Chapter 35 Station
"Why has the river become like this?" Mo Zhicheng looked at the scene outside the window with a look of astonishment.
The family followed Mo Zhicheng's gaze and saw that the big river on both sides of the road had dried up to reveal a large area of shallows, and they could see layers of silt underneath.
There were a lot of colorful garbage, dead fish and shrimp, and even two small fishing boats all stuck in the mud, rotting and stinking, with no sign of life at all.
"Grandpa, is that a person?" Mo Jianian had excellent eyesight. He pointed at the person in the pit by the river and asked.
Someone in the car said "hmm".
The human figures in the river should be the bodies of people who drowned in the river in the past and were not salvaged.
Now that the river level has dropped sharply, everything that fell into the river before has revealed its traces.
Along the entire river bank, the originally lush vegetation has long since withered.
But there are always some things that go against the grain. In this temperature of over 60 degrees, they are growing lushly and vigorously.
For example, there is a big willow tree not far ahead.
Its trunk looks twice as thick as a century-old banyan tree, and its branches grow wildly, covering an area of more than ten meters.
It also blocked the way for Lin Jiyuan and Mo Fei. It seemed to be ready to attack, twitching its willow branches, ready to indiscriminately attack any creature that approached.
"Hey, let alone Lu Zhishen, it will take at least 108 Liangshan heroes to take down this tree." Lin Jiye shouted in the car.
"It's comparable to the sycamore tree next to our school's auditorium." Lan Chengyin said.
When talking about school, Peng Yuan's eyes were filled with sadness: "I wonder how those teachers and classmates are doing."
After the temperature reached 50 degrees, the school had completely suspended classes and switched to online teaching.
All the students who were able to buy tickets to go home went back, but some still thought it was inconvenient to go home and stayed in school.
Lin Jiye didn't leave because he was waiting for his brother to pick him up.
Lan Chengyin's parents are abroad, and Peng Yuan's family members are all in their hometown deep in the mountains where transportation is very inconvenient.
The parents on both sides didn't know whether to trust Lin Jiye or Lin Jiye's brother Lin Jiyuan. They all told their children to follow the Lin brothers well, not to run around, and not to worry about them.
Later, strange cracks appeared in the school. Within a week, zombies with what was then called "pica" began to appear, biting anyone they saw. More than a dozen people were killed or injured before they were caught by the security guards. All of them were rushed to the hospital. However, some students who were only slightly injured were ignored. They were all just smeared with iodine and returned to their dormitories.
Later, the school wanted to gather all the students who stayed in school in the school auditorium.
Ice water and boxed lunches are distributed at designated locations every day, and a generator can also be used to provide centralized air conditioning.
At that time, Peng Yuan and Lan Chengyin both wanted to go, but were stopped by Lin Jiye.
When the dormitory supervisor opened the doors of each dormitory to check the rooms, they all hid under the beds.
Wait until the teacher leaves before coming out.
Fortunately they didn't go.
On the very night when those people moved into the auditorium, several students inside turned into zombies.
It moves very quickly and bites anyone it sees.
In the end, only the teachers and students near the exits of the auditorium escaped, but no one dared to turn back and lock the door of the auditorium.
As a result, hundreds of zombies roamed around the campus.
Even living people are afraid of high temperatures, but from the moment these zombies become zombies, their bodies will not decay, and they are not afraid of high temperatures.
From day to night, they searched aimlessly for living people in temperatures ranging from 30 to 50 or 60 degrees Celsius.
Lin Jiyuan found Lin Jiye and the others in the washroom on the first floor of the dormitory.
At that time, after checking the building, the dormitory supervisor locked the door on the first floor and went to the auditorium.
He never came back after that.
Lin Jiyuan broke the lock and found a foul and greasy smell everywhere. Fortunately, Lin Jiye and his friends survived by relying on the water in the washroom and the biscuits they had stockpiled.
"This is how the world works." After a long while, Lin Jiye said. Surviving in this world is like buying a scratch card. The only difference is that others can win 5 or 10 yuan, while you can win hundreds or thousands of yuan or even the first prize.
