Chapter 74 (1/2)

North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power was where Chang and Ming Yi agreed to meet. It was located near to Zheng Kai Avenue and was not far away from the welcome sign where they had a brief meeting.

The trek was about to end as they trudged on the street. Although the concrete had not yet been broken through by the plants, there were cracks here and there that showed the vitality gifted by the red fog of some plants. The ever-bustling campus was now dilapidated and rusted. The plants seemed less aggressive here compared to the jungle, where they ruled.

”The gate is locked, and someone must have used the lock recently.” Qing Shui paid attention to the manmade details, opposed to how he had behaved in the jungle. ”If it's locked, that means there are human activities. It is also a sign that there might've been humans hiding here before Ming Yi came.”

”How do you come to that conclusion? What if the lock was placed by Ming Yi?”

”They were only a group of three, locking the gate is meaningless.” Qing Shui rubbed his chin. ”Only if there are large amount of people staying in here would locking the door be effective to prevent an attack on the people. Otherwise, they can just hide anywhere convenient. It makes no sense to lock the door. Do you know what this suggests?”

”What does it suggest?” Chang shook his head with chagrin. ”Just tell me the conclusion next time. I am not smart as you, and I can barely answer your questions.”

”I too was actually asking myself when I was asking you.” Qing Shui climbed the wall, and continued to talk to himself, ”If there are more than 100 people living in here, it means it is easier to survive in Zhengzhou than in Kaifeng. You just can't find a big group of people living in a school in Kaifeng. In fact, the environment is too harsh for any human to survive, except under the shelter of the military base. I am pretty sure the ecology of Zhengzhou is more beneficial to humans than to other species.”

”Well, that sounds like a good news.” Said Chang. ”Rare good news.”

”Indeed.”

While they were talking, Qing Shui had climbed to the top of the wall. As he found a stable position, Chang handed over Pangzi's body to Qing Shui so that they could go behind the wall altogether.

”I got him.” Qing Shui jumped off the wall with Pangzi on his back.

Chang's climb looked effortless as he climbed and jumped over like a cat.

”How do we find them though?” The campus seemed empty. Perhaps it was because it was dark, but they had found no trace of life.

”The gra.s.s! Someone walked here before, if they weren't Ming Yi's, then it must be someone else's.” Qing Shui asked Chang to carry Pangzi again. He then pointed at a spot under the light as he said, ”As long as we can find a human, that means we are one step closer. We just need to follow these foot tracks.”

”There is a trace? Are you sure?” Chang looked down at the gra.s.s, but he couldn't spot any differences.

”You probably can't tell, just follow me.”

”Hmm..” Chang caught up with Qing Shui and tried to crack a joke. ”If you had such a keen ability of observation before the red fog, then I think you would have made a good private detective.”

”I don't think so. Even if I had this ability, I would still be a teacher. I like teaching.” Qing Shui picked up the topic as he said, ”But you all would never be able to cheat. I would have caught you right away. Hahahaha.”