[Martial Arts] Infinite Chamber Game

After feeding the zombies, the man did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood beside the iron cage for a while. No one knew what he was thinking. He smoked two cigarettes, threw the cigarette butts on the ground and stepped on them several times. Then he walked out slowly carrying the plastic bucket.

Bai Xiaobai pulled Guan Minghui and quickly hid aside, not daring to make a sound. They waited until the man walked away before they tiptoed in.

It was dark, and they dared not turn on the light. They moved forward step by step. They could only vaguely see that the iron cage that held the zombies was welded to the color steel house. There was a small door with a big padlock on it. There were about ten zombies. They smelled the scent of living people and banged against the iron bars! Guan Minghui and Bai Xiaobai did not dare to get too close. Just hearing the sounds of gnawing and biting in the cage, they were already so scared that their hands and feet went limp.

"Sister Xiaobai, what...what should we do?"

"Go back first!"

The two of them ran back and sat on the bed for a long time. They could still hear their own pounding hearts and rapid breathing.

Not only am I afraid of zombies, I am even more afraid of the purpose of this base raising zombies!

What exactly do they want to do by raising zombies? What did the man just feed the zombies? Could it be human?
Will they kill those who have become useless or who don't obey control, and feed them to the zombies?

Guan Minghui said: "Uncle Qing must know about this, but I don't know about others..."

Bai Xiaobai said: "Not everyone knows about this, otherwise that person wouldn't go to feed the baby in the middle of the night. Why not during the day? He must be afraid of being discovered!"

Guan Minghui said: "But the zombies are kept in the pigsty, which is very close to where we live. They will definitely hear the slightest movement. Besides, the pigsty is not locked. People don't even need to go in. They can know everything by just lying at the door. It can't be hidden from others!"

"That's what they're hiding from us!" The early summer night was still very cold, and Bai Xiaobai was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. He said, "You said, Uncle Qing tried every means to keep us here, could it be that he wanted to feed us to the zombies?"

Guan Minghui shuddered and couldn't hold back any longer: "I'll go tell Sister Jun!"

Shen Bijun lived in the next room. They were in a panic and didn't even bother to knock on the door. They went straight into the room and turned on the light. Shen Bijun was a light sleeper and woke up as soon as the light was turned on. There were two children who had lost their parents in her bed. They were only six or seven years old. They were also awakened by the flash of the incandescent light and sat up and cried loudly.

Shen Bijun held one in each hand, hugged them tightly and patted them gently, saying softly: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Aunt Jun is here, don't cry, don't cry..."

"What's the matter? You're so flustered?"

Guan Minghui sat down on the bed, her voice trembling: "Zombies! There are zombies in the base! In the pigpen, we saw it with our own eyes!"

Bai Xiaobai nodded vigorously: "Just now when we went to the toilet, we saw someone feeding them! There must be more than a dozen of them!"

Shen Bijun's eyebrows sank, and her expression became serious: "For no reason, why are they raising zombies? Does anyone know?"

"That's exactly what you said!" Guan Minghui said, "Sister Xiaobai and I have analyzed it. I guess Uncle Qing is not a good person. He is a psychopath. Why does he want to keep us here? Maybe he wants to feed us to the zombies! Sister Jun, let's run!"

"Don't think too badly of him. Maybe there are other reasons." Shen Bijun pondered and said, "Well, you two go back to sleep first. I will ask him in person tomorrow morning. Those who want to stay can make their own judgment."

"That's true... Then... let's go back to sleep first."

Guan Minghui and Bai Xiaobai went out and came back at the speed of light. Each of them held a quilt and spread it on the floor without saying a word.

Shen Bijun sighed.

At dawn the next day, everyone in the team got up late, and did not go out until 9:30. Even Aunt Liu, who always liked to get up early, slept until 8:30. Two strong young men accompanied her to the car to get a bag of flour and half a bag of rice, as well as some salted fish that had been drying in the car for a day. They took them to the canteen and started cooking as if they were familiar with the process.

Breakfast was steamed flower rolls, rice porridge, and stewed salted fish.

The people at the base also started cooking at about this time, and after some politeness between the two sides, the lady in charge of cooking at the base contributed more than fifty boiled eggs - apparently, it was assumed that eggs were not something that everyone could eat.

Shen Bijun noticed that most of the people who came to the cafeteria to eat were men, and there were basically no women. The elderly and children sitting there were all her own people. When she went to the window to get her food, she specifically asked what was going on, and the answer was as expected.

