Li Yu, seeing that the two of them were a bit tired, said, "You two can nap for a bit. We'll switch every four and a half hours. I'll watch first, then Tie Zi, and then Da Pao."
The two of them agreed and immediately went to the room in the back to sleep.
Since most of the things here had been moved out, what remained was either useless or quite old and dilapidated.
Fortunately, two wooden beds, used for over a decade, were left behind, emitting a faint musty smell in the damp weather.
The two didn't mind, curling up and immediately falling asleep.
Li Yu retracted his gaze, like a wolf, motionless at the window, but from his expression, viewed from behind, one might think he was asleep.
However, if one looked at him from the front, one could see his eyes, fixed in a certain direction.
Yet, even after four and a half hours, Li Yu still didn't see any sign of anyone.
Except for a dozen zombies.
He walked to the back room, shook Li Tie, and told him to take over.
Looking at the bed, Li Yu chose not to lie down; he felt uneasy not being at the base.
There was a wooden chair nearby. Li Yu pulled up his clothes, his submachine gun pressed tightly against his chest, and he drew his dagger, holding it in his right hand.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
He didn't want to sleep, but he had to; lack of sleep would lead to a decrease in mental energy.
In his posture, Li Yu could get up at any time, and even if an enemy approached, he could react in time and counterattack.
Li Tie was even more surprised to see Li Yu like this; Li Yu's current performance was even more cautious than that of the soldier kings he had seen in the army before.
Time slowly passed.
After Li Tie's shift, Da Pao began his shift.
At 5:30 AM, it was still dimly lit. Everything was silent.
Zhao Dapao was just taking out his water bottle from his bag to drink.
Suddenly, he saw a flash of light ahead—headlights!
Zhao Dapao's heart pounded with excitement. He quickly scurried to the room in the back.
He was still 3 meters away from Li Yu, and before he could speak, he saw Li Yu, who had been sitting on the stool with his eyes closed, open them.
His eyes were filled with killing intent. Zhao Dapao felt a slight tremor in his heart at the sudden sight of that gaze.
So he said, "Yu Ge, there's something! I saw..."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Yu had already risen and walked towards the window, saying at the same time, "Wake Tie Zi up."
By the window, Li Yu picked up his binoculars and saw the light getting closer and closer.
They're finally here! Li Yu's ruthlessness intensified at this moment.
As the light drew nearer, through the binoculars, a vehicle could be clearly seen driving on the National Highway.
It was moving very, very slowly.
Li Tie, who was in the back, also woke up. At this moment, he and Zhao Dapao were each on one side, peering out the window at the vehicle.
The vehicle was slowly driving on the National Highway.
The vehicle's window was rolled down, and a middle-aged man in the passenger seat seemed to be constantly observing, sweeping his flashlight across the road surface.
Suddenly, the vehicle stopped.
The middle-aged man in the passenger seat got out of the car, walked to the back of the car in the rain, and squatted down, observing the road surface.
Then, he walked to the front of the car, and illuminated by the headlights, he squatted down, touched the ground, and looked at the vehicles parked on the side of the road.
The middle-aged man got back into the car, and the vehicle slowly started moving.
It was moving very slowly, as if it was scouting for something.
The vehicle moved at a snail's pace. Li Yu and the others watched it slowly approach. The three of them lowered their heads, observing the people through the curtains. The vehicle's lights seemed to be sweeping with purpose, and they also swept over the building where Li Yu and the others were.
But it seemed nothing was discovered. The vehicle slowly moved forward, passing the National Highway opposite Li Yu and their building.
It stopped 200 meters later, at the junction of that National Highway and the Township Road.
The middle-aged man in the passenger seat got out of the car again and walked towards the Township Road.
On the Township Road, Li Yu had parked two cars along its side to provide some cover.
The two cars did not completely block the road; blocking it would have been too obvious.
The middle-aged man did not look at the two cars; instead, he meticulously observed the ground on the Township Road.
Unlike the National Highway, the Township Road had a concrete surface, and without maintenance, it was easy for sand and mud to accumulate on it.
Li Yu was somewhat surprised to see the middle-aged man's actions.
Originally, every time Li Yu returned, he would clean the ground, leaving no tire tracks.
Today, by some strange coincidence, he hadn't cleaned it, and this person actually managed to discover something!
"Brother, what is he doing? Does he know where our base is?" Li Tie, who was beside him, asked.
Li Yu's expression was somewhat solemn as he watched the middle-aged man push aside the rainwater on the ground, carefully observing the surface.
As if he had made some sort of deduction, the middle-aged man returned to the National Highway, walked a few steps forward, and began to inspect the ground.
With a confident smile on his face, he slowly walked towards the vehicle.
Upon reaching the car, the middle-aged man seemed to say a few words to the people inside.
The vehicle remained there for a while, and those people seemed to be discussing something.
After a few minutes, the vehicle turned around. It did not enter the Township Road; instead, it turned back in the direction it had come from.
The middle-aged man, seeing the car turn around, slowly walked over, preparing to get in.
Li Yu observed the middle-aged man's movements, then looked at Li Tie beside him and said, "He definitely found out. We're going down. Tie Zi, you'll block them later. Da Pao, you and I will hide in that concrete pipe and ambush them from behind."
"If there's any problem later, just shoot. If they have guns, kill them directly. If they don't, leave them alive."
"Also, Tie Zi, you'll kill the driver later."
After Li Yu finished speaking, he walked downstairs.
The three of them quickly reached downstairs. Li Tie hid behind a large roadside tree.
Li Yu and Zhao Dapao hid in the concrete pipe opposite.
The vehicle did not directly enter the Township Road; instead, it headed straight towards Li Yu and their direction.
Unlike when it arrived, the vehicle was now moving much faster.
Seeing the distance less than 20 meters, Li Tie suddenly ran in front of the car.
He raised his gun, about to shoot the person in the driver's seat.
The vehicle did not stop; instead, it accelerated, charging directly towards Li Tie.
Li Tie was about to dodge to the side.
Bang! Bang!
Two gunshots rang out, and two bullets accurately hit the vehicle's two rear tires.
It was Li Yu and Zhao Dapao!
As the two best marksmen in the base, they still accurately hit the vehicle's rear tires, even in the dim light of dawn.
As the vehicle sped towards Li Tie, its rear tires instantly blew out, causing it to swerve wildly towards the side of the road.
It didn't hit Li Tie; the vehicle was precisely to Li Tie's right.
Li Tie could clearly see the person in the driver's seat.
Li Tie remembered Li Yu's instructions, raised his gun.
He shot, directly headshotting the person in the driver's seat!
The vehicle was already swerving, and the person in the driver's seat was trying hard to control the steering wheel.
But with the death of the person in the driver's seat, the vehicle suddenly lost control.
With a thud, it directly crashed into the roadside tree.