For the past two days, Zuo Ling's eyelids have been twitching and her heart has been aching intermittently. She has a feeling that something bad is about to happen, a feeling very similar to that she experienced on Mount Everest.
She told Pei Nansheng, who also felt it was bad, but his reaction wasn't as strong as Zuo Ling's.
"Why don't we let Guo Qi and the others set off sooner?"
Zuo Ling hesitated: "But I don't know if the danger is directed at us or at Tangren Village."
At the normal speed of the cargo ship, it can reach the southern coast of China in 12-15 days.
But that's assuming nothing unexpected happens. What if there's a storm? What if the south coast sinks? What if other uncontrollable events occur?
Therefore, Guo Qiduo made a fortune, doubling his income, to prepare for his return to China.
Examples include firewood, drinking water, and convenience food.
In this apocalyptic world where nothing grows and no plants survive, even in the vast and sparsely populated land of Australia, the trees near human settlements have been completely cut down.
In some areas, firewood is even harder to obtain than food; to get firewood, one has to travel to faraway mountains.
Chen Hao and Di Fei would drive their truck out early every day to transport timber.
Lin Sao led a group of women to make a lot of easy-to-store fried noodles so that they could be eaten by adding some hot water on the way back.
Yang Chengang was not idle either. Every day, he led people to store water on the cargo ship, set up simple stoves, and carry supplies and other miscellaneous tasks.
As the head steward, He Xiao was responsible for managing the daily inflow and outflow of supplies, as well as coordinating the supply of water, food, firewood, and other materials needed for 1,000 people.
Those 2,000 people, though they say they won't help, out of humanitarian spirit, it's impossible for them not to lend a hand at all.
Letting Guo Qi set off ahead of time would disrupt their plans.
If the premonition was directed at their return to China, letting Guo Qi and the others leave early would have actually harmed them.
Zuo Ling hesitated.
Pei Nansheng stared intently at Zuo Ling. His younger sister, Zuo Ling, seemed cold and indifferent, but without realizing it, she was now carrying burdens that shouldn't be hers.
"Then let me ask you, are you leaving or not?"
"Of course I'll go."
Zuo Ling replied without hesitation.
She trusted her intuition; there was definitely danger, but she didn't know what it was.
"Yeah, we're just waiting for Scorpion and Rose to retaliate against Chinatown. Since you're not comfortable with this, just tell Guo Qi. Whatever decision they make is their business and has nothing to do with you."
Zuo Ling: "..."
Yes, we've become attached to appearances.
...
Zuo Ling's family boarded the cargo ship directly from the sea by speedboat.
With the return date drawing closer, the villagers have all moved to live on the boat, and Yang Chengang is assigning everyone their places.
"Oh, what a rare guest! What brings such a busy person here?"
After a brief period of disorientation, Yang Chengang quickly adapted to his identity as a left-handed psychic.
"Brother Yang, I'm busy."
"No rush, no rush, what's up?"
Based on Yang Chengang's understanding of Zuo Ling, she would only come if there was something important to discuss; otherwise, she wouldn't show her face.
"Um, is Brother Guo there?"
"Yes, wait here, I'll call him for you."
Guo Qi was watching Captain Ning train the new crew members in the hold when he heard that Zuo Ling's family had arrived, so he quickly ran up.
“I was just wondering where to find you, and here you are.”
"Is something the matter?"
Zuo Ling was puzzled. She had enough to eat and wear, and even had plenty of oil. What could possibly be wrong?
"It's nothing, I just can't come to you guys," Guo Qi said reproachfully.
No, that's not it.
"Alright, you must have come for something. Go ahead and say it."
"Brother Guo, I have a bad feeling. I can't quite explain it, but something bad is definitely going to happen. But I don't know if the danger is directed at you or at us, so..."
When the moment came, Zuo Ling was at a loss for words.
Is something bad about to happen?
Guo Qi and Yang Chengang exchanged glances. Yang Chengang had previously mentioned that Zuo Ling had bought a bunch of protective and life-saving items from him six months before the apocalypse.
Could it be that she also foresaw the coming of the apocalypse?
The expressions of the two gradually turned serious.
"Just tell us what you want us to do."
"I'm afraid that if I'm wrong, I might end up harming you instead."
Yang Chengang said, "Don't worry about those things, just tell me what you want."
Guo Qi also said, "Yes, don't worry about how we make the decision, just tell us your thoughts."
"Could you... perhaps leave sooner?"
"Early? How early?"
"If it can be done a day earlier, then it will be done a day earlier; if it can be done a minute earlier, then it will be done a minute earlier."
Zuo Ling became increasingly guilty as she spoke, until finally her words were barely audible.
Guo Qi and Yang Chengang's expressions changed. Zuo Ling wouldn't make fun of them for no reason, but they didn't expect Zuo Ling's premonition to be so dangerous.
Many things are not ready, many people have gone out to fetch firewood and haven't returned yet, the new crew members haven't been trained, and the ship has just been repaired and is in the testing phase...
Guo Qi asked with a serious expression, "If we don't leave, what are your plans?"
"I...I'm planning to leave right after I've informed you all."
I understand. Zuo Ling came today for two reasons: first, to tell them there was danger, and second, to inform them that she was leaving and could no longer protect them.
Guo Qi and Yang Chengang exchanged a glance and made a decision within seconds.
"Someone, go tell Old Jin to sound the emergency assembly call."
Before he could give any instructions, Yang Chengang said as he ran, "I'll arrange for someone to bring back some more water."
We can survive for a few days without food, but without fresh water, we can't survive for even a few days.
Zuo Ling was stunned to see how seriously the two of them took her suggestion.
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