Chapter 711 Not Afraid of Zombies
The entire room contained only him; he was surrounded by zombies! These zombies were all bound, their mouths taped shut, seemingly oblivious to the man's presence. Seeing his condition, I instantly understood what was going on with this man; like Wu Shuang, he wasn't afraid of zombies.
The man looked at me and said, "See? Do you understand now? I'm all alone here. Even if I go back with you, it won't make any difference. I'm a monster, and you won't accept me."
I looked at him. The zombies in the house had already noticed my presence and were struggling to move over. I decisively closed the door and said from outside, "Can you come out and talk? You're not afraid of zombies, but I am."
Then, the man came out of the house again, looked at me, and said, "Do you still want to recruit me now?"
I said, "Of course I'm willing, and I can tell you that you're not a monster. I know a lot of people like you who aren't afraid of zombies, including my girlfriend. So you don't need to think of yourself as a monster or anything. People like you who aren't afraid of zombies are rare, but they do exist."
The other person smiled and said, "You don't need to comfort me or try to fob me off with such a ridiculous excuse. I know what I am. When my family was bitten to death by zombies, I was the only one who wasn't bitten. Do you know how I felt back then?"
I said, "I don't know."
I really don't know what this feeling is like, since I've never experienced it.
The other party said, "So, no matter how much you want me to join you, I won't. I'm doing just fine here on my own and don't want to get involved in your affairs."
I said, "Even if you don't want to get involved in our affairs, sooner or later you will be drawn into them. At that time, you will have to join us even if you don't want to. At least you will have a choice. In the future, you will hardly have any choice at all."
The other person looked at me and said, "Why not? My life is my own. In this world, I can live however I want. Zombies can't eat me. Can't I live here all by myself?"
I said, “Zombies can’t eat you, but humans can kill you. In the future, what my people and I will do is unify the entire city of Hangzhou. I think you should know what will happen then. I know that getting you on board is torture for you, but you can’t deny that coming with us to fight is better than waiting to die here.”
The other person looked at me with a very resistant gaze.
I continued, “You said your family is dead, and you don’t want to get involved in other things; you just want to live here. If that’s the case, why don’t you think about yourself? You’re still young, in your prime. You can definitely build your own empire, you can stand at the top of this world and see scenery you’ve never seen before. The future isn’t out of reach; it’s right in front of us. It’s just a matter of how you think about it and whether you’re willing to accept it.”
I didn't give him an answer to the question, and continued, "I'll give you one night to think about it. I hope you can come to Linshan to find me before noon tomorrow. If you don't come, I will never bother you again. If you do come, you are very welcome."
"Think it over carefully, I'm leaving now."
After I finished speaking, I turned around and left. After getting into my car, I drove away.
I've already sent the two people who were keeping watch here to leave. There's no point in them staying. He's the only living person in the entire kindergarten. All we've observed so far are the zombies inside the buildings. I think those zombies he tied up must be his deceased family members.
I glanced at the kindergarten getting further and further away in the rearview mirror, stepped on the gas, and decisively drove away.
Back with the main group, Pu Weichao saw me return and asked with a puzzled look, "How did it go? Did you get it sorted out?"
I said, "There aren't actually fifteen people in the kindergarten, only him. As for the others, they're all zombies. The people we observed before were just zombies."
Pu Weichao was taken aback. "They're all zombies? So you gave up?"
I said, "No, that guy isn't afraid of zombies, just like the little girl, so he thinks he's a monster and doesn't want to interact with others. Plus, his family is all dead, so he's basically stuck in a rut. I've already talked to him and given him a choice, but I don't know what he should choose. It'll be up to him to decide."
Pu Weichao said, "Are you sure you don't need us to go over?"
I shook my head and said, "He's not a bad person, he just wants to live a peaceful life. Even if he doesn't join us, it won't make any difference."
Pu Weichao nodded, "That's true. If it's just one person, it really won't have much of an impact on us. In that case, let's go back. As long as we complete the cooperation with Gu Yuanshan, the entire Linshan District will be basically fine. Then we can search again and collect all the resources in Linshan District. Then we can start the next leg of our journey."
I asked, "Where are you headed next?"
"Coastal District".
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Actually, the Linshan area is quite large, but most of it is mountainous. We had already searched the mountains before and found no other survivors, so the entire Linshan area has now been almost completely integrated. As for Gu Yuanshan's side, although it is called cooperation, it is just a process in the end. When the time comes, they will naturally join us.
There are about seventy people in Linshan District now. Half of them are capable of fighting, while the other half are mainly responsible for managing daily life and other matters in Linshan District.
After we got back, Pu Weichao asked me, "Do you think he'll come?"
I said, "I don't know. Judging from his appearance, it seems like he won't come."
Pu Weichao said, "If he comes, we might be able to do a lot of things. But it depends on him. It would be best if he comes, but it doesn't matter if he doesn't. Anyway, he wasn't originally included in the plan."
I smiled slightly and didn't say much. Everyone has their own choices, and there's no need to change them because of someone else's words.
How the other person wants to live is their own business, and it has nothing to do with us.
What we are doing now is actually something we impose on others. Perhaps they don't want to do it, but they follow us because they think it has a future.
I don't know what the future holds; I just hope I can stay alive.
(End of this chapter)
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