These elderly people were hiding underground, and they wouldn't have come out unless the seven people had come to their door.

The basement was about 100 square meters and contained countless beds. Han Meimei didn't recognize them, but others could tell at a glance that they were folding beds used by hospital caregivers.

Upon seeing the bed, Han Meimei was extremely surprised and almost muttered to herself, "Could it be just an underground dormitory in an ordinary abandoned academy?"

“This isn’t an academy of sciences,” an elderly man said softly. “This is a hospital.”

Hospital?

“No, our city doesn’t have a hospital, and the sign at the entrance…” Han Meimei’s rebuttal was cut short by the old man’s words: “It’s been changed.”

"Do you know the hospital?" an old woman asked as she approached Han Meimei. "I've seen you before. You were loitering outside the hospital a couple of years ago."

"I...I've never seen you before!" Han Meimei was somewhat panicked. Li Lei quickly half-embraced his girlfriend. Her face looked terrible. Perhaps she had anticipated that her worldview would be completely overturned, which made her extremely flustered.

"At your age, you should be in the second batch," the elderly man sighed. "Now there are only five of us left in the first batch, and my senses are starting to become blurry."

The basement was dimly lit by only the flickering emergency lights. Cheng Shuang asked softly, "Grandpa and Grandma, can we use something to light our way?"

"Yes, that's fine." The old man nodded.

The group immediately took out lighting equipment and placed it in the corner. With sufficient light, the faces of the elderly were clearly visible.

Apart from the two people speaking to them, the remaining three elderly people had blank stares, hunched over, and looked to be in very poor condition.