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Chapter 57 The Secret of Tears

Inside the coffee shop, four people sat around a round table. Lin Che looked down at the wound on his arm. The bleeding had stopped, but it still ached.

"That zombie did become sluggish after your tears fell on it," Lu Zhao said thoughtfully, "This can't be a coincidence."

Lin Che raised her head: "Do you really think my tears worked?"

Su Wanqing took out a small bottle of disinfectant and some gauze from her backpack and began to treat Lin Che's wound. "I saw with my own eyes that the zombie's movements slowed down significantly after your tears touched it."

"If this is true," Xiao Ran still stood at the door of the coffee shop, vigilantly observing the situation outside, "then we may have discovered a new way to fight zombies."

Lu Zhao pushed up his glasses. "We need to conduct a controlled experiment to confirm this. If Lin Che's tears really do have an inhibitory effect on zombies, it would be a significant discovery."

"Experiment?" Lin Che frowned. "Are you saying we should find a zombie to test it on?"

Lu Zhao nodded. "That's right. Only through scientific experiments can we confirm that this is not a coincidence and understand its specific mechanism of action and duration."

After Su Wanqing bandaged Lin Che's wound, she thought for a moment, "There are a lot of zombies outside the shopping mall. We can lure one in and test it in safety."

Xiao Ran left the window and walked back to the table: "It's too risky. If something unexpected happens during the experiment, we have almost no way out hiding in this small coffee shop."

"Then we can find a safer place," Lu Zhao said, "like an enclosed space in a shopping mall, and set up safety measures before conducting the experiment."

The four of them were silent for a while, each thinking about a feasible solution.

Lin Che suddenly pointed to the back of the coffee shop. "There's a staff lounge over there. It's not very spacious, with only one door. If we can find a zombie to bring in, even if the experiment fails, we can quickly close the door and leave."

Lu Zhao walked over and checked the room: "This is a good choice."

"We can use ropes," Su Wanqing suggested, "Take out some strong ropes from my space and tie up the zombies first. This way, even if the experiment fails, it can still be safe."

Xiao Ran thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "That's feasible. I can be responsible for capturing a zombie and bringing it here."

"I'll go with you," Su Wanqing said. "It's safer for us to go together. Lin Che and Lu Zhao will stay here to prepare the experimental site."

The four of them divided the work clearly and began preparing for the experiment. Lu Zhao and Lin Che cleared a space in the staff lounge and set up a simple barrier at the door with tables and chairs, just in case.

Su Wanqing took out a few nylon ropes from the space and handed them to Xiao Ran.

"Let's go to the outskirts of the shopping mall and try to find a smaller zombie," Xiao Ran said, "that way it will be easier to control."

Su Wanqing and Xiao Ran cautiously left the coffee shop and walked towards the back door of the shopping mall.

Not long after, they successfully captured a lone female zombie, tied its limbs tightly with ropes, and sealed its mouth with tape to prevent it from making any sound and attracting other zombies.

They brought the zombies back to the coffee shop, where Lu Zhao and Lin Che had already prepared the experimental site.

"Put it on this chair," Lu Zhao instructed. "Let's tie it to the chair. It'll be safer this way."

Xiao Ran and Su Wanqing tied the zombie firmly to the chair to ensure that it could not break free.

The zombies continued to struggle, making faint roars.

“Now, we need Lin Che’s tears,” Lu Zhao said, turning to Lin Che, “Can you do it?”

Lin Che was a little embarrassed: "What should I do if I can't cry normally?"

"Think about something sad?" Su Wanqing suggested.

Lin Che shook his head: "I'll try another method." He picked up a thin stick, carefully approached his eyes, and gently stimulated his tear glands.

A few tears quickly flowed from the corners of his eyes.

"Okay," Lin Che said, wiping his eyes. "Where should I let my tears fall?"

"Drip it on its arm first," Lu Zhao instructed, "just like before. Everyone, pay attention to observe the reaction."

