"That's right, we can already receive news of shelter on the radio just now. The above said that we should go to the nearest Siming Mountain, where there is a government shelter."

Lu Yu answered, his tone calm, neither anxious nor excited, nor accused him of not sending people to rescue him.

"I'll try to contact the team..."

After listening to Lu Yu's answer, Zhang Jike remained silent for a long time before he slowly spoke.

While talking, Zhang Jike took the cell phone from the bedside table, entered a string of numbers into it, and called out.

Lu Yu was shocked. The contact information between the troops was so popular? Just make a phone call with your mobile phone? Do you don’t need to operate a walkie-talkie or a radio station?

Zhang Jike obviously saw the expression on Lu Yu's face and explained lightly.

"The team uses drone signal coverage to restore urban communications, so the mobile phone can naturally be used. You can also take this opportunity to contact your family, but it is limited to N city. If you leave N city, you can't contact us."

After Zhang Jike finished speaking, everyone was stunned at first, then flocked to the bedroom and went to find their cell phones.

Only Lu Yu, Xiao Ran and Xu Xiaoxiao did not move and remained quietly.

Before the phone was answered, Zhang Jike waited and looked at the three people in front of him and asked curiously.

"Why don't you three go and call your home? Ask about the situation?"

"My parents went to Sanya to play before the disaster. They were not in City N, so I guess they couldn't get in touch..."

Xu Xiaoxiao lowered her head. She also wanted to know what her parents were doing, but Zhang Jike had said before that communications outside of City N may not have been restored.

"My parents are dead, and my grandparents are in City H, so they should not be able to contact you..."

Xiao Ran answered calmly, with no expression on her delicate little face, as if she was saying something that had nothing to do with her.

"My dad died in a car accident before the disaster, and my mom disappeared, and there are no other relatives."

Lu Yu frowned. Whenever he thought of his mother's disappearance, his heart would be sucked for no reason. This incident seemed like a thorn buried deep in his heart. Whenever he recalled it, it seemed to touch this thorn, causing him to feel a little painful inside.

"Um."

Zhang Jike didn't know what to say to comfort the three people in front of him, so he had to nod it softly.

Just at this moment, the phone that has been dialing is connected.

"Hello?"

A man's voice with a low voice came from the phone receiver.

"I am Zhang Jike from the Chinese Air Rescue Force, and the unit number is twenty-two."

After Zhang Jike reported his identity to the other end of the phone, he stopped talking and just waited quietly for the other party to answer.

"Zhang Jike?"

After a brief silence on the other end of the phone, the man with a low voice spoke again, his tone filled with surprise and doubt, as if he was murmuring when he woke up from a dream.

"Old Zhang! Are you still alive? Where is Ma Long, how is he?"

As if he finally understood Zhang Jike's words, the man on the other end of the phone suddenly became excited. The question was thrown out like a cannon, and the voice roared out in surprise. Even Lu Yu and others in the bedroom heard a few words and cast doubtful eyes at Zhang Jike.

Zhang Jike smiled bitterly, changed his previous serious appearance and said with a little relaxed meaning.

"Maron is fine, he was a little injured. We are now in a safe residential building with plenty of food and water. How about you? When will the large army be able to conduct search and rescue?"

But to Zhang Jike's surprise, after listening to his words on the other end of the phone, he did not answer his questions immediately, but became silent, as if he was organizing language.

"Old Zhang, the large army may be temporarily unable to conduct search and rescue operations..."

"How could it be! The troops were attacked?"

Zhang Jike straightened his body and changed his previous sick cat with drooping eyelids, and asked anxiously.

"No, the troops are fine. Although you have experienced several shocks after you left, all kinds of people have experienced several shocks, but there are not much casualties, and there is not much loss caused by the previous phase-level zombie."

He paused on the other end of the phone and continued.

"But the road to the city has been blocked! The main roads are covered with thorn vines as thick as adults' waists. These mutated plants are very tough and grow rapidly. Ordinary fire-burning and chopping do not work at all."

"Then use a plane, why not use a plane for rescue!"

Zhang Jike asked anxiously, his mind was full of Ma Long's injuries, and he was in a mess for a moment.

"Oh, this is what I'm about to say..."

The man on the phone sighed and said slowly.

"A powerful flying creature appeared on the territory of City N. Many of our planes that went to rescue were shot down by it. At first, I thought you and Malone were attacked by this creature."

"Our helicopters were indeed shot down, but another thing is not the flying creature in your mouth."

Zhang Jike briefly described his situation.

There was a brief silence on the phone.

"Now we are also heading towards Siming Mountain and preparing to meet with the troops there. Shangfeng decided to abandon some heavy equipment and enter the city lightly from the small road on Zhongshan Avenue. Due to equipment and supplies issues, the troops will not take the initiative to rescue the survivors around them."

"You also understand that our troops have not even established a safe shelter and are blindly rescuing survivors when they are unable to protect themselves, but in the end they are just dragging them to die together."

The man's tone on the phone was calm, but these words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Zhang Jike's heart one after another.

All information points to the fact that they are isolated and helpless.

