Doomsday rat

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Taking advantage of the time before dark, Hong Tao led the horse and sent the old man out of the door.When parting, the old man squeezed Hong Tao's hand and gave him earnest instructions.It can be seen from his dim eyes that there is hope, but more helplessness.

He probably knew that these words were useless, but he couldn't help but want to say them.Just like reminding myself that Lu Wei'an was unreliable at the beginning, knowing that there would be risks, he still did not hesitate.It is a pity that there are too few such people, let alone tolerated by society.

"Heilong, don't tidy up the house yet, come and help me for a while, you should practice your bag. It's not for nothing. After I'm done, I'll get your son a bunk bed with a desk underneath, and then put a stove Coal stove, guaranteed to keep you warm in winter!"

Feeling emotional, Hong Tao packed up his mood and re-entered the tunnel digging project after more than ten seconds, and also arrested Lu Wei'an who had just returned.

The digging lasted for four full days. If it wasn't for lunch, I wouldn't even bother to go to the moat construction site.No one knew why this hero suddenly went crazy, and he didn't even ask, just smirked.

"God, what's down here!"

On the evening of the fourth day, following a violent landslide, all the gravel at the bottom of the cave fell down, leaving a dark hole with warm air constantly blowing out.As the general director of the project, the scalper got in first with a rope tied around his waist. He probed his brain and shone with a flashlight for a long time, but he was still confused.

"It's the ventilation opening of the subway. Going down from here, there is a door leading to the tunnel." Hong Tao didn't go down, and he only needed to feel the familiar airflow to know he had succeeded.I stopped hiding from everyone and gave the answer.

"Subway... is there a subway here?" Lu Wei'an was the most surprised. He has lived in the fifth security zone in the south of the city for several years, and he has never heard of a subway line below.

"Look at the map yourself, it shows Metro Line 17!" Hong Tao knew that someone would ask that question, so he continued to lie.

"No, why isn't it on my map? Look, it's a new map for 2021!" Unfortunately, this time someone stepped forward to expose it. Let Hong Tao see the area.

"I said lazy dog, do you understand the difference between military maps and civilian maps? This line may not have been officially opened to traffic, and it has not been printed on civilian maps."

If Hong Tao's lies were exposed so easily, he would have been killed dozens of times.If a nonsense is not backed up by at least three nonsense, he doesn't even bother to say it.

Metro Line 17 is indeed absent on many maps, for the simple reason that it was not open when the zombie disease broke out.But this line has indeed been repaired for most of the time, especially in the south half, where the platforms and service facilities are all available, almost no different from the official operation.

Why do you know so clearly? Nonsense, this was the main battlefield when resisting the attack of the zombie army. As the commander-in-chief, he had to personally make decisions on everything that affected the construction of the defense line.

Not only did I know the general direction of this line, but I also knew that it was not completely blocked, just to prevent zombies from getting in, I used a bulldozer to bulldoze all the exits and vents and buried them.

Chapter 657 Rat Hole

"Fuck, even looking at a map is more advanced than us..."

The lazy dog ​​was hit hard. He liked hunting the most in the old world. He often took hunting dogs around the mountains, and he was very good at judging the direction, path, and terrain in the wild.But since he surrendered to this hero, his original skills immediately became inferior.

Now that he entered the city, he was really familiar with the terrain, and he took several maps to compare with each other when he had nothing to do.I was hoping to get back some places, but I miscalculated again. I also play maps, and others play military ones. Where can I find this shit!

"Where does this tunnel lead to?" Hu Yang was no longer interested in catching the boss's flaws, every time he caught them, he would feel more depressed, why bother.Now he kind of understood why he had dug the hole, he just didn't know where to go.

"South..." Hong Tao stretched out his hand and pointed to the south.

"Hahaha... Now those black dogs can't block us halfway, and we don't have to sneak into the dog's hole anymore. Brother Shu, let's go at night!" Bungy rubbed his hands, almost crying.Although he had never been a gold digger before, he was full of energy when he heard that he went to the ruins to pan for gold.

"Don't worry, do you know why I have to build a fence and a ceiling? Every move in our yard will be seen by the sentry tower in the south. If you want people to hide it, you have to cover up this hole first."

