Chapter 9 Reunion

Qiao Yu returned to S City that afternoon. As soon as he got home, he received an early warning of power and communication outages in S City.

Exactly the same as in the previous life.

I should have known this earlier. Qiao Yu suppressed the uneasiness in his heart. What is coming will come, but at least this life will not be like the previous life, it will definitely not!

Qiao Yu has not rested since yesterday and her body is a little tired, but she can't sleep because there is something she must do.

When the wall clock struck nine, Qiao Yu went upstairs, changed into a black hooded sweatshirt, and put on black sunglasses and a mask. Even though the city was experiencing a power outage, standard surveillance systems wouldn't be effective without a backup power source. But to be safe, Qiao Yu opted for a fully armored outfit, ensuring he could remain completely concealed in the darkness, before driving out to Shibei District.

Half an hour later, the car quietly stopped in the dark opposite an outdoor goods store called "Yelu" on Minghe Road.

There are usually not many people on this street, and today the whole city has a power outage. It is now completely silent and there is no light at all.

Qiao Yu adjusted his hat and mask, got out of the car, and walked straight to the "Night Road Outdoor Products Store." The door had a smart lock, and forcing it open would trigger an alarm, so Qiao Yu had to carefully pry off the guardrail on the right side of the store and climb in through the window.

Qiao Yu took out a flashlight from the space, and walked in gropingly along the wall. She was not familiar with the internal structure of the store, and only vaguely knew that there was a warehouse at the back, and what she was looking for was in the warehouse.

The owner of this store is a middle-aged man in his thirties with an ordinary appearance. At first glance, there is nothing special about him, but Qiao Yu knows that this man has connections in the black market.

In her previous life, at the beginning of the apocalypse, she had once traveled with a caravan led by the owner of this very shop. The caravan was filled with ordinary people, and Qiao Yu had initially wondered why everyone listened so closely to this man. It wasn't until he used a Beretta 92F pistol to kill two women who refused to be bullied by him that she suddenly understood.

Qiao Yu had overheard him bragging to his men about his shop, Night Road, located on Minghe Road in Shibei District. He knew that his warehouse was stocked with handy weapons. Weapons were a vital asset for those in the apocalypse. Even those with supernatural powers could never have too many weapons.

Qiao Yu carefully groped for a long time before finding the secret door of the warehouse on the wall. Just as he was thinking about how to open it, he heard footsteps coming from inside. Qiao Yu was startled and immediately turned off the flashlight and stood motionless in the corner of the wall.

The expedition started off badly.

Qiao Yu retreated quietly and was about to leave when the door of the warehouse suddenly opened.

Qiao Yu's heart instantly rose to her throat. She held her breath and subconsciously took out a steel pipe from the space. When the man inside came out, she swung it down fiercely at his head.

The man fell to the ground. It turned out to be the man Qiao Yu had met in his previous life.

Qiao Yu kicked the man lying on the ground, confirming he didn't react. Without wasting a moment, he slipped into the warehouse and began packing his things. The 60-square-meter room, except for a bed and a desk, was filled entirely with boxes. On the desk sat an open box.

Qiao Yu walked over and took a closer look. Inside was a tranquilizer gun and dozens of anesthetic needles. Qiao Yu closed the lid of the box and placed it into the space. The other boxes were unopened, and Qiao Yu didn't have time to examine them carefully. He accepted all of them and put them into the Yushu space without missing a single one.

After coming out of the warehouse, Qiao Yu did not let go of the goods outside. Outdoor products are very valuable in the apocalypse, and she had no reason not to take them.

Qiao Yu cleared out the shop in the shortest time possible, and then climbed out of the window again.

Qiao Yu thought she must have been gone for a long time, but when she got back to the car and looked at the time, only twenty minutes had passed.

Qiao Yu lay low in the car and quickly scanned the box that had just been placed in the space with his consciousness.

There are a total of 125 black boxes and 12 silver-gray boxes.

Among the silver-gray boxes, six contained four Beretta 92F pistols, three contained two UZI submachine guns, and three contained two silver tranquilizer guns. In the black box, besides twenty-five boxes of anesthetic injections, the rest were boxes of 9mm bullets.

It really deserves to be called "Night Road".

After checking the box, Qiao Yu subconsciously glanced out the car window twice.

The surroundings were silent and dim, with only the faint moonlight casting a shadow on the earth. Qiao Yu wasn't afraid of the dark, but having experienced the apocalypse, she instinctively felt a certain resistance to the night. After sitting quietly in the car for a while, Qiao Yu quickly started the car and sped off towards Yunming Mountain.

Yunming Mountain is located at the easternmost end of S City. The villa area on the mountain is the most famous wealthy area in S City.

Unlike the darkness in other places, the Yunmingshan villa area is still brightly lit at this time, probably because the backup power supply has been activated.

Qiao Yu had never been here before, but the electronic barrier at the gate let her car through directly.

She arrived at the top of the mountain without any obstruction - the gate of the Jiang family mansion.

"squeak--"

The friction sound of the emergency brake was particularly sharp in the silent night.

Qiao Yu came to the gate. Under the moonlight, the faint silver light from the steel gate reflected Qiao Yu's shocked face, making her heartbeat become chaotic.

Qiao Yu had seen this kind of door many times.

In the past, in order to prevent attacks from alien species, this was the standard configuration of the gate of the survivor base after the apocalypse.

But why... would he appear in the Jiang family mansion at this time!

Qiao Yu’s pupils suddenly shrank—could it be that Jiang Zhan was also back... like her?

Then why didn't he come to her?

He... doesn't want her anymore?

Qiao Yu had been thinking about the scene of meeting Jiang Zhan the entire time. She had imagined all kinds of scenarios, but the only thing she hadn't considered was whether Jiang Zhan, like her, was a person who had been reborn...

Qiao Yu's face turned pale, and her feet seemed to be rooted to the ground, making her unable to move.

She just stood in front of the door, like a lost child, confused and at a loss.

Just when Qiao Yu didn't know whether to advance or retreat, the door in front of him suddenly opened slowly.

Jiang Zhan's face gradually became clear, and his eyes followed her closely.

There was silence all around, and Qiao Yu could clearly hear his voice——

"Ayu, are you here to see me?"

The way he looked at her was hot, obsessed and greedy, and he did not hide his desire for her, just like before.

Qiao Yu couldn't describe how she felt right now.

How long has it been since I saw him so lively...

Joy, guilt, longing, uneasiness... It was as if all the emotions in her life were intertwined at this moment, stimulating her brain to constantly recall the past between her and Jiang Zhan.