poor road [end times]

The man gobbled it up for a while, and from time to time, because he was too anxious, he ate all the tangled beard into his mouth, choking and coughing several times.

As luck would have it, just as he was coughing, a zombie that had successfully "escaped" fell vertically from the 21st floor. It landed quickly and freely, passing by the man's window, accompanied by howls of hunger.

finally--

It fell to the ground with a "bang", smashing into a pool of soft and rotten meat.

The man froze for a moment, then suddenly turned around and vomited into the room.

Yang Yiqin: "..."

Feng Lin: "..."

Even though the man had never gone downstairs to fight zombies and blocked the doors and windows tightly, Yang Yiqin still admired him very much.Because the other party was able to stay alone in such a harsh room for half a year, and now he vomited into the room, making the smell of the whole room even more indescribable.

Even so, his spirit is still normal.

After the man vomited, he wiped the corners of his mouth.

Afterwards, he smiled awkwardly - according to the vibrating arc of the opponent's beard, Yang Yiqin judged that he was indeed smiling.

Yang Yiqin asked, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay." The man's voice was weak, "I just spit out everything I just ate. I'm really useless. I'm still wasting water and food at this time."

Yang Yiqin: "...it's okay, your body is important, I'll get you food later."

As he spoke, he threw a bag of bread and a bottle of water to the other party.

The man caught it in a panic, and quickly bowed to him: "Thank you, thank you, thank you..."

Yang Yiqin sized him up a few times: "What should I call you?"

While eating, the man said in detail: "My name is Hu Tianming. I am 24 years old. I grew up in Xinzhong City. After graduation, I can work at home."

Yang Yiqin: "..."

Hu Tianming was actually one year younger than him. With his unkempt appearance, he felt that he was at least 35 years old.

However, apart from living like a savage, the room and body smell unbearably stench, the other party is very normal, and he can even maintain politeness when he is extremely hungry. No matter how you think about it, he is quite a normal person.

Yang Yiqin asked: "Do you want to leave here?"

Hearing this, Hu Tianming was a little embarrassed, and his tone hesitated: "But I, I'm useless..."

Yang Yiqin was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

After the brief exchange just now, Hu Tianming has adapted to talking with people, and he no longer stumbles: "I don't think I'm useful, as you can see, I'm afraid of zombies... Anyway, I'm too useless to kill zombies at all , isn’t your safe zone recruiting only useful people?”

Yang Yiqin was silent.

Hu Tianming timidly asked: "Did I say something wrong?"

Yang Yiqin only said: "There are too many slots, I need to sort out my thinking."

Han Wenliang went to rescue the other survivors. There were only him and Feng Lin here. He turned his head and exchanged glances with Feng Lin, and decided to drag this person out of the slippery slope.

For the sake of safety and not being attacked by the smell, Feng Lin drove the helicopter a few meters away from the residential building.

Hu Tianming: "..."

Thinking that the other party agreed with the statement that he was useless, he lowered his head in shame, his eyes covered by clumped and messy bangs.

"Look up." Yang Yiqin looked at the other party, "Let me ask you a few questions."

Hu Tianming raised his head blankly.

Although his bangs are very long, they are stuck together one by one due to oil stains, and his single eyelid eyes can be exposed when he raises his head.

Yang Yiqin was not soft-spoken: "Your eyes are very clear, but sometimes the brain circuit is not normal."

Hu Tianming: "..."

For this statement, he was speechless.

Yang Yiqin continued: "Who told you that we only need people who can fight zombies? No, I should ask, who told you that only people who can fight zombies are useful?"

Hu Tianming muttered for a moment: "That, that..."

Yang Yiqin interrupted him with a smile: "A movie again?"

Hu Tianming: "..."

Yang Yiqin said: "Movies need conflict and logic, and they need to conform to the set worldview, but real life is based on the land you live in. It is not only useful for people who can fight zombies. As long as you are a moral person, then you can can be useful."

