Apocalypse Shuttle Journey

Chapter 1374 Zombie Siege (Part 1)

Although the atmosphere is quite gloomy right now, we still have to eat.

After eating a few snacks, Jiang Meng leaned back and slumped down.

As evening fell, Jiang Meng had initially guessed that the convoy would find a place to rest.

As a result, we only stopped a few times in the middle to allow everyone to take care of their physiological needs, since in addition to eating and drinking, there is also the need to relieve oneself.

The convoy showed no signs of stopping for long, so Jiang Meng guessed that the convoy was going to make it to Shanlu City in one go.

However, Jiang Meng got off the convoy once or twice during the several stops along the way.

In just one or two instances, Jiang Meng not only saw Jiang Mu's family, but also Jiang Lin and Jiang Sen's family.

Because of her own plans, Jiang Meng had no intention of going over to acknowledge him.

After avoiding the Jiang family's sight, Jiang Meng returned to the truck, during which some minor incidents occurred.

Although everyone was sitting on the floor of the truck and they all looked pretty much the same, there were still some more comfortable spots and some less comfortable spots.

The seats next to the carriage wall are much more comfortable than other places because of the support behind them.

Jiang Meng left for a short while, and when she returned, she found that her original spot had been taken.

The person occupying Jiang Meng's position was an old woman who was about fifty years old. She was wearing a brightly colored floral shirt, and her wrinkled, triangular eyes made her look like someone you didn't want to mess with.

After Jiang Meng came up, there were still quite a few people in the vicinity of her original location who remembered her.

So many people would glance at Jiang Meng one moment and then at the old woman the next.

When the old woman met Jiang Meng's eyes, she immediately said, "Young people these days really don't understand how to respect the elderly and care for the young at all."

The others around were happy to watch the spectacle; after all, sitting in a truck almost all day was quite boring.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Meng looked at the old woman quietly and said, "I didn't say that I'm a person who respects the elderly and cares for the young."

Upon hearing Jiang Meng's words, the old woman's eyes widened in surprise, and she was momentarily at a loss for words.

After all, she had done this kind of thing countless times before the zombie outbreak.

As long as she utters this phrase, she's basically invincible.

Because those young people are too thin-skinned. In the past, when she saw those young people, after she told them to give up their seats, she would smile smugly and think to herself, "These young people are such idiots."

But what's wrong with this girl?

Surprisingly, they didn't fall for my trick.

The old woman blinked and then smiled at Jiang Meng, saying, "These seats don't have your name on them, so everyone could have sat down."

As she spoke, the old woman glanced at Jiang Meng's backpack behind her and couldn't help but swallow hard.

Jiang Meng looked at the old woman's darting eyes and knew what wicked idea she was plotting.

The onlookers, hearing the old woman's shameless words, didn't actually speak up for Jiang Meng, but they still looked at her with strange eyes.

After Jiang Meng got on the truck, she saw that her seat was taken and originally planned to just find another seat.

At worst, you can get off the truck yourself, join the convoy behind, and follow the trucks. Driving yourself is also a good option.

But Jiang Meng was displeased after hearing the old woman's words.

Jiang Meng considered herself someone who responded better to gentle persuasion than force, so after taking a few steps toward the old woman, she said, "Will you leave on your own, or should I ask you to leave?"

The old woman glared at Jiang Meng with her wrinkled, triangular eyes and asked, "Who's leaving?"

Jiang Meng shook her head slightly and then picked up the old woman without saying a word.

Then, as if placing miscellaneous items, he casually put the old woman aside, as long as she was moved from her previous position.

The moment Jiang Meng lifted the old woman up, she immediately cowered.

The others were also surprised that Jiang Meng, this thin and frail girl, actually had such great strength.

The moment Jiang Meng put the old woman down, she immediately turned to look at a young man and said, "Xiao Gang, what are you standing there for? Can't you see your mother being bullied?"

