[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system":3,"chapter-apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-468":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Apocalypse: I Have A Multiplier System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1538766,2001,"Chapter 467: 467: Questions & Suspicions","apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-468",468,"\u003Cp>Chapter 467: Chapter 467: Questions & Suspicions\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai watched him eat with quiet patience, her heart aching for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finally finished, she gently placed her hand on his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you okay now?” she asked softly, brushing away a stray tear from his cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded, still too stunned to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai turned toward Qin Feng and gave a quick nod. “Please bring me some warm water and clothes for him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Feng didn’t question her. He simply nodded and disappeared into the crowd, returning moments later with a bowl of warm water and a bundle of clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai dipped a cloth into the water and gently began wiping the dirt from the boy’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands were careful, treating him as though he was fragile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could feel the tension in his body start to melt away as she cleaned him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skin was pale and thin, and she noticed how light he was, almost as if he hadn’t been properly nourished for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wiped his hands, cleaning the grime and dirt that clung to his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy closed his eyes, lost in the warmth of the water and the softness of her touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in ages, he felt cared for, as though someone truly saw him and wanted to help him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know who she was or why she was being so kind to him, but it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the man who had earlier claimed to be the boy’s father stepped forward, forcing a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Madam, I thank you for your kindness,” he said smoothly. “But I think it’s time I took my son home now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his words, the boy’s whole body tensed. His fingers dug into Su Jiyai’s clothes as he shook his head rapidly, his voice trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-No… please don’t let him take me,” he whispered, then raised his voice. “He’s not my father! He’s from the organization… the one that experiments on kids!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai’s expression darkened like a storm cloud. She gently patted the boy’s head and whispered, “Don’t worry. I’ll take care of it. You’re safe now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, slowly, she turned her cold gaze toward the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You say you’re the boy’s father?” she asked in a calm but dangerous voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man hesitated for a second before nodding quickly, trying to smile again. “Yes, yes. He’s my son. He’s just confused right now because of trauma. You know how kids are…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai tilted her head slightly and gave a small smile. “Then you wouldn’t mind a blood test, would you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s smile froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his mouth, then closed it. Finally, he dropped to his knees, his face pale and full of panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I’m sorry!” he cried, his voice hoarse. “He’s not really my son. He was my second wife’s child from a previous marriage. She passed away during the first wave of attacks. I… I couldn’t bear to let go of him. He’s all I have left of her!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd murmured in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some sighed with sympathy. Others had tears in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even after all this… true love still exists…” someone whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To think he kept his dead wife’s son with him… What a kind man,” another said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai’s lips curled into a smirk, but her eyes remained cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you loved your second wife so much, then you must’ve loved the boy too, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course!” the man replied quickly. “I treated him like my own! I gave him everything I could!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai nodded slowly. “Then you must have been feeding him well, yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man puffed out his chest. “I tried my best. Food is hard to find nowadays, but I always made sure we shared what we had.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interesting,” Su Jiyai said lightly. “Then, in theory, both of you should look about the same in terms of weight. After all, you’re eating the same things, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd nodded. Some were already looking at the man more closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the man could say anything more, Su Jiyai gently lifted the boy’s sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps erupted from the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy’s arm was thin—too thin. His bones jutted out, his skin looked dry and weak. It was the body of someone who hadn’t been fed properly for a very long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is this possible?” someone shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That child looks like he hasn’t eaten in weeks!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he were really feeding the boy, they wouldn’t look so different!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai raised her hand, and the noise died down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to the man again. “How do you explain this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man licked his lips, sweat forming on his forehead. “He… he has tuberculosis!” he stammered. “It’s common! Tuberculosis makes you lose weight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai let out a small laugh. Her smile never reached her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How convenient,” she said. “Unfortunately for you, I happen to be a doctor.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words sent another wave of surprise through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And I can say with full confidence…” she continued, placing a protective hand on the boy’s back, “this child does not have tuberculosis.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s face drained of color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai stood, holding the boy close, her voice calm and sharp like a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So tell me, if not illness, what truly caused his condition?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man looked around, desperate. His eyes darted across the crowd, searching for support, but all he saw were suspicious stares.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly straightened up and forced a pitiful tone into his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright… maybe not tuberculosis. But he does have… a mental illness!” he said quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s hard to care for him because he doesn’t think straight! He doesn’t remember things correctly. Sometimes he talks nonsense and forgets who his family is!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai raised a brow, still calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? What kind of mental illness does he have?” she asked coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man hesitated, then blurted out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Post-wave trauma syndrome! It’s been common since the apocalypse started. Many people have it. You know, confusion, fear, hallucinations…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murmurs spread through the crowd. That was a real condition. People had seen others affected by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai nodded thoughtfully, then said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That is a known illness. But are you saying a child his age can have it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man opened his mouth, but no words came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai turned slightly to face the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Post-wave trauma syndrome mostly affects adults. Soldiers, survivors who have seen death over and over. But this boy? He’s too young. And even if he was sick—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to the boy gently, brushing his hair out of his face. “Why is he only scared of you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy flinched at the mention of the man, shrinking behind Su Jiyai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he looked at the crowd—dozens of strangers—he didn’t seem scared at all. Nervous, maybe, but not terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s not afraid of Qin Feng,” Su Jiyai pointed out. “He’s not afraid of me. Or even this crowd of strangers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She faced the man again. “But when you spoke… he clung to me and begged me not to let you take him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp silence fell over the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked at the boy again—at his thin arms, his pale face, his trembling hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they turned to the man. Their eyes weren’t sympathetic anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why is he only afraid of you?” someone asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you hurt him?” another whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Was he even your wife’s kid at all…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man saw the shift. He could feel it—like the tide turning against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic started rising in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dropped his head low and began to sob loudly, rocking back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is all a misunderstanding! He’s just confused! The boy doesn’t know what he’s saying! He always had problems—he talked to shadows, shouted at night, he wasn’t normal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai didn’t react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let him cry for a moment, let the crowd watch him with growing discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she said slowly, “If what you’re saying is true, you won’t mind if I take him to a proper base hospital, right? They’ll run a few tests—simple ones. Nothing scary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man froze again. His sobs stopped instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai stepped forward slightly, still holding the boy protectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll see if he has trauma. We’ll check if he has any injuries, too. Hidden ones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice remained soft, but each word hit like a stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man looked up, eyes wide and frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew—once tests were done, everything would be exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t let that happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he made one last desperate move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“F-Fine! You want the boy? Take him! I was just trying to keep a promise to my dead wife!” he shouted, standing up with wild eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if you want to tear him away from me, then go ahead! May she curse you from the heavens for taking away her son!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasps filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kind of talk was dangerous. In a world already full of death and curses, no one wanted to mess with the dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Su Jiyai didn’t even blink before laughing softly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, don’t worry, you will accompany your so-called beloved second wife soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1534,"2026-06-06T06:36:35.983Z",1,"novelbin.me","af2a879293a84f1ef12dc003525af1bd780a87d2e97d7dcf3a5891a034f5f977","apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-469","apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-467",661,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-cover.jpg"]