#28 - Chapter 28 Survivors - Rebirth In The Apocalypse: Start By Building The Strongest Base

It was a little after 1 PM.

Sunlight streamed down upon the earth.

It was already mid-October, and the weather was slightly cool.

But that couldn't hide the warmth emanating from the sun.

The combat team continued their journey after lunch, arriving near the An County Police Station.

Perhaps the sunlight was too pleasant, as they didn't see a single zombie near the police station.

Maybe they were all hiding in some shady spot.

After reaching their destination, the convoy still stopped near the police station to observe.

Qin Jin used a drone to observe for a while and discovered an anomaly.

Zhong Yu, who was also watching the screen, seemed to notice it as well.

He said to Qin Jin, "Huh? Mr. Qin, that's a bit strange. All the doors of this police station are closed! It'll be difficult to lure the zombies out later, won't it?"

Qin Jin had also noticed earlier that the main building of the An County Police Station had its main entrance and other exits tightly shut.

Although there were some signs of chaos at the entrance and around it, it was generally better than the previous few police stations.

"Perhaps this trip won't be so simple."

Qin Jin muttered to himself.

Without explaining to the puzzled Zhong Yu, he continued to scout the surroundings, planned an escape route, and then instructed the team members operating the other drones to start attracting zombies.

"Lure all the surrounding zombies away, then we'll go over and take a look."

The team members, already experienced in kiting, skillfully raised the drones to the optimal position.

Then, the sound emitters were activated. In just a few minutes, over a hundred zombies emerged from all directions and surrounded the drones!

It wasn't until more than ten minutes later, when no new zombies joined, that they led the horde away.

"Boss, not a single zombie came out of the police station!"

Li Bowen also noticed the anomaly and said to Qin Jin.

The drone specifically hovered in front of the police station, but there was no sign of any zombies rushing out.

Everything was suspicious.

Even if the doors were closed, the zombies should be banging or pounding on them.

But after a careful look, it was eerily quiet, as if there really was no one inside!?

"Don't overthink it. Anyway, the surrounding zombies have been lured away, so let's go take a look! Tell the brothers to be ready for combat at any time!" Qin Jin said with a slightly serious tone.

Except for the people flying the drones, who needed to stay outside, the rest of the team drove into the police station's courtyard.

After blocking the gate with the barricades, they got out of the vehicles, prepared for battle, and waited for the boss's command.

Qin Jin approached the main entrance, looking at the blood-stained door, and was about to take out his lock picks when he heard human voices from inside!

"Who are you!? Was that sound outside just now you!? Are you the official rescue team?"

A man's voice came from inside!

Qin Jin quickly raised his right fist, signaling the combat team to stop and remain silent!

He stared at the door, thinking for a few seconds.

Then he signaled the squad leaders to have all the combat team members hide their guns first.

They were to place them within easy reach so they could be retrieved at any time, and only keep crossbows, machetes, and shields in their hands.

Seeing that everyone had put away their firearms, he said to the people inside:

"We're not a rescue team, just passing by. Who are you? Why are you inside the police station? Can you open the door and let us in?"

He didn't answer the other side, but instead threw out a few questions.

There was complete silence inside for a full half a minute.

Just as Qin Jin and the combat team were getting impatient and preparing to take the next action.

The door clicked open!

The door opened to reveal a middle-aged man with a weathered face, cautiously leaning against the door, carefully sizing up Qin Jin standing in front of him.

He also saw the combat team members outside, who were also cautiously looking at him.

Seeing the machetes, crossbows, and other weapons in the hands of the combat team members, the middle-aged man became even more cautious.

Seeming to sense that Qin Jin was the leader of this group, he continued to say to Qin Jin:

"What are you doing out here? There are man-eating monsters everywhere outside!"

Qin Jin seemed to see the man's uneasiness and explained:

"We're not bad people. We're a team out looking for supplies and food. Can we come in and rest for a while?"

"And exchange information. We've been running around outside for two days and have some understanding of the situation."

"Exchanging information is fine, but we don't have the food you want here. Wait a moment."

The man didn't fully believe Qin Jin's words, but seemed very interested in exchanging information.

He first closed the door, seemingly to go back and discuss with other possible survivors.

Qin Jin wasn't in a hurry and continued to wait.

At this point in time, the most attractive things for survivors, besides safety and food, were undoubtedly external intelligence.

A few days ago, before the internet was cut off, you could see some situations of survivors in various places online.

But it was definitely not as detailed as those who had been active in the nearby area.

The Green Origin people didn't have to wait long before the door reopened.

It was still the same middle-aged man with a weathered face.

He signaled Qin Jin and his team to come in.

Qin Jin made a gesture with his right hand behind his back, telling the combat team members to be prepared, and he took the lead and followed him in.

He was now very confident in his skills, and it was still the early days of the apocalypse, so human nature shouldn't have collapsed to a very serious extent.

Just after passing through the police station gate, what came into view was a fairly large hall.

There were not many traces of clutter inside, and it didn't seem to have experienced any chaos. At this time, there were more than twenty people in the hall!

It could be seen that several comrades in police uniforms were cautiously looking at them.

