I hacked through the chaotic world with my blade
Chapter 752 - 187: The Mermaid’s Choice

Chapter 752: Chapter 187: The Mermaid’s Choice

Lin Fan waited anxiously for the satellite phone to connect.

The people from the mysterious organization had gleaned his strength from the contents of the "Zombie Album", which was why they dared not meet him in person.

His strength had already made the other party cautious.

If he had been an ordinary person in their eyes,

it wouldn’t have been so difficult.

All the reasons were caused by the too straightforward expressions in the "Zombie Album".

He had no regrets.

Although it prevented him from meeting directly with the boss of the mysterious organization,

if he could bring hope to the living, hopeful survivors, then it was all worth it.

Mysterious Organization Base.

In the luxurious room, Qin Ling, clad in pajamas, often drank a glass of iced whisky before sleep and read books he enjoyed; this was life after the apocalypse.

During peacetime, Qin Ling had received a good education, roaming in a cannibalistic society.

He deeply knew that it was either eat or be eaten.

At that moment,

the satellite phone showed an incoming call.

Qin Ling put down the book, picked up the satellite phone, looked at the number, and frowned slightly. He knew the numbers of the base leaders deployed outside, and he was the one to answer all those calls.

Additionally, no one dared to call him at night.

He needed rest to maintain a clear mind and abundant spirit the next day.

He knew whose number it was.

He didn’t think Zhan You would still be alive.

He hung up the phone.

He ignored it.

Far away at the Sunshine Shelter, Lin Fan knew it would end up like this. Calling someone at night, if they were familiar, they would definitely answer, but his relationship with the other party was not very close.

It was quite understandable for them to hang up the call.

But Lin Fan wasn’t ready to just let it go.

He wanted the other party to see his determination.

Relationships are slowly built through communication.

Besides, for the living survivors, this mysterious organization is truly a disaster. Anyone found by them—doomed if old, weak, or infirm; rather than just being rejected, they actually shoot people.

This behavior was truly despicable; if Officer Huang saw this, they would receive severe punishment.

He dialed the phone again.

At the base,

Qin Ling was ready to rest and sleep; he genuinely did not want any interaction with Lin Fan. The latter’s strength could influence them, even bring destructive consequences to them.

If the organization were discovered, he could imagine the outcome.

The satellite phone rang again.

Qin Ling frowned even deeper.

"Are you sick?"

He knew the caller had to be Lin Fan, who kept pestering him, constantly asking about his base location and pretending to want to be friends, which was absurd.

If he told Lin Fan, it would be time to say goodbye to Qin’s base and the world.

He hung up the phone.

He never thought of answering.

But soon after he hung up, the satellite phone rang again, disturbing the tranquility of the luxurious suite.

Qin Ling’s fingers rubbed the edge of the glass, his face expressionless, his eyes intensely fixed on the incoming satellite phone call.

He did not pick it up, did not move, just stared straight at it.

A moment later,

the screen of the satellite phone dimmed.

He tilted his head up, downed the contents of the glass, and was about to get up when the satellite phone rang again.

"Is there no end?"

Qin Ling was very upset, the incoming satellite phone calls completely disrupting his evening.

He picked up the satellite phone.

He connected.

He raised it to his ear, curious to see what the other party really wanted to say.

"Hello, how are you?"

With the other party picking up the phone, Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief, afraid that the other would coldly not answer, which wouldn’t be good for him.

He awaited a response.

But the other end of the satellite phone remained silent.

"I am Lin Fan. We talked over the phone during the day and I specifically wanted to call you tonight to have a chat," said Lin Fan, who had moved to the balcony to avoid awakening the sleeping Mengmeng. He sat there, calmly speaking under the moonlight.

He knew the other party was hard to convince.

But without trying, who would know?

"There’s nothing good to talk about,"

replied Qin Ling, breaking silence for the first time.

Lin Fan said, "Who knows without a chat? What you guys are doing is not good for the living. I can understand your research on zombies, even developing drugs that can turn people into zombies, but why inflict disaster on others?"

"Such behavior isn’t good."

Lin Fan hoped the other party could be a bit more rational, but he knew that’s how the apocalypse works. Without the constraints of order, the living are driven to desperation, and notions of kindness often hurt more than a sharp blade.

Zombies lack reason; they don’t heed moral suasion, their only action is to brutally tear apart any human in sight.

Some zombies would dig their hands into their disemboweled prey, fiercely tearing it open, dragging out organs in a bloody mess.

Qin Ling: "Are you preaching to me?"

Lin Fan: "Not at all, please don’t misunderstand. I’m not preaching. I just have a better proposal. Do you know Professor Xia Deren?"

"I do."

"That’s good. Professor Xia, along with his team, is also researching zombies, but their approach is definitely not like yours. If possible, I would like to invite you to visit Sunshine Shelter. How about that?"

Silence fell on the other end of the satellite phone.

A moment later,

Qin Ling’s deep voice came through.

"Mr. Lin, are you really that eager to kill me? We should keep to our own paths. I swear I will never intersect with Sunshine Shelter in this lifetime. You have your ambitions to save survivors, and I won’t stop you, but I hope Mr. Lin will also leave us be. The world is big enough for both of us. Why keep chasing after us?"

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