"Why Qin Jun, you've violated the rules yourself. Why won't you let Chen Zhong leave?"
An Mian, as the governor's daughter, was aware of Qin Jun's background. However, when it came to Chen Zhong, she was willing to risk everything.
Of course, An Mian had her own backing.
This was Jiangjing, and the top official here was her father, An Feng. The An family was the local powerhouse in Jiangjing City. No matter how influential the Qin family was, they couldn't extend their control over her!
"Why?"
Qin Jun's lips curled into a mocking smile as he said indifferently, "Because my surname is Qin. Is that enough?"
Seeing this, Li Weiguo, who was by Qin Jun's side, immediately drew his pistol, and the soldiers around them also raised their weapons, aiming at Chen Zhong.
Li Weiguo stared coldly at Chen Zhong, ready to fire as soon as Qin Jun gave the order.
Although Li Weiguo wasn't fully aware of Qin Jun's identity, his orders were clear: protect Qin Jun at all costs and follow his every command...
When the soldiers raised their guns, An Mian's face instantly turned pale. She was both angry and scared, her body trembling uncontrollably.
As the governor's daughter, An Mian had been pampered since childhood and had never faced any grievance. Yet now, Qin Jun dared to have someone point a gun at her?
An Xinling, on the other hand, was growing anxious. Although she had never met Qin Jun, his name was far from unfamiliar to her.
As a core member of the An family, An Xinling was far more mature and knowledgeable than An Mian.
The weight of the Qin family was such that even a single step from them could shake the entire nation...
She knew Qin Jun wasn't wrong.
Just his surname, Qin, allowed him to do whatever he wanted in this country...
Even though the An family was powerful, producing a governor of Jiangjing, they still couldn't compare to the Qin family!
Looking at An Mian's pale face, Qin Jun's eyes were filled with disdain. Since the An family was the local powerhouse in Jiangjing, he usually gave An Mian some face out of respect for her father, An Feng.
But once there was a conflict of interest, the An family was nothing more than dirt in Qin Jun's eyes!
So what if he killed Chen Zhong right in front of An Mian?
Even if An Feng himself showed up, Qin Jun would still refuse to give him face...
This explosive scene naturally caused quite a stir, with many people taking out their phones to record it. After all, the military was pointing guns—this was breaking news!
But Qin Jun didn't care at all...
Because he knew that the videos these people were recording would soon vanish without a trace...
Previously, due to his connection with Su Ya, Qin Jun had revealed some of his wealth, shocking the students at Jiangjing University.
He had even trended online and made the news.
But overnight, these news articles and videos disappeared without a trace.
The most popular influencers who were stirring up controversy also vanished...
After all, the head of the Imperial Entertainment Department bore the surname Qin, and so did the chief of the Press Administration...
Not to mention, with the apocalypse imminent, Qin Jun cared even less about public opinion...
Looking at Chen Zhong's increasingly grim expression, Qin Jun suddenly let out a soft laugh and changed his tone. "Of course, there is another way.
Chen Zhong, if you're willing to kneel and beg Su Ya, I'll let you come with us. How about it?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhong's eyes immediately filled with rage, his blood boiling to the point that he could barely keep his expression calm. Instead, it became manic and twisted!
Kneel and beg Su Ya?!
In front of everyone, in front of Qin Jun, kneel and beg Su Ya, the woman who had abandoned him?
This was an enormous humiliation—no man could endure such disgrace!
If this were the old Chen Zhong, he might have still had complicated feelings for Su Ya, unable to let go.
But the Chen Zhong who had lived through an entire lifetime no longer felt anything for Su Ya—only hatred and cold indifference remained.
In truth, what Chen Zhong found hardest to accept wasn't that Su Ya had abandoned him.
It was that only a few days after getting together with Qin Jun, Su Ya had given away her first time...
This made Chen Zhong feel as though his dignity as a man had been trampled on, as if all the sincerity he had given was fed to a dog!
Now, to kneel and beg Su Ya felt worse than death!
Chen Zhong stared daggers at Qin Jun, wishing he could tear him apart.
This was too much!
But looking at the dark muzzles pointed at him, Chen Zhong gradually calmed down. He was certain that if he rushed forward, these soldiers would definitely open fire!
What should he do?
