Chapter 31: The Two Brothers Are Dead

No matter what, the benefits were still the greatest. Looking at the brand new washing machine, no one had any objections.

Yao Shuang looked at it and couldn't help but sigh to Xu Ying. "Our atmosphere is too good. The apartment I rented previously was so dirty that there were flies in the corridor, but the landlord acted as if he didn't see them. The tenants also quarreled and even fought because there was trash in the corridor…"

Xu Ying nodded. "That's why it's very important to select suitable tenants. You have to call the tenants before you move in and get to know them in detail."

Yao Shuang quickly noted it down.

Xu Ying felt relaxed. Now that she had solved the hygiene problem and had an assistant, her burden was lightened. However, something happened to her before she could relax for two days.

Chu Gandang and his brother were dead.

The police and the military contacted her at the same time and asked her to identify the body.

Only then did Xu Ying know that the two brothers' parents had passed away long ago. Their group of friends were also fair-weather friends. When they knew that something had happened to them, they all ran away.

"Do you recognize them?" The forensic doctor in a white coat lifted the white cloth and asked.

Su Yao immediately saw the bloody holes in their chests, as if they had been pierced by something.

"Yes, the taller one is the older brother Chu Ganyan, and the chubby one is the younger brother Chu Gandang. However, she couldn't help but ask, "How did they die? Was this a fight?"

Before the forensic doctor could answer, the heavily armed soldier beside him made a gesture to ask her to leave. "Miss Xu, your mission is only to recognize people. You can go back now."

Xu Ying also understood that there were some things that she could not know, so she did not ask further. As soon as she was sent out, Wei Qiyan came to pick her up in a military jeep.

"They were killed by evolved zombies, right?" Xu Ying asked in a hoarse voice as soon as she got into the car. After all, she was injured so strangely at this critical juncture.

Wei Qiyan said in a low voice, "Yes."

"Were you injured by this evolved zombie last time?" Xu Ying asked again.

Wei Qiyan didn't expect her to be able to guess this. She was really sharp. "Don't go out alone for the time being," he said. "Xu Ying, if there's anything, look for me, understood?" This was the first time he had called her by her name directly. He sounded very serious and his tone was full of worry. "Don't blame yourself for their deaths. You've already done your best to help them."

Xu Ying nodded. She felt a sense of powerlessness. "Wei Qiyan, do you think I'll awaken my ability?" She asked softly. Even Chu Ganyan and his brother, who had superpowers, could be killed by the zombies that had just mutated. What about an ordinary person like her?

Wei Qiyan softened his voice. "Don't overthink it. Come find me if anything comes up!"

Xu Ying thought to herself, You can't be here all the time. Besides, you don't even dare to promise your own life. You look like you're ready to sacrifice yourself for the great cause of mankind at any time. She still wanted to rely on herself.

When they returned to Peach Blossom Land, the tenants at home surrounded them.

"What exactly happened?"

"I heard that they'd died, right? Why did they suddenly die?"

"I just talked to them yesterday. Did I get the wrong persons?"

The middle-aged woman, Mei Luoyan, didn't come over, but her ears were perked up. She stood not far away and listened, her expression somewhat ugly.

"It's them, but the cause of death is unknown." Xu Ying's face was heavy. Mutated zombies couldn't be told to the public. It would cause panic and be difficult to manage.

"They are really dead. A few days ago, we were told not to go out. Only the two of them didn't believe it…"

"This is too sudden. There must be something going on outside. I'm going to take a leave of absence. I won't be going to work for a while."

"Yeah, thanks to Boss Xu's reminder, I didn't dare to go out these few nights. I rushed to Peach Blossom Land after work."

"What a pity. The two young men are not even thirty years old yet…"

Xu Ying tidied up the brothers' personal belongings, but she didn't know where to send them. Without parents or relatives, this was the description of most people who died in the apocalypse. After hesitating for a while, Xu Ying asked Wei Qiyan to help her pack them up and bury them on the stone mountain outside the base. It could be considered a cenotaph.

This double room was also vacant. Xu Ying did not want to rent it anymore. She knocked down the wall and threw the furniture to the system to be recycled. She made an empty space and used it as a laundry room. The ten washing machines were placed by the wall one by one, and a new shelf was placed in the middle aisle to store everyone's daily toiletries.

This time, the tenants sighed a few more times at the new public area. After all, they had lived together for a while, so it was still a little sad. She should have listened to the landlord back then…