"Because I didn't care about the hostages' condition?" Nan Zhu pursed her lips, seemingly not particularly surprised.

“That’s right. You were assigned to me by the Commander-in-Chief. You must either be a good person or remain neutral. You absolutely cannot abandon the hostages before I give the order.” Shi Yin nodded: “You are my secretary. The decision to abandon them can only be made through me.”

"I'm sorry, I didn't think that much at the time." Nan Zhu bowed slightly, a hint of apology in his eyes.

“You always pretend to be polite, kind, and humble, so when making decisions, you'd better stick to that persona.” Shi Yin said calmly, “Your actions today completely shattered your persona.”

Nan Zhu was startled. The Prime Minister was still right there. He never expected Shi Yin to so directly expose him.

“Miss, I think you’ve misunderstood.” Nan Zhu’s eyes twitched slightly. “This isn’t a pretense; it’s just my upbringing.”

"Does the Nan family have this kind of upbringing?" Shi Yin sneered. "If they were all like you, they wouldn't have had to be sent down to do hard labor."

The rest of the Nan family were not all sentenced to death. In the current apocalypse, there is a shortage of manpower and cheap labor, so these guilty people were naturally brought up.

This can be considered as redeeming himself through meritorious service.

Nan Zhu pursed his lips, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

"Go out, you don't need to write a report anymore," Shi Yin said. "I'm going out the day after tomorrow, you and the commander-in-chief will take over the command."

"Go out? Where to?" The commander-in-chief, sitting next to him, was stunned for a moment, not expecting him to suddenly leave his post.

"The Black Bat heavy prison on the Volga border—Helmod, through counter-final location, pinpointed the source of the missiles that attacked us," Shi Yin explained. "He asked me to go and take a look."

“But this might be a trap.” Nan Zhu hesitated, disagreeing with the decision: “Even if it is true, they may have already evacuated, and no one should have left such a large loophole.”

“That’s true, but since it’s Helmod’s request, I have to go.” Shi Yin was of course aware of what Nan Zhu was talking about: “We need to work together for each other’s dreams; that’s the premise of our cooperation.”

"What are their dreams?" the commander asked, somewhat puzzled. "Why do you still need to go to the heavy-duty prison?"

"It's better if you don't know until you get their permission." Shi Yin said, glancing at the sky outside. "Let's stop here for today. Have you prepared warm clothing for the whole country?"

"Reporting, Miss, everything is ready. I just checked the list this morning, and I can guarantee everyone will get through the cold," Nan Zhu reported.

"Okay, go out now. You can rest today."

As night deepens, the packed schedule makes time fly by.

Shi Yin stood on the top floor of the Doomsday Beacon, looking down at the streets where zombies were wandering. They were all ordinary zombies, and ordinary doors and walls would be enough to stop them.

There is no power outage across the country. Looking down from above, you can see a large area of ​​light, with lights shining brightly.

Some people hadn't drawn their curtains, and through the windows, you could see others enjoying dinner together, with news and entertainment programs playing on TV; the atmosphere seemed quite pleasant.

It's a pity that all filming locations are now closed, and there probably won't be any new entertainment programs airing anytime soon. For now, the TV can only play old stock programs over and over again.

Scattered zombies were slowly walking on the streets, but they posed no threat. Fortunately, the soldiers still had time to rest.

At least those working the night shift don't have to come out to clear out zombies; they just need to keep watch and monitor the dangers and zombie activity.

Of course, don't sleep too soundly either.

If zombies gather, you should still sound the alarm immediately.

Now, almost all the soldiers are wearing special protective suits and carrying special machetes, so there shouldn't be any problems unless the berserkers come out in full force.

Shi Yin turned off all the lights in the office and stood in the darkness facing the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the streetlights.

In the darkness, the fragments of the meteorite, shattered and falling onto the street, emitted a faint glow. Except for their nighttime fluorescence, they were no different from ordinary stones during the day.

At least for now, the lights are on.

Shi Yin leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window; she still couldn't get used to the overly soft bed in the room.

It's so soft, like lying in a dream, it doesn't feel real.

There is only her here, nothing else, just like the end of the world, nothing will be left but her.

The phone screen kept lighting up, displaying a series of text messages, most of which were unread. Shi Yin ignored them, put the phone aside, leaned against the glass of the floor-to-ceiling window, and slowly closed her eyes.

However, when Shi Yin and Nan Zhu stared at each other in the office at five o'clock the next morning, the atmosphere was inexplicably awkward.

"What are you doing here?" Shi Yin asked, puzzled.

“It’s part of a secretary’s job to tidy up the boss’s office and desk every day, but… Miss.” Nan Zhu’s smile faded slightly at this point: “Didn’t you get any rest yesterday?”

"I'm resting." Shi Yin said a little guiltily, "I just arrived earlier than you."

"Is that so?" Nan Zhu's smile became a little strange: "But I made sure all the lights on this floor were turned off and the doors were locked yesterday. I only came in after I unlocked the door."

Shi Yin: "..."

"So, Miss, since we parted last night, you've been staying in your office without going out?" Nan Zhu seemed somewhat displeased. "If it's because I accidentally locked the door, you can tell me. I'm on call 24/7."

Shi Yin: "No, I rested in the office."

“Your room is right downstairs.” Nan Zhu frowned. “You need to make sure you get enough rest. Ensuring the boss’s physical and mental health is also one of the responsibilities of a secretary.”

Shi Yin: "..."

Does a secretary have this responsibility?

“If Miss refuses, perhaps I should discuss it with the headmaster,” Nan Zhu suggested directly when he saw Shi Yin’s silence. “We can simply partition off a rest area in the office…”

“No, no need, don’t tell him.” Shi Yin immediately surrendered: “I’ll handle this myself…”

Commander-in-Chief: "Don't tell me anything?"

Tokine: "………………"

When did you appear?

The two men stared intently at Shi Yin, who swallowed hard, inexplicably breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Alright, alright, I know. I'll go back to my room and get some rest from now on." Shi Yin twitched her lips: "There's no need to fight in the wild in the future. I still need to get used to the wild environment."

“Then at least while we’re here, I’ll make sure you get plenty of rest.” The headmaster stepped forward and patted Shi Yin on the shoulder: “While you’re taking care of us, I’ll make sure I take good care of you too.”

“…Okay, I know.” Shi Yin touched her neck, somewhat helplessly: “Anyway, I’m leaving tomorrow, so please stop harping on the fact that I didn’t get any rest tonight.”

Nan Zhu: "Of course not."

Consul General: "Of course not."

Shion: "..."