The next morning, around seven o'clock, everyone woke up one after another. After eating something to fill our stomachs, we left the university town without stopping and set off again.
Learning from our previous experience, we found several cars before setting off, then drained all the fuel from their tanks and put it in the pickup truck's cargo bed as a backup.
We are now on the outskirts of Hangzhou.
The advantage of being away from the city center is that there are fewer people and cars, the roads are wider, and you rarely encounter obstacles along the way.
There are some monsters, but you can just go around them. If you can't get around them, just ram them. The front of the pickup truck is pretty sturdy.
Around 9:30 a.m.
Pu Weichao's voice came through the walkie-talkie: "We've left the Hangzhou area."
Hearing his words, I suddenly felt relieved.
I've finally left this big city. Although there are many memories and a lot of pain, it's time to leave.
My longing for Wu Shuang is still strong, but now that I've completely left Hangzhou, I feel a sense of relief.
Perhaps people must eventually look forward; we cannot stay in the past forever.
I don't know what the future holds, all I know is that we must live well.
Lu Jing was sitting in the passenger seat next to me. After hearing Pu Weichao's words, a faint smile appeared on her face. I guess she thought the same thing as me.
The death of her husband and daughter was a huge blow to her, but she eventually overcame it, which shows that she has a strong belief in her heart.
"We've left Hangzhou. How much further do we have to go?" Lu Jing turned to ask me.
I chuckled and said, "Don't rush, it's just the beginning. There are still about ninety kilometers to go. If we're fast, we can get there today, but we definitely can't get there that quickly."
"Yes, I think so too." Lu Jing nodded, agreeing with me.
Unfortunately, it took us more than two days to get out of Hangzhou, so getting to Jiajiang smoothly was not an easy task.
If we encounter a horde of zombies along the way, it will probably delay us for a long time.
To get from Hangzhou to Jiajiang, we have to pass through Chongde Town and Wutong City. Since we are not taking the expressway, our next stop is Chongde Town.
...
Before we knew it, it was already 11 a.m.
We had arrived in Chongde Town around 10:30 a.m., but in order to keep going, we did not stop and decided to bypass Chongde Town and go directly to Wutong City.
On the bus.
Lu Jing glanced at the people in the back seat.
Li Qiming rested against the car window, while Zhang Zhihao sat in the middle with Li Dong in his arms, looking utterly bored.
The young girl, Zhong Linyun, was also leaning against the car window, her lips deathly pale, looking very unwell.
Lu Jing reached out and touched the little girl's head, saying, "Xiao Nan, Xiao Nan, stop the car quickly, Xiao Yun has a fever!"
"He has a fever?!" I panicked and grabbed the walkie-talkie to tell Pu Weichao.
The pickup truck in front of us stopped immediately, and we stopped as well.
I glanced around and found that it was all fields, with hardly anyone around, and certainly no monsters.
I got out of the car, and Pu Weichao and the others came over and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"The little girl has a fever," I said.
Everyone's expression changed.
At this moment, Lu Jing opened the back door, and the little girl tumbled out of the car. Fortunately, Lu Jing was quick and managed to catch her in time.
I checked on the little girl and saw that there were no black veins on her arms or neck, which relieved me. It seemed that she hadn't been infected with a virus and probably just had a fever.
"How are you? Are you alright?" Pu Weichao asked.
"It's nothing, I probably caught a chill last night and didn't sleep well, so I caught a cold. Taking some medicine and drinking more water will do the trick, it's nothing serious," I said.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
It's understandable that everyone is so nervous. Back in the air-raid shelter, Yan Zhengfeng's son's situation caused a lot of panic, and Lu Jing's daughter's situation was similar before, so everyone is afraid that someone will get sick.
Pu Weichao glanced around, checked the time, and said, "I think it's almost noon now. We've been walking for over an hour. Let's take a break. It's quite safe here. Let's all have lunch together and rest for a while."
Fei Lichao nodded: "Okay, you decide."
It was indeed safe around here. All around were withered fields, and as far as the eye could see, there wasn't a monster, not even a ghost.
After everyone came out, Pu Weichao arranged for everyone to rest and have a meal.
After distributing the food, Pu Weichao pulled Fei Lichao and me aside and said, "We've almost run out of food."
"Gone? That was fast, damn it?" Fei Lichao exclaimed in surprise.
"There weren't many to begin with, and there are fourteen of us here. We can eat a lot in one meal. What do you think?" Pu Weichao said irritably.
"It's alright, let's speed things up today, we'll definitely be at the Jiajiang Military Region before tonight," Fei Lichao said optimistically.
Pu Weichao rolled his eyes. "Have you forgotten what I told you last night? You need to be prepared for the worst! Putting aside the safe zone, what if we don't make it tonight? If we have nothing to eat, all fourteen of us will be starving!"
Seeing Pu Weichao's expression, I laughed and said, "Why don't we go find some now? Isn't there a village over there? There should be a small shop in the village."
Pu Weichao said with a smile, "Xiaonan, you understand me best. This is exactly why I asked you two to come over. While we're resting, let's go to that village and find something to eat. We need to make sure we have something to eat tonight, don't you think?"
"Whatever you want," Fei Lichao said with a smile.
After saying goodbye to Pu Weichao and Shen Dian, the three of us set off for the village not far away.
The village ahead wasn't large, appearing to have only about twenty households.
The three of us walked along the ridges of the fields for about five or six minutes before we arrived at the village entrance.
Once you arrive at the village entrance, you can almost see the village exit.
Several monsters were scattered throughout the village, and many corpses lay on the ground.
The three of us walked over, each carrying a machete, and entered the village. As soon as the monster got close, we killed it with a single blow.
Upon entering, we saw a small shop not far away.
"There really is a convenience store." Pu Weichao smiled and ran over.
Pu Weichao and I followed behind him.
The small shop in front of us is not big, just a counter, and the shelves inside are basically against the wall. There aren't many things on the shelves, and although there aren't many snacks, they are still food!
Without further ado, we stuffed everything on the shelves into our bags, as long as it was edible.
However, just as we were ransacking the place, four strangers suddenly appeared outside the convenience store. After seeing us, they asked in confusion, "Who are you?"
Hearing the noise, we all turned around and stared at the four unfamiliar men outside.
(End of this chapter)
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