After confirming that both of them were completely dead, Xu An collected the shotgun and long knife in her hand into her space.
The dagger was reinserted at her waist.
This shotgun did not have a silencer. She hadn't thought that much when she fired, but the sound was so loud that it was bound to attract the attention of other survivors.
To be on the safe side, Xu An decided to leave as soon as possible.
She first went to check the oil drums. They were almost full, so she collected them all into her space.
Xu An did not take all the gasoline; she believed in leaving some leeway.
If others needed gasoline later, they wouldn't be in a desperate situation.
After finishing her work over there, Xu An stepped over the man's corpse and walked to the Santana he had driven.
To her surprise, she made a new discovery!
There were two police batons and a handgun in the man's car!
Although she already had a shotgun, in the apocalypse, who would complain about having too many handguns?
Moreover, the shotgun had great recoil and couldn't fire continuously.
But a handgun was different; it was small and convenient to carry, which would be perfect for her mother for self-defense.
She was also fortunate that these two men were arrogant enough to leave their handgun in the car.
Otherwise, Xu An might not have been able to get out unscathed.
She collected all the items into her space, including 5 bags of instant noodles, 4 bottles of mineral water, some chocolate, two police batons, a handgun, and 50 rounds of ammunition.
After thoroughly scavenging, Xu An, along with Gou Dan, quickly left the gas station.
She headed in the direction of home.
Just as the sun was showing its fish-belly white, Xu An, with Gou Dan, hurried back home.
Seeing the figures of one person and one dog, Xu Yan's worried heart finally relaxed.
But upon seeing the bloodstains on her daughter, she immediately stood up and took Xu An's hand.
"What happened? Were you injured outside?"
Xu Yan tried her best to restrain herself, but the tremble in her voice was still audible.
Xu An pulled Xu Yan to sit down. This time, she chose not to hide anything and laid it all out.
Her mother was right; if she wanted her mother to feel at ease, they needed to be honest with each other.
Keeping secrets would only create a rift between them.
After listening, Xu Yan's face showed no unusual expression, only a reminder for Xu An to be more careful next time she went out.
"Go take a bath quickly, change your dirty clothes, and Mom will wash them for you later."
"Oh, and Mom, I have new gains from this outing!"
Saying this, Xu An took out the captured handgun and bullets from her space and handed them to her mother.
"I also found this on those two people this time. This type of handgun has less recoil, you should carry it with you from now on."
Xu Yan took the handgun and tested it; it was indeed much easier to use than the shotgun.
"But where did those people get their handguns?"
Xu An replied with a hint of sarcasm, "Those two were wearing prison guard uniforms. They tried to trick me at first, but they immediately asked me for supplies. They didn't look like police officers at all, so I became suspicious."
"And that scar-faced man... do they not check their records when impersonating police officers?"
"People with large scars on their faces and extensive tattoos on their bodies cannot take the civil service exam!"
Xu Yan had expected some serious reason, but she didn't expect it to be the scar on the face. She immediately laughed, "You're so clever!"
Xu An looked smug.
Under her overwhelming presence, Gou Zi, who had been struggling to avoid a bath, was forced to be thoroughly washed.
After applying medicine to Gou Dan, she finally felt at ease and took a bath herself.
As soon as she came out, her mother had already prepared the meal and brought it to the table. Xu An suddenly felt a little too extravagant.
To be able to live a life of being waited on hand and foot in the apocalypse, wasn't this too decadent?
However, she admitted she liked it very much!
Xu Yan made tomato stewed beef brisket, garlic oysters,捞汁小海鲜 (cold marinated seafood in sauce), pickled cucumber with mustard, and sour shredded cabbage, served with a bowl of hot egg drop soup.
The tender beef brisket paired with sweet sticky rice made it irresistible.
The chewy octopus danced on her tongue, like eating jelly.
Finally, after devouring the third bowl of rice, Xu An paused slightly.
She muttered softly, it wasn't her fault she ate so much; the blame lay with her mother's delicious cooking. Just the meat broth mixed with rice was enough for a big bowl.
Seeing that she had stopped eating, Xu Yan took out the watermelon she had chilled earlier, cut it into small pieces, and placed it in front of her.
"Nannan, you said the zombie tide is coming soon, right? How about you don't go out recently?"
Although Xu Yan spoke casually, every time Xu An left, she would sit restlessly at home, filled with anxiety.
Xu An picked up a piece of watermelon and put it in her mouth. The cold watermelon juice exploded in her mouth, and the natural sweetness of the fruit stimulated her taste buds, calming the restless heat.
Indeed~ On a hot day, one must eat watermelon~
"Mmm... I still need to go out one more time, otherwise, when the zombie tide breaks out, I won't be able to go out at all."
Xu An swallowed the watermelon in her mouth and said to her mother.
Xu Yan's heart tightened. Seeing Xu An burying her head to eat watermelon, she felt both pained and angry.
"Why don't Mom go with you? We can look out for each other."
Xu An shook her head. "No need, Mom. I plan to go to a shopping mall in the city center this time, and I won't bring Gou Dan either."
Xu Yan became anxious.
"If I can't go with you, you should at least bring Gou Dan. He can help if something happens."
Xu An insisted, refusing.
"Gou Dan's mouth was scraped, and although I applied medicine, the outside temperature is too hot. I can't guarantee it won't get infected if we go out."
"Besides, don't worry about me."
Xu An blinked and gave Xu Yan a sly smile.
Xu Yan hadn't yet figured out what her daughter was up to when she realized Xu An, who had been sitting at the dining table, had disappeared.
She immediately panicked and stood up abruptly, knocking over the chair behind her with a sharp sound.
"Nannan, Nannan, where are you? Don't scare Mom!"
Not long after, Xu An reappeared before her.
Xu Yan reached out and slapped the back of her head, "You're trying to scare your old mother to death!"
Xu An stuck out her tongue, cradled her head, and said "sorry" while thinking, "I'll dare to do it again next time!"
"But, what happened when you suddenly disappeared just now?"
"Actually, I don't know either. It's just that after I fainted last time, I discovered I could enter the space."
"You didn't know people could enter the space before?"
Xu An shook her head.
"In my previous life, it wasn't possible."
Not only could people not enter, but that green plant also wasn't there.
Xu Yan asked curiously, "Can you take people inside?"
If she could bring people inside, wouldn't their family be able to hide in the space until they died of old age?
Obviously, this was impossible. If that were the case, what would the author write about?
Xu An thought about her mother's question and felt it was worth a try. She walked over to her mother and held her hand.
The next moment, she realized that only she had entered the space. Standing in the space, she thought, it seemed that only she could enter this place for now.