Doomsday rat

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"You come here by yourself, you still have a knife, what are you going to do sneakily at night! Don't think that I don't dare to do anything when I am young, believe it or not, stabbing here with a knife, let you watch your blood dry up !"

The tiger didn't like to play tricks as much as Hong Tao, and he didn't want to talk nonsense. He picked up the knife and put it on the boy's neck, staring at the big eyes and growling.

"I...I want to get some more wires..." As the saying goes, one thing is equal to one thing. The appearance of a tiger is mighty in the eyes of adults, but it may be scary in the eyes of children.Although the little boy tried his best to hold back, tears still flowed out involuntarily.

"Electrical wires..." Tiger was a little dazed. It is true that he brought back electrical wires from the red zone in the past few days, but when he took them away in the morning, they were wrapped in things and pressed on the bottom of the tricycle. During the day, there were fat sheep watching in the house. Now, how does this kid know?

"...Hey, it's really the mantis catching the cicada and the oriole. You are a thief, right? Honestly, how many times have you stolen? Who else stole with you? We usually cut off a finger when we catch a thief , but if you tell the truth, I might be able to cut you off if I intercede for you!"

Hong Tao also felt quite puzzled, got up and looked at the place where the wires were placed in the corner, and couldn't help laughing.The four walls of the shed are all canvas, and the bottom is buried in the soil, and a few big stones are pressed on it.Now a small hole has been dug in a place, and the wire is probably pulled out from here.

"I just took a small roll... You hired me to work and paid back the wages, so it's not considered stealing!" The little boy was obviously sensitive to the word "stealing", and he was struggling desperately to be reasonable.

"Then tell me why you need to take the wire first?" Hong Tao signaled the lazy dog ​​to move his feet away, lifted the little boy onto the bed, and grinned at him, intending to cooperate with the tiger, one blushing the other Sing a bad face.

"..." But the little boy didn't cooperate very much. He quickly moved away from Hong Tao's face after only one glance. Tears came down again, but he didn't dare to cry out, and the big snot flowed out.

"Huh... little friend, you hurt me deeply! But I don't care, come on, see, it's fifty cents. If you tell the truth, I'll hire you. Five cents a week and two meals a week. If you If you continue to hurt me, I will cut off your fingers and send you to the security team."

All the people in the room smiled and laughed together at Hong Tao for being overconfident and wanting to pretend to be a good person when he looks like that.Hong Tao took a deep breath, touched the scar on his face, and did not lose heart, he took out a steel coin from his pocket and put it in his hand to continue to induce a confession.

"...I sold it for fifty cents..." Not knowing whether it was the attractiveness of the money or the threat of sending it to the security team, the little boy confessed with his mouth pursed.

"Hey, come to us to work and earn money when you are hungry. Don't steal it. I won't cut your fingers this time, but you have to work with us tomorrow. Five cents a week, and ten cents a week. Money, do you know how many weeks it will take to pay it off?"

In fact, Hong Tao can guess why the little boy stole the wires without confessing, what else can he do, go to the market to sell and buy steamed buns to eat.In the new sixth district, new refugees would come in every now and then. If they were physically fit, they could go to the construction site to get food and clothing.

This child looked about seven or eight years old. It was the time when his metabolism was vigorous, and he didn't have the energy to go out to earn money. He would inevitably think of wrong ideas when he was hungry.

Although I was never hungry when I was a child, I was always hungry when there was no oil in my stomach.Then I followed my uncle and the others to the copper pipe factory to steal scrap copper, and to the subway construction site to steal steel bar heads and exchange them for sugar and popsicles.Comparing his heart to his heart, this child is probably even stronger.

"...five weeks!" When the little boy heard that he was paid, he wiped his nose and tears with his sleeve, bit his lip and counted hard.

"Then after five weeks, apart from paying back my [-] cents, you will earn less money in total?"

"Two dollars!"

"Oh, you got all the answers right! Come on, reward a piece of dried fish... eat it, you earned it through your studies, and it's only natural to earn a living by your skills. But you still have to tell me, who taught these things ?”

