Lei Dashan Asked for Help

In the capital base.

The capital base was larger than the southwest base. Before the doomsday started, the military already took over the group armies stationed in the nearby provinces. In the capital base, there were several military clans that had existed since the Anti-invasion War, but the head of the state also owned an A-class group army of around one hundred thousand soldiers. Unlike the government officials in other bases who had lost power, the head of the state remained influential in the doomsday, though the absolute power was no longer concentrated in his hands as before.

Zhou Zhijun was in the group army owned by the head of the state mentioned above. He was a major general, which wasn't rare in the capital crowded with high-ranking officials. However, thanks to the public trust he had won when the doomsday was happening, he was well-respected in the army, and the head of the state thought highly of him. Rumor had it that the head of the state wanted to marry his daughter to Zhou Zhijun. If that became true, this troop probably would belong to Zhou Zhijun in the future.

Knock, knock.

"Major General, there is an urgent document from the military headquarters…"

"Get lost!"

In an antique mansion, a soldier knocked on one of the doors. The person inside the room yelled at him before he could finish the sentence. Scared, the soldier almost dropped the envelope in his hands.

"What's up?"

Dressed in a cheongsam and a snow-white fur cloak and holding an umbrella in her hand, Lin Xiaohan twisted her hips as she walked into the yard. The soldier, who was Zhou Zhijun's guard, was familiar with every member of the Zhou family. When he saw his leader's sister-in-law, he saluted to her immediately, "Ma'am, this is an urgent document from the military headquarters. But Major General Zhou…"

The soldier waved the envelope in his hand and looked back at the door with a distressed look. There seemed to be something wrong with Major General Zhou. He had been depressed all day long. He didn't show much emotion when rescuing victims and properties from the snow during the daytime, but he locked himself inside the room as soon as he went back. He didn't even come out for dinner.

"Give it to me. I'll personally make sure he gets it later."

Lin Xiaohan reached out her hand with well-polished nails, a gleam in her eyes. The soldier, who didn't know that she was plotting something, handed the envelope to her. "Thanks, Ma'am."

The soldier saluted to her and turned to leave. When nobody was watching, Lin Xiaohan opened the envelope. After reading the document inside, she grabbed the paper tightly, and her face with delicate makeup distorted.

"Yun Che is still alive? That bitch Yun Yao must be alive, too."

Lin Xiaohan stared at the two characters "Yun Che" on the document, her heart filled with rage and hatred. Back then, after Yun Che took Yun Yao and her son away, the dirty blood at the door soon drew a large group of zombies. They struggled to fight against zombies for days. If Zhou Zhijun hadn't arrived in time, they might have all been dead. Even so, it was too late for her son, who was scratched by zombies and then zombified. Zhou Zhijun terminated him personally.

When Zhou Zhijun flew them back to the capital, she found that her husband, Zhou Zhipeng, also had died. She didn't go crazy because her mother-in-law promised to make Zhou Zhijun marry her and take care of her and her daughter. However, when her mother-in-law brought this up to Zhou Zhijun, he strongly objected to it, saying that he would marry nobody but Yun Yao this life. Now, Zhou Zhijun was the head of the Zhou clan. Even his father couldn't force him to do anything, so his mother wouldn't dare to push him.

Later, the head of the state's daughter fell in love with Zhou Zhijun. Seeing that Zhou Zhijun had a better choice, his mother no longer took her side. Things became awkward for her and her daughter. She could leave the Zhou family to join her parents, but she didn't want to resign herself to this fate. If Zhou's mother hadn't tried to set her up with Zhou Zhijun, she would have left a long time ago. But now, she already had feelings for Zhou Zhijun. Making her leave wasn't fair to her.

Fortunately, though Zhou Zhijun was cold to almost everyone, he was kind to her daughter, Lan. And there were a lot of interactions between them. Recently, she and Zhou Zhijun had become friends. She believed that she could make Zhou Zhijun fall in love with her if given enough time. But the news about Yun Che made her worried, as she believed Yun Yao and Chenchen were with Yun Che.

"Don't ever think about it! Zhijun is mine!"

Casting a cold glance at the door, Lin Xiaohan squeezed the paper and took it away, her face written with hatred and jealousy.

In the room, Zhou Zhijun, who had no idea that he had just missed Yun Yao's news, was wasted. His uniform was wrinkled, and his handsome face was written with sadness and pain. He was holding a family picture, which was the symbol of the happiness he used to have. In the picture, Yun Yao was carrying the two-year-old Chenchen and leaning her head on his shoulder, smiling.

"Yao…"

There came a deep and husky voice. He missed the woman he loved so much. Zhou Zhijun grabbed the glass beside him and drank all the wine, a drop of tears falling down. "Yao, today is Chenchen's birthday, but why aren't you here?"

Zhou Zhijun couldn't help but burst into tears. When the doomsday started, he couldn't get in touch with Yun Yao because he was being dispatched by the army. He hastily texted her, telling her to be brave and wait for him at home with their child. He also told her to inform her two brothers, as he knew how much she cared about her brothers.

