Cheekier Than Yun Che!

"Really?"

The entire Kong Family shouted it out. "Is Captain Yun fooling us around? Are there so many benefits after joining Peak? We don't need to worry about food or shelter anymore? Mom will be looked after? We eat whatever we want?"

They weren't the only ones that got excited, the entire crowd was stirred, especially the superfunction possessors. Normally, Yun Che's offer wouldn't sound so appealing but to live in the doomsday, sufficient food and a stable shelter were everything one could ask for, and it was permanent. The longer the doomsday lasted, the severer the food shortage would become. It might not seem the best offer now, but it would be in the long term.

The superfunction possessors in those researchers' families became edgy as they thought Yun Che wanted more new recruits. They already had connections in the laboratory, if they could join Peak, one of the best superfunction squads in the base, they would never need to worry about their future lives anymore. It might just be a detachment made up of low-level rookies, but since it was newly founded, Yun Che would appoint someone from the core unit as the leader of the detachment, wouldn't he? It was widely known that everybody currently in Peak had already reached level-4, so the life in the detachment could be pretty cushy.

These people had lost in their fantasies and they seemed to forget that Yun Che never said he needed more new recruits.

"For real. Che never jokes about this kind of matter. Before the doomsday, my dad was a surgeon who worked in the Provincial People's Hospital, he now is the head of Affiliated Hospital of Chaoyang. After you move in, my dad can help treat your mom. Nothing is impossible in the doomsday, your mom might even be able to walk again."

After learning the information about Kong Family from Yang Huaien, Zhan Yafei thought they were good people because they valued family, so she would love them to join Peak.

"I-It's great, Jiawen, it's wonderful…"

Tears of joy burst out of Shui Yu's eyes. She was only 18 years old, it was too hard for her to shoulder the burden of reality. After hearing the good news, she couldn't help but let her excitement all out.

"Right, right! It's perfect! Dad?"

Hand in hand with the girl, Kong Jiawen wore a faceful of excitement as well. He sought approval from his father by looking at him with his eager eyes. The young man really wished to kill zombies as a member of a superfunction squad, the detachment of Peak was a golden opportunity.

"Fine, fine."

After looking his son in the eyes for quite a while, Kong Yanjun finally agreed. Both his wife and son were important, but why wouldn't he agree since it was a great opportunity for both of them? He had enough of being stripped of the right to pursue dreams by reality, why would he force his son to live a life like his?

"Thank you, dad."

Kong Jiawen's eyes were full of tears. He then turned to Yun Che, "Thank you for giving me this opportunity, Captain Yun. I'd like to join the detachment of Peak."

The tall boy got teary eyes. A real hot-blooded man couldn't be kept at home looking after an old woman.

"Hehe, welcome aboard. However, here're some ground rules: first of all, you obey every order that I give unconditionally, you aren't allowed to question me. You mustn't be self-important or arrogant, keep in mind who's your boss. Secondly, unless it's essential, all Peak members must level up during the battles. I don't care about your current level but I don't need wussies. You must follow the core members to quests every day and upgrade yourself within the shortest time possible without using crystal nuclei. Thirdly, this is the most important one, you don't have to very powerful or anything but I expect your absolute loyalty. If I find you betray me or Peak, well then, not just you, your entire family has to pay for it! These are all the terms. I'll provide whatever I can provide, you just fight and be absolutely loyal to Peak. If you're fine with the terms, I can help you move in after the meeting."

Yun Che's smile remained but every sane man could tell the smile meant something different. Yun Che wasn't threatening Kong Jiawen, he meant what he said. If someday, Kong Jiawen did betray Peak, Yun Che would slaughter his family. Those who were after the benefits hesitated, as they remembered that Yun Che didn't seem as nice as he appeared to be.

"No problem, Captain Yun. I swear I won't betray Peak, otherwise, I'll let zombies eat the last bit of me."

Why would Kong Jiawen fear if betrayal had never crossed his mind?

Kong Jiawen swore to God. As long as his mother and Yu were well taken care of and his dad got to focus on research, he was willing to do anything.

"Silly boy, don't call him Captain Yun. He's your Brother Che."

Peak and Chaoyang people found Kong Jiawen well-protected and noticed that he had the pre-doomsday spirit. Zhou Zeyu teased him, Meng Gang and the others laughed. The reason why Yun Che founded the detachment of Peak on a whim didn't matter anymore, one thing was for sure, Kong Jiawen had officially become a Peak member, so they treated him like one of the family.

"B-Brother Che!"

Kong Jiawen scratched his head as he hadn't got used to it. Yun Che shook his head. "Meng Gang, Meng Xu, help them move in with us after the meeting."

"Sure."

The Meng Brothers gave Yun Che an OK sign.

"Are you OK with my terms, Director Kong?"

Yun Che remembered that the approval from Kong Jiawen's father was quite important, so he asked politely. Yun Che had heard that Kong Yanjun was an expert in genetics, the laboratory would be needing him.

