Yu An: "..."
Yu An remained silent.
With Yu An leading them, and the baby being cooperative by sucking on the biscuit without crying or fussing, the group successfully made their way to a tractor.
The woman looked at the tractor and fell into deep thought.
Yu An had already climbed into the bicycle basket. Looking at the woman who hadn't moved, he asked疑惑地问道, "Aren't you going to start?"
The woman handed the baby to another person and then stepped forward herself, steeling her resolve.
Ten minutes later.
The tractor finally started, and the woman, who knew the way well, drove it as if it were a Ferrari.
Yu An gripped the edge of the car tightly, his hair flying wildly in the wind.
The tractor drove all day.
Yu An had excellent hearing, and he was also slowly developing an intuition—
If he has a gut feeling that there are zombies somewhere, then there are guaranteed to be zombies in that place.
With Yu An, their little cheat code, the group arrived smoothly at the survival base the woman was heading to.
At the entrance of the survival base, Yu An, who had evolved from a little lucky charm to a little cheat code, saw a military vehicle about to drive away.
The man sitting in the military vehicle wore a distinctive metal mask. He leaned back lazily, his eyes closed, waiting for the driver to start the car.
Upon seeing this, Yu An rushed forward like a small cannonball.
But he hadn't gone more than a few steps when the man who had been with him pulled him back: "Don't wander off, we need to do a check-up. Everyone who comes here needs a physical exam."
Yu An was stunned.
He hadn't expected to have a medical check-up.
If an examination were to be conducted, the marks on his arm would be easily discovered once he rolled up his sleeves!
Yu An was both anxious and panicked. He was eager to find someone, but also afraid of being mistaken for a zombie...
In a flash, a lightbulb went off in Yu An's head.
"Got it!"
He quickly grabbed his schoolbag and hid behind a tree.
When the man arrived, bewildered, he discovered that the seemingly innocent and well-behaved young boy had rolled up his sleeve, revealing a large blue dragon tattoo on his right arm.
The man was immediately filled with respect.
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Author's Note:
Anzai: From now on, I'm a socialite!
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Xie Chi's name has been changed to Xie Chiyuan.
Chapter 7
Yu An found the temporary tattoos in a house she had passed earlier. Besides the temporary tattoos, the house also contained clothing with skull prints and earrings.
There was a photo on the bedside table in the bedroom. The photo showed a boy who looked about the same age as him. The boy had a cool style, shirtless and showing off his tattoos.
After finding the tattoo, Yu An opened the wardrobe and saw the boy who had been dead for several days.
The boy wasn't bitten to death; he drank a bunch of pills out of fear. Many pills were scattered around his body.
A cool breeze blew by. Standing under the big tree, Yu An rolled up his sleeves and quietly looked at the man in front of him.
"I really didn't realize that."
The man said admiringly, "Your dragon is so cool! I've wanted to get it tattooed before, but my elders are old-fashioned, and they'd beat me to death if I did."
Yu An went from being calm to feeling slightly guilty after being praised by him. In the end, he vaguely said, "It's just so-so cool."
He originally wanted to put up a white tiger sticker; white tigers are fluffy and look better than green dragons. But the color of the white tiger couldn't cover the teeth marks on his arm.
"Let's go, we need to get checked out. Once the check-up is over, we can move in."
Staying outside for this long would be too much for any normal person.
Yu An followed nervously. At the base entrance, armed soldiers stood beside the doctor in a white coat, ready to respond to any unexpected situations.
Behind the doctor were several small tents where visitors would have their medical examinations conducted.
As Yu An walked over, he heard the man recount their situation: "Our body temperatures are normal, and we haven't had any direct contact with zombies in the past two days."
"Do I really have to take my clothes off for the inspection?"
"All right."
The man finished negotiating. Seeing she couldn't avoid it, Yu An was the first to step forward: "Can you hurry up and examine me? The person I need to find is about to leave."
The military vehicle parked not far away is about to depart!
A handsome doctor wearing thin-rimmed glasses smiled and asked him, "Who are you looking for? Let me see if I know them."
Yu An hesitated for a moment, then said, "Xie Chiyuan."
doctor:"……"
The doctor's smile froze.
