Take Good Care of Sister-in-law

Take Good Care of Sister-in-law

Wang Tao's parents had died in an accident when he was young. He had been raised by his grandparents, but they had passed away one after another a few years ago as well. He had little contact with his other relatives... So even in the apocalypse, Wang Tao did not have many attachments.

Still, he had a couple of friends. Wang Tao certainly did not want anything to happen to them.

He opened his social media app, and 99+ messages immediately popped up. But what they said made his heart sink.

The chat records in the production crew group where he worked showed that nearly everyone who had gone to Film City to shoot two days ago had met with disaster. By not going, he had narrowly escaped calamity.

No one was talking in the group now. The last message had been sent yesterday morning, when a young actress said there was a monster wandering outside her room and that she was terrified. Then... there was nothing after that.

What surprised Wang Tao was that the young director surnamed Zhao, who lived across the hall, had called him many times and sent him a lot of messages.

April 4, 11:34: "Little Wang, I heard you didn't come to the shoot? Are you at home? If you are, reply to me! It's urgent!"

April 4, 22:08: "Brother, I'm still at Film City. I've temporarily found a place to hide. You haven't turned into a zombie, have you? It's too terrifying outside. You have to be careful!"

"By the way, your sister-in-law is at home too, but there isn't much food in my place. If you can, please look after your sister-in-law. I, Zhao, will repay you handsomely!"

April 5, 18:49: "Brother, I feel like I may not be able to hold on any longer. Before I die, I want to ask you for one thing. Can you help me take care of your sister-in-law... She's too scared alone at home, and she doesn't have enough food. She probably won't last until rescue arrives..."

April 5, 21:13: "Brother, good brother! Say something already! Are you dead or not?! Aaaah! I'm going insane!"

That was the final message. It was clear that Brother Zhao had been on the verge of collapse.

Wang Tao tried replying, "Brother Zhao, I'm here. Don't worry, I'll do my best to take care of Sister-in-law!"

He did not make an absolute promise, only said he would do his best. Doing his best meant helping if he was able to; if he was not, then so be it. After all, his own life mattered more.

After sending the message, he waited for a while, but no reply came. Director Zhao was probably truly doomed.

With a sigh, Wang Tao quickly studied and summarized the official information online.

After half an hour, he had roughly figured out the current situation—

On the morning after he had been stunned by electricity, April 4, the zombie crisis had erupted without warning. The exact time was unclear. In any case, by the time information began appearing online on a large scale, the situation had already become extremely serious.

There were also many observations and reports from civilians online about the zombies.

These zombies had stiff joints. They were not especially fast or agile, and their vision had greatly deteriorated. Their heads were their weak point. However, they never tired, possessed immense strength, were sensitive to light, and had sharp hearing...

Anyone bitten or scratched by a zombie would be infected, and once infected, they would turn into a zombie! But often, those who were bitten were devoured by zombies before they could transform.

The authorities urgently dispatched soldiers to suppress them. Faced with the Steel Torrent, the zombies were easily crushed. But the soldiers fighting them suddenly turned into zombies without warning as well!

External enemies were not frightening. Internal collapse was the most fatal.

The authorities' defense... had failed.

By then, everything had fallen into chaos. And the greater the chaos, the more people died. No one knew how many zombies there were in the world now, but the number had to be terrifying.

Wang Tao checked some other chat groups. Some were still active.

A portion of the people in the groups were venting their emotions, but more were asking when government rescue would arrive. They had run out of food.

Seeing those messages, Wang Tao hurried to the kitchen to look through his supplies, and his expression turned grim.

He did not have much food stored away either, only enough for three or four days at most. He rarely ate at home, so if he stored too much food, it would spoil. Of the ten jin of rice he had bought last month, half was still left. Fortunately, he had just bought a full canister of gas, enough to last three months.

At that moment, a message suddenly popped up simultaneously in all the chat groups—

Government Announcement: All survivors, please remain in safe places and do not go out casually. The authorities have already organized a large number of people for rescue efforts. Large Survivor Bases have also been preliminarily established, and we will gradually bring everyone into these large bases. In addition, considering that some residents are already running low on living supplies, we will soon conduct supply drops in areas with fewer zombies. If supplies at home are truly scarce, you may take appropriate risks to collect the airdropped supplies. Yellow Wind City's large Survivor Base is located at Fuqiang Street, No. 32, Red Stone County. The locations of the various smaller Survivor Bases are as follows...

At the end of the message was a photo of a Survivor Base with towering walls, which looked rather reassuring.

After seeing this message, many people became excited.

"Rescue is coming! Hang in there, brothers!"

"Wuwuwu, rescue is finally coming! I want to go to the Survivor Base..."

"Luckily, I still have some rice at home. I can hold on for a few more days."

"Brother, I have no food left at home! I have an eighty-year-old mother above me and a three-year-old child below me. I can't survive without food! Brother, can you lend me some food? I'll repay you a hundredfold in the future!"

"Uh, you should wait for the supply drop. This food is only enough for my wife and me. Besides, there are several buildings between us!"

"But I'm scared to go outside! Bring it over to me. I'll wait for you at home!"

"Go screw yourself! You're too scared to go out and pick up the supply drop, yet you want me to deliver food to you? Blocked, no thanks!"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't be so heartless..."

Wang Tao shook his head. It was true that all kinds of birds could be found in a big forest.

Moreover, this was the group for his Happiness District. The guy crying poverty seemed to live in Building 2 across the way and also worked at Film City. Wang Tao had seen him before. If he remembered correctly, the man was single. Where would he get an elderly mother and a young child?

Wang Tao looked through the other groups. In several of his production crew groups and his classmates' group, some people suggested that once they reached the Survivor Base, everyone could arrange a time to meet.

After all, no one knew what the Survivor Base was actually like. Going somewhere unfamiliar where they knew no one, it would be better for acquaintances like them to stick together for warmth.

Wang Tao thought the suggestion was not bad. Having struggled in society for so many years, he knew all too well how sinister people could be. He sent a "Got it" to show his agreement. But a red exclamation mark appeared beside the message.

"Huh? Is the internet down? The phone signal's gone too?!"

Wang Tao's expression changed.

Faintly, he heard people downstairs cursing.

"I hope it's only temporary..."

With all communications cut off, electricity and water might be shut off next.

Wang Tao hurriedly gathered every container in the house that could hold water and filled them up. Then he made himself a simple lunch. He did not dare eat too much. Since food was scarce, he had to ration it.