The little girl walked up to them, didn’t say a word, just looked at them quietly for a while, then turned around and left with the doll in her arms.
Everyone didn’t move, but looked at Tan Yan in unison.
Tan Yan heaved a long sigh, and slowly followed the girl who was not walking fast.
Liang Xian knew that Tan Yan was still soft-hearted, they could obviously ignore this girl, this was not their world, and they couldn’t take the little girl away. And the girl’s appearance is too strange, in such a world, in the sewer full of corpse smell, how did she survive?
Even with so many problems, Tan Yan may still hope that there are still human bases in this world, and hope that he can take the little girl to a safe place.
They followed the little girl for about half an hour, and saw her searching the wall of the pipe, and found a crack that only one person could pass through. The crack is very rough, it seems that someone dug this channel on purpose to allow the little girl to enter the sewer.
The little girls walk easily in the cracks, but for a few big men, it’s very difficult. The good thing is that there is no unidentified meat sauce on the wall, it’s very clean. For the first time, everyone felt that the smell of dust was so fresh. Walking here, it seemed that they had become clean.
After walking through the cracks for a while, they entered a basement, like some rented basements in B City, the environment is average, but very cheap.
After everyone entered one after another, the little girl blocked the cracks with the simple wardrobe next to her.
Although the basement was dark, it was clean and well-furnished. This environment made Ah San’s nerves, which were tensed by the tentacles, feel better. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said with a sigh of relief: “There are no more sticky things here, right?”
Everyone has a weakness, it seems Ah San can’t stand tentacles and slime.
Nine people crowded in the basement is a bit cramped, but it’s better than in the sewer, it’s more like a home, where people can relax.
Although the basement is small, it has all internal organs1五脏俱全 wǔ zàng jù quán: The full sentences: 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 má què suī xiǎo, wǔ zàng jù quán, the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom); small but complete in every detail., including the kitchen, bathroom, living room, and bedroom. The bedroom door is closed, don’t know if there’s someone inside.
“The wardrobe is full of women’s clothes, adults’ and children’s,” Yan Yongfeng said, “There should be a mother and daughter living here.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the little girl ran to the bedroom door and knocked on it, saying: “Mom, I brought some uncles back.”
“Okay, you first entertain the uncles, treat your guests like your mother taught you before. Mom is putting on makeup and will be out in a minute.” A woman’s voice came from the bedroom, not sweet, and sounded very competent.
The word ‘entertain’ made everyone nervous, wondering what unpredictable things were in store for them.
But the little girl just pulled out a box of instant noodles from the back of the cabinet, and took out nine bottles of mineral water, and slowly placed them in front of everyone. In fact, as a girl, she is struggling to do these things, but no one dares to help her, for fear that the strong and lovely girl will open her mouth like an abyss.
After arranging the food and water, the little girl pulled a small stool and sit quietly. If she was a little cleaner, she must be the most popular girl who is quiet, obedient, and as cute as a doll.
The overly ordinary food made everyone feel more relaxed. It would be suspicious if the little girl brought out a plate of fresh fruit. On the contrary, instant noodles, mineral water, and other instant products are the storage materials for disasters. They have a long storage time, and are convenient to eat and carry, to resist hunger.
Qiu Qizheng looked at the production date, it was April 2018, and the electronic calendar on the table showed that it was now November 9, 2018. If the calendar is correct, calculated based on the 180-day shelf life of instant noodles, it has expired. Mineral water is also in April, but the shelf life of water is 12 months, and it is still within the shelf life.
It is this kind of expired product that makes people feel more at ease. In such an environment, factories may have stopped working and slowly all the food in supermarkets will expire.
“It’s still in production in April…it means that the end of the world has not erupted for a long time.” Liang Xian said.
He didn’t say one thing, that is, seven months, there should be survivors.
There is no doubt that the little girl is a survivor, but what is the woman in the bedroom doing? Still need makeup? It’s very suspicious.
They know that no matter how normal they look, they cannot easily believe it. No one wants to have a layer of slimy tentacles in front of them.
Yan Yongfeng used his eyes to look around the room, and finally found a diary next to the simple wardrobe pushed by the little girl, so he went over and picked it up.
This is a diary with a lock, but now the lock is broken, open the case, there is a pile of shredded paper inside, the diary has been torn. Yan Yongfeng laid the shredded paper flat on the coffee table, and looked up, down, left, and right for a while, his face changed.
“What is written?” Tan Yan asked.
“I’ll read them in order.” Yan Yongfeng glanced at the little girl, then slowly read the diary to everyone.
“March 19, 2018, the teacher announced the report card of the start-of-term examination in the parent group. Xiao Tian got first place in the class. I was very happy. I took her to McDonald’s. My daughter is really good, I love her very much.
