doom monster

Chapter 21

"Mom, can we really eat rice?" Tan Panpan asked his mother, "Panpan is so hungry."

The eagerness in the child's eyes was direct and intense. Tears glistened in Wang Ying's eyes. He stroked his weed-like dull hair and said softly, "When Dad comes back, Panpan will be full." Panpan, good boy, dad won't let us go hungry."

Tan Panpan nodded, then turned to look at Yu Qiu: "Brother, come back quickly."

Yu Qiu put the backpack on his back, rubbed his little face, opened his mouth, but his throat was so dry that it was about to smoke, he swallowed and said in a hoarse voice: "Yes."

After Jiang Wang brought this exciting news yesterday, the people who went there spontaneously signed up, and 20 young and middle-aged people were selected after deleting, deleting, and subtracting.

In the refuge camp, the aging population is very serious. Many of the 500 people starved to death. Now counting the women and children, the men are only 7-80, and the infirm and sick are subtracted by 20. The 20 selected that night can be said to be It took away more than half of the labor force in the refuge camp.

Jiang Wangshi should also be included in the list of being weak and sick. His health was getting worse and worse, and he was out of breath and choking when he ran a little, but he found the place, so he had to go.

And Yu Qiu is purely trying to drive ducks to the shelves. Now he walks two steps and is so weak that he walks like he is floating; after all, Yu Qiu consumes as much energy as two people, and the energy he needs is twice that of others, and the consumption is also the same. doubled.

After being extremely hungry, Yu Qiu actually no longer felt hungry, but the occasional twitching of his stomach and the rapid consumption of physical energy were gradually emptying him out.

However, the danger of going here is unknown, and not everyone has the courage to put all their eggs in one basket. The news brought by Jiang Wang made some people overjoyed, and some people hesitated and waited and watched.

I don't know if it was God's will, but the number was just stuck at 19, so Yu Qiu could only bite the bullet and barely make up the number.

To put it mildly, maybe for those who wait and see, it is important to have a full stomach, but what if you lose your life?Behind every man stands a family, if one of them falls, the whole family will fall.

People can no longer lose any of their only things, and they can no longer bear a single risk in the days when they are walking on eggshells.

It's like having a huge sum of money in your body. When you spend tens of hundreds of dollars, you don't need to worry about it. But when there are only 10 yuan left, you must be careful with every dollar and penny, because there are only so many. , how could you not care.

Many times, some people will choose to paralyze themselves and confine themselves to the square inch of the refuge camp, forming a weird comfort zone over time.Perhaps the ignorance is contradictory to the original intention, but the false comfort brought about by the short-term paralysis makes people as happy as the beginning.

Before departure, a group of 20 people bid farewell to their relatives and carried a small amount of dry food and water - two unknown cakes the size of a fist and 50 ml of impurity water.Quite a bit windy and cold.

Old Dengtou got old and had trouble with his legs and feet, so he could only see everyone off: "I am useless, and I haven't been able to take good care of everyone. I have always felt sorry. As the village head, I can't give you better things. I..." He paused, covering his eyes with some choked sobs, "You all have to come back well, no, you have to be well, you can't miss one, come back intact, otherwise I won't be able to follow you even if I die. Tell your family members." He said solemnly to Xiangzi in the team: "Xiangzi, you must take good care of everyone for me."

The sad look of the old man wiping his tears made everyone feel uncomfortable.Old Dengtou, who has been conscientious since he became the village chief, said that the new official took office three fires, but he was lucky, he got up earlier than anyone else, and went to bed later than anyone else.

I still remember that there was a girl in the village who went to the city and was fascinated by the world of luxury and money. She did stupid things in a daze. After she was born, her parents beat and scolded her. After all, she was her own daughter. After all, she forgave her. However, the child cannot get a registered permanent residence, which is equivalent to being a black household. In the future, let alone all social benefits and benefits, even buying a ticket will not be enough. No identification.

At that time, the girl almost gave up, only the old Deng insisted on doing things inside and out, went to the city many times, almost spent all her savings, and finally got the household registration when the child was 2 years old. .

People's hearts are fleshy, and a person's character can be clearly seen from his words and deeds.After this incident, everyone trusted him very much. Therefore, even though Old Deng was old now, he was still convincing in organizing the refuge camp, and no one objected.

"Village chief, don't say that, how can you be blamed, this is everyone's choice, we said we will tide over the difficulties together." Someone said hastily.

During this period of time, everyone has been suffering, and everyone has lost weight. In order to save food, old Dengtou has boiled himself out of shape. Like a skeleton.

"Yes, village chief, we will all be fine."

Old Deng didn't speak, and looked at Xiangzi stubbornly, as if he wanted him to promise something. Xiangzi looked back, and the moment his eyes met, he quickly lowered his head, and his voice became deeper and deeper: "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely live up to what you set out to do." Trust."

