Chapter 586: Chapter 416: Follow-up to the Explosion Case_2
Upon hearing this name from the train police, Zachary’s face immediately showed a look of surprise. The train police who had asked Zachary noticed the expression on his face and immediately knew that Zachary was acquainted with the person in question, feeling somewhat pleased internally.
"Although I haven’t had much contact with this person, my impression of her is still very profound."
When the train police heard Zachary speak this way, they eagerly continued to ask, "Can you tell me more about it in detail?"
On hearing this, Zachary had no intention of hiding anything and directly said, "What I am about to say may be hard to believe, but the first time I saw her was when those bugs, which are now used as materials for nutritional supplements, suddenly appeared in Pengcheng.
When those bugs first appeared, we discovered that people in the camp would disappear from time to time, and the frequency was becoming greater and greater. Therefore, after discussion by the camp’s decision-makers, we immediately moved from our original residence in the Refuge Center inside the second ring near People’s Square to the campsite at Moon Bay. At that time, Moon Bay was still a wasteland, and the camp was built only after we arrived there.
Because it was an urgent move, we left in a hurry, and there wasn’t much prepared in terms of supplies. This resulted in a shortage of tents for living, so I ended up sleeping in the car overnight."
Watching Zachary not getting to the main point for such a long time, the train police did not rush him and just listened patiently.
"As you know, back then, everyone was short on food and clothing, so when I was sleeping in the car at night, I heard a girl with a very pleasant voice knocking on the door asking for food.
Not going to lie, her voice sounded incredibly sweet, but thinking about the little that was left in the car, I ultimately pretended not to hear and did not open the door.
After that woman left, I got up and secretly peeked out of the car window. I saw her profile and her graceful figure as she turned away. To be honest, I was truly moved at that moment, but considering my parents and the little supplies left in the car, I still held back.
Just like that poem says, ’With nothing to my name, how could I indulge in worldly affairs? With but a breeze in my sleeves, how could I wrong a fair lady?’"
Hearing Zachary say this, the look in the eyes of both the train police taking notes, and the one doing the questioning, showed they were imagining themselves in that scenario. They found that Zachary’s seemingly timid actions were actually the right choice.
Zachary then continued: "Not long after settling in Moon Bay Camp, everyone discovered the reason behind the mysterious disappearances of the survivors, which was the discovery of the man-eating bugs.
Learning that these bugs only inhabited the vicinity of Pengcheng and with an increasing number of people arriving at Moon Bay Camp, which made the living conditions there deteriorate, we had no choice but to move once again, this time to Saxon County."
After hearing Zachary’s words, the younger train police suddenly spoke up, "And then she became the unattainable love of your heart?"
On hearing his colleague’s unexpected question, the train police responsible for questioning gave him a glare and then looked apologetically at Zachary.
However, Zachary did not acknowledge it and instead shook his head and continued, "At that time, my heart was moved because of her pleasing voice and the vague silhouette under the moonlight. Since I didn’t even see her face properly, it could at most be considered a fleeting desire.
Then, a long time later, the second time I saw her was in Kyoto, during the first trade exhibition held there. Pengcheng sent a delegation to participate in the conference. There were only twenty official spots, and she occupied one of them, serving as the hostess to showcase Pengcheng’s specialties."
Noticing Zachary pausing, the young train police, who had a knack for light banter, unconsciously asked, "And you?"
Zachary was somewhat pleased with the young train police’s cooperation and naturally continued, "I was definitely not one of them, otherwise I would have known she was there when we gathered.
I’m not going to hide it from you, at that time I received a batch of strawberries from other survivors. Thinking that there were few wealthy people on our side, I sought out the person responsible for distributing the invitation letters to the public who had come with the plane, and from him, I managed to get a plane ticket. That’s how I was able to see her at the exhibition."
At the time, although I was captivated by her appearance, I did not realize that she was the same person who had knocked on my door that night.
But..."
Seeing the hesitation on Zachary’s face as he spoke, the middle-aged train police in charge of questioning seemed to guess why Zachary was hesitating at this moment. Recalling the news he had just heard outside the door, the train police quickly said, "Don’t worry, we already know about the entanglements between Madeline and her, so you don’t need to worry about ruining the brotherhood."
After hearing this, Zachary showed a relieved expression and then continued, "After all, it was our first time participating in the exhibition, and it featured the specialties of our Pengcheng, so we watched very attentively.
But when Madeline saw her on stage, his face changed dramatically. Noticing his abnormal expression, I didn’t pay much attention to it and directly asked Madeline what had happened.
Then I heard from Madeline about the deception by Alexandria, also known as Butterfly."
