He was at a loss for words, how did the conversation end up like this? Back and forth, it finally came to this.

A pound isn’t much, but it’s better than nothing, right? As the head bodyguard for the Gan Family, he has no worries about food and clothing.

But this pound of food could at least be exchanged for some cigarettes or alcohol.

Liu Cunyi looked at him steadily and said, "Director Gan also wants us to leave. You want food, which means you don’t want us to leave. We just reached an agreement with Director Gan. You wanting food is an obstacle to us leaving.

As for food, we’re not giving even a pound."

He clearly saw that Wayne had no bargaining chips. A negotiation without chips is not worth paying attention to.

After speaking, he looked at Wayne steadily and said, "Captain Wayne, do I still need to go find Director Gan?"

Wayne’s face turned ashen, extremely unpleasant.

He gritted his teeth and said, "No! Need!"

He regretted it so much that his guts turned green. If he had known earlier when Liu Cunyi agreed to one pound, he should have accepted it.

Then it wouldn’t be like now, getting nothing in the end.

Got nothing at all.

"Hmph!" Liu Cunyi saw through Wayne’s confidence and no longer paid attention to him, turned around and returned to the Liu Family courtyard, ready to set off at any time.

...

Five minutes later, the Zhou Family convoy set out.

They arrived at the gate of the Liu Family.

Upon seeing this, Liu Cunyi glanced at the house behind him, realizing that they had stayed in this place for exactly one year and eleven months. Now they were about to leave, embarking on an unknown journey, and he felt a bit apprehensive.

But they were determined.

They had to leave.

Staying here meant certain death. Though it seemed like a dead end outside, they needed to find life from death.

There would always be a glimmer of hope.

"Let’s go," Liu Cunyi said to Liu Cunxi and the others behind him, getting into the passenger seat and leaving with the Zhou Family.

The Zhou Family had over 300 people, and the Liu Family had over 200, in more than 60 vehicles, heading out together, looking very impressive.

.....

In the distance, Old Zhuang tossed his pack onto the car, filled with dry food, warm clothes, bullets, and other things.

To save resources, Gan Long hadn’t given Old Zhuang many people, only two cars and ten men.

To follow these two families.

To be honest, it was a bit risky. If they were discovered and attacked halfway, it would be hard to resist, and they’d have to flee.

Old Zhuang didn’t know how long they’d be out or if they’d return safely after going out.

But he knew it was fucking cold outside. It would get colder in the future.

If Gan Xiong hadn’t ordered him, he’d never have wanted to go out.

Even though it was only October, it was just a few degrees, and at night it was minus five or six degrees.

If it were as extremely cold as last year, and the car broke down, they’d die outside without knowing.

Also, he had heard someone say these past two days that after the previous natural disaster, a volcanic eruption would cause global cooling, and the cold would last a long time.

Winter would become colder.

So he couldn’t understand why the Liu Family and Zhou Family wanted to go out.

Really stubborn.

In the past two years, he often went outside to gather supplies, executing base tasks.

And the Zhou Family and Liu Family rarely went out, only occasionally looking for food. When food became scarce, they seldom went out.

To be honest, he looked down on these two families a bit.

Having stayed in the base for two years, though they faced the Zombie Tide together, they hadn’t seen cannibalism outside or felt how insidious and deceitful the terrifying survivors could be.

They dragged him down.

Old Zhuang internally complained but had to set off.

His son, Zhuang Shaohua, looked at his father with reluctance, and couldn’t help but say, "Dad, how about I replace you? Anyway, Director Gan didn’t specify who should go."

Old Zhuang smiled and shook his head, saying, "Director Gan told me personally, he must value this matter to entrust it to me. Don’t argue, stay here well. Remember one thing. No matter what happens, you must be ready to leave.

If I don’t come back and something happens at the base, when disaster strikes, remember there is a hidden compartment in my room on the left wall, behind the beige desk. The mechanism is there, and there are some things I’ve left for you.

Additionally, you must be careful, follow the Gan Family. If Gan Xiong is gone, follow Gan Long. Remember this, understand?"

Zhuang Shaohua felt like his father was giving his last words, his nose turned sour, and his eyes reddened.

Seeing him like this, Old Zhuang scolded, "You’re grown up, how can you still be like this? I’m not dead, just explaining. Director Gan still needs me, don’t worry."

Zhuang Shaohua also felt the current atmosphere a bit sad, so he said, "It’s not that, Dad, what exactly did you hide there that’s so good?"

Old Zhuang looked at this unfilial son.

Mumbled, "Go see for yourself."

Looking up, seeing most of the Liu Family and Zhou Family convoy had already exited the gated walls, he said to Zhuang Shaohua, "Alright, I’m going."

Zhuang Shaohua suddenly hugged tightly to his father, quietly saying, "Dad, you must come back. Mom’s gone, you’re my only family."

Old Zhuang felt a blockage in his chest, pushed Zhuang Shaohua away, and scolded, "Hurry up and have a child. The last two female slaves I gave you, haven’t you settled them yet?"

Zhuang Shaohua, hearing this, muttered, "Actually, there’s something I’ve always been afraid to tell you, I, I, I like Brother Long."

Old Zhuang felt a bit dizzy.

His legs went soft, and he nearly fell to the ground.

Zhuang Shaohua quickly helped him up, Old Zhuang hadn’t shed a tear earlier.

Now, tears streamed down.

Grieving, "What a sin... what a sin..."

Then he slapped Zhuang Shaohua across the face.

Bang—

A solid slap mark.

Zhuang Shaohua didn’t dodge, he never dared to say it since he was young.

But it’s the Doomsday, yet he still never dared to say it.

But now his father was going on a dangerous mission, and for some reason, he said it.

Zhuang Shaohua earnestly looked at his father and said, "Dad, you’re only fifty, in your prime. The main account is gone; if you’re not careful about safety, on your return, maybe make a new account."

Old Zhuang was furious and wanted to hit him again.

But a subordinate reminded him.

"Brother Zhuang, we should go. They’ve already left the gated walls. If we lag behind, we might lose them."

Old Zhuang, after listening, looked disappointedly at Zhuang Shaohua.

This bastard.

Yet strangely, his mind involuntarily thought.

If he married his son to Gan Long, the eldest son of the Gan Family, wouldn’t he become Gan Long’s father-in-law?

"Damn it, what am I thinking?" Old Zhuang felt like poison entered his brain.

His first thought was this.

But then again, Gan Long was already married with kids, how possibly...

Suddenly he realized, maybe Shaohua said it intentionally.

To use his obsession with passing on the family line, to ensure his safety.

Uncertain.

Old Zhuang shook his head, took a deep breath.

Then said to his subordinate, "Let’s go."

Before getting in the car, he glanced back at his son, feeling a bit bitter, wishing he hadn’t told him about the small storeroom.

What a sin.

The vehicles roared, and all the way, his mind kept echoing these three words.

Shaohua’s earlier words struck him hard.

Exited the gated walls, following the Zhou and Liu families from afar.

Old Zhuang still murmured, "What the hell is this sin—"

.....

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