Chapter 59 - Never Give Up (2/2)

With the help of the flashlight, Zhang Hongtao now saw what was in the parking lot. The ground was covered with blood and broken skeletons and skulls. Zhang Hongtao knew that these people must have been killed and eaten by zombies. Zombies ate everything.

Zhang Hongtao’s stomach churned violently, and he felt like he were going to vomit. But, because the zombies locked in the cars repeatedly banged on the car doors and windows, he didn’t dare to slow down, and carefully followed Shen Chen instead.

Currently, there weren’t many zombies wandering in the parking lot, and the dead ones were obviously a result of Shen Chen’s good work.

Zhang Hongtao looked at Shen Chen, who walked as if the place were empty. To Shen Chen, the parking lot wasn’t the same one from earlier, when it had been swarming with zombies. His calm filled Zhang Hongtao with respect.

“Don’t be afraid of these zombies,” Shen Chen said to Zhang Hongtao. “Their movements are still relatively slow, and their hearing and sense of smell are only slightly better than a human’s. In a way, the difference between a human being and one of these zombies is that the zombie is fearless and the human lacks courage!”

“Yes, people do lack courage!” Zhang Hongtao thought. “No one living in a civilized society would ever expect that they would live in a world full of zombies one day. Everyone who sees a zombie becomes scared. I’m not a brave man. When I first saw zombies, I was frightened out of my wits! In fact, humans are no better than zombies!”

Zhang Hongtao felt himself blush. Shen Chen’s words gave him new insight and courage. For a moment, he was lost in thought.

After a while, Shen Chen asked, “Where’s the spare generator?”

Zhang Hongtao was aroused from his thoughts. He led Shen Chen to a passage, pushed open the explosion-proof door, and walked through the corridor. In front of him, a door marked “Staff Only” blocked the way.

“Here it is!” Zhang Hongtao said. He pushed on the door, and suddenly looked worried. “It’s like a steel door. Well, we have to find the key first.”

Shen Chen’s eyes fell on the lock, but instead of looking for the key, he relaxed and leaned against the wall. He asked thoughtfully, “As for the shelter for survivors, what do you think?”

Zhang Hongtao hadn’t expected him to ask this. He looked at Shen Chen, who looked very serious, as if this weren’t just a casual chat.

Zhang Hongtao also became serious, and his expression gradually changed. After a few minutes, Zhang Hongtao looked up at Shen Chen and said, “I’ll say what I believe first. Maybe it’s not the same as what you think, but it’s what I think.”

Shen Chen asked Zhang Hongtao to continue and didn’t say a word or interrupt him. Zhang Hongtao couldn’t understand what was on Sheng Ning’s mind. He only felt under great pressure. He wasn’t half as nervous when making an annual report in front of hundreds of people.

He cleared his throat and said slowly, “At the beginning, I thought it would be a good idea to go to the survivors’ shelter, since it’s protected by the military. But now, I don’t think so.”

Shen Chen nodded and showed interest in what he had to say. “Go on,” he urged.

“S city has a population of twenty million people, but there are only four shelters. Even if only ten percent of the people survive and go to the shelters, it means that a shelter must accommodate five hundred thousand people! What does this mean? Five hundred thousand people is equivalent to the total population of a county-level city. Food, beds, management—these are big problems!” Zhang Hongtao frowned tightly. “And when so many people live together, I’m afraid they will easily cause riots and commotions, especially since Doomsday has already come. When rules are broken, it’s obviously impossible to preserve order with just the army.”