Lin Man had been feeling a dull pain in the wound, and it was a little cold because of the ointment. Now the pain suddenly disappeared. She felt the wound tightening and a little itchy, but it didn't hurt much anymore.
She immediately had a guess in her mind, suppressed her joy, and quickly untied the bandage that she had thought was beautifully wrapped not long ago.
"What are you doing?" Lin Cheng came out and saw this scene, and hurried forward to stop it. However, he saw that under the half-untied bandage, the wound had actually healed!
He personally disinfected and applied medicine to the wound. He knew exactly how bad the wound was. Now it had completely healed, leaving only a thin, fresh pink scar and some redness on the surrounding skin.
If Lin Man hadn't been by his side, he would have thought that some healing person had treated her: "You..."
Lin Man couldn't care less about him. She carefully examined her wound and was overjoyed. It had truly healed! She had succeeded! She tried hard to suppress her urge to get carried away and said calmly, "Oh, my physique is just that good. Wounds heal super fast."
Lin Cheng believed her, there was no way he could heal quickly? How could he heal quickly? From the time he was injured until he applied the medicine, he was still in the same miserable state, and then healed in just over half an hour?
Lin Man smiled, as if to say, "You can guess whatever you want, I'm just not telling the truth." She was in a very good mood and asked Lin Cheng, "When can we leave? I want to go back."
"Aren't you going to check on Du Chun?"
Yes, and Du Chun's father's story really had a bit of a shock on her. She had almost forgotten about it. "Do you know why Lu Youjie sent someone to kill them?"
"Because Zhang Chengtao offended Lu Youjie, Lu Youzhuo killed everyone associated with him as revenge... Lu Youzhuo is Lu Youjie's brother."
Lin Man was stunned: "Just for this, they killed so many people?"
Lin Cheng nodded: "At least this is the explanation given by Lu Youzhuo."
"Nanming Base doesn't care about this matter?"
"Just now on the tarmac, the top management of Dongyang Base called and asked Lu Youzhuo to go back immediately. He also personally spoke well of him to the leader of Nanming Base. Under this situation, Nanming Base cannot keep people there." So Nanming was directly furious, but had to watch people leave. This is the sadness of the base's backward strength. Even a strong and hot-tempered Nanming has to bow its head.
However, Lin Cheng guessed that the Dongyang base was anxious for Lu Youzhuo to return, perhaps because of the discovery of zombie traces.
Lin Man fell silent, cursing the helicopter's fall mid-flight. "Where's Zhang Chengtao? Where did he go after causing such a big mess?"
"He was taken away by Lu Youzhuo and placed in two large black bags along with another person. It is unknown whether he is alive or dead."
Lin Man immediately thought of the two big bags that Lu Youjie and others were carrying when they went out. Well, Zhang Chengtao didn't end up well either.
Lin Man was still a little depressed and said he wanted to go and see Du Chun.
As expected, not a single person on Zhang Chengtao's side was left alive, and one third of the twenty or so people on Du Chun's side died, and many were injured. All the survivors were shrouded in sorrow, confusion, and anger.
Lin Man found Du Chun and told him what Lin Cheng had said. Du Chun seemed to want to curse, but he held it back. His expression was bleak and sarcastic: "So this matter is over? At least those of us who are still alive don't have to worry about someone showing up one day and trying to kill us for no reason, right?"
He thanked Lin Man solemnly. If Lin Man had not been there, they would probably have been wiped out tonight.
"Hahahaha!" A burst of laughter suddenly sounded in the distance. Lin Man stood up and saw that it was Lin Cheng's side. The leader of the Nanming base seemed to have encountered something good and was pulling Lin Cheng and talking about something.
After a while, Lin Cheng came over with a strange look on his face and asked, "What did you do on Lu Youzhuo's helicopter?"
Lin Man: "What happened?"
"They crashed half an hour ago and have already asked Dongyang Base for help. Nanming knows someone there, so he told him the news right away."
Ah, it was worth it that she had been sawing there for so long.
Lin Man said: "It's nothing, I just did a little trick."
Lin Cheng also guessed that she would not tell the truth, so he did not force her. He just wanted Lin Man to know about it.
Nan Ming was very happy. He gave Du Chun and the others some material compensation and reallocated some houses to them in a good location. From then on, they no longer had to live in these shacks.
The cremation was held the next day. The survivors, including Du Chun, packed up their things and moved. In the blazing firelight, Lin Man and Lin Cheng boarded a helicopter and returned to the Peace Base.
The hill where the Peace Base is located is called Dayan Mountain. There are many mountains nearby, and no one knows the specific name of each hill. However, it is relatively easy to recognize Dayan Mountain when looking down from mid-air.
Its direction is like a wild goose spreading its wings. When the vegetation was lush, the vegetation on Dayan Mountain was the most luxuriant. In addition, the special shape of the mountain covered the peace base at the foot of the mountain and in the valley layer by layer, greatly increasing its concealment.
