Liu Xiaoshun is an office worker and works as a copywriter in a company.
His girlfriend is also a clerk, and they have been in love for two years.
He always thought that he would marry his girlfriend, and her girlfriend thought so too.
But I didn't expect that their breakup would come from the end of the world.
In Chunxi Hotel, his girlfriend was forcibly occupied by Ma Laosan and Lao Zhaotou. Facing Ma Laosan's butcher knife and the vicious dog, Liu Xiaoshun gave up.
Although a group of strongmen came the next day, the soldiers killed Ma Laosan, his two apprentices, and the vicious dog, and then left here.
The anger in Liu Xiaoshun's chest finally broke out and he beat Old Zhao to death.
But this can't restore the relationship between him and his girlfriend.
His girlfriend completely broke up with him without saying a word to him, and her relationship with another man heated up and she completely ignored him.
Not only was his girlfriend treating him like this, but other people in Chunxi Hotel also began to reject him, feeling that he did not have the responsibility of a man.
He was isolated and could not even live on the second floor. He could only go to the first floor of the hotel and live alone.
He now has two mobile phones, one is his own and the other is that of Old Man Zhao.
Mr. Zhao’s mobile phone is better, Pomegranate 18.
Liu Xiaoshun was not willing to throw it away, so he took Old Man Zhao's mobile phone and played games to pass the time.
But one thing he neglected was to throw away the mobile phone card.
It wasn't until today that a call came from a number showing his son Boxiong that he panicked.
He was stunned for a long time, not daring to answer the phone, until he saw the message.
This piece of information moved his heart.
He is now living in a life worse than death, so he might as well give it a bold try and maybe he will have a chance.
As for the death of old man Zhao, can he blame it on those soldiers?
When Zhao Boxiong came to pick up people, he left the hotel. Anyway, there were not many zombies in this alley, and he would not meet the people in the hotel by then. In this apocalyptic world, he and these people may never be together.
We'll meet.
Although this matter was very risky and full of loopholes, Liu Xiaoshun couldn't control it so much and he had to give it a try.
So, he answered Zhao Boxiong's call.
"Hello, Lord Zhao, my name is Liu Xiaoshun, and this is what happened..."
"Ma Laosan is dead, his apprentice is also dead, and your father is also dead. The people who killed them were a group of soldiers."
"One of the monitors took the lead. He was a little over 1.8 meters tall and looked like a human."
"His six soldiers all use rifles."
"By the way, there are also two dogs, they look very fierce."
"They killed someone and left the next day. I don't know where they went, but they looked like they were leaving the city."
"What's the squad leader's name? Let me think about it."
"Oh, by the way, he said that his name is Tang Zheng, yes, that's the name!"
"Why is the mobile phone here with me? That's the case. I was worried that this matter would go unnoticed and no one would inform you, so I took the initiative to find the mobile phone. I didn't expect you to actually call me."
"I now live in Xingfu Community, yes, that's the name."
"Call me when you send someone, I'll be waiting for your call at any time..."
The phone was hung up, and Liu Xiaoshun let out a sigh of relief.
He can no longer stay here, he is going to the happy community where the soldiers are, waiting for the arrival of a new life.
Over at the villa in the eastern suburbs, Zhao Boxiong hung up the phone.
"Boss, the person who answered the phone was a man named Liu Xiaoshun. He said that my father was killed by a group of soldiers. The leader of the squad leader was named Tang Zheng. I don't know if it was the royal army or the guard of a certain noble."
Song Yinghao pondered for a moment: "I heard it. This man's words are not very credible. He might have killed him. What he said about waiting for your call is pure lies."
"I know that if there is a chance to find this person, I have to peel off his skin and make him tell the truth."
"Let's leave this matter as it is. As for the soldiers he mentioned, there may indeed be them, but in this world there is no way to issue a formal arrest warrant. That's good. Now the mobile phone still has signal.
I also know that there are still some people alive among the noble group, so I will send a message in the group to search for this person named Tang Zheng."
Zhao Boxiong nodded. Although he felt that this was of no use, it was still better than nothing.
Perhaps seeing Zhao Boxiong's absent-mindedness, Song Yinghao smiled and said, "Boxiong, don't underestimate the power of the nobles. The Hanyue Empire is supported by the nobles. That Tang Zheng has a certain amount of armed force, he shouldn't have any
It is so easy to die at the hands of zombies, but the empire is dominated by nobles after all. If I send this news, it may not be of great use in the short term, but in the future, the situation will be stable, and I will definitely make him look good."
With that said, Song Yinghao opened a group chat on his mobile phone.
A group of nobles in the central and southern parts of the empire.
He edited a paragraph of Tang Zheng's message and sent it to the group.
In the message, he described Tang Zheng and his party as a group of deserters, and hoped that nobles in the central and southern regions would see them and help intercept them and contact him.
