"What's the situation?" Li Yu plopped down onto the platform at the center of Weng City, looking lethargic and casual.
Captain Lv didn't beat around the bush and said, "Our team at Jiefang City disbanded due to so squad leaders. They hoarded a lot of supplies, then the conflicts intensified. The person I saw yesterday was one of those forr squad leaders."
He swallowed before continuing, "He ca with a group of people and started searching around there; not sure what they were after.
We wanted to follow them, but it was getting dark, and we lost them. It's too dangerous at night, so I didn't co to report imdiately. That's why I ca over first thing this morning as soon as it got light."
"Did you see them when you were coming over just now?" Li Yu's eyes flashed with thought.
Since the last ti they killed a thousand refugees, so people fled to Jiefang City. Even though so refugees were killed in Jiefang City, the majority of them were still alive.
These refugees must know where our base is, and it's possible they have talked to these squad leaders from Jiefang City.
If this squad leader from Jiefang City knows the location of our base, then...
As Li Yu kept thinking, the chill in his eyes grew more apparent.
Not to ntion how early he had secured the firearms and ammunition from the military base. Now he feared nothing.
It's just that the number of people now...
70 people, still a bit few, but it's enough for now.
Too many people would not only pose managent issues, but the logistical pressure alone would be overwhelming.
"How many people do you have on your side?" Li Yu suddenly asked.
Hearing this, Captain Lv replied with a hint of surprise, "We still have 16 people. 12 n and 4 won..."
As he spoke, he recalled the 30 people who had escaped from Jiefang City, only to be reduced to a re handful now.
He sighed.
Looking at Li Yu in his tracksuit, he thought back to when he had been warned before, but...
That's all in the past.
"Keep an eye on things, yes, and make sure to watch closely. Contact with any news; I'll give you a walkie-talkie. Then you can reach ," Li Yu said.
Then he reached into his pocket, pulled out a pack of cigarettes, took one for himself, and handed the rest to Captain Lv. Captain Lv accepted without refusal – it had been weeks since he last had a smoke.
For a heavy smoker like him, it was akin to losing his life.
Exhaling slowly with the smoke, Li Yu asked, "Do you still have enough food?"
Every ti Captain Lv heard this question, he felt an indescribable emotion, but he was very grateful that Li Yu would bring it up proactively, so he said, "We still have so."
Li Yu, seeing Second Uncle appear on the wall, said, "Second Uncle, could you bring a couple of bags of potatoes and sweet potatoes over here? Yeah, and a bag of corn, too."
Second Uncle had been standing on the wall for a while, observing Li Yu talking with them and didn't go over to disturb them.
At first, Second Uncle didn't know who these people were, but Li Zhengping beside him clued him in. He then rembered that Li Yu had ntioned before that he used to admire Captain Lv, and they had so interactions later.
When he went out before, he even greeted him, telling him that if soone surnad Lv ca by, they could be welcod.
It must be them, Second Uncle had just thought.
Hearing Li Yu addressing him, Second Uncle then said, "Alright, I've asked Haoran to fetch them just now."
Second Uncle was speaking as he ca down.
Li Yu saw Second Uncle coming down, so he introduced him to the three people beside him: "This is my Second Uncle. Second Uncle, these friends here are from Jiefang City and are now in the neighboring town."
Captain Lv and the others quickly said, "Hello, Second Uncle."
Second Uncle saw that Captain Lv was only about five years younger than him, especially another person beside him who seed a bit older, also calling him Second Uncle.
For a mont, being called Second Uncle felt unusual to him, but he quickly responded, "Haha, nice to et you all, I'm Li Hongcheng, just call Old Cheng."
"Okay, Second Uncle," the three of them stood up straight and politely said.
Second Uncle: "...."
For the three of them, it was an awkward situation. In their communication with Li Yu, they always treated him with great respect as an equal.
Now facing Li Yu's elder, Second Uncle, especially seeing that Li Yu respected him highly, it would be inappropriate to call him Old Cheng directly as it would imply they were a generation above Li Yu.
Especially since they were now seeking Li Yu's help.
Li Yu, however, didn't mind these details and imdiately said: "They ca here because they found so strangers. Previously, soone from Jiefang City brought so strangers around our area, probably up to no good, so Captain Lv and his team ca to give us a heads-up."
Upon hearing this, Second Uncle's brow furrowed slightly, but soon relaxed, and with his hands clasped, he said to Captain Lv and his team: "Thank you all for coming over to tell us this. In this post-apocalyptic world, we need to stick together for warmth..."
Second Uncle's words sounded like a breath of fresh air to them, especially since they saw Second Uncle just gave them so food, they even held a better aspiration towards Li Yu's base.
This base seed to be filled with capable people who were easy to talk to; the three of them really liked it here a lot.
Eh...
How great it would be to join them, but then they shook their heads. They knew very well the problems arising from Jiefang City's indiscriminate recruitnt of people.
Why should they be accepted here now?
Thinking it over, indeed, there wasn't much...
Li Yu looked at them and then said to Li Haoran, "Get them so dicine."
In these apocalyptic tis, dicine was hard to co by. Who knew when they might need so.
The three showed gratitude towards Li Yu. The temperature had recently dropped, and a couple of people in their group had caught a cold, running persistent fevers, with the added trouble of sore throats.
Sure enough, Li Yu provided them with common anti-inflammatory drugs and cold dicine, as well as so antibiotics.
It was so considerate; Captain Lv felt like eting Li Yu and his people was like seeing his own family.
Holding the items, Captain Lv's face turned a bit red: "Director Li, we've taken too much from you, but right now we have nothing to offer in return. We've co to give you this warning, yet we still haven't repaid your previous kindness."
Li Yu waved his hand and said, "It's very good of you to run over here first thing in the morning to bring the news. Just keep an eye out and report to in ti if you spot them again. Don't worry about the rest; we'll handle it when we return."
"That person from Jiefang City, being able to lead people here, is most likely looking for us. The purpose is unclear; friend or foe, we do not yet know, but it doesn't matter," Li Yu said, his voice filled with a chilling intent.
A sudden burst of malevolence enveloped him; murderous aura, an invisible thing.
But for so reason, the three felt it distinctly—Li Yu had killed many people!
Thinking of so past rumors, they rembered hearing from fleeing refugees that over a thousand people had died at the base.
Captain Lv and the two others exchanged glances, their eyes brimming with fear.
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