Chapter 1116 - 1104: Operation Old Xu Rescue Begins (Part 1)

Chapter 1116: Chapter 1104: Operation Old Xu Rescue Begins (Part 1)

The old-style building is six stories high without an elevator, directly connecting to the hallways, with two households per floor.

This architectural layout simplified the procedure for Hu Xiaodong and the others tremendously.

Holding a knife, Hua Biao led the way, followed closely by Duan Chengwu and Huo Yuankai, while Hu Xiaodong stayed at the back to handle emergencies. The four of them were advancing gradually towards the rooftop.

As expected, the hallways had zombies wandering idly, though their number was not large, and with the survivor’s current combat strength, solving them was hardly a challenge.

The only trouble was inspecting each room, after all, the environment inside apartments was much more complex than the building.

Light, obstacles, even the size of the rooms influenced the survivor’s inspection.

Fortunately, not many doors in the building were wide open; as for those tightly shut, the Survivor Squad decided to ignore them.

After all, with doors blocking access, even if there were zombies inside, they could be ignored.

Besides, breaking doors would take time.

From start to finish, the entire inspection and clearing process took the Survivor Squad almost 15 minutes.

After finishing, Hu Xiaodong led Hua Biao and Huo Yuankai back to the ground floor.

After a brief inspection of the surrounding environment, Hua Biao proposed, "Let’s use cars to block the entrance of the building, to increase the security level a bit."

Once the sound source is triggered, zombies from all over the vicinity will definitely move out, and you can’t predict their route of action.

So to avoid some stupid zombies getting lost and heading in the wrong direction, blocking the building entrance was mandatory.

Why? Because this old residential building lacked an access control system.

No one opposed Hua Biao’s suggestion, and Hu Xiaodong naturally concluded, "Well, Hua Biao makes sense. Luo Baochun and Dazhuang, you guys will have to put in some effort, and move the car later."

"Hold on!" Just as Hu Xiaodong finished issuing orders, Tang Xiaoquan stepped forward from behind.

"What’s up, Xiaotang? Do you have any opinions?"

"No, I have no objections to Hua Biao’s idea; blocking the door is necessary."

"Then you..."

"I mean, there are too many variables in this operation, and to prevent things from getting out of control, we should prepare more supplies to bring to the building area. This way, even if problems arise, we can at least hold out inside the building for a while."

Saying this at this critical moment is indeed somewhat ominous.

But in many situations, especially those concerning life and death, if you only care about supposed ’feng shui,’ then the unlucky ones will only be the people involved.

Nodding his head, Hu Xiaodong understood the young man’s meaning, and without wasting words, directly instructed then and there: "Alright, we will follow Xiaotang’s suggestion. Everyone grab a backpack and pack high-calorie food, while Xiaotang you handle the water, everyone else packs food."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately started working, and during the busy interval, Hu Xiaodong picked up the hand-held radio to give instructions to Duan Chengwu staying upstairs: "Chengwu! Chengwu! Respond when you receive this!"

"Zzz." A brief electrical noise.

"This is Chengwu, does Brother Hu need anything?"

"Check inside the room and gather all containers that can hold water. I’ll come to pick them up."

"Understood!"

Though Duan Chengwu didn’t know what Hu Xiaodong intended, he promptly agreed.

Once the backpacks were ready, the survivors gradually went upstairs, and when everyone was set, Luo Baochun and Wei Dazhuang each drove cars and blocked the building entrance with them on both sides in a triangular form.

"Hey, Baochun, move the car forward a bit to leave a gap. I still have some tasks to arrange."

"Ah? Oh, got it." Following instructions, Luo Baochun moved the car forward slightly.

Tang Xiaoquan saw this and asked inexplicably: "Brother Hu, you have other things to do?"

"Heh, yes, there are a few things left. We are so many people, relying solely on the water source you carry isn’t enough, right? I just asked Chengwu to prepare all the containers available in the room, later we’ll go up and collect snow water with them, and with this snow water, we can manage for a while."

In uncertain times, for every disadvantage there is an advantage; although the snow water might inconvenience the survivors’ usual outings, it is undeniable that in this world where resources are scarce, they are a free gift from heaven as a water source.

"Makes sense, free things should be used wisely." Tang Xiaoquan understood why Hu Xiaodong previously asked him to prepare for water supply and gave a thumbs-up in admiration.

Duan Chengwu is indeed proficient in executing orders; Hu Xiaodong casually asked, but when he led the brothers back to the residence, he was truly shocked by the chaos before him.

Emma! Is this still the room I entered before?

As far as the eye could see, plastic basins, stainless steel bowls, from inconspicuous mineral water bottles to iron woks used for cooking, anything with an opening and a base had been pulled out by Duan Chengwu.

Hu Xiaodong even saw a few loose contraceptive packages on the table corner, indeed, people with military backgrounds think differently.

"Damn! Chengwu, what are you doing? Robbing the place?" Wei Dazhuang exclaimed, shaking his head in disbelief at the sight.

"I asked Chengwu to prepare these, my intention is..." Hu Xiaodong restated the explanation he had given Tang Xiaoquan earlier, and upon finishing gave immediate orders for everyone to act.

Nine people ran back and forth twice. Once all the containers were filled, Luo Baochun then reversed the cars into position, completely sealing the ground floor entrance.

"Okay, now let’s split the tasks. Dazhuang, Hua Biao, Chengwu, and I will reinforce this door. The rest of the people will take care of the windows in each room, using bedding to cover them."

With tasks assigned, everyone began to act again.

After 10 minutes, once everything was settled, the survivors gathered in the living room.

The continuous hectic preparation had everyone panting heavily, and after a brief rest, Hu Xiaodong called for Wei Dazhuang: "Dazhuang, Earrings’ cell phone is with you, right?"

"Yeah! It’s with me."

"Give it to me!"

After rummaging for a moment, Wei Dazhuang handed the cell phone the ear stud guy left to Hu Xiaodong.

After taking it, Hu Xiaodong’s expression turned serious: "I’m preparing to contact Old Xu next."

As soon as he said this, everyone fell silent, and the previously rising and falling breaths were meticulously suppressed to remain almost inaudible.

"Wonder if that method still works, by the way, Xiaotang, when you went back, did you consult with Xiaoli and the others about the Bluetooth thing?" While operating the phone, Hu Xiaodong murmured and asked.

Tang Xiaoquan shook his head: "We were all busy discussing preparation matters, as for the Bluetooth thing, I honestly forgot to ask."

"Oh, if you didn’t ask then you didn’t, hopefully, it still works now."

After saying this, Hu Xiaodong no longer spoke, focusing intently on crafting the information he wanted to convey to Xu Renjie.

Upon finishing, Hu Xiaodong exhaled lightly.

Next came the most crucial step; whether the outgoing team could establish communication with Xu Renjie depended entirely on Hu Xiaodong’s next move.