Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

The next morning, Gu Tongwan drove the car to the neighborhood where Meimei lived. Maybe it was because it was morning, but the outer neighborhood seemed much quieter and some restaurants on the street near Meimei's home were still closed.

In the morning, only the cleaner was cleaning the road. Gu Tongwan parked the car in front of a store and then asked the cleaner about the day's situation.

"Someone from the nearby health center came to inform us last night that there might be an infectious disease at the base recently, and they told us not to go out for the next two days. They also said they would block off several blocks near us. You wouldn't know, but the owners of those restaurants were arguing until after eight o'clock in the evening. They said they went to the base government as a group, but it was of no use at all. They said that if we really got infected with an infectious disease, the health center would not send anyone to treat us, and they would put these people on the blacklist." The cleaner sighed as he spoke.

"Infectious disease? What infectious disease?" Gu Tongwan frowned, feeling that things should not be that simple.

"I don't know the details, but they say it's a mutated virus that can be spread through T fluid, which is blood or saliva. It's similar to rabies, and it spreads very quickly. They also say the base is currently working hard to research a vaccine, so they suggest everyone stay home for two days."

The cleaner shook his head. He actually didn't know much about the real situation. He just talked to the people from the community about coming here last night. He also gave everyone some common sense in the small square in front of the block, such as what to do if you meet someone in a similar situation, and if you are bitten by a sick person, you should choose to self-isolate or go to the health center for isolation examination immediately.

"If the virus is really this serious, the neighborhood should be under control, but I just saw that there are no Self-Defense Forces patrolling nearby, and there are no quarantine stations set up."

When the epidemic broke out a few years ago, each community had to be quarantined and inspected, but why didn't the government do so this time? And they only asked people to stay at home, and did not forcibly block the entire neighborhood. Does this mean that the current situation is not serious enough to require a blockade?

While Gu Tongwan was talking to the cleaner, some people started to gather nearby. These people were walking in a hurry and judging by their clothes, they should be white-collar workers working in a small company nearby.

"What's going on? Why are all the breakfast shops closed?"

"Are they closed this morning?"

"Didn't you receive a notice last night? People from the health center came and said there might be an infectious disease in the next two days, and that it would be best for the restaurant to stop operating. People from the community also came to persuade them."

"I don't know. I was playing games at home last night. Who knows these things? Damn it, I can only go to the convenience store near the company to buy dry bread."

"Can the company also give us a day off? It's an infectious disease. I'm also afraid of it."

"What are you afraid of? I guess the health center is just bluffing. If it was really that serious, we would have been quarantined long ago. And the forum also mentioned something about a virus infection. Anyway, the higher-ups are afraid of being held responsible, so they let us stay at home. Anyway, the base hasn't sounded the alarm, so it's not a big deal."

"Tsk, I actually hope that the situation is more serious, so that I can rest at home. I haven't rested for two weeks in a row. It's killing me."

A few office workers passing by first stood in a store on the block and complained for a while, and finally, after confirming that there would indeed be no breakfast today, they continued to walk towards the company in a depressed mood.

It was 7:40 in the morning. People who went to work at this time had already come out. Except for the restaurants, the remaining shops that were still open were less than one-third of the usual number, and most of them were hardware stores or clothing stores. The only one that was still open was a snack bar, and the prices were twice as high as usual, causing several office workers who came out to work and wanted to have a hot morning meal to curse.

But this breakfast shop was open for less than half an hour before closing again. Perhaps it was because it was the only shop open in the entire block and it was too eye-catching, so after thinking about it, it decided to pull down the shutter again.

Gu Tongwan didn't get any definite information from the cleaner, so he went to find the detached self-built house where Meimei lived. The building had three floors in total. Meimei had said before that there were about six households on each floor. The landlord also lived in the underground city now. He was considered very rich. After all, he earned seven or eight thousand yuan in rent every month, plus he had other businesses, so he had a middle-class living standard in the base.

