It turned out that Qian Santai had known about it since the outbreak of the plague in Seoul. The most important factor, and one that Ma Tao and others ignored, was that Qian Santai's home was here, and his wife and children were all in Seoul. It was impossible for Qian Santai to put his wife and children in danger. The first thing he did was to send people to Seoul to take all his family out of the city. However, Qian Santai was not a reckless person. For the sake of safety, he did not ask anyone to bring his family to him, but asked them to choose a safe location in the wild and isolate them.
The incubation period of the Black Death is very short. Because of this, it spreads the fastest and most violently. Symptoms usually appear in 2-8 days. Most people have symptoms on the 3rd day. The most common tissue necrosis in dead patients is acne, pustules, etc.
While his wife and children were in isolation, Qian Santai had begun to collect medicines and supplies on the black market. The Black Death in Seoul not only made him see the dangers but also the opportunities. From a businessman From a personal perspective, he must seize this opportunity and make good use of it.
Fortunately, after a period of isolation, Qian Santai's wife and children showed no symptoms of the plague. This may have a lot to do with their early evacuation, as the terrible virus has not yet arrived. Time caught up with them, and during the period of isolation, Qian Santai collected a large amount of medicine for them and took it almost every day, so they were lucky enough to escape.
But even so, Qian Santai is still worried. He still has no intention of letting his wife and children go to where he is. Even the people who escort them are still waiting there. Now, the immunity-boosting drugs have been stopped. Well, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be a month before Qian Santai can rest assured to let them follow him. Before that, he has more important things to do.
Many people understand a truth, that is, danger and opportunity coexist, but most people will subconsciously avoid danger, which leads to the fact that even opportunities in front of them are of no use, and few people can spot the opportunity in a crisis. , but every one of them succeeded, and they were very successful.
The location agreed upon by Ma Tao and Qian Santai was a freshwater lake about ten miles east of Seoul. This place was something Ma Tao had been to. In Ma Tao's impression, the lake was nearly several thousand square meters wide, with three sides. Ringing the forest, facing the grassland on one side, with a place to enjoy the cool air and a water source, it is simply the best place to set up camp. What’s more, this place is the closest freshwater lake to Seoul. Not only Ma Tao knows that, Xiao Jin Zi also knew that Qian Santai, who had lived in Seoul for forty years, also knew that such a well-known gathering place would suit everyone's wishes.
But they never thought that the place they were looking for was a good place. Since it was a good place, they couldn't be the only ones who would think of it. Others would also think of it. At this moment, almost all the garrison troops in Seoul were stationed by the freshwater lake. Power, but this power is already soft at this time. What is even more terrifying is that this freshwater lake has become the best place for the garrison to abandon the corpses. The originally sparkling and beautiful lake surface is now floating. There were countless horrific corpses, many of which had been soaked and turned white and swollen.
The garrison troops stationed here are not to blame for this situation. At first, the garrison troops who died of illness would be buried in the soil or burned, but later one infected two, two infected three, and the three became six. Later, I couldn't even count them. So many corpses piled up to the point of despair. It was like a mountain of dead people and my scalp went numb. After that, there were more dead people than alive people. Even if they are still alive, no one will deal with those highly contagious dead bodies. You can die wherever you want. Everyone in the entire garrison camp has become in danger, but death still continues every day. An astonishing number is rising, and the God of Death still cannot stop. The Seoul garrison that once exceeded ten thousand people lost almost half of it in this battle without any smoke, and the remaining ones were less than five thousand, and Most of these five thousand people have also been infected with the virus, and a haze of despair hangs over all the garrison.
Qian Santai brought a total of nearly fifteen carts of treatment drugs and more than a hundred subordinates this time, all of whom he had recently trained. Although their combat effectiveness is not particularly strong, these people are enough for him. heartfelt.
Fifteen vehicles, a gray light tank is the lead vehicle, and there are two jeeps. The rest are all trucks with no combat capability at all. In the convoy, except for the truck, which belongs to Qian Santai himself, the tanks and jeeps are all purchased from them at high prices. The rented car is mainly used for escort. Otherwise, if there is any danger, all the infantry will be used to rush up. Although renting a car is quite expensive, boss Qian is not short of money now. It is only 10,000. G's rent alone cannot shake his current strength.
