"Since there’s no mistake, please lead the way, Mr. Rong. I’ve already prepared the flyers, and they’re used in the same way as I mentioned before."
Now that everyone’s here, even if Rong Zhaowen wanted to refuse, he couldn’t, and he even had to thank Chu Jiangyue for bringing him here.
If it weren’t for Chu Jiangyue, even if he were rescued, it would be nearly impossible for him to find the correct way home in the vast snow.
"Alright, the car can’t go in, so you might have to get out and walk."
The underground bunker is definitely not accessible by car.
Chu Jiangyue nodded and got out of the car.
Shen Zhigui and the others had no objections, and they all took their belongings and got out.
Once everyone was out, Chu Jiangyue directly stored the car in her system backpack.
However, Chu Jiangyue didn’t overlook Fang Chengwu and the others behind.
She walked over to Fang Chengwu’s car and knocked on the window where he was sitting.
Fang Chengwu rolled down the window: "Miss Chu, is there anything else?"
To be honest, by now, Fang Chengwu somewhat regretted following Chu Jiangyue out here.
The whole way yielded nothing and he didn’t get any chance to interact with Chu Jiangyue.
It felt like he had wasted so much time just to follow behind Chu Jiangyue’s car.
"There are survivors here. Are you going to check it out with us, Base Chief Fang, or wait here?
Or if you find it too boring, you can separate from us now. After all, there’s navigation, you won’t get lost."
"There are survivors here?"
Fang Chengwu looked around, feeling as if Chu Jiangyue was telling some kind of grim joke.
Even the frozen zombies couldn’t be seen, how could there be people?
"According to my monitoring, it’s true. What’s Base Chief Fang’s choice?"
"We’ll leave first. If you want to look for survivors, you can continue looking."
Although Fang Chengwu wanted to develop a relationship with Chu Jiangyue, nothing had come of it for so long, which started to annoy him.
Especially considering that yesterday added to today, more than a day had been wasted.
Fang Chengwu wasn’t genuinely fond of Chu Jiangyue, so of course, he felt some resentment,
but due to Chu Jiangyue’s status, he couldn’t express it and had to swallow his words.
"Alright, stay safe."
Chu Jiangyue had already guessed Fang Chengwu’s decision, so she didn’t show any surprise.
She even thought Fang Chengwu leaving would be more beneficial to their subsequent actions.
After all, she didn’t trust Fang Chengwu as much as she did Shen Zhigui and the five others.
Fang Chengwu hoped to hear a word or two of persuasion from Chu Jiangyue, but he was surprised when she didn’t intend to persuade him at all.
Once he mentioned splitting up, Chu Jiangyue immediately agreed, even reminding them to stay safe.
Feeling stuck, Fang Chengwu coldly snorted and instructed the driver to leave.
Chu Jiangyue felt utterly baffled, wondering why he was behaving this way towards her.
"What’s wrong?"
Shen Zhigui noticed Chu Jiangyue’s displeased expression as she returned and naturally asked.
"Nothing, Fang Chengwu probably has some kind of brain problem."
Hearing Chu Jiangyue’s words, Shen Zhigui raised an eyebrow slightly.
From this, it seemed Chu Jiangyue didn’t have that kind of interest in Fang Chengwu.
However, Shen Zhigui would rather attribute it to Chu Jiangyue not being aware yet. After all, even he sometimes felt he was being obvious, but Chu Jiangyue just seemed oblivious.
If it were someone else not picking up on his intentions for this long, they’d have kicked him by now.
"Mr. Rong, please lead the way."
Chu Jiangyue’s anger came quickly and left quickly; she soon forgot about Fang Chengwu.
The most important thing now was to follow Rong Zhaowen and see the situation of the survivor camp here.
Rong Zhaowen walked to the front of the group and tapped rhythmically several times on that supermarket billboard.
After a long pause, there was finally some movement in the snow next to the supermarket billboard.
However, because of the snow, the entrance was covered, and the people below couldn’t open it despite trying for a long time.
"Let’s help him clear some snow."
Chu Jiangyue watched with effort.
Jiang He took out several shovels from the space, tools he had stashed after helping Chu Jiangyue plant trees some time ago, stumbled upon by chance.
They were almost gathering dust, unexpectedly coming in handy here.
However, after just a few shovels of snow, they discovered a zombie.
"This is a zombie with an intact crystal core."
Upon seeing it, Chu Jiangyue immediately checked the zombie’s head.
"This extreme cold is powerful, even freezing zombies solid."
This meant that during this cold spell, while collecting supplies, they didn’t need to worry about sudden zombie attacks.
Chu Jiangyue and her group retrieved all the zombie crystal cores from under the snow before continuing to shovel.
Finally, they uncovered the entrance in its original form.
"This should be the entrance to the underground bunker."
Chu Jiangyue immediately recognized the difference between the entrance and other places.
Rong Zhaowen nodded, "Boss Chu has sharp eyes."
If he hadn’t lived here before, even if they had dug down to this point, they could easily be fooled by the camouflage.
After speaking, Rong Zhaowen continued tapping rhythmically several times on the bunker entrance.
After a long time, there was finally some movement at the entrance.
The person inside opened the bunker entrance from below, and Rong Zhaowen quickly went over to help flip open the panel.
The bunker entrance opened, revealing an elderly man with gray hair.
"Rong boy, are these the people you mentioned?"
The elderly man’s expression was unpleasant, clearly not very welcoming to Chu Jiangyue and the other strangers.
"Uncle Jiang, I almost died out there this time, and it was they who saved me."
The limited supplies in the bunker were the reason why the elderly man was so guarded, Rong Zhaowen knew.
With supplies in the bunker dwindling, bringing in more people would mean even less to go around for the original residents.
Upon hearing Rong Zhaowen’s words, the elderly man’s expression improved slightly, but not much.
"Hello, let me introduce myself.
My name is Chu Jiangyue, I run a hotel in City B, which offers lodging, has a restaurant, and a general store.
Moreover, as long as people are within the hotel grounds, I can assure there’s no risk of zombie attacks.
If you are interested, my hotel warmly welcomes your stay."
Chu Jiangyue briefly introduced Jianglin Hotel and its current offerings.
"You opened a hotel in City B? Aren’t you worried about your hotel being looted while you’re away?"
In these times, the importance of survival resources was not something he believed she was unaware of.
"That’s something I need to worry about. What you need to consider is whether to move and settle at my hotel.
As long as you have crystal cores or other valuable items, you can rent a room in my hotel and eat enough each day."
In a world overrun by zombies, the promise of enough food was a luxury many desired but didn’t dare to hope for.