284 Fungal City (VI)
◎Don't move◎
Zhu Ning hugged her neck from behind and said, "Ask."
Auntie Lan and Xiao Wu looked at him curiously. He smelled of mold. Lin Xiaofeng asked, "Do you know where Moon Street is?"
Xiao Wu looked up at Aunt Lan and said innocently, "Mom, she's also looking for Doctor Sheng."
Aunt Lan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the disabled Zhu Ning who was carried on Lin Xiaofeng's back with a worried look on her face. Lin Xiaofeng explained, "I'm taking my sister to see a doctor."
Aunt Lan looked at her sympathetically, pointed ahead, and said, "Do you see that building?"
Lin Xiaofeng followed her gaze and saw a TV tower over there. "The street ahead is Moon Street."
Lin Xiaofeng thanked her, and before Auntie Lan suggested they go together, she immediately said, "Thank you, Auntie. I have to hurry."
Lin Xiaofeng bowed to Aunt Lan and trotted away. She didn't dare to look back. She could feel Aunt Lan and Xiao Wu still looking at her, and their gazes were like sticky bugs, making her feel uncomfortable all over.
Aunt Lan waved to Lin Xiaofeng from behind: "Child, please walk slowly."
There was a turn ahead, and Lin Xiaofeng walked faster and faster, wanting to turn into the alley as soon as possible and stay away from Aunt Lan and Xiao Wu's sight.
She just stepped into the alley and was stunned as if she saw a ghost. Maybe it was a ghost.
The depths of the dark alley were filled with mold, and a cold, damp smell hit me in the face. Two shadows, one big and one small, were walking out from the opposite side of the alley. The large flashlight in the little boy's hand was particularly conspicuous.
Lin Xiaofeng couldn't help but tremble, not knowing whether to move forward or backward. At this time, Xiao Wu shouted, "Mom! There's someone here!"
Such an innocent tone, it was creepy.
People have the instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm. Now Lin Xiaofeng's whole body is trying to let her escape, but her body seems to be restrained by some strange force and she can't move flexibly.
Lin Xiaofeng held the body bag tightly and slowly backed away. One step, two steps, she moved stiffly out of the alley and stood at the entrance.
Lin Xiaofeng straightened her neck and looked to the right, her pupils suddenly contracted.
The mother and son were still at the bus stop, waving at Lin Xiaofeng in the same posture as before, their eyes fixed on him. Aunt Lan was like a very enthusiastic elder, seeing them off at the bus stop.
"Child, walk slower!"
Aunt Lan's face looked very worried, as if she was afraid that something might happen to a little girl like Lin Xiaofeng. Xiao Wu next to her was wearing a gas mask, raised one hand, and mechanically waved goodbye to her.
Lin Xiaofeng swallowed her saliva, not knowing where she got the courage from. She turned her head again and looked at the alley. There was also a mother and son deep in the alley.
Xiao Wu in the alley shouted in surprise: "Mom! There's someone here!"
Lin Xiaofeng's heart was beating wildly, as if it was about to explode. She... didn't understand.
There are now two pairs of mother and son, one is deep in the alley, and the other is at the bus stop. Under normal circumstances, these two pairs should not be able to see each other.
But Lin Xiaofeng happened to be standing at the intersection of them, so he could see both at the same time.
what to do?
Lin Xiaofeng took a deep breath, and the only sound in the helmet was her own breathing. The pain in her injured calf became more and more severe. The mold grew too fast, and soon one of her legs was completely moldy.
Based on her last experience, if she agreed to go on the road together, the mother and son would take the opportunity to attack her, but if she did not agree to go on the road together, Lin Xiaofeng would continue to encounter the mother and son on the way to Moon Street.
Lin Xiaofeng froze for a moment, then took a step forward while suppressing her fear. After taking the first step, she felt a little more relaxed. She walked into the dark alley and felt that the sight of the bus stop sign had disappeared.
Lin Xiaofeng asked again: "Do you know Moon Street?"
