each other when we bow our heads, we will meet each other when we raise our heads. Now in this situation, we can be considered friends in need. Since the world has turned upside down, I can’t be sure about others, but my family has always stood on your side, Xiaoyan. If you ask for a meeting, we will have a meeting. We will listen to your suggestions...
but now, you just leave without saying a word in advance, and take away other people in the building. If you have the ability, leave us here, are you getting rid of the burden? What, are you planning to leave us here to die?
Yes, we have never learned martial arts, and we can't wield sticks or swords, but who would learn that in peacetime? We don't have the ability or the courage to follow you out on an adventure, but that's not a reason for you to leave us behind! "
You Xi recognized the voice. It was the resident who originally lived on the 13th floor and was unfortunately affected by the termite crisis that night.
There was a big hole in the ceiling of their house, and the living room was destroyed, so they naturally couldn't live there. Fortunately, there were other empty houses in the building, so they reluctantly moved in.
When she moved that day, she heard this family scolding the family on the 14th floor. It was understandable that they were angry and scolded because they were affected for no reason, but what was going on now?
Youxi pressed the door button and walked out immediately.
On the corridor on the 5th floor, Xu Yan was signaling Xiao Zhang to take out all the travel bags prepared in the house, and then take a few travel bags downstairs first.
But the middle-aged couple on the 13th floor blocked the passage and prevented people from leaving. The woman in her 40s praised Xu Yan while accusing him, but she saw that the other party did not respond after she had said so much, so it was her husband's turn to speak.
He pretended to pull his wife behind him, glared at her, then smiled and said to Xu Yan: "Don't blame her, she has a straightforward temper and speaks like that. In fact, she has no bad intentions, she is just anxious. We just thought that since you have a good place to go, it is really not good to favor one over the other.
We are all the same people, and we shouldn't hide things in this situation. If there is a good place, we should go together, and we can continue to take care of each other in the future. You have No matter what decision you make, we will still support you as before, don’t you agree?”
Residents who came from other floors because of the noise on this floor had different reactions. Some nodded in agreement: “That’s right, the leaders before have now run away without saying a word, they have no quality…”
Others sneered disdainfully: “Who is taking care of whom? It’s obviously others who have been responsible and taking care of you. Since they are all the same, "People, they fall in love with whoever they want, why should they tell you? Who are you, his brother or his father?"
The middle-aged man's face darkened, and he glanced at the source of the voice: "Whoever talks behind my back has nothing to do with you, if you don't want to leave and you like to be trapped here, that's your business! We want to leave, it's our business, shut up and get out of here!"
The middle-aged woman couldn't help but spoke again: "Xu Yan, the two of us are talking to you in a nice voice, but you are indifferent, why are you so angry? What do you mean? Is it because you are leaving and you don’t have to pretend to be a leader here anymore? Are you going to destroy the bridge after crossing it? You asked everyone to stick together when there were difficulties, but now that you have a good place to go, you only care about yourself. How can you behave like this? You are so selfish, you will get retribution! "
You Xi felt a little annoyed. She was most annoyed by this kind of accusation that seemed to be full of reason but was actually a moral kidnapping. To be honest, she had no patience for it. Her usual attitude was to use force to shut people up.
But now she was not the one being targeted, and she did not think Xu Yan was a soft persimmon. She felt that he could solve the problem, and if he couldn't, she would take action again.
Sure enough, after Xu Yan took out all the travel bags, he turned around and quietly locked the door, then he spoke the first sentence: "Make way."
"If you don't make things clear today, don't even think about leaving!"
"Okay, let me make it clear, okay? First, although you are older than me, you are not my parents and have no blood relationship with me. You listened to me before because you were afraid of the situation outside. You were confused and had no ideas, so you needed someone to come forward and give you advice. That's why I have been helping you all the time. There is no mutual care. From beginning to end, I have never received any benefits from you.
Second, it is my freedom to go wherever I want now. So what if I don't tell you? There are many people in this building, but not all of them can become teammates fighting side by side outside. Can you say anything but dead mutants with your mouth?
You have blocked me here today and said so much, just because you think I was wrong before. I have been taking care of the people in the whole building, hoping that I can take you away. I have been carrying this responsibility for a day, should I continue to carry it?
I can tell you that the place we are going to is in the suburbs of N City, it is a homestay, and the drive takes nearly five or six hours. Those who are brave enough to go out can plan their own way. In fact, as long as you leave the city, the situation in the suburbs is still okay. But the question is, do you dare?
Don't rely on me for your life. Why should I take useless people away and treat them as a burden? If I don't protect you immediately when you encounter danger, will you continue to scold me? Do I look like a fool? I am running for my life now, not committing suicide."
"You——" The ruthless and straightforward words were like slaps in the face, hitting the other party again and again. The couple was irritated, and they stood there with their arms outstretched, and began to act like a rogue, "Okay! Then give it a try. Since you have said so much, then we will not be polite. Just try to walk away! See if you can walk out of this building today! See if others are willing to let you go!"
This move was quite disgusting, and it meant to drag other people into trapping Xu Yan and Xiao Zhang with numbers.
