[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-556":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},1887512,2510,"Chapter 556: Corruptions and Pressure","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-556",556,"\u003Cp>\"Yueyue, you aren’t doing this to get back at Renqin, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun questioned, as the head of the department in the case happened to be the head of telecommunication in charge of wiretapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not. Read the report. We caught an irregular financial transaction between him and a salvage group.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading further down, he quickly found the part that Yueyue was talking about. A twenty-thousand NRC transfer just a week ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of the money transfer, there were pictures of expensive luxury gifts. From Rolex watches to luxury cars to even piles upon piles of cash in a basement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would he do this kind of stuff?\" Xiaoyun wondered, his mind thinking back to the last time he met the head of telecommunication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was back in the old office, where a young man with a receding hairline talked to him about technical stuff, something about creating a bank app.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could even remember meeting his wife, whose specialization in cell-tower infrastructure helped re-establish the phone signals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Money talks. They aren’t satisfied with their salary and decided to abuse their power for quick bucks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun read to the last few pages, he could see the mountain of spending that was all suspiciously paid in cash, rather than with their ID card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was undeniable that something was suspicious, considering these two people were ’the person’ who helped put chips into the ID card to function as a debit card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Both of them are about to face trial next month. You want to meet them or something?\" Yueyue offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m good... Ashame their talent just goes to waste like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flipping to the last page, a question suddenly popped up in Xiaoyun’s mind. One that he couldn’t refuse to ask about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, why did a salvage group want to wiretap someone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The salvage group was trying to get an advantage over their rival group... It seems to be a very cut-throat business out there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh... Maybe I should learn more about them before the meeting.\" Xiaoyun murmured to himself, realizing how naive he might have been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re meeting them? Which one?\" Yueyue curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... I don’t know. But Houqin probably gives me a list of them by the end of today or tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Xiaoyun mentioned Houqin’s name, he could instantly notice the change on Yueyue’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost as if she were staring at an enemy. With caution in her eyes and a hint of anger from her frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see. When you get that list, you can come over. I have a lot of info in each one of them... You know, just in case.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Noted. Will do... Ahem, Yueyue, what’s up with that face? Why are you looking at me as if I did something wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing. You’re just oversensitive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yueyue’s face snapping back to normal, Xiaoyun didn’t dig too deep into it as he finally arrived at the last case of the report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he was a little confused by the title. Or rather, the lack of a title or any words at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just pictures of him. From Luoping’s entrance to the various shops he had gone into in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was even an extremely blurry picture of him buying a hot dog at a food stand just an hour ago near the administrative building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the fuck is this? You had been tracking me?\" Xiaoyun questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not trying to track you. It’s just that you keep spending cash with the same number tag.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yueyue took out a few dollars from the drawers, Xiaoyun instantly recognized it as the money he had paid to the hot dog stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, it really gives me a headache when these small businesses try to store your money in the bank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then the banks report to me about duplicate money laundering. All the traces at the end turn out to be leading up to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same ending 0012 tag at the back of the bill with the same location as the CCTV pictures in that report.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay fine. My bad. I just don’t have cash lying around all the time. I promise I won’t do it again.\" Xiaoyun apologized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind hadn’t really thought of the consequences of the money he made up on the spot until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, you better... Ahem, anyway, why don’t you just use your IDs? I’m pretty sure Yuqi set your account to have almost unlimited money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just don’t want people seeing my name. You know, the governor’s name. I don’t want to cause a scene.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then just get a normal credit card. It’s not like only the ID card can function as a bank card.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, really. Why do you think only the ID card is allowed to be a bank card? What makes you think that at all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yuqi’s fully serious face staring into his eyes, Xiaoyun quickly realized she wasn’t joking around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bruh, you serious? I could have gotten a normal credit card the whole time... But why don’t people get a normal credit card then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because it costs a lot of money to get one. The ID card comes free, while getting a credit card would cost at least one thousand NRC.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see... I need to go to the bank later then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun handed the report back to Yueyue, he suddenly had a weird feeling—something transparent standing behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, Yueuye, don’t move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking around the desk, Xiaoyun’s hand rushed forward, trying to grab what he perceived as something invisible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But much to his disappointment, he returned empty-handed. Nothing was behind Yueyue as she looked confused by his action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, are you good? Why did you just grab onto the air like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing. I’m just seeing things. Sorry about that... Ahem, do you have anything else you want to report to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nah, that’s all the things I’ve done... Oh snap, I need to go to a meeting with one of the agents soon, see you later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yueyue walking out of the room, Xiaoyun’s eyes kept staring at the space behind her seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swore he had seen something behind her. The same weird feeling he felt in Yuqi’s office just a week ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not wanting to admit defeat, he quickly created a thermal camera and tried to scan the entire room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But much to his disappointment, it was all blank. Nowhere in the room was there any indication of something suspicious going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t be tripping. This is too much of a coincidence to be an anomaly——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey Xiaoyun. I completely forgot about something. Can you help me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yueyue barged back into the room, she looked a little surprised to see Xiaoyun holding up a thermal camera to his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you need me to help you with?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You remember the invisible cloak that you gave to me? It ran out of battery, and I couldn’t replace it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s fine. Here. Just attach this to the little container in the black cape. You should be able to remove the old one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After handing over a small black box, Yueyue only got more confused as she seemed unable to wrap her head around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the battery?\" Yueyue questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. Here, hand me your invisible cloak. I’ll show you how to replace the battery.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yueyue standing there in silence, Xiaoyun suddenly started having a bad feeling brewing in his guts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me you lost it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t lose it, okay? I um...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After staring at her in silence for almost a minute, Yueyue couldn’t handle the pressure any longer and started confessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I gave it to Mom, okay? I-I didn’t want to give it away, but she kept bugging me about it after seeing it in my closet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leyan? Why would she need it?\" Xiaoyun questioned, his voice filled with a hint of anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I don’t know. You’ll need to ask her yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun stared at her in silence, trying to pressure her into answering again. But Yueyue stood firm with an innocent-looking face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, I’ll get an answer myself later... Here, don’t lose it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he threw a brand new invisible cloak over to Yueyue, her face was filled with a genuine surprise at his change of attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You aren’t going to ask me again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don’t want to say it. I’m not going to force you to say it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting up from the seat, Xiaoyun walked closer and closer until he reached the doorway. Before leaving, he turned around one last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yueyue, why did you ask me for a battery if you don’t have your invisible cloak at all?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I um... Mom told me she needs a new battery.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yueyue appearing to be a victim in all of this, his tone softened once again as he handed the battery into her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep this battery as a spare in case you need it. I’ll go back home and talk to Leyan right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1519,"2026-06-10T06:59:52.732Z",1,"novelbin.me","b54d32dca1e6ac0b91792a429bd71ec5b1bf0d051f6f8889e63651b9fa761aa7","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-557","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-555",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]