This answer made Hong Tao a little surprised. School-age children in the safe zone are allowed to enter the school by the alliance. They don't need tuition fees but they have to pay for food.Even though it only costs [-] cents a month, there are still many refugees who are unwilling or unable to pay.

Based on the child's age and standard of living, it is estimated that he has never been to school, but his mental arithmetic and logical thinking skills are not low at all, and he must be at the level of the second and third grades.

"My uncle... he knows a lot. He tells us stories every day, and even buys pancakes for us on our birthdays." As soon as the delicious food came out, the little boy's resistance obviously weakened and he talked more.

"Well, you have a good uncle. But didn't he tell you that you can't steal other people's things?" If it was in the past, Hong Tao would definitely take out some food for the little boy to take home, and maybe even give some to him. money.

But not now, wandering in Xinjiang Province for more than eight years, not only allowed him to practice the skills of survival in the wild, grazing and fishing, but also hardened his heart.

If a person watches tragedies every day, he will soon regard tragedies as comedies.The life of the refugees in Xinjiang is much more miserable than here. Let alone steamed buns and pancakes, eating porridge with wild vegetables is a well-off life.

It wasn't just that Hong Tao was hard-hearted, Tiger and the others also didn't show anything while listening.To say hard-hearted, these people are even worse.Not only have they seen many such scenes, but they have experienced them themselves.

"...I'm not stealing... I want to buy a pair of shoes for my uncle. His birthday will be the day after tomorrow, and he has never had a birthday gift. I can work, and I don't count as stealing if I get paid!" But the little boy was still very happy. Persistence, I don't want to admit the fact of stealing even if I am killed. For this reason, I would rather not eat dried fish and explain the truth clearly.

"..." As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the shed. Everyone froze their figures and expressions, and said nothing for a long time.

"Fuck... If my son can be as sensible as him, I'd be willing to die of exhaustion! What's the size of your uncle's feet?"

The scalper began to recall again. Before the outbreak of the zombie disease, he had not only two sons, but two.Thinking of the past, the man in his early forties burst into tears, strode to the bed and took out his backpack from underneath.

"No. 43..." The little boy was a little frightened. He still didn't quite understand why the dark uncle was crying, so he quickly put down the dried fish and poked it far away with his hand.

"..." The ox stopped and turned to look at the tiger.He is quite stocky, but he has small feet, and he wears size 41 shoes, 42 at most, so he obviously can't give generously.

"Here!" Although the tiger didn't shed tears, the flesh on his cheeks was still moving, and he probably gritted his teeth to bear it.Most of them had families and children before the outbreak of the zombie disease. They thought they would gradually forget about it as time went by, but the little boy broke his defense with a word.

"Here, take the shoes. Remember, this pair of shoes costs one yuan, and it will be deducted from your salary in the future. Also, do you know what to say to your uncle when you go back?" Hong Tao took the shoes and stuffed them into the little boy's arms. , but did not let go.

"..." The little boy hugged the shoes tightly, his eyes full of confusion.

"You want to say that you bought it from the market, and the money was earned by working on our construction site, understand?" Hong Tao helped the little boy make up a lie.

"..." The little boy still shook his head.

"If you don't say that, your uncle definitely doesn't want it. He thought you stole it. Remember, if your uncle asks what you do for work, he will help you straighten and coil the wires. Come on, repeat it and let me hear it." Hong Tao has always been very conceited in making up nonsense, not only completing the set but also responsible for training.

"Okay, take your shoes and go home, remember to come here to work tomorrow afternoon!" It wasn't until the little boy repeated several times that he really remembered all the key points that Hong Tao personally sent him out.

"I forgot to ask what his name is..." The atmosphere in the shed was a bit depressing, everyone lowered their heads and smoked.Tiger wanted to break the atmosphere, but what he said was still related to the little boy.

"What's the point of calling it? My name is Biges, Yuluo, or Chow Tai Fook, so you just believe it?" No matter what you say at this time, you can't ease everyone's hearts, let alone persuade them.Who doesn't understand the truth, but people always have emotions, and when emotions come up, philosophers also get depressed.

"It's done, don't be sentimental, we don't have the qualifications yet. We're all ready to go, start early today, and try to move one more time!"

