Chapter 162 - Volume 2 Chapter 56 Xiao Baozi’s Scheme
Now there is only one last person left from the group he brought out of the research institute. Liu Dong had a hunch that after this person died, it would be his turn.
He had never felt so powerless before because he had always been in charge of the life and death of others. This was the first time that his life was in the hands of others. It was like standing on the edge of a cliff, with an agitated wind behind him that could push him off at any second. Yet, it still wouldn’t make a move causing him to be anxious and nervous. His nerves were so bad that sometimes he would even think that it would be better to die earlier, so he doesn’t have to be afraid anymore.
After the second person died, they arrived at the base. After entering the base, the rescuers organized by each base were withdrawn in batches. The remaining elites were responsible for escorting Liu Dong to Jing Du.
After a day and a night of arriving at the base, nothing happened. Everyone was relieved. Even the person in charge of the base felt that it must be because the base was tightly guarded, so those zombies could not come in.
But Liu Dong still shouted every day, saying that when he went to bed at night, he always felt someone was squatting beside the head of the bed and looking at him quietly. However, when he opened his eyes, there would be no one.
At the beginning, the person in charge of the base sent someone to guard outside his house. He sent a small group of 20 people to wrap the house like an iron bucket. Even a fly and a mosquito could not fly in.
However when he got up the next day, Liu Dong still shouted that someone was watching him quietly in front of his bed at night.
At this time, the person in charge of the base was already a little irritated. He sped up the repatriation of all the rescue teams, and then assembled a team composed of level 3 and above superhumans to prepare to escort Liu Dong out.
Then when they took their first step out of the base, besides the heavily protected Liu Dong, the only researcher left exploded into bloody fireworks.
This time was even closer than last time. When the flesh and blood flew, Liu Dong was confused. His face and body was splattered with sticky flesh and blood. When he breathed, the thick stench of blood penetrated straight into his nose.
Liu Dong collapsed completely. No matter what was said he refused to leave the base. He looked at the people around him in panic. He always felt a constant cold eye on him that was filled with malicious intent, a murderous aura. A glance that passed through his throat, heart…
Yet when he went to look for those eyes, he couldn’t find it.
Collapsed, he crawled back to the base and was unwilling to go out again.
The person in charge of the base had no choice but to arrange a lot of people to guard him. In fact, the person in charge also felt a little panicked. How did that person die?
There were more than fifty superhumans above the third level, among which there were five people with particularly keen senses, as well as psychic ability superhumans, yet no one discovered how the researcher died.
He just exploded into blood fireworks. If someone in the background was really targeting Liu Dong, the strength of that person was absolutely strong.
In fact, everyone started to wonder, who was always targeting Liu Dong? If, as Liu Dong said, it was a zombie who came to get revenge, why did the zombie keep chasing him?
Theoretically, even if a zombie had a certain amount of wisdom, it would not show such terrible vengeful tactics. It was like a concealed zombie. Its wisdom was much higher than that of ordinary humans. It had thoroughly calculated its plot for revenge.
Another question is why does the zombie want to retaliate against Liu Dong? What did Liu Dong do to make the zombie want to retaliate and torture him endlessly?
All kinds of doubts lingered in everyone’s mind, but no one asked.
This was because Liu Dong had become crazy. As soon as he saw someone, he started shouting that a zombie was chasing him and that a zombie was looking at him in the dark and wanted revenge.
In order to give Liu Dong peace of mind, at night, the base arranged a number of brave superhumans to sleep with Liu Dong. If someone was really there squatting beside him looking at him quietly at the head of the bed, as Liu Dong said, then these superhumans will surely discover them.
In the middle of the night, several superhumans were frightened by Liu Dong’s screams.
“Someone! Someone!” Liu Dong’s facial features were distorted. He grabbed his gray hair, and his face and eyes were horrified.
The superhumans were startled. They got out of bed quickly, put on an alert posture and turned on the light, but did not see anyone. They even turned over the bed. They didn’t even see any footprints, let alone a person.
