Chapter 1671 - 926: On the Eve of the Riot (2)
In the middle of the convoy, Li Yu heard gunfire from the front. He used the walkie-talkie to inquire and learned that zombies emerged from the lake while they were refilling the vehicle’s water, and then he felt relieved.
This was the third day since they left Kun City. At the current pace, they estimated to reach Gan City by around five in the evening.
This morning, they received news from Second Uncle and others that the survivors coming from the Southwest would hold a protest at three in the afternoon.
Second Uncle and others shared their actions plan with Li Yu and Third Uncle, and Li Yu had no objections to it.
The only regret was that they couldn’t make it in time to suppress the protest today.
On the other side.
Xiao Ding, Xiao Liu, and others guarded the water pump to ensure its stable operation.
They hadn’t bathed for several days.
In the apocalypse, finding a clean water source was difficult.
Zombies were drawn to water, infesting mountains, rivers, and lakes, thus polluting water sources.
If it was only to refill the vehicle’s water tanks, there was not much of a problem.
But to drink or bathe, the water must be boiled to a hundred degrees to be used safely.
In the research room at the Big Camphor Tree Base, they tested on live animals. Water polluted by zombies was boiled and given to small animals to drink, and no mutation occurred.
Tests showed that water in which zombies have soaked does not cause mutations upon human contact, but who knows if it would lead to infections later.
Under such unknown conditions, they dared not risk it; after all, there’s only one life.
The water they currently consume partly came from the Big Camphor Tree Base, and partly from rainstorms collected not long ago.
They had been out for a month, and during the rainstorm, they barely managed a shower; otherwise, they hadn’t bathed.
After all, clean water was limited, and the priority was for drinking.
Soon, as each vehicle was refilled, Third Uncle’s helicopter also finished refilling, and they set off again, returning to the Big Camphor Tree Base.
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2:50 PM.
Fifth Satellite City.
Gongsun Jing, carrying a gun, walked up onto the wall.
The wall was just over a meter wide, so one had to be careful standing on it.
"How is it?" Gongsun Jing asked a team member guarding the wall.
The team member looked at the cooperative personnel who were slowly gathering outside and said, "A few hundred have come, surrounding us. I just closed the gate."
"Hmm." Gongsun Jing glanced within the walls, curious about the old cooperative personnel emerging from the barracks.
"Deputy Captain Gongsun, it isn’t even three yet, why close the gate? We still have tasks to do," a man under the wall asked curiously.
Gongsun Jing glanced at him and then saw more cooperative personnel emerging from the barracks.
These people stood in small groups on the open ground, discussing and pointing outside the gate.
"Hey, Luo Gui, why suddenly close the gate?"
"Shh, haven’t you heard? Recently, a lot of newcomers arrived from outside. They’re unhappy about not being allowed into the Satellite City and want to protest for fairness and equality."
"Ah! I remember, Old Ma invited me to join them, but I didn’t. Hey! You think Old Ma and the others are crazy? Would the Big Camphor Tree Base compromise just because of a protest?"
"I also doubt it. Why protest when we have tasks to do? Isn’t it just boredom?"
"Who isn’t saying so?"
At this moment, a woman approached; the two didn’t pay much attention and were about to continue chatting.
The woman was in the same group as Luo Gui.
Suddenly, the woman said:
"Brother Gui, when the gate was closed, I saw many people outside. They seemed to be the new cooperative personnel."
Luo Gui sniffed, rubbed his chin stubble, his eyes deep, and said, "Did they bring any weapons?"
"Yes," the woman replied.
Luo Gui frowned at her words, then glanced at the cooperative personnel around, finally noticing the ten or so Outer City personnel on the wall and seeing Guo Peng and his men fully armed emerging from the building.
Instantly, he sensed something unusual in the air.
Something wasn’t right.
So he quickly pulled the woman and the man he was chatting with into the barracks.
"Luo Gui, what are you doing? Isn’t there trouble with some new cooperative personnel? Don’t go; I want to watch the show!"
The woman was also confused, asking, "Brother Gui, why are you pulling us away?"
Luo Gui saw them struggle, and looked at Guo Peng spreading out, subtly observing the many cooperative personnel in the Satellite City.
He whispered, "If you don’t want to die, follow me."
Upon this, the two looked at him in surprise, not knowing what was happening.
But they somewhat understood Luo Gui, knowing he wasn’t one to talk nonsense, hence silently followed him back to the barracks.
The people in the barracks had all run out, leaving just the three of them inside.
"What’s going on? Brother Gui, do you know something?" the woman asked curiously.