Chapter 74 Reconciliation
"Here they come, someone is here to rescue us!"
"Really? Is it the rescue team?"
"Look at that car, it must be the rescue team. We've been waiting for it!"
Some easily excited people had tears in their eyes, while others remained rational and made calm arrangements.
"Hurry, clear the way and let them pass. There are also people behind us. Xiaobo, you go and inform Awen and Awu that someone is coming from above! Go quickly!"
"Oh, oh." Zhao Bo, the young man who was sent to report the news, was pushed by the elder in front of him before he could react, and staggered back along the road behind.
The young figure ran faster and faster, and soon disappeared at the end of the road.
The remaining people here have successfully connected with Zhang Chongguang and started a conversation.
The arrival of the fully armed rescue workers gave the villagers who had stayed behind for a long time a great sense of security and increased their hope and confidence in the future.
Everyone gathered around enthusiastically and told Zhang Chongguang everything he inquired about, no matter how big or small.
Zhang Chongguang and his group listened carefully to what the villagers said. Although it was not visible on their faces, they were becoming more and more surprised in their hearts.
They had seen too many people powerless or even afraid to resist in the face of crises, and it was rare to encounter someone who was still fighting so hard and living such a good life after the apocalypse. It could be said that the people in this village were the best they had seen recently.
Listening to the villagers' plans and arrangements during this period, even these seasoned rescue team members couldn't help but sigh at the wisdom and strength of the people. Xiaozhao Village's approach and current situation gave them hope.
For a moment, Zhang Chongguang even felt that even if zombies suddenly appeared, if all the survivors in the world could unite like the people in this village, the apocalypse that everyone was talking about would definitely pass.
Of course, when he was expressing his feelings about these things, he also noticed the two brothers Awen and Awu who were constantly mentioned by the villagers.
It seems that the fact that the people in this village can survive and even have the energy to expand their limited activity area is inseparable from the two brothers in charge.
He was just thinking about the opportunity to meet someone when he saw two electric cars driving on the road not far away.
The villagers followed their gaze and looked at the two people on the bikes. They laughed and said, "That's Ah Wen and Ah Wu!"
Zhao Wen and Zhao Wu have been looking forward to the arrival of an official rescue team since the incident. After witnessing the magic of the train, they are even more convinced that the rescue team will come.
But they originally thought that it might take a few more days for the rescue team to arrive. However, they didn't expect that not long after he sent off the people from City B today, he received a report at the village entrance, so he and Zhao Wu rushed here.
After a brief exchange of words, Zhang Chongguang left half of his men behind to help the villagers clean up the zombies, and took the remaining half with the brothers Zhao Wen and Zhao Wu along the country road towards the village further inside.
Along the way, Zhao Wen described in detail the changes in the village since the incident, including how they discovered the train.
Zhao Wen: "Because the road to the outside world hasn't been opened yet, the two people who took the train from City B are still in the village. If you want to know more details, you can ask them."
Zhang Chongguang definitely believed what Zhao Wen said. After all, judging from the villagers' heartfelt welcome to the rescue team, they had no reason to hide it. However, finding the people who had taken the car before and talking to them was also an indispensable part of their mission this time.
Zhang Chongguang nodded, thought for a moment, and asked, "So that train won't be back until the afternoon?"
Zhao Wen nodded in agreement. "We're going over there this afternoon to see if we can recruit some capable people from the village. Would you like to come with us?"
Zhang Chongguang thought about the scenes he had seen along the way, such as clearing out zombies and harvesting wheat, and he understood, "Then let's go together!"
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Zhang Chongguang was taken by Zhao Wen to visit the village. He found the roof of the tallest building in the village, looked around, and took note of the surrounding environment.
Before leaving, he took the two children out of the back seat of the SUV and asked Zhao Wen to help find a place to accommodate them.
Zhao Wen naturally would not refuse. He found a family in the village with children of similar age and asked them to take good care of the child.
Zhao Wen is very well-known in the village, and Xiaozhao Village is not short of food and clothing. Taking care of two children for a period of time is not a big deal. With Zhang Chongguang, the captain of the rescue team, there, the people who were asked to do the task basically agreed as soon as they were asked.
When Zhang Chongguang took out some of the remaining food from the two children's homes and the canned food distributed by the authorities before they set out as food expenses for the two children, the family had no objections.
The woman who stayed at home to take care of the children repeatedly assured that she would take good care of the two babies. Zhang Chongguang gave Chen Chen a few more instructions before returning to the village entrance to meet up with other teammates and join the team of zombie killers.
Everyone worked until one o'clock in the afternoon before taking a break. Zhang Chongguang was eating military rations with the young men from the rescue team when he saw a burly, dark-skinned man walking towards them. It was Zhao Wu, whom he had met in the morning.
"Captain Zhang, my brother said they're about to leave. Do you want to drive or take the village bus with them?"