Lin Che leaned forward, letting a tear drip onto the zombie's exposed forearm.

The effect was almost immediate. The zombie's initial struggles suddenly subsided, and the area exposed to the tears noticeably relaxed, then this relaxation gradually spread throughout the body. "See?" Lu Zhao said excitedly, "It's really slowed down!"

Su Wanqing took out her watch and started timing: "We need to record how long the effect lasts."

The four of them closely observed the zombie's reaction. After about 30 seconds, the zombie began to struggle again. Although its movements were still slightly slower than before, it was clearly recovering.

"About 30 seconds," Su Wanqing announced. "The effect is short-lived."

"Let's do another test," Lu Zhao said, "this time applying the drops to a different area and see if there's any difference."

Lin Che's tears flowed again, this time dripping onto the zombie's neck.

The result was similar to the first time, and the zombies became slow again for about 30 seconds.

"Interestingly, no matter where the point of contact is, the effect seems to spread throughout the body," Lu Zhao observed. "This suggests that your tears contain some substance that can be absorbed by the zombies' entire bodies."

"What the hell is going on?" Lin Che asked in confusion, "Why do my tears have this effect?"

Su Wanqing thought thoughtfully: "I remember that in the laboratory of the nuclear power plant, we saw the records about special gene carriers.

Lin Che, you might be the owner of one of these special physiques."

Lin Che recalled her past: "I have been weak and sickly since I was a child, and my parents took me to see many doctors. Once, a doctor said that there was something unusual about the composition of my blood and body fluids, but no one paid much attention to it at the time."

"This might be the answer," Lu Zhao said. "You might be carrying some special gene in your body that makes your tears have an inhibitory effect on the zombie virus."

Xiao Ran had been standing silently by the side, and suddenly said: "This reminds me of my sister."

The other three turned to look at him, and a trace of pain flashed across Xiao Ran's face.

"Your sister?" Su Wanqing asked softly.

Xiao Ran seemed to immediately regret bringing up the topic and quickly changed the subject: "I'm saying that this special physique might be rare among the general population. If Lin Che's tears really have this effect, we should take advantage of it."

Everyone noticed his evasion but did not ask any further questions.

"Now that we've confirmed the effects of tears, how can we use this discovery?"

Lin Che asked, trying to break the sudden silence.

Lu Zhao thought for a moment: "Although 30 seconds is not a long time, it can become the difference between life and death in a critical situation. We can find a way to collect your tears and make some kind of simple weapon."

"For example, put it in a small spray bottle?" Su Wanqing suggested, "You can spray it directly when you encounter zombies."

"It's doable," Lu Zhao nodded, "but it may take time to collect enough tears. And we don't know how long the tears will last after leaving the human body."

"I have another question," Lin Che said, "If my tears are effective against zombies, then what about my other bodily fluids? Like blood, for example."

“That’s a good question,” Lu Zhao said. “But testing blood would be more dangerous and require more careful experimental design.”

"Let's get rid of this zombie first," Xiao Ran said, "then we can continue to discuss the follow-up plan."

Xiao Ran walked towards the zombie, holding a dagger, ready to give it the final blow.

"Wait," Lin Che said suddenly, "We can do some more tests.

For example, to see if my tears can be mixed with other substances or if they can enhance the effects.”

Lu Zhao nodded. "That makes sense. We should get as much data as possible before we can fully process it."

“I suggest testing the effects of tears at different temperatures,” Su Wanqing said, “and whether they can be mixed with other substances without losing their effectiveness.”

The four of them surrounded the zombie and continued to conduct a series of experiments, hoping to obtain more useful information from Lin Che's unexpected discovery.

Xiao Ran stood a little further away, watching his companions busy at work, with complex emotions in his eyes.

He looked out the window, his thoughts seemed to drift far away, perhaps he was missing the sister he didn't want to talk about.