Actually, we are still quite a distance from Ninghai city center, and we don't know how long it will take just by taking detours.
Ninghai is very large, even larger than Jiajiang, and when you include the surrounding county-level cities, towns, and other areas, it's really quite big.
Actually, if we're going to calculate it, we're not far from the outskirts of Ninghai City. A little further on, we should enter Ninghai territory.
The advice from the four people in front of me made me realize that there might not be any raiders in Ninghai City.
I said with a wry smile, "But now that I've come all this way, and we're almost at Ninghai, are we just going to go back like this?"
The middle-aged man looked at me and said, "If you're still not giving up, you can go to Ninghai to take a look. But I advise you not to show your guns once you're inside. The people in Ninghai know what we're here for. If they catch you, the three of you will only face death."
I frowned and asked, "Is it that serious?"
The middle-aged man sneered: "This kind of thing has happened before. Haven't you heard? Half a month ago, a team went to Ninghai, hoping to get some good stuff, but none of them came back. Later I found out that the team was tricked by people in Ninghai City."
"So if you want to go in, you'd better behave, otherwise you won't even know how you died."
I glanced at Li Jiaming, who was pretending to be calm. Li Jiaming had been in Ninghai City before, but the situation he told me was completely different from what this middle-aged man in front of me had said.
Could it be that Li Jiaming is hiding something?
It seems I'll have to ask them about it later.
Seeing my expression, the middle-aged man assumed I was hesitating and said, "So, Ninghai City is very complicated. Do you still want to go?"
I looked at him and said, "Go ahead. We've come all this way, I don't want to give up halfway, and I also want to try my luck, maybe we'll run into a small team. Even if we don't, we'll be careful. Anyway, thanks for the reminder."
The middle-aged man said, "Since you want to go, I won't stop you. But before you leave, can you answer one question for me?"
"What's the problem?"
The middle-aged man asked, "Have you been to Mingzhu City? There aren't many people here, and we'd like to go and take a look around Mingzhu City."
His words made my heart tighten, fearing that the other person might have seen through something, but upon closer reflection, I realized that I hadn't given anything away, and that the other person's question was probably just a coincidence.
I shook my head and said, "I don't know. We've never been to Mingzhu City. I mainly think there must be a lot of zombies there, so going there would definitely be very dangerous, so we haven't considered it."
The middle-aged man nodded, "Okay, I understand. I'll move the car now so you can go to Ninghai."
Thanks.
Then they actually pulled their car over to the side and let us pass.
After we got on the bus, we waved to them, saying, "Until we meet again."
"Okay, see you next time," the middle-aged man said.
We drove away, and they got into their cars and left as well.
After they got some distance away, Sister Jing said, "Xiaonan, they just said they were going to Mingzhu City. What if they find out about the research institute?"
I said, "Let's try contacting Fei Lichao first and see if we can still reach him."
Jing tried to contact the research institute using a walkie-talkie, but it didn't work; it seemed to be because it was too far away to get through.
"We can't get in touch with them anymore," Sister Jing said worriedly.
I thought for a moment and said, "Sister Jing, don't worry too much. With Fei Lichao around, he'll definitely know if any strangers appear near the research institute. All we have to do is close the institute's gates, and those people won't be able to get in."
After thinking about it, Sister Jing felt relieved.
I drove slowly towards Ninghai.
I glanced at Li Jiaming in the passenger seat and said, "Li Jiaming, isn't there something you're hiding from us?"
Li Jiaming's eyes widened in panic as he looked ahead.
I continued, "Li Jiaming, I hope you've thought this through. The journey ahead is one that the three of us will have to face together. If you don't tell us what you know, we might face many unimaginable crises."
Li Jiaming swallowed hard and said, "I...I don't know how to say it."
I said, "Then let's start from the beginning."
Li Jiaming said, "Okay, I'll start from the beginning."
He then began to recount what had happened to him in Ninghai City.
It turns out that he was able to meet the little girl because she saved his life, which is why he went with her to Ninghai to join her team.
The little girl's team wasn't the twenty-odd people he'd mentioned before, but over a hundred. Most importantly, these hundred-plus people were extremely united, seemingly because of Zhou Qingya, which explained their close bond.
So later, after Li Jiaming stayed in this team for a month, he saw that many other small teams in Ninghai City had joined, and the people who joined felt a strong sense of belonging to this team.
Later, something happened that led to the change in circumstances.
I asked, "Is it because of what those people were talking about earlier? That raider squad that entered Ninghai half a month ago?"
Li Jiaming nodded, "Yes, at that time I didn't know that there was such a thing as a raider squad. I only knew that the other side had guns and weapons and wanted to rob our warehouse. So Zhou Qingya organized people to resist, but because the other side had guns, we still lost a lot of people."
"Later, because of a misjudgment on my part, Zhou Qingya was attacked and is probably dead. So after we wiped out those people, they kicked me out."
I asked, "Is that all? Is there anything else?"
Li Jiaming frowned and said, "There is one, but I don't know if it's true."
"What?"
Li Jiaming said, "Back when we were fighting that raider squad, we were also attacked by some strangers. My misjudgment was caused by these strangers who suddenly appeared. If they hadn't appeared, Zhou Qingya probably wouldn't have died."
I asked, "Who are these strangers?"
Li Jiaming shook his head. "I don't know."
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Recorder Diary 15:
"Today is the 17th. At noon today, the four of us who are still here got together to discuss our next steps. I told them what I had seen in the files, and they were all very scared after hearing it. Lin Zijie suggested that the four of us resign together, and everyone had the same idea. We'll start writing our resignation letters today and try to find out tomorrow. If it works out, we'll all resign and leave. This research institute is just too terrifying. Li Fei's condition is starting to deteriorate again, and the researchers have already started taking samples from him. It's just too scary. I really don't want to stay here any longer."
(End of this chapter)
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