Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus

In the end, they decided not to let Captain Lv and her two companions into the inner parts of the base, but they didn’t leave them empty-handed this time either, giving them three bags of food.

Although it was mainly things like corn cobs, these can be stored for quite some time, especially the dried sweet potatoes, which, if properly preserved, can last for several years. Li Yu sent the three of them off.

Captain Lv and her companions climbed onto a pickup truck. When they had initially left Jiefang City, Captain Lv took several barrels of oil and a few vehicles along.

But those vehicles were too fuel-hungry, too large in size. Later, as they searched, they found this pickup truck.

”Alright, I’ll just see you off to here. Be careful on your way back, and contact me if anything comes up,” Li Yu said lightly to the three, glancing at them.

”Mm, Director Li, we’ll be off now,” said Captain Lv as she got into the vehicle and turned back to speak to Li Yu.

Old Xie and the other companion beside her waved their hands and nodded goodbye.

Li Yu watched them depart.

As soon as they left, Li Yu walked toward the perimeter wall, Second Uncle walking alongside him in parallel.

Neither of them spoke. Yet another group had come by; it was unclear whether they were friend or foe. Though they had just captured a batch of guns and ammunition, how long could they continue to fight like this?

Why must people always court death?

”When do you plan on taking in Captain Lv’s group?” Second Uncle suddenly blurted out.

Li Yu was somewhat at a loss for words. Although he had the intention, he still hadn’t made up his mind.

”Let’s wait and see, assess the situation a bit more,” Li Yu replied.

Staring at the backs of Captain Lv and her companions as they left, Second Uncle furrowed his brow and said, ”Do you think they’re deceiving us?”

Hearing this, Li Yu’s gaze turned colder, ”They probably don’t have any motive to deceive us. But we can’t rule out the possibility.”

Second Uncle laughed at himself, ”I’m just talking nonsense. I’ve been swindled too many times in business before, and it’s hard to trust others again. So, in many things, I always consider the worst-case scenario.”

Listening to Second Uncle’s somewhat sentimental words, Li Yu felt a bit troubled but after some thought, he still said, ”It doesn’t matter. Human hearts are unpredictable, so we will take our time to observe. Binding interests is key to a long-term alliance.”

After hearing Li Yu’s words, Second Uncle thought of Dapao, Ding Jiu, Song Min, and the others. Indeed!

In the base, since these people joined, they have all performed very well up to this point.

In the past few outings, they have been extremely dedicated, treating the base as their own home.

After all, the base is home to their blood relatives and their friends.

Moreover, in the base, everyone is essentially equal. Everyone eats the same food, and whenever there’s trouble, Li Yu is always the first to charge in.

What kind of group is the most stable?

One with a unified goal, the same values, a reasonable system of interest distribution, one that has a healthy and stable environment.

Such a group has an undeniably strong cohesion.

Li Hang and Ding Jiu’s daughter Ding Qingqing has recently started dating, Dapao is also involved with Song Min, and Dapao and Li Tie are comrades-in-arms.

Under Song Min, the optimistic Xiao Han has recently been in contact with Li Haoran.

With ample food and warmth comes the desire for pleasure.

Ah, young people are indeed full of life.

Second Uncle thought of this and glanced at Li Yu beside him, chuckling as he said, ”What’s your plan regarding Yutong and that girl, Xiaozhu? How are you going to deal with it?”

Li Yu massaged his temples, relationship problems are indeed complicated. Ever since he confirmed his relationship with Yutong, Xiaozhu has still been unwilling to let go.

Honestly, to say that he didn’t have any feelings for Xiaozhu at all would be a lie. He really didn’t want to hurt this girl with simple emotions, who has always liked him.

Now everyone is squeezed into one place.

Troublesome.

”It’s fine, it’s a new era now. At worst, I’ll just get beaten up by Brother Tianlong,” Li Yu scratched his head and said.

Li Yu continued, ”I don’t want to think too much about it. Let’s see how things go step by step.”

Second Uncle smiled and said, ”You’re still young, take your time.”

Li Yu was stunned.

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Now, after Captain Lv and the other two left, Lao Xie looked at the food in the car’s trunk, then glanced at the bag of corn he was holding in his hands.

If it weren’t for the lack of space on the seat, he would have done anything to keep the food close to him. Such precious things, too far away from his sight, made him uneasy.

Seeing Lao Xie’s miserly look, Captain Lv chuckled and said, ”Don’t worry, it won’t run away; the trunk is securely holding it.”

Lao Xie laughed, ”You know, Director Li and his people are really considerate, always giving us things when we meet. If you ask me, why didn’t we just join them from the beginning?”

Captain Lv’s face was filled with bitterness, there were things in his heart that he couldn’t say: It wasn’t that he didn’t want to join, but after the whole refugee incident, does he even have the face to mention it? Besides, Li Yu and the others aren’t fools either, why should they just let them join?

Captain Lv let out a sigh and said, ”The hand that takes is the hand that’s short, we’re both short of mouth and hand; let’s just do our utmost for them. And not betray their trust.”

”Absolutely, Lao Xie’s integrity is rock-solid reliable.” Holding the heavy corn, Lao Xie’s smile almost stretched back to the base of his skull.

”Look at you.” Captain Lv laughed. He was well aware that in these times of such food scarcity, having these few bags of food meant that if they were frugal, it would be enough for them to last for half a month.

”Heh, heh, heh.” Lao Xie, with not much hair on his head and nearly the same age as Captain Lv, had a youthful mentality and was optimistic about everything.

”With this food, Little Jing and Little Fei won’t have to go hungry.” Lao Xie thought of his daughter, who was around Captain Lv’s age, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

Out of the thirty people who had escaped together, now only sixteen were left, and the other twelve, most of them, had been bitten by zombies, leading to some painful decisions...

Among the sixteen people, there were only four women left. Only his daughter and Captain Lv’s daughter, as well as a team member’s wife, and another team member’s daughter. And that team member had also died on the escape route.

Thinking of this, the joy that had just risen was swiftly swallowed by sorrow.

Seeing his old partner like this, Captain Lv knew what he was thinking. He said with a saddened expression, ”We always have to look forward, right?”

Lao Xie thought of his own wife. When he and Captain Lv and others were out scavenging for supplies, they returned to find that zombies had appeared in the base, killing many people.

Even Captain Lv’s own wife had died in it.

Of the thirty people, originally there were 8 women and 22 men. Now, only 12 men and 4 women remained.

And there are three who are not yet of age.

Hearing Captain Lv’s words, Lao Xie blinked hard, his eyes reddened slightly, but at least he didn’t cry.

Life always slaps you hard when you least expect it, but those who are alive have to keep going on.