The Scum Shou's Survival GuideChapter 113.2

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Editor: mantou W0b5mi

Ye Ming felt that he ought to be very sad and pained. But Yang Qian’s embrace was too warm, so in the end, he unknowingly fell asleep. When he woke up the next day, they were already on the road.

Ye Ming was jolted awake by an abrupt braking. Ye Ming’s nose hit Yang Qian’s body, and he woke up muddleheaded.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

It turned out that two people had suddenly rushed out, blocking the front of the convoy.

There were two young men, but one of them was injured, and had lost a leg. He’d been in a state of distress and despair, but, at the moment, he was watching the convoy, his eyes revealing a look of excitement like he’d been snatched from the jaws of death. He was waving his hands excitedly, and saying, “Save us, save us! Sd3tNW

They’d run into zombies before, and his companion had been bitten, so in order to preserve his life, they could only cut off his leg. Now he was severely injured and in a coma. He’d thought that the two of them were doomed, but didn’t expect that he’d see this convoy. Since there were this many people, now they could finally be saved!

Shi Yang turned around and asked Yang Qian, “Boss, should we save them?”

Yang Qian indifferently cast a glance over, “That person is injured. With this degree of injury, even if he’s brought back, the possibility of saving him is very small. Even if he survives, he’ll just be a piece of trash. There’s no need to waste medical resources. The other person is just an ordinary human being, and won’t be very useful. Just drive on.”

Shi Yang hesitated a bit, “Just drive on? Why don’t I go down and make them get out of the way?” Actually, he thought about asking for that uninjured person. If it was okay with him, bringing him back wasn’t something that couldn’t be done.

The corner of Yang Qian’s lips lifted up, “It’s not necessary, they know to get out of the way.”

Shi Yang no longer said anything else. Although he felt some sympathy for those two people, they indeed weren’t a charity. Since the boss refused to bring them, then they wouldn’t bring them, ba. After the apocalypse, no one was under any obligation to help others.

Ye Ming propped up his upper body and also saw that the two people outside were still very young. At the moment, he was looking at them with a face full of hope, a ‘finally, we’re saved’ expression on his face. But what they didn’t know was… their fate had been given up on so easily like this.

Ye Ming’s heart couldn’t bear it, and he said to Yang Qian, “The base… the base could still use some more manpower. If you bring them back, there’s still some use for them…” 9ovjTX

Yang Qian gave him a meaningful look, “You already can’t fend for yourself, but you still have the mindset to be concerned about others.”

Ye Ming’s face was pale, “I just… thought that bringing them along would take little effort…”

Yang Qian looked at him steadily for a short while, then suddenly raised his head, and said with a smile, “Go.” Although his voice carried a smile, it was unfeeling and left no room for doubt.

Once Shi Yang received this command, he stepped on the gas, and drove forward. u9hUB6

That person was originally full of hope and waiting to be rescued, but he never expected that the cars that had stopped would suddenly start up again, and were accelerating forward without evading at all, and actually seemed to be ready to run over them directly!

Seeing that a vehicle was about to hit them, the man hurriedly held on to his injured companion, then rolled over to the side, and dodged. He watched helplessly as the convoy soon left, a look of despair written all over his face, just like falling from heaven to hell.

Why, why wouldn’t they save them?

Ye Ming looked back until he couldn’t even see their figures anymore. Finally, he turned back and looked at Yang Qian, the depths of his eyes filled with irrepressible disappointment and fury. JiyfCx

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Why wouldn’t he save them?

Back when we were desperately struggling after the apocalypse, how much did we hope for someone who’d lend us a hand. But, there were always too few kind-hearted people, and too many people who’d already become demons for the sake of survival. The strong ones always wantonly bullied the weak… and turned a blind eye to other people’s cries for help.

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But now at present, he could actually callously and heartlessly watch as others died.

Ye Ming suddenly felt incomparably sad. Before, I thought that you just detested me, so no matter what you did to me, I could accept it all. This was the price for me leaving you. But, now I know that things aren’t like that. What you hate isn’t only me, but also this entire world.

You detest it all.

What was it that made you become this way, was it really only because I abandoned you? rf6KND

Yang Qian looked at Ye Ming’s eyes, and suddenly curled his lips and laughed, his voice low and teasing, “Are you blaming me for not saving them?”

Ye Ming articulated each and every word, “You can save them.”