"Uncle Qing has stipulated that men between 20 and 40 can only eat three meals, while women can only eat two meals and can get more. Other people can also eat two meals, but they cannot get more after finishing one bowl."

Shen Bijun sighed and said the same thing: she could understand it, but she did not agree with it.

At nine forty, Uncle Qing led a dozen people into the restaurant leisurely with their hands behind their backs. He saw Shen and Lin sitting together at a glance and went over to greet them with a smile: "How was it, did you sleep well last night? In my opinion, you should not leave in a hurry, but stay a few more days. Xiao Zhao, who is in charge of the warehouse, said last night that a batch of seafood in the warehouse can no longer be kept. I'll ask the kitchen to cook it later, and we can try it together." He sat down as he spoke.

By this time, someone had brought up breakfast, including hot steamed buns, salted fish porridge, steamed egg cakes, and a large bowl of leftover meat from last night.

"Oh, you are the guests, how can I ask you to spend money? You can't live without food when you are away from home." As he said this, Uncle Qing smiled and scooped up some yellow, soft and tender egg cake, blew it to cool, and fed it to Xiaoyun first. Xiaoyun had never eaten such delicate food before, and he swallowed the egg cake in the spoon in one gulp, then kept making "ah ah" sounds with his mouth open. Seeing this, Uncle Qing laughed so hard that the flesh on his face was squeezed together, and he hurriedly fed him another spoonful.

Lin Shiyin said politely: "You eat your food, I'll feed you."

Uncle Qing said, "I just like children this size, white and chubby, so nice. It would be great if I also had a grandson this big! Otherwise, you and Xiao Shen should not leave. You can see that I have everything to eat and drink. We adults can do whatever we want, but we can't let the children suffer, don't you think?"

"Ah, my heart aches when I think of such a young child sleeping in the open air. Listen to my advice and stay here. I will definitely not treat you badly. Let the child recognize me as his godfather, and I won't have to worry about him anymore."

Just as Lin Shiyin was about to speak, Shen Bijun was more direct and said, "My people got up last night and found that you were raising zombies in the pigpen. What's going on?"

Her voice was not loud, but she used some internal strength, so even though the cafeteria was noisy, it was enough for everyone to hear her words clearly. Many people turned their heads to look at her, their eyes showing panic. The impatient ones couldn't help but ask, "Is this true? Uncle Qing, you raise zombies? I just said I would stay here and follow you, aren't you cheating me?!"

Uncle Qing's smiling face froze for a moment, and the dozen or so people who followed him also frowned. Those who were far away had already stood up, with their arm muscles tensed.

"Yes, I did raise zombies." Uncle Qing was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Since I dared to raise them in the pigpen, I didn't want to hide it from anyone. I know there are risks, but there is nothing I can do. To you, they are zombies, but to me and my brothers, they are all relatives! There are my wife, my son and my daughter there. Miss Lin, let me ask you, if your son turned into a zombie, would you have the heart to do it?"

Lin Shiyin's eyes trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but hug Xiaoyun tighter. If Xiaoyun became a zombie, how could she bear to kill him? She just wanted to feed him all her flesh and blood.

Uncle Qing sighed and slapped his hands heavily on his legs: "I always have a fantasy. Maybe the country will develop an antidote that can turn zombies back into humans. I know this is unlikely, but it's just a wish! You may not understand me, and I can't help it!"

Bai Xiaobai's eyes were already filled with tears: "I know, I understand. My boyfriend was also bitten by a zombie a few days ago. I felt like the sky was falling. I really wanted to hide him. I also knew that being bitten was equivalent to death, but he could move and jump. At least I could see him! After he knew what I was thinking, he shot himself in the head... I think about him every day. Even if he turns into a zombie, it would be fine if I could just see him..."

Last night, the man stood outside the cage for a long time. Wasn't he looking at and thinking about his relatives?
At this time, a young man next to Uncle Qing stood up and said with a red face: "I was the one who fed them last night. The pig was killed, and there was a bucket of pig organs and offal left. I thought everyone had eaten the meat, but my wife and mother hadn't eaten yet, so I took it to feed them."

Uncle Qing looked at him and said, "Sit down, no one will blame you."

It is human nature to raise zombies, but it is dangerous. Those who originally planned to stay quietly changed their minds, and some people who had no plans or were not qualified to stay were also glad that they would not be abandoned.

These are tacit understandings between both parties and there is no need to speak them out.

After finishing their meal, everyone sat in the auditorium to rest, while a few strong ones worked out outside.

