Zongman: The End of the Universe

Chapter 20: 20. Contradiction, Survive (Please read on)
The bus drove down the hill, but the atmosphere inside the car was a little silent.

After reaching the corner of the mountain, the bus began to move forward slowly. Shizuka Marikawa was leaning over the steering wheel with a frown on her face, counting the intersections ahead intently.

"One... two... three... Ishii-san! Is this the place?"

The bus stopped at the entrance of an alley, next to which was a single-family building that looked quite old.

Ishii pursed his lips, looked at the house in front of him, and nodded nervously.

His home was not far away, but he felt a trace of panic in his heart. An inexplicable fear and distress gripped his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Not far away on the street, a few scattered zombies were attracted by the sound of the bus engine and staggered towards them.

After pressing the button to open the car door, Marikawa Shizuka turned the key to turn off the engine. Then, as if she had breathed a sigh of relief, she stretched herself tiredly and let out an alluring moan as if no one was around:

"Hmm~"

At the side, Ishii took a deep breath, loosened the infusion stand in his hand, suppressed the uneasiness and fear in his heart, and was about to get out of the car.

"Ishii, bring your weapons."

Liu Yuansheng's calm voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Ishii was stunned, his eyes trembled, and his lips pursed, as if he was trying hard to suppress his inner emotions. He reached out and tremblingly grasped the infusion stand that he had been using since the academy.

Without saying much, Ishii and lowered their heads and walked off the bus.

Watching Ishii and his figure going away, Busujima Saeko silently withdrew her gaze, and then turned her gaze to Liu Yuansheng who was beside her, lowering his head and stroking the handle of his sword:
"Gensheng, could it be that Ishii's parents have already..."

"Look at the window on the second floor of Ishii's house, in the lower right corner, there is a blood stain."

Liu Yuansheng glanced at Ishii and his departing figure with a complicated look, and spoke lightly.

Busujima Saeko's eyes moved, and through the car window, she saw the room on the second floor of the single-family building facing the street. The scene inside was mostly blocked by a gray curtain, leaving only a space the size of a window to vaguely see the dim scene inside.

The bloodstain that Liu Yuansheng mentioned was not obvious. Under the dim light, the bloodstain that Liu Yuansheng mentioned was more like a black stain. If you don't look carefully, you can't tell that it is a trace of blood splashing.

Realizing this, Busujima Saeko's pupils shrank. Ishii's parents, I'm afraid...

"If even I noticed it, then Ishii, who has lived here for 18 years, would not fail to notice it. He just doesn't want to believe it. He wants to prove it... by not bringing weapons to prove his delusion.

Rather than saying that I reminded him, it would be better to say that I gave him a choice to live, and whether to choose or not is up to him." Liu Yuansheng's calm voice came from my ear.

"..."

Looking at Liu Yuansheng's calm eyes, Busujima Saeko pursed her lips, reached out and held Liu Yuansheng's palm, and said softly:

"Then we'll wait here for thirty minutes."

While the two were talking, there was a commotion at the back of the carriage, and then several students walked up to Liu Yuansheng uncomfortably.

"Brother Liu...Brother Liu Yuan, our home is nearby. I want to...I want to get off..."

Liu Yuansheng just nodded casually, but someone else had already stepped forward, so he simply made his point clear, and then looked behind him calmly:

"I won't stop you if you want to get off the bus. Before we reach our destination, you can leave if you want, but don't expect me to stop and wait for you. In other words, don't think about getting back on after you get off the bus. Is that clear?"

The atmosphere in the car visibly sank, and the restless thoughts that had just been brewing after seeing the three people getting off the car so easily suddenly calmed down.

Because only when there are no consequences will people act without scruples; only when there are consequences will these people weigh the pros and cons.

Previously, because of Saya Takagi, the atmosphere in the team suddenly dropped to freezing point.

Takashi Komuro, who was sitting by the aisle, wanted to ease the atmosphere but didn't know how to start.

He looked at Liu Yuansheng, then looked at Takagi Saya who was obviously still sulking, and whispered:
"Gao Cheng, don't be angry. After all, it was Brother Liu Yuan who saved our lives."

"Tsk! Who wants him to save me?"

Saya Takagi turned her head away with disdain, and became angrier the more she thought about it.

"You are just a nobody! Why do you give me orders?!"

