Doomsday rat

But Hong Tao is not so magnanimous, if he wins, he wins, and the gambling debts will be paid immediately, and he will never default.What is even more unacceptable is that he took out a pair of handcuffs from the backpack and threw them over, letting the woman put them on by herself.

"Don't worry, this is a safety measure and the basis for avoiding misunderstandings. Be patient for the next two days, and it will be untied immediately when you return to the base." Seeing the woman's raised eyebrows, Hong Tao had no choice but to take out the pistol again. , pretending to caress the pattern on it.

It was a good start. On the first day of searching, seven survivors were found, which was an unimaginable achievement.Moreover, the quality of these survivors is obviously much higher. 100% of them are young and middle-aged, and most of them are men, which can greatly alleviate the current situation of yin and yang in the rescue team.

But from day two onwards, things didn't go so well.The closer you get to the Third Ring Road, the more tall buildings stand in forests. In many places, vehicles dare not go inside. The number of zombies increases exponentially. It is very unreliable to kill them all.

This wasted a lot of time, tossing until noon, only searched the neighborhoods near the Film Academy, Film Studio, Huayuan Road and Beitaipingzhuang Road, and found nothing.

To put it simply, from the afternoon of the second day to the noon of the third day, the convoy traveled all over the Yuzhong Xili, Yuzhongli, Huangsi Street and Liupu Kang areas. They were all distracted, but what they got in exchange was still empty-handed.

"Randy, get ready to evacuate, we'll be downstairs right away!" Seeing that more than half of the supplies he was carrying had been consumed, and two team members had caught a cold, Hong Tao had no choice but to announce the end of the search and rescue operation.In fact, the most tired and suffering person is not himself, nor the person who has a cold, but Randy who is blowing on the top of the Maotai Building.

I thought he would be unable to bear it and shouted for a replacement, and he was ready to take over by himself, but I didn't expect this guy to carry it for more than two days without saying a word.How should I put it, he is a trustworthy partner, as long as he agrees, he can basically rest assured that the task is entrusted to him.

This can be regarded as a big harvest, Hong Tao will not give trust to anyone casually, even if his mouth is sweet and good-bye, he will not give it.Unless they pass a more rigorous test, such as Randy and Du Qiang this time.

That's right, this unknown property electrician must be praised. On weekdays, he usually works with Li Xiang or Sun Jianshe, mainly dealing with power supply issues, without being too obvious.

It was only after this mission that I realized that he is also a very strong person. Even when the gout attack occurred, he still kept silent. He insisted on searching around with everyone, until Zhang Fengwu found out that he was a little limping, so he secretly told Hong Tao and forced him to take off his shoes. Only to find that the toes are out of shape.

A home, or a base...no matter what it is called, after several months of construction, it already has the attributes of a home.As the team got closer and closer to the park, the emotions of the veteran players changed immediately.

Along the way, the person who was always nervous and watching the situation on both sides slackened. In order to dispel the fatigue, he stopped chatting in the communication system, grinned in pain, and smiled in embarrassment. Walls, even the pain can disappear.

"I've heard, I've heard, comrades have worked hard this time, hurry up, the hot water is ready, let's go to wash, after washing, eat, and tomatoes!"

Similar to the returning team members, when the convoy entered the parking lot, Liu Quanyou and several others were already waiting in the cold wind.Seeing the smiles on everyone's faces when they got out of the car in full beard, even a rogue like Hong Tao didn't want to think about pretending.

They will worry when you go out, and you will miss them when they are not around... What kind of feeling should this be?Kind of like family, but not quite.

Hong Tao felt that he had experienced this kind of feeling before. For example, in a certain life, he was a partner in business. At the beginning, it was exhausting. He ran around every day to beg his grandpa to sue his grandma. After a month, he settled the score and paid his mother back.

In the second month, I continued to do my best to manage the business, put in even more effort, and then settled the accounts at the end of the month, and I still lost money...but the loss was much less than last month. If this trend continues, the prospects are very good.

At this time, several partners got together and found a roadside shop to have a good meal and some drinks to celebrate this moment and wish a better tomorrow.That's right, that's the feeling. No one complains or blames, and only tomorrow is in their eyes and mind.

However, Hong Tao also knew what it was like after this feeling. When the business situation began to improve, the problems that did not exist at the beginning suddenly appeared all at once.