"I thought about it, and the easiest way is to get a cover and turn it into a stable after the horses are bought back. These days, let's sell a few more hands and clean it up as soon as possible."

"Scalper, go to the market to buy cement and steel bars, pour a ring around the entrance of the hole and make a cement cover. Heilong, let Bungzhu accompany you to the north of the city to buy horses. First... three horses!"

In fact, when Hong Tao bought the small building, he didn't think about the subway tunnel. After so many years, the city streets have changed, and I really can't remember it without careful consideration.It was when he came back from panning for gold in the red zone that the security team set up an ambush, which forced him to think about this problem.

You must go to the red zone, where there are urgently needed building materials, furniture, wood, wires, water pipes, etc., as well as various goods that skinny monkeys and water snakes can use to set up stalls.Life would be difficult without these resources.

But what method to use to enter the red zone without attracting the attention of security teams and interested people?It is obviously inappropriate to use thermal imaging sights to detect ambushes in advance. You can only be a thief every day, but there is no way to prevent thieves every day.

People clearly know that you always sneak into the red zone, but you still can't catch them every time you set up an ambush. During the day, you dragged a load of goods past the guards. Isn't this a provocation?

Anyway, Hong Tao asked himself, if he met such a refugee, it would be nothing if he didn't get his shit out.This is no longer a mistake at work, but an insult to IQ.

After much deliberation, I picked up the map and took a closer look. Well, coincidentally, the location of the small building registered under Lu Wei'an's name looked familiar, so I went to the scene and turned around from various angles, and I didn't run away.

In the old world, there is an inconspicuous building on the sidewalk in front of this small building. It looks like a distribution box that can be seen everywhere, but it is actually an air vent in the subway tunnel.

At that time, it was impossible to dig it open for inspection, so we had to build up the fence after moving, and then use the ceiling to block the sight of the sentinel on the southern watchtower before we could move.Facts have proved that my brain has not deteriorated with age, nor has it been affected by the zombie virus, at least my memory is still good.

With this opening, everyone’s motivation was immediately full. Every afternoon, they took turns digging for several hours with picks, shovels, steel drills and sledgehammers, expanding the opening little by little, and then making the surrounding rectangles.Build a mold with wooden boards, tie some steel bars or thick wires and pour concrete, and you're done.

The workmanship of the scalper is not bad. Although the cover made of reinforced concrete is not flat, the size is quite suitable. After the mouth of the ring is completely dry, it will be covered tightly.Then lay a layer of wooden boards on it to complete the roof, which is a very good stable.

It's a pity that the three horses that Bungy bought back were not very strong, they were all relatively old draft horses, and they were barely trained to be mounts.

Speaking of cars, we have horses, but what about cars?At this time, it depends on the fat sheep.He has already opened a car repair booth across the road, specializing in refitting people's car wheels. He still lives in the shack in the new sixth district on weekdays. On the surface, he has nothing to do with the people in the small building.

But if you want to have an intersection, you can still have it, such as a normal business relationship.At this time, Shen Nan happened to come to interview about the license plate, and when he saw the three horses, he was hypocritically surprised at the speed of the work.

In front of him, Hu Yang took the money and went to the opposite side of the road, and ordered three sets of carriage racks. He confidently threatened to open it around the New Year, and then he would invite a table at the Three Rings Entertainment City. .

Hearing is better than seeing, Shen Nan is satisfied with this result and couldn't be more satisfied. Even if Hu Yang said that money is a bit tight after buying horses and cars, he can only spend 500 yuan to rent license plates first, he will not I care about it, and I quickly made up the remaining 500 yuan gap, which shows my eagerness.

Not only was he anxious, Mrs. Xiushan was also happy to see this group of people step by step towards a dead end.When Hu Yang personally came to the door and offered to borrow the AC power in her shop to weld the frame, the old lady was very polite and did not charge for electricity.

However, the first thing Fat Sheep built was not a carriage frame, but a simple cart that was placed on the rails and pushed by people.With this thing, when exploring the red zone, more, bigger and heavier things can be pushed back along the track from the Fourth Ring Road or even the Fifth Ring Road, saving the old nose.

