Dr. Ling turned to look at Zhou Haimei.
If Xu An's words would be discounted by him, then he believed Zhou Haimei's words.
He had watched Zhou Haimei grow up and knew what kind of person she was; she wouldn't joke about such matters or protect anyone.
"Uncle, I'm also a bit suspicious now. Could that antibody be a trick by that person to get us to find his child?"
"Why do you say that?"
Zhou Haimei recalled, "The situation was very urgent at the time. That person said to help him find his daughter, and he would give us some reward."
"The reward he mentioned was the antibody?"
Zhou Haimei nodded. "But he was very strange. He specifically emphasized that if one was scratched by a zombie, they had to inject it within half an hour for it to have an inhibitory effect."
"What else did that man say?"
Xu An also recalled, "He emphasized the antibody and the need to find his daughter. Although I know Yueyue is very important to him, that man's focus seemed to be entirely on Yueyue."
Zhou Haimei added, "Yes, that person specifically said Yueyue almost died.
Only when the man compromised was Yueyue allowed to be treated.
"You guys, do you think Yueyue's father might have been deceiving us from the very beginning, just to get us to find his daughter?"
Xu An felt it wasn't impossible.
After all, human nature was selfish.
They had just assumed that what this man gave them was real. No one would have thought that someone would use such a thing as a bargaining chip to lure passing pedestrians.
However, regardless of whether the man was deceiving her or not, she would not abandon Yueyue.
Yueyue was not only his daughter but also the granddaughter of her mother's friend. This would not change.
As the two walked out of Dr. Ling's office with worry etched on their faces, Qin Chuan was standing at the door.
"What happened? I heard there was a problem with the vaccine?"
Xu An nodded. She didn't want to hide it from Qin Chuan; he would find out sooner or later anyway.
"We seem to have been deceived. That's not the real vaccine."
"How could this happen?" Even Qin Chuan couldn't believe it. His eyes widened, and the light in them was gradually extinguishing.
Xu An: "I'm sorry. I didn't expect things to turn out this way."
Qin Chuan shook his head. "This has nothing to do with you. I'm just... I'm just a little disappointed."
As Qin Chuan turned and walked away, Zhou Haimei seemed to be contemplating something and murmured to herself.
"No, no..."
Xu An heard Zhou Haimei's words. "What's wrong?"
"If he was really trying to trick us, why would he insist that we find his daughter? Do you remember what that person said at the end?"
Xu An had been distracted by fighting zombies and hadn't really heard what Yueyue's father had said.
"That person said it was the last hope. I always thought that the last hope he mentioned was the antibody, but now that I think about it, what if his final words, the last hope, weren't the antibody in your hand, but Yueyue?"
"What did you say?!" Xu An's voice suddenly rose.
She first confirmed that there was no one around, then quickly tugged at Zhou Haimei's sleeve and left the place that could be monitored at any time.
Only when they reached a secluded corner and Xu An had confirmed their safety by looking around did she begin to ask Zhou Haimei.
"Why would you say that? You mean, Yueyue is the real vaccine?"
Zhou Haimei nodded.
"Do you remember the story that man told? He said that because he had no money, he was forced to participate in human experiments to get his daughter treated. But he also met someone who changed his life. That person told him to leave with peace of mind, that his daughter would be completely cured and would never be infected by zombies again."
"An'an, think about it. Who would not be infected by zombies? Either one of their own kind, or someone who has been injected with the vaccine."
"But you can't make such an important decision based solely on speculation! We have no evidence at all, and we can't push Yueyue into that position just because of a simple story."
They all knew what Yueyue would face if this idea were to be revealed.
Xu An couldn't believe that a father would be so cruel as to use his daughter, obtained with his own life, to become a human vaccine.
At that time, the entire Lighthouse would probably go mad. Even Xu An wouldn't be able to protect Yueyue.
Yueyu would be placed on a moral high ground, put on the spot.
Those people would go mad, drawing her blood and trampling on her flesh.
But Yueyue was just an eight-year-old girl. Why should an eight-year-old girl bear the responsibility of saving the world?
Zhou Haimei seemed to notice Xu An's emotional fluctuations.
"Calm down, An'an. I don't believe it either, but think about that bottle of serum that can attract zombies."
"If the antibody he gave us was fake, then why did the serum turn out to be real? And wouldn't that person be afraid that we would become enraged and kill Yueyue out of spite?"
"But he didn't. He kept emphasizing that Yueyue was the last hope. I think he must have taken some measures to protect Yueyue, or perhaps."
"Perhaps Yueyue's current situation is not misfortune, but the greatest protection her parents gave her?"
Xu An was stunned, seemingly unable to accept the reality before her.
"Then why didn't you tell Dr. Ling all this just now? If he had followed your advice, he might have been tricked."
Zhou Haimei gave a helpless smile. "Why would I betray you, An'an? Are you looking down on me a little?"
Saying that, Zhou Haimei wrapped her arm around Xu An's waist and said sweetly, acting coy.
"However, if this matter, it should be manageable."
"But regarding Yueyue, it's really a bit tricky. I want to ask for your opinion. If it's really confirmed that Yueyue has a problem, what do you plan to do?"
"Raise her yourself, or send her back?"
Xu An initially wanted to say that she would definitely keep her sister.
But thinking about the current situation, she began to ask herself, who was more important, Yueyue or everyone on the Lighthouse. But just as she couldn't separate herself from her past life, in this life, she also couldn't separate herself from the innocent and cheerful Yueyue.
Under the dim lights, only the dim lights of the bathroom remained.