Chapter 55: Meeting an Old Friend at the End of the World
The power had been out here for a long time, and only the flashlights held by four people provided dazzling light.
Luo Jiu took a deep breath, signaled the other three not to act rashly, and said calmly: "Don't be impulsive, I am a human being."
Although Luo Jiu was very nervous at the moment, she clearly felt that the person holding the gun was even more nervous than her, and the muzzle of the gun was shaking like a sieve.
With the help of the flashlight, she peered inside secretly and saw a young and familiar face.
Luo Jiu curled his lips and said, "Officer, is it considered repaying kindness with enmity by treating your lifesaver like this?"
"It's you?" The clear male voice inside was a little surprised, "Kid?"
Inside was the young police officer who went to the villa to investigate on the day the zombie tide broke out.
He still remembered that at the critical moment, someone fired a steel bullet and saved him.
When Luo Jiu mentioned this, he quickly put away his gun and asked, "Did you fire that steel bullet?"
Luo Jiu pointed at Feng Qi behind him and said, "My sister beat him."
Feng Qi squatted down and looked inside the doorway. There were several shadowy figures inside.
The young police officer quickly introduced himself, "My name is Zou Chong, thank you for saving me."
Feng Qi smiled and said, "It's just a small thing. What are you doing here?"
Zou Chong sighed, "It's a long story. Is it safe outside now? Let's talk about it outside."
The four men made way and Zou Chong opened the warehouse door from the inside. Luo Jiu then discovered that the goods were piled up. There were seven people in the warehouse with less than 50 square meters of idle space.
I don’t know how long they had been hiding in there. As soon as the door was opened, a foul smell of feces and urine quickly spread out.
Zou Chong said that he came here to find his mother when the apocalypse broke out, but there were too many zombies at that time, so he had to give up the idea and organize others to stay in the supermarket and fight against the zombies.
However, when this happened suddenly, many people did not have the right weapons, their combat effectiveness was very low, their willpower was weak, and they were quickly defeated.
He took the remaining few people and hid in the warehouse.
They didn't know how many days had passed, but zombies had come and people had come but were soon bitten to death by the zombies and turned into new zombies.
They didn't have much food and their strength was getting worse and worse, so they simply stayed in the warehouse until now.
In addition to Zou Chong, there was a mother and daughter. The girl was very thin and should be about the same age as Luo Jiu and the others. She was wearing the school uniform of Jiangcheng No. 4 Middle School, which was extremely dirty.
There was also a middle-aged man named Xu Lei who was a porter and came here to find his wife and daughter.
There was also a young man in his twenties named Yang Chiming who was shopping in the mall when the incident happened and then got trapped here.
There was also a father and son. The little boy was about eight or nine years old and looked pale, probably due to malnutrition.
Feng Qi glanced at the father and son and walked away a few steps silently.
Zou Chong said that they started eating instant noodles every day, but at that time there were rumors of the end of the world, and many foods had been snapped up before the zombie outbreak. So there were only two boxes of instant noodles left in the warehouse, and the seven people ate them up quickly.
Later they opened all the boxes and ate everything edible, even things like stinky tofu.
Instead of soaking the flat noodles in hot water, they soak them in mineral water and then stuff them into their mouths and swallow them.
Zhong Jialing frowned when she heard this and couldn't help but say, "You guys are really strong. I would rather rush out and become a zombie."
Zou Chong shook his head. "We are lucky to have something to eat. By the way, how have you managed to hold on until now?"
The three of them looked at Luo Jiu together. It would be safer for her to give a unified answer to the external statements.
Luo Jiu said: "We saw the post about the end of the world before and stocked up some food in advance. But we have finished eating it in the past two days, so we came out to see if we can find some food."
Zou Chong said regretfully: "We ran out of food yesterday. We ate up everything we could eat. Oh, and there are a few bottles of water. Are you thirsty?"
As he said this, he went in to get it, but was surprised to find that the place where the water was drained was empty.
"Where's the water?" He looked at the other six people.
The little boy's father smiled awkwardly, "We've all come out, I don't want to waste it, so I put it in my bag and save it for the children. If you're really thirsty, I'll give you a bottle?"
Zou Chong frowned, "We agreed to distribute them uniformly, why did it change so suddenly?"
Luo Jiu hurriedly said: "Forget it, we are not thirsty."
They have enough food and water to last them two lifetimes. They say they have run out because they are afraid that others will target them.
Not to mention that the boy's father was reluctant to give it to them, even if he gave it to them, they wouldn't want it.
So many people eat, drink, defecate and urinate in such a narrow warehouse. Even if it is a vault, they are unwilling to go in for fear of stepping on shit.
Zou Chong asked them, "Did you encounter any zombies when you came here?"
"There are only a few of them. We have knives. We can just chop off their heads and that'll be all."
Zou Chong looked at the bloodstained weapons in their hands and said, "This weapon is still too old. I have tried using guns. Two or three shots to blow up their heads can also make them lose their mobility."
He gestured at the location of the gunshot. Luo Jiu estimated that the bullet must have penetrated the left and right brains, severing all the brain nerves that controlled movement and causing their brains to explode, almost having the same effect as beheading.
Zou Chong looked at their strong fighting capacity and hoped that they would join him. "Come with us. I can take you to get guns and bullets. I have the key and password. Even if we separate, we don't have to be afraid of zombies if we have guns."
Luo Jiu hesitated for a moment. They did need guns, but these people...
She really didn't want to fight with someone she didn't know, but if she wanted to get the gun, she would need Zou Chong's key and password.
She looked at Cheng Yaoyao and Zhong Jialing, and they said, "You decide."
She looked at Feng Qi, who had put on a mask at some point, and said to her, "Whatever, I'm fine with it."
Luo Jiu said: "Okay, we'll go with you, grab the guns, and then we'll go our separate ways."
Zou Chong said happily: "Don't worry, we are a strong alliance and will definitely not delay you. We need to go up and take a look first. If we can't find anyone, we will find a car and then go to the police station immediately."
Luo Jiu: "Looking for someone?"
Zou Chong said: "Yes, my mother used to work as a cleaner here."
Zou Chong pointed at the middle-aged man and said, "Brother Lei's wife and children may also be in the mall."
At this time, the little boy suddenly said: "My mother is also in the mall."
His father quickly scolded him, "Don't talk nonsense. It was so chaotic back then, your mother might have run away a long time ago."
"No, I clearly saw..."
Before the little boy could say anything, his father slapped him in the face, making him cry loudly.
Everyone couldn't help but frown. Luo Jiu said, "The sound and smell will attract zombies. If you want to attract zombies, just hit him hard and make him cry louder."
"Haha, it's my fault, it's my fault." He picked up the child awkwardly and started to coax him again, "Xinxin, don't cry, Daddy will find you something to eat later.
Don't be angry with dad. He loves you the most. Mom and your unborn brother may be gone.
You are my only child, and I am your only child, so be good and listen to me."
The little boy gradually calmed down, and Zou Chong led everyone upstairs.
Luo Jiu walked at the end and glanced at Feng Qi who was silent. "What's wrong with you?"
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