Seeing that the driver was about to give up, the skinny man glared with his triangular eyes, and the vicious thoughts that had been brewing in his mind could no longer be contained.
"I have a way to save everyone in this car."
"What method?!"
When questioned by bystanders, the man glanced sideways and opened the car door a crack.
The next second, before anyone could react, the man suddenly shoved the old man near the car door.
Yu An realized his intention, and his pupils suddenly contracted. Without thinking, he leaned forward and grabbed the old man's arm.
"thump."
A dull thud as a body fell to the ground.
The old man's arm slipped from Yu An's open palm. Just a second later, Yu An was about to grab him.
After the man pushed the old man off the vehicle, some of the zombies lying on the car immediately scattered to feed on the animals, and the pressure on the car decreased sharply.
Close the small opening.
Yu An stared intently at the man and stated, word by word, "You killed someone!"
The man chuckled dismissively, "I've been wanting to do this for a while now. If those soldiers hadn't driven over, I could have used this method to escape as well."
Yu Anteng stood up abruptly, but before he could get close to the man, the man pulled out a gun and pressed it against his forehead.
"I took this gun from a policeman; it's loaded with bullets. If you're not afraid of dying, I'll send you on your way right now."
Yu An's forehead was pressed against his, and his eyes were burning red with anger.
The others watched this scene, their lips moved, but no one spoke.
They despise men's behavior, but if they want to be saved, this method of baiting is the most effective...
When people are fleeing for their lives, no one wants to die.
The little boy who gave Yu An the toy phone stared wide-eyed. He watched as the handsome older boy was held at gunpoint and shouted, "Bad guy!"
Pushing an old man out of the car and bullying a young boy—this uncle is a bad guy!
The little boy's voice was so clear and sweet that even his grandma couldn't cover his mouth.
The man narrowed his eyes as a child insulted him. He shoved Yu An hard and then went to grab the child.
The people sitting next to the old man and the young man quickly moved aside when they saw him coming, and none of them dared to block him.
Yu An got up from the ground and saw that he had already picked up the child.
The little boy, wearing overalls and with a chubby face, kicked with his short legs after being lifted up, yelling, "You big bad guy! I'm going to get the police to arrest you!"
The child's grandmother, seeing her grandson being lifted up, begged for mercy, "My child is still young and doesn't understand. Please, please, be a magnanimous adult and don't hold it against him."
"What I hate most is kids." The man wasn't having any of it. He dragged the child to the door, clearly intending to use him as bait next time.
Grandma was so frightened that her face turned pale.
She scrambled over and continued to plead, "Please, throw me down, but don't throw my grandson! This child has such a hard life. His father died saving someone, and his mother passed away from cancer before the new year. This child is only four years old. He can't die."
The old woman kowtowed, and everyone on the bus, hearing her cries, turned away, unable to bear it.
Looking at everyone on the bus, Yu An suddenly had a feeling he couldn't quite describe. He had lived in the laboratory for many years and rarely had contact with people outside.
He had seen soldiers like Meng Han who would rather die than retreat in order to complete their missions, and he had also seen soldiers like Pei Si who disregarded danger and insisted on putting the lives of the masses first.
Now, he has seen another side of human nature.
It is the dark, numb side.
Yu An was tense all over. He didn't try to help the old woman on the ground, nor did he say another word to the man.
He slid his right hand down and reached into his pocket.
There was a military knife in his pocket, a gift from Pei Si. The knife was engraved with the character "谢" (thank you), a reward Pei Si had won during training on Shenyu Island.
Yu An gripped his military knife tightly, silently waiting for his chance.
Three minutes later.
The zombies hanging in the carriage hadn't been shaken off yet. The man, carrying a spitting toddler, opened the door again.
Right now.
The old woman grabbed her grandson's chubby little leg and pulled him into her arms with all her might. The man wouldn't let go, and fiercely tried to throw the child away.
Yu An brandished his military knife and stabbed his arm with all his might.
"Go to hell!"
Yu An slapped the gun away from him, pulled out the knife, and stabbed it into his other hand again. The child was desperately pulled back into his grandmother's arms.
