Chapter 115 Happy Encounter
"Who are you?"
Qiao Lan took out a flashlight with his other hand, turned it on, and the bright light shone directly into the other person's face.
A man in black clothes, a black hat, and a black cloth mask pulled the cloth off his face, revealing his features. The flashlight blinded him, but he was clearly excited, squinting his eyes in surprise as he exclaimed, "It's me! It's Lao Guo from the Spicy Hot Pot restaurant!"
"Xiao Qiao, is it really you? Why are you here?"
"I went to your basement later, but I couldn't find you. The floor was covered in blood, a mess, and there were corpses of deformed animals and bullet holes. It scared me to death."
"I thought you were killed... but since I didn't see any bodies, I didn't want to believe it. I kept thinking you were still alive..."
As Old Guo spoke, he began to cry, pulled away Qiao Lan's gun, and hugged her.
"It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive, wuwuwu..."
The uncle was in tears. He hugged Qiao Lan's shoulders tightly and patted her hard, as if he had met a long-lost relative.
When Lao Guo showed his face, Qiao Lan quickly turned off the flashlight.
It was natural to blind the enemy with a strong light, but it was impolite to dazzle someone you knew. He put the gun back into the space and hugged Lao Guo back.
"Uncle Guo!"
To say I wasn't excited would be a lie.
After the typhoon in her previous life, she never saw her former acquaintances again. But in this life, after eating a large bowl of hot pot in the store on the day of stockpiling, this was already her second time seeing Lao Guo.
The last time, Ye Qi picked up Lao Guo and brought him to her safe house. Although she gave Lao Guo medicine and food before leaving, she didn't expect Lao Guo to last long.
Death is too easy in troubled times. She didn't expect too much, so she wouldn't be disappointed. But she didn't expect that Lao Guo could survive until now.
Being able to meet so frequently in the end times is a gift from heaven. We were just acquaintances at first, but now, because of this gift, we feel especially close.
Besides, Lao Guo is not a bad person.
Last time in the safe house, he insisted on giving Qiao Lan the braised eggs he had reserved for his daughter, which moved Qiao Lan quite a lot.
So when they met again this time, Qiao Lan felt like he was meeting a relative again.
"Uncle Guo, are you awakening?"
Qiao Lan felt the energy fluctuations from Lao Guo.
Although it is very faint, it does exist.
Old Guo was stunned and quickly let go of Qiao Lan, rubbing his face embarrassedly. "I heard that this is called awakening. I don't know why it happened, but after being sick, my body is indeed stronger than before. Did it make you feel uncomfortable? I'm sorry, I forgot to control myself in my excitement."
As he said this, he lowered his eyes and remained silent for a few seconds.
Qiao Lan immediately could no longer feel his energy fluctuations.
Even when Lao Guo was standing in front of her, she couldn't feel him.
He seemed not a living creature, but a panel, a sculpture. Qiao Lan was sure that if she passed by Lao Guo with her eyes closed, she would not notice him.
"Uncle Guo, please tell me in detail, your ability is very powerful."
Qiao Lan pulled Lao Guo back to the small square they had just been to. Zhao Hui was still sleeping on the ground. She couldn't walk too far, lest the screaming chicken be eaten by a passing mutant beast.
Lao Guo can actually hide his own aura!
Generally speaking, it is good enough for an awakened person to conceal his or her energy fluctuations. Usually, people who have just awakened do not have this ability and can only do it after they have mastered the control of energy.
Lao Guo is not only able to hide his energy, but he can also hide his own aura very well, which is so rare.
She took out a small bottle of mineral water and a small piece of bread from her pocket and asked Lao Guo to eat while talking, while she squatted on the ground and continued to dig out the mutant mouse crystal core.
Old Guo explained to Qiao Lan that he had fallen seriously ill not long ago. He had a high fever and was almost dying. His breathing and heartbeat were almost gone. His wife and children were hugging him and crying. But he suddenly woke up full of energy. His illness was completely healed, and his body had undergone strange changes.
Later, he heard that this was due to the awakening of special abilities, and that it was a very lucky event, as the chance of survival was very small. He was very happy and continued to survive with his wife, children, and other companions.
