"Crackle~~"
The sound of branches exploding in the fire made a series of crackling sounds. Twenty or thirty men, including the mother and son, were sitting in front of the fire, all of them looking absent-minded. Even the few young people who were originally excited to play poker to lighten their mood slowed down their movements, and their eyes occasionally looked in the direction of the other bonfire. Unfortunately, the mutant dogs were too tall, and they directly blocked the figures of Xia Ruanruan and Chu Hang. In fact, because of the mutant dogs' heavy breathing and the long distance, they could not hear what the other side was saying.
About 20 minutes ago.
Chu Hang and Xia Runrun returned to the temporary camp at the same time. Wu Wenhua, Yang Fan and others who were always paying attention to the movements of the little boss immediately discovered that Xia Runrun suddenly grew a lot taller from a four-year-old kid to a seven-year-old. At this time, not to mention the old hands who had been hanging around among the survivors for many years, even a fool could see that there was something wrong.
But even though he has grown taller, he is still the same person.
In addition, Xia Runrun and Chu Hang looked a little strange, and there were several aggressive mutant animals following behind them. Yang Fan and others who originally wanted to step forward to ask questions immediately looked at each other and stood there, not daring to move. They could only mutter to themselves, their eyes involuntarily looking forward.
"Hey, Miss Xiaoxia, what's going on? How come she suddenly grew so much taller?" Someone in the crowd lowered his voice, but couldn't hide his curiosity, and looked eagerly at a place not far away.
"Could this be a sequelae of the viral infection?" Someone touched his chin and expressed his inner thoughts.
"But doesn't the Hcp virus only affect plants and animals? Look at us, our body shapes haven't changed much over the years..." The tall young man grumbled, adding the firewood in his hand to the fire.
"Just because it wasn't possible before doesn't mean it's impossible now! Humans are also animals. It doesn't make sense that they're the only ones who would change, and we wouldn't be able to! Besides, maybe people in other regions have already changed and grown into giants, but the conditions here are too poor, so we can't receive any information..."
"I think this possibility is quite high. After all, the world is changing so much, and new things are happening every second. A cold virus can mutate, so why can't the HCP virus mutate again?"
A group of people sat in front of the campfire, each one speculating about the cause of Xia Ruanruan's sudden change. While some thought it couldn't be the HCP virus, many felt that only the HCP virus could cause such a sudden and silent increase in height. Regardless of their thoughts, they all stared eagerly at the nearby fire where Xia Ruanruan was, hoping she could explain the specific cause of her sudden growth.
…
In front of the fire.
Xia Ruanruan wrapped herself in a thick quilt, her two short hands grabbing her down jacket, trying to use a knife to take down the rolled-up trouser legs and jacket corners.
In this wilderness, even if Xia Ruanruan was popular with mutant animals, there was no way she could create two suitable winter coats out of thin air. Fortunately, the clothes were originally modified from adult clothes. In addition, Han Zhou knew that children grow quickly, so he made the clothes looser. When sewing, he didn't use the cutting method of pressing the edges, but instead rolled up the trouser legs and sewed them together. He only needed to remove a circle of seams below the hem.
If not for this, Xia Runrun might have to ask Dahei and the others to help search for clothes tomorrow, delaying her trip. Otherwise, she would have to stay in the small carriage all the time and not be able to get out.
A 7-year-old child has short arms and legs and is not very flexible. In addition, Xia Runrun has never done any work such as sewing or disassembling clothes before, so she looks even more clumsy and looks quite funny.
Chu Hang sighed and took over the job of removing the hem of the clothes. "Wait until I'm done before you put them on. Don't cut yourself with the knife."
The man's fingers were long, strong and very flexible, and his speed was more than twice as fast as Xia Runrun's.
"Xiaobai, why do you have two bodies?" Xia Ruanruan held up her little chin and looked at Chu Hang, blinking slowly.
From the time he met the black-haired Xiaobai until now, the little white cat sleeping on the wooden block has never woken up. It is not difficult for Xia Runrun to guess that Xiaobai can only use one of the two bodies at a time. If it were not for the two bodies speaking and opening their eyes at the same time, almost no one would have guessed that they are one person.
After all, there are many people in this world with the same name and surname. Maybe they are twins and have the same name?
These days, Chu Hang, Chu Hang, Chu Han, and Chu Han are all acceptable...
"This matter is a bit complicated..." Chu Hang frowned slightly and spoke carefully, his eyes looking at the bonfire that was jumping from time to time.
…
The distant memories are like movie clips in my mind, constantly flashing. Except for some clips that occasionally make people feel uncomfortable, the vast majority of them can no longer cause any waves.
Patients with emotional apathy are usually divided into two types: one is physiological, characterized by a lack of emotion and a lack of interest in people and things; the other is characterized by an extremely sadistic antisocial personality who takes pleasure in torture and killing.