So Hong Tao didn't talk nonsense, come on, labor is the most glorious.Idlers will think too much, when you are carrying a hundred catties of bricks and walking hard, you don't have so much thought to be sentimental.

Chapter 640 Natural Enemies

However, Hong Tao did not move forward with the bricks on his back. He took the fat sheep and ran to the underground garage again, took tools to break up the dismantled electric vehicle battery packs, took out the power batteries and tested them with an internal resistance meter one by one, trying to find a battery pack that could still be used. of.

"Zhizhi..." The situation is not too optimistic. After testing hundreds of pieces, I haven't found a single one that works.At this moment, Hong Tao's ears froze again, and he turned his head to look into the passage leading to the subway.

"Go ahead and test it. I'll go to the room on the platform. Maybe I can find some useful tools." Looking at the thousands of small batteries all over the place, Hong Tao decided to find an excuse to be lazy.Anyway, there is only one internal resistance meter, and two people can't speed up the work progress, so I just go to do something else by myself, such as exploring.

It was the same platform as last time, and it was still the same group of rats who never left or approached.But this time, Hong Tao didn't hesitate any longer. He jumped off the platform and drenched the water up to his knees. He stepped on the rails and got into the dark tunnel by the light of his headlamp.

"I can tell you clearly, whoever bites me will be unlucky! There are things in this world that you can eat, and some things you can't... Hey, you see, it understands. My meat is poisonous, and I have diarrhea after eating it. "

"Actually, if you think about it carefully, it is not worthwhile to bite me. If you bite me, I will kill you. Neither of us can take advantage of it. In the end, your body was eaten by others. If you are hungry, you might as well bite Other mice, if they don’t keep them all, they can have a full meal and they won’t die!”

Not only was Hong Tao moving forward in the tunnel, but he was also followed by hundreds of water mice.These guys don't know what food they ate, and they are all fat and shiny.The eyes illuminated by the light are red, and there are two small green spots on the whole body in the dark.

Hong Tao is a rat, but he has never interacted with rats before. I don't know if these guys will be vicious and swarm up and gnaw themselves into bones.So you have to know how to use reason to move emotion, and it is not bad to say a few more words.As for whether the mouse can understand or not, put it aside, it is true to be brave.

Does it make sense to take such a big risk to drill a subway tunnel?Hong Tao's answer is so meaningful!As long as he is in an unfamiliar environment and has safety concerns, no matter where he goes, the first thing is to get familiar with the surrounding environment, and the second thing is to find a retreat. Before these two things are completed, he really can't eat well and can't sleep.

When the zombie disease first broke out, he used Ditan Park as a backup while running the Houhai courtyard.Later, the team grew stronger and went to Huairou to build a base.When he arrived in Xinjiang Province, he brought this skill to the extreme. Large and small bases were spread all over northern Xinjiang. It is not enough to describe it as the three caves of the cunning rabbit.

This time, although he was returning to his hometown, the people and the environment were unfamiliar to him, so he had to find at least one escape route.But it's different from before, he can't move in a large range now, and there are much fewer options.

Ordinary urban ruins and buildings cannot meet the needs, so I turned my attention to the underground.Compared with the huge ground buildings, the underground world of the capital also extends in all directions. Among them, the underground railway is the most conducive to hiding and escaping.

If Hong Tao doesn't look at the map now, he can't remember exactly how many subway lines there are in the capital.Most of these subway tunnels are connected, and the connection points are all over the city. It is no exaggeration to describe it as a network.

Although after ten years of desertion, some places may have collapsed or flooded, or even man-made damage, it may not be able to penetrate the whole city, but Hong Tao has to see it with his own eyes before giving up.

This time, there are two routes for him to choose, No. 5 and No. 10. Line 10 is the second city ring line after Metro Line 2.

Line 2 circles around the Second Ring Road, and Line 10 circles around the Third Ring Road.In fact, it should be called Line 3 to be worthy of the name, which shows how rough the original planning work was.

Line 5 is different from Line 10. It does not go around anyone. It starts from Tiantongyuan in the north and ends in Yizhuang in the south.

