Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Hearing the man's denial, Zhou Yang was not surprised. If he hadn't accidentally bumped into the man gathering information in his previous life, he would never have been able to connect this person with the mysterious informant of the base, who was so well-known that no one had ever seen him before.

"Making a living by selling these unwanted scrap metal..." Zhou Yang said slowly, then grabbed the man's arm. "How could your hand grow this much flesh from eating so much?"

"..."

Caught off guard, the man was filled with remorse and was about to make another excuse when he heard Zhou Yang utter impatient words again.

"Alright, stop with the nonsense. I found you directly, so I have my reasons. Just tell me if you'll take the job or not. Don't worry, if you do a good job, I'll give you a generous reward, and I won't expose your identity."

Seeing that Zhou Yang had already gone this far, the man felt there was no point in denying it any further, so he whispered to Zhou Yang, "Boss, can we talk somewhere else?"

Zhou Yang had the same idea, so he nodded and said, "Okay, come with us."

The man quickly packed up his junk and left with Zhou Yang and the others.

Instead of taking the man to their new home, Zhou Yang went directly to the most desolate part of the slum, the place where she had encountered the robbers in her previous life.

That place was the most severely affected by the insect infestation in the Hecheng base during the early days of the apocalypse. It was burned for several days and nights, and even the land was scorched black. To this day, it remains the most dilapidated place in the entire base.

Upon arriving at the location, the man looked around and, seeing no one was around, asked gruffly, "What do you want to know?"

However, Zhou Yang wasn't in a hurry to gather information. He didn't reply, but instead released Xiao Hu to help monitor the surroundings. Only after confirming that no one else was around did he look at the man and say:

"There's no rush. Take off your disguise first. It's 30 degrees Celsius, and you're wrapped up like a mummy. Aren't you hot? Also, you don't need to lower your voice. It looks really awkward to speak in a low voice with a baby face."

The man was already stunned when he saw Zhou Yang release the mutated plant, convinced that the two people in front of him were stronger than him. When he heard Zhou Yang tell him to drop his disguise and not to lower his voice, and that he had a baby face, he took a step back in fear.

"How...how did you know...?"

The man stared at Zhou Yang in disbelief, then kept racking his brain trying to figure out if he had given himself away, but he couldn't come up with anything for a long time.

He has always been cautious, taking orders in writing and rarely meeting customers in person. He avoids showing his face whenever possible, so no one knows his true identity to this day.

But how did this person know?

Just as the man was starting to panic, Zhou Yang tilted his head and added with a smile, "I not only know what you look like, I also know that your special ability is invisibility."

In his past life, he had just returned from work on the other side. Because it was getting late, he wanted to take a shortcut back to the refugee camp as soon as possible. However, when he passed a villa in the second district, he suddenly saw a naked man appear at a corner where there should have been no one. Upon seeing this, Zhou Yang immediately hid in the shadows, not daring to make a sound or let the other person discover him.

Fortunately, the other person was probably in a hurry as well, so they didn't notice him.

After the other person had dressed and left for a while, Zhou Yang cautiously emerged from the shadows and quickly returned to the refugee camp.

He hadn't taken it seriously at first, but when he got back and lay on his cot, for some reason, he suddenly remembered the few words the man had muttered. Then he thought about the mysterious cassette player he had heard people talk about before, and suddenly felt like he had stumbled upon some secret.

Of course, he didn't intend to expose this person, after all, he was also a superhuman, and he, an ordinary person, couldn't afford to get drunk.

Although many people in the base have offered a reward for this informant, and the reward points are not low.

But Zhou Yang wouldn't get involved in this mess, since it had little to do with him anyway.

……

The man on this side had no idea that his past self had been exposed. At this moment, he only felt that Zhou Yang was incredibly powerful, and he became even more flustered.

How did you know about my superpowers?!

After saying that, he subconsciously looked around to see if there was a way for him to escape.

Seeing through the man's thoughts, Zhou Yang waved the little tiger in her hand: "Don't even think about running away. Trust me, even if you become invisible, my little tiger can catch you in an instant."

Upon hearing this, the man, having nothing to lose, ripped off his hat and mask, no longer bothering to disguise his voice: "What exactly do you want?!"

When Zhou Yang saw the man clearly, he was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect him to be a baby-faced boy who was about the same age as him, and his voice was clear and bright.

Actually, Zhou Yang was just bluffing when he said he knew what Zhou Yang looked like. After all, it was dark in his past life, so who would know what Zhou Yang looked like? It was just Zhou Yang trying to increase his leverage.

However, Zhou Yang certainly wouldn't say this, so he coughed lightly and said:

"Don't be angry. We just want you to help us find out about three people, that's all. And the reward we can give you will definitely make you feel that it's worth more than you think."

Having come this far, the boy had no choice but to agree. He didn't care much about the payment; he just wanted to finish quickly and get rid of these two people. So he asked directly:

"Tell me, which three people are you short? Give me their addresses and names."

When this topic came up, Zhou Yang couldn't say anything, so he scratched his head and said somewhat awkwardly, "Ahem, well... I don't know their names, and I don't know where they live..."

"..." The boy looked over speechlessly, "You don't know anything, what do you want me to look up?"

"However, I know what those three people look like, and they should be a gang. One has a long scar on his face, is very tall, and should be a physical evolutionist. Another has a full beard and a scar on his face, looks quite strong, and is an ordinary person. The last one is a short, thin middle-aged man, but has a somewhat mean-looking face, and is also an ordinary person."

The boy thought about the physical characteristics of the three people Zhou Yang had described, and felt like he had seen them somewhere before, but he couldn't quite place them.