Chapter 253: Zhao Qiang Returns
Seeing the four people coming back, Ning Yuan greeted them and took the lead in talking about the result of his outing today. "I went to find Cong Qing. He saw Colonel Lu's armband and didn't suspect anything. He originally wanted to come over to see you and Lu Xi, but I was afraid of attracting too much attention and didn't let him."
"He helped to find out the news about Li Ji. He has not been in the base recently. He led a team to a small county next door to search for supplies two days ago. It is estimated that it will take several days for him to return. We may not be able to meet him for the time being." Ning Yuan said with regret. He always felt uncomfortable for not killing Li Ji.
"Keep a low profile. Just keep an eye on them this time and don't let them cause trouble for us," Lu Weiyi said, putting the overall situation first.
Ning Yuan made an OK gesture.
"Tomorrow, Zhou Nan, you will continue to lead people to look for news of the family members. We only have one day, and we have to leave whether we find anything or not. If you can't find anything, you can give the list information to Cong Qing, and let my uncle's people help look for it later."
"Yes," Zhou Nan responded.
"Xu Sa, you continue to help sell seafood with the three of them. Sell as much as you can."
"Oh." Xu Sa leaned back comfortably on the sofa, enjoying the snacks that Liu Rui had thoughtfully fed him.
"You..." Lu Weiyi looked at Zhuang Mingxu.
"I'll exercise at home," Zhuang Mingxu said proactively.
Lu Weiyi nodded, "Antonio, take care of Dean, Lu Xi, you should be careful and try not to go out. You are not allowed to act on your own no matter where you go this time. It is best not to go out unless it is an emergency."
There was Li Jizai, and they had also taken away the coveted supplies, so Lu Weiyi was extremely cautious.
"Got it," the team members responded and dispersed.
Zhuang Mingxu also returned to the room. When Lu Weiyi came back after inspecting the surroundings, he had already taken a shower and was sitting on the bed massaging his calves.
"Feeling uncomfortable? I'll call Xu Yi over?" Lu Weiyi said as he prepared to go out.
"Come back." Zhuang Mingxu had a relaxed smile on his face, and he didn't look like anything was wrong.
Lu Weiyi looked at him.
"I haven't walked for a long time, and my muscles have atrophied. Even with the help of a healing psychic, they can't fully recover. I feel a little sore and sleepy after walking all day." Zhuang Mingxu used to be a soldier, and he knows a lot about how to relax and massage muscles. After he finished the last set of massage, his calves, which had become pale and weak after not seeing the light for so long, had turned red.
It is the color of health.
Zhuang Mingxu couldn't help laughing again.
Seeing that the banker's affairs did not seem to have much impact on him, Lu Weiyi felt a little relieved.
I remember that after coming back from his previous life, Zhuang Mingxu was shocked and couldn't believe it when he saw the mistress and illegitimate child who had entered his house openly. When Xia Mingzhi tried to provoke him for the first time, he was severely beaten up.
At that time, the banker also did not have his own healing psychic. Zhuang Mingxu and Dean spread the word that whoever dared to find a healing person for him would never be allowed to step into the banker's house again. Xia Mingzhi finally recovered after three months of lying in bed with the help of pre-apocalyptic medical methods. Later, he would stay away from Zhuang Mingxu when he saw him. Xia Xiaorong and her daughter were directly sent out of the banker's house and lived somewhere else.
"Ning Yuan told me today that Cong Qing told him that the radio station seems to be able to be used uninterruptedly now. I wonder if the soldiers at our base know how to debug it."
"I'll ask Ning Yuan to stop by the trading market here tomorrow to see if there are any professional radio stations or accessories. We can build one and maybe we can contact the base at any time in the future." Zhuang Mingxu said to himself, reaching out to pull Lu Weiyi over, sitting in his arms, and taking a hand-drawn map from the bedside table.
"We have to speed up the development of our base this time when we return. Do you have any ideas?" Zhuang Mingxu asked.
Lu Weiyi shook his head and thought for a while, "Collect more supplies?"
"...we do need it, but what we lack more is people." Zhuang Mingxu was in a good mood and spoke with a smile, "With your space, we have certain advantages no matter what materials we collect, but... we don't have the manpower to do the work."
"Based on the seasonal conditions last year, the weather may get hot again in a short period of time. Once the temperature exceeds 40 degrees, ordinary people in our base will not be able to bear it, and the crops we plant will also be prone to reduced yields or death. The output will be reduced, but the consumption will still be there, coupled with the cold winter..."
"In fact, we only have a few months to work seriously and at full capacity, and the number of people we have at the base is...not enough."
"Too many people leads to chaos" Kyoto is a good example. In such a large place, zombies and mutated plants are now eyeing the base covetously. Instead of uniting to face the outside world, they are also thinking about fighting for a piece of land. Lu Weiyi finds it troublesome just thinking about it.
"Having few people means that all things will be put on your shoulders." Zhuang Mingxu naturally understood him and guided him carefully, "We don't need too many people. It will be enough to have enough talents from various industries for the base to operate normally. Then everyone can survive on their own and don't have to go out to find supplies. They can be self-sufficient, and there will be not much difference from the life mode before the end of the world."
