[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-729":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},1887306,2510,"Chapter 729: ICBM and A New Opponent","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-729",729,"\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, what do you think they killed them for?\" Yiming suddenly asked as he put the bottle on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, did your son find out something the officer did in private that wasn’t legal?\" Xiaoyun guessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re god damn right. My son, who had been raised to be a man all his life, found his superior smuggling more food than they are allowed to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him wanting to drink but hesitating over and over again, Xiaoyun remained silent as he remembered the doctor had told Yiming not to drink in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But hearing the story alone was making him frustrated as well. In his head, he just couldn’t imagine how valuable a few food items were to kill someone over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They didn’t investigate or punish the officer or anything? They really just let him get by with killing a soldier like this?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Investigation? Punishment? They shielded him in the name of ’unit cohesion,’ my fucking ass. I didn’t even figure it out until he was long gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yiming tried to reach for the teapot instead, Xiaoyun quickly reached it first and poured him a cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what happened when I sent to Zhongxiong? Was your intention just to get back at the officer there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? No. I had already long put my personal feelings aside. I knew the order you gave me was to get those missiles for those giant mutants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for Zhongxiong, who suddenly brought it up in a meeting, I wouldn’t even bother with it at all.\" Yiming answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it did bother you, right?\" Xiaoyun questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It did. But that’s before I was about to sign the deal with Zhongxiong for the missile and the whole production line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you try to negotiate for the whole production line? And why did you keep my letter away from Houqin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Yiming couldn’t answer back right away. His face looked a little uneasy, as if Xiaoyun had caught him in the middle of something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought it would be better for us to produce our own missiles. They had the production line, but had no raw material actually to make them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a no-brainer for us to make it. Houqin refused to increase the oil payment to match the production line cost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you thought the best course of action was to isolate Houqin and coerce her into agreeing to it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun stared dead in the eyes at Yiming, he continued to remain silent as if he still believed what he did was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You could have just sent a letter back to me. This could have ended badly if those giant mutants had attacked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But in the letter you sent Xiaoyun, it didn’t sound urgent at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds of silence, Xiaoyun let out a small sigh as he had no choice but to accept that Yiming made the right call in that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right... But what the hell happened next? How did you entangle yourself in the whole mess in Changsha?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To be honest, I don’t know either... Zhongxiong never told me why he picked me as his successor rather than any of his officers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He didn’t say anything at all? Nothing during the negotiation showed any hints of him wanting to give it to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yiming shook his head, the question eluded Xiaoyun. Maybe Zhongxiong just felt guilty shielding the officer who killed Yiming’s son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about how Zhongxiong died? Don’t tell me he really died from a heart attack out of nowhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun questioned, as he could still remember how vigorous that old man looked the last time he saw him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhongxiong really did die from a heart attack. There was no foul play or anything. he died in his office when everyone was asleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his face still not trusting it, Yiming added another piece to the puzzle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, you do know that Zhongxiong is almost 80 years old, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"80 years old? What? He looks like a 60-year-old like you. There’s no way you’re telling me he’s 80 years old.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know what else to tell you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yiming shrugged his shoulder, Xiaoyun had no other choice but to accept once again the fact that Zhongxiong really did just die from ’natural’ causes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about what happened after you got control of Changsha? How did everything go so wrong?\" Xiaoyun questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander. This is what I apologized for at the beginning. When I learned that the officer who killed my son was in Liling, I made an irrational choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Yiming not speaking up any further, Xiaoyun already knew the rest of the story as it finally tied back to what Houqin had stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you get out of Changsha when they had you surrounded?\" Xiaoyun questioned, changing the topic to avoid the awkward silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They got scared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scared?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun’s face was a little puzzled as he couldn’t imagine what possible weapon Yiming had to make them give up completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One of the missiles that Zhongxiong left behind was an ICMB,\" Yiming answered as his face looked a little proud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An ICBM?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he looked back at Yiming with a confused face, Yiming quickly added an explanation that finally made sense to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Intercontinental ballistic missile. We managed to coordinate the exact coordinates of their emperor’s palace, and they backed off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh. That... is some serious weapon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shame it’s not a nuclear warhead. But it’s still more than enough to deter anyone from threatening us in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For sure... Yiming, you had given me such a big surprise that I don’t even know where to begin at this point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But. Now we also have a new enemy in Jiangxi. I hope you don’t get too ahead of yourself like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you are the one who created the mess, I want you to be the one who also cleans it up. Do you understand me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander... you’re?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want you to bring the 5th and 6th Army Corps up to standard. You’re the only one I’m certain who could deal with actual human-to-human combat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming didn’t hesitate to accept the order as he immediately understood Xiaoyun was giving him the chance to exact revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Han Bang and Wuli will take over your old works in Jiangmen and Zhongshan. You don’t have a problem with that, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the dust settled in Hunan, the next day was even busier for Xiaoyun as he had to drive back to Luoping to resettle everything to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the reservists were finally being dismissed within a day, much faster than the originally planned three days in Shaoguan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being a single day, it had racked up a massive bill that Yuqi refused to make up for, which meant Xiaoyun needed to print out more food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside of the contradicting order that left many confused, Xiaoyun arranged a press conference on the same day he went to warehouses to create more food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was once again back on live TV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, rather than debating random people, he was just giving a short explanation of what happened in Changsha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the public didn’t think too much about it as it didn’t affect their lives. Even the reservists who were called up were happy to get an extra paycheck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything seemed to return to normal, stabilizing back to a few weeks before the whole affair in Hunan and in Zhaoqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing that was stopping things from going smoothly, unfortunately, was Yuqi’s refusal to his idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun’s plan to continue expanding the army size up to a full strength 6th Army Corps was met with heavy pushback, more than he had ever imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>----\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, you’re not going to expand to a 6th army corps. Yiming already has more than enough with his new 5th Army Corps.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"5th Army Corps isn’t even new. That thing was like... 4 months ago. Isn’t it perfect for us to soak up some unemployment with more army recruits?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun tried to argue back, Yuqi only rolled her eyes as she ignored his attempt to persuade her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re having a labor shortage. Not an unemployment shortage... Quite frankly, I had been thinking of telling you to cut back on the number of soldiers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? That’s never happening. We need all those soldiers to protect our borders. Or else zombies are going to come knocking in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We already have the 1st army corps in Zhaoqing, 2nd and 3rd army corps in Jiangmen and Zhongshan, and 4th army corps in Dongguan and Shenzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with the 5th Army Corps in Shaoguan right now and the 11th Division in Luoping... almost 600,000 soldiers alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, we already have half of the recruitment done for 6th. Why not just let it be a full army group?\" Xiaoyun pleaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, and I almost forgot to add, your friends in Hunan that came to Guangzhou, and the whole logistic department that adds up to almost a million at this point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1517,"2026-06-10T06:59:54.595Z",1,"novelbin.me","86e099bbc7b6d6da09e3e931d20d053ae8cab7b26736991a639d19f416851c45","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-730","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-728",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]