The man who was just arrogant had both his hands crippled and slumped down like a disabled person.
The person had fallen, but the small opening that had just appeared was still open, and zombie hands were already reaching out to grab it.
Behind him were the children he had just rescued, and in front of him were zombies crowding in.
Yu An couldn't think of any other choice.
He grabbed the first zombie in front and jumped down: "Close the door!"
"Bang--"
The door closed, and Yu An fell down, broke free from the zombie, and ran away.
He kept running forward without looking back, accidentally knocking over a short, fat zombie. Perhaps the zombie was a bit slow-witted, because it didn't even try to eat him after Yu An bumped into it.
"Ouch."
The short zombie paused for a few seconds before turning around and starting to chase. He made indistinct howls as he diligently followed behind Yu An.
Yu An didn't want his face to be bitten, and behind him, like a string of grasshoppers, one zombie after another was running after him.
I don't know how long I've been running.
Yu An twisted and turned until he saw several houses. He gritted his teeth, steeled his resolve, and rushed towards the houses.
There are many scattered stones in front of the house. Some stones have been carved into shapes, while others are still uncarved large stones.
Yu An stared at the stone, preparing to smash it on the head of the zombie behind him.
But he was so focused on his work that he stepped on a pebble, lost his balance, and crashed headfirst into the stone lion.
"Grunt."
Yu An's vision went black, and he lost consciousness.
His face was pressed to the ground, peaceful as if he had died on the spot.
The zombies that were chasing after them looked at Yu An on the ground, but none of them stepped forward. The zombies looked at each other, and the shortest and fattest one finally stepped forward.
He opened his mouth and bit Yu An's fair and clean arm.
With just one bite, the short, fat zombie retreated in disgust.
Ugh.
It tastes awful!
The zombies slowly dispersed, and the skin near the bite mark on Yu An's arm changed color slightly.
No one can control the flow of time.
Meanwhile, a exhausted Pei Si led Lu Chao back to the base. Before them, several truckloads of people who had been evacuated had already returned.
The last vehicle carrying the people being transferred consisted mostly of civilians picked up along the way, while the families of the martyrs in front of them did not pick and choose the most basic vehicle.
All the cars have returned. Pei Si noticed that the car at the front was lucky, as none of the passengers had left. She casually remarked, "You should have put Yu An at the front."
Lu Chao said nonchalantly, "I've already released them all. Let's go see him."
Xie Chiyuan looked in their direction but didn't follow.
As he turned to leave, a little boy in overalls suddenly grabbed his leg.
The little boy, with tears in his eyes, plopped down on his feet and said, "Hey, are you a police officer?"
Xie Chiyuan: "..."
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Author's Note:
Anzai: I don't taste good! QAQ
Chapter 6
Xie Chiyuan lowered his eyes, looked at the little boy sitting on his feet, and took off his metal mask.
The child's image was reflected in his dark eyes, and his usually cool voice remained flat: "What do you want with the police?"
The child was about to speak when Pei Si and Lu Chao, who were searching for Yu An nearby, happened to see this scene and rushed over.
They were all wearing military uniforms, and the children recognized the clothes.
The polite children turned their faces and said "Nihao" to each of them one by one.
Pei Si bent down, looked at the child with a puzzled expression, and asked, "What are you doing here? Where are your parents?"
"I'm here to report a crime!" The little boy didn't stray from the topic at all. He mustered up his courage and went to the three policemen to complain.
This was the first time Pei Si had ever seen such a young child call the police.
The child climbed up from Xie Chiyuan's feet and began gesturing to complain: "You bad guy, you picked up the nest and are going to throw it out!"
"Handsome brother beats up bad guys, knife, squeak—it pricks!"
"Brother, it fell down with a thud!"
The four-year-old's narration was accompanied by hand gestures and various onomatopoeic words. Fortunately, Pei Si had personally tutored children before. He frowned and guided the child to retell the story of what happened in the car.
After they finished speaking, Pei Si and Lu Chao exchanged a glance, both thinking of Yu An, whom they still hadn't found.
A sense of foreboding filled their hearts.