I sell Coke in the doomsday

I reached out and brushed away the sawdust on the ground, picked up a broken piece of a wooden chair, and held it upright in front of me.

"You are not Qu Yunliu, and I am not Su Li."

"We're just two unlucky characters trapped in a stupid story."

"The real you is a young college student who still has dreams for the future. You will have your own job, your own house, your own wife and children."

"But unfortunately, because of those three bastards above, we were forced to follow their script and repeat it over and over again in the past ten years."

"Be angry, fight, betray others, be betrayed by others, and then die."

"Our original life is not so magnificent. We are ordinary, but it is also a complete life."

"Instead of being so fragmented now."

I looked at the wood chips in my hand, my eyes were dazed and absent-minded. I no longer paid attention to Qu Yunliu's reaction and just talked to myself.

"Everyone is the same. When we were little, we dreamed of becoming heroes."

"But being a hero seems to mean losing a lot of precious things."

"So, I don't want to be a hero. I want to go back to being the ordinary, mediocre me I used to be."

Upon hearing this, Qu Yunliu spoke bluntly.

"It's really worthless."

The corners of my mouth rose slightly, and instead of refutation, I answered very sincerely.

"Yes, I am such a useless person."

"I didn't have a big vision, so I'm actually a little surprised that I've made it this far."

"But……"

I put down the firewood in my hand and buried it in the sawdust on the ground. I lowered my brows and spoke in a low voice.

"But I should still be able to do something."

“These things may not be smart, and they may be like moths to a flame.”

“But I thought, I can definitely do something.”

There was a hint of surprise in Qu Yunliu's eyes, and then his gaze moved to the firewood that I buried in the sawdust. His expression changed slightly, and he suddenly asked me in a low voice.

"What can you do?"

I straightened my back and spoke loudly without any reservation.

"I can make everyone die, or return to their original lives."

"Although it's risky, I've already played ten games of bad chess. Even if the result might be a loss this time, I still want to overturn the chessboard."

"Everyone's life and death are like words that can be erased at will."

"Neither alive nor dead."

"So, even if it's the worst possible outcome, I think it should be to completely end this seemingly endless cycle."

"I hate this damn thing called reincarnation."

Chapter 138: Long time no see

Qu Yunliu looked at me for a long time with a dazed look. When the light fell, he narrowed his eyes, raised his middle finger to me, and said lightly.

"You are a very unconvincing lobbyist."

"But the good thing is, I hate the same things you hate."

As he spoke, Qu Yunliu stood up with the help of a chair, his body swaying slightly. He seemed to have become weaker than yesterday, but he didn't care about it at all. He just exhaled softly with a hint of amusement.

"I'll help you, but I won't do my best."

"Until you can come up with something worthy of my trying my best to help you."

I smiled bitterly, spread my hands helplessly and said.

"Wasn't the letter I sent you yesterday enough?"

Hearing this, Qu Yunliu subconsciously covered his chest with a subtle look in his eyes, but then he shook his head and said lightly.

"This is supposed to be mine, so of course it doesn't count."

As he was speaking, Qu Yunliu suddenly laughed at himself, pressed his chest, and said helplessly.

"Speaking of which, I always felt that the lack of family affection in my childhood was not something important to me, but now it seems that I really deceived even myself."

Hearing this, I stretched out my right hand thoughtfully, touched my chin, and said uncertainly.

"Perhaps it's because the memory she left you with was actually the only happy memory of your childhood?"

Upon hearing this, Qu Yunliu's mouth twitched and he answered mercilessly.

"You better shut up. I don't like people dissecting my childhood."

I smiled awkwardly and said nothing more. In my memory, people in the apocalypse had a strong desire to talk, so I responded subconsciously. I didn't expect Qu Yunliu was not one of them.

The topic came to an abrupt end. Qu Yunliu looked at me without saying a word, and I didn't say anything either.

I have long been accustomed to the silent atmosphere and don’t find it awkward. Instead, it makes me more natural.

Qu Yunliu obviously wanted to know something else, but he was waiting for me to speak up.

Finally, Qu Yunliu was defeated, his eyes flickering like a stubborn child, he asked in a low voice, somewhat embarrassed and reluctantly.

"She... is dead."

I closed my eyes, nodded slightly, and whispered.

"When I found her, there was only a pile of bones left. She died in a kindergarten. It seemed that she was working there."

Qu Yunliu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and quietly clenched his fists, but a stubborn and sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said coldly.

"Ha, that's interesting."

"She left her own child behind and went to the kindergarten to take care of other people's children. She is really loving."

“I admire her so much.”

As the taunts became more and more harsh, Qu Yunliu clenched his fists tighter and tighter, with such force that his knuckles turned slightly white.

I stood up slowly, not wanting to listen to this stubborn guy saying insincere words anymore.

After turning around, the bright sunlight was in front of me, a little dazzling. I put my hands in front of my eyes and walked forward.

"and many more!"

Just as I was about to step out of this shabby wooden house, Qu Yunliu suddenly called me, his voice unusually panicked.