In those years, they not only had to hide from zombies, zombie birds, etc., but also from humans. Those people who came out with guns and ammunition to collect supplies were like robbers. When they found weak bases, gathering places, etc., they would directly rob them violently.
Of course, Dayan Mountain is now a bare mountain, but some green has recently emerged. If an airplane flies overhead and looks carefully, you can find houses and buildings here, as well as traces of human activities.
It was the first time for Lin Man to look down at Dayan Mountain from the air. She was amazed by the view and quickly found where the people were: "That's over there."
This afternoon was an ordinary afternoon for the people living in Dayan Mountain. Most people went up the mountain to look for food, or went to the valley to fetch water, or prepared dinner at home.
Outside the valley on Dayan Mountain, Zheng Gang was leading a team of people in training. This team was selected from more than 300 people, and there were 40 people who could serve as guards. They had to run drills, march, and stand guard every day, strictly following the requirements of the Peace Base Guard Team of that year.
Of course, these people have high daily calorie consumption and heavy responsibilities, so they also have the best food and supplies, and their families—if they have any—will also receive better care from the collective. There are less than 400 people here now, and providing a 40-person escort team is already the limit.
When the helicopter appeared in the sky in the distance, Zheng Gang had already become alert. He asked people to hide and summoned the escort team, but did not act rashly. He just hid inside and outside the valley and under the cover of rocks, hoping that the helicopter just happened to appear nearby and would leave soon.
However, contrary to expectations, it flew closer and closer, and finally circled as if looking for a suitable place to land.
Everyone became nervous, holding their homemade swords. Fortunately, a familiar face appeared in the cabin the next moment.
Lin Man waved his hands and shouted loudly: "Uncle Zheng, it's me."
"Xiaoman?!" Zheng Gang shouted, and people came out one after another. What was going on?
The helicopter slowly came to a stop, and Lin Man jumped out. Then a tall and handsome young man followed closely behind him. He looked to be about 25 years old, with bright eyes, a resolute face, and a calm and gentle expression.
Then four young men of different heights, weights and figures came down. These four men wore the same black uniform. Their identical actions and temperament showed their good qualities from professional training.
Zheng Gang had no doubt that any one of these four men could knock down all of them.
Lin Man noticed his nervousness and vigilance, and said to Zheng Gang with a smile, "Uncle Zheng, these people are my... friends. Let me introduce them to you. This one is Lin Cheng. Lin Cheng, this is the Zheng Gang I told you about on the way, Uncle Zheng, and he's the leader here now."
Lin Cheng looked at the emaciated man, missing a hand and a leg. The leader of over 300 men was severely disabled. And those who seemed to be sent to defend against the enemy were all very thin. Those weapons... well, they couldn't even be called weapons. Lin Cheng finally understood why Lin Man used those iron spikes so crudely polished.
And there were those people, mostly elderly people, who gathered around... Lin Cheng had an idea of the level of this group of survivors. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still a little surprised.
Hardship, weakness, backwardness... It is hard to imagine that Lin Man, who dared to run around alone, was able to kill two of Lu Youzhuo's men, and had no trace of fear or timidity, actually came from such a place.
However, he also found something unusual. Although these people looked weak, there was no sadness on their faces. After the initial panic, they became relaxed and curious when they saw Lin Man. Most of the survivors Lin Cheng had seen before were numb and indifferent, like zombies, and their eyes would only light up when they saw food.
He thought so and gently extended his hand to Zheng Gang: "Hello. I am Xiaoman's father's subordinate."
Lin Man nodded to the shocked Zheng Gang: "Uncle Zheng, I will tell you the details later. I have to go see my mother first. Is everything fine while I'm away?"
"No, everything is fine. Your mother is fine too."
"That's good." Lin Man introduced the other four people, looked at the narrow valley entrance, and said to Lin Cheng, "I'm going to go talk to my mother about this first. You wait here for a moment."
Lin Man handed the place over to Zheng Gang and quickly walked into the valley.
After two months away, the valley saw a new scene. The cultivated area was larger, the corn stalks were lush and strong, the leaves were broad, the sweet potato fields were a pleasing dark green, and there were all kinds of crops and vegetable fields, all growing well. Some people were working in the fields, some were fetching water from the puddles, and some were cleaning up the houses on the ground... Compared with the still bare mountains outside, this valley was like another world, a world full of vitality and hope.
"Xiao Man, you're back! Those people outside are..." Grandma Wu hurriedly pulled Lin Man, and others also gathered together. Lin Man smiled and said, "They are not bad people, they are my friends."
Lin Man looked towards her home. Mother Lin was sitting on a large chair at the door, looking at her eagerly: "You're back!"
Lin Man leaned over and hugged her: "Well, I'm back."
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