Who paid too much, who made a mistake and hurt everyone, who got more and who got less... Then tomorrow will be farther and farther away, or tomorrow will become different in everyone's eyes up.

"No cold salad this time, Xiao Shui, let Captain Liu see what we found!" But Hong Tao can't say that, that would be too disappointing, good things should be enjoyed even if they only exist for a second, it is best Can make it last another second.

So the treasure offering time began. This time, not only did we find seven big living people, but also half of the fish, meat, eggs, and milk in the cold storage!I don't know if it's new or not, but it's edible anyway.Tomatoes can’t just make volcanic snow, it would be even better to have fried chicken with tomatoes!

"Team Leader Zhou...Team Leader Zhou! Come here and have a look, what is this!" Seeing the plate of eggs that Shui Nanqin took out from the car, Liu Quanyou's eyeballs were almost as big as eggs.It was the most inconspicuous non-staple food, but now it has become a legend, and I haven't seen it for several months.

"I bought an old hen's...egg...quickly, get out of the way, don't touch it!" Zhou Jinlan heard the sound and came over to take a look, his mouth was bigger than an egg, and even Hong Tao was able to pick it up with his hand Pull it apart, protecting Shui Nanqin is like protecting an atomic bomb, and no one is allowed to get close.

"Captain Hong, I've seen how to hatch chickens in a short video, why don't we make an incubator too! Eating all the eggs is worse than hatching them, so there will always be eggs to eat in the future!" Just as everyone thought When talking about what to eat, a voice from a far-sighted perspective sounded, and that realm was more than a little bit higher.

"..." More than half of the people turned their heads to look at the person who made the suggestion, and then continued to discuss how to eat.Obviously, their grades are too low, their vision is too short, and their understanding ability is too weak.

"Uh... everyone, don't be busy moving things, we have seven new comrades, let's go back and have a meeting!"

But Hong Tao seemed to understand, and patted Zhang Tao on the shoulder with a very satisfied smile.But after changing the subject, he skipped the topic again and walked to the base first.The few people who had just got out of the car and their hands were still handcuffed were surrounded by the crowd in a daze and followed behind.

Chapter 248 Grab someone!

"Come, come, I'll support you... Brother Du, how about the suggestion I just made?"

Zhang Tao was still not reconciled, but after such a long period of tempering, he had somewhat gained some insight. Seeing that everyone was not very active, he wondered what was wrong.Turning his eyes, he simply stepped forward to support the limping Du Qiang, and by the way made a routine.

"It probably won't hatch after being refrigerated... I don't know much about this, you'd better ask Yang Ping and Yang Ling."

Du Qiang wasn't sure where the problem was. To be honest, he thought it was a good idea when Zhang Tao suggested it just now, but seeing some people's disapproval, Hong Tao didn't express his support, and was a little vague.

"...Yes, I'll go and ask!" Zhang Tao rolled his eyes, thinking it was a good idea, turned around and ran towards the greenhouse.

"Hey... you..." He ran suddenly, almost dodged Du Qiang, and he didn't dare to exert his strength, so he staggered a few steps before he stood still.It was even more uncomfortable than not helping him, and I couldn't help shaking my head while looking at the back.

The eggs were fried in the end, and Zhang Tao didn't mention the matter of hatching the chicks again.With seven new members joining, arranging for washing and disinfection, allocating beds, distributing changes of clothes and personal items, and introducing each other, almost everyone is busy, and this little episode has long been forgotten.

According to the usual practice, newcomers are usually arranged in the logistics team first. To put it bluntly, they just do chores. They go wherever they need them. There is no technical content and no special skills are required. Relatively speaking, more physical labor is required. .

But there can be exceptions. For example, if you have a certain specialty that just meets the current needs, the team leaders of each group can apply for dignitaries.So after lunch, dozens of people stayed in the cafeteria and started a collective job fair.

"Probably the situation is like this. Each department only has a different division of labor. There is no distinction between high and low. If necessary, all departments must work together. I hope that each of you will not be too modest or exaggerated. Yes, yes, no, no, yes To what extent must be clearly explained, so as to facilitate the organization to arrange work more properly."

