Chapter 30 The night before departure
In the following time, in the morning, Brian would take Sarah and Kelly and run in the morning with pedestrians' strange eyes.
Sometimes they would visit Yarman's house. The old man was once a medical soldier, and his daughter Zhuen was also a senior nurse. He could also ask them about first aid and nursing knowledge.
Of course, Brian was embarrassed to take advantage of the other party, so he would bring some food every time he came, which could be considered another form of reward.
Every morning run, he would choose to observe the pharmacies on this street in different parties and neighborhoods, and try to find ways to sneak in without being discovered.
Once, they actually accidentally found an inconspicuous small hole next to a pharmacy, which could bypass the door guard and enter the pharmacy quietly. But just when they were about to sneak in, someone discovered it in advance.
But later, the man made a noise while stealing the medicine. The guards at the door heard it. After searching it, they were caught out. The entrance of the cave was blocked. As for what happened to the man later, no one knew, but I thought it would be much better.
When I was running by the management office in the morning, Brian was surprised to find that the crowds in the queue were about to squeeze into the road outside, and most of them were parents and children or men and women who were very happy.
It seems that many people have made up their minds and decided to take the initiative into their own hands, so that it would be bad if their families or close friends were assigned to other quarantine areas when they were forced to be distributed.
As for the rest of the time, except for eating and resting, they all surrounded Osborn and listened to him telling the use and aiming methods of the pistol, shotgun and the bulletless assault rifle.
He even disassembled all the guns into parts, teaching them the function of each part, how to assemble the guns step by step, and how to effectively maintain these guns and replace parts.
A week later, the military broadcast issued an announcement that all citizens' information in Dallas will be collected and citizens who can enter the quarantine area will be selected through internal lottery draws. After the lottery draw is completed, the list will be posted at the designated location by the district.
When he heard the news, Brian couldn't help rolling his eyes. It was indeed the same as he expected. He was just drawing lots inside, and he left the outstanding talents first, and sent the rest to other quarantine areas.
The waiting time is always extremely tormenting. Since the broadcast of the announcement, the atmosphere in the entire city has instantly become extremely strange, and everyone is filled with worries.
When Brian ran in the morning, he could clearly feel the nervous expressions and anxiety of the people around him. Some even put their hands together and prayed that good luck would come to their heads. Even when Osborne, who was calm on the usual night, was tossing and turning and unable to sleep.
Of course, this anxiety does not feel at all for him, who has volunteered to go to the Atlanta quarantine area.
He still does his own thing every day. When he passes by a bookstore, he will take some story books out of it. When he feels boring, he will take it out and adjust it. The bookstore that no one pays attention to before the end of the end is even more unwilling to do after the end of the end of the end. Except for the need for fuel when burning fire, no one will be idle and run into it.
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October 11, 2013
Another week after the broadcast announcement, the list of survivors entered the Dallas quarantine area and finally posted it on the bulletin boards of each area under the expectation of everyone.
"Don't squeeze, come one by one!"
"...... Give up, can you do it?"
"Stop pushing forward, you're going to cross the red line!"
In front of the bulletin board, hundreds of people were crowded there. If it weren't for soldiers guarding the side or the red circle limit, I was afraid that the crowds who came up could instantly squeeze the bulletin board.
"Dad, we're on top!"
Kelly squeezed out of the crowd in front of the bulletin board excitedly, holding the ID card in her hand.
Although the dense numbers and names on the list make people dazzled, in fact, just by corresponding to the name based on the first letter and the tail code on the identity card, you can easily find whether you are on it.
"Well, this is really great." Osborne's originally calm face also showed a rare smile on his or her calm face. He touched Kelly's head and looked very happy.
Brian and Sarah listened to the news and looked at each other. They were also happy that the father and daughter could enter the quarantine area, and their hanging hearts slowly dropped.