Lin Jiyuan had already turned the car around when he saw the big willow tree and drove onto another dirt road. Mo Fei gritted her teeth and followed closely behind him. The road was dusty and bumpy, and her butt hurt. There were several times when Mo Fei felt that the car was going too fast and was about to flip over, but she managed to stabilize the car at the critical moment.
The two cars sped all the way and finally drove into a small town before noon.
The road temperature was too high and the car was driving at high speed, so it was difficult for the tires to dissipate heat. After only one hour of driving, the tires showed signs of a blowout.
What's more, it's almost noon and the temperature will gradually rise to its highest point, so both cars and people need to rest.
Mo Fei turned the steering wheel sharply and glanced at the sign at the intersection - Hexi Town. There are 86 towns and 11 streets in Bai City. This Hexi Town is the one closest to the city. After passing this town, you can see the city in another half an hour.
Mo Fei thought Lin Jiyuan would go to a remote place, but he didn't expect that he would want to go into the city? However, Mo Fei didn't say anything and still drove behind Lin Jiyuan's car. It's not easy to find a bodyguard. Before it is safe, their family will go wherever the bodyguard goes.
If Lin Jiyuan is crazy and insists on going to a place where he is in danger of death, then bye.
Lin Jiyuan didn't know what Mo Fei was thinking. He parked the car at the entrance of the town's bus station, but did not rush to get out of the car. He just rolled down the window and waved a white towel in Mo Fei's direction.
They agreed on a secret signal before getting on the bus. Waving a white towel meant not to get off the bus yet, as the situation was unclear.
Mo Fei rolled down the window, stretched out his hand to make an OK gesture, and then immediately closed the window tightly.
"Mom, where is this place?" Mo Jianian and Mo Jiayue asked in unison while leaning against the car window.
"The bus station in Hexi Town is right at the entrance of Hexi Town. People in the town will take the bus here to go to the village. But I don't know if there are any living people now." Mo Fei said as he opened the car refrigerator, "Mom and Dad, here are two bottles of water for you."
"Fei Fei, Xiao Lin and the others seem to be going down. Will it be dangerous?" Song Yi saw through the car window that in the black RV in front, several young people seemed to be holding weapons.
Mo Fei nodded: "It's okay, Mom. Lin Jiyuan is not an ordinary person. They go down first to explore the way. If there is no danger here, we will rest here first. We will set off at night." Although it is dark at night, the temperature drops and the car can maintain full speed without the risk of a flat tire.
"Don't worry. Yueyue, can you tell grandpa and grandma a story? Okay? Tell me the story of the frog prince and Rapunzel that you told me last time." Mo Fei said with a smile towards the back of the car. Although she was talking, her peripheral vision was always paying attention to all directions, and her foot was always suspended on the accelerator. She was always ready to run.
In this car, people were listening to Mo Jiayue telling stories, as if the family was out for a picnic, but in the other car, the scene was completely different.
"There's a situation here. Take your weapons with you. I'll get off the car first, and you'll follow." Lin Jiyuan said in an orderly manner.
After everyone nodded, Lin Jiyuan pulled out a long knife that was half as long as his arm from under his seat.
There were several storefronts on both sides of the bus station, and above the storefronts were five-story self-built houses. The doors of these places were all tightly closed. Only the bus station had its gate open. On the cement road at the entrance to the bus station, you could clearly see several rows of dried bloodstains and traces of dragging.
You don't have to think about what happened here.
Lin Jiyuan, wearing sun protection equipment, walked slowly forward, picked up half a brick on the roadside and threw it inside.
There was a sound of bricks hitting the ground, followed by a series of uneven footsteps and muffled roars.
"There are really zombies?" Lin Jiye was very excited. "Brother, give me one."
Peng Yuan and Lan Chengyin clenched the knives in their hands, feeling vaguely thrilled and excited.
