Chapter 76 Inquiry
"No, we were doing disaster relief work in City N."
The changes at the airport and City B's train station naturally couldn't be hidden from the Jiang family, who had been keeping an eye on the situation outside from the train. After all, every time a new wave of people arrived, they would gather around the train to check in, and they all felt like they were about to become a popular check-in spot before the apocalypse.
Although they felt a little frustrated that they couldn't get off the bus due to all the attention, the Jiang family was happy to see the hopeful expressions on the faces of the passengers who got on the bus after the rescue team arrived.
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Xiaozhao Village, village committee meeting room.
Zhao Wenzhen stood at the front, pointing at the map on the big screen, explaining the situation nearby to the new rescue team leader and making a handover.
Ever since the large army arrived yesterday, he had wanted to hand over the responsibilities he was in charge of, especially the two tasks of clearing the zombies and harvesting the wheat.
Needless to say, clearing out zombies is a relatively dangerous job. Although their villagers can do it, they are not as good as the rescue team members who are armed with guns and have rich experience.
As for harvesting wheat, he never thought of holding all the food from such a large piece of land in his own hands.
With so many people on the rescue team and so many ordinary people brought with them, the subsequent food expenses will definitely be huge. If they want to solve this problem, they can only rely on harvesting thousands of acres of land nearby.
Before, although they harvested wheat from other villages, strictly speaking, the grain was not theirs. They did not grow the grain, and they did not own the land on which the grain grew.
Instead of having others ask you in person, it is better to be tactful and hand over the things as soon as possible.
Their Xiaozhao Village had already received more than enough. Even the grain harvested in their own village was enough for them to eat for one or two years, not to mention the huge amount of grain they had harvested from nearby villages before.
Sure enough, after he expressed his idea, the leader of the rescue team accepted it without saying anything. He also did not ask them to hand over the extra grain they had collected from other villages. The rescue team only sent people to take over and rent a harvester from a nearby village, and then hired other people to work with the same salary he had agreed on before.
Zhao Wen had held a meeting in the village long before the rescue team arrived, and explained the details to the villagers. Therefore, even though the villagers received the news at the last minute, they had no objections.
Although their profits seemed to have been damaged, they were not greedy. Furthermore, the villagers understood what Zhao Wen had said. Only when everyone was well could they better themselves and return to their normal lives more quickly.
After the two most important things were taken over by the rescue team, Zhao Wen was not idle either. At the invitation of the rescue team, he told them about the terrain and village distribution near the airport.
Although these things can be seen on satellite maps, they are not as clearly understood as by the locals who have lived there.
After understanding the situation clearly, the rescue team at the airport acted more quickly.
They sent people to take over the various intersections guarded by the villagers, continuously expanding the scope of control, and using the terrain and obstacles to enclose a safe area suitable for human survival.
The people they brought with them were also resettled in the cleared villages. Some of them were organized to harvest the remaining wheat in the fields, while others were sent to the outskirts of the airport to build warehouses for storing grain.
The first batch of construction materials that were brought in to build the airport are still piled up there, ready to be used.
The progress in City A was rapid, and similarly, the rescue team in City B was not slow at all.
There were not many rescue team members in the first batch, but the second, third and even fourth batches of rescue team members arrived soon.
Because of the rescue team, the nearby residents have more confidence in facing the zombies. They have come out of their homes and joined the team to eliminate the zombies.
They couldn't clear out the large number of zombies outside, but as long as they worked together and found the right method, cleaning up these zombies in the community corridors would not be dangerous or difficult.
So, just three days later, with the joint efforts of both sides, the original safe zone near the train station was expanded by more than two times.
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Time quickly came to the end of June, and more than a month had passed since the mutation occurred.
During this time, Jiang Dong and Ren Ru would call Ren's parents and Ren Ying whenever they were in City B. But to their dismay, none of their calls had been answered so far.
Jiang Qian would also browse the internet for news from other places to learn about the outside world and avoid being out of touch with society due to being stuck on the train for a long time. However, the news she read was usually a mixture of good and bad, or even more bad news.
Since the end of the world, the Jiang family has been protected by the system and trains. They usually stay on the train most of the time and rarely get off. They don’t know much about the situation outside. It was only after seeing the news on the Internet that they truly realized the cruelty of the end of the world.
The turmoil they had experienced in the temple and village before was nothing compared to the current situation. Without them knowing, many large cities had basically fallen, and even many remote small villages had only one in ten left.
