poor road [end times]

With doubts in his heart first, Yang Yiqin turned to observe the surrounding shops.

He found that not every store had zombie corpses.

According to the research and analysis of the base's scientific researchers, the probability of being infected with the mutation of the zombie virus is roughly the same as the probability of immunity, and the larger the number, the closer the ratio.At the beginning of the outbreak of the end of the world, although there were not many people in the shopping mall, there were dozens of shops here, and the store managers and shop assistants added up to hundreds of people. Calculated according to the ratio, the number of people who mutated into zombies could also be about a hundred.

Seeing the mutation of the people around them, the first reaction of the survivors who are still alive must be to run away, and the zombies will chase after them.

——In this way, the remaining zombies in the fifth-floor shopping mall are estimated to be only a few dozen people, scattered in every corner of the shopping mall.

Yang Yiqin walked to a trendy brand store.

He looked inside at the corpse of the zombie lying in front of the counter, and always felt that there was no sign of struggle in the store. The zombie just sat quietly on the counter, and then he was poked blind with a blunt instrument.

The more I think about it, the more suspicious it becomes.

How troublesome is it for one person to clean up a whole mall of zombies?

Put yourself in your shoes and think, if Yang Yiqin was a living person and stayed in the shopping mall on a Saturday, in heavy rain, with little traffic, what method would he use to kill all the zombies in the shopping mall?

Judging based on his physicality and ability, it's best to start at the top.

Use obstacles to block the entrance of the up and down stairs to ensure that zombies on other floors cannot escape, and then use the spacious surrounding layout of the shopping mall to destroy the zombies remaining in the shopping mall one by one, floor by floor.In the early days of the end of the world, people's hearts are fragile. Even when he performs those operations, he will be cautious because of his ignorance of zombies.

Acting according to the idea he just made, if you don't understand zombies and the layout of the mall, there will be many uncertainties and dangers.

But this is what normal people do. If the person cleaning up the shopping mall is cruel, he can use other living people as bait to easily lure and execute zombies.

Thinking of this, Yang Yiqin suddenly raised his hand and punched Zhang Lin.

Zhang Lin was taken aback.

His wrists were handcuffed, but his body and legs were free.But he didn't even move, he even forgot to breathe.

Xiao Jia also screamed - she thought she was about to see another bloody case, so she quickly closed her eyes and squeezed Mrs. Chen's hand.

However, Yang Yiqin's boxing was retractable freely, and it stopped firmly at a position a few millimeters away from the tip of Zhang Lin's nose.He punched too fast, and the wind of the fist lifted the opponent's three-month-old hair, and the greasy smell spread in the air.

Yang Yiqin made a judgment: "You can't do this."

Zhang Lin's strength is acceptable, but his sensitivity is insufficient, and his brain is average... only the ability to inspire people is relatively strong.

Feng Lin understood what he was referring to, and then said: "The heart is not cruel enough."

Yang Yiqin smiled: "Indeed."

Zhang Lin is good enough for the second grade, but not cruel enough.

The other party can make more than a dozen people obey him, and holding him as a "priest" is nothing more than using materials and mutations as a deterrent, plus some psychological hints.But asking him to do something serious is definitely not possible, the layout is too small.

Looking at the fist that was close at hand, Zhang Lin's eyes unconsciously became cross-eyed, and he asked hesitantly, "...what are you talking about?"

Yang Yiqin didn't answer, but withdrew his fist.

Feng Lin looked at Zhang Lin, and said in a cold voice, "Ask me one last time, when did you come here?"

Fearing that they would make another move, Zhang Lin hurriedly explained: "What I said before is true. I was indeed watching a movie in the cinema on the fifth floor here before the end of the world, and then I suddenly encountered a mutation in the audience behind me. In the process of fleeing, I My friend was bitten, and I ended up running away by myself. But..."

Feng Lin was the most impatient with his character: "Speak directly when you have something to say."

