Xie Chiyuan used his other hand to pat Yu An's head from time to time. This little gesture of dreaming about holding things in his mouth was quite cute.
At least, she looked much more pleasing to him than she did yesterday, when she seemed so listless.
With Xie Chiyuan's comforting words, Yu An gradually stopped having nightmares, and his condition remained stable for the rest of the journey.
Until I disembarked.
Yu An opened his eyes groggily and noticed that Xie Chiyuan's hand was swollen. He asked blankly, "Why is your hand swollen?"
"The kitten carried it."
Chapter 42
"Are there cats on the plane?" Yu An asked Xie Chiyuan about the cats even after they got into the military vehicle.
The driver was a member of the joint organization. He looked like a middle-aged man who was a generation older than them. He had a kind face and was wearing a gray casual outfit.
Not many people came to meet them in the military vehicle; after all, no one would be so foolish as to assassinate Xie Chiyuan.
Xie Chiyuan closed his eyes to rest, holding Yu An's wrist with one hand to prevent him from moving.
"There's a cat, a tiny one, very cute."
"What about the cat?"
Yu An kept pressing for answers: "Where did you put the cat? Is it still on the plane?"
Xie Chiyuan didn't even lift his eyelids before spouting a lie: "They ran away."
Yu An: "..."
Yu An wilted for a moment, then said, "Okay."
He still likes cats quite a bit. None of his cubs are cats; the only one that looks most like a cat is a tiger cub.
Xie Chiyuan noticed his low spirits and asked him, "Do you like fluffy things?"
Yu An gave a heavy "hmm".
He loves fluffy little creatures; it's especially comforting to hug and pet them.
Xie Chiyuan looked at him and thought to himself, "You yourself are quite like a fluffy thing. If you want to pet something fluffy, you might as well touch your own head."
The car sped along, and Yu An peeked out the window.
There are still zombies outside. The number of zombies is too large, and the number of infected people is still increasing. No one can break this situation for the time being.
Compared to zombies, there are far fewer mutants.
Aberrations are divided into two categories: laboratory-produced aberrations and naturally occurring aberrations that are accidentally infected and fused together. Of the two, the former are the most feared by humans.
Xie Chiyuan didn't actually want to waste too much time on the mutant.
The mutants are few in number and unlike zombies, they don't spend their days figuring out how to eat people. Some of them are quite ferocious and will occasionally eat a person.
However, they are less dangerous than zombies due to their infectiousness.
After resolving the issues in the North District, Xie Chiyuan will refocus his attention on the zombies.
"Xie Chiyuan."
Yu An suddenly turned his head to look at Xie Chiyuan. His hand was held in Xie Chiyuan's palm and he couldn't pull it out; both of their hands were slightly sweaty.
I feel a little uncomfortable.
Xie Chiyuan kept his eyes closed, lazily hummed in agreement, and asked Yu An, "What did you call me for?"
Yu An touched the swollen area with her other hand, then smacked her lips, finally realizing what had happened.
His eyes widened slightly, and he exclaimed in realization, "Am I a cat?"
There was still a sweet taste in his mouth—it was Big Head's taste!
Xie Chiyuan didn't answer, but the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
Yu An caught the corner of his lips curling up and scratched his palm hard: "I'm not a kitten!"
The two exchanged a few words occasionally, while the driver in the driver's seat was very dedicated. He kept his eyes fixed straight ahead, not glancing at the back seat at all.
I don't know how much time passed.
When the car arrived at its destination, Xie Chiyuan got out, and Yu An also emerged.
They didn't come to the North District, but to the New South District, which is a bit far from the North District and is the base of the United Organization.
Xie Chiyuan is going to meet the investigators here.
The head of the search team was a beautiful and capable woman named Bai Xia. Bai Xia had her hair tied in a ponytail, her skin was fair, but her expression was somewhat cold.
Yu An looked at her and vaguely saw the shadow of Selina.
This woman looks a bit like Selina. But Selina would smile at him, while Bai Xia wouldn't.
Xie Chiyuan met with the other party and picked up several investigators before heading to the North District.
