After a brief silence, Lin Junfu adjusted his mindset and continued, "If we hadn't contacted you yesterday, Dazhuang and I would have had to risk getting food from the village in the next couple of days, but now..."

He paused, hesitating to speak, then resolutely said, "I'm asking for your help, for the sake of the children and women here!"

With a sincere expression and earnest tone, Lin Junfu's heartfelt words moved Tang Xiaoquan and the others.

Especially Wei Yang, as a fellow woman, she could deeply understand the difficult situation the women and children here were in, so she genuinely wanted to help them.

Even though she knew her abilities were limited, and even though she knew she had no authority to make decisions for the team, yet...

Tightly pressing her lips, Wei Yang hesitated multiple times before resolutely turning her gaze to the man beside her, "Brother Hu, do you think we could..."

With a smile, Hu Xiaodong tilted his head slightly towards Wei Yang. How could he not understand the girl's thoughts? He subtly signaled the girl not to worry and then turned back to Lin Junfu with affirmation, "Manager Lin, I just said, since we're here, we should adapt. Even if it's not for these children and women, we'd still do what needs to be done, not to mention this matter concerns the life and death of each of us!"

Without a hint of formalities, Hu Xiaodong's candid words completely dispelled Lin Junfu's concerns, and he immediately slapped the table with excitement, shouting, "Good! Great! With your words, I feel at ease! Hahaha!"

The worries that had been suppressed for so long were finally released, and Lin Junfu's previously dispirited face now appeared much more spirited.

"So, Manager Lin, do you have any plans?" Tang Xiaoquan remained indifferent, not showing any reaction to the other's emotional fluctuation.

After all, there were still many questions about the factory, so until he received concrete answers, Tang Xiaoquan would not and could not lower his guard against the seemingly kind man in front of him.

Law of Survival, Rule 27: Know the person, not just their face; as a survivor, harbor no intent to harm others, but never abandon vigilance against them. Additionally, never judge someone's good or bad based on your own likes or their words and deeds. Remember, in the apocalypse, there's only one standard for judging a person or event: the truth!

Gradually retracting his smile, Lin Junfu became serious again, "I can't really call it a plan; anyway, about 5 kilometers from our factory there's a village, and that's our target."

"Perhaps we can change our mindset, it's worth a try!" Taking a sip of warm water, Tang Xiaoquan mused thoughtfully.

"Oh~ Could it be that you, young brother, have come up with another good idea?" Hearing the young man's words, Lin Junfu's interest was immediately piqued.

Bear in mind, after two failed attempts to forage food from the village, Lin Junfu had developed an instinctive aversion to the task itself.

If not out of necessity for survival, he wouldn't have mentioned the place which he had already categorized as ominous.

Facing the middle-aged man's fervent eyes, Tang Xiaoquan felt somewhat embarrassed. To be honest, his previous words were merely a fleeting thought, so he...

Tilting his head slightly, Tang Xiaoquan uncertainly said, "On the way here, I saw that the double-cropping rice in the fields was ripe. If we assign people to harvest it, I believe it should be enough to feed the people here, right?"

As soon as those words were spoken, Zhao Yunhai, who had been silently listening, suddenly slapped his thigh and sat up, "Yes, that's a great idea! It's the season for early rice harvest now, but we must hurry with this. If it rains, it'll be a huge problem!"

Nodding affirmatively, Lin Junfu had considered this method before, but due to a shortage of manpower in the factory at the time, he had to give it up for safety reasons. But now, upon hearing the young man's suggestion...

Looking at the eight people present, Lin Junfu thought: These people have survived amidst a sea of zombies and come all the way north, so it's believed they have accumulated quite a bit of experience in fighting zombies.

Perhaps, with their help, it's really possible to take the risk and organize a rice harvesting operation.

Thinking of this brought a touch of a smile to Lin Junfu's stern face, "Alright, I've always wanted to do something big. However, for this task, I'm afraid you all need to..."

"We're all participating!" Without any hesitation, Tang Xiaoquan replied decisively.

As the saying goes, food is the priority of the people. If there's no food, then what's the use of staying alive?

Lin Junfu was evidently surprised by the young man's firm attitude, but soon he smiled broadly and nodded at him.

"There's also another point, Manager Lin. Considering factors like fuel and safety, this time you might need to mobilize the women below to join us. Otherwise, with just the eight of us, it might be a bit..."

Lin Junfu slightly pondered over the young man's clear suggestion and immediately replied, "Alright! I'll hold a meeting tonight to inform everyone of the specific situation; I believe they will understand. Besides, I'll also participate in this operation, and I'll need your cooperation!"

With a quick rotation of his eyes, Tang Xiaoquan seemed to have thought of something. He feigned concern and added, "Manager Lin, I think it's best if you stay at the factory because the factory is our foundation. If you stay, we can go out with peace of mind. Otherwise, if you're worried about the coordination, you can let Factory Manager Wang come with us, so both sides are not held up. What do you think?"

Posing his question in an exceptionally clever manner, Tang Xiaoquan discreetly watched Lin Junfu intently to detect any changes in his expression.

"Ah!" Letting out a long sigh as if it were inevitable, Lin Junfu took a couple of quick puffs from the cigarette butt, then lowered his arm reluctantly after it could no longer burn, "To be honest, not only is food lacking here, but we're also short on medicine. You see, Factory Manager Wang caught the flu some time ago and is currently isolated in the next room!"

Flu! Isolation! When these words escaped Lin Junfu's slightly cracked lips, almost all the survivors present widened their eyes!

"Are you saying that Factory Manager Wang caught a cold?" Tang Xiaoquan tried his best to suppress the shock in his heart as he finally understood the reason behind the missing people and the crying of babies. Trembling, he asked, "Besides Factory Manager Wang, how many other people have the flu?"

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