◎Happy 60th Day: The Rise of Hanhan◎
The loose camouflage jackets prevented direct sunlight from hitting their skin and also blocked the guns that the two men had on their waists.
The sharpened engineer shovel was not folded, but hung straight on the outside of the two men's backpacks, swaying slightly with the rhythm of their walking.
They said they wanted to search for bicycles, but their original route did not change. When they came across a broken window in a first-floor residence on the way, they went in to take a look.
Bicycles were selling like hot cakes when the temperature just dropped. Nine out of ten households had one, the only difference was whether they were broken or not.
First it was extremely cold, then hot, and then it was soaked in water for so long, even the car and the tires couldn’t withstand it.
Jiang Muyun was a scavenger in her previous life. Under the pressure of reality, she would pick up any junk and bang it together. She had even come across half-broken bicycles and even repaired a few of them by piecing together the parts she had picked up.
Even if other parts are rusted, as long as they are not broken, they can be used after a little polishing. However, she cannot find real tires and has no conditions to repair pneumatic tires, so the fate of every car is that the wheels will be deformed before they have gone far.
After so many times, Jiang Muyun simply gave up spending time on assembling the bicycle.
Chu Buwen climbed out from a window sill and said, "Both cars have flat tires."
Jiang Muyun didn't find it strange: "Let's see if there are any shared bicycles."
Shared bicycles all have solid tires, which are much more durable than ordinary pneumatic tires.
Before the temperatures dropped, shared bikes were everywhere, perhaps even outnumbering regular household bicycles. But then, with the low temperatures turning many cars into scrap metal and bicycle prices skyrocketing, the shared bikes on the streets gradually became private vehicles.
Speaking of this, Jiang Muyun suddenly thought: "Your place is quite big, haven't you thought about buying a bicycle as a backup?"
There were several bicycles in Jiang Muyun's space, but when she came, her mind was full of how to sneak into the military-arsenal quietly and leave quietly, so she never thought of using a bicycle for transportation.
Chu Buwen mentioned this just now, she couldn't say that she would go back to the warehouse to get it.
Wouldn't it be embarrassing if Chu Buwen asked her where the warehouse was.
Chu Buwen paused for a moment when asked by Jiang Muyun.
"Did I say I forgot to buy your letter?"
Jiang Muyun: "I believe it."
Chu Buwen silently changed the subject: "I think I saw a blue one across the street. Maybe it's a shared bike."
Chu Buwen really forgot.
His ancestral home was not in Nanshi, and he did not have much affection for Nanshi. In his previous life, he ran all the way from Xishi to Nanshi just to find someone.
He was not in a hurry to travel, so of course he had no obsession with transportation. A cart was more useful to him than a bicycle.
Jiang Muyun glanced at the house that Chu Buwen pointed at, walked over to clear the broken glass stuck in the window frame, and then climbed over with one hand on the windowsill.
Half a minute later, Jiang Muyun leaned against the window, holding a bottle of mineral water in his hand, and sincerely apologized to Chu Buwen: "Brother, I will punish myself with three drinks for my frivolous attitude just now. You are indeed a sincere person."
This room is not just blue, it also has green, yellow and orange.
If Jiang Muyun hadn't been sure that this was a residential building, she would have thought she had entered a shared bicycle recycling station.
Chu Buwen calmly climbed over the windowsill and entered the house, only to find that the house was ready to face the impact of a tsunami head-on.
But this building is on the first floor. It should have been submerged in water when the tsunami hit. There is no reason for it to be in such a mess.
Jiang Muyun pointed to the shoe prints on the ground: "There were some there before I came in. This house must have been searched, and there are a few broken-down cars left."
For others, since they have relatively intact cars, they naturally don’t need to pick up these broken cars.
But Jiang Muyun wasn't picky: "We've all bought bicycles before. They've been well preserved in low temperatures, and we even have the small parts for the pumps. If the building hadn't collapsed, they might still be at home. We'll just have to ride these for now."
The main reason is that although their building is not low, it is definitely not high in the face of a tsunami. When the tsunami comes, the building will definitely be buried under water.
