Chapter 59 Clearing Out the Zombies
May 22, 2025, 8:00 AM.
Lin Xi woke up with deep dark circles under her eyes.
The surveillance alarm went off intermittently all night last night.
Liu Caifen thought of bringing the vegetables home at night, and other villagers who had been lectured by the young people and realized that a survival crisis was coming also got up in the middle of the night to bring vegetables.
Some people steal, while others both steal and plunder.
Because Lin Xi had specifically set up the surveillance system to trigger an alarm whenever someone passed by, Lin Xi was tormented all night.
In the latter half of the night, Lin Xi could no longer bear it. She changed the direction of the surveillance camera, narrowing the scope to the courtyard and no longer monitoring the village paths. Only then did the alarm stop.
I was planning to sleep in this morning, but the annoying alarm went off again.
Lin Xi jumped out of bed and irritably pulled over the electronic display screen next to her.
Zhang Xiulan appeared in the frame, pointing at Lin Xi's courtyard gate and cursing loudly:
"You brat, come out here right now!"
"How dare you steal my vegetables in the middle of the night!!! You shameless %&￥@..."
Lin Xi turned off the alarm and monitoring sounds with one click, and her ears were immediately at peace.
That's hilarious!
In Zhang Xiulan's eyes, the only person in the village who had a grudge against her was Lin Xi.
The alarm went off intermittently all night yesterday, and I wonder how many people stole Zhang Xiulan's vegetables.
After one night, it's estimated that only about a third remains.
A zombie outbreak has occurred, and the apocalypse is imminent. Nanhua is like a living hell, while other areas are in grave danger. Citizens are either trying to escape or stockpiling supplies at home in advance.
The most crowded and chaotic places these past two days have been supermarkets, farmers' markets, train stations, and airports.
So many young people came back last night, they must have told us about the panic buying of supplies in the city, so everyone got up and harvested vegetables overnight.
At this point, stealing vegetables isn't necessarily because of a grudge; even if there's no grudge, people might just want to accumulate more food.
Lin Xi couldn't fall back asleep after being woken up, so she watched the surveillance footage in reverse.
In the morning, some villagers went to the fields to harvest vegetables. Lin Xi couldn't remember whose fields and whose vegetables they were. Some people even argued over the vegetables.
Several vehicles left the village early in the morning, including electric scooters; it's unclear whether they were running away or going out to buy supplies.
Based on Lin Xi's experience of dying many times in her previous life, if the house is sturdy enough, it would be safer to hide in a self-built house in the countryside when zombies come.
After all, the population density is low, so the number of people infected and turned into zombies is also small.
Moreover, the buildings are sparsely distributed, making it easy to spot any zombies. In such a large and open area, zombies can simply wander off.
So the cars that went out returned shortly afterward, each driving into its own yard and locking the gate. Lin Xi couldn't see whether they had actually stockpiled any supplies.
They probably stockpiled it, so they closed the gate to unload the goods so no one could see.
After watching the surveillance footage, Lin Xi yawned and lazily got out of bed.
Because I didn't sleep well and my stomach was upset, I cooked porridge for breakfast.
Zhang Xiulan was still cursing outside the courtyard, convinced that Lin Xi had stolen her vegetables, and demanding that Lin Xi come out and return them.
He even called over a group of villagers to watch and argue with them.
However, among the people summoned were thieves, and everyone watched the spectacle with tacit understanding, casually agreeing with them.
Lin Xi's house has soundproofing stickers, so you can't hear anything once the door is closed.
Lin Xi checked the fish room and then oxygenated and fed the fish.
One of the fish looked a bit weak, so Lin Xi decided to deal with it first today.
Following an online tutorial, Lin Xi clumsily peeled off the scales on both sides and washed them clean.
Then I threw the guts into the field as fertilizer, and picked a scallion and a piece of ginger to cook fish soup.
As the soup in the pot gradually turns white, add chopped scallions as a garnish.
A delicious but somewhat bland bowl of fish soup; it would be perfect with tofu.
Although she had soybean seeds, she didn't have the tools to grind tofu, and even learning how to make tofu online didn't help.
After lunch, Lin Xi opened the door and looked out through the glass from the courtyard. She saw that the once lush green fields were now almost completely bare.
Villagers urgently replaced their security doors, and some temporarily hired workers to repair their houses. At this time, the prices for doing these things had increased significantly.
But demand still exceeds supply.
Some nonchalantly watched the spectacle, saying, "The zombies are in Nanhua; they won't get here."
If the zombies were to spread on their own, it would indeed be very difficult to travel from Nanhua to Yunxiang; one would be easily defeated along the way.
Unfortunately, many infected people attacked by zombies still had the ability to move before they were completely zombified, and they carried the virus into train stations, airports and various public places.
The speed at which the virus spreads from person to person has greatly increased.
Therefore, most people foresaw that Yunxiang would soon fall, and even if it didn't, it's always good to be prepared.
Many young people returned from the city with supplies, ready to get through the difficulties together with their families.
During the day, the work was divided: some people drove around to buy supplies, while others stayed at home to process and store the crops in the fields, otherwise the fresh vegetables would not last more than a few days.
Yunxiang became exceptionally lively.
Some people even came to Lin Xi's house during their free time to point and whisper. At this point, no one said that Lin Xi was crazy anymore. Everyone was praising this "birdcage"-like prison as the safest fortress in the apocalypse.
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On May 27, 2025, a week had passed since the zombie outbreak in Nanhua.
All online entries about Nanhua have been blocked because the true situation is horrific.
Lin Xi, who had lived in Nanhua in previous lives, knew that even if the zombie outbreak was delayed in this life, it would still be before the end of the workday, and the outbreak would occur in Nanhua's most densely populated area, Block B.
Nearly 80% of the population in the entire B area perished.
The fact that infected individuals brought the virus into the subway station further accelerated the infection process, and the current situation in Nanhua may not be better than the situation when the zombie outbreak occurred in the morning of the previous life.
Outside of Nanhua, there was a period of work stoppage and people stayed at home to avoid the disaster. However, after a week, the zombies appeared mainly in the Yangtze River Delta region, while other areas were not affected.
The chaos of scrambling for airfares and hoarding supplies gradually subsided, and supermarket supplies slowly recovered.
Some people complained online about buying plane tickets abroad at 20 times the original price, while others tried to sue supermarkets for price gouging, causing people to hoard large quantities of goods at high prices.
The people of Yunxiang also relaxed. Those who needed to go out went out, some hardworking people quickly sowed seeds in the fields that had just been cleared, and in some places, card games were set up again.
Aside from those complaining about the high prices paid for supplies, online opinion largely sided with Nanhua. People were afraid of zombies, yet also filled with curiosity about them.
Although all related entries for Nanhua have been blocked, netizens always find ways to create subtle discussions using these entries.
The story includes survivors from Nanhua who subtly reveal the current situation in Nanhua, as well as some skilled and daring individuals who venture into the danger zone to investigate, and even start live streaming to attract attention.
This kind of life continued until June 1st.
The zombies are still lingering in the Yangtze River Delta region, but have not spread outwards.
Some places have begun to resume work and school, and even have the leisure to coordinate donations of supplies to Nanhua University and hold memorial services for the victims.
It was entirely from the perspective of an outsider.
June 10th.
The official report announced a victory in the South China region. Thanks to the support of police and military forces from various places, the zombie eradication operation in South China is entering its final stage, and all zombies will be eliminated soon.
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