[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-798":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},1887654,2510,"Chapter 798: Investigating the Source","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-798",798,"\u003Cp>\"They don’t want to speak up about it. But I’ll personally ask them again today to file a police report.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun could feel the crowd starting to be a little moved, but he needed more to fully convince them to disperse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had not suffered the same trauma, but I’ll make damn sure it will never happen again under my watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please, hear me out. Give us some time. Justice will be carried out against those who have acted illegally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could I trust a man who’s going to shield another man against us?\" One of the female protestors yelled out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I’m married and have daughters of my own. I’ll be the first person to shoot those people caught in such a despicable act.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Xiaoyun reached his hand down to his holster, the crowds finally seemed to have died down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don’t trust me and believe only a fellow woman could handle it properly, the deputy governor, Mrs.Yuqi, will be in charge of the process as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I repeat, I will not interfere with the government inspection regardless of its outcome, and they’ll have the full right to investigate the soldier’s past conduct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Yuqi’s name was mentioned, the protestors finally accepted the concession Xiaoyun had made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, please. Go home. Go to the police station and file the report. Let your voices be heard and put those criminals into chains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the protestors refused to move, but a small fraction of them on the outer edges began breaking apart from the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the small chunks of protestors turned bigger and bigger as they began to leave on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small group of stubborn protestors eventually left as well after they no longer had the crowd’s support from the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew. Finally, it’s over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun entered the main lobby, he could see the soldiers who had been standing by the whole time looking at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, are you really going to put the soldiers in chains?\" Lingang curiously asked after saluting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I am. What makes you think I wouldn’t?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... Sorry for asking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all can go back to your duty... You don’t have to worry, Lingang. It’s only going to be limited to the 4th Army Corps.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the soldiers left the building at once as everything seemed to have returned to normal. However, the metal barricade in the front served as a reminder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, you got everything resolved?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi emerged from the elevator and walked towards him, she was followed by hundreds of civil servants from the staircase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I did. You’re going to have a lot of work ahead of you.\" Xiaoyun murmured as he thought back to what he had promised earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, you okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine... Yueyue, do you have a second? I want to talk to you about something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun asked as he sat in his car all alone in the parking lot, with no one else nearby, as he started up the engine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m already on my way. Where do you want to meet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come to... the police station across from the government building.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun hung up the call, he drove right out of the office building as he headed towards the police station across the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After driving for a bit, he was instantly met with hundreds of police cars all driving right past him towards the office building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren’t they a little late?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun murmured to himself as he put his car into park before walking towards the police station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once inside, he was a little surprised to see one of the people standing behind one of the counters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Governor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey Li Zhen. Your police are a little late, aren’t they?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We just got the report of the protest. Is everything still okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I already got it resolved. What took the police so long to react? You guys are just a few blocks from the administrative office.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun raised his concern, Li Zhen awkwardly took off his police hat as he let out a nervous chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was just a really, really bad timing. Almost half of the police force was having a joint drill with the hospital and the firefighter units in the outer part of the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhen’s explanation defused some of the anger in Xiaoyun’s mind. But still, he was alerted by how slow the police response was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about the other half? I didn’t see a single police officer at the protest.\" Xiaoyun questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The other half are already assigned in the outer-edge of the city and responsible for the rural areas as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you’re telling me, as a head police chief, your drill managed to leave the city with practically an empty police station?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... Well, the drill was only supposed to be one hour. But one of the police officers got injured, and it delayed—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough excuses. If it wasn’t for Lingang’s troop happening to be patrolling there, I can’t imagine what would have happened to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The city center is usually patrolled by the military...\" One of the police officers behind Li Zhen murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s only temporary, not permanent... Tomorrow, I want to see more police officers at Shenzhen’s administrative block.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Zhen accepted the request, Xiaoyun couldn’t really pin the blame on him, especially when it really seemed to be just unfortunate timing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, a question remained in his head. One that felt too big a coincidence for a protestor to appear right as he visits Shenzhen with Yuqi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey Xiaoyun!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Took you long enough. I need you to—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Investigate the protestors, right? I already have all the information here. I can arrest the ring leader and the planner right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yueyue interrupted him by handing the file, Xiaoyun was a little surprised by the speed and awareness of what he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Zhen, do you have a private room?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yueyue, you know this was going to happen?\" Xiaoyun questioned as the two of them entered the private room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope. But I managed to find the entire trail of connection three minutes before they gathered into a protest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could have sent me a warning beforehand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yueyue shyly scratched her hair as she knew Xiaoyun was in the right. But still, she wasn’t going to admit fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was too busy trying to find who was behind it... Besides, they weren’t even planning anything violent at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh-huh, how would you know that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s in the file.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun finally opened the file in his hand, he was instantly taken aback by the very name at the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pinli’s father? Are you sure he’s the ringleader?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have evidence of him paying for everything from the signs to the food and water. Everything was tied to his ID and credit card.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flipping to the next page, Xiaoyun could see exactly the evidence Yueyue was talking about, as over thousands of transactions were recorded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It perfectly matched the composition of the protestors, which happened to be all female names, and even the actual identification of the protestors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wu Min was the one who also sent the story to the newspaper last night and used his connection for Shen Wen to print it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the text message fully displayed the paid advertisement Shen Wen had taken, it became clear that Wu Min wasn’t hiding his intention at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So Wu Min planned all this... For what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know. You want me to arrest him right now? I already have agents watching him outside of his restaurant right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun shook his head, as one thing still remained unanswered as he stared her right into the eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yueyue, how does he know I was going out to Shenzhen on October 3rd on a Tuesday?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um... I’m not sure. Do you want me to investigate further? That might be a little hard to find, but I can try to—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine. It’s probably just having a guy outside of my house watching me... Good job, Yueyue. I’m happy with your work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yueyue happily lowered her head with the file back in her hand, Xiaoyun just couldn’t help but give her a little head pat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, when are you finished with the report on the capital?\" Xiaoyun asked, moving his hands away after noticing the blush on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My agents are still gathering as much info as possible. The north is very far away, and messages take a long time to—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No rush. Have it done before I go on the trip.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Xiaoyun was about to get up and leave, he could hear Yueyue murmuring something underneath her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sixth time reminding me and says no rush...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the door closed, Yueyue was now alone. She let out a small sigh of relief as she wiped the sweat from her palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her mind, she was expecting Xiaoyun to yell at her. Punish her in some way for failure to prevent something like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when considering her job as intelligence was to prevent this kind of thing from happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mrs.Yueyue, are you in there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1544,"2026-06-10T06:59:54.885Z",1,"novelbin.me","125b210e9e468f4fcc7078a7ccd0d9389ff6536f92f57bbd708020ac899388e6","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-799","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-797",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]