Meimei lives on the third floor. When she knocked on the door of Room 305, a middle-aged man in his forties opened the door.

According to Meimei, her parents got married after falling in love freely when they were young. Her mother was only about 20 years old when she gave birth to her, so both her parents are very young now.

The middle-aged man in front of her has some similarities in outline and facial features to Meimei. This man should be Meimei's father.

It is said that his father works on a construction site and usually only comes home once a week. In addition, his parents divorced and remarried, so Meimei does not have a deep affection for her father.

The man saw that the person knocking on the door was a strange girl. He first looked Gu Tongwan up and down, and finally asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Gu Tongwan immediately explained his purpose and identity.

The man showed some surprise on his face, then turned to the living room and took out his mobile phone. He first called his wife, but found that the call was not connected. Then he called Meimei and found that his daughter had called him yesterday. However, he was at the construction site at that time and did not answer the call. Moreover, he was the type who did not play with his mobile phone very often. After work, he just wanted to sleep and rest when he got home. Besides, his daughter was usually indifferent to him, and he was used to his daughter ignoring him, so he did not think that anything had happened to his wife and daughter.

Seeing that the man had surprise in his eyes but still didn't show much worry, Gu Tongwan finally understood why Meimei had no feelings for this father. Could a normal husband and father remain so calm after his wife and daughter disappeared?

"It's true that the call was not connected, but if Meimei is with her mother, they will be fine. They can take good care of themselves. Besides, the Self-Defense Forces and the health center are already in the hotel. I think the government should be able to handle this matter."

The middle-aged man yawned as he spoke, and he obviously didn't wake up yet. He was also indirectly hinting to Gu Tongwan that he wanted to go back to take a nap.

Gu Tongwan suddenly felt speechless. He originally thought that he would at least care about his daughter, but he didn't expect that this man was surprisingly calm. No wonder Meimei looked impatient every time she mentioned her father.

"Okay, if Meimei comes back, please call this number. This is the front desk number of our guesthouse. If she doesn't come back to work, our colleagues will be very worried."

The man took the business card and saw that there was only the address and phone number of the guesthouse on it. Although he was curious about Gu Tongwan's identity, he was too embarrassed to ask. He just nodded and then put his hand on the door frame, as if he was about to close the door.

Seeing the middle-aged man's attitude, Gu Tongwan seemed to be holding back his breath. Finally, he couldn't help but say, "Although the hotel is now under government control, it is said that there was a biting incident inside. Anyway, Meimei's current situation may not be safe. As a father, you should pay more attention to her."

Seeing the man pause to close the door, Gu Tongwan left quickly without giving the man a chance to speak.

Watching Gu Tongwan leaving, the man fell into deep thought. He then saw the family portrait that his wife had specially hung on the wall in the living room. It was taken at a photo studio after they remarried. He was quite unhappy at the time, but he couldn't persuade his wife and went with her anyway.

It's not that he has no feelings for the mother and daughter, it's just that he has been busy with work over the years, and coupled with Meimei's attitude, he didn't have much hope for the father-daughter relationship. But in fact, when the two divorced, he went to his daughter's school and secretly saw her outside, but no one knew about these things.

Thinking of how his wife had told him to wear two more layers of clothes before he left for the construction site two days ago, he felt as if a corner of his heart was being strangled. He gritted his teeth and finally went to the living room to make a phone call.

"Pockmarked? It's me. I remember you said before that the Diamond Hotel was originally built by your construction team. Do you still have the internal structure drawings there? I have something to do. Yes, I need the drawings. Please send them to me as soon as possible."

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It was already 8:30 in the morning when Gu Tongwan arrived near the hotel. There was a cordon outside the hotel. There were more than a dozen security personnel outside the hotel, including members of the Self-Defense Forces in the innermost.

But probably because they had just changed shifts, there were not many people in the Self-Defense Forces, only about five or six, and everyone looked very tired. It was probably because of the frequent rotations that most people were unable to rest well.

