After comforting Liu Yikun, Xiao Wen asked him to convey to Bai Yang that their small team would be departing together with the army.
Liu Yikun hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
After Liu Yikun left, the three of them returned to Room 618 to continue their dinner. After filling their stomachs, Han Ya informed everyone of the plan for tomorrow.
“Basically, that’s it. Tomorrow, we will be leaving with Captain Bai and his team. I have tentatively arranged the personnel for the trip. If anyone has any objections, let me know. Tomorrow, Mo Yan will be driving, Chen Ye will be in the front passenger seat, and I, Boss, and Wen Shao will be sitting in the middle. Yin Chengyang, you will be sitting in the back with Qi Rui and Zhao Xiaogang. The rest of the people will stay at the rescue station. Zhou Quan and Huang Tao, you two will be keeping an eye on the situation downstairs from upstairs. There shouldn’t be any problems, but be cautious. If anything goes wrong, Huang Yao and Han Yifeng, you will be responsible for protecting everyone and evacuating them to the car downstairs. Huang Tao, you will drive the car, and Han Yifeng will hold the key. If anything seems off, no matter what, we will charge out of the rescue station. We are still within the range of the locator, and we will receive signals from you. We will return as soon as possible.”
As Han Ya’s plan was quite detailed, the others had no objections except for Bai Yun, who hesitated.
“Han Big Brother, I want to go with you guys,” she said.
“If you go tomorrow, Bai Captain will be distracted, and he will definitely allocate troops to protect you,” Han Ya paused before continuing.
Bai Yun fell silent. Her father would not allow her to be in danger, but if he was distracted, the consequences could be something she couldn’t bear.
Seeing that Bai Yun had taken his words into consideration, Han Ya proceeded to finalize the personnel allocation for the next day’s mission. He urged everyone who would depart early to rest early and adjust their state.
The next morning, before dawn, someone knocked on the door of Xiao Wen and his friends’ dormitory.
Mo Yan got up to answer the door.
“Half an hour later, gather downstairs. Boss Bai has arranged for you to join our team’s convoy. We’ll leave together,” said Liu Yikun to Xiao Wen without even looking at the big lump on Xiao Wen’s chest under the covers.
“Okay, we’ll come down soon.” Xiao Wen sat up, nodded to Liu Yikun, and pressed the blanket tightly in front of him to keep the heat inside.
“I won’t let them in then. The firearms Boss assigned to you are by the door, you can move them in yourselves,” Liu Yikun said, and then Yin Chengyang got out of bed and walked to the door with Mo Yan to receive the black boxes from the two soldiers outside.
After giving the instructions, Liu Yikun left.
Wen Le sat up and rubbed his eyes, yawning.
“Sleep on the car later.” Xaio Wen picked up his jacket and helped him put it on.
Han Ya’s eyebrows twitched.
Sleep on the car later? Are they going on a zombie killing mission or a field trip?
Wen Le took out some hot buns from his space and Yin Chengyang went out to call the others who were leaving later.
Just as he took a bite, Wen Lestopped.
“What’s wrong?” Xiao Wen asked.
Wen Le frowned. “I’m leaving, what about their food?” It was only at this moment that Wen Le remembered his duty as a keeper.
Han Ya chuckled. “Without you, they won’t starve to death. Just leave them some extra food. In this apocalypse, not everyone is lucky enough to have a mobile warehouse like you.”
Wen Le thought about it and realized that Han Ya was right. Since the beginning of the apocalypse, he had been responsible for the group’s clothing, food, shelter, and transportation. He had survived before he awakened his space ability, so there was no reason he couldn’t do it now.
After breakfast, Wen Le carefully opened the door to Mo’s dormitory, afraid of waking them up. To his surprise, everyone was already awake. Wen Le walked in confidently and took out a big bag of rice, four boxes of instant noodles, a bunch of canned goods, and some vegetables and fruits. It was enough for the remaining people to eat for half a month. He also brought a box of ammunition. Although the guns were distributed last night, Wen Le wanted to be extra cautious.
“I’ve left the key to our room. I put two small gas stoves, pots, bowls, utensils, and drinking water in there. When it’s time to eat, just go over there. There should be guards downstairs from White Team Leader. Generally, no one will come up here. Just be careful.”
After giving instructions, Wen Le escaped from the room under everyone’s amused gaze.
Tears flowed down… He really saw himself as a kindergarten teacher!!
They arrived at the designated location ten minutes earlier than scheduled. The soldiers downstairs were already lined up in batches to board the vehicles.
“I didn’t expect you guys to come too.” Bai Yang approached them as they walked out of the building.
Wen Le smiled at Bai Yang, “It’s almost Chinese New Year, we have to go out and find something to celebrate the occasion!”
Bai Yang thought about it and agreed, he almost forgot about the New Year. From Yun Er’s words, it was not hard to tell that these people were not ordinary. They couldn’t have made it all the way from A City and still have rosy complexions after going through the snow disaster.
Bai Yang didn’t say too much. Although he was straightforward, he was not a fool. He could feel that his daughter was intentionally concealing a lot of things. He knew his daughter and knew that she wouldn’t reveal everything about her lifesaving benefactor, even to her own father. Since Bai Yun didn’t say anything, he didn’t ask either, so as not to put his daughter in a difficult position. Besides, the stronger and more mysterious these people were, the more they could protect his daughter.
“This car is pretty good!” After Mo Yan drove the car over, Bai Yang’s eyes lit up.
