"What!"
After everyone heard this, they all looked at Lu Yu who was lying on the sofa.
Seeing that everyone was turning their attention to him, Lu Yu explained.
"Let's not talk about the fact that the huge noise caused by the helicopter will attract zombies. We need to spend our efforts to investigate the unknown attack that brought down the helicopter."
"The existence of helicopters that can shoot down will inevitably pose a huge threat to our life safety."
"Instead of sticking around and waiting, we should take the initiative to explore and collect intelligence. Even if we are defeated, we can retreat. After all, now that two soldiers have joined us, our overall strength has been greatly improved."
Ma Long, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, nodded unconsciously after listening to Lu Yu's words.
"Indeed, with Xiao Ma and me here, as long as we don't encounter any weird zombie variants or swarms of corpses, our lives can be basically guaranteed, but that being who can shoot down a plane..."
Zhang Jike tightened the rifle in his hand, with a trace of worry on his face.
"With just a few of us, we can't clean it up, right?"
Everyone was silent again. Only Xiao Ran secretly glanced at Lu Yu and found that he had buried the lower half of his face in his arms, revealing only a pair of red and phoenix eyes.
"We can use help."
Looking around with clear eyes, Lu Yu said calmly.
But the lower half of his face, which was hidden in his arms, slightly raised the corners of his mouth, forming a strange smile.
"Help? Are you referring to..." Ma Long seemed to get some inspiration from Lu Yu's words and asked with a frown.
"Your comrade in the Ninth Section - Li Zhihao."
Lu Yu said, lifting his face from his arms and showing a bright smile.
Zhang Jike was slightly startled when he heard this and began to think about the meaning of Lu Yu's words.
It can be seen from the descriptions of Lu Yu and others that Li Zhihao's identity is indeed worthy of scrutiny, and there is a high possibility that he is a member of Jiuke.
But for Zhang Jike and Ma Long, two soldiers with military orders, Shangfeng had given orders more than once not to contact the comrades of the Nine Sections at will.
In their eyes, Jiu Ke was just a legend. If Shangfeng hadn't repeatedly emphasized it, they might have thought that Jiu Ke was just a made-up department.
"Nine subjects are not allowed to take the initiative to contact. It is an organization that exists in imagination and does not really exist!"
Ma Long murmured to himself, which was what Shangfeng would repeat every time before they went on a mission.
And this seemingly contradictory statement was the reason why the two of them were in awe of Jiu Ke.
"Only Jiu Ke, who has vast magical powers, can master so much information." Zhang Jike sighed, seeming to have made up his mind.
"We gave up taking the initiative to contact Li Zhihao and went directly to clean up the surrounding area!"
"..."
Lu Yu was silent. He originally wanted to use the hands of two soldiers to test Li Zhihao's background, but what he never expected was that Zhang Jike would rather risk his life to carry out cleaning work than take the initiative to contact Li Zhihao, who was suspected of being a member of the Ninth Section. .
"Nine subjects...are interesting..."
Lu Yu silently wrote down the name in his heart and said nothing more.
Now he is just a wounded person who can't help, and has too little influence on the development of the situation. Since Zhang Jike and others would rather take risks than take the initiative to contact him, he can't change anything.
But suddenly, another idea flashed in Lu Yu's mind.
"Zhang Jike and the others seemed to have said before that they could not take the initiative to contact him. So if Li Zhihao comes to the door on his own initiative, wouldn't he be able to achieve his goal?"
When he thought of this, Lu Yu chuckled and said to Zhang Jike.
"I wonder if your superiors have explained it to you. What should you do if a comrade from the Ninth Section comes to contact you?"
Ma Long and Zhang Jike were startled when they heard this and recalled it carefully.
Shangfeng seemed to have just told them not to make active contact, but if it was passive contact, it would not be considered a violation of the order.
Moreover, both of them knew that Jiu Ke was probably a deeply hidden intelligence department. The reason why Shangfeng issued the order not to contact Jiu Ke was probably because he was afraid that they would destroy Jiu Ke's concealment without knowing it.
"If personnel from Section 9 take the initiative to contact us, it means they may need our cooperation."
Zhang Jike said, after all, Jiu Ke is hiding and they are showing up. If Jiu Ke takes the initiative to contact them, they must help.
"That's good. Li Zhihao made an agreement with me that he will come to visit me again in three days to discuss cooperation with me. At that time, you only need to wear military uniforms and meet as soldiers."
Lu Yu paused and continued.
"If he is really from the Nine Sections, he will definitely react when he sees you. If he takes the initiative to contact you, you will not be violating the rules. You can also use his power to carry out cleaning work."
When Ma Long heard this, he nodded slightly.
"If he doesn't take the initiative to contact you, then you can just treat him as an ordinary person and continue to act according to the original plan. When the time comes, you can leave or stay, just act accordingly."
"Then we have been in the past three days..." Zhang Jike was about to put forward his opinion, but was interrupted by Lu Yu waving his hand.
