Tsk!
Tsk!
The three survivors who had followed Tien Gia Hao looked at him with strange expressions.
Well, I'll be.
So that was the situation. Tien Gia Hao hadn't told them the complete truth, but creating such a persona was unnecessary. Everyone could understand.
He wanted to live, nothing stingy about that.
If they had faced the same situation, they might have made the exact same choice as Tien Gia Hao.
At this moment, Tien Gia Hao was both embarrassed and helpless.
What the hell kind of situation was this? He truly hadn't expected Co Hang to still be alive, and looking at the current situation, it seemed he held some status in this shelter.
If Co Hang didn't agree to let him stay here, he might really be rejected.
"Brother Hang, I know I was wrong."
Tien Gia Hao took the initiative to admit his mistake. He had no choice, given the circumstances. If this were in an uninhabited place, anyone who dared to treat him like this, he guaranteed he would make them understand why flowers are so red.
"Shove your apologies up your mother's ass, I can't stop myself from wanting to beat you to death." Co Hang had never been so furious. In a moment of crisis, for the sake of survival, he had abandoned his pregnant wife. What kind of fucking thing was that for a human to do?
When they were hiding together before, the man had called him "Brother Hang" so diligently and was very concerned about his pregnant wife, which made Co Hang feel that this guy was not bad.
Who could have known his mind would change so suddenly, leaving so decisively, without a shred of reluctance.
As he spoke, Co Hang rushed forward again, kicking out and sending Tien Gia Hao tumbling to the ground. But Tien Gia Hao scrambled back up, his heart filled with anger. He cursed Co Hang nine ways to Sunday in his mind, wishing he could smash his head in.
"Brother Hang, I really know I was wrong," Tien Gia Hao said weakly.
"Wrong my ass."
Co Hang gave Tien Gia Hao a sound thrashing.
Being beaten so violently, Tien Gia Hao grew angry and pushed Co Hang to the ground. "That's enough, don't go too far."
Although he was an ordinary person before, after becoming an Awakened, his strength had been enhanced, far surpassing the realm of ordinary people. What looked like a casual push actually erupted with great force.
But after pushing him, he knew he had been a bit impulsive.
Sure enough...
"What the fuck, you dare to hit my Brother Hang?"
Quan Hao's eyes widened. He really hadn't expected this guy to dare push Brother Hang to the ground. Wasn't this just asking for death? He had disliked this guy from the start, and had only been watching from the sidelines because Brother Hang was disciplining him.
Now that this had happened, could he tolerate it?
Of course not.
Tien Gia Hao hurriedly explained, "I didn't mean to, I just pushed him away."
He felt he had been a bit reckless. He wanted to stay in the Sunshine Shelter, so how could he offend the other party?
"Push your sister."
Quan Hao didn't say another word and started fighting. He and the other guy were both Awakened, but he, an Awakened who had nothing better to do in his spare time, had been constantly crushing crystals. His abilities had improved rapidly. With one punch, Tien Gia Hao tried to block, but felt as if his arm was about to break. He cried out in pain and fell to the ground.
"Scumbag, you're a fucking scumbag."
"You ran away, it would have been great if you died outside. Why did you have to lick your face and come back?"
"You even dared to hit my Brother Hang, do you really think there's no one in the Sunshine Shelter?"
"Today, I, Quan Hao, will show you what a true warrior is."
"I'll hit you..."
One punch after another landed.
It was truly punch after punch to the flesh.
Tien Gia Hao was beaten so badly he had no ability to resist, only able to let himself be beaten.
The three survivors who had followed him stared, dumbfounded, at the situation before them. This was nothing like what they had imagined when they arrived.
So much for a safe shelter.
So much for a happy life.
They hadn't even said anything since arriving, and they were already being held down and beaten. Who could stand that?
And the Tien Gia Hao before them was nothing like his former self, just like a common dog. Damn it, they really couldn't bring themselves to call him "Brother Tien" anymore.
At this moment, Lam Pham looked into the distance with suspicion.
He heard screams.
He walked in that direction, and soon, when he arrived at the scene, he saw Quan Hao straddling a stranger, punching him left and right. This kind of thing had never happened since the shelter was established.
"Stop."
Lam Pham stopped him.
For such a situation to happen out of the blue, he naturally had to get to the bottom of it.
He knew that Quan Hao was a very steady person and would never attack someone without reason. Moreover, the guy being held on the ground looked very unfamiliar, definitely not someone from the shelter.
Hearing Brother Lam's voice, Quan Hao got up from Tien Gia Hao's body. After kicking him once more for good measure, he hurried to Lam Pham's side and told him everything that had just happened.
