Chapter 43: Supplies, here I come
The two of them tacitly ignored Lu Weiyi. One was used to making decisions on his own, while the other subjectively thought that he was not assertive and might have to make the decision himself if he asked.
As for Lu Weiyi, he really didn't care. He couldn't use the space happily if there were people present anyway, so what was the difference between one person and two people?
As long as it's not a big deal, he's easy to talk to.
"Gu Qingji?"
As soon as Gu Qingyue's younger brother appeared, Antonio called out his name accurately.
"Do you know my brother? Are you his fan?" Gu Qingyue was obviously a brother-con. Seeing that Antonio, a foreigner, had recognized him, he immediately explained to the other two, "My brother is a singer, quite famous. The song "Daydream" that was very popular some time ago was sung by him. This time he came back specifically to hold a concert..."
"Who comes to sing in this damn place?" Antonio muttered in a low voice in English, and when everyone looked over, he shook his head as if nothing had happened.
For Lu Weiyi, several years had passed since the previous period of time, so he naturally didn't remember it. Li Zhuang looked like a person who didn't care about anything. He just glanced at his companion today and recognized him.
Gu Qingyue promoted him for a long time, and found that the two people really didn't know each other, so he immediately said enthusiastically, "I'll give you a copy of his album someday. He really sings very well..."
Gu Qingji is tall and has long legs. He is not one of the popular pretty boys. He has a defiant face and smooth muscles. He doesn't look like someone who is easy to mess with. Hearing Gu Qingyue's constant praise, he tugged at his clothes, his ears turned red, and said in a fierce tone, "Brother, stop talking."
"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore," Gu Qingyue replied good-temperedly, turned around and smiled, "He is just shy."
Before Gu Qingji could get angry, Gu Qingyue quickly got to the point, "Today we are going out together, and we are about to face the test of life and death together. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Gu Qingyue, I am a doctor, I am thirty years old, and my younger brother Gu Qingji, he is just twenty years old."
Several people said their names to each other, which was considered a preliminary acquaintance. When preparing to set off, Li Zhuang drove a big truck from somewhere.
Antonio was extremely satisfied with this. He looked around the carriage, patted the body of the carriage, and gave Li Zhuang a thumbs up, saying, "Not bad."
"The five people in front are very crowded. We can drive another one." Li Zhuang flipped open the drawn map and pointed to a place. "This is a long-distance freight company with many large trucks. Let's take this street, avoid this hospital and drive another one here. Then we will go around the city to the north and try to avoid the zombies in the city. The question now is, who can still drive a truck?"
"I can"
"I can"
Antonio said he could do it, and everyone thought it was normal, but when Lu Weiyi could do it too, it suddenly seemed incredible.
"Trucks are different from cars," Li Zhuang reminded.
"Yes, I have driven it," Lu Weiyi said calmly.
In their previous life, when they traveled outside, they used trucks to carry supplies. The high body of the truck could just knock down the zombies and drive past them without having to worry about the pile of corpses blocking the chassis. The truck would not be too bumpy when encountering a slightly steep road. It was simply a must-have for travel.
"Two will be enough, right?" Antonio discussed with Li Zhuang.
"Three cars," Lu Weiyi concluded directly, "If you're going such a long distance, take as many as you can." It's just right that he has one car each, and maybe he can use the space suit secretly when the time comes. Lu Weiyi felt very happy.
On the way to pick up the car, Antonio was trying to convince Lu Weiyi that two cars would be enough, and even wanted Li Zhuang to join him in convincing him.
"You don't look like a talkative person?" Li Zhuang was still unmoved and casual. He slammed a line of zombies away, letting the black blood spill on the windshield without changing his expression.
"Oh, he saved my life and my love's life. I swear to be responsible for him before he leaves." Antonio himself is not a very warm-hearted person, and he is even a little impatient. But when he thinks about what Dean would face if Lu Weiyi had not appeared or he pretended not to know, his gratitude to Lu Weiyi makes him unable to be more patient about his personal safety.
It's not so much about being morally upright as it is about valuing Dean.
Lu Weiyi squeezed in the back seat, controlling the little green branch to search for the bead core among the zombies killed along the way. When he heard him say "responsible", it immediately reminded him of the discussion about responsibility after the one-night stand, and the corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously.
Li Zhuang happened to notice this word, and repeated it in a low voice, "Responsible...", then glanced at Lu Weiyi through the rearview mirror and laughed.
Lu Weiyi ignored it and continued to control the little green branch with his eyes closed. The truck did not need to be avoided along the way and was moving at a fast speed. The small green branch seemed to have a limited range. After Lu Weiyi discovered that the circle on his wrist gradually disappeared, the small green branch also extended to the end, estimated to be about thirty meters.
It is much larger than the area covered by Lu Weiyi's spirit, and it may be because of the plants, the small green branches can directly penetrate into the ground and then appear where they are needed. This also made Lu Weiyi, who was worried about being discovered by the psychics, feel relieved.
