Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2202 The Past is Like Smoke and Clouds

The bathhouse.

Jiang Sheng was terrified and collapsed onto the wet ground, not even daring to look up at the sky.

The sky is falling!
He originally thought he would meet an acquaintance at the headquarters of the camphor tree and that the acquaintance could become his backer. It turned out that the acquaintance was indeed someone he had met before the apocalypse.

Before the apocalypse, he was a homeowner in Century City and the CEO of a company, enjoying unparalleled success.

Gao Tian, ​​however, was a man who couldn't find a job after being discharged from the army and could only work as a security guard at Century City.

The two men were worlds apart in status back then; he wouldn't even have given a second glance to a security guard before.

But now, their positions have suddenly reversed.

Gao Tian became a Level 3 personnel of the Great Camphor Tree, a powerful force in this apocalypse, and a combatant under the military department, a position far superior to other jobs.

He was just a lowly level six staff member. In this huge camphor tree, he was almost the lowest-ranking person. He had finally found a job as a bathhouse attendant in the commercial district today, but he hadn't even worked for two hours. Was he going to be fired?

After all, Gao Tianke is a member of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the patrol team of the Security Department is also from the Ministry of Military Affairs.

The patrol team is responsible for maintaining order within the entire camphor tree area, and their jurisdiction covers a vast area.

They could even shut down their stores directly.

Since Gao Tian works in the military department, he would most likely know the people in the patrol team, since they all belong to the same system.

If Gao Tian wanted to get rid of him, he could easily make him unemployed.

Even if Gao Tian, ​​with his current status, used his connections to get rid of him, he would absolutely not be able to stay in the big camphor tree.

Thinking of this, Jiang Sheng quickly prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed to Gao Tian, ​​begging for mercy:
"Brother Gao, Brother Gao, you are so magnanimous. I... I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness before. I offended you. I'm so sorry, so sorry."

As he spoke, he slapped himself in the face while begging for mercy.

The commotion here caught the attention of Old Sun and Team Leader Zhang.

The two bath scrubbing beds were not far apart, so they had heard Gao Tian and Jiang Sheng's conversation.

To their surprise, Gao Tian and Jiang Sheng had such a connection.

Team Leader Zhang's eyes darted around, and he angrily said to Old Sun:

"Call your Manager Liu over here! How can you hire just anyone? I need to have a serious talk with him!"

Old Sun looked at Jiang Sheng lying on the ground and sighed inwardly.
Although Jiang Sheng was relatively obedient and sensible, he had offended the combat personnel, and there was no way to protect him.

"It's better for me to die than for my fellow Daoist. If I were to say a few words to him, I might get expelled myself."

"Team Leader Zhang, um... I'll go get him right away, okay?"

He was about to leave when Gao Tian stopped him.

"and many more."

Gao Tian got up from the bathing bed and looked down at Jiang Sheng, who had slapped him twice before.

Jiang Sheng lowered his head and knelt directly in front of him, and even now he is still slapping himself.

The posture was adopted in an extremely humble manner.

Bang bang bang~
The sound of Jiang Sheng slapping someone was quite loud.

This attracted the attention of some customers in the vicinity.

"What happened? What's going on?"

"I was right there. Apparently, this bathhouse attendant humiliated that Level 3 combatant before the apocalypse. Back then, the attendant, thinking he was rich, slapped that guy who was a security guard back then. Who would have thought that what goes around comes around, and no one escapes the wrath of heaven?"

"Oh, I see. That old man who was scrubbing people in the bathhouse is really unlucky. He actually ran into an enemy in the apocalypse."

"Yes, that's why you should leave a way out for others, so you can meet again in the future. If that old man who was scrubbing people back then hadn't bullied them, they wouldn't be causing trouble for him now. He deserves it!"

"I used to work as a security guard after being discharged from the military. But peacetime is completely different from this post-apocalyptic world. People who used to serve in the military are now being reused in this apocalyptic world."

"Who says otherwise? I used to be an electrician, earning four thousand yuan a month. I never thought that even with the apocalypse, I would be living a better life than before."

"How do you think this young man will deal with the old man? He's a Level 3 personnel, a combatant at that. It should be easy for him to take down this old man who's giving people baths."

"I don't know either, but if it were me, I would just want to feel better and I would definitely make this old man suffer. He didn't have the strength to take revenge before, but now that he does, why shouldn't he take revenge?"

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
Jiang Sheng slapped himself across the face, each slap delivered with extreme force.

Before long, his face was red and swollen from slapping himself.

In the past few years of the apocalypse, he realized that survival was the most important thing, and dignity and nothing else mattered at all.

