Chapter 28: Have You Ever Thought About It?
Li Yu's words were like a knife, each one slicing into Liu Huamei's heart.
If it were false, she might have objected, but what Li Yu stated were facts. Suddenly, she felt a wave of powerlessness rise from the depths of her heart.
How good it would have been to listen to Li Yu at the beginning! How good it would have been not to have saved that group of people! If only...
Unfortunately, in this world, there is no medicine for regret, and everyone must pay for their actions.
"But, but we were just blinded by our kindness, our intentions were good!?" Liu Huamei screamed desperately, her voice filled with anguish.
Aside from a few zombies, the sounds here had already attracted some of the zombies in the forest, who were slowly approaching.
"What the hell does that have to do with me!" Li Yu spoke indifferently.
"Then, we indeed made a mistake, please let me in, please save my father! Don't you care that they are killing people?" Liu Huamei's face was full of pain, as if she was enduring some immense suffering.
"What the hell does that have to do with you!" Li Yu was sparing with his words.
Liu Huamei had anticipated Li Yu might not come to the rescue, but when faced with reality, she still couldn't accept it. Seeing Li Yu unyielding, she remembered her father's words before she left, to beg Li Yu's Uncle, who might save them.
A flicker of new hope crossed her eyes as she turned to Liu Jianwen and said, "Uncle Liu, please, my dad has worked with you for so many years, for the sake of all these years, please help us?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Jianwen trembled slightly, guilt flashing through his heart as he looked at Li Yu with a pleading expression: "Xiao Yu, maybe you should let her in and save Old Liu?"
Seeming to think of something, he suddenly stopped and said, "Forget it, never mind what I said." His eyes and eyebrows were full of struggle.
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Upon hearing this, Li Yu's mood instantly darkened.
His Uncle probably didn't yet understand the hearts of people in the apocalyptic world, still had a sense of justice, and wanted to save his colleague of many years, which was understandable.
After seeing more in the future, he might understand the reasoning behind Li Yu's actions.
But now, Liu Huamei was using his Uncle, putting him on the grill, trying to drive a wedge between him and his Uncle, a coup?
Li Yu couldn't stand threats.
His complexion instantly turned ashen, his gaze coldly fixed on Liu Huamei, as if reminded of something.
He said indifferently, "There's a saying: He who gathers firewood for the people should not be frozen to death in the snowstorm. But this is the brutal apocalypse, and besides, you aren't the one who's brought me firewood. Instead, you threaten me, and now you're trying to morally blackmail me?"
"Don't you think it's funny? Or do I look like a fucking idiot to you?"
"I save people, but only people worth saving, not idiots, not those who can't assess the situation, not those who are of no use to me," Li Yu's words floated into the ears of everyone present.
Uncle seemed to have realized something too, and ultimately sighed. He turned his head away, refusing to look down at the wall anymore.
Below the wall, Liu Huamei watched as Uncle turned his head away, her last glimmer of hope snuffed out, giving rise to boundless despair.
And after despair, there was an extreme hatred.
She hated, she hated everyone, she hated the Village Chief and his people, she hated Li Yu, she hated Liu Jianwen, she hated everyone.
The transformation from justice to evil takes only an instant.
Now, she wished death upon everyone.
Suddenly, she laughed.
"Ha ha ha ha ha, Li Yu, I curse you, may you die a horrible death! Liu Jianwen, you're just a hypocrite, huh, nothing but a selfish scoundrel!" she yelled maniacally, unrestrainedly.
The surrounding zombies, attracted by her laughter, surged forward.
But Liu Huamei didn't care about the zombies nearby, instead, she turned on the siren of the riot vehicle.
Beep...
The loud noise of the riot vehicle tore through the quiet night.
F*ck! Li Yu watched this woman who seemed to have gone mad.
Just as he was about to act, Liu Huamei drove the vehicle toward the gate, attempting to break it down.
Thud!
The riot vehicle slammed into the gate, making a massive noise.
