"What do you guys think?
What's their real intention? "
Sun Kefu spoke. Previously, he and Wen Wen did not say a word as they waited for the situation to develop. Now, he finally spoke.
"Who knows what their intentions are? Their reactions are too different from before. That captain is a cunning old fox with an unpredictable personality. I don't even know what they want.
If they want to stay, why do they want to stay here? "
Liu Zhenghua opened his mouth. He was not as impulsive as before. Instead, he was deep in thought.
"I don't think they really want anything. Hundreds of thousands of people are in front of them, but they don't care about it. It's not for the population either. When it comes to finding women for them, that old thing changed the topic. It seems like they don't like women …"
"Who said that? It's the others who don't like them. Didn't you see the girl standing behind the old man? Her looks are really good. Other than Minnie, who can compare?
If Minnie is a hedgehog, then isn't that girl a rose? "
Sun Kefu had thoughts about Shangguan Qiaoyun. Although he did not dare to do anything, he could only fantasize.
"Aiya … My cousin, don't even think about it. Do you guys really think they rely on machine guns and cannons? That girl you mentioned, she can blow up your rocket with a single shot. There's also a little girl who carries a sword that weighs more than a hundred kilograms like a piece of paper. Furthermore, she only uses one hand. A shield made from a monster's head is probably even sturdier than a fish's head. I suspect they are also that kind of people."
As soon as Chen Huiyong said this, Wen Wen's long and narrow eyes narrowed. Two cold lights flashed in his eyes. After a while, he shook his head helplessly. The other people's faces became even uglier. Didn't the new humans not like to be controlled? Didn't the last gathering place cause so many casualties because they failed to force their way in?
"Alright, let's settle here. Let's rest here first and think about other things …"
Zhang Xiaoqiang looked at the lake in the distance and gave the order to set up camp. Under their feet was an empty gravel field. There was not a single weed on the ground. There were piles of dried feces under a few small mounds, and some broken garbage was spinning in the wind. There were all kinds of footprints, big and small, and there were also some rusted bullet shells and dried black blood.
This place was so desolate that many people felt a chill in their hearts. This place didn't seem safe at all.
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, why did you choose this place?
They're obviously sending us to our deaths. Can't you see that we're outside their walls? "
Zhang Huai'an didn't quite understand. He pointed at the four meter tall wall a kilometer away.
Zhang Xiaoqiang glanced at the gathering point guards who were peeking their heads out from the wall and said softly, "That's right.
"What kind of difficulties and hardships have we not encountered on our way out of the base?
What kind of enemies have we not defeated?
Are you scared? "
"No … We're not scared. We're not scared of anything. Victory … Victory … We will always be victorious …"
The team members shouted loudly. Zhang Xiaoqiang's casual words had lifted their spirits. They had endured so many dangers and hardships. Was there a need to worry about something that didn't happen?
"But, Zhang Xiaoqiang, how are we going to set up camp?
Without materials, we can't build the wall … "
Zhang Xiaoqiang muttered to himself. This was a difficult problem. The caravan had a lot of daily necessities, but there were no construction materials. The gathering point was even poorer. When they passed by in the car just now, they saw with their own eyes that the resources in the gathering point were already at their limits.
Dirty water flowed on the ground. The poor people were emaciated. There was no hope in their eyes. There was only despair and numbness. Rather than living, it was better to say that they were struggling at death's door. There were no markets, no shops, no restaurants. The only commercial activity was the flirtatious women standing beside the tents. They were waiting for men with surplus food to visit their tents that were riddled with holes.
Other than this, they could also see some emaciated men and women wandering silently on the dirty ground like zombies. When they could no longer hold on, they would fall to the ground with a thud. Not long after, guards in tattered military uniforms would drag them away with ropes. Their corpses would be thrown into the river outside the wall. They would either be washed away by the current or stuck in the cracks of the rocks, waiting to rot.
After thinking about it, Zhang Xiaoqiang gave up on squeezing those leaders. If Zhang Xiaoqiang squeezed them, they might also squeeze the poor people. These poor people were already very miserable. Zhang Xiaoqiang did not want to do evil. If he could not gather materials in the gathering point, did he have to go outside to gather them? "Let's set up camp in the tents for now.
"Let's set up camp in tents for the time being. Ding Luo, take some people to dig a trap near the lake. We'll use the trap we used to deal with the big fish, so we won't have to worry at night. Yomi, take some people to the small town we passed by yesterday. I saw a lot of raw coal piled up in the open. Bring all of it back to me. We'll burn bricks to build walls …"
With Zhang Xiaoqiang's orders, everyone started to get busy. Zhang Huai'an took charge of the camp, Lu Xiaobu and the injured team members continued to recuperate, the women from the logistics team picked up the shovels and started to do the men's work under Ding Luo's command, and Huang Tingwei brought his team members to investigate the situation in the gathering point.
Everyone had their own work. Even Yang Ke-er and Shanghai Qiaoyun brought Meow with them to follow Huang Quan to transport the coal. Zhang Xiaoqiang had nothing to do. He did not go to see Wang Le. Wang Le must be studying the repair of the paratroopers' vehicles with the paratroopers.
Thinking of the various herbs they collected along the way, he went to Xu Mengzhu's place.
Xu Mengzhu usually kept a low profile and did not socialize much. In the eyes of everyone in the convoy, Xu Mengzhu was just one of Zhang Xiaoqiang's women. Even though Zhang Xiaoqiang did not admit it, it left an impression in the hearts of the team members. Until now, no one dared to ask Xu Mengzhu for help, so she had some peace and quiet.
Ever since Shen Xue was asked to stay in the convoy by Zhang Xiaoqiang, Xu Mengzhu found a close friend. Shen Xue had a strange characteristic. As long as she wore her glasses, she would appear smart and capable. She would use her brain to come up with ideas, but if she did not wear her glasses, she would be super muddle-headed.
It was easy to imagine what would happen when a super muddle-headed person was doing the chores that women were used to doing. Natural muddle-headedness was cute, but natural muddle-headedness in real life was scary. Not only could she not be of help, every time she caused damage, the women would have to spend several times more time and energy to clean up the mess. In the end, the women could not take it anymore and returned her to Zhang Xiaoqiang.
Zhang Xiaoqiang had no choice. He alone was enough to idle around. Thinking of Xu Mengzhu's unpredictable nature, he handed Shen Xue to Xu Mengzhu. In name, he was Xu Mengzhu's assistant. Xu Mengzhu was only doing simple research. Shen Xue, who had graduated from university, should not have much of a problem with her intelligence, right?