Liu Quanyou was the first to speak on behalf of the management of the rescue team, mainly to clarify the relevant internal regulations, so that newcomers understand the current situation and the necessity of future choices, and avoid misunderstandings.

"..." With the end of his speech, dozens of pairs of eyes were fixed on the seven newcomers, but no one was willing to speak, and the scene was a bit awkward for a while.

"Let me tell you first, Zhong Wei, female, 27 years old, unmarried, local, lives at No. 25 Beiying District, majors in decoration art design, is good at indoor rock climbing, sambo, hiking, likes traveling, military, photography, killing Over sheep, chickens, ducks, and zombies, you can drive a car with a car, and you can drive a motorcycle without a car...

The level of cooking is very average, and I can feed myself.I can simply connect the wiring to the power supply, change the faucet and repair the water pipes, and decorate the room by myself...not including carpentry work...that's about it. "

Seeing that no one was speaking, the little girl who was captured by Hong Tao stood up.She is really not good-looking, her skin is relatively dark, her hair is short, and her speech lacks femininity, and she is straightforward.

"I can also decorate... tsk tsk tsk... Killing sheep, it's too fierce... What is Sangbo?..." In fact, before she finished her self-introduction, the audience below began to discuss in a low voice, with admiration Some were surprised, some didn't understand.

"The field service team is closed. Come, come, sit here. Xiao Zhong, I know Team Leader Jiao. He is usually in charge of arranging the work of the field service team. You are just here, so get familiar with it for a few days before talking about it."

Before everyone could react, Hong Tao got up and took the cards.He has heard these words once, tried his skills, and seen his ability to survive. He must be the backbone of the field team.In the future, I don't have to fool Randy, Jiao San, and Pan Wenxiang when I go out on missions. Those three pieces of material are getting more and more thieves.

"Hehe, welcome, welcome..." Jiao San naturally didn't know anything about it, and he didn't think such an ugly, thin and short woman had any abilities.But Hong Tao had already made a decision, so he could only stand up to greet him, and put on a smile.

"Hehehe... Then let me tell you... Leaders, my name is Song Changsheng, I am 45 years old, I live in Huilongguan, and I drive a taxi. I have planted greenhouses and worked on projects before, but I lost all of them... I still have to cook. Make do... Oh yes, I can drive construction machinery, excavators and cranes, but I don't have the skills..."

With Zhong Wei as the head of the rafters, Song Changsheng became more courageous before he died. He immediately got up, first bowed to the surroundings, and then introduced himself with a smile on his face.

"..." Sun Jianshe nodded more and more as he listened, but he didn't take off his card immediately, but looked at Hong Tao.

"..." Hong Tao hurriedly made a gesture of invitation. Song Changsheng is a social oil boy, a little talented but too slippery. .

"Brother Song, do you know how to plant greenhouses? What have you planted?" But before Sun Jianshe got up, Yang Ping, who had been whispering to Lin Na, stood up first.

"Uh...my house used to be a rural area. It was demolished a few years ago and the land was occupied. That's why I changed my urban household registration. As for growing greenhouses, my house used to mainly grow watermelons, and I didn't know much about others..."

Although Yang Ping was much younger and not an important leader, Song Changsheng didn't show any contempt at all, and still asked questions and answers with a smile all over his face.But his eyes flicked to Sun Jianshe and Hong Tao from time to time, and the content of his answer was also quite interesting, he knew how to grow melons, but he was not very familiar with growing vegetables... It was not that he could not, but he was not very familiar with it!

"Xiao Yang, you, Brother Song, know how to drive construction machinery, let's leave it to Team Leader Sun. If there is a need, you can discuss with Team Leader Sun and borrow it temporarily." Playing tricks, Hong Tao is not used to it Yes, you have to do the work of the traffic group, and you can't escape the work of the agricultural group!

"My name is Wang Ying'an, 33 years old, from Baoqing County, HLJSYS City. Our Gada is called [-] Farm. There are farms and forest farms. I came out to learn cooking after I graduated from junior high school. Other things... When I was young, I followed the adults in the forest farm. Does it count if you have been hunting in the old forest? I can do it half a dozen times, and my marksmanship is average."

Seeing that the two people in front had a good home, the chef who had been sniffling couldn't sit still.He speaks bluntly and with a loud voice, a bit like Sun Jianshe's apprentice.

