Scum Gong Walks the Career Line in the Crematorium

TL: Moonlit

Another 30+ chapters long arc *-* huhu T~T

From the chatterbox man’s mouth, Lin Hanchuan roughly understood the situation.

The original body was named Tu Ji, and he was a cellmate in a prison. A few months ago, many people in the prison suddenly fell sick and shortly after turned into zombies.

The former cellmates who used to be together day and night became man-eating monsters. The prisoners and police in the prison were caught off guard, and the sealed environment turned the entire prison into a living hell. Under Tu Ji’s leadership, a group of people managed to escape from the prison.

Then, to their despair, they discovered that not only the prison but the entire world had turned into a hellish realm.

Fortunately, with Tu Ji as their backbone, most people in the prison were young and strong men, and there were also some capable prison guards. Under Tu Ji’s guidance, they attempted to leave the densely populated city and head to the countryside where there were fewer zombies.

On their way to evacuation, they saved a young man named Rong Ziping. However, the usually reliable leader seemed to have transformed, becoming just like the bewitched King Zhou by Daji, lavishing attention on Rong Ziping.

Rong Ziping had a noble appearance, wore branded clothes, and behaved with the arrogance and conceit typical of a rich young master. He looked down on these former prisoners, but in order to survive, he had no choice but to rely on Tu Ji while holding his nose.

If he had a docile personality, the others might have simply treated him as the leader’s sweetheart, but unfortunately, Rong Ziping was not one to be content. Even when they couldn’t get enough food, he was picky, only eating fresh food. He demanded a bath every day, as well as fresh fruits, milk, and eggs, claiming that it was for nutrition.

This angered the members of the team, making them grit their teeth and wish they could kick him out of the group.

If that were the only problem, Rong Ziping also had a “kind heart.” Whenever he saw an injured person or animal, he insisted on helping and bringing all the wounded into the group.

Not long ago, there was a person who got bitten but concealed the injury and joined the group. When Tu Ji wanted to drive him away after discovering the truth, Rong Ziping said, “He just wants to survive. If you drive him away now, you’re killing him.”

In the end, Tu Ji still drove that person away, but Rong Ziping had a few days of grudges against him because of that. He didn’t speak to Tu Ji until today when the group finally left the city and arrived near a town.

Rong Ziping insisted on taking a hot water bath and, after the bath, insisted on following the group to the convenience store to find food. Just when others thought he had some ambition, he discovered that there were still living people in the town. Without any consideration, he rushed to save them but ended up getting trapped in a horde of zombies.

It was Tu Ji who exhausted all his abilities to rescue Rong Ziping.

After hearing the whole story, Lin Hanchuan rubbed his forehead. He inexplicably felt that this Rong Ziping might be the protagonist, but he also had some doubts because such an arrogant and willful young master didn’t quite fit the typical protagonist role.

As the dizziness in his mind subsided, Lin Hanchuan got up and followed the incessantly talking man outside. Along the way, the man’s mouth never stopped until they reached the living room, where he finally closed it.

At first glance, Lin Hanchuan saw a handsome and refined young man. Wrapped up tightly in his clothes, he stood out among the dirty and ragged crowd. As the man said, this young man looked expensive. He slightly raised his head with a proud and confident expression. His striking beauty softened the discomfort of his arrogance, making him resemble a young master from a TV drama. It compelled people to keep their distance while secretly stealing glances at him.

Seeing Lin Hanchuan coming downstairs, Rong Ziping snorted. It was the first time he spoke to him in these few days, “There really are people in the town. I saw them by the second-floor window of the town hospital.”

“And so?” Lin Hanchuan asked back.

After arriving in this world, the protagonist was nowhere to be found, and 001 didn’t respond either. He was in a rare bad mood, and his speech wasn’t particularly polite at the moment, which made him sound quite stiff.

Rong Ziping’s cheeks turned red with anger. He raised his voice, saying, “So what? We should go and save them! Are you going to stand by and watch them die?”

Lin Hanchuan coldly looked at Rong Ziping. From the man’s account, he already understood that Rong Ziping was an ordinary person without any abilities. When he said “We should go and save them,” it was merely Tu Ji and his subordinates who would be doing the saving, all for the sake of Rong Ziping’s kindness.

After rescuing the people and bringing them back, Rong Ziping would soften his expression towards Tu Ji and his men, showing concern for the injured and occasionally questioning Tu Ji. He would ask why there were no medicines, why the food was scarce for Tu Ji’s team, and why they weren’t given any defensive items…

“You can go save them yourself.” Not in the mood, and with the added fact that his head was throbbing due to the original body’s excessive use of abilities, Lin Hanchuan didn’t want to entangle with Rong Ziping. He turned around and went back to the second floor, planning to get a good rest before deciding what to do next.

Rong Ziping looked in astonishment at Lin Hanchuan’s retreating figure. During this time, he had been treated like a treasure, given whatever he wanted, even when he asked for the most precious resource of clean water to bathe, this man didn’t say a word. But today, he was showing a displeased expression.

For a moment, Rong Ziping’s face turned unpleasant.

In this city, Rong Ziping was attending university. Originally, he was the second son of the wealthy Rong family in the imperial capital. He grew up being pampered, and outsiders would say he was kind-hearted and, though a bit arrogant, never unreasonable, making his willfulness quite adorable.

