#126 - Chapter 126: Weapons are the guarantee
When they came, it was basically two people per car.
Now, going back, they basically need one person per car!
Fortunately, all combat team members know how to drive, and in this era, there's no one who doesn't know how to drive.
However, the armored vehicles need to be driven by a few captains; the others are a bit lacking.
The only amphibious combat vehicle was loaded onto a flatbed trailer, ready to be transported away.
6:30 PM.
The sky had already completely darkened, the clouds obscuring the moonlight, and the outside world here had returned to a state where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
Some combat team members had cooked a large pot of noodles in advance; the hot food dispelled the fatigue of working for most of the day.
After a short rest, everyone continued to engage in the intense task of moving supplies and loading vehicles.
Of course, some personnel had been assigned to night duty around the perimeter.
Here at night, with the lights they brought, there was actually a brightly lit area.
It wasn't until nearly ten o'clock that everything was packed up, and all the personnel were exhausted.
It's worth mentioning that Lin Zhijie, who was recruited yesterday, stayed in the car to take care of his sister during the initial clearing, but later he volunteered to help with moving supplies and worked hard for most of the day.
At the same time, he finally learned the ultimate goal of the people who had saved him and his sister!
He didn't expect such a shocking operation.
After obtaining those weapons, this group of people was undoubtedly even more terrifying.
For him and his sister to join them, it should be a good thing no matter how you look at it.
By the evening, Lin Runwei had recovered a lot, completely waking up. After treating her leg wound and getting a tetanus shot and anti-inflammatory medication, she still couldn't walk, but she could communicate simply.
And she became quite familiar with Yao Lei and Zhou Xin, the two female team members.
Time passed.
Perhaps benefiting from the remote location, few zombies came to harass them at night. Only a few that had previously been left behind during the 'kite flying' came back here.
They were easily eliminated by the team members on night duty.
The others who had completed their tasks seized the time to rest. They could relax and sleep for a whole day after persevering and returning to the base tomorrow.
Nothing happened overnight.
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The next day.
A little after 6:00 AM.
All personnel had already woken up, eaten a simple breakfast, and re-checked all the places here to see if anything had been missed.
And re-examined the condition of each vehicle.
After confirming everything was correct.
Qin Jin stood beside the Saber-toothed Tiger, looked up at the sky, and saw that there weren't many clouds.
Good, today should be a sunny day.
At this time, a faint light had begun to appear on the horizon.
"It takes about ten minutes to drive from here to the main road. By the time we get out, it should be fully light!"
"Everyone, prepare to depart! Let's try to get back to Green Source Base today!"
Everyone, of course, agreed.
The gate here opened, with the Saber-toothed Tiger leading the way, followed closely by the riot control police car, and then the dozen or so military and civilian heavy trucks and large trucks and tankers transporting all kinds of fully loaded supplies.
Behind them were large flatbed trailers loaded with armed helicopters, tanks, combat vehicles, and supplies.
At the rear were three armored vehicles with machine guns mounted on their roofs!
The massive convoy slowly drove out of the gate, leaving this emptied place.
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Mentang Town.
Chemical Factory.
In one of the offices in a certain building.
Several men were talking.
One of them, with feminine features, wearing white gloves on his right hand, and holding a nail clipper, was speaking to the other two men standing beside him.
"You said you didn't find any survivors around yesterday, so expand the search area again today! Don't let anything within 30 kilometers of the factory be missed!"
"You must find the people who moved the equipment!"
The two men standing beside him heard this and replied to the man with a look of embarrassment:
"President Fang, we will continue to search, but the situation here is a bit troublesome. Yesterday, our people searched many places and found that there are very few survivors here, and the fuel from many cars on the roadside and some gas stations has been drained!"
"Although we also brought some fuel, it won't last long."
Fang Tianqing glanced at the speaker, sat on the chair comfortably, and impatiently said while using the nail clipper to polish his left hand's nails:
"Then search quickly! Once we've used enough fuel for our return trip, we can go back."
The two men heard this, knew what to do, and turned to leave and get to work.
The man in the chair polished his fingernails for a while, seemed very satisfied, stared intently at his beautiful hands for a while, and made a sound of admiration.
Being able to live in such comfort in the apocalypse is thanks to him being a capable subordinate of President Guo, possessing a certain status and power.
In their shelter, he is also a member of the higher-ups, living a good life, not worried about food and drink, and having some manpower under his command.
He doesn't care whether he can complete the task that President Guo arranged this time.
Being able to go out on a mission already involves a considerable risk; no matter what the outside is like, it's not as safe as his own shelter.
He believes that President Guo will not blame him for a daughter whose life and death are uncertain.
He touched the pistol at his waist, which was a symbol of power!
In their shelter, this is a high-deterrent weapon that only a few high-ranking officials have!
It is also a powerful guarantee for him to command his subordinates.
In this apocalypse, survivors are too busy escaping for their lives, and only groups with a certain amount of strength have the opportunity to go out and find the few firearms and weapons in China.
Their entire shelter has more than a dozen guns, most of which are kept by President Guo, and only a few capable subordinates can receive them as rewards.
They rely on the deterrent of these guns to rule hundreds of survivors.
Fang Tianqing knows that there is another large shelter in Yangcheng. He heard that there are a few officials there, with as many as hundreds of weapons, including machine guns!
They are definitely not an existence that their medium-sized shelter can provoke!
Since the acid rain, they have also heard about the increased strength of zombies, and the difficulty of going out to find supplies and food has greatly increased.
Yangcheng is indeed a big city. Although there are many survivors, the number of zombies is also extremely terrifying.
The weapons in the police stations and police stations here have long been looted by various groups, and they are one of them.
People who obtain weapons will inevitably not leave them unused when faced with trouble. Every night, facing the impact of zombies, and during the day entering buildings to find supplies, they need to consume a lot of ammunition.
Many groups did get pistols, but after the bullets ran out, they became scrap iron.
Fang Tianqing is deeply favored by President Guo, and he was rewarded with a full 200 bullets for this trip!
This made him stand up straight.
President Guo said that if he could find Miss Guo, he would reward him with another 200 rounds when he returned!
So, for him, it would be best if he could find her. If he really can't find her, having 200 rounds as a base guarantees that this trip will not be a loss.
In the apocalypse, firearms are equal to a symbol of strength!
And also equal to power!
(End of chapter)
