[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-global-game-i-have-portable-store":3,"chapter-global-game-i-have-portable-store-global-game-i-have-portable-store-chapter-46":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Global Game: I Have Portable Store",{"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},1382801,1832,"Chapter 46: Water Meter Inspection","global-game-i-have-portable-store-chapter-46",46,"\u003Cp>The wood contained some moisture and kept crackling as it burned. The aroma of stewed tomato canned meat wafted out, accompanied by a bubbling sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Changxing sat cross-legged in front of the bonfire, his face illuminated by the flames. Before him lay a box of steaming self-heating rice; he clasped his hands and softly said, \"Praise the food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when truly lacking food does one understand its value. Now he understood why there was a ritual of gratitude before meals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Leader, we have found a target near Zeng Lin’s corpse. He’s eating, cooking stewed tomato canned meat... and self-heating rice with salted vegetables and meat.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Jing stood on the rooftop, peering from a monocular towards the building where Su Changxing was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is self-heating rice? Is he here for a picnic?\" The young man beside her, hands in pockets, commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, amidst zombies littered across the residential area, a middle-aged man with half-long silver hair floating in the air looked at his phone and furrowed his brow: \"Self-heating rice? Stores shouldn’t produce such a thing, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he replied on his phone: Don’t stir up any additional trouble. Just leave as soon as you retrieve the item. Try not to engage him closely. We’re short of people, it’d be troublesome if anyone dies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Jing tucked the telescope into her pocket and asked, \"Can you perceive if he is a Superpower User?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man shook his head and said, \"No, the distance is too far unless we get closer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you go with me? That would be close enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m a non-combatant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, will you go or not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>···\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>···\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>···\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Changxing was enjoying his meal heartily when he caught sight of two people walking towards Zeng Lin’s corpse from the other side of the street in his peripheral vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the young men stood by the corpse and waved cheerfully at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Security Bureau?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He observed the woman’s black tight combat suit and immediately formed this judgment; ordinary people wouldn’t wear such attire, though it couldn’t be ruled out as potentially being law enforcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seems they’re investigating the corpse, checking the cause of Zeng Lin’s death? Would they pursue a murderer even under such conditions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Changxing’s expression turned heavier, and his eating movements slowed down. From his angle, he couldn’t see what the woman crouched on the ground was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Security Bureau truly intends to investigate him for murder in the future, it would be extremely troublesome. Considering superpowers, he doesn’t doubt the bureau’s ability to find the killer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man turned back and whispered, \"He’s not a Superpower User.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, then he should be some survival expert type, living so well alone. He might even be famous; I just don’t follow wilderness survival shows,\" Cai Jing calmly said, looking at the blue crystal emerging from Zeng Lin’s corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man fixed his gaze on Su Changxing at the window and whispered, \"Pity I don’t follow it either. If he were a gaming streamer, I might know him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t need to whisper; he can’t hear,\" Cai Jing said, placing the formed blue crystal from Zeng Lin’s chest into her pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"True. It feels like we’re doing something shady. Is it common for people in our line of work to feel this way?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, he’s gone. Did he leave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man suddenly realized the head at the window had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>······\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Changxing slowly ate his meal, seemingly enjoying the food, yet there was no taste in his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Knock, knock, knock~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knock sounded from the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Changxing, with food in his mouth, shouted, \"Who’s there? What’s the matter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, people should maintain the basic vigilance, so not opening the door is the most usual approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m Lin Xiuyu, from the Security Bureau.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Security Bureau?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re a special department, sort of like...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Police, right? You’re the police. Are you here to deliver supplies or to protect me to a safe place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Changxing leaned against the wall beside the door, holding a Steel Saber with one hand and speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an apocalypse, being investigated like this feels strange. Right now, his mind is racing; if these two insist on coming in, what should he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Run or fight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fighting means killing again, and he has a premonition that if he kills these two, he’ll completely be at odds with the Security Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If order stabilizes, he’ll become a fugitive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is absolutely not a joke!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they have the intent to come in, fleeing becomes his best choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, close enough to the police.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Close enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, exactly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will establish a gathering point nearby in the next couple of days; the specific location will be posted on the forum. Here are my credential papers; you can check through the peephole.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The peephole is clouded with dust.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Changxing said but did not really go over to check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if they break in while he’s looking, it would put him at a significant disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No worries, just passing on this information. The gathering point needs combat-capable people like you. As for supplies, I won’t deliver them; you seem to be faring well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Changxing sensed that the other party definitely saw him eating and glanced around the four corners of the room. Only the opposite building had a view inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turns out these two initially observed him, held apprehension, but for some unknown reason relaxed their vigilance and even specifically came to console him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, we’re leaving now. Hope we’ll meet again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pair, a man and a woman, walked out of the hallway again, with the zombies on the street indifferent to their presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiuyu, hands in pockets, said, \"His reaction was normal enough, just oddly calm, not worried we’d seize his self-heating rice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Jing thought for a moment and said, \"You still remember his self-heating rice. Why didn’t you just ask him for it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiuyu shrugged helplessly, \"Isn’t it because the boss strictly prohibits us from snatching other people’s belongings to prevent unnecessary conflict.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He squinted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, he might have been responsible for the murder; there’s no need to provoke him. Here is the Dark Forest; there’s no trust between people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, I still trust you, of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Jing flatly said, \"I believe you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t believe you believe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>···\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>···\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>···\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the two leave, Su Changxing exhaled slightly, guessing they weren’t here to investigate the murderer but to retrieve something from Zeng Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he had clearly scavenged yesterday and confirmed Zeng Lin should not have anything on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Another question is how they pinpointed Zeng Lin’s location.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Superpower?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1124,"2026-06-05T22:29:48.693Z",1,"novelbin.me","9532edb9e4e9c53acaa466e1f350e3d8e0e0746b11e977588e0812b8f6c975c0","global-game-i-have-portable-store-chapter-47","global-game-i-have-portable-store-chapter-45",584,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fglobal-game-i-have-portable-store-cover.jpg"]