Zhang Lin immediately continued to explain: "However... I did lie a little bit later, but I guarantee that most of the words are true! I didn't kill the zombies in the shopping mall. After I escaped, I hid in the staff office of the cinema , there was a little food there, which allowed me to hide for more than a week. But then the food was gone, so I could only run out to find supplies, and then I found that the zombies in the mall were locked up, and the gate on the first floor of the mall was also closed. Blocked……"

Having said that, he refused to say another word.

Obviously, he dare not confess the next person.

Yang Yiqin continued: "Then you and that person dealt with the zombies inside and outside the shopping mall, turning this place into your base?"

Zhang Lin nodded.

Feng Lin asked, "Name."

Zhang Lin smiled wryly: "I really can't say, just ask him tomorrow."

"That person isn't here, so you just said it, what are you worried about?" Yang Yiqin was puzzled by his behavior, "Besides, you have given all the clues, and now there is only one result left. Is it necessary?"

"Then I can't say his name." Zhang Lin was determined and refused to give up. "He is a real priest. I can tell the truth about me, and I can also provide a clue or two for you to find out. Him, looking for him, but I cannot take the initiative to mention his name and existence."

Yang Yiqin: "..."

Feng Lin looked a little disgusted: "It's inexplicable."

"It's a bit outrageous." Yang Yiqin showed helplessness, "Is it possible that the murderer is Voldemort?"

Just now, the evil beliefs of the doomsday religion have been broken, and now it has suddenly taken a big turn. After repeated nesting of dolls, it has returned to the category of theology.

After hearing his analogy, Zhang Lin's face became even uglier.

Yang Yiqin raised his eyebrows: "Is it really Voldemort? Where's the promised priest?"

Zhang Lin refused to answer anything.

This made Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin even more curious about the legendary man behind the scenes.

Yang Yiqin looked at the silent Mrs. Chen: "What do you think?"

Mrs. Chen was dumbfounded when she heard their conversation.

"I... I don't know either." Mrs. Chen rubbed her temples and closed her eyes, "Young man, let me think about it, let me think about it."

At first, Mrs. Chen had doubts about Zhang Lin, who claimed to be a "priest".

But the last days are so chaotic, living people become cannibalistic monsters, rats and cockroaches become huge, and bleeding wounds can heal quickly... Life has long been covered by various unscientific phenomena, so why can't priests and gods exist? ?

Anyway, whether it is a god or a human being, as long as she and her daughter can live well, she is willing to believe.

Now that Zhang Lin's lies have been exposed, apart from the sudden soberness, Mrs. Chen can only sigh in her heart.Although the identities of Doomsday Cult and priest are fake, at least the others are real.Even if the purpose is not pure, she will still thank the other party for some help in order to strengthen people's hearts.

But now, things are far more complicated than she imagined.

She also remembers all the remaining "believers".

After all, there are only a dozen of them in total, but they meet three times a week, and each time they choose one person to stand in front of the blackboard to speak and pray, expressing their loyalty to the Doomsday Cult. It's hard not to remember.

But Mrs. Chen really couldn't think of which of the remaining people seemed to be able to deal with the zombies in the shopping mall.

Mrs. Chen recalled, and said slowly: "Among the remaining thirteen people, there are nine men and four women. Five of the men are over 40 years old, and the remaining four men are in their 30s and [-]s. Young people; among the women, there is one who is about the same age as Xiaojia, one who is about the same age as me, and the remaining two are women in their early thirties."

Hearing Mrs. Chen talking about those people, Zhang Lin lowered his head silently, pretending not to hear with an ostrich mentality.

It seemed that he was really afraid of that man in the dark.

Yang Yiqin asked, "They all live alone?"

"Not as far as I know." Mrs. Chen replied, "At least women don't live alone."

Yang Yiqin was thoughtful.

Feng Lin's eyes were heavy: "I can't see anything at the moment."

Yang Yiqin turned his gaze to Zhang Lin, and joked, "It would be great if there was a potion of truth."

Feng Lin also looked at him: "A beating?"

Hearing this, Zhang Lin trembled all over.