March 20, 2018, got up and kissed the fragrant daughter as usual, when I sent her to study, I met that scumbag. He wanted custody, saying that it was too hard for a woman to live in the basement with a child, and that it would be better for my daughter to live with him. I will not agree, I heard that he is going to remarry, if there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather, I want to rely on their own strength to give my daughter the best life.
March 24, 2018, working late, my daughter is home alone, even though I know she will be good and not run around, but still very worried. The manager touched my ass, it was disgusting, but he said that as long as I wanted to, I could get a promotion and a salary increase, and the company could help me rent a bright and spacious one-bedroom apartment, so that my daughter could live better, I don’t know what to do.
March 27, 2018, the manager gave me a room card and said that I don’t need to stay overnight, it’s fine at noon. He smells bad, and took several showers at night, otherwise wouldn’t dare to hug the fragrant daughter.
March 28, 2018, was in a bad mood at night, my daughter has piano tutoring class, wait for her to finish class and then went to the bar for two drinks, the cocktail was white and tasted weird, but I was in a good mood after drinking it.”
Until here, the diary is still very normal, a diary of a single mother’s hardship with her children. But when the bar appeared, everyone felt something was wrong.
Yan Yongfeng took a breath and continued to read: “March 29, 2018 What’s going on? I can’t believe I don’t hate the manager anymore, I even think he smells a little bit good, am I crazy? His body only smells of sweat and cigarette oil, the most fragrant is Xiao Tian, her body is really fragrant, her arms are so tender, I couldn’t help but bite her arm today, blood came out from the bite. In the past, we would play with you biting me lightly, and kissing you, but today I bit hard, and Xiao Tian was very angry and didn’t talk to me all day. Why is my daughter so cute?”
Hearing this, everyone couldn’t help rubbing their arms. They looked at the little girl. She was indeed very good, but this kind of behavior looked very strange at this time. They were reading her mother’s diary, but the little girl didn’t respond at all.
“March 30, 2018… what’s going on, what’s going on, what’s going on, what’s going on! What did I do what did I do what did I do!”
Yan Yongfeng picked out these pieces of shredded paper for everyone to see. The handwriting was very messy, showing that the owner of the diary was in a panic. Something unacceptable must have happened to her.
“April 2, 2018, the manager didn’t come to work. During lunch, everyone was wondering if he was tricked by someone on April Fool’s Day and now he dare not come, right? I didn’t eat, I didn’t feel hungry, and the ribs at noon were so unpalatable, they were cooked. I like to eat raw. In the evening, I went to the supermarket to buy more snacks, water, and meat, but raw meat is still delicious. At night, I slept with Xiao Tian as usual, she smells so good.
April 3, 2018, Xiao Tian is so fragrant.
April 4, 2018, Xiao Tian is so fragrant.”
Until April 10th, there is no other record in the diary except Xiao Tian is so fragrant. Everyone has understood what happened, but the girl is still alive, and the bedroom door is still closed.
“April 11, 2018, a voice appeared in her head, saying that she wanted to eat the freshest and most tender meat, and asked us to send it over, I couldn’t refuse the voice, what smells better than Xiao Tian? I chiseled out a crack in the wall and let Xiao Tian hide in. The same kind came, and they asked me where my daughter was, I said that I had already eaten it, so fragrant how can I hold back? They believed it.
April 12, 2018, another trip to the supermarket, this time no longer having to spend money to buy things. I became very strong, carrying a lot of food back, which should be enough for Xiao Tian to eat.
April 13, 2018, Xiao Tian couldn’t go to school anymore, but if she kept hiding in the house with me, it was too fragrant, I couldn’t bear it. Chiseled open the cracks on the wall some more, the sewer has a bad smell, we don’t like to go in, will not find the Xiao Tian.
April 14, 2018, Xiao Tian’s body is dirty and smelly, I didn’t let her take a bath, would become fragrant after taking a bath, stink is quite good.
April 17, 2018, Xiao Tian, she unexpectedly…”
“The diary end here,” Yan Yongfeng said, “We all know what happened to the mother. Although she was parasitized in the bar, she still retains human consciousness and has been protecting her daughter. It’s just that I don’t understand the last sentence, Xiao Tian unexpectedly what? She didn’t continue to record and tore up the diary.”
“Parasitized people will still have human consciousness?” Tu Zishi clenched his fists involuntarily, “Are we killing people or monsters, what do they think now?”
“Don’t think about it,” Tan Yan said, “It’s useless to think too much, even if they still retain human consciousness, they are just a group of cannibals who have killed people.”
He’s right, the monsters in the bar are obviously not normal people, they definitely do not count as ordinary people.
But this girl…
While everyone was thinking about it, the bedroom door opened, and a woman in a business suit came out. She is not particularly beautiful, but she is delicate and attractive. She is very thin and looks capable.
“This many people?” She cried out in surprise at the sight of the crowd, “No wonder mommy smelled a good smell in the house just now, thought you had taken a bath, Xiao Tian, be good and listen to mommy, don’t take a bath.”
