Chapter 262 Chapter 262 Heavy Fog
He Junxia drove back to the hotel.
The sound of cars sliding across the ground and engines working diligently is particularly harsh in the quiet night.
The people hiding in the hotel rooms couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope. Was it someone from the shelter who came to look for them?
Someone excitedly rushed to the large floor-to-ceiling window, pulled open the curtains with a "swish" and looked down, but saw nothing.
The gathered fog is so powerful that it has long considered this world its own, leaving no chance for humans to spy on it.
But everyone was certain of one thing: there were definitely cars and people outside the hotel.
Who could it be?
He Junxia walked into the Pearl Hotel carrying an octopus bucket. He looked at the octopus in the bucket, which seemed to be dead and peaceful, and smiled and said, "Very good. I hope you'll still be there when I go downstairs later."
As he said this, he threw the bucket next to the corpses of several large tentacle monsters and turned to walk towards the safe passage.
Little Tentacle Monster: ...
The little tentacle monster huddled quietly in the barrel, not daring to move. It knew that the terrifying monster must be hiding in the dark, watching it.
He Junxia raised the corners of his mouth slightly and gave instructions to the people in the room.
[Open the door]
Zong Kangping, who was teaching a few children to recite the multiplication table, suddenly jumped up, took two steps at a time, walked forward and opened the door.
He Junxia: "Pack your things, let's move somewhere else."
Zong Kangping closed the door: "Huh?"
This is too sudden.
He Junxia: "Hmm?"
Zong Kangping: "Right away."
My father has never made a wrong decision on such important matters and is the backbone of their family.
He turned around and shouted, "Honey, Dad told us to live somewhere else. Let's pack up and get ready to leave."
Zhang Shuhui: "Okay."
She also didn't ask anything and unconditionally believed in her father-in-law's decision. However, her mother Miao Xun was a little confused.
"Leaving now?"
"But the fog outside is so thick, isn't it a little unsafe? What if a monster comes...why don't we wait until the fog clears before we go?"
Zhang Shuhui was busy packing her things and casually replied, "Don't be afraid, Mom. Trust my father-in-law. He's often taken Kangping out to look for supplies before, so he has experience."
Miao Xun was still worried.
All the propaganda she had received was that on foggy days one should stay home with doors and windows closed and wait for official rescue.
She admitted that her father-in-law was capable and would return safely after leaving. But now that they were traveling together as a family, with so much luggage to carry, it was easy to be too concerned about the situation.
If you get attacked by monsters, you're doomed.
Miao Xun specifically took her daughter to the children's room to explain her concerns, and both mother and daughter tried their best to convince each other.
Of course, no one convinced anyone.
Miao Xun said angrily, "If you want to go, go ahead. Your nephew and I are not going anyway."
Zhang Shuhui: "Whatever."
Miao Xun: "What did you say?" She almost thought she was hallucinating.
Zhang Shuhui: "It's up to you. If you and Zhang Xiaobao don't go, I'll leave all the food and water in my bag for you, and some of the medicine for you as well."
Her tone was calm, without any anger in it, as if she was talking about what she had eaten today.
Miao Xun said angrily: "I am your mother, Xiaobao is your nephew, and you don't care about us?"
Zhang Shuhui: "If you weren't my mother, I wouldn't leave food and water for you. Or do you want me to abandon Pengpeng and Jiajia and stay with you?"
She couldn't deny that blood ties were inseparable, but even the deepest feelings needed to be maintained, and it was impossible for one person to make long-term efforts.
She is already very tired.
Zhang Shuhui looked at her mother, her hair white and her face furious, and felt a surge of resentment and anger in her heart: "Some things are not said, but it doesn't mean I don't know. I just tend to remember them in my heart."
When did it start?
Perhaps it started when the mother condoned the couple to cause trouble at her workplace.
Maybe it started when his mother blamed her for not finding a job for Zhang Tianchi, which led to his bad behavior.
Perhaps it started when the white fog first appeared and my parents came to my house for treatment and took away several air purifiers and a lot of antipyretics.
Or maybe it started when she was taught to give in to her brother from a very young age, even when he took away her pocket money and New Year's money, her parents scolded her for being stingy with an indifferent attitude.
Zhang Shuhui wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "If it weren't for Kang Ping and my father-in-law being so kind and not taking it personally, my family would have been gone long ago just based on what Zhang Tianchi did."
She said coldly: "Do whatever you want, it's up to you, anyway, our family must leave."
After saying that, Zhang Shuhui left the children's room directly.