"In the past three days, we only need to clean up our building. Although there are not many residents in this community, there should still be survivors. Gather them together. Anyway, I have enough food."
After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement. Only Xu Xiaoxiao glanced at Lu Yu with surprised eyes.
Lu Yu naturally noticed the gaze of the girl opposite him, rolled his eyes at her, and signaled her not to say anything more.
"Has Lu Bapi changed his gender? He was very stingy before and refused to give away any food. Why is he so generous now?"
A big question mark appeared in Xu Xiaoxiao's head, but she could still understand Lu Yu's eyes, so she didn't say anything more.
"After all, as the old saying goes, there is strength in numbers, and rescuing survivors is also your mission this time, isn't it? Starting the rescue a few days in advance will also be beneficial to subsequent missions."
Lu Yu spoke eloquently, with a very comprehensive logic and perspective on the problem, which completely solved Zhang Jike's concerns.
"Lao Zhang, I think Lu Yu's arrangements are quite thorough." Ma Long said after thinking for a moment. They had already introduced themselves to each other during the meal and knew each other's names.
Zhang Jike thought for a long time and finally agreed with Lu Yu's plan.
"Then starting tomorrow, we will start clearing out threats layer by layer and rescue survivors."
After the discussion ended, everyone dispersed and began to go about their own business.
The sun sets and night falls.
Due to the limited number of beds in the room, one must share the bed with others.
Lu Yu was a wounded man, so he naturally occupied a bedroom.
The other large bedroom was allocated to Xu Xiaoxiao and Xiaoran. The two girls were smaller, so sleeping in the same bed should not be a problem.
Zhang Ning was treated differently because of his terrifying appearance and was given a separate room in the study. Lu Yu also euphemistically called it the single presidential room.
Looking at the filthy bed in the study, Zhang Ning simply took a few clothes and spread them on the floor, making a bed.
Two soldiers, Zhang Jike and Ma Long, slept on the sofa. This was not what Lu Yu meant, but what they asked for.
Originally, Lu Yu planned to let Xiao Ran sleep with him, let the two soldiers sleep on the big bed in the master bedroom, and Xu Xiaoxiao would sleep on the sofa.
After all, in his mind, the two soldiers are currently the main force, and a good rest will help improve the survival rate of all of them.
However, Zhang Jike and Ma Long refused very politely and let the two girls sleep in the big bed on the grounds that "sleeping in the living room can be a warning in advance."
"As expected of a soldier, he is so considerate..."
Lu Yu lay on his bed and couldn't help but sigh.
It was not yet time to go to bed, and Xiao Ran was sitting by the bed playing with the arrow in his hand. This arrow was the last one left by Lu Yu's father, and the others were processed into crossbow arrows.
But for this last arrow, Lu Yu accidentally made it into a crossbow instead of making it into a crossbow. Instead, he punched a small hole in the end of the arrow and tied it with a rope to make a necklace.
If one day I have to leave this room, this arrow will be a thought.
"You acted well as a fox today. Do you want to use the two tigers Zhang Jike and Ma Long to scare Li Zhihao?"
Xiao Ran didn't look at Lu Yu, but carefully looked at the arrow in her hand. It seemed that there was some exquisite carving on it, which made her unable to take her eyes away.
"To be honest, I hope Li Zhihao is really a member of the ninth department. That would at least put me at ease."
Lu Yu also changed his expression at this time, his smile faded and was replaced by a hint of worry.
"What are your plans in three days?"
Xiaoran didn't seem to hear Lu Yu's words and didn't answer anything. Instead, he continued to ask.
"Just like Zhang Jike and the others said, in three days, communications will be restored and the rescue team will enter the city. I hope you can follow Zhang Jike and the others back to the team, so that your safety can be maximized."
"What about you?" Xiaoran's expression began to darken after hearing Lu Yu's words.
"As for me, I have to wait a little longer. After all, I am injured now. Following you back to the team will only add to the burden."
"It's not just the reason for the injury, right?"
Xiaoran was silent for a moment and said lightly.
"Yes, part of the reason comes from the information given by Zhang Heng."
Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, then he was relieved and explained easily.
Among the three messages given by Zhang Heng, the last message was to ask Lu Yu to try not to travel far away before December 21, 2022.
Lu Yu didn't know whether Zhang Jike's return to the team was the kind of "far trip" Zhang Heng mentioned, but to be on the safe side, Lu Yu chose to stay at home.
If you don’t go out, you definitely don’t have a long trip!
After all, judging from the first two pieces of information given by Zhang Heng, they both played a vital role in Lu Yu's survival in the apocalypse, and the aspirin in them is likely to be the key to curing his infection.
And this last piece of information was specially emphasized by Zhang Heng. It must be very important, and Lu Yu had to pay attention to it.
After listening to Lu Yu's answer, Xiao Ran threw the arrow in his hand back to Lu Yu and left the bedroom without saying a word...