Compared with the previous few zombies, the road is now almost everywhere with human heads. As soon as a truck passes by, it is immediately surrounded in front and behind. At the same time, more people are traveling. Along the way, you can see cars carrying supplies and people holding various weapons and hacking at zombies at any time.
After walking for nearly an hour, they arrived at the freight company. There were more than 30 trucks of various types neatly arranged in the yard, including the four-wheeled trucks they were driving and twelve-wheeled box trucks that were twice as long.
"Are you ready?" Li Zhuang turned off the engine and asked Antonio in the passenger seat.
"OK," Antonio said, looking at Lu Weiyi in the back seat, "Follow me."
Li Zhuang looked at Antonio strangely. The look in his eyes was the same as the look Lu Weiyi gave him when he told Lu Weiyi that he would protect his safety. Antonio thought they didn't trust him and didn't explain much. He opened the car door first, swung the machete in his hand and manipulated two small knives towards the zombie's head at the same time - this was the limit of his supernatural powers now.
Li Zhuang then got out of the car from the other side and promptly shared some of the zombies' attention. The two of them worked together to push the surrounding zombies into one section and cleared the door. The three people in the back seat then got out of the car.
Then--
Antonio understood the meaning of Lu Weiyi and Li Zhuang's eyes. They were silently saying "You are probably an idiot, right?"
Lu Weiyi, who looked handsome and harmless, was more familiar with the machete than the zombies when facing them. It was so clean and neat that there was no need for a second blow. He aimed precisely at the head. His kicks, jumps and spins were obviously the result of special training. Antonio understood the old Chinese saying at this moment, "Don't judge a book by its cover".
The five people quickly cleaned up the more than 20 zombies attracted by the sound of the truck. Antonio drove the truck they came in, Li Zhuang and Lu Weiyi each found a new one, the Gu Qingyue brothers each got one, and Gu Qingji, who was obviously more powerful, gave one to Lu Weiyi.
The car keys were right in the car, saving them the trouble. The five people quickly chose their own cars.
Li Zhuang led the way in front. Antonio originally wanted to follow the rear, but was snatched away by Lu Weiyi.
After waiting for the two cars in front to leave the door, Lu Weiyi started the car slowly. Gu Qingji was worried about his brother and was a little anxious when he saw that the car was gone. "Can you really do it?"
"It can't flip over." Lu Weiyi drove slowly, and when Gu Qingji's attention was on him, he ordered Xiao Luzhi to store all the surrounding cars into the space, leaving only three twelve-wheeled cars that were inconvenient to drive. Then he suddenly accelerated and drove out of the gate.
Gu Qingji was knocked into the seat by the sudden acceleration. He grabbed the roof handrail with one hand and looked at Lu Weiyi with more vigilance.
After a safe journey, the five people finally arrived at the northern suburbs of the city around noon.
There were some closed warehouses all around. You couldn't see what was inside from the outside, but there was already a team of people, two cars, and three vans. Half of the things were moved. There were two lookouts standing at the door. When they saw the three trucks appear, they shouted "Someone is coming". A moment later, more than a dozen people ran out, each holding a weapon, and looked over vigilantly. Some of them were holding half-eaten bread in their hands and stuffing it into their mouths, with their cheeks bulging from being squeezed.
Li Zhuang parked the car not far away, and dealt with the few zombies that followed him as soon as he got out of the car. The remaining people also parked their cars and gathered together as soon as they got out of the car.
"We came here first, you guys go somewhere else..."
Before he could finish his words, a man in camouflage came out of the warehouse, smoking a cigarette, carried a stack of boxes half a person's height and put them on the van. He slapped the speaker on the back of the head, signaling the dozen or so people around him to lay down their weapons and come over here.
He handed a cigarette to Li Zhuang and asked, "Brother, where did you get it from?"
"Chengnan" Li Zhuang took it, and the two of them lit it together and took a sip, "What about you?"
Seeing that some people didn’t know what “Ping An Base” meant, he explained, “It’s the former Ping An International Hotel.”
"Why is there a safe base built in that place?" It was a large hotel not far from here, but it was just a little bigger than the Ruijing Hotel where Gu Qingji had stayed before.
"The entire surrounding area is included, and the area is quite large," the man replied, taking a look at the car driven by several people, "Where did you get this car from?"
"It's from the freight company on Qiaotou Street. There are still a few trucks left. If you go early, there may still be some. What's in this warehouse?"
"The replenishment warehouse of Jia Jia Li Supermarket." The man grinned and vomited. "We can't take such a large warehouse away. It would be a pity to leave it to others. Let's not argue about it. How about a truck in exchange for half a warehouse?"
"Zhou Jie, we can also go get the car ourselves." Someone didn't want this to happen and shouted to the man anxiously.
The man ignored him.
Li Zhuang and Antonio looked at each other and reached an agreement, "van exchange".
"make a deal".
