Weird Apocalypse: Rebirth Starts with Trillions of Ghost Money

When Xiao Zhang heard Chen Mu say this, he fell silent.

In his heart, he was also thinking about what Chen Mu said.

Could it be that on the rainy night of my birthday, I was the one who really...made the decision?

Did they force me to do this, or was it my own choice?

While Xiao Zhang was struggling in pain, Xue Xuexue said:

"I really want to know, even if that's the case, there's no need for Aunt Zhang to write these words in the form of a letter.

Even if she moves out of the nursing home, she can continue to contact Xiao Zhang and observe him.

Why bother writing a letter like a farewell? She also said that if Xiao Zhang wanted to contact her, he could ask Dean Qi for her contact information.

Chen Mu did not answer, but looked at Xiao Zhang.

The meaning is very clear - if you want to know the reason, go ask Xiao Zhang.

In Chen Mu's heart, he could actually guess the reason.

From what he knew about Xiao Zhang's personality and his past performance, Chen Mu could make a reasonable guess.

Based on Xiao Zhang's visits to his mother, he would not visit her unless it was absolutely necessary. So if his mother wanted to contact him, Xiao Zhang would naturally refuse.

To put it simply:

Xiao Zhang is the kind of gambler who gambles all day and night. He doesn't contact his family and doesn't answer their calls.

Only when he ran out of money from gambling would he think of going back home to get some money, and then continue gambling.

In this case, Xiao Zhang's mother would definitely not be able to contact Xiao Zhang on the phone.

Once Xiao Zhang's mother moved out of the nursing home, her contact with Xiao Zhang was completely cut off.

Zhang's mother wasn't sure if Xiao Zhang had her phone number saved, so she wrote in the letter that if Xiao Zhang couldn't find her at the nursing home (she had moved out), he could contact Director Qi, who had her contact information.

Behind each of the few short sentences in the letter lies deep sadness and helplessness.

Chen Mu could understand this helplessness.

Xue Xuexue and the others might not be able to understand this.

Seeing Xiao Zhang's painful expression, Xue Xuexue didn't feel comfortable asking any more questions.

After a moment, Xiao Zhang slowly stood up.

His voice was hoarse as he shouted heartbreakingly at the burning wooden house not far away:

"mom!"

But after this shout, there was no response.

At this time, in the main building, the elderly and caregivers who were awakened were already looking for umbrellas and hurried over to check the situation.

Xiao Zhang shouted "Mom" in despair, but unfortunately, the female ghost did not appear again.

She disappeared in the flames, as if she had left completely.

"Mom, I was wrong! I know I was wrong. Mom, I'm really sorry!"

Xiao Zhang burst into tears and bowed towards the direction of the fire.

He raised his head, looked at Chen Mu, and said, "I really regret it. If I could go back a few minutes, I would definitely apologize to my mother and let her hear that I have changed my mind.

If she knew, she would definitely be relieved."

After Xiao Zhang finished speaking, Chen Mu said in a gentle tone: "It's never too late to correct your mistakes."

"No, it's too late. She can't hear me anymore, so there's no point in saying anything." Xiao Zhang said painfully.

"You still don't understand your mother. From the beginning to the end, what she wanted most was not your apology. But for you to truly change your mind and start a new life with your feet on the ground." Chen Mu said:

"If you can really change, your mother will be very happy even if she doesn't know."

Despite Chen Mu's words of comfort, Xiao Zhang did not feel any better and was still very sad.

Chen Mu added, "Actually, your mother also heard your apology just now. She heard your apology."

"Really?" Xiao Zhang asked Chen Mu pleadingly, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.

He really wanted it so badly... to let his mother hear his apology and his change of heart.

"Don't lie to me." Xiao Zhang said.

"I didn't lie to you. The evidence is in your hands."

Chen Mu said this, pointing to the envelope in Xiao Zhang's hand.

It was raining heavily, soaking everyone's clothes.

But the letter - the letter that Xiao Zhang opened, was still neat and clean in the heavy rain, without a single drop of rain on it.

After Chen Mu's guidance, Xiao Zhang immediately understood.

The letter wasn't wet because of his mother! His mother's ghost was shielding him from the heavy rain!

Xiao Zhang immediately raised his head and shouted to the sky: "Mom! I know I was wrong!"

After Xiao Zhang finished shouting, raindrops as big as beans hit the letter in his hand.

Are those the female ghost's tears of relief?

Or was it that after the female ghost left without any worries, the rain fell on the letter without her protection?

No matter which one it was, at least the female ghost heard Xiao Zhang change his mind before leaving.

Xiao Zhang felt a little better. At least he didn't leave behind an apology that he couldn't even express.

Seeing this, Xiao Shi said, "Fortunately, the ghost girl stayed for a while. At the last moment before leaving, she was able to hear her son's apology. She must have been very relieved."

In response to Xiao Shi's words, Chen Mu just sighed and said nothing.

Xiao Shi asked in confusion, "Boss, why are you sighing? This is a semi-good ending, right?"

Chen Mu shook his head. "None of you understand the female ghost as well as I do. I said that apologies are not important, and the female ghost doesn't care about apologies. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been helping us all this time—including Xiao Zhang.

For the female ghost, the most important thing is not these."

At this moment, many caregivers from the main building came hurriedly over with umbrellas.

They want to know what happened here.

Xue Xuexue and Jiao Yixue went over to deal with those people.

Chen Mu and Xiao Shi stayed where they were, accompanying Xiao Zhang.

When the caregivers asked what had happened, Xue Xuexue and her friend evaded the question, saying they didn't know either.

After a while, after dealing with those people, Xue Xuexue and the other person came over and returned to Chen Mu.

They saw that Xiao Zhang had turned and left.

Xiao Zhang turned around and walked into the dark rainy night.

"What did you talk about? Why did he leave?" Xue Xuexue asked puzzledly.

"He just talked to us and said he would pay us to thank us for our help," said Chen Mu.

The players’ identities here are exorcists hired by Xiao Zhang.

Zhang Shanyi said, "He's still paying us? He's a penniless man, how can he pay us? Is it a loan? Then he has to make money to pay back the loan."

"Yes, make money to pay off the loan." Chen Mu said.

"Did he say how he plans to make money?" Xue Xuexue asked casually.

"I asked him, and he replied me with one sentence." Chen Mu said.

"What? What did he say?" Xue Xuexue asked.

"He said he believed in his luck."

Chen Mu said slowly, his eyes filled with sighs as he watched Xiao Zhang's back disappear into the darkness.