Almost every night in the dead of night, a few figures sneaked out of the small building and sneaked into the stables, lifted the cement slabs, drilled through the vents into the maintenance passage and then down to the subway tunnel, wading through the sewage and pushing the rail car all the way south.

This tunnel is similar to the No. 5 tunnel that Hong Tao drilled, except for the rat with shiny fur, there is no sign of any living things.Seeing so many people coming down suddenly, the rats were also very flustered. After trying a few times and dropping a few corpses, they never dared to get too close.

Gold diggers are naturally not afraid of rats. To be honest, if there were so many rats in the ruins of cities in Xinjiang Province at that time, the refugees would be so happy.Compared with the meat quality of wild boar, hare, pheasant, ibex and wild deer, rat meat is simply snowflake steak.

It has to be said that the Revival Alliance was not too serious about sealing the subway stations, vents, and maintenance shafts outside the Fourth Ring Road back then. Basically, they just knocked down the buildings and randomly covered them with construction waste and floating soil.

After so many years of wind and rain, the floating soil has seeped down along the gaps, not only through the wind but also through the light. There is no need to climb up to explore where there is an exit. Just go to the platform or the maintenance passage to see the light and feel the airflow. up.

The first exit is about 1 km south of the Fourth Ring Road, which is the original Shibalidian subway station.This place is both airy and light leaking. Two people used steel drills to dig out a small hole that could allow one person to go in and out in less than an hour.

However, Hong Tao went out to look at the nearby buildings, and after figuring out the approximate location, he plugged the small hole from the inside.It's a bit close to the sentry tower, so it's not suitable for large-scale activities. Let's use it as an emergency passage for now.

The second exit is about 800 meters further south and is a maintenance well.The landfill project here is more improvised, or there is no landfill at all, and the buildings above are simply pulled down.The gaps in the underground are so big that you don’t even need to dig them, and people can be drilled out directly.

Moreover, the cement slab that was pushed down was poured into the inside of the well obliquely, forming a gentle slope naturally.Now there's even a cargo ramp, just a few more pieces that get in the way.

The third exit is farther away, already out of the Fifth Ring Road, near the northeast side of Yizhuang Industrial Park.At present, only three exits have been explored for the time being, and the longest distance is about 5 kilometers. It is not impossible to explore the tunnels further south, but there is no time to explore.

Every night, just looking for substitutes for axles and hubs, I dismantled more than a dozen car chassis, and looked for steel and wood panels that can be welded to make the frame.In addition to repairing all kinds of repair tools that can be used or repaired, every time I come back, I pile up the railcars, and people are too tired to lie down and don’t want to get up.

Chapter 658 Albatross

Towards the end of October, all the transport team licenses and passes were issued.Shen Nan once again gathered the leading figures in the safety zone in the Three Rings Entertainment City, and held a lively celebration banquet. Hu Yangguang received more than 10 yuan in red envelopes, which can be said to be enthusiastic.

Hong Tao didn't go to the party this time, and replaced him with Lazy Dog and Xiao Ma.Anyway, it’s nothing serious to go there, it’s all hypocrisy, a good opportunity to eat and drink for nothing and play for nothing, and the brothers have to take turns to feel it.

"Do you think Shen's surname is not so bad? This time, he really wants to help us find a real businessman?" After returning, Hu Yang, who was already a little dizzy from drinking, sneaked into Hong Tao instead of going to bed immediately. In the room, I plan to talk about the issue of human nature.

Hong Tao didn't sleep either. He was lying on a modern hardwood desk, sketching on the map by the light of the erratic oil lamp.The license plate is ready, the horses and carts are ready, and during the period before winter, the transport force of the alliance is also constantly rushing to transport coal, which is a good time for the transport team to go out to get jobs.

But you can't just run out in such a hurry, the way to go is a big problem.Hong Tao is familiar with the city and its surroundings, but not the road conditions at this time.After years of devastation by nature and the ravages of man-made floods, which roads can still be followed and which roads are blocked, we must sharpen our guns.

