Chen Yefei said, "Yes, things were so much better before."
After a long silence, I took a sip of beer, expecting Chen Yefei next to me to say something, but to my surprise, he didn't say a word and just silently drank his beer.
I was a bit speechless and asked, "Brother Chen, you didn't call me over just to chat, did you?"
Chen Yefei winked at me, then slapped his forehead and laughed, "Look at my memory! Come on, let's go to the rooftop."
"To the rooftop?"
Chen Yefei said, "It's easier to talk things out on the rooftop."
Without even asking me if I wanted to, he grabbed a beer and went straight out the door.
I shook my head, gave a wry smile, and followed the other person out the door.
After taking a detour, we went up the stairs and soon arrived at the rooftop.
A gentle breeze caressed my face; the sun had already risen in the western sky.
Looking at the empty neighborhood in front of me, I was a little confused as to why he had called me up here.
Chen Yefei finished the rest of the beer in the bottle, placed the bottle on the cement ground, then came over to me, took a sip of beer, and asked, "Dr. Lu, what can you see from here?"
I frowned. What was this guy trying to do by suddenly becoming so artsy? Could he be some kind of middle-aged artsy guy?
I raised an eyebrow and said, "Desolation, and death."
Chen Yefei patted my shoulder and said, "Although what you said is a bit poetic, you're right, it really is desolation and death."
I didn't quite understand what he was trying to say, so I just kept quiet and listened to him continue.
Chen Yefei continued, "It has been more than five months since the zombie outbreak. Although it is a short time, it is undeniable that the whole world has changed in these five months and is completely different from before."
"Mm," I replied.
Chen Yefei said, "The entire Jiajiang City is completely different from before. Now, there are many zombies in Jiajiang City, and the living are probably only one percent of them. Almost every day, living people are bitten to death by zombies. Even people with weapons may not be able to survive from the zombies' mouths. To be honest, it is really stressful to survive in such a world."
I turned to look at Chen Yefei's impassioned expression, my brows furrowing slightly. I had a clue what he was going to say to me.
Chen Yefei said, "Dr. Lu, actually, ever since the zombie outbreak, I've had a wish. This wish is very simple, but also very difficult."
"What is your wish?" I asked instinctively.
Chen Yefei said, "Find all the survivor teams in Jiajiang City, then cooperate and help each other to create a place in Jiajiang City where everyone can survive."
I stared wide-eyed, my heart filled with astonishment. Wasn't this Zhou Liang's idea? Back in Wutong City, Sun Shichao had said before he died that Zhou Liang wanted to unify the entire Wutong City and restore the initial social system.
I never expected that Chen Yefei would have such thoughts.
I suddenly had the urge to get away from this guy.
Seeing my deep affection, Chen Yefei looked surprised. "Dr. Lu, although my idea is a bit unrealistic, you don't need to make that face, do you? Do you actually have such thoughts?"
I quickly shook my head. "No, I'm just...surprised."
Chen Yefei nodded and smiled, "It's normal. To be honest, I was quite surprised when I first had this idea. And I've been thinking about its feasibility for the past few days."
I took a sip of beer to calm myself down and asked, "So you called me up here to talk to me about this?"
Chen Yefei said, "Yes, Dr. Lu, what do you think? Have you ever thought about collaborating with me? If this succeeds, we'll probably go down in history!"
"..."
To be remembered in history? My foot!
This kind of thing isn't that easy. You might get wiped out halfway through!
Chen Yefei continued, "Dr. Lu, I understand that this will be difficult to implement, but we have time! Right now, we don't have to go to work or think about money. As long as we have enough to eat every day, that's enough. So, we can think about this slowly."
Wait, when did it become "us"? When did I agree to that?!
"Uh." I didn't know what to say for a moment.
Chen Yefei said, "Then Dr. Lu, it's fate that we met. How about we cooperate? Let's start this by working together, and then gradually find other survivors and get them to join us! What do you think?"
(End of this chapter)
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