Is this what a zombie is?

36. I believe in you

Attorney Luo stood not far away, his prison uniform stained with large patches of blood. One lens of his blind man's sunglasses was broken, revealing his tightly closed but bloodshot eyelids.

In his hand, he held the pitch-black scythe of death.

Yes, it's the kind of weapon the Western Grim Reaper uses to harvest souls.

It is enormous, as tall as a person.

The massive, curved blade gleamed with a dark, eerie light; it was clearly no ordinary weapon.

Whether it's harvesting souls or severing people in half, it can do it all with ease.

Seeing Lawyer Luo wielding the Grim Reaper's scythe, Jiang Chen could roughly imagine how he had slaughtered the developer and his henchmen.

He was neither a weak lawyer nor a blind man in need of care; he was clearly a soul harvester.

Directly in front of Jiang Chen, Cat Lord was squatting there, still in a lazy and casual posture, but ready to attack at any moment.

Clearly, during the time Jiang Chen was trapped in the historical illusion, a life-or-death battle also took place here.

Attorney Luo and Cat Master have been protecting him and keeping him safe from harm.

After confirming that Jiang Chen had fully woken up and everything had returned to calm, Attorney Luo finally let go.

The enormous scythe in his hand, swirling with black mist, reformed into a little girl with bloodshot eyes, wearing a Gothic black dress and clutching a rag doll.

The little girl walked behind Lawyer Luo, her figure flickered, and silently blended into his shadow, as if she had never been there.

Normally, upon witnessing such an astonishing scene, Jiang Chen would definitely be unable to contain his curiosity and would want to find out more.

But at this moment, Jiang Chen had no mind to investigate how that strange little girl had turned into a death scythe.

His thoughts were still occupied by the historical illusion he had just experienced, and his chest was filled with a strong sense of frustration.

It was so close, just a tiny bit more!

He would then be able to see what's inside the coffin, and perhaps unravel the mystery and uncover the truth.

But it broke at that very moment.

How can I describe that feeling? It's like when you're reading a novel and you've reached the most exciting part, only to find that you've already reached the last page.

Then the author stopped updating, or even abandoned the book altogether, which was just as frustrating.

The huge sense of disparity made him feel extremely frustrated and wanted to swear.

It just had to end there, leaving you hanging on and on. Isn't this just teasing and playing with your emotions? What a lousy author.

"You're awake."

Attorney Luo took off his broken sunglasses and tossed them aside.

"Are you injured? Is it serious?"

"It's nothing, just a minor injury, nothing serious."

Attorney Luo's voice carried a hint of weariness, yet its deep tone gave people a strong sense of security.

"Meow."

Cat Master spoke up at the right time, indicating that he had also contributed.

"What did you see in the mist...?"

Its tone was flat, as if it were asking what dinner was for the day, but the unnatural twitching of its erect triangular ears betrayed its true feelings.

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and recalled the scenes that had occurred in the historical illusion. He still couldn't suppress his anger.

Jiang Chen quickly recounted the Japanese army's live experiments, the complete mosquito coil-shaped incense, and the deformed walking corpses and zombies in the most concise language.

He mostly glossed over these things, unwilling to recall them.

Because the more you think about it, the angrier you get, and the more powerless you feel.

"Besides these," Jiang Chen changed the subject, "I also saw a bronze coffin."

As he said this, Jiang Chen kept a close eye on Cat Master, staring at it intently and paying attention to any slight changes in its expression.

Cat's emerald green pupils involuntarily contracted into thin slits, and the whiskers around its mouth twitched slightly.

That's the reaction; Cat Master must know something.

Jiang Chen gave Cat Master no chance to catch his breath or cover up. He took a step forward, leaned forward slightly, and stared intently into Cat Master's eyes.

He threw out that bold and crazy guess that had been swirling in his mind, word by word.

"Master Cat, is that me lying in that bronze coffin...?"

"Or rather, the me of a hundred years ago?"

The atmosphere in the cell froze instantly upon hearing this.

Although Attorney Luo couldn't see it, he could still feel that the atmosphere here was like a low-pressure system, making it difficult to breathe.

Although he was also shocked, he silently took a few steps back and retreated to the corner of the wall, leaving as much space as possible for Jiang Chen and Cat Master.

As an "outsider," it's best for him not to get involved in this kind of dispute.

And the cat being questioned—or rather, the one involved.

Cat's expression was very strange. Even though Jiang Chen had studied psychology and could get some information from other people's micro-expressions, he was still a bit clueless when facing a cat.

Even though I know the other person's expression is strange, I just can't understand what it means.

The two stared at each other for more than ten seconds before the cat, feeling a little guilty, turned its head away to avoid Jiang Chen's extremely oppressive gaze.

"There are some things I am unaware of."

It paused, seemingly considering its wording, but ultimately chose the most direct approach.

"And the parts I know... are some that I can't and don't want to tell you."

"If you trust me, don't ask too many questions. Knowing too much won't do you any good right now."

Cat Master's words were like a wall, blocking all avenues for Jiang Chen to continue his questioning.

Jiang Chen had too many doubts and questions in his heart, but in the end he slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, forcibly suppressing all the doubts and the crazy thoughts that kept swirling in his heart.

He chose to believe, to believe in Cat Master.

From the first time we met until now, although Cat Master has been hiding many things, he has indeed been helping me and has no ill intentions towards me.

Deep down, Jiang Chen regarded Cat Master as a friend and even an elder he could rely on.

Therefore, he did not want to fall out with Cat Master over this matter and become strangers to each other.

"Master Cat, I consider you a friend and am willing to trust you, so if you don't want to talk about it and can't talk about it now, then I won't press you any further. This is my trust in a friend."

Cat Master frowned, understanding the meaning behind Jiang Chen's words.

I considered you a friend, so I chose to trust you. But if you lie to me, then we will no longer be friends.

Jiang Chen turned around, his gaze sweeping over the signs of vandalism on the cell wall.

"That sorcerer, was he here just now?"

"He didn't come in person, he just used a blood curse, but the energy fluctuations were in area C."