Day 10 of the apocalypse.
Splash~
A heavy rain fell in Yanhai City, accompanied by gusts of cool wind.
Old Zhou gets up early without fail, cooks a pot of congee with preserved egg and lean pork, and makes four thin pancakes, which he then serves with some pickled vegetables, dividing them into four portions.
"Old Zhou, has anyone ever told you before that you're a really good cook?"
Yu Dong felt that this tasted even better than the breakfast shops outside. He never expected that he could eat so well in the apocalypse.
"Hey~ Cooking is actually just like doing a chemistry experiment. As long as you master the dosage, the order of mixing, and the heat, you can make a high-purity product."
"Doing experiments is like cooking a delicate dish, right? Interesting..."
Haha~
Yu Dong was eating breakfast, flipping through "Friends of Dual-Use Military and Civilian Talents" in his hand, quite content.
In the post-apocalyptic world, Yu Dong actually had more time to read and think.
Especially on rainy days, this is the first rainy day after the apocalypse.
Yu Dong didn't want to do anything today; he just wanted to curl up on the sofa and lie there.
Zhou Jianguo slurped up his congee with preserved egg and lean pork, looked at the gray sky outside, and felt a pang of nostalgia.
"In the past, students liked to stay in their dormitories during this kind of weather. There were only a few of us chemistry teachers in the entire laboratory building... No one asked questions, no one made phone calls, we just quietly did experiments together, it was really comfortable."
Teachers sometimes find it annoying when students keep asking questions.
Especially the question that his first student, whom he started teaching twenty years ago, had asked ten times.
Seeing that Lao Zhou seemed to miss his lab, Yu Dong felt the same way.
"Old Zhou, I wish I had met you sooner, like a week before the apocalypse."
"I should have just left Kyoto for Yanhai City back then... If you had called my name then, I would have been scared to death."
"Oh? Because... yoga pants?"
"We are truly in love, but... she is, after all, my student."
"Understood."
Yu Dong didn't delve any further. While matters of male-female relationships are important in peacetime, now... teamwork skills are even more crucial.
Old Zhou is a good partner, Yu Dong has already confirmed that.
Willow leaves too.
"Huh? Why isn't Liu Yeye up yet... Lao Zhou, did you call her?"
"I just knocked on the door."
Yu Dong knocked on Liu Yeye's door again: "Get up, you still have to bring food to Shen Xinyi."
There was no sound inside.
Yu Dong frowned slightly, then quickened his knocking pace.
"Liu Yeye, what's wrong?"
There was still no sound, and Yu Dong was getting anxious.
"Willow Leaf! Are you inside? Say something!"
Old Zhou put down his food and unconsciously picked up the spear, handing it to Yu Dong.
Just as the two men were about to break down the door, it opened.
Liu Yeye, wearing a bear-themed pajama set, walked out sleepily and looked at the two people who seemed to be facing a formidable enemy, somewhat puzzled:
"What? Are there zombies in the house?"
Yu Dong breathed a sigh of relief.
"I was wondering... why you haven't opened the door for so long?"
"I think I have a fever, I don't feel well, and I have no energy..."
Yu Dong noticed that Liu Yeye's lips were pale and her overall complexion was very poor.
He touched Liu Yeye's forehead; it was very hot.
"Come, sit here."
"Old Zhou, the thermometer."
I helped the weak Liu Yeye to the sofa and took her temperature; it was already 40 degrees Celsius.
"Here, ibuprofen!"
Old Zhou found a box of ibuprofen and handed it over.
Almost every household has this kind of thing; Yu Dong and his team found a lot of it.
Of course, Yu Dong also had a lot of stockpiled at home.
After giving Liu Yeye, who had a high fever, medicine and some porridge, her complexion improved a little.
Liu Yeye glanced at the time.
"It's time to bring Xinyi her lunch..."
But then she looked at the heavy rain outside:
"It's raining so hard. At this time... the drone might go out of control... How about we wait until the rain stops before delivering it?"
"Hmm, no rush. We won't starve. We must protect the drone; it's our most important tool... You should rest first. I'll call you when the rain stops."
"Mmm~"
Liu Yeye moved back to her bedroom and lay down on the bed to sleep.
Seeing that Liu Yeye was alright, Yu Dong and Lao Zhou each picked up their books and started reading.
Yu Dong simply replaced the book with "The Barefoot Doctor's Handbook".
...
Room 502, Building 3
Wearing slim-fit jeans, Shen Xinyi sat by the window, gazing at Building No. 1 through binoculars. Her delicate white feet swayed back and forth, like two exquisite jade ornaments, captivating the soul.
This outfit perfectly accentuated her sexy curves.
After watching for a while, Shen Xinyi reluctantly put down the binoculars.
The heavy rain blurred the view, and it was difficult to see clearly over there.
"With this heavy rain, their drones probably can't fly. No breakfast this morning!"
"They won't see me anymore..."
Shen Xinyi closed the curtains, took off her jeans, and changed into comfortable pajamas.
These days, apart from being fed, she spends most of her time looking at Building No. 1 through binoculars.
While Yu Dong and his team were clearing out the zombies, she kept cheering them on, showing a strong sense of participation.
"Those three are really great, they're both capable and kind."
Especially the man in the combat uniform, whose every move was clean and efficient, made her feel very reliable even from across a building.
She envied Liu Yeye for having such a good support from the start, with no worries about food and drink, and no need to participate in dangerous battles. She only needed to follow Yu Dong around and play with drones every day.
"I wish I were in Building Number One too..."
"Oh right, Yu Dong said to remember to collect water on rainy days!"
Shen Xinyi quickly found some containers and ropes made from bed sheets, and put them outside the window to collect as much water as possible.
