Chapter 116: Returning Home after a Long Journey
Gu Qingji and Gu Qingyue looked at each other, and Gu Qingji said, "We two brothers have no relatives or friends here. I am a superpower now, and my skills are pretty good. Can I follow you? Just take care of my and Qingyue's lives."
"I'm a doctor. Anyone who is sick can come to me. I can also go out to find supplies. I won't be a hindrance," said Gu Qingyue.
Lu Weiyi glanced at Zhuang Mingxu, who nodded. Lu Weiyi responded, "Okay, then you live with us, but you may have to obey our arrangements in the future."
Gu Qingyue and Gu Qingji looked at each other and said, "Okay."
Lu Weiyi looked at Xiong Jie and Xi Shi.
"I..." Xiong Jie was not sure whether they would keep them or not, as he and Xi Shi were older than them.
Xi Shi has been in poor health since childhood, and it is even more impossible for him to go out on missions now, but the two of them have no relatives or friends, so he still wants to try, "I am in good health, and I can do anything, but I have to take Xi Shi with me, and it will be enough for both of us to eat."
"I... I can help out at the base, do laundry, cooking, and housework. I can do everything." Xi Shi didn't want to drag Xiong Jie down because of himself. It would be difficult to find a familiar and good team if he missed them.
"Okay." I have to say that Xi Shi's cooking is really good. It's not very exquisite, just ordinary, but he tries his best and is an honest person. If he were here, Lu Weiyi wouldn't have to worry about being tricked by others over his meal.
Zhuang Mingxu is an ordinary person now. If he meets someone with bad intentions who mixes some things from zombies into his food, it may directly take Zhuang Mingxu's life. "Then our family will rely on Brother Xi for food in the future. There are mixed forces in the base, and we also have ordinary people here. Brother Xi must be more vigilant in the future and not let anyone mix in unclean things and harm our own people."
Xi had never thought about it so much before, but when he heard it now, he felt that the task was of great importance and nodded immediately, "Don't worry, I won't let anyone interfere."
"With Brother Xi cooking, we can rest assured," Gu Qingyue said with a smile.
"What about you two?" Lu Weiyi finally asked Xu Sa and Liu Rui.
"I will definitely cling to you. Is there any need to ask? I depend on you for everything from eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping." Xu Sa smiled and was not polite at all.
"I...I'm with...with Brother Sa." Liu Rui's special ability means he doesn't need to promote himself at all.
As for the others, Lin Yimu and Lu Xi would definitely follow him. Lu Weiyi nodded and said nothing more.
Zhuang Mingxu on the side was still waiting for him to say something in summary, but he had already completed the task and acted as if nothing had happened.
Zhuang Mingxu was both amused and helpless and could only go on alone, "Our team is called the Only Team. Currently, the base has four villas in the Longmen Villa District, and there is a separate building for family members. From now on, we will be a whole. The treatment of the team will change at any time with our gains and development. I cannot make any guarantees for you, but we will definitely be able to share the joys and sorrows and will not leave anyone behind. I hope that when we gather together today, we will be each other's reliable backs tomorrow."
For those who have come down from the battlefield, the words "You have my back" are the highest level of trust.
**
Ning Yuan came back from the game after a while with an obvious smile on his face.
"The supplies are still the same as before, with the addition of salt. Fifty kilograms of salt per permanent resident, no more accepted." He glanced at Lu Weiyi and thought of the batch of supplies coming from Lijiakeng. He felt extremely happy.
"It seems that salt will become a scarce commodity in the future," Zhuang Mingxu thought thoughtfully.
Lu Weiyi also thought of the supplies that had been swindled, and readily threw half a truckload of flour into the truck in exchange for the permanent residence of the group of people.
The heavy snow had just passed, and there were few people queuing at the entrance of the base. The refugee area outside the base was no longer as lively as it was last time. Everyone was huddled in a small area lifelessly. When they saw an approaching car, they would just glance at it and didn't even have the energy to try to scam them.
Soldiers in uniform were entering and leaving the refugee area in groups, carrying out corpses from time to time, and they were forcibly taken away accompanied by cries.
"What are they doing?" Antonio asked.
"Those who froze to death should be burned together, otherwise infectious diseases will easily spread when the weather gets hot." Ning Yuan felt deeply moved when he saw those crying figures and corpses.
The flour was of uniform weight, and the group got off the bus for inspection, and new identity cards were issued shortly afterwards.
The registrant took photos and made notes, "Do you have a place to stay?"
"Longmen Villa West District 601" Ning Yuan returned.
The person who registered then looked up at the group of them, "Longmen Villa? The only team?"
"Yes, it is the only team. We have been here since the establishment of our team base." Ning Yuan grinned, as if he knew nothing. "Excuse me, are the people in our team okay?"
"...You'll know when you go in." The betrayal of the only team and the theft of all their supplies caused a big stir in the base, and gossip spread like wildfire. The people who registered naturally knew about it, but they were not familiar with it, so there was no need to say more. They immediately changed the subject, "For the upgrade of the certificates, do you three native residents need to get new certificates?"
"Yes, that's troublesome." Ning Yuan knew what was going on and cooperated with him to change the subject.
After waiting for a while, the ID cards of more than a dozen people were all processed. Compared with the previous simple style, this one now covers a series of information such as photo, age, address, etc.