Xiao Tian saw her familiar mother, and then said her first words: “Um, Mommy, I’ll be good.”
She wrapped her arms around the woman’s waist and rubbed her face against her mother’s body, with a happy look on her face.
The woman picked up Xiao Tian, kissed her on the face, then put her down again, and bit her own tongue hard, “No, no, Xiao Tian’s face is too tender, I can’t kiss her when I haven’t eaten full, otherwise, I will accidentally bite her.”
Eaten full… this must be speaking about the crowd in front of her eyes.
But there is only one monster, and it still looks like a normal person. Although it is a bit weird, everyone is not too scared.
“Do you still remember your memories as a human being? Do you still love your daughter?” Tu Zishi asked.
When he spoke, Tan Yan pulled him, not wanting Tu Zishi to ask more questions. Tan Yan’s reason for stopping him is clear to Tu Zishi, the deeper the matter is, the darker it becomes, and weaker people may not be able to bear it. But Tu Zishi wants to know the truth, he wants to know how cruel the post-apocalyptic world beyond the ‘void’ is.
“I can’t remember too much about the past, the Queen’s voice is more,” It’s amazing that women can still talk like normal people, “I heard an order today, saying that nine pieces of fresh meat appeared in the city, the taste is very healthy, the queen wants to eat healthy living hearts, and the rest can be shared by everyone. Hey, 1, 2, 3… 9, you happen to be exactly nine, right?”
“You’re wrong, there’s ten of us.” Liang Xian tentatively pointed at the little deer, “There is one more, you forgot to count on, we are not the people the Queen said.”
“That has no use,” The women don’t care about the little deer, “It can neither be eaten nor used as a container, and it will break after entering it.”
She has almost no intention of concealing information. She seems to have a low IQ and has a clear goal. Except for her somewhat human appearance when facing her daughter, she is a monster at the rest of the time.
“My daughter has done meritorious service, you are amazing!” The woman hugged Xiao Tian tightly, “It is really worthy of my daughter, since childhood is the best in the class, Mommy can eat enough for so many days also because of her daughter. There is less and less live meat, and everyone can only eat quick-frozen meat. If not for my daughter, I would eat frozen meat too.”
Everyone couldn’t accept her words. They were a little moved before. Even if the woman became a monster, she didn’t forget her love for her daughter, but what is this now? What did makes her daughter do?
Lure survivors out of the sewers, feed them expired but safe-looking food, and… become the women’s food.
This girl is not more than ten years old, she is using her daughter for what?
But at this time, Xiao Tian is very contentedly hugged the woman: “It’s good as long as Mommy ate full, I will be Mommy’s good daughter.”
The hearts of the supernatural team are cold.
Tan Yan also closed his eyes quietly, with a sad expression and a trace of relief at the same time, this girl is hopeless.
Even if there is a base of survivors, she is not a complete person.
“Let’s go,” Tan Yan stood up and said, “Let’s go straight to the transmission point, don’t stay in this world anymore.”
Everyone agrees, they don’t want to hear more of this stuff.
“Don’t leave, you will become my meat!” The woman screamed, “I don’t want to share with others to eat you, I want to eat your hands and feet, and give you alive to the Queen!”
Tan Yan appeared in front of the woman, stretched out his hand to cover her mouth, and said coldly: “If you have any way to attack, you try it now.”
The woman’s eyes widened, she seemed to want to spit out her tentacles, but Tan Yan somehow blocked her mouth tightly, and her face couldn’t be split open. Her face was flushed red and her eyes were about to pop out.
Xiao Tian beat Tan Yan desperately with her small fists, crying loudly: “You are not allowed to hurt my mommy!”
Tan Yan has no way to say that this is not your mother anymore. Even if she becomes a monster, the woman still restrains her instincts and protects her daughter in such a ghost town.
But this kind of protection, is it really considered love?
“Keep your mouth shut.” Tan Yan let go of his hand, but the woman’s mouth still couldn’t open.
“Let’s go,” Tan Yan said, “They cannot leave the parasitic body and can only attack through their mouths. I sealed her head with a protective cover, she couldn’t attack, and she didn’t dare to run out of her body.”
The woman rolled violently on the ground, Xiao Tian hugged her and cried. The crowd simply pushed open the simple wardrobe and crawled back through the cracks into the sewers, leaving the mother and daughter in their own world.
Tu Zishi walked behind Tan Yan with his head down, and there was the sound of water dripping behind him. Tan Yan heard Tu Zishi say: “Our world… if the ‘void’ continues to spread, will it also become like this? What will we, human beings, become in the end?”
“I don’t know,” Tan Yan said lightly, “But everything we do is so that the real world doesn’t come down to this.”
“Um.” Tu Zishi wiped away his tears of indignation, firmly engraved the heartache and sadness in his heart.
He didn’t want to forget this.
Being led to a ‘cannibal’ den by an innocent children, oh, the horror… 😱
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