But how could this gate be so easily broken? When Li Yu built it, he had considered the possibility of an assault. Hence, he'd spent a lot of money to reinforce the gate. The surrounding walls had been thickened and reinforced with concrete and red bricks to an astonishing degree.
Watching the gate stand unmoved, Liu Huamei backed up the car to ram it again!
Swoosh!
Without any hesitation!
Li Yu grabbed the crossbow from Second Uncle's hand and fired an arrow.
The arrow struck Liu Huamei right in the head,
a deadly shot!
The vehicle came to a stop, but the horn continued blaring. Li Yu glanced at Uncle, who was also stunned by the sequence of events.
Why did this person change so quickly! Just now begging for help, now seeking revenge.
Thankfully she wasn't let in!
But what about the horn now? If it keeps sounding, it will attract more zombies. Although it's almost impossible for zombies to break through, the thought of so many zombies constantly surrounding the walls is very troublesome!
It must be turned off!
Li Yu did not say another word and turned on the super-bright searchlight! Shining it towards the zombie horde.
He directly descended from the Observation Tower, and as if jolted awake, Uncle hurriedly followed.
"Second Uncle, you stay upstairs and shoot with the crossbow! Dad, you will help us with the doors later," Li Yu said when he saw them wanting to come down too.
Fortunately, besides the main gate, there was a 1.5-meter-wide side door installed.
Due to the consideration that it's easier for doors to be breached, a small square passageway was built behind both the large and small doors using the leftover building materials, creating a door within a door with double doors for extra security.
After the three of them opened the internal door, they approached the side door and looked up to signal Second Uncle; there were temporarily no zombies outside the side door.
Instantly, Li Yu rushed out.
Carrying a submachine gun and wielding two knives in his hands, he cut down any zombies in his path. Bullets were too precious, and there weren't that many zombies; he didn't want to waste them unless absolutely necessary!
Uncle closely followed suit, chopping down zombies with great exertion. He had made this mistake and wanted to make amends!
Second Uncle on the building continually shot at the distant zombies with the crossbow.
It didn't take long for the two on the ground to reach the riot vehicle. Li Yu got in the car, and Liu Jianwen slashed the approaching zombies on the side, while Li Yu quickly turned off the horn and then pulled out the car keys.
This car was good, but it couldn't be driven inside now, with too many zombies around. They would wait until there were fewer zombies before coming out to drive it in.
After pulling out the keys, Li Yu leaped out of the car like a panther, slamming the car door shut with his foot.
The two fought and retreated, quickly reaching the side door. Li Hongyuan opened the side door, and the two rushed in.
Bang!
Li Hongyuan quickly closed the door!
Only then were they finally safe. Uncle's face was drenched in sweat, dropping to the ground; what had happened in just one minute felt like an entire century.
Extreme maneuvers, Uncle looked at Li Yu with admiration. Li Yu's reflexes, movement, and even physical fitness were much stronger than anyone he had seen in reality.
The night sky seemed to quiet down a bit, the zombies outside the walls initially let out furious roars, but without finding a target, they scattered quietly.
Li Yu led Uncle into the internal door, then immediately sat down on the ground.
Sweat soaked both their clothes, Li Yu took a cigarette from his pocket, handed one to Uncle, and lit it for him.
Slowly exhaling smoke, drifting...
The night seemed much quieter.
All of a sudden,
Li Yu suddenly said, "Have you ever thought about it?
What would have happened if the Village Chief had been let in?
What would have happened if that woman had been saved?
What would have happened if the doors weren't so sturdy?
What would have happened if either you or I had been bitten just now?"
Hearing this, Liu Jianwen, who had been keeping his head down since entering,
thought of some consequences, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
The cigarette in his hand shook uncontrollably, unable to be held steady.
"Xiao Lv would die, Aunt would die, Grandpa and Grandma would die, I would die, you would die, everyone might die!" Li Yu, without any mercy, starkly tore off that veil.
As if completely ripping open a wound on someone's body, showing it in all its raw and gruesome detail!