The two, still drinking soup, simultaneously lifted their heads, "Open the door? What door?"
After speaking, Lin Yuan realized something was wrong. Damn it, how could they speak in unison? Let's just drink our soup and pretend nothing happened.
Glancing at Lin Yuan, Wu Tian asked Wu Mengyao again, waiting for her answer.
"It's to pick the locks. Didn't you say those rooms were empty of zombies and the supplies were still inside? I plan to open them all."
"Open them all?" Wu Tian frowned, thinking his sister was talking nonsense again.
"Those doors are all security doors. How can you open them without a key? Wait until Lin Yuan and I finish learning how to pick locks."
"Yeah, yeah, Mengyao, I watched a bit last night too. I was just planning to practice today, don't rush."
Wu Mengyao looked at them, then suddenly tilted her chin. "Hehehe, you don't need to bother. I already know how! I even experimented at home, and now I can open my own door without a key!" Hahaha, praise me quickly.
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Wu Tian's eyes widened. What was going on? When did his sister's learning ability become so strong?
Lin Yuan was even more exaggerated. He sprayed out the soup he had just drunk, but quickly caught it in his bowl with a swift move.
Good heavens, has my mind become accustomed to saving things automatically!
"Hahaha, Mengyao is truly a little genius!"
Lin Yuan gave Wu Mengyao a perfunctory compliment, then looked back at the soup in his bowl, fell silent for a moment, and then closed his eyes and drank it.
It's all nutrition! No waste!
"Then wait a moment. Lin Yuan and I will go with you. Lin Yuan, are you full yet?"
"Let me have two more bites of meat!" After quickly wolfing down two more bites, Lin Yuan followed Wu Tian and the others downstairs.
He scooped up Peiqi, who was clinging to Wu Mengyao, and hugged her. "You're such a big cat now, you need to learn not to be so clingy, understand!"
Peiqi: "Meow meow~ (Don't think I don't know you just want to pet me!)"
First, they went back to the 11th floor to check the chairs blocking the stairs. There was no sign they had been touched, and no zombies had suddenly become smart and sneaked up.
After confirming it was safe, the three people and the cat came to the 16th floor. All four rooms on this floor were locked. Since Wu Mengyao intended to try, they would try here.
Wu Tian walked to the door of 16-1 and knocked. There was no response. He knocked harder, but still no response. It seemed safe, and no zombies had been overlooked.
"Give it a try, don't be nervous. If it doesn't work, we'll think of other ways. Go for it!" Wu Tian and Lin Yuan encouraged Wu Mengyao together.
Wu Mengyao struck a strong pose. "Leave it to me."
Then, she took out something like a screwdriver and a thin iron rod she had found somewhere from her pocket and began to pick the lock.
The two people standing behind her were whispering.
"Does your sister usually like these things so much?"
"What things?"
"Uh, you know, likes to learn a lot of knowledge and put it into practice?"
Wu Tian thought for a moment. "I heard my mom say that after I went to college, because she had no one to accompany her, she liked to learn some strange knowledge. Plus, she's smart. She has many models in her room, and a toy sewing machine. It had a very strong pink princess vibe, but it was a real sewing machine that could sew clothes. It was with that yesterday that she sewed us protective gear."
"Foot-powered?" Lin Yuan asked a silly question.
"What else? How else would an electric one be used now?"
"I really envy her for having such strong hands-on skills and excellent learning ability when she was young, unlike me. When I was young, apart from eating, drinking, and having fun, it was all eating, drinking, and having fun."
Wu Tian nodded in agreement. "Me too. Damn it, let's not talk about it. The more we talk, the more useless we feel!"
Just as Wu Tian and Lin Yuan were so ashamed they covered their faces, the door in front clicked and opened.
The two looked at each other, holy cow, did it really work?
Oh no, we're even more useless!
"Hahaha, my sister is truly amazing!!"
However, Wu Tian was still very happy. His sister was so capable, and he was happy for her. He hugged Wu Mengyao and kissed her, making the little girl's mouth all squished.
Lin Yuan also gave two thumbs up, his face full of affirmation!
