HLnovel Chapter 92 Leaving Y Town
Chapter 92 Leaving Y Town
The heavy snow showed no signs of stopping until the afternoon. Qin Yuan went to the deck to take a look and saw that Y Town was covered with a thick layer of snow. If it weren't for the apocalypse, it would probably be impossible to see such a snow scene in Y Town.
Because there wasn't much food left on the ship, Jiang Yun and the others didn't eat anything at noon. Lu Yuan and the other three were too embarrassed to eat either. They stayed up until almost seven o'clock, when it was completely dark because of the snow.
For the past three months, Lu Yuan and his friends have basically had three meals a day. This morning they ate a few compressed biscuits and didn't eat anything for lunch. They were starving, but seeing that no one else was eating, they felt embarrassed to sneak a bite.
Gu Nanfeng felt Lu Yuan rubbing his stomach under the covers, knowing that he was also starving. He opened his backpack and took out all the compressed biscuits that Lu Yuan had put in earlier. "We don't have much else on us besides compressed biscuits. These will fill you up and give you some calories. Everyone, have some."
When Lu Yuan saw Gu Nanfeng take out all the compressed biscuits, he immediately realized that although their backpacks were large, they didn't actually contain much. However, Lu Yuan had extra space. If such a large backpack were filled with compressed biscuits, it could feed the more than thirty people in the cabin for at least several days.
"Although the compressed biscuits don't taste very good, we have a lot of them, so everyone can have some." As he spoke, Lu Yuan took out compressed biscuits from his backpack and distributed them to everyone.
Jiang Yun and his group didn't stand on ceremony; they took the package, opened it, and started eating. The compressed biscuit packaging was quite small, and they all guessed that the four people's four large backpacks probably contained only compressed biscuits and water.
They had planned their route in the morning and originally intended to set off once the snow stopped, but it now seemed that the snow might not stop tonight. Gu Nanfeng was worried that if the snow didn't stop, there would be other hidden dangers. While eating, he discussed the departure time with the others. To make the discussion easier, in the afternoon, Jiang Yun and Lan Yichen set up their small "beds" next to Lu Yuan and the others.
"After we finish eating, shall we go and separate the other two ships?" Lan Yichen took a big bite of compressed biscuit and wrapped himself tighter in his quilt. Qin Yuan said that it was colder outside than the last few times it snowed, and it was still so cold in the cabin with the heater on. He was a little afraid to go out now.
“It’s too cold outside. Let’s weigh anchor and see if we can get the whole boat moving using only our power. As long as we can float, that’s fine. What I’m worried about is what if the river freezes over…” Qin Yuan wasn’t from the north, so he didn’t know how low the temperature would be or how long it would take for a river to freeze over. But even a little bit of ice on the river could affect their ability to travel by water.
Just as Qin Yuan finished eating his compressed biscuits and was about to retrieve the anchors of several passenger ships and set off, several gunshots rang out from Y Town on the shore.
"How could there be gunshots?" A little girl in the cabin looked out the window in surprise. No one who grew up in peacetime could have imagined that she would hear gunshots with her own ears.
"Ah ha, those bastards even managed to get their hands on a gun?" Lan Yichen suddenly became excited, but also felt a little regretful that he wasn't on the shore and hadn't gotten his hands on a gun.
"They must have gone to the police station." Du Wenqing also glanced back at the window, but in fact, they couldn't see anything through that window at all; it was all fog inside and snow outside.
"The standard equipment for the police station in Y Town is five guns. Each gun should have two magazines, so the ammunition is probably just for intimidation..." Du Wenqing was still saying that they should conserve ammunition when several more "bang bang bang" sounds rang out from the shore.
"It looks like two teams have grabbed the guns and are fighting each other." Qin Yuan chuckled. Sure enough, not long after, the intense gunfire on the shore gradually subsided. It seemed that there were only occasional shots from one direction, while the other direction had completely fallen silent.
"See? All those good weapons have been wasted." Lan Yichen shrugged helplessly.
After listening to an entertainment match, Qin Yuan decided not to waste any more time and quickly set sail. Jiang Yun thought for a moment and planned to wrap himself in a quilt and go help, but before he could even stand up, Lu Yuan stopped him, saying, "Our team leader Qin can handle this by himself."
In fact, it was something Qin Yuan could handle on his own. He only needed to go to the bridge of each ship and press the anchor button. Moreover, because Qin Yuan had evolved into a fire-type ability, he was now very resistant to the cold.
Not long after, the signal light of the leftmost ship flashed. Du Wenqing received the signal, immediately entered the cockpit of the middle ship, started the throttle, and soon the five ships began to move slowly.
In line with the principle of conserving energy, they turned the boats on very low power. Basically, all five boats are now drifting downstream. They plan to wait until they wake up tomorrow, and regardless of whether the snow has stopped, they will try to separate the outermost two boats.
"It's a bit of a pity." Lu Yuan sighed, wrapped in the quilt. "I've never been to Y Town before."
