Because the elderly and children have almost no ability to protect themselves, the careful Bai Ting hides them in a very secret place, and it is difficult to find whether it is a human or a zombie.
Leading Bai Duan and Nie Lanlei, Bai Ting circled several times in the path full of obstacles, and finally came to the basement where others were hiding. As soon as she opened the door, she saw a few people close together, all tensed and vigilant. child.
Seeing Bai Ting enter the door, the children's eyes lit up suddenly, and they suddenly relaxed, making no secret of their dependence and trust in Bai Ting - it was obvious that Bai Ting knew how to put a mask of gentleness and patience on her face since she was a child, even in her heart. I don't know how many times I have thought about abandoning drag, but I never let these children notice.
The children called "Sister" softly, and gathered in front of Bai Ting happily: "Sister, why did you come back so early today? We thought... we thought it was the bad guys!"
"Sorry, I scared you." Bai Ting patted the heads of the children one by one, "My sister came back halfway this time because she met a brother she knows." While speaking, she led the children to let the door open and motioned for Bai Duan and Nie Lanlei entered the basement.
Since Bai Duan had moved out for several years, he didn't know the orphans who entered the orphanage after him, and the children looked at him very strangely, but because Bai Duan was brought back by their trusted sister Bai Ting , so this strangeness does not contain rejection and vigilance, but pure curiosity.
"These are the children I protect." Bai Ting smiled bitterly at Bai Duan, with a slight downcast between her brows, "Originally...there were more orphans who didn't turn into zombies, but... I can't protect them all , Now that they have fled to the present, only... these few children are left."
Hearing Bai Ting's words, the children also thought of their friends who died one after another due to various reasons on the way to escape, and they couldn't help showing expressions of wanting to cry, clinging to Bai Ting tightly, maybe to comfort her , or perhaps for reassurance.
Seeing the sadness in the basement gradually filled, Bai Ting quickly cheered up and smiled at Bai Duan: "Don't talk about this, the dean should rest in it, I will take you to see her." The child pushed away lightly, and walked lightly into the depths of the basement. At the same time, he raised his voice and called out, "Dean! Guess who I met today? Take a quick look, who is here!"
Soon, rustling sounds came from not far away, apparently the people who were resting woke up.
Bai Ting turned her head and smiled at Bai Duan, and told her intimately: "The dean is old now, and his hearing is not very good. He has been using hearing aids before the end of the world, and now the hearing aids fell off when he was fleeing. You should speak louder to her. .”
Bai Duan nodded, looking at the old woman who was being lifted up by Bai Ting in the dark corner of the basement, she really felt that she was much older than the last time I met her, but her expression was still so gentle, calm and kind. love.
Dean Bai took out the folded reading glasses from his pocket, put them on, and then looked carefully at Bai Duan, who also turned on the flashlight so that Dean Bai could see more clearly. After a while, Dean Bai's eyes lit up: "You are... Xiao Duan? It's Xiao Duan, right?!"
Bai Duan quickly handed the flashlight to Nie Lanlei, stretched out his hands to support Dean Bai, and nodded with a smile: "Well, it's me, Dean."
"Okay, okay, it's great to see you!" Dean Bai repeatedly patted the back of Bai Duan's hand with wrinkled and loose skin, and then held it tightly, too excited to control himself.
"Xiao Duan is a very powerful supernatural user now! When I saw him, I saw that he killed a large number of zombies with ease!" Bai Ting stood aside with a smile, and her tone was particularly cheerful, "He also said , to send us all to the military base!"
"Military base?" Dean Bai was stunned for a moment, "That... the base in the south of the city, far away from us?"
"That's right, it's there! When we get there, we can live a stable life!" Bai Ting replied with a smile.
Hearing this news, Dean Bai's first reaction was naturally to be happy, but soon, she sighed again: "I'll forget it, Xiao Duan, you and Xiao Ting, take all the children away... I'm old , the legs and feet are not good, and they can't walk, but these children are obedient and sensible, and they run fast, so they won't cause you too much trouble... "
Bai Ting pursed her lips. Of course, it cannot be said that Bai Duan only reached out to them for the sake of Dean Bai. She could only turn her eyes to Bai Duan for help.
Bai Duan held Dean Bai's hand instead, and said in a firm tone, "President, don't worry, as long as I say it, I will definitely do it. Whether it's you or these children, I will send them to the military base safely."
"Really...?" Seeing Bai Duan's seriousness, Dean Bai couldn't help being half-believing, "Anyway, I, an old woman, won't live for a few more days. If I drag you down, it's really... Even if I die, I can't close my eyes in peace!"
"Dean!" Bai Ting yelled in dissatisfaction. She obviously didn't like Dean Bai talking about "death" and she was even more guilty because she might have found out that she had something to say about her hesitation a while ago.
"Really, I won't risk myself." Bai Duan nodded, her voice was calm and convincing.
"... That's good." Dean Bai stared at Bai Duan for a few seconds, seeing that there was no anxiety in his eyes, he finally felt relieved, "You are always reliable, since you say yes, then we will listen to you." of!"
