National destiny survival: I am weak and rely on luck to fly

In this doomsday, the presence of Qiao Baiyang's team in their Qianling shelter today to provide support is undoubtedly a timely help. Without the support of Qiao Baiyang's team, their Qianling shelter would surely fall and cease to exist.

Seeing Liu Qi being taken away, Li Hu felt anxious. Although Liu Qi did something wrong, he was the person Captain Qiao's friend was looking for.

In addition, Yu Wenjing, who was infected by zombies, has been taken away. So as the only caretaker, this matter is not impossible to be flexible.

However, there were too many people around, so Li Hu couldn't openly talk to the patrol captain, so he whispered to Qiao Boyang beside him, "Captain Qiao, look at the situation. The little girl's mother, Yu Wenjing, was infected with the zombie virus and has been taken away for isolation. Her father, Liu Qi, was also taken away for violating the shelter's hiding rules and will be punished with a one-year labor reform."

"Yu Wenjing has been infected with the zombie virus. He will turn into a zombie in 6 hours. There is no way to change it. But as for Liu Qi, I will definitely bring him out to you, Captain Qiao, unharmed tonight." Li Hu patted his chest and promised.

Not to mention that it was because of violating the shelter rules, even if someone was killed in the shelter, Director Wan would have to give face to Qiao Baiyang, because he is the savior of the entire shelter.

Although Qiao Baiyang only came to support after accepting the mission, the one he had behind him was a large, regular national shelter with over a million people.

Their Qianling shelter was just a small shelter built by themselves because the three Wan Jianmin brothers were lucky enough to awaken their special powers and happened to find such an air-raid shelter. They have no backing, and when they encounter a zombie tide, they have to send distress messages to other large shelters.

Qiao Baiyang looked at Ren Linhe, but that person was not the one he was looking for after all.

Qiao Baiyang just wanted to repay the favor, so it all depends on what Ren Linhe says.

Ren Linhe saw that the two had a misunderstanding, so he said bluntly: "Deal with Liu Qi however you want, I don't know him."

Ren Linhe put his hand on Shen Nan's shoulder and continued, "We just happened to meet Xiaoyue on the road. We heard that her parents and brother had come to Qianling Shelter, so we sent her here out of kindness."

Qiao Baiyang and Li Hu both despised Liu Qi's behavior, but when they heard Ren Linhe said he was not familiar with this man, they both felt relieved.

Social etiquette is equally important in today's environment. Since they are strangers, they are too lazy to care and the patrol team will punish them however they want.

Looking at the skinny little girl who was only 14 or years old beside Shen Nan, Li Hu was silent for a moment and said, "Although our shelter is not very wealthy, children are the hope of the future. Every child under the age of will be provided with a lunch every day in the shelter."

But it was only this one meal, and the quantity was limited. You couldn't eat as much as you wanted. If you wanted to get more food, you had to use your work points to buy it.

There are three sources of work points. The first is to find a job at the shelter mission office. The work points obtained for each job are different every day, but these jobs are physical work that can only be done by adults.

The second is to hand in various resources needed for refuge in exchange for work points.

The third one is to join the expedition team and go out to look for supplies.

Li Hu didn't think the little girl could accomplish any of these three options, not to mention she had an eight-year-old brother, unless someone around her was willing to help.

Shen Nan certainly has no shortage of supplies, but even if she were given all that, could a thirteen-year-old girl keep them?

Even if her biological parents were there, Shen Nan was worried that she would be snatched away by her parents. What's more, there is not even an adult around now, let alone whether someone else would snatch her away.

At the beginning, he only promised to bring her to the Qianling Shelter, and now he has fulfilled his promise. As for how Liu Xinyue will live in the future, what does it have to do with him, Shen Nan?

Maybe it was because of the time they had spent together, or maybe it was because he felt pity for Liu Xinyue's experience, that made Shen Nan think that since he was already here, he might as well send her off.

Plus, there are still two adventure missions to complete, so there’s no need to leave now and I can slowly think of a solution.

There were too many people watching, and the short Liu Xinyue didn't even see Liu Qi's back. She only heard her father begging for mercy from the patrol team and cursing the woman who reported him.

Shen Nan was worried that Liu Xinyue would be sad, so he comforted her: "Don't worry, it's just a punishment of doing labor, and you will be back in a year."

Although Shen Nan didn't know what labor reform was all about, since it was only for one year, it shouldn't be too serious.

Liu Xinyue just nodded in agreement, not daring to look up and meet Shen Nan's gaze.

