Chapter 31 p2
The car of Zheng Shancheng and the others had already become ashes. After a brief rest, there was another noise from behind. The group no longer delayed. They looked back at the messy alley and then charged out of Yun City with all their might.
Xie Muzhi led Meng Jin’s team and rushed out from another direction. At the checkpoint, it was still Ji Yang who opened the way with her machine gun and bombed with grenades.
In addition, this checkpoint had been broken through once before, so they rushed out easily.
Then, using the walkie-talkie, they found the main group and regrouped at a place ten kilometers away from Yun City. They then rushed for a while without stopping and only stopped to rest at a place thirty kilometers away from Yun City.
When the car had completely stopped, a burst of crying rang out in the off-road vehicle. The driver had also been a man of few words, but at this moment, he was a mess of snot and tears. “Damn it, I almost didn’t make it back!!!”
Li Yinian shouted at the top of his lungs, “Someone, come quickly. Meng Jin has been shot! Quick!”
The main group also reacted quickly and immediately sent people over. “Medical personnel, someone is injured here!”
Then, Feng Yexing and the others also hurried over.
They were all covered in dust, but their spirits were high. Seeing Xie Muzhi and Ji Yang and the others, they were extremely happy. “I told you you would be fine. Did you save them all?”
“Boss! You’re finally back!”
“Why is there only one car?” someone asked.
Xie Muzhi took off his bulletproof helmet and goggles, wiped his face, and looked at the off-road vehicle. The others, seeing this, also noticed something and followed his gaze.
And they saw Li Yinian and the driver being brought down. The two of them were not seriously injured and could barely walk.
But when it came to the third person, they were carried down on a stretcher. A white cloth covered the person from head to toe.
The scene fell silent. Everyone stared blankly at the stretcher and then looked into the car.
But this time, the car was empty.
Zhou Baoping was leaning on Liang Yuan. His right leg had been shot, and he could only support himself on one foot. At this moment, his voice was dry. “Just… just three people?”
Gao Yan murmured, “I didn’t seem to see Brother Zheng just now. Is he… gone?”
Didn’t he say that he would treat Brother Zheng to meat after they went back?!
The joy at this moment turned into unbelievable sorrow.
The plan was clearly smoother than expected!
The explosion of the armory had made it impossible for the Juri Base to have a continuous supply of weapons. Although Zhou Baoping and the others had been caught up, one side had sufficient weapons, and the other side did not have enough gunpowder. There was also the psychological defense line that had collapsed due to the frequent explosions in the rear. Escaping was quite easy.
Only a few people had been shot, but because they had put on bulletproof vests and bulletproof helmets in advance, their vital parts were fine. After being picked up by the government officials who were guarding outside Yun City, they had immediately received simple treatment and were already able to joke.
How come only two people from the other team survived?!
They were speechless. The person in charge from the government couldn’t stand to see them freezing here and took the initiative to bring this group of people back to the resting car.
Ji Yang followed behind and saw Feng Yexing constantly looking at a car next to them. That was the car where the stretcher had just been sent.
She gritted her teeth and tried to hold it in.
But when she reached the back of the car, she still couldn’t hold it in. She looked at Ji Yang, who was at the very back, and said with a sob, “I didn’t know she was on this mission. If I had known, I definitely wouldn’t have dissed her.”
Ji Yang’s throat choked, and she couldn’t say anything.
Meng Jin had been a bit annoying before, but in the face of life and death, these things were no longer important.
Fortunately, Feng Yexing didn’t expect her to reply. Although she wholeheartedly recognized Ji Yang as her savior, Ji Yang’s attitude was also very obvious. She was not close to anyone, was a lone wolf, and was quite mysterious.
She didn’t seem like someone who would comfort people.
After she said that, she hesitated for a few seconds and still ran to the next car.
It was also good to say goodbye.
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That night, the convoy did not move forward, but rested on the spot.
This was the first time this group of people had been on a mission, and it was also the first time they had experienced the sacrifice of a teammate. They were all in a very bad mood and were listless all night. Some even cried secretly in the middle of the night.
However, this was the apocalypse after all, and the death of people around them was already a common occurrence.
The next day, everyone’s mood was much better.
The team was reorganized. A portion of them was escorted back first, and another portion who were injured and unable to travel were left behind. And Ji Yang and Xie Muzhi temporarily left the team.
Ji Yang had forgotten about the jade they had agreed on, and Xie Muzhi brought it up.
After coordinating with the majority, they drove a truck over.
The mining area was in a place far from the city. Although the mining area in Yun City had been divided, the Southern Province was very large. They directly drove around Yun City, and many places were not occupied.
The arrival of the extreme cold had made it impossible for most people to travel far. Jade, which could not be eaten and could only be looked at, was something that only those who were not short of food and drink would bother with. Therefore, after Xie Muzhi had done his homework in advance and had gotten some advice from a master, he had directly driven to a jadeite raw stone transfer center.
The jade that had been dug out from multiple mining areas was divided into different qualities and sent to the transfer center. Before the apocalypse, the jade from various stone gambling venues would often be transferred through here, so they didn’t have to dig it themselves, but could just go to the transfer center to try their luck.
With so many places, they would always run into some.
Ji Yang, who was not familiar with this: …
She felt that she had let him off too easily!
The two of them directly drove an empty truck, without bringing anyone else, and went straight there. Before noon, they arrived at the first transfer center. A few large warehouses stood there, but they were mostly submerged in ice and snow, with only half a window exposed.