The bloody reality of the apocalypse made him lower his once proud head.

Looking at Jiang Sheng, whose hair was completely white and who was so thin that his ribs were visible, Gao Tian felt a pang of sadness. In just ten years, this once smartly dressed and spirited big boss had become like this.

Who would have thought that someone who had humiliated me so much would one day kneel down and apologize to me in such a shameful way?

Ten years have passed.

He has experienced a lot in the past ten years. In fact, although he still remembers those two slaps, he has forgotten much of them.

Besides, those two slaps earned him 1000 yuan in compensation.

Seeing Jiang Sheng still slapping himself in the face, much of the hatred he had left dissipated.

He suddenly grabbed Jiang Sheng's arm, stopping him from continuing to slap himself.

Jiang Sheng raised his head, his face swollen and red, his cloudy eyes filled with pleading:
"Brother Gao, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me, I'm a magnanimous person."

Gao Tian glanced down at him, then looked at Old Sun and said:

"You can continue scrubbing Team Leader Zhang's back; there's no need to call the manager."

After hearing Gao Tian's words, Old Sun did nothing but look at Team Leader Zhang.

Team Leader Zhang glanced at Gao Tian, ​​then at the pitiful-looking bathhouse attendant Jiang Sheng, and said:

"Alright, Xiao Gao, I respect your choice."

After saying that, he lay back down on the bath mat and waved his hand:

"Old Sun, keep going."

the other side.

Gao Tian looked down at Jiang Sheng and said:
"Keep scrubbing me."

But he didn't say whether he would continue to make things difficult for Jiang Sheng, nor did he say he would forgive him.

Jiang Sheng cautiously got up, took a new bath towel, and carefully scrubbed Gao Tian's body.

After rubbing for a while, Gao Tian suddenly asked:

Do you still have family in the big camphor tree?

A flicker of pain crossed Jiang Sheng's eyes, and he said with a sorrowful expression:
"No, my parents, wife, and children all died in the apocalypse. I'm all alone now."

"Perhaps I did too many immoral things in my younger years, and this is the retribution I'm suffering."

Gao Tian was initially somewhat gloating when he heard him say that, but when he saw the scar on Jiang Sheng's chest and the clearly visible ribs, he felt a pang of sadness for no reason.

Ugh.
I used to hate him, hate him for his lack of respect for me.

But now, seeing the person who once humiliated him reduced to this state, that trace of hatred seems to have dissipated.

That's human nature; if you see your enemy living a miserable life, your hatred will become insignificant.

But if one's enemy is doing well, the hatred will intensify.

Besides, those two slaps back then were just a moment of anger, because money was so important back then. Two slaps for 1000 yuan wasn't so bad.

Now, none of the acquaintances he knew before the apocalypse are left in the entire camphor tree base.

This Jiang Sheng was someone Gao Tian knew. Gao Tian's mindset had undergone a tremendous change without him even realizing it.

Ten years—ten years can change a lot of things.

Hatred, and an inability to let go of pride.
"President Jiang, I forgive you." Gao Tian suddenly said out of the blue.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Sheng paused, first with surprise, then with horror:
"Brother Gao, I'm no longer the boss. You can just call me Xiao Jiang."

"Little Jiang?" Gao Tian almost laughed. "You must be twenty years older than me. Is it a bit too much for me to call you Little Jiang? I'll just call you Old Jiang."

Jiang Sheng wasn't sure if Gao Tian was really letting him go, so he complied:
"Brother Gao, you can call me whatever you want, is this force okay?"

"Let me rub the soles of your feet."

Gao Tian felt a strange sensation as he felt the friction on the soles of his feet.

This huge change in status and position is pretty cool.

"Where did you learn your body scrubbing technique? It's pretty good."

Jiang Sheng replied:
"Well, I used to take clients to massage parlors and bathhouses a lot when I was doing sales. I learned a bit from that experience."

"After joining Dazhangshu, I couldn't find a job. Unexpectedly, my frequent visits to bathhouses for scrubbing led me to this job."

"When did you join the Big Camphor Tree?" Gao Tian asked.

About six months ago, I saw an advertisement for Big Camphor Tree on a billboard in Fujian Province, and then I came here.

"What about before? Tell me how you've spent the last ten years?"

"Me? Sigh... I've lived like a stinking rat in the sewer all these years."

The two of them actually started chatting.

Moreover, the atmosphere of the chat was quite harmonious. They talked about their past before the apocalypse and how they had spent the past ten years.

It felt like old friends from many years ago, reunited and having endless topics to talk about.

