In fact, the couple in the end wanted to rebuild human civilization. They may already have a team. They specially collected little friends and trained them to rebuild the order of human civilization. They only want little friends not adults, because adults have become very selfish and sinister in that kind of environment, and only little friends have a pure heart. This can be seen in the little boy and his father. The little boy is very kind, but his father is very selfish and hostile to anyone. The two little friends around the couple may have been collected on the road. In the end, they successfully re-established the order of human civilization. The final voice shows this.
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