Many people have lost contact with their loved ones far away in foreign lands, and many more have watched their loved ones die or turn into zombies and swing their claws at them.
This is only the situation for those who still have the opportunity to speak out online, while the situation for those who cannot speak out online may be even worse.
She also saw that many places were actively organizing rescue efforts and establishing safe bases to accommodate the survivors. However, even these safe bases were constantly being harassed by the zombie hordes.
In the face of huge environmental changes, human efforts seem to be a drop in the bucket and have no effect at all.
Whenever she realized this, Jiang Qian felt both fortunate and sad and helpless.
The sky outside the window is still blue and the sun is still shining, but everyone knows that everything is no longer the same as before.
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After the train carrying the passengers back from City A landed, everyone saw a row of young people in neat uniforms waiting on the airport platform.
The other passengers looked at the neatly lined up people and whispered to each other, but no one came forward to disturb them. They just stood aside and watched curiously.
Jiang Qian frowned slightly when she saw the scene outside the car.
Since the train's appearance, they had encountered investigators from various parties more than once. Whether it was the cameras installed at City A's airport, or the subsequent attempts by people aboard to observe, inquire, and record the train, they had experienced it all.
But this is the first time I have encountered such a large number of official personnel in such an open and honest manner.
Are you here to investigate? Or do you have some other mission or purpose?
Even though she knew that the rescue team would not do anything dangerous to the car, Jiang Qian still couldn't help but feel nervous facing such a big scene.
She never felt that her hiding plan was perfect, so she was worried that someone would discover something from the details.
However, even though they were worried and didn't want to show up in front of others, they still couldn't do anything and could only watch people get on the bus.
Fortunately, the mystery was solved shortly after getting on the bus.
Before getting on the bus, the residents did not dare to disturb the neatly lined up members, but after getting on the bus, when the rescue team members were separated due to seating issues, they had the courage to come forward.
"Young man, are you going to City A too?" A man in his fifties hesitated for a long time before asking the young man sitting next to him.
A number of rescue team members have been arriving in City B these days. Citizens have been eager to inquire about the current arrangements for City B, but the rescue team members are usually busy. Even when they encounter them on the street, most are in a hurry. They don't have the energy to approach them and ask questions, but now that they have this rare opportunity to sit down together, they can't resist.
The dark-skinned young man nodded and smiled innocently in response to the uncle's question, "Yes, we're going over there."
"Are we going to City A to carry out some mission? Or are we going to take a car and head further north?"
"We're going to help with the construction of the airport in City A." The team member said directly without hiding anything.
Even if these situations were not mentioned, they would soon be publicized. There was no need to conceal them. Their superiors did not ask them to conceal them, and they were even specifically instructed to answer if asked, so as to reassure the people nearby.
Sure enough, after hearing what he said, the eyes of the people nearby became brighter.
In an instant, all the people in the car surrounded the rescue team members and asked them questions.
"So, will bases be built near these two train stations in the future?"
"——I can't say the base yet."
"Will the existing safe zone be expanded further?"
"——I think so. We are also following the arrangements from above, so we don't know much."
"What will it look like over there? Do we need other people to help?"
"——I haven't heard of this. We just got here. We will inform everyone when there is news."
"I just wanted to ask if they still need workers. I used to work as a laborer on the construction site for a while."
"——You can go ask around and see where people with experience and skills can find a job."
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"What's the situation outside? Can you tell us?"
"——We've also been on missions, so we might not know as much as everyone else."
"So where were you before? Were you transferred from another large base?"
"——No, we were doing disaster relief work in City N before."
"N City?"
"N City! Is it N City?"
This sentence drew the attention of almost everyone in the car.
City N is right next to City B. Many people in City B even moved here from rural areas on the outskirts of City N. There are countless intermarriages between the two places, and almost every family has relatives in City N.
Now that I hear that they were previously doing disaster relief in City N, and perhaps they can get news about their relatives, how can I not be excited?
Not only the passengers in the bus were excited, but even the Jiang family members who were watching the surveillance screen and listening to everyone's conversation were nervous, and their eyes subconsciously focused on Ren Ru's face.
【Author’s words】
Thank you for your support. I will continue to work hard. The next chapter should be on the 29th.
It is expected that in the next chapter or the next chapter, there will be some small changes on the train, very small changes.
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