Chapter 92: Departure at Dawn
The risks had been anticipated long ago, and no one said anything at the moment.
"I, Ai Yi, Lu Xi, Dean, Xi Shi, Gu Qingyue, Lin Yimu and Ning Yuan are in the carriage, and the rest of you can go by yourself. Next, we need to eat something in the dark. Because if we get on the car after daybreak, I won't be able to hide from the eyes. So we have to lie down on the truck in the dark. Wei Yi will cover us with a sheet. I will hide your whereabouts and avoid inspection until we leave the base. But in this process, everyone must be careful and no one can make any noise, otherwise all our efforts will fail. If anyone thinks he can't do it, just tell me in advance and I'll have someone knock him out."
The people who were named looked at each other, but in the end no one said anything. Zhuang Mingxu lowered his head to look at Zhuang Aiyi who was in Lu Xi's arms. He had not woken up yet.
"Let him follow me," Lu Weiyi said. Zhuang Aiyi was lying in the truck. There were too many things that could happen, and he was still young, so many things were beyond his control.
Zhuang Mingxu pursed his lips and nodded, "Any other objections?"
Several people shook their heads. Zhuang Mingxu asked Lu Weiyi to take out the food that was prepared during yesterday's practice and let the people sitting in the carriage eat first. The mung bean and lily porridge is still warm, and is served with steamed buns, fried dough sticks, soy milk, and two small cold dishes. You can eat whatever you want.
Several people ate the meal in silence, then hurriedly lined up to go to the toilet. When they were about to quietly climb onto the truck, Lin Yimu carried someone out of the room.
When I looked in the dark, it turned out to be the unpopular Lin Fei.
"He was in the carriage with us, and he brought his men to block Lin Jun," Zhuang Mingxu explained to several people.
Lin Yimu was just about to go out when Lu Weiyi controlled the little green branch to tie the man up from his hand, then quietly walked out and came back a dozen seconds later. The little green branch was also back in his hand, and with so many people listening, not a single sound was made.
"Weiyi, you might as well send us over there as well. Otherwise, we won't be able to guarantee that there won't be any sound when we climb up in the dark." Gu Qingyue thought that Lu Weiyi's method was quite good and took the initiative to speak.
"Indeed." Xi Shi was older than the others and not in good health. His heart was pounding, so he immediately agreed when he heard it.
Seeing that others had the same idea, Lu Weiyi nodded, and immediately controlled the little green branch to tie up Gu Qingyue and Xi Shixian who were nearby, and laid them horizontally as he walked out.
"Hey, Qingyue, how does it feel?" Xu Sa was quite curious when he saw the two people being tied up in the air effortlessly and walking out automatically.
"Uh... a little bit." Gu Qingyue thought for a while and answered.
"Let me give it a try." Lu Weiyi glanced at him.
"No, no," Xu Sa smiled awkwardly, shook his hand and took a step back.
Lu Weiyi ran three times, and when it was Zhuang Mingxu's turn, he directly picked him up. Although his knee was no longer swollen, it was still injured and it still hurt occasionally. Lu Weiyi was a little worried, "Your leg..."
"It's okay. The truck will shake less and if everyone stays still we won't get crushed. I will also be careful," said Zhuang Mingxu.
Lu Weiyi also knew that there was really no better way now. Although he could hide the crowd by sitting in the front, there were only so many seats. If it was too crowded, it would arouse suspicion. "I'll go out later and let you all take a break."
"Yeah." Zhuang Mingxu felt a little awkward at first when being carried like a princess, but he got used to it after a few times. The people in the truck probably also took his legs into consideration and made room for him.
He went back to the room and got a cloth of the same color as the truck and spread it on the car. Lu Weiyi asked everyone in the car to press the four corners as much as possible. At the same time, he wrapped one end of the small green branch around Zhuang Mingxu's finger and whispered, "If you have any problems, just pull it a few times. I will come out then."
"Well, go back, and you people inside should provide cover," said Zhuang Mingxu.
The rest of the people had nothing to do in the living room, and each of them lay in a corner to catch up on their sleep until after five o'clock. Li Zhuang turned on the generator in the yard according to his usual frequency of cooking after getting up, but no one was cooking inside.
Lu Weiyi took out the backpacks of several people outside from the space. Xiong Jie and Antonio replenished the things inside and took them back into the space again.
Zhuang Aiyi, who was woken up to drink milk, was a little surprised to see so many people missing, and asked Lu Weiyi, "Where are the little dad, big dad and little uncle?"
"They are out. You follow me later. Don't make any sound or say a word. Do you understand?" Lu Weiyi instructed.
"Okay, Aiyi got it." Zhuang Aiyi has always been well-behaved, especially when he was followed by Lu Weiyi, who had never been close to him, so he was even more obedient at the moment.
After eating and packing up, the group placed the several people who had been unconscious under the beds in several rooms, and pulled down the sheets to cover them, then prepared to set off.
Lu Weiyi looked around and said, "I'll sit in the truck, Li Zhuang will drive, Brother Xiong will sit in the back, Aiyi will sit next to you, and you can arrange the rest by yourselves." He sat on the truck, and his mental power could cover the truck bed and also conceal Zhuang Aiyi.
"I'll drive," Xu Sa took the initiative to say, "Liu Rui sit in the passenger seat, you use fire to clear the way for the zombies that cannot be avoided on the road, and you two sit in the back."
"Okay," Gu Qingji nodded, and Antonio had no objection.
