End of the World

It took Wu Bin and his friends an hour to clean up all the fish they caught. When they wanted to ask He Yuxin what to do next, they found that she was not there.

"Where's Yu Xin?" Wu Bin couldn't see her anywhere. This shouldn't be the case. She only stayed around the RV, so how could he not see her?

"I didn't see her. She was here just now!" Dafeng was so engrossed in his work that he didn't notice where she went.

"Old Zhu, have you seen where He Yuxin went?" Wu Bin asked Zhu Zhenguo directly as he was keeping watch.

"She went to that house and didn't come back?" Zhu Zhenguo only noticed that He Yuxin went there but didn't notice whether she came back or not.

"When?" Wu Bin asked what He Yuxin was doing over there.

"Half an hour ago, then go look for him quickly!" Zhu Zhenguo felt something was wrong. It was impossible that he would not come back in half an hour.

Wu Bin, Dafeng and Chen Guangjun took a gun and went to the house over there. Apart from the zombies killed by Dafeng in the morning, no other zombies had been seen here so far, but it could not be ruled out that He Yuxin would encounter other dangers.

"Brother Bin, where do you think Yuxin will go?" When they arrived here, they did not see He Yuxin, and the three of them shouted but received no response.

"Captain, Yuxin is your girlfriend. Think about what she might do?" Chen Guangjun said. Only Wu Bin knows He Yuxin best and may be able to find some clues.

Wu Bin frowned. In his impression, He Yuxin had always been very well-behaved, the type of good girl who would not run out alone without his permission or special needs. So was she looking for something out there?

"Dafeng, do we still have onions, ginger and garlic in the car?" Wu Bin suddenly asked.

"It seems that only ginger is left. We didn't pull out the onions when we left. Why are you asking this, Brother Bin?" Dafeng didn't pay much attention to these things.

"Captain, are you saying that Yu Xin came out to look for onions?" Chen Guangjun said, as if he understood what Wu Bin meant.

"It's very likely that when we were having steamed fish for lunch, she might have discovered that there were no onions in the refrigerator and ran out to look for them!" Wu Bin felt a little guilty. If he hadn't said that He Yuxin wanted to eat steamed fish, she wouldn't have run out.

"There are still onions outside at this time?" Dafeng doesn't know much about planting, but it's been half a year since the disaster. Didn't the onions planted before all wither?

"It's hard to say. The growth cycles of different varieties of onions are different. Let's ignore this and find someone!" Chen Guangjun knows something about this.

The three of them began to look for places similar to vegetable fields around them, calling He Yuxin's name as they walked.

He Yuxin did not encounter any danger. Wu Bin and the others were right in their guess that she did come out to look for onions. She found a vegetable field that belonged to the previous pond owner beside the pond dam, where onions were planted. Almost half a year had passed and the onions were in bloom. Flowering onions are generally not edible, and have very poor nutrition and taste, but they can be used to enhance the freshness of the fish. At worst, the fish can just not eat the onions.

Just as she bent down to pick some to take back, the grass beside her trembled, which scared He Yuxin. She immediately stepped back and took off the crossbow on her back. This crossbow had become her weapon. No one was more accurate in shooting crossbow arrows than her, but the crossbow arrows were almost consumed. Most of them could not be recovered after being shot. It's not that Wu Bin and his team had never thought about making crossbow arrows, but they didn't have the technology and the equipment. At least a machine tool was needed to make crossbow arrows.

Just when He Yuxin wanted to see clearly what was behind the grass, a large dark yellow dog jumped out, then looked at He Yuxin and wagged its tail.

When He Yuxin saw the dog, she thought it was a zombie dog. But she found out it was a normal dog. It even lowered its ears and wagged its tail at her. She almost shot the crossbow arrow.

Seeing that the dog had no ill intentions, He Yuxin tried to get it to come over. The big dog seemed to have a high IQ. It could understand He Yuxin's gestures. It is not ruled out that someone had trained it before.

The big dog slowly approached He Yuxin, wagging its tail desperately. He Yuxin knew that it should mean that it had no ill intentions. He Yuxin tried to touch it. The dog did not dodge, but came up to smell the scent of He Yuxin.

He Yuxin felt that this dog was unusual. How did it survive for so long? The first time she saw it, she knew that this dog must not have seen a living person for a long time, otherwise it would not try to please people right away.

When the dog sensed someone approaching, it ran to the pond dam and looked around. He Yuxin followed and saw Wu Bin and the others looking for her. He Yuxin then remembered that she had been out for a long time. Wu Bin and the others came out to look for her, and then she waved to the three of them.

Wu Bin and the other two quickly saw her and ran over.

"Yuxin, do you know how worried we are about you?" Wu Bin was relieved to see that He Yuxin was fine, and said with an unhappy expression.

"I know I was wrong..." He Yuxin was like a little girl who had done something wrong. She lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Wu Bin. She was very touched to see everyone coming out to find her.

"Huh? There's a big yellow dog here?" Dafeng looked at the dog behind He Yuxin. He thought that all dogs in the world should be dead.

Chen Guangjun had noticed it before, and he was also surprised that there were normal dogs outside.

"Let it go this time, and don't do it again!" Wu Bin immediately felt soft-hearted when he saw He Yuxin like this. Besides, she ran out because she wanted to eat steamed fish, so he should take half the responsibility. As long as she is okay, it's good.