He didn't add any embellishments, but told the truth, though he did make the part about the other guy wanting to hit Brother Hang sound a bit more serious.
Lam Pham looked strangely at the very disheveled Tien Gia Hao, who was slowly getting up. He really hadn't expected this guy to be Duong Tue's ex-husband, the guy who had abandoned his wife and child. If it weren't for Brother Hang's protection, Duong Tue would absolutely not have survived until now.
Wanting to live was understandable, after all, everyone wanted to live. But to abandon even one's closest relative for the sake of survival, such a person was truly terrifying.
And before, he had Brother Hang's help.
Brother Hang was the one who went out to find supplies.
They just had to wait at home.
But even so, he still wanted to abandon them. This was something he couldn't accept.
He frowned slightly, not particularly liking the other party.
When Tien Gia Hao saw Lam Pham, he naturally recognized him as the person from the "Zombie Illustrated Handbook". He ran up to him and said, "I came to join you, but he hit me."
Lam Pham said, "Yes, it's very normal for him to hit you."
Tien Gia Hao: ...?
He was now regretting coming here. Co Hang and the guy who had just hit him were both staring at him, glaring at him with great anger. The sense of danger still lingered. Even if he really stayed here, he was afraid he wouldn't have a single good day.
Quan Hao lifted his head and glared at the other party, as if to say, "Did you hear that? My Brother Lam said it's very normal to hit you. Still trying to fucking tattle, you're just asking for death."
"Why did you come back? Or did you think that since Duong Tue and Co Hang were dead, no one would know what you did?" Lam Pham asked.
"Huh?" When Tien Gia Hao heard Lam Pham's words, his eyes widened. "Little Tue... isn't dead?"
Lam Pham said, "She's not dead, she's living very well."
Tien Gia Hao really hadn't expected Duong Tue to not be dead. When he saw Co Hang, he already found it incredibly unbelievable.
"Then my child..."
Before Lam Pham could speak, Co Hang on the side pointed at him angrily, "You still have the fucking nerve to talk about the child? It would have been fine if you had just died outside, why did you have to come back? What do you want? I'm asking you, what do you want?"
Being scolded like this by Co Hang, Tien Gia Hao wasn't angry at all. Instead, an idea formed in his mind.
He felt that he might really be able to stay.
Duong Tue was still alive.
And there was a child.
As long as he pretended to be sincerely repentant, he would definitely be forgiven.
A moment later, he shouted loudly towards the inside of the shelter, "Duong Tue, it's me, I'm Tien Gia Hao, I'm back, come out and see me..."
"What the fuck." Quan Hao had never seen such a shameless person. After hearing about Duong Tue's story, he thought, how could such a man exist in the world? Now seeing the other party shouting loudly, he couldn't help but deliver another flying kick, sending the other party tumbling to the ground.
Lam Pham didn't stop him, letting Quan Hao do as he pleased.
Tien Gia Hao, who was kicked to the ground, was still yelling.
"Little Tue... it's me, come out and see me, I'm about to be beaten to death."
He was simply shameless to the extreme.
Quan Hao was furious. Looking at the other party's face, he was filled with anger he couldn't vent. He swung his fists and slapped the other party's face.
Co Hang whispered to Lam Pham, "What should we do?"
He knew the man had come, and given his current situation, he wanted to lure Duong Tue out, then play the emotional card to gain sympathy and forgiveness.
Lam Pham said, "They are not suitable to stay in the Sunshine Shelter. I've looked at their eyes. The eyes are the window to the soul, they won't lie to me. They must have done a lot of extremely heinous things outside."
Co Hang was not surprised by this at all.
In the early days of the apocalypse, he could even abandon his own pregnant wife. What else could he not do?
But letting the other party shout here was not a solution.
More and more survivors were gathering to watch. Some had already rolled up their sleeves, just waiting for Quan Hao's order to swarm forward, press the other party to the ground, and give him a good beating.
They couldn't stand it anymore.
Some people knew the story, some didn't. Those who knew whispered the situation to them. Hearing it, their faces showed a bit of anger. They hadn't expected him to be such a scumbag.
The way the crowd stared at him would frighten anyone.
They were all survivors brought into the shelter by Lam Pham. During this time, they had long since come to regard this place as their home, and regarded the others as inseparable companions, carrying the pressure together and surviving in the apocalypse.
Now that their companion's enemy had returned, he was their enemy. With just one word, they would definitely beat him to death.
The three survivors who had followed Tien Gia Hao were already thinking of backing out. They felt that this shelter did not welcome them. And in their opinion, this city was so big, it wasn't as if there was no place for them to survive.
