Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 244 A Bizarre!

"Aunt, Uncle, let's go to the Kyoto base."

Zhou Lin knew perfectly well that Liu Xu and Liu Ying had let him escape from Ancheng—or rather, escaped—by deliberately letting him run away with his aunt and uncle.

Fortunately, he had been feeling uneasy beforehand and had secretly prepared a car, two cans of gasoline, and some supplies in the trunk. This allowed him to quickly get his people away as soon as the incident occurred.

Of course, if the other party wanted to stay, there was no way he could escape with just two ordinary people by himself.

Alas, this day has finally come.

Indeed, after Liu Xu and Liu Ying took advantage of the chaos to leave the Liu family, Zhou Lin had a vague feeling that one day, the two of them would wipe out the Liu family.

He had tried to persuade his aunt, and even considered taking her away with him, since they were surnamed Zhou, not Liu.

After finally persuading her aunt, she insisted on bringing her uncle along.

Then the problem arises: his uncle Liu Jianting has been brainwashed too much by his older brother. No matter what, he always believes that his brother is doing it for his own good. They are brothers. In such a chaotic world where one could die at any time, who would truly care about him besides his own brother?

Even their sons and daughters are unreliable. Look at them, once they gained power, do they even remember who their parents are?

Zhou Lin was speechless. He really wondered what his aunt had seen in Liu Jianting back then, that she would go so far as to have an extramarital affair for him, even driving her grandmother half to death, just to go with him.

He no longer remembers his older cousin Bai Li and his former uncle. After all, he was too young at the time and was shocked when he was in the car accident. Not to mention his older cousin and former uncle, even his grandmother and parents often cannot remember what they look like after his concussion.

To avoid upsetting him, his aunt waited until he was almost ten years old before letting him see their photos.

But she never took him back to her hometown.

However, what his aunt didn't know was that after graduating from high school, he secretly returned to the small town where his family used to live under the pretext of going on a trip with his classmates.

Whether it was a coincidence or not, when he inquired about his family's house, the person he asked initially looked at him with a strange expression. Then, he asked him if he was Zhou Rusong's son.

Although it is a question, the tone is affirmative.

Zhou Rusong is his father, and he looks about 60% like his father. So it's not surprising that if this person knows his father, he could guess his identity.

At the time, he didn't think much of it, assuming that the person also lived in town and was an old friend of his father.

He was very happy, never expecting that after so many years, someone would still remember his father.

Then the man personally led him to the gate of his old family home, pointed to the heavily rusted iron lock, and told him that since he was home, he should change the lock and clean the house. He also told him where his grandfather's grave was, and that since he was back, he should go and burn some paper money and incense for the old man.

He acted like an elder, giving him a lot of advice on things to be careful about.

He was very grateful and glad that he ran into his father's old friend as soon as he returned. However, when he asked the man's name, the man changed the subject. It wasn't until someone passing by on the side of the road recognized him and called out "Old Bai" in surprise.

At the time, he didn't think much of it and assumed that his surname was Bai. When he left, he waved and said, "Goodbye, Uncle Bai."

Thinking of the other person's tall and imposing figure, even in middle age, his aura was not weak in the slightest.

Now compare it to what's in front of us.
Looking at Liu Jianting's face, which was even whiter than a woman's skin, she was very puzzled. Was her aunt really only attracted by this face back then?
"Those two beasts, have they forgotten what their surnames are?"

When Zhou Lin suggested going to the Kyoto base, Liu Jianting ignored him completely, pacing back and forth angrily cursing Liu Xu and Liu Ying.

Although Zhou Mengxiang didn't join him in cursing, she didn't stop him either, and like Liu Jianting, she didn't answer Zhou Lin's question.

He just sat silently on the rock next to the car with a sullen face.

Zhou Lin pressed his temples wearily, still unable to grasp his current situation.

He didn't regret saving his aunt, after all, he was raised by her and had always shown her all the favoritism she had shown him since childhood.

My uncle treated him fairly well because of my aunt.

But sometimes his way of thinking is really unbearable.

He clearly has great business acumen and earns a lot of money. Given his momentum, his company should have grown into a large and powerful enterprise long ago, and it might even have gone public.

But every time I had a little more cash on hand, I'd get called out for a meal by Boss Liu, and when I came back, the money would be gone.

