[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-668":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},1887434,2510,"Chapter 668 668: The Midnight Current","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-668",668,"\u003Cp>Meanwhile, over in the TV station...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun parked his car at the front entrance, he could see that the door was already open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People were still going in and out of the building, with a massive hole right behind the door now filled with concrete floors and tiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor, over here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Wen quickly waved towards him, signaling him to take the side entrance as some of the people turned around and noticed Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my god, it's the governor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly waved towards them before heading over to Shen Wen, who brought him into a short hallway that led all the way to the venue's side entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor, are you ready? I have every set up inside... Once you step inside, the host will introduce you to the guest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Xiaoyun nodded, Shen Wen quickly attached some sort of mic piece onto his suit before pushing the door open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking inside, he could see hundreds of audience members sitting in chairs, all looking towards the host sitting at the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Live from Guangzhou... Welcome everyone to the premiere night of The Midnight Current! I'm your host, Liang Han.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the audience started clapping, music began to play as the hanging camera in the ceiling aimed to the right where Xiaoyun stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, please give a warm welcome to our first guest of tonight's Evening Call!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience started cheering even louder as Xiaoyun waved his hand toward them, slowly walking toward the sofa next to the host's desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I doubt I need to introduce tonight's guest to any of you guys here. You all had seen the advertisement on who that person is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for those who just happened to tune into this channel, this is the Governor of Guangdong... Do you mind introducing yourself, Mr.Governor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seated down, the cheer slowly faded as the music came to an end. Everyone's attention was on Xiaoyun as he spoke his first word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello everyone, my name is Chen Xiaoyun... I'm honored to be invited as the first guest on this show, Mr. Liang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You took my line, Governor Chen. I should be the one saying Honored to have you here.\" Liang Han jokingly replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the audience started laughing a little, Xiaoyun quickly realized the interview wasn't actually as formal as he had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, sorry about that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, Governor Chen, you don't mind me calling you Governor Xiaoyun, right?\" Liang Han questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I got no problem. You can call me whatever you like. Just call me Xiaoyun if you really want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect... Mr.Xiaoyun, have you ever been to a talk show before?\" Liang Han curiously asked as they shook hands together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have not. I didn't even know talk shows still exist in today's world.\" Xiaoyun replied as he shrugged his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, you're going on an eye-opening experience... Now, Governor, let's start with the first topic of the day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the display board appeared to the right, everyone could see the two different pictures next to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a very small town with very shabby concrete block next to a metal gate, while the second one was a fully decorated hotel with revolving doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr.Governor, can you tell when and where these two pictures were taken?\" Liang Han asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... I'm pretty sure the first picture is at Luoping's entrance, a year or two ago? And I don't know what the second picture is at.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's... absolutely right. The picture on the left was taken by a guard back when Luoping was still a small town, almost two years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the second picture is the same place, actually... The only difference is that I took that picture yesterday when I was walking back home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun and the audience absorbed the information, Liang Han didn't waste any time as he spoke up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're all probably wondering what this picture has to do with anything... Well, this little concrete shack was what the Governor used to work in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the people in the audience looked genuinely surprised, as if they didn't expect the workplace to be this bad in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did work there for a few months. But we didn't work too long there.\" Xiaoyun clarified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn't want to work there either—a concrete block with no AC and nothing other than a wooden table and some cabinets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I want to bring everyone's attention back to the second picture... This is the hotel that was recently completed a few months ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Liang Han paused for a second, Xiaoyun could feel the audience's faces changing a little as if they were awed by the drastic change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, Governor, have managed to lead the town to prosperity. I just want to give you my personal thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing how much he is praised for the progress, Xiaoyun only nodded as the audience all started clapping once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now with that out of the way, let's get onto the more serious topics that everyone came here to hear about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The display screen started changing as Xiaoyun mentally prepared himself. However, what he saw on display shocked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a picture of a middle-aged man. To be more precise, a picture of Songming in a suit right on a magazine cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sure some of the older folks might recognize this picture... For those who don't know, this was the entrepreneur of the year who rescued Songjia's conglomerate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though none of them looked old enough to live through Songming's era, their faces were all filled with admiration as everyone in Guangdong knew of Songjia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking very similar to the Governor, doesn't it?\" Liang Han asked as he looked over to Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Definitely look very similar to me... It's like if I just grew a few years older and had a little stubble on my chin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun calmly replied, his face barely flinching as he held down the urge to question the host who compiled these topics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some of you might be confused as to why I'm comparing the Governor to Songming... Well, this would tell you why.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the next picture came up on the display, the audience all let out a shocked sound as it was a wedding photo of Songming and Leyan together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, Governor, I'm not trying to offend you or Mrs.Leyan.\" Liang Han apologizes in advance after noticing Xiaoyun's silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine. You can continue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun murmured, his mind regretting sharing his wedding photo with a journalist back when he was being interviewed as Songming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you... Ahem, this picture is the wedding photo of young Songming and his wife, Mrs.Leyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was around twenty years ago, back in the 2000s. Both of them were in their twenties in the picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, based on this, you all probably thought this was a picture of the Governor, not Mr.Songming from earlier, didn't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the camera panned to the audience, they were all nodding their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, Governor, how do you and Songming look so similar? This was one of the questions my parent asked me when they saw you in the military parade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun sat there in silence as his brain quickly tried to brainstorm for an answer, but all he could come up with was the most generic response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know. I never even thought about this until you showed me this picture... What a crazy world we live in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed. You two are almost like stunt doubles of each other... If it weren't for the fact that the age doesn't match up, I would have genuinely believed you're Mr.Songming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience was all chattering in shock as they still couldn't believe how similar Xiaoyun and Songming looked when compared to the picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, Governor, I have a question before I show the next one... Can I put up your photo of your wedding with Mrs.Leyan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a new picture appeared on the display, the entire audience fell into dead silence as the shocking similarity became even more apparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the wedding dress Leyan wore to the suit Xiaoyun had on, everything looked the same thing pixel by pixel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren't for the two other women in wedding dresses next to Leyan, no one would be able to tell it was actually a different picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This picture is the marriage between the Governor, Mrs.Leyan, and her two daughters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though everyone already knew who was in the picture before Liang Han spoke up, they were all still a little shocked by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, all of the female audience's eyes were filled with jealousy as they couldn't believe how young and beautiful Leyan still looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr.Governor, let's not beat around the bush any longer. You had seen the newspaper coverage about you a few days ago, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Han asked, his face turning fully serious as the audience all sat there in silence, waiting for Xiaoyun to speak up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did. That's why I came here today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great. Then, can you defend yourself as to why you should be allowed to marry multiple women when the law says you can only marry one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1522,"2026-06-10T06:59:53.682Z",1,"novelbin.me","1e5c918d77f3c8b9258dcfcd901c152306126e53a158db4fb41cb428b160c80e","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-623","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-817",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]