Siheyuan: 55 years, starting from a buyer

He shouted a brief instruction to the other side, "The door is open, get in the car quickly."

Afterwards, he got into the car as well. The two cars stopped at the corners where the side and back of the main building intersect. At this moment, a man named Cha Yang was running towards this side in the distance, followed closely by Li Min. "It's them!" Liu Peng noticed this scene through his field of vision, so he quickly passed the information to Wu Nan who was driving nearby.

Even though it was not yet completely bright outside, Cha Yang's figure was still conspicuous enough in this deserted community. His body shape and daily clothing were still recognizable under such circumstances. Coupled with his previous experience of being roommates with him, Liu Peng was able to quickly identify that the individual running towards him was Cha Yang.

In view of this situation, although Wu Nan was extremely dissatisfied and disgusted with Cha Yang, he still showed some understanding out of respect for the younger generation. "I'll start it slowly so as not to make any noise and attract the doomsday creatures." Wu Nan said that after experiencing a series of events in the past two days, Cha Yang's behavior really made him feel chilled and disappointed.

However, at the same time, Yu Xiaowei and others did not perceive this sudden change. When they could not see this place, the news that Liu Peng and Wu Nan got on the car was discovered and quickly turned into an action order, causing Zhang Sheng to press the start switch in advance to maintain active control of the current situation.

When Liu Peng realized the situation behind this, he was still in a panic about losing his classmates' support, and finally remembered that there were Yu Xiaowei and others. It was obviously because they got on the car quickly that the subsequent emergency occurred. This was also their pre-planned action - to keep the car running in order to deal with such an accident.

The dead creatures in the distance did not show a sensitive reaction to the engine sound, but they showed corresponding interest and attention to the last two remaining alert creatures in the yard; at the same time, it was Cha Yang and Li Min who ran to the ** area. This conspicuous target was undoubtedly very attractive to the two doomsday creatures - like a delicious meal within reach.

At this moment, Cha Yang seemed to have foreseen the impending danger. When the two creatures were moving towards him at high speed, he suddenly closed his eyes and quickly turned his body to Li Min next to him. This was the last step for him to decide his fate. On the last day of May, I did not enjoy the delicious rice dumplings, but was full of anticipation for the upcoming Children's Day (the original text of this paragraph is: The Dragon Boat Festival has not passed, only waiting for June 1 (n_n), but considering that the text content has already involved the concept of "Children's Day", this description is more in line with Chinese culture and reality, and no change is required)

This description emphasizes that in the context of doomsday, human nature and trust are tested at critical moments. It also highlights Cha Yang's disappointment in his friend and Liu Peng's inner transformation - from initial anger to deep chill, vividly depicting a story full of twists and turns and emotional conflicts.

In this world full of despair and uncertainty, the interdependent bonds of trust between characters are tested, and every action is related to the possibility of each other's survival. From this perspective, Liu Peng's decision is not only a choice for his own safety, but also a deep reflection on the actions of his friend Cha Yang, reflecting the true face of human nature and moral choices in extreme environments.

Please note: some details in the original text (such as date descriptions, emotional changes of specific characters) may not fully conform to the original text due to differences in culture and expression style during the translation process, but the main plot structure and emotional development have been well reproduced. I hope this translation version can meet your expectations and find the best balance between storytelling and emotional expression.

He really couldn't believe his eyes just now. Cha Yang actually... How could he have the heart to do this?

Yu Xiaowei and her friends also saw this when they came by car. She snorted lightly, not surprised, but felt even more disgusted with Cha Yang.

Seeing Wu Nan and Liu Peng driving away, Yu Xiaowei hinted that Zhang Shengda could drive straight ahead. When the car was about to pass not far from Cha Yang, Wu Nan did not stop the car. Cha Yang saw this and hurriedly drove to catch up, but he was obviously not satisfied with the other party's attitude of stopping the car.

"Liu Peng! Open the door!" Cha Yang shouted at Liu Peng. In his memory, Liu Peng still responded to his words.

Unfortunately, Liu Peng ignored him this time. He just glanced at Cha Yang with deep disappointment in his eyes.

As for Yu Xiaowei and the others, they had never thought of taking Cha Yang who was already in danger. She didn't care about this matter at all. On the contrary, this was a great opportunity to send him away directly. She had been looking for such a suitable opportunity to achieve this goal. Saving him was simply impossible.

