151: Chapter 151 Lin Yuan, You're All I Have Left

Zhe City, Jiang Family villa.

Outside the iron gate, it was crowded with refugees.

Some were pounding on the gate, others were crying, and some held their children high above their heads.

Inside the gate, several guards were holding guns.

Their hands were shaking. Some licked their cracked lips, and when they looked at the refugees outside the iron gate, their eyes held not vigilance, but hunger.

The grain storage was bottoming out.

Medical supplies were cut off.

A servant stole half a bag of rice last night and was hung up in the garage by Jiang Xiaowan's cousin, Jiang Hao, and beaten all night.

When the body was dragged out in the morning, blood left a trail all the way down the steps.

Second-floor bedroom.

Jiang Xiaowan sat by the bed, her hand resting on her lower abdomen.

She had lost a lot of weight.

That rose scent was still there, but it was masked by the smell of medicine.

Two guards stood outside the door.

They said it was for protection.

In reality, it was imprisonment.

She hadn't been able to eat for three consecutive days.

She only drank two mouthfuls of the porridge the servant brought.

It wasn't that she wasn't hungry.

It was because she was afraid of throwing it up and having someone notice something was wrong.

In the partition next to the bed, General Manager Jiang Xiong lay on a hospital bed.

His chest was wrapped in bandages, and blood oozed from the corners of his mouth from time to time.

The once great lion of Zhe City could now barely even sit up.

The door was pushed open.

Her uncle, Jiang Chengye, walked in with Jiang Hao.

Jiang Chengye was wearing a clean suit, but his cuffs were stained with blood.

Jiang Hao was carrying a bottle of red wine, a smile on his face.

"Xiaowan, get ready."

Jiang Chengye spoke, "Pang Heihu's convoy will come to pick you up tomorrow morning."

Jiang Xiaowan looked up.

"What did you say?"

Jiang Hao shook the wine bottle.

"Cousin, don't pretend you don't understand."

"Brother Heihu controls over three hundred people; he's someone of note on the outskirts of Zhe City."

"As long as you are obedient and marry him, our Jiang Family will have the qualifications to enter the city's shelter."

Jiang Xiaowan smiled.

"Marry?"

She looked at Jiang Chengye, "You call this marriage?"

"He has already taken over a dozen women."

Jiang Chengye's expression did not change.

"It's the apocalypse; it's good enough to be alive."

"Pang Heihu has awakened a B-rank physical Superpower. It is your honor that he has his eye on you."

"You also know that after that battle in Jiang City, I was stripped of my military power. It's time for you to repay the Jiang Family."

Jiang Xiaowan stared at him.

"You sell your daughter to survive, and you even make it sound reasonable?"

Jiang Hao's expression darkened.

He walked up to Jiang Xiaowan and lowered his voice.

"Don't you always think you're smart?"

"Didn't you even say at the family meeting: 'Who says women are inferior to men?'"

"Show me your intelligence now."

He smiled.

"Didn't you want to rely on that Lin Yuan to trade futures and get the upper hand over me back then?"

"What's wrong, where is he?"

"Call him to save you!"

Jiang Xiaowan didn't speak.

Her hand slowly tightened.

General Manager Jiang Xiong suddenly coughed up blood.

He forced himself to get up and grabbed the corner of Jiang Chengye's clothes.

"Big Brother..."

"She is a member of the Jiang Family..."

Jiang Chengye looked down at him.

"Precisely because she is a member of the Jiang Family, she should contribute to the Jiang Family."

Jiang Hao kicked the side of the hospital bed.

General Manager Jiang Xiong's chest wound split open, and blood seeped through the bandages.

Jiang Xiaowan lunged over.

"Dad!"

Blood gushed from General Manager Jiang Xiong's mouth, but his hand still tried to push her away.

Jiang Chengye watched this scene, his tone turning cold.

"Xiaowan, get in the car obediently tomorrow."

"Your dad can live for two more days."

"If you dare to cause trouble."

He looked at General Manager Jiang Xiong on the bed.

"He will die tonight."

The room fell silent.

Jiang Xiaowan hugged General Manager Jiang Xiong and slowly lowered her head.

"Okay."

Jiang Hao laughed.

"That's more like it."

Jiang Chengye turned and left.

Jiang Hao walked to the door and turned back.

"Don't think about running."

"There are zombies everywhere outside."

"At least Pang Heihu is still a human."

The door closed.

The sound of the lock clicked.

General Manager Jiang Xiong's hand grabbed Jiang Xiaowan's wrist.

Very lightly.

"Xiaowan..."

Jiang Xiaowan immediately leaned in.

"Dad, don't talk."

