Chapter 601 Shen Lin
Shen Lin looked at me for a long time before calming down and becoming much more composed. It seems he had experienced a lot in the past year. He was indeed flustered when he first saw me, but after thinking it through, he calmed down and began to face me, saying, "Since you are still alive, you should understand what happened back then. It wasn't me who closed the door, it was Zhang Jianzhou."
I smiled and said, "So Zhang Jianzhou has already been killed by me."
Upon hearing this news, Shen Lin's expression changed drastically. "You killed him?"
I nodded and said, "Yes, and I killed it twice."
"Twice?" Shen Lin was puzzled by what I meant.
I laughed and said, "Let's talk about these things later. Now let's get down to business. What do you think?"
Shen Lin snapped out of his daze and said, "Oh, right, what do you want to do here?"
I said, "Didn't Liu Tian tell you before that I wanted to join this place?"
Shen Lin asked, "You want to join this place? Why?"
I shrugged and said, "There's no reason, I just want to find a place to stay. What, you don't want me to live with you?"
Shen Lin stared at me, seemingly hesitant.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. Although Shen Lin and I don't have any direct conflicts, he disliked me when we were in the hospital, and I disliked him in return, so there were some underlying conflicts between us.
Or rather, they should be mutually exclusive.
Now that I'm here and he's agreed to let me join the team, I reckon he'll be a little resistant inside.
Shen Lin asked, "What would you do if I rejected you?"
I shook my head and said, "It's not a good idea. At worst, we can just leave and find somewhere else."
Shen Lin then asked, "I heard from Liu Tian that two people want to join. Is the other one related to you?"
I said, "He is my friend."
"Your friend? A friend from before or someone you met later?" Shen Lin asked.
I stared at him, not wanting to say anything, but since my joining this group depended on his decision, I said, "Friends I'll meet later."
Shen Lin nodded and asked, "Lu Xiaonan, although we don't get along very well, if you can answer the following questions truthfully, I will let you join our team."
"Sure, go ahead and ask."
Shen Lin asked, "How did you survive the zombie outbreak?"
I thought for a moment, then said, "At first I met Wu Shuang at the hospital, and then I met two soldiers..."
Afterwards, I told Shen Lin about what had happened in Hangzhou. I didn't change anything, except for the Zhang Jianzhou incident. I told Shen Lin everything else truthfully.
Shen Lin didn't suspect anything. Even if he did suspect something, it wouldn't matter. After all, these things were my own business, and even if I made them up, he wouldn't be able to tell.
Shen Lin thought for a moment, then asked, "You said you left Hangzhou afterwards. Where did you go and what did you do after that?"
Then I recounted what had happened in Jiajiang, and casually mentioned Hu Fei, since I had met Hu Fei in Jiajiang. Mentioning him now would give Hu Fei a heads-up later and also make sure he didn't let anything slip.
After I finished speaking, Shen Lin fell silent, seemingly deciding whether I should stay or not. If I could stay, that would be the best outcome; if not, then so be it, and I would have to find another way.
Shen Lin pondered for a long time, and I remained silent with him for a long time as well.
Not long after, he said to me, "Lu Xiaonan, why don't you go out and wait a bit? I'll tell you the result after I've asked your friend."
"Okay, I understand."
I turned and left the meeting room. When I got outside, I found that only Hu Fei was there. As for Liu Tian, I didn't know where he had gone.
That would be best. Immediately before Hu Fei went in, I told him about the place I had mentioned inside. Hu Fei smiled at me and then went into the conference room.
About ten minutes later, Hu Fei called me to go in together.
Shen Lin looked at the two of us, his expression blank.
Back when he was still in the hospital, Shen Lin was a rather timid and fearful person. He would rush to anything that brought him benefits, but if there were any downsides, he would definitely be the one who stayed the furthest away.
Shen Lin is different now than he was before, but I think a person's nature cannot be changed. Although Shen Lin pretends to be very strong now, it is obvious that he has not changed. His frightened look when I first came in showed his condition.
He looked at us for a long time and asked, "Lu Xiaonan, Hu Fei, I'll ask you one last question: Did you really come here just to find a place to live?"
I said, "That's right, we just want to find a place to live."
Shen Lin nodded and said, "Alright, in that case, I can let you stay, but you can only start from the bottom. There aren't many people here, so once you get familiar with the place, you'll naturally understand what you need to do here."
"Okay," I said.
Hu Fei nodded without saying anything.
I had already discussed this with Hu Fei before. I would say everything, and he would just need to agree with me. After all, this way I could ensure that he wouldn't say anything wrong.
After deciding to stay, neither of us was particularly happy. After all, staying here was like staying in a den of wolves, where we could die at any moment. What's more, we were supposed to steal their weapons, which was even more outrageous.
But there's nothing I can do, so I'll just help if I can.
Then, Liu Tian reappeared and led us to the second floor. Liu Tian gathered everyone on the second floor and introduced the two of us. Fan Xian, who was in the crowd, smiled at us twice after we confirmed that we had joined. I didn't know if he was happy for us or for himself.
After Hu Fei and I introduced ourselves, they weren't particularly enthusiastic towards us.
Come to think of it, we've only just arrived, and most of the people here are men—no, they're practically all men. Hu Fei and I haven't seen a single woman.
After the introductions, Fan Xian walked over, patted us both on the shoulder, and said, "I didn't expect you two to actually pass the administrator's test. You're amazing."
I smiled and didn't say anything. I wondered what Fan Xian would think if I told him that the manager was my colleague.
Hu Fei thought for a moment and asked a question: "By the way, why isn't there a single woman here?"
(End of this chapter)
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