The living environment became increasingly difficult, but we were all united as partners and managed to get through it day by day.
In addition to him, there is another female awakener who is very powerful and is the leader of the group. In the past two days, because the epidemic near their original place of residence - the entertainment city that Qiao Lan found for them was too serious, they were afraid of being affected, so they came to this city together.
At night, Lao Guo relied on his hiding ability to scout the surroundings. Unexpectedly, he saw a scene of two people killing mutant rats in a majestic manner.
He looked for a while and was about to leave, but he accidentally farted, revealing his scent, and was discovered by Qiao Lan.
If it weren't for that fart, he could have gotten away with it.
Qiao Lan couldn't help laughing: "Uncle Guo, have you eaten soybeans? Why can't you control your gas?"
Lao Guo smiled awkwardly: "Hey, I found some moldy steamed buns in the ruins yesterday, and I got a stomachache after eating them..."
It’s good to have something to eat. When the survivors are extremely hungry, they will even eat sand and soil. What’s a moldy steamed bun? It’s already very good food.
Because of those moldy steamed buns, most of his companions had diarrhea today and were lying in their temporary residence. If he didn't have a reconnaissance mission to do, he wouldn't want to come out and waste his energy.
"Then eat this bread first and I'll find you some medicine."
Qiao Lan searched the space for anti-inflammatory drugs for diarrhea and gastrointestinal conditioning medicine. After finding them, he pretended to take them out from his pocket and handed them to Lao Guo.
"No, no, no, I can't take it. I haven't returned the medicine I took from you last time..." Lao Guo refused to accept it. "Then I went to your place again just to return the medicine, but..."
It turned out that Qiao Lan and his companions were missing, and the few bottles of antihypertensive drugs he had found in the ruins with great difficulty were later used up by his wife. Now he had nothing to return to Qiao Lan.
He was very embarrassed. Not only did he refuse to take the medicine, he also refused to eat the bread and water that Qiao Lan had just given him, and pushed them back.
"There are many of us, and we help each other, so we're doing OK. Xiao Qiao, take good care of your things and don't give them away carelessly."
Qiao Lan was quite curious. Most of the people who survived together in the apocalypse just lived together. They took care of their own food and drink. When they encountered mutant beasts, not everyone would fight together. There were even guys who pushed their companions towards the mutant beasts to escape on their own. How could Lao Guo's gang still help each other?
After asking carefully, I found out that Lao Guo’s group of survival companions were basically the ones who had dinner at the Tsui Wah Hotel at that time.
At that time, under the organization of the grain store owner, a total of more than 200 people were transferred to the entertainment city.
Over the past few days, there have been internal conflicts, fights, deaths from illness, departures, and expulsions... Of those who were there at the time, only about forty remain. Together with the original people from the entertainment city, there are more than fifty people in total, making up the current small survival team.
Led by the owner of the entertainment city, a woman named Wen, everyone worked together to search for supplies, fight against malicious people and mutant beasts, help and support each other, and survived until now.
"Xiao Qiao, why don't you come with me to our place? There's strength in numbers, and it's safer than trying to survive alone. Have you seen that gang of thugs robbing and killing people everywhere? They're terrifying. It's really dangerous to meet them alone... Oh, where are Xiao Li and Xiao Tang? And have you awakened your superpowers as well? You were so fast when you chased me just now."
Lao Guo strongly invited him: "Our sister Wen set the rules. Awakened people have greater responsibilities and work harder, so they can share more food and water. You will definitely not go hungry after you come."
"Uncle Guo, do I look like I've been hungry?" Qiao Lan turned on the flashlight for a moment and waved it in front of his face twice.
The fair, tender and chubby face made Lao Guo confused.
It doesn't look like he has ever been hungry, and he probably hasn't suffered any hardship. His face is really clean, energetic and full of vitality.
"However, I can go over to your side and take a look. I'll go there when the guy next to you wakes up." Qiao Lan pointed at the sleeping Zhao Hui and said with a smile.
A very powerful female leader with super powers?
This piqued her interest.
Ye Qi’s base is in need of talents. It would be great if he could abduct both Lao Guo and the female leader.
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