Chapter 14 The End of the World 14
"Hey, Brother Lin, what did they say?"
Rong Xinze grabbed Lin Yixu who had just walked out of the conference room, pulled him to a corner, and asked in a low voice.
"...What they mean is..." Lin Yixu put his hand on his neck and made a gesture of wiping his neck.
"Ah? This..."
"This matter is too big. Tang Ji will not be able to suppress everyone's fear and anger unless it is resolved. You know, some people have questioned the safety of the base in recent years. Now that such a big thing has happened, the higher-ups must give an explanation."
"And you know the consequences of covering up zombies. In recent years, there have been examples of people not being able to kill their relatives who were infected and turned into zombies. As a result, they all ended in tragedy."
"Don't tell Qin Ling this news yet. I'm afraid he won't be able to accept it for a while." Lin Yixu also said in a low voice. "Please take good care of your captain in the next few days. I'm afraid he will make some impulsive moves."
"But it's not completely certain now. It's just a tentative decision. There's still room for retention."
After saying this, Lin Yixu patted Rong Xinze on the shoulder and turned away.
Rong Xinze returned to the dormitory with his head down and explained the news to the other people who were waiting for news at his home.
After Rong Xinze finished speaking, Liang Baiying spoke with a heavy face, "We just received a notice that the base now requires the captain to undergo an inspection and suspend Captain Qin's position as captain."
Although they were mentally prepared, the few people who received this news were still in a heavy mood.
Tang Ji spent most of his time at the base with the captain, and even lived with him. Now that his zombie identity has been revealed, the captain is inevitably implicated.
According to the rules of the base, temporary suspension for inspection is considered a light punishment. If someone is determined, they can accuse the captain of harboring a zombie and expel him from the base.
It is estimated that the base is now also impressed by the captain's high combat power and is reluctant to let this treasure go.
The captain's safety will not be threatened now, but they are afraid that the captain will make some impulsive actions and completely annoy the higher-ups, which will really be out of control.
"I just received a message from the captain. He is now going to the hospital for examination."
Liang Baiying glanced at the phone and informed everyone.
"Also, he reassured us, he is very calm now."
Rong Xinze, Ruan Heyu, and Li Zhizhi: Although, Captain, what you said makes people even more worried.
...
Qin Ling walked slowly on the clean white floor tiles of the hospital, the hard shoes of his boots knocking on the tiles, making a rhythmic "tick-tick-tick" sound of footsteps.
Stopping in front of a door, Qin Ling stretched out his slender hand and tapped three times.
The door opened.
Behind the door was Xu Nianci wearing a white coat and smiling.
"Captain Qin, see you again."
Qin Ling nodded slightly and walked sideways into the room.
"The higher-ups are very concerned about your health, so they specially arranged for me to do a small checkup on you."
Xu Nianci turned around and fiddled with the instruments behind him. As an expert, he was of course very familiar with the research on zombie viruses.
In addition to showing the higher-ups' concern for Qin Ling, the leader of the first team, Xu Nianci's own invitation was also included in the arrangement of Xu Nianci to check on Qin Ling.
He was very interested in Captain Qin, who "charmed" Tang Ji, a zombie.
Since the beginning of the apocalypse, countless studies have proven that the first thing to be attacked after being infected with the zombie virus is the human brain, and the human mind is controlled by the brain, which is like an extremely sophisticated instrument.
At first, there was controversy about whether people would retain their emotions and memories after becoming zombified. It is not that humans have retained some emotions from their previous lives for a short period of time after being infected.
To be more precise, it should be more like a physical instinct.
For example, a mother once bypassed her biological daughter who was closest to her after being infected with the zombie virus and attacked other people instead.
However, this is only a low-probability event, and according to in-depth research, these emotions will disappear with the degree of zombification and time, and eventually completely turn into a zombie with only appetite.
At the moment when the zombie virus attacks the brain, people have lost the foundation of being human and turned into beasts without any emotions at all.
This is also why the base explicitly requires that the psychics who go out on missions are repeatedly warned: Never be soft-hearted with zombies.
Zombies never have those so-called "emotions".
Especially since the emergence of high-level zombies, this is a terrible evolution. They have the ability to imitate. They can imitate all human expressions, movements and language, and even have strategies and plots.
They will use appearances and voices that are extremely close to normal humans to disguise themselves, lure "prey", and then - kill them with one blow.
At that moment, humans deeply realized that while humans have superpowers, zombies are also evolving and gradually forming a special race.
"Captain Qin, I think you should know?" Xu Nianci connected the complex instruments to Qin Ling, lowered her eyes and whispered:
"The brain has been mutated after being attacked by the zombie virus, so physiologically, it is impossible to produce human emotions."