Hearing what Dean Bai said, Bai Duan finally showed a smile and nodded: "We are here to find some supplies at the nearby farmer's market. You pack up your things and have a good rest. When we come back, the next morning Just move."
"A nearby farmer's market?" Bai Ting was stunned for a moment. "There are so many zombies there. I thought about going in when I was collecting food, but..."
"I know." Bai Duan nodded to her, "We can deal with it."
Bai Ting sensitively captured the word "we", and immediately became more anxious, and instinctively blurted out: "He's going too?"
"Of course." Bai Duan sensitively sensed that Bai Ting's feelings towards Nie Lanlei were a little bit wrong, and immediately felt displeased, but before she could go back, she found that her clothes had been gently tugged.
Subconsciously looking at Nie Lanlei, Bai Duan was meeting his eyes, and somehow understood his meaning from the innocent eyes of the other party—God knows, Bai Duan never thought that he had such a "special function"!
With a subtle expression turning back to Bai Ting—of course, in the eyes of outsiders, his expression is still calm and calm—Bai Duan coughed lightly: "Of course he will go with me, I... will protect him."
After saying this, the corner of Bai Duan's mouth twitched subconsciously, and Nie Lanlei took the opportunity to give Bai Ting a proud and flaunting look, and got closer to Bai Duan.
Feeling that she was suddenly stuffed with dog food mixed with aged vinegar, Bai Ting said, "..."
I don't know how much effort was wasted, but Bai Ting, who was severely hit, managed to stabilize her emotions and forced a smile: "Of course I know Xiao Duan that you can protect him, but isn't it safer to keep him here? I can help take care of him... "
"No need." Bai Duan interrupted Bai Ting, "We are used to acting together like this."
Bai Ting pursed her lips, very dissatisfied with Nie Lanlei's way of dragging down Bai Duan in order to show off the intimate relationship between the two of them to her, and even more felt that he was not worthy of Bai Duan who was outstanding everywhere. In order to prove that she is better than Nie Lanlei, although she was a little afraid of the crowd of zombies crowded in the farmer's market, she still mustered up her courage; "If that's the case, then I'll go with you too? Anyway, it can be regarded as a battle force …”
"Sorry." Bai Duan frowned, obviously exhausted his patience, and his tone became unceremoniously cold, "I have some secrets that I don't want others to know."
Bai Duan has always stayed away from the crowd, and is used to living independently and doing his own way. Coupled with the accumulation of many worlds, his character has become tougher. He doesn't like having "outsiders" dictate his decisions, this is completely opposite to the gentle and submissive attitude towards Nie Lanlei, and Bai Ting naturally sensed his impatience.
After the end of the world, many people have their own secrets that are not humane, and these are the last cards to ensure their survival. Bai Duan was too lazy to make up lies to fool people, and directly put this rejection on the surface, even if Bai Ting was unwilling, she did not dare to continue to explore.
Biting her lips and looking at the two people who were standing side by side, as if they were intimate, Bai Ting finally nodded: "Okay, I understand, then...you should be more careful."
To be honest, Bai Duan's attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away is indeed a bit hurtful, let alone a girl who has a crush on him. Bai Ting had to try her best to comfort herself that Bai Duan's honest words were just because the two of them were not familiar with each other, which made her feel better.
—However, Bai Duan, who is so indifferent and self-disciplined, and only gentle and pampering to his lover, is indeed much better than those men who are flirtatious, throw away the shackles of morality and indulge themselves after the end of the world, and "fuck" every man they see.
If she can squeeze Nie Lanlei away and occupy the position next to Bai Duan, and enjoy this unique tenderness, then she will definitely love Bai Duan's character to death! Therefore, in order to be able to have such a day, the current grievances and sorrows are all tolerable.
Thinking about the bright future with the spirit of Ah Q in this way, Bai Ting finally calmed down a little, and watched Bai Duan and Nie Lanlei get out of the basement.
Dean Bai watched her quietly, his cloudy eyes under the reading glasses carried a bit of insight into everything. After a while, she spoke slowly: "Xiao Duan and the boy next to him have a really good relationship. Ever since I was a child, it's the first time I've seen him get so close to someone."
"Yeah, probably we've been together since the end of the world." Bai Ting forced a smile, not wanting to tell Dean Bai the real "relationship" between the two.
Dean Bai didn't say much, he sighed lightly, and then asked the children to pack their things—although they didn't seem to have anything to pack.
For the first half of his life, he has been in the mall and has a successful career. Dean Bai has seen all kinds of people, especially the children he raised by himself, so he naturally understands them better.
Dean Bai saw Bai Ting's vacillation and hesitation earlier, but he had no position to ask her to sacrifice her life for the sake of herself and her children, so she could only pretend not to know. But this time, she couldn't ignore it.
Dean Bai knew that Bai Ting, like Bai Duan, was a person with righteous ideas, and would not turn back until he bumped into the south wall, and he would not listen to the persuasion of others no matter what.
Then, the only thing she can do is to take a good look at Bai Ting, don't let her go the wrong way, have evil thoughts, because of jealousy and begging, she can't do anything irreversible, hurt them, and help them with good intentions and risks. people.
—I hope... these good children can live a smooth life.