"How's it going outside?" Duan Ziyue limped over.

Xiao Jin lowered her hand.

"The zombie clearing went smoothly, and the previous zombie horde was also eliminated by the rescue team." Xiao Jin looked at Duan Ziyue: "If there are no unexpected events, we will be back soon today."

"That's great." This is truly good news.

Time waits for no one, so let's not delay.

The two tidied up and then left the office building.

Sure enough, when Duan Ziyue came out this time, she was surprised to find that there had been some amazing changes on the street.

All the zombies seemed to have disappeared, and pedestrians began to walk on the streets, but they were all in a hurry.

Duan Ziyue believes that these people are probably similar to herself, and most of them go home.

I was initially quite worried, but the rescue team is in the city now. If we don't take this opportunity, something else might happen.

However, just as the two were on their way, a small incident occurred that made Duan Ziyue unhappy.

Xiao Jin and Duan Ziyue were hurrying along the way.

Suddenly, a flurry of hurried footsteps broke the silence ahead.

Several survivors, wrapped up tightly but with extremely panicked eyes, staggered out of a nearby building.

Immediately afterwards, a low and rapid roar came, and a dozen or so zombies followed closely behind, frantically chasing after the survivors.

The survivors ran desperately, their shouts echoing through the empty streets.

In the past, their shouts would only have attracted more zombies, but now...

Fate seemed to be on their side; the survivors' escape route led them right into the path of the oncoming rescue team.

At that time, Xiao Jin and Duan Ziyue were also nearby.

The survivors' eyes lit up the moment they saw the rescue team.

Like drowning people grasping at a last straw, they shouted with all their might, "Help! Help!"

However, something unexpected happened: the rescue team's response surprised everyone.

The team members in the front row quickly raised their rifles, pointed the cold muzzles at the survivors, and pulled the triggers without hesitation.

Gunshots rang out, shattering the silence and crushing the last remaining hope in the hearts of the survivors.

Bullets whistled past, bringing with them a bloody storm. Several survivors fell to the ground in time, their blood staining the ground.

At that moment, time seemed to stand still.

Not only were the survivors stunned, but even Xiao Jin frowned.

As a passerby who was accidentally caught in the blast, Xiao Jin reacted quickly. She grabbed Duan Ziyue's wrist, and the two of them dodged the flying shrapnel with a swift movement.

When they came to their senses and looked around, they saw that the zombies had already fallen to the ground, mixed with the corpses of several survivors.

"How could they do this?" Duan Ziyue's eyes flashed with confusion and anger.

With this style of doing things that only focuses on killing zombies and completely disregards the lives of survivors, aren't they afraid of being blamed by their superiors?

Xiao Jin glanced at the leader from afar. It wasn't the same team he had encountered yesterday. It seemed that the country wasn't a monolithic entity after all!

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With the zombies no longer blocking their way, Xiao Jin and Duan Ziyue returned to the noodle shop in about half an hour.

At that moment, Liu Xin was pacing anxiously back and forth in the store, her eyes occasionally peering out through the gaps in the tightly closed roller shutter door.

When her gaze finally caught Xiao Jin's familiar figure, an incredulous look of surprise flashed across her face.

She thought Xiao Jin wouldn't come back.

Last night, she and Duan Chenghong waited for a long time, but they never saw Xiao Jin return, so they knew that something must have happened to her.

Coincidentally, it was Xiao Jin's actions yesterday that inspired the couple.

Duan Chenghong found a telescope in the storage room and, by a twist of fate, witnessed the gathering of a zombie horde.

Without saying a word, the two quickly reinforced the door again and then hid in the bathroom on the second floor.

Ropes were already prepared in the bathroom. Once the door was locked, they could immediately jump out of the small bathroom window to escape if anything unusual happened.

However, they were lucky; the zombie horde wasn't targeting the old city.

It wasn't until this morning, when rescuers came to search for survivors at their home, that Liu Xin and her husband dared to come out.

"You're finally back! It's alright..." Liu Xin greeted her happily.

But before she could finish speaking, Liu Xin saw Duan Ziyue following behind Xiao Jin.

This surprise was quickly replaced by stronger emotions. Liu Xin's eyes blurred, and tears streamed down her face like broken beads.

The mother and daughter took steps almost simultaneously, embraced each other tightly, and cried bitterly.

The cries echoed in the small space, a mixture of joy at surviving a disaster and a release from fear.

"What's wrong, wife?" Duan Chenghong rushed over upon hearing the sound, his face filled with worry and anxiety.

But when he saw his unharmed daughter standing in front of him, the long-standing burden seemed to be lifted instantly, replaced by an indescribable feeling of gratitude.

He strode forward, his hands clenched tightly, even trembling.

Duan Chenghong's eyes reddened, and his voice choked with emotion: "Thank you, thank you so much... I really didn't expect you to bring A-Yue back."

Duan Chenghong took a deep breath: "Although my family is small and humble, you saved my son before and helped my husband and me so much."

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