Bai Zhengxuan looked at Grandpa Wang with surprise, "What happened to you? You look ten years older all of a sudden?"

Grandpa Wang rolled his eyes. "It's nothing, the rabbit just ate too much. When we get back, I'll have to ask for a few more meals."

Bai Zhengxuan glanced at Grandpa Wang with a sly look, "You talk as if someone fired the gun themselves!"

Since arriving at the Fire Phoenix Safe Base, the Bai family's bus has been reinforced several times a day, and even their kitchen knives have been reinforced countless times.

Grandpa Wang always has a reason to freeload a meal.

Forced reinforcement of buses, coercive buying and selling.

Grandpa Wang picked his nose, rolled his eyes, and ignored Bai Zhengxuan.

With the accelerator floored, the green garbage truck, more ferocious than a wild beast, sped wildly in one direction.

Bai Zhengxuan silently hugged Grandpa Liu, just in case he got thrown out in a car accident.

That's terrifying!

Bai Zhengxuan was like a frightened old white rabbit, secretly vowing that he would never show off his grandchildren to Old Wang again!

The green garbage truck rushed straight towards the safe base, and the three crystal cores were thrown into the guard's arms.

The gatekeeper was used to it; these three old men were too crazy to provoke.

I'm terrified that one day the old men might take a dislike to me and run me over with their cars!

These old men seemed to know Captain Zhu very well, so they had no choice but to put up with it.

The green garbage truck stopped in an open space. As soon as Bai Zhengxuan and Grandpa Liu got out of the truck, Grandpa Wang locked the door from the inside.

"I'm going to sleep now, I'll go crazy again tomorrow!"

Grandpa Wang put his feet on the steering wheel and closed his eyes.

Where no one could see, a murky tear slid down her face and dripped onto the seat.

Seeing Grandpa Wang's appearance, Grandpa Liu sighed heavily but said nothing more. He then pulled Bai Zhengxuan to find a place to sit down.

The two sat side by side on the ground. The Bai family had not yet returned, so Bai Zhengxuan started chatting with Grandpa Liu about everyday matters.

"Is Old Wang acting like this because I'm showing off my granddaughter?" Bai Zhengxuan asked with a hint of regret.

He should have realized it sooner; apart from Lao Liu, Lao Wang had no other relatives or friends.

It seems he has no family.

Otherwise, at the beginning of the apocalypse, with Old Wang's abilities, he would definitely have been able to protect his family.

"Sigh, that all happened thirty years ago." Grandpa Liu wiped away his cloudy tears, his thoughts drifting back to the past.

"That was in the 1990s. Grandpa Wang's family was a well-known wealthy family. His wife was among the first to get rich. They had an imported car, a son who was a pilot, a virtuous daughter-in-law, and a pair of adorable twin grandchildren."

"During the Mid-Autumn Festival, his son happened to be on vacation and came home. The family went out for a drive. On the way back, it started to rain. The weather that day was a bit unusual; it rained heavily."

"The two cars collided, and of his family, only he survived."

When Grandpa Liu got to this point, his voice choked up.

"In the other car, there was only one person left alive, and that person was me."

"In that car accident, I lost my wife, son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter."

"Later, we held the funeral together. Neither of us blamed the other. It was raining so hard that neither car slowed down. We both wanted to get home as quickly as possible, so we were both responsible."

"After the funeral, Lao Wang and I went back to our respective cities. Except for the Mid-Autumn Festival, the anniversary of the death, when we went to pay our respects to our family members, we didn't see each other at other times."

"From two families, only the two of us were left. We didn't become enemies; instead, we supported each other and got through the most difficult days together."

"When the apocalypse broke out, I knew Old Wang would definitely come to M City. Because I can't drive, but he can. So I waited for him for a few days, and then I came to the safe base."

“When we’re together, we rarely talk about the past. He’s always carefree and laughing, but he’s never really gotten over that hurdle.”

"Me too, neither of us can get over this!"

Grandpa Liu recounted the events of the past, sentence by sentence.

Bai Zhengxuan sat quietly to the side, listening without saying a word.

He knew that no matter how worn out the old wounds were, they could never be simply erased.

What Grandpa Liu needs is someone to listen to him.

Old Wang and Old Liu are both very easygoing people, and they seem quite crazy.

In reality, every person like this carries a scar in their heart, which they conceal with laughter.

It hurts every time I touch it.

――――

Bai Xizhu and Leng Yebai sped along the road on their electric bikes.

Leng Yebai tightened his arms around Bai Xizhu, his eyes slightly vacant, as if he were thinking about something.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Bai Xizhu turned her head and glanced at Leng Yebai.

Leng Yebai sighed softly, his arm tightening slightly, and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Zhu, what kind of beings do you think zombies are?"

Bai Xizhu subconsciously thought of the scene from her previous life.

Dad, Mom, and Xiao Fan all perished in the fangs of zombies.

“They are bloodthirsty monsters.” A look of deep sorrow flashed in Bai Xizhu’s eyes.

That scene would occasionally appear in her dreams; she could never forget it, no matter what.

“Xiao Zhu, high-level zombies are very cunning. They know how to ambush humans and how to command other zombies. This might mean they have developed a little bit of intelligence. If there were zombies as intelligent as humans, then…”

Before Leng Yebai could finish speaking, Bai Xizhu interrupted him.

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