Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“The dolls that appear in large numbers usually have a fixed action, like they’re driving, having a meal together, or just standing still. But the dolls we encountered on the road–”
Tan Xiao squints his eyes, giggles in a low voice, intentionally creating a creepy atmosphere.
“The dolls we met…didn’t have a unified action. They were thrown haphazardly on the ground…like they were deliberately tossed onto the road!” Everyone’s eyes widened, looking at each other in disbelief.
“What do you mean?”
Someone couldn’t comprehend: “Why would someone deliberately throw away the dolls?”
Normal people would be too scared to get close, let alone arrange the dolls in a concentrated area. Considering this could easily mislead visitors.
“It’s because they don’t want people to pass through that road,” the Glasses Man casually said.
People were shocked by this revelation.
“Who would do such a thing?!”
“Why don’t they want people to pass through? What kind of evil mind is that?!”
“If I ever meet those people, I will make them regret!”
“Brother Xiao, did you find the people who threw the dolls?”
Tan Xiao gave a thumbs up, swiped it under his nose with a smug grin.
“Of course, we not only found them but also taught them a lesson! Guess what? There was a group of people who occupied a food processing factory. There’s enough food inside to last for several years! They were scared that others would come and take the resources, so they deliberately scared off passing vehicles by throwing dolls on the road! But I has keen eyes! -Hey! My left fist charges like a tiger, and my right leg kicks like a dragon! I beat them until they were searching for their teeth on the ground! Did you see all the stuff on the cars? They are all brought back by brother Xiao and the others from the factory! ”
“Well done!”
The crowd cheered and applauded.
In the corner, Teacher Cheng sighed softly: “Sigh, those people were also trying to survive…”
Someone overheard him and scolded: “Teacher Cheng, look at yourself, are you sympathizing with them again? They almost trapped us! They want to survive, don’t we too?”
Teacher Cheng lowered his head without arguing, he sighed long and short, expressing his deep regret at the survival of the fittest situation.
This slight disagreement was soon drowned out in the wave of cheers.
The Glasses Man assigned people to unload things from the car, including smoked meat, sausages, sauce-cooked ducks, and piles of vacuum-packed cooked food. The atmosphere was more heated, and everyone was excited as if they were dividing the land seized from a tyrant.
Shen MO and Bai Youwei also got some food.
Perhaps out of sympathy for Bai Youwei’s disability, she was given an extra sauce-cooked pig’s knuckle more than others.
After distributing the food, the Glasses Man asked everyone to rest early and set off as soon as it was dawn.
They were finally going to leave the service area where they had been trapped for a long time, everyone was extremely excited.
They assembled the tables and chair from the restaurant into a large makeshift bed, using the thick and wide European-style curtains from inside the restaurant as bedsheets, men and women, old and young, all lay side by side.
Meanwhile, Bai Youwei and Shen MO laid on the floor in the neighboring supermarket.
The fallen shelves functioned as temporary bed frames, padded with folded cardboard boxes and soft blankets. Though makeshift, it was more comfortable than sleeping in the car.
The moonlight silently poured down, and the night was immersed in tranquility.
Rustling leaves outside, people tossing and turning inside, the sound of fabric friction was particularly clear.
Bai Youwei lay quietly, tilting her head slightly, she could see the scene in the restaurant. Some people were browsing pictures of loved ones on their phones, others were whispering about plans after leaving. Their whispers filled the dark, making the night even quieter…
Shen MO sat at the other end of the shelf, holding a map he’d found somewhere, carefully reading it in the moonlight..