66. Encounter on a narrow road
We drove the Doomsday Fortress all the way to the lake. The originally clear lake had already frozen after such a long period of low temperature.
It's just freezing. For Gu Zhuo, it is a simple matter.
He manipulated the mechanical arm and easily broke the ice. Then, after making sure that there was no danger around him, he went to the storage room and took out the car wash nozzle, and went down to wash the car himself.
Connect the water pump of the nozzle to the lake, and the water pump sucks water out. The water that comes out is sprayed on the surface of the doomsday fortress.
In yesterday's fierce battle, except for the car being a little dirty, the Doomsday Fortress did not suffer any other damage. Even the last blow that penetrated the giant octopus only made the car add some black dirt among the yellow dirt.
What really made Gu Zhuo feel distressed was that his tanker truck was penetrated by a giant octopus. Not only that the oil was almost leaking, the tanker truck was also completely scrapped and could no longer be used. Gu Zhuo had no choice but to throw it on the roadside.
The clear water of the lake sprayed on the Doomsday Fortress and quickly dissolved the globs of yellow viscous liquid. The viscous liquid mixed with clear water slowly trickled down, but there were still some stubborn residues left on it.
The yellow liquid left behind by the octopus head does have a fishy smell, like dead fish and rotten shrimps that have been left in the seafood market for a long time, with a sour smell.
I'm afraid if we don't clean it up, the smell will remain on this fortress of doomsday.
Gu Zhuo held the nozzle, and Chao Ying came out with a car wash brush to help him clean the car. The two had a clear division of labor, and it took about an hour to finally clean and wipe the entire Doomsday Fortress.
After washing, the Doomsday Fortress became as clean as ever again, without leaving any smell.
He put away the nozzles and brushes and looked at a clear lake. Gu Zhuo had not seen such a scene for a long time. The last time I went out to see the lake seemed to be a few years ago.
"Chaoying, stay here for a while."
Gu Zhuo suddenly turned his head and said to Chaoying.
Hearing this, Chaoying naturally had no idea. They were not in a hurry to go to Qingshui anyway, so there was nothing wrong with staying here for a while.
Seeing Chaoying's agreement, Gu Zhuo took out two deck chairs from the Doomsday Fortress and placed them by the lake. He took another fishing rod and bait himself, sat on the chair, and seemed to be preparing to fish.
"If you think it's boring to watch me fishing here, you can go lie down on the second floor platform by yourself, or go back and read a book. You don't have to force yourself to accompany me here."
Gu Zhuo held the fishing rod and then said to Chaoying.
People who fish may not be bored, but people who watch people fishing from the sidelines will definitely get bored.
"It's okay. I can just lie down here and you can fish."
Gu Zhuo didn't know that under Chaoying's seemingly indifferent expression, he actually wanted to be here to accompany him.
"OK."
After he finished speaking, he put the bait into the hook without paying any attention to the shadow, threw the hook into the lake, and began to catch fish.
He also didn't know whether animals had changed after the apocalypse. But Sam has not changed much. It is estimated that other animals are also the same as before the end of the world. Only humans have mutated.
If one day even animals start to mutate, if his Sam mutates into a monster...
Forget it, Gu Zhuo didn't want to think about it for the time being. He put his thoughts back to the lake in front of him and began to gradually relax.
Chaoying on the side looked at him silently from the corner of his eye. Although she didn't understand the fun of fishing, she would never categorically deny a person's hobby just because she didn't understand the fun of fishing.
Now that Gu Zhuo was immersed in it, he felt relaxed and seemed to be happier than playing games with her.
Seeing that Gu Zhuo was rarely so relaxed, with their backs against the Doomsday Fortress, they were basically safe. Chaoying's heart gradually became lighter.
She raised her head and looked at the sky. The sky today looked particularly blue, maybe because of the dissipation of heavy fog. In addition, although the temperature today is as low as usual, the sunshine is very good. Although there is little warmth when it shines on people, it is easy to feel sleepy.
Lying on the couch, Chaoying was unknowingly swept away by a wave of sleepiness.
She glanced at Gu Zhuo's profile. Gu Zhuo was still looking at the lake, staring closely at the place where he put the bait.
The soft corner of her heart was touched, and then she didn't bother him, closed her eyes silently, and soon she fell asleep.
The two of them were like hermits isolated from the world, doing their own things leisurely and quietly.
