Chapter 22: Valentine's Day (6)

Thirty.

Room 402, Building 13.

Secret?

To be honest, Lu Xun didn't know what this note was talking about at all, and he didn't know who secretly stuffed a note to himself, and used the words on the newspaper clippings to spell out such an inexplicable sentence...... Originally, Lu Xun didn't care about this thing, and in his eyes, before the hunter learned to use Chinese characters and grammar, this kind of thing could only be a prank by someone in the safe zone.

As the head of the executive department, he has so many things to do every day that he doesn't have the energy to pay attention to someone's spoof.

But now the situation is different.

Ai Ye missed the appointment for a long time, and even almost disappeared, if it weren't for Omega, Lu Xun wouldn't even be able to find her...... According to surveillance footage, Ai Ye did not show up for her appointment in the cafeteria, and she was last seen in the dormitory building on the north side of the security zone.

The dormitory buildings near her are Building 10, Building 12 and Building 13.

This immediately caught the attention of the land patrol.

Building 13?

Ai Ye, this girl, would rather release the pigeons of the Lu Patrol and go to the dormitory area...... It was the most remote area of the entire security zone, and there was nothing but long-abandoned buildings, except for the sentry and patrol units of the Enforcement Department, and no one would go to that place in normal times...... What is Ai Ye doing there?

Lu Xun realized that something was unusual, and he looked at the strange note he had received again, and uneasiness welled up in his heart...... This may not be a simple prank.

"Omega." Lu Xun asked, "Can you still confirm Ai Ye's location now?" โ€

"I can't." Omega replied, "She walked into the dead corner of the surveillance camera five minutes ago and has not been seen again so far, and based on my inference, it is possible that she entered one of the dorm buildings." โ€

"What building is it?"

"Thirteen."

Really!

Lu Xun got up and ran, he was now basically sure that Ai Ye's miss was related to this strange note...... Lu Xun pushed open the office door and ran all the way through the corridor.

"Calm down, calm down Land Patrol! You might just be overthinking. Lao Jia tried to calm Lu Xun down, "Maybe this note was actually given to you by Ai Ye?" She's there just to meet you. โ€

Lu Xun didn't think that this note might have been sent by Ai Ye, this girl is eccentric and can really do this kind of thing, but if she has something to say to herself, there is no need to make so many moths, the two of them have already agreed to meet in the restaurant to eat together, why go to a dormitory building that has been abandoned for a long time and birds don't?

The most important ...... It was Lu Xun's uneasiness that became stronger and stronger.

He recalled the Ai Ye he had just seen on the surveillance video, where the girl was standing at the intersection and looking around, the expression on her face was dazed and frightened.

It doesn't matter what she's doing there...... Most likely not a good thing.

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The predecessor of the security zone is the Shanghai Naval Military Academy, this military academy does not exist in the original earth, but in this apocalyptic world is the last safe haven for human survival, it is located in Hongkou District, Shanghai, the total area of the entire college is more than 130 hectares, but the actual area of the security zone is not so large, the first establishment of the security zone only includes the main building and the building area around the main building, the total area is less than 50 hectares.

Over the years, the area of the security zone has continued to expand, it has almost doubled in the hands of the colonel, more than 90 hectares, and after the Lu Patrol became the head of the executive department, the defense forces of the security zone have been strengthened, and by the way, the perimeter defense facilities of the security zone have been improved, so that the total area of the security zone has expanded to 100 hectares.

On the map, the safe zone is a north-south rectangle, with survivors concentrated around the main building, located to the east and south of the college, and from here to the dormitory building 13 in the northern part of the safe zone, which is the longest diagonal in this rectangle.

It's at least ten minutes to get here from the main building.

Lu Xun panted and stopped at the bottom of Building 13 and looked up.

The entire dormitory complex has long been abandoned, no one lives here, and each building looks like the ruins in the exclusion zone, with large patches of peeling skin on the exterior walls, moss and vines poking their heads out of the cracks in the walls, climbing up the pipes, black holes in every window, broken glass, no water, electricity, lights, and the slightest breath of life.

The area in the vicinity was off-limits when the zone was first established, but it was only later incorporated when the outer walls of the zone were expanded, but this does not guarantee absolute safety...... The Red-Eye Invasion and the Killer Empress proved that the Safe Zone is not 100% safe, so the Enforcement Department usually advises survivors not to approach it if they have nothing to do.

"Artemisia โ€”โ€”!" Lu Xun shouted loudly as he stepped into Building 13.

A strong musty smell came to the face, the atmosphere inside the building was cold and dim, and the corridors and stairs were covered with a thick layer of dust, exactly like the ruins in the forbidden area.

"Watch the footprints." Lao Jia reminded.

Lu Xun lowered his head, he saw Ai Ye's footprints, the footprints were very clear, it was obvious that the girl had entered the building...... Her footprints followed the stairs all the way upstairs.

Lu Xun was suddenly stunned.

There is more than one person's footprints here!

He suddenly noticed that there were another person's footprints here...... That person's height was taller than Ai Ye's, so his steps were bigger, and he also went up the stairs and upstairs, and Ai Ye's footprints stepped on this person's footprints, indicating that this person arrived earlier than Ai Ye.

"Lao Jia! Lu Xun whispered.

"Hmm...... There is a third person. Lao Jia groaned, "This person should be the crux of the matter, that note may have been sent by this person, and Ai Ye, the girl, like you, also came to the appointment." โ€

"Mugwort โ€”โ€”!!" Lu Xun raised his head and shouted, following the footprints upstairs.

His voice echoed through the corridors, but there was a dead silence in the building, and no one responded.

"Quick...... Land Patrol! Room 402! Lao Jia urged, "Something may have happened!" โ€

Omega didn't see Ai Ye again, indicating that Ai Ye should still be in this building and did not leave, but she did not respond to Lu Xun's call...... It means that something must have happened to this girl.

Lu Xun rushed up to the fourth floor, and the footprints of the two people really led straight to room 402, and he kicked open the door of room 402.

Behind the door is a student dormitory, a four-person dormitory, not much space, full of domestic garbage, the iron frame bed on the upper and lower bunks has rusted and collapsed, and Ai Ye is really here...... The girl in the red dress sat on the floor against the wall, her head bowed, and the hem of her skirt was covered with dust.

"Aiye!"

Lu Xun's eyes widened, and his body trembled.

Ai Ye wore a blue and white dress...... She had never had a dress so bright red.

This is...... Blood.

Blood all over the ground, this formerly lively little girl sat motionless on the floor at the moment, her clothes had long been soaked with scarlet blood, and the silver butterfly hairpin in her hair trembled slightly, flashing with blood-stained silver light. Lu Xun's eyes widened in astonishment, and a black-sheathed knife was reflected in his eyes, the knife pierced the girl's body, and a scarlet rose bloomed enchantingly on the wall.