Chapter 38: The Heart of the People in the End Times
When Xu Zhiyang heard these words, disgust was almost unconcealable in his eyes.
A person without humanity is nothing!
You may be brothers today, but you may stab someone in the back tomorrow.
Xu Zhiyang became more and more angry, with a faint red light appearing in his eyes. Suddenly, Zhu Ci coughed, which made Xu Zhiyang wake up immediately.
The young man placed the fruit plate heavily on the coffee table and said to Zhu Ci, "Brother! I want a beautiful woman to hug me too!"
Zhu Ci looked over expressionlessly: "Stop messing around."
"I'm not making a fuss!"
"You are not an adult, you are not allowed to do that."
Xu Zhiyang was unhappy and sat up straight. "I've already had a girlfriend! Why can't I be hugged by Xiangxiang's beautiful sister?!"
Wang Xiangcheng forgot what he was going to say after being disturbed by the naughty kid. He looked at the young boy and asked, "Is this yours?"
Xu Zhiyang reached out to hug the beauty next to him, and Zhu Ci took the opportunity to sit next to him, put his arms around Xu Zhiyang's neck and held him in his arms.
"My younger brother, Xu Xiaoyang."
"Xu Xiaoyang?" Wang Xiangcheng said with an ambiguous smile, "Brother, at least make it up with the same last name."
Xu Zhiyang took the opportunity to lie on top of Zhu Ci and interrupted, "We have the same father but different mothers. Our father was a playboy. He married my brother's mother, a gentle and virtuous woman, but he wasn't satisfied and cheated on my mother. Poor mother, a young girl, was deceived by him. She didn't even know she was the mistress until I was two years old!"
Xu Zhiyang spat and said, "Oh, man!"
Congratulations: "..."
Wang Xiangcheng: “…”
Wang Xiangcheng smiled stiffly: "I didn't expect your family situation to be so complicated."
"That's right!" Xu Zhiyang seemed to have found a confidant and started playing the victim: "Brother, you don't know, our father, who lived a life of debauchery, was a complete scumbag! When I was in school, he changed girlfriends every month. I guess this scumbag behavior was inherited from my dad!"
Wang Xiangcheng: “…”
Xu Zhiyang slapped his thigh, a look of regret on his face. "It's a pity that I haven't seen any beautiful women since the apocalypse. I only have an ex-girlfriend who quarrels with me every day, and her brother often helps her bully me."
This was the first time that Zhu Ci found it difficult to hold back his laughter. When he heard Xu Zhiyang pretending to complain, he quickly rubbed his head to comfort him.
"By the way, Brother Wang, where did you take my ex-girlfriend? Although she's not as pretty as the girl next to her, we were dating after all. Can you call her over? I'm quite worried about her."
Wang Xiangcheng was puzzled: "Ex-girlfriend?"
Xu Zhiyang nodded: "Yes, it's the girl you brought back. The little boy is her younger brother."
"Oh, I see." Wang Xiangcheng suddenly realized, "Don't worry, your girlfriend is fine. She and her brother are resting in the guest room at the back. I also had someone get a mutant sheep for your dog to eat."
Xu Zhiyang smiled, his eyes shining. "Thank you, big brother! You are such a good person! You are so kind to us brothers, just like we are family!"
Wang Xiangcheng laughed heartily. It was obvious that Xu Zhiyang's flattery had hit the right spot. He suddenly remembered something and pretended to be indifferent and asked.
"Your brother looks smart and lively. Is he also an Evolver?"
"Of course!" Xu Zhiyang raised his chin proudly, put his fingertips in the empty cup in front of him, and soon filled it with water.
Wang Xiangcheng looked a little strange, "...that's it?"
Xu Zhiyang nodded, as if presenting a treasure: "Yes, this water is very clean and drinkable! But my ability is limited. I can only make one bottle a day."
“…Haha…good, that’s amazing.”
Wang Xiangcheng didn't want to talk too much with the naughty kid, so he quickly changed the subject.
"Speaking of which, where did you originally want to go?"
Zhu Ci saw that the young man beside him was tired of talking, so he took over the conversation: "Imperial Capital."
"The Imperial Capital." Wang Xiangcheng lit a cigarette, smiled and shook his head, "That place is not a good place. Now the Imperial Capital only has one Hope Base left. That's where the psychics and evolvers gather, and there are talents everywhere."