In these days, Hong Tao, apart from being a hamster moving day and night, kept dumping all kinds of supplies from the red zone, he also gave Skinny Monkey and Water Snake a task, asking them to focus on inquiring about the road conditions around the city in the market, and record them in detail. Come down, every few days the fat sheep that pass the door to repair the car are collected in the hands.

What he has to do now is to reflect all the information on the map, whether it is all correct or not, he must know it first.In this way, when picking up the job, you will know whether the road is good or not, and how long the distance is.

"Are you two brothers who have been separated for many years? Or are you good comrades-in-arms who have been soldiers and went to the battlefield? It is really impossible to be involved in the base... Oh, neither, so why should he be kind to a few refugees who have just arrived? ? There are so many refugees here, you go and ask, has he smiled at anyone more than once?"

Hearing Hu Yang's question, Hong Tao didn't even raise his head, and only asked a few questions that didn't need to be answered at all.Sugar-coated cannonballs are indeed a big killer, and people with good faces and evil hearts are indeed easy to confuse people.Just contacted twice, Shen Nan almost confused Populus euphratica.

"Is there any chance?" Hu Yang still didn't give up, always feeling that Shen Nan showed more kindness than malice.

"...There must be. No one is a god. How can he fully know what others think. But we don't need to guess whether he is kind or malicious. We just need to be vigilant at all times."

"If he is kind, there will be plenty of opportunities to repay him in the future. It doesn't matter if he doesn't, as long as he doesn't harm us, we are still friends. Tomorrow I plan to go to Guomao Bridge first, and you stay at home and be careful."

After marking the last section of the road, Hong Tao put the sketch paper hand-painted by the thin monkey on the oil lamp, lit a cigarette by the way, and didn't argue about who is the good guy and who is the bad guy, the most difficult topic in the world.

"... so soon?" Hu Yang was a little surprised when he heard that the transportation team was leaving tomorrow.

"It's going to be November soon, and the coal here is quite expensive. Slender Monkey heard from people in the market that the price of coal in Jinmen is cheaper. I'll go and see if I can find a job to deliver goods to Jinmen. , and bring back a few truckloads of coal by the way." Hong Tao's reason is very good, it's true that it's not all a lie, of course, there are still some reasons that he didn't say.

He has been hiding in the safety zone in the south of the city for more than a month, and he really wants to go out and see the surrounding situation.Now that I have a pass, my heart is itchy like grass growing every day, and I can't wait.

"What's the name of the device you mentioned that can communicate hundreds of kilometers away? Why don't you wait until it's ready?" Hu Yang knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he had to try to delay in other aspects.

"That thing consumes a lot of electricity, and it's not worthwhile to rely on the battery alone. I heard from Shen Nan that I might not be able to connect to the electricity this year, and besides, we don't have that much money. Don't be afraid, this time it's just to explore the road and be familiar with the business. I Only take two cars and three people, and let the scalper stay with you to watch the house."

Hu Yang was talking about radio repeaters. Hong Tao planned to build one, but he did find three repeaters in the red zone.But they are all broken, and they need to be disassembled to see if they can replace each other and build one.This is a delicate job that requires a lot of instrumentation, so there is no condition for now.

In addition, no one has anything to do with the power issue. The alliance has very strict approval for power supply in the safe zone, and this year's quota has been distributed.In this regard, not only Shen Nan was helpless, but even Mrs. Xiushan expressed helplessness.

"If we all go out for sports cars in the future, the house will be empty. Why don't we let the water snake come back, and leave a thin monkey as eyes and ears should be enough." Despite the fact that Populus euphratica is thick and big, in fact, his mind is quite delicate. In addition, he is also very familiar with logistics management.

"Let's keep it. It's easier for two people to deal with things together. There is no need to rush the manpower. When we get familiar with the way and the market situation, we can hire people from the refugees. Anyway, loading, unloading, and shipping , Driving a car is not a very confidential matter, a smarter mind will follow it a few times."

Hong Tao was not too worried about the lack of people in the transport team. Speaking of which, there was a shortage of everything but people, especially those who were willing to work hard.He has already made up his mind to make as many trips as possible before the beginning of spring. First, he is familiar with the road, and second, it is also a trip to thunder.

Use frequent activities to force out possible troubles, and deal with what you can handle. If you can't handle it, close it as soon as possible, so as not to cause the hired refugees to eat melons together.