The old woman dared not get close to Jiang Meng, so while talking, she ran towards Xiao Gang.

After running to Xiaogang's side, the old woman finally dared to look Jiang Meng up and down, not expecting her to be so strong.

But no matter how strong she is, she is still a woman, while her son Xiaogang is a man!

Because Xiaogang loves to eat meat, he looks at least twice the size of Jiang Meng.

After hearing his mother's words, Xiao Gang said helplessly, "Mom, if you're tired, you can have my seat."

Because of Xiaogang's large size, he also got a spot against the truck wall after getting on the truck.

Upon hearing her son's words, the old woman immediately looked displeased and said, "Your mother is being bullied, and you're not even standing up for her?"

Xiao Gang sighed and said, "Mom, don't you even look at the time? We don't have time to deal with these trivial matters."

The old woman glared at Xiaogang and then said to him, "I've really wasted my time raising you."

The old woman then angrily sat down in Xiao Gang's seat.

Xiao Gang glanced at his mother with a hint of helplessness.

Although he knew that his mother was old and looked withered.

But weight is no joke. That little girl was able to lift his mother up, which shows she has good physical strength. So why would Xiao Gang want to go up against Jiang Meng?

Jiang Meng saw that after the old woman went back to find help, even though the helper was a big, burly man, Jiang Meng was not afraid at all.

Because the truck was so small, Jiang Meng naturally heard the conversation between the old woman and Xiao Gang.

Knowing that Xiao Gang didn't intend to cause her any trouble, Jiang Meng's expression remained indifferent.

However, Jiang Meng had no intention of pressing her advantage. After all, she had already regained her position and achieved her goal, so there was no need for her to create any unnecessary trouble.

A short while later, Jiang Meng, who had settled down comfortably, saw Xiao Gang, who had no seats available, directly take someone else's seat.

Seeing this, Jiang Meng couldn't help but think to herself, "They really are a family."

The person whose seat was taken angrily said to Xiaogang, "You're a bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Gang looked down at the other person before speaking, "So what? You're not happy about it?"

Upon hearing this, the man looked at Xiao Gang's burly body and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

The man then stopped arguing with Xiaogang and addressed the people around him, saying, "He can take my place now, and he can take yours next time. We should all unite!"

After hearing this, Xiao Gang looked at the other person with a mocking expression.

After the man finished speaking, he realized that no one paid any attention to him, and that he had been putting on a one-man show.

Then, the man walked away, looking dejected.

Seeing this, the old woman said with a smug tone, "My son is really something else."

After speaking, the old woman rolled her eyes around in their sockets and then said to Xiaogang, "Xiaogang, I still can't swallow this."

After hearing this, Xiao Gang looked at his wife with some helplessness and said, "Then what do you want to do?"

After hearing Xiaogang's words, the old woman knew that Xiaogang had given in.

Then, a hint of joy flashed across the old woman's face, and she said to Xiao Gang, "She's still wary of us, so there's no rush."

After listening to what he said, Xiao Gang nodded and didn't say anything more.

Jiang Meng was clearly not the only one whose seat on the truck had been taken. Hearing the arguing around her, Jiang Meng simply closed her eyes.

Some of the people whose seats were taken away, after witnessing Jiang Meng's fighting prowess, originally wanted to ask Jiang Meng for help.

When I turned my head, I saw Jiang Meng with her eyes closed.

After a moment's thought, he still couldn't give up and looked in Jiang Meng's direction, saying, "That girl, can you help me?"

The person who took his spot immediately said, "Damn, do you have to be so cunning?"

Jiang Meng looked over after hearing what was said.

The man who spoke was dressed in a black casual outfit.

The other man was wearing a white shirt underneath a blue jacket.

Upon hearing this, the man in black glared at the other person and said, "Before you criticize me, take a look at yourself!"

After hearing this, the man in the blue jacket curled his lip and said, "So, what's your relationship with that girl?"

