Chapter 340 Viewing the Diary (Part 1)
Yun Zhao walked to the bedside and sat down. She noticed that the bed beneath her was different. She lifted the covers and touched them, and was surprised to find that it seemed to be filled with water.
"How can water be used to make a bed?" Yun Zhao was very surprised.
It's even more luxurious than her princess bed.
She had been staying at the hotel for several days and thought all hotel beds were the same, but she was surprised to find that there were beds like this.
In an instant, Yun Zhao had the idea of changing rooms.
—I want to try it out.
Xie Tu saw through her thoughts and lowered his voice, "Wait a few more days, and come down to stay when I'm on night duty."
I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving her alone.
Yun Zhao leaned back, looking at the bathtub by the window, and once again surprised everyone with his question, "Do you want to live with me?"
Xie Tu: "..."
He sighed helplessly and focused his attention on his diary.
This thing needs to be returned; it cannot be broken open by force.
Fortunately, this lock is very simple.
Xie Tu took out his tools from his backpack, inserted a sharp piece of wire into the keyhole, and turned it gently. There was a 'click' sound.
"Get up and take a look," Xie Tu said.
Upon hearing this, Yun Zhao focused his attention on the clues, patted the bed beside him, and gestured for him to come and sit down.
Xie Tu walked over, handed her the diary, and then sat down on the edge of the bed.
The bed was indeed filled with water.
Sitting on the bed, I can clearly feel the softness of the water.
Yun Zhao sat up straight and flipped through the diary.
The diary began after the apocalypse, and the handwriting at the beginning was very messy, indicating that Chen Xi was not in a calm mood at the time.
[April 1st: The zombie outbreak occurred without warning, plunging the streets into chaos. The scene resembled a terrifying moment from a movie, yet it felt incredibly real.]
Fear gripped my heart instantly. I ran for my life, and in the chaos, we became separated. I called his name, but only the howls of zombies and the screams of people answered me.
I've never been so scared. In my panic, I bumped into Liao Yuxuan and his friends who were trying to escape from the school. They had originally intended to run out of the school to seek help, but they found that the outside was even more devastating than the campus...
The first day's diary entry was very long, a full four or five pages.
The document details the escape of the six individuals and how they eventually arrived at Ocean Park.
The handwriting at the end was blurred by tears: "I shouldn't have argued with him... If he hadn't been worried about me and followed me the whole time, this might not have happened."
Yun Zhao looked up at Xie Tu, and after confirming that he had finished reading, he continued to turn the page.
[April 2nd: Communication was cut off. My classmates were all trying to contact their families, but I remained indifferent.]
The reason we argued is ridiculous. Yesterday morning, my parents called again, asking me for money. My younger brother has two months until the college entrance exam and is insisting on having a computer to study with, so they want me to find a way to buy him a laptop.
Did they ever consider that I'm just a student, scrimping and saving, working part-time to pay my tuition and living expenses, and even hesitant to buy fruit once a month?
If it weren't for them, why would he and I have gone out in a fit of pique...?
Yun Zhao paused for a moment.
Indeed, she did not find any photos of Chen Xi with her family on Chen Xi's phone.
Her relationship with her family seems to be strained.
We began searching for supplies and water inside. There was plenty of food here, with an entire warehouse full of seafood, vegetables, and fruits. Liao Yuxuan suggested hiding the food to prevent it from being discovered by those who came later...
For the next ten days or so, all six of them worked inside.
Chen Xi's records are mostly related to her boyfriend, with occasional mentions of zombies outside, which are almost always glossed over.
She never mentioned her family.
Yun Zhao sensed something was wrong and asked Xie Tu, "I remember her companion said that she kept a diary in case something happened to her, and hoped that her companion could take her diary to her family."
If her original intention was to let her family know about her experiences, then she should at least have mentioned some of them in her diary, or written down what she wanted to say to them.
But there was nothing there.
Xie Tu pondered for a moment: "Perhaps she thought that even if something happened to her, her family wouldn't be too saddened by her disappearance."
A diary may simply be a means to prove that one ever existed.
Yun Zhao didn't quite understand. She was silent for a few seconds before saying, "Are there any parents who don't love their children?"
Just like her parents, they abandoned her in the contaminated area.
Since her parents are strong, they are capable of protecting her.
She shouldn't have been in such a dangerous, contaminated area.
She couldn't think of any other possibility besides being abandoned.
Xie Tu noticed that she was in a bad mood, turned his head and looked into her eyes. "There are indeed some parents in this world whose behavior is hard to understand, but perhaps the truth is not what you think."
At six years old, she had clearly already awakened her abilities.
This is a truly shocking and unconventional thing.
It must be understood that a child's small body cannot bear such a vast and powerful spiritual force.
Children's boundless imaginations cannot possibly construct a complete spiritual realm.
Premature awakening exceeds the body's capacity and may lead to mental overload, ultimately resulting in death from a physical explosion.
Xie Tu is more inclined to believe that the contaminated area has the effect of suppressing her mental power.
Her parents had no choice but to make that decision so that she could grow up safely.
"Is that so?" Yun Zhao's attitude toward the matter was negative.
"Hmm." Xie Tu paused, a hint of reminiscence in his eyes. "My parents passed away when I was very young. At that time, I felt like my whole world had collapsed."
This was the first time Xie Tu had spoken about his background.
Yun Zhao's attention was indeed diverted by him, and she stared at him blankly, "And then what happened? How did you live on your own?"
In this cannibalistic world, how can a child survive alone without the protection of adults?
Xie Tu ruffled her hair and said slowly, "The base takes special care of the children of martyrs, and my father was an A-level sentinel. In those days, high-level sentinels were rare and received very good treatment. He left me a large number of points."
Yun Zhao: "...No wonder you're so rich."
Xie Tu remained calm, saying, "I earned most of it myself."
His interruption caused the emotions that had just arisen in Yun Zhao's heart to inexplicably dissipate.
She turned her head and continued flipping through her diary, "Important matters come first."
Chen Xi's family of origin favored sons over daughters, and she harbored resentment but was powerless to escape it.
Her boyfriend was probably the only person who appeared when she was most helpless and offered her warmth.
However, due to her parents' relationship, she had a fight with her boyfriend, which indirectly led to their separation.
Chen Xi harbored resentment towards her parents.
Currently, it doesn't seem to have much to do with their mission.
Yun Zhao continued flipping through the pages, directly to April 22nd.
On the 22nd day of the apocalypse, we encountered seven soldiers. I found them strange; we all wanted to escape, yet they chose to come here.
A long line was drawn across the diary.
Their arrival seems to foreshadow something...
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