The child's gaze moved towards Shen Jingyuan, and then quickly continued to focus on the candle. He tilted his neck slightly, just stared blankly, and did not speak.

Shen Jingyuan looked at him and thought about it carefully, then turned back to Li Qiluo and whispered, "Qiluo, you go and help me get another candle." ”

"Oh oh oh, good. ”

Li Qiluo immediately ran to the material bag and took out a candle, then ran back and handed it to Shen Jingyuan.

"Here you go. ”

"Hmm. ”

Chen Yuan looked at Shen Jingyuan and the child cautiously, ready to protect her in time if any unexpected danger occurred.

Yang Wanli also had this concern, and he also tensed his nerves and was ready to deal with everything.

Jiang Lian's eyes were locked on the child's body, and the thoughts in her mind were running rapidly.

Shen Jingyuan took the candle handed over by Li Qiluo, and she shook it gently in front of the child's eyes. Then he lit the candle and slowly handed it to the child.

"Do you like it? ”

The child's expression obviously changed a little after Shen Jingyuan said this. He blinked, and his gaze turned to Shen Jingyuan's body, as if to confirm the meaning of her words.

Shen Jingyuan smiled gently, "Take it." ”

As she spoke, she placed the original candle on the windowsill and took the child's hand. The cold touch immediately came, and Shen Jingyuan was slightly stunned.

I didn't think his hands were so cold, they must be very cold, right?

A hint of distress flashed in her expression, and then she slowly placed the new candle on his hand, "Hold it steady, be careful that the wax drips down, it will be very hot if it touches your hand." ”

The child held the candle in his hand and looked at the flickering flames, he gently waved his wrist, and the whole person's expression looked very curious.

Shen Jingyuan gently reminded him, "You can't hold it crookedly like that, the wax will drip down, you have to hold it so straight, and you can't hold it in your hand all the time, otherwise the wax will still flow down, you know?" she said as she held the candle and shook it in front of the child's eyes, signaling him to correct posture.

For the first time, the child nodded, and a faint smile seemed to rise on the corners of his chapped mouth.

Everyone's expressions followed the child's reaction and became a little surprised.

Shen Jingyuan also seemed very happy.

She still kept her soft tone and said, "We still have a lot of candles here, it's cold outside by yourself, do you want to come inside?"

There seemed to be some hesitation in the child's expression, and after a few seconds, he cautiously said, "Is it okay?"

Hearing that he finally spoke, everyone's emotions became a little more excited.

Since he can talk, then I should have a chance to ask him about something.

Shen Jingyuan nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "Of course you can, we are not bad people." ”

The child did not act immediately, but naturally followed, "Of course the bad guy won't say that he is a bad guy." ”

"Uh......"

Shen Jingyuan was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect this kid to say such a thing at all.

Just as he was thinking about how to respond, the kid said, "But if you can give me this, you won't be a bad person." ”

The child said innocently, and seemed to trust Shen Jingyuan very much.

Shen Jingyuan raised her eyebrows, smiled and said to him, "That's it, I'm a good person, then you can come in quickly." ”

The child let out an "um" and quickly walked in through the main entrance.

Shen Jingyuan closed the window, then greeted her, took the child's hand, and walked to her and Chen Yuan's bunk.

"Come, sit here. ”

The child nodded, and sat quietly on the edge of the bunk, his eyes still fixed on the candle in his hand.

Chen Yuan and the others looked at each other, and finally decided to let Shen Jingyuan communicate with the child.

The glow of the two candles brightened the little supermarket a little brighter.

Everyone looked at the kid with a smile on their faces.

On closer inspection, they realized that he was a young boy. The nails of both hands were already very long, and the nails were covered with mud. The hair is also long and frizzy.

Shen Jingyuan looked at him gently, thought about it, and then turned around and asked Chen Yuan to hand her a box of yogurt.

Taking the yogurt, she pulled out the straw and stuck it in the box, then handed it to the little boy.

"Your lips are dry, drink some of this first. ”

The little boy turned his head to look at it, and there seemed to be some confusion in his expression.

"Don't like it?"

The little boy shook his head and reached out to take the yogurt in his hand. He didn't drink it right away, but was staring at the straw.

It's a bit like you don't know how to use a straw.

Shen Jingyuan noticed his reaction, so she tapped the straw with her finger, "Use it here to drink, you can suck it and see." ”

The little boy nodded hesitantly, then slowly put the straw into his mouth, and with a gentle suck, the sweet and sour yogurt flowed down the straw into his mouth.

The little boy's eyes were wide open, as if he were drinking yogurt through a straw for the first time, and the expression on his face was full of curiosity.

Shen Jingyuan, Chen Yuan and the others looked at each other.

They probably noticed that there was something wrong with the little boy.

He didn't seem to know candles, and he didn't know how to use straws.

He has good stamina, runs fast and reacts quickly. But his thinking mode is not complicated, it should still be the mind of a child, but his awareness of the world is even lower than that of ordinary children.

Shen Jingyuan hugged her knees and turned her head to look at the little boy, "What's your name?"

The little boy bit the straw and looked up, then shook it blankly.

Shen Jingyuan frowned slightly, looked at Chen Yuan, she turned around and continued to ask, "Don't you know your name?"

The little boy nodded, paused, and pointed to his neck.

Shen Jingyuan took a closer look through the faint light of the candle, only to find that there was a dark mark on his neck, which seemed to be a string of numbers.

Noticing this situation, Chen Yuan and the others basically confirmed their ideas.

This little boy does have something to do with those corpses on the beach.

Shen Jingyuan sighed softly, "Is there anyone else in this place?"

The little boy shook his head slightly.

"So you've always lived here alone?"

The little boy nodded slightly.

He didn't seem to be very willing to speak.

Shen Jingyuan exhaled, feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart.

Chen Yuan grabbed Shen Jingyuan's wrist and squeezed it gently, then said to the little boy, "How long have you been here?"

The little boy glanced up at Chen Yuan, then at Shen Jingyuan, hesitated slightly, put down the candle and yogurt in his hand, and began to count his fingers slowly. Then he stretched out an eight-eight gesture to Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan said tentatively, "Eight days?"

The little boy shook his head slightly, and a childish voice came, "Eight years." ”

"Huh?"

This answer was obviously beyond Chen Yuan's expectations, and he looked at Jiang Lian and Yang Wanli while scratching his hair. How could he have lived here alone for eight years? The zombies had only been around for more than a hundred days, and before that, everything in this place should be normal.

The little boy didn't react, he withdrew his hands and continued to look down at the candle in front of him and the empty box of yogurt.

Chen Yuan pressed his forehead and thought carefully.

Eight years......

Could it be a possibility......

Was this little boy an original inhabitant of this place?

Chen Yuan frowned slightly and looked at him, he was about ten years old, and it was very likely that he was actually eight years old.

It's just that if he has been living here, then how can he have anything to do with that experiment?

"How did you get here?"

The little boy looked at Chen Yuan and thought for a moment, then began to reach out and gesture in the air, "Buzz ......" looked like something was flying in the air.

"What ...... the plane?"

Chen Yuan said softly.

The little boy didn't seem to know what an airplane was, but just made a serious gesture twice.

Chen Yuan nodded, "Then, do you know any of those people on the beach?"

The little boy looked at Chen Yuan and nodded slightly, "Yes." ”

I lived for eight years, flew over, and got to know some of the people in those bodies.

Stringing this information together, Chen Yuan felt that his thoughts were in a mess.

What's going on?

He casually asked, "Then why did you suddenly run away when you saw us before?"

The little boy replied earnestly: "Afraid." ”

"Then why are you here again?"

"Curious. ”

“……”