Chapter 195 I'm leaving.
Shu Lan lowered her head and punched Xiao Hei on the head.
It's useless to guess correctly. Ants that can be crushed to death with a light squeeze have no strength to fight against the disasters brought to them by humans.
Their greatest victory is to survive, to use all means possible, and to survive endlessly.
Shu Lan followed them to the cave entrance, crushed the whole sweet potato and placed it at the entrance, clapped her hands and went back to sit down.
Xiao Hei held it in for a long time, but couldn't hold it in any longer, so he asked, "Excuse me, Player's Mother, what was the reason for that punch just now?"
"It's so dark and looks like it deserves a beating."
“…”
Shu Lan was really bored and started peeling oranges. "You guys are quite the character. Even if I hit you hard, it doesn't hurt, yet you still mind so much."
The light bulb said in its delicate voice, "According to the analysis of Blue Star character behavior, being beaten is an insulting and harmful act. 012 should respond appropriately."
"So you are imitating our human character and behavior."
"Yes."
"Then will you imitate Sun Wukong and sing Good Luck?"
"……Won't."
"You're such a wimp! You don't even know how to do this. I'll teach you how to do it."
Shu Lan hummed to herself: "Fold a thousand paper cranes, hey! Tie a red ribbon on them, and I'll give you my life! May good luck come to kind people every day, Master! You work hard and live a beautiful life..."
Li Yanli, who was teaching Shu Maomao how to divert water, suddenly stopped talking and started laughing uncontrollably. Shu Maomao looked at him indifferently.
What's so funny?
In the last timeline, it took Li Yanli more than a year to move the river. The two plunderers cooperated with each other and were extremely efficient, completing the task before the end of winter.
Li Yanli was still the same. As soon as the work was done, she couldn't wait to leave.
Shu Lan didn't answer after hearing this, but just looked at him quietly.
Some people say that eye contact is a silent way for humans to connect emotionally.
Her eyes were like ink, filled with countless words that she wanted to say but couldn't, and every word seemed to be trying to keep him.
Li Yanli was defeated in the stare-down. "How about you take me to see your base?"
Shu Lan's eyes curved: "Okay."
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and cheerful songs like "Good Luck Comes", "Happy Years" and "Congratulations on Your Fortune" are played from morning to night in the base.
In order not to cause panic, Li Yanli used invisibility to follow them, walking from the cafeteria to the stadium, and then strolling on the street.
There are barber shops, clothes mending shops, and homemade snack shops on the street. It looks pretty much the same as before the end of the world.
"Commander, tofu pudding!"
Shu Lan heard the voice and walked over: "Same as always, one bowl of normal sugar and one bowl of double sugar."
"good."
Shu Maomao reached out and put down two bowls filled with tofu pudding. As he left the stall, a metal coin appeared from mid-air and fell into the money box on the table.
There were a few small tables on the street. When the people chatting at the tables saw Shu Lan and Shu Maomao, they immediately stood up and respectfully gave up their seats.
"Commander, sit down. We are going home."
Shu Lan didn't bother to be polite with them. After sitting down, she looked around. In time, a female voice emerged from the air across from her: "I'm here."
Shu Lan felt relieved: "Don't be silent. If you don't speak, I will think you left without saying goodbye again."
Li Yanli curled her lips: "It's my fault. I will tell you when I leave later."
Shu Maomao passed the spoon to Shu Lan: "It's hot."
"Oh, then blow on it for a while before eating."
There was no one around except the shop owner who was greeting customers. Li Yanli teased him, "Nephew, are you always so stingy with your words? Why don't you say a few more words, like 'Mom, be careful, it's hot.'"
Shu Maomao said, "That's not necessary."
Shu Lan said biasedly, "That's right, as long as I can understand it."
Shu Maomao's expression suddenly turned serious. He placed his palm against Shu Lan's bowl and said after a few seconds, "Mom, it's cold. Eat quickly. Zhong Yingchun is coming over."
Li Yanli said, "That's quite a long sentence. Who is Zhong Yingchun?"
