Reborn in the Post-Apocalyptic World: Building Infrastructure

Sheng Hongye turned his face to the side, his gaze intense. "Why do you want to leave? I thought we were already companions long ago."

Su Ling didn't dare to look into his eyes. When she first teamed up with Sheng Hongye, they were using each other. Sheng Hongye said he would keep her because having a doctor around was beneficial.

Even she herself wasn't sure why her head suddenly short-circuited, and she didn't want to stay even for a minute.

"Is it because of Li Xueying and Su Rou?" Sheng Hongye asked again.

Though he sympathized with Li Xueying and Su Rou's experiences, the apocalypse wasn't a time to let emotions guide decisions. Besides, Su Ling couldn't be blamed for their situation. If they hadn't followed those people recklessly, such incidents wouldn't have occurred.

Men's emotions in such matters were generally indifferent unless facing their beloved women and Li Xueying and Su Rou weren't that to him.

The deep voice suddenly reminded Su Ling of the scene where Li Xueying went to the warehouse with Sheng Hongye. An inexplicable feeling of discomfort arose and she bit her lip, reluctantly saying, "You're right. Miss Li has been targeting me all along. If I stay, none of us will be safe."

"I promise they won't bother you again. Come back with me."

Guan Yuxin, sitting on the side, couldn't help but look at the two with curiosity. Seeing that Su Ling remained silent, she suggested, "Since Mr. Sheng knows Mr. Bai, why don't we join forces and take care of each other?"

Sheng Hongye looked at Chen Yu and Han Qiang and said in a deep voice, "I don't mind. What do you think?"

The two had no objections. After all, it wasn't a time to act as lone heroes in the apocalypse.

They both nodded simultaneously. "We agree."

Sheng Hongye scanned the group and said, "Then we have to find a new location. With more people now, everything needs to be planned again."

Su Ling wanted to voice her objection but seeing everyone so enthusiastic, she swallowed her words.

Professor Bai was excited to see the agreement among them.

In a low voice, he said, "You can rest assured following Xiao Ye. He's more than capable of arranging everything."

Sheng Hongye lowered his eyes, his gaze filled with melancholy.

Su Ling guessed he was thinking of his dead brothers, and then she remembered that Liu Yu was still outside.

At this point, his remains were probably torn apart by the zombies.

Suddenly, two screams came from outside the door.

Everyone fell silent; it was the voices of men.

Su Ling couldn't help but clench her fingers. These people were truly despicable and their deaths were well deserved. There was nothing to sympathize with.

Guan Yuxin's expression also turned grim, but no one in the room made a sound.

If it had been Li Xueying, she would have definitely screamed.

Su Ling suddenly felt some regret. She shouldn't have acquiesced to Sheng Hongye. If they went back, her ears would undoubtedly be subjected to endless torment again.

But seeing that Professor Bai and Guan Yuxin were both willing, she didn't say anything.

The group sat in silence for over an hour, and finally, the outside quieted down.

"I'll go out and take a look," Sheng Hongye said, worried about his nephew and unable to sit still any longer.

"Brother Sheng, I'll go with you," Geng Hao said. Just now, he had moved to Su Ling's side and learned the whole story of what had happened. He realized that he had been fooled by Liu Yu, so he was eager to do something to make up for his guilt.

Sheng Hongye nodded and opened the door.

Su Ling also came to the doorway and immediately saw Xin Zan's body.

It was dismembered, and the scene was indescribably horrifying. She couldn't help but cover her mouth.

Next, she saw another person's body.

Su Ling recalled that there were four people who came with Liu Yu but now only two remained and Liu Yu had disappeared as well.

"Liu Yu might not be dead," Su Ling said quietly as she approached Sheng Hongye.

Sheng Hongye squinted his eyes but said nothing.

However, in his heart, he believed that Liu Yu was probably dead. Struck on the temple by him, even if Liu Yu had some martial arts skills, he couldn't have survived.

"Even if he's not dead, he won't be able to come back immediately. Geng Hao and I will go back to the supermarket to check. You wait here and find a good spot. I'll come back to pick you up right away," Sheng Hongye said.

Su Ling replied, "Okay. Be careful out there."

Inside the supermarket, there were a large number of moldy items, making it unsuitable for staying. At present, the basement they were in was relatively safe.

She tossed her car keys to Sheng Hongye and then returned to the basement.

Guan Yuxin immediately approached her.

"Hey, I can see that Sheng Hongye cares about you. You've been together for so many days and nothing has happened between you two?" Guan Yuxin asked teasingly.

Su Ling gave her an annoyed look. "What are you thinking? He already has a girlfriend."

Professor Bai also approached. "Oh? Xiao Ye has a girlfriend? I didn't know."

Seeing that the old man was quite gossipy, Su Ling couldn't help but smile. "Yeah, her name is Li Xueying."

Professor Bai thought for a moment and said, "I know that girl. She can't be considered Xiao Ye's girlfriend."

Guan Yuxin immediately asked, "Professor Bai, how do you know Sheng Hongye so well?"

Professor Bai cleared his throat and said, "I know his father. This Li Xueying is the younger sister of one of Sheng Hongye's friends. I'm not sure about the specifics, but I know that Li Xueying's older brother died and asked Xiao Ye to take care of her."

Guan Yuxin immediately nudged Su Ling with her elbow. "Since she's not his girlfriend, then you have a chance. Hey, I really think Sheng Hongye treats you well."

Su Ling closed her eyes in exasperation. "He treats me well because I'm a doctor. I saved his nephew and his mens. There's nothing else between us and he's not my type. So stop imagining things."

Seeing Su Ling's firm response, Guan Yuxin sighed.

"It's a waste of a romance plot between a professional beauty and the president."

Su Ling couldn't help but laugh. "What time is it and you're still thinking about your novel?"

Guan Yuxin said, "This is excellent spiritual nourishment. If we lose electricity and can't use our phones in the future, how will you guys survive? Don't you want to have a novel to add some excitement?"

Chen Yu couldn't take it and said, "Sister Guan, are you saying that the virus can't be controlled? Are we really going to live like primitive humans in the future?"

Guan Yuxin shrugged. "Why not? Everyone's dead, so who's going to provide electricity and manage satellites for you?"

Han Qiang, who had closed his eyes said, "Then we can play mahjong and poker. We won't be as bored as savages."

Professor Bai chuckled. "Impressive, young man. Even under these circumstances, you still think about playing. As an old man, I'm only concerned about how many days we can still eat this food."

There were five bags of rice, each weighing twenty pounds. Altogether, they only had one hundred pounds. If it was to feed ten people, it might last just over ten days.

The biggest challenge for them now would be obtaining enough food when they went out.

To survive, they must first gather enough food.

Su Ling suddenly thought of Liu Yu's farm. There should be more than just this rice there...