The minivan stopped in front of the office building. The last rays of sunset sank into the earth.
Ning Yu buttoned up his white coat, suddenly blurting out: “This person is important. We can’t let him go.”
“Understood,” Chen Yajing said in a low voice. “Once the arrow is released, there’s no turning back. We have no other choice now.”
Chen Yajing was indeed a meticulous person who sent her subordinates that evening to invite them to dine in the cafeteria.
Everyone lined up in the cafeteria to get food, with potatoes and mixed grains as the staple, accompanied by dishes like beans, carrots, and braised chicken. The plump cafeteria lady clearly favored Yan Hao, and seeing his cracked eye corner, she added half a scoop of chicken meat to comfort him.
Yan Hao walked away leisurely under everyone’s envious gazes.
Zhou Rong walked up rubbing his hands: “Beautiful lady…”
The lady skillfully flipped her ladle, dropping two pieces of meat, then covered the side dishes in Zhou Rong’s lunch box: “Next.”
Captain Zhou left with a sweep of his sleeve.
The next person, Si Nan, stepped forward, staring fixedly at the pot of food, expressionless and silent.
The lady was about to scoop when she suddenly stopped, curiously asking: “Young man, you look unfamiliar?”
“Are you new?”
“How old are you? Do you have a partner?”
Guo Weixiang standing behind was sweating, wanting to hint to Si Nan to make small talk with the lady, when he saw Si Nan raise his eyelids, his amber-like pupils quietly looking at the lady.
At that moment, through the misty white steam of hot dishes, Si Nan’s black bangs scattered across his forehead, his skin pale without a trace of blood, his cracked lips slightly pursed.
The fatigue from a long journey had not yet faded from his eyes, his wrist holding the lunch box was thin and delicate, with faint scars visible.
Maternal love welled up from the lady’s heart.
“…Poor child, how thin you are!” The lady slapped a full ladle of meat into Si Nan’s bowl, saying compassionately: “Go on, eat more, come back if it’s not enough!”
Si Nan carried his overflowing lunch box, walking away amid dropped jaws.
“Si—Nan—!!”
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Wu Xinyan in the crowd flipped her hair and came running and howling. Si Nan nimbly dodged, and she flew past, her outstretched arms suddenly embracing Yan Hao.
Yan Hao: “?!”
Wu Xinyan let go as if electrocuted, blushing deeply, repeatedly apologizing to the speechless Yan Hao.
Si Nan, as if unseen, sat at the dining table and gave half of his chicken meat to Zhou Rong, who was staring blankly at his lunch box: “Here, eat.”
Yan Hao, first innocently hugged and then blinded by Zhou Rong and Si Nan’s feeding each other, felt his heart was a mess and could only squat in the corner of the table, turning grief into appetite, and started eating.
Wu Xinyan glanced around, almost whispering directly into Zhou Rong’s ear: ”…There’s an underground laboratory developing a new zombie virus…” A cafeteria cleaning staff member passed by, and Wu Xinyan immediately coughed and sat up straight. After the cleaner left, Zhou Rong finally raised his head. ”Seriously?” Zhou Rong seemed uninterested, speaking lazily: “If this were true, wouldn’t rumors have spread, and her leadership position would be compromised?” Wu Xinyan earnestly refuted: “It’s true! Because all base officers and managers came out to speak for her, assuring the public there were absolutely no secret experiments, and they even detained the most aggressive rumor-mongers. The matter gradually subsided afterwards.”
Zheng for specific details – I’m definitely not making this up…” ”Alright, don’t dwell on these baseless rumors.” Zhou Rong stood up with an empty meal tray, laughing and patting her shoulder: ”Going to sea is too dangerous. I absolutely can’t take you. Once we contact headquarters, I might consider bringing you first – considering your devotion to our team. Listen to me, don’t cause trouble.” Wu Xinyan exclaimed: “Hey—” But Zhou Rong had already winked teasingly, leaving with several team members and exiting the cafeteria. Wu Xinyan was both angry and anxious, just about to chase after him, when she suddenly noticed Si Nan deliberately falling behind, turning slightly toward her. ”You…” ”Shh,” Si Nan raised a finger, gently placing it on his lips under her surprised gaze: ”Don’t tell anyone about this matter.” Wu Xinyan was stunned, but Si Nan remained silent, quickly catching up with Zhou Rong and the others. · That night, the special forces soldiers were sleeping in separate rooms of the three-bedroom courtyard house. Zhou Rong carefully brushed his teeth and washed his face. He filled a bucket with cold water and doused himself from head to toe, shivering. He shook his head and walked into the room. Passing through the living room, he heard Ding Shi’s voice from the east room: ”Little Jin Hua was so beautiful.”
All the young men in our village liked her, but I felt she especially liked me. When I joined the army, she even brought me water and food. I wonder if Little Jin Hua is still alive – she’s so smart, she must be. Does she still remember me…
Guo Weixiang yawned and comforted him: “She definitely is! When the time comes, I’ll help you pursue Jin Hua. I’ll contribute money and effort…”
“Ding Shi: Wuwuwu…”
“Shut up! Xiangzi!” Chun Cao’s voice came from another room, knocking on the wall coldly: “It’s impossible! Don’t give him unrealistic fantasies!”
Guo Weixiang: “Chun Cao, you’re too harsh! Can’t you comfort him?”
Chun Cao: “What if he can’t catch up later? It’s better to set a more feasible target early!”
Ding Shi cried louder.
“Damn, can’t sleep now…” Guo Weixiang rolled up his sleeves to confront Chun Cao, who slammed the door to meet the challenge. Before they could fight, Zhou Rong slapped them both, grabbed one in each hand, and threw them back into their rooms, closing the doors.
The innermost bedroom was tightly closed. Zhou Rong coughed and walked forward confidently.
“Si Nan, I…”
Zhou Rong pushed open the door, and his eyelids immediately twitched wildly.
Si Nan and Yan Hao were lying side by side on a double bed, each hugging a pillow, whispering to each other.
Si Nan collapsed onto the bed, humming softly and adjusting himself comfortably with a pillow.
Zhou Rong was contemplating whether to risk divorce by waking him up again when suddenly distant voices could be heard, followed by the whoosh of vehicles and an alarm piercing the night sky.
“Level 2 Alert! Level 2 Alert! Zombie horde surrounding the city!”
“All males between sixteen and sixty, come collect weapons. Combat personnel, assemble quickly—!”
Dormitory lights flickered on, and panicked discussions and footsteps swept through the entire base.
“…” Si Nan turned over, covering his eyes with his hand, helplessly saying: “These days, even sleeping is getting harder and harder…”
From the moment Chen Yajing established the survivor base, all able-bodied men between sixteen and sixty were organized into a self-defense squad. Every ten people formed a group, with ten groups on nightly patrol within a one-kilometer radius, armed and ready to fire signal flares at the slightest disturbance.
However, on this night, a large zombie group silently bypassed the patrol, and by the time the base’s duty officers caught the thick stench of decay, the entire outer fortification was already surrounded.
The zombie horde was densely packed, roaring and pounding the walls, forming a blood-red sea under the pale moonlight that was horrifying to behold.
“How can there be so many?!” Chun Cao shouted in disbelief, “Rong-ge! Here! Come over!