In the blur, she seemed to see figures moving downstairs.
Picking up her binoculars, she saw several people coming out of the property management office and walking towards her building, number three.
"Huh? Are those the property management staff?"
Shen Xinyi was overjoyed. If those people could kill the zombies in the stairwell, she could go out and find Yu Dong and the others in Building 1!
...
A day has passed.
Liu Yeye's high fever kept coming down after taking medicine, then coming up again, then coming down again after taking medicine, and it went on like this all day long. She still has a high fever now.
The person was already starting to get delirious from the fever.
Yu Dong and Lao Zhou paced anxiously back and forth in the living room.
Yu Dong thoroughly studied the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" and found several solutions that fit the situation, but some of them required certain medications that he hadn't prepared.
He tried the folk remedy that was given, but it didn't work.
"No, if this continues, something bad will happen to Liu Yeye. I need to give her a few more antibiotics..."
Yu Dong bought many kinds of antibiotics, but he couldn't figure out which one Liu Yeye needed.
We can only try them one by one.
He tried amoxicillin last night, but it had no effect at all.
He needs to try another one, but he doesn't even know if the antibiotics will work, or what exactly is wrong with Liu Yeye...
Old Zhou was also anxiously watching from the sidelines. His chemistry major wasn't related to pharmaceutical research and development, so he was completely clueless about it.
"If only a doctor could take a look..."
Upon hearing this, Yu Dong seemed to remember something and looked towards Building No. 3.
The rain has gradually subsided, and visibility has improved considerably.
"We need to contact Shen Xinyi immediately!"
Yu Dong couldn't solve the problem on his own; Liu Yeye's illness was getting worse.
Not only did he have a persistent high fever, but he also had a persistent cough and looked extremely weak.
Old Zhou took out his binoculars and looked outside. He could already see Building No. 3 clearly, but the curtains on the fifth floor were still closed.
"Dongzi, it's 6:30 in the morning. Shen Xinyi might not be up yet. What should we do?"
It was still drizzling outside, and operating the drone remained very dangerous.
Besides, Yu Dong had never operated it before; it was always Liu Yeye who used it, and he was afraid he would break it himself.
"You stay here and keep an eye on Shen Xinyi's window, I'm going upstairs to get something..."
Yu Dong returned to the fourth floor, found a steel slingshot in his storage room, and took a bag of steel balls.
Then I climbed up to the sixth floor, aimed at the window of apartment 502 across the street, and gently pulled... *click*!
The steel ball fell down before it reached Building No. 3.
Yu Dong increased the pressure slightly... *smack!*
It hit the wall on the fourth floor of Building 3.
Yu Dong tried a few more times and finally got the marble to hit the 502 wall.
Subsequently, efforts were intensified.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Shen Xinyi opened her eyes, sat up in bed, and was startled to hear a sound coming from outside the wall.
He went to the window, grabbed a telescope, and looked out before realizing that Yu Dong was shooting at him.
The two quickly communicated by writing on a small whiteboard.
Is there food to eat?
The leaves are sick.
[symptom? ]
[High fever persists, confusion, fatigue, and cough have persisted for a day.]
Upon seeing what Yu Dong wrote, Shen Xinyi immediately realized that this was a big problem.
"He was fine the day before yesterday, but his condition deteriorated rapidly after just one day... It's most likely a sudden bacterial infection."
She is not a doctor, but she is a nurse in the internal medicine department of a top-tier hospital. She has treated many patients according to doctors' orders and is quite familiar with some symptoms.
Afterwards, she asked Liu Yeye about her situation yesterday in detail and finally made a judgment.
[It's most likely bacterial pneumonia. The onset is very rapid; it can worsen quickly within a day. If treatment isn't timely, it can develop into sepsis, at which point... it's incurable without a specialized hospital.]
Upon seeing this, Yu Dong clenched his fists in anxiety.
How to treat it!
[Advanced broad-spectrum antibiotics, such as ceftriaxone injections, can quickly suppress the disease.]
[No!]
Why would Yu Dong prepare to inject drugs? He doesn't know how to inject or use drugs at all. He buys drugs based on prescriptions given by experts on Zhihu.
Levofloxacin, oral administration, adequate dose.
[have!]
Yu Dong has bought this antibiotic before!
Continue using ibuprofen to reduce fever, administer ambroxol to stop coughing, and provide oxygen; she will have difficulty breathing.
Seeing that Shen Xinyi had stopped writing, Yu Dong remembered everything and hurried to his first-aid kit on the fourth floor to find medicine.
"Levofloxacin...ambroxol...oxygen cylinder, got it!"
Yu Dong ran down and shouted, "Old Zhou, see how to use the oxygen cylinder."
He quickly fed the medicine to Liu Yeye and noticed that her breathing was indeed very difficult. Her constant coughing and phlegm made her breathing rapid.
After administering all the medication, Lao Zhou had already installed the small oxygen tube and nasal inhaler, and quickly put them on Liu Yeye.
As the white mist slowly appeared, Liu Yeye's breathing became much easier.
Yu Dong stayed by Liu Yeye's window for an hour. Liu Yeye's high fever subsided, her breathing gradually stabilized, and her cough lessened considerably.
"It worked..."
After a tense day, Yu Dong finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Around noon, Liu Yeye gradually woke up.
She saw Yu Dong sitting by the bed, a weak smile on his face, like a little kitten.
"Senior, you've been watching over me the whole time..."
"I'm afraid you'll die and turn into a zombie."
"They were actually quite touched..."
"Come here, let me touch you."
"ah?"
Yu Dong touched her forehead and, finding her temperature normal, was relieved.
