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When the car stopped suddenly, Su Mucheng, who was curled up in the back seat for a nap, woke up in a daze. She rubbed her eyes and looked up, and saw the two people in the front seat staring at something seriously.However, Su Mucheng looked along the line of sight and found nothing except sparse trees and dirt roads.

Su Muqiu and Ye Xiu stared in the same direction.

A very slight tremor was transmitted from the ground along the body to the two of them.This subtle familiarity made Su Muqiu hold the steering wheel tightly. While the two were on guard, several large trucks slowly approached. The models were the same as those Su Muqiu had seen outside the store. There is a gold logo.

It's the army.

Now that I think about it, since the higher-ups already knew about the zombie virus, they probably ordered people to buy supplies when there was a situation inside the research institute.

Su Muqiu was thinking, and then he heard Ye Xiu's voice. He pointed to the small mark painted with black and red paint on the car body: "It's the permanent garrison of Q City."

Seeing Ye Xiu's tense shoulders slump, and his attitude couldn't tell whether he was relaxed or helpless, Su Muqiu asked, "You are from the Q city army? Why are the Q city army here?"

"No. But I have some friendship with their boss." Ye Xiu rubbed his chin, then pushed open the car door, "Hmm...it's really strange, I'll go find out."

Sitting in the car, the brothers and sisters of the Su family watched Ye Xiu shake his hands and jumped twice. The leading truck stopped, and the window was opened a crack. Ye Xiu said a few words to the people in the car, and then walked back with his usual expression , let Su Muqiu follow them.

The truck continued to drive, and the car followed not too far or too close. As expected, they were not driven away. During the journey, Ye Xiu shared some news he got.

"This team is just a patrol team. They appeared here because the higher-ups requisitioned a nearby private hospital as a temporary virus experiment center, and the Q city army was transferred to protect it."

"Virus experiment center?" Su Muqiu understood Ye Xiu's meaning, and the next sentence confirmed his guess.

Ye Xiu nodded: "Yes, researching zombie viruses."

It's not too far from here to City B. It only takes half a day to drive leisurely, but it's still a long way to go on foot.Considering all the consequences caused by the explosion of the 13-C research institute located in H City, it is reasonable to set up the experimental center here.

Ye Xiu smiled, and took out the account card from Su Muqiu's notebook beside him: "There are several biological experts here. If we can continue to conduct vaccine research here, our journey to B City will be over."

Su Muqiu paused, feeling a sense of disobedience in his heart, and Ye Xiu turned his head and chatted with Su Mucheng in the back seat: "Mucheng, what do you want to do after the world is safe?"

Su Mucheng thought about it seriously, and said with a serious face after a while, "I want to eat ice cream."

It was such a trivial wish, but in the post-apocalypse it became an extravagant dream.

"Oh? What flavor do you want?"

Su Mucheng reported common flavors such as chocolate and vanilla: "A quarter of each."

"Okay, a quarter of each, let your brother take you there then." Ye Xiu smiled.

"There is an ice cream shop near our house, it's delicious." Su Mucheng nodded, "I also want to order a vanilla blend for brother, and Ye Xiu's strawberry flavor is good. Or do you like chocolate?"

Ye Xiu pointed at himself, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "Me too?"

He said that under the current situation, ice cream might be very expensive, but the little girl raised her head and announced that she had been saving all the time, so she could treat her brother and Ye Xiu to ice cream, happily counting the flavors with her fingers You can choose.

Ye Xiu responded, lowered the car window, and looked at the scenery outside.

There is a military garrison nearby, and it is already quite 'clean'. The forest is lush with greenery, and occasionally there are a few birdsong, but the wind blowing from the forest is mixed with a stench of flesh and blood. The smell is everywhere, as if the world had been rotted by its roots.

Holding the account card, he rubbed the edge lightly, and heard himself reply: "Okay, but I don't like sweets, just let me take a few bites of Mu Qiu's share..."

Not long after, they reached their destination.

There are several layers of iron nets tightly erected outside the private hospital, and there are palm-length steel thorns hanging on it, and there are obvious burn marks on the scorched soil, and the smell is pungent, which is not difficult to imagine. In order to ensure that this area full of living people is not invaded, the army has spent a lot of effort.

The leading truck gestured a few gestures, and the soldiers stationed behind the iron net immediately opened the iron net from left to right, leaving a gap, and Su Muqiu, a dirty little car, followed behind. Zhong walked into the hospital with the members of the patrol team.

Compared with the hell-like scene outside, the hospital hall looks bright and clean. There are also soldiers standing in every corner holding guns. It is no doubt that if something goes wrong, the moment they step into the hospital, they will be beaten to pieces by bullets from all directions. mud.