Speaking of the blue jacket, the concern is still this: after all, the scene of Jiang Meng lifting up that old woman just now was truly spectacular.

The man in black replied truthfully, "It's nothing."

After receiving the man in black's reply, the man in the blue jacket widened his eyes and said, "It's nothing, you're asking for help?"

As he spoke, the man in the blue jacket wondered to himself if the man in black had lost his mind.

The man in black fell silent immediately, realizing after hearing what the man in the blue jacket said that he had been making assumptions.

However, the man in black showed no sign of giving up.

Instead, he faced the direction Jiang Meng was in and persisted, asking, "Can you help me?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Meng's face immediately showed a speechless expression.

Jiang Meng then turned to the man in black and asked, "Did you help me just now?"

Upon hearing Jiang Meng's words, the man in black paused slightly and replied, "No."

Jiang Meng said calmly, "So don't be so shameless."

As soon as Jiang Meng finished speaking, the man in the blue coat agreed, "He's right."

After speaking, the man in the blue jacket stretched out his arm and shoved the man in black several times, pushing him away before stopping.

Of course, the man in black did put up a fight, but he was stopped by the stronger man in the blue jacket.

The man in black looked at the man in the blue coat with extreme resentment, like an animal that had been driven out of its own territory. At the same time, he also felt some resentment towards Jiang Meng for not being willing to help.

The man in the blue jacket received a look from the man in black and looked up, saying, "Want to fight? I'm ready anytime!"

The man in black glared fiercely at her, then, behind his blue jacket, he said, "You wait!"

The man in the blue jacket pursed his lips and then said in another direction, "I got a spot, you guys come over here."

After the man in the blue jacket finished speaking, the man in black looked in the direction the other man was looking.

Upon closer inspection, there were five or six people walking towards them.

But he was all alone.

Reluctantly glancing at his original spot, the man in black knew that with such a large disparity in numbers, he had no way to reclaim his place, so he had no choice but to turn and leave.

Fighting for seats is a common occurrence in the train carriages.

Looking around, Jiang Meng couldn't help but guess that perhaps everyone was too tired after sitting in the truck all day, so they wanted to find a more comfortable place to sit.

After all, getting a good night's rest is very important.

As the convoy sped up, Jiang Meng knew that it had arrived on the highway.

The sounds of gunfire still rang out, but much less than before.

Perhaps it's because there are far fewer zombies here compared to the city center.

Jiang Meng thought so.

As time passed, Jiang Meng also felt a bit sleepy.

Just as Jiang Meng closed her eyes and went to sleep.

Not far away, the old woman who had been watching Jiang Meng for a long time finally spoke to Xiao Gang: "When I was sitting there earlier, I heard people around me say that her backpack was full of food and bottled water."

As she spoke, the old woman pointed in Jiang Meng's direction.

Xiao Gang was initially dismissive of Jiang Meng's situation, but after hearing his mother's words, he excitedly asked, "Is it true?"

Although everyone's safety was at least guaranteed once they got on the truck.

But as the day passed, the soldiers clearly showed no intention of taking responsibility for everyone's food situation.

It wasn't that no one had asked, but the soldiers went straight to the point and said, "Look at those vehicles, which ones are specifically carrying food?"

Indeed, none of the vehicles were carrying food. After getting off the bus several times along the way, many people found out the situation.

But everyone knew that those soldiers certainly didn't lack food, but if the other side didn't want to give it up, there was nothing anyone could do.

After all, people can't really stand up for themselves; everyone's safety now depends on the protection of those soldiers.

Therefore, in addition to sleep, food is even more important!

After hearing Xiaogang's words, the old woman nodded affirmatively and said, "Of course."

Xiao Gang squinted, thought for a moment, and then asked his wife, "Mom, is there anyone else with food?"

While food is important, Jiang Meng's backpack also looks very tempting.

But Xiao Gang didn't want to face off against someone powerful right from the start.