But Liu Dong insisted that there was someone. Moreover, he did not allow them to turn off the lights. He sat in the corner holding the quilt for the whole night. The psychic superhuman continued to probe the surrounding areas until his mental power was exhausted. The other superhumans had no idea what else to do and could only sit with him.
It was okay for one night. But, this was the case for several nights in a row. They couldn’t stand it. They all requested to change their posts, and the person in charge of the base was out of patience.
In his eyes, Liu Dong was now a lunatic. Who knew what kind of forbidden things he had done that he was afraid that a dead ghost would knock on his door? If Liu Dong’s status wasn’t special, he really wouldn’t want to butt in.
As a result, the person in charge of the base didn’t even meet with Liu Dong, he just sent people to work in shifts.
At night, Liu Dong was even more desperate.
He didn’t lie, nor was he freaked out, he could clearly feel that every night someone stood by the bed and kept looking at him with cold eyes.
He felt that his eyes were heavy. He desperately tried to open his eyes to see what they looked like, but no matter what he couldn’t open them.
Sometimes he could even feel a cold blade run across his neck, leaving goose bumps on his skin.
That feeling was terrible. Many times, after he woke up, he would beg to not suffer from this kind of torture anymore. It would be a better idea to just end his own life, but he didn’t even have the courage.
It was at this time that Liu Dong discovered that he had lived in vain all these years. The older one became, the more they were afraid of death. Even at this point, he still didn’t dare to pick up the knife to end his life.
When he completely collapsed, he looked at himself in the mirror. His gray hair was messy, layers of wrinkles seemed to have appeared on his face, and because of the days without sleep, he began to have puffy dark circles. He could barely recognize himself.
At this time, his thoughts had become dim, He could even hear countless people asking for his life. The seeds of hatred germinated in his body, constantly growing, and eating his internal organs bit by bit.
As if enchanted, he walked up to the highest building and then jumped down.
It was late at night when Liu Dong died. Someone found out that he died in front of the building the next morning. Because the building was very tall, he had splattered into pieces beyond recognition. Only a wisp of smile from the corner of his mouth was left that made people shiver.
Shao Qing stood in the crowd and watched for a long time. She did not leave until the base sent someone to collect the corpse. This time, all the culprits have finally been laid down. She was finally relieved.
Next, as long as Qin Zixi is sent home, it will be done.
After returning to the place where they temporarily stayed, Shao Qing made Qin Zixi come over. A group of people were having a feast together. Qin Zixi was also preparing to leave.
He didn’t leave all this time just to watch the mad person die. Now that Liu Dong was dead, he should go back.
At the end of the meal, Shao Qing discussed with Qin Zixi: “I’ll take you back? It’s along the way anyways, we’ll head out tomorrow?”
Qin Zixi was a bit dazed. He nibbled on his biscuit like a little squirrel. There was even a bit of biscuit crumbs on the corner or his mouth. He then looked at Shao Qing and used his red little tongue to lick the corner of his lips. Then did he rush to respond: “I don’t want to trouble you. I can return myself.” He had already bothered Shao Qing a lot.
“It’s along the way.” Shao Qing couldn’t help but touch his hair, and then said: “I actually need to go to Jing Du, so let’s just go together.”
Qin Zixi was also unwilling to be separated from his little friend, so he hesitated a little and nodded. Although still expressionless, the speed of his cookie eating became much faster. Even the little hair on the top of his head seemed to rise up a little higher.
Shao Qing had a smile in her eyes and rubbed his cheek: “You should try smiling more instead of being so serious every day.”
Qin Zixi bulged his face and widened his eyes: “I’m not young anymore! This is called being imposing. My father does this so that his subordinates are afraid of him.”
The group of people began to laugh and tease him: “So awesome, so majestic and imposing ……”
Shao Qing touched his head again, “En, not young.” She didn’t have much expression, but her eyes were smiling.
Qin Zixi was still a little disheartened and mumbled to himself: “I am not young anymore, I will be eighteen in a few months…”
When they first saw Qin Zixi, they thought he was an arrogant young master and his temper would not be so good. But, after a long time, they discovered that Qin Zixi was quite cute.