Hong Tao also fully considered this point when choosing the order of exploration. He knew very well that the East Asian Alliance would take measures 100% on this route to prevent people from exploiting loopholes.But his character of not giving up on the south wall prompted him to drill wherever it was difficult.

Starting from Songjiazhuang Station, the direction is not the north but the east. The subway tunnel turns a small bend here before going straight north to the third ring road.The journey was not too difficult. There was nothing in the tunnel except sewage, rats and bad smells, not even bugs, probably eaten by rats.

On the way, Hong Tao also found two maintenance passages. Unfortunately, the door shaft of one was rusted and could not be opened, and the other was blocked by construction debris shortly after entering, making it impassable.

Arriving at Liujiayao Station in less than 10 minutes, Hong Tao only turned around on the platform before continuing to drill into the tunnel to the north.During the Revival Alliance period, this was an important line of defense. In order to prevent zombies from sneaking into the city along the subway lines, the exits were all blocked, and I personally came to check the quality of the project.

I don’t know if it’s because the terrain gets higher as you go north. Not long after you left Liujiayao Station, the water depth in the tunnel dropped to your calf, and the number of rats became less and less, from a hundred to a few, and finally one Also gone.

After the swarm of rats disappeared, Hong Tao's heart rose instead.He is well aware that rats seem to be timid animals, but they are bold and full of exploratory spirit.No matter where they can drill through, they can't stop their curiosity. The only thing that can make them flinch is danger.

"...It seems that there are bastards bullying our rat clan!" This idea was soon confirmed, and Hong Tao found several groups of rat remains in the water.They don't look like they died normally, but more like they were pulled out after being eaten by some kind of animal, with their bones and hair all clumps together.

Soon, the flashlight caught the suspect who killed the rat clan, a snake as thick as a shovel handle.It may have been alarmed, and it suddenly drilled into the sewage from the cable on the tunnel wall, twisted its body and moved forward in a snake shape, trying to escape justice.

"Hehe... There is a way to heaven, but if you don't go to hell, you will come!" Hong Tao couldn't let it escape, and after a few strides, he caught up with the snake's tail.The snake was also unambiguous, twisting its body around the forearm, then straightened its head, opened its mouth and went straight to the door.

"F*ck... let you bite my face, do you understand if you hit someone or not!"

Let's talk about humans, compared with most animals, their athletic ability is at the bottom.Even though Hong Tao had been on guard for a long time, he was still half a beat behind the snake's attack.The left hand tried to grab it, but before grabbing Qicun, it was still bitten by the snake's mouth.

The pain is not too painful, but the diaphragm responds.Immediately, he drew out the dagger, grabbed the body of the snake with one hand, and cut the snake close to the chin with a knife, beheading the snake directly.I don't know if I ran into the warrior inside the snake. This guy's head and body are separated, but his teeth are firmly clenched and he doesn't let go.

"I'll tell you to run... Take your life!" This really made Hong Tao anxious, grabbed the dead snake's head off, and rushed towards the next snake with teeth and claws.Regardless of whether it is running or counterattacking, it stretches out its hand and grabs it, and if it grabs it, it lifts it up to the wheel, and it doesn't stop shaking the snake's bones, and it has to be beheaded.

Why are there fewer and fewer rats as you go north?After Hong Tao killed four or five adult snakes in a row, and crushed seven or eight baby snakes, the answer became obvious.This section of the subway tunnel has become a nest of snakes, warm in winter and cool in summer, and there are plenty of rats as food. They reproduce very quickly. As natural enemies, rats certainly dare not come here.

"Fuck..." Hong Tao avenged the rat clan by walking and killing all the way.

However, when he illuminated the maintenance passage with his headlamp, he felt goosebumps all over his body, and the passage was full of dozens of coiled snakes.It doesn't matter if you see this thing alone, but it's too shocking when you put it together.

"Come, come, I'll let you bite..." But for the sake of the future of the Rat Clan, they must be killed no matter how hard they respond.Hong Tao simply used his left hand as a bait, stretched it out, and dragged anyone who bit it, with a knife in his hand and dropped it, one piece!

If you want to ask him why he wants to exterminate the snake family, it is not for the rat family at all, but for himself.After traveling for one kilometer, it turned out that the rats would not take the initiative to attack, and they didn't even dare to get too close, and they didn't threaten him at all.

