nucmednet Chapter 352 There's a Ghost in the Well
Chapter 352 There's a Ghost in the Well
He Yi and his two companions dragged the cart, carefully dodging here and there for several circles. The journey normally took twenty minutes, but by the early morning, they still hadn't made it back to the research institute.
Zuo Zixuan was extremely anxious in the laboratory. If she hadn't been worried about leaving Nuandong alone, she would have gone out to look for someone.
He Yi was also afraid that Zuo Zixuan would not be able to wait for them to come back, so he ran out to find them alone, and he was very anxious.
But several routes back were blocked by zombies.
It's pitch dark here, so we might as well use people as bait to lure the zombies away.
They have tried it and found that these zombies seem to be more agile and more difficult to deal with at night.
The children sitting on the cart saw the zombies up close and were trembling with fear.
"Master, it's not a good idea to keep going around in circles like this.
Why don't we find a place with fewer zombies and open a path out directly?" Xu Qingfeng suggested.
He Yi had thought about doing that, but each person only had ten bullets in their anesthetic gun.
He is the only one with the most accurate shooting skills. Xu Qingfeng and Fang Hanyang can hit the target five out of ten bullets, which is considered a high hit rate.
He looked and saw that the smallest wave of zombies had about twenty people.
If they cannot be wiped out in one fell swoop, other zombies will be attracted here.
But if they continued to walk around like that, day would soon be dawning, and Zuo Zixuan would definitely come out to look for someone.
Ten minutes later, they pushed the child into a yard and hid him at the corner of the alley, and He Yi fired the first shot.
After a zombie fell, a group of zombies tilted their heads and looked around vigilantly.
Then, "bang bang bang", three of them fell down one after another.
The zombies sensed the danger, but couldn't find the source, so they stood there roaring impatiently.
After He Yi killed four people, he immediately exchanged guns with Xu Qingfeng. After continuing to shoot and kill five more, he immediately exchanged guns with Fang Hanyang.
“If these guys never find our hideout, I can take them out by myself.
If we are discovered by them and they all come over here, we will shoot at the same time.
Qingfeng is responsible for the left side, Hanyang is responsible for the right side, and I am responsible for the middle.
If we run out of bullets and haven't killed all the zombies, we will split up and lure the zombies away.
When it is safe, go back to the yard where the child is hidden and reunite. "
After the discussion, He Yi continued shooting. After killing seven more zombies, the zombies finally discovered their hiding place.
Eight or nine zombies swarmed towards where He Yi and his group were.
He Yi's bullets hit the target perfectly, and the remaining three bullets all hit the target.
After Xu Qingfeng and Fang Hanyang hit two people each, they dared not use the bullets in their hands anymore and immediately handed their guns to He Yi.
Seeing that the zombies were about to approach them, the three of them immediately turned around and ran back.
After running a few steps, He Yi turned around, held the gun, and fired the last two anesthetic pills.
The two zombies fell to the ground one after another as the anesthetic was injected.
The three of them lay on the wall and gasped for breath. In a few seconds, they ran almost a hundred meters.
Xu Qingfeng said breathlessly:
"If I were to participate in the 100-meter event at the Olympics at this speed, I'd definitely take first place."
"Let's go back to that yard and take the children back to the research institute.
Otherwise your master will come out to look for someone."
He Yi put his hands on his waist, panting and asked the two to go back.
A few people walked back to the yard, pulled out the cart and walked out.
After taking a few steps, I heard bursts of crying behind me.
The three of them turned around suddenly, but saw nothing and the crying suddenly stopped.
"Did you hear any sound just now?" Xu Qingfeng asked nervously.
"I heard it..." Fang Hanyang felt a little scared.
He Yi didn't say anything. He frowned, took out the flashlight, and scanned the yard, but there was nothing.
"Don't scare yourself, there's nothing, just leave..."
Xu Qingfeng and Fang Hanyang also looked and saw that there was indeed nothing in the yard. They thought that maybe they had heard it wrong.
But the three men had only taken two steps in pushing the cart when they heard bursts of crying behind them.
This time, Xu Qingfeng and Fang Hanyang were sure that they had not heard wrong, and immediately hid behind He Yi and pulled his arm.
"Master, have we encountered some dirty creature?" Xu Qingfeng asked tremblingly.
He is not afraid of zombies, but he is most afraid of those illusory things.
If it were in the past, he would definitely refute it if he heard Xu Qingfeng say that.
But now after what happened to Zuo Zixuan, he was not so decisive anymore.
"Let's go in and check it out."
Xu Qingfeng held the handle of the cart tightly and said, "You guys go, I'll stay here to look after the children and keep watch."
Fang Hanyang turned around and rolled his eyes at him, "Coward..."
Although he said that, he was actually scared to death.
But since Xu Qingfeng was not going, He Yi could not let him go alone, so he had no choice but to muster up the courage to follow.
