The Mad Scientist’s Domesticated Little Zombie 40

Chapter 40: I Want to Hear the Part About Shi Changyuan…

“Does Lingling want to go?”

Lin Ling’s question gave Shi Changyuan the feeling that if he said “don’t go,” Lin Ling really wouldn’t go and investigate, wouldn’t be curious anymore. Even if someone brought the truth to him, he would cover his ears and close his eyes, not listening or looking.

“If Lingling wants to know…”

“Actually, I don’t want to know that much.”

The little zombie looked at the human in front of him, his eyes curved. “About my origin, from Auntie Man and Brother Song Jing’s attitude of never mentioning it, and your always evasive manner, I can probably guess a little.”

“Those experiences might not be good. You’re afraid I’ll be sad or scared, which is why you’re like this.”

The little zombie, mimicking the way Shi Changyuan comforted him, also gently patted his head and comforted him, “But I don’t remember anymore. Maybe I’ll never remember. My memories are only of happiness and joy.”

“Even if I do remember, I don’t think it matters.”

“I’m not fragile. I’m much, much stronger than everyone thinks.”

Hearing these words, Shi Changyuan reached out and pulled the young man in front of him into his arms, holding him tightly, and let out a sigh of contentment. “Don’t be so good.”

The little zombie, who had been pulled into a familiar embrace, was at ease and even found a comfortable position, continuing in a relaxed manner, “This is called! Strong!”

Lin Ling said with dissatisfaction, “Do you think a little thing from a long time ago can defeat me?”

“You told me to believe you before. Now it’s your turn to believe me.”

The young man in front of him had already said so. How could Shi Changyuan forcefully misinterpret it?

He smiled, very seriously. “Alright, I believe Lingling.”

“Lingling is the most amazing great Zombie Emperor.”

“Of course!”

The little zombie looked up at Shi Changyuan’s eyes and, seeing that he genuinely thought so, nodded with satisfaction.

“And the only time I was curious about the past was when you said we knew each other as children.”

“I feel that I’m more just curious about…”

Lin Ling thought for a moment before he spoke.

“The you from when you were a child.”

Hearing these words, Shi Changyuan was stunned for a moment, then he smiled.

“Alright.”

“If Lingling wants to know, then let’s go.”

He released his tight embrace on Lin Ling, pulled back a little, and looked into his eyes, his expression and tone back to normal.

“I was too nervous just now. It’s not a big deal. It’s already been taken care of. If Lingling wants to know, I’ll take you.”

**

That afternoon, Shi Changyuan repacked his supplies and filled the vehicle with gas.

“Sanctuary” was actually a laboratory in the suburbs of City B. It had also been abandoned for a long time and had always been designated as a restricted area by the military. The abandoned laboratory in the B02 area that Shi Changyuan had wanted to go to before was part of “Sanctuary.”

He had originally wanted to find some information indirectly, without alerting the military, but now it seemed that he could go and talk to the military directly.

“Auntie Man, we’re going out. If Brother Song Jing doesn’t keep me overnight, we can be back tonight~”

The last time the little zombie was taken to the human base, he didn’t come back for two months. Auntie Man must have been very worried, so this time, before leaving, he made sure to explain his itinerary clearly.

Now Auntie Man could understand completely. She even waved at Lin Ling, saying goodbye.

It didn’t take long to get from the city center of City B to the suburbs. Before the apocalypse, it was only a two-hour drive. After the apocalypse, they had to take detours to avoid the city, which would take several days.

But with Lin Ling, they would definitely go straight through the city. Without any zombie horde interference, if they left now, they could still make it for lunch.

Before approaching the laboratory, Shi Changyuan first stopped the car and stuffed a small, button-sized object into Lin Ling’s hand. It could be hidden anywhere without being discovered.

“If I’m not around and Lingling runs into trouble, press this.”

As he spoke, Shi Changyuan reached out and took off the metal ring on Lin Ling’s neck, took out another one from his bag, and replaced it.

This new metal ring was more low-key and had a beautiful gem pendant, like an ordinary collarbone chain.

“What’s this?”

The little zombie obediently stretched his neck and let Shi Changyuan replace it for him.

“A bomb.”

Lin Ling’s eyes widened instantly.

“Ordinary people can’t catch Lingling, but if they use despicable tricks, and Lingling presses this button before you pass out, the bomb will fly out.”

“The necklace was made by an external defense ability user. It can protect Lingling from harm, and the bomb that flies out can blow up a laboratory without a problem.”

Hearing the power of this bomb, Lin Ling’s hand trembled.

“I-Is it necessary to have such a destructive weapon?”

“It is.”

Shi Changyuan’s expression was very serious. “Once Lingling presses it, after blowing up everyone nearby, immediately return to City B, gather all the high-tier zombies, and you can start ruling the world.”

“Because after Lingling learns the whole truth, the attitude of those humans around you will represent the attitude of the human camp towards you.”

Seeing the little zombie completely stunned, Shi Changyuan finally let out a soft laugh, clearly deliberately scaring the child.

“But the probability of this bomb being used is not high. We’ve already negotiated it. It’s just in case.”

“Alright, go and find your Brother Song Jing.”

With that, Shi Changyuan started the vehicle again and drove all the way to the laboratory ruins.

