[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-475":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},1887202,2510,"Chapter 475: Metro Scouting Footage (2)","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-475",475,"\u003Cp>After digging through all of the drawers and possible places to hide things, the cameraman could only find a bunch of useless instruction manuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only remotely unique thing was a credit card sandwiched right between the driver's seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing inside.\" The cameraman murmured as he stepped back out to the metro platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the other soldiers looked a little down, but they didn't say anything as they began heading back to the split end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After arriving at the split end, they began to head down the other path they hadn't gone to earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were about to arrive at a short staircase, a room tag caught their attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Security room. That's exactly what we needed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire squad immediately began heading towards the security room before being stopped by a reinforced steel door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are we getting inside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The front soldier asked after turning the doorknob, only to hear a clunk sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look around. Maybe there is a key.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After searching the nearby area for almost five minutes, all ten of them returned empty-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a decision in front of him, the cameraman made his decision as he pulled out a grenade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strap it on the door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Corporal, you sure this is going to work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sure of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The front soldier quickly attached it to the doorknob, and a long string quickly attached it to the pin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the other soldiers and the cameraman had already moved all the way to the back, just far enough to have the string in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the front soldier ran back to them, they immediately pulled the string and covered their ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the explosion went off, the reinforced steel door was still intact, with only a small dent and burnt mark on the outer edges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the doorframe and the wall had been severely damaged, leaving a gap just enough for the lock to be useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You six, watch outside. You three, come with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cameraman quickly headed inside, showing a room that had a bunch of CCTV inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, much to their disappointment, there was no power, which meant they couldn't use the machines at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn't find any footage to determine what happened before and after the outbreak in the metro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they continued searching as the cameraman and the other four soldiers continued going through all the different drawers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After almost a ten-minute search, they returned one empty-handed, as there were zero live recordings downloaded on a hard drive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, we could bring this computer up to check the footage directly, \" one of the soldiers suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect. Let's just do that and bring it up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of the soldiers quickly began to gently carry the computer in their arms as they left the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other soldiers didn't question it as they covered in the front, heading all the way to the metro entrance before the footage ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's the first piece of record we have of the metro,\" Mingxu stated as he closed the video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where's the computer in the video?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's actually this laptop... We had a computer-savvy person modify it since it couldn't start.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was there any footage in this laptop then?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Most of the footage is erased or corrupted, but the only footage that survived is a video that showed inside the security room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few clicks by Mingxu, another video popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Xiaoyun's surprise, the video showed a person in a security guard outfit sitting inside the security room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the time and date labeled on the top right, it was the afternoon of the outbreak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The various CCTV screens before the security guard showed a common word that caught Xiaoyun's attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the metro trains were heading towards Foshan, seemingly as if the metro station in Zhaoqing was being completely abandoned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single passenger was on the platform, with every single screen showing no one walking pass at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the video ended, Xiaoyun replayed the video again, trying to get more clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after watching it three separate times, there wasn't much that stood out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only conclusion that Xiaoyun could think of is just as anyone in Yezi's position would have reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mingxu, why do you think the metro station in Zhaoqing isn't as safe as Yezi thought?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short came out before Mingxu turned the laptop back on and replayed the video again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, look at this detail right here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a millisecond of pause right near the end of the video, the security guard held a small piece of paper in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the blurriness of the video, there was no way to tell what it was written about besides the familiar color that matched a train ticket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does that have to do with Zhaoqing being abandoned or not? Isn't this just a train ticket?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, but one of the soldiers from Zhaoqing told me that isn't just any training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's a high-speed rail from Zhaoqing that goes all the way to Guangzhou. That soldier also told me that all the trains were going to Taishan next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun sat in silence as he couldn't really connect any of the puzzles that Mingxu had just stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does this have to do with the metro being abandoned or not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, think about the time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a minute of silence, Xiaoyun suddenly let out a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah! Wait, the outbreak was already breaking out in the afternoon... That high-speed rail ticket could never reach Taishan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly. And I combined it with the fact that a single metro train so happened to remain in the station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two pieces combined just seem too fishy to be fully abandoned. It was clear something was hiding inside the metro.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mingxu paused for a second, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would no one go inside the metro when the outbreak happened? All the other cities have people running into the metro as an escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something has to have been hiding inside the metro tunnels, preventing that train from leaving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun fell into silence as he understood the angle from which Mingxu was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at the same time, he couldn't really blame Yezi for thinking that the metro was emptied with little or no zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you tell this to Yezi?\" Xiaoyun quietly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did. But he thought all my evidence was just a coincidence and too cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We sent another squad to check down the metro tunnel, which turned out to be empty as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they could only check a tenth of it before heading back, calling it safe when it——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That wouldn't make a difference.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ningjing suddenly interrupted, arguing against her own husband as she took out a map of the metro station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your soldiers were attacked just after they walked past the entrance. They were attacked right here in the split end from the footage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ningjing pointed it out on the map, Mingxu fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is very unlikely for them to be traveling from other metro stations, considering the distance and time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor would it make sense that zombies just randomly wander into the metro, considering the numbers the fallen soldiers reported——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what other reasons could there be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mingxu questioned back as he stood up and looked over to Ningjing with frustration in his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I don't know. But it can't be from the other metro tunnels.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can't just eliminate a possible reasoning with a random woman's intuition——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough. It doesn't matter if the zombies come from the other metro station or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem is how to solve it. Can you two call Tan Pi and Bai Bing back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two quickly forgot their grudges as they agreed to Xiaoyun's order and left the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun was now all alone inside the tent, sitting before the metro map on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep inside, he had already removed the blame against Yezi, especially after seeing all the 'circumstantial' evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply a tactical mistake by Yezi wanting to hurry up and take Zhaoqing to prove against Yiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides that, the footage left his mind a little confused, as he remembered that most of the metro trains weren't in Foshan stations either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could vividly remember most of the platforms and the underground tunnels, which barely had any trains of their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, he could also remember a data report from the past stating that most of Guangzhou's metro was also empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did they all go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun wondered, as his mind couldn't think of a reason for them to be moved and gathered into an unknown area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a location suddenly popped into his mind from the security room footage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are all those metro trains in Taishan...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiaoyun felt he was onto something, the tent curtain was opened. But to his surprise, it wasn't the four Colonels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it was two cloaked figures standing in silence, their face hidden in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you two?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1507,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.433Z",1,"novelbin.me","316d4a8a529ecbbc58853aa293d42072b796d719f02d8e0be141848aecabb2fa","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-476","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-474",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]