(1) Comprehensive Development (1)

Chung Han Quoc's personality was extremely gentle. He smiled at everyone, didn't fight or compete, didn't want or make trouble, valued friends, and emphasized teamwork. Once he clearly recognized his own position, even if he encountered a desperate situation, he would not retreat.

He knew that often, his own retreat.

Would bring unimaginable disaster to the people beside him.

Therefore.

He detested Tran Thang's behavior.

If not for encountering Lam Pham, he and Diep Thien would surely have died at the hands of the Bao Quan.

At this moment.

Chung Han Quoc looked at the painfully remorseful Tran Thang before him. The expression on his face, apart from anger, was still anger, without any change.

He spoke in a low voice.

"Tran Thang, you truly wasted our trust in you. You fear death, do Diep Thien and I not fear death?"

"But why didn't we retreat? Wasn't it because of mutual trust?"

Chung Han Quoc's heart was filled with pent-up complaints against Tran Thang.

It was fine when he didn't see him.

Upon seeing him, he really couldn't bear it and wanted to erupt.

Tran Thang regretted, "Old Chung, I was truly wrong. Just forgive me this once, I guarantee I will absolutely not be like this in the future."

For Tran Thang, if he wanted to hunt evolved zombies alone in the apocalypse, it definitely wouldn't be as easy as having people cooperate.

Now being pointed at and scolded by Old Chung, anyone would feel extremely uncomfortable in their heart.

However... endure for now.

He knew Old Chung's character: simple, friendly, and forgiving. As long as he appeared sincere enough, he could definitely make Old Chung let bygones be bygones, thereby allowing himself to stay in that shelter.

Hunting zombies in the future would make it even harder to obtain crystals.

Thinking of that outside... Lo Oanh's heart told himself, endure, must endure.

Diep Thien looked at Lo Oanh. The more she looked, the more she felt that fellow seemed like a bit of a hypocrite. After that period of contact, I knew Old Chung was a very good person, simple, kind-hearted, and sincere towards friends.

At the same time, I was no longer worried.

When a person is betrayed by someone they once trusted, the next time they meet, they often just cast a contemptuous glance and walk away with a word.

But if one angrily rebukes the other party, appearing very happy, very hurt, this often, deep in my heart, is actually letting go of that affection, thinking of letting the other party know, the harm their betrayal caused you was not small, does he know?

What was even more terrifying was that Lo Oanh behind him was actually desperately seeking forgiveness.

That was an extremely safe signal.

Right, how could you, Diep Thien, let Old Chung be deceived by that kind of scoundrel? No matter what, you, Lam Tuong, also once followed Brother Sieu. If Brother Sieu were here, he would definitely point at the other party's nose and angrily rebuke him.

"Old Chung, don't be fooled by his pitiful act. That fellow just knows he's simple-minded and good-natured, deliberately pretending to be pitiful. That kind of person is the most disgusting; they only deceive honest people. Once they encounter safety, they will betray their companions. And haven't our group painstakingly hunted degenerated-type zombies, and the crystals obtained, I always take the small share. It's deliberately坑 (screwing over/trapping) people."

"That kind of person, when sweet-talking, acts like a really good brother. Once it has nothing to do with benefits, he will decisively think about how much he can gain, absolutely never thinking of letting them take advantage."

Diep Thien pointed at Lo Oanh, and just gave a round of critical commentary.

Lo Oanh looked at Diep Thien, his expression still that pitiful one, but in his heart, he was already thinking of dicing Diep Thien into small pieces.

Damn it.

Seeing that Laozi is about to convince Lam Pham Dao, who is that fellow to dare to interfere?

Lo Oanh was furious, pointed at Diep Thien and said: "Who is he? You and Old Chung are brothers, life-and-death battle companions. What's it to him if he's gesticulating on the side?"

Diep Thien cursed: "What, Old Chung is your brother? That scoundrel really has no face to come. If you were him, you'd directly smash your head against the wall and die, rather than appearing before Old Chung who once considered him a brother."

After speaking, she turned her head to look at Old Chung.

"Old Chung, don't let that fellow deceive him. That person is trustworthy. If he trusts me, I can still sell him out."

Diep Thien was just afraid Old Chung was already in, and once in, he would be sold out.

Because as the saying goes, "the bystander sees clearly, but the one involved is confused." Those watching often know if that person can be associated with, whether they haven't treated him as a brother. But the person deeply involved will often be swayed by emotions, thinking of past events, thereby being unable to let go.

Lam Pham Dao patted Diep Thien's shoulder, "Sorrow, you are a big child. You've lived to that age, experienced everything, you won't be deceived."

