"We were just coincidentally there and happened to rescue Dr. Qu. He entrusted this antibody to us. However, Dr. Qu's whereabouts are currently unknown. Only his daughter remains, and we are taking care of her now."
Xu An's words were straightforward. For the sake of delivering the antibody, the person had abandoned his own child.
Now, only an orphaned girl was left. If you have any conscience, you should take good care of this child.
Although it is the apocalypse, one should not expect such ethereal things as human nature and morality from others.
However, stating these matters in advance would also be more beneficial for Yueyue.
Only then did Qin Chuan's gaze fall upon Yueyue.
At first, he thought that Xu An had unintentionally rescued a child and was curious when Xu An had become so compassionate.
Now he knew that Yueyue was actually Dr. Qu's daughter.
Dr. Ling examined Xu An from head to toe. Her gaze was not uncomfortable, but it definitely did not convey any warmth.
"Alright, the future world belongs to you young people. You are all pillars of the Lighthouse."
Xu An smiled subtly, not responding.
Dr. Ling did not feel awkward. Instead, he turned to look at Zhou Haimei, who was standing behind Xu An, and ruffled her hair with his large palm.
"Your father asked me to find you and, by the way, to ask when our Miss Zhou is willing to come home."
Zhou Haimei rolled her eyes speechlessly and waved away his hand. "Uncle Ling, I'm all grown up. Can you give me some face? I'm begging you."
"Your father has already come to me, and you still don't plan to go home?"
Zhou Haimei pouted impatiently. "Let the old man embrace his son. Why is he still thinking about me?"
She then turned away angrily.
Qin Chuan didn't know that Zhou Haimei actually knew Dr. Ling.
Xu An knew even less.
Anyone sent to manage the vaccine would undoubtedly be someone with significant authority and absolute professional expertise at the Lighthouse.
It was just unexpected that such a person would know Zhou Haimei, and their relationship seemed quite close.
"I don't want to go back. I'll just be idle at home if I do."
The man didn't say anything more but shook his head and smiled. "Anyway, I've delivered the message. Even if you want to go out, you should at least inform your family. Your parents are very worried because you ran off here without a word."
Zhou Haimei pouted and mumbled, "I know."
Seeing that everyone had finished their pleasantries,
Several people wearing white coats, who looked like doctors, emerged from behind Qin Chuan.
As expected, Qin Chuan began to introduce them. "Xu An, these are people sent to conduct your physical examinations. Follow them to the back later. There are private rooms where they will give you a comprehensive check-up."
Even though Xu An knew she couldn't avoid it, her heart was still in her throat.
"Is the examination starting now?"
After hearing Xu An's words, Qin Chuan looked at her for the first time, his eyes filled with confusion.
It was as if he was asking Xu An what was happening.
Even if Xu An wanted to explain clearly to Qin Chuan now, there were too many people present, making it unsuitable.
In the end, Xu An said nothing.
Xu Yan looked at Xu An nervously. Even Dr. Ling sensed something was amiss.
"Who is this?"
"My mother. She might have been startled by the zombies. She'll be fine."
Saying that, Xu An walked to her mother's side, took her arm, and told her to rest assured and leave everything to her.
Xu Yan's heart settled a little.
Holding the still sleeping Yueyue, she left with the person in the white coat.
Someone looked at Xu Yan's appearance and joked,
"Miss Xu, your mother is too nervous. Anyone would think she was bitten by a zombie."
However, the speaker didn't realize that their words had precisely struck a nerve with Xu An.
Before anyone could react, Xu An's dagger was already at the neck of the person who had just spoken.
"I don't think this joke is funny at all. What do you think?"
The man, feeling his heart pound in his chest, looked at the dagger at his neck.
"I... I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I was just joking."
Even Qin Chuan sensed Xu An's abnormality and stepped forward, positioning himself to shield Xu An.
"What is wrong with you?"
Xu An looked at Qin Chuan, retracted her dagger, and watched the man slump to the ground.
"I don't think I need to explain myself to you."
With that, she reinserted the dagger into her waist, nodded to the stunned Qin Chuan and Dr. Ling beside her, and followed the doctors in white coats out of the place.
As Xu An left, discussions gradually grew louder.
After all, no matter how formidable Xu An was, she was still just a woman.
"Damn, is this woman crazy? We were just joking. Did that woman really get bitten by a zombie, which is why she can't stand talking about it..."
But before he could finish, he was met with a sharp glare.
"You'd better watch your tongue. Some words can bring disaster."
With that, Zhou Haimei also followed the examiners inside.
Only Dr. Ling remained, with a faint smile on his face, as if all this was of no consequence to him.
Qin Chuan also glared fiercely at the meddlesome soldier.
This person didn't seem to be from his team. He cast his gaze upon Dr. Ling.
Qin Chuan didn't believe that Xu An would be so careless as to be scratched by a zombie, but Xu An's behavior today was too abnormal.
Just in case, Qin Chuan called his subordinate and quietly arranged for twice the number of guards outside Xu An and the others' monitoring rooms.
Although they were no longer restricted by the possibility of mutation, such things were unpredictable.
No one knew whether tomorrow or the future would come first.
After a long wait, Qin Chuan relaxed as he saw the few of them emerge from the examination room, unharmed.
"Are they all okay?" Qin Chuan stepped forward and asked a doctor.
The doctor shook his head. "None of them have any visible wounds on their skin. Blood tests also showed no signs of infection."
"It's just..."
Seeing the doctor's hesitant expression, Qin Chuan's face gradually sank.
"Did something happen?"
The doctor nodded. "The adults are fine. It's just that the child named Yueyue had a slight fever, so we observed her closely. It was discovered that there was a finger-sized abrasion on the back of her head."