Hu Tianming explained: "But I'm sick of blood, and I have PTSD about wounds and carrion..."

"Is that why you vomit? This is a physical problem, and there is really nothing you can do about it." Yang Yiqin changed his voice and said, "But I think you are at least a tough person. After all, few people can live in that kind of environment for half a year. To plan all your available resources, you also need to have an extremely strong heart.”

Hu Tianming blushed: "It's just that I can bear the smell."

"What's wrong with being patient?" Yang Yiqin said, "So, are you willing to come to the safe zone?"

Hu Tianming: "Is it really not necessary to face the zombies head-on?"

Yang Yiqin promised: "Don't worry, you don't need to fight zombies, just help us raise chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep, and grow vegetables."

Hu Tianming was emotional: "I, I am willing!"

Hearing this, Feng Lin looked at the supplies behind while driving the helicopter.He took out two clean clothes, found a small bucket of clean washing water, and handed it to Yang Yiqin who was beside him.

Yang Yiqin took the clothes and threw them to Hu Tianming.

"We're going to deliver food to other survivors. You should pack yourself up first. We'll pick you up when the helicopter is free."

Hu Tianming nodded again and again: "Okay, okay, I'll clean myself right away!"

"It's almost enough, wash your face and change your clothes." Yang Yiqin reminded, "It's too cold in winter, don't catch a cold, the medicine resources in the last days are very precious."

Hu Tianming was moved to tears.

Afterwards, Feng Lin drove a helicopter and sent food and supplies to other known survivors. They were scattered in every corner of the city, and their reasons for their reluctance to leave were almost the same—either because they didn’t believe in persecution paranoia, they didn’t even dare The so-called safe zone and base; or they are reluctant to leave home. Now that the accompanying family members have left, the nominal home can no longer be lost.

Before setting off, Shishiming told them that if possible, try to find as many survivors hidden in the city as possible, and try to persuade these survivors to live in the safe zone.

In fact, persuasion has been going on a long time ago, but there are always some survivors who don't believe their words.

They can't take people away forcibly, which will not only ignore the wishes of the survivors themselves, but also waste manpower and material resources in the safe zone, and it will be difficult to carry out follow-up management work.

This led to some tragedies—after a period of time, when they looked for the survivors at that time again and wanted to know the latest situation of the other party, they often found that the temporary residence was empty, and then they were in a certain corner of the city. See their dead bodies.

After the arrival of the cold winter, this situation happened more frequently.

If this food delivery operation goes well, they still want to persuade a group of survivors to go to the safe zone.

Yang Yiqin turned on the walkie-talkie and mentioned Hu Tianming's matter to Han Wenliang.

After hearing what happened, Han Wenliang pondered for a moment: "In this case, take him to your village. Just follow what you said, let him raise chickens and ducks to grow crops, and adjust his mood. If this continues, he will really collapse gone."

Yang Yiqin nodded: "Yes."

Han Wenliang continued: "Pay attention to safety. We have also found two new survivors here. After we finish greeting the survivors in Qiaoxi District, today's food delivery operation will be over for the time being. Then you will send Hu Tianming Take it back to your village."

"it is good."

"I will continue to trouble you tomorrow."

"you are too polite."

Several helicopters went around the city, and after sending out all the supplies in the helicopter, they were about to leave Xinzhong City.After a few more trips, it's time to deliver supplies to nearby towns and counties.

From the time point of view, just in time for New Year's Eve.

The helicopters don't have much cargo capacity, so they can only temporarily leave supplies for each survivor for three or four months. The rest of the supplies will be delivered by car after the zombies in the city are cleaned up after the road is easy to travel.But this is enough, enough for the scattered survivors in the city to survive the long cold winter, eat and clothe warmly, and wait for the arrival of spring.

Feng Lin drove the helicopter back to Hu Tianming's residence.

Hu Tianming changed his clothes, put his frozen hair back on his head, and was standing at the window looking around.

