"I''ll give you an orange one, but can you tell me why, even though you have the ability to break free from Matthew''s control, you haven''t done so?"


    Kylie stared at the corpse core and said, "Because he has news about Olivia! Olivia is a very important person to me!"


    "I see…"


    Elijah nodded understandingly. It seemed that during the process of a zombie regaining memories, there was always a person who left a deep impression or was important to them.


    For example, Abigail remembered Daisy. Of course, it could also be that Daisy had been helping Abigail recall her memories, so Abigail remembered Daisy.


    Kylie clearly remembered the most important person in her life, her daughter Olivia.


    "Matthew only knows about Olivia, but I know where Olivia is!"


    "Really?"


    Kylie''s voice was unusually emotional, no longer cold.


    "Actually, Olivia asked me toe here to find you. Once things are settled here, I''ll take you to find her!"


    "Okay!"


    Kylie nodded, then quickly began to undress.


    "Uh… what are you doing?"


    Elijah looked stunned and quickly stopped her. If he didn''t stop her, she would probably end up undressingpletely, just like before.


    "Thank you!"


    Kylie said.


    "Thank… me?"


    "Yes, this is how he used to be thanked. He liked it very much!"


    Elijah understood that Kylie was referring to Matthew and couldn''t help but curse in his heart. Damn it, what kind of beastly creature was he, teaching people like this…


    "I''m not Matthew. Since you''re with me now, you don''t have to do this anymore…"


    "Oh!"


    Kylie dressed quickly, said nothing more, and after eating a second-tier corpse core, quietly stayed behind Elijah like a shadow.


    The morning passed quickly. Theodore returned Ian and the team that went to the mall.


    With the help of a dozen subordinates, Elijah easily eliminated Matthew''s loyalists and brought Ian under hismand.


    Ian was an interesting person. He didn''t care who the leader was or whether they ate human flesh. He only wanted to survive, even in this damn apocalypse!


    This was probably rted to his personal experiences.


    Elijah heard from Wendy that before the zombie virus outbreak, Ian had struggled withte-stage cancer and painful chemotherapy for over a year, but it was of no use, and he was going to die young because of it!


    But then the virus outbreak gave him a chance at rebirth, awakening self-healing abilities.


    Not only did he recover from his illness, but his physical condition also greatly improved.


    So he was grateful for every day he was alive.


    As for the rest, he didn''t care much, whether Matthew lived or died.


    To be safe, Elijah contracted him and hypnotized him to ensure loyalty.


    With this, the entire YLK group was thoroughly cleansed and fully under Elijah''s control.


    "Boss, there are manyints among the neers about the food quality. They''re saying the food is not as good as it used to be."


    Elijah was having the bodies of the deceased cleaned up when Wendy suddenly approached him.


    Elijah frowned slightly.


    Since Elijah no longer allowed human flesh to be eaten here, the meals had naturally be normal, which meant packaged foods.


    The awakened ones got better food, while the neers only received some biscuits, bread, and pickles.


    The neers had endured a tough time and finally started enjoying good meat, only to have it reced with biscuits and bread the next day, which was understandable.


    Bullshit!


    Did they really think that things were like before the apocalypse, with plenty of good food?


    Just having something to eat was already good enough!


    But soon Elijah smiled and said, "Perfect timing. Let''s gather everyone in the group, including the neers, and deal with Matthew together!"


    "I''ll gather the personnel and ensure everything is done properly!"


    Theodore volunteered eagerly. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time and was impatient to get started.


    "Alright!"


    Elijah nodded and then said to Wendy, "You''ll monitor everyone''s psychological changes!"


    "Got it!"


    After giving the instructions, Elijah waited a while. Once he learned that the personnel had gathered in the hotel lobby, he brought Matthew over.


    When the neers saw Elijah dragging the severely tortured Matthew into view, there was an immediate uproar.


    Many people recognized both Matthew and Elijah as neers from their own batch.


    Especially this chubby guy, who usually smiled and appeared harmless, easily engaging in conversation with anyone and giving a warm, approachable impression.


    But now, this chubby guy''s limbs were clearly broken and dragging in a bizarre, unnatural way.


    His neck was stained withrge patches of dried blood, indicating he had bled heavily before.


    His usually cheerful face was now hanging limply, looking exhausted and unconscious!


    It was such a tragic sight!


    How could someone be beaten so badly?


    The neers whispered among themselves.


    Some astute observers noticed that the awakened ones around them had solemn expressions and quickly sensed that something was serious.


    Elijah ignored themotion and positioned himself at the front of the crowd.


    "Some of you might have seen me and this person I''m holding. I''ve also heard some of you whispering, wondering why I''ve treated this person this way. Before answering that question, let me address another matter! I''ve heard some of you are dissatisfied with the food at noon?"


    The crowd fell silent.


    Elijah did not mind and continued, "I don''t know if you''ve ever thought about why, as neers who haven''t yet integrated into the group, the group provided you with unlimited meat?"


    He paused for a moment to let them think, then continued, "Let me remind you, this is the apocalypse! Without electricity, where can we store so much meat? Without farms, where can we supply so much meat? Furthermore, every resource is incredibly precious now. Even if we had it, why should we provide it to you, who have not yet contributed or even been acquainted with us?"


    The reasoning was simple, and these people had previously only focused on the immediate situation without delving deeper.


    After Elijah''s reminder, some people''s expressions immediately darkened. Some even vomited, leaving other neers confused but uneasy.


    Someone, mustering courage, asked, "Then what was the meat we ate before?"


    "I''m curious too! So I did a simple investigation and found one person. Some of you might recognize this person!"


    As Elijah finished speaking, Finn, who had recovered somewhat but still looked pale, stepped forward.