The muscles on Ma Long's face twitched involuntarily a few times, he resisted the urge to swear, and spoke calmly.
"Lu Yu, this is no child's play. Have you really made this decision?"
At the same time, he glanced at Xiao Ran next to Lu Yu, trying to find some answer from Xiao Loli's beautiful heterochromatic pupils.
Ma Long knew clearly that Xiaoran's intelligence had been greatly improved. It was not just at the level of a 9-year-old child. It must not be a flaw in logical thinking that allowed Xiaoran to make such a crazy decision.
The only answer can only be an emotional bond.
Facing Ma Long's question, Lu Yu raised his eyebrows and nodded easily.
Xiao Ran beside him remained motionless, expressing his attitude with silence.
"Huh, okay, if you don't want to, I can't tie you up and take you away by force."
Ma Long exhaled a long breath, as if he wanted to clear away all the depression in his heart so that he could make space to think about the next thing.
"It's impossible to leave you a gun. I'll give you a dagger at most. Although I don't know why you insist on leaving us separately, I still hope you can reach the Siming Mountain shelter alive."
Ma Long lowered his head, reached out and untied the military dagger from his belt, and pushed it from the table to Lu Yu.
"Hey, thank you!"
Lu Yu chuckled and quickly put away the dagger. His face was filled with a smile of success, which was completely different from the previous madness. People couldn't help but wonder whether the young man in front of him suffered from schizophrenia.
"The next step is to consider travel. Walking to Qinqiao is too dangerous. I plan to drive there. Who in your family has a car?"
Ma Long raised his head, glanced at everyone and asked.
Everyone shook their heads and indicated that they did not have a car. Only Yan Hanben raised his right hand and said cautiously.
"I do have a car parked in the underground garage, but..."
When Xu Xiaoxiao saw Yan Hanben's expression of embarrassment, he asked.
"But what? It would be nice to have a car. It's okay for everyone to squeeze in. You, Shao Xiuqi, Uncle Ni, Uncle Ma Long, Uncle Zhang Jike and me..."
As he spoke, he counted the number of people on his fingers. After excluding Lu Yu and Xiao Ran, the number of people in the team dropped to 6. Although the car was a little crowded, it was still enough to fit in.
"No, it's not a question of whether you can sit in the car or not. My car is powered by electricity..."
"New energy vehicles? That is indeed a problem..."
Ma Long frowned. He originally thought that Yan Hanben's car was a traditional car that burned gasoline, but he didn't expect that it was a new energy vehicle and was driven purely by electricity.
You must know that in the current apocalyptic environment, once the battery power of a new energy car driven by electricity is exhausted, it will be a pile of scrap metal because there is no place to charge it.
"How many kilometers can your car drive?"
Seeing that the remaining people didn't respond, Ma Long confirmed that none of them really had cars, so he had to ask out loud to see if Yan Hanben's electric car could be used.
"The dealer said it could drive 300 kilometers. I haven't tried it, but before the disaster, the car's battery was fully charged."
Yan Hanben blinked and recalled.
During this period, Lu Yu silently glanced at the little Loli next to him, shrugged and then turned his head back, continuing to listen quietly to the discussion.
"300 kilometers is quite enough. If we don't encounter any problems along the way, it should be enough to reach the Siming Mountain Refuge."
Distance from Siming Mountain Refuge to Blue Moon Garden Community
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It is about 80 kilometers. If Ma Long and his party successfully rendezvous with the large army at Qinqiao, it should be enough to reach the destination without considering changes in the traveling route.
But if something unexpected happened along the way, it would be hard to predict. Without the vehicles, everyone's situation would become very difficult.
"It would be great if it was a fuel vehicle. It can also carry gasoline. If the fuel tank is not enough, you can add it at any time..."
Ma Long seemed to be talking to himself and cast a suspicious look at Lu Yu.
"How are you going to leave then? You don't even have an electric car. How can you walk the 80 kilometers away?"
Facing Ma Long's question, Lu Yu leaned back comfortably, grinned and said.
"That's right, Brother Ma, you are really good at predicting things. I am planning to walk to the shelter and use the dagger you gave me to kill all the zombies in and out!"
"You're the one who talks about cheating, right?"
Silently complaining in his heart, Ma Long shook his head helplessly, completely giving up the idea of continuing to ask, and began to explain to everyone what luggage they should pack, and prepare to leave early tomorrow morning.
Everyone started to get busy, but due to the limited space in the carriage, the six people ended up carrying only five days' worth of food and water, and what they couldn't take away had to be left in the house.
Lu Yu and Xiao Ran, one on the left and one on the right, were like two quiet statues, sitting cross-legged on the sofa and quietly watching everyone prepare without saying a word.
In fact, Lu Yu had already made a plan in his heart. It was just an excuse to separate from Ma Long and others. It was impossible for him to leave the Blue Moon Garden Community before the end of the year.
Even if he wanted to leave, it would be impossible for him to choose to walk to the shelter. Not only would it be difficult to carry food and water, but his own safety would be greatly threatened.
