coobybook Chapter 243 Something's Wrong with Chai Jin
Chapter 243 Something's Wrong with Chai Jin
Because of the flooding, it is impossible to pass between the buildings without boats.
Now, all ships outside are directly controlled by bases, and ordinary people have no access to them at all.
Therefore, Zhou Yang and the others were certain that the person who spread the rumors was definitely in their building.
But no matter how much Yan Fei and Shen Zechuan interrogated the thief, he was like a man under a spell. Even after being beaten to a pulp, he refused to reveal who had spread rumors about their team among the survivors.
In the end, they had no choice but to throw this person into the base's labor force to squeeze out his remaining value.
Even when Yan Fei and Shen Zechuan took the person away, they deliberately dragged the barely breathing thief through all the refugees in the stairwells, both to intimidate everyone and to see if anyone in the crowd looked panicked.
However, after looking around, I couldn't find the person who had shown any signs of trouble. But in the stairwell on the 5th floor, I unexpectedly saw Lin Wanwan, whom I hadn't seen in a long time... Oh, now she should be called Zhang Wan.
She was taking care of a sick child at the time. When she saw Yan Fei and Shen Zechuan dragging someone past, she only glanced at them briefly before turning back.
When Yan Fei and Shen Zechuan saw her, they were somewhat surprised, but they didn't say anything. They just exchanged a glance and left.
However, after I got back, I told everyone about it.
Everyone was quite surprised.
After Jihan moved out of the underground shelter, they all thought that this woman would no longer have anything to do with them. Unexpectedly, after leaving the underground shelter, she was assigned to their building again, and it felt like she was sticking to them, always lingering around their neighborhood.
"Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence? Why does she keep appearing around us?" Zhou Yang felt that something was wrong with this whole thing.
Shen Zechuan stroked his chin and said, "I have the same feeling. Could this woman be the one spreading the rumors?"
Yan Fei thought for a moment and said, "Then we should keep a close eye on Zhang Wan from now on, or have Qing Tang test her with her psychic abilities?"
Zhou Yang's eyes lit up: "We can try using psychic abilities to test her. I remember that Zhang Wan is an ordinary person, so the test should be very simple. However, we need to find an opportunity for Qing Tang to have close contact with this woman so that it will be easier to use psychic abilities to investigate her."
Upon hearing that there was a place where she could shine, Xu Qingtang's eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly.
Xu Zhiyi: "Let's wait until we deal with the flood problem. At that time, ordinary people will also need to go out to work. Let Qingtang and Zhang Wan be assigned to the same area, so it will be easier to make a move among the crowd."
Everyone else thought the method was feasible, but Lu Xingye pouted and scratched his head, looking somewhat impatient.
"Is it really this complicated to investigate someone? Why can't we just take her outside the base and torture her, and then just kill her if there's a problem?"
Before anyone else could react, Chai Jin, who had remained silent until now, was the first to jump out and cast a dissenting vote, his tone unusually fierce: "Isn't this a bit too violent? This is only the stage of suspicion, and you're already going to kill her? What if that girl has nothing to do with this?"
"..." This was the first time Lu Xingye had ever been scolded by Chai Jin in his life. He was stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he immediately retorted, "Why are you being so fierce?! I didn't say 'just yell'. There's still a questioning session."
Chai Jin rolled his eyes at Lu Xingye, but his tone remained uncompromising: "You said you used torture, so how can the results of the interrogation be used?!"
Lu Xingye jumped up and down: "No, that woman is obviously not a good person. She caused trouble before the apocalypse, and deliberately approached us after the apocalypse. What's wrong with torturing her? Brother, this is the apocalypse, we can't use that kind of gentle lecture anymore!"
"Zhang Wan did have a bit of a princess complex before the apocalypse, but what if she's changed after the apocalypse? Besides, she hasn't done anything to us so far, has she?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Xingye looked completely puzzled, staring at Chai Jin as if he were looking at a silly roe deer.
"What are you expecting her to do?! Have you been bewitched? You seem a bit off your game today!"
Chai Jin rolled his eyes at Lu Xingye again: "You're the one whose IQ isn't online. I'm just being rational. I think it's good to let Qingtang use her psychic abilities to test this method. You should stop giving me bad advice."
"Hmph! I think your brain has been eaten by zombies! Holy Mother Chai!" Lu Xingye glared at Chai Jin angrily, then turned his head away and refused to look at Chai Jin again.
Chai Jin, who was suddenly bestowed the title of "Holy Mother," also snorted coldly, his anger rising to the top of his head.
The others who had witnessed the argument were somewhat baffled.
They were discussing how to deal with external threats, but how did they end up arguing amongst themselves?
Moreover, Chai Jin has always been the best-tempered among them, and has always given in to Lu Xingye over the years. How come they are arguing today?
Seeing this, Yu Jing, Uncle Li, and Chai Jin and his wife all started to mediate the fight. The two men couldn't resist the persuasion of the elders and stopped arguing. After exchanging a cold snort, they went home.
Several parents couldn't help but go back and continue to persuade them.
After Yu Jing and the other elders accompanied Lu Xingye and Chai Jin to leave, Zhou Yang and the others remained gathered in the corridor.
Seeing that Yan Fei was still standing there without moving, Lu Yanwen gave him a shove on the elbow: "Xingxing is unhappy, why don't you go and coax her?"
Yan Fei rubbed his arm where he had been hit and shook his head: "No rush, we'll go later."
"So you also think Xingxing went too far?" Lu Yanwen glanced at Yan Fei, looking as if he would beat him up if the other dared to agree.
Yan Fei continued to shake his head: "No, special cases are handled specially in the apocalypse. Anything or anyone that threatens our survival is better left unattended than let go. Although A Ye's approach is radical, it's not wrong."
Lu Yanwen was confused when he heard this: "Then why don't you hurry up and coax him? You didn't say a word to help him just now. I saw him give you a dirty look before he left. When you get back, don't blame me for not reminding you."
Yan Fei refused again: "Let's put the issue of appeasing A Ye aside for now. I'm a little worried about Chai Jin. I feel like something's wrong with him."
Xu Zhiyi adjusted his glasses: "It seems I'm not the only one who feels this way."
"Huh?" Zhou Yang was taken aback. "Something's not right. I don't see it."
Shen Zechuan nodded, then turned to Zhou Yang and explained, "You haven't known Chai Jin for very long, so you don't have a feeling about it. But we've known each other for over twenty years, and Chai Jin's mood is clearly off today. He's never argued with any of us in all these years, and he treats Xingye like a younger brother, never even raising his voice."
In the past, when Chai Jin encountered such situations, he would only sympathize with Hoshino and join in the commotion, but today, he actually lost his temper with Hoshino.