Lu Yuan was extremely shocked. This huge park was full of corpses. Had Qingshui City really fallen into such a state?
Not only him, but everyone else felt the same way. Although the temperature was still over 40 degrees Celsius, everyone felt a chill run through their bodies.
Chen Ke turned his head away, trembling slightly, without saying a word, and continued driving towards the vegetable wholesale market.
Aside from a few people in the police station, the rest of the area was deserted. The once wide roads were now filled with abandoned cars, all of which had their windows shattered. Clearly, the bandits hadn't spared a single car; they had taken everything they could loot.
Although the road was very smooth, the car still kept bumping along. Lu Yuan reached out and grabbed the handrail to prevent himself from bumping into anything.
The roar of the car sounded rather abrupt in the eerily quiet city, and many people secretly peeked out of their windows.
To avoid being targeted by the bandits, Lu Yuan instructed Chen Ke to increase the car's speed again.
Fortunately, we didn't encounter any robbers along the way, except for a few beggars on the street who tried to rush up to us for food, but they were all left behind by the extremely high speed of the car.
Finally, the sound of the car stopped seeming abrupt. In front of a large supermarket in Times Square in Qingshui City, the group saw many armed soldiers setting up checkpoints. Many people were queuing up and holding their identification to receive their food in the square. Those who received the food immediately swallowed the raw rice. Some choked and then just drank some water to soothe themselves.
Another woman, holding her child, poured the rice she had received directly into a mineral water bottle. The child in her arms kept crying, and the woman grabbed a handful of rice and stuffed it into the child's mouth, not caring whether there was sand in the rice.
"Holy crap! This...this is hell on earth! How could Qingshui City have become like this?!" Chen Ke cursed hysterically upon seeing this scene.
Lu Yuan was horrified. In just a few months, Qingshui City had become like this. Luckily, he had bought a house for Xiaoshan's family in advance, otherwise he couldn't imagine how they would live in such an environment.
The car had to be checked before it could pass through Times Square. Two fully armed soldiers stopped the car and walked over with their guns in hand.
"What are you doing there?"
Chen Ke quickly rolled down the car window and said, "Sir, we're going to the vegetable wholesale market in the city to get some food."
The other party paused for a moment, then said nothing, checked the documents, and let them pass.
After driving past Times Square, people saw clusters of tents or makeshift shelters made of bamboo poles set up near the square.
These people were either fanning themselves or lying straight down on the road to sleep, completely unfazed by the scorching heat.
Lu Yuan understood that these people were only staying here because of the protection of these troops, but he didn't understand why they didn't choose to live elsewhere. What was the point of guarding this dilapidated city?
However, Lu Yuan's doubts were quickly resolved. He found that this situation existed in several squares he passed through, and he discovered that these people only lacked food, but they did not lack water.
Moreover, in this post-apocalyptic world, all rail and air transport has ceased, and people lack sufficient water and food, making it a pipe dream to escape the city.
Clearly, the people here have learned their lesson. Staying in the city is the only way to survive; if they actually go out and encounter robbers, they will almost certainly die.
After registering several times along the way, the group finally arrived at the gate of the vegetable wholesale market.
In the vegetable wholesale market, a high wall had been erected in front of the entrance, leaving only one gate. Soldiers on both sides were checking each person entering.
They were quite surprised when they saw a truck drive in, especially their vehicle, which they were particularly interested in. Several soldiers even held their guns and carefully examined the modified vehicle.
Then a fully armed soldier stood there, holding a gun, signaling everyone to get off the bus. He became a little nervous when he saw so many people getting off.
"Hands up! Come in one by one for inspection!"
So Lu Yuan and the others could only line up with their hands raised. Chen Ke was the first to be checked. The person in charge had a metal detector on him and gestured for him to go in and register.
Next was Lu Yuan. The soldier was clearly stunned when he saw Lu Yuan, especially when he saw Lu Yuan's clean clothes, clean hands and face, he couldn't believe it.
"Where are you from? Where are your identification documents?"
Lu Yuan took out his ID card from his pocket and handed it to the soldier, who glanced at it and returned it to Lu Yuan.
Then they searched Lu Yuan's body. Lu Yuan was terrified because he had a crossbow and a pistol in his pocket. He was worried that if the other party found his pistol, they might mistake him for a robber.
Just as the soldier was about to take the metal detector to check Lu Yuan, Chen Ke suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
"Chen Ming! It's me! I'm your cousin!"
Chen Ke excitedly stepped forward, grabbed a soldier's arm, and said happily.
The other person clearly didn't recognize Chen Ke at first, and only recognized her after looking at her for a while.
"Cousin! I thought you weren't coming! How did it go? Did you run into any trouble on the way?"
"Sigh! Don't even mention it, I never imagined Qingshui City would become like this! By the way, they're all from our District Three!"
Chen Ming waved to the soldier outside who was about to check Lu Yuan and said, "Alright! No need to check, they're all on our side! Let him through!"
The soldier standing next to Lu Yuan then put the metal detector aside and gestured for Lu Yuan and the others to go inside.
Upon seeing the other party's actions, Lu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. He had almost confessed that he had a gun, but he never expected to run into Chen Ke's cousin, who had practically saved his life.
The group followed Chen Ming inside. Chen Ke nodded to Lu Yuan, then pulled Chen Ming's arm and whispered, "Cousin, that's our factory manager. He wants to talk to you about something!"
"Huh? He wants to talk to me about something? I don't even know him!"
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