[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-774":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},1887606,2510,"Chapter 774: Mayor Lu","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-774",774,"\u003Cp>\"Where are we going now, Commander?\" Lingang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you drive me to Shenzhen? I want to visit the mayor of Shenzhen next.\" Xiaoyun answered after seeing the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay... Commander Xiaoyun, can I ask something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" Xiaoyun asked back as he took off his sunglasses before putting them into his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn’t you want to show your identity? Is this supposed to be some sort of secret visit or something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You could think that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Xiaoyun not elaborating any further, Lingang didn’t ask again as he started up the car before driving it off into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty minutes later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the car approached closer and closer to Shenzhen’s most busy metropolitan area, the number of skyscrapers increased almost a hundredfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was even more than Guangzhou, as an endless number of skyscrapers were fully visible on both sides of the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a massive signature arch in the middle that’s impossible to miss, they had arrived at the civic center of Shenzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t believe this city was covered in fog a few months ago...\" Xiaoyun murmured as everything looked almost unreal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... Actually, Command, did you know if the fog damaged any of the buildings?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingang asked as he remembered the newspaper report that stated how Xiaoyun was the one who resolved the fog crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A lot of the buildings got damaged... But not this side of the city. It was mostly at the center of Shenzhen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the car continued driving down the streets, it eventually came to a stop as it arrived at the tallest building in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ping an bank...\" Xiaoyun murmured as several memories suddenly started flashing inside his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You came to this place before, Commander?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun exited the car and put on his sunglasses, an armed police guard immediately stopped him when he walked towards the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, please show your ID—General Lingang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to check my ID?\" Lingang questions the guard as he quickly catches up to Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-No, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Now move out of the way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them easily entered the building as they walked straight past the front desk and towards the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They really picked the coolest building to be converted into a government building,\" Xiaoyun murmured as he suddenly felt a little jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, you could—Ahem, I mean Mister, you could use the Guangzhou tower if you want to one-up Shenzhen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m good. I don’t like driving too far for work every day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lingang pressed the elevator button to the top floors, the two of them soon reached the floor they needed to be on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every step of the way, Xiaoyun could feel the level of luxury, from fancy million-dollar paintings to various kinds of office decoration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire floor was a single room, as the area they were in acted as a main lobby. There wasn’t even any office cubicle as they were located on the floor below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just felt even more facier than his own office. Still, he wasn’t about to be petty over something so small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the mayor’s office. She should be inside here working.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingang murmured as he led Xiaoyun to the only door to the floor, standing by it as he weirdly didn’t knock on it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the door knocked, the two waited as a woman’s voice soon appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the door, the first thing they saw was a young woman sitting in a chair, with two office men standing before her desk with papers in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General Lingang, surprise to see you here... And who’s this person?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m Lingang’s personal bodyguard,\" Xiaoyun answered as he deepened his voice a little, hiding his identity even further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did you have a bodyguard?\" The young woman asked, looking a little surprised at Lingang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s none of your business. When are you going to return my soldiers? Don’t tell me it’s one or two months.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seems like you had met with the Dongguan mayor already then... Do you like to hear the same answer from me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the young woman innocently looked back at Lingang, Xiaoyun quickly noticed the two office men on the side looking a little nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever. You’d better get an extension as well... And please don’t come to my office by yourself again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too bad... Ahem, you two can go now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of the office workers quickly left the room, leaving the three of them in the room as they closed the door behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lingang, can you have your bodyguard out of the room?\" The young woman requested as she slowly sat at her desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s staying in the same room with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boo, you’re no fun... Ahem, anyway, what else did you come here for? You didn’t just come to see me, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingang froze for a second as he looked over to Xiaoyun, who only stood still in complete silence, forcing him to come up with something on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I came here to check if you had been resettling the refugees properly. I don’t want my soldiers to get tainted military records.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t have to worry about that. The deputy governor had already sent extra police over to maintain order.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young woman paused as she stared right at Lingang’s face before speaking up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn’t dare to taint your records. I put them on traffic patrols and managing police calls instead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lingang looked over to Xiaoyun again, he continued to remain silent, forcing Lingang to continue the conversation despite wanting to leave already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shenzhen mayor, is there anything else my soldiers can help with? Or else I’m going back to my base.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do have something that you can help me with—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please try to stay professional, Mayor Lu. I don’t want to be forced to file a harassment letter to the governor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingang’s threat surprised Xiaoyun a little as he couldn’t understand why Lingang seemed to be so hostile towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to scare me away with that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young woman completely ignores the threat as she gets up from the desk, walking one step after another towards Lingang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m dead serious. I don’t want to repeat myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think the governor would really believe your report? A tough military general being harassed by a defenseless female mayor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lingang looked over to Xiaoyun for the third time, a grin appeared on his face as Xiaoyun started to realize why Lingang acting so nervously earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can very well report this to the deputy governor... Imagine a military general entering a room drunk and sexually assaulting the mayor of Shenzhen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t even do anything. Why couldn’t you just leave me alone? What’s about me that’s making you so interested in me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything—What are you laughing at?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shenzhen mayor finally noticed Xiaoyun’s grin as he chuckled a little, unable to hold in his laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing. You two can continue. I’ll leave to make room—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander Xiaoyun, enough. You have to put a stop to this. I’m tired of having her harass me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lingang exposed the sunglasses man’s identity, the Shenzhen mayor started looking up and down towards the ’bodyguard.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the exact haircut, same height, and the same way of dressing in suits, she finally realized Lingang wasn’t joking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"G-Governor Chen?\" Mayor Lu nervously asked as the joking face instantly vanished, replaced by nervousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lingang, do you dislike this woman?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked as he finally took off his sunglasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am already married to two wives. I’m more than happy with them. I don’t need someone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see... Mayor Lu, I think it would be in the best interest of the government for you to leave General Lingang alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mayor Lu slowly nodded her head, her eyes seemingly accepting his demand. Yet Xiaoyun could see right through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just as a reminder, the government contract explicitly stated that high-ranking officials should actively avoid having a relationship with military officers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warning seemed to have worked as she bowed down all the way before getting back up and heading back to her seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, General Lingang, I didn’t mean to be joking with you that much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine... Just don’t do it again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, I came here today to check if the resettlement program for the refugees had been conducted properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since you’re in the office right now, do you mind leading the two of us to check it out? Or do you have something else to work on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can lead you there, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mayor Lu immediately got up from her seat, walking over to the door as she led them back over to the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reaching down to the basement parking lot, she led them to a car as she opened the car door for them to enter first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are currently five resettlement programs in the city, which one do you want to see, sir?\" Mayor Lu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever is the closest,\" Xiaoyun answered, putting his sunglasses back on as he sat next to Lingang in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>",1519,"2026-06-10T06:59:54.885Z",1,"novelbin.me","fead7d6639e6f61b0dd1ca9a4530b24eac57f4b4e533223b64365a53259933c6","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-775","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-526",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]