The weather changed drastically, it was originally late autumn about to enter winter, after this long-lasting heavy rain, it turned as hot as summer.
Han Fei took out thin good-quality clothes from the space, the two changed into them.
The car sped along the highway, the crops on both sides flooded, and some collapsed houses. They could also see twos and threes of zombies wandering around. A scene of desolation and decline. They would also occasionally see other cars rushing on the road, some were alone on the road, some were several cars traveling together.
This time, the car Han Fei took out from his space was a very inconspicuous, slightly shabby-looking jeep. He took out two bags from the space again, inside were easy-to-take-out foods and some water, and the car also had some. This made them look less eye-catching. Although the two of them still looked out of the ordinary from the outside, it was not as attention-grabbing as before. Now that it was just the two on the road, better to keep a low profile.
The car went all the way south, they had to first go to Yangcheng, to see if Han Fei’s subordinates were still there, and going to L Base was also on this route.
In the afternoon, the car approached Yangcheng, the cars in front became more numerous, and the noise became louder. The road in front was blocked. Han Fei got out to check what happened. Qi Yue sat in the car. With nothing to do, he looked around at the other cars. Following a good boss, life really was relaxed and easy.
Is that her? His previously lazy body suddenly straightened. Didn’t see wrong! It was that woman. She wasn’t living with that man in M City’s base? How would she appear here? Beside her stood her good son and good daughter.
About seven or eight meters ahead of their car, a few people were gathered. Two women, one around forty, very well maintained, still full-figured, the other a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young girl, clean and pretty, looking a bit spoiled, and a young man in his twenties, hard to approach and five or six others who looked like bodyguards.
Han Fei returned to the car and saw Qi Yue staring outside in thought, not even noticing he came back. He followed Qi Yue’s gaze.
Xue Wanyi had a very gentle attitude, dealing with the bodyguards, no choice but to coax these people into sending them to M Base. Once she got to M Base, she’d definitely show them something.
Her daughter and son were both attending university in Yangcheng, and she occasionally came to accompany them. When the apocalypse came, she happened to be in Yangcheng with her children. Luckily the servants in the villa were on vacation, and the next day when they woke and discovered zombies outside, they locked the gate and never went out. There was plenty of food at home, so they hid in the basement and hadn’t suffered much.
A few days ago her husband sent these people to pick them up for M City. Who knew that once they got to the outskirts of Yangcheng, the heavy rain began and lasted several days. When the rain finally stopped, the weather became scorching. Her daughter had never suffered like this, and when leaving, they didn’t bring much clothing in the rush. Her daughter demanded to go back to get clothes, so the car turned back, only to find the bridge to Yangcheng had been washed away.
Xue Wanyi’s daughter Jiaojiao pouted, complaining: “Mom, I’m dying from heat, there’s an odor on me already.”
Xue Wanyi: “Good girl, listen to mom, once we get to your father’s place, you’ll have whatever you want.”
“So annoying, hurry up, I don’t want to waste time, I don’t want to see any more of those zombies.” Her son Little Wei complained.
“Hmph,” Jiao Jiao, seeing her brother scold her, she angrily got into the car.
Cars were coming and going around them, some people looked through their windows at them, pointing and whispering.
Xue Wanyi felt a bit embarrassed, her daughter was her darling, spoiled since childhood, although acting up sometimes, still very pretty and cute.
“You know her?”
“En.” Qi Yue pulled back his gaze, looked at Han Fei. “That woman gave birth to me.”
Han Fei raised his eyebrow, not asking further, he didn’t want to poke someone’s sore spot. That woman looked like she had some status, even while fleeing she still had the air of a rich lady.
“When I was five, my dad died in a car accident, she dumped me on my grandma and ran off with someone powerful. Haven’t seen her since.” Qi Yue lit a cigarette, took a drag, body lazily leaning against the seat.
Seeing this woman, maybe he would have felt sad in the past, because he still hoped for her motherly love. Now he wouldn’t feel sad, because she wasn’t worthy. Twenty years without asking about her abandoned son. In his last life he stupidly even went to be filial. His true feelings would never be given easily again. He used his past life to repay the five years she raised him, in this life they’d be strangers. He didn’t want to harm others, but best if others didn’t provoke him either.
Han Fei was very happy that Qi Yue would take the initiative to tell him these things.
“The bridge in front collapsed, looks like we have to detour and go to M City first.”
