Qi Yang also saw Niba's figure, and his expression changed accordingly.
The two of them ran quickly in that direction without thinking.
It wasn't until I got closer that I could clearly see the expressions on the faces of the people around me. Shocked, delighted, skeptical...
It's just that people surrounded the mud in circles, and it doesn't look like a beast after it hurts someone.
Lu Yan felt a little more relaxed, squeezed into the crowd, and finally saw Mu Tang, who was talking to a soldier next to him with his back turned.
"Mu Tang!" Lu Yan shouted.
Mu Tang turned around sharply and saw Lu Yan's face lit up with joy, holding something in his hand and trotting towards him quickly.
"Lu Yan, look!!"
Her voice was full of joy, and the pear dimples on her face were laughing. Her eyes were bright, and her expression was a bit showy.
Lu Yan lowered his head.
I saw a few packets of small biscuits lying in Mu Tang's palm, the kind that were very common in supermarkets before the apocalypse and were bought in bulk by the pound.
Lu Yan was stunned for a moment, but before he could speak, Mu Tang couldn't wait to say:
"The soldier just gave it to me. He said thank you to me and Niba! Hehe..."
When she said this, her face was filled with the joy of being recognized, and the joy that was about to overflow seemed to infect everyone around her.
Mu Tang continued chattering:
"He said the mud was good and he loved it..."
Seeing how happy she was, Lu Yan couldn't help but laugh, until Mu Tang's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally asked in a low voice with an almost inaudible voice:
"Lu Yan, they can actually like us, right?"
When Lu Yan heard this, he was shocked and lowered his head to look at her.
Mu Tang, who was looking at her, lowered her head deeply, unable to see the expression on her face clearly. She was holding tightly the biscuit given to her by an unknown soldier in her hand.
Mu Tang had never cared about what others thought of her before.
Although it was just such a thin sentence, Lu Yan could easily hear the hesitation and uneasiness in it.
The little girl in front of her seemed to have a lot more worries and hesitations in the few minutes she left.
Lu Yan didn't know what happened, but he still felt distressed. He reached out and touched the little girl's face and said warmly:
"Of course. But it doesn't matter whether others like it or not, as long as I like you the most."
To this day, he no longer regards Niba as the annoying mutant dog he used to be, but as a companion who is one with Mu Tang.
He knew that Mu Tang was actually lonely. Although she didn't say it on the surface, she was clearly aware that she was different from humans, and this realization made her feel increasingly uneasy.
Although Lu Yan hoped to give the little girl a sense of security, he had to admit that for Mu Tang, only Niba could give her some sense of security.
In her heart, Mud may not just be a pet, but her family.
Because this is the only companion around her.
Mu Tang didn't answer, but just grabbed Lu Yan's hand that was caressing her face, and then interlocked with his fingers, narrowed her eyes with a smile, and nodded happily.
After a while, she suddenly thought of the strange man just now.
Mu Tang seemed to be unable to think of any other way besides killing him.
But this path is obviously not feasible now.
"Lu Yan."
Mu Tang suddenly called softly and waved to him to lower his head.
Lu Yan was stunned and bowed his head obediently. Then the little girl leaned into his ear and whispered something.
…
Qi Yang couldn't help but twitch his lips when he saw Lu Yan running straight towards the little girl as soon as he arrived. She was indeed Lieutenant General Lu's nephew.
They are really alike, and they both value their partners very seriously.
He can still see the photo of his wife on Lieutenant General Lu's desk. On the 16th of every month, he has a bad appetite and doesn't eat much.
Later, Qi Yang learned that Lieutenant General Lu's wife died on July 16, eighteen years ago.
After so long, the lieutenant general still can't forget it.
Suddenly a soldier walked over and stood beside him and whispered:
"team leader."
Qi Yang then dispersed his thoughts, turned around and asked in a low voice:
"what happened?"
"Oh, we are going back to the base soon. When we were recycling the steel frame, we accidentally collapsed it. Manpower could not move it for a while, so the little girl ordered the dog to drag the steel frame away."
The warrior whispered back.
Lu Yan and his group had brought him enough surprises today. When Qi Yang heard about this, he actually felt that there was nothing surprising in his heart. Just asked in a low voice:
"What do you think of that dog?"
A person's first impression doesn't determine anything. Even if this dog is a mutant dog, after Qi Yang heard about it, he no longer planned to look at it with a one-sided view.
