Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 242 A Lie
When Zeng Xi and his group arrived, Jiang Qi and Lin Zhe were looking for the fourth rabbit. The two children were heading west along the foot of the mountain in search of the rabbit hole, which was actually quite a distance from the highway.

The bicycle was left at the foot of the mountain, but Liu Ying covered it with ivy and weeds, so it was hard to spot unless you looked closely.

When Liu Ying first saw two cars approaching from afar, she became extremely wary.

Once she saw the license plate number of the car from Kyoto, she relaxed her guard a little. She had heard Li Nan mention before that the highest-ranking officer of the Kyoto garrison was a classmate of Jiang Minglang.

Pengcheng is part of Kyoto, and the two places have always had a good relationship.

So as long as you don't run into people from the other three major bases, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Today at the management center, I only saw one plane land, and I still don't know where it came from.

At first, Liu Ying thought the two cars would just drive past without stopping. Unexpectedly, they stopped right by the roadside and walked towards them in a very casual manner.

Glancing at Zeng Xi's military uniform and then at his expression and eyes, he didn't seem to have any malicious intent.

Although Liu Ying hadn't completely let her guard down, she pretended not to care, keeping a watchful eye on herself as she casually sat down on the rock.

It wasn't until the two children caught the fourth rabbit and there was little hope of finding more that the three of them were about to head back when Zeng Xi looked at Jiang Qi and Lin Zhe with a smile and asked, "Are you two Jiang Qi and Lin Zhe?"

Hearing Zeng Xi speak, Liu Ying, who had been paying attention to this side, was not very surprised. She simply stood a step in front of the two children, her body slightly tense, subtly adopting a protective posture.

Zeng Xi didn't pay attention, or rather, he thought Liu Ying's state of mind was actually correct.

Since everyone is a stranger to each other, a certain level of vigilance is definitely necessary.

He thought Liu Ying was sent by Lao Jiang and Bai Li to protect the two children.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Qi and Lin Zhe shook their heads in perfect unison and spoke at the same time—
"Uncle, we are not Jiang Qi and Lin Zhe."

Ok?
No?

Zeng Xi's smile deepened. He didn't think he was wrong, because the little guy in front of him had at least four parts of his chubby face that resembled Lao Jiang, and the rest probably resembled his mother.

He'll definitely grow up to be a handsome young man.

Thinking of his adorable little daughter, Zeng Xi stroked his chin. "Hmm, when I meet Lao Jiang, should I arrange a marriage between our children?"

"Uncle, my name is Bai Xi. Jiang Qi is my cousin. I am the son of his maternal uncle."

Wow, that's a pretty good fabricated identity.

He looked at Jiang Qi with amusement, but didn't expose him. "So you're Jiang Qi's cousin, not him. Then what about him? He's not Lin Zhe, so what's his name?"

"My name is Zhou Jinfeng."

Lin Zhe quickly used his friend Jin Feng's name on himself, since he and Bai Xi were both unknown and no one would know it anyway.

It's much better than racking your brains to come up with a new name.

Zeng Xi looked at Lin Zhe, his smile deepening. "So it wasn't Lin Zhe after all. I must have mistaken you for someone else. Hello, my surname is Zeng. I was Jiang Minglang's classmate in college. Oh, by the way, Bai Xi, you should call Jiang Minglang 'Uncle,' right?"

Hearing the last sentence, Jiang Qi's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded in agreement, "That's right, he's my uncle. We should go now, goodbye Uncle Zeng."

Is he Dad's classmate?
real or fake?

Jiang Qi was very skeptical of this. After all, he himself could use Bai Xi's name, so how could it be impossible for someone else to fabricate an identity?

Forget it, let's just run first. After all, if we keep talking, who knows what they'll come up with next.

After saying goodbye, the two children, without waiting for Zeng Xi to react, ran towards where they had hidden the bicycles, and at the same time called out to Liu Ying, "Auntie, hurry up, we're hungry."

Zeng Xi said, "I have food in my car."

"No need, Uncle, thank you!"

Who would dare eat food from a stranger?
Both children thought that this uncle surnamed Zeng was a bit silly.

Liu Ying nodded slightly to the other party, quickly went over, first hung the four rabbits on the front of the car, then led the car behind the two children to the highway, where the three of them rode off.

Zeng Xi shook his head helplessly. He had originally wanted to give them a ride, since bicycles were easy to park; he could just tie them to the roof.

But clearly, they didn't buy into his argument.

That's true; it's right to never let your guard down.

Zeng Xi returned to the car, and the two cars quickly caught up with the three bicycles in front.

As the car slowed down, he leaned out of the window and waved to the three of them, saying, "We're leaving now, goodbye."