They fought their way out of Baiyun University, and Lin Jiyuan solved most of their problems. The three of them had been training with Lin Jiyuan for more than a month, but they had never had the chance to practice in actual combat. Today was finally a good opportunity.
The four of them stood in a row at the entrance of the station hall. In the blink of an eye, several zombies dressed in station staff uniforms rushed out.
One of them was probably a security guard at the station, and he was holding an electric baton whose power was unknown.
Some of them had a bite hole on their necks, some had their ears and noses bitten off, and some had broken hands and legs, yet they were still crawling on the ground.
One of the female zombies was chewing something in her mouth, which looked like a finger or an eyeball.
I guess these staff members worked here when they were alive, and after turning into zombies they still wander around here and are reluctant to leave.
If anyone breaks in to seek shade or food, they will become their meal.
After seeing Lin Jiyuan and the others, this group of zombies rushed over almost crazily like a cat smelling catnip.
Lin Jiyuan's eyes were cold. He rushed forward with a knife without waiting for the zombies to get close to him, and he cut them with his knife as if he was playing a fruit-cutting game.
Lin Jiye had imagined the scene of chopping zombies countless times in his mind. He imitated his brother and moved around in the zombie group. He also used the tables, chairs and benches next to him to play hide-and-seek with the zombies. He was as nimble as a loach.
At first, Peng and Lan didn't dare to use any strength or kill the zombie, but when the zombie was about to bite them in the face, they finally ruthlessly chopped it with a knife.
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20 minutes later, Lin Jiye knocked on Mo Fei's car window enthusiastically: "Sister Mo, please drive the car directly to the front of the hall and park it together with my brother's car. Uncle and aunt, don't worry, it's safe inside."
As he spoke, he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Brother Ji Ye." The two kids identified the person by his voice. Even though Lin Ji Ye was wrapped tightly, they still recognized him and called him politely.
"Hey!" Lin Jiye responded with a smile, then ran back to the hall.
"Jiye is lively, sunny, and polite." Mo Zhicheng looked at Lin Jiye's back, "Do you know what this kid is studying?"
"Why do you care what other people's majors are? Now they are learning how to fight zombies or become immortal." Song Yi was speechless at her husband's sudden question.
When his daughter just went to college, Mo Zhicheng was like this. Whenever he saw a young boy, he would ask what university and what major he was studying, as if he was looking for a partner for Mo Fei.
He didn't even think about the fact that his daughter is now 30 years old and still has two children to take care of, while Lin Jiye is only 24 years old.
"Yes, yes, I'll go down and kill the zombies too. Did you bring my fishing rod with you? I'll just cast at the zombies and kill them one by one."
Mo Zhicheng retorted immediately.
Mo Fei replied casually: "I have it with me."
There were all kinds of things piled up in the space, and she had no idea whether she had brought anything with her. At worst, she could just take a wooden pole and cotton thread and make a primitive fishing rod for her father.
"Grandpa is so awesome." Mo Jiayue is a loyal fan of Mo Zhicheng and immediately applauded Mo Zhicheng.
"Yueyue, don't believe your grandpa. He's still fishing for zombies. He used to go fishing every day but never caught many."
While the family was talking, Mo Fei had already parked the car in front of the hall and led the family inside.
Hexi Town is a small town with a population of more than 2,000 people. Although it is close to the city, it has not developed. The bus station here was built more than 20 years ago and has been renovated several times, but it has never been expanded. The ticket sales area, security check area, canteen and waiting room in the hall are only more than 300 square meters in total, and you can see the end at a glance.
The zombies that were killed were dragged into the security room and piled together.
The death was so tragic that the two little children, Jianian and Jiayue, could not see it.
Caring for the flowers of the motherland is everyone's responsibility.
For this, Mo Fei was very grateful.
She took out a few compressed blankets from her backpack and spread them on the ground so that the family members could sit or lie down to rest, and gave some to Lin Jiye and the other two.
"We'll set off tonight." Lin Jiyuan walked out of the store and said to Mo Fei. He had nothing in his hands, and it looked like he hadn't found anything useful.
