Chapter 11
Anyone who sees the scene in front of them would fall into silence. It had only been a few hours since they last saw each other, so how could the situation be like this when they met again?
But fortunately it is human. There is no purple or cracked skin, and no symptoms of zombie-like transformation. The afterglow of the setting sun added a touch of warmth to the picture, saving Pei Zhao from falling into a nightmare.
"Teacher, what happened?"
Pei Zhao asked Zhou Yuli to go downstairs to get something, and he returned to normal, walked up to the lady, and asked softly, "Do you need our help?"
The lady shook her head, tears falling from her eyes again: "Just now, when I was eating at home, my daughter suddenly passed out..."
It wasn't choking, it wasn't an accident, he just suddenly lost his breath.
The fifty-year-old teacher called 120 in time, and Pei Zhao and others arrived before 120.
While comforting the lady, Pei Zhao did not forget to observe the girl in the lady's arms. It really looked exactly like the puppet after it turned into a human. From this, Pei Zhao confirmed that there were indeed people like the puppet in the real world, but... Pei Zhao's eyes fell on the lady. They had just sat in the same position. Pei Zhao finally remembered where his familiarity with this lady came from.
Isn’t this the elegant old zombie lady?
With that said, Pei Zhao suddenly asked: "Do you have a daughter? Does this little girl have a brother?"
"How do you know?" The lady was surprised and looked at Pei Zhao in astonishment.
Pei Zhao shook his head, but he had a plan in mind.
Same family background, exactly the same as Zhou Yuli's situation. Now it seems that both Zhou Yuli and Xiao Hongqun have surprisingly similar family backgrounds and experiences. The only difference is the big world background and the direction of future story development.
The world of Little Red Dress is a zombie world, but there is no zombie virus in the real world.
Zhou Yuli killed his younger brother in his world, but Zhou Yuli in the real world disappeared because his younger brother's parents died.
So… by bringing the puppets out of the other world, did he change their lives in some way? Pei Zhao thought deeply.
But these are just speculations for now, just two possible examples, and are not enough to deduce the legitimacy of the existence of another world. The most critical issue at the moment is the little girl who has lost her breath. Coincidentally, he brought back the puppet, and when he was about to visit the little girl, the little girl died?
It's not a coincidence at all.
Pei Zhao thought for a moment, then squatted in front of the lady and asked, "Can you recall the exact time when your daughter's aura disappeared?"
The lady looked at Pei Zhao. She didn't want to discuss these details with him at this time of grief, but when her eyes met, the seriousness in Pei Zhao's eyes made her stunned, as if he was talking about something very important to the death. The lady opened her mouth involuntarily, recalled a moment, and blurted out: "Just, ten minutes ago!"
Ten minutes. Pei Zhao frowned. At the same time, Zhou Yuli went upstairs. The corridor was not soundproofed. He listened to what was going on and felt that it was impolite to bring things to the door at that time, so he put the things somewhere else and came up empty-handed.
Pei Zhao took a quick look, walked up to him, and asked softly, "How long did it take us to walk from the store to here?"
Zhou Yuli concentrated on thinking and said, "About ten minutes."
Pei Zhao's gaze fell on the puppet around his waist. An immature idea formed in my mind.
Pei Zhao whispered something into Zhou Yuli's ear, and Zhou Yuli frowned slightly, then nodded hesitantly: "Okay, I'll go right away."
The lady didn't know what the two of them talked about. In her eyes and in her heart was only her granddaughter who passed away suddenly, and she couldn't get over the deep sadness in her heart. Until I heard the sound of an ambulance downstairs and emergency personnel rushed into the narrow stairwell with equipment.
"Hello, please move aside, we need to perform first aid on the spot!"
The girl was laid flat on the stairwell, which was spacious enough. Pei Zhao stood at the window and could clearly see Zhou Yuli's back as he ran back with his long legs. He had something red tucked under his arm, which was a little red skirt.
After about two minutes of first aid, the first aid worker suddenly exclaimed, "She's still alive!"
The sobbing lady at the side asked excitedly: "Still alive?"
Pei Zhao looked out the window again, but Zhou Yuli was no longer visible.
The paramedic nodded, looking puzzled. "That's strange. It looks like there's nothing wrong with his body functions. It seems he just fainted for a short while... He's just a little weak, but he's slowly returning to normal."
After listening to the emergency personnel's words, Pei Zhao felt relieved.
His guess was correct. Between the puppet and the real person, only one can exist in a limited space. So after Zhou Yuli appears, the real Zhou Yuli will disappear; when the Little Red Skirt puppet is brought back, Little Red Skirt herself will lose her breath.
In one world, there can only be one person with the same identity.
Pei Zhao still doesn’t understand the mechanism of existence, but the purpose of this visit has been achieved. The lady got her granddaughter back and was afraid that something had happened to her health, so she insisted on taking her to the hospital for a thorough check-up.
Pei Zhao saw this and thought that maybe the old zombie lady was also as kind to Little Red Skirt when she was alive. That is why the evil seeds of love were bred after the mutation, leading to all subsequent events.