Because Ma Tao and the others were nearby, they moved faster and arrived at the agreed upon location earlier.
"Why does it feel like something's wrong?"
Getting closer and closer to the agreed place, Ma Tao felt a little nervous inside.
"Ma Tao, what are those things floating on the lake?"
However, Gao Han noticed that there were many things floating on the lake that was supposed to be sparkling.
Ma Tao quickly stopped the chariot and did not continue to approach. At the same time, he took out his pitiful monocular and planned to get out of the car to observe.
Now that a problem or abnormality has been discovered, it is never a particularly good idea to rush there without determining whether the problem can be solved or whether it is dangerous. The best way is of course to observe as much as possible. Discovering some possible or potential dangerous factors is not only a battlefield rule, but also a survival rule.
Car No. 1 stopped, and Cars No. 2 and 3 naturally could not move forward, so they also stopped behind.
After taking out the monocular, Ma Tao planned to get out of the car. Su Lanyu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, saw that he had taken out the telescope and knew what he was going to do. He also planned to get up and get out of the car with him. Uncle Guang behind him also wanted to get out of the car. car.
"You can just stay in the car. You don't need to follow me. I'll go down and take a look and come back."
Ma Tao waved his hand and said.
"It doesn't matter. I have good eyesight. I may be able to see what you can't. I just got out of the car to get some air."
Su Lanyu glanced at the monocular telescope held by Ma Tao and said.
In this case, Ma Tao couldn't say anything, so he just let Su Lanyu think.
Uncle Guang didn't say anything. He hugged the little carrot in his arms and sat back on the rest bed in the trunk. The main reason was that he couldn't help much, and getting out of the car didn't help.
After Ma Tao and Su Lanyu got off the car, Xiao Jinzi and Gao Han were already waiting for them outside, and the two of them were pointing at the lake and talking about something.
"What are you talking about?"
As Ma Tao spoke, he opened the monocular in his hand and looked in the direction of the lake.
"We were talking about what the things on the lake could be. Xiao Jinzi said they were wood, and I said they were birds."
Gao Han replied with a smile on his face.
Ma Tao's face became ugly little by little, because he had already seen through the monocular in his hand what was floating on the lake. They were all human corpses, lying down, There were all kinds of shapes, but none of them were alive.
"You all guessed wrong. The things on the lake are neither wood nor birds."
Ma Tao continued to observe with the telescope. After looking at the lake, he looked around and saw the camp set up in the forest.
"Impossible? It's not wood or a bird? What is that? Show me."
As Gao Han spoke, she reached out and grabbed the monocular telescope Ma Tao was using to take a quick look. She suspected that Ma Tao had deceived her.
"The things floating on the lake are indeed not birds or wood."
Su Lanyu stood beside Ma Tao and stared at the lake in the distance with squinted eyes and said.
"Can your eyes see that far?"
Ma Tao looked at her in surprise, and then handed the monocular in his hand to Gao Han.
"Of course, I can see it even from a little further away."
Su Lanyu replied with some pride.
"Really or not? Can you see anything on the west side of the lake?"
Ma Tao didn't believe it. The location they were in was at least a thousand meters away from the edge of the lake. They could see so far away. It was possible that this woman's eyes had eight times the magnification.
"There is a military camp, but it seems like there is no one there anymore."
Unexpectedly, Su Lanyu could really see such a long distance, and it was similar to what Ma Tao had just seen. Ma Tao also didn't see anyone moving in the military camp.
"These bastards, they destroyed a good water source to such an extent that so many people died and were just thrown into the water."
This sentence was said by Gao Han. Apparently she had seen the dead bodies floating on the lake through the telescope, but what she was concerned about was the water source.
"There is no place where no one has died. It's just dead bodies. If you clean them up, there will be no problem."
Su Lanyu didn't think there was anything wrong with this. It was just that there were more corpses. Let the fish and shrimps in the lake eat them. Nature has the ability to purify itself, but this time there may be too many.
Gao Han immediately glanced at Su Lanyu through the monocular, and then at Ma Tao. He didn't say anything, but just threw the telescope in his hand to Xiao Jinzi, turned around and left.