"It's good that your fever has subsided... Sit up and eat something; you haven't eaten for most of the day."
"profound."
After receiving the correct medication, Liu Yeye was out of danger.
At noon, the rain stopped and the sun came out.
After taking a few bites, Liu Yeye suddenly slapped her forehead and quickly picked up her drone.
"Xinyi hasn't eaten yet!"
Because of yesterday's heavy rain, they haven't fed Shen Xinyi for a whole day.
"In addition to hot meals, send over some more packaged food today..."
"If only my oven still worked... I really want to bake a tray of cookies for Xinyi! Hey? Could I borrow some electricity from your solar panel? Just one tray... just one tray, please!"
"We should definitely thank them properly, but a plate of cookies... isn't that too little?"
"This is the best thing I've ever made."
"Then let's wait for her to arrive, and then you can do it together."
"ah?"
"Now, let's vote. Raise your hand if you want to accept Shen Xinyi into Building One."
After Yu Dong finished speaking, the three of them immediately raised their hands, then looked at each other and smiled.
"Alright, then let's prepare a plan to rescue Shen Xinyi."
After Liu Yeye delivered the food at noon, Shen Xinyi gave her some instructions and reminders about the follow-up medication.
After taking her medicine, Liu Yeye went back to rest, and her condition was gradually improving.
This ordeal made Yu Dong realize how important it is to have a medical worker in a team.
Even though she wasn't a doctor, but just a nurse, Shen Xinyi's medical knowledge far surpassed that of the three of them.
Once someone has an illness, at least they should know how to use medication and take care of themselves.
Yu Dong and Lao Zhou were discussing the rescue plan.
"According to Shen Xinyi, the stairwell of their building number three is very dangerous, with many zombies running back and forth, making it extremely dangerous."
"If we want to rescue her, we must first find a way to lure the zombies out of the stairwell and kill them..."
"So the question is, how can we eliminate the zombies we can't see while protecting ourselves?"
Yu Dong's words made Zhou Jianguo think for a long time.
After a while, he said, "You think about it first, I'll go take a look around the building... maybe I can find something useful."
Although he can't make the big thing right now, he remembers that there are some materials here. If he makes good use of them, he might be able to gather a few small items.
Yu Dong already had two general strategies in mind, but both were somewhat risky.
Shen Xinyi may have died on her way to Building No. 1.
Fortunately, he still has plenty of time to gradually improve and experiment. Shen Xinyi is neither hungry nor thirsty now, and he will eventually rescue her step by step.
"Thank goodness it rained, otherwise many people would have died of thirst..."
The rain also brought Yu Dong and his team a great harvest.
After breaking through Building 1, the rooftop became their territory.
They had already placed a large number of water storage containers on the roof, just waiting for the rain to bring a large amount of clean water.
The problem of domestic and drinking water has been solved.
Yu Dong stood on the third floor, using binoculars to survey the rain-soaked neighborhood, trying to find the perfect rescue strategy.
"Huh? Why are there three more zombies on the ground?"
"These zombies... don't seem to be from the Chantilly Bay neighborhood."
This strange phenomenon caught Yu Dong's attention.
He had made a point of observing all the residents in the Xiangtiwan community and had given them code names based on their characteristics.
And the three zombies wandering downstairs... he had never seen them before.
"Was it because they happened to avoid my observation period? Or were they visiting the neighborhood on the last day?"
"Three...are they all such a coincidence?"
"Or did something unexpected happen on this rainy day, allowing zombies from outside to enter the community?"
At this point, Yu Dong still couldn't see what the problem was.
"Let's find some time to take care of these three zombies... to prevent Liangzi and the others from getting infected."
Yu Dong didn't want to face a zombie athlete who was extremely skilled in combat.
The rain stopped today, but no one from the property management office came out.
Yu Dong guessed that it was because the three zombies wandering in the neighborhood were blocking their way.
Another night passed, and two more zombies appeared outside, bringing the total to five. Yu Dong still didn't recognize any of them.
"Hmm? Something's not right...something's really wrong. Where did these zombies come from?"
"What exactly happened on this rainy day?"
How did the zombies get in from outside?
Yu Dong felt an inexplicable pressure that forced him to abandon his more risky rescue plan.
"Until we figure out why the zombies have appeared in the neighborhood, we absolutely cannot leave Building Number One..."
"Hey? Senior, look, isn't that female zombie the owner of the convenience store at the entrance? Why is she going into the residential area?"
Liu Yeye has recovered most of her health today and is sitting next to Yu Dong, accompanying him to look around the neighborhood.
"That's really strange. Let's clean them up first, otherwise it just feels weird."
Yu Dong also wanted to get a closer look at these zombies to see if anything was amiss...
"Okay, I'll go operate the drone."
The old method.
Yu Dong and Lao Zhou easily eliminated five zombies at the entrance of Building No. 1.
"It hasn't mutated... The community's wall is 3 meters high, even physical education students have to stand on tiptoe to get over it, zombies definitely can't climb it."
"Ugh... Dongzi, I think we should go upstairs and talk first, ugh!!!"
Old Zhou gagged, almost vomiting into his mask.
Because they kept poking the zombies at the entrance of Building One, the zombie corpses were left there, rotting and stinking, attracting flies and maggots everywhere, and their fluids seeped into Building One through the cracks...
Yu Dong's helmet had a filter, which was slightly better, but Lao Zhou's medical mask really couldn't withstand the strong stench of the corpse.
"The hygiene here is terrible. If it's not dealt with soon, it'll cause a huge problem."
The corpses of S virus-infected individuals ferment... The mouthparts and claws of mosquitoes and flies are covered with rotting flesh and pus containing the virus.