Several of them had their right hands pressed against their waists, bulging, seemingly hiding weapons.

Among the other survivors inside, there were various kinds of people, even two children.

From the clothes of some men and women, their occupations could be vaguely guessed, such as food delivery drivers, white-collar workers, and housewives.

A police officer who seemed to be in charge here walked towards the combat team members, with the weathered man following behind him.

He asked Qin Jin, "Hello, I'm from this police station, my surname is Li, you can call me Officer Li."

Looking around at the other combat team members who came in, the person who claimed to be Officer Li continued to say:

"I see that you seem to have a certain discipline. Can you tell me about your situation? And how is the outside world now?"

Faced with Officer Li's inquiry, Qin Jin's mind flashed, and his deep eyes revealed calmness as he nodded.

He said to Officer Li:

"We are people from the same factory. I am their boss. We came out to search for food and various supplies. We passed by here and wanted to come in to borrow a place to rest and find supplies. I didn't expect there to be so many people here."

Officer Li assessed the credibility of Qin Jin's words in his mind.

Looking at this group of people fully equipped, they didn't seem to have much fear.

Unlike most of the survivors here, who were almost frightened out of their wits by the changes in the previous few days, he couldn't help but be skeptical.

Seeming to see the disbelief in Officer Li's eyes.

Qin Jin continued to explain:

"Some people in our factory have also mutated into zombies. We spent some effort to deal with them, closed the factory door, and stayed inside. These two days, we saw that the zombies outside were not so crazy, so we came out to look for supplies."

"Now that the outside world has collapsed and production has stopped, food and supplies are always necessary, so we organized manpower to come out and search."

Without caring whether the other party believed it or not, Qin Jin asked in return:

"I see that there are quite a few people here. Are they some of the surrounding survivors? How is the situation on your side? Are there other survivors around?"

Officer Li couldn't tell how credible Qin Jin's words were just now.

Seeing the other party asking in return, and since there were no conflicts between the two sides yet, he also honestly replied:

"These people gathered together after the incident a few nights ago. That night, I happened to be resting in the duty room. There were not many people in the police station at that time. After some people turned into monsters, they killed many of us."

"Later, several of us hid in the room. The monsters outside were attracted by the sounds outside the police station. We came out and locked the doors and windows and have been staying here ever since."

"These people were later successively ran to the police station and taken in."

Sure enough, the situation here was not much different from what Qin Jin imagined.

Since he knew the general situation here, Qin Jin didn't waste any time and said to Officer Li:

"Officer Li, in that case, do you think we can make a deal? We have found some food these two days, and I would like to exchange it for some supplies with you."

"Oh? What kind of supplies do you want to exchange for?"

Officer Li seemed a little tempted.

These people had been trapped here for several days, relying on some odds and ends of food, but they could still hold on.

But it was definitely not a solution in the long run.

There were zombies outside, and being able to obtain some food now was undoubtedly a good choice.

"I want to exchange food for the weapons here, pistols, machine guns, bullets are all fine."

"Impossible!"

Officer Li's expression changed drastically, and he loudly refused!

"Firearms are official property. Except for specific personnel, no one else can possess them!"

"I don't care what the outside world has become, but guns cannot flow out of my hands!"

Officer Li sternly refused, his expression changed greatly.

His impression of Qin Jin and his team greatly decreased, as if he were looking at a group of heinous people, and continued to chase people away, "There is nothing you need here, please leave!"

Qin Jin's face was a little ugly.

He had been thinking of communicating well with this Officer Li before, to see if he could get the weapons here without other methods, but he didn't expect that the other party would directly chase people away as soon as he mentioned firearms!

He weighed it in his mind. If he started a war with these people here, it would be fine for him, but it would be difficult to say for the other combat team members.

After all, the other party had been trained.

The base was currently short of people.

Especially the people in the combat team, it would be difficult to replenish them if they were lost.

He had a measure in his heart.

He coldly said to the other party, who was making a gesture to see them off:

"Since you don't want to exchange things here, then we won't waste time. Let's go!"

After saying that, he slowly retreated to the gate.

And signaled several squad leaders not to act impulsively, and led the people who came in to leave this police station again.

The gate closed.

Qin Jin returned to the car without stopping, called the other team members to get in the car and evacuate.

It wasn't until the convoy drove onto the road that Zhong Yu asked:

"Mr. Qin, why did we just leave like that just now? We are sure to trade with them by force or take them down. They only have five people with guns, we can win."

Qin Jin stretched and said to him:

"And then? How many people do we have to die or be injured?"

"Are you sure to solve them without injury? They are really trained people, although I don't know how much skill is left."

"I don't want to see our team members reduced."

For a while, Zhong Yu and the team members in the back cars were speechless.

Indeed.

Fighting with knives and guns is ruthless, and no one dares to say that they will not be injured.

There is also a sense of emotion brewing in my heart.

Mr. Qin's behavior last night had a great impact on many people, and many people thought he was a cold-blooded person.

Looking at it this way today, there seems to be another side.

Qin Jin didn't care what the people next to him thought, and continued to say to himself:

"What's more, maybe we will have a chance to get weapons when we come over in a while."