Gene Awakening
Wang Xiaoshan lay in front of Liu Dong's door all night. When Liu Xiaobei found him, he was almost dead.
Liu Xiaobei shook his body but there was no response. Liu Dong was resting in bed. He finally knocked on Jiang Ziyao's door.
But Wang Xiaoshan still died. When Jiang Ziyao and Huo Chi arrived, he had already died. Liu Xiaobei said that his forehead was very hot. It was unknown how long he had a high fever, maybe a whole night.
He should be very cold. Jiang Ziyao knew this kind of cold. It would be dark and quiet around him. At first, the cold air would penetrate into his clothes, and he could bear it temporarily by wrapping himself tightly. But gradually, as the night deepened, the clothes could no longer provide any comfort as the cold became bone-chilling.
Liu Xiaobei held his hand, which was hard. Wang Xiaoshan's body had become stiff, but he was still warm.
Jiang Ziyao was the first to speak: "Then bury him."
Wang Xiaoshan was dirty and sleeping on the floor. He must have been kicked out of his original house. Liu Xiaobei went to get some clean clothes and wanted to change them for Wang Xiaoshan.
The residual heat of Wang Xiaoshan's body was also disappearing. Liu Xiaobei could no longer hold back and burst into tears. Jiang Ziyao asked Huo Chi to carry the man away. He squatted down and helped Wang Xiaoshan to tidy up his appearance.
Huo Chi did not hold the man far away. Jiang Ziyao pulled the dirty clothes and they all saw that there were many obvious bruises and scars on Wang Xiaoshan's pale body. Those were all new wounds that had just been inflicted.
Jiang Ziyao's face changed. He immediately turned him over and carefully examined his body. Wang Xiaoshan had a wound on the back of his neck, and two very fine words were carved on his back with a knife:
Rubbish.
The wound on the back showed obvious signs of inflammation. "Fuck!" Huo Chi cursed immediately.
Liu Xiaobei was frightened and trembled. His eyes were so terrified that his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.
Jiang Ziyao was silent. He thought that Wang Xiaoshan must have been knocked unconscious and left at the door. His death was forced.
Liu Xiaobei's crying woke Liu Dong up. He walked out dragging his injured arm and said nothing when he saw the body.
Jiang Ziyao asked him: "How old is this child?"
Liu Dong thought for a while and said, "Six years old."
"He's not even old enough to go to primary school." Jiang Ziyao lowered his head and opened his mouth: "He was implicated by me."
Liu Dong recalled the child's timid look: "He is not suitable to survive here. He will leave sooner or later without support. It has nothing to do with you."
Yes, under such circumstances, Wang Xiaoshan was destined to die of illness, starvation, or being bitten to death. This world cannot accommodate an isolated child.
Jiang Ziyao planned to bury him first on the hill in the backyard. The first time he used his shovel for a proper purpose was to bury a body. As he was digging the hole, the cloudy day suddenly turned into a rainy day. The rain wet their hair and blurred their vision.
Huo Chi found a long and wide piece of wood. They placed the necklace next to the wood as a burial object and said a simple farewell.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and they were all soaked. Huo Chi put his arm around Jiang Ziyao's shoulders to shield him from the rain. They did not stay in the back mountain for too long, and walked back. Jiang Ziyao suddenly heard laughter, and he paused. It was a sharp, piercing sound coming from the camp, hidden in the rain.
Who is laughing? They walked over to see that there were people cheering in the rain, expressing their joy from the bottom of their hearts.
Rain is rare because it can hide people's scent and disrupt sounds. Only then can they call out loudly, laugh out loud, and vent out the emotions that were previously suppressed in their hearts. Only Liu Xiaobei was crying.
Liu Dong did not go back to his room to rest. Jiang Ziyao and Huo Chi were both very quiet. They were too silent, and their dark eyes did not hide anything. Instead, he was worried: "Don't be impulsive."
Liu Dong advised: "One of them is an alien, and the other two have guns and fists. More importantly, the people here recognize their status. You will not get anything good."
Jiang Ziyao looked at him: "So you also know who did it."
Liu Dong nodded: "I can guess it."
Jiang Ziyao sneered: "I know that too."
He asked Huo Chi: "Do you remember what Fu Bin said yesterday?"
Huo Chi said: "He asked us to go see Li Liang."
“But we didn’t go.”
Huo Chi's expression froze: "So...someone couldn't help but attack the people around us."
"Whether it's to establish authority or to provoke, it doesn't matter anymore." Jiang Ziyao shook his head slightly: "We should go meet that man named Li Liang."
Liu Dong said: "You will not get any good results if you confront him head-on. If he knows that you are an alien, it will be even worse. He will think that you have shaken his position."
Jiang Ziyao smiled: "The people who bully you will not pity you just because you show weakness. They will stop only when they feel the pain. We are in the same group. Maybe the next target they will target is your son Xiaobei."
