In the post-nuclear wasteland, the sky is forever gray, like a rag that can never be wiped clean.
The air was thick with the pungent smell of dust and a faint stench of decay, reminding people that this was a place where even death itself wouldn't want to linger for a second longer.
Lu Zhaoming felt like a rag thrown into a washing machine, his head buzzing.
He suddenly opened his eyes and was met with a scene of desolation: broken walls and rusty steel, and several crows cawing on bare tree branches, their cries more piercing than chainsaws.
"Where am I?" Lu Zhaoming struggled to get up, feeling like his whole body was about to fall apart.
He remembered that he was playing games at home when everything went black and he woke up in this godforsaken place.
"bite!"
Just then, a mechanical voice rang in his mind, carrying a strong artificial intelligence flavor: "The Doomsday Judgment System has been activated."
Lu Zhaoming was stunned, wondering what the hell was going on?
Did I travel through time?
It even comes with a cheat code?
This plot is quite interesting!
However, he was in no hurry to reveal his cheat code.
In this wasteland world, keeping a low profile is the key.
If someone were to use me as a guinea pig for experiments, that would be a huge loss.
Lu Zhaoming composed himself and began to observe his surroundings.
Not far away, there is a small base built from discarded shipping containers.
At the entrance to the base, several survivors dressed in tattered clothes were on guard.
"Looks like I'll just have to infiltrate first." Lu Zhaoming made up his mind, straightened his clothes which clearly looked like they belonged to a "newbie village," and headed towards the base.
Just as he reached the door, he was stopped by a burly man with a full beard.
"What are you doing?" the big man asked in a loud voice, like thunder.
"Big brother, I...I'm lost." Lu Zhaoming pretended to be harmless, but in his heart he was thinking: Isn't this line a bit cliché?
"Lost?" The burly man looked Lu Zhaoming up and down, his eyes full of suspicion. "You got lost in this desolate wilderness?"
“Sigh, it’s a long story…” Lu Zhaoming sighed and began to make up a story. “I was originally traveling with a caravan, but we were attacked by mutated beasts halfway through the journey. Everyone in the caravan ran away, and I ended up here all by myself, without really knowing what was going on.”
The burly man's expression softened somewhat after hearing this.
"Alright, you look pretty pathetic. Go inside, but don't wander around. This is Zhang Tieshan's territory."
"Thank you, brother! Thank you, brother!" Lu Zhaoming quickly expressed his gratitude, but in his heart he was wondering: Who is Zhang Tieshan?
He sounds like a bandit leader.
Upon entering the base, Lu Zhaoming discovered that it was even more dilapidated than he had imagined.
Garbage and sewage were everywhere, and the air was filled with an unpleasant smell.
However, for a post-apocalyptic wasteland, this place is already considered quite good.
Lu Zhaoming was assigned to the base's canteen.
Inside the canteen, a group of survivors were wolfing down a dark, unappetizing food that looked like porridge made from some unknown substance.
"Brother, have you eaten?" Lu Zhaoming walked up to a young man and asked with a smile.
The young man looked up at Lu Zhaoming, his eyes filled with wariness.
"Are you new here?"
"Yes, I just arrived." Lu Zhaoming nodded.
"My name is Li Feng. You can ask me if you have any questions in the future," Li Feng said.
"Okay, thank you, Brother Feng," Lu Zhaoming said quickly.
The two chatted casually for a few minutes, and Lu Zhaoming learned that Zhang Tieshan was the manager of this base. He was a rough and forthright person, but he was very prestigious in the base.
Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out in the cafeteria.
"Li Feng, how dare you come here to eat? You killed Brother Wang, and you still have the nerve to pretend nothing happened?" A burly man pointed at Li Feng's nose and cursed.
"I didn't kill anyone! I have no idea what happened!" Li Feng shouted, his face flushed.
"Still trying to deny it? Brother Wang died in the storage room, and the murder weapon was your dagger. There are witnesses and physical evidence to prove it. Do you still want to deny it?" the burly man said relentlessly.
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhaoming's heart skipped a beat. He quickly went over to see what had happened.
It turns out that this Brother Wang was the manager in charge of distributing food, and he was found dead in the storage room this morning.
The murder weapon was Li Feng's dagger.
Because of his impulsive personality, Li Feng offended many people at the base.
Now that someone has died, everyone thinks Li Feng did it.
Some even suggested executing Li Feng directly to quell public anger.
"This is a bit strange..." Lu Zhaoming muttered to himself.
He walked to a corner and quietly activated the "Doomsday Judgment System".
"System, help me analyze this case," Lu Zhaoming silently prayed.
"Initiating evidence chain analysis module..."
"Analysis complete."
Case Name: The Murder of Brother Wang
Suspect: Li Feng
"Key Evidence: A Bloodstained Dagger"
"Analysis results: The bloodstains on the dagger did not originate from a single source, but were a mixture of two different blood components. A reinvestigation is recommended."
Seeing the analysis results, Lu Zhaoming became even more certain of his judgment.
It seems that Li Feng is very likely not the murderer.
In order not to reveal his abilities, Lu Zhaoming decided to conduct a secret investigation first.
He walked up to Zhang Tieshan and said casually, "Brother Zhang, I think there might still be some doubts about this case. Why don't we investigate it more carefully?"
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