Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 298 It’s embarrassing
Jiang Qi took Song Xiaoxiao to the school store and picked out a few items at random. But when it was time to pay, Song Xiaoxiao muttered to herself, "It's so expensive! The same things cost 15 cents more than back home."

Only after she spoke did Jiang Qi see what he was holding.

A small pack of tissues printed with a bear, a bag of dried sweet potatoes, and a bag of plain sunflower seeds.

The bottom of all three packages clearly indicates the place of origin: Shenzhen!

Jiang Qi:
Well, he didn't really intend to buy anything, so let's not return it.

After paying the bill, he came out carrying the bag and handed it to Song Xiaoxiao, saying, "Take this back to your dorm."

Song Xiaoxiao glanced at him and reached out to take it, but before her hand could even touch the bag, he grabbed it from behind.

The boy's hands were very white, his palms were warm, and his fingers were long and slender. When he held her hand, he could just cover her entire hand.

Looking at the two hands clasped together, Song Xiaoxiao was slightly taken aback, then her heart seemed to skip a beat, before it started pounding wildly again.

She didn't dare look up at Jiang Qi, but tried to pull her hand away. When she couldn't, she said to him in a very low voice, "What are you doing? Let go."

The sound was barely louder than a mosquito's buzz, and it carried a hint of panic.

"What are you afraid of in the end?"

Jiang Qi was puzzled. He applied some force and pulled her to a secluded spot.

"You're usually so impulsive and loud, I've never seen you afraid of anything, so—" Jiang Qi paused here, then continued after two seconds, "You don't like me?"

As he said this, he gently squeezed Song Xiaoxiao's small hand with his large hand. It was soft and smooth, similar to Xiaobai's skin, but the feeling was different. He couldn't help but rub it a couple more times.

Seeing that she kept her head down and remained silent, he was not going to let her off this time. He raised his voice and said, "Speak!"

Song Xiaoxiao looked up, "Are you being mean to me?"

Jiang Qi:
Here we go again. He always used this line to change the subject and run away before. Jiang Qi used to get furious about it, but he's immune to it today.

He sneered, "Go ahead and bite me if you dare?"

Song Xiaoxiao:
She stared at him with wide eyes. When did this guy learn to cheat?
"hiss!"

The next second, the person staring wide-eyed in disbelief was Jiang Qi. That brat had actually bitten his arm, her little teeth were quite sharp, and it hurt him a lot.

"Since you have this need, shouldn't I fulfill it for you?"

After biting him, Song Xiaoxiao looked up at him triumphantly.

Looking at her smiling face, Jiang Qi's arm suddenly stopped hurting, and it felt faintly hot.

He lowered his head, a smirk playing on his lips, and whispered in Song Xiaoxiao's ear, "You bit the wrong place. You should have bitten it."

"What are you doing? Don't you know the school doesn't allow dating? Tell me, which brigade are you two from?"

Jiang Qi was interrupted by a shout before he could finish speaking. Then, two soldiers in military uniforms walked over, stood in front of the two men, looked them up and down, and finally focused their gaze on their still clasped hands, their brows furrowing slightly.

Too embarrassing!

Even with the military police here, they still wouldn't let go of each other's hands. How clingy are they?

"Name? Tell me!"

"Which team are you on? Tell me!"

"Let go of my hand!"

One of the two inspectors shouted and questioned them, while the other took out his notebook and pen, preparing to write down their names and their squad.

Jiang Qi was a little confused at first. He didn't even realize that the person speaking to them like that was a military police officer, since no military police officer in Pengcheng would dare to discipline him.

Of course, it's true that he wouldn't make any mistakes, otherwise the disciplinary committee wouldn't have a chance to intervene. Either his own father would have to step in, or Uncle Xi and the others would have to beat him up together.

So he didn't realize for a moment that there were disciplinary officers at the school, and dating was also prohibited!

After realizing what had happened, Jiang Qi exchanged a glance with Song Xiaoxiao, who was also completely bewildered, and had no choice but to let go of her hand.

He wiped his face and sighed helplessly.

Finally, the two were taken to the office by the disciplinary officers. After repeated explanations failed, they had no choice but to bring up Director Xiao, who was in charge of them.

"Can't you just stop for a moment every day?"

As they left the disciplinary office, Director Xiao scolded Jiang Qi in an annoyed tone, "Getting arrested twice in one day, Jiang Qi, you're really something. When your dad calls later, I'll have to give him a good talking to."

