The loss of vehicles and grain was minor; more than thirty villagers were either killed or injured, and some got lost in the chaos.
Now only a dozen or so people are still able to move around.
But in the vast darkness, no one dared to search for the missing persons; they could only silently pray and leave it to fate.
After a brief discussion, the two groups decided to temporarily retreat a short distance, find a place to stay for the night, and take care of the wounded.
Qi Yue finally recovered from her shock and took the initiative to roast some fragrant potatoes for Lu Sheng and the others.
In return, Lu Sheng took a few cans of luncheon meat from his spatial storage, heated them up, and gave them to Qi Yue.
Luncheon meat is a greasy food when eaten normally, but when heated, its oily and salty taste is a delicacy that the people of Qijia Village haven't tasted for many days.
A dozen villagers were wolfing down several cans of luncheon meat, along with creamy roasted potatoes, while occasionally casting grateful glances at Lu Sheng.
Lu Sheng and his group sat around the campfire, glancing out of the corner of their eyes at the bespectacled young man who was engrossed in eating potatoes.
"Why are you here alone? Where are Su Zheng and Ma Dongmei?"
She didn't mention that Su Zheng was currently recovering from his injury at the base, but tentatively asked the bespectacled young man.
The bespectacled young man looked up and replied in a slightly dejected voice, "We were attacked by a horde of zombies on our way back to the base. The two cars were separated, and Su Shao's car is nowhere to be found."
"My car and Dongmei's car overturned. Baojie went missing, Dongmei was seriously injured, and I was the only one who could barely move."
He spoke with his head down, his voice choked with emotion, “I originally wanted to find some medical supplies to help Sister Dongmei treat her wounds, but after searching around, I found that Sister Dongmei was gone too.”
Lu Sheng and the others exchanged glances without making a sound.
That's the only one left on the team, it's so tragic.
"What about Lü Song? He's gone too? Are you the only one left in the whole team?" Sun Tiantian tore off a small piece of the soft, fragrant potato and asked curiously.
The bespectacled young man swallowed a large mouthful of potato, his eyes brimming with tears, his voice indistinct, "My brother Lu... my brother Lu was the first to lose it... Waaah..."
The child was crying so pitifully that no one could get any information out of him. In the end, Zhang Xiaojuan had to act as a male mother, holding the child in her arms and comforting him for half an hour.
By the time the bespectacled guy finally calmed down, the people of Qijia Village had already eaten and drunk their fill and found a place to sleep. Only Lu Sheng and a few others were left, risking their lives to keep Junzi company by the campfire and feed the mosquitoes.
"I was worried that Sister Dongmei and the others might have gone back to the base on their own, so I wanted to rush back to the base as soon as possible to check on them."
The bespectacled young man wiped away his tears; his already battered head looked even more swollen.
"Wait a minute, aren't Uncle Xiao and the others still doing research at the K3 base? Could something be wrong with them?" Sun Tiantian suddenly thought of Xiao Guozheng and his wife, who were still at the K3 base.
The expressions of the group tensed up immediately. Xiao Yu hurriedly waved her hand and explained, "My parents set off for the Blue Sky Base in the neighboring province a few days ago to attend a vaccine seminar. They have already contacted me by radio after arriving there."
"That's good. The base might not be so peaceful either." The bespectacled guy breathed a long sigh of relief.
He was about to get up and pack up his tent when Lu Sheng quietly appeared behind him.
"Big sister..."
Before the word "head" could even be uttered, Lu Sheng chopped him on the back of the head with a chop.
She controlled the force perfectly, cleanly and decisively knocking the person unconscious in one go.
The bespectacled guy rolled his eyes and collapsed limply to the ground.
Sun Tiantian and others who witnessed the whole thing: oO? ?
Why resort to violence when we're just talking?
Zhang Xiaojuan scratched her head awkwardly, "Sister Lu, next time you kill someone to cover it up, could you at least give everyone a hint? It's so sudden..."
Lu Sheng didn't have time to banter with him, so she gestured to Xu Yi with her eyes.
The two men tacitly helped the bespectacled man to his feet and positioned him in a sitting position next to the tent.
Zhang Xiaojuan cautiously touched the man's nose with her finger. "He's still breathing... Sister Lu, you wouldn't hold a grudge like that, would you? Are you going to shoot him back?"
"Do you have any cigarettes?" Lu Sheng suddenly changed the subject.
"have."
Zhang Xiaojuan, completely bewildered, handed a cigarette to Lu Sheng and lit it for her with practiced ease. "Sister Lu, fly bravely, we'll chase you with our lives. If you really want to kill someone to cover your tracks, I'll be the first to bury the body for you."
Lu Sheng didn't say anything, but held the lit cigarette to the bespectacled guy's ear and blew a breath into his earlobe.
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