[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-626":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},1887444,2510,"Chapter 626: Scathing Report","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-626",626,"\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun returned home from the wedding, it was already eight o’clock at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Honey? Did you drink and drive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan questioned, smelling a strong smell coming out of his mouth as he walked out of the garage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a tiny little bit. I’m not drunk... Can you bring me a cup of water?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun sat down on the sofa, she quickly headed over to the water dispenser before coming back with a cup of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did you go today? You know how worried we were when you missed dinner?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry... I was just at Lingang’s wedding earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? How come he didn’t invite us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leyan questioned again, her voice sounding a little upset as she handed the cup of water over to his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a wedding with only soldiers. It wouldn’t fit you guys... Anyway, where is everyone?\" XIaoyun asked, sobering up after taking a small sip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are taking a shower right now... You hungry? Need me to heat some food?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m good. Let me just rest for a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him leaning down onto the sofa and closing his eyes, Leyan grabbed a nearby pillow before putting it under his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sleep well...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xiaoyun woke up, it was already morning the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wake up! It’s only Friday! You still have to go to work today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he tried opening his eyes, the sunlight forced him to keep them shut before a shadow was cast right above him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello? Get up. Don’t just lie down again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kate was right above him, her hair hanging down as she shook his arms, forcing him to open his eyes once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long have I been sleeping for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The entire night. Go take a shower and come back to eat breakfast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun walked into the kitchen with his wet hair, he was a little surprise to see Tianci sitting at the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a dark circle around her eyes, her face looked extremely tired. It was almost as if she haven’t slept for days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You okay? You finished with the Shenzhen research?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianci nodded, taking a bit of toast before her head started leaning towards the table, almost dozing off into sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just came back an hour ago... Sorry, I need to go get some sleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her heading upstairs alone, Xiaoyun didn’t question it any further as he turned his attention over to the food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small piece of toast with a bowl of noodles, a weirdly satisfying combo as one tasted sweet while the other tasted salty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s on the news today?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked as Yuqi held up the newspaper before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A lot of records are being broken. Here, have a read yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she handed the newspaper over, he was instantly intrigued by the headline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday’s investment account opening had reached over 1 million, with an exit survey estimating each person put in at least one hundred dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single stock was trending up, with the most dominant rise being a stock that he didn’t expect at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t Anna’s or the Three Russians’ Military Industrial complex. Rather, it was the construction company that chose to have 90% of its company public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of stocks it had publicly issued had raised enough money to pay off all of its bank debt that it had accumulated during the hiring spree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s a crazy amount of money... There’s no way their revenue can meet that high of an expectation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun murmured as it clearly looked more like a bubble than anything. Even as the trading was halted for a few hours yesterday, people were still buying in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not our issue. Investment has risk, and they blindly bought into the idea that’s being sold.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi answered, he finally reached the reasoning the newspaper had provided on how the construction company had created such confidence for its stockholders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was listing the number of projects it had lined up, with its monopoly-like status over the entire construction capability within the settlements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do they really think the government is just going to give them an unlimited amount of money for their project?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who else are we going to hire?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun fell into silence. She was completely right. There was no alternative option that allowed for the long-stretch operation within construction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had artificially created a strong market demand, one that is winner-takes-all, leaving no room for a small construction company dealing with big government contracts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he turned to the next page, he was instantly surprised by the topic coverage. It was talking about a topic that he had tried to keep secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newspaper writer had interviewed multiple people from the north, who had witnessed firsthand what it was like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them had described how overwhelming it was. Something that was undefeatable and to be avoided at all costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh boy... What is the timing? Do they have an insider?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What timing? What insider?\" Yueyue curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xiaoyun left the house and headed straight to the logistics office, Houqin was already working in her office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry about the missed call yesterday. I had something important going on when you called me.\" Xiaoyun apologized as he entered the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem, sir... I just got a report from General Yiming you might want to read about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she handed a paper over to his hand, he was a little shocked by the first sentence he saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It spoke about a rear admiral from across the strait, with the whole zombie ship theory that floated in the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do we need to take any pre-emptive measures against it?\" Houqin curiously asked as he put the paper back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need. Just tell him to stay put... Are there any other reports? Anything I need to know about the death zone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, you read the newspaper this morning?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did... Are you the one who asked them to make a news topic on this?\" Xiaoyun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin shook her head, only confusing him even further. It just felt suspiciously lined up with what’s happening in Shenzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it’s just a coincidence. There are a few people who escaped from the North who know about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not digging any further, Houqin brought the conversation back on topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, I had asked Shen Wen to give a deeper report from all of the people in the interview this morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is what they had sent me. All of this information I had asked them to keep classified. You should have a look at it yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she handed a pile of documents over to his side of the desk, he was a little intrigued by the new information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first piece of info was a man by the name of Zhang Manfei, a former soldier who had fled from the capital all the way to Guangzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although in the original newspaper report, he played a very minor part, he was the key interviewee of this document.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a part of a military operation, codenamed Flying Phoenix. They were being airdropped from transport planes to infiltrate the city center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was all during the first year of the outbreak, with the term death zone hadn’t even been properly labeled yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trip was initially meant to gather information on the city center, relay the info through radio, and be airlifted out through a helicopter in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In hindsight, it seems perfectly fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just another low-risk scouting operation that didn’t require a big confrontation against the zombies... Until they ran into several buildings covered in flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same one in Shenzhen. But they were expanding bigger and bigger. Almost covering half of the city by the time Manfei tried to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more buildings were being infected, and the radio had all stopped working the moment they got near it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manfei himself left on his own accord, refusing the higher-up’s decision to stay to gather more information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also the main reason he fled south, going all the way to Guangzhou in the hopes that the building-eating flesh wouldn’t expand to here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two interviewees were survivors of the north, who mostly heard stories, like how the death zone came to be a place that has signal interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knowledge of zombies spawning out of thin air in the death zone was also widely known in the north, and how the military had failed to contain them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conventional weapons were of no use. The only other weapon that hasn’t been tested was the unthinkable option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck. This is not good news. If the military can’t contain it... We’re going to be fucked as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Xiaoyun sat there with the scathing report, the more he began to feel hopeless against the death zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could already imagine the military itself had conducted an endless number of tests, with their own scientist telling them how they had failed to produce a solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What should we do then?\" Houqin nervously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep this information classified. And bring this information to Yueyue. I need her to suppress this from the public until we find a solution.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1545,"2026-06-10T06:59:53.365Z",1,"novelbin.me","5029bdbda8c307e72625544cb83e16d109d830bfe3f1d0bd7e7c357830678a99","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-821","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-820",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]