There were passers-by who occasionally stopped to watch on the roadside, but most people just watched for a while. After all, the outside was about seventy or eighty meters away from the hotel, and it was unclear what was happening inside from this distance.

Gu Tongwan found a 24-hour parking lot in a nearby neighborhood, and then found a food street two blocks over that was open for business. He randomly found a store specializing in dumplings and wontons, sat down, and ordered a serving of three-fresh dumplings and a small portion of fried wontons, intending to fill his stomach first before thinking about what to do next.

This snack bar is doing good business, with office workers from nearby coming in for breakfast one after another.

“When will the Diamond Hotel be unsealed? Our partner’s manager is inside. It’s really frustrating that we can’t sign the contract that we have in hand.”

"It will probably take another day or two. Haven't you seen the medical vehicles coming in and out? It is said that the virus inside spreads very quickly. This is also for safety reasons."

The people talking were a man and a woman, who seemed to be in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. They ordered a large portion of dumplings and talked about the Diamond Hotel while eating.

"Doesn't your company have any plans for a holiday?" the girl asked.

"What are you thinking about, taking a holiday? Unless there is another natural disaster, there will be no holiday." The man shook his head in self-mockery, seeming to have many dissatisfactions with his current company.

"But my sister's company has already received a holiday notice. However, she lives just across the street from the Diamond Hotel, and many units there have also received notices from above, suggesting that all units and companies temporarily take a holiday or adjust their holidays for two days. They also said that several blocks near the Diamond Hotel may be controlled and managed in the near future."

"Don't believe this. Even if there is control, it can't reach us. We are still about a kilometer away. How can the virus spread that far? Even if it is a virus, it is a matter of probability. Don't think about it."

The man saw that his girlfriend looked worried and comforted her.

But the woman was still a little worried, and said, "Just in case, let's buy some food after get off work today. If the restrictions are really implemented, the prices of rice, flour, grain and oil will definitely go up. Anyway, we don't have to worry about stockpiling these things at home."

The man thought about it for a while, and finally agreed with his girlfriend's suggestion. The two of them lowered their heads and continued to eat.

At this time, a man with a crew cut and wearing a Self-Defense Force uniform walked in. He was probably a member of the patrol team in this neighborhood.

This man seemed to be an old acquaintance of the boss. As soon as he came in, he asked the boss to make two steamed dumplings. After taking off his hat, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"What's wrong? Why are you so dejected? Did your boss scold you for not doing your job well?"

The boss was cleaning up the dishes left by the previous guests while laughing and joking.

The man with a crew cut originally wanted to smoke, but when he saw other people dining in the store, he put the loose cigarettes he bought from the convenience store for 30 points a pack back into his trouser pocket.

After drinking a cup of hot water handed over by the boss, he said unhappily: "Don't mention it. I guess we won't be able to rest this week. Everyone will have to work overtime."

The lady boss who was sitting at the cashier counter was now interested, so she raised her head and asked in a low voice, "Isn't that what you are talking about the Diamond Hotel?"

"Yes, that's right. Now the higher-ups have ordered a complete blockade, and the streets outside are going to be controlled. This will happen tonight, and your store may have to close for two days."

"Oh my God, we're going to lose a lot of money in the next two days." The proprietress's face immediately fell when she heard that.

Instead, the boss took it easy. "Okay, stop complaining. We've figured it out here. The neighborhood next door started taking control last night. You know Lao Zhang, his bun shop was closed this morning. It was said that he was blacklisted if he opened it."

The proprietress curled her lips in annoyance, then looked at the man with the crew cut: "But what happened to that hotel? Is there really a virus spreading in it? But why did I hear there were monsters in there?"

The man noticed that the diners next to him were all quite far away. Even Gu Tongwan, who was the closest, was looking down at his phone and didn't seem to pay much attention to this side. So the man frowned and whispered: "Well, in fact, it's not a virus, it's a mutant zombie!"