Apocalypse Meltdown

Chapter 226: Infected People Disembark Themselves

"Wang Shixiong! It's you?!" The young doctor exclaimed in surprise.

Everyone was dazed, and they looked at the last victim. Then, they looked at Wang Shixiong who was blankly staring at the young doctor. It didn't look like he could recognize the other party.

Unlike the others, Chu Han was unfazed and he just dropped the last fish into the basket. After that, he waited for the situation's development quietly.

The young doctor snapped out of his dazed state and rushed toward Wang Shixiong. He approached him and took his hand to shake it excitedly, "Hello, Doctor Wang. I am Liang Hongshen, a surgeon from the First People's Hospital in Yin City. I've attended one of your speeches and learned a lot. Doctor Wang, I can't believe I'd meet you here!"

Wang Shixiong was at a loss for words, but he recovered and nodded. "Hello, Doctor Liang. Nice to meet you."

"I can't allow this. Please, call me Xiao Liang. Wang, your study report is so wonderful!" Doctor Liang Hongshen said ceaselessly, and then his eyes dimmed a little. "It's a pity that this catastrophe happened. If it weren't for that, your report would receive several medals."

Zhan Guangyuan and Zhou Chunlei, as well as other four victims, looked at Wang Shixiong with eyes full of admiration. He was someone with high achievements and profound knowledge in the field of medicine.

"Uncle Wang!" Zhou Chunlei was shocked too. "You are remarkable!"

"I admire you!" Zhan Guangyuan also said.

"Hello, Dr. Wang!" The newcomers said to Wang Shixiong.

Chu Han didn't care about it, so he didn't join in the amazing discussion. He just hid at the corner and placed the angry Wangcai into his pocket.

It was true that Wang Shixiong and Liang Hongshen were remarkable doctors and significant figures in the field of medicine. And if it were not for the apocalypse, they'd achieve much more. However, the apocalypse's escalation was not human-made. The gene's changes affected humans too. All the knowledge in the field of medicine, coming from civilized times, was rendered useless. 

They had to start from scratch again.

The medical theories that Wang Shixiong and Liang Hongshen were proud of in the past were worthless data now.

The genetic code was one of the many things that had to be re-explored, amongst many other fields. Fortunately, humans were still the smartest race in the world, and their potential to develop new things was limitless.

"Okay, stop praising me. I am just a common survivor now. The past studies mean nothing now." Wang Shixiong waved his hand and sighed.

"It can't be!" Liang Hongshen said strictly. "Yes, we live in perilous times now, and people's lives are bad, but we're doctors. We have to pass the studies of the past and develop them in order to help our fellow people. Besides, there are still many people in trouble, and they need our help."

"Er, this-" Wang Shixiong did not know how to answer and subconsciously looked at Chu Han. Chu Han had told him that their past knowledge was useless and the previous studies should be all discarded. Even the nine-month period for a woman to give birth had changed. The post-apocalyptic world was full of new and unfamiliar things.

Liang Hongshen did not understand why Wang Siixiong looked so helpless, but he wanted to keep discussing with him.

"Okay, let's talk about something else!" Zhan Guangyuan who knew the situation came to help Wang Shixiong and then he looked at Chu Han, "Brother Chu Han, shall we get inside?"

The five newcomers were shocked with Zhan Guangyuan's request toward Chu Han.

From the start, Chu Han hadn't talked and just collected the fish without anyone noticing. The newcomers had all kinds of thoughts when they saw Zhan Guangyuan asking Chu Han in a respectful tone. He should be the most powerful person on the ferry.

Chu Han frowned as the rain messed with his sense of smell, and he didn't know if he was imaging smelling a familiar odor or not. "They can go in."

"Great!" Zhan Guangyuan was excited, so he hurried to invite the newcomers in the ship, "Everybody must be tired. We caught lots of fish today, so we can have a proper meal."

Zhan Guangyuan's words gave a warm feeling to the newcomers which led them to appreciate him more.

"Thank you so much!"

"We had no food on our boat for more than one day, and then the rainstorm hit us. Thank god we met you!"

"Come in, come in!"

The group of people got into the ferry, and Chu Han was the last one to follow. Wang Shixiong was worried when he saw him moving last. Liang Hongshen who was in the dark just followed Wang Shixiong. In Chu Han's eyes, there was confusion.

The newcomers had various questions. Who was that young guy? Why did the others care so much about his opinion? Was he the ferry's owner?

When they got to the kitchen, they forgot about those questions. They sat on the chairs around the table and waited for Zhou Chunlei to bring the leftover food. They all ate happily.

Chu Han looked at them finishing the meal, and his eyes turned cold.

"What's wrong?" Wang Shixiong lit a cigarette and noticed that Chu Han was silent. Something was wrong. 

"Anything wrong?" Liang Hongsheng followed Wang Shixiong since he was the man he respected the most and had deemed him as his leader.

At that moment, Liang Hongsheng nervously looked at Chu Han and said, "You let us on the ferry and gave us food, but we've yet to thank you."

Liang Hongsheng's words surprised the four newcomers, and they thanked Chu Han with expressions full of embarrassment. The two ladies were shy and caught their clothes nervously. They seemed to have suffered a lot during the last three months.

Zhou Chunlei felt that something was amiss and his body started trembling as he approached Chu Han. "Brother Chu, is something wrong? Can you please tell me? I'm scared, but I'll listen to your every order!"

Zhou Chunlei's words made the atmosphere awkward, leading the five newcomers to stop and look at Chu Han. They were alerted. Although Chu Han saved, his attitude was so bad that it made them feel uncomfortable.

"It's necessary to clarify something." It was the second time that Chu Han spoke to the newcomers, but his tone sounded tough. "The infected people have to disembark themselves!"

Everyone was flabbergasted!

"What do you mean!?" Liang Hongshen was infuriated and shot Chu Han with an angry stare.