Chapter 49: Completely Targeted by the Mastermind

Ji Zai replied to this sentence and then slowly exhaled.

Looking back.

Liang Qiyue had already turned into a stone statue, staring in disbelief.

"What's wrong?"

Liang Qiyue stared at the screen, her hands trembling. "What are you doing? Could it be that you don't want us to turn into zombies directly, so you're attracting the mastermind to kill us so we can die directly instead of dying as zombies?"

"You really have some great ideas, Lao Ji."

Ji Zai was greatly shocked, "How could you have such a thought?"

"Why would you do something so reckless?"

So this is the mastermind behind it all.

It would be strange if they didn't die.

When this was mentioned, Ji Zai explained, "You're wrong, this is how we become safer!"

Liang Qiyue doesn't believe it.

this?

It's safe.

Can we safely send them all away?

Liang Qiyue remained expressionless.

Ji Zai said in a serious tone, "You forgot, our online persona is that of a strongman who is both righteous and evil. Netizens have fallen into our trap. How can that not be a kind of strength? We can even fool sophisticated netizens. What's wrong with fooling a few people who work in the lab?"

"As long as we're arrogant enough, pretentious enough, and disdainful enough."

"Then the boss behind the scenes would never have imagined that we, who were putting on such a show, were actually just a few ordinary college students."

"In order to investigate all the powerful forces currently existing in Ning City."

"Their target is too vague. As long as we are discreet and keep a low profile, we will be safe."

Liang Qiyue was told this.

Don't say it.

That actually makes some sense.

They're so bad.

How could we possibly suspect them?

Even if they are discovered in the future, as long as they insist on denying that they are from the Ning Alliance, who will know?

Ji Zai said seriously, "Now that the internet is down, it's impossible for those people to climb over the internet cable. It's the end of the world. Showing off isn't illegal, and you won't get beaten up."

"If they fall for it, it's because they didn't heed Uncle Hat's advice and didn't learn how to avoid being scammed."

"They deserve it."

very good.

Liang Qiyue was persuaded.

That's right.

It's the end of the world.

Who can find them?

They're all a bunch of cowards who're afraid of zombies, and they still dare to come out.

The two exchanged a glance, then nodded meaningfully.

Liang Qiyue was furious when she thought about the apocalypse. "Pretend! Pretend as much as you want! If it weren't for those scumbags, how could we have fallen to the point where we need to eat plain rice every day?"

"How could I not even be able to eat spicy crayfish?"

Just because they can't eat spicy crayfish.

So those people deserve it.

Ji Zai looked at the messages on his phone.

He gave a cold laugh.

you do not say.

It caused families to be broken up and people to die.

What's wrong with lying to them?

She even thought the attack was too mild and wanted to send them a bomb.

Ji Zai and Liang Qiyue are here, crickets, the BOSS behind the scenes.

On the other side.

The shelter was horrified when they saw the chat log.

"Brother Su, what's the background of this Ning Alliance? They actually managed to lure out that group of people, and it looks like they even broke into the lab and took the data."

"Who is this person? Are they that awesome?!"

The man who was called shook his head. "I don't know. It's terrible. It's the end of the world. All sorts of monsters and demons are coming out."

"Keep an eye on him. Judging from his tone, he seems nonchalant and carefree."

"This kind of person is the most dangerous."

It's like the most dangerous borderline character.

They were clearly in the midst of turmoil, yet remained aloof from the chaos.

Knowing everything perfectly well, yet refusing to speak, the character of a conspicuously malicious and amusing individual leaps off the page.

Su Mai rubbed his head, feeling a headache coming on. "There are actually guys like this in Ning City. Keep an eye on them. The safety of the shelter is the top priority. Avoid these kinds of people if you can."

"Yes, Major General."

Su Mai frowned slightly as he looked at the chat history.

Back when the city was first locked down, he had already been given information about Ning City, and the forces that needed to be paid special attention to were also marked.

He was quite certain that Ningmeng was not among them.

So where did this alliance, which calls itself Ningmeng, come from?

Why was there no news at all before?

Could it be a formidable rival from the lab?

Su Mai frowned. "Who exactly is it?"

Compared to the contemplation at the shelter, life at the Golden Nest was much more comfortable.

It's clearly the end of the world.

They were like they were having a dance party.

Everyone was dressed in their finest attire.

Despite the scorching heat outside, people inside were swimming, singing, and dancing with obvious enjoyment... the despair of impending doom was nowhere to be seen on their faces.

During this time, in a private room on the top floor.

A group of men and women were drinking and laughing as they talked about things that happened online.

"Hey, Ning Alliance Leader, you look quite impressive. Who's this?"

"Do I need to care who he is?"

"Too."

They laughed, then looked at the person sitting in the very center.

He was a boy who was only seventeen years old.

His dark eyes were like water completely stained black, so dark that no emotion could be discerned. With careful observation, one could vaguely see the slight fluctuations in his pupils.

This is a group of men and women of different ages.

Everyone was watching the boy's every move.

It was as if we were witnessing their most devout faith.

But besides money, what else is worthy of being regarded as a belief by these capitalists?

The young man before them represented the pinnacle of wealth and power, and was their emperor.

They admired him, believed in him, and pursued him with even greater fervor.

The boy remained unmoved despite being watched so devoutly by so many people.

For him.

All of this is how it should be.

Everyone is a slave to money.

And he is the master of money.

The boy found it boring and said indifferently, "You guys aren't as interesting as him. At least he can bring me joy."

Upon hearing this, someone scoffed.

Someone came over and said, "If you want to have some fun, that's easy. Once the heatwave subsides, we'll form a group, grab a few guns, and go out to fight zombies. Let's experience a real-life version of survival."

"This is much more interesting."

"Or do you want to play now? That's fine too. We can release the zombies underground, and the people on the first floor can come in handy now."

The boy, feeling drowsy, thought, "Boring."

He looked at his phone again. "It would be interesting if all four major forces in Ning City came out and started a free-for-all."

The person next to him, upon hearing this suggestion, showed no sign of embarrassment but rather amusement, saying, "You're absolutely right."

“Shelter, laboratory, Ningmeng, and our golden nest.”

"Shouldn't we meet up?"

"As we are both from the four major powers, it would be most appropriate for us to meet and get acquainted."

Ji Zai yawned loudly in his dormitory.

She took a deep breath. "Why do I suddenly have a bad feeling?"

Liang Qiyue pondered deeply, "Could it be that you're getting your comeuppance because we were involved in online scams?"

The two looked at each other in bewilderment.

Then I remembered how I had just lied to the lab's mastermind.

He coughed softly.

Ji Zai felt that this was not her fault.

It's clearly because the lab staff were too naive and innocent that we fell into their trap.

Do you want to go online?

It's a mix of truth and falsehood.

They were just showing off casually.

Who knew those guys would actually believe it?