"Don't be too sad. I believe your friends will surely turn danger into safety." Her words were sincere, as if she was truly saddened.
Lin Zhuoran looked up at the other person, feigning carelessness as she leaned closer to Wang Zhao. The latter thought Lin Zhuoran had something secret to tell him.
He then leaned his head over.
Only to hear Lin Zhuoran quietly ask, "Where is Yu Qin?"
Her eyes were resolute, showing no sign of sadness at all.
Wang Zhao's composure faltered, almost causing him to fall. His half-crouching body shifted to a half-kneel within the carriage, his eyes filled with panic.
"Sister Zhuoran, what are you talking about? Yu Qin? Isn't Yu Qin always with you all?"
Wang Zhao's eyes darted away, never daring to meet Lin Zhuoran's gaze. "I've been with Ah Fei and Xiao Zhang. Ask them if you don't believe me. We've never seen Yu Qin."
Lin Zhuoran looked at Wang Zhao, her heart turning cold. She had only trusted Xu An's words by about thirty percent, and now it had increased to eighty percent.
She had deliberately leaned close to Wang Zhao just now, and as expected, she had indeed caught the faint scent of blood on him.
Although it was very faint, one could still smell it up close.
"It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered Yu Qin is missing. She said she was going to find you earlier. I thought Yu Qin was with you. Now it seems Yu Qin was probably also a victim."
As Lin Zhuoran spoke, her gaze was fixed on Wang Zhao's face, observing his expression. Although she didn't know why, Lin Zhuoran could now confirm that Yu Qin had been killed by him.
Wang Zhao shook his head like a rattle drum, "No, no, we didn't see Yu Qin, she didn't come to find me, she must have gone to do something else." After explaining, Wang Zhao remembered that he should show some reaction to Yu Qin's death.
He feigned distress, "It's my fault. If we had paid more attention to Qin Qin at the time, she wouldn't have died."
Zhou Haimei closed her eyes and feigned sleep, too lazy to watch the two people act. Xu An had told them to guard against these two before leaving.
If it weren't for Xu An saying they still needed to investigate who was controlling those zombies from behind, she would have loved to take care of the person in front of her with a single strike.
Zhang Bo looked at the lifeless carriage and stood up, saying, "I know you're sad about losing your friends, but we need to pull ourselves together. I hope you can help me. As long as we understand more about the genetic characteristics of these zombies and the truth behind the world's mutations, I believe humanity can once again become the master of this world."
But no one echoed his sentiments. Only the two students beside the doctor, whose names he couldn't even recall, looked at the doctor with admiration.
In the eyes of Zhou Haimei and the others, Zhang Bo's words were utter nonsense.
Researching human genes wouldn't fill their stomachs.
Between the hope of survival and the continuation of humanity.
She believed that the vast majority would choose the former.
...
After Xu An left this side, she first had Ze Yuan confirm if anyone was around. Upon receiving an affirmative answer.
Xu An directly flickered and disappeared from her spot in the blink of an eye.
The next second, she appeared in her space.
"Whew~ Finally, I'm in."
She lay lazily on the lush green grass, gazing at the fields before her, and for a moment, she felt a sense of disorientation.
"I'm used to the wasteland world outside, so coming in suddenly feels a bit unaccustomed."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xu An was tackled to the ground by a behemoth, followed by Gou Dan's wet, slobbery tongue incessantly licking her neck.
Xu An hugged Gou Dan tightly, stroking his fluffy head fiercely a few times before feeling completely revitalized.
She first let go of Gou Dan and walked towards the neatly arranged display shelves.
Here were the space shower pods she had bought earlier. The only drawback was that she couldn't heat water in the space.
However, the climate in the space was warm and suitable, so she wouldn't feel cold even if she bathed with cold water.
Although it hadn't been even a week since descending the lighthouse, she was constantly surrounded by zombies and wasteland dust. Xu An felt that Gou Dan, who had rolled out of a mud pit, was cleaner than herself.
Gou Dan wagged his tail and kept trying to get close to her. She pushed him away.
"Let your mother take a shower first. Be good, or you won't get any canned food!"
Gou Dan obeyed obediently, standing guard at the shower room door like a stone lion.
Since leaving the lighthouse, Xu An had kept Gou Dan in her space. If she couldn't attend to him, Ze Yuan would take care of Gou Dan.
In this desolate space, a tree, a butterfly, and a dog.
These three beings lived quite harmoniously.
It wasn't until Xu An came out after her bath that Gou Dan once again looked at her with a dazed expression, his tongue hanging out, circling her ankles expectantly.
Xu An knew Gou Dan missed her. Although it had only been a few days, these days felt as long as half a century.
Only now did she have time to sort through the events of the past few days.
She had met Lin Zhuoran, encountered controlled zombies, and discovered collusion between bases.
Xu An didn't consider herself someone who meddled in others' affairs, but it seemed like every single incident was like a radar, specifically seeking her out to cause trouble.
While thinking, she walked to the shelves, took down the cans from the top layer, opened them, and threw them to Gou Dan.
Gou Dan ate with great joy, making Xu An feel a little hungry.
She rummaged for a while, found an alcohol stove, took out a small iron pot, poured in water, and then found some vegetables and meat.
While the water was boiling, Xu An walked into the field and pulled out a bunch of newly grown cherry radishes. After washing them with clean water.
She eagerly put them into her mouth.
"So sweet!" Xu An exclaimed softly with satisfaction, her expression one of contentment.
What could be happier than eating a fresh, juicy small radish in the apocalypse?
Xu An tells you, yes, especially with a small hot pot.
Gou Dan, having finished his canned food, lay by Xu An's feet, looking pitifully at the meatballs boiling in the gurgling water.
Xu An nudged Gou Dan with her foot, "You unlucky child, your stomach is like a bottomless pit."
Yet, she still gave Gou Dan a meatball.
After feeding Gou Dan, Xu An picked up her bowl, dipped the meatballs in the specially made sesame sauce, and then put them into her mouth.
"Mmm... so good..."
She felt like she was about to shed tears of happiness, though the meatballs were a little too hot.
...
After swallowing the last bite of vegetables, Xu An rubbed her full stomach and said, "Ze Yuan, do you know why those zombies have been chasing me?"