Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 46

Chapter 46: Chapter 46 Old Friends

“Lu Hao? Is that really you?” Xue Wanyi hadn’t expected it to actually be Lu Hao, that kid; it had been seven or eight years since they’d last seen each other. Unexpectedly, Lu Hao had become a police officer, but that wasn’t too surprising either. The Lu Hao he used to know, although tough and not much of a talker, had always been a just person.

“It’s me. As for you, how did you end up looking like this?” Lu Hao asked with a laugh.

The Xue Wanyi standing before him bore little resemblance to his former heroic self, his dark face covered with a full beard, only those bright, sparkling eyes retained some of his old look, saying he looked like a bear was truly fitting.

“Look who’s talking! I got into outdoor adventures, got sunburned, you see,” Xue Wanyi, for some reason, felt shy, perhaps because the Lu Hao in front of him was too dazzling. He didn’t know how this kid had grown, but he had become more handsome as time passed.

“By the way, how’s Guo Yang doing?” Xue Wanyi still fondly remembered the brothers from their youth. Although they were young then, they truly connected on a deep level.

“He’s doing well, now working as an investment manager,” Lu Hao replied.

“Haha, I could have guessed, his destined idol has always been the God of Wealth,” Xue Wanyi laughed heartily. Standing outside the door, Liao Yifan looked baffled by the laughter inside. Was Captain Lu always this cheerful during an interrogation?

Xue Wanyi had met Lu Hao because of Guo Yang. Although Guo Yang was carefree now, he had once been bullied by delinquents to nearly death, until Lu Hao intervened to rescue him. Coincidentally, Xue Wanyi was passing by and reported the incident to the police, and compassionately donated 800cc of blood to the severely bleeding Guo Yang, and the trio became friends from then on. Yet, after Xue Wanyi left H City, seven or eight years had flown by in the blink of an eye, and it was because of that incident he had returned and reunited with an old friend.

“Let’s talk serious, what’s going on with you?” Lu Hao could guess most of it, but wanted to hear it straight from Xue Wanyi’s mouth.

Xue Wanyi recounted his experiences to Lu Hao. He’d told his story to many police officers before, but no one believed him; he had even been sent for a psychiatric evaluation.

Cannibalism, human transmission—how could that be possible? No one would believe it if he said it out loud.

“I believe you,” Lu Hao put down the case file and looked at Xue Wanyi as he spoke.

“Brother, I knew you would believe what I say. Listen, I think I’ve even developed some kind of special power; otherwise, I would’ve been dead a long time ago,” Xue Wanyi whispered.

“Are you saying you flew up at a critical moment?” Lu Hao tapped his fingers on the table, thinking. He had turned off the surveillance in the interrogation room before coming in, so no one could hear what they were saying.

“Yeah, I don’t know how it happened. Later, I tried on my own and couldn’t do it again,” Xue Wanyi would have proven his “special power” if he could, otherwise, so many wouldn’t have thought he was mentally ill.

“I think you’ve awakened a Special Ability, but you just don’t know how to use it yet,” he felt Xue Wanyi’s Special Ability might be what Su Jin described as Wind Element, unseen and untouchable, only felt.

Xue Wanyi looked at Lu Hao in amazement, finally someone believed him. And they told him his special power was actually a Special Ability. But what does Special Ability mean, something superhuman?

“I’ll explain that to you another time. For now, try to focus your energy here,” Lu Hao pointed to his own head.

“Are you saying, use my brain to focus my thoughts?” Xue Wanyi didn’t know what energy was, but figured thinking with his brain was right. He followed Lu Hao’s instructions, aimed his hand at the stack of files on the table, and suddenly one of the files blew away like it was caught in a gust of wind, falling beside the wall.

“Did it work? Is this it?” Xue Wanyi finally experienced that familiar sensation.

“It looks like it’s the Wind Element, no doubt,” Lu Hao nodded.

“How did you know, brother? Are you also…?” Xue Wanyi felt the world had become thoroughly mystical.