The next day.
The sun was bright, but the temperature remained very low.
Li Yu arrived early in the morning. After returning last night, he had thought a lot about the five people who came in. Four of them were highly qualified talents, precisely the kind of talents desperately needed in this apocalypse.
However, regarding Xiao Shi, he still felt a sense of uncertainty, a feeling he always disliked.
He preferred to clarify uncertain matters as much as possible to avoid sudden problems in the future.
So, when he came early this morning, as he walked towards the medical room, he decided that he must figure out Xiao Shi's background.
In the medical room.
Da Pao and Li Haoran had stayed here all night yesterday.
Li Yuan was resting in a lounge next to the medical room.
Li Yu stepped forward and patted the somewhat tired Da Pao and Li Haoran: "Go back and sleep. You've worked hard. Let Hao Xian come and take over for you."
"It's fine. Then we'll go first." Da Pao waved his hand, indicating he didn't mind.
Last night, ever since they rescued them, Da Pao and Li Haoran had been watching them here. Although the four of them were unconscious, they were, after all, the first outsiders to enter.
They still needed to be wary.
After the two left, Li Yu felt five gazes watching him.
Li Yu turned his head and saw that the four people who had been unconscious yesterday had all woken up. Last night, after Bai Jie had recovered slightly, she also took care of the four of them.
"You're all awake? How do you feel now?" Li Yu tried to speak to them in a calm tone.
"Much better."
"I feel a lot better. Thank you for saving us."
"Much better."
The five of them all said they felt much better.
"Grrrruuuumble~"
A rumbling sound came from a stomach.
It was Xiao Shi's stomach. After making that sound, her face, which had been somewhat pale from fever, turned crimson with embarrassment.
Yesterday, she had her eyes closed. Today, after opening her eyes, she no longer had that noble air; instead, she had the demeanor of a quiet, shy girl.
Seemingly noticing that everyone around her was looking at her, the girl, Xiao Shi, lowered her eyes and clutched the corner of her blanket with both hands.
Heh!
Seeing this, Li Yu thought, so shy. It seems she's not a spoiled, hot-tempered girl.
Good.
Better a obedient fool than a smart, explosive character.
"Grrrruuuumble~"
Another rumbling sound came from someone else's stomach.
Li Yu smiled and said, "I'm hungry too. Please wait a moment; Auntie will bring some food over later."
"Let me introduce myself briefly. My name is Li Yu, and I am the person in charge of this base. Yesterday, I had a chat with your team leader, Bai Jie.
According to Bai Jie, is there someone among you who was a surgeon?"
One woman, with very fair skin but some small freckles on her face, looking about 27 or 28 years old, said, "I'm a surgeon. I used to work at the Municipal People's Hospital, and I was a chief physician in clinical medicine."
"Hmm, everyone else should introduce themselves too," Li Yu said.
Everyone began to introduce themselves.
Bai Jie followed the surgeon and said, "I told you yesterday, I studied life sciences. I used to work at a research institute, and my main focus was biochemistry and biotechnology, among other things."
Bai Jie used some professional terms that Li Yu didn't quite understand.
After Bai Jie finished speaking, a short-haired girl sitting on the hospital bed, looking a bit naive, followed up, "Me, me too."
Li Yu slowly nodded.
Looking at the remaining two people, the woman with somewhat dark skin and an ordinary appearance said, "I used to study agricultural science, focusing on greenhouse cultivation, seed preservation, plant cultivation, and so on. In short, I'm a farmer."
Li Yu raised his eyebrows upon hearing this. This girl was interesting.
The last young girl also raised her head at this moment, somewhat uneasy but very nervous, and said, "I came from the south. I, I'm twenty years old. I studied business management. I'm not very useful."
After speaking, Xiao Shi seemed embarrassed and lowered her head.
Li Yu's gaze was somewhat stern, and he looked at her deeply as he asked, "What does your family do?"
As soon as this question was asked, the people nearby all looked over intently. In fact, they were also very curious, especially since Xiao Shi had two bodyguards when they encountered her.
What kind of background was this?
Xiao Shi's hand trembled slightly upon hearing this question: "My grandfather is a commander in the Southern Army, and my father is…"
Xiao Shi uttered a name that sounded somewhat familiar to everyone. This name.
Everyone seemed to suddenly realize something.
Hiss~
Hiss~
Hiss~
Hiss~
Everyone gasped in unison.
Whether it was an illusion or not, the air in the room was suddenly sucked out. Even in the heated room, the temperature inside dropped significantly at this moment.
Li Yu was also a bit shocked, but he quickly regained his composure. According to his experience from his previous life,
In the world after the apocalypse, no matter how impressive someone was before the apocalypse, it didn't mean much after it... right?
Xiao Shi continued, "I originally wanted to find my family, but then the zombies rioted, and I couldn't find them. Later, I also wanted to go back and look again, but I never found them..."
Li Yu watched Xiao Shi, fully concentrated.
He carefully observed her small movements and expressions to determine if she was lying.
"Why didn't you tell Bai Jie and the others before, but you told me when I asked?" Li Yu asked.
"I saw you kill people in Liberation City. I know you wouldn't feel at ease if you didn't know our background. I can't hide it from you. It's better to just tell you and let you decide." Although Xiao Shi's voice trembled slightly, she still spoke completely.
"You are very smart and sensible." Li Yu gave her a deep look.
He then glanced at everyone and continued, "I don't keep idlers here. You must prove your worth to be able to stay."
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat oppressive.
Just then, the medical room door was suddenly pushed open.
Auntie and Yu Tong came in carrying breakfast. They were a bit surprised to see Li Yu there too.
But they didn't dwell on it. Auntie said to Bai Jie and the others, "Hurry up and eat some breakfast. It's cold now, so everyone just make do with a little."
Bai Jie and the others held hot white porridge and some pickled vegetables in their hands. The steaming aroma of the white porridge, mixed with the fresh scent of the pickled vegetables, wafted directly to their noses.
"Make do"?
You call this "making do"?
In this apocalypse, people couldn't even eat a full meal, let alone in this ice and snow. To have white porridge and pickled vegetables now was already very good!
But before eating, they still expressed their gratitude.
