Chapter 609 A Cruel Era

Everyone around me turned their attention to me, seemingly wanting me to make the decision. I looked at Liu Tian, ​​who seemed a little exasperated, and said to the people around me, "How about this, Lao Guang, you come with me to find Xiao Li, and the rest of you go back to the car and wait for us to come back."

"knew!"

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed and then moved away from the alley.

Liu Tian stared at me fiercely, I don't know what he was thinking.

I beckoned to Lao Guang beside me and said, "Let's go find Xiao Li."

After Xiao Li's hand was broken, he fell into a coma and we don't know his current condition. If he is still alive, we can't let him die out there.

Old Guang followed beside me, glanced behind him to make sure no one was around, and then said, "Um, Lu Xiaonan, there's something I'm not sure if I should say."

"What did you say?" I asked, puzzled.

Old Guang said, "I feel that once you go back, Liu Tian will definitely not let you off the hook. With his vindictive nature, if you make him lose face in front of everyone, he definitely won't let it go when you get back. So I advise you to leave now and take advantage of the opportunity to leave us. I can also see that with your abilities, you can live well anywhere."

Upon hearing this, I said, "Old Guang, thank you for reminding me, but I'm not leaving now. And I think even if I go back, he definitely won't lay a hand on me."

"Why?" Old Guang didn't understand.

I said, "Intuitively, given how much he values ​​his reputation, would it benefit him to actually attack me over this? Probably not. And even if he dared to, do you think I would let him get away with it? Who would live or die then is still uncertain. Lao Guang, let me ask you one question: if I really ended up fighting Liu Tian, ​​who would you support?"

When Lao Guang heard this question, he hesitated and seemed to find it difficult to answer.

I said, "If you can't say it, then don't say it."

“No…” Lao Guang said, “I definitely support you, but Liu Tian…”

I said, "Liu Tian is the kind of person who can't cause any trouble. If he really dares to go too far, just kill him, and then there won't be any problems."

“Just kill him…” Old Guang was terrified by my words.

I saw his expression and realized that he seemed to have some difficulty accepting the idea of ​​killing.

I asked, "When you were in the office building, didn't you witness any murders?"

Old Guang shook his head. "I've never seen anyone kill someone. I've heard that Liu Tian seems to have killed someone, but I've never seen it with my own eyes."

I then asked, "Have there ever been any internal conflicts within the office building?"

Lao Guang said, "We're all a bunch of rough men, and none of us have women, so we don't have any ulterior motives. As long as we have food to eat, we don't care. As for conflicts, we only argue about a few cigarettes when we're playing cards. There really aren't any serious conflicts."

I nodded and said, "I understand."

The situation in office buildings is actually quite easy to understand. Everyone is just trying to make a living and won't really work for the people above them. As long as they have a safe place to live and can be fed, everything is fine.

As for conflicts, they are unlikely to occur.

Given this situation, things become much easier. Now that Lao Guang and the others have basically accepted my existence, as long as what I do next aligns with their wishes, there shouldn't be any major problems.

As for Liu Tian, ​​I hope he doesn't come looking for trouble. If he tries to cause me trouble, I don't mind killing him.

When Lao Guang and I arrived at the shop, before we even went inside, we saw a zombie staggering around. The zombie was missing its left hand, and its severed wrist was wrapped in gauze.

Lao Guang and I stood outside the shop, staring at Xiao Li, who had turned into a zombie, and sighed helplessly.

Old Guang asked, puzzled, "Why is this happening? Didn't you say there was no problem?"

I said, "If he had just been bitten by a zombie, cutting off his hand might not be a problem. But he's been bitten for too long, so even if I cut off his hand, it wouldn't make a difference. Since he's already turned into a zombie, there's no need for us to stay here any longer. Let's go back."

"Wait a moment," Lao Guang said, pushing open the door and entering the shop.

I don't know what he's up to, but he certainly won't go looking for trouble.

After entering the shop, Lao Guang pulled out a dagger and plunged it into the back of Xiao Li's head. Xiao Li, who had already turned into a zombie, instantly collapsed and died.

After Lao Guang finished doing all this, he came out of the shop and said to me, "Let's go."

I didn't say a word and went back the way we came with Lao Guang.

On the way back, Lao Guang said, "I never thought Xiao Li would die. Before we came out, he asked me if we should have a contest to see who killed more zombies, but I never expected him to die."

I patted him on the shoulder and said, "In this day and age, it's inevitable that things like this will happen. All you can do is live well. If you have friends, protect them and help them live. That's the meaning of our lives in this world."

Old Guang looked at me and asked, "Do you have any friends?"

I said, "Yes."

"Would you be willing to give your life for him?"

I nodded and said, "Yes."

Old Guang asked, "Tell me, is Xiao Li's death Liu Tian's fault?"

I was taken aback and didn't answer directly. Instead, I asked, "Do you think this was his fault?"

Old Guang nodded and said, "Okay."

"Then let's leave it at that."

Old Guang's eyes were filled with tears: "Actually, from the beginning I felt that Liu Tian didn't understand anything, but he kept pretending to know everything. There were clearly many zombies in front of the alley, but he insisted on leading people to rush over, causing Xiao Li and the others to die. If he had been willing to back down at that time, they might not have died."

I said, "So? Are you planning to avenge them?"

Lao Guang shook his head. "How could I possibly have that ability? Besides, once we get back, Liu Tian will definitely use other people's power to deal with us. He might even spread rumors in the office building to shut me down. No matter what we say then, no one will believe us."

I said, "Don't think too much about it. If you can't get revenge, just endure it for now. You'll be able to kill him sooner or later."

Old Guang smiled bitterly, "I don't dare to kill him. I just want him to know how stupid he is. If he'll apologize, that will be enough."

Looking at Lao Guang's expression, I couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that they had never adapted to this cruel era.

(End of this chapter)