"We have to burn it, otherwise there might be a plague..."
Old Zhou took a breath after walking up to the stairwell before speaking.
"The zombies are all outside, how can we burn them? Can we throw some alcohol and tinder through the gaps and then burn them?"
After the heavy rain, the strange zombies that inexplicably appeared in the community made Yu Dong hesitant to open the door of Building No. 1.
"No, it just rained and everything is wet. Besides, these corpses have already started to rot and ooze pus. If we don't turn them over, we can only burn the outer skin, which won't solve the problem."
"At least we need to get some dry firewood to burn the body on top of it."
This event is very quiet.
Yu Dong thought about it and temporarily gave up the idea.
"Let's clean and disinfect the hallway first, and then seal the gaps with lime..."
Yu Dong and his two companions put on various gloves and raincoats and cleaned up the area at the main entrance. The corpses outside Building No. 1 were piled up in a heap.
...
"They really have cleared out the zombies outside. Liangzi, we're out of food. You have to go to Building One and get something to eat today."
"Damn it, there's already so little food!"
Jiang Xupeng said this, then glared fiercely at Zhao Yun.
Startled, Zhao Yun quickly moved closer to Lin Xiaojun.
"It was...it was given to me by Brother Jun."
Lin Xiaojun did keep his promise. After Zhao Yun served everyone well, he shared some food with her. Although it wasn't as much as the men's, it was enough to keep her from starving.
At this point, Zhao Yun was no longer so resistant to Lin Xiaojun's orders.
Yesterday, she took advantage of the rain to take a good shower and sprayed on some perfume. Now she's transformed into a fragrant young woman, exuding a mature and alluring aura that makes men unable to resist getting excited.
Liangzi glanced at Zhao Yun's sullen expression, and a surge of anger welled up inside him, but she moved closer to Lin Xiaojun, so Liangzi didn't dare to say anything more.
Lin Xiaojun glanced at Liang Zi and then pushed Zhao Yun directly to him.
"After we're done having fun, there's something I need to discuss with you..."
Liang Zi licked his lips and pulled Zhao Yun into the office.
"You think you've found a backer, huh! Okay, okay, you've got to come looking for me ... Do you dare refuse me now?! Tell me, do you dare?"
"Ahhhhh~ I won't do it again, I won't do it again~"
...
Afterwards, Liangzi sat down with Lin Xiaojun and Jiang Xupeng.
Lin Xiaojun lit a cigarette.
"Liangzi, tonight, find a way to get in. When he opens the door... restrain Yu Dong, and we'll follow him in."
"What?! No way! Absolutely not, Brother Jun, Yu Dong is my friend, I can't do this... Let's talk this out, I'll mediate, we can reach an agreement quickly, we can't mess things up at this time."
Liang Zi explicitly refused.
The night before last, after Lin Xiaojun discovered that he had gone out, he recounted all the details of his meeting with Yu Dong.
This indicates that everything is under his control.
As long as he's there, everything can be reconciled.
"Don't be nervous. I didn't intend to hurt him. It's just that he's too slow. It's not as safe outside as we think. Every time you go out to meet someone... it's not absolutely safe. Remember the day before yesterday? The three of us almost got killed outside."
"But I can't do this to Yu Dong. It rained the day before yesterday and yesterday. Yu Dong should give me an answer today."
"You want to entrust your fate to him?"
"I..."
Liang Zi didn't speak, but the main reason he didn't do it was that he was different from these people. He was trusted by Yu Dong, who had already hinted that he could move into Building No. 1 on his own.
If he wanted to leave, Yu Dong would definitely welcome him with open arms.
Therefore, he didn't need to fall out with Yu Dong.
The main reason he hasn't left yet is...
Liangzi savored Zhao Yun's fragrant scent, just like before the apocalypse, she walked with a breezy, cozy air about her.
The feeling of pinning his boss to the ground and going wild was exhilarating to his core.
Lin Xiaojun noticed Liang Zi's little expression and a big smile appeared on his lips.
"Liangzi... you'll get tired of Zhao Yun sooner or later. Don't you want to try something new and young? This time, I'll let you be the first one."
Thinking of that graceful figure, Liangzi's breathing gradually became heavy.
Liangzi ran incredibly fast on his two big, hairy legs.
In broad daylight, I quickly ran from the property management office to the entrance of Building 1.
Upon hearing this, Yu Dong, who was cleaning the interior of the first floor, thought that zombies were attacking and quickly picked up his spear.
"Brother Dong, it's me, Liangzi!"
"Huh? Why are you here at this time?"
Yu Dong found it strange that Liangzi abandoned the two men's team and came to find him in broad daylight.
Liangzi glanced back, saw nothing unusual, and lowered his voice to say:
"I told them I came to ask them for some food...we've already run out of food."
Yu Dong nodded; that made sense.
After all, it's already the 12th day of the apocalypse.
How much food can a property management office have?
Last time he gave the three of them some food, but it was only enough for the three of them to eat for one day.
Yu Dong still has plenty of food here.
However, Yu Dong had actually discussed with Lao Zhou and Liu Yeye whether or not to share it with the three of them in the past two days.
The conclusion is that they cannot support these three people for no reason.
When they saw Liangzi asking for food, Liu Yeye and Lao Zhou both looked at Yu Dong.
Old Zhou shook his head directly.
In his philosophy of life over the years, he believes that one should refuse decisively and early, even if it doesn't look good at the time, it's better than being taken advantage of later.
Liu Yeye hesitated, worried that the three of them might starve to death.
She still couldn't bring herself to do it. After all, they were all living, breathing people with no real grudges. If possible, she hoped everyone could survive.