**
Compared with the outside of the base, the entire base showed the benefits of being managed. Even though it snowed heavily, the snow inside the base had been cleared, and even after it melted, there was not much mud on the ground. The snow was piled up uniformly and was still one person high and had not melted. There was a drainage ditch next to it that led directly to the outside of the base.
People were walking in groups of three or four, wearing clothes of varying thicknesses, giving a feeling of late winter and early spring. Compared to the refugee area outside, people in the base were not having an easy time either, but they had a place to stay and the chances of freezing to death were much smaller.
The certificate clearly stated that the residence was inside. The security guard standing guard at the gate of Longmen Community hesitated a bit, but did not make things difficult for them. The group drove to the gate. The door of the villa was closed. Ning Yuan knocked for a long time before someone came out and asked, "Who is it?"
"Ningyuan, Brother Chen, open the door."
"Ningyuan, Ningyuan is back, Xiaobai, go tell Wu Yue quickly." Chen Zhong immediately became excited when he heard it, and called Bai Miao in the living room, and trotted out, "Ningyuan, you are finally back, where is Mingxu?"
He looked around and said, "Master Lu, you haven't changed at all." He was still as pure and otherworldly as he was before the end of the world.
"Brother Chen," Lu Weiyi nodded and called for help.
Chen Zhong was stunned for a moment. You know, this young master never called anyone. He always just looked at you as a greeting and was reluctant to even nod.
"Brother Chen, are you okay?" Zhuang Mingxu lowered the passenger window and waved to him.
"I...we...sigh..." Chen Zhong thought of the situation when he left, and then thought about the present situation. He couldn't say a good word no matter what.
"Let's talk about it when we get back." Ning Yuan saw that some people had begun to pay attention to this side inadvertently and reminded Chen Zhong.
Lu Weiyi placed Zhuang Mingxu in a wheelchair and pushed him into the yard. Wu Yue strode out and saw Zhuang Mingxu's appearance, his eyes turned red, "...Mingxu".
"Wu Yue" Zhuang Mingxu looked at him and smiled, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Your legs..." Wu Yue shook his head and looked at him.
"It's okay. The previous medical situation didn't allow it. Xiaoyi said that we would find some medical facilities later to do a comprehensive examination and then think of a treatment plan." Zhuang Mingxu said this, which was also a way to pave the way for his future recovery.
He still doesn't know what method Lu Weiyi is going to use, and is worried that it will be something unknown. It's better to tell him in advance than to get it suddenly and attract attention.
"Okay," Wu Yue was relieved to see that Zhuang Mingxu's mental state was not affected at all. He patted Zhuang Mingxu on the shoulder and looked at Lu Weiyi and the others, "I thought something happened to you."
"No, they went back directly," Ning Yuan said, "Did any of them come back?"
Wu Yue knew that he was asking about Li Ji and his group, and shook his head, "Not a single one."
Ning Yuan felt relieved, and the group returned to the villa.
After returning to his home, Lu Weiyi felt completely relaxed. Zhuang Mingxu also felt like he was finally back, but he did not forget to greet others, "This is our home from now on, please sit anywhere you want, don't be polite."
"This is Wu Yue, the person in charge here before, Bai Miao, Chen Zhong, and Shen Xing." Zhuang Mingxu knew that it would be impossible to wait for Lu Weiyi to introduce people, so he took the initiative to say, "This is our companion who came back with us. Let's get to know each other. We will be in the same team from now on."
They were all grown men, so there was no need to be restrained. They became familiar with each other in a short while. Wu Yue also took the opportunity to tell Zhuang Mingxu about their situation.
Zhuang Mingxu actually knew it a long time ago, and Wu Yue was just putting on an act for Chen Zhong and the other two.
"I'm sorry, I really tried my best." Wu Yue still felt a little apologetic. Although there was no loss of anything, that was because Lu Weiyi and the others arrived in time. Otherwise, he might not only lose the supplies but also his life.
"What are you talking about? You've done a great job." Zhuang Mingxu patted him on the shoulder, comforted the other three people, and asked about their situation over the past few days.
"I used the water you stored to exchange for supplies before. The weather changed for the past two days and the four of us didn't go out. We just used the bedding stored at home to make do, so nothing happened. But I heard that the base suffered heavy losses. The snow came too suddenly, and many people froze to death in the base. Several teams went out to look for supplies and never came back," said Wu Yue.
Bai Miao: "Especially the Li family. I heard that none of the thirty or forty of them came back. They were the ones who accepted all those who betrayed us. It's really retribution. They deserve it, hum."
"Well, it's retribution," Ning Yuan touched his nose and agreed.
"Whether people are gone or supplies are gone, it doesn't matter. What matters is that you are still alive and well. This is more important than anything else. So don't think about the past anymore," said Zhuang Mingxu, summarizing what happened in the past. "Next, Wu Yue, please arrange accommodation for everyone. We will live together from now on."
"Let me arrange it. Wu Yue has a fever," said Chen Zhong.
"You have a fever?" Zhuang Mingxu looked at him, "Then congratulations."
"What's wrong with you? I have a fever and you congratulate me."
"Someone among us had a fever the day before yesterday and awakened superpowers. If you go back and have a good sleep, maybe you will have superpowers when you wake up," Zhuang Mingxu explained.
"Really?" Wu Yue looked at Ning Yuan and Lin Yimu.
They both nodded, and he immediately stood up and said, "Then I'll go back to sleep for a while, you guys feel free to do whatever you want."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com