Chapter 27 Accident.
When they have nothing to do, the five of them will team up to go down the mountain to clear out the zombies nearby, and Shu Lan, disguised as an earth-type mutant, will also go along to help.
To be honest, the threat posed by first-level zombies is gradually weakening in people's minds. After all, they are just numerous and have no brains, while humans not only have brains, but also powerful superpowers, cohesive groups, and flexible adaptability.
Therefore, this team did not regard the first-level zombies during the day as a threat at all. Going down the mountain was like returning home. They could always go out as a group and return safely as a group.
Not everywhere is as peaceful as their happy hometown, and most of the news Lucas listens to on the radio every day is bad.
"The twenty-fifth Level 3 zombie has appeared in District 9. The loss of psychics is too rapid. We are dispatching troops for support. Please ask the nearby Districts 8, 11, and 10 to expedite the recovery of crystal cores to prevent the birth of more Level 3 zombies."
When Shu Lan heard the news, she was making dumplings with shepherd's purse and mashed potatoes instead of meat.
He Sheng kneaded the dough while she rolled out the dough. Lucas and Wild Dog had nothing to do, so they came over to help.
Shu Lan asked curiously, "Where is District 9?"
Lucas found a map from his room. It had been divided into many blocks circled in red pen, with a number marked in the middle of each block.
"We're in District 13, which is right here."
Shu Lan looked carefully several times and had a rough idea in her mind. District 13 and District 15 were adjacent, Ci'an was in the middle of the two districts, and District 9 was further south.
Lucas said, "District 9 was once a hub for cheap labor. Nearly 100 million of China's one billion people live there, half of whom are migrant workers."
Shu Lan understood: "No wonder there are so many level 3 zombies. I haven't even seen a level 2 zombie so far."
"We haven't seen a third-level zombie before. We've worked together to kill a second-level zombie. Second-level zombies are pretty hard to kill, and a third-level zombie could wipe out all five of us."
Shu Maomao was rubbing his eyes again. Shu Lan noticed that his bangs had grown to the point where they were covering his eyes. She quickened her pace to finish rolling out the dumpling wrappers and left the job of making dumplings to others.
She found a towel and scissors and took her child outside to get a haircut. There was plenty of light outside and she didn't have to clean up the cut hair.
Shu Maomao sat on a high stool, closed his eyes, and let her operate the sharp object on his head.
After a while, his ears moved and he suddenly called out, "Mommy."
"Um?"
"The radio they were listening to just reported that five days ago, a young mother and daughter killed four mutants from the survivor base in Area 15 over supplies. The woman was about 20 years old, and the girl was about three years old."
Shu Lan slowed down her movements, gently brushed the hair off his face, and asked, "What else did the radio say?"
"One of this mother and daughter is an earth-type mutant, and the other is a space-type mutant. All mutant teams that encounter this mother and daughter should be on guard. Then the one called Wild Dog said, Captain, why does this sound a little off?"
Shu Lan put away the scissors and placed them beside the stool. She said decisively, "Come down, Shu Maomao."
Shu Maomao jumped off the high stool and followed Shu Lan all the way to the car on the top of the mountain.
Shu Lan held out her hand: "Key."
A space crack appeared above her palm, and Shu Maomao manipulated the space to spit out the car keys that she had stolen from Patrick's room last night.
He stole three keys. Shu Lan only took the key to the car he had practiced with, and threw the other two on the ground.
After Shu Lan unlocked the car, she opened the driver's door. Shu Maomao also swiftly opened the passenger door and climbed in. Both doors closed almost at the same time. The mother and son, who had been together day and night for four years, had a tacit understanding between them that did not require any verbal communication.
Shu Lan stepped on the accelerator without hesitation and drove down the mountain road.
The people in the house rushed out after hearing the sound, but they only had time to see the rear end of a car driving away and fallen trees on both sides of the mountain road.
Patrick stuck his head out of the second-floor window: "Who's driving? What happened?"
Wild Dog was the first to react. He angrily yelled, "Fool! Your car was stolen! Can't you see?"
Lucas stared blankly at the blocked mountain path, repeating the words he heard on the radio: "Earth element... Space element... Our cellar!"
Ever since Shu Lan started to be responsible for cooking, the management of the cellar was handed over to her. Several people rushed to the cellar, moved the stone slabs away and took a look in the daylight, and found that it was empty.
The monkey who was taking a nap upstairs heard the news and ran out in his underwear: "Why did my wife and child run away?"
The wild dog scolded him: "Not only did your wife and children run away, but they also stole the surplus food we stored last year!"
Monkey had the same reaction as Patrick, with shock and disbelief in his voice. "Who? Who are you talking about? Miss Chu Yi?"
Only He Sheng didn't make a sound from beginning to end. When Ye Gou took out the cigarette box, an open palm appeared in front of him.
Wild Dog was stunned and gave the cigarette and lighter to He Sheng. He Sheng took out a cigarette and lit it, his gloomy brows hidden in the smoke.
After being extremely angry and confused, the wild dog suddenly found the matter funny.
He had warned them long ago not to trust Chu Yi too much. How could a woman who became the final survivor in a city full of zombies be as kind as she appeared?
Now, when everyone let down their guard, she struck a stab at the source of the problem, making their captain so angry that he even stopped smoking.
Quite interesting.
In the luxury car speeding down the highway, Shu Lan pounded the steering wheel in frustration. "Where did this information leak out?! If we leave at dawn tomorrow, we can still load the rice and flour from the warehouse into the space."
And there was still an unfinished meal of shepherd's purse dumplings that I didn't get to eat, which was such a pity.
Shu Maomao was shaking his legs. He didn't like to make facial expressions, but these little movements showed that he was very happy at the moment.
Finally, there were no more chattering men surrounding his mommy.
"Mommy, why don't you let me kill them while they sleep so you can take everything, including the super powers."
Shu Lan's depression suddenly turned into a burst of laughter: "That's not necessary."
"Why?"
Shu Lan said, "If we take away their food, they can still go out and find more and plant more. There's still plenty of food left in the garden, so they won't starve to death. But if we take away their special abilities, those people won't survive. They're not a threat to us, and we won't see them again. There's no need to send them all to their deaths."
Shu Maomao seemed to understand: "Oh."
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Poor Shu Maomao, he has to wander around with his mommy again."
That night, none of the five men fell asleep. They all sat on the top of the mountain. Some of them were silent and dazed, while others were complaining to each other.
The wild dog cursed, "It's all Patrick's fault. He acts like a lapdog when he sees a beautiful woman. He reveals all his secrets before he even asks her about them."
"Blame me? What did you do? What else did you do besides watching the fun? Weren't you also deceived?!"
The monkey wailed: "My love is gone..."
The wild dog turned around and scolded another one: "You stupid monkey, you're still in love with me at this hour? I don't love you at all! That woman killed four people with special abilities the day before she met us! If she had put some arsenic in our food these days, the five of us would have been dead. No, I'm worried. Owl, use your special abilities to feel if I've been poisoned."
"We all ate together, how could she have poisoned someone?" Lucas slapped his hand away, puzzled. "But I can't understand why Chu Yi suddenly decided to run away?"
Wild Dog said angrily, "The radio channel warned everyone to be careful of a young woman with a child. They also specifically stated that she is an earth-type mutant, regardless of whether the child is a boy or a girl. Her abilities, age, and the place where we met her all prove that she is the murderer. How dare she stay here?"
"But Chu Yi was outside at the time, and we were in the kitchen, and she couldn't hear the broadcast."
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