No one noticed that the thermal imaging display of the Doomsday Fortress showed that a red dot had entered within a kilometer of Gu Zhuo.
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Time passed by unconsciously. I don’t know if it has something to do with the cold weather. The fish in the lake are particularly difficult to catch. After about half an hour, Gu Zhuo felt his fishing rod move.
As soon as he noticed that his fishing rod was moving, he waited a few seconds and felt that the fish had bitten the hook firmly, so he fished fiercely.
As a result, I excitedly fished, but found that my movements were too slow and the movement was too loud. The fish broke away from the hook and slipped deep into the lake.
"Such stinky hands!"
Gu Zhuo had no choice but to laugh at himself secretly.
"Forget it, no more fishing, it's time to go."
Gu Zhuo got over his fishing addiction and took back the fishing line, then he remembered that Chaoying was sitting next to him.
He turned his head to talk to Chaoying and found that Chaoying had fallen asleep.
She lay on the recliner and slept for no idea how long.
Looking at her sleeping posture, like a delicate porcelain doll, Gu Zhuoyue looked at her a few more times, and the more he sighed, how could someone look like this.
Chaoying's appearance is that of a pure natural beauty. He has seen too many female stars have their faces operated on. It's okay to go under the knife for a photo, but it's particularly obvious in real life. Although it's beautiful, it's very unnatural.
For someone like Chaoying, if she becomes a star, she will surely outshine the rest.
Shaking his head, Gu Zhuo didn't know why he had such strange thoughts in his head.
Let alone being a star, in today's world, it's already pretty good to live a good life.
He looked at the time, it was two o'clock in the afternoon.
It was still early, so he didn't rush to wake up Chaoying, wanting her to sleep a little longer. He quietly packed up his things first.
He was still collecting his fishing rod, unaware that not far away, a man was looking here with a telescope.
Through the telescope, the man could only see a huge Doomsday Fortress. The two people behind the Doomsday Fortress were obscured, so they were not discovered by the man.
"It's strange. Why is there suddenly a big car here? There wasn't one there the day before yesterday."
The man was confused and muttered.
Then, unable to bear the curiosity in his heart, he quietly approached there with the shotgun in his hand.
Gu Zhuo, who had already put away his fishing rod, was about to put away his lounge chair when he suddenly heard something moving.
The movement was very subtle, but it couldn't escape his ears:
Something is approaching here!
He quickly woke up Chao Ying. Chao Ying just opened his eyes and was about to say something when he saw Gu Zhuo put his index finger in front of his mouth and made a hissing gesture.
Chaoying quickly kept silent and communicated with him with his eyes.
Gu Zhuo glanced at the back of the Doomsday Fortress and asked her to listen carefully to what was going on outside.
Sure enough, Chaoying soon heard the subtle sound of movement. It seemed like someone was approaching here quietly.
Gu Zhuo gestured to Chaoying and told her to sit on the recliner and not move around. He himself gently put down the fishing rod, took out the pistol from his waist, pressed it against the body of the Doomsday Fortress, and moved outside bit by bit.
After all, he was a soldier, and his skills and anti-investigation awareness were much better than that of the guy outside.
The man was still quietly approaching the Doomsday Fortress in his own hidden way, completely unaware that Gu Zhuo had touched the front of the car with his gun in hand.
Just when he didn't pay attention to the scene behind the Fortress of Doom vehicle, he had already approached the car and was about to reach out to touch the armored shell of the Fortress of Doom. Gu Zhuo suddenly rushed out with a pistol and pointed it at the man's back:
"do not move!"
At this moment, the man noticed that Gu Zhuo was behind him. He quickly raised his shotgun and tried to turn around.
But Gu Zhuo's pistol was stuck tightly to his back vest. If he dared to act rashly, Gu Zhuo would probably shoot.
"Put the gun down, turn around slowly, and tell me who you are."
Gu Zhuo said coldly.
The man swallowed, knowing that he could only give in in this situation. He silently put down the shotgun, and just as he was about to turn around, Gu Zhuo's voice rang again:
"Take out the other weapons in your belt as well. Stop hiding them. I can see them."
Hearing this, the man was shocked. He had no choice but to take out several hunting knives and a dart from his belt with a sad face, and threw them all on the ground.
"Okay, now turn around."
Gu Zhuo looked at his whole body again and made sure there were no other weapons on him before he said this.
The man lost all his weapons and slowly turned around.