She believed her mother would make the right choice after discovering that family kidnapping did not work on her daughter.
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"Kang Ping will be the passenger seat, and you and the kids can sit in the back, it's more convenient."
"Put the things directly on the trunk."
He Junxia opened the car door and directed everyone's actions in an orderly manner, and threw the octopus bucket into the trunk.
This guy is quite obedient.
He Junxia inserted the key into the keyhole, glanced at the fuel gauge, stepped on the clutch, started the engine, shifted gears, and the vehicle moved forward smoothly.
Feeling the vehicle's steady movement, Miao Xun marveled at the speed, wondering how his father-in-law could see the road clearly and avoid obstacles in the fog.
However, the bus driver that the shelter had sent out to pick up people also had this skill of treating the fog as nothing, so she didn't think too much about it.
"Mom, I want to sleep."
Zhang Lingjia yawned, his eyes were a little hard to open, and his voice was soft.
"Go to sleep, come, lean on my shoulder."
"I want one too."
The two children sandwiched Zhang Shuhui in the middle and fell asleep on her shoulders, one on each side.
Zhang Xiaobao, who was on the other side, was filled with envy when he saw this scene. He also missed his mother.
Mom used to be as nice as my aunt.
Miao Xun hugged her eldest grandson distressedly: "Xiaobao, are you tired? Come and sleep here with grandma."
Zhang Xiaobao lay on her grandmother's lap and closed her eyes obediently. However, the two adults, mother and daughter, did not say a word after arriving at their destination.
It might be embarrassing
Maybe I don't know what to say.
The past will pass with time, but the wounds left in the heart may not heal slowly. It is more likely that they will rot and become maggoty before being forcibly dug out and discarded.
"Sizzle---"
The pickup truck stopped in front of the community building.
He Juanxia: "You guys go up first, 5th floor 502, I'll go get something."
He had already cleaned up the entire neighborhood, so he wasn't worried about a few people getting hurt if they went upstairs alone.
Zong Kangping nodded: "Okay."
He walked in front and Zhang Shuhui walked at the back. The two of them protected the young and old in the middle as they walked up the stairs.
He Junxia pulled out the car keys and put them in his pocket, then jumped out of the driver's seat and hung all the bags in the trunk on his body.
As for the octopus bucket?
It’s better to stay in the car.
He Junxia didn't dare to take the risk of letting the little tentacle monster come into contact with other people alone - even if it was only half the size of an ordinary tentacle monster, it could easily kill several humans.
He Junxia hurried upstairs carrying his luggage. He handed his belongings to Zong Kangping and said, "You and your wife should tidy up the room. I have to go back to the hotel to pick someone up."
Zong Kangping understood who his father was going to pick up. He smiled and said, "Dad, go ahead. Leave the family to us."
Although he and his wife cannot be as fearless as his father in the face of attacks from tentacle monsters and mutant creatures, they will definitely have no problem providing logistical support.
He Juanxia smiled and said, "Okay, if you have time after packing up, you can cook something to eat. I'll bring people back to eat."
Zong Kangping: "No problem."
He Junxia turned around and went downstairs but did not rush to the Pearl Hotel. Instead, he drove a pickup truck to another 4S store.
Finally found it.
He Junxia left the pickup truck aside, test-drove it, filled it with gas, and started the car. The white van blended into the night and embarked on a new journey.
【Rain Stone, Xuan Jun】
[Open the door and let the five children out.]
Soon, the two doors were opened and ten timid children came out.
He Junxia smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, grab the rope in my hand and follow me."
He quickly went downstairs with the ten children. The customers in the hotel listened to the sounds downstairs with anxiety and anticipation.
I thought the car just happened to pass by, but I didn't expect it to come back now. Could it be the people sent by the shelter to rescue them?
The roar of the car sounded again and faded away, then came back after a while, going back and forth several times.
Everyone was disappointed and then hopeful, and finally someone couldn't help but ask, "Hey, are you here to rescue us?"
The hotel suddenly became quiet, and everyone pricked up their ears, waiting for the other party to respond.
The answer must be affirmative.
The dark night under the heavy fog was silent, even the mutant insects that usually loved to make noise to attract females were silent.
After a long time, so long that everyone thought the person downstairs would not respond, a slightly old voice sounded.
"no."
"The fish pond in the hotel lobby has been replaced with new water. There's a special mushroom powder in the water for treating gray mushrooms. You need to soak for thirty minutes each time, and it's effective within seven days."
After saying this, the van drove away from the hotel again, and no matter how others asked questions, they received no response.
He won't be coming back.
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