Published: March 1, 2025
Wen Yu remained silent for a long time before slowly nodding his head.
"By the way, let’s have dinner at my place tonight. I’ll treat you; I found quite a bit of food this morning."
Upon hearing Ye Nan's enthusiastic invitation, Wen Yu nodded again.
In the apocalypse, these ordinary people lived in a strange cycle.
Faced with exploitation and oppression, they had no ability to resist and couldn't fight back.
Even though it was oppression, they could find contrasts to keep their hopes alive.
Wen Yu understood this; he had experienced it in his previous life. Whether being exploited or being the exploiter.
Because he had gone through it, he understood.
"There will always be hope, right?"
Hearing Wen Yu's question, Ye Nan nodded.
"There will always be hope."
......
In a vast factory area, two professionals who had just collected protection money from Ye Nan’s home walked into an office inside the factory, led by another professional.
"Big boss."
The two looked at the sturdy man sitting at the desk and respectfully greeted him.
Hearing their voices, the big boss slowly raised his head.
"What’s the matter?"
A deep voice came from the big boss, causing the two professionals to tremble involuntarily.
They were scared!
As subordinates, they were very aware of their boss's methods.
"The news about that hidden professional that the big boss asked us to pay attention to has made some progress."
"Oh?"
As soon as the sturdy man heard this, he immediately raised his head, a glint of excitement flashing in his eyes.
"Where did you see him?"
"In the old district, Golden Capital Community."
"Are you sure?"
Both nodded.
"The black spherical object on his shoulder is too conspicuous, plus his age, it should be correct."
The big boss fell silent for a while and then slowly nodded.
"I’m giving you a task. Keep a close watch on this person's every move and report to me immediately if anything happens."
After saying this, the big boss quickly walked to the door and patted the shoulders of the two.
The immense strength caused the two to stumble.
"If you do well, you’ll be the management around here."
Hearing the big boss’s words, the two instantly burst into a frenzy of joy.
"Understood, big boss!"
"Mm, go ahead."
The big boss nodded and walked out of the room, heading towards a restricted area in the factory underground.
......
Before an iron door underground, the big boss stopped.
After hesitating for a moment, he knocked on the iron door.
"Bang bang..."
The sound of knocking echoed back and forth in the small space, but it didn’t reach the factory above.
However, there was no response from inside the door.
After waiting for about a minute, the big boss knocked again.
This time, the door finally opened!
A "creaking" sound slowly came from the iron door, reminiscent of an old, poorly maintained vehicle.
The big boss ignored the eerie sounds and stepped directly inside.
Inside, it was spacious, with only a man in a black robe sitting alone on a chair.
After observing his former good brother for a long time, the big boss finally spoke.
"He has returned."
Then, there was another dead silence.
The Black-Robed Man seemed to take a long time to respond before he asked.
"Who?"
A simple word but it emerged with several different tones, sounding strange and terrifying!
Upon hearing the Black-Robed Man’s words, the big boss's eyelids twitched violently, and he said again.
"Wen Yu."
"Mm."
The Black-Robed Man remained silent for a while before asking again.
"Wen Yu, who is that?"
"The one who killed Wan An's dog and took him away."
Silence and oppression enveloped the room; even the big boss couldn’t help but break out in a few beads of sweat.
"Then, who is Wan An?"
This time, even the big boss fell silent.
A long silence, perhaps a minute, maybe ten minutes, the Black-Robed Man slowly let out a chilling laugh.
"Hehehe, hahahaha..."
"Wan An, he is my brother."
"Yes, he is my brother."
"No, Wan An is my name."
"My name is Lin Li."
"I am Wan An!"