Time passed second by second.
After nine o'clock in the morning, the twelve people in the building across the street gradually woke up.
The four women living in the west room of the middle building were responsible for storing food and cooking for everyone. At this moment, they had already opened several cans of biscuits and were calling the eight men in the east room to come and eat.
The group sat around the table, eating and planning their next move.
The girl sitting next to Su Xinran, wearing thick-rimmed black glasses and with freckles, spoke first. Her name was Li Nana, and she was one of the people who had followed Chen Zhou from the beginning, wanting to build a new shelter together. She was also in charge of all the food: "Although we collected a lot of food yesterday, there are many of us, so this will only last us for a week at most. After a week, we will run out of food. I heard from Su Xinran that there is food on the sixth floor next door, and they are willing to lend it to us..."
"If they're willing to lend us their food, do you think the elderly couple wouldn't open the door? They're both over sixty and have trouble walking. The food inside is all they have. If we take it away, what will they eat?"
Before Li Nana could finish speaking, Chen Zhou interrupted her, giving Su Xinran a warning look. "I don't want anyone else eyeing the food on the sixth floor next door. Our initial intention in coming here was to build this place into a refuge like the East City Shelter, not a living hell!!!"
Su Xinran knew that Shen Zhou didn't want to steal Old Li's food.
But she didn't want to offend Chen Zhou.
That's why she told Li Nana about this. After all, Li Nana was one of the original initiators and she has a certain influence in the organization. Otherwise, no one would have agreed to entrust the food to her for safekeeping. Su Xinran wanted to persuade Li Nana and then have Li Nana persuade Shen Zhou. However, Shen Zhou interrupted Li Nana as soon as she opened her mouth.
Not only that, Shen Zhou also gave Su Xinran a warning look.
Su Xinran was very unwilling. She felt that she was thinking of everyone, so why couldn't Shen Zhou see her good intentions?
Just as Su Xinran was thinking about how to refute Shen Zhou, a man sitting opposite Shen Zhou spoke first: "We can stay true to our original intentions, but can staying true to our original intentions fill our stomachs? I want to know what we will do after a week, starve to death?"
The man who spoke was named Li Jianguo. Shen Zhou and his group encountered him on the road. At the time, Shen Zhou was searching for food in the supermarket of an abandoned gas station when Li Jianguo suddenly appeared next to Shen Zhou's car. Relying on his strength, he knocked down several of Shen Zhou's group members and almost stole their car. Fortunately, Shen Zhou came out in time and beat Li Jianguo into submission.
When Li Jianguo heard that they were going to build a shelter, he applied to join, even though he was all alone.
Initially, Shen Zhou and his group did not want to bring Li Jianguo along.
After all, he has a criminal record.
But he kept following their car, and this guy was a pro at fighting zombies.
In the end, Chen Zhou and the others acquiesced.
Hearing Li Jianguo question him, Chen Zhou replied, "The neighborhood is surrounded by shops, mostly restaurants. The neighborhood was previously surrounded by zombies, so the people inside definitely haven't searched the shops outside. Let's search the shops outside tomorrow and see if we find anything."
Su Xinran objected: "There are zombies outside, and we have limited bullets. It would be too dangerous to go out rashly."
Shen Zhou disagreed: "The zombies outside are chasing our car, but there aren't many of them. I observed when I came that the restaurants outside the community are concentrated on the west side. You guys can stand on the east side of the community wall and make noise to attract the zombies, while the rest of us can sneak over the west side wall to search."
Li Nana's initial intention was also to save people. Moreover, she had previously heard Su Xinran say that the old man in that family had a lot of food that he could lend to them. After hearing what Chen Zhou said, she realized that the old man was unwilling to give it. If that was the case, then she supported Chen Zhou's suggestion to go out and search for food: "I think this idea is feasible. Zombies are sensitive to sound. As long as we keep making noise, the zombies will not be able to find you."
The others also expressed their agreement.
Even if Li Jianguo and Su Xinran disagree, it won't matter.
Chenzhou asked everyone to rest for two days first.
On the third day after arriving in the community, they set off to find food.
Building No. 3 is located in the very center of the community and is built independently. The other three buildings are arranged in a triangular pattern within the community, with one facing due south, one facing east, and one facing west. This is a gated community, so the space between the three buildings is enclosed by a 3-meter-high iron fence.
On the morning of the third day, Li Nana, Su Xinran, and two other women arrived first at an iron fence on the east side of the community and knocked on the wall to attract the attention of the zombies.
Upon hearing the noise, the zombies quickly gathered at the iron fence on the east side, frantically reaching out to grab the four people inside.
Seeing so many bluish-gray hands, Su Xinran was so frightened that she kept backing away. Li Nana reminded Su Xinran, "These are iron fences, they can't get in, don't be afraid."
Su Xinran nodded, but still hid behind the crowd. Who can say for sure what might happen?
Meanwhile, outside the iron fence on the west side, Chen Zhou and his group of eight had already climbed over the fence.
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