False Alarm

The convoy that returned to the small oasis at night still frightened the people living in the small oasis. They rushed out of their tents at the sound of the alarm and grabbed all the weapons they could use. Since the zombies were rampant, the night has almost become a forbidden time for humans. In particular, the existence of special infected people has added a bit of danger to the night.

 Now a convoy suddenly appeared and drove towards the small oasis. The bright lights did not mean a sneak attack, but it was enough to scare people.

 The situation in the small oasis has changed a lot in a week. On the C-shaped mouth, a wall is almost completed, and on the other three sides, there is a large amount of barbed wire, so there is no need to worry about the zombies attacking unknowingly. Such a big move in the small oasis cannot be hidden from everyone. Some people who came to take advantage in the past have seen the changes in the small oasis. In the private settlement, there is still some gossip circulating about the small oasis.

 After Zhou Yuanqiang and his men left, Chen Jianliang was full of energy. All the hundreds of people, old and weak, started to move the fine sand from afar and look for stones that could be found. But this wall is not a small project. It is five meters high, three meters wide, and almost three hundred meters long. It is not something that can be completed in a short time.

 The day after Zhou Yuanqiang left, there was a small team that came to collect money, but with the armed forces of nine people including Xu Yuhai, all armed with AK47s, how could they be dealt with by people holding a few knives? Naturally, they retreated in disgrace. But the news that this small oasis had changed spread.

 Everyone in the end times is struggling to find a place to eat, especially in the environment of the wasteland settlement. It is extremely difficult to get something to eat. Since the small oasis is building a wall, it needs some help, right? Those who heard the news were smart and ran towards the small oasis immediately. The small oasis is only 11 or 12 kilometers away from the settlement, and it only takes three or four hours to walk there. As long as you are a little more alert, you don't have to worry about the scattered zombies on the way.

 At the beginning, Chen Jianliang still refused. Who knows how the boss's food supply capacity is? What if he recruits people, but the boss can't afford it? What to do at that time is a troublesome matter after all. But the first group of people who arrived refused to leave. They stayed outside pitifully until the evening. Seeing that it was about to get dark, people outside were crying for help, and Chen Jianliang finally couldn't bear to let them stay outside.

 Anyway, there were only 20 or 30 people, so let them come in and hide for one night, and talk about it tomorrow.

 Who knew that the 20 or 30 people who came in would go to work early the next morning, which made Chen Jianliang have no choice but to keep them. Although it was stated at the beginning that they were only allowed to stay temporarily, whether they would join in the end or not, the boss would need to come back to make the final decision. But the 20 or 30 people who had eaten a full meal didn't listen at all, but worked hard instead.

 With the first batch, there will naturally be a second batch, and this time there are more people, as many as fifty or sixty. Chen Jianliang was overwhelmed and had no idea how to deal with these people.

 Under helplessness, Chen Jianliang finally accepted the second batch of people again. Now there are more than two hundred people in the entire small oasis. Almost all the people who come to find work are strong men, which is a rare labor force. With the efforts of so many people, the workload that originally took half a month to complete has been completed in just one week.

 However, there is still a price, that is, the food left by Zhou Yuanqiang has been consumed. And the boss didn't know when he would come back, which made Chen Jianliang worried all day long. Even if the siege was almost completed, he could only barely squeeze out a smile. If there is no food by then, this great small oasis situation will be blown away by them. People in this end of the world are so realistic.

 The recent problem has not been solved. It is already night, and there is an alarm that an unknown convoy is approaching. Of course, Chen Jianliang is a little angry. No one can live in peace at night.

 He led the nine people including Xu Yuhai to the siege. From afar, they really saw a convoy heading towards the small oasis. The roaring sound of cars and the snow-white lights of a team of cars were so dazzling in this night with only stars. The zombies that were originally wandering near the small oasis also found this eye-catching target and began to rush towards the convoy.

 The calm night sky was soon broken by gunshots as the zombies moved. From time to time, a tongue of fire flashed from the convoy, and there was a crisp gunshot. In the dark night, it was impossible to see if the zombies fell down, but the sound of gunfire still made Chen Jianliang standing on the wall worried. At least it proved that the firepower of this convoy was still sufficient. There were flames on dozens of cars when they started. If the other party was really hostile, how could they defend it?

 This strange convoy came from afar to the front of the small oasis. The distance was not very far, but Chen Jianliang felt like thousands of years had passed. He did not feel the cold night unique to the wilderness at all, and sweat had soaked through the clothes on his back.

 At this point, there was no need to hide anything. There was no electricity in the small oasis, but there were still a few fully charged flashlights in the settlement, standing on the wall, shining from a distance. Xu Dali, who had good eyesight, had clearly seen that the leading one was a pickup truck. Because it was night, the number on it was not very clear, but it was so familiar.

 When they got closer, Xu Dali suddenly shouted, "It's the boss, it's the boss and his team who are back." He shouted excitedly, dispelling the pressure just now, and kept shaking the flashlight, shouting to the people guarding the gate, "The boss is back, open the door quickly and welcome the boss and his team."

 When Xu Dali shouted, Xu Yuhai and his team also saw clearly that it was indeed Zhou Yuanqiang and his team, and they immediately became excited and laughed, making themselves feel more relaxed.

 Chen Jianliang stared at the convoy getting closer and closer, and after confirming it again and again, he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. For some reason, suddenly, Chen Jianliang found that although Zhou Yuanqiang had only stayed here for a few days, he was like a backbone. Without him guarding here, he always felt insecure, as if the whole team would collapse at any time.

 Now Chen Jianliang completely understood that in this chaotic world, it is not that you can lead a successful team to survive just because you have the ability. The key is that you must have enough food to feed everyone. As the saying goes, if you have food in your heart, your heart will not be panicked. As long as there is food, people will work hard for you. Otherwise, if you are hungry, even the most loyal subordinates will leave one day.

 At this moment, Chen Jianliang, who had been troubled by food for several days, finally let go of his ambitions, laughed loudly, waved his hand, and said, "Everyone, welcome the boss back triumphantly."