Apocalyptic Calamity: My Proficiency Panel-Chapter 107 - 96 Eccentricity_1
Chapter 107: Chapter 96: Eccentricity_1
Chapter 107: Chapter 96: Eccentricity_1
“Brother Ming, everyone who showed up today knows about Sun San, it’s just that they’re all too scared to say anything.”
“As for Chen Zhuang, everyone in the gathering place knows, but they avoid the topic on purpose. If you ask them, they will believe me.”
Outside the villa, Zhou Cheng solemnly says to Li Ming, begging earnestly:
“Xu Xiu is a reserved woman who keeps her thoughts to herself. She dares not speak of these things. She was so scared when these incidents happened that she had trouble sleeping for days. If she hasn’t told you about them, please forgive her!”
Despite mentioning Xu Xiu, Zhou Cheng remains calm on the inside.
At this moment, his heart no longer harbors bitter and regretful feelings about his wife becoming his woman. Under the intense pressure of life and death, he understands that there is nothing more precious than life itself.
Just like Zhao Wen accepted Sister Lin in his bed, he thinks it’s time he accepted what has happened.
Thinking this way, his words become more honest, and his address to Brother Ming becomes even more sincere.
As Zhou Cheng speaks, he looks at Li Ming with a ruthless glint in his eye.
He always thought that it took a long time for one to change their thoughts, but now he realizes that all it takes is two days.
If it takes too long, it’s because the pressure isn’t ruthless enough.
Like him, he no longer wants to live like he used to. He has given up on his wife and love, and Li Ming has become his only hope for survival.
Even if in the past he thought he should stay far away from saying things that could put him in danger, his thinking has silently changed.
He doesn’t want to return to his previous miserable existence!
Of course, while talking, he couldn’t help interceding for his past love, Xu Xiu, pleading for her.
“I will remember what you said. If what you’re saying is true, rest assured, Chen Zhuang will definitely die.”
Li Ming, looking at Zhou Cheng in front of him, reveals a slight smile, “As for Xu Xiu, you don’t have to worry. I have always cherished her.”
Zhou Cheng, hearing Li Ming’s words and seeing his relaxed demeanor, silently nods before returning to the villa.
Li Ming watches the bustling crowd in the villa, running his fingers through his hair, about to walk in, when another person comes out.
“Brother Ming, there’s something I need to tell you no matter what…”
An ordinary-looking man stares at Li Ming with resolve. Li Ming’s expression slightly changes as he listens quietly.
Soon, the man finishes speaking, leaves the sentence “I don’t want to die,” and heads back to the villa.
“Oh Chen Zhuang, you’re in for it. Everyone’s against you.”
After the man leaves, Li Ming watches another man approach, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
“Brother Ming, there’s something I need to talk to you about…”
“…”
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“I don’t want to be controlled by this psycho.”
“…”
“Being with him is a death sentence.”
“…”
“Brother Ming, I trust you!”
“…”
Li Ming stands in the villa’s yard, doing nothing as individuals tell him about Chen Zhuang one after another. His face becomes increasingly composed.
Until someone unexpected emerges.
“My name is Zheng Dog. But I wasn’t always called Zheng Dog. Chen Zhuang made me eat shit — it was eat or die. So I ate, and now I’m a dog.”
Zheng Dog looks at Li Ming, his expression calm: “But no one wants to be a dog, and no one wants to eat shit. Chen Zhuang wanted me to probe you. Out of all these people, only Cao Li and I were assigned this task. Cao Li didn’t dare to do it, nor did he dare to resist, but I did.”
“Chen Zhuang is a complete psychopath and madman. Killing Sun San to target you was only part of it — more so, it was to fulfill his own sick desires.”
“When he’s with women, he makes them bite down on… shards…”
“Such a person being alive is a pollution to the world.”
Zheng Dog takes a deep breath, looks at Li Ming calmly after finishing speaking, then walks away.
When Zheng Dog leaves, Li Ming’s smile becomes broader. He is reminded of the saying: ‘whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad.’
Killing Chen Zhuang is what the people want.
“People can have their fetishes, but they shouldn’t be perverted.”
Li Ming silently advises himself. Compared to the others, his own mild lewdness is not even as flashy as some of the things people did in the normal world before the apocalypse.
Let alone compared to these perverts?
Li Ming suddenly realizes he’s a good person. It’s probably because he’s very pure.
Who made him have a pure soul, right?
But… Although the current evidence has reached a 50% rate of proving Chen Zhuang to be a sick bastard that deserves to die, these accounts are only hearsay, and not first-hand observations.
Even eyes can deceive, so why not ears?
For instance, could these rumors have been spread by another guy from the community, an ability user called the Dwarf Monkey, who is trying to pit one against the other for his own gain?
“I need to learn more about this Chen Zhuang.”
