Chapter 25 - 22: Giving the Hope of Life to You
Chen Gang was the overlord among the survivors in this building.
He possessed enormous authority.
He watched the young man, Xiao Bin, who had suggested killing the four elderly people, constantly moving through the crowd, pulling each survivor aside into a corner to whisper in secrecy.
Chen Gang observed that the expressions of those persuaded by Xiao Bin shifted from shock to difficulty, then to resolve, betraying their inner agreement with difficult-to-conceal changes in their eyes.
Clearly, they were swayed by Xiao Bin's words, and it made sense that resources determined how long one could live. When it came to life and death, who could truly be selfless?
Two elderly people were sitting in wicker chairs.
"Guifen, we are old now, and the supplies necessary for survival are getting scarce. Those young people probably want to get rid of us old folks who are dragging them down. I think, let's just leave the hope of survival to them. This country, this society, still needs young people to build it."
The elderly man gently patted his wife's hand.
Having supported each other for fifty years,
it wouldn't be so bad to depart in such a way.
The old gentleman was named Wang Zhongguo, and in his youth, he was a soldier. At that time the country was in ruins, eager for rebirth, with countless people ready and determined to contribute to nation-building, and he was one of them.