[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-812":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},1887421,2510,"Chapter 812: Cabinet Meeting","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-812",812,"\u003Cp>\"The number is reflected based on the report submitted last week. We had done months of preparation for the estimated cost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A back and forth between the health department and Xiaoyun appeared before he turned around to look over to Yuqi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that report accurate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s as accurate as it could be... Did you not read the report I sent you on Friday?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I did. Ahem, very well. Yuqi, what’s needed from me? Signing the approval paper?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can sign it later myself... I just want to make sure you know something important like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see... You all can continue the meeting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Xiaoyun taking a step back, Yuqi quickly took charge again as the health department continued to ramble on for a few more minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several hours of meetings had gone by, most of the ministers had finished giving their work reports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was sent out of the meeting room for a restroom break, except for Xiaoyun and Yuqi, who stayed behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, where’s the important thing that you wanted me to see? These things don’t really feel like the thing you wanted me to come here for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it really that obvious?\" Yuqi questioned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean, I had been just sitting here and listening to them talk. Most of these issues can be resolved with time and a stroke of a pen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun paused for a second, then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you want me to come to this meeting for exactly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can those smart brains of yours not figure this out? Or did you leave it back at home with Tianci and Ziling?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi joked back with a smile, he didn’t get mad at it. Instead, Xiaoyun felt a little relief knowing it wasn’t something bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven’t been at work for a bit. Would my beautiful, genius wife tell me what she wants me to be here for today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he tried to move closer, Yuqi immediately pushed his hands away before staring at him with a serious face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop being so corny. Be serious for a second. Did you already forget what you needed to do at the end of this month?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not. I had been preparing for the trips for a month and a half now... Wait a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds of thinking in pure silence, Xiaoyun’s brain finally figured out the puzzle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wanted me to give an announcement about it. Did I get that right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like your brain isn’t empty after all... Ahem, the break is almost over. Stop touching my legs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she shoved his hands away from her thighs, the ministers began to come back into the room one by one from their break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty minutes later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Fa, you’re the last one to report. Do you have anything important you wanted to say outside of yesterday?\" Yuqi questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, deputy governor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great. Before I end the meeting today, our Governor has a few words to say... Can we all give him a round of applause first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the ministers looked a little confused by the request, but they all clapped in the end as it slowly died down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to try to make this short. I’ll be out of Luoping by November 14th, and out of Guangdong by November 30th.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, both Xiaoyun and Yuqi could see that their faces all looked a little puzzled, more so than the request to clap earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t be back until... roughly by the end of December if everything goes according to plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this another military operation?\" The minister of the treasury curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the first part of the trip, yes. I’ll be assisting General Han Bang and General Lingang to start the last offensive into the south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with Yiming officially retiring, I’ll be in charge of his unit until someone suitable comes up for his replacement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several of the ministers looked shocked, especially the head of border patrol and the head of police, who had worked multiple times with Yiming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yuqi looked a little shocked, as she only expected Xiaoyun to leave at the end of the month, not two weeks away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the 30th, I’ll be coming back to Luoping to... Take a plane ride to the capital.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The capital?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was Li Zhen who spoke up. His face looked more confused than ever as he couldn’t imagine why someone would go there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The military in the North had sent invites to multiple settlement leaders across the country to the capital, including me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ll be taking a transport plane from our Gansu friends on the 30th... And fly back hopefully in time for the New Year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don’t we just refuse the meeting?\" Li Fa questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If all the settlement leaders are there, who am I to refuse? Does anyone want to see an ICMB flying towards our homes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Xiaoyun reminded them of the potential threat, the meeting room fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew the planned trip was an open-and-shut case... Until he suddenly started to chuckle a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, don’t look all sad and everything. It’s a good thing for us to make contact with potential allies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what if you lock you up and refuse to let you go?\" The Minister of Health questioned, with everyone else agreeing with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then they’ll ruin their own reputation... Besides, they have no reason to lock me up in a meeting meant to create a united front against zombies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the minister’s face showing zero trust in assumptions he made up on the spot, Xiaoyun let out a small sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, I’m not here to talk about why I should go or shouldn’t go. I’m here to tell you all that I’ll be gone for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want you all to continue working without me, and you all have already shown the capability for that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun paused for a second as he looked around. He could see their faces still holding a grim look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is just a small request from me. Please treat Yuqi as if she were the Governor. She’ll be taking my spot while I’m gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bombshell news didn’t surprise any of them this time, as they had been working under Yuqi since the beginning of the Luoping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next week, I’ll be going on TV to make this announcement public myself. I don’t want any of this leaked to the public before then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the meeting officially came to an end, Xiaoyun could see the irritated face on Yuqi as everyone else left the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, you didn’t tell me you’re leaving on the 14th.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My bad. I didn’t intend to keep it a secret. I only planned for this a few weeks ago with Yiming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever. You’re going to explain this to Mom yourself... They’re going to be so mad when they hear this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s just two weeks earlier than before. It can’t be that bad—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t understand. All of us were...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi suddenly fell into silence. Her lips sealed shut as she started packing up her stuff into her briefcase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Were what? You guys planning something for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, we are planning something. It was going to be something special... But now you had ruined it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi answered with frustration in her voice as she zipped her bag. Getting up from her chair, she looked over to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re going to be so dead when you get home today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can’t be that bad... I mean, I didn’t plan for it either. Yiming had to retire, his body is way too weak to—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t want to hear it. Tell it to Mom and everyone else in the family. All I’m going to say is good luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden mysterious look left Xiaoyun confused as she left the room without elaborating on it any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are they possibly planning for me? It can’t be something bad... But why would it matter if I’m leaving early or late?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun continued to sit in the chair, his mind unable to wrap around what they could be doing for him before the trip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They haven’t been acting weird or anything... No hints either... Did they do something while I was asleep or something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he tried to dig into his memories, the more he felt confused. Everything just came up blank as if they had shown nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the nothingness itself was an indicator. Something more was going on rather than the usual calmness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever. I guess I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once out of the meeting room and into the empty hallway, he froze for a second. He didn’t know where to go now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way I’m going back to Yuqi’s office... Oh snap, almost forgot. I need to go to the command center today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the decision made, he headed straight to the elevator before reaching downstairs to the main lobby.\u003C\u002Fp>",1504,"2026-06-10T06:59:56.420Z",1,"novelbin.me","7313299c3206a84da5892d3aea14bb533ba6d635c56f37fce42b0ddfe63e0947","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-813","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-618",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]