Even so, he still blamed himself for not being capable enough to help his older brother much, which meant that after taking his money, he still had to find other people to help him get funds.

If he had enough money, wouldn't his brother not have to go through so much trouble?
This is truly an exceptionally good younger brother.

Liu Xu had spoken to him about this before, but every time he brought it up, Liu Jianting would slap him twice. He'd say, "He's not even dead yet, and he's already eyeing my money."
If one's own son is treated this way, what about his nephew?

Moreover, this was a matter for the Liu family, and he really shouldn't interfere. But he was unwilling to let all of Liu Jianting's money be swindled away by Liu Laoda, so he could only persuade his aunt to occasionally ask Liu Jianting for some money to keep for herself, to give Liu Xu and Liu Ying living expenses, and to support their studies abroad. To this day, Liu Xu and Liu Ying still don't know that the extra living expenses Zhou Mengxiang generously gives them every month are actually given at the behest of Zhou Lin.

Otherwise, with the standard living allowance that Liu Jianting set for them, how could they possibly afford Liu Xu's socializing and spending abroad?

However, Zhou Lin never thought of using this incident to ask the two for favors, since Liu Jianting's money should have belonged to them in the first place.

Zhou Lin often felt suffocated and helpless. He couldn't understand his aunt. She wanted to make up for her love and care for him, and he was very grateful. But this didn't conflict with her love for Liu Xu and Liu Ying. Why couldn't she be good to all three of them at the same time?

This made the brother and sister see him as an intruder and hate him to death. Because Liu Jianting was still cursing his two children incessantly, Zhou Lin was annoyed and took a short break.

When he came to his senses, he heard Liu Jianting rambling on about how good Liu Laoda (eldest son) and his children were to Liu Xu and Liu Ying, "...Their uncle always gives them a lot of pointers whenever he sees them, afraid they won't behave well, and he puts in a lot of effort to teach them. Their older brother and sister are also..."

Zhou Lin couldn't hold back any longer. He coldly interrupted Liu Jianting, "When Yingtao was bullied at school in junior high, it was Liu Hua who hired people to do it. All the rumors you've heard about Yingtao being bad at school were also spread by her. After all that, you still want to say that her cousin is good to Yingtao?"

Liu Jianting finally stopped his incessant chatter, turned to look at Zhou Lin, his face filled with shock and disbelief, and subconsciously retorted, "How could that be?"

"Why is it impossible?" Zhou Lin sneered. "Uncle, in your heart, is your niece so trustworthy? Is your own daughter so untrustworthy? Do you even know which one is closest to you, your own daughter or your niece?"

Perhaps because Zhou Lin had never spoken to him in such a tone or looked at him with such eyes before, Liu Jianting was momentarily taken aback and did not answer him immediately.

This made Zhou Lin's mockery even more intense. He recalled Liu Ying, who had gone to Liu Hua's place before coming here, and could imagine that the woman must have died at Ying Tao's hands by now.

And they might not even die a quick and painless death.

“I remember when Cherry was little, I told you countless times that Liu Hua bullied her, but what did you do, Uncle? You thought Cherry was petty and wronged her sister, so you bought gifts for Liu Hua and apologized to her on Cherry's behalf. Isn't that ridiculous? Your own daughter was bullied, but you bought gifts for the person who bullied her and comforted her. Did you ever think about how Cherry felt when you did that? Was she sad, hurt, or desperate?”

After asking three questions in a row, I thought I could leave Liu Jianting speechless, but to my surprise, he came to his senses from Zhou Lin's words and frowned unhappily, saying, "That's her sister. Is she going to hold a grudge for the rest of her life over such a small matter? Besides, didn't she have nothing to say afterward and stop complaining to me?"

Zhou Lin was so angry at her words that he laughed. "Well, it's not that she's afraid to contact you. After all, every time she contacts you, Liu Hua gets a gift, and she gets ridiculed. So who's more ridiculous than her? Her own father doesn't buy her gifts or side with her, but instead laughably comforts her enemy."

"Zhou Lin!" Liu Jianting's anger flared, and he said sharply, "I'll say it again, Liu Hua is her sister, not her enemy."

"Sister? What kind of sister would secretly instigate someone to bully her own sister? She even hired someone to try and rip her sister's clothes off and take pictures. Do you know what Cherry will face if this goes through?"