The day before, he was too caught up in the joy of their reunion and didn’t pay attention to the car that Xiao Wen and the others were driving. Now that he took a closer look, he realized that this was the most advanced and sturdy military vehicle in the army. Only a few were allocated to each division commander, and even he, as a regiment commander, didn’t have this kind of treatment.
“We saw some good-looking cars before the apocalypse, so we asked someone to get a few. We didn’t expect to just receive them when the disaster happened. Luckily, these cars are sturdy enough. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened!” Han Ya said with emotion.
Bai Yang’s two staff officers exchanged a glance when they heard this.
Bai Yang didn’t have any thoughts about Han Ya’s words, but his two staff members were not so simple. Either they were absolutely rich or they had absolute power. It was impossible to get these latest military vehicles without having solid connections. How many cars did the whole X City military district have? And they got “a few” of them!
Han Ya naturally noticed the expressions of Bai Yang’s two staff members and was curious, but it wasn’t the right time to talk about it. He would try to approach these two people after they set off. Perhaps, if they cooperated, they could be a breakthrough point.
Liu Yikun reported to Bai Yang that the entire regiment was ready, and after Bai Yang and Xiao Wen greeted them, they left.
Xiao Wen pulled Wen Le into the car, and it seemed that Han Ya had an idea judging from his expression. Xiao Wen didn’t care about what he planned to do; he only cared about the results.
After the team was ready, Mo Yan started the car and drove it to Bai Yang’s car according to the gesture that Liu Yikun made before boarding. They left the rescue station with the whole regiment’s escort.
“Chen Ye, this is your gun. Hold it well. If you encounter zombies, use the gun to practice your shooting skills,” Han Ya handed the gun to Chen Ye and turned to Qi Rui and Zhao Xiaogang with expectant eyes.
“You guys are the same. Yin Chengyang is responsible for teaching you how to use the gun. Practice well, but you need to be careful not to accidentally injure others… You can imagine the consequences yourselves!” After speaking, Han Ya threw the gun to the other three and sat back in his seat.
The first person to be startled by Han Ya’s threat was not Qi Rui or Zhao Xiaogang, but Yin Chengyang who had just been abused.
Yin Chengyang silently handed the gun to the two excited boys beside him, and lowered his voice to give them serious instructions.
Although Han Ya was threatening the other two, judging from his attitude towards Yin Chengyang, he might have to explain things with the two kids as well.
As the vehicle moved forward, perhaps with prior preparation, the road to X city was sprinkled with ash overnight.
The distance from the former X Military Region to the city center was not far, but due to the difficult road conditions, it was almost noon before they reached the densely populated villages in the suburbs.
“Stop and rest,” Liu Yikun rolled down the car window and said to Mo Yan.
Mo Yan nodded and parked beside a Bai Yang.
Xiao Wen and the others didn’t get out of the car, sitting inside and watching the soldiers below relay orders back and forth. The people outside the car couldn’t see the people inside, so Wen Le lay on Xiao Wen’s body and leaned against the car window with peace of mind.
“Look, isn’t that the warming bag we took from the shelter?” Wen Le had sharp eyes and quickly spotted a half pink cloth bag in the arms of a small soldier not far away.
“Yeah, it looks the same as the one I gave,” Han Ya leaned over to carefully identify it, nodding.
Wen Le took his eyes off the warming bag and looked at the small soldier’s face.
“Why do you think he has that bag?”
Han Ya rolled his eyes and decided not to pay attention to Wen Le’s curiosity.
“You see that person walking towards us, isn’t he the soldier we saw outside the relief station?” Xiao Wen accompanied Wen Le in looking and suddenly noticed that the soldier they had given the handbag to was walking towards the skinny soldier.
After the two of them got closer, Wen Le only noticed the resemblance between them.
“They must be brothers!” Wen Le sighed.
The soldier who walked over took something out of his pocket and handed it to the skinny one. The skinny boy’s face lit up with a big smile, and the soldier touched his little face and straightened his collar before leaving when someone called him from a distance.
“They also have people they care about, people they can’t let go of…” Wen Le murmured, suddenly feeling a little sour in his heart.
Qi Rui and Zhao Xiaogang, who were originally looking around in the back seat, also fell silent.
Xiao Wen reached out and hugged Wen Le into his arms.
“This is how the world is. Even if they are not being used, they still have to face death. The whole world is in chaos, and there is no truly safe place. Even if we take them away from the control of those who seek power, then what? Our future is also unknown. Our desire to find a relatively safe place, establish a base, and protect the people we want to protect is just our idea, our wish. Achieving this goal requires a process, and in this process, there will be sacrifices, and some people will never see their loved ones again. In the future, you will also have to face these inevitable sacrifices. Don’t feel sad, and don’t feel unwilling. For the safety of more people, there always needs to be someone who paves a safe path to the future.”
Wen Le understood that what Xiao Wen said was true. He had experienced more heart-wrenching partings and seen a more tragic future. He had to harden his heart and become more callous. However, sometimes, these small gestures of strangers still made him feel uncomfortable and unable to bear it.
“The end of the world is like a war era, where many people sacrifice their lives to lay the foundation for a better future. These people may die silently, and we may also lose our lives in the process. But this process has to be experienced, and there always needs to be someone who becomes a pioneer.” Han Ya looked at Wen Le gently.
Perhaps since Wen Le accepted Xiao Wen, some of his behaviors were no longer that of a naive and softhe
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