Before Jiang Qi and the others could respond, the two cars sped past.

The twenty-mile distance was covered in the blink of an eye. Zeng Xi and his group quickly arrived in Pengcheng. After showing their identification, someone immediately ran over from the duty room.

He stood at attention and saluted Zeng Xi, "Captain Zeng!"

"Xi Yu? Heh, he's getting more and more handsome. Is he married yet?"

Zeng Xi is now the highest-ranking officer of the Kyoto garrison, but he still prefers to be called by his old title, Captain Zeng!
Those who could call him "Team Leader Zeng" were also old acquaintances.

Xi Yu had followed Jiang Minglang for many years, so he was naturally familiar with Zeng Xi.

He smiled and shook his head. "No, in this day and age, who has the mind for that?"

"Don't give me that crap. If you weren't so picky, your kids would be old enough to run errands by now. Anyway, my cousin is still single."

As Zeng Xi spoke the last sentence, his gaze towards Xi Yu held a meaningful quality. Upon hearing this, the latter's expression stiffened, he awkwardly touched his nose, and then stiffly changed the subject, "So, was the journey smooth?"

"Not bad, I also wiped out two gangs of robbers. They weren't much of a threat, I wiped them all out."

Zeng Xi felt somewhat helpless when he saw that Xi Yu was not bringing up the topic.

But his cousin still genuinely cared about him, so she wanted to take this opportunity to ask him clearly, "Xi Yu, for your brother's sake, tell me honestly, is there still any possibility between you and Zeng Mei?"

Zeng Xi's cousin, Zeng Mei, is a military doctor. She was the attending physician when Xi Yu was seriously injured and hospitalized.

His cousin was very arrogant from a young age because of her good grades and beautiful looks. From high school to university and then to work, countless people pursued her, but she didn't like any of them. However, she fell in love with Xi Yu at first sight, saying that it was love at first sight and decided on the spot that he was the one for her.

But who could have imagined that Xi Yu would disagree?

However, the two didn't linger for long, because the apocalypse arrived.

After that, Zeng Mei kept asking him to help her find out about Xi Yu because she couldn't contact him and was afraid something had happened to him. She kept urging Zeng Xi like he was dying, just in case Xi Yu was bitten by a zombie.

Silly girl, you're just worrying too much. With Xi Yu's physical condition and skills, how could he possibly be in trouble?

She only calmed down after receiving confirmation that Xi Yu and Jiang Minglang were together.

Because everything was in chaos everywhere, thankfully no one came looking for him. But this time, upon hearing that he was coming to Pengcheng, they asked him to deliver a letter to Xi Yu.

The letter was in Zeng Xi's pocket, but he didn't intend to give it to Xi Yu right away. He thought he would give it to him if the kid was interested. But if not, then he'd better leave it.

Upon hearing Zeng Xi's question, Xi Yu's expression froze again. He hadn't expected that even after three years of the apocalypse, Zeng Mei was still waiting for him.

do you mean this?

Of course, getting married in the apocalypse is not as easy as it was before the apocalypse, and remaining single has almost become the norm.

However, some people have different ideas, and many couples pair up, mostly under the banner of "tomorrow and death are not necessarily coming first," and there are many cases of men and women engaging in sexual intercourse.

However, Xi Yu knew that Zeng Mei definitely wouldn't. She was the type who would rather have nothing than something bad. Otherwise, she wouldn't be two years older than him but had never been in a relationship.

When she was pursuing him, she was very direct: "I think I fell in love with you at first sight. Although I'm two years older than you, that age difference shouldn't be a problem, right? Look at my personal qualities, they're definitely not bad, are they? So, would you like to try dating me?"

To be honest, Xi Yu, who at first glance looks like a pretty boy, has always had a lot of girls actively pursuing him, so at the time he didn't really feel anything about this kind of confession.

Oh, it's not that I didn't feel anything, it's just that Zeng Mei didn't blush like other girls when she confessed. Her expression was very calm, as if she were asking him if he had eaten.

That's it.

At that time, he didn't want to date or get married, so he refused outright.

Zeng Mei was not giving up. She told him to give her time to think it over, but she personally changed his dressings during his recovery. This was a job that should have been done by a nurse, but she did it all herself.

After recovering from his injury, he went to the military base to visit him several times, which made Lao Sheng and Ren Bin aware of it.

Later, he simply stopped seeing her and blocked her on WeChat and by phone. He thought that was the end of it; that they wouldn't see each other again and there would be no more contact, so it was over.

Unexpectedly, she started writing to him again.