Although the captain of the patrol team brought them back, his expression was suspicious: "You said...you are Ye Qiu from the H city garrison? Do you have anything to prove your identity?"

Hearing the name Ye Qiu suddenly, Su Muqiu was a little puzzled, but he just stood beside Ye Xiu with Su Mucheng and didn't speak out rashly.

Ye Xiu spread his hands: "No, I was too anxious when I came out...Is Lao Han there? Otherwise, Xiao Zhang is also fine. Anyone who comes can prove it for me."

Hearing the address of 'Old Han' and 'Xiao Zhang', the other party frowned: "The two of them are not here, even if they are, they can't see each other if they want, you..."

During the conversation between the two, a young soldier who was explaining matters a little further away raised his head: "Is it...Senior Ye Qiu?"

Ye Xiu tilted his head to look at the other party: "It's me. Do you recognize me?"

"I don't know, but Captain Han mentioned you..."

The young soldier was wearing an army-style summer long uniform. It could be seen that he tried his best to keep it tidy and clean when resources were tight. When he walked up to Ye Xiu, the patrol leader immediately called out "Major Song" and gave a military salute. Back off.

"Xiao Song is not bad, he is already a major at this age. Are you the person in charge here?"

"Yes." Major Song nodded, with a hesitant tone, as if he didn't know how to bring it up: "... I didn't expect you to be alive. I heard that your injuries at that time have already..."

Ye Xiu interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Didn't he be rescued? Let's talk about the old days when you have time. I brought some things here. You can spare some time to check if they can be used?"

"This is…"

Ye Xiu smiled and picked up the account card.

"It is the information of the 13-C District Research Institute."

Major Song was surprised, and was about to say something to Ye Xiu, but just as he opened his mouth, a soldier rushed over and reported that the temporary road leading to City B was blocked by a huge wave of zombies, and the supplies brought in were stuck in the On the way, there have been casualties.

He immediately told the second person in charge about the account card, apologized and led a few teams to set off.

There was a sudden silence in the hospital.

The matter related to the zombie virus was the most important thing. After Ye Xiu said that the task would be completed only after Ye Xiu said that he had to deliver the account card to the person in charge of the vaccine research and development, the deputy immediately made way for the people guarding the passageway.

Ye Xiu thanked him, lifted his foot and walked a few steps, and suddenly said to the deputy beside him, "By the way, did you see those two over there? They are the brother and sister, the big one is handsome and the small one is beautiful..."

Deputy Black Line, apart from the army stationed and Ye Xiu, there were only two living people left in the entire hospital hall. He would have to be blind to not notice.

"They came all the way with me. They are civilians. They have no wounds on their bodies, and they are not infected with zombie virus. It's not safe outside. When I go in, can you take care of me?" Ye Xiu smiled and moved skillfully. He took a step down, and quietly stuffed half a pack of cigarettes into the opponent's hand, "I don't ask for hot tea or anything, just give them a glass of water and rest for a while, if there is a reliable safe base, let their siblings join the team—"

"Hey, don't make arrangements for us without authorization!" It was so quiet here, Su Muqiu heard it clearly, and immediately yelled, "What kind of safe base are you going to, you must be three people together, we are waiting for you here, hand over the things and hurry up come out."

"Yeah! We'll be waiting for you." Su Mucheng nodded firmly.

Ye Xiu hadn't reacted to these words, but the soldiers with cold expressions on the side had a much better impression of the siblings.In the eyes of ordinary people, soldiers are there to defend their homes and the country, and they can help each other along the way. However, in a relatively safe environment, they will stand back as protected persons. There are many people who walk with soldiers, but they can arrange The first sentence after the base was not to thank you excitedly, but to say that we would go together, which was the first time.

Ye Xiu shook the account card between his hands, didn't say anything else, and went straight to the hospital.

Su Muqiu stared at Ye Xiu's thin back until he could no longer see him before pulling Su Mucheng to sit on the bench.

A soldier handed over two steel cups. Su Muqiu thanked them and took them. After taking a sip, he was surprised to find that they were hot chocolate, so he thanked again, and the other party hurriedly waved their hands to ask them not to be polite.

"It's all drunk in the army. It's not as delicious as outside, but it can replenish energy. Let's take a rest. We're here to watch. If nothing else, the safety must pass."

"Thank you." Su Muqiu said seriously, and Su Mucheng also thanked her with a cup.

Several soldiers smiled honestly.

Su Muqiu thought of the defense line built outside the hospital. Since the breath of living people was too heavy here, zombies in a wide range would be attracted. He found the soldier who took the initiative to greet them, and observed the zombies he killed along the way. characteristics to inform each other.

"Hopefully it will come in handy."

