Cheng Zhen coughed and said, "No, we don't need that anymore."
Jiang Wan nodded in understanding. Old Wang was already awake, so why did he need her help?
"Could you please send a message to someone?" He stopped, suddenly took her hand, and wrote a name in her palm.
Jiang Wan felt a tingling sensation in her palm, her entire arm stiffened, and her vision blurred. To be honest, she couldn't see whose name he had just written.
Cheng Zhen had no choice but to write it again, and only then did she see that it was "Zhao Xiaojun".
That's no problem. She took out her phone and immediately sent Zhao Xiaojun a message inviting him to meet.
Zhao Xiaojun has a special identity, so we must be extremely careful when meeting with them.
So they arranged to meet in the wild. Although there were dangers of mutated plants and zombies, there were almost no people in the wild, so they were less likely to be exposed.
But to their surprise, Zhao Xiaojun didn't come alone; he brought someone with him, Zhao Lei.
Zhao Lei was a renowned fire brigade captain in Xiangcheng before the apocalypse. If it weren't for the sudden apocalypse, he would have risen rapidly in his career and had a limitless future!
But they were born at the wrong time, and happened to be born in an oxygen-deficient apocalypse. The fire brigade was reorganized and became an external force in the inner city's defensive camp, like an unwanted stepchild.
Although it sounds prestigious, its situation is actually more awkward than that of the outer city barracks.
Zhao Lei was a smart man. He had secretly pledged allegiance to Cheng Zhen long ago and had also secretly provided assistance at crucial moments, but this was the first time he had come to see him in person like this.
Cheng Zhen almost immediately realized the gravity of the situation. Without bothering with pleasantries, he asked directly, "What's going on? Just tell me."
"Dai Shiyu is dead." Zhao Lei dropped a bombshell right off the bat.
Cheng Zhen chuckled, showing no surprise whatsoever: "A zombie? Or a mutated plant?"
"Or did they join forces?"
“Neither.” Zhao Lei’s gaze was deep. “Zhu Shacheng said he died at the hands of a superhuman, from a light shockwave.”
"He also said he saw you before he died."
In the post-apocalyptic world lacking oxygen, human life is worthless, but killing people with superpowers is a major taboo, as it can easily ignite war.
"Is Old Chen's arrest related to this matter?" Cheng Zhen analyzed, his eyes as deep as an icy pool.
Zhao Lei said, "Yes, the reason for capturing Battalion Commander Chen is twofold: first, to capture you and exchange you for Omega; and second, to take the opportunity to unify the entire Xiangcheng."
"Who's been giving him advice behind the scenes?" Cheng Zhen sneered. "Sometimes he's as stupid as a pig, and other times he's incredibly shrewd!"
Take this time, for example. They were very shrewd in their calculations! Unfortunately, they were destined to be disappointed!
Zhao Lei shook his head: "I have no access to internal politics." But he also sensed that the current city lord was no longer the pragmatic and people-oriented City Lord Bi of the past.
"What are you planning to do? We'll fully cooperate."
Cheng Zhen didn't answer, but just looked at him with a half-smile.
Zhao Lei smiled wryly and shrugged. "After this, my brothers and I are destined to be unable to stay in the inner city. I hope Captain Cheng can provide us with a place to settle down and make a living."
"Even if we have to go to the wilderness to protect the city's shield, and live among mutated plants and zombies, we can do it!"
In reality, they were barely surviving in the inner city; for several days in a row, they hadn't even received any supplies!
If he hadn't sensed something was wrong from the beginning and secretly hidden some supplies, his men would have starved to death before they even reached the wilderness to be killed by mutated plants or zombies!
That would be truly frustrating!
In this oxygen-deficient apocalypse, they lacked both oxygen and manpower. Cheng Zhen had a good impression of Zhao Lei and was not averse to his soldiers. Moreover, many of Zhao Lei's men were superhumans who could be of great use.
Therefore, he did not want his team to suffer any losses in this operation.
He suggested directly, "Why don't you just come out when you have the chance?"
Zhao Lei was greatly surprised. He thought that surrendering required at least some sincerity, but Cheng Zhen didn't seem to care about that. This made him feel much better. To be honest, he didn't want to sacrifice the lives of a few brothers to keep the main force standing.
He had even more faith in Cheng Zhen and sincerely thanked him.
Cheng Zhen waved his hand, then suddenly had an idea: "Why don't you take the lead? You lead the people to defect out of the city and create chaos. The bigger the commotion, the better!"
"no problem!"
The three of them discussed the specific details for a long time, and Zhao Xiaojun, just like when he came, took Zhao Lei away.
Jiang Wan was making dinner when the two little ones suddenly had a craving for dumplings. That was easy enough; her tree hole space already had several freezers full of instant dumplings!
Just as the food was cooked and taken out of the pot, Cheng Zhen appeared, as if he had timed his arrival perfectly.
The twins were very disgusted, their identical faces showing the same look of contempt, but unexpectedly, neither of them said anything to kick them out.
When Cheng Zhen greeted them, they actually nodded indifferently.
Jiang Wan was quite surprised and couldn't help but take a closer look at them, carefully recalling whether she had been interacting with them less recently. So the two little ones had switched to their biological father's arms?
Cheng Zhen was quite happy, thinking that her recent efforts to make her presence known had finally paid off. So she happily sat down at the table and automatically picked up her chopsticks to eat.
Jiang Xiaoshu glanced at his simple-minded sister, and Jiang Xiaoxin immediately remembered her bold words. So she sat up straight, adopted a little tyrant's demeanor, and said to Cheng Zhen, "This is mine, my brother's, and my mother's. If you want to eat it, cook it yourself!"
Do they want to enslave their mothers?
No way!
Cheng Zhen glanced at the table and saw that there were only three bowls. He then turned to look at Jiang Wan and saw that she had already washed all the pots and pans, and there were indeed no extras.
Alright, I'll do it myself and be self-sufficient.
Cheng Zhen wasn't someone who couldn't cook, so she immediately stood up to turn on the stove and boil water. But as soon as she opened the refrigerator door, she heard the little girl behind her exclaim, "Oh dear, I haven't washed my hands yet!"
What does this have to do with him?
Cheng Zhen chose to ignore it and focused on boiling dumplings.
When he finished cooking the dumplings and put them on the table, he saw the little girl with her dirty hands smearing them on his table and chair. Not only that, she tried to grab the dumplings in his bowl and the chopsticks in his hand with her filthy hands!
Fortunately, he was quick enough to dodge it. Even if he is a soldier who is usually unkempt, he can't just eat dirty dumplings for no reason!
If Jiang Wan still couldn't figure out what the twins were thinking by this point, then she had wasted three years of her time raising them.
It's okay to acknowledge someone as a father, but he has to pass the test of becoming a father first.
She suppressed the bitterness in her heart, silently picked up a plate of dumplings, sat down and ate them. The dish was drizzled with her favorite vinegar, but now the smell was pungent and unpleasant, and she had no appetite at all.
Then look at Cheng Zhen, who has a happy face and is willingly enslaved by his little lover.
She silently stuffed a dumpling into her mouth. Sigh, in the end, she was the one who was superfluous!
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