174 It’s Almost an Extravagant Hope

However, that was all in the past. Looking at it now, almost everything in sight had turned into ruins. Just by looking at the scene, one could imagine how terrible the situation in the city would be. However, there were still some people who were unwilling to face reality. They were still thinking that if the high-rise buildings in the city had better anti-shock measures and were more solid, perhaps they would be fine.

The convoy drove on the road for less than three hours before they stopped. It was not that they did not want to continue but they could not. The road ahead was blocked by collapsed buildings. As far as the eye could see, dust filled the sky, and the scene was full of devastation. Zuo Mingdong led his men out of the car and divided them into several small teams. He asked them to go in different directions to find survivors.

Zuo Mingdong did not go with them but stayed behind. He stood in front of those people who were clamoring to return to the city. “Now you’ve seen with your own eyes what the city is like. I’d like to ask if anyone still wishes to go back to the city? You’re not the only ones who want to get back to the beautiful lives you had before. Everyone in the base is looking forward to it! However, how could it be so easy? As survivors, we can only have the chance to rebuild our homes if we continue to live well!”

A large number of people in the base had been clamoring to go back to the city, but he could not bring them all. This time, he had only brought a small group of people, and they were also the ones who had caused the most trouble. Now, all of them were looking at the scene in front of them. Their eyes were full of confusion and numbness. Even if everyone heard Zuo Mingdong’s words, no one responded.

After a few minutes of silence, someone suddenly sat on the ground and burst into tears. Emotions were contagious, especially when everyone saw their hope being destroyed with their own eyes. Their emotions were on the verge of collapse, and now that someone began to vent, the others quickly followed suit and cried.

Even though Du Yue was sitting in the car with the windows and doors shut, she could still hear the sorrowful cries of the crowd. These people were crying not only because they had seen the buildings collapse and turn into ruins. It was also because they knew that it was almost impossible for them to return to their simple and peaceful lives.

However, they did not know that even more despair was about to come.

Du Yue’s heart was heavy as well. She lowered her head and said nothing. ”

Don’t be sad. No matter what happens, I’ll always be by your side,” He Xing said as he patted her shoulder.

Du Yue turned to look at him, her serious expression finally relaxing a little. “Don’t worry about me. I’m used to it.” If she was sad over the smallest things, she would not have lived until now. Not to mention the continuous natural disasters, just her emotions alone could drive her to death.

Not only did she not fall into the strange cycle of emotions, but she had been trying to numb her emotions every day for the past few years. She spent every day thinking about how to survive.

Outside, Zuo Mingdong stood in front of the crowd and looked at the heartbroken crowd. The expression on his face was not good. It was not until the crying gradually subsided that Zuo Mingdong spoke again, “Since everyone followed us here, please help to search for survivors!” The people who were crying just now all shut their mouths and did not say a word after hearing Zuo Mingdong’s words.

Zuo Mingdong saw their reaction and was not surprised at all. Long before he spoke, he already knew that this would be the answer. Although those people were not willing to help search for survivors, they did not idle around. In the base, everything needed to be bought with contribution points. Now, they had finally returned to the city. They had to take advantage of this opportunity to rummage through the ruins, just in case they could find something useful! It was not easy to earn money, so they would save as much as they could!

He watched as these people hurriedly wiped away their tears and went to search for supplies. Zuo Mingdong reminded them, “You only have two hours. After two hours, everyone will gather here. We’ll be returning to the base.” Since the internet and communication in the base have been restored, almost everyone had found their mobile phones and continued to use them. They did not need to worry about not knowing the time.

However, there was no internet connection after leaving the base, so they could only use their phones to check the time. Even so, as long as they returned on time, there would not be a big problem.