Scum Gong Walks the Career Line in the Crematorium

TL: Moonlit

The atmosphere at the scene became a bit awkward.
Lu Mao was only feeling a bit tipsy; he wasn’t actually drunk, and now he felt like he had fallen from the sky back to the ground.

“After that, there’s nothing much to say.
It’s all just rumors from the prison, not necessarily true,” Lu Mao swallowed some saliva, trying to make up for what he had said.

Cheng Jizhou didn’t know what he was feeling.
It was like a mix of anger and grievances, as if someone had stolen something he had painstakingly developed and used it as a biochemical weapon on the battlefield instead of using it to save lives.

But now, he was a bit less angry and a bit more sad and suppressed.
Gazing at the bowl of food that had somehow been piled up, he thought to himself, ‘Maybe I should turn him into a zombie.’

That way, he wouldn’t have such intense emotional fluctuations.

Though his romantic experiences were meager, Lin Hanchuan was a man with normal emotional intelligence.
Even without personal experience, he knew that if he didn’t explain anything now, it might lead to consequences he couldn’t predict.

“That man…” It took him a while, but Lin Hanchuan finally retrieved the memory from the original owner’s mind.
“I didn’t have anything with him.
I just saw him being bullied so miserably, and I helped him out of impulse.
Then, others misunderstood the situation.”

In the first few years after the original owner entered the prison, he was gloomy and introverted.
When he was bullied by other inmates, he fought back at the risk of solitary confinement, fighting back like a mad dog.
As a result, he became the most untouchable person in the prison.

During that short period of time, he happened to see someone bullying a frail man, so he intervened unintentionally and was misunderstood by others.

Cheng Jizhou replied with a faint “Oh” and couldn’t tell if he believed it or not.

Lin Hanchuan thought he had explained himself clearly and didn’t pay much attention to the matter.

However, Cheng Jizhou seemed a bit absent-minded, as if thinking about something.
Pitying that man… Was it similar to how he pitied the vulnerable Cheng Jizhou? Was that man not gay but instead had a penchant for the pitiable? Who pitied whom? Was I pitiable enough?

Cheng Jizhou didn’t know and couldn’t figure it out.
He even wanted to read some books to find a solution.

Meanwhile, the group of talented individuals from the Rong family, along with Rong Ziping, had returned to their home.
Seeing the sorry state of his son, Rong’s Father angrily asked, “Who did this?”

The talented individuals exchanged glances, and one of them explained the situation to Rong’s Father.
After hearing the explanation, everyone stood still, afraid to make any rash moves.

With just a slight mention of “Tu Ji,” Rong’s Father connected all the events and said, “So, the person Xiao Ping wanted to recruit was him, and the spatial ability user he mentioned…”

Lin Hanchuan had mentioned that he gained inspiration from a spatial ability user and developed the crystal nucleus space, and undoubtedly, that spatial ability user was Rong Ziping.

Many thoughts flashed through Rong’s Father’s mind.
The fleeting anger on his face disappeared, and he waved his hand, saying, “It’s not your fault.
You can leave now.”

The talented individuals who had not received any punishment let out a sigh of relief.
They carefully set down the unconscious Rong Ziping and retreated from the room.

“Xiao Ping…” Rong’s Father squatted down and gently touched Rong Ziping’s face, his expression complicated and hard to discern.

The crystal nucleus space was a groundbreaking invention that existed even before the apocalypse and became even more crucial after it.
Possessing this technology was like holding half the world in one’s hands.

But the reality was that the one who had the crystal nucleus space was Tu Ji, their enemy, and the Rong family was destined to miss this opportunity.
They could only be abandoned in the apocalypse.

Rong’s Father, with ambitious goals of becoming a major family, would never allow such a result.
After returning home, he began to ponder ways to resolve the situation, but no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t find a solution.

This situation seemed unsolvable.

Unless… the Rong family could also acquire the method of creating the crystal nucleus space.
Rong’s Father knew that the military would certainly do everything in their power to protect the inventor and the method.
Moreover, many other families were eyeing the technology as well, leaving him with no chance.

However, no one knew that there was a natural-born spatial ability user in his own home.

“Dad…” Rong Ziping weakly opened his eyes.
His lips were pale, and the frown on his forehead never eased.
“I’m in so much pain…”

“My good child.” Rong’s Father smiled and touched Rong Ziping’s forehead.
He didn’t mind feeling the cold sweat on his hand.
“You won’t be in pain for long.”

Then, he stood up, beckoned, and someone quickly walked in from outside.
Rong’s Father gave orders, “Take the young master to the research institute.”

