ushernet Chapter 43 - 43: I Understand You
Chapter 43 - 43: I Understand You
A gust of wind blew by, carrying dust and sand into Yang Tianlong's eyes.
Yang Tianlong rubbed his eyes and scratched his head, saying, "Brother Yu, I trust you. You must have your reasons for doing this. Even if there isn't a reason, well, well, then there is a reason."
Hearing Yang Tianlong's illogical statement, yet the words were filled with trust.
Li Yu felt warmth in his heart; after so many years, a brother is still a brother!
Li Tie and Li Gang, hearing this, nodded in agreement and said in unison, "Tianlong is right! What he said makes a lot of sense!"
Huddled together in the wind, the few people squatting on the ground with their heads in their hands felt somewhat disheveled, unable to keep up with the conversation of Li Yu and the others. There was no logic at all.
Don't they have brains?
Why does it still seem to make sense?
What's happening?
Zhao Dapao, being a straightforward thinker, believed his own eyes and judgment, saying, "Brother Yu, I trust you. Even if you did it, you definitely had your reasons."
Li Yu heard the answer he wanted; he could not let their trust be betrayed.
He slowly said, "Not saving them is because I'm selfish. I don't want the trouble of bringing them in. To kill them is to avoid trouble. Moreover, they raped women and killed some innocents!"
Li Yu's answer was very matter-of-fact.
Li Tie and Li Gang could understand Li Yu; after all, their family members were also in the base. Human nature is selfish.
Kinship and righteousness, sometimes it's really hard to choose.
They just felt that what Li Yu did could not be said to be right or wrong; it might be heartless, but it was for the sake of family.
The greater good versus the lesser, right versus wrong, red versus black, positive versus negative.
Sometimes it isn't possible to define absolutely, one can only say what mainstream societal views are.
Yang Tianlong and Zhao Dapao fell silent,
But then they remembered the siblings they had saved today;
They remembered how Li Yu was the first to stand up to lead the zombies away;
They thought of all the moments that everyone had spent together these days...
For a while, no one knew what to say.
Unexpectedly to Li Yu, Zhao Dapao was the first to speak, "Brother Yu, I understand you."
His tone paused, silence for a few seconds, he took a deep breath, seemingly using a lot of strength, and said, "When I returned home, all the food in my house had been looted!"
"And also, Tianlong, Tiezi, Gangzi, I haven't told you, but my parents weren't killed by zombies; they were killed by people!" Zhao Dapao gritted his teeth, the hatred in his eyes almost spilling out.
Zhao Dapao's eyes were bloodshot, his gaze filled with intense hatred.
He continued, "People! Sometimes people are more despicable than zombies! My parents lived careful lives, they were the good Samaritans in the neighborhood, scrimping and saving their whole lives, donating so much money during disasters..."
"But why did they suffer such consequences! I don't understand!" Zhao Dapao roared, from initial anger to current hysteria.
"They might have been killed for helping someone or perhaps by someone who barged into their house to loot food... in short, they weren't killed by zombies, they were killed by people!"
"So, I understand you, Li Yu, I understand you. Protecting family, protecting those you care about, is more important than anything!"
Zhao Dapao's words were somewhat choked up.
This was the first time Li Yu had seen Zhao Dapao like this; in his memory, Zhao Dapao was always quiet, reserved, prone to daydreaming, but he didn't expect all these things had happened to him.
"Dapao, when you first came back, why didn't you tell us! We would help you take revenge!"
Yang Tianlong said, and Li Tie and Li Gang also nodded.
Zhao Dapao lifted his bloodshot eyes, saying in despair, "I don't know who they are! I
Their hideout had not yet been dealt with; leaving it alone was not in Li Yu's nature.
He preferred to nip troubles in the bud, though there were still many times when unexpected things could happen.
The more you worry about something, the more likely it is to happen—Murphy's law.
Since worrying, then solve it, to avoid restless nights.
...
Li Yu checked the gas station and saw there was still a little fuel left, so he filled up both vehicles.
Driving, they headed out toward the County!