General Manager Jiang Xiong shook his head.

"The bathroom."

"The water tank compartment."

"The phone..."

Jiang Xiaowan paused.

General Manager Jiang Xiong panted for a long time.

"Don't worry about me."

"Find Lin Yuan."

Jiang Xiaowan's eyes turned red.

"He won't come; I betrayed him back then..."

General Manager Jiang Xiong looked at her.

"He will."

"You are carrying his child."

Jiang Xiaowan froze.

This didn't sound like something her father would say.

But the apocalypse had forced everyone into a different version of themselves.

Late at night.

The guards outside were dozing off.

Jiang Xiaowan leaned against the wall and entered the bathroom, locking the door.

She dismantled the water tank.

In the compartment, a waterproof satellite phone was hidden.

She turned on the satellite phone and entered the encrypted channel she had used to betray Lin Yuan twice.

This was her last bargaining chip.

It was also the dog leash Lin Yuan had left for her back then.

As for whether Lin Yuan was willing to hold the leash again, that was no longer something she had the qualification to consider.

The signal skipped three times.

It connected.

The sound of sea breeze came from the other end.

Along with the sound of zombies tearing at flesh.

Jiang Xiaowan held the phone, her voice trembling.

"You bastard..."

She paused for two seconds.

"I'm pregnant."

Eastern Suburb Cruise Ship.

Lin Yuan stood on the deck.

Beneath his feet were ninja corpses and black blood.

Wang Ya used a stream of water to clean the deck.

Lin Motong held the violent bear, with seven Zombie Assault Team members squatting behind her.

In the communicator, Jiang Xiaowan's breathing was ragged.

Lin Yuan didn't speak.

But his fingertips paused on the edge of the communicator for a second.

As if afraid he would hang up, Jiang Xiaowan immediately spoke.

"I'm not lying to you."

"From beginning to end, you are the only man I've ever had."

"The Jiang Family is going to give me to Pang Heihu tomorrow morning."

"My dad is dying."

"I know I betrayed you..."

"I know I was wrong."

Her voice was very low.

"Lin Yuan."

"I only have you."

The deck was silent for a second.

Qin Yumo looked up.

Liu Qing's voice came through the earpiece.

"Master, I have locked onto the location."

"Zhe City, Jiang Family villa area, 310 kilometers in a straight line from Jiang City."

"Two major bridges have collapsed."

"If we take the ground route, it will take an estimated ten hours."

Lin Yuan looked at the dark, murky river.

"Water route."

Liu Qing immediately switched the map.

"The cruise ship's lifeboat is available, but it will need autonomous refueling midway."

"The density of zombie hordes downstream is unknown."

Lin Yuan turned around.

"Wang Ya, Mo Tong, come with me."

Wang Ya didn't ask why.

"Yes, Mr. Lin."

Lin Motong looked up.

"Should I bring the team?"

"Bring them."

The seven Zombie Assault Team members looked up at the same time.

Qin Yumo gripped her sword and followed.

Lin Yuan glanced at her.

"You stay behind."

Qin Yumo stopped.

"I can kill."

"That's why you are going back to Tiangong No. 1 to guard the base."

Qin Yumo lowered her head.

"Yes."

She didn't argue.

Because this was an order.

Lin Yuan pressed the communicator.

"Su Xiaonuan."

Inside Tiangong No. 1, Su Xiaonuan immediately answered.

"General Manager Lin."

"Keep a close watch on Grandmaster Ling Suzhen."

"Let Lu Yan handle the cleanup at Jiang University."

Su Xiaonuan's voice was steady.

"Understood."

She paused for half a second.

"General Manager Lin, Jiang Xiaowan..."

Lin Yuan looked at the lifeboat in the distance.

"She is my person."

Three words.

Su Xiaonuan understood.

"I will guard the base well."

Ten minutes later.

A large lifeboat was lowered from the side of the cruise ship.

Wang Ya stood at the stern of the boat, water currents supporting the hull.

Lin Motong sat in the middle, holding the violent bear in her arms.

The seven Zombie Assault Team members squatted on both sides, like seven silent weapons.

Qin Yumo stood at the edge of the dock.

Her red hair was blown by the sea breeze.

"Master."

Lin Yuan turned back.

Qin Yumo said in a low voice, "I will be obedient."

Lin Yuan nodded.

The lifeboat started.

The black water was torn open.

The firelight of the abandoned Eastern Suburb port was left behind.

In the communicator, Jiang Xiaowan hadn't hung up yet.

Hearing the sound of the engine, she finally burst into tears.

Lin Yuan picked up the communicator.

"Stop crying."

"Get some sleep."

"I will come to pick you up to go home tomorrow morning."