Chapter 16 Diary

A moment later, Su Mo quietly returned to the building where they were hiding, only to find Qin Wang alone on the empty first floor.

"Where are they?"

"They're upstairs in the attic. They found something there. By the way, Brother Su Mo, is everything alright outside?"

Qin Wang asked respectfully. In this day and age, any expert could earn the respect of others.

"It's nothing."

Su Mo responded indifferently and walked towards the stairs.

Soon, he arrived at the attic. In the corner, a child's dried corpse was curled up silently.

Lin Zinuo and the others were gathered together, holding a yellowed diary in their hands as they read.

However, to Su Mo's surprise, Lin Zinuo and the others had red eyes and were wiping away tears.

"What happened?"

It was the first time he had seen them like this.

Lin Zinuo sniffed and closed the diary, handing it to Su Mo.

"Take a look."

Su Mo took it and opened the yellowed diary.稚嫩 (zhinen) handwriting came into view.

"January 3rd, I secretly cried again, but I didn't mean to. I miss Daddy so much. But I understand, Daddy is a hero. He's fighting those monsters to protect us all..."

"February 4th, Daddy, I've been eating properly and listening to you, growing taller."

"February 15th, Grandma is sick, but I'm a man now, and I'll take care of Grandma. I made her favorite porridge..."

"March 8th, Grandma is getting sicker and sicker and can't get out of bed anymore. When are you coming back, Daddy? Grandma says you're watching us nearby, but you just can't come back."

"March 10th, Grandma fell asleep, and I can't wake her up no matter how much I call her. I ran to Auntie next door, and she told me Grandma was just too tired and they were going to take her away. Auntie asked me to live with them, but I refused. I want to wait for Daddy at home."

"March 13th, it's so dark at home at night. I only cried a little bit."

"April 3rd, it's so scary outside, with crying and monster roars everywhere. But I'm not afraid. Daddy will come back to save me."

"April 7th, I'm so hungry."

"April 8th, I saw Daddy..."

Su Mo finished reading the notebook, and his mood was a little heavy. He couldn't help but take another look at the small dried corpse.

This scene further confirmed his idea that they might have really come to another parallel world.

This would explain all the strange things that had happened before.

Of course, whether it was true or not remained to be verified. After all, everything known so far was speculation, and there was no substantial evidence.

At this moment, Zhou Qian wiped away her tears and said, sobbing.

"It's so pitiful. Zinuo-jie, why don't we bury him..."

"Yeah."

Zinuo took a deep breath and said, calming herself down.

"Burying him will only lead to the zombies digging him up. When we're about to leave, we'll burn this place down."

Su Mo said calmly.

Zhou Qian and the others looked at Su Mo in astonishment.

"Isn't that even more pitiful?"

"Do as Su Mo says."

Lin Zinuo sighed and said.

"There's one more thing."

Su Mo suddenly looked up at Lin Zinuo and the others.

"What is it? What else do we need to do after burning it?"

Zhou Qian and the others looked at Su Mo with slight changes in their expressions.

"I'm not talking about the corpse. If I'm not mistaken, there should be a military base nearby. According to the contents of the diary, we can more or less tell that the child's father should have joined the army. And his grandmother said that his father was watching them nearby, so the base must be nearby. Also, the reason why this town is so rich is very likely because the residents are all family members of soldiers, enjoying relatively good treatment."

Su Mo revealed all his conjectures.

After hearing Su Mo's words, everyone looked at each other with surprise on their faces.

However, when they carefully pondered what Su Mo said, it didn't seem entirely unreasonable.

"Where would the base be?"

Lin Zinuo looked at Su Mo.

"If this is an area for安置 (anzhi) families, then it certainly won't be too far away. We might find something if we search around. Of course, there's also a possibility that my prediction is wrong."

Su Mo replied after thinking it over.

"Okay, let's rest for a while and then leave the town."

Lin Zinuo decided to take a gamble. Her mission this time was a complete failure. Although there was a reason, the higher-ups wouldn't blame her, but she had received the equipment supply from the Twelfth Team, and messing it up meant a real loss for her.

If there was a military base here, they might be able to find something. Even if they couldn't take it down, it would be a pioneer point. They could call some people over later.

Zhou Qian and the others looked at each other and said, "Let's find some oil and burn this place down later."

"Go ahead."

Lin Zinuo waved her hand.

Several hours later, Su Mo and the others had rested. At this time, Zhou Qian and the others were carrying buckets of cooking oil, pouring it all over the rooms.

Lin Zinuo looked at the corpse in the attic for a long time in silence, and finally gently placed the notebook in his hands.

"Zinuo-jie, everything is ready. We should go."

Qin Wang came over to inform them.

"Let's go."

Lin Zinuo didn't stay any longer.

Soon after, Su Mo and the others left the house, and flames burst out behind them. Soon, the entire house was engulfed in flames.

Whether it was a lucky coincidence or not, the fire gradually spread and affected the surrounding houses, burning more and more fiercely, engulfing the zombies wandering nearby.

The remaining zombies in the town also gathered towards the fire and disappeared into the flames.

Perhaps this was liberation.

Su Mo and the others took the opportunity to quickly cross the town, heading along the coastline.

In fact, they were not sure whether they would gain anything by going forward. It was entirely a gamble.

Then Su Mo and the others walked for more than ten kilometers, and Qin Wang excitedly pointed to the distance and shouted, "Look, there seems to be a harbor base ahead!"

Lin Zinuo and the others were almost overjoyed. They hadn't originally had much hope.

Su Mo calmly reminded, "Don't be too happy too soon. Let's scout it out and see if we can take it."

"Okay."

Lin Zinuo suppressed the joy in her heart.

So Su Mo and the others quietly approached. It was a very small harbor base, and the walls around it weren't very high.

The iron gate was wide open, and a gust of wind blew through, causing the iron gate to creak constantly, making it very desolate.

In addition, a group of zombies wearing the same military uniforms wandered around the outside of the base, aimlessly wandering around the base, with no intention of going far.

It looked very much like the soldiers who were originally stationed here, but their number was sparse.

Seeing this scene, Su Mo became even more silent. He was a little curious about what had happened in the world they were in.

Or was this just a scenario?