"That's good then." Diep Thien was overjoyed. She then raised her head, pointed at Lam Tuong and said: "Did you hear that? Put away his pitiful disguise. Wherever he came from, that's where he can roll back to. Consider him lucky that your little brother went out. If your little brother were here, he would definitely send him to Officer Hoang, to let Officer Hoang viciously punish him."

Being so angrily rebuked by Diep Thien.

Lo Oanh's face turned white then green, like constipation, very unsightly.

"Old Chung, is he really not giving you even a little chance? Does he really want to break off with you? He thinks about the days you shared hardships, he just met us, Little Jiu, he trusts us, but won't give you a chance?"

Looking at Lam Pham Dao's expression, Lo Oanh said with a sorrowful look on his face.

"Dai Hao!"

"Huh?"

Diep Thien wasn't quite there yet. Don't get to the point where Old Chung is really swayed by him.

From before.

I only saw Old Chung give me the shield to hold, then jump down from the shop rooftop. Seeing Old Chung jump down, Lo Oanh was secretly joyful, it seemed he was still convinced by himself.

"Old Chung..." Lam Tuong walked towards Old Chung, arms outstretched, wanting to give a firm hug.

But...

Boom!

The honest Old Chung swung his fist, hitting Lam Tuong right on the jaw, knocking me to the ground, even knocking out a tooth.

"Lam Tuong, stop pretending to be pitiful in your face. That punch is what you deserve, thank him for abandoning you and the battle armor in the face of danger."

Lo Oanh, knocked to the ground, was a bit dazed.

I really hadn't imagined the situation would turn out like this.

Damn it.

I thought Old Chung jumped down because he wanted to reconcile with me.

Who would have thought it would be this kind of situation?

Lo Oanh, fallen on the ground, face down, his eyes showed no anger, but very slowly, I suppressed that angry look in my heart, speaking loudly.

"If this is what it takes to make him eliminate his hatred for you, to gain his forgiveness, then he can strike as he pleases. Even if you beat me to death, you are also willing."

"Ugh!" Diep Thien wanted to vomit, "Heavens, to think someone would actually say such disgusting dialogue. You'd think that dialogue only exists in movies."

Lo Oanh's hatred for Diep Thien deepened even more. Damn it, so despicable.

However, I saw Old Chung walking towards me. An idea appeared in Lo Oanh's mind: perhaps Old Chung wanted to help me up, and I just need to seize the opportunity, apologize properly, and there shouldn't be any problem.

Even if I'm scolded by this Diep Thien, I can temporarily endure it. As long as I can hunt zombies and get crystals first, this bit of grievance is nothing to be afraid of.

Unfortunately...

Boom!

"Lo Oanh, you trusted him so much, regarded him as a good teammate you could risk your life with, a good brother, yet this is how he treats you. You tell him, the extra crystals he got every time, it wasn't because you and the battle armor were stupid, but because you all treated him as a brother and were willing to let him have them."

"No one is perfect. You all could accept his character flaw of loving to take small advantages, but you absolutely cannot accept his betrayal."

"Even an honest person has a temper."

As Old Chung threw another punch, Lam Tuong only felt the world spin, his head dizzy. This kind of force hitting me left me a bit dazed.

I am also an Awakened one, having swallowed fewer crystals than Old Chung. Why don't I have that kind of powerful feeling?

"Well hit! That scoundrel should be taught a good lesson!" Diep Thien shouted.

Lo Oanh clenched his fists, telling himself, endure, must endure, absolutely do not be impulsive.

He tilted his head up, spitting out the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Yes, Old Chung, it's your fault, it's you who let them down. He understands your anger, let him vent it. You are willing to accept his anger."

Lo Oanh looked deeply at Old Chung's face, his eyes filled with a remorseful expression.

"Boom!"

Another punch.

"Come, continue hitting you."

"Boom!"

"It's your fault."

"Boom!"

"Is there really no turning back for what has been done?" ...

"Boom!"

"Damn, Lam Pham said, is he really f*cking trying to beat you to death?"

Being continuously beaten, Lo Oanh only felt a burning pain on his face, and even more teeth had fallen out. He thought his face must have already turned into a pig's head.

I then rolled and crawled a distance away from Lam Tuong, pointing at Lam Pham whose fists were bloody.

"He can be really ruthless. He really wants to kill you, doesn't he?"

Lo Oanh really thought Lam Pham Dao was being ruthless with me; the feeling of those punches landing on his face was truly painful.

Lam Pham Dao looked at Lo Oanh, who had turned into a pig's head, and didn't say another word.

Diep Thien said with schadenfreude: "Didn't he say to let the cautious Old Chung hit him? What, hiding it now, revealing his true nature?"

Lam Tuong glared at Diep Thien, then looked towards Lam Pham and said.