Xi Yu was astonished. Was this girl really that persistent?
At that time, he began to doubt himself. How could he be so charming? A top student from a medical university, a surgeon, who could have any kind of woman he wanted, was so infatuated with a junior officer like him.

Recalling the past, my normally calm heart skipped a beat.

Xi Yu looked up at Zeng Xi, opened his mouth, but suddenly couldn't bring himself to refuse.

Zeng Xi looked at it and immediately understood everything.

He angrily pulled Zeng Mei's letter from his pocket, shoved it into Xi Yu's hand, and said irritably, "If you have feelings for her, then be more proactive. My sister is a girl, how can you let her always be chasing after you?"

He thought to himself that if the two of them got together in the future, he would definitely beat Xi Yu up.

That bastard! He's turned his sister, a perfectly aloof and talented woman, into someone obsessed with romance.

Then he thought that if it really worked out, he would suddenly lose a doctor.

Ugh.
It's true, daughters are like birds that fly away when they grow up!

Anyway, judging from his sister's attitude, it's definitely impossible for her to find a husband. She'll be wherever Xi Yu is.

Zeng Xi and Xi Yu stood and chatted for a while at the entrance of the duty room. When they turned to get on their bikes and leave, they saw Jiang Qi and Lin Zhe, the two little guys, riding over the gate and heading this way.

"Jiang Qi, Lin Zhe, you two come here!"

Before Zeng Xi could react, Xi Yu, who had already noticed the two of them, immediately changed his expression.

Startled by his call, Jiang Qi and Lin Zhe froze. The two, who had intended to take a detour, could only reluctantly ride their mountain bikes to Xi Yu's side.

"Uncle Xi."

"Uncle Xi."

Xi Yu first looked the two of them up and down, then glanced at the direction of the gate, and asked sternly, "Why did you leave the city? Who did you tell?"

Jiang Qi answered in a low voice, "The glutton has run away, let's go find the glutton."

"Who did you tell? Does anyone know?"

Normally, if the two of them went out, they would just let the gatekeeper know, and Lao Sheng or Bai Yang would be guarding the gate. If they didn't come back for a certain period of time, they could go out and look for them immediately.

But the situation these past two days has been different from usual, so how could I go out alone?

Jiang Qi hurriedly said, "Aunt Liu is with us. Her name is Liu Ying, and she has the same superpower as my mother. She just dropped us off at the gate and then rode her bike west, saying she was there to protect the new survivors who are clearing land."

Xi Yu, who was about to get angry, suddenly stopped.

He certainly knew Liu Ying; not only did he know her, he also knew her identity clearly.

But why is she following Qiqi?
"We bumped into each other by chance, and Aunt Liu insisted on following us when she saw we were about to leave. As payment, Lin Zhe and I gave her two rabbits. There are two left, Uncle Xi, you can have them?"

As he spoke, the little guy gave Xi Yu a flattering smile, then took the two rabbits tied with green vines from the handlebars and handed them to Xi Yu.

"Stop joking around with me. Who wants your rabbit? Go back to the training ground and stand there. Hurry up and get there. If you're not there in half an hour, you'll be standing there again tonight."

The so-called punishment of standing doesn't just mean standing still; it means standing in a stunt, which can be exhausting.

So when the two children heard this, their faces turned pale.

They pleaded pitifully, "Uncle Xi, please don't let this happen again. Can you spare us this time?"

"Or should I tell your dad?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qi readily agreed, "I'll get back to my post right away."

He took the rabbit he had handed out back and hung it back on the handlebars, thinking that he would roast the rabbit later and not share any of the meat with Uncle Xi.

"Huh? Aren't you two called Bai Xi and Zhou Jinfeng?"

Just as the two were about to leave, they suddenly heard the uncle who had been standing next to them speak in a low voice.

What I feared most has come to pass.
Jiang Qi chuckled, "Well, that's a stage name."

After saying that, he glanced at Lin Zhe, and the two quickly got into the car and sped off.

It's true, one lie requires countless lies to cover it up.

After riding quite a distance, Jiang Qi looked back and whispered to Lin Zhe, "Could he really be my dad's classmate?"

"So what if it is?" Lin Zhe didn't think there was anything wrong with it. What's wrong with making up a pseudonym when you're traveling?
What's wrong with this?
On the other side, Xi Yu had already begun listening to Zeng Xi recount how he encountered the two of them. When he learned that Liu Ying was indeed right next to them, and that Qi Qi even called her 'Auntie', he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

He knew that in Shenzhen, the term "aunt" was usually used to address close relatives, such as his mother's sisters.

Qiqi shouldn't be familiar with Liu Ying, let alone know her relationship with his mother, so was it Liu Ying who made him call her "Auntie"?

good night!