Bah, lucky my ass. Her connection with Xishan Base was getting deeper and deeper.
Just then, her phone rang. She and Su Malie were @ntioned in the high school WeChat group.
Xie Zihao: "Everyone look, are these the donors from Xishan Base headquarters ntioned in the news, @Jing Shu and @Su Malie? These two are freaking aweso, right? They’re actually from Xishan Taoyuan!"
Jing Shu’s head throbbed. The thing she dreaded most had happened. How could this secret have been discovered by soone she knew and even brought up in the group chat?
The 2E network spun in circles for a long while before finally sending the image through.
Judging by the photo’s content and its location, Xie Zihao must have been at a refugee shelter in Wu City. A massive 200-inch projection screen was set up, and the square was cramd with tens of thousands of shivering people. Since the projector hadn’t broken, the governnt was playing the news broadcast. The 200-inch projection was huge, and the nas were very conspicuous, which is probably how they were spotted right away.
Jing Shu sighed, took big bites of her braised beef and potato beef brisket, and watched the group chat’s activity.
Wang Chao: "Those who said they were eating beef porridge, isn’t it that kind of beef porridge we’ve eaten for a year, where a whole cow only loses a little bit of skin?"
"No way! Master Kong’s beef noodles could at least use a whole cow in a year."
"Forget how much it uses. As long as I can get a taste of so beef soup scraps, I’d be willing."
Jing Shu: "..."
She quietly followed the group chat but stayed silent. If Su Malie didn’t speak, neither would she.
anwhile, the group had beco lively because of this incident. Everyone was still shaken from yesterday’s earthquake, but now that the situation had stabilized, they began to pop back into the chat.
Shi Lei: "Why aren’t Jing Shu and Su Malie speaking? Don’t forget your old classmates now that you’ve made it big. That Stone Garden has been really popular recently. I heard they’re hiring; official employees get two als of white rice a day and a place to live. I also heard that even the earthquake didn’t affect Stone Garden."
Liang Xin: "Are you joking? That place is earthquake-resistant up to level 8; Mr. Shi Yuan specifically built that shelter. Why don’t you get us a job there? We can start as contract workers."
The group of classmates all agreed. The chat hadn’t been this active in half a year, not since the incident half a year ago when Zhang Lingling scamd everyone with an investnt sche. After that, the chat had been quiet.
Yao Zixin: "I heard that Ni Ma caught that Zombie disease. Does anyone know how she is doing?"
Wang Chao: "Don’t talk about her; just ntioning her pisses off. That Zhang Lingling better co out here! Last ti she said it was a profitable investnt but ended up screwing us over so badly. We ate toxic red worm cakes for days. I was scared for a month, thinking I was going to die, yet Zhang Lingling, who ate the most, didn’t even get sick. Truly, a scourge lingers for a thousand years."
Liang Xin: "Ni Ma is getting treated at Su Malie’s. I heard she’s living pretty well now, eating white rice for every al."
Yao Zixin: "I rember Zhang Lingling made a vow back in the day; I still have the screenshot. Look, the vow has co true."
With that, Yao Zixin sent out the screenshot with the words Zhang Lingling had sworn so confidently back then.
"How did I treat you guys normally? What kind of person am I? If I intended to scam you, may my house be swept away by floods next year and be destroyed by an earthquake the year after that."
The ti and place all matched, surprisingly consistently, making Jing Shu wonder who was the real reincarnator. The screenshot further fueled the discussion about Zhang Lingling’s past deceit.
"Pay back my hard-earned money! She made it sound so good back then but still scamd my family out of so many Virtual Coins. Can I get them back now?"
The classmates in the group were infuriated; Zhang Lingling’s words had miraculously co true.
At that mont, a terrifying picture was sent over. It took Jing Shu a long ti to load and display it.
"@Zhang Lingling, you’ve dood to this fate! I won’t let you off even as a ghost. Just you wait."
Many were frightened by the picture Ni Ma sent. Even Ni Ma’s ex-boyfriend, Xie Zihao, joined in the denunciation: "Back when Zhang Lingling and I were together, she was an absolute beauty. Now she has beco like this. Zhang Lingling, you have to take responsibility!"
Su Malie had stated she was responsible for treating Ni Ma, but Jing Shu hadn’t expected Ni Ma to beco so miserable—a faceless woman!
Ni Ma’s entire face was expressionless as she looked at the cara. This was the result of the latest removal of flesh due to the Zombie disease. Unfortunately for Ni Ma, the disease caused rotting flesh to start spreading on her face, and if this rot continued, it would cover her entire body. So, it was imperative to cut it off before it spread further.
Ni Ma was unlucky. New patches of rotting flesh appeared as soon as one was removed. This happened repeatedly, and eventually, her entire face had been cut away. Now, rotting flesh was even beginning to grow on her body, making Ni Ma look neither human nor ghostlike.
As far as Jing Shu knew, in her previous life, so who were afflicted with this disease lived for a few years at most. Their bodies would beco covered in rotting, tumor-like flesh, eventually leaving not a single healthy spot.
Jing Shu didn’t know how long Ni Ma could live in such a condition. Her appearance was simply more terrifying than if her whole body had rotted, a sight that also scared many of her classmates.
"Serves her right."
While everyone was sympathizing with Ni Ma, Zhang Lingling finally spoke up, saying, "Serves her right." Then she added, "Just hurry up and die. Don’t struggle, and don’t think about revenge. You can’t find . And yes, I wanted to screw you all over back then, so what? What can you do to ? The apocalypse is here; there’s nothing you can do. Just wait, all my enemies, one day you too will et a terrible end."
Zhang Lingling vented to her heart’s content and, feeling elated, decisively left the group. She was gone, leaving her classmates fuming with anger.
The group completely exploded, with many saying that if they found Zhang Lingling, they would kill her.
After the uproar, Su Malie finally spoke up.
"That’s right, those two nas belong to Jing Shu and . But as for matters concerning Xishan Base, I don’t have much say. I can only introduce you there; the outco is uncertain. However, Jing Shu has more authority than I do. If you want to ask for help, you still need to find her."
With the ntion of Stone Garden, the conversation quickly shifted away from Zhang Lingling.
Liang Xin: "We haven’t had a class reunion in a long ti. Why don’t we take this opportunity, with the earthquake and all, to seek refuge in Stone Garden? @Jing Shu, @Su Malie, aren’t you managers there? Surely you have the authority to get all of us classmates in, right?"
Jing Shu rolled her eyes. She was trying her best to distance herself from Stone Garden, and here these people were, eagerly trying to curry favor. They didn’t realize they’d all be targeted eventually.
Jing Shu felt it necessary to make them see reality. "Even if I let you in, how would you get there without any transportation? And with the earthquakes being so severe, what if the ground collapses while you’re walking?"
Liang Xin: "You can send a car to pick us up."
"Will you pay for the gas?"
Liang Xin: "Big shot, that bit of gas is nothing to you, right? We’re all poor; we can’t afford that stuff."
Reviews
All reviews (0)