Restored to the mode before the end of the world...
This is indeed enough to attract Lu Weiyi.
Zhuang Mingxu was originally thinking seriously about the future of the base, but when he saw Lu Weiyi's bright eyes, he suddenly became distracted. He embraced her and lay down on the bed, "We have to do this step by step, but..."
He lay sideways on Lu Weiyi and whispered, "My leg is healed."
Lu Weiyi nodded, and a faint smile appeared on her pretty face, gentle and eye-catching.
"Thank you, Xiaoyi." Zhuang Mingxu kissed the corner of his mouth, and without waiting for Lu Weiyi to say you're welcome, he continued with his lips pressed against his, "We can relive our previous postures."
By the time Lu Weiyi reacted, Zhuang Mingxu had already pressed on him.
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As night fell, the entire capital base gradually became quiet. From time to time, rustling sounds could be heard from the rooms of several couples. The night watchman sitting on the roof of the villa sighed helplessly that he was a single dog, and silently shifted his attention from the villa to other places.
Just when no one was paying attention in the darkness, a black shadow appeared around the villa, stopping here and there like the wind, and then disappeared quickly after a few breaths. It was so fast that it did not attract anyone's attention.
It was not until dawn that several dusty cars appeared in front of the heavy city gate. The bodies of the cars were covered in blood from hitting zombies, and the stench lingered for a long time as the summer temperature rose.
The front of the car was dented quite a bit, and one of the windshields was cracked into snowflake shapes. Everyone in the car looked exhausted, with dark circles under their eyes as if they had been up for several days.
A small door the size of two fists opened in the middle of the heavy city gate, and a ray of light shone out from inside. Before the bald man in the car stuck his head out, the iconic mace had already appeared in his field of vision, "It's me, Menglang Su Wei, open the door."
The guards on duty called people to come over to register. At the same time, the searchlight slowly swept over several cars. On the passenger seat of the car that followed behind, a pair of gloomy eyes looked over. He had a wound that went through half of his face. It was Li Ji, the old enemy that the only team was discussing a few hours ago.
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Not long after the team came back, the entire base seemed to come alive. In the darkness, people rustled by like hurried ants, waking up more people.
Before dawn, too many people are destined to not be able to sleep well.
When the first ray of sunlight rose in the early morning, Aunt Liu came over on time to make breakfast. The well-trained soldiers in the family were already doing morning training in the yard.
Seeing someone knocking on the door, Lin Mo walked forward to the door and saw Zhuang Mingwu following behind him.
Although Lu Xi did not mention what happened at the Zhuang family yesterday in front of Zhuang Mingxu, he was a child and could not help but complain about it behind his back, especially about the person in front of him, whom they naturally knew.
The plant crystal core in the team is Lu Weiyi's personal property. No matter whether he gives it to others or not, they are not eligible to participate. Everyone just laughed and felt that Zhuang Mingxu was a little unlucky, but did not express any opinions.
Seeing him appear, Lin Mo naturally thought that he was here to plead for mercy with the plant crystal core again.
"Hello, I'm looking for Zhuang Mingxu. I'm his younger brother. I was here yesterday." Zhuang Mingwu saw Liu Ma being let in but was stopped, so he introduced himself.
"They haven't gotten up yet, so it might not be convenient for them to come in." Lin Mo didn't give him the chance to come in and wait for others. No one knew of Xu Yi's existence yet, and it would be dangerous if too many people came in.
"...Please tell them that my family has agreed to exchange the jade for the plant crystal core. I'll send it over at 8 o'clock." Zhuang Mingwu knew that he was anxious, but he was notified early in the morning that they agreed to exchange the jade for the life-saving plant crystal core. It would be abnormal if he was not excited.
"Okay, I'll pass it on," Lin Mo responded and sent the person away.
Without waiting for Zhuang Mingxu to arrive, Zhao Qiang took the lead and led a team of people to knock on the door of the villa.
When Lin Mo saw him, a flash of shock flashed across his face. They came back much earlier than expected. He didn't know if this meant that they already knew that the supplies had been taken away.
"Hello, I want to meet your captain." Zhao Qiang came back exhausted. After learning that the only team had arrived in Kyoto, he inquired about their movements overnight. Knowing that they were selling plant crystal cores, he immediately asked someone to prepare jade.
"Our captain... hasn't gotten up yet, why don't you wait?" Lin Mo said.
"Okay, please tell him that I have a space jade and I want to exchange it for a plant crystal core." Zhao Qiang had a very good attitude and didn't even ask to enter the villa. He directly brought people to wait at the gate.
As soon as Lin Mo entered the villa, he immediately called all the team members. Lu Weiyi came out with a dazed look on his face, and the kiss mark on the back of his neck was clearly visible, clearly telling everyone what had happened.
“Man, single guys need to be self-aware” Antonio’s proverb was very well said, and if you didn’t look at his face, you wouldn’t be able to tell that he was a foreigner.
"Wake up, Zhao Qiang is back," Lin Mo said with anxiety in his tone.
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