Anyway, with the secret entrance in the yard, no one can stop me if I want to go out, it's nothing more than a troublesome point.And relying on this secret tunnel, even if there is no income from the transport team, everyone will not suffer from cold and hunger.

In the early morning of November 11st, just as the big rooster crowed for the third time, two carriages slowly drove out of the courtyard gate and headed north along the only main road in the fifth safety zone.

There were four people sitting in the carriage, which looked like four shadows of one person only from the outside.They were all wearing dark trench coats with hoods, matching marine boots and green army trousers, and both wore dark glasses.This time it's not exactly the same, but they are all sunglasses.

Needless to say, the albatross transport team, which was just established a few days ago, started its first attempt.Don't get me wrong, Hong Tao really didn't come up with this name, it came from Shen Nan.The guy who always tried to look like a Confucian businessman said that the albatross flies high and far, which has auspicious meaning.

Hu Yang didn't pay much attention to the matter of naming, but after listening to it, he also thought it was very good, so he decided on it.After Hong Tao knew about it, he couldn't change it. Shen Nan had already reported his name to the management office, and the passport had been printed. If he wanted to change his name, he would have to wait at least a year!

But the personnel and equipment for the mission were decided by Hong Tao himself. Lazy Dog, Bungy Pig, Pony and him each wore Russian 6B33 bulletproof vests and 6B27 Kevlar helmets.

It's a pity that there are no ceramic armor pieces in the bulletproof vest package, only steel armor pieces, and the ability to resist rifle armor-piercing bullets at medium and short distances is slightly weaker.

If you want to ask if there will be any trouble if you openly wear military-style body armor and helmets in the alliance safe zone, don't worry, the alliance only restricts the proliferation of standard weapons, and doesn't care about the refugees' protection in any way.

This can also be confirmed from the body of You Sihai. At that time, he and two of his men were wearing the body armor of the South Korean Army.It's a pity that that kind of body armor is mainly used to prevent fragmentation attacks. It is lighter in weight and more comfortable to wear. It has little effect on powerful pistol bullets at close range.

另外洪涛还为连自己在内的四名车夫准备了4支自动步枪、2支霰弹枪、4支手枪、每人150发子弹、2枚手榴弹和两台对讲机。

These weapons and ammunition cannot be carried in the safe zone, but it doesn’t matter, most of the weapons and ammunition have been dug out from the burial site a few days ago, and transferred to two secret locations through the subway tunnel, one is in the staff dormitory of the nearest subway station , a trunk of a car in a garage on the ground floor.

If you can get the transportation job smoothly, it won't be too far to come back.As long as they leave the safe zone, the transportation team can leave as they want, and no one will pay attention to these things outside the arrival time.

Chapter 659 Albatross 2

"Hey... We are the transport team going to the Guomao Bridge to pick up jobs. We have a pass and an ID card!" The carriage was stopped by a patrolling security team as soon as it drove under the Minsi Bridge.Xiao Ma quickly pulled out a leather bag from the collar, and took out the documents inside.

"...wait..." The team leader was a small captain with a bronze badge on his collar.He handed his ID card and pass to the security officer behind him, and that person immediately took out a notebook and compared the ID cards one by one according to the numbers on the pass.

"What a coincidence, sir...Come on, I know you can't drink alcohol on duty, so it's okay to smoke a cigarette." Hong Tao sat in the second car and looked at the team leader from a distance with familiarity. Isn't he a security guard who picks up a wallet and picks up money.

I haven't seen him for more than half a month, but he has also been promoted, so what are you waiting for, hurry up and flatter me.It's better for the county magistrate to take care of it now. The smaller the person, the more he can't ignore it. Anyway, it's just a matter of two packs of cigarettes, and it's easy to do.

"You have changed to a transportation business! Be on alert... come and come, get off the car. Your name is Zhou Dafu, right? I'm sorry, Boss Zhou, I have to check carefully, otherwise I won't be able to eat and walk around. Cooperate and cooperate. Hurry up, there won't be much time wasted."