In fact, she did not feel very sad about her mother's injury and infection and her father being taken away for labor punishment. Instead, she felt relaxed and free from all the restraints. She didn't know why she felt this way.

After the crowd dispersed, a few people walked through the narrow corridor and came to the door of Room 49.

Looking inside, it is a room of less than 50 square meters, but inside it are beds of different sizes made of wooden boards. Various basins or items for washing are placed under the beds. Shoes are scattered all over the floor, and there is no free space to walk around.

Seeing those dozens of pairs of blackened shoes, just by standing at the door, Shen Nan could imagine the strange smell in the house that would go straight to his head.

Although I knew that living conditions in the end times would not be very good, I did not expect them to be this bad.

Li Hu saw Shen Nan covering his nose and knew that he was not used to the smell here. To be honest, even he, a rough guy who was used to living here, found it very smelly.

"Room 49 is a mixed room for couples. Those who live in it are couples with children. The room is a bit small, but the accommodation fee for a family is only work points per month."

"If you want to live in a better place, you can go to the registration office and use your work points to reallocate. For example, the 20-square-meter single room I live in is just for me, my wife, and my child, but it costs 100 work points a month."

"In a word, as long as you have work points, you can eat, drink and live well here."

Li Hu continued to talk a lot about the shelter.

Only then did Shen Nan realize that the shelter was not a free place for idle people to live in. If one wanted to live a good life here, one would need to work.

In addition to the expedition team going out to search for resources, the refuge of more than 40,000 people also has a large number of ordinary people who are cultivating fields near the park to grow food to obtain resources.

This air-raid shelter was a relic from World War I decades ago. Before the virus broke out, it was converted into a mountain park. The nearest residential building is about ten minutes’ drive away.

"Going out to cultivate the fields is one of the tasks. If you work ten hours a day and don't have your work points deducted for laziness, you can get 10 work points a day. Two work points can buy a pound of sweet potatoes in the shelter's store. If you save a little, it's not a problem for a couple to support a family of three or four."

"As for the children without adult care, those under the age of 14 will be sent to the children's area. There are orphans whose parents are no longer around. They will be fed once a day at noon, and the shelter will no longer care about them until they turn 14."

Even if he is 14 years old, he is still just a child. What will he do without parents?

As if seeing Shen Nan's confusion, Li Hu continued to explain: "Children who are 14 years old or older can also apply to do some simple work. It is possible to earn two or three work points a day without going out."

When introducing his own shelter, he definitely talked about the positive side. Li Hu did not mention the situation where there are many people and little work, because not everyone can find a job.

Qiao Baiyang remained silent. Regardless of whether it was a small shelter or a large shelter, generally speaking, the rules implemented inside were almost the same.

Maybe they were too engrossed in their conversation at the door, a little boy suddenly rushed out of the house, pushed Shen Nan away, pointed at Liu Xinyue behind him and shouted: "Liu Xinyue, why are you here? Mom and Dad don't want you anymore, don't come back, it's really embarrassing, lululu..."

The little boy stuck out his tongue slightly, then shouted "country bumpkin" at Liu Xinyue and turned around and ran back. Shen Nan and the others were a little surprised by this scene.

Is this really my biological brother?

The little boy ran back into the house and threw himself into the arms of a middle-aged man. Liu Xinyue looked over and saw that it was Uncle Wang.

Wang Qiuzhang carried Liu Xinming to the door and was surprised to see Liu Xinyue: "Is it really Yueyue? I thought I was seeing things, but it turned out to be you. I didn't see you when we migrated before, and your mom said she got lost. She couldn't find you anywhere. I don't know where you went. I'm glad you're back now."

After all, he was only a 13-year-old child. When he heard Wang Qiuzhang say this, he could not hide the shock and disappointment on his face.

"She's not lost. It's obvious that her parents don't want her anymore. She's just a money-loser, a country bumpkin from the mountains."

"Liu Xinming, how can you say that to your sister? Who taught you to talk like that?" Wang Qiuzhang was shocked to see Liu Xinming, who was usually very well-behaved in front of him, say such words.

Although I knew that this matter was a bit strange, I didn't ask too many questions since the child was not my own. But Liu Xinming was different. Although his surname was Liu, he personally took his hair to the hospital to get proof. He was a fine child before, why did he speak like this now?

Liu Xinming did not answer Wang Qiuzhang's question, but looked at Liu Xinyue fiercely, as if he didn't want her to step into his field.