Seeing that Yu Dong and the others were silent for a moment, Liang Zi guessed something...
"It's alright, Brother Dong! Just give me some to take back and report. I came here mainly because of other things..."
"Hmm? You go ahead."
Liangzi approached the door and whispered, "Brother Dong, I've thought it through... There's no future with those two out there. We're always going hungry and there's nothing worth doing. I'm planning to come over tonight while they're asleep and join your team."
Liangzi is planning to abandon those two people!?
Was my analysis yesterday wrong?
Did Liangzi not form a group of interests with those two people?
Should we accept Liang Zi directly?
In that instant, Yu Dong's mind raced, breaking away from yesterday's train of thought.
Liu Yeye and Lao Zhou were also surprised. Liu Yeye wondered how long the food would last after adding a 1.8-meter-tall athlete to the team.
Old Zhou continued to shake his head at Yu Dong, feeling that Liangzi was also unnecessary; he preferred to be a bit more conservative.
After all, he didn't know Liang Zi, but he felt that with Liang Zi's physique, even Yu Dong might not be able to hold him down, so it wasn't very safe.
Yu Dong hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to do as agreed yesterday.
"Liangzi, I'm afraid we can't let you into Building One right now... because our people need to observe the three of you for a while, and only if you're deemed suitable can we let you in one by one."
"It's not us, it's my brother Dong. I'll do it myself!"
Liang Mian thought Yu Dong hadn't heard him clearly, so he repeated it again.
"Yes, Liangzi, we're a team, so we can only follow the voting rules... But as a friend, I can offer you some help."
"What vote? Aren't you the boss? Just say it!"
"If you or one of your partners wants food, you can help us with some work, like moving these corpses to the grass. In return, I can give you some rice, beans, and pickles."
These basic foods have the largest storage capacity, and Yu Dong would prefer them to eat these rather than packaged foods.
Moreover, he believed that Liangzi and the other two would definitely be more willing to accept this hot meal.
This was a gesture of goodwill he proactively extended to the three-person team.
If the other party can help him, he will also give extra points to the three people's assessment.
Yu Dong is not the kind of person who would let someone die without a second thought. If they share the same ideals, he is willing to let everyone live together.
Liang Zi remained silent for a while... finally looking at Yu Dong with a complicated expression, he asked:
"Brother Dong, is this really how things should be between us?"
"Liangzi, consider my suggestion. I promise it's only temporary."
After hearing this, Liangzi turned and left without saying a word, his face dark.
Yu Dong sighed.
"Old Zhou, I feel like we've offended a grudge."
"It's better than falling out later. This is all food that we worked hard to obtain. If they want a share... they have to show sincerity. If they don't even want to take this responsibility, then it's enough to prove what kind of people these three are."
"Old Zhou, you've grown up... you know how to analyze things now, I'm very pleased."
"Huh? Me???"
Zhou Jianguo was speechless.
However, Yu Dong did think so too. At present, hygiene is a critical issue, and Yu Dong suspected that Liu Yeye's illness was likely caused by the poor hygiene of the area below Building No. 1.
Shen Xinyi said that this type of acute pneumonia is usually caused by bacterial infection.
Yu Dong speculated that the source of infection was most likely these rotting, smelly zombies.
Yu Dong didn't want to be suddenly defeated by something he couldn't see, so the hygiene problem had to be solved as soon as possible.
"Liangzi, I hope you understand... If you are truly thinking about the team, then the team will not let you down."
After cleaning, Liu Yeye led Yu Dong and Lao Zhou to the rooftop.
"Senior, Brother Zhou, I'll teach you how to use a drone. In the future, if I... I get sick again, you can use it yourselves. It's very simple!"
"Okay, Lao Zhou and I really need to learn from him."
It's best to master this skill as soon as possible.
Old Zhou waved his hand and said, "Dongzi, you learn first. I have some things to do. I'll do it after I'm done."
After saying that, he went downstairs to attend to his own business.
"Senior, what's Lao Zhou been up to these past few days? Why does he keep going up to the fifth floor...?"
"He's doing what he does best."
Yu Dong's lips curled up in a smile.
An afternoon has passed.
Yu Dong used up all three spare batteries in the drone, but Liang Zi and the other two still didn't come out.
...
Day 13 of the apocalypse.
Liu Yeye's illness has improved by about 70-80%, but she still coughs occasionally and doesn't have much strength. However, she can still do her daily activities without any problems.
Early in the morning, after using a drone to deliver food to Shen Xinyi, he also sent her a message.
We will rescue you!
Shen Xinyi jumped up happily and blew a kiss to the three of them from afar.
Old Zhou coughed, Liu Yeye giggled, and Yu Dong stuffed the last bite of the pancake into his mouth.
"Plan A, commence!"
Yu Dong has two plans, and he is prepared to try both.
Yu Dong took out a steel slingshot, loaded it with a steel ball, and aimed at the door of Building No. 3...
clang!
The steel ball struck the iron gate, producing a crisp metallic clang.
The sound traveled into the hallway.
A moment later, a zombie ran out of the stairwell!
Then he flew into a helpless rage in the surrounding open space.
"They're out!"
Yu Dong drew his slingshot back to its full length and fired a steel ball, which landed on the stone bricks in front of the zombie.
bump!
The sound of the impact attracted the zombies, who continued to run after it.
Yu Dong fired his guns, luring the zombies to the entrance of Building No. 1... The zombies discovered Lao Zhou hiding inside.
Whoosh!!!
It pounced straight at Lao Zhou.
It was met with Old Zhou's spear.
Pfft!
Juice splashed everywhere.
Yu Dong kept shooting at the door of Building No. 3, attracting the zombies out of the corridor with the sound.