I have hunted and used half a dozen, of course it is considered a skill!Moreover, Hong Tao heard from Song Changsheng's description that this cook was no ordinary cook, he had fought zombies hand-to-hand with a bone-chopping knife and a pot cover.Didn't the ancients say that no one can stop a cook who knows martial arts...

The field team most needs such fearless fighters at critical moments. The mastery of weapons and equipment can be improved through training. Courage is probably born in half.

"Captain Hong, don't raise your hand yet. I know that the field team is short of people who have shot guns, but our kitchen is also short of manpower, too short! Look, we are getting more and more people, relying on me alone I can't even take care of a person who is exhausted. I'm not trying to rob someone from you, how about letting him take a part-time job? When you have nothing to do, you can use the frying spoon, and when you have a task, I will return to your command!"

But before Hong Tao could open his mouth, Zhou Jinlan, who was sitting on the other side of Liu Quanyou, stood up first, demanding the same thing as Yang Ping, that he wanted to rob someone.It's just that what he said was very reasonable, and he gave a more reasonable solution... It is true that Jiang is still old and hot in terms of worldly sophistication.

"Big brother, then you can work harder. The establishment is still in the field team, and you are temporarily seconded to work in the logistics team. Speaking of it, I also ignored the work intensity of Team Leader Zhou. She is responsible for our food and drink alone There are so many pickles and kimchi to be pickled, and when the tomatoes are off the shelf, we have to make tomato sauce. We are working hard all the time to improve everyone’s food, so we really need a helper.”

What can Hong Tao say? Although Zhou Jinlan arranges someone to help her in the kitchen every day, she is just a housewife and has never used a big shovel in the cafeteria.This request is not only reasonable, but also timely, and must be supported.

Chapter 249

The three new members in a row belonged to sought-after talents, which made everyone's emotions high, and they turned their expectant eyes to the remaining four.Unlike before, the team members no longer worry about newcomers who are too capable and take their positions, but look forward to more capable people, which will greatly reduce their labor intensity and danger.

Especially the danger. Except for a few people, no one is willing to go to the front line with a gun to participate in the battle. They all hope that someone can protect themselves from the wind and rain. It would be better if they even take over the work of cleaning up zombies.

"How about this, Teacher Li will temporarily serve as the deputy head of the logistics team, and the other three students will also report to the logistics team. Oh, by the way, we have an organization dedicated to fighting for women's rights, and this is the women's director, Ms. Lin Na. The new lesbians still have to chat with her after the meeting, if they have any concerns, demands, or ideas, they can talk to Director Lin, and if they are reasonable, they will definitely be satisfied, and if they can’t do it for the time being, they will give an explanation.”

It's a pity that the resumes of the next four new members disappointed everyone. It's not that they have no specialties, but their specialties and majors are basically useless at the current stage, so they can only be handymen first.

In line with the idea of ​​not wasting any talents, Hong Tao still pulled out the general from the box and pulled out one, which was the teacher Li wearing glasses.He works in the Academic Affairs Office and is also a content manager.

After a brief exchange with Liu Quan, the deputy head of the logistics team will try it out first, and then he will be corrected after his ability is proven. The main task is to help Zhou Jinlan manage the warehouse. As more and more materials are collected , It is no longer possible to keep up with the progress just by one person holding a small notebook to record.

If the ability is not enough...Hong Tao is not worried, with Liu Quanyou's skill, coupled with Zhou Jinlan's cooperation, the couple will definitely give a proper arrangement!

Generally speaking, this search operation was very successful. According to Hong Tao's plan, after returning to rest for a day or two, he will continue to search the eastern urban area where the rescue team and the Flying Tigers meet.

But people are not as good as God, and the northwest wind started to blow at night, and it blew for two consecutive days. On the third day, Hong Tao directly announced that the follow-up operations were completely stopped, not because he didn't want to go, but because he really couldn't get out.

Frozen... The continuous sunny days after the heavy snow melted the snow on the road, and the subsequent strong wind caused the temperature to drop sharply. Especially at night, the low temperature of minus ten degrees froze the slightly melted snow water and snow together , like putting a layer of ice armor on the road.

Seeing this situation, Sun Jianshe was the first to say that it was going to be bad, but the result was really bad. Even if he went out with a sabre-toothed tiger equipped with all-terrain tires, it was useless to put on the low-speed four-wheel drive, and the tail flick was very serious.