But these snakes won't grow up, and they will bite when they come up.Poisonous and non-toxic aside, if you are too rude, you should die!Besides, he was also hungry.He has eaten rat meat and snake meat, the taste of the former is much worse than that of the latter.

These dead snakes without their heads were all skinned by him and tied into two bundles with ropes and hung on his shoulders.I plan to go home and cut it into sections, put it in a pressure cooker with seasonings on high heat and cook for more than ten minutes, and then simmer for another hour.Take out all the small meat rolls, only a triangular bone in the middle, eat it like a sheep scorpion, you must drink two taels more!

Chapter 641 Endless

After walking for another half an hour with dozens of snakes on their backs, I had no choice but to return when I saw the wet mud wall in front of me.Today's pathfinding operation has failed!The tunnel of Metro Line 5 passing through the moat was cut off and blocked by mud. This may be the reason why there is no deep sewage in the tunnel.

Although he failed, Hong Tao was not discouraged at all.If it is so easy to succeed, then the management of the East Asian Union should be collectively shot.It doesn't matter, I will find a chance to explore Line 10 another day. If it doesn't work, there are Lines 8 and 4 to the west.

"Fat Sheep, is there any harvest?" Back in the underground garage, there are already dismantled battery packs piled up around Fat Sheep.

"Hey, good news, one set can still be used... What do you carry?" Fat sheep squatted in the garage and tested tirelessly for several hours, and finally found a working power battery.It's not just a few or a dozen pieces, but a whole group, more than 200 pieces!

"Get rich, get rich, let's go, I'll treat you to a big dinner, stewed snake meat!" This news made Hong Tao elated, even if he plugged in the charger, [-]% of it still couldn't be charged, and the rest was enough for walkie-talkies and thermal imaging scopes It's been a while.

"Good guy, where did you get so many snakes?" As soon as he heard that it was snake meat, Fat Sheep stopped tinkering with the battery immediately, and ran over to take a careful look with his headlamp. Affection.

All fat people don't like to eat. Don't look at it, you haven't been hungry since you came to the capital, but eating steamed buns and compressed biscuits every day is definitely not as satisfying as eating meat.It is basically impossible to hunt in the safe zone, and eating snake meat is already pretty good.

As for whether you are afraid of snakes or not, do you feel a sense of shock?If anyone raises this question, most of the refugees will kick over when they hear it, and then say: Get out!It's better not to eat, I can still eat a few more bites!All human emotional reactions will become worthless in the face of hunger.

"Cut, who are we? I just don't have the time to do it now. I'll make you a pot of marinated soup and try it when I have time!" There are already fans, so if you don't brag at this time, let's wait.

Hong Tao originally wanted to talk about cooking mutton in a pot, but then he thought about it, these people are all from Xinjiang Province, and there is probably no advantage in showing off mutton to others, and it seems easier to get it by playing with pigs.

Hong Tao and Fat Sheep were not the only ones who gained something. The scalpers also gave up demolishing the house in order to find goods for Skinny Monkey and Water Snake, but went to the office building opposite the subway station to sweep.

I wanted to find some small items such as lamps, paper and pens, but I didn't expect to find dozens of sets of stainless steel kitchen utensils in a company.These things may be samples or exhibits, and although the outer packaging is covered with dust, they are brand new inside.So what are you waiting for, move it!

Although kitchen utensils are not in short supply, complete sets are rare in the market, and the price is not bad.The main thing is that there are enough of them to be a blockbuster for a long time.I have it here, and there are no other booths. It is easy to remember that Shouhou and Water Snake became famous.

"Stop..." But just as everyone was walking back with all kinds of frying pans and vegetable shovels on their backs, Hong Tao suddenly yelled softly, and then retracted his body into the shop on the side of the road.

"..." Although the sound was not loud, everyone seemed to have heard the alarm, and they all raised their legs and walked lightly, not only paying attention to their feet, but also taking care of the goods in the back basket, looking for cover without making a little noise, and turning their headlights on. and the torch goes off.

