[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-797":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},1887653,2510,"Chapter 797: Blind Justice","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-797",797,"\u003Cp>The entirety of September flew right by as the next few weeks were mostly uneventful. It was a stable time with things being done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every city was growing steadily. The stress from the sudden population increase was mostly resolved with smooth government coordination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Businesses and manufacturing were booming in real time as demands for good spiked from the population increase as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raw resources were being met as massive investments from the private sector were pouring in nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everybody knew it was the next big thing—an underdeveloped sector, as every factory and every other sector needed it to make things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the government was spending a large sum of its tax dollars on resource extraction to meet the increased purchases from factories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there were some environmental concerns, they were put aside for now as some of the raw resources were critical to the army’s equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of the military, Han Bang was making steady progress in the south. The troops were on the final stretch to clear the entirety of Zhongshan city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangmen, however, was a totally different story. Although the metropolitan area was cleared, the rural southern part remained uncleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were just endless hills and forests, with road conditions going from smooth concrete to dirt roads filled with potholes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the roads had become so abandoned that nearby fallen trees and rockslides overtook them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every step of the way for logistics had become nearly impossible. It got to the point that the army was moving along with a whole construction team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Bang even requested Xiaoyun, asking for permission to bypass all the villages and go straight to the populated towns instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, the idea was shut down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The risk involved of even a single zombie migrating into an unprepared civilian was just too great for him to take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the east, it was a completely different story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than being bogged down by bad infrastructure, General Yezi took the deliberate choice to march everything on foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was transported by wheelbarrows and a never-ending conga line of goods across the highway that connected each city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Zhaoqing to Yanfu to Maoming, he was creating a whole snake tunnel made of soldiers across each of the towns and cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when he reaches the actual metropolitan area does he stop and start backtracking all the small towns and villages in the rural area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The risky approach alerted Xiaoyun, especially when Houqin raised the concern of how fast Yezi was burning out the soldiers in rotation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after seeing how Yezi had progressed all the way to the doorstep of Maoming city, he chose to put his trust in him in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside of the two active military Corp, General Wuli and General Lingang had successfully reshuffled their troops into two different army groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By reshuffling, it was more of Wuli absorbing a third of Lingang’s 3rd Army Corps veteran soldiers to high-ranking positions at the 4th Army Corps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yiming’s 5th army corps was also blending into the army structure at record speed, as the soldiers already had prior experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a little controversy as time went on, however. It wasn’t exactly related to the army’s performance or anything like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An issue that Xiaoyun never expected to happen. One that started to grow out of hand as the media coverage became extensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was soon forced to address it as protests that began to spark in both Shenzhen’s and Dongguan’s administrative offices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Justice now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Put criminals into jail!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No justice! No peace!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun and Yuqi both looked out the windows, there were thousands, no, tens of thousands of protestors right outside the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them happened to be right at the epicenter of the protest, in the middle of the administrative office in Shenzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, you want to do something about it or not?\" Yuqi questioned as she continued to watch the protestors outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I don’t know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room fell into silence as Yuqi shut the window, closing the blinds as she turned around to look at Xiaoyun in the eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, it’s not that hard a decision. Put those criminals in jail and all of them will happily disperse on their own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Put them into jail with what charges? I can’t send the investigator back over to Hunan to find every single soldier responsible for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s literally zero evidence. No concrete evidence of any of the crimes described in that newspaper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But everyone knows what happened... Xiaoyun, the longer you wait, the more betrayed the people feel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, I know...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, you tell me. Do you think every soldier you recruited from Hunan was an innocent man who did nothing wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then there you go. Start by launching an investigation into the matter and holding those who are accused accountable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short moment, Xiaoyun let out a small sigh as he accepted his fate. There was no other way around it at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. I’ll go talk to the protestor myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he stepped out of the room, hundreds of civil servants were standing before him, seemingly waiting for an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor, what are we going to do?\" The mayor of Shenzhen asked, her face with a hint of nervousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll deal with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them watched in silence as he headed over to the elevator, taking it down before he arrived at the main lobby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lingang saluted Xiaoyun, hundreds of soldiers were standing by. All of their rifles were fully loaded, waiting for an order to shut things down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance were hundreds of thousands of protesters, all standing there in front of the metal barricade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was people from all walks of life, some spoke with a Hunanese accent, while some spoke with a Cantonese accent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all hold signs demanding justice. Some even showed pictures of what seemed to be victims cut out from the newspaper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander Xiaoyun, what do you need us to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stand back and tell the soldiers to lower their rifles... I’ll personally speak to the protestors myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir... That’s very risky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know what I’m doing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lingang didn’t speak up any further, following him out to the front of the building before ordering the soldiers to take a step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone! Please, calm down for a second!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Xiaoyun’s firm voice spoke out from the loudspeaker, everyone in the crowd fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not going to bullshit you with any flowery language. Effective immediately, there will be an investigation launched into those affected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun paused for a bit as the crowds all stared at him in silence, waiting for him to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are undoubtedly criminal actions by some of the soldiers in the 5th Army Corps. I didn’t expect this initially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But every soldier who has committed a crime will not be let go. Rest assured, the maximum penalty will be applied to the soldiers who abuse their power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There will be no exception. I repeat. There will be no exception. Every case will be prosecuted and thoroughly investigated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a part of this investigation, I’ll also set up a special task force to deal with those who have quit being soldiers as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please, put your trust in the government. Give us time, and justice will be carried out for all who are affected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor, can you swear on it?\" One of the female protesters yelled out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I swear on my life, I will be impartial to all soldiers affected by this. I will not shield anyone who’s caught in such disgraceful acts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowds of protestors stared at Xiaoyun in silence, not moving in the slightest, as if they didn’t buy his argument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, I’m married and have kids of my own. I’ll be disgusted and want justice as well if someone does this to my family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know what I’m doing right now is all just words. But you all can hold me accountable as the public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Give me a week. No, two days. All of those who are accused will be put on hold, and an investigation will be conducted immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They already destroyed all of the evidence! How could we get justice for what they had done!\" One of the protestors yelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... Due to such unforeseen circumstances, I’ll tell the judges to include outside evidence and weigh accounts from witnesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rest assured, those who are criminals will face justice. I cannot emphasize this enough: We will not leave a single stone unturned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the crowds of protesters finally seem to buy Xiaoyun’s promises. But still, they weren’t willing to disperse yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know this sounds crazy. But my girlfriend, Houqin. She’s currently the head of the logistics department.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone watched Xiaoyun in silence as they couldn’t tell what Xiaoyun was trying to convey with his story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her parent came from Hunan, just like you all. Stuck in Wuhan until the army came to rescue them from the wasteland.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1506,"2026-06-10T06:59:54.885Z",1,"novelbin.me","27089335491e7e4bc1d4e2185b6c3f8e53aad522a01148a89e33bb986486a41e","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-798","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-796",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]