"Gao Hai, how did you escape here? Are there any other passages here?" Lin Tao asked softly, looking at Gao Hai, who was licking the ham sausage skin.

  Upon hearing this, Gao Hai hurriedly put down the ham sausage skin. Although he was reluctant to throw it away, he stuffed it into his long pants pocket before saying to Lin Tao, "That day, my wife and I were jointly chased by them. I snatched a car and fled with my wife. But who knew they wouldn't give up and kept chasing us here. The car ran out of gas. To avoid their pursuit, we had no choice but to run to the most dangerous pce. Fortunately, God was on our side. It rained that day. Once it rained, those living dead became stupid. Thus, we successfully reached near this building. We originally wanted to climb to the rooftop through the maintenance escator on the outside of the building. But unexpectedly, we found that there were still people on the second floor. It was with their help that we smashed the gss and got here. However, that escator is now rusty and can no longer be used!"

  After listening, Lin Tao nodded. Only then did he understand how Gao Hai and his wife got here. If it weren't for the outside escator, even if it rained, the living dead in the hall that hadn't been rained on would never let them go. Lin Tao slowly scanned the other people. Besides the middle-aged man and the little girl he was leading, there were exactly three men and three women left. His gaze slowly swept over each person and then he asked the middle-aged man indifferently, "Was it you who sent me the signal?"

  "It wasn't me. It was Liu Fei who sent the signal to you!" The middle-aged man hurriedly waved his hands and pointed to a short-haired woman standing aside. This woman was about thirty-something. Her complexion looked a bit haggard, but her pretty face and figure just showed the maturity and charm that a woman of her age should have. She was wearing a blue short-sleeved shirt that could still distinguish the color and a pair of bck trousers. Seeing Lin Tao's gaze on her, she wasn't too restrained. Instead, she coquettishly tucked her bangs behind her ears and said with a smile, "I used to be a communication soldier in the army. But I've almost forgotten Morse code. Sorry for making you ugh!"

  "As long as you can send SOS, it's okay!" Lin Tao smiled indifferently. Somehow, looking at the slightly upturned corners of this woman's eyes, he couldn't help but think of Cao Mei in the opposite building. Except that this woman was a little older than Cao Mei, her fox-like face and smile were so simir to Cao Mei's. Lin Tao frowned strangely. Looking at the blue shirt and silver buttons on her, he curiously asked, "Are you a police officer?"

  "I used to be. Now, haha... Where is there still a police officer?" Liu Fei smiled helplessly, admitting her identity.

  "Brother, I'd like to ask. Can we really get out?" The middle-aged man looked at Lin Tao hesitantly. After all, Lin Tao and the others were only two people and a dog. They themselves had been in a very sorry state when they came. If they took so many people with them, it might be quite difficult.

  "Who can guarantee whether we can get out or not? So you'd better think about it!" Lin Tao smiled indifferently. Without waiting for the other party to answer, he took out a bck walkie-talkie from his waist bag. After pressing the talk button, he said, "Bai Ru, Bai Ru. We have arrived safely. How's the situation over there?"

  "Thank goodness. Hearing the continuous gunshots, we were almost worried to death. We're fine here. When will you come back?" Bai Ru's relieved voice soon came from the walkie-talkie.

  "Wait until dawn. It's too dark to bring them back conveniently. Don't worry about us. Just guard the gate well. Contact me in time if there's anything!" Lin Tao said while holding the walkie-talkie.

  "Okay... Honey, just do your best. Don't force yourself!" Bai Ru's voice with a hint of worry slowly rang out.

  "En, I know. You go to bed early!" After saying that, Lin Tao put the walkie-talkie back into his waist bag. Looking at the time on his watch, he found an iron chair to sit down. He took out his cigarettes and handed one to each man. Then he lit the cigarettes and said to them, "There are still more than four hours until dawn. Whether you finally decide to go with us or not, you'd better introduce yourselves first. Oh, just call me Lin Tao!"

  "Then... I'll start first!" The middle-aged man took Lin Tao's cigarette somewhat nervously. He bent down, picked up a piece of wood from the fire, lit his cigarette, and took a big puff greedily. Then he stroked the head of the little girl beside him and said to Lin Tao, "My name is Gao Chujiang. This is my daughter, Gao Yuanyuan. Before the disaster, I worked in the People's Armed Forces Department of Jiangcheng City. Liu Fei and I knew each other. She was accompanying the leaders of the city to a meeting in a neighboring city this time. I just took the opportunity to take my daughter to my retives' home. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen!"

  "Haha. There are leaders here too? Were they eaten or turned into living dead? I'm from Jiangcheng. Our Jiangcheng has been in a mess under their management in recent years, and there are always corrupt officials. If one turns into a living dead, I'll shoot it again. It can also relieve my hatred!" Zhang Xu became excited as soon as he heard this. He had been sitting on a big iron box, but he immediately stood up and looked at Gao Chujiang excitedly while holding his gun.

  "Younger brother, I didn't expect you to be such an angry youth!" Liu Fei looked at Zhang Xu somewhat speechlessly and pointed to the narrow space outside the gss curtain wall and said, "It's good that a vice mayor came here. But it seems that he was eaten long ago. However, just now, a fat living dead in the yard was shot dead by you. Didn't you notice? That was our organizational department minister, an old pervert who never did anything proper. You can be regarded as hitting the nail on the head by accident!"

  "Then I really don't have much impression. I don't know if I blew his head off." Zhang Xu blinked and sat down somewhat dejectedly. Seeing the strange looks of the people around him, he ughed and waved his hands, saying, "I was just angry. You go on, go on!"

  "Brother Lin! My name and occupation, you already know. I won't say more. My little sister may not have many advantages, but she is absolutely obedient. I hope you can take good care of her in the future!" Liu Fei gave a coquettish smile and winked at Lin Tao meaningfully. A woman in her thirties didn't seem to mind calling herself a little sister.

  "My name is Wang Jianwei. This is my girlfriend, Jiang Yan. We are both college students. We were just trapped here when we took a bus to Wuhan for fun!" A thin boy standing beside the fire nervously raised his right hand. While speaking, his left hand was still tightly holding the hand of the girl beside him. His girlfriend was of the pin and ordinary student type. Her hair was loose, and she wore a pair of bck-rimmed gsses. She was very skinny. The chest of her green T-shirt was as ft as an airport. She always lowered her head and leaned beside the boy, seemingly too timid to look at Lin Tao.

  "Brother Lin, my name is Zhang Liping. You can just call me Xiao Zhang. This is... my girlfriend, Wang Fang. I'm doing small business, and Wang Fang sells clothes. Hehe~ We met here!"

  A man as thin as a monkey, standing behind Gao Chujiang, looked at Lin Tao with a nodding and bowing manner. The tall woman standing beside him also smiled obsequiously at Lin Tao. This woman clearly came from the countryside. She was wearing a red T-shirt but paired with a pair of green ft shoes. Moreover, her intertwined hands had very thick joints, probably originally a woman who often did heavy work.

  "My name is Wang Peng. I'm the chef in this restaurant!" When it was the turn of the st dark-skinned man, he had a stiff smile on his face and spoke hesitantly. He seemed overly nervous and kept wiping the sweat in the palm of his hand on his navy-blue long pants.