The three of them, Lin An, formed a small circle. They seemed to be in a daze, but they were actually talking to each other in the team.
"Captain Lin? You mean we can leave right away!?"
"You want me to use my child to threaten Aunt Zhou to go out and die!?"
Lin An nodded and did not reply for the time being. He just looked at Gao Tian:
"Gao Tian, after someone goes out, try to lock the puppet with hunting instinct and see if it works."
Gao Tian nodded hesitantly, but Zhang Tie was a little impatient.
"Captain Lin, we can't do this kind of thing!"
"You said you kidnapped those two couples and threw them out. I can accept it. After all, they are awakened people, and they may have lied."
"But kidnapping children threatens people..."
Lin An glanced at Zhang Tie, this Xiong Hanzi was good at everything, but he had an abnormal obsession with the weak.
"I didn't say we had to do it by force. Maybe she would go out voluntarily..."
"Moreover, we must not really wait here for the doll to go away. Our time is limited and we must take necessary measures when necessary."
"Besides..."
Lin An looked at the iron gate, and he felt that the puppet's strength was getting stronger and stronger.
In the memory of the past life, if I hid, the doll would go away and so many people wouldn't die.
The power of the doll is getting stronger...
.......
"Brother Lin, am I too stupid..."
Gao Tian looked at Lin An distressedly and continued:
"I speculated carefully, and I could only think that the doll was chasing them. Is there something the doll needs in this group of people?"
"It's not just as simple as being seen."
"Didn't you say that memes came about after the apocalypse broke out? And memes need someone to be afraid of..."
"Just like the marrow-sucking spider and the spider egg, the doll is in front and the [death doll] is behind."
"Then the first person who saw a normal doll must have done something to cause him to be afraid."
"Is the doll... made from a corpse? Did someone get scared while making it? That caused the doll to become a meme?"
Zhang Tie suddenly understood and slapped Gao Tian on the shoulder.
"You kid think the same thing as me!"
"Captain Lin, is this true? Just like someone refining a corpse, and it turns out to be a zombie!"
"That's why you said this mission is easy! We just need to force them to tell them who made the puppets out of corpses, and the mission will be done!"
Lin An laughed dumbly.
Someone lied, but that doesn't mean they knew what it was...
He walked straight to Liang Shaoguang and said hello with a smile.
"Old Liang."
Liang Shaoguang raised his head when he heard the sound, stood up quickly and grinned.
"What's wrong? Brother? Do you want something to eat? It's right at the back! Take whatever you want."
He pointed his fingers behind his back, but his arms froze in mid-air with Lin An's next words.
"Why lie?"
"The doll's original target was only you, right?"
"Why do you need to kill so many people?"
Liang Shaoguang's expression changed and he opened his mouth.
"Brother! What do you mean!?"
"You said I deliberately attracted dolls to harm people!?"
Everyone in the restaurant looked at Boss Liang, full of surprise.
Especially the survivors who joined later, they also saw the doll for the first time.
Lin An carefully observed Liang Shaoguang's expression. He was shocked and angry, but it didn't look like he was faking it.
Pretty much what he thought.
Lin An continued:
"It seems that you don't know about it either. If you put it that way...the only target at the beginning should be Zhou Fengling..."
Zhou Fengling's expression changed, she put down the bowl in her hand and turned to look at Lin An.
"Brother, this doll will chase and kill anyone it sees. What do you mean by killing people!?"
The woman stood up straight and seemed very angry.
"I think you are the ones with the problem! Why are the dolls coming right after you are here! We have been here for several days and everything is fine!"
"As soon as you come...Xiumei will die!"
The woman was choked when speaking, her eyes were red, and she seemed to be in a good relationship with Xiu Mei.
Liang Shaoguang took a deep breath, stood in front of the woman and looked directly at Lin An.
"Brother, do you think there is any misunderstanding here..."
Although he didn't have any scheming intentions, it was a coincidence that Lin An and others came here, and now they suddenly mentioned these things out of nowhere, which made him feel a little unhappy.
Lin An's eyes were calm and he spoke slowly, minding his own business.
"I've actually been wondering what the dolls out there are."
"Before the apocalypse, dolls were children's toys; after the apocalypse, they were murderous monsters."
"Zhou Fengling, I believe what you said. Dolls will indeed kill people when they see them."
"But the problem is."
"Who did it see first?"
"The first one will only be among the six of you, right?"
Liang Shaoguang was about to speak out, but he was surprised to find that strong pressure suddenly burst out from Lin An, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Lin An glanced at the suppressed Lao Liang, chuckled, and continued:
"I know what you want to say, that the doll may have seen people before, but they were all killed by it."
"But I happen to know one thing."
