End of the World

When the sun sets, it means the end of the day, and also the end of human activities. The night in the apocalypse is more than five times more dangerous than the day. It is easy to get lost without sufficient vision. Even worse is the high probability of encountering a horde of zombies.

Wu Bin and his colleagues finished their day's work, and they all gathered around the bonfire, enjoying the dusk of the last day and waiting for the night to fall. After leaving the factory, the outside world was not too bad, at least it was still very peaceful.

"It would be nice if we could stay here forever!" Dafeng looked at the fish pond on the side and took a bite of the grilled fish in his hand. It would be better with some cumin powder, but the sauce also made the fish very flavorful.

"Didn't we think we could stay in the factory forever?" Qiao Xinghua faced the reality. In today's world, you can't stay in one place forever. You have to come out and face it.

"Yeah, it's all that dead dog's fault!" Dafeng cursed, but Xiao Huang looked up at him.

"I'm not talking about you!" Dafeng knew why Xiao Huang was looking at him.

"It would be great if there was a piece of land in this world that has not been polluted by zombies!" He Yuxin said, holding her cheeks with her hands and looking up at the sky.

"Maybe!" After hearing what He Yuxin said, Wu Bin thought of Iceland and Greenland. The former is close to the Arctic Circle, and most of the latter is within the Arctic Circle. There shouldn't be many zombies in such cold places.

"Well! We are in one of the most densely populated countries, so don't fantasize!" Dafeng said directly. He is indeed a straight man.

"Dafeng, why don't you know how to be more romantic?" Meng Zihan said. Dafeng, doesn't he know that girls sometimes love to fantasize? Even if it's impossible to achieve.

"I'm just stating the facts!" Dafeng looked innocent. Is there anything wrong with this?

Meng Zihan covered her face. Dafeng had just fantasized about staying here forever. Why couldn't he understand He Yuxin's thoughts?

"Shi Yibo, I guess we'll have to go to your shelter soon!" Wu Bin felt helpless. He didn't really want to go to the shelter when he heard it.

"Don't worry, your safety will be guaranteed once you arrive at the shelter!" Shi Yi Bo could hear Wu Bin's helplessness and could only comfort him.

"Before I go over, I have to explain something to you!" Shi Yi Bo said. This is a bit against the rules, but it doesn't matter as it doesn't violate discipline.

"Is there anything else going on?" Wu Bin felt that this shelter could get any worse?

"That's right. Before entering the shelter, everyone must first undergo a physical examination. Anyone found to be abnormal will be cleared out immediately, and they must hand over certain supplies!" What Shi Yi Bo told me was considered private, but it was not part of the confidentiality regulations.

"A physical examination is a must, so how much do you have to hand over?" Wu Bin knew that the shelter would not let you in easily, and he was more concerned about how much supplies to hand over.

"Seventy percent of the total supplies must be handed over!" Shi Yi Bo said helplessly. It was not like this at the beginning. This rule was only made later when there was a shortage of food in the shelter.

"Seventy percent?" Everyone was shocked. How is this different from robbery? For example, if a large portion of the fish slaughtered today had to be paid, everyone would not object to paying taxes, but this percentage was too high.

"What's the difference between this and robbery? We can just not go!" Dafeng was the first to object. Why? Should they hand over most of the supplies they had risked their lives to find?

"Yes, what's the point of going to a place where we can't even get enough food to eat?" Qiao Xinghua was also shocked by the high payment ratio.

"So you should think about it carefully again." Shi Yibo expected that everyone would object. Even he thought it was unreasonable. No one who was struggling to survive outside had supplies that fell from the sky.

Wu Bin didn't expect the ratio to be so high. He thought each person just had to pay a certain amount of rice.

"Is 70 percent too much?" Wu Bin said hesitantly.

"A lot? Ha! Those people think it's not enough, they want to take it all away!" Zhu Zhenguo came down from the roof of the car. He came over to take a look after he heard Wu Bin asking about the shelter.

"Old Zhu, aren't you going to hand over 70 percent?" Shi Yi Bo was puzzled. It sounded like this meant that nothing would be left for others.

"Who do you think those people are who confiscated the grain?" Lao Zhu asked back.

"I don't know about that." Shi Yi Bo was only a member of the guard force, so the information he knew was very limited.

"Those are just the security team!" said Lao Zhu. He knew this because he was familiar with the company commander of the logistics unit.

"The shelter is divided between the military and the political. The troops are only responsible for guarding and assisting in maintaining public security. Public security and internal affairs are handled by the public security brigade led by the government agencies and the armed militia, of which the armed militia is a reserve force." As a veteran, Zhu Zhenguo has some connections in the army and knows much more than Shi Yibao.

"So paying grain is not a rule in the army?" Shi Yi Bo asked.

"When did the army stipulate that we can take things from the masses at will? Don't forget that we are a revolutionary team!" Zhu Zhenguo said seriously. This is the fundamental principle of the army.

Wu Bin now understood a little more clearly that the army was only responsible for defending the base, and all internal affairs were the responsibility of the government agencies. This formed a clear separation of power between the military and the government.