Wang Qiuzhang looked at Liu Xinyue, who was even thinner than when they first met a year ago, and asked with concern: "Do you know about your parents' situation?"

Liu Xinyue nodded to indicate that she knew.

Wang Qiuzhang sighed. Although he liked Yu Wenjing and they even had a son secretly, today was different from the past. He even had difficulty supporting himself, and now there was Liu Xinming. He had to give up Liu Xinyue no matter how reluctant he was.

Wang Qiuzhang tried to speak in a calm tone, "Yueyue, Uncle Wang has to work during the day to earn work points, and now I have to take care of your brother. Maybe... I can't take care of you like before."

"I know, Uncle Wang," Liu Xinyue's eyes began to turn red.

This was after her grandmother passed away and she came to Yuanze City to live with her parents and brother. Uncle Wang was the person who treated her best besides her grandmother.

There is an uncle who would often come to speak up for her and give her snacks to cheer her up when her younger brother bullied her or when her parents were angry, quarreled and beat her.

Liu Xinyue understood Wang Qiuzhang's predicament, but what she couldn't understand was why her parents chose her younger brother and abandoned her when they migrated. Now even Uncle Wang, who had been the best to her before, chose her younger brother over her.

Seeing Liu Xinyue crying, Wang Qiuzhang felt sorry for her. "The shelter takes care of children under the age of 14. You don't have to worry about food and accommodation. Uncle Wang will visit you when he has time."

"No need, we will take good care of Xiaoyue." Ren Linhe stepped forward and put his hand on Liu Xinyue's shoulder.

"You are…?"

When Shen Nan and his group came to the door to talk, Wang Qiuzhang noticed them, but he didn't recognize them. In addition, Shen Nan and Ren Linhe were dressed neatly, and Ren Linhe had an imposing aura, so he thought they were some manager of the shelter who came to check.

Liu Xinyue wiped the tears from her eyes and said, "Uncle Wang, this is Uncle Ren and Brother Nan Nan. They brought me to this shelter."

Wang Qiuzhang suddenly realized and said to Ren Linhe and Shen Nan with gratitude: "So that's how it is. It's not easy to meet people who are willing to lend a helping hand in this world. Yueyue is a child with a hard life. It's her blessing to have you take care of her."

Wang Qiuzhang was truly happy for Liu Xinyue. After all, Yu Wenjing had been infected and could not be saved. If there was really someone willing to take care of her, his guilt as a "stepfather" would be alleviated.

Ren Linhe nodded calmly, "Nothing, I just brought Xiaoyue here to see my parents. Since there is an unexpected situation now, we will leave first."

Wang Qiuzhang felt relieved after hearing this, and smiled with relief. "Okay, okay, then you guys go ahead and get busy. Yueyue has to listen to Uncle Ren and Brother Nan from now on, okay?"

Liu Xinyue nodded vigorously, "I will. Goodbye, Uncle Wang."

"Hello. Goodbye."

Wang Qiuzhang lowered his head and said to Liu Xinming, who was in his arms, "Say goodbye to your sister quickly. Don't be so rude when you talk to her next time, okay?"

Liu Xinming rolled his eyes at Liu Xinyue, pouted his lips and said nothing.

Shen Nan didn't have any good feelings towards the kid and just pulled Liu Xinyue away.

I thought everything would go smoothly, but I didn't expect such an unexpected thing to happen.

Liu Xinyue lowered her head and said, "Brother Nannan, I'm sorry for causing you trouble. Just send me to the children's area. Xiao Hei and I will live well."

When we arrived at the children's area, there was a free lunch every day at noon, which was much better than not having food to eat every now and then in the apartment.

Shen Nan wanted to stroke Liu Xinyue's head to comfort her like he was stroking a little fur ball, but when he saw the grease and snow-covered hair on Liu Xinyue's head, he put his hand down and said, "Don't worry, we will make sure you are settled before we leave."

Since Qiao Baiyang still had to meet with Director Wan, the two of them didn't want to delay others for too long, and there were also unfinished adventure missions related to this place.

People infected by zombies will develop lesions after more than six hours. Shen Nan was worried that he would not have enough time. After all, if he saved one less person, he would lose an interstellar pass.

Rounding it off, that's two lives.

Finally, the two decided to go with Qiao Baiyang to meet Director Wan first, and then take Liu Xinyue to Mr. Qian to register after they were done, because only those who had registered would be allocated a room.

(Four thousand words have been completed)