"Bro Bai, how do you always get information so quickly?" Chen Xiaofei was full of admiration.

Wang Weihu, who had also gotten into the car, agreed, "It's true, Xiao Bai knows everything."

Bai Shu returned to the driver's seat and pushed up his glasses, "Because I love learning, and learning loves me. Someone in our group has to keep an eye on the news."

The world was constantly changing, and without checking the forum often, it was easy to fall behind.

Chen Xiaofei and Wang Weihu laughed sheepishly. They couldn't help it; they all had their specialties, and very specific ones at that. They were only interested in what they liked, and learning was too demanding.

In this aspect, they really couldn't compare to Bai Shu's attentiveness.

...

Several hours later.

When Xu Duoduo opened her eyes, she saw two figures swaying in front of her. Her vision was still blurry, as if covered by a red veil.

After rubbing her eyes, she realized the people in front of her were actually Liu Chunhui and her daughter???

The little zombie was stunned.

It took her three or four minutes to slowly and vaguely recall something.

Was this a dream?

Hadn't they separated from the others? The survivors went ahead, while their team stayed behind, then fought a fierce battle where everyone was injured...

!!!

Injured!

The little zombie remembered!

She frantically looked around, finding herself in an old warehouse, very spacious, with many survivors resting nearby.

After scanning the area, her gaze settled on their backs.

Qin Luo was already awake, standing straight. Beside him were Wang Weihu, Chen Xiaofei, and Bai Shu, all talking about something.

If it weren't for seeing his battle-damaged clothes, stained with blood and dirt, and one hand hanging down with bandaged fingers visible, the little zombie would have thought she was dreaming.

It took her a while to understand the situation. They must have caught up with the survivors, after all, they were only about two hours behind.

She belatedly realized her head hurt a bit and felt stiffer than before.

Wooden.

She frowned.

Nearby, Liu Chunhui and her daughter were discussing something, whispering.

"Mom, but sister is covered in blood. Wouldn't it be better to change her clothes?"

"Sweetie, you're right. Captain Qin and the other boys probably can't take care of her. Why don't we work together to help sister clean up? She'd feel more comfortable, right? But we don't know if she has any wounds."

Liu Chunhui hesitated, wanting to help but afraid of hurting the young girl.

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She was covered in dried blood, which was truly pitiful to see.

Xu Duoduo had just heard their conversation clearly and almost jumped up. Although she had become a little zombie, she was still a little zombie with dignity.

She definitely didn't want to be stripped naked!

She immediately jumped up and stumbled towards Qin Luo, clinging to his arm without letting go.

Seeking a sense of security.

The little girl was startled. She had just turned her head to find a figure darting away, and her "Hello, sister" was left unsaid.

Liu Chunhui was also startled. Since the apocalypse began, she had been very vigilant. Without knowing what was happening, she instinctively hugged her young daughter tightly. Then she realized it was the little girl who had darted away, even running to Captain Qin's side and clinging to his arm like an ostrich, looking at them warily.

The mother and daughter felt a bit awkward.

They guessed she had heard their conversation. Perhaps southern girls weren't used to such open interactions?

Chen Xiaofei exclaimed happily, "Little Team Leader? You're awake?"

Bai Shu noticed her eyes were still bloodshot, but she seemed unaware. An ordinary person would probably have trouble opening their eyes, but she looked calm.

This made him once again clearly understand that Little Team Leader was truly not human.

Bai Shu saw how she depended on Qin Luo, not even acknowledging them. Seeing Chen Xiaofei and Wang Weihu about to say something, he steered them away, "Qin Luo can handle this, let's go take care of other matters."

To avoid being third wheels.

"Huh? Why? I haven't even talked to Little Team Leader yet." Chen Xiaofei was forcibly led away by Bai Shu.

Wang Weihu opened his mouth, but noticing Little Team Leader's silent, dazed face and her unusually dependent behavior on Qin Luo, he realized her condition wasn't normal.

So he also retreated with Bai Shu.

As for Qin Luo.

Qin Luo was still talking to someone else, "Mm, that's fine. I have no problem with that."

He noticed the little zombie approaching, just glanced at her, and didn't say anything when he saw her tiny claws firmly locking onto his arm.

"Alright, then the survivors will follow Captain Zhang and your team back. If there are no other issues, we're done here."

Xu Duoduo turned to look at the person opposite, realizing it was the captain of another combat team. The other captain nodded in agreement and saluted Qin Luo, "Thank you for your hard work, Captain Qin. We'll take it from here."

Qin Luo nodded.

Xu Duoduo felt like the other person glanced at the collar on her neck, making her uncomfortable. She retreated further onto Qin Luo, almost sticking to him completely.

Qin Luo simply picked her up with one hand, tucking her under his arm as he walked away. It was a very masculine way of carrying her; he really loved treating her like a doll.

Xu Duoduo just gave up, hanging from his arm, completely limp.

Qin Luo hadn't cleaned up either. He carried Xu Duoduo to the shower area; this warehouse was inhabited and conveniently had a row of shower stalls.

He tossed Xu Duoduo into one of them, "Take a shower and change clothes first. I'll be next door. If you need anything, whistle or call me. You can shower by yourself, right?"

Just as Qin Luo was muttering about whether to ask Liu Chunhui to help her bathe, Xu Duoduo reacted after a delay, quickly shaking her head. She definitely didn't want that!

"Hey, no wonder Liu Chunhui and her daughter looked strange earlier. They probably wanted to help you? But you ran away and startled them?"

Qin Luo had noticed as soon as she woke up, and he had just caught a glimpse of the mother and daughter's expressions.

Qin Luo's logic was spot on, immediately connecting the dots. How could he not understand?

"You're quite shy for a little zombie, aren't you?" He looked down, teasing her. The poor thing looked miserable, in her battle-worn clothes, with black hair and a snow-white face, all covered in dried blood. It wasn't a pleasant sight.

He felt frustrated that he couldn't protect her better, and she ended up saving him instead.

Qin Luo could see that the little one seemed even more dazed, regressing to the state when he first met her, with delayed reactions.

He raised his hand to squeeze the back of her neck to help her relax, "Alright, stop thinking so hard. Your little brain will overheat. Go take a good shower and rest."

Qin Luo pulled out a blue water bucket from his own storage space card. It was leftover and just big enough to fit Xu Duoduo inside.

Seeing her tiny figure standing in the blue water bucket, he was quite satisfied with his handiwork, "I'm such a genius. Go ahead and wash up."

He closed the door and went into the shower stall next door. Soon, the sound of water could be heard. There was no electricity here, so they could only take cold showers.