"A doll needs an inducement to become a monster, a person who is afraid of it."
"If Yinzi dies and the doll doesn't see anyone else before killing Yinzi, it will disappear."
"So, the first person to see the doll must still be alive."
"Monsters will only appear after the doomsday breaks out. It's not long before the doomsday breaks out. You are very likely to be the first people to be seen."
"And the person who can survive the appearance of the doll and survive the doomsday outbreak has a high probability of being an awakened person."
"So I would assume that the lead is between the two of you."
Lin An glanced at the couple who dared not move, and continued:
"Of course, there are big holes in this speculation. For example, the remaining couple are also alive, and they may also be the introduction."
"So, I have other evidence."
Lin An knew that what he said was a bit strange, but in order to facilitate the completion of the task, he simply restored the entire process again, and at the same time gave Gao Tian and Zhang Tie some experience in facing the task.
"First, who made the puppet before it turned into a monster?"
"It's your grandfather, right? Zhou Fengling."
He glanced at the toy in the child's hand, and heard Gao Tian's question in his ears. Of course, this was what Lin An encouraged him to ask.
"I can understand that the dolls must have something to do with them before they turned into monsters. After all, they were the first people to come into contact."
"But...Boss Lin, why can't the puppets be made by Aunt Zhou? I think the toys in the children's hands look like they are made by hand."
"And even if her grandfather made the doll, what does it have to do with the doll turning into a monster? Her grandfather made the doll from a corpse?"
Gao Tian subconsciously almost called out Brother Lin, but after remembering Lin An's instructions, he changed his name to "Boss".
Did Team Lin hear any rumors about Grandpa Zhou Fengling?
Zhang Tie's eyes lit up, and he felt that he had guessed correctly this time:
"Boss, is it true that her grandfather used to be a corpse hunter?"
Lin An....
"No, Zhou Fengling's grandfather is just an ordinary carpenter."
Lin An sighed softly and looked at Zhou Fengling.
The woman's eyes were also full of confusion. She couldn't understand what Lin An and his companions wanted to say.
Lin An continued:
"But I'm pretty sure that's why the doll came from your grandpa."
"paint."
"I heard you say this when I was chatting with you and your wife. Liang Shaoguang married you to save money, and you all used Weibo to chat before the end."
“How could two people with access to modern information and loving children use paint to color a puppet?”
“Plus, it’s like a toy in your child’s hand, handmade out of wood.”
"Because children can easily bite toys, you don't even dare to paint them."
"So the only people who can do it with paint are the older generation of thinkers."
"And the young couple once said (the style was too old), this means that your grandpa has always been in the habit of doing carpentry."
Zhang Tie touched his head and frowned.
"Boss, what does it have to do with the fact that the doll was made by his grandfather? You said that the material of the puppet is fine. At most, the old man made a toy for his children. He didn't think much about it."
Lin An nodded:
"It doesn't matter much, but it changes when combined with other information."
"The dolls your grandpa made can only be toys for children, but since they are not for your current children."
"Who could that be?"
"Zhou Fengling, you have a child, right?"
Liang Shaoguang's expression changed, and he turned to look at Zhou Fengling in surprise.
"Didn't you say you didn't have children before?"
He is a foreigner and a truck driver who is away from home all year round. In addition, the two said they were getting married, but in fact they were living together.
Zhou Fengling looked a little panicked and quickly denied it, but she saw a trace of disappointment flashing in Lin An's eyes.
"Why deny it."
"First, if you can give birth to a child at this age, it at least shows that there is nothing wrong with your body."
"Second, you and the young couple are both from the same village, and you have the custom of early marriage. And your ex-husband is the son-in-law. If he is not in good health, will your grandfather agree?"
"Third, both of your parents died young, and you have lived with your grandfather since you were a child. With the mentality of an old man, you will definitely want to have a child."
"Fourth, your grandpa specially made puppets. Who else can he give them to except children?"
Liang Shaoguang was not too angry, he just glanced at the mother-in-law who lowered her head apologetically, and saw several people from Zhou Fengling's village looking a little embarrassed.
Lin An ignored what was going on between them and continued:
"I've actually always been curious."
"Actually, you are very skilled in taking care of children. Liang Shaoguang could have noticed it if he was more careful."
"I'm curious as to why you're hiding the fact that you have a child."
"There's something wrong with that kid, right?"
"Do you think that if you tell the truth about your child, Liang Shaoguang might not be with you anymore..."
Lin An looked at the puppet who kept banging on the door and murmured to himself.
"Liang Shaoguang."
"Do you remember how you said puppets can't jump, they can only slide?"
"It's very stupid. Considering the speed of a monster, it even runs very slowly."
"Do you feel..."
"It's a lot like a kid in a wheelchair..."
