With death looming over them, the children had already lost the will to survive. Even if they still had the will, their bodies were too weak to hold on. Since the outcome seemed inevitable, why bother struggling?
Gu Shaoze crouched down in front of them and asked, "Kids, do you guys want to live?"
At the sound of his voice, the children finally lifted their heads and looked at him. After a moment, one of them opened his chapped lips and said hoarsely, "Even if we want to live, we can't."
"If you came here to make fun of us, go ahead," another child added, his eyes dull.
Gu Shaoze chuckled at their response and said, "I didn't come to make fun of you. I came to offer you a job."
Seeing the disbelief in their eyes, he didn't try to convince them with words. Instead, he reached for an empty bottle lying behind the children. The outside was caked with dirt, but the inside was still relatively clean.