"If they want to hand over 70% of the supplies, then forget it!" Wu Bin shook his head. These supplies were obtained by everyone's hard work, and he was unwilling to hand them over just like that.

"It's not impossible to get in if you want!" Zhu Zhenguo said. He was not happy about the security teams taking people's supplies. Everyone was already in a difficult situation, but they were forced to hand them over on the pretext of food rationing. Besides, the shelter was not out of ammunition and food yet.

"any solution?"

"Go in with the logistics team?"

"With logistics? We haven't even seen the brother troops coming out to fight!" Shi Yi Bo was even more confused. They couldn't even find the troops now.

"Then what do you think I was doing on the roof today?" Zhu Zhenguo asked.

"Aren't you just standing guard?" Shi Yi Bo felt that he was just standing guard.

"Bullshit! I just wanted to see if there were any helicopters from the Army Aviation Corps flying over the sky. Didn't those bastards say he flies over here every day? Bullshit, I've been staring at him all day and there's not even a fly!" Zhu Zhenguo cursed, feeling that he was being made fun of. Everyone then understood why he was so active today.

"Old Zhu, there is a radio in the car. Can we try to contact the shelter?" Shi Yibo asked. He just reacted now.

"Of course we can get in touch!" Zhu Zhenguo said directly. The shelter is within the Dongzhou City, and the radio on the off-road RV can fully contact the shelter at this distance.

"Have you contacted?"

"No, if we contact Captain Wu, they won't be able to fish anymore!" Zhu Zhenguo sat down around the campfire.

Wu Bin and the others were stunned and didn't quite understand what it meant.

"The troops may catch all the fish here and use them as food supplements!" Zhu Zhenguo explained. Now the troops go out every day to look for food and other supplies. The other supplies in the shelter's combat readiness warehouse can support the shelter for about two years, while the food can only last for one year. There is no sign of the disaster ending yet, and the troops must be prepared for a protracted war.

This is easy to understand. If the troops come and catch all the fish, where are the fish left to fish?

"Old Zhu, call the troops over tomorrow!" Wu Bin was eager to enter the shelter with the troops. Not only could he enter safely, he also didn't have to hand over any supplies.

"If you want the troops to arrive tomorrow, you should contact them tonight. The troops also need time to prepare!" Zhu Zhenguo was already prepared to communicate with the shelter at any time.

"Then go ahead!" Wu Bin estimated that the fish on the two racks could be dried overnight. Even if the troops came, they would not be able to leave until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest. There was definitely enough time.

"Everyone should work harder tonight and dry the fish all night long. We should try to finish it before the troops arrive!"

No one objected. It was just an all-nighter. It was not like we had not tried it before.

Soon, Zhu Zhenguo came down from the RV and told everyone that he had contacted the shelter through the military frequency band. The shelter would send troops over tomorrow. The troops also attached great importance to the fish in this pond. It can be imagined that it will be very lively here tomorrow.

The next morning, when everyone was sure that the fish was almost done, they cleaned up the scene and waited for the troops to arrive.

Around noon, Wu Bin and his team received a communication from the troops, saying that the troops had arrived nearby. Zhu Zhenguo gave the troops guidance, and the troops' vehicles quickly found this place.

Everyone saw the Type 09 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle in the lead from a distance, four PLA trucks in the middle, and another Type 09 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle in the rear. The six-vehicle convoy was not large, but it was spectacular, especially the two infantry fighting vehicles, which made several men drool. These were toys for real men!

"Old Zhu, I thought you were dead, but turns out you were hiding here!" As soon as the convoy stopped, a middle-aged man got off the first infantry fighting vehicle and gave Zhu Zhenguo a bear hug.

"Haha! Who would nag you if I died!" Zhu Zhenguo laughed. It can be seen that the relationship between the two is very close. They are probably old comrades-in-arms.

"We agreed that you have to talk to me when we get back this time!" The man let go of his hand, and when he saw Shi Yibo, he patted his shoulder and said, "Hey, Comrade Yibo is here too, and he looks in good spirits!"

Shi Yibo couldn't stand his beating and forced a smile.

"Come here, Lao Zhang, let me introduce you. This is Captain Wu Bin." Zhu Zhenguo didn't just talk about the past and introduced him to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man saluted Wu Bin and then stretched out his hand and said: "My name is Zhang Xingguo, captain of the logistics team, just call me Lao Zhang. Thank you for saving Lao Zhu and the others!" Zhang Xingguo naturally understood that it was Wu Bin and the others who saved Zhu Zhenguo.

"Comrade Company Commander, you're too polite!" Wu Bin stepped forward and shook hands with him.

"How do you know I'm the company commander?" Zhang Xingguo was a little surprised.

"The insignia of your military rank told me!" Wu Bin pointed at the insignia on his body.

"Haha! I didn't expect Captain Wu would read these!" Zhang Xingguo laughed. Many young people nowadays don't even know their military ranks, let alone their rank badges.

After a few more pleasantries, Zhang Xingguo took his men to go fishing. They only brought four trucks, which could not hold all the fish in the pond, so they had to come again next time.

ps: Second update