Yu An found his reaction a bit strange, so she said warily, "It's okay if you don't know him."
The doctor cleared his throat and said, "I know him."
Everyone knows this fearsome figure.
His narrow eyes behind his glasses narrowed slightly, his probing gaze landing subtly on Yu An's face: "What do you want with Commander Xie?"
Yu An pursed her lips and did not answer.
Just as they were talking, a plump middle-aged man wearing a white coat came over: "Dr. Tang, I'm a new volunteer. Let this child come to my tent for a check-up. I just arrived, and the tent is empty."
"Um."
Dr. Tang responded and arranged for Yu An to go to his tent.
The fat man smiled and led Yu An into the tent, telling him to take off his clothes. In these special times, the inspection methods were also simple and crude.
Yu An had no wounds on his body; the only tooth mark was completely covered by the blue dragon tattoo.
The man's eyes were fixed on his body, and as he stared, he began to have some wandering thoughts.
After the event, Yu An hurriedly put on his clothes, as he needed to hurry and find someone.
"Kid, you look so well-behaved, but you're pretty wild at heart, aren't you?" The fat man grabbed his wrist, wanting to touch his arm: "Tsk, such a big tattoo, aren't you afraid it hurts?"
Seeing that his hand was about to touch her, Yu An slapped him without thinking.
The inspection does not require physical contact. In order to prevent the inspected person from being harassed, precautions were written outside the tent in advance.
This fat guy had worked hard to get a volunteer opportunity, and he came here just to try it out.
"You've just arrived, so you might not know the situation."
The fat man's eyes were squeezed into slits by his flesh as he explained to Yu An, "Living in the base isn't about eating and drinking for free. You have to work here to earn work points in order to get food."
"The base has limited food supplies; a newcomer like you will go hungry too. As long as you obediently follow me, I—"
Before he could finish speaking, Yu An, who had quickly dressed, turned and ran away.
"report!"
He sternly addressed the soldier with the gun, "The doctor who examined me wanted to touch me! He even said that because I wasn't obedient, I'll go hungry here!"
Yu An paused for a moment, then emphasized the most crucial point: "He touched me when I was getting dressed after I had finished checking myself."
He made this clear because he didn't want to be checked again.
Dr. Tang looked at the boy who was loudly reporting the incident, then turned his head and glanced at a soldier with a gun.
The next second.
The other party brandished a gun and dragged the fat man out. The man tried to argue, but Dr. Tang coldly said, "There's recording equipment in the tent."
Upon hearing this, the other party turned pale, knowing he was doomed. He hadn't even gained any advantage before running into a tough opponent.
After completing his medical check-up, Yu An reported the unethical volunteer. Not wanting to waste any more time, he strode towards the military vehicle.
"Wait for me!"
Yu An heard the engine start. He ran very fast, but when he got close, he was only sprayed with exhaust fumes from the back of the car.
Inside the military vehicle, Xie Chiyuan closed his eyes to rest.
He raised his hand, about to remove the metal mask, when the accompanying doctor smiled and reminded him, "Brother Xie, you can't take it off yet. Your mask has a special purification device inside, and you must wear it properly until the mission is over."
Xie Chiyuan had some health issues, and wearing this metal mask not only benefited his respiratory metabolism, but also, in critical moments, allowed him to ingest a trace amount of special gas to save his life.
The doctor stopped him, and Xie Chiyuan paused, then stopped.
The car kept driving. Yu An, on foot, chased after it.
After chasing him for a while, someone pulled him back.
It was a car that came from behind.
The people in the car pulled him up and asked curiously, "Why aren't you staying at the base? Why are you chasing after the car in front?"
Yu An flailed around, tilted her flushed face up, and said angrily, "I'm looking for Xie Chiyuan!"
"Hey, what's your relationship with Commander Xie? Commander Xie is going on a mission, you can't be a burden right now." As he spoke, the man called someone over to take him back.
Upon hearing that he was on a mission, Yu An was even more determined to go with him.
Last time Xie Chiyuan was out, he cut off one of his little cubs' tentacles. What if he has to cut off another one of his cubs this time on another mission?!
Yu An was extremely anxious and clung to the car door, refusing to get out.