The station shop didn't have much stock to begin with, and I think they were all sold out when the purchase restrictions were implemented.
Even if there is some stock left, each station staff member will be given a share.
If everything useful is taken away, there will be nothing left for these latecomers.
"You guys take a break first. I'll pay you later."
Mo Fei opened the trunk, took out some ingredients, and walked into the hall carrying a large iron pot and a portable gas stove.
When they heard the word "salary payment", Lin Jiye and the other two, who were exhausted as hell, immediately opened their eyes.
Isn’t the salary that Mo Fei promised just three meals a day?
The three of them immediately looked at Mo Fei, who was preparing to cook, with extremely pious eyes, and felt that she was filled with the holy light that only the cafeteria aunties had.
"Sister Mo, do you want me to help you?"
Lin Jiye swallowed.
We were in a hurry to go out today, and each of us ate a bag of instant noodles in the morning.
My throat is now smoking and my stomach is watery. I am so hungry.
Lan Chengyin and Peng Yuan also nodded vigorously, indicating that one of them knew how to wash the vegetables and the other knew how to cut them.
"No, I don't like being watched while I cook. I don't want people to steal my skills. Besides, you guys have worked hard just now, how can I trouble you again?"
Mo Fei said with a smile, almost saying he declined directly.
Lin Jiye and the others wanted to help, but they heard Lin Jiyuan say coldly: "If you have nothing to do, just stand at the door and patrol."
Only then did they stop arguing.
Mo Fei carried a bunch of things into the empty store and pulled down the curtain.
You can't tell from the outside what the people inside are doing.
The ceiling fan in the hall began to spin under the urging of Lin Jiyuan's supernatural power, bringing a gust of hard-earned wind.
The group of people felt tired after running around for so long. At first they said a few words to each other to get to know each other, but after a while the voices disappeared and the sound of snoring was heard one after another.
Then Lin Jiyuan sat at the entrance of the hall. He placed a knife next to him, listened to the noises around him, and closed his eyes to rest.
Considering the hot weather, Mo Fei made appetizers to relieve the heat.
She quickly worked on the dish, first making a dish of cold cucumber strips and cold beef, and then a big pot of cold noodles with shredded chicken.
The chewy cold noodles paired with salty and fragrant shredded chicken and crispy shredded cucumber are so appetizing just by smell that you just want to eat two big bowls of them first.
All of this can be done in less than half an hour.
"It's time for dinner!" The big table from Mo Fei's security area was moved over, and the dishes and noodles were placed on it. A pile of disposable bowls and chopsticks were also placed for them to help themselves.
"You go and eat. I'll stay here for a while."
Mo Fei walked to the entrance of the hall with his own portion.
In fact, she wanted to get Lin Jiyuan out of the way so that she could sneak into the car and get a few bottles of Sprite.
"Yeah." Lin Jiyuan glanced at the cold noodles and beef in Mo Fei's bowl, and his throat moved down slightly.
When Mo Fei saw him leave, he quickly waved to the two kids, "Come and help me get the drinks."
Everyone was very satisfied with the meal.
Especially the other four people including Lin Jiyuan, not only did they each eat three bowls of noodles, they also drank a bottle of ice Sprite.
In such a hot summer, it feels so good that I burp.
"Sister Mo, as long as you provide me with food, I will work for you for the rest of my life! You tell me how many zombies to kill, and I will kill them." Lin Jiye announced loudly.
The cooking skills are amazing, and the food tastes even better than the old stall that has been outside their school for more than ten years.
"There's still a little left in the bowl. If you don't want to eat it, then I will."
Peng Yuan said somewhat embarrassedly, staring at the basin of noodles with burning eyes, wanting to take action very, very much.
"Half each!" Lan Chengyin held Peng Yuan's hand.
Mo Fei stood at the door and looked at them with a smile.
It is a very fulfilling thing for a chef to have his food recognized in this way.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a stranger's voice came from outside.
"Boss, the fragrance is coming from here!"
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