I sell Coke in the doomsday

A fleeting tenderness flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, and he spoke softly.

"What a silly child."

I raised my eyes slightly and looked at the middle-aged man next to me with some surprise.

"Are you a surgeon?"

The middle-aged man glanced at me casually and said calmly.

"In fact, in this era, the only surgery I can perform as a surgeon is amputation."

"And there is no means of anesthesia."

“I feel more like a butcher.”

I didn't care. Tongtong was sleeping soundly on my shoulder. In order not to disturb her, I reached out my hand carefully and said to the middle-aged man with a smile.

"Let's get to know each other again, Qu Yunliu."

The middle-aged man seemed a little stunned. He put his glasses back on his nose, held my hand, and spoke briefly.

"Lü Ruisheng."

Lu Ruisheng withdrew his hand and asked calmly.

"You seem to have a crush on the doctor?"

I nodded slightly and spoke slowly.

"This isn't a strange thing, especially in this world. I don't need to explain the value of doctors."

Lu Ruisheng lowered his eyelids slightly, clasped his hands together, and spoke softly with a stern face.

"I don't think I am worthy of respect. I didn't become a doctor to save lives. I just became a doctor because the salary is good."

I really like Lu Ruisheng's personality. He is straightforward. Although he looks cold, I like him very much.

Under the candlelight, no one was watching us, so we started chatting about all sorts of things.

"Don't you like being a doctor?"

Lu Ruisheng neither nodded nor shook his head, and spoke calmly.

"It's not a matter of liking it or not, it's just work."

"In fact, I don't have any high awareness. I have never donated blood and I have no plans to donate my body."

"Being a doctor is just a way for me to make a living. I don't think it's anything special."

I smiled and shook my head, then said.

"But at least, you saved many people before the end of the world."

Hearing this, Lu Ruisheng suddenly fell silent. The dim candlelight reflected on his thick glasses made him look inexplicably lonely.

"The operation was not always successful. I would often see people die and watch the white sheet slowly cover the body."

"Some of the deceased were very old, while others were only a few years old."

"Some patients' families were very poor. In order to raise enough money for the operation, they mortgaged their houses and took out loans, but in the end all we gave them was a corpse."

“I always have a hard time convincing myself that I’m doing a noble profession.”

"Even if it's a devil's exchange, I will fulfill my promise and exchange it for equal value."

“But sometimes, we can only watch the families go into debt but only get a body.”

Lu Ruisheng clenched his hands, looked at the burning candle, and said softly.

"This job gives me a good salary and a good living condition."

"There is nothing to complain about and nothing to respect."

I have heard that some people develop depression after becoming doctors, and their probability of suffering from depression is four times that of the general population.

Now it seems that this probability may not be exaggerated.

This topic was a bit heavy. Seeing Lu Ruisheng's silence, I glanced at Chen Ben, who was resting with his eyes closed in a wheelchair in the distance, and deliberately changed the subject and asked.

"By the way, is this village your base? I'm curious how you guys managed to survive until now."

Lu Ruisheng glanced at me, obviously feeling that the change of topic was a bit abrupt, but he was not like those two talkative guys like Ajie and Cangwu. He did not mock my clumsiness, but answered quite seriously.

"To be precise, this is half of our base."

"Every year when the weather is warm and zombie activities are active, we come to this place. There are fewer zombies here and it is safer."

As he spoke, Lu Ruisheng glanced at Chen Ben who was sitting in a wheelchair and spoke softly.

"Chen Ben is a very smart and capable child."

“It is because of him that we are able to survive till now.”

I frowned slightly and glanced at Chen Ben, quite puzzled. As a person with disabled legs, Chen Ben's physical strength is not outstanding, and intelligence does not seem to be that important to those zombies that cannot communicate.

"How did he do that?"

Hearing my question, Lu Ruisheng shook his head, with some doubt in his eyes, and spoke to me slowly.

"In fact, I have no way to explain it clearly."

"Maybe it's because he has a special talent. Chen Ben can always detect the movements of the zombies and choose the safest route."

"And he also discovered another stronghold. That stronghold was just like a paradise."

"There are all kinds of vegetables and fruits. Most importantly, we don't need to take care of the plants. Every time we go back, we get a good harvest."

"It may be unbelievable, but it really happened before my eyes."

"So, the way our group survives is to return to that base every four months."

"After getting enough supplies, we will return here. Of course, in winter, we can stay here for a long time."

Hearing this, I couldn't help but ask.

"Why do we have to go back every four months? Wouldn't it be safer to bring more food and reduce the number of trips?"

Lu Ruisheng paused, and there was suddenly a hint of doubt between his brows. He reached out to adjust his glasses, frowned, and said with a strange look.

"Yeah, why?"

"Why have we never noticed something so simple?"

This reaction was beyond my expectations. It's not something so unexpected that no one should have mentioned it.

