Zhong Huainong was taken aback.
He didn't know why Yun Xiaoxiao would ask such a question.
But he didn't dare to ignore her inquiry, so he quickly replied, "We went out to dump the trash this morning."
Initially, Yun Xiaoxiao had restricted their movements to the hospital area.
Desiring to prove themselves and earn the freedom to move around the base like everyone else, they had volunteered to handle the base's trash collection.
Every morning, they would wake up early, drive the trash truck, and empty the trash bins across the base.
Then, they would transport the trash to a landfill built outside the base and dump it there.
"Did you encounter any strange people during your outing?" Yun Xiaoxiao continued to ask.
As she spoke, Lu Chen and the others seemed to recall something, their expressions subtly changing.
"There was one, actually!"
Before Zhong Huainong could speak, his wife, Wu Changlan, jumped in to answer first.
"This morning, right after we dumped the trash at the landfill and were about to head back, a man approached us asking for directions. He said he was going to some place... I can't remember the name. Anyway, since we didn't know, we didn't engage further with him.
What was strange was that even after we drove off, he remained standing there.
From the rearview mirror, we could see his eyes following our vehicle.
At that moment, I felt a chill run down my spine.
His gaze was unsettling."
Yun Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow. "Do you remember what he looked like?"
"Two eyes, one nose, one mouth," Zhong Huainong counted off.
Yun Xiaoxiao and the others: ......
Wu Changlan slapped Zhong Huainong's arm, disdainfully said, "That's not helpful at all!"
She thought for a moment, then continued, "He appeared polite, had a slender build, and his skin was unusually pale, almost sickly. He looked to be in his mid-thirties.
Oh, and his hair was completely white."
Hearing this, Yun Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes.
This description... it sounded somewhat familiar...
Suddenly, her eyebrows shot up.
That's right, the eccentric doctor Xiu Jie, who was known for his obsession with studying zombies in her previous life, fit this description.
She had learned about him from others, who described him as a strange man who captured zombies with special abilities for research.
In the end, he had lost control and been killed by a zombie king.
Calculating his age, he would be about thirty-four now.
He also had white hair and a sickly appearance.
If this man was indeed Xiu Jie, then it was highly likely that he was behind this incident.
They arrived at a place called Moxi Town.
This was a tourist town, beautifully constructed.
Outside the town was a large river with clear water.
On one side of the riverbank was lush green mountains.
On the other side was the town.
Along the riverside near the town, a long corridor had been built, lined with various shops.
There were stalls selling roasted corn, barbecue, milk tea, cold noodles, and cold skin...
However, at the moment, most of the food on display in these shops had spoiled and emitted a foul odor.
Zombies dressed in various outfits wandered aimlessly throughout the town.
The once bustling town had lost its former vibrancy, now reduced to a desolate and decaying state.
Crossing the bridge over the river, Yun Xiaoxiao and the others drove from the main road onto a side road.
The car stopped, and Mu Yang built a metal platform. He then used a telescope to scan the town.
"How is it? Did you see the hospital?" Nie Yizhou asked eagerly.
Mu Yang didn't answer immediately but continued looking.
Then, he moved the telescope back slightly.
"Found it!"
He handed the telescope to Yun Xiaoxiao.
"Take a look, little one."
Yun Xiaoxiao took the telescope and, following Mu Yang's indication, looked toward the right front of the town.
Due to the height of the metal platform, they had a clear view of every part of the town.
In the right front of the town stood a hospital.
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However, this hospital was quite different from the rest of the town.
While zombies elsewhere were roaming randomly, here, they stood like lifeless wooden stakes along the hospital's outer wall.
At first glance, they resembled human-shaped dolls placed there.
It was the first time they had seen zombies so obediently following orders.
"Yes, it should be here."
Yun Xiaoxiao put down the telescope.
At that moment, in the underground chamber of the hospital on the opposite side.
Ling Jing was bound to a specially designed hospital bed with several chains.
The bed was anchored to the ground, and the chains were embedded in the walls.
In front of the bed, a man in a white lab coat, wearing white gloves and glasses with white frames, narrowed his long eyes as he gazed at the unconscious Ling Jing, a slow smile spreading across his face.