Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Downstairs from Zhou Yang's house.

Shen Zechuan and Yan Fei returned after finishing their business and were planning to deliver the vegetable seeds they had just received to Zhou Yang.

Just as I was about to enter the building, I saw a middle-aged man with a buzz cut running out of the building, shouting and yelling for help. His clothes were covered in blood.

As they got closer, Shen Zechuan immediately recognized the arrows on the man's body as crossbow bolts from Zhou Yang.

The thought that Zhou Yang might have gotten into trouble made his heart skip a beat, and he felt a sudden panic.

He stopped the man and asked what had happened upstairs.

Upon learning that a large group of people were causing trouble outside Zhou Yang's house, and that this man was one of them, and that the arrow in his body had been shot by Zhou Yang, she was so angry that she punched the man.

If Yan Fei hadn't stopped him in time, he would have definitely beaten someone half to death.

"We'll deal with this person later. Let's go check on Zhou Yang's house first, just in case something really happens!"

"Yes, we should go see Zhou Yang first!"

Yan Fei's words immediately calmed Shen Zechuan down, but he turned around and glared fiercely at the man who was lying on the ground and almost wet himself in fear.

"You just wait, I'll deal with you later!"

After saying that, he ran straight into the building.

Yan Fei was about to follow when he caught sight of the patrol team passing by out of the corner of his eye. After thinking for a moment, he decided to call the patrol team over to join him.

When Shen Zechuan arrived at Zhou Yang's floor, he saw that the corridor was crowded with people. Zhou Yang was holding a crossbow and confronting the troublemakers. The two sides were deadlocked.

The middle-aged woman facing Zhou Yang was so frightened that she dared not move.

Seeing this, Shen Zechuan pushed through the troublemakers and spent some time getting to Zhou Yang's side. The first thing he did was to look the young man up and down.

"How are you, are you injured?"

Zhou Yang was startled by Shen Zechuan's sudden arrival, and even lowered the crossbow bolt in his hand slightly: "I, I'm fine. What brings you here?"

"I was originally delivering seeds to you, since you love growing vegetables. I ran into the man you shot downstairs and found out what happened to your family, so I rushed up to check on you."

Shen Zechuan looked Zhou Yang up and down, but found no injuries. Only then did the panic in his heart gradually subside.

Before seeing him, he thought he was going to lose the person in front of him. The thought of that possibility made him want to kill all the troublemakers, and he only stopped going crazy when he saw that the young man was alright.

He had only just realized that he seemed to have developed a liking for this cheerful and kind young man.

But he didn't want to scare him, so he temporarily put aside his thoughts and turned to look at the troublemakers, especially the old lady who had been hit by Zhou Yang with a crossbow.

"What are you doing here? It's the apocalypse and you're still causing trouble! If you want to die, just say so, and I'll send you on your way!"

Seeing that Zhou Yang was no longer staring at her, the older woman immediately raised her head again: "Young man, why don't you ask what happened? We just asked him to let us enjoy the air conditioning, how is that causing trouble? You said it yourself, this is the apocalypse, this is what he should do! Okay?"

Shen Zechuan was so angry he wanted to roll his eyes. Just as he was about to speak, Yan Fei arrived with his patrol team.

The team leader stepped forward and shouted.

"What are you all doing! So many people are causing trouble, do you want to get shot?"

The middle-aged woman who was leading the group saw the soldiers in camouflage uniforms as if they were her saviors, and immediately pushed her way to the front of the crowd, pointing in the direction of Zhou Yang and the big dog and shouting:

"Officer, it's not us causing trouble, it's the homeowner who injured someone and tried to unleash his dog! He even tried to shoot me in the head with that arrow! Arrest him and that dog right now!"

The squad leader glanced at the old woman, then at Zhou Yang and the big dog beside him, and waved to the team members behind him: "Cuff this troublemaker and lock him up first. Take everyone else back as well, and then notify their families to bring points or supplies to ransom them."

The woman was feeling quite smug when she was suddenly restrained by two soldiers and handcuffed. She panicked immediately: "Officer, you've got the wrong person! He's the murderer!"

"Are you kidding me! You're causing trouble at someone's doorstep for no reason, and then you turn around and blame them. We're arresting you! Take you away!" The squad leader waved his hand, and his men took the old woman who was still crying and wailing away.

When the others saw the other soldiers holding up their long guns, the dark muzzles pointed at them, they immediately froze like quails, not daring to move, and obediently followed behind the soldiers.

Seeing that the troublemakers in the stairwell had all left and the crisis was over, Zhou Yang put away his crossbow, relaxed, and looked at Shen Zechuan, Yan Fei, and the squad leader who had led the team.