Shao Qing propped up her chin with one hand, watching her friends tease Qin Zixi, feeling much younger.
Xiao Baozi on the other hand was on the sidelines, thinking carefully about the scene. It seems that Ma Ma likes Brother Xixi very much. Sister Panpan and the rest also like him a lot. Then allowing Brother Xiaoxi to become his family won’t face any objections right?
Even if it was known that he did it, it does not matter! Mama loves him so much, she couldn’t punish him!
The next day, they were ready to leave. Just before leaving, Liu Dong’s body was being shipped out.
In the apocalypse, cremation had become very important. This was because the corpse can easily become the food of some mutant animals, and it was safer to burn it.
Moreover, it may cause diseases such as plague. As long as they are the right conditions, most of the corpses will be burned and then buried.
Shao Qing and the others stayed at the door until Liu Dong’s body was lifted away, and then they continued on the road. Gu Panpan mumbled, “Today is really wretched!”
Leaving at the same time as Liu Dong’s body, wasn’t that bad luck?
Shao Qing was far behind the funeral procession in front of them. When they reached a bifurcated junction, suddenly several zombies descended from the sky. Several thick tentacles rolled up Liu Dong’s body then under the cover of several zombies, they quickly escaped.
The mourning team was taken aback. They have all encountered a lot of zombies’ sudden attacks and were also ambushed. Every time they lost some companions, but for the first time, the zombies came and did not attack, bite or kill. Instead, they just grabbed a body and ran away?
What is this?
Now those people really believed that there were indeed zombies who secretly followed Liu Dong, trying to retaliate. Didn’t you see that the people are dead, but they weren’t even willing to let the corpses go. How much hatred was there?
After the group of experimenters made this move, Shao Qing’s suspicions were completely eluted, and no one would think of her anymore. After all, the ‘killer’ had already appeared.
Shao Qing didn’t stay longer. She left with her friends. She walked on the other side of the fork. Shao Tong poked Shao Qing’s shoulder after about ten minutes of departing.
The tacit understanding between the two was very high. After Shao Qing and Shao Tong looked at each other, she understood the meaning of Shao Tong. She stopped and said lightly: “Brothers who are secretly following, you do not have to hide. Why not come out and talk? Since you followed all this way, you must be tired?”
Soon, a light laughter came from behind Shao Qing. Shao Qing turned around, and unexpectedly saw Yin Ye. Having taken off his white coat , he was wearing a simple casual outfit with the group of subjects following behind.
The group of subjects were all weird, surprising Gu Panpan and the others into alert mode. Shao Qing calmed Gu Panpan and then said, “Why did you come?”
“To thank you.” Yin Ye smiled slightly, and then said: “If it was not for you, we may not have had the opportunity to kill Liu Dong, let alone give him such a punishment.”
“I just dealt with a scumbag, there’s no need to say thank you.” Shao Qing glanced behind Yin Ye to see a body dragged by a tentacle, and then asked,“ Where are you going to go? ”
“ Going to Jiangcheng. I will take them to settle there.” Yin Ye answered bitterly: “You have seen what we look like. We won’t be accepted by human beings. Only zombies can accept us. I wish you the best of luck. If you encounter any problems that cannot be solved in the future, you can come to Jiangcheng. As long as we can help, we will definitely help.”
Shao Qing was silent. No matter for what reason, no matter who harmed them, as long as they became like this, they were doomed to not be accepted by humans. Shao Qing looked at the experimental subjects sadly.
They used to have a normal life, with their own family and friends.Yet, it just took the selfishness of some people to ruin it all.
Turning like this, they didn’t even have the qualification to be a person.
But these experimental subjects that turned into semi-zombies were more sentimental and more meaningful than those of living people. Shao Qing would rather be friends with them than with the scumbags covered with human skin.
The baby-like experimental subject crawled out of the young man’s chest. He looked at Shao Qing curiously, and then quietly extended his hand. His hand seemed to be blistered for a long time, pale and wrinkled, and looked very ugly.