Li Ming’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he no longer lingered outside. He strode into the villa.
There were many people in the villa. As Li Ming entered, their expressions varied – some calm, some silent, and some fearful.
Zhou Cheng, Chen Qiang and Zheng Dog were calm, the ordinary team members were silent, whereas Cao Li was among the fearful ones…
Li Ming didn’t pay attention to them. Like usual, he greeted everyone, then his gaze landed on the kitchen, where Liu Li was cooking with three other women. He smiled, went over, and pulled her out amidst the curious eyes.
“You three keep cooking, Liu Li and I need to take care of something.”
Li Ming called out to the women in the kitchen, then took the virtuous Liu Li outside amidst the soft laughter of the crowd.
“So, Brother Ming likes doing it outside.”
One man blurted out, triggering a wave of bawdy laughter.
…
Being carried out in front of so many people by Li Ming again, Liu Li’s legs went weak before they had even started, but she managed to keep her smile intact. However, she was surprised when once outside, Li Ming put her down.
Didn’t he like carrying her directly to do it? Why?
Just as doubt began to take hold in Liu Li’s mind, it got cleared.
“Liu Li, the main reason I brought you out here is to ask you something.”
Li Ming looked at her and started, “What do you know about Chen Zhuang? And how much do you know? What about this Dwarf Monkey? Do you know anything about him?”
Li Ming asked gently, “I know others might lie, but I hope you wouldn’t, you are only safe when you’re with me.”
“Brother Ming, why would I deceive you? I’ll tell you what I know!”
Upon hearing Li Ming’s words, Liu Li rushed to answer, lips trembling a bit before she began, “I was… a little scared discussing Chen Zhuang’s past before. But since you’re asking, I’ll tell you everything I know.”
As Liu Li went into detail, Li Ming listened intently, nodding his head in understanding. What she shared was consistent with what he had heard from others.
“As for the Dwarf Monkey, he seduced Chen Zhuang’s sister-in-law and cousin after Chen Zhuang killed those men and took their women. He has two beautiful women with him now and although he hasn’t killed anyone himself, he’s very submissive to Chen Zhuang and can be pretty ruthless.”
Liu Li’s recall evoked frightened repulsion toward the Dwarf Monkey, but her fear faded as the smell of cooking flooded in. By then, she had said enough.
“Alright, go back and enjoy your meal. After eating, fetch a bucket of underground water. Don’t overthink, if there’s any difficulty, just tell me.”
After listening, Li Ming nodded satisfactorily and said with a smile.
“Brother Ming, are you not going to…?”
Seeing Li Ming’s unusual behaviour Liu Li couldn’t help but ask.
“You can rest for now, go have your meal.”
Li Ming looked at Liu Li reminding her of Zhang Yuan, who couldn’t get out of bed the last time she initiated.
Liu Li trembled at Li Ming’s expression, hurriedly stifling her laughter and returned to her meal.
Li Ming returned with her. Amidst the crowd’s knowing looks, he announced their resting time and let them eat, then drove back to Villa No. 6 for his own meal.
When Li Ming arrived, the meal was ready. Zhang Yuan, Chen Li, and Xu Xiu were seated at the dining table, plates of food covered, waiting for him.
Li Ming smiled and sat between Xu Xiu and Zhang Yuan, reaching for the steamed bread. As he started eating, everyone else at the table followed, chatting and laughing as they shared the meal.
Before long, the simple meal was over. Liu Fang cleared the dishes and utensils and took her granddaughter into the room, leaving only Li Ming and a few others in the living room.
“Husband, what did you mean by people dying?”
Zhang Yuan, sitting beside Li Ming allowing him to stroke her leg, asked a little nervously.
Chen Li and Xu Xiu also heightened their attention.
Li Ming looked at Zhang Yuan and thought, it’s good to let them know about the chaos and cruelty outside, but to avoid leaving a negative psychological impact, and affecting their intimacy, he needed to provide them with a sense of security first.
He leaned over and kissed Zhang Yuan, then beckoned Chen Li to come over and kissed her too. Finally, he let Chen Li lay down on him, turned his head and kissed Xu Xiu while holding her. Only after making them feel secure and solid did he shift his gaze to Xu Xiu.
“Sweetheart, before I talk about the deaths, I want to know what you know about what happened when Chen Zhuang and Dwarf Monkey first came together in the community.”
Li Ming looked at Xu Xiu, and to not let her feel the heaviness of the situation, he started stroking her backside while asking the question.
Xu Xiu blushed under his touch. However, recalling Li Ming’s words, she plucked up the courage to share everything she knew about the initial events.
Li Ming narrowed his eyes as he listened. Zhang Yuan and Chen Li were equally stunned as they confronted the reality of the chaos outside.
The last time Xu Xiu had spoken of the extraordinary ability users, all they perceived was power. This time, they realized the brutal side of these abilities.
