Chapter 27
There was no chance for hesitation. Xunchun told the zombies to just pass on the message and proceed step by step, not to stop anyone specifically or alarm anyone.
He himself judges where people are going and where he will intercept them based on the non-real-time movement routes of people sent back by zombies.
Fortunately, it was in Loujiang Town where he had lived for more than 20 years, otherwise he would never have been able to do this.
Xunchun took a shortcut to the destination, which was the northern edge of Loujiang Town. They should be leaving Loujiang Town from the north.
Xunchun received and integrated the messages conveyed by the zombies while speeding up his journey.
I hope his judgment is correct.
…
Xunchun leaned against the car door, quietly waiting for someone to come. He had brought all the food from home and piled it at his feet.
Soon, two familiar figures emerged from the bend in the rockery. Yes, one of them was the person he was looking for, and the other was also someone he knew.
Seeking Spring: "Seeking travel."
The people who came were Xunyou and Dongxuancai.
Three pairs of eyes looked at each other, and in that split second, each had their own thoughts.
Xunyou was startled by the familiar person and voice. He never expected to see Xunchun here.
He had imagined that he would quietly leave early, giving him enough time to distance himself from his brother and sister-in-law. Loujiang Town was quite large, and since they had no target, it would be difficult for them to find him. As it turned out, after a night, no one had found him, and he felt a little relieved.
However, his brother was actually waiting here, a place he didn't even know about in advance! He was arrested before he even left Loujiang Town. Yesterday's smooth sailing seemed like a dream.
This matter is so shocking that no one would believe it if I told them.
Xunchun now looks calm on the surface, but Xunyou inexplicably feels a sense of danger, a bit like the calm before the storm.
The most important thing is that he is alone and his sister-in-law is not here.
Where is my sister-in-law?
I feel bad about traveling.
Could it be that his sister-in-law listened to him and went to his brother to settle the score, deepening the rift between them and leading to their breakup? Wouldn't that have backfired on him? He seems to have gotten into big trouble. What should he do? Help!
Xunyou was hesitant, his legs seemed to be rooted in place, and he didn't dare to move forward.
"Hey? Brother, you are not mute?" Xunyou did not answer, Dongxuancai spoke first.
"So you two know each other, what a coincidence, let's go." He didn't care what Xunyou was thinking. When he heard Xunchun calling Xunyou's name, he pushed the latter's shoulder and walked towards Xunchun.
Dong Xuancai recognized Xunchun as the person who dealt with the red-eyed zombies in Yangxing City. Unfortunately, he didn't have time to thank him at that time, and the two of them left first. But it's a good thing that they meet now.
There was a girl with him. Dongxuan Caidong looked around but couldn't find any trace of the girl, and he was confused.
Besides that, he was also surprised that Xunchun could speak. After all, the girls at that time said he was mute.
Xunchun greeted Dongxuancai.
The two men stepped forward.
In the morning light, it was a meeting in which only one person was happy.
However, both of them asked the same question, which was where Xu Zhou was going.
"She went out to deal with an urgent matter and will be back when it's done." This was the reason Xunchun gave. Whether they believed it or not was up to them.
Dong Xuancai understood. He had always assumed Xu Zhou and Xun Chun were members of a certain base team, just like him, so he didn't think much of it. He had encountered this kind of last-minute emergency situation several times himself.
After some communication, it was discovered that the two were going to Beijiang Base.
Xunchun then said he wanted to go too and that they could go together. Dongxuancai had no objection; an extra capable fighter was something he'd be happy to have. He ignored Xunyou's opinion, as he was just going along the same route.
Without much greeting, the two men and the zombie drove Dongxuancai's car directly on the road.
Xunyou didn't believe where Xu Zhou was going.
He didn't say much, simply sensing the murderous intent staring at him as Xunchun spoke. What he had done was wrong in the first place, and to provoke him further would be a bit provocative. He had to wait for his brother to calm down before he could explain.
It seems that it was really because of him that his sister-in-law left. But, won’t his brother go after her?
This question was answered during the break - his sister-in-law disappeared while looking for him, and no one knew where she was.
This answer was like a bomb, a mushroom cloud erupting in Xunyou's mind. He paled, unable to believe it. But he persisted, asking again and again, only to receive the same answer.
He knew that Xunchun would never joke about his sister-in-law, so the news was true. Because of him, his sister-in-law's life and death were now uncertain.
If he hadn't left yesterday, my sister-in-law wouldn't have gone looking for him, and she wouldn't be missing now...
He thought that after he left, his brother and sister-in-law would look for him.
But he didn't think they were that close to him. In the old days, there weren't deep connections. His brother was studying and didn't come home much, so there wasn't much of a family bond. He'd only seen his sister-in-law a few times, and there wasn't much interaction. During the four years of the apocalypse, they were completely apart, spending only a few days together. Ultimately, they were only slightly closer than strangers.
Therefore, the two of them should not be too concerned about his departure. They will go out to look for him, and if they still can't find him after ten minutes or so, they can go back home. If they encounter zombies, they will save their lives.
Instead, because of looking for him, he ended up disappearing.
This outcome is wrong.
