This is the scene that unfolded before their eyes.
Two corpses lay quietly on the bed.
One of them was an elderly woman who looked to be around eighty years old, with a peaceful expression.
The other was a boy who was about eight or nine years old, but he had a pained expression on his face.
Judging from their appearance, they seemed to have been dead for several days. If it weren't for the low temperature, the two bodies would have decomposed long ago.
"Is this...is this the boy we just saw?"
Dong Zisheng said in a trembling voice.
Wu Ming was also somewhat bewildered by the situation before him, as he, as a police officer, had no idea what to say.
Although the boy I saw earlier was wearing thick clothes and I couldn't tell, I could roughly tell that this was the one in front of me.
"It's definitely him."
Wu Ming hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.
Qin Bai squinted and tightened his grip on the broadsword.
This situation is too bizarre.
They clearly saw the boy, but the boy's body was right in front of them, so what exactly were they seeing?
"Let's go check out other places first."
Qin Bai said in a low voice.
They went to the other rooms, and even the balcony.
However, there was no one else in the house except for the old woman and the boy.
"If you ask me, it must be a ghost. Let's hurry up and leave."
Dong Zisheng was usually very bold, but at this moment he was also a little uneasy.
Wu Ming felt there must be something they hadn't discovered; ghosts couldn't possibly exist in this world.
Just as Qin Bai was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of the doorway where two corpses lay, and a hand suddenly withdrew.
Qin Bai's hair stood on end instantly, and he instinctively picked up the large knife.
"Qin Bai, what's wrong?"
Seeing Qin Bai's strong reaction, Wu Ming asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Just now, a hand withdrew from there."
Qin Bai pointed to the door and said.
These words sent a chill down their spines, and they stared intently at the other side, but the hand Qin Bai had mentioned never appeared again.
"Everything else has been checked, but that area hasn't been checked. Shall we go in?"
Dong Zisheng swallowed hard and asked nervously.
Wu Ming hesitated for a moment, but gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go in and take a look. I don't believe in ghosts!"
As a materialist, Wu Ming did not believe in ghosts and gods at all; in his view, they were all fake.
That's what they say. When Wu Ming went in, he was gripping the hilt of his sword tightly.
If he encounters any real danger, he will make sure to strike with his longsword immediately.
The bedroom was simply furnished, with only a bed and a wardrobe.
Wu Ming gave the two of them a look and quietly walked towards the wardrobe.
Suddenly, he opened the wardrobe, revealing what was inside.
There were only clothes inside, nothing else.
Wu Ming breathed a sigh of relief, because he had been frightened by what Qin Bai had just said.
But as he looked down, he saw a hand and immediately shrunk it under the bed.
Wu Ming bristled and shouted, "It's under the bed!"
Qin Bai and Dong Zisheng immediately stood by the bed, blocking all possible openings under the bed.
After counting down, the three of them simultaneously pointed their weapons downwards.
"Come out! We've all seen you. If you're human, come out now!"
Wu Ming shouted loudly.
However, there was no sound from under the bed.
After waiting for a while, Wu Ming decisively reached his longsword under the bed and began to stir it.
Strangely, the longsword did not feel anything touching it.
The three of them lay down on the floor and looked under the bed, and then they saw...
The second boy!
Holy crap! There really is a ghost!
Dong Zisheng was terrified and immediately tried to run away.
However, Qin Bai noticed something and grabbed Dong Zisheng: "Don't run, that's not a ghost, it's a person."
"Is it a person?"
Dong Zisheng turned his head, somewhat incredulous.
Wu Ming confirmed, "It is indeed a person. It breathes and has a body. Could it be a twin?"
Upon hearing that it wasn't a ghost but a person, Dong Zisheng immediately stopped being afraid.
"As long as they're human."
Dong Zisheng lay down and called out to the boy inside, "Little boy, come out. We're here to help you."
Strangely, the boy ignored their shouts and remained huddled inside.
The three had no choice; they couldn't waste any more time there, so they had to forcibly pull the boy out.
After pulling him out, the three of them were puzzled by the boy's dazed appearance.
The boy's behavior before didn't seem like that of someone with dementia, so how come he became a different person after they came up?
"Was it really him calling us from the balcony just now? It doesn't seem like it."
Dong Zisheng was somewhat puzzled.
"The previous boy spoke clearly and logically, but this boy seems unwilling to speak."
Wu Ming frowned.
"Do you think there might be something wrong with him here?"
Qin Bai pointed to his head.
The two suddenly realized that this possibility really existed.
"It might be related to the deaths of his brother and grandmother. Sometimes the death of a loved one can be a great shock to the living, and it is possible that such an event could lead to dementia."
Wu Ming sighed.
If that's really the case, then it's truly remarkable that this boy survived.
However, the three of them still had things to do and couldn't take a mentally challenged person with them on the journey.
However, Wu Ming's sense of responsibility as a police officer prevented him from abandoning the situation.
Qin Bai saw Wu Ming's dilemma, but this time he couldn't let Wu Ming carry such a burden forward.
"Officer Wu, sometimes we can't save everyone. If saving one person endangers others, do you think that counts as saving someone?"
Dong Zisheng also chimed in, saying, "Qin Bai is right. He's already mentally impaired. Even if we save him now, what about later?"
"Do you want to support him for the rest of your life? He's not related to you at all. You need to consider your wife and children."
Wu Ming's body was trembling, as reality and responsibility constantly challenged his established beliefs.
After a while, Wu Ming lowered his head and made a hoarse sound.
"us……"
"Walk!"
Wu Ming could no longer bear to look at the boy; making this choice had been incredibly difficult for him.
Qin Bai smiled slightly. Wu Ming had finally changed some of his ideas, which was a good start.
In such an apocalyptic world, kindness is not necessarily a good thing.
Although it hasn't reached the level of the Virgin Mary yet, if it continues to develop, it might really become that way.
What Qin Bai needs is not a saintly Wu Ming.
Just as the three of them were about to leave, the boy's voice suddenly rang out.
"My three uncles, you've finally arrived."
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