"You'll have a chance to see it in the future." Gu Nanfeng tucked the blanket between them and said softly, "Y Town is indeed very beautiful."
"I hope this disaster can end soon." Lu Yuan was already a little drowsy. Although it was still early, the cabin was heated and there were many people. As the temperature rose, people easily became sleepy. Soon he fell asleep leaning against Gu Nanfeng.
Looking at Lu Yuan, who was sleeping with his head on his shoulder, Gu Nanfeng couldn't help but want to reach out and poke his pert little nose. But before he could even touch him, Lan Yichen's hand reached out first.
"Sorry, I couldn't help it!" After Lan Yichen poked Lu Yuan's nose, he realized that Gu Nanfeng was looking at him with a "how dare you" look, and he immediately backed down and retreated to his own territory.
"Hehe, he really is the perfect type." Jiang Yun, who was next to Lan Yichen, said with a smile when he saw this scene, "I didn't expect you two to be a couple."
"No, no." Seeing that Lu Yuan hadn't been woken up, Gu Nanfeng quickly said, "We're just roommates."
"Oh~~" Lan Yichen looked at Gu Nanfeng, then at Lu Yuan, "So you city people call this a roommate."
This made Gu Nanfeng even more embarrassed.
"We're really not." He didn't really need to explain, but perhaps because this question had been bothering him for so long, and these two celebrities seemed quite experienced in this area, he couldn't help but ask, "I haven't actually confessed yet, I... um... how should I put it, I'm not really sure..."
"You're not sure?" Lan Yichen exclaimed in disbelief. Several people around him looked at him. He waved his hand awkwardly and glanced at Lu Yuan, who had turned around and fallen asleep against the back of his chair. "The way you looked at me just now didn't seem like you were unsure."
“It’s not that I can’t understand it. With looks like Xiao Lu’s, he’s considered a dream guy in the industry. If the timing weren’t wrong, I’d want to pursue him myself.” Jiang Yun smiled and began to observe Gu Nanfeng’s expression.
Sure enough, Gu Nanfeng's expression froze immediately. He even moved forward a bit, trying to block Jiang Yun and Lan Yichen's gaze from looking at Lu Yuan.
"Look!" As soon as Jiang Yun said that, Lan Yichen knew what he meant, so when he saw Gu Nanfeng's subconscious action, he laughed again.
“However, it’s understandable that you’re unsure. If Lu Yuan and I had been together for more than three months, even if we weren’t officially dating, I would feel the same way you do. People like them are the kind that easily attract us and make us want to protect them.” Jiang Yun smiled slightly and looked down at the ring on her right hand.
Many people in the industry know that Jiang Yun has a same-sex partner. Same-sex marriage has been legal for many years now. Jiang Yun originally planned to finish this last job of the year and then go home with her boyfriend to prepare for their wedding. But who knew that a zombie virus would suddenly break out in the world? Unlike Gu Nanfeng's family, they never thought of buying a satellite phone, let alone carrying one with them when they were working.
"Brother Lin will be alright." Lan Yichen didn't know how to comfort Jiang Yun. This was the first time Jiang Yun had lost his composure like this in a long time, and he could only say this dryly. But who could guarantee that everything would be alright now?
"Heh, you flatter me." Jiang Yun was downcast for a moment, but when he looked up again, he had already adjusted his mood. Gu Nanfeng suddenly understood how this person was able to lead these thirty-odd people to survive peacefully in such an apocalyptic world for three months.
The cabin door creaked open, and Qin Yuan walked in, covered in snow. He had originally wanted to try to untie the bindings between the two ships by himself, but after standing in the wind and snow for a long time, he still couldn't get it open. In the end, he couldn't take it anymore and chose to return to the cabin.
"No, I can't do it alone." Qin Yuan walked back to the corner where the four of them were. He brought his own cold wind with him, and with the cold wind that rushed in when the door was opened, most of the people in the cabin woke up immediately. Even Lu Yuan was jolted awake by the cold air.
"Captain Qin, you're back." Lu Yuan rubbed his eyes and looked at Qin Yuan. The snow on his thin clothes had started to melt after entering the cabin, and his clothes were wet. Lu Yuan originally wanted to find some clothes for him to change into from his space, but Jiang Yun reacted quickly.
“We’re about the same size, take my clothes and change first.” He took two pieces of clothing from his luggage and handed them to Qin Yuan, indicating that he could go to the restroom at the end of the cabin to change.
Qin Yuan didn't stand on ceremony. Although he was more resistant to the cold now, wearing wet clothes was still uncomfortable. He grabbed his clothes and went to the restroom. After changing, he didn't return to their little corner but went to the cockpit to find Du Wenqing. The two heavy smokers took advantage of the time while the ship was sailing to puff away in the cockpit, attracting the attention of several people who hadn't smoked in almost three months.
"If we had known, we shouldn't have kept waiting for rescue in Y Town. At least you guys could have smoked." Jiang Yun smiled as he looked at the cameraman and the assistant director of the program who had gone to the cockpit to smoke.