Yang Yiqin pursed his lips: "Forget it, after the fight, what you said may not be the truth."

"That's right." Feng Lin said, "If you miss and kill him."

Listening to their singing and harmony, Zhang Lin couldn't tell the pain.

He moved his wrist, feeling that with his current strength, he could break free from the handcuffs by brute force.But he didn't dare to do this, he had too little actual combat experience, and he didn't have the confidence to win against the two people in front of him.

Yang Yiqin didn't ask him any more, but asked Mrs. Chen about the age, personality, and appearance characteristics of the remaining "believers", and made reasonable guesses about their situation.

After some questioning, what made him more suspicious was a couple and a man living alone.

Moreover, when Yang Yiqin repeatedly asked about the situation of these people, the change in Zhang Lin's expression was a bit intriguing.

After asking, they went around the third to fifth floors of the shopping mall, and the sky darkened unknowingly.After dark, Yang Yiqin stood on the stairs of the shopping mall and went down to look down. The first floor and the first floor were dark and dim, and he couldn't see anything clearly, like a terrifying vortex black hole.

Yang Yiqin said: "Stop the operation, let's go back first."

Zhang Lin usually lives in the gymnasium on the third floor. There are private classrooms and shower rooms in the gymnasium. There is a lot of pure water in the water storage tank, which is more than enough for him to live alone.A large amount of food was placed in one of the rooms of the gym, which he used to eat and give away to believers. More food and supplies were in the large supermarket on the first floor.

Feng Lin was in charge of guarding the three of Zhang Lin, and Yang Yiqin, carrying a flashlight alone, went down to the negative floor to check the situation.

Many residents of the nearby community will come here to buy supplies, so the supermarket has a large area, and only a small part of all the supplies in the entire supermarket is consumed.Calculated according to this consumption rate, if there is no external interference, Zhang Lin can dominate here for many years.

After a general glance, Yang Yiqin went upstairs.

Feng Lin asked: "How is it?"

"Just the two of us can't take all the supplies in the supermarket. We need to go back to the base to shake people."

"Then go back and talk about it."

Zhang Lin didn't say a word the whole time.

Yang Yiqin took out all the food stored by the other party and distributed it to several people present - this is their dinner today.

At dinner, seeing Zhang Lin unable to use his hands and struggling extremely, Xiao Jia couldn't help showing a worried expression, and even wanted to go forward to help.

Mrs. Chen immediately noticed her abnormality.

Her daughter's previous behaviors could be said to be that she was deceived at a young age, so she was pure and fanatical in her beliefs, but now... She vaguely guessed in her heart that there might be a relationship between the two of them that she didn't know about.

This made her last gleam of affection for Zhang Lin disappear.

"...Well, can you help me open the handcuffs?" Zhang Lin looked distressed, "It's too difficult to eat like this."

Yang Yiqin smiled lukewarmly: "Please allow me to refuse."

Feng Lin threw the biscuit in his hand at Zhang Lin's feet.

"A prisoner should have the consciousness of a prisoner."

Seeing this, Xiao Jia couldn't help but want to say something, Madam Chen suddenly interrupted her: "Chen Jia."

Being called by her first and last name, Xiao Jia had no choice but to keep silent.

Madam Chen sighed.

Holding the food distributed, she thought of her daughter's abnormality, with mixed feelings in her heart.

It seems that as long as you have the ability, you can become a person who distributes food to everyone and become a highly respected existence.If at this time, Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin said that they were the ones who came to save the end times, they probably wouldn't doubt it.

And if these two young people hadn't come, would she have agreed with her daughter to be with someone like Zhang Lin?

Seeing that their expressions were different, Yang Yiqin asked, "What's wrong?"

Mrs. Chen only expressed her previous thoughts, and did not mention her daughter and Zhang Lin.

Yang Yiqin shook his head and said, "When you return to the base, you will gradually know who is the one who really saves the last days."

Mrs. Chen excitedly asked: "Then when shall we go to the base?"

Yang Yiqin thought for a while: "If you hurry up, I'll leave tomorrow afternoon."