I stopped but didn't turn around. I turned my back to Qu Yunliu and spoke softly.

"Anything else?"

After calling me, Qu Yunliu became hesitant again. After hesitating for a long time, he asked me in a very low voice.

"Did you... collect her remains?"

My back was turned to Qu Yunliu, so naturally I couldn't see his face, and I just replied softly.

"I don't know how many dead bodies I see every day. If I have to collect their remains, it will take up a lot of my time."

After the words fell, there was a brief silence, and then a burst of hurried footsteps was heard. However, when they were about to reach me, the footsteps slowed down, and Qu Yunliu's voice also slowly sounded.

"Don't use such a simple provocation."

"I'm not this stupid."

I listened quietly to Qu Yunliu's words. After he finished speaking, I slowly turned around and spoke lightly.

"What are you barking at?"

Qu Yunliu's face froze, and for a moment he couldn't find the words to fight back, so he could only stand there in a daze.

I looked at Qu Yunliu deeply, turned around resolutely, stepped forward, and said lightly.

"If you want to collect your mother's body, follow me."

"If nothing unexpected happens, this will be your last chance to see her in this life."

Tap, tap, tap, I strode forward without looking back, not caring if anyone was following me. But before I had walked far, I heard the sound of footsteps approaching me in a hurry.

Qu Yunliu quickly chased after me, his face dark, walked side by side with me, and said coldly.

"You're really not likable at all."

I glanced at him, rolled my eyes and said indifferently.

"I didn't come into this world just to please you."

The rest of the time was filled with long silence, and Qu Yunliu and I didn't say another word.

He got in the car and drove away from the shield stronghold. When the shield stronghold was gradually out of sight, Qu Yunliu looked at the scenery outside the window, somewhat absent-minded.

After a long time, the car drove through the dense group of zombies, passed through the streets and alleys of the city, and finally stopped in front of a kindergarten.

I got out of the car first and checked the surroundings. After making sure there were not many zombies, I opened the door and called Qu Yunliu to get out of the truck.

After Qu Yunliu got off the car, he frowned and looked around, as if he was looking for something, but even so, he didn't say a word.

I ignored Qu Yunliu's inquiring gaze, kicked open the door of the dilapidated kindergarten and walked inside. Qu Yunliu hesitated for a moment, but still followed me.

The kindergarten had long been dilapidated, with bloody palm prints remaining on the originally white walls. I walked into the building with Qu Yunliu. The long corridor seemed a little dim because there was no lighting.

There were cute stickers prepared for children on the wall, with various anthropomorphic animals posing in smiling faces. However, with the dim light at the moment and the black bloodstains on the side, they seemed a bit scary.

Following my memory, I brought Qu Yunliu to the storage room and slowly opened the door.

The not-so-spacious storage room was now covered in gray, with a large spider web in the corner.

A skeleton lay quietly on the dusty ground. The skull was completely devoid of flesh and blood, and was empty.

"It's her."

I spoke softly, moving slightly to make room. Qu Yunliu looked at the skeleton with a gloomy expression, walked over in a trance, knelt on his knees, and held up the skull with trembling arms.

His fingers gently brushed across the white bones, and Qu Yunliu's expression seemed to be both crying and laughing, as if he was recalling the appearance of his mother in his past memories. He moved his mouth again and again, as if he wanted to call out the long-lost title, but he couldn't say it.

I tactfully turned around, walked out of the room and closed the door. At this moment, I finally heard Qu Yunliu's very low voice.

"mom."

"My son...is here to see you."

Chapter 139 Test?

I walked out of the long corridor, leaving the space filled with dust and the smell of decay to the bones of Qu Yunliu and his mother.

I have no interest in what happens in that space, and I am not at all moved by Qu Yunliu's reunion with his mother.

All that's left for me is to wait.

I have heard and seen too many stories, and perhaps the emotional detachment has made me less emotional, but unfortunately I have not become more rational because of this.

The dark clouds in the sky gathered and dispersed, and after the snow melted, it flowed down the broken roof, dripped onto the ground, and formed a small puddle.

I don’t know how much time has passed, but the sun is about to set below the horizon, and it’s almost time for the zombies to become active.

With a muffled sound, Qu Yunliu wrapped the corpse in a piece of white cloth. He looked at me calmly and asked softly.

"Can you help me find something suitable for an urn?"

I was silent for a moment, then looked around, scratched my head with my hand, and said.

"When it gets dark, the zombies will become very active. Once a zombie tide occurs, it will be several times larger than the zombie tide during the day."

Qu Yunliu glanced at me calmly, his face showing no sadness or joy. He asked back as if he didn't understand what I said.

"so what."

Looking at Qu Yunliu's somewhat indifferent reaction, the corner of my mouth curled up and then I sighed.

"I didn't bring you here to improve the zombies' food problem. I don't think I can keep your body intact in the zombie tide."

Upon hearing this, Qu Yunliu narrowed his eyes slightly, without any sign of worry, and spoke calmly.