"Old Chung, he hit you, you didn't fight back. You know he can beat you. If..."

Boom!

Lam Pham Dao punched the ground. The ground instantly cracked, the cracks like a spiderweb, making Lo Oanh stare dumbfounded, looking blankly. Even I couldn't do it to that extent.

Lam Tuong swallowed, looking at Old Chung's bloodshot eyes, his heart couldn't help but be startled.

He didn't speak, but pointed his finger, gesturing while walking towards the vehicle.

As if saying...

Fine.

He's awesome, he's really f*cking awesome.

Wait until Laozi figures out a way, then I'll deal with them properly.

Shelter, right?

You, Lo Oanh, will definitely make them pay a heavy price.

"Old Chung, just letting me go like this?" Diep Thien asked, sighing in her heart. Old Chung was still soft-hearted.

Lam Pham Dao panted slightly, adjusting his ill feelings.

"Dai Hao, no matter what, I indeed saved your life once. Although that was under circumstances absolutely dangerous for me, you will not forget that life-saving event."

"After that incident, you and I have no relationship whatsoever. We owe each other nothing."

Hearing Old Chung's words, Lam Tuong heavily patted my shoulder, "Alright, don't let that kind of person ruin your mood, it's not worth it."

"Mm."

Lam Pham Dao nodded.

And just when Old Chung was unwilling to think about that matter, he heard the sound of something exploding.

When he turned his head to look.

His eyes suddenly widened.

Unexpectedly, he saw Lo Oanh's head actually split open, a bloody hole appearing, fresh blood gushing out. And Lo Oanh's eyes showed a kind of bewilderment, as if he didn't know what had happened.

Immediately after.

Old Chung looked around in all seven directions, searching for a figure, and unexpectedly saw the battle armor standing on the roof of a residential building.

You raised your gun, the direction aimed was precisely Lam Tuong's position.

His expression was indifferent, without any change.

Even after opening fire and killing a former teammate, there was still no fluctuation whatsoever.

Very slowly.

The battle armor walked inside the iron gate, dragged Lo Oanh's corpse away, and threw it outside a nearby trash can. Those actions were neat and efficient, without any hesitation.

Even Diep Thien's mouth was agape, staring dumbfounded.

Old Chung said in surprise: "Dai Diep, he killed me?"

The battle armor said: "Old Chung, ever since that betrayal, there has been nothing more to say between you and me. You were rescued by Dong Giai, living outside the shelter, splitting up to survive, using your abilities to guard that place, bringing danger to the people living there, not safety."

"He must know what kind of person I am. I know you are not dead, still living out there, yet he beat me up. I definitely hold a grudge. Dong Giai is formidable, you all are also very formidable, but to add safety to that place, to nip danger in the bud, is a very unnecessary thing."

"You know he won't let it go, will want to make a move. But you will make a move, because if not for Dong Giai's rescue, my hands would also not have taken your two lives."

Regarding that kind of situation, the battle armor's line of thought was very clear.

If they had met elsewhere, the battle armor might have wanted Lo Oanh's life.

But Lo Oanh could only blame himself for coming to that place.

Lam Pham Dao said: "Perhaps his choice is correct, indeed... You still couldn't bring yourself to do it."

Clack!

Diep Thien clapped Lam Pham Dao's shoulder, "Old Chung, you think Sister Diep did the right thing, decisive, domineering, without hesitation, can be called a hero among men, nipping danger in the bud. After all, there aren't many survivors in front of us."

After speaking.

Diep Thien looked at the battle armor and said: "Sister Diep, right..."

On another rooftop, Chuc Thanh watched what was happening above and took off his mask.

"Dai Diep is decisive enough."

I had long known about the matters above. I didn't intervene in this, but let us resolve it ourselves.

A short storyline.

I could see the difference between Old Chung and Lam Tuong.

Old Chung's character was sentimental.

The battle armor's character was that once betrayed, there would be no trust, and at the same time, he knew the Duong Quang large area shelter was your current home, and also understood the other party's temperament, absolutely would not give up. Since that was the case, danger must definitely be nipped in the bud.

Perhaps... Even Lo Oanh had underestimated the battle armor's true character.

At the same time, also amazed at the formidability of Awakened ones.

The battle armor's ability was really weak.

If it were changed to a sniper rifle, could it be even more domineering?...

Night.

Brother Lam and Chuc Thanh were chatting.

"Everything, now his clearing range is getting smaller and smaller. The current range can support the survival of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of survivors. We should properly consolidate and develop the shelter."

Chuc Thanh had no future plans in his mind.

Conquering all cities was a realistic matter. As the apocalypse develops, humanity's civilized machinery must operate.

Lam Tuong said: "Have you ever thought that as it develops, the number of survivors gathered together will actually become less and less? Of course, you hope everyone survives. Only by surviving is there no hope and future."