Liu Jianting stared in disbelief, his mouth agape and his eyes wide. He muttered, "Impossible, you're lying, absolutely impossible."

Zhou Lin sneered, "If Liu Xu hadn't arrived in time, the tragedy would have already happened. But she covered it up well; we didn't know she was the mastermind at the time. However, Liu Ying was traumatized and told you and your aunt about it. Do you remember what you said?"

Liu Ying was only fifteen years old at the time, and the incident happened more than ten years ago. Liu Jianting and Zhou Mengxiang had long forgotten about it, but when Zhou Lin mentioned it, the two of them strangely remembered it, and their faces turned pale almost at the same time.

They seem to have hit Liu Xu and Liu Ying. Knowing that there was a conflict with classmates at school, they assumed that the two of them were the ones who provoked trouble and caused trouble for their classmates without understanding the truth of the matter.

So they were punished without any explanation.

Especially Liu Ying. Zhou Mengxiang thought that Liu Ying, being a girl, didn't study hard but instead got into fights with classmates and caused trouble all the time, which annoyed her greatly. At the time, she thought, "Lizhi isn't like that at all. I heard she gets good grades, is obedient, and never worries her family. She's also pretty. I secretly got her picture; she's quiet and gentle, and you can tell she's her daughter."

Compared to that, I seemed to dislike Liu Ying even more back then.

So she was bullied back then?

And is Liu Hua the mastermind behind it all?

Zhou Mengxiang turned her head and looked at Liu Jianting with dissatisfaction, growling, "I told you long ago that your niece is no good at all. But every time you see her, you either give her money or buy her gifts, as if you owe her something. What do you owe her? Is she your child?"

Liu Jianting was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then jumped up in anger, "What nonsense are you spouting? Are you...are you crazy?"

Zhou Mengxiang was just saying it out of anger. She knew that Liu Jianting was incredibly kind to his brother's family, so Liu Hua was his niece and there was no hidden reason.

Of course, she didn't really have the right to blame Liu Jianting, since she herself hadn't treated Liu Ying and Liu Xu well either.

But is it really because of this that they would kill her?
No matter what, she's still their biological mother.
She was only three years old when she threw the lychees down and left, and she didn't seem to hate her enough to kill her.

Zhou Mengxiang knew that her thinking was unreasonable, but she had done many unreasonable things in her life. Now that she had come to this point, what could she do?
Thinking about this made her feel somewhat disheartened. She didn't want to discuss how she had been unfair to Liu Xu and Liu Ying in the past, nor did she want to think about them. These two children were like lychees; she should just let them go.

Zhou Mengxiang said to Zhou Lin, "I'll listen to you about where we go next, and I'll listen to you about what to do next. Let's go, don't rest."

After saying that, she stood up from the rock and tried to get into the car and leave, but Liu Jianting was still stuck in the scene of being ambushed by his own children. In his opinion, what Zhou Lin had just said was nothing, just an excuse to absolve those two wicked sons.

He stopped Zhou Lin, who was also trying to get into the car, and said, "We can't just leave like this, Lin. For the sake of the Liu family, could you go back one more time? See if your uncle and the others have escaped. If they are injured, could you please help them?"

"cannot!"

Zhou Lin refused firmly, "I was only able to bring you out because Liu Xu and Liu Ying wanted me to. But their whole family... they're probably all dead by now! Not a single one left!"

Upon first meeting, Zhou Lin could tell that the siblings' abilities were far superior to what they had been two years ago. Coupled with their deliberate training in Pengcheng, even without any help, the two of them alone would be no match for the Liu family.

At the very beginning of the apocalypse, he had already reminded his aunt and uncle not to always place their hopes and bargaining chips on others, because in times like these, family members are of course more reliable.

Unfortunately, he would never understand why Liu Xu and Liu Ying couldn't be considered "family" in his uncle's heart.

Forget it, if I can't understand it, I don't understand it.

He looked at Liu Jianting and cruelly repeated to him, "Your eldest brother's family, including his three illegitimate children, must have been burned to ashes by now."

How ridiculous! Every time Boss Liu took money from Liu Jianting, it wasn't because the company needed working capital. Instead, he used that money to support his mistress and illegitimate children.

However, Zhou Lin was wrong about one thing: not all members of the Liu family were dead at this time. At least, Liu Hua was still alive.

good night!