He didn't dare to look down, nor did he dare to look into the opposite residential building, because there were zombies in every corner of the city.Therefore, he only dared to look at the empty sky, at the gradually setting sun, and waited for a helicopter to reappear in front of his eyes in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Finally, with the sound of propellers, a beautifully painted helicopter flew over.

Hu Tianming waved wildly towards the helicopter.

Yang Yiqin opened the door, nodded to him, and then began to check the floors above the fourteenth floor.

Feng Lin drove the helicopter, always keeping a relatively safe distance from the residential building, and then started from the 27th floor on the top floor, and slowly descended layer by layer.Yang Yiqin took out his bow and arrow and aimed at every window of the residential building. Every time he saw a zombie moving in the open window, he would shoot an arrow to kill the zombie.

In this way, the two killed all the zombies above the thirteenth floor in the vertical direction.

After solving their worries, they approached Hu Tianming's position and opened the door of the back seat of the helicopter.Feng Lin's driving skills are top-notch, the distance between the helicopter and the window is close to the limit, a grown man can easily jump over it.

Hu Tianming: "...I, I'm afraid of heights."

Yang Yiqin: "..."

Feng Lin frowned: "Then why did you buy a house on the fourteenth floor?"

Hu Tianming sniffed: "My parents bought it."

Yang Yiqin flipped from the front seat to the back, found a rescue rope, threw one to Hu Tianming, and tied the other to the inside of the helicopter.

"Hu Tianming, tie it around your waist."

Hu Tianming obeyed.

Afterwards, Yang Yiqin found another one and tied it around his waist, then stretched out his hand to Hu Tianming, and smiled at him with bent eyes.

"Come on, jump."

Looking at the smile on the other side's face, Hu Tianming felt a sense of warmth that he had done before, the corners of his eyes were moist and hot, his eardrums and heart beat at the same time, and his desire to follow the other side was extremely strong.

Under Yang Yiqin's gaze, he swallowed and climbed onto the balcony.

"Come." Yang Yiqin stretched out his hand again, "Don't be afraid, I will hold you."

Hearing this, Hu Tianming's chest gradually became hot.

With his blood surging, he mustered up the courage to lift his foot under the heat of his brain, and jumped towards the direction of the helicopter.

However, he was not very good at sports in the past, and now he has been living at home for half a year, and his hands and feet are not as good as before.Mingming plucked up the courage to take a step forward, but his foot slipped and he fell straight down.

"what--"

Hu Tianming's throat tightened, almost screaming.

The next moment, his cry was blocked back in his throat.

Because Yang Yiqin leaned out of the helicopter with half of his body, holding the door frame of the helicopter tightly with one hand, and firmly grasping Hu Tianming's wrist with the other.

Feeling the long-lost human touch on his wrist, Hu Tianming looked up in a daze.With a smile on Yang Yiqin's lips, he raised his beautiful eyebrows at him.

"It seems that you have been hungry for a long time, you are very light, and you don't need to work hard."

"Thank you, thank you..."

"You're welcome, you've thanked me too many times. Don't be afraid, listen to me carefully—don't struggle, adjust your breathing and close your eyes, and I'll pull you up right away."

"...Okay, okay."

Hu Tianming closed his eyes and his body was stiff, not daring to move. Yang Yiqin exerted strength with his arms and slowly pulled him into the helicopter.

"Okay." Yang Yiqin closed the door of the helicopter, untied the rope around his waist, and said in a relaxed tone, "You are saved."

Hu Tianming opened his eyes cautiously, then imitated his movements a little stupidly, removed the rope from his body, and handed it to the other party.

He simply wiped his body and changed his outer clothes, but he didn't thoroughly wash off the dirt on his body. The fermented greasy air was emitted by the internal heat and gradually filled the entire cabin.

Yang Yiqin sneezed.

Only then did Hu Tianming realize that he was still smelling bad, so he quickly moved to the side.

"Sorry, I hardly ever take a shower."

"It's okay, I'll get used to it in a while." Yang Yiqin brought him a few more bags of bread, "Eat something first, and you'll be in the village in less than half an hour, and then you can take a good bath."

