Looking at the woman in front of him, Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment. Although the woman looked very weak, when she picked up the child, she showed him the image of a tough and strong woman. Lu Yuan didn't know how she got all these injuries, but he felt that she was radiating a kind of brilliance.
"I have some food here. Eat it and then leave!" After saying that, Lu Yuan took something out of his bag and threw it to the other person.
But the woman said with her eyes closed, "No need, thank you. I'm very tired right now, I just want to take a nap. Please, please help me just this once, okay? I beg you!"
After saying that, the woman lay down with the child who had lost all four limbs in her arms. There wasn't a single tear in the corner of her eye, and the corner of her mouth was slightly raised, as if she really intended to go to sleep.
Lu Yuan gritted his teeth. To be honest, he really couldn't bring himself to do it. Besides, this woman had no grudge against him, and he didn't need to kill her. He figured he would never be able to sleep well again, and might even be traumatized.
But this woman is clearly determined to die. Even if he saves her once, she probably won't live more than a few days. As for taking her back, Lu Yuan believes he is absolutely capable of supporting her, but he has no obligation to do so. He can't just rescue anyone he sees as pitiful because of his overflowing compassion; he doesn't have that kind of awareness.
In this apocalyptic world, it's enough to just live your own life peacefully. As for other people, what do they have to do with you? Why should you help them? You're not a superhero, and besides, you don't have that ability.
"Chen Ke! I'm giving you a task!"
Lu Yuan hesitated for a long time, holding the crossbow, unable to bring himself to fire it. He could only ask for help from others, hoping that none of them would be brave enough.
"Lu Yuan, what's up?"
Chen Ke witnessed this scene, but because of the distance, he couldn't hear it very clearly. When he walked up and saw that the woman posed no threat, he became a little bolder.
Lu Yuan handed the crossbow to Chen Ke, pointed at the woman, and said, "See that woman?"
The other person nodded: "I saw it, so what?"
"Use this to shoot her! Go!"
Chen Ke shoved the crossbow back at Lu Yuan and protested loudly, "Lu Yuan, stop joking! I was so scared I almost peed my pants! How could I possibly kill her? Besides, she's already hiding by the roadside. Why don't we just drive right over there? Why do we have to kill her?"
Lu Yuan sighed and then told him about his conversation with the woman.
"Do you understand? I just want to fulfill her last wish, so that she won't be seen by other robbers and abused again. She's already pitiful enough. Look at her body, it's covered in wounds. She must have fallen into the hands of those robbers! Giving her food is out of the question, but fulfilling her last wish is still possible!"
"Lu Yuan, Factory Director Lu, please don't make things difficult for me! I really can't do it! Besides, she called you! I think I'll pass! Why don't you ask around and see if anyone else is willing to go!"
"We still have a long way to go! How about this, I'll get you ten pounds of rice, you go!"
"No, no, no! I wouldn't go even if it were a hundred pounds, let alone ten! It's too hard on me! I'm afraid she'll come looking for me in the middle of the night!"
"What are you afraid of! It's still daytime even though it's the middle of the night! It's fine! Go ahead and do it! Ten pounds it is!"
After saying that, Lu Yuan pushed the other person forward.
Chen Ke's hands were visibly trembling, and he hesitated for a long time before finally pulling the crossbow.
"I really can't do it! Why don't you do it?"
After saying that, Chen Ke handed the crossbow to Lu Yuan again.
He sighed deeply. He couldn't count on that guy; it seemed he really had to do it himself!
So Lu Yuan decided to ask the woman again if she had changed her mind. He stepped forward and asked, "I'm sorry, I really can't bring myself to do it. How about I give you some food? You should stay alive! Maybe things will turn around in the future!"
Even as Lu Yuan said it, he couldn't believe it himself. It was too unbelievable. A turning point? With the world already in such a state, where was there any turning point? If there really was a turning point, then what was the meaning of his dream back then?
However, the other person didn't speak for a long time, as if they had really fallen asleep.
So Lu Yuan asked again, but the other party still didn't answer.
Frowning, Lu Yuan walked over and gently nudged her with his leg, but she immediately fell to the ground upon being touched.
Lu Yuan was so frightened that he took two steps back, and then shouted a few more words at the other party, but still received no response.
He boldly walked over and gently touched the other person's neck, immediately feeling a chill.
It was obvious that the other person was already dead, and their pulse had long since disappeared. The other person must have died after speaking to me at the last moment.
Lu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. If the other person hadn't died, he probably still wouldn't have fired the gun. After all, it was a stranger, how could he possibly bring himself to do it!
So Lu Yuan stood in silence for three seconds in front of the other person, and then found some branches or something nearby to cover the other person.
Once in the car, Lu Yuan yelled at Chen Ke, "Coward! Drive! You think you can win a city championship like this?! It's ridiculous!"
The car continued driving forward, and the road ahead was completely silent. All the shops, malls, and public places were closed, and there wasn't a single person on the road, as if the city had never existed.
Lu Yuan frowned and stared around, then saw a large billboard overhead that read: Qingshui City, Welcome!
We've finally arrived in the city!
Fearing that people might suddenly rush out from the surroundings, Lu Yuan instructed Chen Ke to increase the car's speed slightly.
When they finally entered the city, everyone was stunned. It had been far too long since they had been here. Most of them hadn't been here before the apocalypse. After all, you could buy anything in the new city district, and with the city's transportation inconvenient, no one would go into the city for no reason.
But the scene before them truly shocked everyone: dilapidated houses, and although there were tall buildings, almost all the windows that could be seen had been broken.
The parks that used to line both sides of the city are now devoid of trees, and the squares are littered with corpses and excrement, clearly indicating that this place has been used as a dumping ground for bodies.
At that moment, a garbage truck pulled up, and several people wearing masks got out and began loading the body into the truck.
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