Chapter 608: Sense of Loss
Song Huai committed suicide.
An earth-type mutant whose abilities were blocked, dug a hole with his hands in the bare room and buried his head in it.
Died of suffocation.
Seeing him without any struggle, Zhuang Mingxu knew how strong his desire to die was.
"Sorry, Captain Zhuang, I didn't hear any noise." Zhao Lei thought he would never make the same mistake as Qin Xiaoman and the others a few days ago, but today he was slapped in the face.
Zhuang Mingxu shook his head with some regret, "He once asked me to give him a painless death."
He looked at the wall, which was covered with several lines of densely written words.
[I have already told you all the news I know. Please cremate my body and place it under the cherry tree in the yard next to the government in Fukang Town, 320 kilometers southwest of here].
At the end, as if worried that they would not agree, the author added the last line, "There will be something you want to know there."
"He doesn't have anything suspicious on him." Zhao Lei looked at Zhuang Mingxu, "Captain Zhuang, should we...?"
"Let the fire-type mutant come over and cremate the body first." As for whether to go or not, they still need to discuss and decide.
When Wu Yue and Zhou He learned of Song Huai's death, they didn't feel much except for regret - in this world, even the most soft-hearted people can become cold-blooded.
"Fortunately, I asked about the Panshui base in advance," Zhou He thanked, and looked at Zhuang Mingxu with a thoughtful look on his face, "Are you really planning to send his ashes back?"
Wu Yue also looked over in surprise. Even though Chinese people believe in returning to one's roots, given the situation they are in now, it would be a waste of manpower to make a special trip there.
"Let's take a look. It's not far from the third mutant plant we are going to find," said Zhuang Mingxu.
"You don't really believe that he could have any information there?" Zhou He asked.
Zhuang Mingxu shook his head.
"You seem to be particularly soft-hearted towards him." Wu Yue looked at Zhuang Mingxu.
Zhuang Mingxu did not deny it. He touched his chest and felt an indescribable suffocation, as if something was blocking him.
He stood up and walked out, "I'll go check on Xiaoyi. You guys gather everyone and wake me up in an hour."
"At this time?" Wu Yue was surprised.
They had planned to set off immediately in the morning, but Song Huai's incident had delayed them for a while. Unexpectedly, Zhuang Mingxu suddenly wanted to go see Lu Weiyi at this time.
"Yes," Zhuang Mingxu responded, and the person hurried away.
**
After a few days, they had arrived at the Kyoto base in the illusion.
The Zhuang family received them warmly, and "Zhuang Mingxu" stayed naturally.
Thanks to the relationship with "Lu Weiyi", "Zhuang Mingxu" took over the banker extremely smoothly. Before long, he had successfully become the person in charge of the entire banker.
With a team of tens of thousands of people, "Zhuang Mingxu" does not need to go out often to collect supplies, but he has never stopped training "Lu Weiyi", from the use of various vehicles and weapons to close combat and the use of superpowers.
Since seeing Lin Yimu's death, Lu Weiyi has become much calmer. He no longer has any emotional fluctuations about anything, and he has not even taken the initiative to pay attention to "Zhuang Mingxu".
He became a complete spectator, with no intention of participating. Occasionally, he would even hide alone in the white fog, as if he was running away from something.
Time seemed to have been fast-forwarded. Zhuang Mingxu watched the "Lu Weiyi" in the illusion cooperate with the psychologist's treatment, watched him kill the first zombie, watched him train his superpowers day by day, and finally become a top superpower in the team.
An inexplicable sense of loss arose in his heart, as if he had missed something, but he couldn't tell what it was for a moment, which made Zhuang Mingxu feel particularly uncomfortable.
He saw that Lu Weiyi was silent day and night, like a sculpture. "Zhuang Mingxu" would occasionally ask a question or two, but when he got no response, he gradually gave up.
He seemed to be isolated from the world, and no one knew of his existence, which made Zhuang Mingxu feel bad.
If this illusion disappears one day, his lover may disappear with it.
It was so different from the apocalypse he had experienced that he couldn't tell what was so obsessed with this place that made him unwilling to leave.
"Xiaoyi, what are you struggling with?" Zhuang Mingxu floated in front of Lu Weiyi and asked silently.
Following his gaze, Ji Heng was attending a dinner party hosted by various teams at the Kyoto base with his whole family.
"Zhuang Mingxu" rarely brought "Lu Weiyi" out. One of them was entertaining people in the front, while the other sat in the small hall next to him and ate with Dean.
Taking their situations into consideration, Antonio ignored everyone and sat at a distance, acting as a bodyguard. However, he did not go up to the boyfriend and cling to him. Instead, he gave him space and carefully talked to his new friend in a low voice.
With so many people living on the line between life and death, those present were still able to wear high-end evening gowns and toast to each other.
Ji Lin sat in the crowd with Jiang Fu on her arm, listening to the wives of several small teams complimenting her on her good fortune.
"Your son and daughter are both promising, and Mr. Ji cares about you very much. There are not many people who can be so happy nowadays."
"That's right, you people in Kyoto don't know, but I heard that Mrs. Ji's space jade was given to her by Mr. Ji."
"Is this true? Things like space jade are all given to team members, and there are not many left for my wife."