"Yes, and thank you, Captain Yun!"

Kong Yanjun was an idiot, he was aware this was a kind offer from Yun Che. Yes, maybe Yun Che was after something else, but Kong Yanjun was still thankful.

"Hehe. Sorry for the interruption. Please, you guys can resume the meeting."

Now that Peak had got a new recruit, Yun Che was ready to take a step back, but…

"Wait, Captain Yun, I, too, am a superfunction possessor. Please enlist me in the detachment."

A 30-odd-year-old man shoved his way through the crowd to the forefront.

"And me, Captain Yun, I'm a superfunction possessor as well."

"Captain Yun, I want to join the detachment."

"Captain Yun!"

Many stepped up after the man took the lead. All of their concerns and hesitation were gone when they sensed the recruitment was over. "So what if Yun Che is a callous monster?" They thought, "I'll join Peak for now and level myself up. If something goes wrong, I'll just sneak away. What can he do with me by then?"

But clearly, they underrated Yun Che. If he couldn't deal with this, how could Peak last for so long?

"Sorry, the detachment is full."

Wearing a scornful smile, Yun Che sophisticatedly bullshitted them. Their purpose was too obvious, Yun Che sure wasn't a blind man.

"But you just said Kong Jiawen was the first."

"Yeah. He gets to join Peak, why can't we join?"

"We want to be in Peak. Captain Yun, you can't play favorites."

"Right, right."

A commotion broke out. These people were cheekier than Yun Che.

"Hehe. Haha!"

At first, Yun Che just scoffed, then he began to laugh. The indignant superfunction possessors stopped making noises and looked at Yun Che with terrible looks on their faces. They weren't idiots, they could tell that Yun Che was laughing at them.

"I always thought no one would be cheekier than Che in this world but today, I'm impressed. How ignorant I used to be!"

Before Yun Che said anything, Zhou Zeyu jeered at these people as he, too, found them ridiculous. He gave them a scornful look before he said this to Ye Xingchen.

"The world is big, we still have much to learn."

Ye Xingchen calmly replied. Jiang Shang nodded. "Yes, Senpai is right. They're cheeky."

"Haha. Jiang Shang, I appreciate your honesty."

Meng Gang heavily patted Jiang Shang on the shoulder, Meng Xu gave him a thumbs-up. Lu Haixuan sitting next to Chu Haoling joined the conversation, "Luckily, Heiyu isn't around, or else he'll learn from these people."

"Yeah, yeah, I can't agree more."

Chu Haoling, Yu Wenqing and others nodded at the same time. Heiyu was cheeky enough for them, they wouldn't stand him being cheekier.

"You've said enough, what am I supposed to say? Lady's first, remember? Are you gentlemen or not?"

Zhan Yafei semi-scowled at them, making everybody burst into laughter. It seemed that they were having an inside roast, but smart people could tell they were mocking those people. Those people in the crowd were livid, they would start a brawl with Chaoyang and Peak people if they could.

"Captain Yun…"

"I was being polite by saying it's full. Since you're persistent, I'll be honest then. Do you take me for me a garbageman? Do I collect garbage and keep it in my squad? I can't play favorites? What? Who are you to question me? Oh, you're the family of researchers, huh? Seriously, you're a bunch of pests to Captain Xing, and the same to me. Just so you know, I freaking hate researchers. And I've been speaking with Kong Jiawen for quite a while, if you genuinely wished to join Peak, you would have applied earlier, you wouldn't have cropped up after I said I was done. Do you think I don't know what's on your mind? You're after the benefits as a Peak member, but do you deserve the benefits?"

As soon as someone tried to give Yun Che more rubbish, Yun Che unexpectedly stood up. His smile was replaced by the mean taunt. Every word that he said was blunt and harsh. Some sneaked back into the crowd, some wore a contorted face. None of them expected that Yun Che would be so mean. But they should know that that Yun Che had tried to be nice a moment ago, these people had pushed him too far.

"Enough! My rule will be implemented in the laboratory, those who can't accept it are welcome to register and leave after the meeting. Those who accept the terms can shut the hell up. I heard you were swaggering in Chaoyang, you'd better behave yourself from this moment. If I hear more complaints about you, I'll do more than kicking you out. Keep my word in mind."

Having said it, Xing Feng stood up and wrapped one arm around Xing Feng's shoulder. Other Chaoyang and Peak people stood up as well. Yes, the researchers and their family members and relatives were upset, but so what? What could they do other than doing research? What else could they do to fill their bellies other than doing research? Maybe before this day, they thought they were essential and that Xing Feng held them in respect, but after what happened just now, it couldn't be clearer that they were worthless to Xing Feng.

The vehicles left the meeting location, leaving the researchers and their family at a loss under the sun, but they didn't seem to mind the sun anymore. Xing Feng and Yun Che taught them what "the strong has the power" really meant.