Xu Yan looked over the crowd and smiled helplessly at You Xi: "Sorry, I may have to trouble you in the end." In terms of force, he is at the bottom of this group of people. There is a powerful person here, and he still has to ask for help when he needs it.
As a team, you have to pay attention to cooperation.
Youxi also smiled, and quickly pulled out the Tang sword on his back, thrusting directly into the crowd. After the others moved away, he gently tapped the couple's shoulders and said, "We are leaving. Make way."
The two turned around and were startled by the blade. The woman immediately said, "I don't believe you dare--"
Before she finished speaking, the blade of the Tang sword slashed across her arm. The other party screamed and retreated in fear, thinking that she was cut, but she found that it was only her clothes that were cut.
"Youxi! You want to kill people!" the other husband said angrily.
"The murderers who accidentally killed the supermarket attendant in our community seem to be still staying at home." She said, her smile gradually disappearing, "In this world nowadays, if a few people die, do you think anyone will care?"
The other party: ...
**
Half an hour later, after several escorts by Youxi, all the people who went home to get their luggage went downstairs safely with their belongings under the frequent observation of other residents of the building.
In the underground parking lot, someone turned on a camping light to increase the brightness, while others quickly tied up the luggage and belongings to the ATV. Those with
fewer people in the family tied their belongings to the luggage rack behind the front seat, while those with more people tied their belongings to the roof.
Fan Qi and You Feng had already made preparations for the trip. You Feng and Fan Qi took a car with two large luggage bags fixed on the back seat. You Xi drove a car alone, ready to follow them all the way, with the other three luggage bags fixed on her car. The ATV
has no body and windshield, which is equivalent to running naked, so Fan Qi put two large bottles of insecticide in the storage rack in front of the car, and the others were handled randomly.
In short, it's the same sentence. When it comes to a critical moment, they don't care about anything and teleport back to the Star House immediately. As for Youxi, he would teleport after confirming that the two of them had returned to the Star House.
This was just like playing a game with unlimited resurrections. If you return to the starting point and start over, you will not die, nor will your equipment be lost.
Perhaps because of Youxi's shock, in the end, the other people in the building with their own thoughts did not chase to the underground garage, but many people stayed in the lobby, gathering in groups, watching the elevators going up and down and whispering.
Before Xu Yan left, he left the keys to the building's entrance and exit, the elevator, and the community remote control door at the front desk of the lobby, and attached a note of instructions, which can be regarded as doing things from beginning to end.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the team that didn't bother to have lunch joined up with a team from another community, and then followed the route to find the car and arrived at the familiar viaduct.
Although the road below the viaduct was uneven and slippery, there were few trees here, and they planned to drive directly from under the viaduct to the highway intersection.
Ten all-terrain vehicles rushed out of the city at a speed of 40 miles per hour. Occasionally, they saw other people going out along the way. Without exception, they were all wrapped up tightly and holding various weapons in their hands.
They also encountered several waves of mutant animals, but as long as they increased their speed a little, they immediately left them far behind.
They also saw a troop sent out to carry out a rescue mission. There were eight or nine people in the group, squeezed into three all-terrain vehicles. Their hardware equipment was obviously not as good as their team's.
The two sides glanced at each other from a distance and passed each other in two different directions. Youxi heard the other side's depressed complaint in the wind: "We feel a bit shabby, captain, when can we achieve the standard of two people in one car?"
"Don't dream, it's good that you have a car now. What's more, didn't you see that the other side also has four people squeezed into a car?"
"But there is a car with only one person..."
"You talk too much, you will be in charge of logistics later."
"No-Captain, I don't want to clean the dirt of the big bugs anymore, I was wrong..."
...
After more than half an hour of bumpy ride, their convoy finally arrived at the highway intersection on the edge of the city.
This place is different from the city. Some nearby plants have been cleared a little. They were not burned like before. Instead, they only cleared a few entrances to the highway and the toll booth next to it.
After all, it is the entrance to and from the city, so there is a troop stationed here. As
soon as their convoy appeared, the troops cast curious glances. Xu Yan got out of the car, greeted the people who came over, and asked about the situation of the highway.
The other party briefly explained and looked at their car again: "The equipment is good."
"No, it used to be a friend who loved to play this, and now it's just right to use it in this situation."
In the car behind Youxi, Lu Bin was sitting in the co-pilot. He held his father's arm nervously, a little uneasy, fearing that the car would be requisitioned.
But in the end, the other party just chatted with Xu Yan for a few words, looked at the driver's license of all the drivers, and let them go.
There was no one collecting tolls in the toll station, and the other party directly opened the gate and let the convoy drive out one by one.
Everyone looked at the troops who were holding on there behind them, and they were moved. They obviously have the ability to leave here and go to other safe cities or suburbs, but they still stick to it for the people in the city, wearing stuffy protective clothing every day to perform their tasks.
They can't even see each other's faces clearly. They are all unsung heroes.
This selflessness and sense of responsibility are moving.
Lu Bin turned around and saluted in the direction of the troops.
Youxi looked back and cast his eyes to his parents' car and the clear blue sky above the highway.
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