[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-734":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},1887311,2510,"Chapter 734: Diagnosis and Speeches","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-734",734,"\u003Cp>\"What’s the bad news then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are no antibodies in her body. Whatever the thing used to pause the viral replication inside her body, it’s not going to last forever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long can it last exactly?\" Xiaoyun questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know. It could be months, weeks, or days... There’s no exact timeline that I could tell so far from the tests conducted today.\" Liang Mei answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So as long as it is applied over and over again, the virus will remain inactive, though, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In theory, it should work. But the likelihood of the virus mutating and going past the blockade is also possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wording confused Xiaoyun a little, but he quickly got the gist of it as he asked another question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So in the long, long term, far into the future, the virus will reactivate itself and start replicating inside her body?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It could happen in the short term or the long term... There really isn’t a concrete answer since we had never seen it inactivated on such a large scale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see. Thank you for your work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem, sir... Ahem, Governor, do you want to hand the folder to the Chief Scientific Officer, or should I hand it to her when she comes back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can hand it to her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiaoyun handed one of the folders into her hands and turned around, Liang Mei spoke up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, Governor, the two folders are not the same copy. They are both in one report that I need to copy—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll hand the report to Tianci. You don’t have to worry about it anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun grabbed the folder out of Liang Mei’s hand and went back into his car, Houqin was still standing next to the passenger door in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Houqin, don’t just stand out there. Come inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally opened the car door and entered, but she just sat there with no seat belt as her face still looked emotionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You okay, Houqin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m okay. Sorry for the trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry about it. I’ll always be there for you... To be honest, I’m sure this case isn’t as bad as Liang Mei had described it to be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How would you know?\" Houqin questioned as her face finally regained some sense of emotion rather than just a deadpan face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I just have a feeling. Trust me, when Tianci comes back from her trip, she’ll figure out a way to resolve this for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope so...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun started up the car, he quickly came to a stop on the side of the street and looked over to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you stop?\" Houqin curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where do you want to go? It’s already six o’clock... Do you want me to drive you home, or do you want to come to my house?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I’ll just want to go back to my own home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the car came to a stop, the two of them arrived back at her apartment building from earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Houqin, are you sure you don’t want to live with me?\" Xiaoyun asked, his face looking genuinely worried for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m good. I’m not ready to meet your other wives yet... W-We’re only girlfriend and boyfriend, nothing more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay then... wait, before you go, promise me this. You won’t do anything stupid that you’ll regret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop making me sound like I’m some depressed edgy teen or something. I’m an adult, I don’t need you to watch over me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Houqin’s old combative self reappeared as she pushed the car door open before stepping into the hot air outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven’t even lived life to the fullest yet...\" Houqin quietly murmured to herself as she slammed the door shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Call me if anything feels off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Houqin disappeared into the apartment, Xiaoyun finally let out a small sigh of relief, as she seemed to look much more cheerful than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why does this have to happen to her out of all people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun grumpily murmured. He just couldn’t help but feel bad for her. Out of all the things to happen, the solution they tried didn’t work fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least she’s not a zombie yet... There’s still some hope.\" Xiaoyun comforted himself as he started the car engine once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to drive out of the street, his phone suddenly started ringing. Taking it out, Yueyue was calling him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, can you come over? My agents finish gathering reports on the cause of Zhongxiong’s death and the lab report.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lab report?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one in Taishan. You forgot the secret society left it? My agents had fully explored the place and discovered a lot of interesting things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll be there in an hour or so... I need to go give Chengyi and Pinli a goodbye first before they leave Luoping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun hung up the phone, he let out a small sigh again as stress began to build up inside his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a few more days of working and I’ll be free.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chengyi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two of them gave each other a warm hug, all of the soldiers were already fully back, with their brand new uniforms and service rifles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where’s Pinli?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked as he noticed him missing from the group of officers standing in the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s talking to his father somewhere. He’s going to catch up with us later on his own probably.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun didn’t dig too deep into it as the two of them quickly headed to the front stage’s podium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good evening, everyone. I hope you all like your new guns and uniform... Since you’re all about to go, I’m just going to make it brief.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking through the crowds of soldiers, Xiaoyun could see the various faces. Some look a little emotionless, while some look a little lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The majority of them looked a little bored, as if their emotion had moved past amazing food and all the new toys they had received in the past few hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys will be going to Shaoguan to be trained by General Yezi. It’s going to be a tough and vigorous training, but I’m sure you all can handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those who think they can’t do it, don’t worry. There will be opportunities once you arrive to be honorably discharged and be paid handsomely as a retiree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Xiaoyun mentioned the word paid, the soldiers’ faces all changed in unison—a complete 180 from the deadpan face to excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There will be a physical test exam, and your citizenship will be taken care of regardless of whether you pass or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It will be your choice. I repeat, there will not be any draft to force you to be a soldier. The choice to leave or stay will be yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the officers, including Chengyi himself, looked a little surprised. But they didn’t speak up as they waited for him to finish his speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One last thing. I know some of you might miss your hometown in Changsha and in Hunan province, or have relatives still living there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although I can’t promise you all that everyone will get out safely, I can at least promise you all this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun paused for a second as he waited for the soldier’s reaction. To his surprise, none of them seems to have changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll try my damn best to get them out. I’ll use every tool at my disposal as your commander in chief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diplomacy, trade, or even war. Your family will not be abandoned... As long as I’m alive, there will be no tragedy in Hunan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangxi men will not put their hands on Hunan. Those traitors who had betrayed Zhongxiong’s wish will be punished.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the soldiers spoke up. They all stared back at him; some of their faces looked a little shocked, while some looked overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a soldier began to clap, quickly followed by rows upon rows of soldiers clapping in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even covered and wiped their eyes with their hands, as even Chengyi and the officers themselves looked shocked by the announcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you. Godspeed, everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, you serious? You’re actually helping the soldier’s family out of Changsha?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chengyi questioned as they stepped down to the back of the stage, with soldiers being loaded into long-distance buses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, I’m going to try my best... I’m sure Jiangxi’s men have no reason to hurt the soldier’s family living there unless they want to create a permanent feud.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But how are you going to get them out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I already said it earlier—diplomacy, trade, and war. Nothing is off the table... There are no permanent enemies, only interests.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Xiaoyun finished talking, Chengyi couldn’t help but feel a cold chill traveling down her spine as several officers quickly approached them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander Chen! That speech was amazing. I want to thank you——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to thank me yet. I still haven’t gotten those civilians out of Changsha yet. Save it when they arrive here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1504,"2026-06-10T06:59:54.595Z",1,"novelbin.me","b87849965c35d9f62345d2130dbc662ffcfaa8b5462fcd09be300b576a28851d","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-735","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-733",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]