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The truck was fully loaded and had to be driven away first; the remaining food would have to wait until next time.
Li Nan held two bags of seeds and took the passenger seat, then shouted, "Drive, back to Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa!"
The truck's wheels were heavily burdened, so it wasn't very fast. However, with its weight, it could still contend with the horde of zombies outside; surely the rebar frame wouldn't fear mere flesh!
After another round of crushing, a path was finally cleared, and they headed back to the villa.
By the time they returned to the villa, it was already noon. Everyone was overjoyed with their haul. Seeing that it was still early, Li Nan immediately called for another vehicle, making it two trucks, and set off for the city center again!
The journey was uneventful. Upon returning to familiar ground, they unloaded once more and managed to clear out the supermarket. They also scavenged a considerable amount of warm clothing from other stores and returned fully loaded again!
With one truck in front and the other behind for mutual support, just as they were about to drive out of the area, Li Nan suddenly noticed something unusual by the roadside and immediately ordered them to stop!
His brothers shouted, "Brother Nan, there are zombies everywhere; stopping is easy, but starting up again won't be so simple!"
Li Nan waved his hand, "I said stop the car; there's no need for so many words!"
The man lowered his head in acknowledgment and turned off the engine, bringing the vehicle to a halt.
Li Nan pushed open the door, brandished his Black Gold Blade, and jumped down. With a swift motion, he severed the heads of two approaching zombies and strode forward.
Li Nan's gaze fell on a trash bin by the curb.
Inside that trash bin lay a head that had turned black and rotten. Although it had lost its human shape, Li Nan could see clearly and immediately rushed over.
The truck behind them saw that Brother Nan's vehicle had stopped and quickly turned off its engine as well. Three men jumped down and followed Li Nan closely, fearing any unexpected incidents!
Upon seeing the head in the trash bin, Li Nan's expression changed dramatically. His brothers behind him swung their weapons angrily at the surrounding zombies!
At that moment, the head in the trash bin suddenly moved its eyeballs. Although there was hardly anything left in its eye sockets, it was unmistakably alive. Before long, that head became fully animated and strained to lift its neck as if trying to stand up.
Li Nan saw this and let out a sigh, immediately drawing his knife and severing the head of the living person, which rolled on the ground!
The brothers were puzzled by Li Nan's intentions, but he shouted, "You all take a look and see whose head this is!"
One brother, with sharp eyes, recognized the head and exclaimed, "It's Old Han from the original camp! How did he turn into a Zombie!"
Li Nan waved his hand and commanded, "Look closely at the Zombies around you and see if you recognize any of them!"
The brothers, armed with guns and clubs, were too busy to care about the appearance of the Zombies; they just fought desperately. However, upon closer inspection, although the faces of these Zombies were rotting and blurred, their general features seemed somewhat familiar!
After hesitating for a moment, the brothers recognized quite a few of the Zombies; they had once been civilians from the camp. However, after the camp was attacked, they had left in groups to seek their own survival. They never expected that their fate would be…
Li Nan wielded his knife, specifically targeting the heads of the Zombies. He didn't engage in prolonged battles; with one strike he dispatched them cleanly!
In just a moment, fifty to sixty Zombies were decapitated, yet their bodies stood straight without falling!
This scene was indeed somewhat terrifying. Li Nan then shouted, "You chose your own path. At this point, I have nothing more to say; I can only wish you all a good journey!"
The brothers echoed him with determination: "It's better to go peacefully than to blame Brother Nan for being ruthless. It's better to die early than become a Zombie!"
Li Nan sheathed his knife and shouted at everyone, "What are you all mumbling about? Hurry up and get in the vehicles; stop wasting time!"
"Alright!" everyone replied and hurriedly got into the vehicles.
The two large trucks twisted and turned but finally made it back to the villa. This day turned out to be quite fruitful.
After unloading, they tallied up the inventory: three hundred bags of rice, one hundred bags of flour—totalling twenty tons—along with nearly a thousand boxes of instant noodles, beef jerky, and various snacks. This was enough for forty to fifty people in the villa to last through an entire winter with plenty left over!
Additionally, there were over ten sets of bedding for winter and several pieces of clothing—all essential supplies for living!
With these supplies, Li Nan suddenly felt a lot lighter on his shoulders. Even if they had no harvest during this harsh winter, it would be enough to get through!
The villagers in the villa were also very happy, and Li Nan stored all the food in the warehouse, distributing it according to everyone's needs.
Now, Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa was like a community. Although Li Nan held absolute power, which was quite dictatorial, he believed that only under his dictatorship could the entire villa develop positively.
Without further ado, the wall in front of the villa had already risen half a meter. Taking advantage of the still early night, Li Nan walked over to take a look.
Everyone had already gone to rest, except for Fatty and Bitter Melon, who were still standing there, seemingly discussing the construction work.
Li Nan approached them, cleared his throat, and said, "What's wrong? Is there an issue with the construction?"
Fatty turned around upon seeing Li Nan and scratched his head before replying, "Brother Nan, today has been quite fruitful; it's a good thing for the villa. However, we have indeed encountered some trouble with the construction!"