Liu Dong was silent, and Jiang Ziyao sneered: "There are no enemies or friends here, only interests."
Jiang Ziyao straightened his wet hair, maintaining a decent appearance. His eyes were cold and indifferent: "Wang Xiaoshan ate my canned meat, so he could have lived a few more days. Now that he dies, I am the one who suffers. I will not waste his value."
Liu Dong said: "In the house on the right, there are two people with guns, be careful."
When Jiang Ziyao passed by Liu Dong, he put his hand on his shoulder and said, "Take a rest. Don't let Xiaobei catch a cold. We should all take care of our own business."
They were absolutely strangers to the other people in the camp. The vigilance and hostility between people reached their peak here. When they walked through the rain and into the house, they were met with eager gazes. Many people followed them in to watch the fun and the show.
The eldest brother's residence was even more magnificent. There were candles lit on the table, the door was tightly closed, and two people were sitting on the long sofa, Li Zheng and his brother Li Liang.
Li Liang was a burly man with dark skin. When he raised his head, there was a scar on his eyebrow. The candlelight shining on his face made it look even more brutal and bloody.
Jiang Ziyao's gaze lingered on his face for a few seconds, and Li Liang spoke: "Are you the little ghosts following Liu Dong?"
He seemed to smile, leaning lazily on the sofa with his hands: "Come closer, what's your name?"
Li Liang's tone was frivolous, and Jiang Ziyao saw concentrated power in him.
The thugs around him shouted, "The boss is asking you questions! Are you mute?"
Jiang Ziyao calmed down and said, "We came to find your brother to ask a question. I saw him take a child away last night. The child has some relationship with us."
Li Zheng snorted coldly: "Which eye did you see it with? I said no, do you have any evidence?"
Jiang Ziyao said: "I didn't see it, but I found your knife. The blade is about 3cm wide. It's a small knife. I asked and you are the only one who has it."
Li Zheng was very angry. He stood up and pointed at Jiang Ziyao and shouted, "You are lying! I didn't use that knife at all!"
Li Liang wanted to stop him: "Li Zheng!"
Jiang Ziyao smiled faintly: "Very good, it seems that I don't need to explain in detail."
Li Zheng then realized that he had spoken too quickly. He glanced at Li Liang guiltily and said nothing.
Jiang Ziyao continued: "I have a question for you."
Li Zheng looked over angrily and saw him glaring at him fiercely.
"Does it feel good to kill someone?"
Jiang Ziyao asked Li Zheng, "Does it excite you to cut open someone's skin with a knife and see them in pain? Do you want to eat them? Do you really want to bite through someone's belly and eat their internal organs and intestines? Eat them into your stomach."
Li Zheng was disgusted and felt nauseous. "What do you mean?"
Jiang Ziyao said coldly: "What can I mean? I'm just curious why a normal person would want to kill someone. Could it be that he has been infected and can't suppress his desire to eat people?"
"Bah!" Li Zheng cursed, "Bullshit!"
This statement may not prove anything, but it is enough to cause a commotion among the crowd. Infection is more terrifying than anything else. The crowd's eyes are full of doubt. Li Zheng is stared at. He is frightened and even loses his confidence.
Li Liang glanced over with a gloomy look: "Are you two here to call for punishment?"
The two thugs beside him stood up immediately, still holding guns in their hands. Huo Chi also took a step forward, clenching his fists: "What? Want to fight? Or do you want to kill again? We came here to follow the rules and find supplies, but our people died in the camp. Who should be held responsible for this?"
"This makes me very worried. It turns out that the camp is not a safe place." After saying this, he looked around at everyone here with great melancholy.
Li Liang's core group has been oppressing people for a long time. People here are willing to tolerate it in exchange for protection. If Jiang Ziyao's personal interests are damaged, no one will speak out. But if everyone's interests are in danger of being infringed, then people here will become united.
When everyone looked at Li Liang with suspicion, Jiang Ziyao knew that nothing would happen to them tonight.
Fu Bin angrily pointed the gun at their heads: "Are you looking for death?"
Li Liang said: "Put down the gun!"
Fu Bin didn't move, so Li Liang stretched out his leg and kicked him: "Put the fucking gun down!"
Fu Bin was anxious: "Boss, I told you they are not good people, and now they are biting us back. We should have let them get out and let them fend for themselves!"
Jiang Ziyao sneered, "Silly dog, your master hasn't spoken yet, why are you barking on your own?"
"You--Fuck you!" Fu Bin rushed to Jiang Ziyao and grabbed him by the collar: "If you dare, say another word."
"To be honest, you're unhappy again." Jiang Ziyao reached out and clenched his fist. His movements were very decent, and his unhurried and relaxed look made Fu Bin even more unhappy.
