Chapter 201: Escape to Jiefang City
Three hours later, Song Min and Lai Dongsheng took over from Li Yu and Li Hang.
Li Yu didn't just lie down on the ground; he found a worn-out wooden bed to sleep on. He was very tired lately and wanted to rest well.
This feeling of exhaustion came over him like a tide.
Tired in heart, tired in body.
He always worked incessantly, like a never-stopping, constantly running motor.
Before the apocalypse, he was thinking about building a base, gathering supplies, rescuing family members, and keeping them close.
After the apocalypse, it was all about how to resist zombies, resist humans...
He never stopped.
Very tired.
The Salvation Army had just been eliminated, and these refugees came, some of whom had fled, causing trouble.
As Li Yu thought, his mind gradually became muddled, and he entered a light sleep.
Since his rebirth, he still dared not, nor was able to, enter deep sleep; only occasionally, he could achieve this state of sleep.
Li Yu quietly fell asleep, making no snoring sounds, breathing unevenly.
...
No talk throughout the night.
At six in the morning, Li Yu opened his eyes on time.
He saw the morning sun lightly casting onto the room floor.
This room had clearly been flooded before, with some mold growing everywhere, but the intense sun in recent days had eradicated it.
However, the walls had begun to crack.
After waking up in the morning, Li Yu habitually picked up his water bottle, rinsed his mouth, and then gulped down a large amount of water.
Sleeping through the night, replenishing hydration was beneficial for a clear mind.
After drinking water, Li Yu ate something simple and walked out of the room.
His front foot had just stepped out the door when the walkie-talkie rang.
"Big brother, it's Tiezi. I've spotted those people's tracks," came Li Tie's voice from the walkie-talkie.
"Where?" asked Li Yu.
"We just found them behind the Cross-river Bridge. There are about a dozen people there, likely the ones who came to our base before," reported Li Tie.
"Hmm? How did they directly get to the Cross-river Bridge?" asked Li Yu.
"We're not sure. Maybe they passed through at night. After all, if you take detours, there are still roads leading to the city," sighed Li Tie.
This was actually normal, as there were many roads leading to the city center, and Li Yu's group was guarding the most likely path.
Since these people made it here, why are they still lingering on this side of the Cross-river Bridge?
"Let's go! Go find them," Li Yu decisively said.
He didn't want to stay any longer and needed to resolve these problems quickly.
He went downstairs, took the car, and drove to the bridge.
Beneath the bridge, the river had turned into a muddy stream, the water above murky.
The dozen or so people at the river's edge had just drunk some murky water and come ashore.
To see Li Yu and his group standing before them.
Seeing Li Yu and about a dozen others holding submachine guns, watching them.
They were scared out of their wits.
Fire immediately!
Bang bang bang!
Li Yu believed that when enemies meet, dropping a few harsh words was merely a waste of time, a waste of life.
And it could also allow for the loss of opportunities, easily going from offensive to defensive.
If there's a chance to wreak havoc, don't waste words.
In just a few seconds, more than half of these dozen people had been killed.
Li Yu, upon seeing the situation, hurriedly shouted, "Leave one or two people behind."
Bang!
After the last gunshot, all the people on the opposite side had fallen.
"Big brother, you spoke too slow," Li Tie scratched his head and said.
"Don't you guys think with your heads? They have so few people, where did the others go, shouldn't you ask clearly?" Li Yu said somewhat angrily.
Then he walked forward, turned over a body, and finally saw that one person was not fatally hit and was still gasping for breath.
Li Yu stepped forward and said, "Tell me, where did the others go? I'll let you die more swiftly."
His tone was icy cold.
The man who was shot in the abdomen knew he was not going to survive, but he wanted to die swiftly; already starving, and now bleeding out.
Now, he just wanted a quick death.
He had long felt that living was a painful thing for him.
"Go, go, to the city center, they said there's a base there, recruiting, sheltering anyone," the man said breathlessly.
Li Yu then asked, "Why is it only you left? Why didn't you all go?"
The man's eyes filled with hatred, said, "That person said to hurry, so we ran here at night, but then we encountered zombies. The others ran ahead, leaving us behind."
"We didn't dare move and just waited until the next day. But, many of us died. It's all that big-backed guy's fault," the man said with resentment in his eyes.
Li Yu sighed. He roughly understood what had happened; surely the big-backed guy, fearing being surrounded by Li Yu and the others, fled to the city center at night, then encountered zombies, betraying these people to die in their place.
"Alright! I will give you a quick death, may you have better luck in your next life," Li Yu said and then fired his gun.
Bang!
The man died, his face showing a sense of relief.
Finally, he was free.
Seeing this, Li Yu's heart felt complicated.
But it didn't affect his actions.
"Let's go to Jiefang City!" Li Yu said.
The group drove towards Jiefang City.
In Jiefang City, the big-backed guy with over a hundred people had already arrived early.
Upon seeing the big-backed guy and his group, Director Zhang appeared.
He always believed that more people make it easier to manage matters.
Although now in Jiefang City, food was also a problem, he still felt that having more people was better.
So, upon seeing so many refugees, his first reaction wasn't to resist them.
Jiefang City already had several hundred people, with the number advantage, they weren't afraid of these hundred-plus causing trouble.
Thanks to Li Yu dealing early on with another force in the city center, Jiefang City's influence became the strongest in the city.
As their numbers grew, the food they had previously scavenged also accumulated to a certain extent.
This Jiefang City indeed seemed fortunate.
In the beginning, near Yugu Platform, there was a group hostile both to Jiefang City and Li Yu; Li Yu eliminated them, aiding Jiefang City indirectly.
When the Salvation Army first invaded this city, Li Yu's base, being in front of Jiefang City within the city, was unnoticed by the Salvation Army, thus they escaped unscathed.
Later, the Salvation Army was directly dealt with by Li Yu and his group.
Avoiding another conflict.
Li Yu actually had no intention of destroying this Jiefang City; after all, they had not offended him.
Moreover, previously, no matter what, his aunts had stayed in this Jiefang City.
On the road, Li Yu pondered how to deal with this situation.
Based on Director Zhang's way of handling things, perhaps he really would shelter these displaced people.
Li Yu was certain he would kill the big-backed guy and his group.
It just depended on whether Director Zhang and his people would protect them.
Li Yu narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in his gaze.