“En.” Qi Yue already knew the bridge ahead had collapsed. Many things were different from before, he wanted to confirm again. Some things changed, but some were still the same, like this broken bridge, just earlier than last time.
“Let’s go, I know a place, tonight we can stay there.” Qi Yue flicked the cigarette butt out the window.
Some people, some things, should have been thrown away like that cigarette butt long ago, no need to waste his mind for unrelated people.
The two’s relationship progressed rapidly, as if they had known each other for a long time. On the road, they would smoke and chat about interesting topics. Before the apocalypse, Han Fei managed many businesses and had to deal with all kinds of people, he was naturally good at interacting. Now that he had his eye on Qi Yue and wanted to get him, he coaxed the other into blooming with joy.
In the afternoon, they arrived at the place Qi Yue mentioned. A residence near the highway, pretty unremarkable, looking like an abandoned factory. A large courtyard, the car could be parked inside, one row of main rooms, one row of side rooms. From the main room’s entrance they could see outside.
Just as they parked inside, cars sounded behind them, more than one. Han Fei and Qi Yue exchanged glances, seems like others also chose this place to stay overnight.
Four vehicles, different models and sizes, also parked inside, and a group of people got out. Familiar faces~
The people who got off were exactly the group of criminals Qi Yue met while escaping with the small base from Yuejin Village. Those people were no longer wearing prisoner uniforms, now in normal clothes, but still full of gangster aura, faces ferocious. A narrow road indeed. That day it was dark, and Qi Yue’s face was covered with dirt from crawling the tunnel, so they hadn’t noticed his appearance.
But one among them recognized Han Fei. He whispered to a big, strong middle-aged man who looked like the leader, and the two came over to Han Fei.
“Brother Fei, I used to follow Second Master Lu, this is my boss Brother Qiang.” The one who recognized Han Fei introduced.
Qi Yue saw Han Fei knew them, didn’t want to hear them talk, twisted his head and lengthened his face and went into the main room first.
He didn’t recognize anyone else; other than the criminals, there were new faces, and also several seductive women. Seems the village chief’s group probably didn’t end well. He didn’t pity them, the village chief and his people were all bad like this group, getting wiped out was deserved, purely being eaten by wolves.
The two who spoke to Han Fei didn’t recognize Qi Yue. Seeing Qi Yue’s enchanting face, they gave Han Fei a knowing, lewd smile. As expected of a big syndicate, even the lover brought on the escape was this enticing.
Han Fei understood the implication, smiled, “The little guy is throwing a tantrum at me.”
“Brother Fei fancying him is his honor.” The guy flattered, pointing to the two seductive women in their team,
“I’ve got two pretty good ones, Brother Fei can take them to relieve boredom.”
“No need, I only like this one now.” Han Fei smiled, glanced at the room Qi Yue entered, refusing.
“Brother Fei, how come you didn’t bring some people out with you?” Brother Qiang probed.
“They’re behind, the little guy’s been sulking lately, I brought him out to relax first.” Han Fei brushed it off.
A while later, Han Fei went into the main room, and the group went to the side rooms. Seems Han Fei had reached an agreement with them, staying out of each other’s way.
Sigh~ envious. If he also had such presence, he wouldn’t have needed to die so many times. Just when he finished self-pitying, Han Fei came in and he mocked coldly.
“You really have wide connections, you know all kinds of people.”
Han Fei rubbed his forehead with his index finger. This Qi Yue, acting like a woman, always throwing little tempers. But it was novel, no one ever dared speak to him like this before, anyone who didn’t give him face would be unable to survive.
The house looked like it was vacant for a long time, little furniture, and dust everywhere. But they only planned to stay one night, leaving at dawn, so it didn’t matter. Qi Yue came in first and had already done a simple cleaning.
He had Han Fei take out some flour, planning to use this time to test that steamer, see what it was and if it had any use.
Kneaded the dough, he simply made mantou, Qi Yue took out a small pot and the weird little steamer that appeared in his space, ready to experiment. They dismantled two broken tables in the room, made a fire, and set up a small temporary stove on the floor. That way it wouldn’t look suspicious to others.
The steamer was really small, only able to hold six little buns, and seemed only for steaming small snacks.
Before long, the little mantou were ready, he took one out while hot and handed it to Han Fei, then took one into his own mouth. Chewing, carefully tasting what was different.
