Chapter 597 Helplessness
I don't know how long Jiang Xiaoxiao cried; her eyes were swollen from crying.
I didn't cry, but tears still welled up in my eyes.
Hu Fei and Zhang De stood aside and watched, and no one said a word.
Zhang De clearly didn't understand what was going on. He wanted to speak, but didn't know what to say.
After letting go of me, Jiang Xiaoxiao wiped away her tears and asked, "Where is Zhou Yang? You're alive, so Zhou Yang must still be alive, right? Tell me, is Zhou Yang still alive?"
Hearing his question, my heart suddenly ached.
I hadn't thought about Zhou Yang for a long time, but now that Jiang Xiaoxiao brought him up, my thoughts returned to the hospital a year ago.
Seeing that I remained silent, Jiang Xiaoxiao grabbed me and said, "You, say something! Tell me, is Zhou Yang still alive?"
I knew I couldn't hide this from anyone, so I could only tell the truth: "Xiaoxiao, Zhou Yang... he's dead."
Jiang Xiaoxiao was instantly devastated. She took two steps back, gave a bitter smile, and tears silently streamed down her face. Perhaps the news was too much for her, because her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
"Xiaoxiao!" I quickly grabbed Jiang Xiaoxiao to prevent her from falling to the ground.
I hugged her and looked at Zhang De, asking, "This isn't the place to talk, let's go inside."
Zhang De realized at that moment that I knew Jiang Xiaoxiao, so he didn't object. "Oh, come with me."
We followed Zhang De into the school and then went to Jiang Xiaoxiao's room. I put her on the bed and told her to sleep for a while. I would talk to her about Zhou Liang after she woke up.
After we left the room, Zhang De led us to his office. Once the door was closed, he asked, "Who exactly are you? What is your relationship with Xiaoxiao?"
I said, "My name is Lu Xiaonan. I'm a classmate of Jiang Xiaoxiao's boyfriend. I used to work in a hospital. After the zombie outbreak, I never saw Jiang Xiaoxiao again. But I didn't expect her to still be alive."
Zhang De nodded and looked at Hu Fei.
Hu Fei hurriedly shook his head and said, "I have nothing to do with her. I'm just an unrelated person."
I said, "He is my companion, his name is Hu Fei."
Zhang De nodded, gestured for us to sit down, and then asked, "I remember when you came yesterday, you said you were looking for someone, right?"
I nodded and said, "Yes, we are indeed here to find someone. The person we are looking for is named Wu Shuang. Have you heard of him?"
Zhang De thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "No, we don't have anyone named Wu Shuang here. Oh, so you didn't live here before? You lived in another district?"
I shook my head and said, "We don't live in Hangzhou. As for where we came from, you don't need to worry about that. We're just here to find someone and don't want to cause you any trouble."
Zhang De gave a wry smile and said, "It's not really causing any trouble. Since you're Xiaoxiao's friend, you're not an outsider. I believe Xiaoxiao's friends aren't bad people."
Thank you for your trust.
Zhang De didn't ask us any more questions, but said helplessly, "Sigh, I think you all saw what happened at the school gate just now."
I said, "Yes, we were hiding on the side and saw the whole thing. I want to ask, who exactly is this Liu Tian?"
Zhang De looked at me and said, "He used to be a teacher at this school, but after the zombie outbreak, he felt it was unsafe here, so he left with his people. Later I learned that he found a building and has been living in it ever since."
"Then what?"
"Then, I don't really know what happened after that. I only know that three months ago, the building where he lived was occupied by some people, and Liu Tian became one of their subordinates. If those armed men hadn't shown up, we would have been getting along peacefully with Liu Tian, without any conflicts."
"But ever since those armed men appeared, Liu Tian has started plundering resources everywhere. He also destroyed the area we had agreed upon with him. Then, about a month ago, Liu Tian suddenly came to me and said that his boss wanted our elementary school and wanted us to join them, otherwise he would be ruthless towards us."
Zhang De continued, "I originally thought that Liu Tian was just joking with me, so I didn't take it too seriously. After all, we've all lived here for a year and have a tacit understanding. If he really did that, it would be too much."
"But are they serious?" Hu Fei asked.
Zhang De nodded and said, "Yes, they're serious. I really didn't expect them to be so direct. They actually came here with guns to threaten us today. I had no choice but to agree to their demands just now, otherwise, I was really afraid something bad would happen."
I asked, "So, what are your plans next? Are you really going to give them the resources?"
Zhang De shook his head and said, "I don't know what to do now. You heard it yourself, Liu Tian has planted spies here. If we escape tonight, they definitely won't let us go. So we can only try to hand over the stuff."
I asked, "How much do you know about the people in that building?"
Zhang De shook his head and said, "I don't know much about it, because the boss that Liu Tian mentioned has never appeared. I even doubt whether such a person really exists."
Hu Fei and I looked at each other in bewilderment.
This matter is not easy to resolve. There are only two paths to take. One is to have the students from the primary school join that building and live there. In that case, all the supplies from the primary school will definitely be taken there. But how Zhang De and the others will live there is anyone's guess.
The second option is to escape. Only by leaving this place can one avoid being enslaved. However, once you escape, you're basically on a dead end, because the outside world is very dangerous. Not only are there zombies, but you might also encounter other people.
As for resistance, how should we resist?
The people in the elementary school basically don't have any weapons. If we rely solely on the weapons that Hu Fei and I brought to deal with someone who doesn't know anything about us, it would be too disadvantageous.
Zhang De looked at us and said, "I saw you had guns just now. I was wondering if you could help us?"
I said, "I know you want to use our strength to eliminate the other side, but it's not that simple. How many people do they have, and how many do we have? To take action without knowing the situation is to commit suicide, do you understand?"
(End of this chapter)
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