[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-508":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},1887571,2510,"Chapter 508 508: Ghosts and Picking up Lily","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-508",508,"\u003Cp>With the safety clicked, both girls immediately ducked down and waited for something to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last warning. Or else I'll open fire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After almost an entire minute of silence with nothing happening, Yuqi finally got a little impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, is it done?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not yet... Never mind, the threat is gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun lowered his gun, the two of them finally came out from below the desks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, what the fuck was that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi questioned, her voice looking a little annoyed as no shots were fired, implying that there was no threat at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought there was something invisible since there was no shadow on that plant. It turned out the ceiling light was still on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, I told you there was nothing there. You are just too paranoid from the battlefield.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Better safe than sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever. Let's go back home already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi dragged Xiaoyun down from the stairs, the secretary didn't think too much of it as she resumed working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, what did you see at the office?\" Yuqi questioned as she started up the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, I know you saw something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought you said I saw nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm only saying it to calm Jianlin down. Your eyesight is better than everyone's I know out there...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, I know you wouldn't actually look at other women like that when you have us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short silence, Xiaoyun finally came up with a response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think I saw a ghost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A ghost? Never mind, you are definitely tripping or something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm serious. The air in that area just looked much more distorted than everywhere else in the office——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop describing it. You're scaring me from working there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi started driving down the road, Xiaoyun's mind started to doubt the thing he had seen earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe I was tripping...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn't be surprised if there is actually a ghost. Hell, zombies seem more ridiculous than ghosts as a concept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a living thing that could run indefinitely, or something that could barely interact with others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rambling didn't really grab Xiaoyun's attention as he thought back to what he had seen originally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a shadowy figure that had appeared for a millisecond, seemingly to be right above the secretary before vanishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, your secretary doesn't have anything fish, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course. She's been working at Luoping for a year now. Yueyue told me she is completely safe with no possible connection to the outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to get any answer, Xiaoyun's mind automatically dismisses it as just some weird phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Babe, can I ask you something?\" Yuqi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long are you planning to stay in Luoping before going out again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going out to Guangzhou with you every day——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know what I mean.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun fell into silence as the car reached Luoping. His mind knew he couldn't give an answer that would satisfy her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll try to stay as long as I'm not needed outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks, Mr.Helpful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yuqi drove out of the city center, Xiaoyun's mind quickly remembered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, can you drive me to Lily's school?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure... You picking her up today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her teacher wanted to talk to her guardian... You don't have to wait for us, I'll go home with her later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay. I'm too hungry anyway. I can't wait for Mom's dinner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After driving for a few minutes, the two of them arrived at the entrance of Luoping, filled with police officers checking each of the cars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the special licenses at the front, they were able to drive straight into Luoping without waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought we abolished border checks,\" Xiaoyun murmured, remembering there were no checks last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably some sort of surprise checks. Not a lot of people have cars in the first place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi stopped the car, Xiaoyun quickly hopped out before she started the car back up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Geez, did she not eat lunch at all?\" Xiaoyun wondered as he could feel the wind that Yuqi drove off with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking over to the entrance of the school, he quickly noticed several police officers guarding the entrances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good evening, Mr. Governor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good evening... Ahem, do you guys know why there are so many more police officers patrolling today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sheriff wanted to crack down on the rampant petty crime recently. So he had ordered all officers to enact a week of tough-on-crime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see... Thanks for your service.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun didn't comment any further as he headed inside the school, walking straight to the school staff sitting in the middle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good evening, how may I help you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm here to pick up Lily...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lily? Can I know her surname?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lily... Crap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun tried to think back to Lily's surname, his brain just kept running blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never heard someone mention her last name at all. Nor had he ever bothered asking about it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mister, are you the parent of Lily?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. I'm just her legal guardian. Sorry, let me make a call for a second.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiaoyun was about to pull out his phone, he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Xiaoyun!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning around, Lily was standing right outside a class, waving her hand with a middle-aged woman next to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, there she is. Can I go talk to her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The school staff didn't think much, letting Xiaoyun head over to the two of them as Lily quickly ran up closer herself, jumping into the air to hug him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're Lily's brother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm her legal guardian. I'm not actually her brother. You're Lily's homeroom teacher?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun gently put Lily back down before looking over to the middle-aged woman with a pair of glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I'm her homeroom teacher——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh hey, Xiaoyun. What are you doing here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shuli came out of the hall, the homeroom teacher's eyes immediately started to widen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-Mr.Governor?\" The woman nervously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please don't call me that. You can just call me Mr.Xiaoyun. Hey Shuli, you going home?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. I've just finished working. You're picking up Lily today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... Actually, why don't Leyan or Nami let you pick up Lily every day instead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She just goes home by herself every day... Is there a teacher meeting with her today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes Principal Shuli. Today was the day of the parents' talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, right. I completely forgot about that... Ahem, let me just join in with you guys.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two women entered the classroom, Lily and Xiaoyun both followed them inside as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, Teacher Lin, you can start explaining what today's meeting is about to him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The homeroom teacher nodded as the nervousness disappeared from her face, turning her attention to Xiaoyun as her profession took over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Originally, I was planning to talk about this with Miss Leyan, but since you're Miss Leyan's husband, I'll just tell you about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short pause, the teacher took out a piece of paper before handing it over to Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are Lily's semester grades for this spring. She had passed all the high school exams with flying colors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun began reading it, he immediately noticed the high scores the teacher had been talking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them were A or A+, except for PE, which was at the very bottom, only getting a B.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lily had been a great student at school. She had been the school monitor, and many of her peers had rated her highly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's good to hear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun complimented Lily, he could see the smile on her face getting wider and wider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unfortunately, next semester would be the end of the course for her, which is why we have you here today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting down the report card, Xiaoyun accepted another piece of paper from the teacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the paper is our future school system, which our educators have set up. Please take a read of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When reading the new paper, he noticed that the explanation for the standard K-6 elementary school was at the very top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle were the middle and high schools, both with three and four years, respectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very bottom were the two separate branches, one with a vocational school and the other with a university.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have any questions about the paper?\" The teacher asked as he put the paper back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun didn't even look at the teacher. Instead, he looked over to Shuli with a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shuli, I thought we were shortening the school time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, that plan was back in January. Things change as the situation evolves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shuli paused for a second, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All the professors and former school administrators told me to keep the old system, and I agreed with it as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down at the paper again, Xiaoyun's mind was a little torn by the potential cost it was requiring for all 12 years, the minimum for students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You gave this plan to Yuqi, and she agreed to it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I just gave this to her two days ago. She told me it was completely fine and told me to go ahead with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xiaoyun looking a little doubtful, the teacher suddenly decided to chime in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr.Governor. I hope you can keep the school system intact instead of shortening it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What makes you think that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1558,"2026-06-10T06:59:51.848Z",1,"novelbin.me","acfbe170e8288b56db9bb3892536ea99e62e5b0306ec5f960f5d297dcfefec46","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-758","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-757",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]