Chapter 79 Stumbling and Falling
In the following days, Han Shuo and his three companions proceeded with extreme caution.
They encountered no good things, but one bad thing after another.
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On their first day away from the gathering point in H City, the four of them drove only a little over 100 kilometers toward their destination before being driven back by a small group of zombies.
Although it was a small wave, the total number still exceeded a hundred zombies.
Helpless, Han Shuo had to direct everyone to take a detour. This detour involved countless intersections and covered an unknown distance, until Xiao Zhao got lost…
The next day, because Xiao Zhao couldn't figure out the new route, Han Shuo had to drive to a nearby city again to look for a map.
With everything now being mobile maps, finding a detailed paper map is really difficult.
In the city, the group stopped at every bookstore they came across, but unfortunately, they found nothing. It wasn't until late afternoon that they finally found a detailed paper map in a large bookstore.
During this time, the fat man also found several cans of meat from somewhere. Han Shuo and the other three had not eaten meat for nearly ten days. Staring at these cans, their eyes were practically sparkling and their mouths were watering.
Then, on the third, fourth, and fifth days—a full three days—Han Shuo and his companions traveled zero distance.
That's right, you read that correctly, it's zero!
Because they all suffered from food poisoning.
The cause of the poisoning was those few cans of meat!
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"You fatso, why did you have to bring those cans of meat?" Li Shurou looked haggard and was resting in a corner, clutching her stomach.
"Yeah, Fatty, I've been to the bathroom four or five times today. Ugh, I can't take it anymore, it's happening again..."
Xiao Zhao had barely finished speaking when he got up and rushed out of the room, heading towards the toilet outside.
I can't be bothered to talk to you!
Even Han Shuo, lying in bed, uttered a complaint.
Three days ago, on the same night, after finding the map, Han Shuo parked his car in an abandoned factory outside the city.
The factory had clearly been abandoned for a long time, and the room was covered in dust. The four of them cleaned it up briefly and then sat down together for dinner.
Of course, those canned meats were also devoured, quickly filling the stomachs of the four of them.
Then, that very evening, Fatty fell ill first, followed by Xiao Zhao, and then Li Shurou.
As for Han Shuo, he was the last person to feel unwell because he ate the least.
Everyone had the same symptoms, and as a doctor, Li Shurou immediately diagnosed them as food poisoning.
Everyone ate the same food every night, and they ate the same other food every day without any accidents. Naturally, the culprit for the poisoning was the canned meat.
The fat man also got his bag stuck to him because of this.
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"Don't blame me, you guys were enjoying your meal just the way you were eating!"
The fat man was pale and felt a pang of heartache as he touched his own flesh.
He finally managed to eat this meat, after vomiting and having diarrhea for three days. Who knows how many pounds he might have lost this time.
"But that's strange. The seal was checked beforehand, and there were no problems. How could there be poisoning?"
Li Shurou was too lazy to complain about the fat man anymore, after all, no one could have predicted such a thing.
In short, it's their turn to be unlucky!
"Yes, I even checked the expiration date, and it's not expired," Han Shuo added.
"It must be a counterfeit or substandard product made in a small workshop!"
The fat man said angrily, but as soon as he finished speaking, his stomach suddenly churned, and he hurriedly ran outside!
"Oh no, I'm here too! Xiao Zhao, hurry up, is the toilet empty yet?!"
"It'll be a while, Fatty, why don't you just find somewhere outside the house to take care of things first!"
From afar, Xiao Zhao's voice could be heard.
"You son of a bitch!"
"well."
Han Shuo sighed. There had been too many unexpected events in the past few days, catching him off guard and completely disrupting his plans for the rest of the trip.
According to Xiao Zhao's analysis, if all went smoothly, even without taking the highway, 10 days would be more than enough to reach the underground research institute.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and Han Shuo and his team had already wasted five days in a daze.
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In the evening, none of the four had a very good appetite. They ate a little something, and then Li Shurou took out medicine from the medicine box and gave it to them.
This food poisoning incident wasn't fatal, but it was definitely more severe than typical poisoning cases.
On his fourth day at the factory, Han Shuo recovered. Apart from being a little listless, he was no longer as restless as he had been in the previous days, and his body no longer felt uncomfortable.
On the fifth day, Li Shurou's condition gradually improved. She and Han Shuo ate the least at that time.
Fatty and Xiao Zhao, those two gluttons, consumed more than half of the canned meat and took a whole week to recover before slowly getting better on the seventh day.
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Today is Han Shuo's eighth day at the factory. He has fully recovered and is patrolling downstairs by himself.
"We've wasted more than ten days here, but we can't rush things. Let's wait two more days until Fatty and the others have fully recovered their strength before continuing our journey."
Han Shuo muttered to himself, feeling somewhat anxious, but also knowing that haste makes waste.
Han Shuo hadn't really inspected the factory properly, as he'd been busy recuperating. Today, he planned to check if there were any usable supplies nearby and also to eliminate any potential dangers.
Little did they know, a thousand meters away, a figure lurked behind a tree, holding binoculars and gazing in the direction of the factory.
After observing for a few minutes, the figure smirked, revealing a lewd smile, and quietly turned and left!
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Four miles away from the abandoned factory where Han Shuo and the others were, there was a small survivor camp!
There were about 20 people in the camp, mostly men and few women, but they were generally between 30 and 50 years old!
The figure that had been lurking suspiciously near the factory entered the camp and headed straight for the innermost tent.
Inside the tent sat only a tall woman with short hair. She was blind in one eye, which was covered by an eye patch.
Seeing someone enter, the one-eyed woman raised her head and spoke.
"Xiao Jiu, you're back?"
This person was Xiao Jiu, which was a nickname. He was also a member of this camp and was responsible for reconnaissance work.
"Yes, boss!" Xiao Jiu replied respectfully.
Unexpectedly, the leader of this camp was this one-eyed woman!
"How's the investigation going?" the one-eyed woman asked indifferently.
"After investigating for several days, if nothing unexpected happens, there are only four people at the factory!"
"continue."
"As I reported before, they had some food. Boss, guess what else I found today?"
Xiao Jiu was clearly excited, but the one-eyed woman was getting impatient.
"Speak quickly, stop beating around the bush!"
"They have guns, and definitely more than one!"
As soon as Xiao Jiu finished speaking, the one-eyed woman sat up abruptly from her chair.
She became completely interested in Han Shuo and the others!
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