After finishing speaking, he jumped back to the co-pilot's seat and said to Feng Lin with a smile: "The mission is completed, let's go home."

Feng Lin nodded.

"Well, go home."

The helicopter rose and flew in the direction of Yangcun.

Hu Tianming waited for a long time before recovering from the fear of almost dying just now.

After regaining his senses, he didn't dare to look down, otherwise his legs would become weak from fright.Confused and apprehensive about the future, he turned his attention to Yang Yiqin, recalling the smile when the other party encouraged him just now.

At this time, Yang Yiqin was chatting with Feng Lin, summing up his experience in saving lives today, talking about what to eat when he went back, and talking about the people in the village.Their daily life is different from his. They don't have to worry about survival or hunger, they just think about how to live.

It turned out that countless people's lives were gradually getting on the right track in places he didn't know, but he was still fighting wits and courage with the air, torturing himself in a closed space alone for half a year, and then thought that this was called fighting the end of the world struggle.

Thinking of this, Hu Tianming's mood gradually calmed down a little, and he was ready for a new life.

Perhaps, he should have taken this step long ago.

Driven by complicated emotions, he looked at Yang Yiqin with more intense eyes, and felt that for the first time he saw hope and hope in the apocalypse.He gradually believed that following in the footsteps of the other party, being able to live a life like an ordinary person is not just muddling along, nor is it trying to survive in an idyllic way.

However, before this passion burned for too long, Hu Tianming suddenly felt a chill.

His gaze just now was so hot that Yang Yiqin stopped communicating, turned around, and looked at him suspiciously.

Feng Lin, who was driving the helicopter, also tilted his head slightly, his eyes were cold - the coldness just now obviously came from the other party.

Meeting Feng Lin's eagle eyes in a panic, Hu Tianming was so frightened that he trembled.

Yang Yiqin asked: "What's the matter, are you still hungry? There are biscuits and milk at the back, you can take them yourself."

Hearing this, Hu Tianming was only moved, and then quickly declined, "No need, no need, a bottle of water in the last days is a precious resource, and a grain of rice can cause disputes. I can't keep eating your things."

"Don't worry." Yang Yiqin said with a smile, "The National Security Zone has already controlled the local granary, and the food in the granary is enough for everyone to eat. The reason why we want to send food to all survivors is also because of this."

Hu Tianming didn't expect at all that there was such a thing: "Are we going to the national security zone now?"

Yang Yiqin shook his head and said, "However, the place you are going to is not a national security zone, but a security zone established by our village. The national security zone will send people here from time to time."

Hu Tianming seems to understand but not understand.

Yang Yiqin smiled: "When you go to the village, someone will receive you and arrange a place for you. At that time, the people in the village will explain it clearly to you, and gradually you will understand."

After all, the other party has lived alone for half a year without going out, so he can't communicate clearly the current situation in a few words. He needs to live in the village for a few days to realize the difference.

Hu Tianming nodded heavily: "Okay, I'm looking forward to it."

But for the rest of the way, he didn't dare to stare at Yang Yiqin anymore, otherwise he would always feel his neck was cold.

As soon as they returned to the village, they immediately found the village chief and explained Hu Tianming's identity.

"Are you sick of blood and afraid of zombies?" The village chief thought for a while and said, "Why don't you let him raise livestock with your cousin, and help everyone build a vegetable shed when you have nothing to do."

Yang Yiqin asked: "Are you with my cousin?"

"Recently, your cousin and other aunts are busy training big geese, taking care of chicken coops, feeding pigs and sheep." The village head explained, "They always say that they are old, and all of them are old women over half a century old. , I have been busy for a long time, my back is sore, I keep asking if I can find a helper who can move things for them. Breeding is also a hard work... It just so happens that although this young man looks malnourished, he will definitely be better than your aunts if he raises it. Big boy."

Hearing this, Yang Yiqin looked at Hu Tianming.

