"Yes, the evacuation news was received on the radio just now. It said that we should go to the nearest Siming Mountain, where there is a government shelter."
Lu Yu answered with a calm tone, not anxious or excited, nor did he accuse the army of not sending anyone to rescue.
"I'll try to contact the team..."
After listening to Lu Yu's answer, Zhang Jike was silent for a long time before slowly speaking.
While talking, Zhang Jike took the mobile phone from the bedside table, entered a series of numbers, and called out.
Lu Yu was shocked. The way of contact between the troops was so civilian? Just make a call directly from your mobile phone? Don’t you need to operate a walkie-talkie or radio?
Zhang Jike obviously saw the look on Lu Yu's face and explained lightly.
"The team uses drone signal coverage to restore urban communications. Mobile phones can naturally be used. You can also take this opportunity to contact your family, but it is only within N city. Outside N city, you can Unable to contact."
After Zhang Jike finished speaking, everyone froze on the spot, then swarmed out of the bedroom and looked for their mobile phones.
Only Lu Yu, Xiao Ran and Xu Xiaoxiao did not move, still staying in place quietly.
The call had not been connected yet. While waiting, Zhang Jike looked at the three people in front of him and asked curiously.
"Why don't you three call home? Ask about the situation?"
"My parents went to Sanya before the disaster. They are not in N city, so they probably can't be contacted..."
Xu Xiaoxiao lowered her head. She also wanted to know how her parents were doing, but Zhang Jike had already said before that communications outside N city might not have been restored yet.
"My parents are dead. My grandparents are in H City and I shouldn't be able to contact them..."
Xiao Ran answered calmly, with no expression on her delicate little face, as if she was stating something that had nothing to do with herself.
"My father died in a car accident before the disaster, and my mother also disappeared. I have no other relatives."
Lu Yu frowned. When he thought of his mother's disappearance, his heart would twitch for no reason. This incident was like a thorn buried deep in his heart. Whenever he recalled it, it was as if this thorn had been touched. , making him feel a dull pain in his heart.
"Um."
Zhang Jike didn't know what to say to comfort the three people in front of him for a while, so he could only hum softly.
Just at this moment, the mobile phone that had been dialing was connected.
"Hello?"
A deep male voice came from the phone receiver.
"I am Zhang Jike from the Chinese Air Rescue Force, my troop number is 22."
After Zhang Jike announced his identity to the other end of the phone, he stopped talking and just waited quietly for the other party's answer.
"Zhang Jike?"
After a brief silence on the other end of the phone, the man with a deep voice spoke again, his tone full of surprise and doubt, like the murmur of a dreamer waking up.
"Old Zhang! Are you still alive? Where is Ma Long, how is he?"
As if he finally understood Zhang Jike's words, the man on the other end of the phone suddenly became excited, throwing out questions like a barrage of questions, and his voice roared out in surprise. Even Lu Yu and others in the bedroom heard a few words, He cast a doubtful look at Zhang Jike.
Zhang Jike smiled bitterly, changed his previous serious look, and said with a bit of relaxation.
"Ma Long is fine, just a little injured. We are now in a safe residential building with plenty of food and water. How are you doing there? When will the large forces be able to carry out search and rescue?"
But to Zhang Jike's surprise, after listening to his words, the other end of the phone did not immediately answer his question, but fell silent, as if trying to organize his words.
"Lao Zhang, the large forces may not be able to carry out search and rescue operations temporarily..."
"How is that possible! The troops are under attack?"
Zhang Jike straightened up immediately, changed his previous look of a sick cat with droopy eyelids, and asked anxiously.
"No, the troops are fine. Although they have experienced several shocks since you left, the casualties are not large, not as much as the damage caused by the previous phase-level zombie."
The person on the other end of the phone paused and continued.
"Only the main road into the city is blocked! The main roads are covered with thorn vines as thick as an adult's waist. These mutated plants are extremely tough and grow very fast. Ordinary burning and chopping will not work at all."
"Then use a plane. Why not use a plane for rescue?"
Zhang Jike asked anxiously, his mind was filled with Ma Long's injuries, and he was confused for a moment.
"Oh, this is what I was about to say..."
The man on the phone sighed and said slowly.
"A powerful flying creature appeared on the territory of N city. Many of our rescue planes were shot down by it. At first, I thought you and Ma Long were attacked by this creature."
"Our helicopter was indeed shot down, but it was another thing, not the flying creature you call it."
Zhang Jike briefly described his situation.
There was another brief silence on the phone.
"Now we are also heading towards Siming Mountain, preparing to join the troops there. Shangfeng decided to abandon some of the heavy equipment and enter the city lightly on the small road from Zhongshan Avenue. Due to equipment and material problems, the troops will not pay attention to the surrounding areas. The survivors took the initiative to rescue.”
"You also understand that our troops have not even established a safe shelter. We blindly rescue survivors when we are unable to protect ourselves. The result is just dragging them to die together."
The man's tone on the phone was calm, but these words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Zhang Jike's heart again and again.
All information points to the fact that they are alone.
"I see."
Zhang Jike spoke calmly, without questioning or accusing him.