"What's wrong with this big yellow dog?" Wu Bin pointed at the dog and said, luckily it was not a zombie dog, otherwise it would be dangerous.

"Yeah!" He Yuxin knew that Wu Bin felt sorry for her. She was a smart girl and would not waste someone's tolerance towards her. She would not do it again.

"I was just trying to pull out the onion when it jumped out by itself!" He Yuxin touched the dog's head, and the dog lowered its ears and wagged its tail to please her.

"Oh? Did the dog come here by itself?" Wu Bin remembered that he had seen something reflecting light in the grass when he was on duty last night. He thought he was seeing things, but now it seems that it might have been shining into the dog's eyes.

"Is there any problem?" Dafeng also found it a bit unbelievable.

"No, let's go back first!" Wu Bin didn't have so many questions. As for how the dog found him, he didn't think about it. It didn't make much sense.

The anxious crowd was relieved when they saw Wu Bin and his friends bringing He Yuxin back. They were surprised that they brought back a dog.

Meng Zihan and Lu Qiqi surrounded it. They liked small animals in the first place, so they were naturally happy to see a normal dog.

The big yellow dog did not reject them, but instead looked like it was trying to please them. Everyone realized that this dog had a very high IQ, and no wonder it could survive until now.

"What kind of dog is this? It doesn't look like a Labrador!" Dafeng saw the dog playing with the girls and thought to himself that the dog was very smart and knew to please the women first.

"Not sure!" Chen Guangjun, who is from the special police team, couldn't tell either. There were similar ones but they were not alike.

"Or maybe a mixed-blood!" Wu Bin's family used to have a pastoral dog, but it wasn't like this.

He Yuxin came back and immediately prepared lunch for everyone. She put the old onions she had picked into the pot and steamed them with the fish to enhance the freshness of the fish. Considering that everyone hadn't eaten meat for a long time, He Yuxin directly steamed a fish for everyone, even adding the newly joined Xiao Huang's portion.

Wu Bin named the dog Xiao Huang on a whim. The name Xiao Huang is a bit rustic, but it is not unacceptable.

It was obviously impossible to steam so many fish at once, so we borrowed the small kitchens of three RVs to do it twice. The steamed fish was delicious and fragrant, which was also due to He Yuxin's good cooking skills. Each person got a fish, and everyone ate it with relish with sauce. It turned out that steamed fish was so delicious, much better than canned fish. Everyone almost ate the fish bones.

After eating and drinking, everyone marinated the fish according to He Yuxin's requirements, which would consume a large box of salt. At this rate, the salt would not last for many times.

Finally, everyone decided to try to see if they could dry the fish. As long as the fish meat was dehydrated, it could be preserved for a period of time.

Everyone divided the work, some were responsible for fishing, some were responsible for slaughtering, and the rest spread the fish out to dry.

"Brother Bin, should we find some firewood to speed up the dehydration of the fish?" He Yuxin found Wu Bin. She was afraid that the fish without salt might go bad before it dried.

"Okay, Chen Guangjun and I will go find firewood, and ask Dafeng to make a rack, and we will dry the fish!" Wu Bin had also thought of this. It must be avoided, otherwise everyone's efforts would be in vain.

Wu Bin explained the situation to everyone and everyone agreed. In order to prevent everyone's labor from going to waste, they had no choice but to work hard by the fire.

"Oh my god! Dafeng, are you grilling fish?" Qiao Xinghua put the fish on the rack and saw the flames rising.

"Isn't this faster?" Dafeng wiped the sweat off his face. The weather was already hot and now he had to warm himself by the fire, which was simply unbearable.

"We just need to dry out the water, there is no need to cook the meat. Let me do it!" He Yuxin came over and said when she saw this situation.

"No, no, let me do it!" Dafeng said quickly, and controlled the fire. How could He Yuxin be asked to do such rough work? He had to find another man to do it.

"Okay, if you can't stand it, just change with me!" He Yuxin didn't know what Dafeng was thinking, so she took a towel and wiped Dafeng's sweat.

"What a good girl!" Looking at He Yuxin's back, Dafeng muttered to himself while holding the towel, then shook his head violently. A brother's wife should not be bullied. He Yuxin is Wu Bin's girlfriend, and he cannot have any thoughts about her.

In order to speed up the process, Qiao Xinghua also set up a rack to warm the fire and covered it with fish.

"Brother Bin, these fish are enough, right?" Li Xunzai's hands were numb from fishing, and he couldn't remember how many he had killed.

"Kill a few more. We have a refrigerator and a freezer in our RV. Just fill them up. If you're tired, I'll do it!" Wu Bin knew that Li Xun's hands must be numb after killing so many fish.

"No, I can still hold on!" Li Xun refused. If it was just to install a refrigerator, he could still hold on.

Wu Bin walked over to the grill, took a look, sat down, and saw Dafeng sweating profusely, "Shall we switch?"

"Don't think you can change at will just because you are the captain. Go wherever you feel comfortable!" Dafeng said the heartwarming words in the harshest tone.

Wu Bin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This guy was so confident in rejecting people.

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The author says:

Two updates today, mainly because the content is a bit boring. I originally wanted to revise it, but my ability is limited and I don’t know where to start!