The team leader was a familiar face; it was Qian Jiang, who had led people to register earlier.

"Captain Qianjiang, what are you doing up here too?"

Yan Fei stepped forward and explained, "I happened to run into Captain Qian Jiang leading a patrol downstairs. I was worried something might have happened, so I called them up to check on you. How are you?"

Zhou Yang shook his head and smiled, "It's nothing, I just came out and you arrived so quickly, thank you! And thank you Captain Qian Jiang, for troubling you to climb 18 floors to come up here! Why don't you all come in and have a glass of water!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Jiang waved his hand and refused: "No, no, we still have to go down on patrol. But Xiao Zhou, really, next time you encounter something like this, just open the window and shout to us. Our team is responsible for patrolling this area, and I heard you've been blocked by these people for three days!"

"Well, my house is pretty soundproof, and I can't hear them making noise outside, so I didn't really want to bother you. Who would have thought they would try to break down the door and smash the wall today..." Zhou Yang scratched his head, a little embarrassed.

Qian Jiang has a good impression of Zhou Yang. He heard that Zhou Yang helped the army set up solar power generation facilities and donated supplies. He also heard that Zhou Yang is a friend of the leader's nephew and that the leader's daughter is sometimes entrusted to his care. Naturally, Qian Jiang would take good care of him.

"Then be careful next time. Just call out if you need anything. Don't be afraid of the hassle, we don't mind! Climbing 18 floors is a piece of cake!"

Zhou Yang felt even more embarrassed after hearing this: "Then let me take some things back for you, as a reward for the soldiers."

Qian Jiang waved his hands repeatedly, refusing: "No need, no need!"

But Zhou Yang didn't give him a chance to refuse. He took out a box of energy bars, a box of compressed biscuits, and a box of beef jerky from his space and stuffed them into Qian Jiang's arms.

"Just take it, otherwise I'll be embarrassed to ask you for help next time. Besides, these are all dry, I don't like to eat them, but you people who need to march and fight need them."

Qian Jiang couldn't bring himself to refuse the energy bars, compressed biscuits, and beef jerky in his arms, so he reluctantly accepted them: "Then I'll shamelessly accept them. Xiao Zhou, if you need anything next time, just let me know, don't be shy! If Brother Fan can solve it for you, he definitely won't hesitate!"

Zhou Yang smiled and nodded.

Qian Jiang handed his belongings to his soldiers and led his team away. After all, their patrol mission for the day wasn't finished yet.

After seeing Qian Jiang and his teammates off, Zhou Yang invited Shen Zechuan and Yan Fei into the house.

I had just poured them both a glass of water and was about to sit down when I heard Shen Zechuan speak.

“It’s too dangerous for you to live here alone. Why don’t you move in with us for now? Even though we chased these people away today, there’s no guarantee that some fools won’t come knocking on our door again.”

Shen Zechuan's villa is also a well-known large property in the entire base. Several luxury cars are parked in the yard, and it has a diesel generator and a whole house of photovoltaic power generation, which attracts a lot of attention.

However, because the house was full of grown men, all of whom were superhumans and evolved beings, and it was rumored that they had close ties with the base's leader, no one dared to come and cause trouble.

The suggestion was actually quite good, but Zhou Yang still refused.

"No, as long as the door isn't open, no one else can get in. Besides, those people were scared by me, and they all saw that I still have Pea at home, so it's unlikely that anyone will come again. If all else fails, I can ask Captain Qian for help."

Most importantly, it's almost the end of August now, and in another month, around mid-to-late September, the temperature will drop drastically, and then it will be extremely cold. At that time, the lower floors will all be buried in snow, and he doesn't want to live down there. He'll have to move back up, which is too much trouble.

Although he has space, he also said that the space is not big... so he would have to make several trips just to make a show of it, so he might as well continue to stay at home.

However, we can start preparing for the extreme cold.

Hmm... Shen Zechuan and the others will really need to move then. Should we look for a place for them first? The empty apartment across the street is quite nice; it's better for Shen Zechuan and the others to live there than to have strangers living there later.

Moreover, the place across the street seems to have been simply renovated, which saves him the trouble of decorating.

He needs to rent it out before anyone moves in.

After thinking about it, Zhou Yang decided to ask Qian Jiang about renting a house again tomorrow.

The reason... well, he said he wanted to try expanding his indoor vegetable garden, since everyone knows he can grow vegetables anyway.

Shen Zechuan tried to persuade Zhou Yang a few more times, but seeing that he still insisted on staying there, he had no choice but to give up.

Just in case, he decided to come over and see Zhou Yang whenever he had free time.