Chen Zhong refused to endure such humiliation.
But then he thought of the SSS-grade seed. If Qin Jun didn't relent, he would have no chance of reaching the safe zone.
If he relied solely on himself, the opportunity would be long gone by the time he reached the safe zone!
That was an SSS-grade talent seed!
With that SSS-grade talent seed, Chen Zhong could soar to the top. At that point, he could sweep the world even if he was all alone!
He absolutely couldn't give up on that SSS-grade seed!
Having endured countless hardships in his past life, Chen Zhong was no longer the naive and innocent person he once was.
In a post-apocalyptic world, survival was everything. Dignity meant nothing because only by staying alive could one have anything at all.
Many people were eliminated in the apocalypse because they didn't understand this.
Was dignity more important?
Or was becoming stronger the priority?
At this moment, Chen Zhong was deeply conflicted...
Seeing the uncertainty on Chen Zhong's face, Qin Jun remained expressionless. His public humiliation of Chen Zhong wasn't just for amusement.
Qin Jun never wasted his time on meaningless actions.
He simply wanted to determine whether Chen Zhong had any value.
If Chen Zhong refused, it would mean he was still the same as before—arrogant and self-righteous, only here because of An Mian.
In that case, Qin Jun would simply order the soldiers to kill Chen Zhong and collect the system's base rewards.
As for whether An Mian would lose her mind, Qin Jun didn't care at all.
With the apocalypse approaching, who knew if the An family, which had only risen to power in the past decade, would even survive...
If An Mian continued to be a nuisance, Qin Jun wouldn't mind killing another person.
But if Chen Zhong accepted the humiliation... then things would get much more interesting.
If Chen Zhong was willing to endure this disgrace just to reach the safe zone, did he know something about the future?
Or was there something in the safe zone that Chen Zhong was so desperate to obtain, even at the cost of his dignity?
The school gate was eerily quiet as everyone stared at Chen Zhong, waiting to see what he would choose.
An Mian was on the verge of exploding with anger, ready to rush out and confront Qin Jun, but An Xinling held her back, shaking her head.
The An family couldn't afford to provoke Qin Jun.
Chen Zhong's face shifted between shades of blue and white, his expression dark and silent.
Then, trembling, he slowly knelt down. In front of An Mian, in front of Qin Jun, in front of Su Ya, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, he knelt.
An Mian, watching this unfold, felt as if her heart was being torn apart. She couldn't hold back her tears and rushed over to support Chen Zhong, crying, "Chen Zhong, get up. We won't leave; we'll stay here at the school!"
The students surrounding them couldn't help but sneer and mock him.
"Damn, he actually knelt? Not a real man!"
"So pathetic. If it were me, I'd just go back to the dorm. What's the big deal?"
"What a disgrace. Just go die!"
Chen Zhong knelt on the ground, listening to their insults, his face expressionless.
He only looked at Su Ya, his eyes bloodshot, and said word by word, "Su Ya, I'm begging you!"
At that moment, he felt like he was dying inside!
This was an unbearable humiliation. His dignity, his self-respect, all trampled underfoot by Qin Jun!
Yet, despite the crushing shame, Chen Zhong's mind remained incredibly clear.
He told himself that it was all worth it. As long as he could obtain that SSS-grade talent seed, any price was worth paying!
And at this moment, he vowed to never forget this humiliation.
He would never forget the shame of this moment!
Chen Zhong swore that once he obtained the SSS-grade talent seed, he would kill Qin Jun without hesitation.
He would take his time torturing Qin Jun, exacting revenge for all the humiliation he had suffered!
Looking down at the kneeling Chen Zhong, Su Ya's gaze was indifferent. After a long silence, she turned to Qin Jun and said, "Qin Jun, I don't want to see him. Let him stay at the school."
This statement made Chen Zhong look up in disbelief.
He never expected Su Ya to be so heartless!
Chen Zhong suddenly found himself laughable—laughable that he had loved Su Ya for so many years, yet never truly saw her for who she was!
But Su Ya had her reasons. She was a smart woman. After the military had personally come to pick up Qin Jun, Su Ya immediately and keenly sensed that the quarantine zone might no longer be safe.
Could it be that the T-virus was out of control?
Su Ya indeed abandoned Chen Zhong—this was something even she herself admitted.