But some people are happy and some are worried, some are lucky enough to enter the quarantine area in Dallas, and naturally some are also assigned to other nearby or further away quarantine areas.
On the way back, many people with depression on their faces were not allowed to cry when they were assigned to other quarantine areas, which was still evident and uneasy in their hearts.
When they returned to the RV, Osborne and Kelly began to pack their own things. After the list was posted, the broadcast began notifying all residents on the list to prepare their own things, and they will be arranged to enter the quarantine area one after another starting tomorrow.
Since the RV could not enter the isolation area, firearms and food were also required to be handed over when they entered. They only packed up some thicker clothes, and did not take the rest, leaving them all for the two people.
"Antoine, don't you go and check the list?"
While Osborne and Kelly were tossing and tidying up their belongings in the RV, Brian sat outside and saw Antoine drinking a little wine with a comfortable face, and asked curiously.
"Nothing good to look at." Antoine sat at the door, her face flushed as usual. He glanced at Brian and said indifferently.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! Then I remembered something, my face turned a little sad, and I got up and was about to return to my car. Just when I was about to enter the car, I suddenly turned my head and said to the two: "Goodbye, little kids..."
Sarah looked at Antoine who suddenly became depressed for no reason, wondering what was wrong with the other party.
"What's wrong with him?"
"I don't know, maybe... I've drunk too much..." Brian was also a little confused about his reaction. You should know that although Antoine loves drinking, she has never seen him like this on weekdays and can only say with guess.
That night, the four of them were not sleepy at all, and everyone was filled with distractions about tomorrow's separation.
They put a lot of food on the table, ate in big mouthfuls, telling each other about their past, and laughing from time to time, making their final reunion.
"Bryan, listen to what I say next." Just as the four of them were having a good time, Osborn suddenly said with a serious look on his face: "I know you are very smart and don't look like an ordinary child, but since we are about to part, I will tell you my thoughts as a piece of advice to you."
"Well, tell me." Seeing Osborne suddenly become so serious, Brian put away his smile, nodded and said softly.
"The world has become unrecognizable now. It's okay that we have military guards in the quarantine area, but you must be careful when you are outside," Osborne said with a rare opening of a bottle of beer and drinking.
"You have not experienced the cruelty of war. You don't know how much desire will expand in a group of people who survive in an environment without order. The environment in this end of the world is hundreds of times worse than war. As the food outside becomes less and less, these people will become more and more terrifying.
You are very smart and calm. You may be able to deal with infected people easily..."
Speaking of this, Osborne seemed to remember some bad memories, pinched the beer in his hand, took a big mouthful, and said coldly: "But sometimes, sometimes, what is more terrifying than those monsters with hideous faces... is often the human heart that has escaped the moral shackles!"
As soon as these words were said, the temperature in the RV seemed to drop suddenly, and the cold cold penetrated the pores on the skin through the clothes on his body, pierced into everyone's hearts.
Kelly and Sarah were both silent and involuntarily pulled the cotton jacket on their bodies. These words seemed too heavy for them now.
"Well, I know all this."
For Brian, who is familiar with the novel of doomsday, he can tell a lot of theoretical knowledge.
But knowing that it is one thing, and when things really happen to him is another thing. People who have never experienced it personally, even if they can speak many theories, it is just a castle in the air that is unrealistic.
"I don't know if the end of the world is really as cruel as I imagined, but... I think I will have my own judgment on these things!"
Osborn stared deeply at Brian's face, and said with a slightly curl of his lips: "I said that this is just my advice. As for what choice you want to make, it's your own business."
"hehe..."
Brian also laughed and reached out and opened a bottle of beer. Although minors cannot drink, the world is like this now. Who cares about these things? After taking a big sip, he held the bottle in front of the other side and said seriously: "Then... there will be a period in the future."
Seeing the other person's actions in surprise, Osborne's smile became more and more refreshing. He also raised his own bottle and gently touched the other person, making a jingling crisp sound.
Chapter completed!