Ma Tao could see it and feel it. There seemed to be a smell of gunpowder between Su Lanyu and Gao Han. Although the smell of gunpowder was very light and not easily noticeable, it did exist. Inadvertently, Ma Tao You can always feel that there is a sense of conflict between the two of them, but if you look carefully, you will find nothing. Su Lanyu and Gao Han belong to two age groups of goddesses, each with their own charm and attraction. They are both so beautiful, but their personalities are somewhat similar. They are both so arrogant and confident. More importantly, they do not take men seriously, or in other words, they lack men to take care of them both physically and mentally. To conquer.
Ma Tao thinks that he is not that kind of man, and he has never thought about having anything to do with them. In Ma Tao's heart, women with personalities like Su Lanyu and Gao Han can only be viewed from a distance, not up close. He still likes Su Lanxi like that Yes, a woman who knows what she wants and what she wants is what he needs most.
"Those are the garrison. I recognize the sign on that tent."
Xiao Jinzi also looked at it with the telescope in his hand, and then said with certainty.
It can be said that Xiao Jinzi is very familiar with the garrison. The ones who protect his father's safety are all the garrison, only the elite.
"With such a large-scale camp, it seems that Seoul no longer has any defensive force. It's just a pity that even if you evacuate, there is still no way to escape the pursuit of the plague."
Ma Tao sighed.
"Brother Tao, do we still need to meet Qian Santai here?"
Xiao Jinzi then asked.
"Why not? Since we are here to save people, it is different who we save and where we save them. However, we should always tell Qian Santai about this situation."
Ma Tao looked at the sky and found that the sun had begun to set in the west, and it had already set more than half of the sky. It would be dark soon. I'm afraid Qian Santai wouldn't be able to get there today.
In fact, Ma Tao also has selfish motives. Of course, the civilians and the military should give priority to restoring the military as soon as possible, because once the civilians are rescued and cured, they are likely to leave. You have worked hard to save his life, and some even I don’t even bother to say thank you, as if you owe him, but the army is different. After all, they were organized and disciplined before. If they reunite, they can go to the battlefield again. More importantly, they can win over each other. Military morale.
Of course, it was of no use to make these garrison troops grateful to him, but Ma Tao was not thinking about himself at all, and he could win over some connections for Xiao Jinzi's father.
At night, Qian Santai was notified that the gathering place had been stationed by the garrison. Ma Tao once again received a message link from his sister. At this time, Sister R was settling down at No. 1018, South District, Seoul, and heard her brother Ankang telling her parents. After the news that everyone was safe and sound under Sister R's care, An Ruo was completely relieved. No matter what, it would be best if everyone was fine.
After chatting happily for a while, the connection ended this time. However, Sister R did send another message to Ma Tao alone. The content of the message was about the scene she experienced in the command post in the afternoon. At the same time, He also told Ma Tao that Xiao Jinzi's parents might be controlled or put under house arrest, as well as his next plan. Ma Tao also fell into deep thought after reading the news.
Xiao Jinzi's parents were placed under house arrest? This is really a somewhat unexpected thing. Ma Tao has never considered this possibility in his mind, but the reality is that he must prevent this situation and make plans in advance. This news cannot be told to Xiao Jinzi no matter what. Otherwise, with this kid's fiery temper, he would definitely drive in regardless of the situation. In that case, it would be easy to force the opponent to jump over the wall and push the matter into an unpredictable situation. In the end, Ma Tao decided to give priority to gathering these defenders. Army, but the action must be fast. Of course, this must be done by Xiao Jinzi, relying on his identity as the son of the Standing Committee Jin Bang to complete all this. In this way, it is equivalent to Xiao Jinzi taking control of the Seoul garrison. , and finally forced the other party to take the initiative to compromise.
At night, because the temperature here in Seoul is very pleasant, the temperature will not be lower than fifteen degrees at night or during the day, so it is not cold even if a fire is not lit. In order to avoid the fire being discovered by the garrison on the other side of the lake, simply After eating some dry food and drinking some water, I rested.
In order to prevent mosquito bites, Ma Tao strictly prohibited everyone from getting out of the car. The most common thing in the forest is mosquitoes. At the same time, mosquitoes are also the best way to spread diseases. Think about the mouthparts of those who have sucked the blood infected with the Black Death and pierced their own bodies. What kind of experience it will be on the skin, and it makes people even more goosebumps when they think about those mosquitoes that may have been lying on a rotting and smelly corpse.