"If it's a little far from the base, I'll lead the way and you can adapt to the situation along the way," Li Zhuang reminded.
Sure enough, there were people coming and going outside the villa from time to time, and even the nearest villas were full of people. If they hadn't drawn the curtains on all the windows in the villa at the beginning, one might have been able to see from the window that there was no one inside.
Xiong Jie got on the truck first with a backpack on his back, and then Zhuang Aiyi carried Zhuang Aiyi, who was wearing a hoodie, into the back seat. He sat in the passenger seat, and Li Zhuang got in.
After the intercom’s crackling sound, Xu Sa’s voice was heard, “Let’s go.”
"Got it," Li Zhuang responded. At the same time, Lu Weiyi quickly manipulated the small green branch to lock the villa door from the inside.
We drove slowly all the way to the gate of the base. Although many people looked at us, no one stopped us. It was not until we reached the exit that we suddenly started checking cars.
"Did you go out yesterday?" Li Zhuang stopped the car, looked outside, and asked in a low voice.
"It's aimed at us," Lu Weiyi knew very well. He manipulated the little green branch to warn Zhuang Mingxu in the carriage, and at the same time checked whether there was any place where the red cloth was exposed.
Soon it was their turn. One of the two people who came to check was an acquaintance, Zhang Qi.
"Hey, Brother Zhang, why is it so strict today?" Xu Sa took out two cigarettes and handed them over, asking loudly.
Zhang Qi took it and asked another person to check the record. "The recent number of people in the base doesn't match the record. Isn't this the latest regulation? We asked for a record as a verification. What are you going to do? Are you not leaving today?"
"I was planning to leave, but didn't our team doctor say last night that some people still needed medication, so he told me to go out and get some medicine today and leave tomorrow?" Xu Sa sneered and exhaled a puff of smoke. "If you ask me, you're really idle."
Zhang Qi had witnessed the discord between Zhang Xu and them yesterday, so he didn't say anything at this time. Instead, he asked, "Are you guys going to change things today? I said I would change some more."
"Change? Haha... I was in a bad mood, so I just closed the door and left my bodyguards inside. If you are not afraid of being turned against me and shot at me, then go ahead," Xu Sa said loudly and spit outside.
Just at this moment, Lu Weiyi poked his head out and shouted to the front, "Have you finished checking?"
"Right away!" Xu Sa responded loudly, muttering in a low voice, "Hurry up, hurry up, this isn't medicine for me, you're working yourself to death..."
Zhang Qi glanced at the person who was recording the number of people and checking the carriage. When he saw him nod, he smiled and said, "Okay, be careful."
"Okay, see you later," Xu Sa said, holding a cigarette in his mouth, and drove out.
When Lu Weiyi passed by, he threw something to Zhang Qi. As the truck drove out, he said in the rearview mirror, "This was dropped by Long Tenglin Jun. Please help pass it on to him."
"What is that?" Li Zhuang asked, and followed him out of the base.
"Lin Fei's necklace looks like he's been wearing it for a long time," Lu Weiyi replied.
The suburbs of the city also began to appear. Even early in the morning, the air no longer had the fresh smell it once had. Instead, it was filled with a foul odor. The closer you get to the city, the stronger the smell becomes.
When I went out, there were only a few cars on the road. There were only zombies and broken walls, and not a single person in sight.
Li Zhuang drove recklessly, crushing the zombies that came towards him. From time to time, he could see rotten flesh splashing on the windshield. Through the transparent glass, it always felt like it could splash on his face at any time.
The truck cab was high and couldn't block the road, but it hindered the speed, especially with the zombies piled underneath. It was not particularly easy for the car behind to move. Lu Weiyi simply controlled the small green branch to push away the zombies that appeared in front of the car, as if he was clearing a path.
We had only walked two streets and had not yet entered the city center when Xu Sa's voice came from the intercom, "There's a car behind us, and I don't know who it belongs to."
Li Zhuang also saw the tail following behind. There was a row of about a dozen cars following them not far away. "Don't worry about it for now," Li Zhuang replied, and at the same time said to Lu Weiyi beside him, "Give the people in the car a walkie-talkie and synchronize the messages."
Lu Weiyi took out a walkie-talkie from the space, controlled the little green branch and placed it in Zhuang Mingxu's hand. The people in the carriage sat up after leaving the base. Because of the raised board, the situation in the carriage could not be seen from the outside. At this time, Lin Yimu and Ning Yuanyi sat on both sides of Zhuang Mingxu to protect him, and the other people were also scattered, occasionally paying attention to Lin Fei who was still asleep.
"What are they going to do?" With Lu Weiyi leading the way, the truck drove twice as fast. Although the cars following behind were blocked, they still followed tenaciously. Seeing that they had been walking for nearly three hours and had already entered the urban area but still did not stop, Xiong Jie asked.
"Who knows?" Li Zhuang glanced at the rearview mirror.
"Aiyi, are you hungry?" Xiong Jie suddenly changed the subject. The two people in front didn't react. Lu Weiyi was stunned for a moment before turning around to look at the child behind him.
The back seat of the truck was a reclining bed, which was a bit narrow. The big guy Xiong Jie took up most of it. The already small Zhuang Aiyi was completely blocked behind the backrest. As he hadn't said anything, Lu Weiyi had forgotten about him. "Are you hungry?" Lu Weiyi asked.
Zhuang Aiyi shook his head.
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