Chapter 233 Refugee Chen Lai
A group of refugees came to the car and wanted to rush in to steal the supplies inside.
But he was stopped by the middle-aged man's loud shout.
It was obvious that this man was very powerful, and he actually calmed down these crazy refugees.
Then the man's words made these people nod obediently after a moment.
The man shocked the refugees, opened the car door, and began to take out some water and distribute it evenly.
Then he took out some dry food and let everyone eat a little.
After doing all this, the middle-aged man drank some water and then turned back to Jingtian.
"You're pretty good and prestigious. What's your name?" Jingtian took the initiative to ask the middle-aged man's name.
"My name is Chen Lai," the middle-aged man said hurriedly.
"My benefactor, Secretary Chen was originally the secretary of the municipal party committee of our Mangshi."
At this time, someone among the group of refugees spoke loudly and reported Chen Lai's former identity.
"Oh? He's a high-ranking official, no wonder." Jingtian was really surprised.
If it were in the past, he would never have even met such a high-ranking official.
But at this moment, this senior official was so humble to him and even knelt down and kowtowed to him!
"Being a high-ranking official is useless if he can't even protect his own wife and children. This is the damn end of the world." Chen Lai smiled bitterly with a strong sense of self-mockery.
"Okay, stop feeling sorry for yourself. Tell me what happened in Mangshi. Don't you have a base? Why did you flee?"
Jingtian directly ended the useless chit-chat and brought the topic back on track.
"The base collapsed. First it was a man-made disaster, then a zombie attack. It completely collapsed. We escaped..."
"Let's talk about the rest later. What ?" Jingtian interrupted Chen Lai.
"A few months ago, several leaders in the stronghold had a disagreement, and then they split into gangs and factions to compete for material resources. Originally, one or two factions could still promote healthy competition between each other, but as more and more factions emerged, everyone wanted to be the boss, and the fighting had no limits. In the end, a battle broke out, and as a result, there was no effective defense when the zombie tide attacked..."
Chen Lai explained the reason clearly in a few words.
Jingtian analyzed according to Chen Lai's words. The collapse and destruction of Mangshi was obviously caused by internal strife. It was really sad.
Although the collapse of the stronghold was the result of the final zombie wave, it was ultimately a man-made disaster that took up the emphasis.
"If you were to lead a stronghold, I believe you would be able to manage it well, right?" Jingtian suddenly asked Chen Lai another irrelevant question.
"Me? Don't laugh at me. In the end times, people without martial power are useless and can only live in misery. If it weren't for the motivation given by my wife and children, I would have committed suicide long ago. In this end times, I really don't see any hope..." Chen Lai said.
"Don't talk about anything else. I'm asking you, if you were asked to be a leader and people listened to you, what would you do?" Jingtian was a little dissatisfied with Chen Lai's off-center answer.
"This... I am definitely better than their leader." Chen Lai hesitated for a moment, then answered Jingtian directly and affirmatively.
At this time, the group of refugees finished eating and drinking, and gathered behind Chen Lai again. Their mental state had recovered a little.
They don't know how things will develop next, so they want someone who can lead them.
The man in black robe obviously would not pay any attention to them, so they placed their hopes on Chen Lai.
"Are your wife and children still alive?" Jingtian ignored the refugees and continued to ask Chen Lai.
"I don't know. When I wanted to go back to save them, I was captured by that villain and scum and made a slave. Now it has been three days. I guess... they almost died." Chen said at the end, his eyes obviously red.
Jingtian looked at Chen Lai and was not in the mood to ask any more questions. He had basically asked all the questions he wanted to ask.
He was about to leave, but suddenly felt that meeting each other was a kind of fate, and these people also contributed some gratitude points, so Jingtian decided to give them some hope.
"Just keep going in the direction I came from. If you are lucky enough to reach the Demon City 300 kilometers away, the stronghold there will take you in."
After saying this, Jingtian turned around and prepared to get in the car and leave.
"Wait a moment, benefactor. Are you leaving now?" Seeing Jingtian was about to leave, Chen Lai hurriedly stopped him.
"Is there anything else?" Jingtian gave Chen Lai face and stopped.
"I...will you pass by Mangshi?" Chen Lai asked cautiously.
"What do you mean?" Jingtian asked.
"I, I want to ask you to give me a ride, I want to go back to Mangshi!" Chen Lai said very seriously.
"Chen Shuji, if you want to go back, what should we do?"
As soon as Chen Lai finished speaking, before Jingtian could reply, someone from the group of refugees started shouting loudly.
"you?"
Chen Lai frowned, hesitated for a moment and said, "Follow what this gentleman said, and continue walking. Distribute the food and water properly. If you don't encounter bandits or zombies, you can last for a week."
"And I must return to Mangshi to verify the life and death of my wife and children. If you follow me, you will die."
When the refugees heard what Chen Lai said, their expressions began to change.
Chen Lai, who they had placed their hopes on, actually wanted to abandon them?
"Chen Lai, we just listened to you, why didn't you take us with you?"
"Yes, your wife and children are in Mangshi, they must be dead, why are you going back?"
"It's a pity that we still keep calling you Chen Shuji, bullshit, selfish bastard!"
When the refugees saw that Chen Lai was sure that he didn't want to be with them, they immediately began verbal attacks on Chen Lai.
Jingtian watched this scene from the side, his expression changing constantly under the mask.
"So, do you feel regretful for saving these people? They are such unreasonable people! "
As soon as Zhineng sensed Jingtian’s emotional change, he spoke immediately.
"That's fine. This is called human nature. As a system intelligence, you will never truly understand human nature!"
Jingtian raised his eyebrows. Although he was indeed angry when he saw these people's reactions, he would not admit it to Zhineng.
Facing the accusations and even insults from these people, Chen Lai shook his head helplessly without responding a word. Then he turned and looked at Jingtian with a pleading look.