After passing through a deserted dense forest, Lin Ling saw several checkpoints, all wearing the standard military uniform. After seeing Shi Changyuan’s license plate, they barely stopped him.

After turning and passing through the forest, and getting a little closer, Lin Ling could see the roof of a tall building. Finally, the vehicle stopped steadily in an open space.

“We’re here.”

Shi Changyuan turned sideways and unbuckled Lin Ling’s seatbelt, pointing in a direction with his gaze.

“Look, isn’t that your Brother Song Jing?”

Lin Ling had gotten used to Shi Changyuan’s jealousy-filled “Brother Song Jing.” He followed his gaze and saw a familiar face, but with a completely different attire and temperament.

Every time Song Jing came home, he wore casual clothes and held a bouquet of flowers and some dolls for Lin Ling. But at this moment, he was wearing a black uniform, standing in the yard with a cold expression, which made Lin Ling hesitate to confirm.

“Lingling.”

While the little zombie was in a daze, Song Jing walked up, knocked on the car window, and when he saw the face behind the window, his tense, serious expression instantly softened.

“Long time no see.”

The familiar address instantly brought the little zombie back to the past. He immediately curved his eyes and replied, “Long time no see, Brother Song Jing.”

Song Jing nodded, then looked at Shi Changyuan in the driver’s seat. “I thought you guys would be a few days late.”

“Come in and sit.”

The little zombie got out of the car. Song Jing followed on his left, while Shi Changyuan stood on his right. He looked at Shi Changyuan, then at Song Jing.

“Do you two know each other?”

Lin Ling suddenly asked, “Not the kind of knowing where you’ve only heard each other’s names, but a very familiar knowing.”

Shi Changyuan replied, “Not very familiar. We’ve only worked together a few times.”

“Worked together.” The little zombie seemed to be recalling something, his long eyelashes fluttered, and he complained, “Then why did you pretend not to know before and ask if Brother Song Jing was an acquaintance of mine from City B?”

“Mm, I was pretending.”

“I wanted to hear how Lingling would evaluate General Song, but Lingling called him too intimately, and I got jealous.”

Hearing Shi Changyuan’s shameless flirting, the corners of Song Jing’s mouth twitched. He seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he held it back.

Song Jing directly led the two into his office, closed the door, and said bluntly, “Does Lingling want to rest first, or get down to business?”

“Let’s not rest.”

The little zombie took a sip of hot tea and said in a small voice, “I told Auntie Man that if possible, I would be back before tonight.”

Song Jing was stunned for a moment and nodded.

“Alright.”

“Then Professor Shi can wait in my office for a while. This is a military secret. It’s not easy to go through the procedures with an extra person. Anyway, Professor Shi knows everything.”

Shi Changyuan had already expected this and nodded indifferently. “The military’s rules are still so rigid.”

“Aren’t you coming with me?”

Lin Ling subconsciously grabbed Shi Changyuan’s sleeve, belatedly realizing the meaning of his “if I’m not around” in the car.

“No.”

Shi Changyuan smiled and ruffled the little zombie’s head. “Didn’t Lingling say you wanted to know about me? Wouldn’t I be a distraction if I were there?”

“I’ll wait for you here.”

“Alright.”

After Shi Changyuan had comforted him, the little zombie finally let go of his sleeve and followed Song Jing out of the office, looking back every three steps.

“How long have you two been together? Are you back to meet the parents this time?”

The moment the office door closed, Song Jing asked bluntly, almost making Lin Ling trip on the spot.

“What are you talking about, Brother Song Jing?”

The little zombie’s ears instantly turned red. “…We’re… we’re not together yet.”

“Useless.”

Song Jing seemed to sneer.

“But how did Brother Song Jing know he likes…”

The sentence got smaller and smaller, and the end was not even finished, but Song Jing knew very well what the young man was referring to.

“I’m stationed here. What don’t I know?”

“Just from the ‘Sanctuary’ lab incident back then, you can see his special treatment of Lin Ling, not to mention the several collaborations later on. He barely hid it.”

“…Sanctuary?”

“Isn’t this a laboratory? Why would it have such a name? What is this place?”

Lin Ling was a bit confused.

He was led by Song Jing to a door. After passing through this heavily guarded door, there was the entrance to a ruin.

“This was a private research institute. It was previously named after a corporation, but this private owner was researching a crazy project and renamed this laboratory Sanctuary.”

“What project?” the little zombie asked cooperatively.

Song Jing’s steps paused. He looked at the young man in front of him and answered in a calm tone, “Immortality.”

**

“Humans love to pursue this.” The little zombie blinked and looked at the big brother who would occasionally tutor him.

“I learned in school before that it usually doesn’t end well.”

“It really didn’t end well.”

Song Jing’s tone instantly turned cold.

“The immortality project sounded very unrealistic, but it still attracted a lot of people. This private owner wanted to make a big profit and played himself. His rival hired people to attack this laboratory.”

“The zombie virus was spread during that attack. It lay dormant for ten years and then broke out.”

The little zombie listened and commented “so bad,” as if he were listening to a story that had nothing to do with him.

“And then?”

Lin Ling waited for the follow-up, picking and choosing the plot.

“I want to hear the part about Shi Changyuan.”

***

Author’s Note:

Didn’t expect that, did you? Shi Changyuan had already won over his brother-in-law long ago. [Dog head] I’ll get to the specifics of how it happened soon. [Laughing hard]