The room on the top floor was open. In the other world, this was the food storage room prepared by the girl during her lifetime. Later, she was killed by her parents and thrown out of the room, and the room became the family's food storage room. The room in front of him was clean and tidy, and the lady was very well-mannered. Even if he could only see a corner, he could tell that it was in order, with bright windows and clean tables, completely different from the other world.
Pei Zhao finally felt the reality of returning to the real world. He put down the things he had brought with him at the door and left quietly. He felt much happier than when he came, knowing that he had gained a lot from this visit, but he didn't have time to meet the lady again. He felt lonely and couldn't wait to go back to see his little Pinocchio.
Zhou Yuli. Pei Zhao thought, just consider it as his greed. Even if the real Zhou Yuli was still wandering somewhere in the world, he still wanted his puppet to live as Zhou Yuli.
If that person comes to the door one day and the situation is the same as now: the real Zhou Yuli might stop breathing and be as good as dead.
Pei Zhao felt a dull pain in his heart, but he made a firm decision at this moment. He would definitely take Zhou Yuli to find a new city.
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Zhou Yuli keenly noticed Pei Zhao's abnormal behavior after his return.
When Zhou Yuli was collecting garbage, Pei Zhao followed him; when Zhou Yuli was packing the little red dress, Pei Zhao followed him; when Zhou Yuli went to pick up takeout, Pei Zhao still followed him.
Zhou Yuli finally couldn't stand it anymore, so he pulled Pei Zhao's shoulders and asked him to sit on the chair at the counter, and asked helplessly, "What's wrong?"
Pei Zhao's eyes wandered, and he didn't even look Zhou Yuli in the eye. He opened his mouth and said, "Well... I want to look at you."
Zhou Yuli was silent. When Pei Zhao said this, it sounded like a fairy tale to Zhou Yuli. Zhou Yuli couldn't help but worry: "It's okay, isn't the little girl okay?"
Pei Zhao nodded gently, turned his head, and his eyes fell on the little red dress on the counter. He answered irrelevantly: "I just can't figure out what to do with it."
That's true. Zhou Yuli stood up straight. This puppet was like a hot potato in their hands, and they were worried if they didn't keep it. He thought about it and said tentatively: "Why don't we leave it in the store first? Maybe... she's not that bad by nature."
Pei Zhao sighed helplessly: "This is the only way."
The little red skirt was therefore left in the puppet shop and was once again marked "Not for Sale" and placed in front of the counter.
That evening, when the store was about to close, a little girl suddenly came into the store.
Zhou Yuli went to take out the trash at that time, and Pei Zhao was the only one at the counter. The little girl looked about five or six years old, with bright eyes and white teeth, and her twin ponytails made her look playful and cute.
Pei Zhao thought she looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who she was. He walked out from the counter and squatted in front of the girl: "The puppets here are only custom-made. You can tell me what kind of puppet you want."
The little girl didn't say anything, but just blinked at the little red dress on the counter. Pei Zhao followed her gaze and frowned: "This is not allowed."
The little girl pouted: "But this one looks like the neighbor's sister."
Pei Zhao was startled, and subconsciously gave out a string of addresses, and then asked: "Does the neighbor's sister live here?"
The little girl nodded and looked at the puppet longingly: "But I'm moving away... to study somewhere else, and I may not come back."
Won’t come back? Pei Zhao keenly captured the key words.
If she doesn't come back... the puppet should not affect the real Little Red Skirt. It seems like a good idea, but the evil nature of Little Red Skirt... Pei Zhao had an idea in his mind.
Pei Zhao put the little red skirt on the ground and asked the little girl seriously: "Why do you like this puppet?"
The little girl thought for a moment and said, "Because she looks like a sister!"
Pei Zhao: "Do you like your sister?"
The little girl nodded: "I like it!"
Pei Zhao: "Like it very much?"
The little girl was anxious: "I like it very much!"
Pei Zhao stood up and looked at her with his eyes downcast: "Brother can let you take the puppet away, but we need to make an agreement."
The little girl nodded in confusion: "I can promise you, my mother will be here soon."
Pei Zhao walked around the counter and searched on the shelf below. He remembered that the notebook Zhou Yuli bought to write the price list was placed underneath.
After touching it twice, he took out a new notebook as expected. Pei Zhao picked up the little girl, put her on the counter, and let her see the contents of the notebook.
Pei Zhao opened the first page and wrote solemnly on it:
"Puppet purchase contract."
Pei Zhao read as he wrote: "Rule 1, you can only buy one in your lifetime."
"Second, once sold, all puppets will be refunded for life."
“Third, accept regular home visits.”
After writing this, Pei Zhao turned his head to look at the little girl.
The little girl had bright eyes and couldn't understand what he wrote, as her attention was already completely focused on the puppet. Pei Zhao asked, "If one day your puppet becomes a human, will you be afraid?"
The little girl shook her head: "Why would I be scared? That's my sister!"
Pei Zhao smiled.
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