He Yi took a flashlight and checked every corner of the yard, but found nothing.
"I've checked carefully, and there's nothing. Let's go quickly to avoid any complications."
No matter whether she is a human or a ghost.
But after taking a few steps, crying sounds were heard again behind him.
He Yi turned his head suddenly and shouted into the yard, "Who? Who is playing tricks there?
Come out quickly, or I'll catch you and you won't end up well."
Even Xu Qingfeng and Fang Hanyang, who were trembling with fear, noticed that something was wrong.
"I'll count to three. If you still don't come out, I'll immediately lure all the monsters outside here."
As soon as He Yi finished speaking, a hand stretched out from the well in the middle of the yard, and then a second hand reached for the edge of the well.
Half of a pitch-black head emerged from the well.
"Ah..., ghost..." Xu Qingfeng and Fang Hanyang quickly rushed behind He Yi and hid.
He Yi stared at the well intently. "Come out, you are playing tricks, do you believe I will kill you?"
The half head that had just emerged from the well immediately shrank back down after hearing He Yi's words.
He Yi pushed away Xu Qingfeng and Fang Hanyang who were holding his arms tightly, strode to the well and looked down.
There was no water in the well. A girl in her twenties was standing on a wooden ladder, looking up at him with fear on her face.
He Yi pulled the man out of the well and threw him on the ground, then asked in a cold voice:
"You are the one playing tricks?"
The girl sitting on the ground was terrified and kept backing away, shaking her head.
“I wasn’t pretending, I was crying.
Our family has been hiding here for almost half a month, and the food stored at home has long been eaten up.
We hadn't eaten or drunk anything for four days, and my parents had fainted from hunger downstairs.
I really didn't know what to do, so I just curled up and cried by myself.
But who knew you heard it?
I clearly heard you guys leave, and then I started crying."
He Yi winked at Xu Qingfeng and Fang Hanyang, asking them to go down into the well and take a look.
The two men ran to the edge of the well and slid down the wooden ladder to the bottom of the well.
“Why don’t you follow the government and move to a safe place?”
The little girl pouted, stood up and brushed the dust off her butt.
“My dad said it’s not safe at all to move with so many people.
Who knows who carries the virus?
If this infected person falls ill on the road, we will definitely not be able to escape and will only become their food.
Moreover, the country has no solution to deal with the situation now, and can only let the people of the three northern provinces fend for themselves.”
“This is sheer nonsense.
If an infected person is found during the transfer, do you think so many soldiers in the army are vegetarians?
Moreover, the country has never abandoned any of its citizens.
If it is really as you said, the government and the troops cannot be relocated, so why not just shoot them all?
The soldiers did not shoot at the sick in order to protect their bodies.
We are a great country with many talented people. How could we not come up with a solution?"
The little girl pouted and said:
"Humph, it's already been half a month. If the country really had a solution, they would have sent people to treat him long ago."
"Who said she's not receiving treatment?" He Yi tilted his head and raised his eyebrows as he looked at the little girl.
"Has the treatment started?"
He Yi nodded, "Although it is still under experimentation, it has indeed begun to heal."
The little girl immediately smiled and said:
"So is things outside going to return to normal soon?"
He Yi sighed, "It will take some time..."
"Master, there is indeed a middle-aged couple downstairs, and they are almost starving to death."
Fang Hanyang stood at the bottom of the well and shouted upwards.
“We are at the research institute, so if nothing else, we can still have enough food and clothing.
Do you want to take your parents and follow us, or stay here?"
The little girl said excitedly:
“Where can I get enough food?”
"I won't starve to death..."
"Okay, okay, we'll follow you."
He Yi walked to the well and shouted down into the well:
"Hanyang, get those two people up here."
Ten minutes later, He Yi pulled the middle-aged couple up using a hemp rope.
The little girl took out her own cart, and Xu Qingfeng and the others helped to lift the person onto the cart.
Two carts came out of the yard and headed towards the research institute.
As soon as he got back, Zuo Zixuan scolded him again.
She mixed a large bucket of glucose, added a little salt, and asked everyone to drink some first.
After their stomachs have adapted, we serve the porridge to them.
After eating and drinking, Zuo Zixuan asked them to go to the cleaned room to rest.
He also told us which room contained zombies and we must not go in.
When everyone had rested, Zuo Zixuan and the others didn't sleep.
"He Yi, there must be many survivors in this city. If they are trapped for a long time, they will probably starve to death.
It is not appropriate for these survivors rescued tonight to stay here all the time.
We must find a way to contact the troops and have them come and pick them up."
Zuo Zixuan sighed with a sad face.
It's not that she was reluctant to take out food to feed those people, but with outsiders around, it was inconvenient for her to move things in and out of the space.
Another thing is that this place is so dangerous and there are mostly children here. If you accidentally enter the laboratory, you will probably get into big trouble.