Aunt Lan and Xiao Wu seemed to see her for the first time. They repeated the same question. The difference was that this time Lin Xiaofeng took the initiative to offer to accompany them.
Aunt Lan agreed again very readily. Lin Xiaofeng thought that if Pei Shu dared to throw her here, there must be a solution. She wanted to take the opportunity to find more clues.
After Lin Xiaofeng made the decision, Zhu Ning did not stop her or say anything. Maybe it was because the choice she made this time was the right one?
Lin Xiaofeng was very proactive this time, chatting with Aunt Lan the whole time. The information she revealed was similar to last time. She came from a single-parent family, and Aunt Lan was a "Spiderman" raising the child. She usually had no time to take care of Xiao Wu. But Aunt Lan was very proud when she mentioned Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu is very well-behaved, he doesn't need my care, it's very worry-free."
Aunt Lan's words, while touching Xiao Wu's head, seemed particularly warm and touching.
Lin Xiaofeng couldn't get any more information and wanted to find some other clues. To be honest, she had been frightened by the mother and son before and knew very little about this city.
They walked for a few hours, and Aunt Lan said she couldn't walk anymore and wanted to rest for a while. Then it happened again. Lin Xiaofeng thought, this was what happened before.
Lin Xiaofeng took the initiative to say: "Then let's rest for an hour, drink some water and then continue on our journey."
Auntie Lan said yes, pounding her legs and saying, "I'm old and can't walk anymore."
Aunt Lan sat down on the curb, and Xiao Wu next to her was playing with a large flashlight out of boredom, turning it on and off. Under normal circumstances, since the end of the world is coming, it is definitely necessary to save supplies.
But Aunt Lan didn’t know whether she doted on Xiao Wu too much or she couldn’t control him, so she didn’t say a word.
Lin Xiaofeng said, "I'll look for some water nearby. My sister needs to clean her wound."
Aunt Lan: "Okay, okay, I'll wait for you here and won't go with you."
Lin Xiaofeng was very hesitant when she first left. Aunt Lan was just like an ordinary mother. When Lin Xiaofeng looked back, she was straightening Xiao Wu's collar.
Can I take the opportunity to escape?
Lin Xiaofeng thought about it and felt that if he ran away, he would definitely see him again at the next intersection.
It was strange how far away that iconic building looked, as if they would never reach it.
In fact, Lin Xiaofeng just followed Aunt Lan's instructions. Even if Aunt Lan took her a detour, she wouldn't be able to tell for a while.
Lin Xiaofeng walked away before asking in a low voice: "Zhu Ning?"
She was afraid that Zhu Ning was dead, and Zhu Ning replied gloomily, "Yeah."
The "hmm" sound was weak, but it proved that he was still alive and conscious. Lin Xiaofeng was not so scared anymore.
Lin Xiaofeng walked around the street and actually found water. There was a convenience store on the street, so it must be selling bottled water.
But Lin Xiaofeng arrived a step too late. The convenience store sign was covered with mold, the windows were smashed, and all the canned food and drinks inside were looted.
She was so stupid, how could she be so lucky to keep it? Lin Xiaofeng checked the convenience store and made sure there was nothing. Just as she was about to leave, her attention was suddenly attracted by the cashier.
There are newspapers and magazines on the shelves of convenience stores, so this should be a way to get information, right?
Before reading, Lin Xiaofeng stuck his head out to look at the street. Aunt Lan and Xiao Wu were still sitting on the curb. Xiao Wu was probably tired, so he curled up and slept with his head resting on Aunt Lan's thigh.
Lin Xiaofeng unfolded the newspaper. Unfortunately, the newspaper had long been contaminated by mold, and there was very little information to read.
“…A shocking unsolved case!”
The front was blocked, and I could only see these four words, followed by a big exclamation mark.
Unsolved case? What unsolved case? Lin Xiaofeng wanted to read it again, but the mold wouldn't go away, and a hole soon appeared in the thin newspaper.
She changed another one. Fortunately, the newspapers were all from the same day, but the degree of mold contamination was different. She could probably get some information by simply piecing them together.