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Liu Yuansheng's eyes turned cold and he suddenly looked at Takagi Saya.

Komuro Takashi immediately turned around and said with a smile:

"Brother Liu Yuan, Gao Cheng just has a weird personality, but she's not a bad person by nature. Don't take it personally."

As soon as Liu Yuansheng finished speaking, Gao Cheng Saya stood up angrily. What did you say? Was she wrong? !

"Hey! Xiao! Who do you say has a weird personality? There is nothing wrong with my personality! If there is a problem, it's some stubborn bastard!"

Having said this, she looked at Liu Yuansheng meaningfully.

"You obviously don't need to clear out the zombies in the technical college building, but you insist on clearing them out. Can't you take another route? You like killing zombies, don't you? Pervert!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Busujima Saeko's delicate body trembled, and the hand holding Liu Yuansheng tightened involuntarily.

Liu Yuansheng's eyes became even colder. He slowly stood up and looked at Takagi Saya inexplicably. He asked doubtfully as he walked:

"Ms. Gao Cheng, I wonder what gave you the illusion that gave you the confidence to yell at me?"

Saya Takagi's pupils shrank slightly.

The next second, Liu Yuansheng reached out and grabbed Takagi Saya's pretty face. The soft and smooth skin in his hands was as warm and smooth as jade.

"Is it your pretty face, or your illustrious family background?"

“Woo! Woo!!!”

Saya Takagi beat Liu Yuansheng's arms with both hands, her beautiful eyes full of shock and anger, as if she had suffered a great injustice. She kept swinging her fists at Liu Yuansheng's body like raindrops, but it was like a stone falling into a quagmire. Liu Yuansheng's body did not tremble at all, and his eyes just calmly looked at her frightened eyes.

Shizuka Marikawa stood up in panic, looking at the situation in front of her at a loss, she was so anxious that she was about to cry. Why did they suddenly start quarreling?

Seeing the dispute, Takashi Komuro on the side hurriedly grabbed the corner of Liu Yuansheng's clothes. Takagi Saya was his friend since kindergarten. Although Takagi Saya was wrong, Liu Yuansheng couldn't do anything!

Takagi Saya is a girl after all. Although her attitude is indeed bad, shouldn’t we be more tolerant of her?
"Brother Liu Yuan! Brother Liu Yuan! Gao Cheng just spoke too quickly! Gao Cheng, you better give in to Brother Liu Yuan, Brother Liu Yuan..."

"Muro Takashi, who is Takagi Saya to you?" Liu Yuansheng frowned.

Komuro Takashi's voice paused.

Many people in the car began to gloat over their misfortune, and Koichi Shido, who had been kneeling, was clapping wildly in his heart with excitement.

Fight! Fight!
Miyamoto Rei and Hirano Toda were so frightened by the situation that they dared not even look at it. After all, it was Saya Takagi who made the first mistake...

Hirano Toda looked at Takagi Saya weakly. Although he had always been secretly in love with Takagi Saya, it was obviously Takagi's fault this time. On one side was the female classmate he secretly loved, and on the other side was the respected senior, Hirano Toda chose to be a quail and not help either side.

Liu Yuansheng looked deep in his eyes. He grasped Saya Takagi's face. Under her horrified gaze, he slowly brought the pretty face closer to his eyes and said slowly:

"Wake up, young lady. What you rely on is worthless now. Don't take my disregard for you as tolerance, and don't use my patience to test your stupidity.

I hope this is the first and last time.”

Saya Takagi's pupils shrank, and Liu Yuansheng's eyes, like a pool of stagnant water, were reflected in her eyes. She felt a chill running from her tailbone to the back of her head, and the intensity of her struggle was greatly reduced.

"do you understand?"

A spoiled young lady who bullies the weak and fears the strong.

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yuansheng let go of Takagi Saya and turned his gaze to Komuro Takashi. The sudden change made Takagi Saya scream and fall directly on Hirano Toda's thighs.

The spindle-shaped fat on the chest was squeezed and deformed, and the soft and elastic touch made Hirano Toda's face turn red instantly, and a hot current almost flowed out of his nose.

"Muro Takashi, remember what you promised me before?"

The calm tone made Komuro Takashi, who had just been short of breath after being asked by Liu Yuansheng, feel his scalp numb. He was frightened and lowered his head involuntarily, speaking in a dry tone:

"...Everything...I will obey...Brother Liu Yuan..."