Shu Lan said, "Zhong Mei's daughter, the person Shu Maomao fears the most, let me show you."
Shu Maomao was helpless: "Mom, what's there to learn from this?"
Shu Lan smiled and said, "I love watching."
Shu Maomao had no choice but to sit there obediently. After a while, a girl wearing a pink cotton-padded jacket and a small bun appeared from the corner of the street and called out crisply, "Brother Maomao!"
Shu Lan waved at her: "Little Yingchun! Are you coming to eat tofu pudding too?"
Zhong Yingchun, Zhong Mei's daughter, struggled to slide down from Fang Botao's arms, ran over with her short legs and hugged Shu Maomao's arm, and then took the time to answer Shu Lan.
"Aunt Commander, my dad buys tofu pudding for my mom every day. Brother Maomao, what are you doing here? Do you miss Xiaochun? Do you want to come to Xiaochun's house to play? My mom made me a lot of kitten dolls..."
Fang Botao ran over awkwardly and hugged his daughter: "Xiaochun, let go, let go quickly."
Shu Maomao seemed expressionless and his body was stiff. In fact, he had already split himself away from the spot and was standing on the roadside without a sense of presence, using his ability to transform into a passerby.
A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. This girl is not afraid of him at all. Every time they meet, she will stick to him and talk to him non-stop.
Shu Maomao couldn't push her away. Zhong Yingchun was a light and flimsy person. If he pushed her casually, she would fall to the ground and break her arm. Shu Lan felt so embarrassed that he had to apologize to Zhong Mei.
What's even more frustrating is that it's not just Zhong Yingchun, all the children born in District 9 like to stick to his legs. Shu Maomao has to be alert in advance every time he passes by a child.
The clone disappeared after a while. Shu Lan looked around but couldn't find Shu Maomao, so she knew that he had hidden again.
There were originally three people shopping together, but now one is invisible and the other has disappeared, making her seem all alone.
Shu Lan picked up the tofu pudding and drank it all in one gulp. She touched the bewildered Zhong Yingchun's head and said, "Bye, little Yingchun."
She is about to run away too.
After leaving the crowd, Shu Maomao appeared in front of Shu Lan.
Li Yanli teased him, "You're afraid of someone too."
Shu Maomao glanced at the place where he made the sound and was too lazy to explain to him.
Shu Lan took Li Yanli on a tour of the underground base, finally stopping at an empty room. She said, "No one will be coming here for the time being. You can rest for a while. You don't need to be invisible."
The woman in the red dress appeared from thin air and glanced around: "This room is where you will live from now on."
"No, what I'm planning to build here is a broadcast center that can transmit sound to every corner of the base, just like on the ground. But our designers said it would be difficult because they didn't expect the base to be built so large, and they didn't lay communication lines in advance."
Li Yanli said, "Jiang Jun can achieve wireless communication throughout the base."
Shu Lan smiled brightly and high-fived. "Sister, that's exactly what I've been waiting for. With so many people alive and the underground being so vast, contact and communication are inconvenient. This broadcast center is truly crucial. And I want them to know every day that it's not just one person, or a group of people, but everyone, underground, so they won't be afraid."
Li Yanli recalled the days when he hid in space with his parents and Shu Lan.
He understood her thoughts, because loneliness is also a chronic virus that corrodes the desire to live.
He was about to speak when Shu Lan's intercom suddenly rang. It was Huo Yu's voice: "Commander, a section of the passageway in Warehouse No. 5 has collapsed. We need Master Maomao to come over and investigate the source of the problem."
"Got it, right away."
"You go and get busy." Li Yanli felt it was time: "I'll leave now. I'll call Jiang Jun over to help you."
Shu Lan looked at him disappointedly and helplessly, because she really couldn't think of any reason to keep him.
In the past few years, the words she heard most from Li Yanli were these three words - I'm leaving.
She knew that it was best for humans and zombies to keep their distance, as he had his responsibilities and belonging.
But……
Li Yanli's voice rang out with a smile: "Shu Xiaolan, why are you looking at me like that again? Are you really that reluctant to let me go?"
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