Zhu Ci: "There's nothing we can do. Our father is still in the imperial capital."
Wang Xiangcheng shook off the ash from his cigarette and said, "Brother, please stay with me. The sixth position in the Six Gods Gang is still vacant. If you stay, you won't have to worry about food and drink, and you'll be surrounded by beautiful women. How wonderful!"
Zhu Ci pondered for a moment and did not refuse immediately: "Let me think about it."
Wang Xiangcheng's smile deepened. "Okay! It's daybreak now. I'll have someone take you to the dormitory building in the back to rest."
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiyang quickly jumped up and said, "Brother! What about my ex-girlfriend?"
"I'll have someone bring it to you in a moment."
"Okay! Thank you, big brother!"
Wang Xiangcheng called the tall and thin man in, and Xu Zhiyang then realized that this bamboo-like man was called Li Chang.
When Li Chang came back in, his expression had changed. He nodded and bowed to ask the two men to leave: "Brothers, follow me."
As Xu Zhiyang passed by the beautiful woman next to him, he reached out and lifted her chin, smiling at her. "Sister, my brother is an old monk and doesn't understand romance. Don't be angry! You are very beautiful!"
Congratulations: "..."
"Stop making trouble." Zhu Ci pressed the back of the boy's head and took him away.
Wang Xiangcheng watched the two leave with a smile, but when the door closed again, his smile immediately disappeared. "Second Brother, what do you think of Zhu Ci?"
A tall man walked out from the darkness in the corner and said in a hoarse voice: "Brother, Zhu Ci is a former special forces soldier, I'm afraid..."
"Strike the snake at its most vulnerable part. This little brother of his must be very important to him. If we can control Xu Xiaoyang, are we still afraid that his brother won't agree?"
"You mean to get the potion..."
"Um."
"But Zhu Ci cares deeply about his brother. If something happens... it's probably not going to end well."
Wang Xiangcheng grinned fiercely, his wrinkled eyes flashing with bloodthirsty ferocity. "The antidote is in our hands. Why would we be afraid that he won't obey?"
.
After leaving Wang Xiangcheng's place, Li Chang took the two of them directly to the backyard. It was almost eight o'clock in the morning and most people had already gotten up.
When Xu Zhiyang saw the people in the backyard, he was slightly surprised. He didn't expect that the Six Gods Gang had so many people.
There were people coming and going in the corridor of the dormitory building, most of them carrying basins to wash up. There was laughter and chatter, mostly men, and few women.
There is a large open space downstairs. After the apocalypse, plants broke through the concrete floor, so the Liushen Gang simply removed the grass and planted vegetables and fruits.
"Plants grow very fast, can vegetables be grown?" Xu Zhiyang asked Zhu Ci.
Li Chang, who was leading the way, heard this and quickly replied, "Some men in the gang who don't have special abilities will be assigned to weed. Several people will take turns guarding the area every half an hour."
As they were talking, Li Chang and the other two passed by a field. Xu Zhiyang accidentally saw a strong man with whip marks all over his back bending over to weed.
The weather is a bit cold now. Although it is still summer, the temperature has dropped to more than ten degrees. Xu Zhiyang feels a bit cold even wearing a sweatshirt.
But this strong man was only wearing a pair of tattered wide trousers that barely covered his body. The scars on his back from being whipped were black and covered with thick blood scabs.
In fact, it was expected that there would be bullying here, but what really broke Xu Zhiyang's defense was the little boy next to the strong man who was almost completely covered by weeds.
His shirt was torn and he was emaciated, with only a layer of skin covering his skeleton.
It's frightening how thin he is.
This was the first time Xu Zhiyang saw the cruelty of this era after being reborn in the apocalypse.
A hand reached out to block his view.
The blessing sounded like the cool sound of a mountain stream in Xu Zhiyang's ears.
"Don't look."
"Is that a child? He can't stand up straight, seems to be shaking all the time, and there's an iron chain around his neck..."
A trace of pity flashed in Xu Zhiyang's eyes.
"That chain is thicker than my arm, and they also..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhu Ci covered Xu Zhiyang's mouth.
He naturally knew what Xu Zhiyang wanted to ask.
Do they still treat people as human beings?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com