"Could it be that you..."

Ye Lei was about to warn about the possibility of lava zombies when he was suddenly interrupted.

Are you looking for me?

A middle-aged man with glasses, messy hair, a dirty face, and a pristine white shirt that was no longer clean, suddenly stood in front of them.

"Are you Ma Mingzhe?"

"I asked, Deputy Captain Liu."

"Yes, that's me."

The middle-aged man quickly nodded in agreement.

They're looking for you!

Deputy Captain Liu pointed to Ye Lei, who was standing next to him.

"Ye Lei? What brings you here?"

It seems that this disheveled man really is the once refined and cultured Principal Ma.

"Principal Ma, is it really you?"

Ye Lei could hardly believe his eyes.

"It's me, it's Principal Ma!"

Ma Mingzhe grinned, revealing only his white teeth.

"What happened to you?"

"Oh, I've been so busy moving that I haven't had time to pack!"

The once high and mighty Principal Ma has been forced into this state of destitution!

"My daughter, Ma Jing, has she arrived?"

It seems Ma Mingzhe knows that Ma Jing and Ye Lei are together!

"You're here! Look, I was looking for you over there!"

Ye Lei pointed to Ma Jing, who was still trying to recognize people in the distance, and said.

"Thank you for looking after my daughter. I'm going to find her now."

After Ma Mingzhe finished speaking, he prepared to leave.

"Principal Ma, wait a moment, I have something to ask you."

"What is it? Go ahead and ask."

"Actually, you saw me bring Ma Jing back to your house that day, right?"

Ye Lei just wanted to confirm his initial judgment.

How did you know?

This statement is essentially an admission.

"Did you see everything through the living room security camera?"

"You're really smart; you figured that out. You're right, we were actually in our neighbor's house at the time."

Ma Mingzhe finally admitted it.

"Why would you do this? I rescued Ma Jing so that you and your daughter could see her!"

Ye Lei couldn't quite understand this.

"Sigh, I know my daughter's temper too well. I promised you that if you rescued her, she could stay with you. I was worried that she wouldn't want to leave when we met, so I came up with this idea!"

It seems that intellectuals are much more thorough in their considerations.

"Oh, I see. You really went to great lengths!"

"As long as she's alright, is there anything else?"

Ma Mingzhe is eager to reunite with his daughter.

"Okay, it's alright, go ahead."

"Thanks"

Ma Mingzhe ran towards Ma Jing, hugged her tightly, and tears blurred his vision with emotion.

Ma Jing's eyes widened. It took her a long time to recognize that the man in front of her was her father.

A joyful smile spread across her face, and her eyes glistened with tears of happiness.

"dad!"

Ma Jing choked out those two words, as if she had used up all her strength. Ma Mingzhe hugged his daughter tightly, feeling her warm body temperature and real presence, his heart filled with joy and comfort.

Seeing this scene, Deputy Captain Liu felt extremely gratified. He turned off the loudspeaker in his hand, letting this moment belong to Ma Mingzhe and Ma Jing.

However, Ye Lei, who was standing to the side, frowned and fell into deep thought. It turned out that Ye Lei hoped to help Xiuxiu find her family through this method.

"Deputy Captain Liu, could you do me another favor?"

Ye Lei felt a little embarrassed, because he had always asked for payment when he helped the army before.

"Okay, go ahead."

Deputy Captain Liu didn't seem to mind.

"Could you help me find someone else?"

"Of course, no problem! Seeing them reunited, I was so touched. My family... sigh!"

It seems that the scene of Ma Jing and her father reuniting also stirred up Liu, the deputy captain's longing for his family.

"However, this time the information isn't so accurate. We can only try, as they might not be here!"

"It's alright, go ahead and tell me."

"You should ask Xiuxiu and Yuyu's family to come here and give it a try."

"Okay, no problem."

Deputy Captain Liu took out a loudspeaker, re-recorded the audio, and then played it on a loop. After that, the two continued walking aimlessly.

"Hey! Ye Lei, what were you about to say?"

Deputy Captain Liu has a really good memory.

"Oh, right, didn't you just say you wanted to develop geothermal energy? Aren't you worried about lava zombies?"

Ye Lei said in a very serious tone.

"That can't be right. These zombies are caused by solar radiation. There's no sunlight underground, so how could there be zombies?"

Deputy Captain Liu thought this was just needless worry.

"You're right, I hope so. This damn apocalypse, with its endless zombies, is terrifying!"

Ye Lei didn't want there to be zombies everywhere, as that would be bad for everyone.

"Hehe... If that day ever comes, I'm afraid I'll have to invite you again!"

"Please me! Aren't I afraid of that scalding lava?"

"Haha... No way, there definitely won't be any lava zombies!"

Deputy Captain Liu was just hoping, but who knows what the outcome would be!

Before they knew it, the two had explored almost the entire underground city, but Xiuxiu's parents still hadn't come. Perhaps they hadn't come at all!

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