"What time is it, why did the patrol team come out early!" This place is less than 800 meters away from the culvert, and Hong Tao clearly saw several heat sources walking slowly in the thermal sight.Looking at the watch again, I found something was wrong.

"Could it be some unexpected temporary adjustment?" The lazy dog ​​couldn't see that far, but he could imagine it.It is unrealistic to say that the security team patrols every minute without missing a second. No one has a temporary emergency or something.

"It's hard to say...you don't move yet, get the guys ready, I'll go up and have a look!" Hong Tao is not lazy at all when it comes to safety, he looked around, chose the building across the road, put down his backpack and took out the building. With a pistol, he lowered his body and ran over.

"Have you noticed, Brother Shu seems to be more careful since he came here." Fat Sheep rarely came to the red zone with everyone, but only when he came infrequently could he discover some nuances from the standpoint of a bystander.

"It's no different than ours. The rules are too strict. In addition to guarding against refugees, you have to guard against officials. It's better to be careful. Oh, yes, I can tell you, you must change your mind as soon as possible. The car repair booth is used as an eye, don't worry about it." We have nothing to do, you let others see through it first, and then you have to turn around and save you!"

The lazy dog ​​thought for a while, but he didn't seem to find anything special. Instead, he felt that the fat sheep lacked the ability to adapt quickly.He listened to Hong Tao talking too much these days, and the two big brothers were away, which happened to be a lesson for the backward ones.

"Hey, I haven't been back for a few days. Your consciousness is slowly rising. What's the matter, Brother Hu is not here, do you want to usurp the throne!" Fat Sheep not only has a bad attitude towards Lazy Dog's persuasion, but also cynically .

"Hey, everyone find a fixed hiding place to hide, preferably with a wall to block." While speaking, footsteps came from the building door, and Hong Tao came out panting, signaling that the danger was not over.

"Brother Shu, what's the matter in front?" The scalper turned around and entered the building door, asking in a low voice.

"I'm not sure yet. There are people near the border. I don't know if it's the security team or the refugees. Let's wait and see." Upstairs, Hong Tao has used a thermal imaging scope to search carefully within a kilometer nearby, and concluded that there is no one here. It's dangerous, but the new sixth district can't go back for the time being.

There are obvious heat source activities near the boundary, and the specific details are unclear, but they are definitely not small animals. They should be people hiding behind shelters. The number is not less than ten, and the location happens to be near the culvert.

"Then will something happen to Brother Hu and Benzhu?" The scalper was not anxious for himself, but first thought of his companions who stayed at home.

"Benzhu's ability, no one should be able to approach the shed unknowingly. There is no danger if there is no movement. It's just that we may not be able to go back today. Some people still don't want to let us go. There is no evidence of illegal possession of weapons. If Being able to catch an active one in the red zone is the same."

Although it is still not certain that the ambush at the border is for himself, Hong Tao still has to prepare for the worst and convey his thoughts to others in detail.These gold diggers will not be emotional, and they know how to advance and retreat, so don't worry that they will ignore them in order to save their companions.

"Isn't it going to be hard to make things again after that?" The scalper really didn't worry too much about the situation of the tiger and the stupid pig, because it didn't help the situation.

"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. If you're not afraid of thieves stealing, you're afraid of thieves thinking about it. Always walking by the river will inevitably get your shoes wet. But don't be discouraged, I have other ways. After we have repaired the house and have a place to spend the winter, we can go to the house again." It’s not too late to plan slowly.”

The scalper's worry is very realistic. If someone is really watching, it will not be easy to sneak into the red zone in the future, and it is not worth risking the risk of losing your partner just for some supplies.

But Hong Tao was not so easy to give in. Originally, he just planned to collect enough building materials to repair the house, sell some goods to Shouhou and Water Snake, and then quit. In the future, he can maintain food and clothing by renting out the house and working on the construction site. .

However, this series of deliberate embarrassments and murders aroused the natural resistance gene in him.The more you can't stand it and the more you don't want me to be good, the more I have to live for you to see.

Let's play, when I was in Xinjiang, I was fighting against nature and people in full accordance with the local rules. When I returned to the capital, the rules changed, and I couldn't continue to be Yuluo, but I still have to live better than others method.