It's already mid-September in the blink of an eye.
The weather remains hot.
Aside from the usual outings to find supplies and water, people were generally reluctant to go out because it was too hot outside. Also, because of the heat, the zombies roaming outside emitted an unpleasant odor, and having to face that smell every time they went out was just too unbearable.
So whenever there's nothing to do, everyone stays in the research institute, where it's cool and odorless—it's great.
Since there aren't many entertainment options, people can only play chess or cards, and there's not much else to do.
However, lately everyone has become obsessed with finding USB flash drives.
A week ago, Lu Yun found a USB drive full of movies while she was out looking for supplies. We were excited for quite a while after she brought it back.
Although it contains mostly old movies, at least it can help us pass the time.
However, these movies will eventually be finished, so to avoid getting bored, many people have started looking for USB drives.
I don't care about these things. There are too many files and documents in the research institute. I can't possibly read them all in a short time, so I can pass the time with these materials for a long time.
However, the good fortune didn't last long. Two days later, a group of people appeared near the research institute.
Fang Yuan was on duty at the time. When he saw the convoy appear near the research institute, he immediately notified me.
"Lu Xiaonan, someone has appeared!"
I panicked when I heard that and asked, "Who is it? How many people are coming? Did they come by car or on foot?"
Fang Yuan said, "There are three cars, and it looks like they're coming towards us. You should come out and take a look."
"I understand." Hearing this, I quickly ran up to the third floor to inform everyone: "Everyone get ready, three cars are coming. Jingjie, take the sniper rifle and go upstairs to ambush them. The rest of you come down with me and wait. Song Muyuan, take the binoculars and go check if those people are the raiders you know."
After hearing what I said, everyone immediately started to take action.
There haven't been any other survivors for so long, why are they suddenly appearing today?
I went to the door and used binoculars to see three cars in the distance. Judging from the things piled on their cars, these people looked like homeless people. As for whether they were looters, I didn't know.
I asked Song Muyuan beside me, "Are they raiders?"
Song Muyuan kept staring at the other side and said, "They're too far away to see clearly. We should be able to see them when they get closer. If I recognize any of them, they should be raiders. But if I don't recognize them, then it's hard to say. They might be a new raider squad."
"Then let's wait until they get closer and take a look."
I said, and then used the walkie-talkie to notify Sister Jing on the roof, saying, "Sister Jing, keep an eye on things later. If anything happens, just shoot and kill them."
"knew."
Not long after, the other three cars turned a corner and headed straight for us.
"They're actually coming this way." I sneered. Before, when they were far away from us, I hoped they wouldn't come this way, but now they really are. It seems their target is clearly us.
I said, "Everyone, prepare for battle."
As soon as I finished speaking, Song Muyuan next to me said, "Wait a minute, I see who's in the car."
"who?"
Song Muyuan said, "Wang Feng! I met him in Central Town."
I asked, "So he was a raider too?"
Song Muyuan nodded and said, "Yes, he is also a raider. Brother Lu, you guys get ready first. I'll go out and talk to them after they arrive."
"Are you sure?" I asked, frowning. "Isn't it too dangerous?"
Song Muyuan said, "I know him and we've done some business together. There's an agreement among the raider squads that they generally won't fight and waste their ammunition unless they have a life-or-death feud."
I said, "Okay, then be careful."
Song Muyuan laughed and said, "Don't worry, you won't die."
After he finished speaking, the other party's three cars quickly arrived at the entrance of the research institute.
I hid in the shadows and took a closer look. I saw that everyone in the car was holding a gun, and the muzzles of the guns were all pointed at the research institute.
Song Muyuan wanted to go out at this moment, but I grabbed him and said, "Wait a minute, let's see what they're here for."
Song Muyuan didn't rush out; he waited there.
At that moment, someone in the car suddenly shouted, "I know there are people among you, and they might even be lying in ambush right now. If you're willing, how about we meet?"
Song Muyuan looked at me, and I said, "Go out, and be careful."
"Um."
After nodding, Song Muyuan walked out from the shadows and went straight to the door.
The moment the convoy outside saw Song Muyuan, they immediately pointed their guns at him. I saw Song Muyuan panic for a moment and even take a half step back, but he quickly calmed down.
He looked at the people in the convoy, chuckled, and said, "Hey, Wang Feng, don't you recognize me? It's me, Song Muyuan!"
After Song Muyuan finished speaking, Wang Feng, who was sitting in the passenger seat of the car, was stunned for a moment, then opened the car door and got out of the car. As soon as he got out, the people behind him also got out of the car. At a glance, there were more than a dozen people, all of them holding guns. They looked quite formidable.
Wang Feng stared at Song Muyuan, paused for a moment, and then laughed, "Old Song! What the hell are you doing here!"
Song Muyuan said without any politeness, "Nonsense, I live right here. Where else would I be?"
Wang Feng looked at the research institute in surprise and asked in confusion, "You live here? Aren't you a homeless person? How did you end up living in a place like this?"
Song Muyuan rolled his eyes and said, "I have a lot of people with me now, and it's really necessary to find a place to stay. Running around like this every day in this hot weather is unbearable."
Wang Feng chuckled, "I really didn't expect you to be here. When I came over earlier, I thought it was someone else."
Song Muyuan asked, "Alright, weren't you always operating in the north? Why are you here? Did you plunder the north and come here to cause trouble?"
Wang Feng said, "No, I learned from the central town that there's a research institute here that we could rob, so I wanted to come and take a look."
I was surprised when I heard this. It seemed that Song Muyuan and the others had gotten the information from the central town when they came here to look for the research institute.
Song Muyuan then asked, "Did Ye Qian's people tell you this?"
Wang Feng didn't hide anything and said, "Yes, they did tell me that."
(End of this chapter)
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