The next day, Zhao Yong and Wang Weifeng found several intact cars and suddenly remembered the saying: "Even picking up trash in a rich neighborhood is enough for a poor person to eat for a year."
They didn't take most of their belongings; they left the satellite phones and GPS trackers here before returning to Meizhou.
More than two years have passed, and few survivors remain. They either live in seclusion, band together, or remain in the countryside, subsisting on their own. The cities are almost deserted. Most zombies have entered a dormant phase. Some, already mutilated, have slowly decomposed due to prolonged starvation.
Ye Yunyi couldn't help but wonder if, even without an antidote, as long as humanity could survive long enough, it might be possible to outlive the zombies and let them rot away on their own.
However, this virus has been living in people's bodies, and it turns people into zombies whenever someone dies. The fundamental solution is to find an antidote.
They soon returned to their base in Meishi, where Xiaofang and Xiaodeng came out to greet them, but they still had to go through the inspection process before entering the residential area.
Everyone had only moved in a week ago, and everyone was still unpacking and busy. When they saw the five of them come back, they all greeted them with smiles.
Wang Xuanxuan, along with Zhao Xixi, Wang Junjun, and Dou Dou, jogged over.
Wang Xuanxuan threw herself into Ye Yunyi's arms, Zhao Xixi and Wang Junjun threw themselves into Zhao Yong and Wang Zichao's arms respectively, Dou Dou jumped around Wang Zixiang happily, and Wang Weifeng scratched his head, thinking that if it were his child, why didn't he come over? He really had no sense of propriety.
Then he saw his child rush into his arms like a little bullet, and he almost lost his balance.
At noon, their parents prepared a sumptuous lunch for them. "Mom and Dad's cooking is always the best!" Ye Yunyi exclaimed. They weren't very formal, and at the dinner table, everyone shared their experiences and observations from the past few days.
Mom and Dad couldn't help but sigh, "If only the leaders of our City C were as good as the leaders of City Y, I wonder how much better everyone's life would be."
There was a moment of silence after he said that, but Deng quickly picked up the thread: "It will be fine once the people from the Central Committee come and liberate this place."
"Yes, yes." People still trust the central government and the government.
Ye Yunyi and the others weren't disappointed; after all, it's always good to have something to look forward to.
After finishing her meal, Ye Yunyi went to see Dr. Shen.
The first thing Dr. Shen said to her was, "Oh, you're finally back. We've run out of blood, so let me draw a tube."
Ye Yunyi rolled up her sleeves with a smile, and Dr. Shen personally drew a vial before leading her into the laboratory.
Ye Yunyi pressed a cotton swab against the area above the blood-drawing site with one hand as she followed him inside.
The lab here was converted from a sales office; it's spacious, has many rooms, and excellent facilities. Everyone set up the hospital lab first before decorating their own homes. That shows they can distinguish right from wrong.
The laboratory was neatly arranged, and the experimental data were recorded using both computers and paper documents.
Dr. Shen led Ye Yunyi to several petri dishes, pointing to two of them and saying, "This is the blood of the brothers from Wangjiagou who turned into zombies. This is the blood from those who had been zombies for a relatively long time, which is why I had them catch it for me. It's just a pity that we've run out of blood from the previous zombie king, otherwise we could do some comparisons."
“That’s easy, I went to check, the zombie king is still there. We have as much blood as you need, have them bring it over to you tomorrow.” Ye Yunyi said, leaning closer to examine the petri dish. But she couldn’t understand it either, so she asked, “Is there anything different?”
"Of course there's a difference." Dr. Shen became visibly excited when she mentioned this. "The antibodies in your blood have a very good inhibitory effect on the newly infected zombie virus, so I boldly cultured the antibodies and made them into reagents for use on them." Dr. Shen then kept everyone in suspense.
Ye Yunyi stared at him expectantly, hoping for this good news.
Seeing Ye Yunyi's expression, Dr. Shen chuckled and said, "Go and see for yourself."
As they spoke, they walked to another room in the laboratory, where there were three iron cages, each containing a zombie.
Ye Yunyi recognized the two brothers: Wang Ke from their village and Jin Yu, who had come with them from the villa area. There was also a stranger, presumably the one they had captured.
Wang Ke's injury was on his neck, Jin Yu's injury was on his arm, and the one that was captured was in a worse state, with multiple wounds on his body, all showing signs of decay, and the smell was also quite strong.
When the zombie saw them enter and smelled the scent of living people, it reacted strongly, immediately opening its mouth and struggling to pounce. Wang Ke's reaction was even stronger than Jin Yu's. Jin Yu's eyes also didn't have as many bloodshot veins as the other zombies.
"Have they all used the reagents?" Ye Yunyi pointed a finger at them. The captured zombie lunged again, startling Ye Yunyi, who instinctively withdrew her finger.
"Why did you have to point at Xiao Bing?" Dr. Shen rarely saw Ye Yunyi looking scared.
"Xiao Bing?" Ye Yunyi repeated the name.
"Yes, A, B, and C, those two already know their names, right?" Dr. Shen explained.
"Okay." Ye Yunyi agreed. This was good. At least they would know what to call the zombie in the future, instead of always calling it the zombie they caught.
"We used them all. At first, they were all very violent. After using it once, there was almost no effect. After a day, we used it a second time, and it had some effect. Jin Yu's injury was lighter, so the effect was more obvious. Wang Ke's injury was more serious, so the effect was less. As for Xiao Bing, it had almost no effect."
So I want to see if there are any changes in your blood compared to before, and whether there have been any changes after taking the medication.
There are still many things to compare. In addition to the severity of the injury and the length of time it takes to become a zombie, we also need to consider whether the zombie has mutated. So, currently, it has an effect, but it will take some time to produce a usable vaccine. It also requires more advanced equipment and a sufficient number of samples.
"Mmm," Ye Yunyi said, indicating her understanding.
"Yiyi, how was your trip to Y City?" After finishing their business, Dr. Chen inquired about the trip to Y City.
“We’ve made contact with the central government, and they will send someone to handle things here. I also told them about the immune people here, otherwise they wouldn’t have helped us contact the central government. I even left them a vial of blood as proof of this.”
"Dr. Shen, I need your help with something," Ye Yunyi said sincerely.
"Go ahead and tell me, as long as it's within my power," Dr. Shen replied earnestly.
"I will fight them until the crisis in City C is resolved. If one day the central government has to hand over the immune individuals, I will ask you to take the lead. I hope you can save my life. If possible, let me suffer less." Ye Yunyi looked into Dr. Shen's eyes. She didn't want to suffer or die, but if there was really no other way, she was willing to sacrifice herself.
"Don't worry, Yiyi, as long as I live, I will do everything in my power to protect you. And don't worry, I will try my best to develop a vaccine before they arrive, so that we can use it directly and won't need you anymore." Dr. Shen was also determined; they had to be safe and sound, and they couldn't lose anyone.
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