Chapter 31 I Killed Someone

Zhao Yunduo put on gloves and gave Zhou Micheng an anesthetic. After suturing the wound, Zhou Micheng fell asleep holding Yaoyao.

It was already late at night, and they hadn't turned on the lights. It was pitch black all around, and the bodies nearby hadn't been dealt with. There seemed to be a lingering smell of blood in Zhao Yunduo's nose.

She seemed to have just come to her senses and realized belatedly that she had killed someone.

Zhao Yunduo covered her chest and vomited continuously, until her eyes turned red. She looked at the mother and daughter hugging each other, and then she tiptoed out of their makeshift shop and went to another corner of the construction site.

“Beep, beep—”

Before the second beep had finished, someone picked up the phone.

"Duobaoer?"

It was Shen Linglan's voice.

Although it had been less than three days since Zhao Yunduo left the hotel, it felt like she hadn't heard her best friend's voice for a long time.

She couldn't hold back her emotions for a moment, and tears started to fall from her eyes. "Baoer, I killed someone."

Shen Linglan's heart skipped a beat and she immediately sat up from the bed.

"What's going on? Did you meet someone outside? Are they trying to attack you?"

Zhao Yunduo knew that Shen Linglan knew him too well. She knew that she would not kill anyone unless she had no choice, and that if she did, she must have encountered some dilemma that forced her to kill.

Half a month ago, we were still in a stable world, but half a month later, there were zombies and murders again.

Zhao Yunduo finally couldn't hold back any more and burst into tears to her best friend. She sobbed quietly at first, but was afraid of attracting the zombies outside and being heard by the sleeping mother and daughter. The more she cried, the more she couldn't control herself. She had no choice but to squat down and hug her knees, biting her lips and crying so hard that she could hardly hold her phone.

"I met several bad guys. We were kind enough to let them go the day before, but they caught up with us and tried to kill us with knives and arrows. Sister Chengzi, who was with me, was slashed on the shoulder... I feel so guilty, Duo'er. I think it's all my fault for being soft-hearted."

"It's okay, it's okay..." Shen Linglan felt distressed and softened her voice to comfort Zhao Yunduo, "How can you be blamed for this? They were too harmless that day. Besides, the decision to let them go was made by you together, and it was not something you insisted on doing against all odds, right?"

After receiving Zhao Yunduo's hoarse affirmation, Shen Linglan continued, "Sister Chengzi's shoulder was injured. I remember I stuffed a lot of medicine for external injuries into your space. Did you take it out for Sister Chengzi to use?"

Zhao Yunduo said yes, and that the wound had been sutured and there were no other abnormalities at the moment.

After hearing this, Shen Linglan praised her again: "Then our Duobaoer has done a great job! She is smart and alert. She not only protected her companions, but also was willing to share and took out supplies to treat her companions' injuries. She is simply an angel!"

Zhao Yunduo was coaxed by her and burst into laughter, almost blowing bubbles out of his nose.

As if the depression trapped in the haze also disappeared in an instant, she looked up at the new moon in the sky and suddenly asked, "Duo'er, is the moon there also a crescent?"

Shen Linglan opened the curtains of the French window and looked out. There was a crescent-shaped moon hanging in the sky.

"yes."

"I miss the days when we still lived together."

"Me too……"

Not far away, Yaoyao, nestling in her mother's arms, quietly looked up at her mother and found that her mother had also opened her eyes and was looking at Zhao Yunduo who was huddled in a corner stealthily.

Yaoyao rubbed her eyes and asked Zhou Micheng in confusion, "Mom, who is Sister Yunduo talking to?"

Zhou Micheng touched her daughter's head and said softly, "Mom doesn't know either."

"Yaoyao wanted to call her dad before, and mom said that dad was in heaven. Is Sister Yunduo also talking to her relatives in heaven?"

"Hmm... maybe."

Zhou Micheng's hearing is better than her daughter's. She can tell from Zhao Yunduo's tone that she is having a conversation, not talking to herself. It is definitely not like Yaoyao said, that she misses her family too much and fantasizes about talking to them.

She guessed that Zhao Yunduo must be talking to someone.

In the night, Zhao Yunduo's movements looked like he was holding a mobile phone.

After meeting Zhao Yunduo, Zhou Micheng had already discovered all kinds of abnormalities of Zhao Yunduo.

For example, her endless supply of food, the various things that obviously could not be packed in her travel bag, and the weapons that suddenly appeared from time to time.

The watermelon they ate on the first day was so fresh.

There are also guns and ammunition. Whether before or after the apocalypse, they are not something that ordinary people can get. Before the apocalypse, they were under control, but after the apocalypse, most of the resources are in the hands of a few people.

The clumsy movements of Zhao Yunduo when he chopped the zombies, the painful look on his face when he killed people, and the confused look on his face when he saw the vegetation that almost devoured the building, all made Zhou Micheng suspect that Zhao Yunduo had not experienced the end of the world for a long time.

However, it is now the fifth year of the apocalypse.

The convenience store had long been emptied out. Killing zombies had become an instinct for humans, and even killing each other was common.

She didn't know why Zhao Yunduo didn't look like someone who had experienced five years of apocalypse, but she guessed that Zhao Yunduo was definitely not an ordinary person.

Even if Zhao Yunduo had the ability to hide food somewhere, it would be impossible for him to not finish it in five years.

Even though he had a lot of doubts in his mind, Zhou Micheng decided to bury them one by one in his heart.

Although there was a cool breeze from time to time at night, it was still a bit stuffy. Zhou Micheng fanned his daughter with a small fan.

The nights in late summer were not only hot and humid, but there were also many mosquitoes. However, they were not bitten by mosquitoes when they slept outdoors tonight, all thanks to the mosquito coils that Zhao Yunduo had just lit to keep away the mosquitoes.

Yaoyao blinked her big eyes and asked Zhou Micheng, "Mom, Yaoyao thinks Sister Yunduo is so amazing. She seems to be able to make anything happen! Is Sister Yunduo a fairy?"

Zhou Micheng told Yaoyao, "Sister Yunduo is a good person, but she is also a very good person. Remember what mom told you before, everyone has their own secrets, and we shouldn't be curious. We should just treat Sister Yunduo as our good friend."

Yaoyao nodded in confusion.

Zhou Micheng had just heard Zhao Yunduo crying, and then he suddenly remembered that she was only in her early twenties, and before the apocalypse, she would have been a college student. For such a young girl, killing zombies and people was something she needed to digest, which was normal.

Not far away, Zhao Yunduo was dancing with joy as he shared with Shen Linglan his first experience of firing a gun, as well as the accuracy of his hidden arrows. He couldn't help but brag, "It's a pity you weren't there, otherwise you would definitely know what a sharpshooter is!"

Shen Linglan smiled, praising Zhao Yunduo from beginning to end, but she was actually very worried.

She was grateful to the little girl who spoke out to remind Zhao Yunduo, and was also grateful to the little girl's mother for accompanying and protecting Zhao Yunduo. She hoped that Zhao Yunduo would be safe.

Loving the girl also extends to her family. Shen Linglan specifically asked Zhao Yunduo about the age of the little girl and her mother, and decided to buy some new clothes for them tomorrow when she has time.