Yu An comforted him, "Xie Chiyuan just seems cold to people, don't take it too seriously. You'll get used to him, he's actually a really nice person."
In Yu An's eyes, Xie Chiyuan was the very best person.
The two of them led Qiuqiu closer to Xie Chiyuan. Qiuqiu looked at Xie Chiyuan, then buried her face in Yu An's neck, a gesture that indicated she didn't want to greet him.
Xie Chiyuan's gaze didn't even fall on Qiuqiu.
He stared intently at Sun Mo: "An'an, who is he? Why aren't the zombies here attacking you?"
Yu An pointed at Sun Mo and honestly confessed, "Because I know him. His name is Sun Mo, and he's the Zombie King. I've known him before."
Xie Chiyuan naturally had information about Sun Mo, the zombie king.
He even knew that this zombie king was initially loyal to humans.
Surrounded by a group of zombies, Qiuqiu was feeling uncomfortable again. Yu An hugged Qiuqiu tightly and said to him, "Let's find somewhere else to talk, let's not stand here."
Sun Mo grunted in agreement and led the way for them.
Not long after.
They moved to a room, where Yu An told Xie Chiyuan about Sun Mo's experiences. However, he was somewhat uneasy: "Xie Chiyuan, are you going to take Zhu Ling away? He's a bad person. Even if he's human, he's still a bad person."
Yu An was very afraid that Xie Chiyuan would take Zhu Ling away.
In his view, Zhu Ling's guilt was so great that even boiling oil couldn't wash it away! If it weren't for him, so many people wouldn't have suffered.
Xie Chiyuan said in a cool tone: "Even if he is taken out, he will still be executed."
Even though the city is now teeming with infected people and the old city is gone, on the land of the West District, at the base of the West District, anyone who commits a crime will be punished.
Upon hearing this, Yu An breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
He patted his chest: "Thank goodness, as long as that bastard Zhu Ling is dead, that's all that matters!"
After talking about Zhu Ling, Yu An thought of Sun Mo. He quietly moved his seat closer to Xie Chiyuan.
"Big Head."
"explain."
Xie Chiyuan remained indifferent. Faced with Yu An's advances, he did not show any joy as before, nor did he try to take advantage of her.
Seeing that he was not very happy, Yu An paused before speaking.
The two stood shoulder to shoulder, while the little third wheel, Qiuqiu, was carried to the back by Sun Mo. Sun Mo didn't disturb Yu An and Xie Chiyuan's conversation.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was listening, Yu An asked him in a low voice, "Why are you unhappy?"
He reflected carefully and realized he hadn't done anything dangerous.
Just as Yu An was racking her brains to recall, Xie Chiyuan's voice turned cold as he asked, "You hugged someone else on your own initiative? How many times?"
Yu An: "..."
Yu An was stunned.
He looked up at Xie Chiyuan, whose face clearly showed his displeasure, and finally belatedly realized why Xie Chiyuan was unhappy.
His ears turned red, and he fell silent.
So, Xie Chiyuan was jealous.
"Ahem." Yu An cleared his throat and, after a moment's hesitation, explained, "I didn't hug him many times, I only hugged him twice."
"twice?!"
Xie Chiyuan, who had only witnessed the hug once, raised his voice. He looked at Yu An's little face, his emotions even more intense than before.
Seeing his reaction, Yu An immediately regretted it.
well.
He mentioned how many times he had hugged her.
“I didn’t just give him a hug randomly,” Yu An explained belatedly. “I was trying to comfort him because I saw how he had changed from before to this. This change was so painful.”
After Yu An finished speaking, he further explained, "Moreover, this is how I hugged you. You see, just like this, a loose hug, not a close hug at all!"
Unlike Xie Chiyuan, who hugged him so tightly he couldn't breathe.
After explaining, Yu An nudged Xie Chiyuan's arm and asked, "Are you still angry?"
Xie Chiyuan didn't respond.
Yu An could only try to make amends: "I'll give you a hug when we get back."
Xie Chiyuan glanced at him and finally reacted.
He said, "I want to charge interest."
Yu An asked in surprise, "With interest, how many hugs would that be?"
Xie Chiyuan said calmly, "One hundred."
Two hugs can double to a hundred in the blink of an eye—the interest rate is terrifying! However, Yu An still had something to discuss with him, so she could only reluctantly agree to the interest rate.
"I want to talk to you about Sun Mo."
Yu An stared at him without blinking and said, "He will no longer besiege Base 5, but he doesn't know where he will go next."
"What do you recommend?"