"That's enough. The surviving nobles in the five provinces in the central and southern regions will all see this news. I hope it will be useful."
The tenth day of the end of the world.
The painting boat sailed slowly along the Bailong River. Along the way, not a single boat was seen.
Tang Zheng stood on the bow of the boat and looked at the situation on the shore.
They had already left the urban area of Sanjiang, and the water was open in front of them, reaching the intersection of Bailongjiang River and Haojiang River.
The Haojiang River is the largest river in the Hanyue Empire. This unpowered boat cannot cross it. If it is crossed by force, the river may be rushed eastward into the sea.
So they docked here and then passed along the river bridge.
Tang Zheng asked the painting boat to pull over, and the group abandoned the boat and landed.
My feet stepped on the ground again, and Sanjiang City was already behind me.
After carrying the motorcycles off the boat, the group of people drove around and finally reached the Jiangqiao after going around several turns.
Three motorcycles, nine people and two dogs, it was a bit crowded.
Tang Zheng once again bought a motorcycle, one of which was for two people, and the sidecar was filled with supplies.
Four vehicles began to move along the river bridge.
There is also some congestion here in Jiangqiao, but motorcycles can still move forward.
After more than an hour of fighting, they got off the river bridge and onto the highway to the west.
Killed the zombies near the toll station and collected more than 100 funds.
The moment he stepped onto the highway, Tang Zheng let out a long breath.
Once you reach this point, you have truly left Sanjiang.
There are not many vehicles on the highway, and there are no large-scale zombies. The future is bright.
Some scattered zombies no longer pose any threat to this combat squad.
"The car still has enough gas."
"General, it's enough for now. There must be a lot of abandoned vehicles on this highway. When we are short of fuel, we can go down and pump some up."
"Okay, let's go!"
Four motorcycles lined up and started heading west.
Tang Zheng sat on the second motorcycle this time. This motorcycle was newly purchased. Unlike the other three motorcycles, which were scarred and full of zombie blood, it was more comfortable to sit on.
The motorcycles were speeding on the highway, and there were occasional zombies wandering on the road. The soldiers ignored them and rushed over with a kick of the accelerator.
Seeing that there was no danger anymore, Tang Zheng felt relieved.
There are endless farmlands on both sides of the highway.
In mid-July, the wheat seedlings are still green and will take another two months to mature.
But these grains are destined to be harvested by no one.
The smell of green grass on the roadside hits your face, and you can't smell the stench of zombies or the smoke of the city. Even the sound of car horns in the past is gone, and it is unusually quiet.
Tang Zheng sat on the motorcycle and fell asleep in a daze until the afternoon.
Seeing that Tang Zheng was asleep, the soldiers did not disturb him. They basically did not come into contact with the zombies on the way, nor did they collect supplies, so they hurried on as soon as possible.
By the time Tang Zheng woke up, the sun had already set to the west.
Tang Zheng signaled to go slowly and tried to collect some supplies on the way.
When they see abandoned vehicles on the road, they will stop to collect gasoline and see if there is any food.
Occasionally, there are some zombies in the car. If you kill them directly, you can also get some sporadic funds.
During the journey, Tang Zheng would not enter service areas and gas stations where there were a lot of zombies. At night, he would rest on the highway, and the soldiers would take turns keeping watch.
I didn’t have to get off the expressway all the way, so I simply ate something when I was hungry. The days on the road went by very quickly.
Days like this lasted for a whole week.
In one week, Tang Zheng and his party traveled across three provinces.
The journey of 10,000 kilometers has already reached nearly 8,000 kilometers.
There are still 2,200 kilometers left before Tang Zheng can return to his hometown in western Sichuan. It is estimated that it will take about three days.
After many days of traveling and poor meals, several people lost some weight.
On this day, Tang Zheng finally couldn't stand it any longer.
"Phew! I can't hold on any longer. My stomach is protesting. If I continue to eat vacuum-packaged food, I'm afraid I'm going to get a stomachache. We have to find a place to rest."
Tang Zheng turned on his phone and checked the electronic map that was still available for the time being.
"Thirty kilometers ahead, there is a relatively large service area."
"This service area is relatively famous. It's called Nanhu Service Area. It was contracted by a noble."
"The scenery there is nice, it's close to a lake, there are many restaurants in the service area, and tourists can go fishing. It's almost a tourist attraction."
"Let's go there and have a look. Even if there's going to be a fight, we have to try to have a good meal, take a bath, and have a good sleep."
The soldiers were also full of expectations. Although they could survive a little longer than Tang Zheng, they were still made of flesh and blood after all. Traveling for a week in a row was too much for everyone.
The car sped up and headed towards the Nanhu Service Area.
As the car moved forward, Tang Zheng felt his heartbeat speed up inexplicably.
It feels like something is going to happen in this service area.