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Chapter 583 - 158: Confession_2

Chapter 583: Chapter 158: Confession_2

Hearing such an explanation, they exhaled in relief.

What a joke.

We are just proper ordinary citizens, for goodness’ sake.

"Brother Lin, they are all survivors who have followed me and lived through the apocalypse,"

Zhou Yang’s address for Lin Fan changed from ’Mr. Lin’ to ’Brother Lin’, a subtle shift likely to bring the two sides closer. Since they were going to live at the Sunshine Shelter, such changes needed to be thorough.

Lin Fan watched them with a smile on his face.

He looked very carefully.

However, he noticed a sense of anger in the eyes of some of the women, an anger that was not directed at Lin Fan but seemed more like the despair they felt towards certain people or experiences they had gone through.

This kind of psychological and emotional change...

Needed to be gradually addressed.

"Welcome to the Sunshine Shelter. I hope you can integrate quickly and join us in the fight against the apocalypse," Lin Fan said with a gentle voice.

He hoped they could relax and not feel as though they had arrived at another place where they would be oppressed.

Xu Zeyang said, "Big Sister, Zhou Yang is quite clever."

Han Shuang replied, "It’s the right choice, just like how we encountered Lin Fan several times before. Out of caution for the apocalypse and mistrust of human nature, we chose not to get to know Lin Fan and ended up wandering aimlessly for so long."

Old Mao and Wen Jie nodded in agreement, a perfect understanding between them.

And they were right.

Look at how well they live now.

No worries about food or drink.

Here, there is no oppression, no scheming or infighting; everyone exchanges friendly interactions and works together on how to develop the shelter better in the apocalypse.

At this moment,

Zhou Yang pulled Lin Fan to the side and whispered, "Brother Lin, did you notice those three women are in a bad mood?"

"Yeah, I can see it. I saw caution and anger in their eyes. Did they go through something?" Lin Fan asked quietly.

The wretched apocalypse always likes to destroy one’s innocence and kindness.

Innocence and kindness are such fine qualities.

Yet in the apocalypse, they have become something scorned and mocked by all. Is it the apocalypse that is weeding out these traits, or is it the people alive in the apocalypse that are destroying them?

Zhou Yang said, "Do you remember Zhu Zhen, whom you eliminated on the Lucky? Those women were captured by Zhu Zhen and others and suffered unimaginable torment at the West Ridge Sanctuary. I originally saved four people, but sadly one of them, unable to bear the humiliation, committed suicide. The three who are alive have always been like this. I told them Zhu Zhen was still alive and that they wanted revenge. It has been the longing for revenge that has sustained them until now."

Listening to Zhou Yang’s words,

Lin Fan fell into contemplation.

"I understand."

He truly understood. Some things are hard to fathom fully unless one has experienced them for oneself. It is difficult to grasp just how deep the pain goes when someone faces such ordeals.

The desire for revenge kept them alive.

Perhaps it’s not a good thought.

But it might be the best way.

Zhou Yang said, "Brother Lin, just a moment."

Then, he brought Xiao Hong over to Lin Fan and said, "Brother Lin, her name is Xiao Hong, and she’s an Awakener, just like me."

Lin Fan smiled and said, "Hello."

"Brother Lin, hello," Xiao Hong replied, somewhat restrained. She hadn’t met this Brother Lin before, but she had seen the Zombie Album. The feats depicted there were not something an ordinary person could achieve.

Lin Fan said, "Don’t be nervous, just consider this your home. Everyone here is a survivor from different places. Although the apocalypse has greatly affected us, we always remain hopeful, right?"

"Yes."

Xiao Hong looked at Lin Fan and felt that he naturally exuded a reassuring aura, as if by being near him, one could feel safe and could ignore any danger.

Just then,

Someone on rooftop patrol shouted down to them,

"Brother Lin, Officer Huang is back, and it looks like he’s brought someone with him."

Hearing the patrol survivor shouting,

Lin Fan walked towards the gate, followed by Zhou Yang and the others.

Officer Huang...

He was a special kind of zombie recorded in the Zombie Album.

Heard of, but never seen.

At the gate,

Lin Fan opened the door and waited. From afar, he could see the figure of Officer Huang and also noticed that Officer Huang was holding a child in his arms.

His first thought was that Officer Huang had brought back a rescued person.

There was nothing peculiar about that.

He had long believed that Officer Huang possessed reason and wisdom, and being a good policeman who protected the people, saving someone was perfectly normal.

Before long,

Officer Huang approached Lin Fan and handed the child, Rourou, to him.

"Hehe,"

As if to say, the child is now in your care.

The survivors who had come with Zhou Yang stared dumbfounded at the scene before them; the impact was huge. A zombie... a zombie had actually brought a child back and handed them over to someone.

Even though it was recorded in the Zombie Album,

Recordings are one thing, but witnessing it with their own eyes was something else and shook them profoundly.

Not to mention how shocked Zhou Yang was, even the survivors who had been living in the Sunshine Shelter and had not witnessed such a scene were equally stunned.

They saw Officer Huang every day,

And knew he was different from other zombies.

But seeing Officer Huang bringing back a person, their perception of him underwent a seismic shift—from prior relief to now... Officer Huang was a trustworthy, good zombie.