Chapter 79: Boarding the Ship
Early the next morning.
Li Xiannian and his group set out on the journey to the port.
The estate they are currently in is not far from the port. They drove their RV past fields ravaged by floods and wide gullies created by earthquakes.
The vegetation was basically blown away by the wind, leaving a mess on the ground, and the wind was gradually cooling down.
The RV was driving under the gray sky with its headlights on.
It was warm as spring inside. Selena, wearing a sweater, leaned against the car window and looked at the scenery in front of her. She felt heavy in her heart, but at the same time she was glad that she could still be with her family.
She even heard news from her father, maybe they could get together again in the future.
Li Xiannian also sighed, realizing the danger of this trip.
The loss of order has brought about huge uncertainty. Even if travelers like them disguise themselves in a low-key manner, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not encounter robbers on the road.
"Speed up, let's get to the port quickly."
Upon hearing this, the convoy sped up.
Fortunately, they had a safe journey. Although they encountered two groups of people who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to rob, they were eventually forced to retreat because of their strong firepower.
The only price was the loss of a car.
There were still many escapees from the Midwest at the port. Ever since the eruption of the country's largest active volcano and the drop in temperature, people from the north had fled to the south to avoid the disaster.
As soon as Li Xiannian and his gang appeared here, they attracted a lot of attention.
The fact that there were so many people at the port now was beyond his expectations.
"Mr. Li, right? Our commander said you're going to Kotka and a group of people need to take your cruise ship."
Li Xiannian was obviously not surprised when he saw the soldiers guarding the port.
He nodded solemnly, "Of course."
There are examples of this kind of temporary ride.
If it were normal times, he wouldn't even mind giving more people the opportunity to board the ship.
But Li Xiannian knew better that the spread of the T virus did not end with the end of Snowe City.
If there is an infected person in this group, the trip will become even more unpredictable.
Of course he would eliminate this danger.
However, when boarding the ship, even though someone was maintaining order, two young people ran in front of his car.
They banged on the car windows and shouted desperately, "Sir, please take us with you. We heard you were going to Kotka, and we really have something important to do."
The security guards ran over and pulled them apart. One of them pulled something out of his pocket and said, "I have a black card. It allows you to join that mysterious base. As long as you get us there, we can pay you and we'll definitely get you in."
When he took out this black card, the eyes of many people around him lit up for a moment, and greed appeared in their eyes.
Recently, the news of this mysterious base has become increasingly popular among the public.
It is said that this black card was circulated from a mysterious doomsday website, and both are closely related to the mysterious base.
Before the worldwide storm, the website's webmaster made a prediction that the end of the world was approaching and released vacancies for admission to a mysterious base.
Unfortunately, few people realized this at the time, and when the rainstorm came, it was too late.
The lack of water, electricity and internet has almost cut off everyone's life.
The government's ineffective rescue efforts, coupled with the subsequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, have left almost everyone feeling a strong sense of suffocation. Is the end of humanity really coming?
If the disaster we are experiencing now is just one of them, then even if the government builds shelters, where can the spark of humanity be continued?
Faced with the trauma of the disaster, some of them actively seek shelter from people with black cards, and even offer exorbitant prices to ask them to take them to that mysterious and safe base.
But even so, it is difficult to get those holding black cards to stand up. After all, in the face of doomsday, one's own life is the most important.
The currency is also constantly depreciating, and only those who own actual material goods can impress cardholders.
In addition to these, I heard that these cardholders are also willing to help people with special skills, such as doctors, caregivers, cutting-edge scientific research and development personnel of various important materials, various technical workers, etc.
Even government officials will not show up on their own initiative if they do not have certain skills.
The appearance of these two people caused a great commotion, which also attracted Li Xiannian's attention.
So he changed his mind and agreed to take the two men on board.
Of the two, the red-haired boy is called Christian, and the other short girl is called Molly.
According to them, the two are brother and sister, and they got this black card on the website.
Li Xiannian took a look at their cards and found that they were indeed real.
"Are you two the only ones here? Are there any other people traveling with you?"
"Of course," Kirian nodded heavily. "My father and mother are still at the port. I also have a sick sister. She is a Xia nationality adopted by my family and seems to be from the same place as you."
"Oh? That's such a coincidence!"
Li Xiannian nodded, and just paid a little attention to it, but didn't take it to heart.
However, since he was a black card holder, he was a traveling companion. There was no problem bringing him along.
So he arranged for his men to take Kyrian to find his family and arrange a suite for them on the ship.
When Serena came back with her people, she looked hesitant and said, "Grandpa, I feel like there's something strange about this family."
Li Xiannian put down his work and asked the crew member to leave. "What do you think is wrong?"
Selina handed him a photo. "Krian's sister has been wearing a mask and a hat and has not shown up."
She analyzed, "He said this sister is from Xia Country and broke her leg in the earthquake, but just now she was in the wheelchair and had her eyes closed while sleeping."
Li Xiannian took a closer look at the photo and saw a sense of disharmony and separation, as if they were not a family.
He frowned. "Then keep an eye on them. As long as they don't cause any other trouble, they can stay on the ship for now. Feel free to report to me if anything happens."
Serena nodded: "Okay, Grandpa."
Li Xiannian thought of something and added, "As for the people the special forces let in, try your best to keep them in their rooms. You can send someone to deliver their meals three times a day. If they ask, tell them it was my idea."
"Yes, I understand."
At this moment, a crew member suddenly ran over with Kirlian. The red-haired boy looked anxious: "My sister suddenly disappeared. Can you help me find her?"
(End of this chapter)
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