The person who came in was surprised and suspected that they had mistaken the hospital for the research institute.

“No,” Rong’s Father suddenly added.

The person relaxed, thinking they were going to take Rong Ziping to the hospital.
However, Rong’s Father continued, “I will go with you.”

The matter concerning the spatial ability was too significant.
He had to explain it personally to the researchers to put his mind at ease.

My good child, for the growth of the family, you will be willing to make such a small sacrifice, won’t you? Rong’s Father thought tenderly as he wiped away the cold sweat on Rong Ziping’s forehead.

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“The research institute?” Upon hearing those words, Lin Hanchuan’s brow slightly furrowed.
“Why would the head of A Country’s research institute come here?”

Except for the leader, Lin Hanchuan only recognized the scar-faced man and the bald woman present.
He hadn’t seen the others before, and it was evident that it was an emergency meeting convened by the military’s higher-ups.
When he was urgently called here, he was a bit at a loss.
However, upon hearing the leader’s words, Lin Hanchuan began to speculate in his mind.

“They have two purposes for coming here,” said the scar-faced man.
“First, they want your crystal nucleus space technology, and second, they said the person who researched the zombie virus is likely to be in Country C.”

The speculation in Lin Hanchuan’s mind became a reality.
Pretending to be clueless, he asked, “What virus research?”

The following conversation played out just as Lin Hanchuan had read in the original text.
The group told him that the zombie virus was created by a mad scientist through human experiments, resulting in a world-ending virus with extremely high infectivity and fatality rates.
The scientist released the virus into the general population, infecting everyone with a virus that had an extremely long incubation period.

Eventually, the virus outbreak occurred in a region when someone with a weakened immune system triggered it, and it quickly spread worldwide.

In their eyes, the person who developed the zombie virus was like a world-destroying demon lord.
However, Lin Hanchuan had spent time with Cheng Jizhou, and he knew that Cheng Jizhou was not that kind of person.

With a slight gleam in his eyes, Lin Hanchuan feigned fear and indignation, saying, “How can someone do such an anti-human thing!”

Originally, Lin Hanchuan planned to spend more time with Cheng Jizhou, develop feelings, and then reveal the truth.
However, now that the people from Country A had arrived, Cheng Jizhou was no longer safe in the imperial capital.
Lin Hanchuan had to advance his plan.

In front of the high-ranking officials, Lin Hanchuan assured them that he would not leak the technology of the crystal nucleus space.
Then he was sent back home.

The moment he returned to the room, he found Cheng Jizhou lying on the tea table.
Before he could speak, Cheng Jizhou had already heard his footsteps and turned to him precisely.
“You’re back so soon? Why did they come to find you?”

Lin Hanchuan paused for a few seconds before truthfully saying, “People from Country A came.”

As Lin Hanchuan mentioned D State Research Institute, Cheng Jizhou’s face suddenly changed, and his eyes were rapidly covered with red.
“He actually dares to come in person.”

This person stole his experiments, treated the unfinished evolution serum as poison and released it on the battlefield, put the blame on him, brought people to exterminate him, and forcibly injected him with the original serum, leading to his mother’s death while trying to save him…

Cheng Jizhou remembered every account clearly.
He had thought that he would have to go to Country A for revenge in the future, but he didn’t expect the person to show up in Country C.

In anger, Cheng Jizhou looked at Lin Hanchuan in front of him, and his blood-red pupils suddenly contracted.
Then, like a tide, the red disappeared, and his eyes returned to their usual sky-blue color.
“You didn’t see anything just now, right?”

Lin Hanchuan: “…”

Was he supposed to agree or disagree?

In the midst of his distraction, the voices of Lu Mao and Wei Zheng returning could be heard from outside.
Cheng Jizhou vanished from his spot in an instant, and the next second, Lin Hanchuan felt a pain in his neck and fell into unconsciousness.

Cheng Jizhou put away the syringe in his hand and tossed it into the trash bin.

“Did the boss come back so soon?” Lu Mao opened the door and saw Lin Hanchuan lying on the sofa.
He whistled casually, not noticing anything unusual.

Wei Zheng, however, took another glance at Lin Hanchuan, but Cheng Jizhou blocked his view.
Wei Zheng withdrew his gaze and said, “I saw foreigners outside just now.
The situation might be a bit chaotic.
Boss, be careful.”

The person in most danger right now was Lin Hanchuan, who possessed the crystal nucleus space technology.
Wei Zheng was worried that those foreigners might resort to any means against him.

“I will protect him,” Cheng Jizhou smiled and said, his angelic face brimming with innocence and sincerity.