I don’t know if it’s because of this terrible virus or what, but Ma Tao and the others haven’t encountered a single monster after wandering around Seoul for so long. They must have all been wiped out by those who wanted to leave Seoul. , after all, when the plague first started, there were not only those ordinary people in Seoul, but also a lot of bounty hunters and mercenary teams. These people must have wanted to run as fast as possible when escaping for their lives. No matter what they encountered on the road, they would use the fastest speed. way to resolve the battle.
On the second day, Ma Tao and the others finally met Qian Santai and his batch of medicines who came with the convoy.
"Brother Ma!"
When they met, Qian Santai first gave Ma Tao a big hug.
Xiao Jinzi let out a sigh of relief and turned around to check the trucks of medicines. Maybe Qian Santai's subordinates who were responsible for taking care of them had been informed in advance. Even if Xiao Jinzi opened the curtain and looked inside, they didn't care at all. Impressed, Xiao Jinzi finally became bored and stopped paying attention to these things, but Gao Han was checking something in each car.
The others stood idle around the three tanks on their side. An Ruo didn't want to talk to the stranger, and Su Lanyu was too lazy to talk. Everything in Seoul had nothing to do with her, so she didn't care about it. , Uncle Guang and Xiaoluobo could do whatever they wanted, but now that everyone was outside the chariot, it was not good for them to go inside, so they followed them out.
"Boss Qian, how much medicine did you bring this time?"
After the hug, Ma Tao gently pulled one side of his clothes and asked him in a low voice.
"Why are you afraid it's not enough? Don't worry, I have found a partner. These medicines are nothing to them. If they are not enough this time, I will ask the team to get a batch for you right away."
Qian Santai chuckled, showing a confident smile.
"you sure?"
Ma Tao never thought that someone could have such great ability to obtain so many medicines. Even if they had reserves, they wouldn't be able to have so many.
"Hey, I only learned about this recently. Let me tell you, the world now is not as barren as you think. Some places have even returned to the state before the great destruction. What about power plants? Water plants and pharmaceutical plants have all been put into mass production. These things are difficult treasures for us, but they may be worth the price of a biscuit to others. Do you understand what I am saying?"
Qian Santai said and glanced at Ma Tao with a smile on his face.
"I'm really impressed by your business acumen. Where did you find such a powerful person?"
Ma Tao was convinced and admired. In terms of doing business, he was so impressed that he fell into admiration.
"This is why I had to come out with you in the first place. After I came out, the world is in front of me. Otherwise, the world will always be the small place in front of you. Speaking of which, I have to thank you for all this. you"
Qian Santai didn't look too proud, but brought up the original incident to show the relationship between them.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. I have to tell you something like this."
Ma Tao knew what he wanted to express, which was nothing more than clarifying the relationship between them that they would develop together. However, it was not the time to talk about the relationship yet. There were more important things. Ma Tao looked back and glanced at Xiao Xiao, who was studying the medicines in the car. Jin Zi immediately told Qian Santai briefly what Sister R had told him before.
"Is there such a thing?"
Qian Santai was also stunned after hearing this, his eyes kept rolling, obviously thinking about other possibilities of this matter.
"Yes, if you really told my sister this, then Xiao Jinzi must take over Seoul and the entire garrison."
Ma Tao looked into his eyes and said.
"Then doesn't this become our own family's business? This business is good. We can buy a city with a bunch of medicines."
After all, he is a businessman. From Qian Santai's perspective, he still considers whether this transaction is suitable from a business perspective. Obviously, this is too suitable for business.
"Don't be too happy first. Everything is still just a possibility. Besides, even if I give you this Seoul, can this mess be restored overnight?"
Ma Tao didn't think that much. He just wanted to rescue Xiao Jinzi's parents as soon as possible, and then find a way to control the spread of the Black Death. After solving these things, he would continue to find the whereabouts of the Rebirth Pill. This was the key point. Nothing else matters.
"The same goes for that. The funds needed to rebuild Seoul will probably be astronomical."
A look of pity flashed across Qian Santai's face, but then he smiled again, raised his head and looked at Ma Tao, and then revealed a weird smile.
He didn't know why the big boss Qian looked at him so directly, and it made him tremble.
"I bought you a chariot"
After a long while, Qian Santai finally spoke.
Ma Tao breathed a sigh of relief and thought it was something. It turned out that he had bought a chariot...
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What did you buy me? ! !
