Yu An looked at the still sleepy-eyed kid, and remembering that he had just beaten him yesterday, he managed to resist the urge to beat him again.
He picked up the cub and went to find the next one.
The situation was similar for Ninth Child and Eighth Child, but he didn't open the rooms for Sixth Child and Seventh Child.
The fourth cub slept even more soundly than the eighth and ninth cubs. Chiu Chiu was the most diligent; he had already gone to the lab to serve Dr. Gu tea and water.
Yu An checked the three kids' phones and found they were all filled with messages about staying up all night cultivating their immortality.
Before Xie Chiyuan could remind them, all the night owls were finally caught.
Seeing that his older brother's expression wasn't good, Ba Zai was afraid of being beaten again, so he simply ran towards the laboratory.
In the lab, even the early-to-bed, early-to-rise Qiuqiu has been helping out for half a day.
"Big brother!"
Chiu Chiu's gaze passed over Ba Zai and landed on her eldest brother's face.
He ran over happily and stopped in front of his older brother: "You're up!"
Yu An cleared her throat and looked down at Qiu Qiu, asking, "What are you doing here?"
Chiu Chiu pointed to the laboratory behind her and replied in a clear voice, "I'm helping Daddy Gu!"
Yu An: "..."
Although Yu An had some doubts about his assistant's work, it did not dampen his enthusiasm.
Bazai hid behind Gu Ainan. Yu An led Qiuqiu over and chose Bazai over her father.
"Dad, it's already noon, aren't you going to rest?"
"I was just about to rest."
Gu Ainan studied him for a few seconds, but didn't ask any questions that were inconvenient to answer. He simply said, "Come have dinner with me."
Thanks to Gu Ainan's intervention, Ba Zai was finally out of danger.
In the restaurant.
Yu An was having a meal with Gu Ainan when, halfway through the meal, Yu An suddenly said shyly, "Dad, it's been so long since I've had a meal with you."
Although he doesn't go out often, each time he does, it takes several days.
At the base, he had to take care of the baby and accompany Xie Chiyuan to work, so he didn't have much time to spend with his father.
Thinking about it this way, he felt a little guilty.
Gu Ainan took it all in stride, comforting his beloved son: "An'an, you're not a child anymore. You have your own things to do, and Dad has his own things to do too."
“We can’t stay together all day long. As long as we’re in the same place, we can see each other every day. I think that’s a great situation.”
Gu Ainan was not an educator; in fact, he could be described as somewhat aloof.
Only in front of his children could he offer so many words of encouragement.
After hearing what he said, Yu An gave a heavy "hmm".
Time passed little by little.
The western headquarters was calm and undisturbed.
Yu An didn't know if he sensed that his father was about to leave, so he spent more time with his father.
"Dad, is there really any chance that this experiment will succeed?"
After learning about her father's experimental project, Yu An asked nervously.
Under Gu Ainan's persuasion, Sun Mo became Gu Ainan's experimental subject.
While the father and son were talking, Sun Mo was inside a glass enclosure not far away.
Gu Ainan looked up and glanced at the zombie king inside the glass case.
He asked, "Are you sure you and Xie Chiyuan have killed all the zombie kings outside?"
Yu An thought for a moment and replied, "I'm not sure."
But he felt he had already killed them all.
Gu Ainan said in a deep voice, "I need a zombie king as a control group. Or a zombie that is close to the level of a zombie king would also be fine."
If Yu An had said this sooner, he certainly wouldn't have twisted the heads off those three zombie kings back then.
He will at least leave one person alive.
"Dad, have you figured out any time machine?"
"If I can figure it out, at least I won't let this virus break out."
Although the virus cannot harm him or his children, it has damaged the living environment of his children.
Their child urgently needs to start kindergarten.
Yu An choked.
He knew that his father's request was for the experimental project he was researching.
He couldn't refuse.
"Dad, I'll have Xie Chiyuan go find it."
"Um."
In order to save Sun Mo, Yu An wasted no time. After leaving the laboratory, he went directly to Xie Chiyuan.
"Why the Zombie King now?"
“My dad needs it.”
There's nothing wrong with the reason Yu An gave.
After a moment of silence, Xie Chiyuan had no further objections. He then immediately went to look up relevant information.
With priority access to resources such as vaccines, the western district is now even stronger than before.
Before long, Xie Chiyuan found a fish that had slipped through the net.
No, they are zombies that escaped the net.
"In the South District."
Xie Chiyuan frowned as he looked at the address. The North District had brought him unpleasantness last time, and now he had a bad impression of the South District, which had a relatively good relationship with the North District.
"An'an, do we really have to have the Zombie King?"
"Yes, I will."
Standing in front of him, Yu An listened to him mention the South District and hurriedly asked, "Where exactly in the South District? Are you sure there's a Zombie King there? How long does it take to get to the South District from here?"
"It won't be long."
If you really want to go somewhere, you can naturally travel quickly.
Xie Chiyuan's concern wasn't about time, but about the Southern District.
"Xie Chiyuan, let me take the baby with me."
Yu An said confidently, "I killed three zombie kings last time."
This time, he was just going to find a zombie king, which was a piece of cake for him!
Xie Chiyuan looked at Yu An's confident face, and the words he wanted to say to dissuade him were swallowed back down.
“I will go with you to the South District for business purposes.”
Both the North and South regions have sent him numerous requests for help, and they are all eager to obtain more vaccines.
Only with a vaccine can they carry out genuine post-disaster reconstruction in their area.
Vaccines have freed humanity from the fear of zombies, giving us the confidence to survive in the future.
"You just went to the North District, and now you want to go out again? Will Chief Yin agree?"
Yu An didn't not want to go with Xie Chiyuan; he just felt that even if Xie Chiyuan wanted to go, he probably wouldn't be able to.
Xie Chiyuan appeared calm on the surface, but he was actually a little unsure inside.
He replied immediately, "Of course I can go out; this is a serious meeting."
Yu An's eyes crinkled when she saw that he had given an affirmative answer.
He leaned closer and hugged Xie Chiyuan: "Then our whole family will go!"
The fathers had to stay in the lab, while the others were responsible for finding experimental materials for them!
After confirming the itinerary with Xie Chiyuan, Yu An went to inform the children.
But as luck would have it...
When he arrived, he happened to encounter Ba Zai going crazy.
Whether it was because he was blocked or just had bad luck, Ba Zai's embarrassing video had spread all over the internet, and he only just saw it now.
Upon seeing the video clearly, Bazai was the first to argue with Qiuqiu.
To be precise, it was him arguing unilaterally.
"This video has been posted for several days now, and you didn't even tell me!!!"
Bazai looked at Qiuqiu in disbelief and questioned, "You've seen this video, why didn't you tell me!"
After the initial shock, Ba Zai was filled with grief and indignation.
Seeing his reaction, Chiu Chiu weakly explained, "I thought you had seen it. Meow Meow said that if I asked you directly, it would hurt your self-esteem, so I didn't ask."
Upon hearing that it was Tiger Cub who instigated it, Eighty's forehead almost flushed red.
He knew it; the tiger cub was never up to any good!
The video was definitely filmed by one of the kids, and then hyped up online by several of them. He rolled up his sleeves, not even asking who was responsible for which part of the chain; he knew—
Except for those kids who aren't local, all the kids here definitely participated.
The little octopus can fight multiple opponents at once, and even if it can't win, it will keep fighting. It's as tenacious as a stubborn dog, not like a little octopus.
Yu An arrived just in time and separated the brawlers.