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Upon hearing "masked woman," I already knew that it aligned with my previous suspicions. The fat man, still a bit surprised, took a sip of soup and asked, "It? Which it? Who is it?"
I then placed the badge in front of the masked woman and said, "Return to its rightful owner." The fat man began to recall our earlier discussion about the "Liu" badge upon seeing it, and suddenly realized.
The masked woman looked at the badge on the table, her expression showing some hesitation. After lightly touching the badge with her hand, she did not take it but instead pushed it toward the fat man's side of the table. The fat man, who was currently eating heartily, saw the badge pushed in front of him and picked it up to examine both sides. He then looked up at the masked woman and asked, "What's this? Are you starting to give me a token of affection?"
The masked woman was momentarily taken aback by the fat man's sudden leap in logic. After a second of shock, she reacted and shot him a disdainful glare. I clearly saw a faint blush rise on her cheeks. At that moment, Xiao Tian was covering her mouth and secretly laughing, her cheeks puffed out. I gently patted her back to signal her not to choke again.
The masked woman looked seriously at the fat man and said, "Please keep this for me." The fat man nodded thoughtfully at her words; I guessed he must have misunderstood again.
After taking a sip of soup, the masked woman continued, "You must have many questions now. There are some things I can tell you." As the fat man and I were focused on our meal, we immediately looked up at her upon hearing this.
After swallowing a mouthful of food, the fat man asked, "By the way, what is your name? I still don't even know what to call you." The masked woman turned to him and replied earnestly, "My surname is Liu, and my name is Shihui."
It seemed my earlier guess was correct; the masked woman indeed had the surname Liu. Upon hearing this name, the fat man tilted his head in thought. He muttered softly to himself, "Liu Shihui, Shihui, Huahui, Xiaohui—hmm, that's a nice name; it's both pleasant and easy to remember."
Seeing the fat man acting like this again, the masked woman immediately playfully kicked him. The fat man feigned a loud "ow" in response to her sudden kick. This drew laughter from everyone around us; at that moment, I noticed that Liu Shihui's blush had spread to her ears. She shyly lowered her head, unable to suppress a delightful smile at the corners of her mouth.
Seizing the opportunity, I smiled and asked, "Since your surname is Liu, this badge must belong to your family?" Liu Shihui nodded slightly and replied, "Yes, but not exactly; strictly speaking, it should belong to him."
The fat man looked very confused.
She then explained, "This badge actually belongs to the organization known as 'It,' and has nothing to do with my branch of the Liu family."
Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion; the speculation about "It" had been confirmed.
"I... I just wanted to protect myself. If I didn't do this, my family would be completely controlled by It."
Liu Shihui's emotions began to escalate as she spoke, and I handed a tissue to the fat guy, who helped her wipe away her tears.
"So everything you did before was out of necessity? Including chasing us?" I continued to ask.
Liu Shihui did not evade my question; instead, she nodded.
The fat guy suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, "By the way, Shihui, what exactly was that poison syringe you shot at me multiple times?"
Seeing that the fat guy had already asked this question, I took out a steel-made syringe that I had saved earlier and placed it on Liu Shihui's desk.
At that moment, the light illuminated the pale blue liquid inside the steel-made syringe, which emitted a strange blue glow.
Liu Shihui lowered her head and stared blankly at the syringe, as if she were struggling with something inside.
Both the fat guy and I tacitly fell silent, while Xiao Tian quietly ate without making a sound.
Not long after, Liu Shihui raised her head and looked seriously at both of us, saying, "I'm sorry for what happened before; it forced me to do those things."
Tears streamed down Liu Shihui's cheeks uncontrollably, and the fat guy hurriedly used a tissue to wipe her tears again.
"What is the blue liquid in this syringe?" Seeing that Liu Shihui's psychological defenses had been breached, I pressed on.
"K14, commonly known as the Zombie Virus," Liu Shihui replied calmly after stopping her tears.
Hearing this made my heart skip a beat; although I had speculated countless times before, having my guess confirmed still left me shocked.
Because if this speculation was true, it meant that a series of other deductions based on it could also become reality.
The fat guy was also startled and then seemed to remember something as he said: "So when I first met you, you were injecting those people..."
"That's right; I was injecting them with the Zombie Virus."
"No wonder those people were fine lying on the ground one moment and then jumped up wanting to bite me shortly after," the fat guy realized.
"So is this why you later crazily chased after him?" I added.
"One of the reasons; because at that time this fat guy discovered that I was committing a crime, and..."
Liu Shihui nodded but spoke so softly that we couldn't hear the rest of her sentence.
"I thought it was because during our second encounter, I... accidentally squeezed your... ow..." The fat guy looked surprised.
Suddenly he let out a howl of "ow," causing him to be unable to finish his sentence.
"That’s also related," it turned out Liu Shihui playfully kicked the fat guy again in mock anger.
