Zhao Guangxin felt a sharp pain, as if pricked by needles, and his voice was hoarse:

"Don't talk nonsense. Your Brother Shen is dead. The current leader of the base is Wang Jiafu."

"I don't believe it!" Zhao Yue shook her head like a rattle-drum. "How could someone as capable as Brother Shen die... I don't believe it unless you let me see his body with my own eyes!"

"They're all dead! Dead in the zombie horde! Where am I supposed to find their bodies?!" Zhao Guang said, exasperated, shaking his sister's shoulders repeatedly.

When Shen Chengyin saved him, he witnessed Shen Chengyin being pierced through the chest by a low-level zombie's claw, with blood splattering all over his face.

How could a person survive an injury of that severity?

After pushing him to a safe place, Shen Chengyin was immediately swallowed up by the horde of zombies. He screamed in despair but heard no response.

Later, it was Wang Jiafu who led a group to rescue him and fight off the zombie horde.

Hatred, pain, grievance, resentment.

Zhao Guang felt a mix of emotions.

He was among the first group of superhumans to come to the base with Shen Chengyin. At the beginning of the base's establishment, 80% of the supplies were provided by Shen Chengyin, and the location was also decided upon through discussions among everyone.

Shen Chengyin was handsome and capable, and his sister liked him, which made him very happy at the time.

But now that people are dead, they hope to be worth a few steamed buns in the apocalypse.

Zhao Guang dared not tell his sister about being threatened by Wang Jiafu to slander Shen Chengyin, for fear that his sister would hate him.

So far, he has only told Zhao Yue that Shen Chengyin is dead and the leader has changed, without saying anything else.

"Didn't Brother Shen have spatial abilities? He's dead, so where did all those supplies go?!"

Zhao Yue suddenly seemed like a different person. She stared intently into Zhao Guang's eyes and loudly questioned, "With all the supplies exposed, such a large target, didn't you see a single person when the zombies besieged the city?!"

The girl's tears, which she had been holding back for so long, finally fell again, one after another.

But this time, Zhao Guang did not wipe away his sister's tears.

He stood there, stunned.

In a later announcement, Wang Jiafu clearly stated that Shen Chengyin was dead. After Shen Chengyin's death, a massive amount of supplies exploded within the space, almost enough to fill the entire warehouse.

Wang Jiafu claimed that these supplies were all privately hoarded by Shen Chengyin and were not recorded on the base's public notice. He then threatened him to give false testimony, proving that Shen Chengyin was an extremely selfish and despicable person.

Wang Jiafu had such a good reputation among the survivors that after losing Shen Chengyin as their pillar of support, no one would choose not to believe him.

As a result, Shen Chengyin was labeled a tyrannical ruler and was despised by thousands after his death.

But Zhao Yue's words have now awakened him.

If Shen Chengyin dies immediately in the zombie horde when the city is besieged, the supplies in the space will definitely explode and scatter all over the ground.

It's impossible that so many supplies went unnoticed.

Zhao Guangxi's heart was pounding like a drum.

Perhaps... perhaps Shen Chengyin wasn't dead when he was swallowed by the zombie horde?

He died after being taken away by Wang Jiafu, which explains why the supplies in Shen Chengyin's space were neatly arranged in Wang Jiafu's warehouse.

After figuring everything out, Zhao Guang was trembling all over.

His knees buckled and he knelt upright in front of Zhao Yue.

Zhao Yue was crying, but when she saw her brother covered in cold sweat, she immediately stopped crying.

She crawled over and helped Zhao Guang up, a hint of expectation in her eyes. "Brother, did you remember something?"

Zhao Guang said nothing, he just shook his head frantically.

It turns out that Shen Chengyin was still alive when he betrayed her.

If Shen Chengyin were still conscious... if Shen Chengyin could still hear.

What will Shen Chengyin think?

The person he risked his life to save betrayed him.

Zhao Guang gritted his teeth, knelt on the bed in pain, and growled.

"Brother, where do you feel unwell? I'll call someone for you—" Zhao Yue called out, but Zhao Guang covered her mouth halfway through.

"Zhao Yue, you are not allowed to mention Shen Chengyin in front of me from now on."

Zhao Yue was startled by her brother's tone. She turned her head and looked at him in shock, making sure he was serious.

Zhao Guang kept his head down, so he didn't see the hint of disappointment in his sister's eyes.

"...Brother, but Brother Shen is our hero."

"A person is dead, so what! Why keep bringing him up!" Zhao Guang yelled at his sister, nearly collapsing.

Zhao Yue stared at Zhao Guang with a stubborn look of anger, doubt, and hostility.