The ice and snow were much thicker than in the city. Theoretically, it was estimated that it had not been trampled on, and the snow was fluffy. Then, it had dropped a little due to the freezing rain, and it had only reached this state now.
At this time, Ji Yang really missed Xixi. Xixi’s dog nose was sensitive and could quickly know if there were any living people around.
However, fortunately, there was a person who could replace Xixi.
She looked at the man driving beside her.
Xie Muzhi was not vague either and was the first to get out of the car to check.
Ji Yang followed behind him and also kept looking around. When they reached the first warehouse window, Xie Muzhi took out a small window breaker and easily broke the window. Then, he looked inside.
The sky was bright, and it was noon. He could see the situation inside at a glance. “This place is empty.”
The two of them continued to the next one.
It wasn’t until the fifth window that they finally saw a place full of raw stones.
However, these were all “zailiao.” Jadeite raw stones were divided into two types. One was “shanliao,” which was directly dug out from the mines. This kind was jadeite as soon as it was dug out. The other was “zailiao,” which had weathered and rolled into the mountain gullies and small rivers. At present, most of the ones on the market were “zailiao,” and stone gambling was also for “zailiao” (Baidu).
Xie Muzhi looked at it and left. “You still have to gamble here. It’s not worth it.”
But Ji Yang’s eyes were sparkling. “I want to go and see!”
Xie Muzhi looked at her. Seeing her insistence, he glanced at the sky. “Alright, you go. I’ll go and cook.”
Ji Yang immediately nodded.
The warehouse was very large and deep. Now, more than half of it was submerged in ice and snow. If she wanted to go down, she had to tie a rope here and go down like she was going down a well. Otherwise, it would be difficult to come up. As for the direction of the warehouse’s main door, with such a thick layer of ice, it could only be cut open with an electric saw. It was even more impossible for an ordinary person to get out from here.
Therefore, worried about any accidents, it was best for the two of them not to go down together.
This was also convenient for Ji Yang.
When Xie Muzhi had driven the car over, she immediately tied the rope to it, and the other end to her waist, and quickly went down. As soon as she jumped down, she felt the thumb ring on her collarbone heat up faintly. It was clear how much jade there was here. She could feel it even before she had really touched it.
She felt that what was the difference between this and a mouse falling into a rice vat?!
It was just that she had to be wary of Xie Muzhi and couldn’t take it all in one go.
Ji Yang could only look at them one by one. The warehouse, which had been deserted for a long time, was as cold as outside, and the smell was not good. She took out a handkerchief with some perfume sprayed on it and covered her nose. She glanced at it briefly and decided to start from the corner. She took off her gloves and touched them one by one.
She only wanted the top-grade ones. She wouldn’t take the ones that were a little inferior!
Because of the extremely high requirements, it took Ji Yang ten minutes to find one that could make her thumb ring react more strongly. That was true. Was top-grade jade so easy to find? Sometimes, the slightly inferior ones were also okay.
Ji Yang silently took a jade that was probably of the waxy type and continued to touch the next one.
It wasn’t until an hour later that she had only touched half of them.
At this time, Ji Yang finally really felt how greedy the small pond was.
She had taken about five hundred jin of jade, and they were all very good materials, but it had only expanded the small pond by nine hundred square meters!
Could it be that she had to eat all the jade in this transfer center to reach the maximum level?
Ji Yang deeply suspected.
Just as she was about to continue touching, there was some noise from above. Xie Muzhi’s voice sounded, “Time to eat. We’ll play after we finish.”
“Okay,” Ji Yang replied. Of course, eating could not be delayed.
She walked over quickly, re-tied the rope, and was just about to climb up herself when a pulling force came from above. With the lubrication of the ice and snow, she reached the window in the blink of an eye.
Xie Muzhi reached out his hand.
Ji Yang also subconsciously took it. But this time, because Xie Muzhi had been cooking, he had taken off his gloves. Ji Yang had also taken off her gloves because she had been touching the jade and climbing. When their hands touched, they were both stunned.
The big hand was warm and dry, and a little rough. Ji Yang curled her fingers uncomfortably and wanted to let go, but the next second, she felt that she was being a little pretentious. Isn’t it just holding hands?
It’s not like she hasn’t held a man’s hand before?
After calming herself down, Ji Yang took a deep breath, used her hand to push herself up, and jumped up.
On the contrary, Xie Muzhi, who hadn’t been able to come to his senses immediately, was pulled and stumbled forward.
Neither of them was wearing goggles. They were caught off guard by this sudden change of events. For a moment, their pupils were all wide, and they watched as the other person got closer. But Ji Yang was still standing more steadily. The moment their cheeks got close, she twisted her body to dodge. Her forehead seemed to have been brushed by a touch of warmth, but it was quickly ignored. She clutched her pounding heart and thought to herself: That was close. Good thing I reacted quickly.
Xie Muzhi supported himself with his other hand on the wall and stabilized his body. He looked down at the hand that was still in his palm, hesitated for a moment, and then let go. His low voice was slightly tight. “Sorry, I was distracted just now.”
“It’s fine,” Ji Yang showed a faint smile, calmed down, and returned to her calm state. “Let’s eat.”
Xie Muzhi said “mm” and followed her steps.
But his gaze did not move away from the person in front of him.
He had clearly held her hand before, but he hadn’t had such a big reaction.