Shao Qing gently took his little hand, and the baby immediately smiled. When he smiled, his mouth widened into a wide arc. Accompanied by the fetal hair on his head, his extra-large head, and wrinkles, its facial features were a little scary. But, Shao Qing didn’t avoid it. She even kissed his forehead lightly, and made the baby even happier. He grabbed Shao Qing’s hand, and then spread his palm. Inside was an advanced zombie crystal core, the color was completely transparent, and it looked beautiful when refracted in the sunlight.
The baby put the crystal nucleus in Shao Qing’s palm. How could Shao Qing want it? She touched the baby’s head gently and then said, “I can’t use it, you can hold it.”
The baby was very stubborn. When she pushed it back, he pushed it back again, and finally looked at Shao Qing with big eyes like it was very wronged.
Yin Ye couldn’t help but join in: “Just hold it. On the way Xiao Yu purposefully went sweeping through some areas in order to find a higher-level crystal nucleus to make a gift for you. If you don’t accept it, he will be sad for several days.”
Shao Qing had no other choice, so she took it. Then she took out a bunch of things, and gave it to the little baby named Xiao Yu, including milk and the like, drinks that babies can drink. There were also those items made by Yan Qiyue, that can also be eaten by zombies, as well as some baby clothes, and toys. All of it was given to Xiao Yu.
Xiao Baozi was very sensible and also contributed many snacks.
After stuffing a bunch of things to Xiao Yu, Shao Qing said again: “If necessary, I will definitely go to Jiangcheng, but you too, be careful.”
Their existence, once discovered, will again cause them to become a test subject.
Yin Ye nodded and said, “This time there is one more thing I want to ask you to help.”
“Please say.” Shao Qing couldn’t help but take some little girl’s clothes and snacks and stuff it to another little girl subject.
Yin Ye spoke again: “I still have a younger brother named Yin Zhao. At the beginning of the apocalypse, we were separated. I was in the laboratory at that time, and he and my mother were still living in their old homes. After the apocalypse, I tried to contact him but failed to reach him. If you can, please help me take care of him.”
“Okay.” Shao Qing nodded, and then said, “Can you describe him to me? What does he look like or what are his characteristics…”
“My younger brother is very handsome. Everyone in our family says that he looks like a girl. Every time that’s said, he would lose his temper. At the age of 14, he had a car accident leaving him a very long scar in the corner of his eyes. He hated others calling him Xiao Zhao, because it sounded like Xiao Zhao in Tian Tu Long Ji*.” When recalling his brother, Yin Ye’s expression was much gentler. He sincerely said: “I’m sorry to trouble you, but now that I am like this, even if I find him, there is no way for me to take care of him…”
* Recent chinese tv series
“There will always be a way. The first priority is to find him. If I can meet him, I will take care of him for you.” Shao Qing couldn’t help but pat Yin Ye’s shoulder.
Yin Ye smiled, and then said: “I won’t delay you on your journey. We will go now. If anything happens, you must come to Jiangcheng to find us.”
“Yes.” Shao Qing nodded and Yin Ye left with his group of people. When Xiao Yu left, he had been lying on the shoulders of the youth, watching Shao Qing.
He had never felt the warmth of his mother, and today he felt it in Shao Qing, so he was nostalgic and a little sad.
Shao Qing looked even more sad. If she had died and Xiao Baozi survived, would it be pitiful like that?
Seeing Shao Qing’s emotions weren’t right, Xiao Baozi quietly extended his small paws to hold his mother’s hand, and then whispered: “Ma Ma… smile …”
Shao Qing rubbed her son’s cute face, instantly making her feel better. Then bringing her group, she continued on. No matter what, life still needs to continue. The primary goal now is to send Qin Zixi back to Jing Du.
Xiao Baozi’s temper was also like a gust of wind, coming and going quickly. As soon as he began riding the bear, he became highly spirited again. This bear was his new joy. Every time he rode it, Yaya would feel his legs go soft.
As an authentic rabbit, Yaya was so scared he wanted to pee himself. When standing on the bear, he was trembling all over.
But after so many times, it became used to it. It could even stand on the bear’s head with a serious rabbit face and look into the distance.
Then he was slapped by Xiao Baozi to lay down, crying as it rolled down.
