I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 1223 - 118: The Monster That Cannot Be Perceived

Chapter 1223: Chapter 118: The Monster That Cannot Be Perceived

Tonight was destined to be a sleepless one, as peacefully slumbering people were jolted awake by soldiers suddenly bursting into their rooms. From the farthest edges of the United District, light after light was reluctantly turned on, and the soldiers spared no corner, commencing a carpet-style search for the true culprit’s hiding place.

Tang Ye stood on a street, his ears listening intently to the sounds coming from a distance.

"Get up, get up!"

"What’s going on?"

"Nothing much, just that two generals from the Peace Party have disappeared, and we’re looking for the murderer, please excuse us."

"Oh... okay."

"Show your identity card."

"Here."

"All right, go back to sleep."

"What are you doing? There’s nothing inside!"

"What is this?"

"Gentlemen, I didn’t do it on purpose, it was all... it was all this person who forced me! Otherwise... otherwise!"

"No more nonsense, take him away!"

"What’s in there?"

"My daughter’s room."

"Open it!"

"This... isn’t this inappropriate?"

"Stop talking rubbish."

As a large number of Peace Party soldiers joined the search, many residents’ homes were turned upside down, with some soldiers behaving politely and others dominantly giving no room for rebuttal.

While listening to these sounds, Tang Ye noted that apart from some unexpected killings by the soldiers, they hadn’t found any mysterious person of interest.

Soon, as the search line of the Peace Party soldiers narrowed in closer and closer, Tang Ye murmured, "Seems like they’re hiding pretty deep."

He then stepped away and left.

Upon returning to his residence and just as he opened the door, he saw Li Qingtian staring out the window at something. Conscious of Tang Ye’s return, she just gave him a gentle smile and didn’t speak.

Tang Ye nodded, shifting his gaze away from her, but the next moment, he realized something and turned back to look at her again. He noticed a box of LEGO toys on the table by Li Qingtian’s right hand, the very same box that had been on his own desk. Tang Ye had no interest in these things and had just put the box into a small cabinet to collect dust the next day without giving it another thought.

Considering it had been several months, he wondered why Li Qingtian had taken out the LEGO toys.

This struck Tang Ye as very strange.

"What’s wrong?"

"Nothing much, just heard that someone broke into the Prison and took away Ruan Chao’en and Huang Quanjiu, which makes one a bit suspicious."

"Then... what do you think?"

Tang Ye hesitated for a moment before asking. In the United District, there were only a few people who could control zombies, and intelligent undead like Xu Haishui and Ah Fu couldn’t and wouldn’t dare betray him because he would be the first to sense any thoughts of rebellion they had. A zombie’s brainwaves wouldn’t help them conceal their thoughts. Among those intelligent undead in the United District, besides Xu Haishui who was more complex, the rest, such as Gong Xiao, Ah Fu, and Liang Hanyang, were quite simple.

Of course, since Liang Hanyang retained human memories, she was akin to Xu Haishui in that regard, while Ah Fu could be said to be completely naive!

As for Li Qingtian, Tang Ye didn’t know what she might be thinking at any given time, so on this matter, he first suspected her.

But what puzzled Tang Ye even more was that Li Qingtian knew his and Xu Haishui’s background, so she wouldn’t be doing this unless she was foolish, and she didn’t seem like her brain was damaged—unless she did it on purpose to make him overthink and misunderstand.

Facing Tang Ye’s question, Li Qingtian was silent for a moment, her puzzled face reflected on the glass window in front of her.

Soon, she said, "How should I put it, I’m very curious about that person..."

"Just like you?" Tang Ye asked.

Li Qingtian nodded, but then quickly shook her head, and Tang Ye saw her face become even more puzzled at that moment. He suddenly felt guilty; she was his family after all, and how could his own kin be detrimental to him?

Tang Ye felt his heart tremble slightly, and the very character of Li Henian himself aroused a tinge of guilt in Tang Ye’s heart.

Li Qingtian turned to look at Tang Ye, giving him a slight smile. It seemed she didn’t blame him for suspecting her—after all, considering the situation, it was inevitable that she would be the first to be suspected.

"I’m sorry..."

Tang Ye couldn’t bear to look into her eyes, and with his mouth slightly open, he could only utter these three words.

After he had spoken these words, he saw Li Qingtian simply shake her head indifferently and then say, "It’s okay..."

She wanted to say more, but a barely concealable sadness flashed in her eyes, making Tang Ye feel even guiltier.

"I..."

Tang Ye began to speak but only got out one word before Li Qingtian interrupted him, "It’s fine, I don’t blame you. By the way, has the person who can control the zombies been found?"

Tang Ye shook his head to indicate they had not been found.

"That’s not urgent. If that person is caught, let me have a look first."

"Okay." In response to Li Qingtian’s request, Tang Ye, already feeling guilty, did not refuse and nodded readily in agreement.

"That person will be caught sooner or later, you don’t have to worry too much. I’ve looked after your things for you, go rest early."

"Okay."

Tang Ye nodded again, changed into his slippers, relaxed, and walked toward his room. However, Li Qingtian’s back was to him, and she did not see the strange look that flashed in Tang Ye’s eyes as he turned.

Perhaps because she was still human, she did not know that zombies don’t need rest...

...

The next day, in a factory somewhere in the United District, a large number of Peace Party soldiers had already surrounded it.

Tang Ye walked forward and glanced at the factory gates, his gaze flickering.

"Here?"

"Yeah, but it’s just a suspicion; everyone inside is dead."

"When was it discovered, around six in the morning, and then someone reported it to us at nine o’clock after finding out about it."

"Let’s go in and take a look." Tang Ye observed the factory gates, freshly painted not too long ago, nodding as he said this. In his perception, there were no living beings inside. Yet, at the same time, there were no zombies, but there were signs of biological activity. As for what it was, Tang Ye was not sure.

"Go in."

Ah Fu shouted from the side, but Bai Huipeng, Jiang Chentong, and Wu Zhanping had already walked forward.

The soldiers on either side also moved forward, kicking the lock off, and then the factory gates were pushed open, exposing the interior to their view.

Inside the factory, several people were walking around who, from their silhouettes, seemed like normal humans, but as Tang Ye and the others appeared, they turned around to look at Tang Ye, who was at the forefront.

There was not the slightest hint of human emotion in their eyes, as if they were like eyes drawn by a child on some figure’s face, devoid of any soul, just like that of a robot.

PS: Brothers, the author has to go take the driving test for the second subject tomorrow, so I’m asking for a day off in advance—watch this old man start with a fifth gear, effortlessly powering through with sparks flying!