If the people behind it can be found out tomorrow afternoon, and other true believers can be persuaded to wake up by the way, they can immediately lead the team back to the base.After returning, tell Qian Guowei about the situation here, and ask the other party to send someone over to deliver the supplies.

Mrs. Chen hesitated: "What if I can't find that person?"

Yang Yiqin paused: "This possibility is not ruled out."

Although he thinks it's not difficult.

Feng Lin said lightly: "If no one admits it, then all thirteen people will be tied up."

Mrs. Chen: "..."

Yang Yiqin shook his head: "Our handcuffs are not wholesale."

Hearing this, Feng Lin took out a bundle of ropes from the corner of the room, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Yang Yiqin smiled.

"Also."

There is nothing wrong with bringing everyone back to base.

The next day.

Waking up in the morning, Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin escorted Zhang Lin and walked around the remaining floors of the mall.

Here, they also found a shop selling survival items in the wild.

Yang Yiqin was clearly in high spirits. He had long wanted to find a store like this to replenish some supplies suitable for going out.Apart from food and medical supplies, these are the most precious things in the last days.

He collected some hiking boots, shovels, picks, compasses... and other tools, packed them in the mountaineering bag, and prepared to put them directly in the trunk of the off-road vehicle.

Feng Lin also picked out some necessary survival tools in the wild.

The mother and daughter of the Chen family stood aside, motionless.

Yang Yiqin looked at them: "If you need any supplies, you can pack them up now. When you go to the base, these will be your personal supplies."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen immediately asked, "Can we take anything?"

"Of course, please do whatever you want." Yang Yiqin smiled, "Feng Lin and I didn't open the store, so we don't need our consent."

Mrs. Chen is relieved.

She had taken a few hiking bags and planned to fill up their car with more food later.

As for Zhang Lin...

No one cared about his opinion, only Xiao Jia gave him a look from time to time.

After checking the situation on all floors of the mall, Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin began to deliver supplies to their off-road vehicles, and helped the mother and daughter of the Chen family move things a few times.

In this way, the morning passed quietly.

After lunch, Yang Yiqin was finally willing to release Zhang Lin's handcuffs.After taking out the key of the handcuffs, he joked, "Since you can open the door of our house, you should be able to open the handcuffs too. By the way, you can get a key yourself?"

Zhang Lin: "...Indeed."

"Excellent." Yang Yiqin praised, "Technical staff."

"……Thank you for the compliment."

"You're welcome."

After speaking, he opened the handcuffs.

Zhang Lin flexed his wrist. Before eating, he was given a bag of bread and a pack of biscuits, and let him lie on the table to eat. There was no face at all. Now he finally has a little "dignity".

The modified off-road vehicle was too conspicuous. In order not to make people suspicious, they drove the car to another small road.

Getting ready, Yang Yiqin asked Zhang Lin: "Do you remember what I said?"

"Remember." Zhang Lin repeated, "I pretended nothing happened, welcomed all the believers upstairs, and then told everyone that you two are new believers and Mrs. Chen's neighbors."

Yang Yiqin looked directly into his eyes, and said in a relaxed tone: "You don't have to feel restrained, you can pass information to that person freely, but we will monitor your every move."

Zhang Lin smiled wryly: "Whether I say it or not, I am the one who will be punished in the end."

"Who said that?" Yang Yiqin chuckled, "If you don't beat around the bush, even if the opponent is Voldemort, I can save your life."

Zhang Lin was silent.

Obviously didn't believe what he said.

Yang Yiqin didn't care either.

If the other party is really a very powerful person, he really wants to fight against the other party.But it might just be a paper tiger, just like Zhang Lin, before he met this "priest", he thought the other party was capable.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and everyone calmly waited for the arrival of others.

It was approaching two o'clock, and Zhang Lin was going to watch on the stairs outside.Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin walked to the next window, and the mother and daughter of the Chen family sat silently in the yoga room.

Yang Yiqin waved to Zhang Lin, comfortingly said: "Go, don't be nervous, just be yourself."