Even though the location on the fifteenth floor was not far enough from the water surface to be affected by the high temperature of the sea of fire, I have never heard of a bicycle being damaged by just soaking in water.
Even if the car broke down, Jiang Muyun could smuggle some parts out and say that his family had bought spare parts.
As for how to preserve a bike in low temperatures... who knows.
Anyway, rubber can withstand temperatures of minus seventy degrees Celsius. Other metal parts are not resistant to low temperatures, but no one knows for sure whether their performance will recover after the temperature rises.
At least none of them knew.
At most, we have heard of the cold brittleness of common metals such as steel and iron.
What if this brand of bicycles is priced so high because they like to use special alloy materials? Who can say for sure?
Jiang Muyun spoke without a trace of guilt, and Chu Buwen was too lazy to pick and choose. As time went by, the temperature was gradually rising. It was very troublesome to keep looking through the windows. It would be better to repair these cars and use them as they are.
Chu Buwen knew nothing about repairing cars, so he could only stand by and help Jiang Muyun. When he heard what she needed, he would take a multi-purpose knife and take it off other cars.
Jiang Muyun finally picked and chose and repaired a small blue and a small green car.
One of Xiaolan's handlebars was broken, and Jiang Muyun was too lazy to replace it, so she had no problem riding the bike with one hand.
Xiaolu's wheel was a little crooked, but Jiang Muyun could only restore it to this extent after knocking it for a long time. If they wanted to change the wheel, the mini wrench they had was not enough, so they just made do with the original one.
None of the cars here have good brakes, but fortunately this is a bicycle, so foot braking is not a big problem.
It was already noon when the duo finished repairing the car. They had a good rest after lunch and set off again to avoid the highest temperature at noon.
Apart from other things, the bicycle's passability is really one of the best.
After the impact of the tsunami, Jiang Muyun estimated that there would be no road in the entire Nanshi City that could allow four-wheeled motor vehicles to pass smoothly.
Only bicycles can weave their way through all the debris. If that doesn't work, you can get off and carry the bicycle. The speed of the two people increased significantly.
The wind brought by riding a bike blew away some of the heat, and Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen even had time to figure out where people lived.
Nowadays, the residents' disguise skills are really poor. They either carelessly clear the road in front of their homes, or pile up a lot of things and hide their homes in the ruins, as if they want to write "There is nothing here" on their faces.
"Wait." The two of them suddenly spoke at the same time.
The brakes of both cars were broken, so Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen jumped out of the cars directly.
Chu Buwen asked, "Take a detour?"
"This is the old city area, and there are many dilapidated buildings. There is only one main road in this section, and it may be dangerous to take the small road." Jiang Muyun frowned.
Some of the buildings were already dilapidated, and they became even more unsustainable after being soaked in water.
Whether passing in front of a dilapidated building or climbing over the ruins of a collapsed house, the danger is equally great.
But they could both smell a hint of blood in the air.
The smell of blood could drift over here, but they hadn't heard anything yet. Either the matter was over, or there was enough blood and it had drifted far enough.
Jiang Muyun thought for a moment and said, "Let's follow the original route first, and then retreat if anything happens."
At this stage, for Jiang Muyun and Chu Buwen, it is more dangerous to walk around under the dangerous building than to argue with others.
As a result, after riding forward for a while, the two men found that the smell of blood was getting stronger and stronger, and they could faintly hear sounds in the front. Judging from the noise, there should be quite a few people involved.
The debris on the road obstructed their vision, and they couldn't see the specific situation ahead. Jiang Muyun could only sigh and say, "Let's go around. It's not far from the old city. What if there's a fight going on up ahead? We can't just wipe them all out."
They didn't provoke them, so they just ran over and killed everyone to avoid taking a detour. They are not crazy people who enjoy killing.
The two men had no choice but to avoid the dangerous area in front of them, passing through the dilapidated buildings, and occasionally had to carry the car and climb over the ruins. It took them more than an hour to get out of the old city.
After leaving the old city, the two of them sped up significantly.