"I see."

Zhang Jike said calmly, without questioning or accusing.

As a soldier, no one understands the army better than him.

In this current situation, every command issued by Shangfeng must be for the sake of overall consideration. If it were not for nothing, the troops would not have made a decision like "not actively rescue the survivors."

The other end of the phone was silent again, and a low sigh came after a while.

"Lao Zhang, I hope to see you at Simingshan Shelter, and Ma Long..."

Zhang Jike pulled the corner of his mouth, barely showing a smile.

“Ensure the task is completed.”

After pressing the hang-up button, Zhang Jike returned to his original appearance as a sick cat, drooping his eyelids, leaning back, and lying on the bed.

Although Lu Yu and others didn't hear anything on the other end of the phone, they could guess at Zhang Jike's performance that the development of things was not as smooth as they thought, and they were silent.

After a while, everyone who left returned to the bedroom. The Yan Shao and his wife, who came in first, were still worried, because they called their respective parents, but they did not answer.

Then came Mr. Ni, with a slight look on his face. This was not because he contacted his own children. You should know that Mr. Ni's children are all working overseas, and it is impossible to contact him in such an end-of-life environment.

The reason why this old man was happy was because he had contacted an old friend just now.

Uncle Ni didn't have any hope at first, but just thought that the communication has resumed anyway, so why not try calling it over and take a look.

As a result, it was answered all of a sudden. When he heard the news that his old friend was safe on the phone, Mr. Ni felt much more relaxed. After a brief greeting, the other party told Mr. Ni that he would set off for the Siming Mountain in the past two days to take refuge.

"I hope to see him in Simingshan Shelter."

Uncle Ni thought in his heart that his original life day after day suddenly had expectations, and his whole body became much more energetic.

Yao Peiqing also tried to dial the number, but before the phone could be connected, he quickly pressed the hang-up button and put the phone back in his pocket.

The rest is Zhang Ning.

Zhang Ning's cell phone was no longer there, so he could only wait until Mr. Ni finished the phone call before borrowing it, inputting his mother's phone number based on his memory, and dialing it out.

Before making the phone call, his nervous mood filled his brain.

After all, he woke up from the morgue, and his parents and girlfriend probably thought he was dead.

Coupled with this sudden catastrophe, a bad feeling always lingers in his heart.

"God bless you, I hope your family is fine!"

Zhang Ning prayed silently, took a deep breath, and pressed the call button.

"Dou...dou...dou..."

After a while, a familiar voice came from the phone, making Zhang Ning's eyes instantly filled with tears.

"Hey, who are you?"

"Mom, it's me, your son, I'm not dead! Hahahaha..."

Zhang Ning laughed happily, and teardrops as big as beans rolled out from his right eye and quickly slid down his cheek.

"who……"

The other end of the phone obviously didn't react and he was stunned for a while before saying.

"Son? What a son! Old man, come quickly! My son is not dead, but his son is still alive!"

Zhang Ning's mother's happy shouts came from the phone, as well as the noise of some debris hitting and landing after they fell.

"Dad is okay? That's great, what about Jiayi, how is she?"

After hearing that his father was safe and sound, Zhang Ning finally put half of the stone in his heart and quickly asked about his girlfriend Jiayi's whereabouts.

But Zhang Ning's mother replied in a little surprised.

"Aren't Jiayi you together?"

Zhang Ning froze when he heard this and asked quickly.

"Jiayi hasn't contacted you? Have you ever seen her since something happened to me?"

The other end of the phone was silent for a moment, and Zhang Ning's mother asked in confusion.

"What happened? What happened to you? I only know that you two went to watch a movie that day, but they never went home again, and they couldn't call, and then there was a riot..."

My mother talked about the situation at that time, but Zhang Ning didn't listen to a word.

If the parents don't know that he had died once, it means that after the accident that day, his girlfriend Jiayi had never contacted his parents.

So, where has his girlfriend gone?

Thoughts were tangled in his mind, and Zhang Ning, who had no idea for a moment, had to ask questions with the key points.

"Mom, how are you and Dad in the current situation? Are there any reserves of food and water at home?"

"There are still some rice in the house, and the water has not stopped. Your dad and I both burn tap water to drink. Don't worry, neither of us has been infected with that kind of crazy..."

Hearing this, Zhang Ning's heart tugged again.

Fortunately, my mother had the habit of purchasing food for another month in advance, otherwise the two elders might really starve to death at home.

"Your father and I were going to wait another day. If there is still no news about you, we will set off to take refuge in Siming Mountain Sanctuary. God bless you, it's great that you are fine..."

Zhang Ning's mother was excited on the other end of the phone and her tone choked.

"Mom, you and Dad stay at home for the time being, I..."

Zhang Ning spoke quickly to the microphone, but before he finished speaking, a noisy sound came from the phone receiver again, and Zhang Ning's father's screams were mixed.

“What’s the situation?”

Zhang Ning quickly stopped talking and asked anxiously.

But the answer was only the busy voice of Doudu, and for unknown reasons, the phone was hung up.
Chapter completed!