Chapter 158: Very Free and Easy (Monthly Ticket 400 plus more)

Zhan Lian did not look back, still kneeling on the ground. He stretched out a bony hand and gently stroked the box in front of him. In the alley were his various military medals, which he had previously collected and placed in this box, but now they were messed up by his "ex-wife".

"But when I saw her pitiful appearance, I felt an inexplicable urge to marry her. I wanted to give her a home, and I also wanted her to give me a home. She said she wanted to have a child, and I wanted to, too. I grew up on the streets, and at that time, fighting was common, and I almost killed someone. If the army hadn't taken me in, I wouldn't be what I am today."

As he spoke, Zhan Lian's head bowed, and hot tears fell on the wooden floor. Then he continued:

"Damn it, I've envied those hooligans since I was a kid. Even if they're in such a mess, they still have hot meals waiting for them when they go home. I'm punished by the school every day just because I love fighting. Luo Feifan said he found a job for me at the Xiangcheng police station, but I'm still worried. What should I do? When I become a policeman, I have to arrest my hooligans every day."

It was a mess. In fact, Zhan Lian himself didn't know what he said. He turned around with red eyes and looked at Lao Mao standing behind him. Two strings of tears fell on his face. Zhan Lian clenched An Ran's pregnancy notes in one hand, clenched his other hand into a fist, placed it on his knees, looked at Lao Mao, and said in a deep tone with a strong nasal tone:

"Old Cat, brother, I'm afraid we will have to part ways in Xiangcheng. You continue to go south. As for me, if I don't dig deep into Xiangcheng and find my ex-wife and child, I will never be redeemed in this life. I can't let my daughter grow up in chaos."

"I see."

Seeing Zhan Lian like this, the old cat choked up a bit. He understood, how could he not understand Zhan Lian's feelings? He didn't have children, if he had children, he would make the same choice as Zhan Lian, so the old cat smiled and said with a choked throat:

"I'll go back to the south to take a look. I still have a mother at home. She's in her seventies and eighties. She can't run or jump far. When I returned to the army this year, she insisted on waiting for me at home and finding me a wife. Brother, I'll go back to take a look and put my mind at ease. Then we can get together again."

"Okay, have a nice trip."

With just a few words, Zhan Lian turned his head and no longer looked at Lao Mao. The four people who had rushed out from the northwest went to do their own things and look for their families on their way south. Now it was Zhan Lian and Lao Mao's turn to say goodbye, so everyone should stop complaining and act like sissies.

Gone, we'll meet again if we're lucky. Just these six words, so free and easy.

Or, no life will continue.

It’s the end of the world, and once we part we’ll be forever apart.

The rats in the community and the zombies outside the community are not a problem at all for Zhan Lian, and they are not a difficult task for Lao Mao at all. Lao Mao passed by Xiangcheng and continued to head south. Zhan Lian stayed in Xiangcheng, looking for his wife and the daughter he had never met.

Judging from many details in the house, An Ran and his daughter had just left not long ago, and took away his knife and his car. The two bodies in the corridor had been gnawed by rats until only bones were left.

There was a sharp knife edge on the back of one of the skulls. The knife that could create such a neat edge must have been the saber in Zhan Lian's collection.

(End of this chapter)