[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-417":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: Creation",{"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},1886894,2510,"Chapter 417 : Betting and Assassin Report","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-417",417,"\u003Cp>The ball was now in the other girls' court, as they seemed a bit indecisive about what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, they decided to fold, not wanting to risk losing half of their candies in a single bet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi and Xiaoyun both revealed their cards, he was a little shocked to find her hands were just two 2s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, his hand totaled 24, making it a bust that would have won if he had not drawn two extra cards to risk a higher number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sneaky little bug,\" Xiaoyun murmured as Yuqi gathered all of the candies on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys are just too gullible. It's not my fault you guys failed to see through the bluff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the third turn played out, everyone drew two cards again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, everyone was raised by one candy, with no one willing to fold their hands or draw any cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flip, everyone had an extremely high number from 17 to 20.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Yuqi managed to hit 21, beating all of the numbers, and she now has the most candies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you picking?\" Xiaoyun asked as they all waited for Yuqi to pick someone to answer her question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm... How about Kate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, what do you want to ask?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When was the last you had your period?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kate froze for a second, looking surprised by Yuqi's odd question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, last week.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dang it, she didn't get pregnant that night...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kate's face blushed as she thought back to the time she was creampied by Xiaoyun for the first time after the karaoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, let's keep playing now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami immediately started shuffling as everyone's attention turned back to the table at hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone drew the card from the deck, the main entrance door was being knocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll go. It's probably just Yueyue coming from work. You guys can play for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking over to the living room, Xiaoyun opened the door, only to find his prediction correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome back. What took so long today?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked as he helped her put away her coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think? Somebody almost got assassinated under my eyes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun, I don't think I'm fit for this job... It's my failure for them to get even close to you——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You silly. Who told you that your role is to protect me? Your job is the Department of Internal Security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not the governor's bodyguard. I went out alone because I was confident no one could kill me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, your main job is to investigate corruption and organized crime, not a secret service, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun's words made Yueyue feel a little better, but she was still visibly upset about her failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, anyway, did your agents find anything regarding where the assassin came from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He confessed everything right away. It's from the North of us in Jiangxi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"North?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ming empire that Renqin had reported in the past,\" Yueyue explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, that thing... Are you a hundred percent sure? Could he be framing them to set them up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't be certain... But that's what we got out of him before Renqin took him to his department.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay. I'll ask him myself later... Anyway, do you want to play cards? We're just playing it right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, sure. Is mom not finishing cooking dinner yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. Let me explain the rules to you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the nine of them played the simplified twenty-one on the table, the sixth round had just passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Shuli was the winner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She managed to win the biggest gamble against Yuqi's 20 to 21 with eight candies, with everyone folding after drawing a card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to pick... Nami! I want to know what it was like giving birth with a small body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's painful and doesn't feel good. I don't really have any other way to put it.\" Nami instantly replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty minutes later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With more rounds being played, more and more winners began to appear on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuli was the ninth round count, picking Yueyue to ask about how experience with giving birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting her answer with simple, smooth sailing, the two seemed a little relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twelfth-round winner was Kate, picking Xiaoyun to answer whose first time was the best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His answer disappointed all of them, as he picked everyone being the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fifteenth-round winner was Yuqi again, picking Anna and this time asking whether she wanted to go back to Germany.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To everyone's surprise, she chose to say no and didn't explain it any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lastly, the eighteenth round was the final round, as Lily managed to sneak in a win over Yuqi by one candy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, do you prefer bodies like Leyan or Nami?\" Lily asked as Leyan put the last piece of dinner onto the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing both of them staring at him dead in the eyes, Xiaoyun wiped down a little sweat off his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like both of them. Leyan's body is like a perfect wine, while Nami is a clear sake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both have strengths that can't really be compared. It depends on the mood——Which I'm always ready for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly added the last part as he noticed the two faces changing a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, time to eat dinner now. No more games.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly gathered the cards for Nami before she put them back onto the shelves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With everyone eating in the kitchen, the atmosphere resumed back to the normal chattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As nighttime approached, Xiaoyun took a shower with all of his wives in Leyan's bathroom this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they walked out of the bathroom, all of them held up a smile on their faces as if they just did some sort of spa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Wuli and Shuli seemed much happier as if their bodies felt much lighter despite their increasing weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Xiaoyun looked a bit tired as he walked into his office bedroom and pulled his phone out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he dialed a number, an oddly robotic voice appeared on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who's this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's me, Xiaoyun. Chicken boiled egg.\" Xiaoyun suddenly mentioned out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr.Commander, is there something wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renqin's voice finally appeared on the other side, taking in Xiaoyun's hidden password.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have the assassin in custody right now, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. We're interrogating him right now, trying to get as much information as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What information have you gotten so far?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We had learned his code name is Yihao, and the Ming emperor in the north assigned him to examine the threat in the south.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Renqin's answer matching with Yueyue's, Xiaoyun started to believe the fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did he take action himself, or did someone above him send him to start the assassination?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short silence, sounds of paper being flipped could be heard on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He took action himself... His original order was only to spy and report information back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm certain. No contact or messages were being sent after he sent back what he saw in the military parade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you. Call me if you find anything important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun hung up the phone call, he headed over to his desk and pulled a map out of his drawer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the map Renqin last updated a few weeks ago, with all the areas painted under the other faction's control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guangdong was completely covered in blue, with Luoping written all over as a sphere of influence and control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Ming Empire controlled Ganzhou and the nearby areas around the Jiangxi Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a small bit of incusion into Hunan, which was controlled by the Zhongxiong Self-Defense force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhongxiong's faction was way bigger on the map, all of them were on the outskirts of the cities rather than having it colored in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An idea began to form in Xiaoyun's head as he remembered how the two factions had been fighting each other since a year after the outbreak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just felt disturbing to him that someone was old-fashioned enough to form something so old in the history textbook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, declaring themselves emperors despite only ruling a single city just looked so stupid to his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe I can use this opportunity...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun thought more about it, he realized that only two barriers were facing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supplies needed and who to send to travel past Qingyuan and Shaoguan had been reported to be mostly emptied now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could simply send Lingang to rush to Ganzhou in less than half a day through the highway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the risk involved could be severe, as there weren't detailed reports on how strong the Ming Empire really was besides traders' info.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not wanting to destabilize the situation he's facing in Guangzhou and Luoping, Xiaoyun chose to do nothing with it for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still, he kept it as a note, knowing it could be useful one day as an excuse for war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time to sleep... I had been sleeping alone for the past few days, haven't I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun lay on the bed, he didn't think too much of it as there was plenty of work tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>",1528,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.433Z",1,"novelbin.me","7acd8874b1734b59d92e20db9efa360a521980e427b05ea2c1422a5e929dc09f","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-418","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-416",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]