"Brother, you know perfectly well that Brother Shen is a good person and a good leader, so why won't you let me say it?! If Brother Shen were still alive, he would definitely hate you."

"That's what I deserve, I deserve it, okay!"

Zhao Guang staggered back to the door. "Zhao Yue, from today onwards you cannot step out of the house. I will have someone deliver your meals every day."

"elder brother!"

The door was slammed shut, and Zhao Yue sat stiffly on the bed.

Ah Han is telling the truth... Brother Shen is really sorry.

They are the ones who harmed Brother Shen.

Zhao Yue remembered the note Su Han had given him and immediately took it out and unfolded it.

If you're interested in collaborating, you can leave a note outside the window.

*

More than a month passed peacefully at the base. During this time, a few faint rumbling sounds came from near the base at night, but the sound was not loud, so no one paid any attention to it.

Only Wang Jiafu was terrified by the explosions. He got up in the middle of the night and went to Tang Qiao's house, forcibly dragging him out of bed.

"Shouldn't all the bombs that were planted have been cleared out? There shouldn't be any secondary explosions?"

Tang Qiao yawned. "I personally led the team to clean it up thoroughly, making sure no trace was left."

"Take some men and go check it out. I think I heard another bomb explosion."

Wang Jiafu felt numb all over.

He felt something was wrong when half of the supplies disappeared from the warehouse. He had a premonition that Shen Chengyin was back.

He not only returned, but he also sought revenge.

Wang Jiafu felt that the place was haunted. He hadn't believed in such things before, but now he really wanted to find a temple to pray at.

It's a pity that in this apocalyptic world, there's no temple for him to worship at.

"Chief, you're too stressed," Tang Qiao said, patting Wang Jiafu's shoulder reassuringly. "I didn't hear any explosion."

Wang Jiafu was still worried, so he called over a few more guards on night duty, but they all said they hadn't heard anything.

"Chief, have you been working too hard lately?"

In a post-apocalyptic world where firearms are rampant, what's there to be nervous about?

Wang Jiafu dared not admit that he had something to hide, and decided to go to the site where the building had been blown up the next day at daybreak.

At daybreak the next day, Wang Jiafu immediately led two elite teams to set off. Unfortunately, they were stopped as soon as they reached the city gate.

Today, about half of those leaving the city are "lower class" people. Since Wang Jiafu's decree was implemented, the number of lower class people in the city has decreased sharply, and more than half of them have died outside.

The remaining people also had to leave the city, otherwise they would starve to death inside.

In the past few days, there have been several cases of ordinary survivors in the base starving to death.

The group of "lower class" people queuing to leave the city immediately spotted Wang Jiafu at the very front of the line.

"leader!"

"It's the leader!!"

At the very back of the line, an old man in his sixties rushed out without a second thought.

The guard next to Wang Jiafu immediately stepped forward, but the old man did not overstep his bounds and knelt down a few meters away from Wang Jiafu.

"Chief! Please spare our lives! Chief Shen promised that ordinary people in the base could also survive, which is why my two sons brought me here!"

Now both of my sons are dead. They were farmers, they didn't know how to fight! To support their useless father, they both went to their deaths outside the city!

The old man knelt on the ground and kowtowed twice, his withered face immediately covered in blood.

The crowd could no longer bear to watch.

Those who know the old man well know that he had twin sons late in life, and his two sons were only in their twenties when they died a few days ago.

They survived the turmoil of the early post-apocalyptic period, only to die in a cannibalistic city disguised as a safe haven.

After he knelt down, many others followed suit.

A whole group of people were kneeling, and they were all elderly.

Almost all the young, ordinary people died outside the city a few days ago.

Upon hearing Shen Chengyin's name, a ferocious glint instantly appeared in Wang Jiafu's eyes.

He squatted down, not helping the old man up, "Uncle, it's not that I want to force you to your death, but our base is short of supplies right now, there's really no other way..."

In the end, Wang Jiafu also showed a pained expression, and those who did not know him might have really been deceived.

Wang Jiafu said a few words and then led his guards around the kneeling crowd to leave the city.

The old man kneeling on the ground knew that he would die whether he left the city or not, so he desperately crawled forward a couple of times, lunged forward, and grabbed Wang Jiafu's trouser leg.

Other survivors in the same situation as the elderly also rushed to help.

Wang Jiafu could no longer hide the disgust and revulsion on his face. He kicked them away violently while ordering the guards, "Drag them away!"

The guards brought out this time were all Wang Jiafu's confidants, and upon hearing the order, they raised their guns without hesitation.

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