When he was in kindergarten, he was accused of pushing other children down the stairs from the second floor. He did not understand the difference between the two, but now he knows what they were.
The man's eyes slowly sank as he recalled the past, as if he was looking through time into the distant past.
…
He and his younger brother Chu Xing are twin brothers. Since the incident of pushing someone in kindergarten when he was 6 years old, his younger brother stayed in the city.
He was sent back to his hometown in the countryside to live with his elderly grandmother.
Although life in the countryside is hard, it is also peaceful.
In school, teachers and parents always put academic performance at the center of the world. Even if he is not popular among classmates due to his personality, his excellent academic performance can still help him thrive in school.
It wasn't until his grandmother passed away when he was in high school that Chu Hang returned to the Chu family, living with his parents and younger brother. He thought everything had settled down by the time he turned six, until the virus broke out and he fell into a coma with a fever, unable to go out with his parents to search for supplies. After just three days, he was sold to an underground laboratory by his parents.
The strong smell of disinfectant and blood in the air of the laboratory, the sound of scalpels scraping across flesh and bones, and the corpses being carried out of the underground laboratory and burned flashed before Chu Hang's eyes one by one.
There are also rows of dog cages holding experimental subjects. Their tall bodies are curled up in the cages, and they can only lean against the cold cages and walls when they sleep every day.
Human experiment with eyes open, puppy experiment with eyes closed.
This was his entire experience in the past three years.
…
Xia Runrun sat next to Chu Hang, her eyes involuntarily locked on him, wanting to hear what he would say next.
only……
After a moment of silence, the other party's expression changed back and forth, and it was obvious that he did not look as calm as he appeared.
"Xiaobai, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it..."
Xia Ruanruan leaned forward, holding 666 in her arms. Her tender little chin rested on the head of the big starling. She sighed deeply and said solemnly, "Although I really want to know why Xiaobai has two bodies and why Xiaobai was reluctant to tell me about this at first, I don't want to embarrass Xiaobai..."
Chu Hang: “?”
"Xiaobai looks so ugly right now, as if he is sick... Let's wait until Xiaobai wants to talk about it later..." Xia Runrun looked at him for a while and lowered her eyes.
Rather than looking unhappy, Xia Runrun actually wanted to use the word "painful" to describe it, but she was afraid of touching the other person's wounds by saying these two words, so she decided not to ask any more questions.
Chu Hang was a little surprised, but then he curled the corners of his lips and reached out to rub the little girl's head.
"No need... This matter sounds complicated, but it's actually very simple..."
The man's voice was like a clear mountain spring, cold and long. "I don't quite understand the underlying principles, but our situations are roughly the same. We both came from the same place. Don't be afraid. Life will definitely get better from now on."
He really had no idea how the laboratory had managed to make his mental power surge to the point where it could be materialized. He was just a freshman when the global virus broke out. Even though he had good grades and was admitted to a key university in the country, it did not mean that he could immediately become a top scientist. Especially during the days when he was locked up in the laboratory, no one else would mention anything related to the experiment to him. Chu Hang was even less clear about the specific reason. Maybe the virus mutated, or maybe the other party's experiment was successful.
In short, the reason the little girl in front of him could talk to animals must be because of those guys in the underground laboratory. Otherwise, how could she appear in the northwest area for no reason?
Chu Hang was somewhat relieved that the child was not injured in the accident.
W-what? !!!
They all came from the same place?! The situations are basically the same?!
Xia Runrun's eyes widened in shock, and her jaw almost dropped. No wonder Xiaobai was different from others and had two bodies!
Looking at herself again, wasn't it because of the time travel that she suddenly became 4 years old from 18?!
"I didn't expect you to have traveled through time like me! Xiaobai, which city on Earth did you travel from?! I'm from Xianghua City!!"
Xia Ruanruan tried to lower her voice. She was so excited that she even threw 666 into the corner. She didn't even care about the knife in Xiaobai's hand. She grabbed his arm and said with tears in her eyes: "What kind of a rotten world is this?! I'm healthy and grew up to be 18 years old. After sleeping, not only did I travel through time, but my body also shrunk to a four-year-old! I'm so miserable! Do you know how uncomfortable I am?! I haven't eaten chili peppers for a month! Wuuwuwu~hiccup!"
Chu Hang: “?”
Chu Hang: “!!!”
Chu Hang: I thought everyone was an experimental subject from an underground laboratory, but I didn’t expect you to be a time traveler from another world!
Chu Hang: “…”
Besides, there's something wrong with you, little girl!
This crying point is so bizarre. Why would someone cry so hard they hiccup because they haven't eaten chili peppers for a month? Shouldn't they be crying because they couldn't see their parents after traveling through time and space, and their body shrank?!
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