[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-420":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},1886897,2510,"Chapter 420: Renqin and Interrogation","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-420",420,"\u003Cp>Renqin has no other support in the town, and he has already wanted to retire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leifeng is way too young, and people still doubt his capability to lead. Without his support, he would never be mayor of Guangzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lianzheng was even more extreme, as the people under him were still grumpy towards the military takeover that brought them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though people in Foshan had been gradually accepted as living above ground, Lianzheng was still on the verge of being overthrown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren't for Xiaoyun's military, the metro lines would never have been united.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Governor, ID, please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After handing the ID, Xiaoyun headed straight to Yueyue's office, only to find her missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is Yueyue?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked one of the nearby workers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss is outside examining the agent's work. I'm not sure where she went to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun sat down for a bit, then left for the training field after ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived, he headed straight past the logistics office before arriving at the new Department of External Security office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was immediately stopped by a guard and only let pass after he showed his ID and his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he walked around the office for a bit, examining the inside before finally arriving at the main office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, he was told the room was emptied. But this time, Renqin was just in an interrogation room next door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the standing guards opened the door, Xiaoyun walked straight into Renqin, questioning the assassin who tried to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He confessed everything?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked as he and Renqin walked over to the other side of the one-way glass wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't be 100% sure. But I feel like he's holding back information that's more than it seems.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just raw instinct?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not exactly. It's just that it doesn't make any sense for him to attempt to attack you like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We used every tool to try to get him to identify the real culprit behind this, but he used the same thing every time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's a lone attacker?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. He says he's a spy for the Ming empire but says that the attack was of his own choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't matter if it was his own choice or not. You found any hard evidence that he's affiliated with them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Partially. We had video records of him talking to a trader who was heading north to Ganzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander, if you want me to use force to get a real confession, I don't mind taking the dirty laundry——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's enough. I'll talk to him myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun entered back inside the interrogation room alone, the guards wanted to go inside as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Renqin held them back, following the order that Xiaoyun gave out just a second earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're the assassin that wanted to kill me?\" Xiaoyun asked as he examined the young man before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin doesn't say anything, only looking down at the table as if he has already said enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here is what is going to happen to you after I leave this room. Both of the guards will execute you on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I'm sure you're already prepared to die. I don't know what's causing you to be so determined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just wanted you to know that you will be recorded on the wrong side of history... If recorded at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Xiaoyun turned around, he suddenly heard a voice murmuring behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"History is written by the victors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun turned back around and stared right into the man's eyes, standing in silence as neither of them spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think you're on the victor's side?\" Xiaoyun questioned, breaking the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man didn't say anything again, but this time, he didn't look down. Instead, he faced Xiaoyun's stare face-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your information... Renqin, come in. The military is behind all this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Xiaoyun suddenly mentioned it, the assassin's pupils widened a little before returning to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, what do you mean the military?\" Renqin curiously asked as he stepped inside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's obvious. Remember that the Ming Empire and Zhongxiong are at war, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun stated out loud, despite being in the same room as the assassin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renqin nodded, as this information was widely known and had even been published by the newspaper in Luoping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only winner that wins if we attack up north is Zhongxiong defense forces, propped up by the central theater for the military.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun paused for a second before turning back to the young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I say it wrong, Mr.Assassin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the assassin starting to look a little nervous, Xiaoyun suddenly felt something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost as if the assassin was just faking to be nervous in front of him to make him think twice on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he examined the young man for a second, he suddenly noticed a small little tag on the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, you're just faking being nervous. I have to say, your facial expression control is very impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You are actually a double agent... Or should I say, a triple agent? You work for the military in the North, don't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, all the nervousness disappeared from the assassin's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you come to this conclusion?\" The assassin calmly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your shirt tag... Why would someone have a shirt made in Tianjin when they are all the way here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassin froze for a second as he turned around to check his shirt, only to find a small tag that said the date and place made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So? Anyone from all over the country can have a shirt. This shirt is before the outbreak.\" The assassin argued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, but you forgot we're in the south here. Why would we import clothes when most light manufacturing already exists here?\" Discover more content at m,v l'e-NovelBin.net\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the assassin falling into silence, Xiaoyun knew he had gotten it right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Renqin, have someone drive him back to Qingyuan and drop him off there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun's command confused both Renqin and the assassin, but he didn't question his order in front of a stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two walked out of the room, Renqin finally raised his question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander Xiaoyun, why are we letting him go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We don't need to make more enemies... We already have our plates full. Besides, he's right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attack was a lone wolf action. He just felt I'm a big enough threat to the military in the north.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what good does it do for us to let him go? He just tried to kill you.\" Renqin questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he dies here, then the North will even be more alerted and might direct the Central command to do something about us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We just have to eat this ourselves... Besides, if he really wanted to kill me, would you be stupid enough to assassin someone with a knife?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renqin froze for a second as he realized what Xiaoyun was trying to imply, espeically the last part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that an assassination attempt was being attempted with a knife sounded extremely stupid, no matter what faction he was from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear all those contacts after the parade by the assassins with the Ming Empire were to trick them into blaming them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they had thought he was from the Zhongxiong defense force instead, it would have still worked for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the assassin was trying to do was stir up conflict, no matter which side it was, to distract Xiaoyun's expansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Command, but wouldn't it be better for us just to make him disappear forever? What good does it do letting him go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renqin questioned Xiaoyun's decision as he understood Xiaoyun's goal not to attack either side, but having him be let go appeared ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it was a failed assassination attempt or not even trying, he didn't see the need for him to be let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would you trust a spy that is let go by the enemy after being imprisoned?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renqin fell into silence as he realized Xiaoyun's play was more evil than he had ever thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was career suicide for the assassin if he tried to go back or if they even caught wind of him being freed by Xiaoyun after being imprisoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His family and anyone related to him were going to be distrusted by the people who employed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death was a better alternative for everyone related to him except himself. But he was already shown to be willing to die for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Renqin, pay more attention to the outside world... I feel like something big is about to happen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun suddenly suggested as the two were now at the main entrance's exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiaoyun was about to leave, one of the guards who was watching the assassin ran out to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander Xiaoyun! The assassin s-somehow killed himself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Renqin looked a little shocked, remembering that the assassin was already tied up and searched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun let out a tired sigh as if he expected the assassin to die, but just not so fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Renqin, I'm going to trust you to handle this,\" Xiaoyun stated without turning back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1536,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.433Z",1,"novelbin.me","08ae1b4f2ebdb55dc7297ff6d1bd9f52c5a097e2981aa4c86365d4afbaed0ac3","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-421","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-419",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]