Hu Tianming hurriedly said: "I can!!"

The village chief smiled: "Okay, then I'll take you to her place. You can live in her house first, and there is still a vacant house in her house."

Yang Yiqin nodded: "Then leave it to the village chief. Feng Lin and I will go back first, and we will continue to run to Xinzhong City tomorrow."

"Leave it to me, you go back and rest."

For the next two weeks or so, Yang Yiqin and Feng Lin went out early and returned late all day, and cooperated with Han Wenliang and others to deliver food to the survivors.

Under the "temptation" of food, they successively found several survivors who had never shown up before, and persuaded countless people to go to the safe zone.Because they saw the real supplies and knew about the storage of grain in the grain depot, they were willing to believe that life in the safe zone was better.

As for those who continue to hold doubts, they just left enough food.

In the next few months, they probably won't have the energy to visit these people anymore.Because the work of saving lives has been basically completed, in the years to come, human beings will have more important things to do.

After the task of delivering food to other survivors was over, Yang Yiqin and others spent a few days to bring all the food belonging to their village to the village.

Every time the helicopter lands at the temple entrance of Yangcun, there will be warm applause from the villagers. The village chief and others have already decided on the location of the grain depots in each village, and the villagers will spontaneously remove the supplies as soon as they land.

When moving food, they did not involve survivors who had recently arrived in the village.

It's not because they deliberately xenophobic and don't trust those people, but some of these survivors are not honest - they refused the patrol work arranged by the village chief, saying that the reason why they were willing to come here was because they heard that the national grain depot Everyone has enough to eat, not to be a cow or a horse for the village.

This statement actually attracted seven or eight people who agreed.

They all agreed that the grains released by Hua grain storage belonged to them personally, so why should they listen to the words of the village chief.It is enough for the other party to give them the food directly, and they live on the food themselves.

When the villagers retorted, they always missed the point, and they all blushed with anxiety.

Father Yang came forward and said that of course the food can be given to you, but if you don't want to participate in the construction of the village, please go back to your original place.

However, when those people saw the safe and spacious village, they were still willing to return to the place full of zombies, so they started a new sophistry.

However, Father Yang couldn't do anything.

Both parties were unwilling to compromise, so those people could only get food for a few days, and were even caught by the big white goose when they went out to steal food in the middle of the night, and the screams rang out all night.

When Yang Yiqin found out about this, he asked Father Yang to be calm and not to be impatient, and when he was done with the matter at hand, he would hold a meeting for everyone.

At the end of the twelfth lunar month.

Yang Yiqin called all the survivors from the three villages to the temple entrance of Yangcun, and put up a sign in front of the temple entrance, which read "the first mobilization meeting of the safety zone of the three villages".

Yang Yiqin stood in the middle alone.

After everyone arrived, Feng Lin and Father Yang came late.

As soon as the two approached, the noisy entrance of the temple suddenly fell silent - because the two of them held weapons and were fully armed.

Someone wondered: "What is this for?"

"It's a meeting." Yang Yiqin showed a refreshing smile that is harmless to humans and animals, "It is inevitable that there will be unstable factors, so we must be prepared."

There are a large number of survivors in Beishi, so there must be relevant order and laws to regulate the survivors, but most of their villages are self-sufficient villagers, and the same rules do not apply.But this doesn't mean that they can tolerate the people who come later to be lazy and work hard, stretching out their hands for food and opening their mouths.

Today, we must set up Sancun's own rules.

Most of the people accepted this statement, they just got a little curious and didn't care anymore. There were only a few people with bad intentions in the crowd, so they panicked.

One of them said: "You guys, do the people in the safe zone agree?"

"Safe zone?" Yang Yiqin showed a surprised expression, "Aren't we the safe zone?"

The man choked: "Where are the people in the national security zone?"

Yang Yiqin smiled.

"I don't need you to care about this. I have communicated with their people. I have the final say on the boundaries of the three villages."

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Happy New Years Eve! ! ! !