The most frightening thing is going up and down the bridge. When going uphill, the wheels are only turning in circles. When going downhill, they dare not step on the brakes at all. When they step on the brakes, they will go sideways. They can only shift to first gear and use the engine to brake.

If Sun Jianshe and Zhang Fengwu hadn't been professional drivers and experienced enough to deal with it in a timely manner, the two saber-toothed tigers would have rolled all over the ground, and even a sturdy armored vehicle couldn't handle such a toss.

How to do it?Sun Jianshe said that there was only one way, which was to change snow tires or install snow chains, but he couldn't guarantee that it would be safe to drive like this.The main reason is that I have never experienced it before. Even in HLJ and Inner Mongolia, the roads are icy. At least someone cleans them. The ice is not so thick, and there are not so many potholes.

In the end, Hong Tao chose to give up, don't be killed by zombies, and die in a car accident, that would really be an unjust death.But the car can't get out. In fact, there is another way to get through, using the subway tunnel.

In the jurisdiction of the rescue team, there are six subway lines, Line 2, Line 5, Line 10, Line 14, Line 15, and Airport Line, which can basically extend in all directions.And no matter how difficult the ground is, the bottom is still unimpeded, and the temperature is much higher than the ground, at least above zero.

But after thinking about it again and again, I temporarily gave up the plan to search on foot.Yes, you can reach more than 60.00% of the area along the subway tunnel, but after leaving the subway station, you have to walk the rest of the way.

Cars are struggling to walk on the road, and people may not be very neat when walking on it.Moreover, most of the areas to be visited are buildings, and the density of zombies is very high. Without vehicles, it is not a little dangerous, but too dangerous.

Even if he knew where there were survivors, Hong Tao could only watch helplessly.When will the snow on the road melt and vehicles will be able to pass, and when will the search operation resume.

What should I do in my spare time?In fact, the rescue team has never been idle since its establishment. It is nothing more than the difference between which tasks must be done immediately and which tasks can be delayed.

The search operation was suspended, and the work of improving the base defense was naturally put on the agenda.At present, from Hepingli East Street in the east, Andingmenwai Street in the west, Hepingli North Street in the north, and the moat in the south, 1.5 kilometers from east to west, and 1 kilometer from north to south, all wandering zombies have been cleaned up. The rooms that come to block mourning are also reinforced to ensure that they can't come out in a short time, and they will be solid sentinels.

In the center of this rectangular area of ​​1.5 square kilometers is the Ditan Park and the circular fortifications. It is the core area of ​​the rescue team, which is an absolutely safe area, and no strangers are allowed.

But this is only a blockade on the ground. There are two underground subway tunnels that run from north to south and connect from east to west, which can be drilled into the core area at any time. Therefore, we must find a way to effectively block them, so that we can sleep a little bit more comfortably.

The current blockade method is too primitive and unreliable. It uses electric welding to weld all the iron doors at the entrance to the station, and then installs some infrared probes in the tunnel.This method is the same as the door lock, and it can only serve as a warning. If someone really wants to come in, it will delay for at most 10 minutes, which is of no practical significance.

Now Hong Tao is ready to deal with this problem, the first is the exit.There are two less of each subway station, and four or five more. It is meaningless to keep them. The easiest way is to pull down the buildings and seal them with muck like the Flying Tigers.

But they are all sealed, causing inconvenience to the rescue team's entry and exit, and the function of the subway tunnel is also reduced accordingly.Is there a way to have the best of both worlds?At this time, it is necessary to ask a professional, that is, Li Xiang.

Her answer is must have!

These issues have been taken into consideration during the construction of subway tunnels. Of course, they are not used as escape tunnels, but for maintenance, ventilation, drainage, rescue and other functions.

No one can guarantee that the subway train will be safe during operation. Once a problem occurs and cannot be dealt with in time from the entrance and exit, then these preset entrances and exits will become emergency measures.

Where are these entrances and exits?Usually they are located in the green belts along the subway, in residential areas, or on both sides of the street, and they exist in various forms.

Some are independent buildings with shutters all around, some are like large power distribution cabinets, and some are simply integrated with the building, just a small door that is closed all the year round and has no nameplate.

