Chapter 702 Changes in Linshan
We continued forward along the mountainside, but the car wasn't going very fast. After all, the road was covered in snow, and it would be easy to get stuck if we drove too fast. We could only move slowly, but it was still a little faster than walking.
More than half an hour later, we could already see the distant mountains.
It has been more than a year since the zombie outbreak, and the air quality around the world has improved a lot. Before, when we stood where we were, we could hardly see the mountains, or we could only see their outlines.
But now, the mountain is clearly visible in front of us, unlike before when it was just a hazy blur.
Although the zombie outbreak caused a setback in modern civilization, the environment is at least gradually improving. Moreover, people now generally know how to defend against and kill zombies, so more and more people will gather together, and then civilization will continue to move forward.
Although our steps are much smaller than before, at least we are still moving forward.
However, one thing is unavoidable in the process of moving forward: war. As long as there are people, there will be a need for survival resources. Therefore, the struggle for survival resources is bound to happen in the future. In fact, this has already happened in the Delta region. If it weren't for the coincidence of the tripartite cooperation, the entire Delta region would probably be in chaos by now.
I'm too lazy to think about such things. I only know that, based on the current situation, we are still very safe, at least for now. Compared to the resource wars to come, unifying Hangzhou now is not difficult. After all, the people in Hangzhou are scattered in small groups, which are easy to integrate.
However, once integrated, future development will become a major problem.
I spent a long time lost in thought in the car, and the more I thought about it, the more upset I became. I wanted to smoke, but I found that I was out of cigarettes.
More than an hour later, Pu Weichao said to me, "We've arrived."
"We're here?" I was a little surprised. I looked out the car window and found that we had indeed arrived at the foot of the mountain. However, there was a guardrail at the foot of the mountain with the words "No Entry" written on it in large characters by hand.
It seems the people on the mountain are warning others not to go up.
Upon seeing the sign, Pu Weichao didn't get out of the car. He said, "It looks a bit dangerous up there. Why don't you go up? I'll wait for you here."
I was taken aback. "Are you serious?"
Pu Weichao smiled and said, "Of course I was just joking with you. Let's go, get out of the car, and go straight up. Since we're here to seek help, let's show some sincerity."
I frowned and said, "So you're not planning to bring a gun?"
Pu Weichao said, "We still need to bring guns, but one is enough. Didn't you say that everyone on the mountain knows you? Once we get up there, as long as they recognize you, there shouldn't be any problems, right?"
I said, "If they can recognize me, then there's no problem. But what if the owner of the mountain has changed? What if it's not the Gao Jianlin I knew before? If that's the case, then we're in danger."
Pu Weichao said, "According to what you said before, they have weapons. In addition, the mountain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. They don't have any enemies. It's only been a month, so they are unlikely to change owners."
"Is that so?" I asked doubtfully.
Pu Weichao said, "If you're worried, you can bring more weapons. Anyway, we'll try to avoid fighting if possible. It's all up to you."
"All right."
Afterwards, I took a gun, several magazines, a machete, and Pu Weichao and I got out of the car, walked around the guardrail in front of us, and headed directly up the mountain.
We thought that once we entered the mountain path, someone would appear to stop us, but when we reached the halfway point, no one appeared.
The surroundings were eerily silent, as if there was no one there at all.
I was a little surprised. Given Gao Jianlin's usual behavior, the people they had ambushed around should have come out by now. Why hadn't they come out yet?
However, less than two minutes after I started wondering, Pu Weichao patted me on the shoulder and said, "Wait a minute."
"What's wrong?"
“There’s someone ahead,” Pu Weichao said.
I frowned as I looked out at the snow-covered ground, but I didn't see anyone. But just then, the people lying in ambush in the snow sprang up and pointed their guns at us. The leader yelled at us, "Put down your weapons, put your hands on your heads, and squat down!"
Seeing seven or eight people surrounding us, Pu Weichao and I promptly squatted down and casually tossed the guns in our hands.
Several men approached and confiscated all our weapons, then pinned Pu Weichao and me to the ground. Seeing their well-trained appearance, I was a little surprised; could they be soldiers?
"Didn't you two see the warning below?"
I said, "I saw it, but..."
"You saw it and still dare to come up? Are you looking for death?"
I said, “Brother, listen to me. I’ve been here before. I know Gao Jianlin. I have an agreement with him!”
The other person asked in surprise, "You know Gao Jianlin?"
I said, "Yes, I know him. My name is Lu Xiaonan. I don't know if he has mentioned me to you, but I do know him. If you don't believe me, you can ask him."
The other person fell silent. "How do I know if you're telling the truth or not?"
I said, "Why don't you just ask Gao Jianlin?"
Instead of attacking us directly, the other party took out a walkie-talkie and started asking us questions.
"Is anyone here? Someone come down quickly, I need you to help me identify someone."
“Someone’s here, someone’s here, I’ll be right down.”
The other person put down the walkie-talkie and said to me, "If you are not the Lu Xiaonan you claim to be, I will kill you, do you understand?"
I said, "I understand, don't worry, I won't joke around with my life."
We waited for about five or six minutes. Pu Weichao and I lay down on the mountain path for five or six minutes, and then another person came down.
After seeing the people coming down, the leader pointed at me and said, "Do you know him?"
The other person said, "Ah! I know him, he's Lu Xiaonan!"
Upon hearing this, the leader ordered his men to release us and said to me, "Sorry about earlier, we had to confirm. Since you are Lu Xiaonan, come up with us."
I asked, "Where is Gao Jianlin? Can you take me to see him?"
"Okay, come with me."
(End of this chapter)
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