Jiang Ziyao slowly exerted his strength, and Fu Bin's eyes changed from surprise to horror. This bastard was stronger than he thought.
His hand was forced to move away from Jiang Ziyao's collar. In front of everyone, Fu Bin's hand bent little by little, and he was completely defenseless in front of Jiang Ziyao.
Jiang Ziyao then gave Li Liang a playful smile, his raised chin was like a sharp knife, he was waiting, the hook had been thrown out, waiting for someone to take the bait.
Li Liang is an extraordinary person, so what is his extraordinary ability? Jiang Ziyao wanted to find out the other party's bottom card, and his eyes were contemptuous, which was a provocation to the superior.
"I want to see you kneeling down and begging me." Jiang Ziyao continued to increase the firepower. He twisted hard, and one could even hear the crisp sound of breaking bones. Fu Bin was pulled by him, and almost half of his body knelt down. He could not maintain his balance and let out a cry of pain.
He kicked the dog, so the dog owner naturally lost face. Jiang Ziyao thought so, and so did the people around him. Li Liang's authority as the boss forced him to bite the hook.
Jiang Ziyao made some preparations, but he didn't expect that his eyes would blur, and it seemed that a strong light disturbed his vision.
[——Text: Gene sequence 131, fluorescence.]
【Elemental system.】
【Gene level: low level. 】
Jiang Ziyao subconsciously covered his eyes with his hands as a precaution. He loosened his hands around Fu Bin, tilted his head, and took a step back.
Huo Chi behind him mistakenly thought he was punched.
"Fuck! Just try touching him!" Huo Chi's eyes suddenly flashed with cruelty, which was more dazzling than a burning fire. His rationality was crushed, and he rushed forward and punched Fu Bin on the cheekbone.
Fu Bin felt that his fist was like Mount Tarzan.
Huo Chi had fought many times since he was a child, in school and in the shop where he worked. He would use his fists to beat the shit out of anyone older, taller, or stronger than him. He made the faces of those who tried to bully him swollen like rice cakes, broke their hands, and made them kneel on the ground like dogs. He would sometimes get bruises on his body, but Jiang Ziyao only cared about whether he won the fight or not.
Their lives were miserable. Huo Chi followed Jiang Ziyao and the last thing he wanted was to get him into trouble. If someone came to him wanting to claim compensation, he would roll on the ground and act miserable, or bang his head against the wall and pretend to be a lunatic. He would use the name of an orphan to disgust those people away, but he would never let anyone take advantage of him.
Huo Chi's head was bloody and dirty like mud in a stinky ditch. Jiang Ziyao would look at him silently and tell him to go home.
"Your father's urn is in the sky, you bastard! Ah! You are worthy! How dare you hit my people!" Huo Chi knocked the man to the ground with two fists and hit the bridge of his nose with his elbow.
Doomsday, injuries, death, these are nothing compared to one man for him. His fists are as solid as rocks, his body stands upright like a tall mountain, and he never forgets to step on the opponent's chest with his feet.
Fu Bin's nose was bleeding, he felt like his ribs were about to be crushed, and he was coughing intermittently.
Huo Chi was filled with disgust, resentment, and dissatisfaction. His fists were stained with blood and rage was bubbling in his chest. He even wanted to kill this man.
Seeing his men being beaten without any ability to fight back, Li Liang's face turned pale. He had already aimed the gun at Huo Chi, but he raised his hand to block it.
"Boss?" Another thug, Chen Yang, obviously couldn't hold back anymore.
But Li Liang just shook his head.
Everyone in the camp was watching. His thugs were not as good as the new kid, but if Fu Bin died now, he, as the boss, would definitely avenge him. At this time, he hoped that Fu Bin would die at the hands of Huo Chi.
"Enough." Jiang Ziyao stepped forward in time and grabbed Huo Chi's hand.
Huo Chi was panting, his fist hanging in the air as he was about to swing. Fu Bin's nose was probably collapsed, and his face was covered in blood.
Jiang Ziyao always held his hand like this, he always did this, which made Huo Chi feel like he had landed, and the abnormal anger just now subsided.
Jiang Ziyao's face was a little serious, Huo Chi explained: "I just couldn't help it..."
His fists were hard and hot. Huo Chi was an impulsive person. Some people said he was a flammable firecracker, and he thought so too. But with Jiang Ziyao around, he would not explode into pieces.
Jiang Ziyao said in a deep voice: "Look at yourself first."
"Me?" Huo Chi was stunned for a moment. He was sweating a lot, which made him irritable. Jiang Ziyao looked at his hand, and he saw sparks in the other's eyes.
"Fuck, I'm on fire." Huo Chi's first feeling was novelty.
I saw real flames coming out of his fist out of nowhere. He shook his hand and didn't feel any burning sensation.
【——Text: Gene sequence 23, fire. 】
【Elemental system.】
【Gene level: intermediate. 】
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