"Zhou Jie, you just gave up half of the warehouse, aren't you afraid that Brother Lin will give you trouble when you go back?" the man shouted angrily.
The man named Zhou Jie scratched his ear and raised his eyebrow, "Am I afraid of him? If you shout louder and call the zombies over, I will throw you into the pile of zombies."
When the man heard this, he looked around vigilantly and took two steps back into the crowd.
Zhou Jie sneered and said, "Waste." He raised his chin towards Li Zhuang and said, "Inspect the goods."
Li Zhuang followed Zhou Jie into the warehouse, and those who stayed outside were no longer on edge. Gu Qingyue started to get close to them in a friendly manner and asked about the situation in the safe zone.
In fact, it was similar to where they lived, just a few large hotels merged with several surrounding residential areas, except that there were several police stations and government offices there. After the earthquake, this group of people were in control of the situation. When the end of the world came, the person in charge took some thought and forced the people around them to merge into one place to create a safe base. After spending a few days clearing out the zombies around, they have just started to look for supplies in a farther place. Today, this team is out to explore the way.
After chatting for a while, Li Zhuang and Zhou Jie came out. He nodded towards this side to indicate that everything was fine. Zhou Jie smiled and called out, "Liuzi, drive there."
"Okay." The little boy who had been chatting with Gu Qingyue looked over with a smile. Lu Weiyi glanced away as if he didn't see it, so Antonio had no choice but to throw his key over.
"I'll go open a door at the back." Li Zhuang said to Zhou Jie, had someone drive around to the back of the warehouse, and rammed into it with a truck.
After a loud noise, Li Zhuang poked his head out and said, "Children, guard the door and watch out for zombies, and the rest of you move things."
Just as Lu Weiyi was leaning against the wall of the warehouse and looking at the sky, a dusty man appeared at the gate of his residential complex. His body was covered in blood, but his upright posture could not be concealed. The car he was driving was in a mess as no one knew what had happened to it. But when he got out of the car and saw the peaceful and comfortable scene in the residential complex, he was slightly relieved.
Although the community has been saying that it wants to absorb outsiders since it was unified under management, no one has ever come. When the gatekeeper heard that he was not from the community, he immediately asked for a huge sum of money, as if "a box of instant noodles" was not enough, and added, "I can only go and see if there is anyone here. If you want to go in, I'll give you two more boxes."
"I don't have that much stuff." Lin Yimu frowned as he looked at the only half bottle of water on the passenger seat and a few packs of biscuits on the back seat.
Lin Yimu is Lu Weiyi's personal bodyguard and also Zhuang Mingxu's former comrade-in-arms in the army. On the eve of the earthquake, he received a call from Zhuang Mingxu, asking him to rush to Wutong City to be with Lu Weiyi overnight. He had just driven out of Qingyuan and onto the highway when the earthquake struck.
The roads were destroyed in many places along the way, and we took a lot of detours. I was sick for a few days. I finally got here after rushing and rushing. I had to make do with my meals along the way, so I had no time to look for supplies.
"Then get out of here," the young man guarding the gate waved his hand impatiently, and was pulled by the person next to him, who was the little green-haired guy from before. "We have cleared out the zombies around our safe zone, and the community is also very safe, so if you want to settle here, the entrance fee will be a bit expensive..."
"I'm not here to settle down, I'm looking for someone," Lin Yimu interrupted him before he could finish.
"Looking for someone? Does your family live here?"
"……Um!"
"Whose family are you from? Do you know him?" Only rich or noble people can live here. Little Green Hair didn't want to offend anyone, so his attitude became much better.
"631, Lu Weiyi".
When he heard that it was Lu Weiyi, the little green-haired guy's eyes immediately appeared his half-carriage of supplies. Thinking that he would at least get some hard work pay if he brought people there, he immediately smiled and said, "It's Brother Lu, I know, I know, I'll take you there."
Antonio was away, and Dean slept uneasily at home. He ate something at noon and was alone at home, thinking about random things, when he heard someone knocking on the door. He held the gun and looked out through the peephole while asking, "Who?"
"Brother Lu, open the door, your family is here to see you." The little green-haired boy seemed to see food waving at him, and he knocked on the door extra hard.
The bang bang bang sound made Dean even more nervous.
"Brother Lu, Brother Lu..."
Lin Yimu saw someone looking through the peephole. Seeing that no one opened the door, he became alert. After stopping the little green-haired boy, he knocked gently, "Master, I'm Lin Yimu. Are you home?"
It was quiet inside and there was no sound.
"Master, Mingxu asked me to come over to protect you. Can you open the door?" Lin Yimu said as he opened the fire hydrant door beside the door. He reached in and fumbled around for a few times before taking out a key. He silently signaled the little green-haired boy to step back, then quickly inserted the key and turned it to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, a gun was raised towards him. The little green-haired boy screamed in fright, attracting Dean's attention. Lin Yimu rolled into the door, snatched the gun in a few seconds and subdued the man.
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