Chapter 68 I'm so hungry
Sun Ping came back after more than ten minutes. "Everyone, come down. Those staying in the bookstore are survivors waiting for the airdrop. The zombies around here have been cleared out before, and most of them were lured away by helicopters, so we are safe for now."
So that's how it is. It's indeed a good idea to use a helicopter to lure the zombies away before airdropping them.
Sun Ping has already obtained a lot of useful information from the other party. The sudden arrival of the apocalypse caught the whole world off guard. Not only his own country, but other countries have also been severely hit.
Due to the large number of zombies and the highly infectious virus, as well as the power outage and interruption of communication equipment, only important departments can communicate using satellite signals.
"We will never abandon any citizen of Country Z. We have already started the orderly airdrop."
Sun Ping spoke with great passion, his eyes full of longing for the future.
"As long as we unite and help each other, there are always more solutions than problems. Sooner or later, we will be able to completely eliminate those zombies, and we will have a chance to live the life we used to live."
The others nodded, their eyes filled with nostalgia for their past lives and longing for their future lives.
Liang Yingsheng found it a little funny, but unfortunately, the end of the world is the end of the world, and it won’t end so easily.
The country has indeed never abandoned its people.
The inspection channel was divided into two according to gender, and a temporary inspection room was built with rags to prevent anyone from concealing the fact that both men and women needed to take off their clothes.
Liang Yingsheng could understand such a rule. As long as one person carried the zombie virus, all the survivors in the bookstore would be doomed.
The middle-aged woman in charge of the inspection saw Liang Yingsheng's fair complexion and rosy complexion and couldn't help but be curious: "Little girl, you look like you haven't experienced the end of the world. Look at those people in front of you, they are all pale and thin. I have lost nearly 30 pounds in this period of time."
Liang Yingsheng smiled wryly: "I have a natural appetite, so I can even eat a potato."
Many people are born with small appetites, and the middle-aged woman did not doubt it. "You are so delicate and tender. Young girls should protect themselves when they go out. It's very chaotic everywhere now. I saw a girl about your age being dragged away by several men a while ago."
"Thank you, Auntie. I understand."
The bookshelves in the bookstore have all been piled up near the window. There are two floors in the bookstore, and each floor is full of people. Many of them are unkempt and pale, and some of their clothes are already tattered. They put on anything that fits, regardless of size or style.
Everyone sat on the ground with dull eyes, numb, as if they had lost hope for the future.
Liang Yingsheng couldn't help but sigh.
There were four armed police officers in the bookstore responsible for maintaining order. Sun Ping had already found a seat against the wall for everyone to sit. Fortunately, the weather was hot and they didn't feel cold sitting on the ground.
A group of six people sat in a circle. Liang Yingsheng had put on a baseball cap in advance, with the brim pulled down low, covering most of his face.
But she could still detect some malicious gazes.
She turned her head and saw seven or eight young men sitting a few meters away from her. Noticing Liang Yingsheng's gaze, two of them who thought they were handsome cast flirtatious glances at her.
Liang Yingsheng looked away expressionlessly. They were just a bunch of hooligans. They must have used many tricks to survive until now.
It was already early morning, but very few people were sleeping. Most of them were chatting in low voices, and some even started forming gangs and decided to act together in the future.
"Shengsheng, would you like to take a nap?"
Yuan Xuyang suddenly said, pulling out a thin coat from his backpack, "Use this to cover yourself. Captain Sun, Yang Han and I will take turns keeping watch. The rest of you can just relax and rest."
Even with the police present, we still cannot fully guarantee everyone's safety.
The light in the room is dim, and with so many people around, there's no guarantee that there won't be thieves.
Everyone looked alert and looked around from time to time for fear that their few life-saving properties would be stolen.
Liang Yingsheng returned the coat to Yuan Xuyang, "No, I'm not sleepy."
Yuan Xuyang glanced at her and put the coat back into his backpack without forcing her.
Liang Yingsheng felt a little tired from sitting cross-legged for a long time, so he stood up and went to a more open place to stretch his muscles. At this moment, the hem of his clothes was suddenly pulled.
Looking down, there was a dirty little boy, about five or six years old. At night, his eyes looked particularly clear.
The child seemed a little nervous, his eyes fixed on her cautiously.
Liang Yingsheng lowered his voice and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Sister, do you have anything to eat? I'm so hungry. I haven't eaten for two days!"
The little boy spoke with a crying tone and a weak voice.
Liang Yingsheng took a step back and said, "Sorry, I'm hungry too. It's the end of the world and everyone is starving."
Not to mention the end of the world, even in peacetime there are cases where adults use children to gain sympathy.
The little boy looked disappointed and said, "Okay, then I'll ask someone else."
Seeing that he had changed his target and was about to look for the man coming out of the bathroom, Liang Yingsheng stopped him.
"Wait a minute, little friend."
"Is there anything wrong, sister?"
"Where are your parents?"
The little boy's eyes turned red and his voice choked with sobs: "Mom and Dad are working in other places. There are a lot of man-eating monsters outside. Grandma said that Mom and Dad will never come back."
That's something that can't be brought back.
"Where's your grandma?"
The little boy pointed to the corner and said, "Grandma is over there. Our food was taken away by a group of bad uncles. They also bullied and beat Grandma. She was in so much pain that she couldn't walk. We hid in the public toilet across the street for a long time. I'm so hungry!"
Liang Yingsheng walked closer and saw that there was indeed an old woman lying there. The light was dim and he couldn't see her face clearly. He could only see her curled up on the ground and shivering.
After thinking for a moment, Liang Yingsheng pointed in the direction of his team and said, "Little boy, you can bring grandma to sit over there."
Some survivors who were better off brought their own lighting tools, while Sun Ping brought a candle. The flickering candlelight gave people an inexplicable feeling of warmth.
The little boy hesitated, "Everyone thinks that grandma and I are dirty."
"It's okay, just take it with you."
Soon after returning to his seat, the little boy pulled his grandmother over.
With the dim candlelight, I could finally see the two of them clearly. Although the little boy looked a little haggard, he still had some flesh on his face. But his grandmother was so thin that she was just skin and bones, with messy white hair and her clothes were covered in stains.
The two of them only had a cloth bag for buying groceries as their luggage. In short, it was really sad to see.
"Sister, can grandma and I really come sit here?"
Liang Yingsheng briefly explained the situation to Sun Ping and others. Sun Ping took the initiative to stand up and make room for them, and carefully took out two wild vegetable cakes from his bag.
"Old man, you and your grandson are eating. We are all from the same country. I hope there are more living people than zombies in our country."
(End of this chapter)
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