Another Reborn Person

Who suddenly renovated their villa into something like this?!

"Li Wanyun is looking more and more like a reborn person. She probably didn't get her information from the government," Sheng An said with certainty.

Hao Jingye nodded, fully agreeing.

Anyone who could obtain information from the government, by whatever means, was smart. None of them would dare be this blatant.

Hiring people to build a "bunker" outright... that seemed more like someone already accustomed to living without a functioning government.

Or someone with no scruples.

They still had no definitive evidence, but Sheng An was already certain-another reborn person.

Sheng An tapped her fingers against the steering wheel in time with the sounds from the construction site ahead. Apart from the workers, there was no one else in this villa development, which was still under construction.

Only a stray calico cat poked its head out of the landscaped strip, then sauntered boldly across in front of their car.

She closed her eyes slightly, her face hidden in the darkness.

Light from the construction floodlights streamed through the car window, leaving Sheng An's face half in light, half in shadow.

Her voice was husky. "I've seen the plans for this place. Isn't this one of the areas the government proposed for a Core Shelter?"

This was a newly completed residential development. Because it was on the outskirts of the capital and extremely expensive, very few homes had been sold.

Sales had only just begun, too. They had yet to launch a major advertising campaign, let alone hand over the properties.

That was why the development had been pitch-black when they first drove in.

Villas occupied the front of the development, while a much larger area of low-rise apartment buildings and high-rises stood behind them.

As a result, the development covered an enormous area.

The buildings were well constructed, and the underground parking garage was sturdy.

Under the plans, the underground level here could serve as a shelter.

With further reinforcement of the underground garage and some basic planning to coordinate it with the surface, this would be a perfect shelter site.

Hao Jingye drew a deep breath and nodded. "Yes."

Neither of them spoke for a moment.

Through calculations, projections, and simulations, the government had determined that this place might be a safe zone during the apocalypse.

The location of the Capital City's Core Shelter was crucial. The government was still planning it, and construction had yet to begin.

Even the government couldn't be completely certain this place would be safe.

Yet Li Wanyun had picked this exact spot.

The homes in this development hadn't even been handed over, and she already had people renovating hers.

-She had lived through the apocalypse, so she knew this was a safe zone.

Another reborn person, and another one who had returned from after the apocalypse.

Even Hao Jingye couldn't help remarking, "There really are a lot of reborn people. If we find a few more, they'll have punched so many holes through this world it'll look like a sieve!"

Wu Zhi, Jiang Yu, and Li Wanyun were all from Capital City.

There was no way there weren't any reborn people outside Capital City.

There were too many clustered together!

Sheng An said, "Yes. Too many clustered together."

There was always something behind an anomaly.

Reborn people and Superpower Persons hadn't stirred much of a reaction in Sheng An. Her only concern had been how to get them to serve the country without letting them run out of control.

But why there were so many reborn people was something she simply couldn't figure out.

Sheng An suddenly wanted a cigarette. She pulled one out and held it between her lips.

With a flick of her fingers, a lighter appeared.

Click-

A spark flared from the lighter.

Sheng An had just brought it toward her face when she paused. Then she extinguished the flame and slowly lowered her hand.

"Sister Sheng?" Hao Jingye asked, puzzled.

Sister Sheng looked genuinely cool when she smoked—striking and beautiful. He couldn't help staring.

Yet she had restrained herself again.

Sheng An put the cigarette back in the pack and tossed it to Hao Jingye. "I've quit."

Hao Jingye stared. "Huh?"

Just then, Sheng An had suddenly thought of Qi Lingwu.

They had learned that the apocalypse was coming at the same time.

That night, they had stayed on the phone together without speaking.

They were both mentally resilient, but with the world about to change and the country they protected about to face an immense crisis... there was no way they could remain calm.

For that half-hour call, neither had said a word.

Finally, Qi Lingwu had suddenly said, "Sheng An, quit smoking. Getting cigarettes during the apocalypse probably won't be as easy as it is now."

Sheng An had chuckled. "You think I won't be able to get cigarettes during the apocalypse? Or is it that you don't have what it takes to get them for me?"

Qi Lingwu had laughed too.

With those two simple remarks, they had both accepted the fact that the apocalypse was coming.

Before hanging up, Sheng An had suddenly said, "Then I'll quit."

She had always been rebellious to the bone.

On missions in the past, she usually hadn't cared much whether she lived or died. All that mattered was whether she could complete the mission.

But when this fucked-up world suddenly decided to wipe out humanity-

Her rebellious streak kicked in, and she no longer wanted to die.

A nicotine addiction might not pose much of a problem for her during the apocalypse, but she was still better off without it.

Hao Jingye caught the cigarette pack, a little surprised.

He obediently put it away.

If Sister Sheng said she was quitting, she almost certainly wouldn't smoke again.

Sheng An asked, "Any other information?"

Hao Jingye said, "Nothing else for now."

As though something had occurred to him, he suddenly added, "Oh, right. Li Wanyun bought a ticket for tomorrow from Capital City to a major grain-producing province in the northeast. She also bought a ticket to the grasslands for the following evening, and browsed flights from the grasslands to the Southwest Region and coastal cities."

Sheng An raised an eyebrow. "Going to stockpile supplies?"

Hao Jingye said, "She does have five billion, after all."

Sheng An laughed. "She's dreaming."

Hao Jingye froze, then understood and laughed too. "Right. She's dreaming."

"Where is Li Wanyun staying?"

"At a hotel. Her mansion is up for sale."

Sheng An flexed her fingers and started the car. "Let's go take a look at the mansion Li Wanyun is selling."

Hao Jingye asked, "To see what she has left in the house?"

Sheng An nodded.

Hao Jingye understood.

Li Wanyun was selling the house her parents had left her, which held many traces of them.

If she had a storage space too, she would probably have put its contents away.

And someone who had a storage space and was staying at a hotel wouldn't hire people to move her belongings. That would waste too much time and effort.

If Li Wanyun had been meticulous about everything, she wouldn't have turned this house into a bunker.

Hao Jingye asked, "So we still don't need to arrest her?"

Sheng An said, "Let's find out what cards she's holding first."

After a pause, she smiled slightly. "If she also has a storage space, and one that can hold five billion worth of supplies at that, then I'll have some other plans for her..."

Hao Jingye noticed the smile at the corner of her mouth, and an inexplicable chill ran down his back.

Sheng An said, "Send Old Li a message. We can finalize this site for the Core Shelter."

-The reborn person had already confirmed it for them, hadn't she?