Because it was wrong for him to end up like this.
He's not that important.
"Go find my sister-in-law. You can find me, and you can definitely find my sister-in-law. Why do you come to me?" If there was a choice, he should not be the one at the front.
"Because your sister-in-law wants to find you." Xunchun replied, "We know you have something to do, and it seems very important. She won't want to delay you. I will go find her after you finish this thing."
"I……"
What important things does he have——
Zombies...
Are they zombies again? It's them again...
"Are they the zombies from yesterday? They must have kidnapped my sister-in-law. I want to kill them all." Xunyou suddenly remembered the strange zombies from yesterday, and his eyes showed deep hatred.
Xunchun was a little confused, but she still took the blame for the zombies: "It's not them."
"If it's not a zombie, then it's me..."
A strong sense of guilt surged into his heart like a surging wave. He was distracted, his eyes dull, and he muttered to himself, "It's me, it's all me. I killed my sister-in-law..."
Xunchun gave him a slap on the face to wake him up: "Your sister-in-law just disappeared, it doesn't mean she is dead."
"Not dead, not dead..." Xunyou suddenly grabbed Xunchun's clothes, as if grabbing the last straw, and looked up at him with a crazy expression, "Yes, yes, sister-in-law just disappeared, she is not dead, she is not dead."
Xunchun stared at Xunyou's hands clutching her clothes, her brow furrowed in worry. No, Xunyou's reaction was wrong. He seemed to be in a state of madness. This was clearly not a normal emotional state.
Xunchun acted decisively and knocked Xunyou unconscious.
Dong Xuancai, who was watching alone from a distance, consciously gave the two brothers space to reminisce about the past and heard the noise, and immediately ran over.
How come one of them fainted while chatting?
Dong Xuancai asked Xunchun what happened.
Xunchun shook his head, indicating that he was completely confused. He would have to wait until Xunyou woke up to find out what had happened.
In the old days, Xunyou's mental state was normal, a bit of mischief was harmless, definitely not to the extent of mental illness. However, judging by his state just now, it looked a bit like the symptoms of a mental illness.
Xunchun looked at Xunyou who was lying in his arms. At this moment, he had his eyes closed and his face was peaceful, without any trace of the madness just now.
What happened to him in the end of the world?
…
The van drove for a day before entering the city of Chiusi.
They encountered several small groups of zombies along the way, which were quickly killed by the four men using firearms or simply run over with their cars.
They were merciless.
Xu Zhou could barely see the scene outside through the glass window, and it was no different from the group of people she had met at the beginning. This made her more certain of her guess.
During such a long journey, they ate happily in the front carriage and did not give any food to the people in the back carriage. They did not care about the lives of the people in the back carriage at all.
Xu Zhou felt a little sad when he thought of the big bag of food he was carrying before he was caught.
"System, are all my food cheap to them?"
Rigorous system: "Very likely."
Sure enough, the people who were caught had no ownership of the food.
She doesn't need to eat during the day, so it doesn't have much impact on her.
But the short-haired girl thought she needed to eat, and gave her food twice when she had no food during the day. She wanted to refuse and leave the food to the short-haired girl.
Perhaps to prevent Xu Zhou from doing this, the short-haired girl would run away after delivering the gifts and hide behind the curly-haired boy.
Xu Zhou wanted to return it to the curly-haired boy, but was rejected.
He also said, "You don't want to eat it, are you afraid that we will poison it?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Zhou swallowed them in one gulp to prove his innocence.
God knows she was just afraid that they would be hungry. Every time she saw them eating a biscuit, the biscuit was divided into several pieces. She felt sad when she saw it, but she couldn't say that she didn't need to eat.
She had to settle for the second best and let the girl with short hair give her less and keep more for herself.
In fact, she didn't understand why the short-haired girl was so kind to her. Did she think she was a good girl?
"Or was it really poisoning?" Xu Zhou thought about the evil of human nature.
The system asked back, "Wasting hard-earned food just to poison you? What would she gain? The four people in front of her didn't even get any food."
"That's right," Xu Zhou felt that the system's words made sense, "Besides, poison isn't that easy to obtain."
So, the girl with short hair really cares about her.
Xu Zhou felt a little pressured by the short-haired girl's concern: "What a sweet burden."
"You are lucky to have met such a nice little girl. I was caught, and I still worry that you won't have enough to eat." said the system.
"Yes." Xu Zhou silently made up his mind that if he had the chance, he must rescue the girl with short hair. Oh no, he must rescue everyone in the car.
Xu Zhou looked at the five teenagers squatting in a group in the corner.
Although they all looked different, they had one thing in common: they all seemed accustomed to staying in dark places, their faces were calm, not anxious, and as docile as little lambs.
Light streamed in from the glass window where she sat, but no one wanted to come over. Even the short-haired girl who brought her cookies carefully avoided the bright light, as if she was afraid of it.
On the contrary, they feel safe in the darkness.
This is so abnormal.
I didn't sleep all day and all night, just staring at the moonlight.
The next morning, Xu Zhou finished his reward mission as usual and reported that he was safe. At noon, the van drove into Qiuxi City.
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