Chapter 99 Deputy Commander.
Ji Lan subconsciously looked at the power grid. The metal grid was now electrified, cold and tall.
The brightly lit central lighthouse was continuously sweeping the open space outside the base. It was just past dusk and the peak period of zombie movement had not yet arrived, so there was no one in sight on that open space.
As soon as Aunt Zhang finished her explanation, someone immediately retorted, "Who knows if the things the zombies sent in have viruses on them? What if we all get infected?"
The girl next to Ji Lan cursed angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? The virus can't be spread through these things."
The other side was not to be outdone: "As soon as the commander left, her daughter immediately appeared. Doesn't this prove that the high-level zombie has never left and is constantly observing our movements. Once it seizes the opportunity, it will come in and kill us."
"That's right. If I had just killed that high-level zombie decisively, everything would have been fine..."
Aunt Zhang's attitude was so humble that she kept begging even though she was clearly the one being beaten.
"Don't kill her, don't kill her. I'll go out and find her. I'll go out and find her tomorrow and I won't let you get involved."
Ji Lan felt sorry for it, thinking that it was just a daughter's concern for her mother and it shouldn't have come to this.
But many people cannot tolerate their safety being threatened by zombies and they press Aunt Zhang aggressively. As the deputy commander, she cannot ignore the needs of the other side just because she is partial to one side.
She raised her voice to calm them down. "Stop arguing. What's there to argue about? If you want to kill zombies, go ahead and do it yourself. Stop talking after the fact. It's wrong for Aunt Zhang to contact her daughter privately, but they should have waited for me to investigate and make a judgment, instead of ganging up on their own people."
Someone whispered behind the scenes, "You must be advocating for letting the zombies go again..."
Ji Lan opened his mouth to defend himself, but when he saw the resentment and contempt on everyone's faces, he thought of their pure admiration for Jing Hongyu.
This was normal, but also very glaring, like sharp blades piercing into her body, draining away all her strength to defend herself.
Jing Hongyu always stands in front of the crowd with his psychics to bravely and fearlessly clear out the zombies. Invisible and trivial tasks such as sheltering survivors, allocating food, clothing, housing and transportation, and logistics management do not have to fall under his hands.
Ji Lan is in charge of everything.
In order to make everyone work together to overcome difficulties, she would try her best to mediate and make judgments as the deputy commander every time there was a conflict.
But has there ever been true justice in this world? Everyone wants to maximize their own interests, always feeling that others have gained more benefits than themselves, and that she is biased towards the other side.
Over time, Ji Lan, as the deputy commander, accumulated various kinds of dissatisfaction. With the incident of speaking for the zombies as a trigger, these people immediately took the moral high ground and openly accused her.
But Jing Hongyu has always been a glorious and admirable hero.
As if all the strength in her body had been drained away, Ji Lan no longer had the heart to argue for herself. She said, "That's it, Aunt Zhang. You can sleep at my place tonight and leave the base tomorrow morning to find your daughter. We can't let everyone live in fear because of you."
It was like a disguised expulsion, but Aunt Zhang nodded hurriedly, as if she were a sinner who had been forgiven: "Okay, okay, I do."
The indignant crowd then left, still muttering as they left.
"He's already turned into a zombie, and he still thinks he's a daughter. Sooner or later, he'll become her daughter's meal."
"A typical example of someone who forgets the pain after the wound has healed. This indecisive woman, if Brother Jing hadn't insisted on her becoming the deputy commander from the very beginning..."
Ji Lan had become numb to these words. She helped Aunt Zhang up and said, "Let's go. I'll go with you to the dormitory to get your things."
Aunt Zhang whispered, "No more."
She picked up the backpack that was trampled to pieces on the ground. During the argument just now, the contents of the bag also became the target of venting anger. The sugar was scattered all over the floor, the clothes were torn into rags, and the fruit was trampled into mud.
Only the empty bag was still intact. The embarrassed middle-aged woman held it in her arms and walked towards the electric fence, saying, "I won't sleep anymore. I'll wait at the door. As soon as the sun rises, I'll go out to find my daughter."
The group of girls who had come to call Ji Lan earlier came over to try to dissuade her: "Aunt Zhang, it's cold outside at night, don't do this."
"Actually, I think they're overthinking it. If I were a zombie, and I finally regained my sanity, my first reaction would definitely be to go find my family. Your daughter is out there, so it's normal for me to want to send you something."
"Don't blame the deputy commander for making this decision. It's not easy for her either. Someone wants her position."
Aunt Zhang refused to be persuaded to go back and stubbornly waited at the gate of the base until dawn, as if she couldn't wait to reunite with her daughter.
Ji Lan drove everyone back to the dormitory and sat alone next to Aunt Zhang, looking at the endless night behind the power grid.
It won't be long before zombies wander over and climb the fence.
The power grid in District 15 is quite high, and the number of zombies has decreased significantly in recent years. As long as the zombies coming are not high-level zombies with special abilities, it is quite safe to stay in the base.
Ji Lan picked up a stone and scratched it on the ground. She didn't think about anything, she was just in a daze, because thinking about anything made her feel tired.
After a while, Aunt Zhang said embarrassedly, "Deputy Commander, go back to sleep."
Ji Lan seemed to have just woken up from a dream, and the focus in her eyes returned: "Oh, it's okay, I slept for a long time this afternoon, and I want to sit here for a while."
"Are you cold?"
"It's okay, I originally have ice-type abilities. What about you, Auntie?"
Aunt Zhang said, "I don't feel cold either."
"Um."
So the two women, who were not good at talking to each other, were silent for a while. Ji Lan's wandering thoughts gradually gathered: "Aunt Zhang, are you afraid that your daughter will bite you in the future?"
Aunt Zhang whispered, "She's not a monster now, she's just a hungry child."
Ji Lan remembered that the female zombie was young and was still wearing her school uniform when she came to look for her mother. Her eyes were bright and she told the psychic clearly, "I don't bite."
But she did not gain the trust of humans because her school uniform was soaked with blood, which was evidence that she had bitten someone.
It is a fact that zombies lose their minds and bite people, and it is also a fact that humans have cleared out most of the zombies in order to protect themselves. No one wants to hurt their own kind voluntarily, but they gradually become sworn enemies.
She looked back at the Area 15 base.
Every blade of grass, every brick and tile here are the result of her hard work. No matter how much she does, they can only see the person standing in the front. What does she get?
Relying on connections to get to the top, taking over the family business, partiality, soft-heartedness, being a vase...
Each sarcastic remark is like a pile of firewood that gets higher and higher, and can ignite even the coldest person.
Ji Lan's eyes flashed, and the line of his lips gradually became straight. Finally, he threw the stone in his hand with force and hit the electric fence.
Deputy Commander, haha, "Deputy" Commander.
Under Aunt Zhang's bewildered gaze, Ji Lan stood up and left, went to the communications room and found the base broadcast. The words he said carried an unquestionable momentum and floated over the entire District 15 base.
"Tonight, I, Ji Lan, announce my resignation as Deputy Commander of District 15. I will organize the survivors to join District 9. Those who are willing to follow me should pack their belongings tonight and leave with me tomorrow morning. Those who are not willing, please wait here for the triumphant return of your Chief Commander Jing Hongyu."
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