If it weren’t for the apocalypse and his family being far away in the imperial capital, Rong Ziping wouldn’t have spared a glance at this person who had been to prison.

“So, you truly are someone who came out of prison. No trace of compassion, merciless and ruthless. I’m afraid you’ve killed someone even before the apocalypse!” Rong Ziping’s anger surged, and he shouted loudly.

His words caused everyone’s expression to change, and they hurriedly looked at Lin Hanchuan.

People who came out of the prison with Tu Ji knew that he was indeed a convicted criminal who had committed murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. If it weren’t for the apocalypse, he wouldn’t have had a chance to regain his freedom.

Tu Ji was taciturn and adhered to the principle of not attacking unless provoked. He was an exception in prison. Only when his crimes were brought up, he would endure three days and nights of solitary confinement but still fiercely beat up the person who mentioned it.

This was one of the few things that could infuriate Tu Ji.

Some people took pleasure in others’ misfortunes, while others looked forward to witnessing Rong Ziping being fiercely beaten up by Tu Ji, to see his arrogance crushed. However, as if not hearing anything, Lin Hanchuan, who went upstairs, disappeared around the corner.

Everyone was dumbfounded. “Did our leader have a change of heart?”

“Could this pretty boy be that good, to be so treasured by our leader?”

“Damn it, I have no idea what our leader is thinking…”

Back upstairs, Lin Hanchuan didn’t mind the dusty smell of the bed. He collapsed on the pillow, and the throbbing in his head intensified. He was half in a daze, half falling into a deep sleep.

When he woke up, Lin Hanchuan thought he had slept for quite a while, but in reality, only half an hour had passed.

[Wuwu, Chuan Chuan, are you alright?] 001 was crying and wailing in his mind, seemingly for an unknown duration.

Lin Hanchuan’s heart relaxed. He found that he had already gotten used to the existence of 001. He rubbed his forehead, and his mind was extremely clear, with no anomalies whatsoever.

[The original host overextended his abilities excessively, causing cracks to appear in the core of his powers. If left unchecked, it will lead to constant headaches and significant impacts on his abilities in the future.] 001 appeared before Lin Hanchuan, boasting but with a color of fearful anxiety, [“I had to exert a great effort to repair it.”]

Lin Hanchuan nodded and then asked, [“What happened just now? Why didn’t you respond when I called you?”]

001’s red color deepened, [“I don’t know what happened; my incompatibility with this world is too strong… But it’s fine now; I’m hiding within the original host’s aura, so I won’t be rejected anymore.”]

Relieved, Lin Hanchuan directly said, [“Transfer the original plot to me.”]

001 responded quickly, and the next second, the original plot appeared in Lin Hanchuan’s mind.

As he expected, Rong Ziping was the protagonist in the story called «Rebirth in the Apocalypse and Falling in Love with a Scum Top».

Rong Ziping was born into wealth and luxury but found himself stranded in a remote place during the apocalypse. In order to have the protagonist, Tu Ji, escort him back to the imperial capital, he had to endure humiliation and subject himself to others.

On their way to the imperial capital, the two of them went through many things. Tu Ji sacrificed himself repeatedly to save Rong Ziping, which eventually moved Rong Ziping’s heart. Just as their feelings were gradually getting on the right track, they arrived in the imperial capital and discovered that the Rong family had become one of the four major families.

Rong Ziping once again became the high and mighty young master.

He could no longer accept being with a convict, so he gave Tu Ji a large sum of money and cut off their relationship. Instead, he reconciled with the young master from another family, who was his childhood friend. Little did he know that this childhood friend had ill intentions toward him and looked down on him for having once submitted to a lowly person. He manipulated Tu Ji to do his bidding, even though Tu Ji was one of the top ten experts at the time.

After discovering the truth, Rong Ziping regretted his decisions. He hated his childhood friend’s betrayal and wanted to seek help from the Rong family. However, his childhood friend found out and threw him into a horde of zombies. Everyone else stood by, coldly watching, except for Tu Ji. He jumped into the midst of the zombies to save Rong Ziping and held him protectively in his arms.

All of these were events from Rong Ziping’s previous life. The story began with Rong Ziping being reborn, going back to the time when he was once coerced by Tu Ji.

In his previous life, Rong Ziping, who had no special abilities, found that his jade pendant had unexpectedly turned into a personal space!

After that, Rong Ziping secretly collected various supplies without letting Tu Ji know. He felt guilty towards Tu Ji, but with his newfound space, he was no longer a useless person. He could return to the imperial capital alone without being coerced or sold.

Rong Ziping planned to cooperate with Tu Ji as partners, with no emotional entanglements between them—clearly defined, interests exchanged. Once they returned to the Rong family in the imperial capital, he intended to give Tu Ji a large sum of money as compensation.

However, much to his surprise, Tu Ji continued to treat him well, just like in his past life. He risked his life for Rong Ziping numerous times, and finally, he touched Rong Ziping’s heart. Rong Ziping decided to give Tu Ji a chance. If Tu Ji could make him fall in love, he would accept Tu Ji’s sincere love.

After reading the original text, Lin Hanchuan was at a loss for what expression to make.

[This protagonist is so shameless.] 001 sighed, learning from Lin Hanchuan and starting to question the protagonist’s behavior too.