More than an hour later, the four of us got into a pickup truck. The back of the truck was loaded with several suitcases and some weapons and equipment wrapped in bed sheets.
Everything is ready, and we're about to leave.
Su Mu's men haven't retreated yet; they seem to want to wait until we leave before they do.
However, just as I was about to start the car and leave, Su Mu came to the car, knocked on the door, and waved to me.
I opened the car door and got out, following behind Su Mu as we walked into the distance.
I followed him and said, "What's wrong? You don't want me to leave?"
Du Xu turned his head and smiled, taking out a pack of unopened cigarettes from his pocket. He tore off the plastic seal, opened the paper lid, and said, "To be honest, I don't really like smoking these hard-pack Liqun cigarettes. The taste isn't as pleasant as the soft-pack ones."
He took out two cigarettes, lit one for me, and then lit one for himself. Immediately afterward, he stuffed the freshly opened pack of cigarettes into my pocket.
Consider this a farewell gift. If you don't like it, it's okay to throw it away.
I shook my head and smiled wryly, "Don't you think what you're doing is very inconsistent with your previous image?"
Su Mu said, "At first, I mainly wanted to intimidate you. Now that you've chosen to leave, once you leave Jiajiang, you'll be no longer a threat to me. Since you're no longer a threat, I think we can still be friends."
I raised an eyebrow. "Forget it, stop being so sentimental. It's disgusting, you know?"
Su Mu was surprised. "Really? I think it's normal."
I shook my head in disdain, took a deep drag, and the cigarette butt between my fingers became hot.
I asked, "What are your plans regarding the school after I leave?"
Su Mu said, "Of course we'll keep it. The school is a good place, with natural walls, dormitories, and so much space. I should manage it well. Of course, you don't need to worry about Du Xu. As long as he's settled, I won't do anything to him. The continued development of society requires talent. If you had joined Jiangbei, your name would definitely have been remembered in the future, but you didn't want to."
I shook my head. "Don't give me that nonsense. I'm leaving anyway, what's the point?"
Su Mu said, "It's quite interesting. After Li Shujiang died, I spent many nights thinking about what the future would be like, but I never had an answer. However, I think I know the answer now."
I didn't say anything.
Su Mu asked, "Aren't you curious about what my answer is?"
I shook my head and said, "I'm sorry, so you don't need to say anything."
"You're such a boring person."
I sneered inwardly. You've already kicked me out, what energy do you expect me to have?
Without exchanging any more pleasantries with Su Mu, he tossed aside his cigarette, turned back to his pickup truck, and drove off.
Su Mu didn't say goodbye, and I think he definitely didn't want to see me again.
Looking in the rearview mirror, I saw Du Xu sighing at the dormitory entrance, his face full of helplessness.
There were many people standing around him, including his girlfriend, Wang Xintong, and Huang Yiyang. I don't know if Wang Xintong was Chu Yu at that moment.
However, none of this concerns us anymore.
I'm leaving today, and I don't know when I'll be back.
After leaving the school gate, we headed straight south.
In just over half an hour, we arrived at the cemetery in the industrial park again.
It's almost 4 p.m. We came here once before, but we didn't expect to come back so soon.
Getting out of the car and standing before the tombstone, looking at the deceased before me, I said, "We're leaving Jiajiang now, so it's very likely we won't be able to visit you for a long time. We don't know what the journey ahead will hold, we just hope it goes smoothly."
"We don't ask for much, we just want to find a beautiful place without zombies, and live a peaceful life there. We hope that your spirits in heaven can protect us."
After I finished speaking, I bowed three times.
Lu Yun then said, "Lu Xiaonan, do you think they will really protect us? What if they want us to stay with them?"
Lu Yun's words made the other three of us change our expressions.
Jingjie decisively tapped her on the head, glared at her, and said, "What are you saying!"
Lu Yun covered her head and said, "It's nothing, just a joke, no need to take it so seriously."
I said with a wry smile, "Actually, I think in this world, it's better to be dead than alive. Living is so painful, but after you die you don't have to worry about anything, how wonderful."
Fei Lichao and Sister Jing both rolled their eyes at me.
"Uh, I was just kidding."
Fei Lichao slapped my head, "What kind of joke is this? Let's go!"
Sister Jing shook her head at me, then decisively turned and got into the car.
We set off again, continuing south.
We had already discussed it beforehand. After setting off, we would head south and stay in the neighborhood where we found Sister Jing and her family for two days to gather the necessary resources. Ideally, we would find a car and then continue south to find a place to stay.
Why go south?
To be honest, we don't really know either. We don't have any specific goal right now, so we can go anywhere. If going south doesn't work, we can turn around and go north.
We are now truly free, without any constraints.
However, the only price for this freedom is insecurity.
There are so many zombies outside, but frankly speaking, zombies aren't that dangerous. As long as you're careful and stay calm, dealing with zombies is easy. Besides, we have Lu Yun, the expert, by our side, so dealing with zombies is a piece of cake.
The only ones in danger are the living!
If we encounter other living people on the road, we'll probably have to stay vigilant at all times; otherwise, if they stab us in the back, we might not even know how we died.
...
Around 6 p.m., we arrived at the newly built residential area and returned to the house where I had previously discovered Jingjie and Fei Lichao.
There are fewer zombies here, but correspondingly, there are fewer people. There's only one town nearby, so we can't get much.
Moreover, this area is actually within Jiajiang's jurisdiction, and Du Xu would probably be unwilling to stay here indefinitely.
Once upstairs, thankfully we had brought a lot of stuff, so sleeping here wasn't a problem. The only downside was that there were a lot of mosquitoes at night.
Although Fei Lichao's condition has improved a lot, he is still a patient, so the only renovated room was left to him. As for me and Sister Jing, we will take turns keeping watch at night.
(End of this chapter)
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