"What trouble?"
Fatty explained, "We have enough materials, but we're short on manpower. If we rely solely on human power to mix the concrete, we simply can't keep up with the speed. Plus, the weather is getting colder; it's impossible to finish everything before it snows!"
Hearing this, Li Nan frowned. "Are you saying that relying solely on manpower won't work? What if we use excavators and concrete mixers? Can we finish before winter arrives?"
Bitter Melon nodded. "If we use machinery, it will definitely be much more efficient. Based on our planned workload, we could finish in about half a month—just in time before the winter solstice!"
With food issues resolved, the problem of gasoline quickly came to the forefront. Li Nan sighed deeply. "It really is hard to find peace!"
Li Nan waved his hand. "I already have a plan for that issue. You two don't need to stay here; go back and rest. Where there's a will, there's a way—we will definitely find gasoline!"
Fatty nodded in agreement. "I was thinking that tomorrow I would go out with you to look for gasoline as well. We can temporarily pause the construction; as long as we can get gasoline, finishing the wall and watchtower will just be a matter of moments!"
Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa was located in a relatively remote area, far from main roads and crowded places. The likelihood of zombies coming to disturb them was very low. Even so, Li Nan did not dare to be too careless; there could be no safety under a collapsing nest. The threat of zombies could not be ignored. Therefore, having tall walls, watchtowers, and lookout points was essential—all considerations for future safe living. It was worth putting in some effort now!
Li Nan smiled and said to Fatty, "With you as our lucky charm, all problems will be easily solved!"
Fatty grinned widely and laughed, while Bitter Melon patted him on the shoulder. "Finding gasoline is more important right now. In my spare time over the past few days, I've studied the terrain of Jiangbei City and can roughly pinpoint the locations of a dozen gas stations. I've marked them on the map, so when Brother Nan follows the map, he will definitely find something!"
As he spoke, Bitter Melon pulled out a folded map from his back pocket. When he unfolded it, it was clearly marked with a dozen red dots!
Li Nan recognized this map; it was the one they had dug out from the ruins of their destroyed camp. Thanks to this map, they had found the Peach Blossom Hot Spring Villa. Now, they would still rely on it to search for gasoline!
Li Nan took the map from Bitter Melon and smiled. "With this in hand, success is guaranteed!"
After a few words, the three of them dispersed since they still had work to do tomorrow and needed to rest early.
Exhausted, Li Nan returned to his room and collapsed onto the bed, ready to sleep. However, when he pressed down, he realized there was no one in bed. He muttered to himself, "Where's Mo Xiaohui?"
It was already dark outside, and Li Nan had entered the room in complete darkness. He didn't expect Mo Xiaohui to be missing from the bed!
After searching around, Li Nan lit an oil lamp and confirmed that Mo Xiaohui was indeed not in the room.
Feeling suspicious, Li Nan casually drew out the Black Gold Blade and headed out.
Logically speaking, at this hour, Mo Xiaohui, who was pregnant, wouldn’t wander around carelessly. Could something have happened?
Li Nan brandished his blade and rushed to a room on the first floor, banging on the door.
A few seconds later, someone came out of the room, muttering to themselves, "What time is it? Who's knocking at the door?"
When the door opened, Li Nan immediately pressed his blade against the person's neck and sternly asked, "Don't play any tricks with me. Tell me, what have you done?"
The person with the blade against their neck was Zhao Si!
Zhao Si shuddered and immediately said in a hoarse voice, "What does Brother Nan mean? What kind of trickery is this? I don't understand at all!"
The blade of the Black Gold Blade had already embedded itself into Zhao Si's flesh; if it went in any deeper, it would surely take his life!
Just then, Wen Jing entered from outside, holding a windproof oil lamp. Upon seeing Li Nan threatening Zhao Si with a knife, she rushed over and shouted, "What’s going on here?"
Zhao Si saw Wen Jing and immediately pleaded, "Please, Miss Wen, intercede for me! Please, Miss Wen, intercede for me!"
Noticing the murderous intent on Li Nan's face, Wen Jing asked in surprise, "Brother Nan, what’s going on? Why such a big fuss?"
At that moment, Li Nan's nerves gradually relaxed. The blade remained pressed against Zhao Si's neck, but he had stepped into the room and was looking around. There were no signs of bloodshed or hidden corpses!
Zhao Si pleaded, "Brother Nan is looking for something; feel free to search. Whatever you find is yours to take!"
Li Nan regarded Zhao Si seriously and suddenly loosened his grip. The safety of Mo Xiaohui made this soon-to-be father very anxious, to the point where his thoughts became chaotic. Zhao Si was indeed not a good person, but killing someone at this moment was not something he could bring himself to do!
Li Nan relaxed his hand, withdrew the Black Gold Blade, then brushed off Zhao Si's collar with one hand without saying a word before turning to leave.
Zhao Si didn't say anything; he just continued to tremble. Once Li Nan had left, he collected himself, straightened his legs, and muttered under his breath, "Damn it, I'll get rid of you sooner or later!"
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