It's a pity that this time it was a hot face with a cold butt. After seeing Hong Tao's face, the team leader immediately waved his hand behind him. A dozen security guards immediately raised their guns and aimed at the people in the carriage in unison.

"That is, that is, pony, lazy dog, accept the inspection obediently. In the future, we will often come and go this way, remember, we must not cause trouble for the officers, we must cooperate!"

Hong Tao clicked his lips and jumped out of the car obediently, but he didn't take back the two packs of cigarettes in his hand. He yelled at the people in the car in front and stuffed them again.

"If your hands were as sweet as your mouth, wouldn't there be so much trouble...Hey, look at what I said, are you going to fight a war or deliver goods?"

The team leader reluctantly took the cigarette, and was about to say something comforting, when he saw the bulletproof vests Hong Tao and Benzhu were wearing in their windbreakers, he reached out and knocked on them, and then took a look at the helmet on the car board, his expression immediately changed. It looks ugly.

"Hehehe, according to what you said, we just make a living. In fact, when we were poor, we didn't have much to do. Now that we have a little family business, we are afraid of death immediately. No, in order to save more than half of our lives, the family is very fast. Shaking it all up, I don’t know if such an expensive thing will work.”

Hong Tao took the initiative to tear off the Velcro on both sides of the bulletproof vest, lifted it up to reveal his underwear, and indicated that he had nothing hidden inside.What he said was sincere and full of grievances.

"You pull it down quickly, and the transporter should bring a knife. Are you stupid or I am stupid! It's over, don't pretend, everyone understands. As long as you don't foul in front of me, I will be troubled when I am full. Son." The team leader actually searched Hong Tao and Bungzhu, then pinched the found dagger with two fingers and shook his head.

"You must not cause trouble at the door of your house. Rabbits don't even eat grass by the side of their nests. Don't worry, we are all sensible people."

It seems that the scapegoat of Youlong Company has finally been pinned on his own head.It's just that a small number of people know it in private, and they don't say so officially.Hong Tao had nothing to do with this result, so he knew it.

"Let's go... Be careful on the road! Boss Zhou, why don't we make a bet. From now until New Year's Day, if there is no one or vehicle missing in Boss Sun's transport team, I will be on duty for you in the future. Cars are exempt from inspection."

The inspection process was indeed not slow. With an empty car, there were only four people and four backpacks, and there was not enough material to search carefully.On the contrary, the team leader is quite interesting, he actually wants to bet with Hong Tao!

"Then the relationship is good, and harmony makes money. It's a gamble! If I lose, a table will be set up in the restaurant on the first floor of Xiushan Apartment on New Year's Day. Come on...Come on... see you later, if you don't see me, I won't see you off... Stay for a while... ..."

Can this very likely losing bet be played?Hong Tao felt that he was too capable, and he had to find a way to avoid it if he was likely to win.This team leader is a slippery person who likes to take advantage of small things but is unwilling to take any responsibility. Usually, this kind of person is also accompanied by narrow-mindedness.

They dare not really reach out to touch the big interests, but they are not willing to be Bailian.It's useless to bribe them, and they are trembling if they don't want to work hard to collect money.It's best for them to throw small favors from time to time, and they can't seem impatient.

Driving from Minsi Temple Bridge to the third ring side road, we walked leisurely for about half an hour. A few tall shadows appeared on the bright horizon right in front of us, and we arrived at the International Trade Building complex.

"Brother Shu, it's really big here. We walked about 5 kilometers, which is just one-tenth of the third ring road!" Bungy kept looking around since he got out of the safety zone, and sometimes stood on the car board far away. Overlook.Hearing that the destination was about to arrive, I looked down at the underside of the car, amazed.

For a herdsman, if there is no outbreak of zombie disease, he may not live too far away from home for the rest of his life.Living is not the same as traveling. I have time to experience everything in the local area, including the scale.

"Is that shit really accurate?" Hong Tao didn't measure the exact distance from Minsi Bridge to Guomao Bridge, but Fat Sheep installed a mechanical odometer near the axle. Dismantled from old cars and put together by hand.

"The error won't be too big. Fat Sheep has adjusted the gear according to the diameter of the wagon wheel." Although this thing wasn't made by Bumblebee, he was quite confident.