"No, Director," Jiang Qi quickly pleaded, startled. "Why would you bother notifying my dad about something so trivial? Don't worry, from now on, I promise to obey orders and follow instructions. I won't cause you any more trouble. I really promise!"

As he spoke, he saluted Director Xiao, and Song Xiaoxiao stood behind him and saluted along with him.

Director Xiao glanced at him. "You said you'd obey orders and follow commands, and not cause any trouble?"

“Yes, I said it.” Jiang Qi repeated affirmatively.

There was nothing he could do. He wanted to date but got caught by the police. If this got back to his dad, or even if it didn't reach his dad, if any of Uncle Xi or any of the others found out, it would be a disaster for him.

Might as well just throw away your face.

After receiving repeated assurances from Director Xiao that the matter would not be disclosed to outsiders, and that even Zeng Tong and the others would not be told, Jiang Qi finally let out a soft sigh of relief.

Then he turned to look at Song Xiaoxiao beside him, only to be glared at fiercely by her, who also secretly pinched the soft flesh on his waist.

Jiang Qi hissed softly and grabbed her hand.

Startled, Song Xiaoxiao quickly slapped him hard with her other hand and whispered, "Still grabbing me? Let go!"

Director Xiao had just left, and they hadn't even turned the corner at the intersection in front of them yet, when the dog, who had just promised to not make the same mistake again, suddenly appeared.
Jiang Qi glanced at Director Xiao's back, and finally let go of his hand.

He muttered discontentedly, "If you hadn't always been avoiding me and never made things clear, I wouldn't be stuck here. Fine, fine, I won't say anything more."

Seeing that Song Xiaoxiao was about to get anxious again, he quickly raised his hands in surrender.

It was already 7:30 p.m., and the sky was completely dark.

From the playground not far away, came the sound of unified slogans; it was freshmen doing running training.

The two walked along the roadside, no longer holding hands, but still quite close.

After today's events, Jiang Qi noticed that the girl had become closer to him, at least not as deliberately keeping her distance as before. So, could this be considered...a confirmed relationship?
Thinking this through, Jiang Qi said, "We're boyfriend and girlfriend now, right? Am I right?"

Seeing that Song Xiaoxiao didn't speak, he added, "I'll take that as a yes."

He didn't ask why she had been avoiding him before. She was two years younger than him, and her mother said that seventeen-year-old girls are in their rebellious phase, so he should be more accommodating and coax her more.

Otherwise, he can forget about getting a wife; he'll have to go to someone else.

Aunt Song and her mother had a very good relationship, and for that reason alone, her mother would never let him bully her.

Therefore, he took all her previous behavior as rebellion.

It's okay, he's only nineteen, he has plenty of time to help her through her rebellious phase.

As they approached the dormitory building, Song Xiaoxiao suddenly spoke up, "Jiang Qi, do you still remember my mom and dad?"

When they went to their parents' house with their aunt to deal with their remains, they thought she hadn't seen it, but in fact she saw it clearly from downstairs.

She had long forgotten what happened on the balcony, but for some reason, she had been having the same dream repeatedly over the past six months—
"I dreamt that my mother turned into a zombie, and my father couldn't bear to leave her alone. He kissed my photo in the living room again and again before going to the balcony where my mother was locked up. He let her pounce on him and bite him. While he was still lucid, he then threaded a wire through his neck and tied it around his and my mother's heads."

Jiang Qi stopped and turned to look at her. The two of them were about thirty meters away from the streetlights. A large tree next to them blocked the little light coming through, leaving them in the shadows.

Jiang Qi reached out and pulled her into his arms, holding her and whispering, "It's all in the past, don't think about it anymore."

"No, I didn't think about it. Before I started having this dream, I never thought about them even once. But that's not the key point of the dream."

Song Xiaoxiao nestled in Jiang Qi's arms, wrapping her arms around his waist, and said in a muffled voice, "In the end, my parents' faces turned into the two of us."

She dreamt that she and Jiang Qi turned into zombies and died together.

After being startled awake by the dream, her back was soaked with sweat.

It wasn't that she was superstitious, but that the dream was really real and scary.

"Fool, it was just a dream, why did you believe it?"

Jiang Qi raised his hand and gently stroked the back of her head. "You miss your parents, don't you? How about we go back to your old house with you when we get back to Pengcheng?"

Pingcheng has been uninhabited for a long time, and now, eleven years later, it has completely become a ruined city.

There was no other way. Kyoto had sent experts to survey several cities, including Heijo and Ningjo in Connecticut to the south, and found that neither the water quality nor the elements contained in the soil were suitable for human habitation.