The reason why Lu Yu is so calm and composed lies in the cute and cute little loli next to him.
When Ma Long had a headache about the endurance of new energy vehicles, Lu Yu realized this. If you want to travel smoothly in this apocalyptic world, you must have a sturdy and durable vehicle, and it must burn gasoline!
Almost at the same time, he and Xiao Ran thought of the big back head who had turned into a zombie.
As Xiaoran's father, a young executive of the company, a successful man with a well-groomed slicked back hair every day, how could he not have a car for transportation?
Lu Yu had seen Da Beitou driving with one hand and talking on the phone with the other more than once, and complained countless times in his heart that the other party did not obey traffic laws.
"You can't make random calls while driving. This is irresponsible to yourself and your family! With such a high salary, is it so difficult to get a Bluetooth headset?"
But complaints are complaints, Lu Yu still envies the other party's car. It's not that Lu Yu can't afford it, it's just that he usually takes public transportation for work and travel, and the demand for private cars is indeed not high.
Now that Big Beitou has turned into a zombie and was killed by Lu Yu and his body was thrown outside the community wall, he must not have any use for his beloved car. This would be an advantage for Lu Yu.
"Brother, I'm happy to accept your car. At least your daughter is coming with me, I'm sure you won't mind..."
Lu Yu muttered silently in his heart, but the expression on his face did not change at all, and he still maintained a calm look.
Why didn't he share with Ma Long the fact that Xiaoran's family had a car? What a joke, if Lu Yu really gives up the big-backed car, what will he do when he evacuates the community? Are you driving Yan Yanben's electric car to the shelter?
Lu Yu is not a bad person. He sacrifices his own interests for a few survivors who have been together for a few days. He does not have the spirit of selfless dedication.
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"Why don't you keep Sister Xiao Xiao? Isn't she part of your plan?"
Xiao Ran, who was sitting next to Lu Yu, saw that everyone was concentrating on packing their luggage, so she leaned slightly towards the young man and asked in a low voice that only Lu Yu could hear.
"Ahem, what do you think of Ma Long's plan this time?"
Lu Yu coughed lightly, and instead of answering the little Loli directly, he asked in a subtle way.
"Although going to Qinqiao to join the main force will take some risks, comprehensively considering, this method should be the safest and most successful way to reach the shelter."
Xiaoran didn't pause, and whispered the answer she had already thought of in her heart.
"That's right, so Xiao Xiao can reach the Siming Mountain Refuge in the safest way by following them. With her status as an enhancer, it shouldn't be difficult to survive there."
A wry smile appeared on Lu Yu's lips, he touched the little Loli's head and continued.
"Another very important point is that her appetite is too big. If we keep her, the food reserves here may not last until the end of the year."
"Sure enough, it was because Sister Xiao Xiao ate too much that she was driven away..."
Xiao Ran stared blankly and whispered to Lu Yu.
"You've eaten a lot, how about you evacuate with them? That way I don't have to worry about food."
The smile on Lu Yu's face became more and more obvious, and he said with a bit of ridicule.
"Pull him down, you are the one who promised to take me to find my grandparents, Uncle Lu Yu! Not Ma Long and the others, and can you do it without me? Maybe you will be robbed by zombies the next day..."
Xiaoran rolled his eyes at the unsympathetic young man next to him and said angrily.
"Hey, you are relying on me. Why don't you ask Ma Long and the others to help you find your grandparents? They are soldiers, soldiers!"
Lu Yu made a very exaggerated mouth gesture, and his funny image was completely different from his previous behavior at the dinner table. However, only Xiao Ran could often see Lu Yu like this. In the eyes of others, Lu Yu was definitely a bit nervous. An indifferent young man.
"I'm relying on you. If you don't help me find my grandparents, you will be responsible for me!"
The little loli smiled slyly, and her vivid heterochromatic pupils narrowed into two crescent moons. She looked extremely cute...
A night of silence.
The next morning, when the sky was getting slightly brighter, Lu Yu opened his eyes, raised his head from the sofa, and quietly looked at the sky outside, which was getting whiter.
Since the disaster, Lu Yu's biological clock has become better and better. I don't know if this is due to changes in living habits or because his body has been infected by the virus. In the past, it was difficult for him to wake up after setting ten alarm clocks, but now he can actually wake up. Very early and on time.
"Didi, didi, didi..."
Not long after Lu Yu woke up, a rhythmic electronic prompt sounded. Lu Yu knew that the sound came from Ma Long's watch. This was the time Ma Long had set yesterday, and it sounded at five o'clock in the morning.
"Get up..."
Lu Yu muttered something silently in his heart, leaned his head on the sofa again, closed his eyes silently, and looked like he was still sleeping.
There was the sound of getting dressed in Ma Long's bedroom, and then the patter of footsteps, followed by the sound of everyone being awakened.
Lu Yu's eyelids trembled slightly, pretending to be woken up by everyone, stretched out, rubbed his eyes, and sat up from the sofa.
"Is it necessary to get up so early..."
Lu Yu said, but in fact he knew in his heart that the purpose of asking this question was just to create a heartless illusion...
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