"Well, but I hope you don't just talk about it, but also keep this rule in mind."

Liu Yuansheng smiled helplessly, patted Komuro Takashi on the shoulder, and turned and left.

Takagi Saya's face flushed with anger. Her beautiful eyes looked at Liu Yuansheng's back with hatred and gritting her teeth. She turned around and saw Hirano Toda, whose face was flushed red beside her:
"Fat bastard! Trash!"

Hirano Toda's face turned pale and he lowered his head awkwardly.

Liu Yuansheng turned around and his expression returned to calm, but his eyes became deep.

He could see that the only ones who obeyed his orders completely were Ishii and one other person. Miyamoto Rei and Hirano Toda were the ones he could win over, while Komuro Takashi and Takagi Saya were just two stones in a cesspool.

The relationship between them is also somewhat complicated. Simply "conquering others with virtue" is no longer effective... We have to think of other ways...

Liu Yuansheng couldn't help but frown and sat down next to Busujima Saeko, tapping his thigh irregularly with his index finger.

Busujima Saeko looked at Liu Yuansheng's thoughtful expression, said nothing, and just held Liu Yuansheng's hand quietly.

Suddenly, Liu Yuansheng paused with his index finger, his eyes gradually became deep, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

Have it.

……

I do not know how long it has been.

A sound of tired and slow footsteps came from the alley on the side of the bus, accompanied by the sound of metal rubbing against the ground. Liu Yuansheng looked in the direction of the sound.

I saw a figure covered in blood walking out of the alley, with his head lowered, looking exhausted, and holding a piece of blood-soaked paper tightly in his hand.

That was the note his parents wrote to her on their deathbed.

Ishii Kazu walked onto the bus without saying a word and sat back in his seat in a daze.

Seeing Ishiiwa's embarrassed look, everyone realized what had happened in an instant.

A feeling of grief for the loss of the rabbit welled up in my heart.

Liu Yuansheng glanced at him, pursed his lips, and said nothing. He just looked at Marikawa Shizuka who was in a daze in the driver's seat, and said calmly:

"Shizuka, everyone is here, let's drive to Sister Rika's place."

"Eh? Are you all here?"

Shizuka Marikawa was stunned for a moment, then obediently turned the key, the engine started, and the bus started slowly.

The atmosphere in the car was gloomy.

No one was in a position to comfort this young man who had just lost his parents.

The bus was driving forward on the road. The zombies with stiff limbs rushed over when they heard the sound, but were knocked away by the bus with a bang.

"Ishii, everyone will die."

Liu Yuansheng looked calmly at the front of the bus, his voice low and calm. Ishii Kazu still stared blankly at the blood-soaked note in his hand.

"But I think that a person's true death goes through three stages."

"The first stage is physical death, which is called cardiac and respiratory arrest in the hospital. It is manifested by the absence of electroencephalogram response. This is physiological death."

Ishii's dull eyes moved slightly.

“Then comes the second stage, which is…social death.

Family and friends mourn in silence at the funeral, while mourners review the important events in a person's life. Then the family will cancel his ID card, social security card and other social information, and finally the coffin will be closed. No one will discuss it again unless there is a special occasion."

Ishii and Han slowly clenched the note, and there was still no emotion on their dull face.

"The third stage is complete extinction. The last person who remembers him is gone. There is no longer any information about him in the world. The last bit of his existence also disappears completely..."

"I think at this moment, a person is truly dead."

Ishiihe's eyes trembled, and he slowly looked up at Liu Yuansheng, his dull pupils slowly turning red.

Liu Yuansheng looked at him sincerely:

“Ishii, maybe there is some element of comfort in this, but you have to know that you are their child, the last trace they left in this world. Instead of being sad, you should treasure this feeling in your heart, remember them, and engrave them deep in your memory.

It’s the continuation of their lives.”

A tear fell, Ishii's eyes were red, with unspeakable sorrow in his eyes, his lips and teeth trembled, and he continued to endure the piercing pain in his chest, his voice was hoarse and filled with unspeakable sorrow:
“…Brother Liu Yuan…”

"My parents..."

died.

Liu Yuansheng suddenly smiled gently and put his hand on Shi Jinghe's head.

"Then you should live well."

(End of this chapter)