Jiang Ruan was speechless; her mind went completely blank. She knew something was wrong; she had no idea her son had been taken away, and that her own parents had personally delivered him.

"Dad, Mom, you're both so foolish!"

Jiang's parents stopped what they were doing, their expressions faltering slightly, and said in unison, "You child, what are you saying that shows no respect for elders!"

At this moment, Wan Mei woke up, and her eyes widened instantly when she saw Jiang Ruan.

"Jiang Ruan? You're done? You're back? What's the situation outside? Did the operation go smoothly...?"

Jiang Ruan raised her hand to interrupt her, "You know about Zai Zai being taken away, right?"

Wan Mei blinked, looked at the bewildered Jiang family parents behind her, and nodded.

"Nonsense! Xiaoyu, activate the smart butler mode, take over the entire mall, and then move out a car with high chassis. I need to go to the hospital immediately."

Jiang Ruan had considered teleporting there, but she had only used it once, and now, apart from healing, her other abilities were unstable. She was afraid that teleporting to another place would only delay things.

Jiang's mother muttered a few words, "Who is Xiaoyu? How does she have a smart butler? What's going on?"

Jiang's father helped Jiang's mother, who looked puzzled, while Wan Mei looked excited. Although she didn't understand the situation, she vaguely knew that Jiang Ruan had a secret friend named Xiao Yu, whom she had heard her call several times but had never seen.

As soon as Jiang Ruan finished speaking, a slightly coquettish female voice echoed in the hall, and the walls began to show mottled patterns. Each door was tightly blocked by a densely woven net and marked with a number.

At the same time, the floor beneath their feet began to shake, and something resembling a robot vacuum cleaner emerged from the very center of the floor.

[The interior design has been found to be too ornate and unsuitable for machine modifications. An application for modifications has been submitted. Is this application approved?]

"permit."

【receive!】

Then the smart home assistant disappeared, and all that could be seen was the living room decorations slowly vanishing, with fine lines beginning to slowly drift across the walls.

"Ruan Ruan, what are you doing? What happened? Did something happen to our baby? Your dad just called the hospital, and they said everything's fine and we shouldn't worry."

Jiang's mother stopped Jiang Ruan, who was about to leave, looking somewhat puzzled.

"Mom, let's go together. You, Dad, and Wanmei, we'll all go together."

Jiang Ruan didn't want to argue with her parents. They hadn't done anything wrong. If you're sick, you should go to the hospital. That's the choice every normal person would make.

But that was before. Now it's the apocalypse. Dongzhou has fallen into a zombie apocalypse and is in complete chaos. Banks, police, government and other departments have all been abandoned and moved to bases. How could such a wonderful place as the hospital still be the same as before?

What kind of good place is a hospital that's openly displayed in a place that ordinary people can't even find?

Jiang Ruan dared not think any further. She sensed that Zai Zai was not injured, but she did not know his exact location, so she had to bring others with her.

"Okay, if you're worried, we'll go with you. Come on, we'll all go."

The group got into the car, and Jiang Ruan drove very fast.

Considering the road was covered in gravel and dirt, she specifically requested a car with high ground clearance. The journey was smooth, and with their guidance, she arrived in less than an hour.

As soon as they got out of the car, Jiang's parents grabbed the car door frame and started vomiting. Jiang Ruan had driven too fast, and they were feeling carsick.

Wanmei was alright; aside from being a little pale, she didn't have much of a reaction.

"Jiang Ruan, I never expected you to be such a good driver. I've really seen it for myself!" Wan Mei said, as if she was gritting her teeth and forcing out the words.

"Good job, you did well. Keep it up next time."

After tossing her the car keys, Jiang Ruan went into the hospital.

The ordinary hospital had its doors wide open long ago, but there was no one to be seen inside. Medical equipment was scattered all over the floor, and apart from the morgue, which still had some function, it was completely empty.

But this one in front of me is quite unusual.

There weren't many people, but there were a few scattered around, with older people leading younger ones, and younger ones leading older ones, all in the same boat.

Jiang's father walked to the service desk in the middle and asked a male nurse, "Hello, we are Jiang Baiyuan's family. We would like to ask which ward he is in now. He called us a couple of days ago to say that he was going to be moved to a different ward, but he didn't tell us which one he was moved to."

The male nurse smiled, picked up a device from the table, scanned it at Jiang's father, and said something through the earpiece he was wearing.

"Hello, this is room 201 on the second floor."

Jiang's father thanked him and then prepared to lead the group upstairs.

But Jiang Ruan had already disappeared without a trace.

"Where is Ruan Ruan? She was just here a moment ago." Jiang's father looked around but couldn't see her.

"He must have gone up, Uncle Jiang. Let's go up and take a look." Wan Mei remembered that Jiang Ruan had disappeared as soon as they entered, as if he sensed something.

They probably know where the baby is.

Second floor, room 201.

"Hmm? Could we have made a mistake? There's no one here!" Jiang's mother asked doubtfully. She suddenly became nervous and understood Jiang Ruan's emotions when she first heard that her child had been sent to the hospital.

"Honey, where's our baby? Ruan Ruan is missing too. What should we do? Could something really have happened to her?" Jiang's mother was worried; she didn't dare to think about it.

Jiang's father remained relatively calm and quickly pressed the bell on the hospital bed. The nurse soon came in and asked them what the problem was.

"Our child, where is our child?" Jiang's father's voice trembled slightly, even though he tried very hard to suppress it.

The nurse looked them over carefully from head to toe and asked, "How old are you two?"

“Ah, we’re the same age, both forty.” Although Jiang’s father didn’t understand, he still said honestly.

How old is the child?

"A little over one year old?"

"Ah, having a child at an advanced age takes a lot of courage."

"What nonsense are you talking about? That's my grandson!" Even though Jiang's parents were panicked, they realized that he must have thought it was their child.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, but according to the ward record, this room is not occupied. Are you sure you haven't made a mistake?" The nurse smiled awkwardly and carefully checked the medical record. Indeed, there was no record of this room being occupied.

"What? But the male nurse downstairs just said there was one, in room 201 on the second floor. What's going on?"

Jiang's father panicked; he finally realized something was wrong.

Something's off about the hospital, something's off about the nurses, and even the whole area feels a bit off.

"Please don't worry, I'll go ask for you. Please wait here, we'll contact you again later. But you need to come out first, we need to disinfect this ward."

The three of them were kicked out and stood on the second-floor corridor. Jiang's father was panting heavily, Jiang's mother was patting his back, and Wan Mei went down to ask the male nurse what had happened to their son.