Zhang Chongguang swallowed the compressed biscuits in his mouth and said, "We can just drive."
As he spoke, he stood up, called out the names of four team members, got on the off-road vehicle and drove towards Xiaozhao Village.
After meeting Zhao Wen, they followed the car driven by Zhao Wen all the way to the train stop.
Zhang Chongguang got off the bus and immediately went to the lonely bus stop on this empty land.
The bus stop sign sparkled in the sun, giving people a sacred feeling.
He looked at the silver station sign and shook it twice before looking at the content on it, but there was nothing on it except the name of a station.
At this time, Zhao Wen also got off the train and came over to say, "The train usually arrives around 2:00 in the afternoon, so there's less than half an hour left."
Zhang Chongguang nodded, stopped studying the meaningless bus stop sign, and patiently got on the bus and waited.
When a thin layer of sweat appeared on their foreheads, an inconspicuous shadow appeared in the sky not far away.
The shadow got closer and closer, until it was very close and then began to slowly fall.
Zhang Chongguang got out of the car instantly and watched the vehicle fall.
Inside the descending train, the passengers looking out the window also saw the military green off-road vehicle parked not far from the bus stop, and instantly became excited.
"Look? Is that the rescue team's car?"
"Has anyone taken over here?"
"Then can we work peacefully in Xiaozhao Village?"
The person who said this was the one who had come here yesterday to discuss with his family and was planning to come to Xiaozhao Village to work. That was why there were not many people wanting to take the bus today, so he was able to get a ticket.
But even though he assured his family that there was no danger, he was actually very nervous about coming to a strange place to work alone. Now that he saw that there seemed to be a rescue team, how could he not be happy!
The others, who were a little nervous, suddenly became excited.
"It really looks like a rescue team's car."
"Why is the rescue speed over here not as fast as in the rural areas?"
"When will our area be completely protected? We just cleaned it up yesterday, and today we went downstairs and encountered zombies again."
"Let's go down and ask first. Maybe they're not the rescue team. Some enthusiasts also modify their cars to look like this and buy similar clothing. I advise you not to get too excited!"
This statement poured cold water on everyone.
Everyone calmed down a little and stopped talking. They just kept staring out the window, waiting for the car to land and the door to open so they could ask.
After being trapped at home for nearly twenty days, it was a rare opportunity to go out and get some fresh air. People who had gone back before said that there was no danger here. Now they saw people who looked like rescue team. When the car door opened, everyone scrambled to get out.
Zhang Chongguang saw many people pouring out from the car door, and when they saw him, they turned and swarmed towards him.
Looking at the wolf-like and ferocious eyes of the crowd, Zhang Chongguang almost thought that he was going to be surrounded by zombies.
However, those people whose eyes sparkled as they looked at the uniforms on them did not have the slightest sense that they were rushing towards them as if to tear them apart and eat them up. They just asked questions at once.
"Young man, are you from the rescue team?"
"Is this a real gun?"
"Where are you from? How many people are here? What's the situation outside?"
"Has the government rescue team taken over this village? If people from other places want to move here, is that possible?"
"I have relatives in the urban area of City A. I'd like to ask if you know what the situation is there right now?"
"I heard they hire people to kill zombies and give them food. Is that true? Is that guaranteed by the government?"
"Are you here because of this train? Has the city decided to protect the area around the station?"
"What are your plans for the future? Will you come to our City B?"
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Zhang Chongguang and five others were surrounded by the crowd, unable to advance or retreat, and were sweating profusely from the questions that followed one after another.
Fortunately, Zhao Wen quickly squeezed in to help and rescued them.
"Everyone, come this way. Those who want to work here in exchange for food, line up here at this sign. If you have any questions, please ask them one by one, and I will answer them. These comrades have tasks to do, so don't delay them, and don't crowd together. Be careful of accidental discharges of guns..."
After repeated persuasion and threats, and with the help of other people from Xiaozhao Village, the people who had gathered in a group finally separated.
Many people heard the news and planned to come here to work, but because the news spread slowly, only a dozen or twenty people successfully got on the bus, and most of them came with three or five familiar people.
Zhao Wen asked the villagers to register first, and he began to answer the questions just now.
"...These people are indeed members of the rescue team, but they're the advance team here to investigate, so there aren't many of them. Our village hasn't been taken over yet, but don't worry, your safety is guaranteed. Whether you come here to kill zombies or harvest wheat, we provide accommodation and food. The compensation we agreed on before also counts. If you help harvest one acre of land, you'll get 30 kilograms of wheat. You can also choose to grind it into flour here and take it back..."
After he said this, those who didn't know much about the situation became excited.
【Author’s words】
This is today's update, the next chapter will be updated the day after tomorrow.
I’ve been having a serious writer’s block lately, and can’t write much in a day. So annoying.
It's so cold that my fingers are shaking as I type on the keyboard.
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