Jiang Muyun was very familiar with the way home from the city. He didn't need to stop to check the map. He could determine the approximate location based on the remaining buildings. Except for the occasional detour, the journey was smooth.
There are many survivors in the urban area of Nanshi City, and several main roads that were relatively prosperous before the end of the world have basically been cleared to allow people to pass.
The rest of the journey was exceptionally smooth.
There are still few large-scale group fights now. Even if there are disputes, they are mostly conflicts between a few people. As long as the two of them don't get involved and just leave, the other party will not cause trouble.
As dusk fell, the two finally saw the familiar residential building.
"Fortunately it didn't collapse." Chu Buwen said with a smile.
Chu Buwen just said it casually, but Jiang Muyun was really relieved.
No one could have imagined that a tsunami would hit Nanshi, and Jiang Muyun had no idea that this would happen when he bought a bunch of the same clothes.
If her house collapsed, more than 90% of her clothes would have been wasted.
After all, she only packed a spare set into her suitcase when she ran away, so it would be strange to take more. Adding the one she always wore, there were only two sets of the same style in total.
Even if she could exchange the two sets of clothes with the camouflage uniforms she brought from Nanshan, they could only be worn for ten years at most. It would be a bit unscientific to wear them any longer.
Now that the house has not collapsed, she can take a few sets of clothes back home with her in good faith.
Jiang Muyun has never been obsessed with dressing up since she was a child, and Grandpa Jiang is not very good at picking clothes for the little girl, so he basically just follows Jiang Muyun's lead.
For the sake of convenience, she often bought a bunch of the same solid-colored clothes and wore them in turns. Qin Shiwen and Qin Shiwu also bought them in the same way. Jiang Muyun was not worried about being exposed at all.
She would then soak all the clothes she was going to take back in a basin of muddy water. At this temperature, they would dry overnight. When she took them out tomorrow, they would be perfectly distressed and battle-damaged.
Jiang Muyun had planned everything. The only thing she didn't expect was that after she and Chu Buwen stepped into the apartment building, a person suddenly emerged from the elevator shaft.
The man pointed the black muzzle of his gun at them and said, "Leave the bag behind, or both of you."
Jiang Muyun stared at him for a while, and seeing the sweat on the man's forehead, he had to threaten him again: "What are you looking at? If you dare to move again, I will shoot."
Jiang Muyun asked, "How can you put down your bag if you don't move?"
The man bent his index finger forward, as if to pull the trigger. Chu Buwen suddenly asked, "Are you loaded?"
The man's facial muscles twitched slightly. "Do you think this is my first time shooting someone? If I pull the trigger, both of you will die. Put the things down quickly!"
Jiang Muyun laughed and said, "He lied to you. What you have in your hand is a □□19, an automatic pistol, which does not require manual reloading."
The man was stunned for a moment, then immediately became angry and said, "Stop talking nonsense..."
Jiang Muyun raised his hand and fired a shot.
She hadn't been able to get a lot of bullets in her previous life, so she had no money to practice her accuracy. At most, she had more experience than a complete novice in controlling the recoil, so she wouldn't shoot into the sky.
But the two of them were so close, and the opponent had half of his body exposed. She was using a pistol with low recoil. It would be outrageous if she still couldn't hit him.
The sound of a body falling to the ground came from the elevator shaft. Chu Buwen looked inside and shook his head, saying, "I guess he doesn't know how to use a gun at all."
Jiang Muyun raised his eyebrows: "I guess not only does he not know how to use a gun, but he doesn't even have any bullets in his gun."
It is easy to pick up a gun, but it is difficult to get usable bullets after a flood.
Anyone who has the ability to get bullets will never confront them head-on. They will kill and rob them as soon as they enter the door.
Only someone holding a lump of iron in his hand would scare others.
"Do you want to go down to the elevator shaft and take a look?" Jiang Muyun asked.
I just talked so much nonsense with the other party just to make sure if he has any accomplices.
It's so stupid of a lone wolf to dare to use scrap metal to rob.
However, they didn't notice anything wrong with this fool hiding in the elevator shaft. Jiang Muyun felt that there was something wrong with this matter itself.
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