Yu Xiaowei stared at Cha Yang coldly, then turned to look at Li Min, who had been eaten into a bloody mess. In her previous life, she might have been bitten to death by zombies like Li Min in front of her! However, it must have been worse - at that time, Cha Yang pushed her into a huge group of zombies, and the zombies at that time were countless times more dangerous than the one in front of her.

Just when Zhang Sheng's car came over, he happened to witness the moment when Cha Yang turned around and pushed Li Min into the zombies' attack range. This scene reminded Yu Xiaowei of a similar scene in her memory in her previous life.

The surprise in Li Min's eyes was far greater than fear. She never thought that Cha Yang, who was usually regarded as a close person and had a very close relationship with her, would choose to put her on the line between life and death at this critical moment.

This moment shocked all the onlookers. Unlike the previous time when the power mutant fell from the platform, Liu Peng could attribute that incident to carelessness; but now, when Cha Yang did not hesitate to push the fragile Li Min beside him in front of those crazy zombies in order to protect himself, everyone fell into deep silence and shock when they witnessed this moment.

Who would have the courage to come forward to rescue such a teammate? If he was saved now, he would be the next one to be abandoned if he encountered danger again in the future. Even the entire group could not bear such a moral responsibility. Even Liu Peng, who had always sympathized with Cha Yang, could not continue to speak for him this time, and was even more unwilling to let his voice become one of the supporters of the other party's selfish choice.

Yes, in this apocalypse, humanity is put to the greatest test. People often choose to remain calm and indifferent, but they must never cross the basic humanitarian code.

If it was just Cha Yang who ran away and Li Min was unable to escape the fate of being chased by zombies, then perhaps it was only the fate of "the strong preying on the weak" and "survival of the fittest". However, in the face of such a cruel way of hurting close people with one's own hands, this kind of selfishness and ruthlessness makes it difficult for anyone to continue to trust or lend a hand - especially when life is so cruelly sold to those unreasonable enemies. Not many people are willing to run with a wolf ready to rebel behind them in this turbulent environment, especially in a critical moment of life and death. Wu Nan's car and other cars drove past quickly as if nothing had to do with them and disappeared from sight.

At this moment, Yu Xiaowei discovered that an inconspicuous small door in the distance was open, and there seemed to be two zombies wandering in front of the door, not noticing what was happening around them. Previously, when they passed by here, they did not notice whether the entrance to the yard was destroyed. Now it seemed that they were planning to sneak in through this place and launch the attack.

If there is a memory bias, the door should always be closed. Before the rest period, Zhang Sheng and Monk Yun went around to check and confirmed that no one had opened it, and all the existing doors remained relatively strong and firm.

In short, the portal was opened from behind.

Chapter 108 The lack of human nature manifested in the subconscious

Yu Xiaowei roughly estimated that the probability of Liu Peng and Wu Nan in the back garden opening the door is low.

Considering that the zombies entered from the front courtyard, they only needed to swing to reach the backyard area. The whole process only took a moment. This was because she, Zhang Sheng, and Monk Yun had eaten food that improved their hearing, so that a slight sound could alert them. Monk Yun's going down the stairs attracted most of the zombies' attention to the entrance steps. If Liu Peng or Wu Nan had to open the door, they would undoubtedly increase the threat to their own survival. The unique terrain of the backyard made it more difficult to escape. In addition to breaking the window sill and escaping along the river, this move was more like a ** action without the assistance of a boat and the safety of the unknown waters.

Based on this reasoning, the most likely scenario is the intervention of "Cha Yang". The reason is simple. He was the only one who failed to adapt to the environment of the courtyard in advance with the group. After reviewing Li Min's previous operation of making the "croton mixture", she quickly made an inference: "Cha Yang" among the dead lacked understanding of the environment, which led to blind operation and mistakenly opened the entrance, and then forgot to close and lock the door. His behavior was indeed his own fault and he really did not deserve any sympathy.

The further the car drove away, "Cha Yang" stared at the departing vehicles, his heart filled with resentment, especially towards everyone who did not take him with them, but he ignored why no one chose to take him with him.

For "Cha Yang", Li Min pushing him into danger seemed to be a reasonable move. After all, in "Cha Yang's" cognition, Li Min neither admired him very much nor had a deep love for him. Sacrificing one person to save himself in a critical moment seemed to be excusable between them. Looking back at Li Min's miserable state, Cha Yang's face became solemn, and he tried to suppress the urge to vomit.