Even Peiqi was being pulled by Lin Yuan into a fake smile.
The happiest was Wu Mengyao. She had finally proven with her actions that she wasn't a burden and was very useful.
But as the door was opened, a rotten meat smell wafted out, making one nauseous.
"Ugh~ I need a gas mask!" Lin Yuan leaned against the wall, almost throwing up his beef.
"Meow! (This smell is killing me!)" Peiqi jumped out directly, frightened by the terrible smell.
Wu Tian and Wu Mengyao covered their mouths and noses and pulled Lin Yuan back. "Let's go back and get KN95 masks first!"
When they returned, Wu Tian and Lin Yuan were not only wearing masks but also motorcycle helmets.
To prevent any accidents, Lin Yuan also brought his imitation anti-riot fork.
"Mengyao, we'll go in first. You and Peiqi wait outside. If anything seems wrong, run home, understand?"
Wu Mengyao nodded, holding Peiqi and staying far away.
Wu Tian and Lin Yuan went inside. The room was very dark. The windows and curtains at home were all closed, making it stuffy. They had probably left in too much of a hurry and hadn't even turned off the air conditioning.
The stench came from the kitchen, but the smell didn't affect them much now. They went and opened all the windows and curtains, letting the light in.
"Let's split up. Pack anything useful and valuable you find!" The two split up, one going to the kitchen and the other to other bedrooms.
With the experience of scavenging before, the two moved swiftly. They first opened all the cabinets. If they were locked and there was no key, they broke them open with a knife or hammer, then slowly selected the items they needed. They would fill one bag and take it out, then come back for the second bag.
The supplies in this house weren't a lot. The tomatoes, pumpkins, etc., left outside the refrigerator had all spoiled. There were still two potatoes holding on, and they didn't find any canned or emergency food. However, the survival kit was intact. Although the items inside couldn't deal with zombies, there were many useful things, such as rope, a hand-crank radio, a windproof lighter, a survival whistle, and so on.
Besides two silver necklaces, there were no valuable items. The rice, flour, and oil weren't much, totaling only about 30 catties. However, there were two boxes of instant noodles in different flavors, about 10 catties of various snacks, six self-heating hot pots, six bags of luosifen, and other items.
There was a set of work clothes. Lin Yuan thought the quality was excellent and kept it. It was too wide for him, but Wu Tian could wear it.
They took all the essential items and would retrieve the rest later when they had time.
Returning to the doorway, Lin Yuan used a chair to brace the door to avoid trouble next time.
He glanced at his phone. It was 3:58. Two minutes before 4 o'clock. He couldn't clean up with Wu Tian anymore; he still had to build the house. He couldn't make loud noises with work at night.
He handed the bags to Wu Tian. "Old Wu, you and Mengyao can sort out the rooms behind. I still have to build the house. The zombies' abilities have all been enhanced tonight, so it's not good to make too much noise."
Oh, right, how could he forget about this? But his body... Wu Tian looked at Lin Yuan worriedly. "Are you really okay?"
"I'm really fine. I might get mouth ulcers tomorrow, but it's okay. I have Niuhuang Jiedu Pian. I'll go up first. I need to at least finish the frame today. I'll give you the helmet, and let Mengyao wear your helmet. Be careful. If anything happens, contact me directly via walkie-talkie. I'm leaving."
"Okay, don't push yourself if you feel unwell!" Wu Tian shouted from behind.
"I'm really fine, don't curse me!"
Lin Yuan was actually a little worried about his body, but after checking several times, there were still no problems. He had eaten and drunk something, and the pain in his body had subsided. When he pulled up his sleeve, the bruises were almost gone, leaving only faint marks.
He couldn't figure it out no matter how much he thought about it, so he decided not to think about it anymore. This young master was definitely uniquely gifted!
Returning to the rooftop, he picked up the saw and began to cut the wooden strips needed for the frame. He planned to use wooden strips to fix the wooden frame onto the rooftop parapet walls, reinforce some of the structure with mortise and tenon joints, and some with rope. Then, he would cover it with plastic bags and fill it with foam boards. The top would be sealed with wardrobe doors to block the rain.