With Xie Chiyuan in charge, no mutants dared to cause trouble on the road.
However, they encountered two waves of zombies, and these zombies hadn't evolved much. They were just instinctively trying to bite the people in the car.
After the car drove off, the horde of zombies relentlessly pursued it.
"Xie Chiyuan, aren't you going to kill zombies this time?"
"I'm not going."
Why not go?
"We need to save time."
The zombies are endless. If he stops now, stands in the middle of his horse, and starts killing them, he could keep killing them until tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after that...
They might not be able to kill them all.
There are priorities, but the most important and urgent matter right now is what the North District is actually going to do. Does Xia Wutian, whom Li Zhen mentioned, possess the mutated A10?
At times, Xie Chiyuan felt that human ambition and desire were more terrifying than any monster.
The zombie horde couldn't stop Xie Chiyuan's car.
Yu An had seen zombies all the way and saved several groups of people. They could temporarily ignore the endless zombies, but they couldn't ignore the people in danger.
"Thank you, thank you all."
The rescued person kept thanking them, and after receiving the food from Yu An, they ate it ravenously.
Yu An gave them all the food he had saved up, since it didn't matter to him if he didn't eat it.
Bai Xia took out a map and handed it to the survivors: "I've marked the route for you. Follow the route and you'll see the living base. As long as you pass the checkpoint, you can live in the base."
Besides giving them the map, Bai Xia also gave them most of the food from the car.
But the person in front of him did not take the map.
They looked at each other, when an older woman in a floral long-sleeved shirt and black pants asked, "Why did you give us the map?"
"You have a car, are you not going to let us ride in it?"
Yu An, who was still silently searching for food on himself, was startled and looked up at the group of survivors who had been thanking them just moments before.
The woman reached out and knocked the map away. Pointing to the car, she said firmly, "I recognize this car, it's a military vehicle! You military drivers should serve the people."
After the older woman said this, the others all agreed.
"That's right, the road is so dangerous, we need to take a car!"
"That's right, that's right! How can a military vehicle not take civilians along? It's so dangerous for us to walk to the base! You have to let us on board."
The survivors clung tightly to the car door.
Yu An couldn't help but interject, "But there's not enough room in our car. We have an important mission to carry out, so we can't take you with us."
Yu An's words were like a drop of water falling into a pan of oil, causing the oil to splatter and spark.
"Young man, you look so fair and delicate, how could you be so wicked! If you won't let us get on the bus, are you just going to let us wait here to die?!"
"We want to get on the bus. If you don't let us on, you won't be leaving either."
The car was packed with investigators, a driver, Xie Chiyuan, and Yu An. There wasn't a single empty seat.
Everyone frowned as they were being held back like this.
Xie Chiyuan glanced at the time on his wristwatch and, without further delay, said coldly, "I'll count to three, then let go."
"I won't do it. You're in a military vehicle, what are you going to do, hit me?!"
These survivors, relying on recognizing the military vehicle, seemed to instantly gain confidence.
Xie Chiyuan didn't even blink, and he didn't bother counting to three. He simply ordered, "Drive."
The driver had wanted to leave for a while.
He also knew that this mission was not safe, and that going to the North District to conduct a search was, in a sense, a matter of giving face to the North District.
It's uncertain whether he'll be able to get into the North District smoothly, so the driver really doesn't want to waste too much time on the road.
To avoid complications, we must act swiftly and decisively.
Following Xie Chiyuan's instructions, the driver stepped on the gas.
At the same time, Xie Chiyuan personally pried open the person who was clinging to the car, and even after the person fell to the ground and changed his tune to beg, he did not soften his heart at all.
The car is already full. Are we supposed to dump the investigators out to make room for them?
Or, send him away to Yu An.
That's absolutely out of the ordinary.
As the car drove off, the sound of crying immediately came from behind.
Yu An glanced back, and after a long while, he still threw down the food he had prepared.
One of the investigators, seeing his actions, remarked, "Even if you give them food, if you don't let them get in the car, they'll still curse at you. Why bother?"
Yu An pursed her lips and replied, "The aunt who was cursing just now had a child with her."