After the three returned to the farm, Xiao Yin immediately came to greet them.
"Did something happen?" Jiang Nian'an asked Xiao Yin quietly.
Little Silver shook her head.
"Let's go inside that tunnel and take a look."
Shen Nanxing glanced around, then led Jiang Nian'an and Xiao Longzhan into the room at the entrance of the tunnel, and jumped down first.
Only after confirming that there was no danger below did he allow Jiang Nian'an and Xiao Longzhan to come down.
The tunnel was dark and empty, with the faint sound of wind whistling in your ears, carrying a faint smell of blood.
Jiang Nian'an took out an emergency light, and the surroundings instantly became bright.
The ground was uneven, with many small pits filled with water that shimmered under the light.
"Sister, brother-in-law, there's something in this puddle!"
Xiao Longzhan, who was wandering around the neighborhood with Xiao Yin, looked down at a small puddle not far away and frowned.
Jiang Nian'an and Shen Nanxing walked over quickly and immediately saw what Xiao Longzhan had mentioned.
Two long, blood-red creatures were struggling to climb out.
Jiang Nian'an held the lamp forward. "It looks like a mutated leech."
"Sister, what is a leech?" Xiao Longzhan asked, having never seen such a thing before.
"It's a blood-sucking worm, but I don't know why it's here."
She flung out two wooden splinters, pinning the two mutated leeches to the ground, and then looked around at the puddles.
Everything was calm.
"Let's go and take another look ahead."
Jiang Nian'an pulled Xiao Longzhan to her side and continued walking forward with Shen Nanxing.
For the next half hour, they didn't find any other mutated creatures. Instead, Xiao Longzhan complained that he was hungry and wanted to eat.
"Let's eat first then~"
Jiang Nian'an patted Xiao Longzhan's head and handed the emergency light in his hand to Shen Nanxing, asking him to hang the light on the wall.
What would you like to eat?
She looked at the takeout orders on the shelf and asked the two of them.
"Wontons, with meat!" That was Xiao Longzhan's answer.
“Noodles.” That was Shen Nanxing’s answer.
"good."
Jiang Nian'an took out a table and three chairs.
Finally, after taking out a screen to block the wind in front of the table, he gave Xiaolongzhan a bowl of pork wontons, a braised pork knuckle, and a serving of spare ribs with fermented black beans.
Then he gave Shen Nanxing a big bowl of mutton soup noodles, four big meat pies, and a big bowl of tender braised pork.
She herself was eating a bowl of hot tomato and beef brisket rice.
The rich aroma of food wafted through the tunnel, and the sound of swallowing, which didn't belong to the three of them, was also heard in the wind.
Jiang Nian'an and Shen Nanxing continued eating, but they were already on high alert.
"Xiao Yin, go and quietly check the situation, but don't attract his attention."
Jiang Nian'an calmly instructed Xiao Yin.
Little Silver silently crawled to the ground and followed the sound.
A moment later, Little Silver crawled back.
[Master, there's a little kid squatting around the corner over there, just a bit bigger than the older brother, gnawing on a rock because he's so hungry~]
"A kid?" Xiao Longzhan mumbled, his mouth full of pork knuckle, "How could there be a kid here?"
Jiang Nian'an rubbed her forehead. Why aren't there any children here?
There's one right in front of her!
"You guys continue eating, I'll go check on things."
Shen Nanxing guessed the situation around the corner from Xiao Longzhan's words. After swallowing the meat pie in his hand in a few bites, he got up and walked towards the corner.
"I'm going too!"
Xiao Longzhan picked up the bowl, drank the remaining wonton soup in one gulp, then picked up the braised pork knuckle that he had eaten more than half of and chased after him.
Jiang Nian'an shrugged, ignored them, made herself a cup of brown sugar water, and sat there waiting for the two to return.
Less than two minutes later, Shen Nanxing returned with a little boy who was a little over an inch taller than Xiao Longzhan.
Xiao Longzhan stared at the little boy with curiosity, while the little boy stared at the large pork knuckle in Xiao Longzhan's hand.
"Little brother, why are you here?"
Jiang Nian'an stuffed a big meat bun into his hand and looked at him with a gentle expression.
The little boy didn't bother to answer, wolfing down the buns, even as he choked and his eyes rolled back, he still desperately stuffed the buns into his mouth.
Jiang Nian'an couldn't bear to see it and gave him a glass of water, which finally stopped the little boy from rolling his eyes.
After he finished eating the steamed bun, he lowered his head and said, "My parents hid me here."
"Um?"
Upon hearing this answer, Jiang Nian'an and the other two exchanged bewildered glances.
"What about your mom and dad?" Xiao Longzhan asked, looking puzzled.
"They've all turned into zombies and left from there."
When his parents were mentioned, the little boy's eyes reddened, and tears fell to the ground as he pointed ahead.
Jiang Nian'an and Shen Nanxing immediately sensed that something was wrong.
The little boy was pointing in the direction of the container area.
"When did they turn into zombies?"
Shen Nanxing took a deep breath, squatted down in front of the little boy, and spoke as softly as possible.
"This morning..." the little boy said, wiping away his tears and choking back sobs.
"Where do you live?" Shen Nanxing asked again.
"Shiraimu Village..."
Upon hearing the word "home," the little boy's tears fell again, and his suppressed sobs echoed through the tunnel.
Where did the rest of the villagers go?
Shen Nanxing took a piece of candy out of his pocket and put it in the little boy's hand.
Comforted by the candy, the little boy's mood improved, and he replied, "They've all turned into zombies..."
"When did they turn into zombies?" Shen Nanxing continued to ask.
"This morning..."
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