Only then did Old Deng nodded in relief.I know I can't delay the time to say goodbye one by one.

A group of people have gone away.

Old Deng stood upright like a watch stone, and his heart was full of reluctance. Seeing that he was still refusing to leave, people came to persuade him one after another: "Village Chief, let's go back, everyone will return safely." Old Deng couldn't help them. , and then left.

He keeps his head down, and the curtain ends no matter how he looks at his back. People don't want to comfort him, and he walks behind to give him space to sort out his emotions.

It's just that they didn't expect that the old man with a lonely expression was uncharacteristically.As if he had changed his face, the evil thoughts and cruelty that flashed in his eyes were like an evil ghost, and the resentment hidden in his eyes was like a beast that had been touched by everything.

He walked slowly, and on the face covered by the mask, an uncontrollable smile crept across the corner of his mouth. At this moment, he tore off the disguise, and his supposedly kind face suddenly became extremely ferocious.

Everyone basically knows how much stock there is in the village. It has been exhausted, but now there is a large amount of rice suddenly appearing, which is suspicious no matter what you think.It's just that the joy at the moment dazzled everyone's minds, and no one thought about why.

***

It was still raining that day, and the air was still dull and foul-smelling, as if wrapped in a layer of sticky glue, making it hard to breathe.

Yu Qiu took small mouthfuls of breath, covering his mouth and nose under the mask, feeling suffocated.His thin body was covered with a dark green raincoat with a hood, and the black rain boots on his feet were extremely ill-fitting. I don't know where I found them.

For Yu Qiu's size 40 feet, it was too big.The length of the rain boots reaches the knees, and they are the most popular equipment in the village for going to the fields, pulling weeds, and plowing the land; Yu Qiu wears them like a child stealing an adult's shoes, stumbling on the muddy road, and the person in front has taken several steps He was still struggling behind him at a slow pace, and he was too embarrassed to say a word and so on.

The red rain curtain was pattering, with no end in sight, as if it was connected to the sky and the ground.

Yu Qiu looked at Xiangzi who was walking ahead, and stopped suddenly.

"Be careful with Xiangzi." Luo Heng always felt that the conversation between Xiangzi and Lao Dengtou before departure was a little weird, but he couldn't explain why.

I just feel that the malice hidden in Old Deng's eyes is really strong, and the intention of targeting is very obvious.

It's just that Luo Heng doesn't know who this malice is aimed at and what the intention is.

In fact, except for Yu Qiu, Luo Heng can't directly read other people's minds; but with the blessing of super insight, some information revealed in some unknown details is enough to make him wary .

Luo Heng knew that Yu Qiu wouldn't believe things that had no basis, but he couldn't help but say it.Obviously knowing, but not reminding, Luo Heng can't do this.

"You told me to be careful with him?" Coincidentally, Luo Heng's two warnings were almost directed at the same person - Old Dengtou.

The first time was probably unintentional, but what about the second time.

Although Yu Qiu had a good impression of Lao Dengtou, it was only on the level of affection. Luo Heng's seemingly unreliable reminders finally made him feel suspicious.

The life that is almost isolated from the world makes what Yu Qiu sees destined to be one-sided. Books and TV are always limited. Most of the time, Yu Qiu doesn't think too much, but simplicity does not mean stupidity.

"Okay, I'll pay attention."

This time he is not rejecting, anyway, there will be no loss of meat, just take a look.Yu Qiu barely kept up with the team, not without optimistic thoughts.

***

The time point was planned early in the morning. The village is full of locals, and they only know which building and which road to know the specific location.Jiang Wang had a delicate mind, so he drew a rough map for fear of changes.

The intersection point of human flies and zombie activities is at 5:[-] in the morning. During this period, there are relatively few zombies, and it is more guaranteed to start at this time.

Over the past few days, people have discovered that zombies move very slowly in rainy or cloudy days, but their movement power in sunlight is three times that of rainy days, and their speed at that time is no less than that of humans.

No one knows why, but finding this bug is a lifeline for surviving humans.

There are no recreational facilities in the villages and towns. The place Jiang Wang discovered was a farm vegetable cellar 1000 meters away from the refuge camp.

Located at the intersection of East Second Street and Primary School, judging from their current location, directly crossing the main street is the fastest route and also the most dangerous due to the concentration of zombies; the alleys extending in all directions can be walked, but Hao The mighty 20 people, not to mention time-consuming, may not be less dangerous.To put it bluntly, it depends on luck.

Slow movement of zombies does not mean that they have no lethality. Naturally, it is impossible for Jiang Wang and his party to lower their vigilance stupidly.

It's better to be du, the men who can sign up independently are basically more decisive, and after Jiang Wang's analysis, they can't help but choose the main way.Individuals who hold contrary opinions can only compromise because the minority obeys the majority.

There is only one life, if you play it off, it will be over.

The author has something to say:

Shh, guess what Xiangzi wants to do