Chapter 81

"Uncle Kiu, Uncle Kiu"

Early the next morning, Ah Wei led a few of his men to the mortuary. There was no choice, after all, his beloved cousin Ren Tingting was staying there, and there was also a Wen Cai who had been scratched by a zombie and could turn into one at any moment. He couldn't help but come and check, as he was really worried.

Well, the biggest reason was that Uncle Kiu and his apprentice Jiang Chen in the mortuary could deal with zombies. Just thinking about those fierce zombies that even guns couldn't handle, he had no qualms about rushing over to show his goodwill. After all, he couldn't fight zombies.

"Captain, why are you here so early in the morning?" After just one day, Uncle Kiu couldn't help but look puzzled at the suddenly very enthusiastic Ah Wei.

"Nothing much." Ah Wei said evasively, "The villagers are concerned about Wen Cai and worried he might turn into a zombie, so they asked me to come and check. Hey, what are you doing?"

It had to be said that Ah Wei was indeed very tough. Although he had been half-scared to death by the zombies transformed from Old Master Ren and his son Ren Fa, he was already lively and active the next day. As soon as he entered, he only managed to exchange a few polite words with Uncle Kiu before he was drawn to the scene in front of him.

Inside the room, Wen Cai was jumping around on a bed covered with glutinous rice. In the middle of the room, a large vat was set up, surrounded by peach wood. Qiu Sheng and Jiang Chen were pouring water into the vat and sprinkling glutinous rice flour. It looked like they were either making soup or porridge, which was truly intriguing.

"Oh, this is glutinous rice water, used to drive out the zombie poison." Uncle Kiu, realizing what was happening, replied calmly, "Once it's heated up, we'll have Wen Cai soak in it, and the zombie poison will be mostly gone."

Hearing this, Ah Wei's eyes lit up. He patted the box gun at his waist and said with a righteous air, "Since Wen Cai is fine, let's go catch the zombie together."

"That won't work," Uncle Kiu shook his head. "The glutinous rice water can't just be heated up; it must be heated with true fire powered by magic. I can't leave."

"Ah..." Ah Wei was momentarily speechless.

"Oh, right," Uncle Kiu seemed to remember something and reminded him, "The zombie is now injured by the wooden sword and the ink line, so it can't move its limbs. If you want to go, it's best to do it now. Otherwise, it will be more dangerous at night."

"Ah!" Ah Wei was startled.

At this moment, Jiang Chen, who had just filled the vat with water, walked over and said, "Master, why don't I go with the captain to look for the zombie? After all, it's much easier to deal with during the day."

Although he knew that even if they didn't look for the zombie, it would eventually come to them because of Ren Tingting, he always preferred to take the initiative and not be constrained by the original plot. So, he had no hesitation in subduing the female ghost Dong Xiaoyu.

Although Jiang Chen knew that this would cut off Qiu Sheng's chance for a romantic encounter, he also knew that it would save Qiu Sheng from a disaster.

Zombies are more ferocious than female ghosts. He clearly remembered that in the original plot, although the zombie initially hopped around, later it developed some human-like characteristics: its facial features were almost fully restored, and it walked step by step. Moreover, its intelligence seemed to have significantly increased, as evidenced by its ability to climb onto roofs. "Where could the zombie be hiding?"

On the way, Ah Wei stayed close to Jiang Chen, his small eyes filled with vigilance, constantly scanning the surroundings, afraid that the zombie might suddenly jump out from a corner and bite him.

Jiang Chen looked up at the misty sky and replied, "Zombies are yin creatures and naturally fear sunlight, so they are likely hiding in uninhabited caves or underground."

"Caves and underground?" Ah Wei immediately felt more confident, straightened his back, and shouted to his men, "Listen up, we're looking for uninhabited caves and underground places today."

"Captain..." Compared to Ah Wei's reckless bravery, his men were much more normal. Seeing their captain so enthusiastic about finding the zombie, they all swallowed hard, and one of them couldn't help but ask, "With this weather, the zombie shouldn't come out, right?"

"Wrong," Ah Wei corrected him with a righteous tone, "It's precisely because of this weather that the zombie will come out. Everyone, stay alert and search carefully."

With no choice, the patrolmen began to search the mountains and underground areas within the town's range under Ah Wei's orders.

Jiang Chen also released his spiritual senses to help search. After half a day, they finally found a dark and eerie cave on a remote hill outside the town.

"Ah Chen, do you think the zombie might be hiding in this cave?" Ah Wei looked at the dark, eerie cave entrance and swallowed hard, asking in a low voice.

Jiang Chen glanced at him and couldn't help but say, "If you want to know, why don't you go in and see for yourself? The zombie is injured and can't move its limbs, so it won't be dangerous even if it's really in there."

"Really not dangerous?" Ah Wei felt much more at ease. He cleared his throat and said loudly to two of his men who were nearby, "You two go in and check. If you see the zombie, come out and tell us immediately."

"Understood." As the saying goes, the type of boss determines the type of subordinates. After confirming that the zombie was not a threat, the two patrolmen walked into the cave with a swagger.

Jiang Chen watched them, but for some reason, he had a bad feeling and subtly moved a few steps back.

"Help! Help!"

Sure enough, at that moment, two miserable cries came from the cave. Before anyone could react, the two patrolmen who had entered the cave tumbled out, running down the hill without a second thought, leaving their captain and comrades behind. Behind them, a huge, angry black gorilla was charging towards the group.

"Run!" Ah Wei and his men weren't very good at fighting, but they were excellent at running. In the blink of an eye, they scattered like birds and beasts.

Jiang Chen had already moved to the side. Watching this scene, he couldn't help but rub his forehead, feeling helpless. He had forgotten this part of the plot. But then he remembered that in the plot, the zombie's hiding place was in a cave next to the gorilla's nest. He quickly stepped forward and, sure enough, found another dark cave entrance under the vines and grass...

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