At this moment.
Chu Duong pulled Lam Pham aside and said softly: "Brother Lam, did you notice that the emotions of those three women were not good?"
"Mhm, I saw it. I saw vigilance and a kind of anger in their eyes. Have they experienced something?" Lam Pham asked in a low voice.
The wretched apocalypse always likes to destroy a person's innocence and kindness.
Innocence and kindness are clearly very good qualities.
But in the apocalypse, they have actually become qualities that everyone despises and ridicules. Is it the apocalypse that is eliminating this kind of quality, or is it the few people living in the apocalypse who are destroying this kind of quality?
Chu Duong said: "Do you still remember Chu Chan who was once eliminated by you at Hanh Vun Hao? Those few women were captured by Chu Chan's group and suffered unimaginable torture at the Tay Cuong shelter. I initially rescued four people, but unfortunately, one of them couldn't bear the humiliation and committed suicide. The remaining three have always been like this. I told them Chu Chan was still alive, and they wanted revenge. Until now, it's the belief in revenge that has supported them."
Hearing what Chu Duong said.
Lam Pham fell into deep thought.
"I understand."
He truly understood. When one hasn't personally experienced something, it's very difficult to clearly understand how much pain people feel deep inside when they face such encounters.
The desire for revenge supported them to live.
Perhaps this was not a good thought.
But perhaps this was the best way.
Chu Duong said: "Brother Lam, wait a moment."
Then, he pulled Little Hong in front of Lam Pham and said: "Brother Lam, her name is Little Hong. Like me, she is also an Awakened."
Lam Pham smiled and said: "Hello."
"Brother Lam, hello." Little Hong was a bit reserved. She had never met this Brother Lam before, but she had read the Zombie Picture Book. The content inside was not something an ordinary person could achieve.
Lam Pham said: "Don't be nervous, just treat this place as your own home. Everyone here is a survivor from all over. Although the apocalypse has greatly affected us, we are always full of hope, aren't we?"
"Yes."
Little Hong looked at Lam Pham. She felt that this person before her had a natural aura that put people at ease, as if just being near him could make one feel at peace and ignore any danger.
Just then.
The person patrolling on the rooftop shouted towards this side.
"Brother Lam, Officer Hoang is back, and it seems he brought someone."
Hearing the shout from the patrolling survivor.
Lam Pham walked towards the iron fence. Chu Duong and the others also followed.
Officer Hoang...
He was the special zombie recorded in the Zombie Picture Book.
They had heard of him but never seen him.
At the iron fence.
Lam Pham opened the gate and waited. From afar, he saw Officer Hoang's figure and also saw that Officer Hoang was carrying a child in his arms.
His first thought was that Officer Hoang had rescued someone and brought them back.
This was not a strange thing.
He had believed for a long time that Officer Hoang possessed reason and wisdom, and was also a good officer who served the people. Rescuing people was indeed a very normal thing.
Very quickly.
Officer Hoang walked up to Lam Pham and handed Nhuc Nhuc in his arms to Lam Pham.
"Ooh ooh..."
It was as if saying, "The child, I entrust him to you."
The survivors who had followed Chu Duong here stared blankly at the scene before them. The impact on them was immense. A zom... zombie actually brought back a child and handed him to someone else.
Even though it was recorded in the Zombie Picture Book.
But records are records; the shock of seeing it with one's own eyes was very strong.
Not to mention Chu Duong was extremely shocked, even the survivors who had already been living in the Duong Quang shelter but had never seen this scene before also showed great shock.
They could see Officer Hoang every day.
They also knew that Officer Hoang was different from other zombies.
But personally seeing Officer Hoang bring someone back, their perception of Officer Hoang underwent an earth-shattering change, from the initial peace of mind to now believing Officer Hoang was a trustworthy good zombie.
Lam Pham took the child, looked at the sleeping child, then at Officer Hoang's severely damaged clothes, which were also stained with viscous blood. He remembered that Officer Hoang's clothes weren't this dirty.
He could already imagine that Officer Hoang must have encountered trouble bringing this child back.
"Officer Hoang, need any help?"
Lam Pham asked.
"Ooh ooh."
Officer Hoang roared at Lam Pham, paid no attention to him, but turned and walked into the distance, looking as if he was going out on a mission again.
Lam Pham watched Officer Hoang's back. That figure walking on the lonely street gave people an indescribable feeling. Even though the civilized order in the apocalypse had collapsed.
Officer Hoang still adhered to the faith in his heart.
Lam Pham never considered himself great. The truly great one was Officer Hoang. Regardless of whether he was weak or strong, Officer Hoang always did his utmost to protect the peace of Hoang City.
Officer Hoang might not be able to speak, but he definitely thought, "If I can save one more, that's one more. Let me encounter more survivors."
And children, in Lam Pham's heart, were the hope for the future.
The seemingly light child in his arms actually carried the future. That weight was astonishing, unimaginable.
At this moment.