As a soldier, no one knows the troops better than him.
In the current situation, every order issued by the superior must be for the overall consideration. If it were not really helpless, it would be impossible for the troops to make a decision like "not to take the initiative to rescue survivors."
There was silence on the other end of the phone again, and after a while, a low sigh came from all over.
"Lao Zhang, I hope to see you and Ma Long at the Siming Mountain Refuge..."
Zhang Jike twitched the corners of his mouth and forced a smile.
"Make sure to complete the mission."
After pressing the hang up button, Zhang Jike returned to his original sick cat appearance, with drooped eyelids, leaning back and lying on the bed.
Although Lu Yu and others did not hear what was said on the other end of the phone, looking at Zhang Jike's performance, they guessed that the development of the matter was not as smooth as they imagined, and they remained silent.
After a while, everyone who left returned to the bedroom. The faces of Yan Shao and his wife, who were the first to come in, were still full of worry because they called their parents respectively, but neither of them got through.
Then came Uncle Ni. The old man had a somewhat relaxed look on his face. This was not because he had contacted his children. You must know that Uncle Ni’s children are all working overseas. In this apocalyptic environment, there is no way they can Impossible to contact.
The old man was happy because he had just contacted an old friend.
Uncle Ni didn't have much hope at first. He just thought that since the communication was restored, he might as well try to call.
As a result, the call was connected immediately. Uncle Ni felt a lot more relaxed when he heard the news that his old friend was safe and sound on the phone. After a brief greeting, the other party informed Uncle Ni that he was planning to leave for Siming Mountain in the next two days. Make plans to evacuate.
"I hope to see him at the Simingshan Refuge."
Uncle Ni thought in his heart that he suddenly had expectations for his day-to-day life, and his energy and energy improved a lot.
Yao Peiqing also tried to dial the number, but before the phone was connected, he quickly pressed the hangup button and put the phone back in his pocket.
The only one left is Zhang Ning.
Zhang Ning's cell phone was no longer with him, so he could only wait for Uncle Ni to finish the call, then borrowed the cell phone, entered his mother's phone number from memory, and dialed.
Before making the call, anxiety filled his mind.
After all, he woke up from the morgue, and his parents and girlfriend probably thought he was dead.
Coupled with this sudden disaster, a bad feeling always lingered in his heart.
"God bless, I hope my family is okay!"
Zhang Ning prayed silently, took a deep breath, and pressed the call button.
"Beep...beep...beep..."
After a while, a familiar voice came from the phone, making Zhang Ning's eyes filled with tears.
"Hey, who are you?"
"Mom, it's me, your son, I'm not dead! Hahahahaha..."
Zhang Ning laughed out loud happily, big tears rolled out from his right eye and quickly slid down his cheek.
"who……"
The person on the other end of the phone obviously didn't respond. He was stunned for a while before speaking.
"Son? He is really a son! Come here, old man! My son is not dead, my son is still alive!"
Zhang Ning's mother's happy shouts came from the phone, as well as the noise of some debris falling to the ground after being hit.
"Dad is okay too? That's great. Where is Jiayi, how is she?"
After hearing that his father was safe and sound, Zhang Ning finally let go of the stone in his heart and quickly asked about the whereabouts of his girlfriend Jiayi.
But Zhang Ning's mother replied slightly surprised.
"Jiayi, aren't you together?"
Zhang Ning froze when he heard this and asked quickly.
"Jiayi hasn't contacted you? Haven't you seen her since my accident?"
There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone, and Zhang Ning's mother asked with some confusion.
"Something happened? What happened to you? I only know that you two went to watch a movie that day and never came home. You couldn't get through on the phone. Then there was a riot..."
Her mother rambled on about the situation at that time, but Zhang Ning didn't listen to a word.
If his parents didn't know that he had died once, it meant that his girlfriend Jiayi had not contacted his parents after the accident that day.
So, where is his girlfriend?
Thoughts were tangled up in his mind, and Zhang Ning, who had no clue for a while, had to focus on the key points to ask.
"Mom, how are you and dad doing now? Do you still have food and water in stock at home?"
"There is still some rice at home, and we haven't stopped talking about water. Your dad and I both boil tap water to drink. Don't worry, neither of us has contracted that crazy disease..."
Hearing this, Zhang Ning's heart clenched again.
Fortunately, his mother has the habit of purchasing food a month in advance, otherwise the two elders might really starve to death at home.
"Your father and I originally planned to wait another day. If there was still no news from you, we would leave for the Siming Mountain Refuge. God bless you, it's great that you are okay..."
Zhang Ning's mother was so emotional on the other end of the phone that she choked with sobs.
"Mom, you and dad stay at home for now, I..."
Zhang Ning spoke quickly into the microphone, but before he finished speaking, the phone receiver heard another noisy sound, and Zhang Ning's father's exclamation was mixed in with it.
"what's the situation?"
Zhang Ning quickly stopped talking and asked anxiously.
But the only answer he received was a beeping busy tone, and for unknown reasons, the call was hung up.
Zhang Ning dialed the number and tried to call again, but this time the call could not be connected...