Shen Bijun flipped through a small notebook filled with words, clumsily holding a ballpoint pen to make a few marks on the consumed supplies, and then added a few more, and then showed it to Lin Shiyin. After reading it, Lin Shiyin closed the small notebook and said, "I know Uncle Qing is a generous man, with a large family and a lot of wealth, and he doesn't lack our little things, but as the saying goes: there is a give and take, I saw yesterday that you seem to be short of some medicines, and we happen to have some in our car, so I'll give you a box of cold medicine and a box of anti-inflammatory medicine, do you think it's okay?"

Uncle Qing was delighted and said with a smile: "You are too polite. By the way, I didn't ask, where are you going? Do you have any plans?"

Lin Shiyin smiled faintly and said, "That's exactly what I wanted to tell you. We ran into an old friend yesterday. He saved a group of people. That group of people said that Chongdao has a national army stationed there. It is completely self-sufficient, just like before the end of the world. We are preparing to go there."

Uncle Qing's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh excitedly: "Chongdao? The Chongdao in Hai City? Is it far from here? Not close either, your news is so good! This is the first time I've heard news from the country in such a long time! I said, with our military strength, it won't be the end of the world! There are bases with official garrisons..." He stood up and murmured: "Chongdao... Chongdao... Haifeng, isn't your classmate from Hai City! Call him over, I'll talk to him!"

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At noon, more than sixty people got on the bus, and twenty or thirty strong young men stayed behind. Among them were Li Changhai and Huang Bo, who had wanted to leave the team a long time ago. There was a girl named Jiao who also wanted to stay, but when she heard that the women in this base would only be given two meals and would have to work in the canteen and the vegetable garden if they stayed, she got angry and got on the bus without looking back.

The driver of the first car was replaced by Uncle Qing's man, Wang Haifeng's classmate, named Lin Xiaqing. He was from Hai City and had done business in Chongdao, so he was quite familiar with the roads there.

In addition to him, Uncle Qing also sent Huang Xiaomao and Liu Cai to follow, saying that they would go together to explore the way and come back after they had figured it out. If anything happened to the base in the future, Chongdao would also be a way of retreat.

The number of people changed, so the two modified Land Rovers were also left behind. Uncle Qing touched the two cars filled with gas and smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.

At the same time, there was drizzle on Chiba Island.

In a five-star hotel, Zhou Shuai wrapped himself up like a Green Lantern, wearing three layers of masks on his face. He held a rag in one hand and a plastic basin in the other, and wiped the dust in the room with great effort, with beads of sweat dripping down his eyelids.

Zhang Tingting was not idle either. She pushed the cleaning cart, took off all the bed sheets and quilt covers in the room, threw them into the cart, and pushed it to the bathroom.

Gong Jiu was already waiting inside. The large pool, more than one person tall, was filled with soap bubbles. Wuqing sat on a small stool, rubbing the thick sheets carefully. After washing them, he handed them to Gong Jiu and asked him to wash them a second time.

Zhang Tingting was running out of breath pushing the cart. She slipped just as she came in. She stood up with a grin on her face, kicked the cart forward, and said angrily, "We are busy here, why can't they work?"

The "two of them" refers to Yidianhong and Ni Yan.

Wuqing said: "Because what they are doing is more important."

Zhang Tingting sneered, totally confused about these people's train of thought - who would want to survive the apocalypse by carrying a backpack of high school textbooks?
Ni Yan also couldn't understand what she, a top student with the highest scores in science in the city, had done wrong to have to tutor a man in his twenties in mathematics!
On top of a thick stack of advanced mathematics textbooks was a book of mental arithmetic cards, which contained addition, subtraction, multiplication and division methods within two-digit numbers.

Looking at the answer on the mental arithmetic card, Ni Yan's head was buzzing. Before this, she thought that Yi Dianhong was the man she loved most in her life, but now, she just wanted to stay away from this stupid idiot!
She really wants to wash the sheets! If she continues to be tutored, she will develop breast nodules!
"88 divided by two equals 33? What country's math is this?"

"What's wrong with Arabic numerals? Can't you remember them at all?" She flipped through the mental arithmetic cards page by page. She calculated pretty fast! But she didn't get any of them right.

"Tell me, what is your purpose?"

Yidianhong grabbed the pencil and said word by word: "Like you?"

Ni Yan asked, "What about me?"

"With my current level, how long will it take to get the top spot in the science department?"

"…Reincarnate again, no kidding."

(End of this chapter)