Lu Ruisheng's expression became more and more strange. He was thinking hard. Suddenly, he stood up and walked towards Chen Ben, who was resting with his eyes closed, with a questioning expression.

I stayed where I was, watching Lu Ruisheng stride towards Chen Ben. When Chen Ben noticed someone approaching, he immediately opened his eyes.

I saw Lu Ruisheng standing in front of Chen Ben, whispering something. Chen Ben listened quietly with a smile on his face, but his eyes inadvertently stayed on me for a moment.

Afterwards, Chen Ben smiled and said something to Lu Ruisheng. After just a short moment, Lu Ruisheng turned around and walked towards me again.

Lu Ruisheng sat next to me again and spoke lightly without waiting for me to ask.

"Let's not talk about this topic anymore."

"I... am not in a position to answer this question."

Chapter 156 Caution

"Let's not talk about this topic anymore."

"I... am not in a position to answer this question."

I don’t know if it was my illusion, but Lu Ruisheng’s tone became cold and distant. Although he had always been lukewarm, he suddenly seemed to become even more distant.

I frowned slightly and subconsciously looked up at Chen Ben who was sitting in the wheelchair, but found that Chen Ben was also looking at me with a gentle expression and a smile with his eyes narrowed.

Then, I naturally shifted my gaze away from Chen Ben and lowered my head again. Lu Ruisheng, who had talked to me for a long time before, didn't say anything anymore.

I smiled helplessly. This time I was indeed the one who was meddling too much.

Everyone has their secrets, especially a small group that has survived to this day.

I don't want to do anything and I don't want to know anything. Since they can survive until now relying on their secrets, there is no reason for me to say anything.

As the candle burned, Lu Ruisheng didn't say another word to me, as if he was afraid of accidentally leaking important information.

After the candle was half burned, Jasmine blew out the candle at Chen Ben's instruction. I held the sleepy Tongtong and put her on the bed in the small compartment.

It was more like two wooden boards than a bed, covered with blackened sheets, no quilt and no pillows.

When I put Tongtong down, Tongtong opened her eyes dazedly, looked at me, and then naturally put her arms around my neck, making me stand in a bent position.

"do not go."

Tongtong, who was in a daze, whispered in my ear like a spoiled child, and her slightly hot breath blew into my ears, making them a little itchy.

I smiled and was about to say something when I heard a crisp sound behind me.

pat!

When we looked back, we saw Jasmine holding the blind little girl, looking at us awkwardly, and a wooden pillow fell on the ground.

"..."

In silence, Jasmine and I looked at each other. Looking at his embarrassed and clear eyes, my old face turned red. I pulled Tongtong's hand off my neck and whispered in her ear.

"Be careful."

After that, I stood up shamelessly and watched Jasmine awkwardly comfort the little girl and sleep on another wooden board.

The little girl called Little Orange by Lu Ruisheng was very well-behaved. Although she was reluctant to leave Jasmine, she did not make any noise and slept obediently on the hard wooden board as arranged by Jasmine.

After settling Xiaojuzi down, Jasmine and I walked out of the simple cubicle together and slept on the hard wooden board near the cubicle door in the dark.

The board that belonged to me was supported by the two boxes containing books and bullets.

The wooden board was very narrow and hard, not as comfortable as sleeping in a car. Fortunately, I had slept among a pile of dead bodies before, so I could easily accept this hard wooden board.

These people fell asleep quickly, and soon, snoring sounds were heard in the room.

I wasn't sleepy at all, I just squinted my eyes and remained alert.

At this moment, Jasmine, who was sleeping opposite me, suddenly turned over. I looked up and saw the boy lying on the wooden board, looking at me and asked curiously.

"Uncle Qu, where are you going?"

I had nothing to do, so I answered softly.

"We're going to the beach."

"seaside?"

In the darkness, Jasmine's eyes suddenly lit up, and she seemed to be very interested in this topic, and she sighed softly.

"I really envy."

"I have never seen the sea in my life."

I smiled and asked nonchalantly.

"So you want to come with us?"

Hearing this, Jasmine was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and said with a bit of disappointment.

"No, I still have to take care of Xiaoju, I can't leave."

I just asked casually, but after hearing Jasmine's answer, I became interested and asked again.

"Xiaoju is not your sister, why are you so nice to her?"

To my surprise, Jasmine's eyes became a little unnatural, a little evasive, and seemed a little guilty. After stammering a few meaningless syllables, he suddenly lowered his head, leaned it against the wooden board, and spoke in a low voice.

"I...I...I...I don't want to have nightmares anymore."

It was a puzzling answer, but seeing Jasmine's painful and self-blaming expression, I couldn't ask any further.

I turned over and lay flat on my back, looking at the dark roof, and whispered.

"Go to sleep, silly boy."

"Don't think about things you can't figure out. This is a good way to cure insomnia."

However, after a moment of silence, Jasmine took the initiative to talk to me again.