[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-736":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},1887313,2510,"Chapter 736: Real Cause of Zhongxiong’s Death","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-736",736,"\u003Cp>The report was much longer than Xiaoyun had imagined. Despite only being three pages long, it took him an entire hour to read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you’re telling me the real cause of Zhongxiong’s death is something related to Pinli’s father, Wu Min?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir. All the financial transactions indicated that Wu Min had been looking for an exit plan for his family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had transferred over a million dollars’ worth of equipment under the disguise of trade, and he had brought several properties under his wife’s name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xi Liang repeated the words from the report, Xiaoyun still felt the report itself was more based on speculation, not direct evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there any other evidence outside of his financial transaction?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, there’s also an interesting detail one of our agents found... The two men often meet in private in Zhongxiong’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Min had always been seen carrying a small bag out of his office, except for their last meeting a few days before Zhongxiong’s death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Xiaoyun felt a little tingle. Something was clearly behind this mystery, but there was still no direct evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you tried to figure out what is in the bag?\" Xiaoyun questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, but rumor has it that it is some medicine... Based on the record we found in Guangzhou’s hospital, it also seems to add up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of medicine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Insulin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Insulin? It shouldn’t be that hard for him to get it... Why would he need to get it from Zhongxiong out of all people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not sure. But our third agent did report that there seems to be a general medical shortage in Changsha.\" Xi Liang answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This still doesn’t explain why he killed Zhongxiong if that is actually the case. Killing him isn’t going to let him magically get more insulin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, his wife and daughter already live here. There’s literally no point for him to do anything when we can already produce insulin here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xi Liang stood there in silence, unable to respond to his question, Xiaoyun knew it was time to end the report for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your work. You may leave now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ye,s sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Xi Liang out of the room, Yueyue immediately went over to close the door before sitting down right at the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, do you think Wu Min killed Zhongxiong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know... Your agent couldn’t figure it out. What makes you think I’ll be able to conclude from this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, you got the big brain ideas. Surely you can come up with something that could answer this mystery for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yueyue gently brushed Xiaoyun’s hair with her hand, he quickly pushed it aside before getting up from the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, that’s enough. Let’s go home before Leyan gets worried—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, let’s not leave yet. How are you going to explain your relationship with Houqin to everyone else in the family?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden question caught Xiaoyun completely off guard, but he quickly turned around as he looked at her in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have my methods... Come, sit down. Don’t you want to come up with an explanation first before Mom puts you on the grill?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short hesitation, Xiaoyun went back to her seat, sitting right across from her as she remained seated on the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, I was a little hurt when I found out this news from my agent.\" Yueyue quietly murmured, her hands holding onto her knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to be honest here, I was going to tell you guys about it tonight. I wasn’t planning to hide it or anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s good to hear... But what excuses are you going to use this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yueyue’s face changed from sadness to intrigue within a matter of seconds, Xiaoyun’s face was a little uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not using an excuse. I like Houqin. That’s the end of the story.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm. So you’re going to tell them that you just wanted to cheat for the sake of cheating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, now you put it like that. Maybe it’s not the best idea... But I can’t deny that I do have some feeling for her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don’t you just tell them the things that led up to you falling in love with her?\" Yueyue suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know about it already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun nervously asked, his mind still feeling a little embarrassed by the thing he had done to Houqin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Know about what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing. Ahem, I feel like I should just be upfront about it, no? I’m sure they’ll get over it once they understand the situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know, man... They might just think you can’t be trusted with any female employee and ban you from even talking to them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s ridiculous. There’s no way they draw that conclusion when there are hundreds of thousands of women in the workforce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It will be impossible for me to avoid it. Besides, I’m not a horny dog. I genuinely had feelings for her that made me fall in love—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feelings like giving your female employee a vibrator and sex toys?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You——Ahem, nice bait. I would never do that. What even makes you think to suggest something like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know Houqin filed sexual harassment charges against you, right? If she didn’t drop it herself later, you should be in prison right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She did?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun’s eyes widened in shock. His heart was beating like crazy, as it could have been a massive scandal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm. I only took it off the database after I asked her about it... What made you think it was appropriate to give this kind of gift to a female employee?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... It was a complete accident. I accidentally walked into her... toying with a pen, and I thought it was too dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Yueyue looked a little surprised, her face with disbelief all over it as if she thought he was just making bullshit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m being serious. I left Houqin’s office, and then I returned to get something. There, I see her playing with herself during work hours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn’t touch her back then, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I didn’t. She’s only an employee of mine... My mind was just thinking of safety and gave her an actual thing rather than a pen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun desperately tried to defend himself, the irritation on Yueyue’s face finally disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That better be your thought behind it... Anyway, you’re sidetracking me. You still haven’t thought of how you’re going to explain it to them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I think I’m just going to be upfront about it. I’m just going to stick with my answer and tell them everything I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sure?\" Yueyue questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sure. There’s no better way than be honest. I’ll just tell them everything that had been between Houqin and me.\" Xiaoyun answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything? Including what you just talked about earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm... But you still have one little secret that you haven’t told me. I don’t think that’s really being honest, is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the middle of the night, you called Tianci... Hm, I wonder what could be in it? Surely no one would wiretap you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hint of anger began to appear on Xiaoyun’s face, but he couldn’t say anything back at her as he was the one trying to keep it a secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, I’m just kidding. I don’t know what’s inside the conversation. All I know is you made a phone call at that time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yueyue paused for a second, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it sure will hurt if someone is still hiding something from us. I would feel hurt too if someone didn’t tell the full story behind it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short consideration in his head, Xiaoyun finally chose to confess in the end as he felt a little guilty trying to hide it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, I’ll tell you what happened. But I don’t want to tell them about it right now... Only Tianci and I know what happened between us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm, I’m all ears.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Houqin... A zombie bit her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news made Yueyue freeze in place. Her ears couldn’t believe what Xiaoyun had just dropped in her office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You serious?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m serious. By the time I found her in a hotel running out of Changsha, a zombie had bitten her leg.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"B-But my agents said she looked completely fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course she’s fine. I was the one who saved her. That’s why she looked normal to your agents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"B-But you just said she was bitten. There’s no way you had figured out a cure for the zombie virus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yueyue repeated the confusion in her head, Xiaoyun let out a small sigh as he looked back at her right in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t find her a cure... Do you really want to hear how I managed to save her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With zero hesitation, she nodded her head over and over again. She sat on the desk in silence as she waited for his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I evacuated Houqin to safety, the virus had spread throughout her entire body at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A simple limb replacement wasn’t going to work. I couldn’t just replace her entire body and her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wouldn’t be the same person at that point. It was also just too risky. Left with no other option, I called Tianci.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1549,"2026-06-10T06:59:54.595Z",1,"novelbin.me","24c23ded4ea2fea544ab2d728bd33a370b255f67d8e59b4ea27432501f7f09bf","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-737","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-735",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]