Chapter 180 Lin Muyan Brings Hope to the Orphanage
The flaming bullet struck Qian Yue squarely in the forehead, killing him instantly.
Before the others could react, they all met the same fate as Qian Yue, collapsing to the ground lifeless.
Of the nine people in the room, none survived.
It was eerily quiet.
Lin Muyan stood there stunned for a moment, her hand trembling slightly at her side.
But she quickly forced herself to calm down.
These nine people harmed others first, so killing them is justified.
Perhaps it was because it was the first time she had sent so many people to their deaths at once, and she was somewhat unaccustomed to it.
Anyone who's ever killed someone knows that practice makes perfect; the more experience you have, the easier it becomes.
[Holy crap, this means the end of the world has come. Killing bad guys won't be a burden anymore; there will be plenty more of this happening in the future.]
That's how it should be. Being overly kind and compassionate is actually a sign of weakness. Evil people won't spare your life just because you have good intentions. In the end times, they will only become more ruthless and unscrupulous.
Fortunately, Lin Muyan isn't some saintly saint; at least her decisiveness this time surprised me.
After piling everyone together, Lin Muyan set them on fire, burning the corpses to ashes to prevent them from turning into zombies.
After doing all that, she returned to the ground and continued searching for Su Yun and the others at the orphanage.
Fortunately, Lin Muyan soon spotted a figure sneaking out of the air-raid shelter. Upon asking, she learned that Su Yun had alerted everyone by discovering someone had broken into the orphanage, and everyone had taken refuge in the air-raid shelter.
Although Su Yun was injured and escaped after outsmarting the criminals, she only suffered minor injuries. She was rescued by the old dean and others and taken back to the air-raid shelter. Now her injuries have almost healed.
Upon hearing this, Lin Muyan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and followed the other person towards the air-raid shelter.
"Miss Lin, thank you for the supplies you sent last time. We hid some of them in the air-raid shelter, so we won't go hungry or thirsty this time."
"By the way, those thugs should still be hiding in the basement. They're all carrying machetes. We were planning to go and deal with them together, but we didn't have enough manpower. We had to leave a few people behind to take care of the children, so we haven't taken any action yet."
"How did you find this place? Weren't there any patrols outside?"
Lin Muyan didn't say much, only that:
"I went to check that basement, but there was no one there. They probably looted the supplies and left."
"That's really letting them off easy! But it's good that they left. After all, we have so many children with us. If we really had to take action, we were afraid it would affect the children."
As they were talking, Lin Muyan arrived at the air-raid shelter and saw Su Yun and the other people from the orphanage.
"Mumu, what brings you here?"
Su Yun was overjoyed to see Lin Muyan again and immediately ran towards her, hugging her tightly.
Seeing that Su Yun was indeed alright, Lin Muyan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The old dean also recognized Lin Muyan and led everyone to come forward to greet her.
The children from the orphanage also rushed over. After learning that Lin Muyan was the pretty older sister who had brought them snacks and clothes, their innocent eyes were fixed on Lin Muyan.
"Sister, the snacks you gave us last time were delicious, thank you!"
"Sister, do you want some candy? This candy is really delicious."
"Sister, did you come to see us? Will you bring us any good food this time?"
At this moment, a child who looked to be only three years old held Lin Muyan's hand and looked at her expectantly.
There weren't many supplies hidden in the air-raid shelter; the snacks and other things the children liked were left on the ground.
Lin Muyan had just checked the basement; most of the good food had been eaten by those bastards.
The old dean quickly squatted down and shook his head at the three-year-old child.
"Little Bao, it's already very kind of this young lady to come and see us. We can't ask her for anything. Everyone has a hard time. Even though we might not have any snacks in the future, I promise I won't let you go hungry."
The old director comforted the children verbally, but he himself wasn't very confident.
He knows his own limitations; even before the end of the world, he can still rely on government subsidies and social assistance to provide these children with food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and education.
Everyone is struggling now, and no one will sponsor them anymore. They shouldn't expect anyone to help them either.
The old dean knew how selfless and righteous Lin Muyan had been by giving them that truckload of supplies without expecting anything in return, which was why he immediately stopped the child from continuing.
They couldn't offer anything in return, so at least they couldn't let Lin Muyan, who had helped them, feel morally blackmailed or coerced, and let her heart grow cold.
Lin Muyan could see that the old director felt guilty, and she also saw the children's expectant eyes.
It is indeed very difficult for such a special group to survive in the apocalypse; they will not be accepted anywhere.
Because there are too many children, they do not yet have the ability to survive independently and can only rely on the help of adults.
In the apocalypse, most people struggle to even survive, and kindness is gradually hidden away and discarded; minding only one's own business becomes the norm.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with the old dean, Lin Muyan took Su Yun away from the air-raid shelter alone for the time being.
Walking along the road, Su Yun hesitated for a moment, then said:
"Mumu, don't take it to heart. The director doesn't want the children to always be thinking about you bringing them supplies. Everyone is having a hard time right now. You gave us so many supplies last time, which was already a huge help."
“A while ago, I went out to look for supplies with a few of my colleagues who were over twenty years old. It was just too cruel outside. It seems like everyone has lost their moral compass…”
Su Yun didn't consider herself a naive or saintly person, but ever since she went out last time, she had witnessed people fighting tooth and nail, even killing each other, over a few bags of instant noodles, which made her feel a little scared.
From now on, there will only be this cannibalistic living environment. She is not worried about herself, but only pities the children in the orphanage who will not have time to grow up.
When supplies run out, and they don't have the capacity to feed so many people, sooner or later...
"Mumu, thank you, but please don't come here again. There are too many people at the orphanage, and you can't help them all. I don't want you to be a burden because of us. People should live for themselves first."
"And what about you?" Lin Muyan asked in return.
Su Yun smiled and shook her head: "The director raised me, and the orphanage is my home. The director will not abandon those children, and neither will I."
Lin Muyan smiled. Her friend had advised her to live for herself, yet she herself was only thinking about the children at the orphanage. After a moment's thought, Lin Muyan reached out and placed her hand on Su Yun's shoulder, her tone suddenly light and cheerful:
"Don't look so gloomy. I have some good news for you. The Doomsday Fortress is about to be built in S City. You will be eligible to enter then, and survival will not be a problem. Once we get through this period, we will see hope."
Upon hearing this, Su Yun's somewhat gloomy eyes suddenly lit up, the gloom in her heart dissipated, and she was extremely excited.
"Really? A doomsday fortress? We have a chance to get in?"
Lin Muyan gave her an approving look and said:
"You just wait for my good news. Until then, you can stay safely in the air-raid shelter."
Su Yun's gaze hardened, and the glimmer of hope that Lin Muyan had painted for her rekindled her hope!
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