dognovel Chapter 349
Chapter 349
Because of the huge explosion, the air in Xiangcheng was filled with a strange smell mixed with scorched earth and blood.
Qi Mingyu frowned.
Zhou Shuwan patted the dusty corners of his clothes and said coldly, "The evacuation was very quick!"
At this time, the sky was already turning pale and a new day had arrived.
The two men were exhausted after running around all night. After a brief discussion, they decided to go back to the supermarket to meet up with Chen Fen first, and then make plans after bringing the refugees back.
As for Zhang Jia, of course he also heard the big commotion in Xiangcheng last night.
She immediately guessed what Zhou Shuwan and the others were going to do, and understood why they kept it a secret from her.
She was complaining and worried, and was considering whether to lead the team to provide support when she heard the guard say there was movement outside.
I hurried out and saw a group of ragged survivors walking towards me in the distance.
After taking a closer look, she suddenly called out anxiously, "Wanwan! Xiaoyu!"
Zhou Shuwan greeted her with a smile and got off the motorcycle.
Zhang Jia hurried over and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the two were safe and sound.
Then, her eyes fell on the crowd gathered outside the factory, and shock and worry appeared on her face: "These people are..."
Zhou Shuwan explained to her, and Zhang Jia finally understood what had happened.
She couldn't help but pat Zhou Shuwan's shoulder and complained, "You and Xiaoyu didn't even discuss this big thing with me! Although there's not much I can do, at least I can bring people and weapons to support you!"
Zhou Shuwan knew that Zhang Jia was genuinely worried about them, so he smiled and begged for mercy.
Zhang Jia shook his head helplessly and glared at her quietly: "I'll settle the score with you later."
After saying that, he turned around and arranged for the people in the convoy to help resettle the survivors.
She was in command and arranged all matters in an orderly manner, demonstrating a decisive and efficient work style.
Chen Fen watched from the side and became more and more impressed with Zhou Shuwan and Zhang Jia's team.
Looking at these ragged and skinny people, not only Zhang Jia, but everyone else in the team felt full of sympathy.
In particular, there were several people in the crowd whose arms or legs had been chopped off. The wounds were simply bandaged and were still bleeding.
The convoy had more than 30 large trucks full of supplies, and they couldn't care less about anything else at this moment.
The team members took a few bags of compressed biscuits and pickled fish from the car and distributed them to the survivors. They also brought over a few buckets of water and gave each person a small bowl.
The clean water flowed down the cracked lips and into the throat, and some people couldn't help but cover their eyes and sob.
Until this moment, they seemed to finally be living like human beings.
The medical team began to treat the wounds of the injured, disinfecting and bandaging them.
After working all night, Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu had no time to eat, and only now did they feel hungry.
They sat together with Zhang Jia and Chen Fen, eating food and discussing how to accommodate the victims.
"We're just a temporary caravan, and we don't have the capacity to support so many people," Zhang Jia said, breaking the silence first. His tone was concerned. "Besides, most of them are locals, and they might not be willing to follow us far from home to the north."
Chen Fen nodded in agreement. "Yes, they've been detained for so long, they must be looking for their relatives and friends. How could they leave so easily?"
Qi Mingyu pondered for a moment and suggested, "Wait until these people have recovered a little, then we'll give each of them some supplies and ask them where they'd like to go."
But if someone really has nowhere to go, we can't just abandon them.
Chen Fen thought for a moment and slowly said, "There are the most women here, and I am willing to accept them."
"Sister Fen, you..." Zhou Shuwan was a little surprised.
Chen Fen explained, "Our team is made up entirely of women, and our weapons are all homemade bows and crossbows. With these women joining us, we'll have weapons ready to go. Once we teach them some self-defense techniques, they'll become a fighting force and won't be a burden to us."
Moreover, these women have been tortured, and after joining Chen Fen's team, since they are all women, they should not have any resistance.
Zhou Shuwan felt a surge of warmth in her heart, and sincerely thanked Chen Fen: "Sister Fen, thank you."
There are so many people here now, so it’s hard to say much.
When the two of them were together in private, Zhou Shuwan asked Chen Fen if she was willing to follow them to the new base in the north, and introduced the advantages of the new base in detail.
"A new base is under construction. It's being established by our J City government. In the future, vegetable greenhouses and farms will be built, as well as several production lines for canned meat and compressed biscuits. The base has troops and security personnel, and it's under semi-militarized management. There's also living space for women and the weak. It's very safe. Your team won't be separated. You can go out and forage for supplies on your own, or you can work and earn a salary at the base. It's much better than wandering around here."
In fact, Chen Fen had already had some thoughts in mind when she saw Zhou Shuwan's convoy and the orderly way they got along.
Now, after listening to Zhou Shuwan's words, she felt that this was a rare opportunity.
"I'll think about it carefully," Chen Fen nodded, her eyes firm. "I'll also ask the team members for their opinions."
"Okay." Zhou Shuwan smiled.
Although these 200 people have been rescued.
But the leader of the cannibal gang is still outside and there is no one in the stronghold. Maybe he is secretly spying on what is happening at the factory.
Therefore, at this time, the factory is even more dangerous.
Zhou Shuwan advised Zhang Jia and the others to leave first, not wanting to implicate the convoy.
Zhang Jia refused to do so.
She wasn't that great, she just felt that in this critical moment, neither she nor the team could leave, and they had to contribute as much as they could.
"Wanwan, I know you are worried about us, but we are all adults and we will be responsible for our own choices!" Zhang Jia was very calm.
The other members of the team also expressed their willingness to stay and leave together after overcoming this difficult time.
Zhou Shuwan felt helpless and moved, so he had to discuss with Qi Mingyu how to bring out this potential power.
"Although we blew up their base camp, they must still have weapons. If they were surrounded here in the middle of the night, it would be extremely dangerous."
Qi Mingyu said, "That's not necessarily true. There were only about a hundred of them in total, and at least two-thirds died when the office building collapsed. The remaining people, at most, would not exceed 50. Even with such a small number of people, their strength would be limited even if they were to besiege us."
Zhou Shuwan thought about it and nodded, agreeing with Qi Mingyu's words: "Okay, let's discuss how to keep watch tonight."
"Arrange the troops in two waves, one for daytime duty and one for nighttime duty. Gather the members of Chen Fen's team and have them on duty together. Because we need to defend not only the outside, but also the inside."
Qi Mingyu looked towards the workshop where the survivors were temporarily staying.