Song Yunshan lowered his head. Although paying respects to his parents was very important to him, he also understood after being reborn that there was not much room for sentimentality in the apocalypse.
Rules are rules, and they're inviolable. Don't even mention paying respects to your parents; even if your parents died far away, you still have to finish your work before discussing anything else.
"Send your brother away," Shi Yin said calmly.
Guan Nianshan immediately went to give the order. Although he didn't want to send it, he dared not neglect Shi Yin's command.
"Where is Changning?" Shi Yin asked after Song Yunshan left.
“She should be at the hospital for a check-up at this time. She has been in a coma for so long, and the hospital has to conduct strict health screenings on her every day.” Guan Nianshan said frankly, “The doctors said these past two days that Changning’s various superpower standards have returned to normal levels, and she should wake up soon.”
"Hmm." Shi Yin nodded; this time was about what he had estimated.
"Sister Yin, cough, did you trick me?" Guan Nianshan asked tentatively.
"Why do you say that?" Shi Yin remained noncommittal.
"It's my intuition based on experience. It's strange that Freya sent me directly to Shelter No. 6 to get reinforcements." Guan Nianshan's expression was a bit odd. "Shiyin, you dared to let Freya come to me alone, so you must have a lot of confidence in her abilities. In reality, there's no need for reinforcements. She's enough on her own, right?"
The facts have proven that there are indeed discrepancies in how people who are not gifted individuals estimate the combat strength of those with superpowers.
When Guan Nianshan saw so many people surrounding Lin Beiyue's group, he panicked a bit. This was a mistake caused by his unfamiliarity with assessing combat strength.
In fact, Guan Nianshan also realized after the battle that even without reinforcements, Lin Beiyue and the others could have held out until the end, it was just a matter of losing two or three more teammates.
At the time, I didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but after thinking about it carefully afterwards, I felt that everything was a bit strange. I can only conclude that Shi Yin deliberately made him meet with Song Yunshan.
“My brother and I have a long-standing feud, Sister Yin, you wouldn’t want us to make up, would you?” Guan Nianshan coughed lightly. “I will work hard for the country, but this… is really unnecessary.”
"Does 'working hard for the country' mean hiring someone with voice abilities to sing for you?" Shi Yin tapped the table lightly with her fingertips. "Or does it mean you take a 50% cut of every stimulant you sell?"
Guan Nianshan: "Cough, cough, cough!"
Guan Nianshan nearly choked on his tea; he was now truly drenched in sweat.
Before the apocalypse, Shi Yin knew he was profiting from information and pretending to work hard. After the apocalypse, he knew he was cunning and deceitful... How come no matter when, Shi Yin always had something on him?
"Sister Yin, how can you call our partnership a kickback? It should be called profit, profit." Guan Nianshan smiled ingratiatingly, "Besides, jobs are hard to find these days. They can get benefits without losing their jobs. I'm giving them job opportunities."
"Hmm, and finding a superhuman won't get you infected. In case we really encounter zombies, we can push the superhuman out to take the bullets. Anyway, getting bitten a few times won't make you mutate." Shi Yin snorted: "Is the salary you give them even a third of what it used to be?"
Guan Nianshan: "Uh... these are just tough times..."
Previously, he could make excuses by saying that his sister wanted to stay in the best nursing home, and he did indeed make money on this path, money that would never be recovered.
But now that the world has ended and the sanatorium is completely free for Guan Nianshan's sister, it's no longer believable for Guan Nianshan to use this excuse.
“I will definitely change what you said…” Guan Nianshan wilted. He could lie a thousand times over in front of others, but Shi Yin clearly wasn’t buying it: “But, no matter what, what’s between me and Song Yunshan is a family matter…”
"I have no interest in your story and hatred, but do you really know what you're thinking?" Shi Yin looked at Guan Nianshan: "You're wavering."
"Huh? Sister Yin, what are you talking about?" Guan Nianshan's heart skipped a beat, then he laughed out loud: "My goal has always been very clear, Sister Yin: to serve the country, protect the country, and make a little money on the side."
“Doing things too early can indeed have negative effects,” Shi Yin said calmly. “It’s me who sheltered you too early, causing you to lose your resolve.”
Guan Nianshan: "..."
"Did I give you too many benefits so you never experienced the hardships of the apocalypse, making you complacent? Or did I let your sister live too well, making you content with the status quo? Or did I give Changning to you too early, causing you to develop more affection for family?"
Guan Nianshan couldn't answer any of Shi Yin's series of questions.
“Guan Nianshan, given your profession and its special nature, there was no way out before the apocalypse, and it’s even less likely that you’ll be clean after the apocalypse. You’re not hoping to get away with it by following me, are you?” Shi Yin sneered, “Too bad, following me will only make you darker and darker.”
“…No, that’s not it.” Guan Nianshan felt powerless, but he couldn’t refute a single word: “I just haven’t figured out how to face him yet.”
Him? Song Yunshan?
In that case, Song Yunshan's encounter was much earlier than expected. Normally, these two brothers would meet in the middle of the apocalypse, but now they've met in the early stages, which are only halfway through.
The difference is really big.
The opera singers had already left, and the tea in front of Guan Nianshan had gone cold. Guan Nianshan held the teacup in silence for a long time before picking it up and drinking it all in one gulp.
"Shiyin," Guan Nianshan suddenly spoke up, "Do you think, given our family's generations-long line of work, is it love to prevent children from having contact with the outside world, or is it love to allow them to have contact?"
“I don’t know how your father expresses love,” Shi Yin said calmly. “I only saw jealousy in your eyes.”
"Really? You're still as indifferent as ever." Guan Nianshan smiled wryly. "You always act like an absolute bystander, which sometimes makes me uncomfortable."
“No, I came here to answer my questions.” Shi Yin shook her head and gently denied Guan Nianshan’s statement: “You actually have a lot of malice towards Song Yunshan, jealousy, avoidance, disgust… and perhaps you still feel guilty, but each one is only a little bit and doesn’t reach its peak.”
"Tch, I just don't understand. Song Yunshan always emphasizes that my parents love me. It's so strange. Don't they love him the most? I won't let him touch anything that gets my hands dirty." Guan Nianshan clicked his tongue lightly: "Ungrateful."
“Shiyin, I have half the blood of a drug lord's daughter in my veins, unlike that kid Song Yunshan, who is pure white from head to toe.” Guan Nianshan turned his face away, his eyes were actually a little red, but he covered it up well.
"Is that so? I think I understand." Shi Yin sighed softly and stood up indifferently: "In that case, I need to reassess your value."
Guan Nianshan: "What!?"
"Unclear goals, self-pity, self-doubt... It seems my journey in this life has encountered an unexpected obstacle with you." Shi Yin's expression was indifferent, or rather, her expression had never changed from the beginning.
"If all you'll ever do in this life is dwell on these trivial matters, then stay in this club for the rest of your life. I'll take Changning with me."
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