Jin Xuyan thought for a moment before saying, "There will be a group of soldiers coming in the afternoon. If you want to leave with them, go to the clothing factory. We have cleared the zombies outside, so you can leave now."
After he finished speaking, he turned to Jiao Lizhi and said, "Ah Zhi, let's check the other warehouses first."
Since there were people inside, she also didn't want to break in forcefully. So, Jiao Lizhi nodded and walked to the next warehouse with him.
Inside the warehouse, a woman looked at the middle-aged man who walked over from the door and asked, "Manager Wang, how is it? Who is he?"
Manager Wang shook his head and replied, "I don't know. But he said that a group of soldiers will come this afternoon and that we must go to the clothing factory if we want to leave with them."
"But there are a lot of monsters outside. How can we leave?" a young man asked with a deep frown.
"He said that the monsters outside have been killed. If we want to leave, we must leave now," the middle-aged man said as he looked at the people in front of him.
The group of people heard this and looked at each other. Their eyes were filled with fear and uncertainty. After they were trapped in the factory building and dormitories, they had run out of water.
At that time, there were at least a thousand survivors. Although they had food, without water, they wouldn't be able to survive for long. So, when it finally rained, they rushed out to get water to drink.
Some knew they should boil the water first and warned the others, but people were desperate, and no one cared.
Who knew that not long after, those who drank the rainwater or came into contact with it started developing high fevers? Before the night even passed, 80% of them had turned into monsters and started attacking others.
Because of this, only 23 people managed to escape and hide in this warehouse. This warehouse was used to store cat litter, and there was no food at all.
It had been days, and their bodies could no longer survive without food.
Everyone understood that they had to go out to find food if they wanted to survive. But the terror of barely escaping the monsters was still fresh in their minds. So, no one dared to leave and no one dared to take the risk.
After a long silence, a young man suddenly stood up and said, "Uncle Wang, let me go out first. If I'm safe, you all can follow."
When they heard this, they were surprised. Manager Wang looked at him for a moment before saying, "Xiao Lin, do you understand what you are saying? If you go out, you might die."
"Uncle Wang, if we stay here, we will definitely die of starvation. But if we go out, we might still have a chance to survive. I'm young, and I run faster. If there are monsters outside, I can lure them away, then you all can run."
The moment they heard this, their eyes flashed with joy. Although they felt sorry for him and thankful for his kindness and generosity, they didn't want to die.
Since someone was willing to sacrifice his life to open the way for them to survive, they wouldn't refuse.
After pretending to hesitate for a while, Manager Wang finally let out a long sigh and said, "Xiao Lin, thank you, we are indebted to you."
When he heard this, Lin Fei knew they had agreed to his suggestion. He nodded and said, "Uncle Wang, I'm the youngest so it's reasonable for me to go. But, can you please give me the machete?"
Hearing this, Manager Wang frowned. There was only one weapon—the machete in his hand. If he handed it over, would they still listen to him later? How could he control them without weapons?
Seeing his hesitation, Lin Fei said, "Uncle Wang, you don't expect me to go out and face those monsters without a weapon, do you?"
The moment he said this, the others chimed in.
"Manager Wang, Xiao Lin is sacrificing his life for us. Just give him the weapon."
"That's right. Even if he meets the monsters, if he has a weapon, he still has a chance to survive. But without a weapon, he would definitely die."
"Manager Wang, you don't need the weapon. Why are you hesitating? Are you changing your mind now?"
"If you won't give Xiao Lin the weapon, how about you go outside to check the situation instead?"
As the words became more and more absurd, Manager Wang could only say, "How can that be? Of course, I hope Xiao Lin will survive. I'm just worried about him not being able to use the weapon and hurting himself."
After saying this, he gritted his teeth and handed the machete to Lin Fei. Although he was unwilling, he had no other choice with so many people pressuring him.
Lin Fei watched him with a smile. Reaching out, he waited patiently for the machete to be handed over.
This old fox always relied on this weapon to intimidate others. Now that he has taken away his weapon, let's see how he acts like a boss again.
The moment the machete was in his hand, he looked at everyone and said with reddened eyes, "Uncles, aunties, sister-in-law, brothers, thank you for your care all these years. I don't know if we will meet again. I only hope that all of you survive."
When they heard his words, everyone was moved. The women shed tears, while the men looked at him with a mix of gratitude and helplessness.
After saying his farewell, Lin Fei took a deep breath and walked toward the door as if heading toward certain death. He only opened a small crack and slipped out. Once outside, he quickly closed the door.
The next moment, he heard the sound of locks and chains. He sneered and thought, 'They really are a bunch of cowards.'