How many kilometers was the last intersection? Ah Cheng was really put in a predicament by Zhao Yunhai's questions.

He was just driving, oh no! To be precise, even his driving role was more of a secondary one.

Throughout this journey, his poor driving skills made him focus all his attention on dealing with any bad situation that could arise on the road, so how could he pay attention to intersections or such trivialities?

However, in light of Zhao Yunhai's serious expression, Ah Cheng reluctantly responded, "About 10 kilometers? Maybe 20? Or perhaps..."

"Alright! I understand!" Zhao Yunhai raised his hand to interrupt Ah Cheng, clearly seeing through his nonsense, and turned to Tang Xiaoquan, who had been waiting for a while, and said seriously, "According to the markings on the road sign ahead, I estimate that there's a highway exit 20-30 kilometers behind us. If we exit from there, we can enter the city of 'WH.' However, since Xiao Du can't provide the relevant information, I can't guarantee this estimate is accurate."

Tang Xiaoquan nodded unconsciously, having received the answer he wanted.

"20-30 kilometers... WH city!" Although it was far from his planned expectation, right now there seemed to be no other option but to go to WH city.

Tang Xiaoquan was still plotting, and at that moment, Zhao Yunhai added, "Actually, going to FX County in the North Suburb doesn't necessarily require taking the highway. We can also take the national highway or bypass the blocked section from WH city and enter through another entrance!"

"Yeah!" With a flash in his eyes, Tang Xiaoquan clapped his hands in realization.

He was indeed being stubborn; if one route is blocked, there are others!

Seeing the young man's joyful expression, Zhao Yunhai cautiously reminded, "In theory, there shouldn't be a problem with this route, but what worries me is the fuel..."

Although he didn't want to dampen the young man's confidence, the fact of the matter was...

"My vehicle consumes quite a lot of fuel, and although it's originally designed for 7 people, we're overloaded now, so... honestly, relying on the fuel in the tank to reach FX County, well, haha..." Shaking his head with a bitter smile, Zhao Yunhai showed a trace of helplessness.

"Then, then~" Tang Xiaoquan obviously didn't want to give up, his eyes darted around, and he suddenly remembered the abandoned vehicles ahead. Inspiration struck, and he pointed out, "Can't we maybe transfer the fuel from those cars to ours?"

Recalling the often-seen scenes in post-apocalyptic dramas, where survivors frequently use a long thin tube to siphon the remaining gasoline from abandoned cars, Tang Xiaoquan thought they could totally replicate this method now.

After all, with so many free resources available, it would be a shame not to use them!

"Haha," hearing the young man's idea, Zhao Yunhai couldn't help but chuckle softly. He looked into the distance, then turned back to Tang Xiaoquan with a calm tone, "So you mean the Siphon Method, huh? It was indeed used quite a bit in our time, but nowadays..."

Once again shaking his head with a bitter smile, Zhao Yunhai shrugged regretfully, "Now, due to safety considerations, car manufacturers have equipped tanks with filters or designed them with U-shaped pipes, so that old method of siphoning fuel is no longer feasible!"

"Ah!" Obviously not expecting such a response, Tang Xiaoquan felt disappointed and also annoyed at those irresponsible scriptwriters for their buggy movie settings.

"So, is there no other way?"

Facing the young man's pursuit, Zhao Yunhai wanted to give even a shred of useful advice, but unfortunately, he wasn't an auto mechanic. Although he did know some methods of siphoning fuel, it was merely based on what he'd seen here and there, lacking any real practical experience, so...

Spreading his hands helplessly, Zhao Yunhai admitted frankly, "Sorry, Xiao Tang, I think we might have to prepare to spend the night in the car!"

Releasing a heavily disappointed sigh, but after exhaling, Tang Xiaoquan immediately returned to his thoughts.

Never let negative emotions trouble you, because no matter how challenging a problem is, as long as you think it over and don't give up, there will eventually be a solution.

So then...

Carefully piecing together the current situation in his mind, Tang Xiaoquan thought:

Firstly, staying overnight in the car is indeed a viable option, but unless absolutely necessary, he wouldn't choose it. After all, with 8 people crammed in a Buick GL8, even with its relatively spacious interior, it's still too crowded.

Secondly, driving to WH city, whether they could find suitable shelter before midnight was still unknown. Plus, with fuel being very tight, every bit used means less left, so the originally planned FX County trip could only be postponed for now. At least until they found enough fuel supplies.

Lastly, their resources were scarce, coupled with another increase in personnel, making the supply issue ever more urgent.

So...

Considering everything, Tang Xiaoquan gathered everyone and immediately held a brief meeting.

"Just now, I discussed with Uncle Zhao. Currently, we are facing such and such..." First, he honestly laid out the difficulties and realities the team was facing, and then proceeded to present his opinions and plans of action:

"I believe, given our current fuel situation, going to WH city is a necessary step. Also, having looked at the cars ahead, they should be owned by people who fled during the crisis, so they likely carry many daily necessities. So,"

Lightly tapping his fingers, Tang Xiaoquan assigned tasks as he pointed: "Qiang, I, Wu Chao, Xiao Wen, and Ah Cheng—we five will search for supplies in the cars later; Hu brother, please keep a lookout from the car roof, and notify us immediately of any abnormalities. Uncle Zhao, you'll need to turn the car around to facilitate our quick departure; Wei Yang, you handle any emergencies, and as for everything else, if anyone has comments, feel free to speak up!"

As expected, no one objected, they all instinctively glanced at each other, then nodded in unison, thus unanimously approving the young man's proposal.

Once everything was arranged, Wei Yang, the team's medical personnel, quickly took out two bottles of mineral water and handed them to everyone, urging them to rehydrate one by one.

After all, this journey in the stifling heat had severely depleted their body fluids, and if they didn't replenish them in time, unforeseen incidents could occur during the sunny search process later.

After hydrating, the team members got their preparations in order, and next...

"Let's go!" With a stern shout from Wang Qiang, the survivors' scavenging plan finally began...

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