Quick Transmigration: The Pregnant Little Fairy is Pampered by the Heirless Boss

Chapter 140 The Apocalyptic Boss Arrives (17)

Ji Xiaosong looked at the hypocritical man in front of her and felt a surge of disgust, but she maintained a cold expression on her face. She gently squeezed Zhou Jianguo's hand and then quickly withdrew it.

She raised an eyebrow slightly, her tone neither warm nor cold: "Uncle Zhou, it's been a long time. I didn't expect to run into you here."

Zhou Jianguo seemed oblivious to Ji Xiaosong's aloofness, and continued, "Yes, what a coincidence. Since the apocalypse, many things have changed, but our relationship cannot. You and Ziheng had a connection before. Although I can't interfere with the affairs of young people now, if you need any help, just ask. Don't be shy about asking your uncle."

Upon hearing Zhou Ziheng's name, Ji Xiaosong's eyes instantly turned cold. She slightly raised the corners of her mouth, forcing a faint smile: "Uncle Zhou, you're too kind. I can handle my own affairs. But Zhou Ziheng, I haven't seen him in so long. I wonder how he's doing now."

Ji Xiaosong deliberately tested Zhou Jianguo, wanting to see how long he would keep up the act.

Zhou Jianguo's expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal. He chuckled dryly, "I haven't seen that kid since your birthday party last time. It's really unfortunate that I had something to do that day and couldn't attend, so I don't know the specifics of what happened. In this apocalypse, cell phone signals are intermittent, and I can't get through to him no matter how hard I try."

Of course, she couldn't get through to Zhou Ziheng. On the day she transmigrated, Ji Xiaosong burned all of Zhou Ziheng and Lin Miaomiao's belongings, along with the two of them, to ashes. How could she possibly contact them?

"So Deputy Base Commander Ji knew Minister Zhou?"

Xiao Qinfeng was somewhat surprised, but then he remembered that Zhou Jianguo was also from Chenming City before. If it weren't for the fact that he happened to be in Nanshi during the apocalypse, he wouldn't have entered their Nanshi base.

Before Ji Xiaosong could reply, Zhou Jianguo patted her on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Our Zhou family and the Ji family were related by marriage before. Our son and Miss Ji were engaged before."

Upon hearing this, Gu Lin's knuckles made a slight creaking sound inside his tactical gloves. He looked down at Zhou Jianguo's hand resting on Ji Xiaosong's shoulder, his ice-type ability condensing into tiny frost blades in his blood vessels.

"Oh? I've never heard Song'er mention such an old story before."

He took a half step forward, his combat boots precisely grinding against Zhou Jianguo's shadow.

The melting ice crystals suddenly re-condensed, climbing up the middle-aged man's trouser leg along his shadow, blooming into icicle-carved roses at his knee.

Ji Xiaosong's wispy hair at the back of her neck moved without wind, and the ripples stirred up by her wind-type ability silently shredded the mental tendrils of the hand on her shoulder, causing Zhou Jianguo's hand to suddenly lock.

When she turned her head to look at Gu Lin, her pale earlobes turned blood red—evidence that someone had ground them between their teeth in the car.

“Uncle Zhou has misremembered. Our two families did discuss a marriage alliance before the apocalypse, but Zhou Ziheng was in love with Lin Miaomiao, who is with me. The two of them even had a physical relationship long ago. Besides, I have a boyfriend now, so it’s not appropriate to bring up the past.”

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting awkward, Xiao Qinfeng quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

Xiao Qinfeng's face was full of smiles. He quickly stepped forward, pressed his hands together in the air twice, and said, "Oh, that's all in the past. In this apocalypse, the most important thing is that we can still get together and think about rebuilding Nanshi together! Let's put aside the grudges of the past for now. Now we all need everyone to work together!"

As he spoke, he pulled Zhou Jianguo's arm and winked at Ji Xiaosong, "Minister Zhou, Deputy Base Chief Ji, we're all working for the future of the Nanshi Base. Don't let these trivial matters ruin our harmony."

Zhou Jianguo smiled awkwardly, subtly pulling his legs, which had become numb from Gu Lin's cold, back slightly, and nodded, saying, "Captain Xiao is right, I was presumptuous."

Ji Xiaosong followed suit, nodding slightly. "Captain Xiao is right. For the sake of the Nanshi base, let's look forward."

Although Gu Lin's expression remained cold, he silently withdrew his supernatural power, but his eyes still held a hint of warning as he looked at Zhou Jianguo.

Afterwards, the group politely walked to their seats.

Xiao Qinfeng pulled out chairs first and warmly invited everyone to sit down, "Come, come, sit down, let's have a good discussion about this important matter of rebuilding Nanshi."

After everyone sat down, Xiao Qinfeng took out a stack of documents from his file bag and spread them on the table. "These are the damage reports and preliminary reconstruction plans for Nanshi that I've compiled over the past few days. Please take a look."

Zhou Jianguo quickly got to work, picked up a document, and said as he read, "I think the infrastructure should be rebuilt first, especially the power and water supply systems, otherwise the operation of the base will be a problem."

Ji Xiaosong continued, "Supply reserves are also crucial. We need to establish a stable supply chain as soon as possible, and we also need to organize manpower to clear the ruins and plan new residential areas."

The discussion continued. While the reconstruction experience of Chenming City had some reference value, the situation in each city was very different, so the plan still needed to be adjusted according to the actual situation.

It was only then that Ji Xiaosong learned that Zhou Jianguo had donated half of his fortune to the Nanshi base when the apocalypse first arrived, and in return, he had obtained the position of Minister of the Materials Department.

Before the apocalypse, the Zhou family was a giant in the food industry chain, owning more than one cold storage facility with a capacity of 10,000 tons.

Even now, he is still able to hold onto this position, which shows that his personal abilities are not to be underestimated.

After a day of discussion, the final plan was decided.

There was already a plan in place, and now it's just a matter of making some changes.

After dinner, the group was about to rest when an alarm suddenly went off at the front gate.

The alarm blared through the night sky, and Xiao Qinfeng slammed the water glass in his hand onto the conference table.

Through the monitor screen, one could clearly see a dark horde of zombies surging in from three directions. Several mutated zombies even climbed up the steel bars on the outer facade of the wall, their dark purple bone spikes gleaming with a venomous sheen under the searchlight.

"It's... a zombie with fourth-tier superpowers!"

The adjutant's voice trembled, "Last time the zombie horde attacked, it was only thanks to the six third-tier ability users in our base risking their lives to repel them. And now, with the apocalypse only just beginning, fourth-tier ability zombies have already appeared. We're doomed..."

Gu Lin remained calm, a slight smile playing on his lips. His gaze swept across the dense horde of zombies before him, and he spoke slowly and deliberately:

"No need to worry, it's just a fourth-level ability zombie. Although the number of zombies that came tonight is astonishing, most of them are only first-level, and their strength is comparable to most of the ability users in our base. They are completely within our control."

As he spoke, he gently patted the shoulder of his slightly nervous teammate beside him, offering silent reassurance.

Despite the deafening roars of the zombie horde, which seemed to devour the entire world, Gu Lin remained unmoved, standing there upright like a majestic, indestructible mountain.

Ji Xiaosong nodded in agreement: "That's right. Gu Lin, you take two teams to the east side to cut off their retreat."

The battle plan was quickly finalized, and Ji Xiaosong led everyone directly to the base gate.