That area is one of the most polluted regions in the country.

Even among animals, apart from the white tigers of Pingcheng that drink water from the Pingjiang River, there are fewer and fewer animals in places like Kangzhou and Ningcheng, but there are more and more mutated plants, and 80% of them contain aggressive attributes.

So almost every two months, Jiang Minglang and Wei Lichuan would send people to the south for a routine cleanup.

In comparison, Pingcheng, which is closer to them, is slightly better off. After all, they are neighbors, and they need to ensure their safety to feel at ease.

Because people would occasionally visit Pingcheng, it wasn't as severely abandoned as Ningcheng and Kangzhou.

But before that, Song Xiaoxiao had never returned to her home. After all, her aunt had taken her parents' ashes to Yunxi Village, and going back would only bring trouble and pain, and would not do any good.

but now.
Perhaps Jiang Qi is right. She should go back and visit her old home again, and stroll around the balcony of her dreams.

After speaking out about what had been weighing on her heart, Song Xiaoxiao felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted from her chest, and her breathing seemed to become easier.

"Don't overthink it. Go back and get a good night's sleep. If you have this dream again, don't hide it from me, you must tell me."

Jiang Qi didn't believe in gods and Buddhas before, but at this moment, a thought suddenly came to his mind: he had heard that the Great Buddha Temple outside Kyoto was very efficacious, and even if the apocalypse came, the high monks inside would be fine.

It is said to be the only place that has remained intact after the apocalypse and has not been invaded by zombies.

It's really weird.

But whether it was psychological or not, Song Xiaoxiao slept very soundly that night, and didn't dream of her parents again, nor did their faces turn into her and Jiang Qi's.

Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye. The 'Miracle' team has completed its first round of physical fitness tests since arriving in Kyoto and won first place in the competition.

However, a heavy rain followed immediately.

It's unclear whether the pollution in Kyoto is more severe than in Shenzhen, but after the rains here, a large number of mutated animals and plants around the main base began to attack Kyoto.

Moreover, many ordinary people couldn't help but lose their minds when they smelled the odor emanating from the rainwater.

The 'Miracle' team followed Zeng Tong and the others to the West Gate for rescue.

Before they even got close, they heard a deafening roar of a lion.

Upon hearing this, Zeng Tong and Zhu Shen's expressions changed simultaneously, both revealing an incredulous look.

After seeing this, Jiang Qi asked, "Is there a problem?"

He certainly heard the threatening roar, but he also detected a hint of anger and despair in it.

The last two emotions shouldn't be present in a mad, irrational animal, but since they are, it means there was a reason for the lion's attack on the main base.

At this moment, Zhu Shen spoke up to explain, "This lion lived in the Kyoto Wildlife Park before the apocalypse, just like the white tiger over there. After the apocalypse, it mutated and its body swelled to twice its size, but it didn't leave. It still lives in the wildlife park, ruling its territory like the white tiger. It's very powerful, not only physically strong but also agile. Commander Zeng personally ordered that the animals outside the city should not be provoked, especially this lion king. So, we've maintained a peaceful coexistence with it all these years, not attacking it."

Everything was fine before; it almost never left its territory, let alone came to the Kyoto base. But what happened today?

Zhu Shen didn't slow down his pace while talking. The group of nearly thirty young men and women quickly arrived at the West Gate and climbed the city wall to look down.

Sure enough, in the heavy rain, everyone could see that about 300 meters outside the city, a huge lion was crouching on a rock, surrounded by a large number of animals of all kinds, some herbivores and some carnivores.

However, Jiang Qi glanced over and was surprised to find that the eyes of all these animals were clear without exception. Or, to put it another way, when their eyes were about to turn red and they were about to lose their minds and go berserk, the lion would roar to the sky, a deafening roar.

The animals immediately became clear-headed at its roar and began to attack the humans in a planned and rational manner, as if they would not stop until they had attacked them.

"The Lion King is attacking the base?"

Zeng Tong looked at it incredulously, then turned to run away, saying, "I'm going to tell my dad and the others."

The main city gate is at the north gate, which is close to a forest and a mountain, and it is where the most troubles occur every time it rains.

So, unsurprisingly, her father always stayed there.

"Wait a minute," Jiang Qi called out to Zeng Tong, his face serious as he instructed, "Have Uncle Zeng check if anyone has left the city to go to the wildlife park in the past two days and taken anything from the Lion King?"

good night!