I am in the last days, I can connect to reality

Chapter 1021 Long Time No See

"Phew, the battle is finally over..." Sitting on the makeshift watchtower, Qin Zhong let out a long sigh of relief. He had successfully taken control of the mutant T5 and handed it over to Chu Jiu and Hu Meng to take away for research.

The entire unit, from high-ranking officers like Yan Shikai and Wang Yue to lower-ranking soldiers like Private A and Private B, was exhausted after more than ten hours of fierce fighting. They huddled in their tents, sleeping like logs.

Therefore, at this moment, Qin Zhong, the Heavenly Star Lord, had no choice but to take on the role of sentinel.

"I never imagined that one day I would possess the power to sweep away tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of zombies. Heh, the apocalypse truly is full of endless possibilities..."

Qin Chong gazed at the tracking troops guarding the camp outside the temporary encampment, lying lazily atop the watchtower. Staring at the bright moon in the sky, he shook his head, his thoughts in turmoil.

Soon it will be September 2027.

It has been more than a year since the virus outbreak began on July 4, 2036.

The apocalyptic event orchestrated by the X aliens has plunged almost all of human civilization into an unprecedented crisis.

This also transformed Qin Zhong, an ordinary person without much ambition, into a ruthless leader who could order corpses to litter the ground with a single command.

"Ok?"

Just as Qin Chong was lost in thought, he suddenly sensed something and looked to the left.

Suddenly, a black hole appeared there, emanating wisps of spatial power. From Qin Zhong's position, the black hole resembled the gaping maw of a giant beast, exuding a dangerous aura.

"Is this a contract summoning?" Although the appearance of the black hole was quite abrupt, Qin Zhong was not surprised.

He could sense that this was like a black hole summoned by a mutual aid contract, a spatial passage that notified him to go there.

"Who is calling me? Is it Xiaoyan? Or..." While thinking, Qin Zhong quickly picked up the walkie-talkie: "Yan Shikai, Xiaoying, come here immediately."

At his call, a response came quickly from the walkie-talkie. Soon after, Yan Shikai and Xiao Yingyong appeared together at the sentry post.

"I'm going out for a bit. You guys stay here and wait. I'll be right back. Old Yan, you're in charge of clearing out the remaining zombies. Wait for me to come back!" Before he finished speaking, Qin Chong lightly touched the tower with his toes and leaped out, directly plunging into the black hole.

"Brother Qin, be careful..." Xiao Yingyong only had time to shout before Qin Chong's figure disappeared into the black hole without a trace.

Meanwhile, in a spacious conference room inside a building where the Kyoto government offices are located, a dozen or so serious-looking figures, young and old, including three generals, sat on either side of a rectangular conference table.

At the head of the conference table sat three elderly men. On the left was Shen Haoyan, the director of the National Security Bureau, and in the middle was a slightly plump elderly man with a kind face but an air of authority in his eyes, clearly a man of outward kindness but inward strength.

To his left was an elderly man dressed in a Zhongshan suit, with a solemn face and wearing black-rimmed glasses, giving him an unapproachable air.

At that moment, it was this elderly man from Zhongshan who spoke up: "Shen Haoyan, what are you up to? Who gave you the authority to arbitrarily inject state funds into an ordinary pharmaceutical company? Do you have some connection with that Sun Xiaoyan?"

Faced with this blunt question, Shen Haoyan simply smiled and said, "Elder Qing, I understand. Not only you, but I'm afraid everyone here has questions. That's why I invited everyone here today. I will give you all an explanation."

"Oh." Old Zhang in the middle slowly spoke up: "Old Qing, since Shen Haoyan has said so, let's listen to it."

Elder Qing snorted coldly but said nothing more. Even though Elder Qing's attitude was indifferent, Shen Haoyan didn't care. He smiled slightly, turned his gaze to Ding Kai standing at the gate, and nodded gently.

……

Seeing Shen Haoyan's gesture, Ding Kai was about to turn around and open the door when suddenly several sharp shouts came from outside: "Who are you! Don't move, hands up!"

At the same time, there was the sound of guns being drawn, but then all the sounds disappeared instantly, as if they had been instantly controlled by some kind of monster.

Hearing the commotion outside the door, Ding Kai instinctively stopped what he was doing, reached under his arm to pull out his pistol from the holster, and looked warily toward the door.

Ding Kai's actions attracted the attention of everyone in the room. Although they were alarmed, they did not show it on their faces.

Ding Kai stepped forward, leaned against the door, and listened intently. He was increasingly surprised to find that there was no sound outside, as if no one was there.

However, Ding Kai knew that there were at least a dozen National Security Bureau security personnel in the corridor. What exactly was happening outside? Could an assassin have infiltrated?

But Ding Kai quickly shook his head, denying this guess.

The room was filled with almost half of China's leaders, and the outer perimeter was heavily guarded, making it impossible for anyone to break in silently.

"Ding Kai, what's going on outside?" Shen Haoyan, unable to remain calm, asked.

"I don't know, I'll go out and take a look." After a slight hesitation, Ding Kai replied, and then prepared to open the door.

Two other security personnel from the National Security Bureau also came up behind him with guns. At Ding Kai's signal, both pistols were pointed at the door.

"Knock knock knock!" Just as Ding Kai's hand was about to touch the doorknob, there was a gentle knock on the door.

The knocking on the door, even in the quiet environment, still gave Ding Kai a jolt.

"Squeak!" In a panic, Ding Kai suddenly pulled open the door, pointing his pistol at the door. However, the person who appeared in front of him made him freeze instantly.

"Ding Kai? Heh, long time no see. What's wrong? Why are you so wary of an old friend?"

Standing outside the door was Qin Zhong, who had been summoned by Sun Xiaoyan. It turned out that Sun Xiaoyan had used a mutual aid contract to summon Qin Zhong here. As soon as Qin Zhong appeared, he saw Sun Xiaoyan.

At that time, Sun Xiaoyan was in a lounge at the end of the corridor, waiting for Elder Shen and several other committee members to finish their discussions and then call her in for a talk to discuss the government's subsequent investment in Tianhai Pharmaceutical.

While waiting, Sun Xiaoyan kept thinking about how to persuade the other committee members besides Shen Lao.

Although Mr. Shen had agreed to invest in Tianhai Pharmaceutical after their last meeting, the matter encountered setbacks along the way.

The reason is that after Mr. Shen proposed this motion, Mr. Qing, who was also a member of the committee, raised questions, arguing that it was not worthwhile to spend a huge amount of money to invest in an ordinary pharmaceutical company but only acquire a small number of shares.

Because of Qing Lao's considerable authority in China, the resolution has been delayed in being passed.

Therefore, Mr. Shen convened this coordination meeting specifically, hoping that Sun Xiaoyan would convey Qin Zhong's views to the powerful figures present in person in order to secure this investment.

As Sun Xiaoyan waited, she grew increasingly uneasy, not believing she had the ability to persuade these people.

Left with no other choice, she had to use the mutual aid contract to summon Qin Zhong, hoping to use Qin Zhong's power to move him.