They could just find a place and live well, there was no need to stay in a shelter.
They regretted it deeply. If they had known, they would have investigated the truth first.
Unfortunately, it was too late to say anything now.
At this time, inside the shelter.
Duong Tue was holding her child, chatting and laughing with people. Life was just that simple. She had come out of her former depression, thanks to everyone's care.
She had long since forgotten the unpleasant past. Her daily routine was to take care of her child, and sometimes she would water the vegetables. Now, the rooftops of the buildings in the Sunshine Shelter were all planted with crops, aiming for self-sufficiency.
And she thought, what she could do was to take care of the logistics.
"Little Tue, do you hear that? It sounds like someone is calling you." The woman she was chatting with was very confused. It didn't seem to be an illusion, someone was really calling.
"Really?"
Duong Tue rocked the baby in her arms, perking up her ears to listen carefully.
Faintly, it did sound like someone was calling.
But soon, Duong Tue's smiling face froze, and then her expression became blank. She heard a familiar voice, a familiar name.
"Sister Truong."
"Hmm?"
"Can you help me hold the child for a moment? I'll be right back."
"Okay."
The woman didn't know what was happening, but she still took the baby and held it in her arms, coaxing it.
Duong Tue didn't go to the gate, but headed upstairs. When she turned her back to the woman, her eyes were red. Without a word, she hurried upstairs. Not long after, she came down again and then walked towards the gate.
It was just that her sleeve seemed to be hiding something.
At the gate of the shelter.
Quan Hao had already been pulled away by Co Hang. If he continued to beat him, Co Hang was afraid that Quan Hao would kill the man. And the man's screams had attracted more and more onlookers.
Ha Khanh, Wang Kai, Captain Lei and the others all looked coldly at the beaten Tien Gia Hao.
Especially Captain Lei, who had a very hot temper.
If he hadn't seen Quan Hao beating the other party, he would have gone up and given him a good beating himself.
Tien Gia Hao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looking pitiful. "What are you trying to do? I already know I was wrong and came back specifically to visit. No matter what, even if you hate me, it should be Little Tue who hates me, not you guys hitting me."
"I beg you, just let me see Little Tue and the child, I will explain it to her clearly. I really know I was wrong."
He just wanted to use his most sincere expression to deceive them.
But how could he know... the people here were not so easily deceived.
"Fuck." Quan Hao clenched his fists, truly furious. This guy's aggrieved expression was giving him a headache. He really wanted to smash his head in. He had never seen such a shameless person.
He was even acting as if he was very innocent.
Co Hang sighed, then looked towards the inside of the shelter, hoping that Duong Tue wouldn't find out. After all, this matter was just a second wave of pain for Duong Tue.
Little Pham had said that the other party was not suitable for the shelter.
So he wouldn't be staying here.
But... his first glance saw Duong Tue walking towards them with a blank expression.
Sigh.
He knew it must have been the other party's shouting just now that had alerted Duong Tue.
He looked at Duong Tue, wanting to say something, but at this moment, he didn't know what to say.
Tien Gia Hao, who had been beaten so miserably, continued to justify his actions.
Suddenly.
He stared blankly at the person who was approaching.
"Little Tue."
Seeing the person who was once most familiar to him walking towards him, Tien Gia Hạo was very moved. Immediately after, he put on a very ashamed expression.
"Little Tue, I'm really sorry. It was my fault before. I was scared, I really didn't mean to abandon you and the child. Has the child been born? Can I see him? I swear, I will definitely treat you both doubly well in the future."
Tien Gia Hao's attitude was sincere. In his heart, Little Tue's personality was relatively soft. Under his tearful pleading technique, he would definitely be forgiven.
Duong Tue still looked at his performance with a blank expression, without saying a word.
In her mind, she recalled various scenes from that time. Those people said that pregnant women were a burden and didn't want to bring her along. She thought Tien Gia Hao would stay by her side, but who could have known that he would leave with the other party without even looking back.
He left so decisively, so resolutely, without a trace of hesitation.
From that moment on, she knew that everything should be over.
"Little Tue, you don't know how much pain I've been in. Ever since I did that foolish thing, I've been tormented day and night. So I desperately wanted to come back and see how you were. When I saw that Brother Hang was alive, I knew you must be alive too. It's truly a blessing from heaven."
As he spoke, he walked up to Duong Tue, opened his arms, and pulled her in, shedding two lines of tears, as if reuniting with a long-lost relative.
He was also very pleased with himself. Look at my technique this time, so affectionate, so moving.
How could I not capture you with this?
Splat!