However, when he finished his mission and went home to pick up his family, there was no sign of his wife or son. His mother, who nearly got killed by zombies, told him that they were already dead, eaten by zombies. He didn't believe her. After getting rid of those zombies, he went to the school to look for Yun Che and Yun Cheng. But he couldn't find them, either. Later, he returned to the capital. With the thought that Yun Yao would come to him if she was still alive, he posted missing person notices everywhere to look for her. It had been over three months now, but she and their son were still missing.

"Yao, Chenchen…"

Zhou Zhijun was flooded with sadness. Eventually, he flopped on the ground, mumbling his wife and child's names in a hoarse voice, tears gushing out. He believed Yun Yao and Chenchen were still alive, but he didn't resign from the army and searched for them. No matter how hard he cried and how much he loved them, he was selfish. Think about what Yun Che did in his previous life. He overcame all the difficulties and visited every base to look for his sister and younger brother. Why couldn't Zhou Zhijun go to look for his family?

Indeed, he loved Yun Yao very much, but she was not the only thing he cared about. Before the doomsday, he never hooked up with other women, which proved that he was loyal to her. However, in this turbulent world, loyalty wasn't enough. As a man, he should protect his woman and son. But he failed to do so.

In the southwest base.

The snow became heavier in the evening, and the temperature kept decreasing. Though it was summer, it was colder than winter. Without heating, people would feel cold at night no matter how many quilts they covered. In the southwest region, not every household had heating devices. Not only were normal survivors in the base freezing, but even the superfunction squads were desperately in need of heating. In the middle of the night, Lei Dashan arrived at the Chaoyang Community.

"Dashan, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? What's up?"

Having got his message a while ago, Yun Che went out to greet him at the gate in a thick winter coat. Lei Dashan grabbed Yun's hand and anxiously cut to the chase, "Captain Yun, do you have any spare power generator or heating devices? It's too cold. The kids are freezing. I have to do something."

The base was using Lingjiang River to generate power, but the power provided for each household only covered the lighting needs. If the power usage reached the limit, the switch would trip immediately. Besides, they didn't have heating devices. Because the temperature in the southwest region had never dropped below zero centigrade before, Lei Dashan and his squad never collected heating devices, which seemed useless to them in the past. The cold weather had blindsided them. Adults were getting by, but kids were struggling. While the whole squad was anxious, He Yongyi recalled that Yun Che once used generators to generate power for the research institution while they were collecting seeds in the provincial city. Given that Yun Che had collected so many supplies, it was likely that he would have spare heating devices. Hence, Lei Dashan came here to ask for help.

"I have spare generators and heating devices. But how are you going to take them back?"

Seeing his anxious look, Yun Che agreed to help him without hesitation. In his Space, there were quite a few solar power panels, diesel generators, and air-conditioning heaters, which they had collected in the past few months. But Lei Dashan didn't take He Yongyi with him. How was he going to take them back?

"I'm such an idiot. I forgot to bring Yongyi with me."

Lei Dashan patted his head as he said. Having pondered a bit, he continued, "Would you lend me a truck? I'll drive them back."

Yun Che glanced at the ground covered with snow of over ten centimeters deep outside and exchanged looks with Xing Feng. Then, he pulled Lei Dashan outside, saying, "We'll give you a ride."

"Hiss!"

As soon as Yun Che finished, Xing Feng whistled. The next second, Eagle King and Eagle Queen flew out from the hut in succession. After they transformed, Yun Che and Xing Feng sat on the back of Eagle Queen. While Lei Dashan was standing there in a daze, Yun Che urged him. "Hurry up and get on Eagle King's back."

The snow was so heavy that they could barely see the view ahead. If they continued to stay here, they would soon be covered with snow.

"Okay. Thanks, Captain Yun, Captain Xing."

Having broken out of the trance, Lei Dashan got on the eagle's back clumsily. Feeling uncomfortable, Eagle King cooed at the sky. Xing Feng comforted it gently, "Be good. This is a special condition. I'll get you something delicious tomorrow."

Like Wolf King, the two eagles were picky about food. The three mutant beasts liked the game in the Space, and they would only eat the food after it was cooked. Thanks to the three women in the house, they managed to feed these three beasts without bothering Chef Qin. Otherwise, Chef Qin would criticize them for spoiling the beats while so many people were still starving.

"Coo!"

Eagle King fluttered its wings and cooed, as if he understood Xing's words. Nervous, Lei Dashan grabbed its stiff feathers hastily. Yun Che and Xing Feng couldn't help but chuckle. These two birds became more and more intelligent. Maybe someday they would start speaking human language like Heiyu.

"Hold tight, Dashan. Let's go!"

"Holy God!"

This was the first time that Lei Dashan had ever sat on a flying bird. Despite that Yun Che already gave him a heads-up, he exclaimed nervously when Eagle King soared up to the sky. In the snow, the two giant golden eagles flew out of the Chaoyang community, heading towards Section C, where Loser Squad lived. On the way, Xing Feng and Yun Che saw that many rooms still had lights on. Through the windows, they saw some people moving fast in the rooms. Just like Loser Squad, these people were blindsided by the sudden cold weather. It was too cold for them to sleep, so they had to run in the rooms, keeping themselves warm in the primitive way.