When Xiao Baozi was riding a bear, he had been thinking about how he could turn Qin Zixi into his family? First, he needed to create a chance for Mama and Qin Zixi to be alone together. Second, no one could have the opportunity to interfere.
Then once the raw rice is cooked, everything will be done.
The plan was perfect. Xiao Baozi touched his chin, his face deep in thought.
Then he began to worry, how can he create such an opportunity? As for people, he’ll deal with it as it comes. Just when he was just worried that he would not be able to create a chance for Ma Ma and Xiao Xi to get along alone, the opportunity came.
The situation at the time was like this. They were camped by the river and Gu Panpan suggested that they go to the river to catch some fish. Later on, they could also go to the nearby areas to gather some wild vegetables, capture a few prey, and then they start a hearty picnic.
As soon as Xiao Baozi heard this, he knew the opportunity had come. He quickly raised his hands and feet in favor.
Originally, Shao Qing was the main force to carry out the plan, but when the task was assigned, Xiao Baozi started to roll on the ground, saying that his stomach hurt.
Thus he succeeded in getting Shao Qing to stay. Then holding Qin Zixi’s legs to prevent him from leaving, he also got Qin Zixi to stay.
Almost everyone else was all spread out, even Shao Tong followed Gu Panpan and Ah Lan to pick wild vegetables. At a glance, the group decided to let Shao Qing and Qin Zixi stay and accompany Xiao Baozi. Anyways with Shao Qing’s strength, there shouldn’t be any danger.
As soon as those people left, Xiao Baozi began to think about how to make his move. He secretly tried to find a way, and then he hummed very cleverly: “MaMa… I want to drink milk…”
Shao Qing touched the head of Xiao Baozi: “Your stomach doesn’t hurt? I’ll heat up some for you.”
“Ma Ma is the best. “Xiao Baozi smiled, and after seeing Shao Qing leave, he said to Qin Zixi:” Brother Xiao Xi, can you help me find my Yaya?… it ran out again.”
Qin Zixi nodded solemnly, and then went out to look for it. After the two had left, he quietly took out a flower from his small wallet.
The flower had red petals and had already dried up a little. He had secretly listened to the stall owner and the buyer speak. The stall owner said that this flower was called seven day happiness. Not only is its medication strong, but it won’t harm the body, even women who would die fighting for her honor would wrap herself around another man. As long as there is one petal, you can turn raw rice into cooked rice.
He couldn’t understand all the preceding things. He could only understand two sentences. The sentence about not hurting the body, which means that he wouldn’t harm his Ma Ma and Xiao Xi brother. The second sentence was, raw rice into cooked rice.
Isn’t he asking for raw rice to turn into cooked rice? This way Brother Xiao Xi will not leave!
So he secretly took a flower, but also embarrassedly threw a crystal into the stall owner’s box, then ran away secretly.
He must succeed in one attempt!
Xiao Baozi crawled off the bed secretly and came barefoot to the table, secretly stuffing the petals into the kettle.
He was afraid that the effect would not work, and the whole flower was stuffed in. After it was stuffed in, Xiao Baozi guiltily burrowed into the bed. He turned over, feeling overwhelmed as he waited restlessly for Shao Qing to come back.
What if my mother finds out? Will she be angry? What if he… Just when Xiao Baozi was thinking about it, Shao Qing came in with milk and Qin Zixi came in with Yaya.
Xiao Baozi immediately lifted his small heart. He was very nervous. When Shao Qing handed him the bottle, he whispered, “Mama, you drink it too.”
Shao Qing touched the head of Xiao Baozi, feeling that she was being cured by her son, she said with a chuckle: “Mom doesn’t drink milk, it’s enough to drink water.”
“I’ll pour water for you, Mama.” Xiao Baozi whispered, “Don’t you have a stomachache?” Don’t overwork yourself.” Shao Qing knocked on the head of Xiao Baozi, and felt that Qin Zixi shouldn’t just sit down doing nothing, she got up and poured a glass of water.
Xiao Baozi stared at the glass of water, his heart beating like thunder, was it a success?