"...Mysterious death?"
What kind of death is still an unsolved case? Lin Xiaofeng tried to find out, but the newspaper at the back was even more contaminated. She could only extract two words after looking at it horizontally and vertically: young child.
Together, a child died?
Was Xiao Wu the deceased? Was he murdered, the case never solved, and was he wandering the city with a grudge? Zhu Ning had trained Lin Xiaofeng before she left, so naturally, she began to speculate wildly.
But what does this have to do with mold? Could it be that the child died long ago and no one discovered it, so mold started forming?
How else to explain the recurring encounters with Auntie Lan and Xiao Wu? Why are they searching for a doctor? Is there any logic to this?
Lin Xiaofeng opened the magazine again, and the information about this time was on the cover of the magazine, because there was the same keyword: young children.
The magazine was a news review, and the content was also blocked. I could vaguely see a few sentences, but they were all nonsense, about how the mental health of young children needed the attention of the whole society.
As for the picture, you can roughly make out a silhouette of a child, but because the child is a minor, it has been blurred. Now it is blocked by mold, making it even harder to see anything clearly.
I don’t quite understand it, but the information on this newspaper rack is all related to this news. Could it be that the accident happened on this day?
While Lin Xiaofeng was attracted by the information, she also remembered that she had to be wary of the weird mother and son. She stuck her head out and just glanced casually at first, which was very much like cheating in an exam. She was looking at the cheat sheet and writing down the answers desperately while using her peripheral vision to see where the invigilator went.
This time, Lin Xiaofeng stretched out his head and did not retract it for a long time.
No, it's gone.
The street was empty. The mother and son had disappeared without leaving any trace, as if it was all Lin Xiaofeng's illusion.
After the last lesson, she didn't dare to look again. It was very likely that the two men were hiding deep in the convenience store, ready to attack her.
Lin Xiaofeng quickly stood up, walked outside the convenience store, and stood on the street. It was not easy to launch a sneak attack. She waited for a long time, but there was no movement.
Lin Xiaofeng stood on the empty street. After leaving the mother and son, she actually felt a strong sense of loneliness.
"Auntie Lan?" Lin Xiaofeng decided to play the role to the end and tried to call her name.
Maybe Aunt Lan is just looking for supplies and will show up soon.
Her voice echoed in the empty city, as if Lin Xiaofeng had become the only survivor in the world.
Where did it go?
Lin Xiaofeng felt increasingly terrified. Zhu Ning's voice rang out, "Keep going."
Lin Xiaofeng listened to Zhu Ning's voice but did not move immediately. He felt that Zhu Ning was a little scary because she was tied behind him and he could hardly see her. Her voice was low and she might have died a long time ago. Lin Xiaofeng kept moving forward with half of her body on his back. The ghost attached to Zhu Ning was guiding Lin Xiaofeng to go somewhere.
Lin Xiaofeng probably wouldn't be able to notice it then. She still believed that the person she was carrying was Zhu Ning himself, not a ghost.
Lin Xiaofeng glanced at the tall tower in the distance and walked along it. Maybe next time he would see the next Aunt Lan and Xiao Wu.
Before, Lin Xiaofeng would be scared when he saw repeating himself, but now he is actually looking forward to it, because constant repetition proves that the pattern is correct.
Lin Xiaofeng walked towards the tower. The street soon reached the end. She passed an alley. There was no need to turn here, so she needed to go straight.
But at this moment, an arm stretched out from the alley, grabbed Lin Xiaofeng's neck, and pulled her back.
She didn't know why she thought of the news about the murdered child. She thought the child might have been dragged into the alley by the murderer on the way home from school and would soon be dismembered. Lin Xiaofeng had already seen two feet in the depths of the alley with her peripheral vision, one big and one small, and they did not belong to the same person.
The walls were covered in mold, and a foul stench of decay washed over me.
"Don't move!" said the person behind him. Lin Xiaofeng originally wanted to use his elbow to hit him, but he really stopped moving after hearing the sound.
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