The sleeping Nhuc Nhuc rubbed his eyes and woke up drowsily.
"Uncles, aunties, where are you..."
But when he saw the current situation, Nhuc Nhuc was a bit dazed. Clearly, the current situation was somewhat different from what he had imagined.
"Mommy... I want mommy."
Nhuc Nhuc cried out.
Everyone present looked at each other.
Officer Hoang had merely brought him back. Without the child's mother, how could it be? There was only one possibility: this child's mother, in order to protect him, had tragically fallen victim to the zombies' vicious hands.
Lam Pham gently patted the child's back.
"Don't be afraid. Tell uncle, where did your mommy go?"
Nhuc Nhuc's voice was extremely tender, "Mommy said she went to buy Nhuc Nhuc a cake, and told Nhuc Nhuc to stay with the uncles and aunties and not run around."
Lam Pham said softly: "Mhm, baby, don't worry. Mommy is still buying you a cake. Don't be anxious."
The surrounding survivors sighed.
It was truly a tragic event.
An image had already formed in their minds, simulating the truth of the matter: Nhuc Nhuc's mother, in order to create a path of survival for her child, deceived the child by saying she was buying a cake, but in reality, she rushed out to lead the zombies away for them.
And the uncles and aunties Nhuc Nhuc mentioned were definitely other survivors. It was unknown whether they were dead or had abandoned Nhuc Nhuc. In the end, Nhuc Nhuc was lucky, encountered Officer Hoang, and was brought here.
Truly a pitiful child.
He should have had a mother's love, but now he had become an orphan.
In the Duong Quang shelter, there were many children without parents, but under everyone's care, they once again showed childlike smiles.
Nhuc Nhuc said: "Nhuc Nhuc will listen to the uncles and aunties and wait obediently for mommy to come back."
Lam Pham stroked Nhuc Nhuc's head and smiled, "Such a good boy. From now on, just stay here, okay? Uncle will let big sister accompany you, okay?"
Then he nodded towards Vuong Khai.
Vuong Khai understood clearly, ran towards the classroom, and called out Phi Phi, who was daydreaming in class. Phi Phi, hearing someone call her, instantly woke up, folded her hands, and pretended to be listening attentively. Only when she knew it was Uncle Lam calling her did she become happy and skip out of the classroom.
"Uncle Lam, is something wrong?" Phi Phi looked up.
Lam Pham smiled and said: "Phi Phi, Nhuc Nhuc just came to our place. Can you take him to play together?"
Phi Phi looked at Nhuc Nhuc in Uncle Lam's arms. What an adorable little friend. She patted her chest and solemnly promised.
"Uncle Lam, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of little brother Nhuc Nhuc."
For Phi Phi, she was very happy. Among a group of little sisters, there were definitely some who were more outstanding than her, but she knew that in Uncle Lam's eyes, she was the Big Sister.
As long as she gained Uncle Lam's approval, her title of Big Sister would absolutely not be lost.
"Nhuc Nhuc, are you willing to play with Sister Phi Phi?" Lam Pham asked.
Nhuc Nhuc's round, bright eyes looked at Phi Phi and he nodded his little head.
"Mhm, I'm willing."
Boys all like to play with pretty little sisters.
This is a kind of attraction between genders.
Of course, this is a very pure attraction.
Dusk arrived.
Chu Duong stayed on the rooftop chatting with the patrolling survivors.
He could tell at a glance that this group of patrolling people were all soldiers; that kind of temperament was evident. Having just arrived here, he was just looking around, familiarizing himself with the environment.
As he observed, the more he saw, the more shocked he became.
He rejoiced in his choice.
This was the beginning of future hope.
What could his bank shelter possibly have?
Honestly, apart from people, there really was nothing.
"How long have you been here?" Chu Duong was very curious.
The patrolling person said: "Not long, but I like it here very much. Staying here, I can see the hope of fighting the apocalypse. Living people must have hope. Without hope, there is only despair. For you all to have survived outside until now shows that you are all capable people. Just stay here and work hard together."
Chu Duong said: "Mhm, I know. It's just that I'm very curious, are all our military forces here?"
"Not very clear. Perhaps there are still living people in other places. It's just that we have already done our best. Previously, we had sufficient firearms, tanks leading the way, and out of more than ten thousand people, only over a hundred remain."
Chu Duong hadn't expected it to be so tragic, "Then didn't you think of using missiles to wipe out the zombies in the city?"
"We thought about it, really thought about it. But you know, the living survivors, what they hope for is to see the army come to rescue them, not to see the army's missiles come to bombard them, wiping out their last chance of survival."
Chu Duong looked at this resolute-faced soldier and didn't ask further.
He just nodded.
Agreeing with what he said.
Indeed, some people's hearts hold the hope of humanity, while some people's hearts are as black as ink, unable to see a single ray of light.
As night fell, it was also time for the patrolling people to change shifts. He returned to his accommodation. Displayed before him were crystals. Such a quantity left him speechless.