After speaking, he put the bow and arrow under his feet - in order to prevent the black hands from running away.

Faced with his behavior like watching a good show, Zhang Lin only felt bitter and couldn't tell.He put on his robe, adjusted the cross on his neck, and walked out of the mall with heavy steps.

Not long after, a middle-aged couple drove here.

Zhang Lin looked as usual, took up the air of "priest", and went downstairs to open the door for the other party.

The rest of the believers came in an endless stream. Every time, Zhang Lin was able to achieve a decent attitude, and the priest looked good.Yang Yiqin couldn't help feeling that if it was placed before the end of the world, he would definitely be a qualified MLM leader, cutting leeks one by one.

He and Feng Lin were standing in one of the shops. From here, they could see the path on the left and the road in front of them. They moved their bodies a little so that no one who came in would notice their presence—they were going to wait for everything. After everyone is here, come out and show your face.

Soon, Yang Yiqin noticed that when Zhang Lin picked up a man in his 30s, his little finger curled up unconsciously.No matter how much he pretended to be calm and a supreme priest, he couldn't hide the inexplicable tension on his body.

After realizing this, Yang Yiqin looked at Feng Lin beside him.

Feng Lin understood immediately.

The two stared closely at the people downstairs.

The man was of medium build and height, with dark circles around his eyes and huge bags under his eyes. He looked as if he hadn't slept for many days.But his eyes are strangely clear and bright, and he is completely free from the distress and numbness of ordinary survivors, as if he is enjoying everything now.

Yang Yiqin gradually frowned.

Facing Zhang Lin's unconscious nervousness, the man didn't take it seriously at all—it seemed that Zhang Lin usually behaved unnaturally in front of him.

All the signs indicated that there was something wrong with that person.

Feng Lin suggested in a low voice: "Arrest people directly?"

Yang Yiqin nodded: "Just do it."

The two took up their weapons.

At this moment, the man leaned over to Zhang Lin, and seemed to say something to him.The sound insulation of the shopping mall is very good, neither of them heard what the man said, only saw Zhang Lin's legs trembling.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Lin compromised.

He raised his finger and pointed to the window where Yang Feng and the two were, opened his mouth and said a few words, and he could vaguely recognize the mouth shape - "There are strangers there, they kidnapped me last night!"

After hearing his words, the man glanced at the window, then turned and ran away.

Yang Yiqin didn't give him a chance to escape.

He quickly walked to another window that could be opened, opened the window, drew his bow and shot two arrows at the opponent's car, blowing out the front and rear tires.

After the man found that the tire was flat, he opened the iron gate directly and rushed towards the street on foot.

If I remember correctly, there are quite a few zombies wandering around the street. In order to ensure that the area around the shopping mall remains as "original" as before they came, Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin did not attack the zombies on the street when they parked the off-road vehicle, but only killed yesterday. A few zombies were thrown into a store.

Feng Lin's eyes darkened: "Send to die."

Yang Yiqin frowned: "He can't die."

Before they learned the truth of all the incidents, they had no intention of executing each other, otherwise all previous preparations would have been in vain.Perhaps, did the other party have other escape routes, that's why they were so reckless.

Thinking of this, the two took up weapons and went to the window facing the street, ready to save each other's life.

They saw that the man found a bulletproof helmet from nowhere and put it on his head, and then ran straight towards the group of zombies. The bloody scene they imagined did not happen, and the wandering and hungry zombies were indifferent and regarded him as nothing. , None of them ran up to encircle and rush for food.

... Is it a human, or a zombie?

Yang Yiqin looked serious.

"I think it's human."

The two of them watched the man's every move, and found that the other was looking back while running, and after meeting their eyes, they smiled at them with ease, then turned and ran towards the main entrance of the office building.From this angle, they clearly saw that there were many zombies in the office building that did not conform to the actual situation, as if they were locked in specially.

The man's hand touched the barrier blocking the door.

Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin immediately realized that he wanted to remove the debris at the entrance of the office building and release the zombies inside.