"Ha, don't think you can fool us just because we're villagers. The world is coming to an end, do you think we don't have cell phones?"
"Absolutely, you should call the government to handle our affairs!"
The villagers boasted fearlessly, ignoring everything Du Gang had said.
The village head, being more worldly, had a feeling that these people were not ordinary and tried to pacify with good words: "Ah well, what you said is not entirely accurate. Yes, the country did build the road, but it has long decayed. We villagers pitched in to maintain it..."
"The reason we don't want you to go is that the bridge is about to collapse. Please go back the way you came and find another way around."
Du Gang and the others frowned again. If this were before the apocalypse, when navigation still worked, they could, of course, detour as they wished.