I won’t ask you to do anything beyond your ability, and won’t let you risk your life to rescue others. Because, in my heart, your life is the most important… but this is plainly just an easy thing to do in passing. It’s within your power, not dangerous, and not something that puts you in a difficult position. But, you still chose to stand by, without the slightest bit of humanity. 

Sitting high up above and loftily watching as others plunge into an abyss of despair, is this fun for you? raHB1t

Yang Qian’s laughter gradually grew louder, as though he’d seen something very amusing. He pulled Ye Ming into his arms, and said, “I can, but why should I save them, it’s not like there are any benefits.”

This answer made Ye Ming’s heart feel incessantly cold. He said bitterly, “You weren’t like this before…”

Yang Qian’s fingertip rubbed across Ye Ming’s lips, and he chuckled, “How interesting. It can’t be that you’re just now discovering that I’ve changed?” He lowered his head, and gazed into Ye Ming’s eyes from a very close distance. Those gloomy eyes seemed to contain an endless darkness, “You’ve no idea what I’ve been through.”

While you were by Huo Yi’s side, enjoying your comforts, you had no idea what kind of hell I was living in. ska763

And why is it that you get to maintain a childish naivety like this? A person who sold himself for the sake of survival still pretending to be some kind of a saint, is simply the most ridiculous thing in this world.

Tears glimmered in Ye Ming’s eyes. He looked at the scar on Yang Qian’s face, and looked at his grim face.

I don’t know what you’ve been through, but it must’ve been very difficult, very painful… but becoming this way now, are you really happy?

Before dark, they finally returned to the base. Seeing the convoy return with a bountiful harvest, all the people in the base were overjoyed. Even if Huo Yi left, and they’d changed to a new leader, it didn’t look like anything would really change. They were still just looking for a way to survive under these ability-users in the end. Whether it was Huo Yi or Yang Qian, what was the difference? LNOeri

As long as they could protect them, and could hold onto the base, they didn’t care who became the new owner. Anyway, it’s not like life would be any better, so it was enough as long as it didn’t become any worse.

Yang Qian brought Ye Ming back to the villa, took the chains and put them back around Ye Ming’s neck again, and then pushed him into the room.

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Ye Ming staggered, and almost fell to the ground. The chain around his neck felt extremely heavy, like an incomparably heavy shackle, trapping him in this hopeless place.

A contemptuous smile appeared on Yang Qian’s lips. MAq9rN

Ye Ming never left that villa again. Yang Qian locked him up in there, gave him food and drink, and had him whenever he wanted to. He disdainfully humiliated him verbally, trampling all over his dignity.

It was as though tormenting Ye Ming like this would be able to make him happy.

Ye Ming never resisted again, and didn’t say much of anything. He just endured everything in silence. Sometimes, he wouldn’t even say a single word for several days.

【Ye Ming: I was this accommodating for almost half a month, and only reduced the blackening value by 10 points.】 NCHA5M

【888: He he.】

【Ye Ming: Ai… boring ah. My family’s Yang Qian used to be a good young man full of love. Now he’s changed. Ying ying ying, it’s all because this merciless society changed him.】

【888: …isn’t it because you betrayed him?】

【Ye Ming: It wasn’t me! It’s this society’s fault!】 raLbln

【888: It’s your fault.】

【Ye Ming: Society’s fault!】

【888: It’s yours.】

【Ye Ming: Society’s!】 IlGidu

【888: Yours.】

【Ye Ming: …】

【Ye Ming: Okay ba, I guess I’m maybe a tiny part of the reason, but am not I trying hard right now to awaken the truth, goodness, and beauty in his heart? I believe that he’s different from Huo Yi!】

【888: He he he he he.】 X0L3fe

Yang Qian didn’t have the time to stay at home all day to watch over Ye Ming. He was still quite busy, and not only was he responsible for going out to search for supplies, but occasionally also had to fight against other hostile forces. Whenever Yang Qian went out again, he never once brought Ye Ming with him, but locked him up at home instead.

But Ye Ming’s food and drink were never less than his. Even if Yang Qian wasn’t there, he would still make his subordinates responsible for delivering food to him.

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Besides the addition of a collar around his neck, it was no different from the days he spent next to Huo Yi in those two years, just like a canary raised in captivity. As long as Ye Ming didn’t attempt to escape, it wasn’t like there’d be anyone staring at him all day.