Correspondingly, there will also be a three-proof gate under these ground buildings, just like the gate with the circular fortification.It's just that this kind of door is generally not near the platform, but you have to find it in the tunnel.

Would Lee want to know where they all are?Certainly not, she is just a maintenance worker in the electromechanical department, she has neither the right nor the demand, at best she knows a small part.

But she has a way to know everything. It’s very simple. The subway head office in Xizhimen has relevant information. When she was developing the Taiping Lake factory, she took Sun Jianshe and Randy for a stroll, and basically collected all the information that could be moved. moved back.

So the large-scale infrastructure work began at Jishuitan Station. The main force of the construction this time was Song Changsheng, a new member of the transportation team, and he was also the only one who could play with construction machinery.

Driving the excavator found on the construction site outside the third ring road, wielding a big shovel, pushing the subway station inward one by one, first blocking the entrance and exit with construction waste, and then digging up floor tiles and soil from the nearby sidewalks landfill.

Chapter 250 Alliance

Concrete closure?I really don't have that ability right now.A few years ago, the city did not allow the sale of building materials within the Fifth Ring Road. All the building material markets have moved out. If you want to find building materials, you have to go to the construction site or go outside the Fifth Ring Road.

In fact, this is mainly aimed at people, and leakage is temporarily ignored.Hong Tao planned to have a look in the summer. It would be best if the water pump could keep the water level in the tunnel from rising sharply.

In addition to the twelve entrances and exits on Line 2 that need to be closed, Xizhimen, Dongzhimen, Jianguomen, Dongdan, Beitucheng, and the south entrance of Huixin West Street, as transfer stations that are connected to the outside world, not only the ground buildings must be closed Push down and seal, and the tunnel below must also be sealed.

However, this work is still only in the plan, and it will require a lot of cement and steel bars to implement it. I am afraid that it will not start until the road is cleared after the beginning of spring.

In order to speed up the progress, Hong Tao followed Song Changsheng to learn how to operate the excavator for a few days.Probably, after I was able to drive it, I ran to the construction site to get one back, and then took a lot of female generals from the rescue team to try it out from Line 5 in front of my house.

Let's say it's easier to destroy than to build.As far as Hong Tao can't reach the three knives, and has to stick his head down to find the level of the operating lever, it is unambiguous to dismantle it.After the landfill is over, you have to drive the excavator up and use the crawlers to crush and crush it back and forth, and it looks good.

It's nothing more than the fact that the main force led by the traffic group can dismantle four or five blocks a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.But the accumulation of less makes more, anyway, idle is idle, and by the way, it can also train female excavator drivers.

Hong Tao is quite good at this matter, as long as he is not too stupid, he will be an apprentice in five days.Of course, when his apprentice was operating, everyone had to hide 20 meters away. If there were electric poles or something nearby, bad luck would happen soon.

After finishing his busy work during the day, he will not be idle when he comes back at night.I stopped playing cards, chess, and bragging. I ran to the office area and put on headphones to chat with the computer screen for hours.

Don't get me wrong, it's not chatting with beautiful women, nor is it arguing with people on the forum, but communicating with several survivor groups in China by radio.

There is only one theme, to persuade people to change the location of the base, and those who can run to the capital, run quickly, and report to the group to keep warm.If you can't run, go to the first- and second-tier cities, but don't go to the coastal areas.

Speaking of domestic survivor groups, the first contact was located in Jinmen, probably at the beginning of winter.Why did it appear so late? The other party said that no one thought that the zombie disease would break out in such a large area at first, and they all held the mentality of waiting for help. In addition to trying their best to find ways to clean up the surrounding zombies, find living supplies, Didn't even think about the radio thing.

As time went by, seeing that the hope of being rescued became more and more remote, no one thought about whether it was possible to communicate with the outside world by radio.It happened that there was a crew member among their members who knew that there was equipment on board and knew how to use it, so they began to move from the residential area to the port, and finally occupied a bulk carrier as a base, using the ship's radio station to call regularly every day.

Over the next month or so, the domestic call signs continued to increase and decrease, and there were everywhere.The farthest is in Xinjiang Province, and the highest is in XZ, covering more than ten provinces.It seems that there is no advantage in having a large number of people. Proportionally speaking, the number of surviving people should also be large.