At first, only one or two people did not go to collect the supplies, and the district manager did not pay attention.
After all, death seems to be a common occurrence in this era.
However, the number of people who did not come to collect supplies this week dropped by 20%.
If so many people died, there was probably an outbreak.
Only then did the district manager take this matter seriously.
He immediately sent people to the registered address to check on the conditions of these people. Unexpectedly, no bodies were found when he went there, and all the people were missing.
"This matter is too strange. I was afraid that it had something to do with mutant beasts, so I reported it to the organization."
The manager of Lijing District is called An Qi. He looks to be in his early thirties, with black hair mixed with white.
Lu Qian: "Didn't you send someone to look for it?"
An Qi looked sad, "The manpower in our area is really limited, and our combat power is weak, so we only searched around the area."
"Give us the list of missing persons, and we will go and have a look."
An Qi nodded and gave the list to Shen Qing.
"It has their addresses on it."
After receiving the list, the three of them started taking action.
The door of the first house they came to was ajar. According to An Qi, this was a missing person who lived alone. To facilitate the investigation, he kept the door open.
When they entered the house, the three of them smelled a musty smell.
For Chen Xue, this sheltered place with a roof and safety was simply heaven.
Shen Qing covered her nose with her collar without revealing anything.
There was only one bed in the room and a table that was too dirty to recognize the color.
Shen Qing walked around the room and found no clues.
Several people went to the following addresses according to the list, but found nothing.
There are no suspicious traces, and there are no traces of attacks by mutant beasts.
"Sister Shen Qing, where do you think these people will go? This place is simply paradise. Apart from the base, is there any better place than this?" Chen Xue looked confused.
Shen Qing shook his head.
There is currently no way to determine whether these people are missing or dead.
The three of them stayed in one of the clean empty rooms, planning to eat something first.
Lu Qian closed the door and took out two compressed biscuits from his backpack.
Walking today consumed a lot of energy, and Shen Qing didn't want to eat compressed cookies.
She felt in her pocket and took out a piece of soft bread.
"You two share this biscuit, I can just eat this." Shen Qing said.
Chen Xue said quickly: "I only need one-third."
She saw that the bread in Shen Qing's hand was too small, and she was afraid that she wouldn't be full.
Little did he know that the bun in Shen Qing's hand was filled with nuts and chocolate sauce, which made him feel full.
"Don't shirk it, continue the investigation after eating."
Shen Qing opened the bread and stuffed it into his mouth.
The strong chocolate smell made Chen Xue swallow her saliva.
Realizing that she had lost her temper, her face suddenly turned red. She quickly took the compressed biscuit and started eating it with her head down.
After taking a few bites, her movements stopped.
"There's someone!" Her eyes became tense instantly.
Shen Qing and Lu Qian also stopped and listened, but heard no movement.
"Someone is talking..." Chen Xue looked very serious.
"Is there any?" Shen Qing really didn't hear anything.
Chen Xue quickly stuffed the compressed biscuit into her mouth in three or two mouthfuls, and choked because it was too dry.
"That person came here for the food..."
Chen Xue heard the man say: It smells so good... I'm so hungry.
Lu Qian had super powers and was confident that no one would take the food away from him, so he continued to chew on it.
"The sound is getting closer!" Chen Xue looked serious and stared at the door.
But Shen Qing and Lu Qian didn't hear anything.
Shen Qing whispered: "You said her superpower package doesn't include hearing ghosts talk?"
Lu Qian felt a chill go down her back when she asked her question, and then said, "If she can really hear ghosts talking, then I'm afraid it's impossible to stop the sounds in her ears."
Shen Qing nodded, "That's true."
But she had listened carefully just now and didn't hear any footsteps upstairs or downstairs.
Chen Xue said with a serious face: "It's getting closer!"
Shen Qing and Lu Qian looked calm.
Even if someone breaks in, the two of them are not afraid.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a dark and thin figure jumped out from the corner and grabbed the cake in Lu Qian's hand.
The three of them were shocked at the same time.
Chen Xue was so frightened that she screamed.
Lu Qian frowned and slapped the thin black figure to the ground.
"It turned out to be a mouse. No wonder I didn't hear the human voice." Shen Qing said.
Lu Qian looked at the cookie with rat saliva still remaining on it and clenched his fists.
How careless!
Unexpectedly, we were attacked by rats!
If Shen Qing said this, those guys would definitely make fun of him.
Lu Qian looked at the mouse fiercely and was about to slap it to death when Chen Xue stopped him.
"etc……"
"Let me ask it something first!"
"Huh?" Lu Qian frowned.
Shen Qing stopped him and said, "Just listen to her."
Lu Qian then gave up.
It's just a pity this cookie...
After all, the current mice did not know how many germs they carried, and he did not want to take the risk of mutation and continue to eat them.
But... food is in short supply now, so it would be too wasteful to just throw it away!
When Lu Qian thought of this, he wanted to shoot the mouse to death even more.
Chen Xue knelt down and picked up the mouse.
"Have you always lived here?"
mouse:? Is this woman talking to me? (rat language)
"Yes, I can understand what you mean. If you answer my questions obediently, you might be able to save your life."
Mouse: Oh my god! Have humans evolved to this level now? Shushu was scared to death.
Chen Xue smiled softly and said, "Can you answer my question now?"
Mouse: Ahem...yes, I've been living in the hole under the locker in this room.
Chen Xue's eyes lit up, "Then do you know where the owner of this family has gone?"
Mouse: I don’t know. A few people with very fierce voices came over a few days ago. I heard them talking about resistance, freedom... They were all words I couldn’t understand. The night those people left, the boy in this room Packed up his rags and left. This room became mine.
Mouse: You three are on my territory, but you still attack me... What a disrespectful human being.
Chen Xue thought about its words.
The two people sitting next to them felt like their toes were about to break out of the castle.
In their eyes, it was Chen Xue talking to himself, very much like a junior high school student with a severe case of chuunibyou.
Chen Xue: "Rat has a keen sense of smell. It shouldn't be difficult for you to find his traces, right?"
The mouse's tail flicked: I'm not a police dog.
Chen Xue: "That's it...Then I'll have to let the two people over there deal with you."
The mouse turned its head and met Lu Qian's murderous eyes, and its tail instantly became furry.
Mouse: Stop! I have a solution!