The other party nodded, and listened very seriously. He turned his head and conveyed these conclusions to others, but when Su Muqiu mentioned that "zombies react violently to red objects", he shook his head.

"I've noticed this too. Zombies don't respond to red, but are attracted by the last color they saw before becoming infected..." His expression was dark, "Most of the zombies you meet are ordinary people. Zombies will reflexively stare at their own wounds when they bite, so they react to blood—that is, red."

The other party whispered that many soldiers took the last look to confirm whether their companions were safe, so after turning into zombies, they would unconsciously chase the color of the camouflage.He didn't talk much, just thanked Su Muqiu for the information again, then smirked at his companion who kept winking, picked up the gun and stood back to his position.

Behind him, Su Muqiu, whose information had been corrected, vaguely remembered something, and looked back in the direction Ye Xiu left.

Due to their duties, it was inconvenient for the soldiers to chat openly, but they told the brothers and sisters that they could walk around the hospital if they were bored.The two who had obtained the right to move freely did not wander around and cause trouble, but just waited at the position where they could see the inner corridor for the first time.

After drinking half a cup of hot chocolate, the heavily sealed door of the hospital opened again. The two looked up and saw a group of tall and strong special forces with live ammunition surrounded the person in the middle. After talking in a low voice, they walked quickly to the inside of the hospital. Su Muqiu still guessed What leader came, but saw that the people surrounded in the middle were also wearing military uniforms, and what they were guarding carefully was the iron cage in his hand.

There is a rabbit in an iron cage commonly seen in pet shops, with a dazzling 'S-748' mark branded between the snow-white fur on its back, being stared at by too many humans, the rabbit jumped nervously in the iron cage, and in a glimpse , Su Muqiu clearly saw that the other half of the rabbit's body, part of the fur was festered, rotted and maggots were born, the internal organs were still fresh flesh red, and the heart was beating abnormally.

Su Muqiu has read the experimental materials and has a good memory. He immediately guessed that this should be one of the original experimental subjects, but whether it was a failure or a success, he couldn't decide.

He was thinking about something, when the hem of his clothes was pulled suddenly, and he lowered his head to meet Su Mucheng's nervous eyes.

"What's the matter?" Su Muqiu reassured, "Don't be afraid, that rabbit escaped from the exploded research institute, and it was given the simulated antibody in the experiment. If we can find hope for humans and other animals to live from it, the future Don't worry about it."

The soldier overheard by chance was surprised: "You know a lot! Experimental antibodies... so that's how it is."

"I know a little bit from people I know." Su Muqiu answered vaguely, without revealing anything from his expression, "Is this undisclosed information?"

"Not public? That's not true." The soldier scratched his face, and admitted generously: "The research institute in Area C is the place where the virus leaked. Except for a few animals with marks on their bodies, they escaped alive, and the rest of the staff turned into zombies. Now it is Highly dangerous zone. It is said that several elite teams that have been dispatched are all folded inside, and it is even more difficult to penetrate there."

The soldier sighed, perhaps because the brothers and sisters of the Su family came with Ye Xiu and obviously knew more than ordinary civilians, he couldn't help whispering: "The situation is getting worse now, because the research materials have been destroyed, the superiors can only order I tried my best to capture experimental animals and sent them here, one by one, to get their blood and purify it, so it was for making those... That rabbit was so small just now, I don’t know how much blood it can draw? I also buried a tiger the day before yesterday, not only Being drained, the organs in the skin are all hollowed out, compared with zombies, I really don't know which is more terrifying."

Su Muqiu's face changed slightly, his heart raced, and a flat and cold sentence flashed through his mind——

It was in the military radio, before the daily summary, it would always be coldly repeated: 'If you capture the experimental subject that escaped from Area 13-C, please hand it over to the Temporary Virus Experiment Center'!

The research institute where no one survived... Large animal bite marks on the waist... Body temperature... Heartbeat... Other unusual signs... And, the exterior color of the research institute in Area C, the only zombie that caused Ye Xiu to eat turtles, his car──

Su Muqiu's heartbeat gradually accelerated. At this moment, Su Mucheng leaned into his ear: "Brother, when will Ye Xiu come out?"

"……What's wrong?"

The little girl's eyes were full of worry: "I saw it when I delivered the towel to Ye Xiu, and he also had that mark on his back, which said S-000..."

The details that had been noticed before were finally linked together, and when the tip of the iceberg of the truth was faintly revealed, Su Muqiu squeezed his sister's shoulders tightly.

If he couldn't reach City B and there was no cure, what would be the real reason why Ye Xiu suddenly taught him how to use a gun?

After taking a deep breath, he opened his eyes and said softly to Su Mucheng, "That fellow Ye Xiu may have lost his way."

"I'll bring him back. Can you wait here for us?"