Apocalypse: I’m the Landlady of the Refuge
Chapter 144 The Lord’s Mercy

Chapter 144: Chapter 144 The Lord’s Mercy

Ji Wanwan giggled, "It’s simple, expose the real face of the shelter director and wake up that group of brainwashed fools in the refuge."

Zhan Yu, also a member of the refuge, twitched his mouth, feeling he was also insulted, "Just you and Xu Siming, are you sure just the two of you can handle it?"

Thinking of her comrades, Ji Wanwan proudly cocked her mouth and smiled, "Who said it’s just the two of us?"

Honestly, for Old Xu, getting rid of the director and his lackeys would be a breeze; if it weren’t for worrying about the survivors in the refuge, why would we still be playing this game?"

She pouted, "And I had to get an unnecessary injection because of this."

Zhan Yu: "..."

It really was a mix of laughter and tears, like the helpless feeling of joking with children.

The flustered lackeys beside him were panicking, fearing that these two would get carried away and decide to sacrifice them.

After a moment of silence, Zhan Yu looked at her, "Where were you injected? Are you feeling unwell? Let me see the injection site; I can heal you with Wood Element Energy."

Ji Wanwan, whose wound had already been healed by Equivalence Healing, choked up and with a straight face and calm heart, lied through her teeth, "I have a unique constitution; I can heal quickly and am immune to all sorts of viruses and bacteria."

Zhan Yu narrowed his eyes, nearly writing "Keep making things up" on his face, "So you’re talking about having an indestructible body, huh?"

Ji Wanwan giggled, "It’s an indestructible body, not the Invincible Body."

Zhan Yu couldn’t help laughing out loud, and involuntarily gave Ji Wanwan a thumbs up.

Well, there’s no reasoning with a child.

It’s odd, when they were scouting for supplies before, Ji Wanwan didn’t seem childish at all!

Zhan Yu’s pupils shrank.

Could it be that Ji Wanwan was possessed?

Perhaps it was his piercing gaze, Ji Wanwan felt uncomfortable, "Don’t stare at me like that; it’s creepy."

"Cough..." Zhan Yu reluctantly shifted his gaze.

Ji Wanwan touched her chin and leaned forward, "Brother Zhan, since I’ve shared my plan with you, in exchange, shouldn’t you tell me why you are opposing the director, and why you chose me and Old Xu to be the stepping stones for your plan?"

Just a second ago, Zhan Yu who thought of Ji Wanwan as a child no longer felt that way.

The girl in front of him was clearly playing dumb!

So everything he did was transparent to her, and he even ended up being manipulated by her, turning into a pawn in her game.

But Zhan Yu wasn’t angry; he felt he didn’t misjudge her. After all, he had used others first, and becoming a Half-infected was the price he had to pay.

Zhan Yu chuckled bitterly, eyes lowered towards the zombie pit.

Although there were no lights in the Corpse Refining Factory, as a Half-infected with superior physical abilities, his vision wasn’t impaired in the darkness.

Although he wasn’t sure if Ji Wanwan could see, he still pointed inside the pit, "That boy in the black shirt and jeans, he’s my brother."

Ji Wanwan’s eyebrows twitched imperceptibly.

Honestly, she didn’t like hearing about others’ miseries, but in the apocalypse, suffering was the norm, or rather, even without the apocalypse, suffering is still the norm.

Zhan Yu continued, "When we first arrived, we didn’t know much about the refuge. My younger brother was young and impulsive, and after being brainwashed by the director, he wholeheartedly joined a secret mission and never returned."

His expression was calm, as though he were discussing a trivial matter, yet Ji Wanwan could feel the deep pain emanating from his bones.

Zhan Yu lowered his eyes, "I didn’t know what the secret mission was. I initially wanted to sign up to find out, but then a survivor of the mission appeared."

Ji Wanwan murmured, "Was it Lin Changhe?"

Zhan Yu nodded, "Yes, before joining the mission, Lin Changhe was a typical scoundrel, despicable, shameless, selfish, and manipulative.

However, after completing the mission, he became a different person, kind and loving, gentle and friendly, and polite to everyone, even those he had conflicts with before."

Ji Wanwan found it absurd, "Didn’t anyone find that strange and raise questions?"

Zhan Yu scoffed ironically, "Of course, there were people who questioned it, quite a few actually. When doubts were growing louder, the director himself stepped forward to soothe everyone’s concerns."

Ji Wanwan raised an eyebrow, "What did he say?"

Zhan Yu took a deep breath, turned away, and no longer looked at his brother in the zombie pit, "The director said that Lin Changhe, undaunted by risks and hardships, survived against all odds to complete the secret mission, and so moved the Lord that He forgave all his sins and gave him a new life.

To thank the Lord’s mercy, the director publicly stated that he was making Lin Changhe his deputy to help manage the affairs of the refuge, and from that point on, he could use all the refuge’s resources without charge.

This action stirred everyone’s emotions, and suddenly, more people signed up for the secret mission, gambling on a chance to rise to the top."

"Ridiculous..." Ji Wanwan sometimes really couldn’t understand how people could blind themselves to such an extent.

"Ridiculous, right..." Zhan Yu also found it laughable, "But that’s just how absurd it is."

Ji Wanwan took a deep breath and also turned around, leaning back against the fence of the zombie pit, and lazily asked, "What about you then? Why didn’t you sign up afterward?"

"Me?" Zhan Yu glanced at Ji Wanwan with a sly smirk, "Because I’m not stupid."

Ji Wanwan couldn’t help but laugh. She had intended to tease Zhan Yu a bit, but when she saw the enduring pain in his eyes, like a dense fog that never lifted, her heart felt unusually heavy.

She twiddled her fingertips, "Then what did you find out that changed your mind?"

Although Zhan Yu was no longer surprised by Ji Wanwan’s intelligence, he still couldn’t help but give her a thumbs up, "Indeed, I discovered some strange things.

At first, I just felt that a person’s transformation couldn’t be so drastic, so I secretly observed Lin Changhe for a while.

I found that he often went to the back mountain and was quite rude to the guards stationed there. That’s when I knew, Lin Changhe was still the same Lin Changhe, he never changed, and so-called forgiveness by the Lord was all made-up nonsense to brainwash the people in the refuge.

Not only that, I also discovered Lin Changhe consuming human flesh and blood. He would often use missions as an excuse to hunt and kill Soloists outside, eating them entirely before burying them in the orchard on the back mountain.

Ask yourself, what normal person would consume flesh and blood like that?"

Ji Wanwan nodded slightly, "Indeed..."

No wonder there were so many bodies on the back mountain, all innocent Soloists.

Seeing this, Lin Changhe and his group appear even more despicable.

Zhan Yu raised his hand, a greenish energy wave emanating from his palm, "Later, I awakened my Wood Element Superpower and could sense more clearly the stench of blood coming from the back mountain, leading me to deduce that the so-called secret mission by the director and his group wasn’t something benign at all."

Ji Wanwan chuckled softly, "So you’ve been waiting for a chance, until I and Old Xu showed up?"

Zhan Yu nodded openly, "Yes!"