Jiang Fu greeted them with a smile and a polite manner, then was pulled by Ji Lin towards the small hall.
Ji Heng took Ji Jin to social events, but his reputation prevented him from letting the team belong to the banker, so he formed a team on his own. However, he did not have the ability to support it, so he could only secretly use the name of the banker's in-laws.
This made all the big teams look at him with meaningful eyes.
The leaders of Zheng's army and the escort team remained the same. Zheng Yi and Zhao Qiang still looked unfriendly, and every word they said had a different meaning, which made the members following them feel a sense of hostility.
Just as Zhuang Mingxu continued to observe Lu Weiyi, trying to see where his gaze was fixed, he heard a shrill scream coming from the small hall, alarming everyone in the banquet hall - and Lu Weiyi still did not move.
He seemed to know what happened!
This was Zhuang Mingxu’s first thought.
"Lu Weiyi, are you crazy? You dare to openly snatch the jade space. Aren't you afraid of being kicked out of the base?" Ji Lin's voice was terrified and extremely sharp.
Hearing the voice, Zhuang Mingxu pushed away the people around him and strode over.
Zhuang Mingxu also controlled his consciousness and floated over.
In the small hall, Antonio held the frightened Dean in one arm, and "Lu Weiyi" beside him was holding a finger in his hand, with blood dripping onto the table. Soaked in the blood was a high-quality jade pendant.
Jiang Fu, who was standing opposite him, had lost her previous dignity and composure. She was holding the hand where one of her fingers had been cut off, trembling in pain with tears all over her face.
Ji Lin, who was supporting her, pointed at "Lu Weiyi" and cursed him, but "Lu Weiyi" looked at her without any emotion, and then slapped her in the face with an invisible hand, knocking her to the ground.
"What's going on?" "Zhuang Mingxu" stepped forward, protecting "Lu Weiyi" behind him and asked.
Antonio thought for a moment, shook his head, and said uncertainly, "They imply something about him."
"Zhuang Mingxu" didn't understand what he meant. Ji Heng and Ji Jin had already run over, and Ji Lin immediately lay in Ji Heng's arms to complain.
I just wanted to keep in touch with my brother, but he took away my space without saying a word.
Jiang Fu was also supported by Ji Jin, looking like a victim.
With Zhuang Mingxu present, Ji Heng didn't dare to do anything to Lu Weiyi. He could only say in a non-painful way, "Xiaoyi, Dad knows that you are mentally ill. Even if you have superpowers, you can't do this in the future..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw "Lu Weiyi", who always acted like a puppet, holding a glass of wine on the table and pouring it over his head.
This behavior made all the spectators stare with wide eyes. Lu Xiao, who originally had no intention of participating, also came over from the crowd and stood in front of "Lu Weiyi", leaving Ji Heng or Ji Jin to attack him.
Lu Weiyi pushed Lu Xiao away and stretched the jade in his hand in front of Ji Heng, saying in a cold tone, "This is something from my Lu family. These are all the jewelry my mother brought as a dowry. Send them all to me within three days."
"Otherwise..." His eyes swept over the four members of their family one by one, "I will send you to see her."
This was the first time that "Lu Weiyi" expressed his thoughts and emotions so clearly. Lu Xiao looked at him in surprise, a grown man, with his eyes gradually turning red, while "Zhuang Mingxu" smiled with satisfaction without caring about the occasion at all.
Dowry jewelry.
Jade space.
Zhuang Mingxu felt as if he had grasped something. Just as he was about to think about it carefully, an invisible force dragged his thoughts and the scene in front of him gradually moved farther and farther away from him.
At the end of his sight, only Lu Weiyi was left sitting alone in the field with his back to him.
**
"Are you okay?" Wu Yue's voice sounded in my ears.
Zhuang Mingxu rubbed his eyebrows. The memory in his mind could not be perfectly combined with reality for a while, "Wait for me to slow down."
Wu Yue handed over a glass of ice water. Zhuang Mingxu drank it in small sips, and his mind gradually became clear. "Are you leaving?"
"I've been waiting for you," Wu Yue said worriedly, "otherwise you'd better not go. It's really not friendly to ordinary people out there."
"We'll be fine as there are earth-type ability users leading the way underground. Besides..." Zhuang Mingxu looked towards Taotao who was sucking on a lollipop in the corner.
Noticing his gaze, Taotao turned around and gave him a big smile.
"Are you worried that Taotao won't cooperate with them?" Wu Yue answered himself, "Not really. Taotao is quite obedient. If we coax her a little..."
Zhuang Mingxu shook his head. He was worried that something unexpected would happen and they wouldn’t know how to save Taotao.
Seeing that he didn't elaborate, Wu Yue knew that it might be about some unspeakable things. He was not the kind of person who would get to the bottom of things, and Zhuang Mingxu was not a person who would act on impulse. Naturally, there were implications for making such a decision, so he didn't refute it immediately.
When the three of them left the spacious underground palace, Zhou He was already waiting with four wood-type psychics, and there was also a team of nearly two hundred psychics traveling with them.
Without giving too many instructions, Zhuang Mingxu glanced in the direction where Lu Weiyi was, and after getting a reassurance from Wu Yue, he led the large army away from the temporary base.
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