Xie Chiyuan remained silent. He had heard everything about Sun Mo and knew that Sun Mo's current situation was not what he had wanted.
He was pushed to this point step by step by the evil in human nature.
However, Sun Mo's identity and his potential danger are major problems.
Xie Chiyuan couldn't gamble with him; in some ways, zombies were even more unstable than mutants. Mutants couldn't infect anyone, but zombies could.
The food that the mutants rely on for survival is not human.
But the instinct of zombies is to eat and infect humans.
During the few seconds of Xie Chiyuan's silence, Yu An had already guessed what was going on. He looked at Xie Chiyuan nervously and urged, "Xie Chiyuan, say something."
“Since Sun Mo was infected, no one has helped him. He clearly wanted to help humanity, so why, why—”
Why can't humans show him even a little kindness?
Looking at the silent Xie Chiyuan, Yu An felt a sense of unease. Sun Mo was a zombie, and so was he.
If Xie Chiyuan cannot accept Sun Mo as a zombie, then what about him? Would he treat him the same way?
Under Yu An's gaze, Xie Chiyuan pondered for a long time before finally replying: "An'an, I will tell my father about his situation. His existence concerns the safety of too many people, and he is not an ordinary zombie; he is a zombie king, and he has too many zombies under his command."
Even if it was out of personal feelings, he could take Sun Mo away.
What about the zombies that Sun Mo brought?
The zombies haven't attacked them yet, not because they're kind or soft-hearted, but because they're currently under the control of the zombie king.
If instead, a group of living people and a group of live food were thrown in front of them.
So, they both knew what would happen to the food.
Yu An didn't speak. He thought for a long time, and finally nodded.
It would be best to give this decision-making power to Chief Yin.
Xie Chiyuan patted Yu An's head and went out to call his father. Yu An didn't follow him out, but returned to Sun Mo's side.
Sun Mo looked at him and asked, "Am I putting you in a difficult position?"
Yu An shook his head.
Sun Mo smiled. Since they met, he had cried and grieved, but this was the first time he had smiled.
“Yu An, don’t worry about me. I’ve already figured out my own path. The zombies here were all brought here temporarily by me; they are sentient beings.”
"But in their minds, humans are indeed their food; it's their instinct."
Sun Mo could control his own instincts, but he couldn't control the instincts of so many zombies. He could order them to stop attacking Base 5, but he couldn't keep ordering them to stop eating for long.
“I’ve heard of Xie Chiyuan. Whatever he wants to do, just do as he says.”
Sun Mo's gaze passed over the doors and windows and landed on the several zombies guarding the doorway, including the blond zombie whose hair had just been cut by Yu An.
“They’ve been following me for a long time, I can’t let them die.”
Sun Mo's words seemed to be explaining something. He finished speaking slowly, and finally his gaze returned to Yu An and the chick on his lap.
"Yu An, I'm going to retrieve the things my father left me. I hope you and Qiu Qiu will both be safe and sound in the future, and I also hope we'll have the chance to reunite again."
Yu An stared blankly at him and asked, "Sun Mo, are you leaving?"
Sun Mo was smiling, but Yu An didn't think he was really smiling: "Yu An, from the moment I was infected, it was destined that my fate would be like this."
"I'm leaving. Don't tell Xie Chiyuan. I don't want to fight him."
Sun Mo didn't wait for Xie Chiyuan; he didn't think Xie Chiyuan could give him a good arrangement. Xie Chiyuan's stance was that of humanity, and his existence was contrary to humanity's principles.
"Chirp chirp".
Sun Mo hugged Qiuqiu tightly; he really loved the little angel Qiuqiu. He knew Qiuqiu was afraid of people, but he still let him hold him to comfort him.
See you next time.
Chiu Chiu realized this was a farewell, and he instinctively hugged Sun Mo back, saying in a pleading voice, "Brother Sun, don't go."
The socially awkward Qiuqiu said fearfully, "It's not good outside, you shouldn't go outside. You can stay with me and my older brother, and I can let you hug me every day."
Sun Mo lowered his head, his forehead touching Qiuqiu's forehead.
He rubbed his forehead against Qiuqiu's forehead, saying with reluctance yet determination, "I'll come back to find you after I get the things my father left me."
Chiu Chiu was still worried.
He wanted to persuade them to stay, but he didn't know how else he could do so.
Without further hesitation, Sun Mo stood up and led away a small group of zombies from the doorway. He also let out a long roar.
"roar!"
Stop harming humans.
From now on, you must not harm any bitter-smelling zombies or winged cubs you encounter.