This work lasted a whole day.
Until the sound of the steel balls could no longer attract zombies.
"In that case, the zombies in the stairwell of Building 3 should be mostly cleared out. Let's verify again tomorrow..."
If no more zombies emerge after three days of this verification, Yu Dong believes that Shen Xinyi is ready to come out.
While 100% safety cannot be guaranteed, we have created the best opportunity for her to escape.
Shen Xinyi slept soundly tonight.
Because there were no zombies running around in the hallways today.
She couldn't wait to go to Building 1.
Day 14 of the apocalypse.
When Yu Dong got up, he saw two more unfamiliar zombies below the residential area.
There weren't many, and they were only at the level of ordinary zombies.
Yu Dong and Lao Zhou lured them over and stabbed them to death through the door.
The smell outside is even worse.
The stench had completely enveloped Building No. 1.
Yu Dong and his family, who live on the third floor, dare not open their windows.
"This won't do, we really can't take it anymore. How about we go outside and move the body away?"
Old Zhou's eyes stung from the stench; it was even more disgusting than when he worked with chemical gases.
Their battlefields have become a source of decay.
The three returned to the second floor, but the stench still clung to them, making Yu Dong want to take a shower early in the morning.
"No rush. Liangzi and the other two are probably running out of food. They can either go to another building to look for food, or they can only come and help us move the corpses in exchange for food."
Yu Dong thought that Liang Zi should come and accept their terms today.
This is a mutually beneficial collaboration, and Yu Dong believes that both parties have contributed an equal amount of value.
You provide the labor, I'll provide the food.
No one loses out.
Yu Dong took out his slingshot and threw steel balls toward the entrance of Building No. 3.
Another zombie was thrown out.
Old Zhou wore several layers of masks, barely managing to suffocate through the crack in the door on the first floor, before quickly running back up to the second floor to catch his breath.
Yu Dong fired another twenty steel balls, all of which landed precisely on the entrance of Building No. 3, but no more zombies came out.
Seeing this, Lao Zhou said, "No, Dongzi, I can't hold on any longer. I'm going to the fifth floor. If you need anything, just call out in the hallway and I'll come down."
"Okay, you can go ahead and get busy."
Liu Yeye, standing nearby, called out, "Brother Zhou, it's time to teach you how to use a drone today!"
"Tomorrow, we'll talk about it tomorrow. I'll finish it right away."
Old Zhou couldn't wait to go up to the fifth floor.
Unable to bear the stench, Liu Yeye slipped back to her bedroom to hug her plush teddy bear and watch her tablet.
Yu Dong was looking through binoculars at room 503 of building number 3 when he noticed Shen Xinyi looking at him.
The two men looked at each other through their binoculars.
Shen Xinyi blushed slightly, then made a heart shape with her hands for Yu Dong.
The sun came out today, and the temperature rose a bit. Shen Xinyi was only wearing shorts at home, her two captivating long legs sitting cross-legged on the bay window, her delicate white feet perched on the floor, each one a tiny, easily held in one hand.
These are the most beautiful legs Yu Dong has ever seen, with impeccable curves that perfectly showcase Shen Xinyi's sexiness.
Yu Dong turned his head away awkwardly, feeling that Shen Xinyi's outfits were always a bit too alluring...
In comparison, junior Liu Yeye is more conservative. She wears a bear hoodie one day and two rabbit pajamas the next, turning her home into a cartoon wonderland.
Seeing Yu Dong's embarrassment, Shen Xinyi over there revealed a smug little expression.
It wasn't for nothing that she spent half a day rummaging through the wardrobe every morning.
She even used the following rainwater to wipe her feet and legs.
As Yu Dong looked around, he suddenly noticed... the door to the property management office was open.
Three people came out and ran towards Building No. 3.
We quickly entered Building 3 and lost sight of it.
"Did Liangzi and the others go to Building 3?"
After a moment's thought, Yu Dong suddenly understood.
"They saw us clearing out the zombies in Building 3, so... they assumed there were no more zombies in the stairwells of Building 3, and that's why they went to Building 3 to scavenge for food?"
Yu Dong had to admit that it was a smart decision.
"It seems that either Jiang Xupeng or Lin Xiaojun must be observant... and seized such a good opportunity."
Yu Dong didn't think Liang Zi made the decision; he didn't seem like such a meticulous person.
Although Jiang Xupeng has a very arrogant personality, it's hard to say whether he's meticulous or not. As for Lin Xiaojun... Yu Dong basically knows nothing about him, only that he's not very talkative.
"But this isn't a bad thing for our plans."
Yu Dong and his team are trying to rescue Shen Xinyi. Their biggest problem right now is that there might be zombies hiding inside Building 3 that haven't come out yet, and Shen Xinyi might get bitten when she comes out.
The arrival of the property management team would be perfect for helping Shen Xinyi scout out the way.
If they can retreat safely, it proves that the corridor of Building 3 is safe, and Shen Xinyi can run out today!
Shen Xinyi also noticed the three people from the property management company.
"Huh? It looks like those three who came on the rainy day... Are they here to rescue me?"
Shen Xinyi looked at Yu Dong and held up the small board.
Should I go out and take a look?
[Waiting]
Yu Dong didn't let Shen Xinyi move around. At this time, if there were zombies, they could be dealt with by the strong Liang Zi and the other two. There was no need for Shen Xinyi to go and get herself killed.
All she had to do was wait for the three of them to leave before running out herself.
Yu Dong felt that today was the best opportunity, and he needed to keep a close eye on things.
"But... this second floor stinks terribly."
Yu Dong planned to go to a higher vantage point to observe what Liangzi and the other two were doing.