Both Xiao Tian and I couldn't help but laugh at that moment.
"Then why did you attack me before? At that time, I didn't even know the Fatty."
After all this buildup, I finally asked the question that had been on my mind.
"Previously in the supermarket when I Ambushed you, that was because I happened to pass by. If it had been that fat guy or Xiao Tian, I would have acted the same way."
Liu Shihui didn't shy away from my question and answered it directly.
"So regardless of whether it's the Fatty, me, or anyone else, it doesn't matter if we know each other or have a grudge; as long as you encounter us, you'll launch indiscriminate attacks, right?"
Liu Shihui nodded with guilt.
My speculation about Liu Shihui's motives behind her previous actions was once again confirmed, which sent a deep chill through me.
Because if it truly is indiscriminate attacks, then my earlier conjectures about disaster could very well be...
Seeing the atmosphere become awkward, the Fatty quickly shifted to another question.
"Hey, Shi Hui, I've always been curious; as a girl running around causing trouble everywhere, aren't you afraid of getting bitten by a Zombie?"
The Fatty's question was quite clever; on the surface, it seemed to show concern for Liu Shihui.
But in reality, it subtly addressed my previous doubts about whether Liu Shihui could evade monster attacks.
Previously, the Fatty and I had made bold speculations and hypotheses regarding this issue.
And during this operation, I intentionally did not oppose the Fatty letting Liu Shihui carry a dagger for this reason.
I wanted to see if the monsters would actively attack Liu Shihui when we encountered them along the way.
However, since I fell behind due to a large number of monsters appearing later on, I didn't witness what happened when the Fatty and the others encountered monsters.
Now that the Fatty brought up this question, it undoubtedly served to validate my earlier suspicions.
Before Liu Shihui could respond, the Fatty continued:
"Just now on our way here, at the second corridor corner, a Zombie suddenly lunged at Xiao Tian, and I chopped it down with one strike.
Then two more rushed out from a room behind and came towards me. The problem is you were right behind me at that time; those two Zombies passed right by you and headed straight for me as if they completely ignored you. What's going on?"
Upon hearing this question from the Fatty, Liu Shihui simply took a sip of soup and then asked Xiao Tian whether the soup was salty or bland.
The Fatty and I exchanged puzzled glances at Liu Shihui's behavior before she said:
"I can't taste whether this soup is salty or bland anymore because I've lost my sense of taste."
As she spoke, Liu Shihui rolled up her sleeve to show us a small red mole on her wrist.
She continued: "This is a sign of having received a Synthetic Vaccine, and losing my sense of taste is one of my side effects."
The Fatty and I looked at each other in surprise as Liu Shihui went on to say:
"By injecting the Synthetic Vaccine, it creates the illusion that the human body is suffering from an incurable disease. Utilizing the characteristics of the Zombie Virus, which autonomously selects healthy hosts, it avoids being actively attacked by Zombies. However, this does not mean that after being infected with the Zombie Virus, one will not undergo Corpse change. Moreover..." Liu Shihui said as she glanced at the fat man.
The fat man looked surprised and anxiously asked, "Moreover what?"
"And this Synthetic Vaccine has side effects on the human body, causing aftereffects. Right now, I have only lost my sense of taste," Liu Shihui added.
"So it’s using the virus's characteristics to disguise the human body and deceive the monsters, effectively avoiding attacks. What a brilliant technique," I couldn't help but exclaim.
The fat man was still worried about Liu Shihui's health, so he didn't pay attention to the main point of this statement. He just held her hand, looking her up and down, left and right, repeatedly asking if there were any other discomforts besides losing her sense of taste.
This made Liu Shihui feel incredibly warm-hearted. Unconsciously, the blush on her face that had not faded before deepened a few shades.
Xiao Tian watched the affectionate interaction between the fat man and Liu Shihui. She began to lean closer to me, even sitting directly on my lap, her two playful little cheeks rubbing against me.
I stroked Xiao Tian's cute little head, watching this sweet couple in front of me. But my mind started racing as I eagerly wanted to ask Liu Shihui to verify my previous guesses.
So I asked, "By the way, why did you carry out indiscriminate attacks before?"
At this moment, Liu Shihui's heart had completely opened up due to the fat man's warm concern and deep affection for her. She no longer had any defenses against us and immediately replied, "Because..."
"Because you know too much!" Suddenly, a figure in black appeared on the balcony.
He knocked on the glass door of the balcony, interrupting Liu Shihui's sentence.
"Who?!" The fat man had already drawn his knife and rushed to the balcony door, shielding us behind him.
With such keen perception, it was surprising that he hadn't noticed this figure in black earlier; it seemed that this person's strength was at least equal to his own. The fat man was now fully focused and on high alert.
The figure in black merely glanced at the fat man without answering but turned to Liu Shihui and said: "Shihui, shouldn't we go back?"
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