The boat sailed steadily on the river. Team Leader Guo rescued three more people, bringing the total to 15. They then headed back home.
Because he could recognize the other person's gestures, Zhao Yong made a connection with them so that he could receive some care when he arrived at the ambulance.
Instead of immediately asking to see the leaders of the rescue center, they wanted to assess the situation there and determine whether the other party was trustworthy by talking to ordinary people being searched for.
Otherwise, it would result in a pincer attack from both sides, leading to annihilation. More likely, they would capture Ye Yunyi and use her as a test subject, subjecting her to a life worse than death.
Ye Yun leaned against Wang Zixiang and fell asleep peacefully. It felt so good to have someone taking care of everything.
The boat soon reached the shore, and they went ashore with Captain Guo.
Armed guards on the shore greeted Captain Guo: "Brother Guo, you're back. There were quite a few people searching today."
"Yes, we were lucky today," Captain Guo replied happily.
Then I led them across a road lined with rocks on both sides. After walking for a few hundred meters, we saw houses, pavilions, canals, parks, and so on. It was small but complete.
After landing, Guo's team members dispersed one after another. Guo said he was going to report back, and a soldier named Xiaosheng led them to the registration office to register. Afterwards, he led them to a row of stone houses.
"Everyone, our houses are still under construction, so for now everyone will have to squeeze in. If you are a family, please try to share a room, with at least two people in each room." He glanced at the 15 people standing next to him and continued, "There are 6 rooms here. Please allocate them yourselves. Once you've allocated them, I will register you."
The group was divided into groups according to the actual situation. Ye Yunyi and Wang Zixiang were in one group, Wang Zichao, Zhao Yong and Wang Weifeng were in another group, and soon the 10 people were also divided into groups, filling all 6 rooms.
"You all rest first. I'll come back and call you for lunch later. This afternoon, you can go apply for jobs on your own. Except for the first meal, every meal here will require points to redeem. But don't worry, our work is very easy." He explained to everyone in a low voice, very responsibly.
"What kinds of jobs are available?" asked one of the ten men, a man who looked to be around 60 years old.
"Don't worry, uncle, everyone has a job. We've planted a lot of crops over there and fed a lot of good-natured animals."
Ye Yunyi and her group didn't ask about the jobs, but they roughly knew that there were no good positions left. However, if this was the case even in peacetime, it was already quite good that there was a relatively fair system now.
"Do I need to pay points for this house?" Ye Yunyi suddenly asked.
"Of course we need them. They pay for building houses, and they need people to build houses right now. As we find more and more survivors, and with the birth of children, we all need houses."
"That's great! How many people have we rescued now?" Ye Yunyi asked.
"Unfortunately, our previous aid station was breached, and many people died. Now we have almost 10,000 people left," he said softly with a hint of regret.
"That's amazing!" Ye Yunyi gave a thumbs up.
"Of course."
"What happened before?" Ye Yunyi asked. The people around her, who also retained their innate curiosity for gossip, all gathered around when they heard there was a story.
Seeing everyone staring at him expectantly, he hesitated for a moment before finally recounting his past.
When the first aid station was first established, everyone listened to the Party's call and arrived at the station. At that time, there were many people, and the management couldn't keep up, which led to some chaos.
At first, everyone was fine; they were all very polite and looked after each other. But as resources dwindled and the zombies attacked fiercely, the army concentrated its efforts on eliminating the zombies and collecting supplies.
The people inside gradually split into factions. Zhao Yong was familiar with this wave; the first ambulance he led was destroyed in the same way.
Driven by political differences and vested interests, someone recklessly opened the iron gate and let the zombies in. It was a dark and stormy night, and the zombies sneaked in without being detected immediately, leading to the rapid fall of the base.
Fortunately, Secretary Cai organized everyone to resist in time and evacuate in an orderly manner, which saved the lives of several thousand of us.
Later we found a few boats, drifted on them for a few days, and then discovered the island.
The island was sparsely populated and surrounded by water, so zombies couldn't get there. We slowly developed our business here. With fewer people and a new place to go, Secretary Cai learned from the previous experience and implemented a series of policies to help everyone settle down. Everything was in good order.
But Secretary Cai was always concerned about the other survivors, so he formed a search and rescue team, which is us. We go out once a week, and if we find any survivors, we bring them back to the base. After a year of search and rescue, our team has grown by several thousand people.
He pointed quietly to the row of houses, saying that they were all recently rescued and were almost full.
"You are all so kind. These are the kind of officials that the people can trust, the kind of reliable officials you are," Ye Yunyi exclaimed sincerely, especially when compared to the so-called leaders of City C.
"That's right, Secretary Cai is a very good local official." He said softly, proudly raising his face. The sunlight shone on his face, making him look warm and energetic.
"Does the central government know about the situation here?" Ye Yunyi asked again.
"I know, but we only just got back in touch with the central government. The communication facilities are at the original base, and it took a lot of effort to restore contact with the central government here."
"What did the central government say?"
"There's a professional team at the central government researching the antidote, and they've already made a major breakthrough. Just wait patiently." After talking for so long, it was time to leave. "Alright, that's enough. I'm going now. You all get some rest."
"Thanks, Brother Whisperer."
After leaving quietly, Ye Yunyi and the others packed up and then gathered together to discuss the matter. They unanimously decided to stay for another two days, and if there were no problems, they would confront Secretary Cai.
Sure enough, Xiaosheng came to call everyone for lunch at noon. The food was good, with meat, vegetables, and soup, although there wasn't much of anything, and it was mostly whole grains with some white rice, but the taste was still pretty good.
After dinner, Xiaosheng led everyone to apply for jobs. There weren't many positions left, so Ye Yunyi went to feed the animals, Wang Weifeng went to farm, and Wang Zixiang and Zhao Yong went to repair houses.
After working for half a day, when they finished work, the managers gave them a ticket to go to the canteen for a meal.
When Ye Yunyi returned to the dormitory, everyone in the row of houses had come back, young and old alike. They all greeted the newcomers warmly, their faces beaming with smiles despite their weariness. This reminded Ye Yunyi of her childhood in the countryside, where her parents worked hard but reaped little, yet everyone possessed a vibrant energy and a sense of happiness. Now, she saw in them the ability to find happiness despite material poverty.
You see, everyone says that humanity will be extinguished in the end times, but if you meet a good leader, you can still live in a paradise.
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