At this moment, Yu Dong's gaze sharpened, and he turned to the property management company!
Then, another person suddenly appeared.
A...woman!
Yu Dong also knew her.
"It's the property manager... Why is she in the property management office? Why didn't Liangzi tell me?"
While Yu Dong was thinking, Zhao Yun had already run to Building No. 1 as fast as she could.
Yu Dong called out from the stairwell at that moment.
"Something's wrong, come down quickly!"
Soon, Lao Zhou and Liu Yeye ran down with their weapons.
Yu Dong stood on the first floor, looking at Zhao Yun through the crack in the door.
This beautiful young woman in her early thirties was still wearing the property manager's uniform, which was covered in spots and wrinkles.
Zhao Yun had several bright red marks on her face and many pinch marks on her neck.
Yu Dong could tell at a glance... this person had been beaten before, and not just once or twice.
Zhao Yun ran to the entrance of Building No. 1 and knelt directly on top of the zombie corpses:
"Please, please save me! I've been... I've been subjected to a duel by those three! They... they're not human!"
The three of them: "!!!"
Next, Zhao Yun tearfully recounted to Yu Dong the actions of the three men over the past few days, all the beastly things they had done... Yu Dong's breathing grew heavier as he listened, and he gripped the spear tightly in his hand.
It wasn't until Zhao Yun ripped off her clothes and shamelessly showed Yu Dong the marks left by the three men that Yu Dong could no longer hold back.
"Scumbag!"
Old Zhou also cursed angrily, "You beast! You're a real beast!"
"Dongzi, you're right. Liangzi and his gang are indeed a group driven by self-interest. They're all beasts!"
With tears streaming down her face, Zhao Yun said, "I haven't resisted these past few days. I've just been waiting... waiting for an opportunity for them to leave so I can run away. Please, save me. I don't want to be tortured by them anymore."
Liu Yeye felt empathy and tears welled up in her eyes. She had known Zhao Yun before the apocalypse and had received care from her in the neighborhood. Basically, if anything happened at home, calling Zhao Yun was always a good idea.
"Manager Zhao, come in quickly! We're here, we won't let them hurt you again!"
Liu Yeye opened the door and let Zhao Yun in; Yu Dong did not stop her.
At the same time, he immediately realized something important.
"Ye Ye, tell Shen Xinyi to lock the security door and not to make a sound or open the door, no matter what's being said outside!"
If those three people go in and Shen Xinyi is discovered, her fate will be even more tragic than Zhao Yun's!
At this moment, Yu Dong's mind was filled with explosive rage.
Even in the apocalypse, Yu Dong still wanted to do his best to maintain order and do what he could, but some people... were no longer human after just a few days in the apocalypse.
"By the way, it's fortunate you didn't agree to open the door for Liang Mian in the middle of the night yesterday. He and Lin Xiaojun had planned to subdue you as soon as they went in, and then they could take over Building Number One..."
Zhao Yun added.
Upon hearing this, Yu Dong's eyes grew even colder.
"Liang Mian, is this the brotherhood you were talking about...? Good, very good!"
At this moment, no further assessment was needed. Yu Dong already knew that those three people were not on the same path as him.
His face was as cold as ice as he looked at Building No. 3, his eyes sharp as knives.
"I'm going to kill those three scumbags!"
"I will not vote."
Chapter 36 Shen Xinyi Jumps Off Building
"Zhao Yun, you can stay in this apartment on the first floor for now. Ye Ye and I will go upstairs to get you some food. You are safe now, don't be afraid, no one here will hurt you."
"Thank you... thank you all!"
Zhao Yun bowed repeatedly to Yu Dong and the other two with gratitude.
"Old Zhou, you stay here with her."
Yu Dong gave Lao Zhou a wink, and Lao Zhou immediately understood, picking up his spear and standing guard at Zhao Yun's door.
Zhao Yun was put to stay in the home of an old zombie on the first floor. The body had long been thrown outside, and the house had been looted, but the clean bed and blankets were still there.
Yu Dong pulled Liu Yeye to the third floor.
Liu Yeye sensed something and asked somewhat guiltily, "Senior, are you upset that I took it upon myself to let her in? I acted impulsively without thinking..."
"No, we should save her, both morally and logically."
"ah?"
"Out of humanitarianism, we will help the oppressed and weak, which is what we should do as contemporary college students; and out of the interests of the team, Zhao Yun brought us extremely important information, which helped us understand those three people, and they deserve to be protected by us for a period of time."
"Yeah! Now we don't need to waste food on those three disgusting bastards. We might as well give it to Manager Zhao. They even tried to assassinate you yesterday. They deserve to die!"
Liu Yeye felt disgusted just thinking about what those three people did to Zhao Yun. As a woman, she could empathize even more with the torment Zhao Yun had suffered.
"We will provide shelter and food for a period of time, but that doesn't mean we will recruit Zhao Yun into our team. We'll have to see how she performs later."
"Yes, I understand, so you should still let Lao Zhou keep an eye on her."
"Yes, I believe most of what she said. The injuries don't seem like they were inflicted by one person… but I still need to leave some doubts until I bring those three people over, especially… Liangzi."
When Yu Dong heard Zhao Yun say that Liang Zi had tricked him into opening the door yesterday, he got really angry.
If he had actually softened and agreed to Liangzi's request yesterday, then today... there wouldn't be today.
According to Zhao Yun, a ruthless person like Lin Xiaojun would never leave himself to see the sun rise the next day.
"Go get her something to eat. I need to get a better spot to check on Shen Xinyi."
"Senior, protect Xinyi, she's my savior."
"I will."