Define it as a dangerous creature that indiscriminately hurts people and must be locked up.
The soldier hesitated for a moment, then said honestly with a simple smile on his face:
"Hey, captain, don't scold me if you say it."
Qi Yang nodded: "You say."
"I think they are no different from ordinary dogs. They are just a little bigger and completely different from the mutant animals I saw before. Let's not treat them too special..."
Qi Yang slapped him on the back of the head angrily and cursed:
"You idiot, you let your guard down so quickly. I don't know how you will die in the future. Don't say you are my soldier when you go out!"
The man received a slap and said a little aggrievedly:
"You asked me to say it. Besides, they didn't cause any trouble in the first place, so we can't accuse them unjustly."
"Go away, go do your thing!"
Qi Yang waved his hand angrily.
The little warrior curled his lips, cursed "old-fashioned" secretly, turned around and left to do something.
Qi Yang didn't take it seriously on the surface, but he took the man's words to heart.
Turning around, he saw Lu Yan walking over with Mu Tang with a cold expression.
Qi Yang couldn't help but be stunned and asked subconsciously:
"What's wrong?"
Weren't you still feeling affectionate just now? Why did he come over with a face in the blink of an eye?
Lu Yan shook his head and asked him:
"Do you have any impression of this person?" He said and recounted the appearance of the person described by Mu Tang.
Quite coincidentally, Qi Yang was really impressed by this person. Not only was he impressed, but he was also extremely profound:
"That's someone from Shanglan Base."
"Shanglan? Haven't they always refused to negotiate with us?"
Moreover, Shanglan Base is about two thousand kilometers away from Tongcheng Base. In this case, what is he doing all the way here?
Qi Yang shook his head:
"Last month, they suddenly used a military liaison signal to contact us, saying they were sending someone to negotiate with us, and then that person came."
Lu Yan frowned more and more. When Mu Tang described the man's dress, he didn't look like a public official.
But the Shanglan base was built by the southern government.
Qi Yang saw his doubts and said solemnly:
"The southern base was indeed built by the government, but the news that person brought was that the base is no longer under the government's control."
"You said there was a riot in their base?!" Lu Yan was very surprised.
The country has such strict control over firearms. The most likely reason for being able to take control of the base from a government that possesses thermal weapons is that the current controller's abilities are so powerful that they can ignore those thermal weapons.
Qi Yang nodded and said with a wry smile:
"Whether what they said is true or not, it is a fact that the signal that contacted us was a military signal, and it was indeed sent from Shanglan Base."
"Furthermore, we have previously speculated that Shanglan Base may not have refused to negotiate with us before, but that there has been a problem within the base."
After finishing speaking, he spread his hands:
"Now it seems that those speculations should be true."
"Then what's their purpose of coming here now?" Lu Yan asked.
Qi Yang didn't know anything and probably just thought it was an ordinary people's riot.
But Lu Yan knew very well that the man recognized Mu Tang's identity, so there were only two possibilities.
First, he is of the same type as Mu Tang. This is probably the most serious. Zombies can freely shuttle among the crowds without any intention of ordinary people. Just thinking about it can make people shiver down the back.
Second, there are people from Mu Tang Research Station in Shanglan Base.
These two possibilities, no matter which one they are, are enough for Lu Yan to pay attention to.
Qi Yang shook his head:
"I don't know. He only told Lieutenant General Lu the purpose of his trip, and then asked to come out with us for no reason. The Lieutenant General agreed."
Even the last time he asked the lieutenant general for permission to let mutant dogs into the camp, that person was also there.
As a result, the lieutenant general could not be contacted, so he finally took the initiative and let them in.
Thinking of this, he suddenly became confused. Lu Yan asked that person what he was doing?
Lu Yan shook his head and said that the man stopped Mu Tang in the camp and was very interested in exploring mutant dogs. He felt strange and asked casually.
Qi Yang's heart sank after hearing this. The man had a clear eye on the mutated canine last time, but this time he directly and blatantly stopped him. It was hard not to make people suspect that he had some other purpose.
So he turned around and greeted someone:
"Go and call the man from Shanglan Base."
Unexpectedly, after a while, the soldier came back, but there was nothing behind him. He came to Qi Yang and whispered:
"Captain, that person is missing!"