A dozen minutes later, Jiang Sheng scrubbed Gao Tian's body clean.

Gao Tian had just come down from the city fortress and hadn't showered for a week, so he scrubbed off a lot of dirt.

In addition, because of Jiang Sheng, the resentment in her heart seemed to have vanished.

The dual comfort of body and mind made him feel like he was in a great state.

"Xiao Gao, you're all better now. Let's take a shower and then go upstairs for a massage," Team Leader Zhang said.

Gao Tian nodded and was about to leave when he suddenly stopped, turned around, and said to Jiang Sheng:

"It's not easy to find a job these days during the sea fog disaster. Next time I come, can you rub my face again?"

Upon hearing Gao Tian's words, Jiang Sheng instantly understood their meaning.

Gao Tian has truly forgiven himself.

Old Sun, who was standing nearby, saw this scene and began to consider his options.

He ran over and said with a smile:

"This leader is really magnanimous. No wonder he was able to become a level three staff member, hahaha."

Jiang Sheng also said gratefully:
"Thank you, Brother Gao."

Gao Tian waved his hand, turned around and left with Team Leader Zhang.

After the two went to the shower room, Old Sun turned around and looked at Jiang Sheng, sighing:

"You're really lucky; they're too kind to hold a grudge against you."

Jiang Sheng rubbed his still slightly flushed face and nodded slightly.

He looked towards the shower room with a very complicated expression.

Before his own death, he did many shady things to make money and didn't treat those living at the bottom of society as human beings. As karma brought him back, he finally reaped the bitter fruits of his evil deeds.

but
I've finally managed to keep this job.

After half an hour.

The massage room is upstairs.

Team Leader Zhang smiled and said to Gao Tian:

"Xiao Gao, you did a great job with what you did just now."

"There is a supervisory body in the big camphor tree that monitors all officials. If someone abuses their power or has serious moral problems, they will face scrutiny when they are promoted."

"Regarding what happened earlier, I was originally thinking of helping you talk to Old Liu from the patrol team and having them come over to check the fire safety of this shop, so that they could fire that bathhouse attendant themselves."

In this way, we don't have to do it ourselves, and we haven't violated any rules, so it won't affect our promotion.

"I didn't expect you to be able to let go. You have a good heart."

Gao Tian scratched his head and replied:
"Ten years have passed, and besides, he's doing so badly now, I don't even have the thought of revenge anymore."

On the contrary

His eyes held a hint of melancholy. "On the contrary, after all these years, he is still the only acquaintance I've ever met."

Team Leader Zhang smiled, then changed the subject, saying:
"Take a week off, then we'll head to the city fortress again. You should rest well this week."

Gao Tian nodded, about to ask some questions about the ammunition for the city's fortresses, but upon seeing the massage therapist in the room, he answered instead:
"Okay, Team Leader Zhang."

Team Leader Zhang lay down on the massage bed and soon fell asleep.

Gao Tian couldn't sleep, so he lay there quietly thinking about what had just happened.

He had only been with the Big Camphor Tree for three years; for the previous seven years, he had been working outside.

While he was out in the military, he was able to survive relatively well in this apocalyptic world thanks to what he had learned there.

After joining the camphor tree, he never expected to usher in a new life.

In the past two years, the number of military recruitment slots in Dazhangshu has increased significantly.

He stood out from a group of reserve candidates because of his previous military service experience.

And after a year as a reserve officer, he recently became a full member of the People's Armed Forces Brigade.

Benefits, housing conditions, and other aspects have all undergone completely new changes.

"This is wonderful," he said, resting his head on his hands and looking at the ceiling, feeling quite content.

After their massage, the two left the Camphor Tree Building and went to the entertainment center for a big meal.

After showering and eating, both of them were a little tired.

"Let's go back to the dorm and continue sleeping." Team Leader Zhang put his arm around Gao Le's shoulder and walked towards the bus stop.

The commercial district was brightly lit, and heavy snow was falling on the streetlights.

There were still quite a few pedestrians on the street, but they were walking in a hurry and did not want to linger in the snow for too long.

The sounds of gunfire could be heard in the distance.

Having just come down from the city's fortress, they naturally knew what the soldiers on the front lines of the battle faced.

The area inside and outside the camphor tree is almost like heaven and hell.

Outside, zombies roam the land, and the sea fog is thick, making death a constant possibility.

Inside, the lights are bright and the room is warm. It's a safe environment where you can eat, drink, and have fun all in one place.

This is the purpose of the city wall erected by the camphor tree.

It isolates people from all kinds of external dangers, providing them with a paradise-like sanctuary in the apocalypse.