Chuc Thanh could see the worry in Brother Lam's heart, "Is he worried about the issue of order?"

Brother Lam looked at Chuc Thanh, didn't speak.

Chuc Thanh patted Brother Lam's shoulder and said: "Everything, does he know what order means? This is no order, no organized arrangement of constituent parts to achieve abnormal operation. And those things, in fact, are all built on his existence, because he doesn't have the strength to suppress everything."

"Why does everyone become a king in chaotic times? It's because there is no absolute existence suppressing the desires in our hearts. The main development content of your eighth general assembly is to use the Duong Quang large area as the center, expand the dangerous area, form a smaller area, thereby forming a prison-like unbreakable shelter."

Hearing what Brother Hang said.

Brother Lam pondered. When the apocalypse had just ended, I restrained myself to maintain past habits and live my own life well. Until now, I don't know how I feel about forming the shelter. A group of hopeful survivors needs my protection.

I understand that I am growing, and my thoughts are also changing.

Chuc Thanh thought, then suddenly thought of an even more ruthless move.

"Everything, honestly, does he trust Officer Hoang?"

"Trust, you definitely trust Officer Hoang very much."

"That's good then. Plan Officer Hoang's station house into your shelter. Now, the few survivors still alive with you have all been recognized by Officer Hoang. You haven't observed the survivors he brought back. Only saints would be recognized by Officer Hoang, they are special citizens."

Lam Tuong's eyes lit up, "Sorry."

Chuc Thanh smiled and said: "Then the remaining matters, we will find it very difficult to resolve. It's too extraordinary. You just want to ask one thing. Of course, you understand, just want to ask."

"Brother Hang, let him speak."

"It's just that when it just ended, he had to pay for everything he did, and there were also various very abnormal behaviors. Is it really not like that, or is he... just that meaning."

I really haven't experienced everything without God. After all, living together until now, if everything wasn't without God, we would have been cut down long ago.

Brother Lam smiled, understood what Brother Hang was asking, pondered, and hurriedly said:

"After experiencing some things, thinking of the past beauty, I was unwilling for it to just dissipate like that, striving to want the past beauty to reappear before my eyes. But gradually you realize, all beauty needs to be created with your own two hands."

I know my thoughts are maturing.

Perhaps that is the change in thought born from interacting with all sorts of different people.

Chuc Thanh thought about what Brother Lam said, stood up, "You understand, you also understand. Everything, you all work hard. You are now already retreating in that direction. You want to use Little Jiu, and you can establish the most viable shelter."

"Tomorrow, or perhaps he'll talk to Officer Hoang about it, bring me over?" ...

Early morning.

Station house.

"Officer Hoang, is he here?"

Brother Lam stood at the entrance and called out.

As I called out, Officer Hoang didn't appear. Instead, Dong Dong leisurely walked out, raised his head to look at Brother Lam, then turned around and called into the room.

As if saying...

Uncle Hoang, this fellow is here to trouble him again.

Dong Dong made a sound, perhaps it really didn't mean that. Officer Hoang appeared, looked at Brother Lam, and emitted a deep, low sound.

"Officer Hoang, Dong Dong, good morning."

Brother Lam waved with a smile, also waiting for us to invite him, but instead directly walked into the station house. Entering such a sacred place, one must be a bit serious. But having been an old acquaintance, one can appropriately relax a bit.

Officer Hoang's already inhuman eyes shifted, as if waiting for Brother Lam to speak.

"Officer Hoang, recently your shelter has developed very well, but with the decrease in personnel, there might be some trouble with public security in the area. So you want to ask Officer Hoang, if it's possible to come to your place here to work on time?"

Lam Tuong didn't care if Officer Hoang could understand or not.

"Ui... A?"

Huh?

Brother Lam stared, curiously looking at Officer Hoang. Just now, I seemed to hear Officer Hoang not say "Ui ui," but "Ui a."

Was it an illusion?

Absolutely could be an illusion.

"Officer Hoang, is he there?"

Brother Lam asked.

As long as Officer Hoang answers "Ui ui," I will consider it as Officer Hoang agreeing.

In the past, when I communicated with Officer Hoang, it was always like this.

Immediately after.

Officer Hoang faced Dong Dong, emitted a deep, low sound, and headed towards the inside. Dong Dong seemed to be able to understand Officer Hoang and followed in front.

"Officer Hoang, where is he going?" Brother Lam could only follow behind.

Officer Hoang turned his head to look at Brother Lam, his pupils shifted, revealing the meaning in his eyes, as if saying... What nonsense is he talking about?

Leaving the station house, following Officer Hoang down the street.

That direction...

Duong Quang large area.