"They don't know what love and hate are, nor can they understand what family, love and friendship are."
"Maybe the advanced zombies have learned to imitate some human behaviors, but deep down, they are just desolate because they can't understand."
Qin Ling followed Xu Nianci's movements and was silent for a few seconds after listening to his words, "I know..."
These words have been repeated countless times at the superpower conference held at the base.
Even the eldest master Lin Yixu, who often escapes and does his own thing, can say these words fluently.
But who can say this is absolute?
Qin Ling has been thinking a lot these days, thinking of the countless zombies that died in his hands, and constantly recalling every bit of his time with Tang Ji.
He saw the figure of the young man waiting quietly in the hall.
He smelled the fragrance of the lilies that the young man put in the vase in the living room.
He touched the young man's hands that were piously folded when he made a wish on his eighteenth birthday.
He heard the vivid and continuous heartbeat hidden in the flesh.
All his senses told him that his boy was so passionate and sincere.
So he believed it.
Even though thousands of people told him that it was all false, at least now, he believed that there was even a ten-thousandth of truth behind this falsehood.
"Okay."
Xu Nianci operated the sophisticated instrument with her back to Qin Ling, then turned and said to Qin Ling lying on the operating table.
Holding the printed test data, Xu Nianci scanned it at a glance, with a smile on her face, "All your physical indicators are within the normal range, and there is no risk of infection."
"Thank you." Qin Ling stood up, put on his coat on a chair beside him, packed up and prepared to leave.
"Oh, by the way, if I remember correctly," Xu Nianci said leisurely a second before Qin Ling turned around and left:
"Today is the day to execute him."
Xu Nianci left a final word, then turned around and continued to fiddle with the instruments under his hands.
...
Qin Ling ran towards the base detention room at almost the fastest speed in his life.
The violent beating of his heart and the rapid breathing in his chest told of his master's restlessness.
The wind brought by the rapid running messed up Qin Ling's hair in front of his forehead.
When he ran to the gate panting, he held the closed door with one hand, and his brown eyes searched for the gate guard.
Suddenly, Qin Ling fixed his sight on the man leaning against the wall not far away.
"You're here after all."
Lin Yixu folded his arms across his chest, leaning against the wall beside the door, with one of his long legs slightly bent.
"Where's he?"
Qin Ling's throat was dry from lack of water, and a slightly hoarse voice came out of his mouth word by word.
"Why do you want to come? Don't forget that he's a zombie!"
Lin Yixu's voice sounded with annoyance.
"Do you know how they will punish you if they know what you're thinking?!"
"You have to do it knowingly, right?"
"No, I just..."
Qin Ling knew what Lin Yixu was worried about, but before he could finish, Lin Yixu interrupted him:
"He's dead."
"What?" Qin Ling was in a trance for a moment, and his usually calm brain was turned into a mess by this short sentence.
"I said, Tang Ji has been executed, just now."
"...Dead?"
The young man who had always been invincible shook his body, staggered back a step, and muttered.
The redness on his face caused by the intense running faded almost instantly, and his hands that were holding the door trembled slightly.
With Qin Ling's palm as the center, the ice spread rapidly like a spider web, and Lin Yixu felt that the temperature around him dropped several degrees in an instant.
The supernatural power was out of control.
Lin Yixu immediately realized what had happened, and quickly stepped forward to support Qin Ling's body that was constantly cold.
Unexpectedly, Tang Ji had already had such a great impact on him.
Lin Yixu immediately contacted Xu Nianci, and half-supported and half-carried Qin Ling into the car.
The car sped away in the direction of the suburbs.
...
"Even though he knew Xiao Tang's identity as a zombie, Captain Qin still chose to believe him. He really loves him."
"Do you still remember what Captain Qin said? When Xiao Tang tested Captain Qin's opinion on zombies, Captain Qin said without hesitation: "Of course, kill him on the spot. "Then let's look back at Captain Qin's actions when he saw Xiao Tang about to hurt Zhizhi. His bullet hit Xiao Tang's shoulder (emphasis added). Eh! You can go and watch the replay again. I guarantee with my 5.0 vision that he clearly aimed at the head at first, but then his hand changed direction."
"Mom Ward, what a detail."
"If this isn't love~"
...
"Ah???????"
"I've really cursed out all the filth in my life. How can this tm let people live!!!"
"Did Tang Ji just die like that?"
"That's impossible. After all, he's such a high-level zombie. How could he die so easily?"
"There can't be any conspiracy. I always feel that Tang Ji at least won't go offline so easily."
"Agree with the above."
"I will never allow my partner to be like this!"