Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse - Chapter 815: Brothers and Sisters
Chapter 815: Chapter 815: Brothers and Sisters
After returning from Base B city, Guo Yang and others officially rejoined the Heart Talk Store, and Su Jin had some time on her hands again. For her, heavily pregnant, all she could do now was watch everyone else head out enviously.
In the dilapidated abandoned hospital, under the protection of the Heart Talk Team, Lian Ze was thoroughly searching for usable equipment and instruments, his focus so intense that even the zombies climbing in through the windows didn’t stir him.
Whoosh!
An ice spike accurately plunged into the brain of a zombie, half of whose face had already rotted away.
Lin Xiuyuan leaned against the doorframe and asked the busy Lian Ze, “Big brother, this is the third hospital we’ve searched. We still haven’t found all the instruments you need?”
“No, they aren’t here,”
Lian Ze confirmed, then quickly rifled through the filing cabinets again, finally raising his head to ask the approaching group, “I want to go to this biological detection center, is that okay?”
“Why?”
Lu Hao asked, taking the documents.
“The genetic testing done by these nearby hospitals were all outsourced to this institution. I checked the documentation, and the instruments I need are definitely in that biological detection center,”
Lian Ze explained.
“Testing genes? Lian Jiyue’s?”
Lu Hao finally understood what instruments Lian Ze was looking for and why these hospitals didn’t have them.
However, they did find some usable equipment and pharmaceutical products, which they packed into the storage bag to take back to the base to see if they could still be used.
“Yes, I suspect his genes have been forcibly altered,”
Lian Ze said with grave seriousness.
“Mutual Leading Biological Detection Center? That’s in the eastern suburbs, right?”
Su Xiangzhe picked up a map and confirmed the location.
They could now head there, but they were concerned they might not be able to return to the base before nightfall.
“Since it’s in the eastern suburbs, we’d better head there now, as even if we leave from the base tomorrow, we might not manage the round trip in one day,”
Lu Hao suggested.
“Then let’s go today,”
Lian Ze immediately said, his tone laden with urgency. Lu Hao looked at him and nodded, only now realizing that maybe Lian Jiyue had truly misunderstood Lian Ze in the past…
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The road to the eastern suburbs was rough, and Mao Qiqi’s mini-map still showed many zombies. This was Lian Ze’s first time witnessing Special Ability Users killing zombies up close. Especially after seeing Mao Qiqi dispatch a zombie, he couldn’t help but ask, “You’re a Special Ability User, right?”
Mao Qiqi turned to glance at Lu Hao and, seeing that her brother-in-law didn’t object, nodded and answered, “Yes, I am a Special Ability User.”
“No wonder, ordinary people don’t have your reaction speed,”
Lian Ze thoughtfully observed Mao Qiqi, the young girl who had always accompanied the Heart Talk Team on outings. Her Special Ability…
“Yes, I am a Mental Element Ability User,”
Mao Qiqi cut off Lian Ze’s speculation and openly admitted.
Mental Element Ability Users had been disclosed at Base S city, and Su Jin had previously said there was no need for her to hide it anymore. Moreover, as the other party was Lian Ze, Mao Qiqi decided not to deceive him.
Lian Ze nodded without surprise; he had guessed as much.
Unfortunately, his enthusiasm for Special Ability Users had faded, and as Lian Ze glanced at the ugly and dirty zombies outside the window, he suddenly thought of the present-day Lian Jiyue.
Were the pharmaceutical products Han Wan gave him also extracted from these ugly, dirty creatures?
That was truly… unforgivable!!!
Lu Hao led everyone to the same not-so-tall office building in the Eastern Suburbs where they had rested last time. It was nearly dark, so they decided not to continue searching for the biological detection agency that evening but to resume their search first thing the next morning.
Upon entering, not only Lu Hao, but also Huang Yunxiang and a few others who had been here before noticed something unusual about the place.
“Someone must have lived here, right?”
Lin Xiuyuan said as he walked inside.
Aside from the zombies they had just attracted and killed, there were many signs of human use, but Mao Qiqi shook her head—there was no one here now.
“Perhaps someone just rested here, no worries,”
Su Xiangzhe said.
Night fell quickly, and Lin Xiuyuan especially used his Ice Element Ability to freeze a large basket of beverages to distribute to everyone.
“With this hot and stuffy weather, it’s perfect to drink something fizzy; feels like I’ve come back to life,”
Nie Qing also fell in love with carbonated drinks, feeling they were hundreds of times better than the peach blossom wine he used to brew.
Lu Hao looked at Lian Ze, who was standing by the window, and handed him a bottle of beverage. Huang Yunxiang was currently heating up dinner nearby, which would take some more time.
“Thanks, I never used to drink this, but now it seems like a luxury,”
Lian Ze said as he received the cool beverage.
“I thought you and Lian Jiyue didn’t get along,”
Lu Hao said, taking a sip and looking out the window.
“How can you say we didn’t get along? He has saved me more than once,”
Lian Ze paused for a moment, then continued.
When Lian Zongren was busy with work and Han Wan went out for beauty treatments with some wealthy ladies, it was usually just him and Lian Jiyue at home. He had very low emotional intelligence from a young age, usually just reading books or daydreaming at home. The rare times he went out, the neighborhood kids treated him almost like an idiot.
Once, a group of older kids tricked him into going to a swing near a pond. Instead of letting him swing, they made him stand underneath so they could kick him each time they swung over, amusing themselves with this dull game. Seeing that Lian Ze didn’t fall down, one kid swung the swing very high and then kicked Lian Ze forcefully.
Lian Ze finally lost his balance and rolled into the pond behind him, causing the frightened kids to scatter from the scene.
In the cold winter weather, Lian Ze, who couldn’t swim, swallowed a lot of pond water before sinking to the bottom. Just as he closed his eyes, expecting the end, a figure dressed in a black sweater appeared— it was Lian Jiyue…
And other times, like when he was bloodied from a failed experiment at home or slipped and fell down the stairs, breaking his arm… It was Lian Jiyue, who was younger than him, who calmly took him to the hospital and ensured his safety…
Oh yes, after the apocalypse, when their family was surrounded by zombies at home, it was still Lian Jiyue who, with his dazzling Metal Element Ability, carried him with his injured legs to the safety zone.
It was because of that time that he became intensely interested in Special Ability Users.
After the apocalypse, previously hidden problems gradually surfaced, and for various reasons, he and his brother became increasingly estranged. Even when Lian Jiyue mutated at the base, although he did not show much, he began to doubt his actions for the first time.
That time, he first thought of a word: accomplice.
He did not leave the E city base with Moli to find Lian Jiyue on a whim. Knowing that Lian Jiyue was still alive, who could know how thrilled he was? Only, Han Wan was unaware of this.
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