Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Handsome Young Man

  Thinking of this, I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Suppose when I went down the cave later, there was a zongzi behind me and that stone statue in front of me, wouldn't I be asking for trouble?

  I sat on the ground, looking at the person in front of me. His face was clean and handsome, with jet-black long hair tied up with a cloth strip, styled like ancient men used to wear. This hairstyle would be considered weird if worn in modern times, and to be strict, it's not allowed. Since the revolution, I've never seen anyone wearing this kind of hairstyle before.

  The young man, who appeared to be in his early twenties, was lying on the ground, clutching his luggage tightly with both hands. If it weren't for his Adam's apple, I would have mistaken him for a girl, as he looked quite delicate.

  I was afraid of making a wrong judgment, so I put the flashlight aside and placed my right hand on the man's nose. For this kind of thing, you have to be meticulous and can't miss any details. If the man in front of me is indeed a zombie, I must take his life before he can harm me; otherwise, it will definitely be me who ends up dead. If he's not a zombie, then that would be even better - having one more helper is always better than having one more enemy. From the notes recorded by T35, people who can enter this organization must have some special skills and are all very experienced. With such help, the possibility of escaping will definitely increase greatly.

  A faint breath gently brushed against my fingertips, and the warm airflow clearly told me that the person in front of me was still breathing. Then I lightly pinched his arm and fingernails again, and this man's arm was very soft, with fingernails just like those of a normal male.

  As for the method of judging whether a corpse has turned into a zongzi, my grandfather also told me that one way is to judge by breathing. If there is still breathing, it cannot be proven that it is not a zongzi, because some zongzi are special and can cause the corpse to breathe in a special environment after passing through the years, which is a state of becoming a spirit.

  Secondly, take a look at the arms and fingernails to see if they have the characteristics of zongzi. Generally, the arms of zongzi are very stiff, but not as stiff as zombies. Zombies and zongzi are very different, zombies are usually dead bodies that remain unchanged for centuries, gathering yin energy causing blood coagulation, making the whole body stiff, unable to walk or move, so they can only act by jumping. However, zongzi only have stiff muscles, but their joints are still movable. The fingernails of both zombies and zongzi are similar in color, either purple-gray or other colors, and are very long.

  Looking at the refined young man in front of me, I couldn't help but feel relieved that he didn't have any characteristics similar to those of a rice dumpling. As for Grandfather's words, I was deeply convinced, and Grandfather was still such an experienced master of the upside-down way.

  But what I don't understand is why, after such a long time, the handsome young man lying on the ground in front of me can still survive, and his fingernails have not grown at all. Even if this handsome young man didn't have any fingernails when he entered the cave, the metabolic processes of the human body over the past year would have been enough to make his fingernails quite long.

  I sat next to the handsome man, staring at him. I've seen people without a heartbeat or breathing, and I've also seen people who don't breathe but have a heartbeat. But this person in front of me, who doesn't have a heartbeat but is still breathing, is someone I've never seen before. A person with no heartbeat and no breathing is dead, while a person with no breathing but a heartbeat is holding their breath. However, a person with no heartbeat but still breathing is something that has never appeared in my life until now, and it's definitely not an act.

  Can't think it through, so I don't think about it. Then I pushed the handsome man in front of me a few times, but he didn't move at all, just like a dead person.

  Since you won't move, sorry about that. I clasped my hands together in a fist and silently apologized to the handsome young man in front of me, then reached out and pulled out the small green notebook that was tucked into his collar, revealing a small patch of skin.

  The appearance of that notebook is the same as T35's. Since the notebooks are all the same, the content recorded inside must be important. It seems that each person in this organization has one copy to record, and everyone should have recorded different things. Otherwise, they could just assign a specific person to record it, why bother having each person carry a notebook?

  I opened the cover of the notebook and saw only one line of striking yet somewhat strange words: "T30 Task Report".

  That line of words is written in a crooked and twisted way, just like some little girls at school who, in order to look special, intentionally write Chinese characters in a distorted manner.

  T30? ! Seeing this line of words, I was stunned for a moment. When I looked at the T35 log before, it clearly stated that the leader of this task group is led by Captain T30. I lowered my head and took a look at this handsome young man, could it be, could this young man who looks like he's only in his early twenties be the captain 'T30' of their task group? ??? Please remember: E3 is more handsome (E3GHK), E3 strives to provide the most refreshing experience!