[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-678":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},1887469,2510,"Chapter 678: Police Blunder and Patient","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-678",678,"\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry, Governor. I know I fucked up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Zhen already apologizing before he could say anything, Xiaoyun took a seat before looking back at him with an intrigued look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened? I want to hear the full story from you, from start to finish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last night, when we got the phone call from the deputy governor, we immediately sent out two patrol cars to find the bandit’s hideout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were able to locate them in an abandoned village near the hills of the main road, so we formulated a plan in the morning to attack them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initial plan was to send ten policemen to deal with this. I thought since they only had muskets, police armed with pistols would be enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhen paused for a second, then continued as a frown appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I couldn’t be more wrong... Before we attack, we gave them one last chance to surrender through the megaphone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You told them you were coming after them?\" Xiaoyun questioned before letting Li Zhen go any further with the story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought they would just surrender. We have them surrounded in all angles. Who in their right mind fights back against police with guns right outside their doors?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun fell into silence as Li Zhen’s reasoning made sense. But knowing what had happened afterward told him this reasoning was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They refused to surrender and started shooting out with their muskets... Those bullets manage to penetrate straight through our cop cars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? Muskets?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes... They modified their musket with hand-crafted rifling. After one of our men got injured by it, the head police immediately called for a retreat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They didn’t get away, though, right?\" Xiaoyun questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhen shook his head as his face looked to be filled with regret. His voice was getting weaker as he continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I immediately sent in the Armed police to intervene, and they managed to bring all five suspects to surrender when they arrived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room fell into silence as Li Zhen looked towards the ground in embrassment. He knew the mistake he had made was too apparent to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn’t you send in the Armed Police Force in the first place?\" Xiaoyun questioned, his mind still unable to understand the reasoning behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I underestimated the bandits. Sorry, Governor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You shouldn’t say sorry to me. You should say sorry to those police officers who trusted you in your threat analysis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhen sat in silence as he remained looking towards the ground, not daring to look up as Xiaoyun continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You and everyone who’s related in the process of approving this plan, write a reflection on what went wrong and send it to me and the entire police department.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you’d better pray that the police officer gets out of critical condition... Or else you’re going to have a lot of explaining to do to the press.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xiaoyun walked out of the police department, his mind was a little annoyed. It wasn’t because of the tragedy that happened under Li Zhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, he started to realize how much he lacked talented people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhen was more than qualified to be a police officer. But nowhere near qualified to be the head of the police department as the Commissioner First Class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no one else he could pick from that could replace his job, meaning he didn’t have an actual way to punish Li Zhen without impacting the police department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Surely it’s just a one-time mistake... Just a learning experience for him.\" Xiaoyun murmured to himself as he started up the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he drove towards the administrative building, he suddenly took a right turn towards the hospital as an idea popped into his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After parking in another hospital’s parking lot for the second time today, he quickly exited the car before walking towards the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he stepped in, he could notice everyone’s eyes looking towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, can I ask if the police officer who’s injured is out of the hospital yet?\" Xiaoyun asked as he walked up to the front desk nurse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-No, he’s still in the hospital. D-Do you want me to bring you to him?\" The front desk nurse nervously asked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he out of critical condition yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um. Let me check... Yeling! Can you check if patient #367 is out of the emergency room yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a nurse behind the counter quickly walked away down the hall, Xiaoyun waited at the side to let others ask questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for five minutes, the nurse finally came back with the news as she whispered it to the front-desk nurse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr.Governor, the police were just out of critical condition a few minutes ago. Do you want ot see him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he awake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the front-desk nurse nodded her head, Xiaoyun quickly accepted the offer, following the other nurse down the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr.Governor, I-I’m a b-big fan of yours... You were so brave when you said that out loud on the TV.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nurse quietly whispered as the two of them got into an elevator, waiting for it to go up as she pressed a button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>XIaoyun awkwardly scratched his head as he didn’t know how to respond to her sudden affection towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"E-Everyone in the hospital is a fan of you, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s nice to hear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the elevator came to a stop, they quickly exited before walking down another long hallway, before coming to a stop once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the patient’s room. S-Sorry if I-I was bothering you with the small talk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t say that. You didn’t bother me at all... I’m happy to hear people in the hospital are big fans of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could say more, the nurse quickly walked away, saying she needed to go back to work as she left Xiaoyun by the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did she run away like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not thinking about it any further, Xiaoyun turned around and opened the door, only to see a middle-aged man sitting on the bed with bandages all over his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa, whoa, whoa, no need to get up. You’re injured. Just relax on the bed... I came here to see if you’re fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The police officer answered as he leaned back down onto the bed, his face looking all excited rather than sleepy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s good to hear... Now, do you want anything I can help you with? I’ll try to fulfill whatever wish you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure, sir?\" The police officer nervously asked as his face suddenly changed as if he had some outlandish wish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll try my best to fulfill it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds of silence, the police officer finally gave out his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I want a car.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a car? Nothing else? Any specific car you wanted?\" Xiaoyun asked, his face looking a little surprised by the wish he had made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A-Any car is fine. N-Not a police car though—Ahem, ahem, I want a car that I can drive while off-duty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun thought about it for a second, then nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll see your car by your place when you’re out of the hospital... If that’s all you wanted, I’m going to leave for you to rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the police officer closing his eyes and almost instantly falling asleep, Xiaoyun quietly left the room and closed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the room, he took out his phone before dialing Houqin’s number as he headed towards the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he was done with the phone call, he was all the way back inside Yuqi’s car as he began driving it back to the administrative building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the car didn’t break down, allowing Xiaoyun to drive all the way to the parking lot before entering the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he entered the empty elevator and pressed for the top floor, Xiaoyun was a little surprised to see Li Fa walking straight towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, what made you come here today?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked, holding the elevator door for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor, you never told me that the marriage law is changing.\" Li Fa questioned with a hint of anger in his voice as the elevator began to go up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? I didn’t change anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what do you mean when you said that on the TV? Letting judges decide if polygamy should be allowed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh that... Well, it isn’t technically changing the law. You know, just case by case exceptions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are we supposed to determine the case-by-case? There is no way for us to determine if there’s any abuse in the relationship or anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the elevator came to a stop, Xiaoyun’s mind was struggling to come up with an answer, as he didn’t expect Li Fa to ask him that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s talk inside my office. I’ll give you a satisfactory answer to your question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Fa quickly followed Xiaoyun out of the elevator as they began heading towards ’Xiaoyun’s’ office, which in reality was just Yuqi’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, welcome back... Oh, hey, Li Fa. What brought you here today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good afternoon, Mrs.Yuqi... Mr.Governor can explain it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1529,"2026-06-10T06:59:53.682Z",1,"novelbin.me","fe3a1bfdd482c2390ae6135153fffedf989130062e4560a28e700f0a89c7b93b","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-638","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-827",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]