Every day, Ye Ming only ate a small portion of his food, hiding the rest. Then he’d sneak to the garden to give it to two children. fgGQye

These two children were orphans. Their parents died under zombies when they were outside carrying out a mission. After the apocalypse, there weren’t any orphanages, nor any welfare agencies. No one would charitably give their extra food to these two children. Everyone could hardly take care of themselves as is.

So, they scrounged up leftover garbage from others, or stole things as they struggled to live. Once, they actually snuck into the garden of this villa Ye Ming was in, and were discovered by Ye Ming. Ye Ming felt sorry for them, and gave them some of his own food.

The two children had dirty, yellowed skin and skinny limbs. This was the first time they’d seen someone actually give them food— clean, piping-hot food. At first, they couldn’t quite believe it, but soon, they became much closer with Ye Ming. Exactly because of all the indifference in this world, once someone showed goodwill, it appeared that much more valuable.

Ye Ming sighed in his heart. lrvFdQ

【Ye Ming: This is what post-apocalyptic worlds are like. It’s this easy to buy a person’s heart, just a piece of bread is enough. If they were placed in peaceful times, who even knows what kind of difficult-to-handle bear-children they’d be.】

【888: I must give you a reminder, you’ve eaten too little recently.】

【Ye Ming: It should be fine ah. I don’t feel hungry ah.】

【888: Haven’t you forgotten something?】He suspected that this spicy chicken had already forgotten about his hunger being shielded. HP pt5

【Ye Ming: Be at ease la, it’s good enough as long as I won’t die~】

【Ye Ming: You see, it’s not easy at all for me to starve myself and still give alms to others. This is a post-apocalyptic world ah… heavens ah, even I’ve almost been moved by my own actions. How can there be such a good person like me in this world, virtually a holy light that illuminates all things.】

【888: …】Don’t be like this, I really can’t bear it.

888 decided to go play a few games to calm himself down. Vcj8Na

Ye Ming had finally found something interesting again. Looking at the two children’s expectant and grateful eyes every day, he felt an overwhelming sense of accomplishment. Although he’d only helped these two children, it was still helping others, ma.

The most important thing was, it wasn’t like he had any other interesting things to do.

After a few days of this had gone by, Ye Ming thought about it, and figured it was about time for Yang Qian to find out. He had to let him discover the truth, goodness, and beauty in his heart! Although he was mired in adversity, his innermost self had never changed before ma. He certainly wasn’t the kind of person who’d fall into depravity.

Yang Qian didn’t particularly keep a close watch over Ye Ming, and wasn’t worried that he’d be able to run away. After all, the base was only this big, and no one would dare disobey him to shelter Ye Ming. K0xR5m

This day, Yang Qian came back from the outside, and saw Ye Ming obediently staying at home as usual.

Yang Qian took off his clothes that were stained with blood, revealing his strong and graceful upper body, then went to the bathroom and took a bath. After a while, he came out and lightly said to Ye Ming, “Come here.”

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Ye Ming was sitting on the edge of the bed, his eyelids lowered, looking indifferent. After a long pause, he walked over, his movements somewhat sluggish. As soon as he approached, Yang Qian pulled him into his arms.

Yang Qian held onto Ye Ming, his brow wrinkling a bit. The person in his arms seemed to be getting thinner and thinner, and his bones seemed to be faintly palpable. He was as light as a feather, as though he could crush him with just a little extra force. He had never skimped on his daily necessities, so logically, he shouldn’t have become so thin. Or did being together with him just make him that miserable? 4dteIJ

The hatred and unwillingness inside Yang Qian’s heart began to rear its head. Now he’d finally reclaimed this person, took revenge on him, and tortured him, but was he happy inside?

It seemed that he wasn’t particularly happy, nor was he particularly satisfied, but regardless, he wouldn’t let go.

The world is just like this. No matter how much you hate me, you can only stay by my side.

With a cold laugh, Yang Qian pressed Ye Ming down onto the bed. lsDfmc

The translator has something to say: …author-dada rlly woke up and chose violence… suddenly some of those previous worlds’ MLs seem kinda cute…

imo, sure, SY is right that no one’s under any obligation to help other ppl, but I think that aside, it’s a bit extra to just drive forward and almost run ppl over bc “they’ll get out of the way”. you can just… tell them to f*ck off if you rlly want…