Yu Dong was actually quite relieved, since the houses in Xiangtiwan Community all had two doors, one a security door and the other a wooden door. Without professional demolition tools, it would be difficult to open them by brute force.
Yu Dong stood on the fifth floor, where he could look Shen Xinyi at eye level.
Shen Xinyi still looked completely bewildered; she had no idea what had happened.
I just looked at Yu Dong standing at the fifth-floor window and wrote a big symbol for him.
[?]
They are bad people. Protect yourself and don't respond!
[good!]
Shen Xinyi didn't know what had happened, but she chose to unconditionally trust Yu Dong.
Just as Yu Dong was searching for the property management team through the windows of Building 3, there was a knock on Shen Xinyi's door.
Knock knock knock~
Knock knock knock~
Upon hearing this, Shen Xinyi was so frightened that she sat down by the window, covering her mouth and remaining motionless.
'Hurry...hurry...hurry up!'
She prayed, and after a moment, the knocking stopped.
Shen Xinyi was happy for less than 10 seconds when the door creaked open... the security door was opened.
Then, the sound of a key turning was heard, and the wooden door was opened!
Lin Xiaojun stood outside Shen Xinyi's room with a tray of keys in his hand, followed by two other people.
Three people strode in.
Lin Xiaojun took a deep breath of the air in the room, his face filled with rapture.
"Smells good~"
"Don't be afraid, little sister. We brothers aren't bad people."
"By the way, let me tell you in advance, if you can take the initiative when we're doing things later, you'll suffer a lot less, and who knows... you might even feel quite comfortable."
Jiang Xupeng stared at Shen Xinyi's two long legs with his eyes shining.
"Brother Jun, this is top-notch, I need to come here more often."
Liangzi took a step forward and comforted her, "Don't worry, we'll protect you from now on. As long as we have food to eat, you won't go hungry. All you need to do is put in a little effort."
"Don't come any closer! I don't need you! Get out!"
Shen Xinyi screamed, trembling, and moved even closer to the window.
"Hehe~ The more you resist, the happier I am. You'll get something good to eat later..." Jiang Xupeng rubbed his hands together and leaned closer.
"Come back! I said Liangzi should eat this first, so he has to eat it first. Wait."
Lin Xiaojun pulled Jiang Xupeng to sit down to the side and watched Liang Zi perform.
Jiang Xupeng was clearly indignant, wondering why Liangzi, who had messed things up, was allowed to eat first, even though they could have eaten together...
Liang Zi's expression became even more smug. Before the apocalypse, he wouldn't have dared to even think about someone of this goddess-like caliber. He never imagined that after the apocalypse... he could actually play around with her so easily.
At that moment, he suddenly felt that following Lin Xiaojun wasn't so bad.
At least he can really enjoy it.
Just as he was getting closer to the bay window, about to grab Shen Xinyi... a steel ball shot in from outside the window.
Snap!
Right on the bridge of his nose!
With a snap, his nose dislocated, and blood gushed out.
"who!?"
Liangzi covered his nose and looked out the window. Yu Dong, who was on the fifth floor across the street, was coldly watching him with a slingshot and gestured for him to go out.
"You'd better get out of here right now, or... or my boyfriend will come and give you a piece of his mind! He's a very strong fighter!"
Shen Xinyi wanted to use Yu Dong to scare the three of them away.
Lin Xiaojun and Jiang Xupeng remained unmoved, their faces full of cold smiles.
As for Liang Zi... just seeing Yu Dong's figure cleared his mind, which had been occupied by the Y insect, considerably. He subconsciously intended to retreat, but then remembered that this was Building No. 3.
"Hmph! You rejected me, and you still want to order me around? I'm going to eat her right in front of you, so what can you do about it!"
Liangzi took off his shirt and pants and pounced on Shen Xinyi.
Overwhelmed with grief and anger, Shen Xinyi reached out from the window and pulled out a pair of scissors, stabbing them hard into Liangzi's arm. Liangzi recoiled in pain.
"Don't come any closer! If you do, I'll stab you to death!"
Her face was fierce, showing absolutely no intention of yielding!
Seeing this, Lin Xiaojun and Jiang Xupeng stood up.
"Hold her down together!"
"They'll behave once they're inside."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xinyi froze, then glared fiercely at the three people, her eyes filled with both strength and madness.
"I... Shen Xinyi, will never let you humiliate me!"
She turned around and jumped out of the open window!
thump!
It fell straight onto the concrete ground.
A pool of crimson blood flowed from beneath her body. She blinked, tilted her head, and looked towards Building Number One... She saw Yu Dong's shocked eyes and his open mouth.
"No!"
Shen Xinyi tried to open her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
Having witnessed everything, Yu Dong ran directly from the fifth floor to the first floor, unlocked the chain lock, and rushed out of Building No. 1.
"You might not necessarily die from that height...you might not...you could probably be saved..."
roar!!!
Four zombies ran out of the stairwell of Building No. 2 next door and pounced on Shen Xinyi's body, tearing at her flesh.
Yu Dong was stunned.
"Dongzi, come back quickly!!!"
Seeing this, Lao Zhou forcibly dragged Yu Dong back, then took the key and locked the door again.
"Old Zhou, Shen Xinyi is dead. They forced her to her death."
"ah?"
Old Zhou was still completely baffled; he had no idea what had happened.
He only heard something heavy falling outside, and then Yu Dong ran downstairs like a madman to open the door, and then... he saw zombies.
Snap!
The bowl fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.
"You said...who died?"
Liu Yeye's trembling voice came from the stairwell.
Inside the house on the first floor, Zhao Yun, peering through the door, overheard the conversation outside. She shuddered, her eyes filled with fear.