Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Zhou Yang stayed at the villa for a while before taking Wandou back, while the tablet was left at the villa for Gu Yaoyao to watch cartoons.

Inside the villa, Shen Zechuan and the others watched Gu Yaoyao watch cartoons while discussing whether or not to go to the city with the army.

Shen Zechuan was the first to speak up: "I want to go. I'm familiar with the city and can give directions to the soldiers."

"I'm planning to go too." Yan Fei nodded, indicating that he would also be going.

"Then I'll go too. Every person can contribute more."

Seeing that all three of them were going, Chai Jin patted his chest and said, "Count me in too. Although I don't have any special abilities, my current strength and speed evolution is more useful than your special abilities."

Seeing that everyone was leaving, Lu Xingye naturally didn't want to stay either. Taking care of the child alone at home was more terrifying than fighting zombies.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Gu Yaoyao is difficult to take care of. On the contrary, Gu Yaoyao is a rare well-behaved child, but Lu Xingye himself still has the temper of a child and simply doesn't have the patience.

Besides, he can't cook. Are you suggesting he take Gu Yaoyao to eat instant noodles?

So, the original plan was to leave one person at home to take care of Gu Yaoyao, but instead, everyone will be going into the city with the army tomorrow.

But what about Gu Yaoyao? Gu Tianqi had temporarily entrusted his daughter to their care.

No, strictly speaking, it was handed over to Yan Fei.

So everyone turned to look at Yan Fei again.

"What about Yao Yao? Should we send her to Uncle Gu's?"

“I don’t think it will work with my uncle. The base is still under construction, and he’s too busy. He only sent her over because he couldn’t take care of Yao Yao.” Yan Fei thought for a while before suggesting, “How about we send her to Zhou Yang’s place for a day first?”

Shen Zechuan hesitated upon hearing this: "Is it appropriate? And would Uncle Gu agree?"

Although he trusted Zhou Yang, Gu Tianqi had only met Zhou Yang once, and Zhou Yang might not be entirely at ease with him.

Yan Fei, however, felt that it wasn't a big problem.

"It's okay, I'll just talk to my uncle later."

"And I don't know if you've noticed, but Zhou Yang's house has a very strange interior design. It's extremely minimalist, but incredibly sturdy. When I went with Xiao Ye to copy games last time, I specifically observed it from the balcony, and the glass in his house is actually bulletproof, and it's double-layered bulletproof glass!"

"Besides, his house has a door that's both burglarproof and explosion-proof, plus an extra iron door. I bet it's the safest house in the whole base! Plus, there's Pea in his house. If my uncle isn't comfortable with that, he really can't find a safer place."

Lu Xingye blinked and exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? I've been there so many times and I never realized his place was so safe!"

"You need to be more mindful of yourself. All you do all day is eat, drink, and have fun." Yan Fei ruffled Lu Xingye's somewhat long hair, then continued, "Besides, I suspect that Zhou Yang was the one who issued the doomsday warning. Otherwise, how do you explain that his house is decorated like a safe house? The final location the higher-ups gave me was this neighborhood."

"Actually, when I first received the mission, my first thought was you. But after the apocalypse, seeing that you were no different from us, blind and helpless, I realized it wasn't you. Zhou Yang, on the other hand, often gave us hints in various ways..."

I thank you!

Upon hearing this, Shen Zechuan rolled his eyes at Yan Fei, then his face darkened as he glanced at the others.

"Don't tell anyone that Zhou Yang might be a prophet of the apocalypse. He's helped us a lot and even saved me. We can't use him as a scapegoat. We can't tell Uncle Gu either, and we definitely can't report it to the higher-ups."

The others nodded in agreement; none of them disagreed.

Yan Fei naturally agreed with Shen Zechuan: "Don't worry, we're not the kind of people who repay kindness with enmity. The situation is unclear right now, and we can't contact them in the capital for the time being. Even if we do get in touch later, I won't report it until I understand the situation."

"You guys watch over Yao Yao, I'm going to find my uncle first."

After saying that, Yan Fei reminded Gu Yaoyao that she could only watch one more episode of the cartoon before turning around and going out to find Gu Tianqi.

Zhou Yang, on the other side, had no idea that he had been exposed. After exercising in the space as usual, he came out to take a shower and then fell fast asleep with Wandou.

*

The next morning, before dawn, someone knocked on his door.

Fortunately, it's hot now, so Zhou Yang woke up early.

He opened the door and saw Shen Zechuan and his group. Yan Fei, who was at the head of the line, was holding the sleeping Gu Yaoyao in his arms.

"What's going on? What happened?"

Looking at the group of people dressed in their travel gear, Zhou Yang felt a chill run down his spine, fearing that something might have suddenly happened at the base.

“A few of us are planning to go to the city with the troops to take up our posts today. I’m worried about leaving Yao Yao at home alone, so I’d like to trouble you to take care of her for the day. Don’t worry, I’ve already spoken to my uncle, and he agreed.”

"Okay then, bring it in. There are no other beds in the house, so just put it on my bed in my room."

"Row."

Zhou Yang made way for the others, letting them enter the house first, before leading Yan Fei to carry Gu Yaoyao to his room and have him put Gu Yaoyao on the bed.

The air conditioner was on in the room, and although the temperature wasn't low, Zhou Yang still covered Gu Yaoyao's tummy with a blanket to keep her warm, fearing she might catch a cold.

After settling Gu Yaoyao in, Zhou Yang and Yan Fei returned to the living room.

"Go ahead without worry, and be careful. I'll take good care of Yao Yao. By the way, where are you going? Did you bring any emergency food?"

Zhou Yang looked at the group of people; none of them even had a backpack.

Shen Zechuan smiled and said, "We're going to the hospital and the research institute. We brought instant noodles and water, but we left them in the car."

"That's too basic. Let me get you some more things to take with you."

Zhou Yang looked disgusted, then took out more than a dozen large meat buns he had made himself from his spatial storage, along with a plate of stir-fried chicken giblets that he had left over from last night's cooking. He then put both items in a vacuum bag before handing them to Shen Zechuan.

"Hey, steamed buns with chicken giblets, they taste good even when it's getting cold, and they're definitely more nutritious than instant noodles with water."

Shen Zechuan accepted it without ceremony, and then solemnly thanked him, saying, "Thank you!"

"Don't mention it. You guys even gave me a lot of supplies for free before. But you need to be careful when you go to the hospital. Whether it's the outpatient department or the inpatient department, they're mostly full of patients with poor physical condition, which is where there are the most zombies. Of course, you also need to be careful at the research institute."

Knowing there were many zombies in the hospital, Zhou Yang reminded him again, still feeling uneasy.

"Okay, we'll be careful."

Seeing Zhou Yang's continued distrust, Shen Zechuan felt a sense of warmth and reassured her again.

The others also assured them they would be careful, and then they left together to rejoin their unit.