Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse
Chapter 564: Siblings

Chapter 564: Chapter 564: Siblings

Bai Ying stared blankly at the two large white steamed buns. Although they were cold and hard, she knew how precious they were.

"Su Jin, you really are a good person. Once I get back to Base B, I will repay you with a Crystal Core,"

Bai Ying knew that the items sold in the Heart Talk Store were also exchanged for Crystal Cores, and this extra favor was something she wanted to help with. She couldn’t offer what wasn’t hers to give.

"Sure, I never refuse Crystal Cores,"

Su Jin answered with a smile.

Feeling relieved, Bai Ying stuffed the steamed buns into her pocket and walked back outside.

"What’s wrong with her? She keeps going in and out?"

Luo Hongyi frowned and asked as he watched Bai Ying’s figure.

"I don’t know. We’ll ask her when she comes out,"

Zheng Shu was also confused. That night, it was his turn to keep watch along with Luo Hongyi and Gao Zhiming from Han Yue’s side. As everyone was getting ready to rest, they noticed Bai Ying running back and forth continuously.

"Sister Xiao Jin, there are five people walking over there,"

Mao Qiqi whispered into Su Jin’s ear.

"Which way?"

Su Jin immediately became alert.

"The way Sister Bai Ying just went,"

To the small room that Bai Ying mentioned? Bai Ying had just gone there, right?

Sure enough, the wooden cabinet against the wall had been moved aside, and Lu Hao along with everyone else who was still awake became vigilant.

However, with a glint of light, they noticed that those few people had just gone into the small room hidden behind the wooden cabinet, and then everyone lay down again, still paying attention to any movements from that direction.

"Damn, Bai Ying is still in there,"

Luo Hongyi stood up and said.

Clang~

Noises came from inside the small room; the little iron basin the little boy had during the day was knocked to the ground, with some pot washing water residue left in it.

"You actually gave them something to eat?"

Zhao Hua pointed at Bai Ying, who was protecting the two children behind her.

"What’s the big deal? If you won’t feed the children, can’t I? I didn’t take anything from you guys to give to them,"

Bai Ying said angrily. Were these people sick? As soon as they entered and saw food in the little boy’s bowl, they just kicked it over. Even if the children did something wrong, they didn’t deserve such punishment, did they?

"Oh my! You kept them fed, but what about the rest of us?"

Auntie Zhao slapped her thigh, showing an expression of extreme distress.

"Bai Ying, what’s going on here?"

Luo Hongyi was the first to walk in, followed by a group of people who hadn’t gone to sleep yet.

Lu Hao had a flashlight in his hand, allowing everyone to see the scene in the room with the help of the light.

The windows in the room had no glass left, and the night’s chilly wind blew in gusts. In the corner were two children, with Bai Ying standing in front of them, confronting Brother Chen and the others.

"Big Brother Luo, I—I just felt sorry for the two children and gave them something to eat, then these people came in and weren’t happy about it,"

Bai Ying pointed at Brother Chen and his group as she spoke.

"Sorry everyone, this is an internal affair of our village, and I apologize for causing trouble,"

Brother Chen didn’t want to escalate the situation, implying with his words that he didn’t want outsiders to interfere.

"Bai Ying, come back with us,"

Luo Hongyi clearly heard the implication as well and reprimanded Bai Ying.

"Captain Luo, wait a minute. Xiao Bai Ying was just being kind. I’m very curious, what exactly did these two children do wrong to end up like this?"

Wei Junhao interrupted Luo Hongyi and stepped forward to ask. He just so happened to have finished his meal and couldn’t sleep, having nothing better to do.

"Right, little brother, can you tell us why you two were locked up here?"

Bai Ying saw that Wei Junhao supported her, and she became even more determined. She had to get to the bottom of this matter.

"They want to eat Sister, but I don’t want Sister to die,"

the little boy’s words somewhat baffled Bai Ying.

Eat his sister?

What did that mean?

"Mu Yunle! What nonsense are you spouting!"

Brother Chen shouted loudly, trying to intimidate the little boy with his voice.

The little boy indeed shuddered all over, then asked in an even tinier voice, "Uncle, eat me first, please. Mom said that boys should protect their sisters."

"Lele, cough cough, you mustn’t say such things,"

the girl behind him said between coughs, as if the single sentence had drained all her strength.

Now not only did Bai Ying understand, but everyone present did as well.

Su Jin shook her head; it was as she had thought.

"You, you just ate human flesh, didn’t you?"

Bai Ying looked at the people in front of her and suddenly felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, her whole body turning cold.

"Holy shit! Holy shit!"

Xu Mingliang, standing outside the door, was at a loss for words. He had just claimed that the meat they were eating smelled like wild boar.

"Dad, what’s wrong?" Lu Hao asked Lu Guanhai.

"Xiao Hao, hold me up, my legs are weak,"

Lu Guanhai said, leaning on Lu Hao. He had almost fallen over just a moment ago.

Luo Hongyi and his group involuntarily widened their eyes in shock.

Brother Chen and his people, seeing that the cat was out of the bag, hastily tried to explain.

"Don’t get us wrong, although we ate human flesh, we never killed anyone, okay? We only ate those who had died of hunger or frozen to death in the village. Mu Mengmeng was sick, and we had no medicine to give her, so we..."

Brother Chen finished speaking and then sighed deeply.

"Yeah, you all know it’s impossible to find food in a place infested with zombies. If the bodies are thrown outside, they will attract zombies too,"

Zhao Hua finished and spread his hands, indicating they had no other choice.

"Give us capable people a way to live, my old lady won’t live long either. I’ve promised to let the living have my body after I die,"

Auntie Zhao said, her voice breaking with emotion, causing Lu Guanhai to feel a pang of sadness.

At this point, other villagers also heard the noise and came over. Seeing the scene, they too began to plead with the others, conveying a sense of desperate helplessness.

Seeing Su Jin had no intention of watching any further, Lu Hao went back to their resting place with the others.

"These people are so pitiful, they were forced into it,"

Lu Guanhai said with a sigh.

"No one forced them,"

Lu Hao snorted coldly, apparently having no sympathy for those people.

"Dad, keeping two children in that place without food or drink, wouldn’t they get sick? They might genuinely be pitiful, but they don’t deserve our sympathy,"

Su Jin was referencing the villagers. When the pitiable prey on those weaker than themselves, they can no longer be considered pitiable.

"Daughter-in-law, you’re right. I was completely shocked by the human flesh issue and what they said that I didn’t think it through,"

Lu Guanhai then realized he had overlooked something. At that moment, everyone else was also walking out with expressions of disbelief. Su Jin shook her head; it seemed that everyone was still struggling to come to terms with the situation.

In the small room, only the siblings and a few villagers were left.

Brother Chen glared at Mu Yunle viciously and said, "You little brat, since you’re so eager to die, we’ll grant your wish."

"Brother Chen, should we do it now?"

asked one of the people behind him.

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