#12 - Chapter 12 Zombie Disposal
Night.
A little after eight o'clock.
In the banquet hall of the Green Source Food Factory.
Everyone was still amidst laughter and cheers.
Little did they know, changes had already begun outside.
Countless humans began to mutate successively.
The first to transform immediately rushed towards those nearby, biting them frantically.
Spurred on by the screams of those terrified, they lunged at another victim.
Countless people were immersed in the fog, and more and more began to transform into zombies, even without being bitten.
Those who withstood the fog's virus still faced the relentless pursuit of the zombies.
Only a few were fortunate.
Most of them were in isolated spaces, unaffected by the mutation and not yet facing the zombie threat.
Many people had already begun to notice the anomalies in their surroundings.
Those who, drawn by the commotion, opened doors without thinking were immediately felled in this wave of biological annihilation.
The cautious ones who stayed home to observe the situation temporarily retained their right to live.
This was a life-or-death selection initiated by Blue Star.
Life or death.
Almost no one could choose.
Except for Qin Jin, the reborn one.
He had slightly more say in the matter.
Due to the extremely rapid rate of mutation, the vast majority of media outlets and portals did not have time to react.
The employees of various media outlets had mostly transformed into zombies, leaving behind blood-stained servers still running.
The authorities were also unable to react, becoming paralyzed in an instant, with relevant departments in various countries directly wiped out.
Submarines in the deep sea did not escape either; throughout the ocean, the fog not only emerged from the land, but the seawater also inexplicably contained this virus.
It silently infiltrated the submarine through its water sources, gas exchange systems, and some blind spots.
Without taking special medication, a submarine held dozens, nearly a hundred people.
Even if the probability of mutation was slightly lower due to concentration, many personnel still transformed, and the result was imaginable in such a confined space.
They remained forever at the bottom of the deep sea.
This mutation was all-encompassing.
Few could avoid it.
Time came to nine o'clock.
The base's banquet had reached the lottery drawing segment.
After the host spoke, he would draw a number from the box, and revealing the number would elicit loud cheers from some of the winners below the stage.
One by one, they went on stage to receive their prizes, beaming with joy.
Basically, everyone won something, never leaving empty-handed.
Even after the prize balls were drawn, they were put back into the box, giving them a chance to win again; some had even won three times.
They were so happy that their eyes were narrowed shut.
Qin Jin silently watched all of this.
Occasionally, he opened his phone to check the surveillance; he had installed software that could connect to all the factory's cameras, allowing him to log into the app and directly view images from any or all of the cameras at any time.
Just an hour ago.
He saw a bloody, crazed figure flash past the factory's perimeter wall.
He knew it had already begun outside.
In his previous life, he had just returned home from work and hid in his rented farmer's house, avoiding the initial impact.
In the recording, faint purple fog could still be seen drifting.
He couldn't risk going out now; he would stabilize the situation for as long as possible.
Another ten minutes or so passed.
Many people had already won prizes.
But under the onslaught of money, he could still maintain his attention here.
Some occasionally browsed their phones and found that the media was starting to act strangely, with a few people who spoke sounding like they were crazy, saying some inexplicable things.
Just then, the host drew another prize ball and shouted:
"Number 76, congratulations to the winner of number 76! This is a big prize, a full 2,000 yuan! Congratulations to the winner for coming on stage to receive the prize!"
Everyone looked around to see who the lucky person was.
This was a prize of over a thousand, equal to many people's wages for several days or even half a month.
Only Boss Qin was so generous.
After a while, no one came on stage to receive the prize; everyone was curious about who had won and started discussing it quietly.
Qin Jin also came back to his senses.
He looked at the employees nearby.
At this moment, an employee called out, "I remember Little Zhou is number 76, he showed it to me! Where is he? Why hasn't he gone to receive the prize yet?"
"Oh! It's Little Zhou! He said he was feeling dizzy and uncomfortable just now, and he's resting at the table leaning against the pillar. I'll go call him."
Another employee who seemed to know Little Zhou got up and wanted to walk towards a service table in the corner of the venue, blocked by a pillar.
"Stop—!!!"
A loud shout came from the front table!
Everyone looked over, and the person who was walking towards the corner also stopped.
It was their boss.
They saw Qin Jin quickly get up and walk towards that corner with a serious expression.
Something seemed to be hidden under the jacket he was wearing, and he was pressing it down with his left hand.
In addition, his former comrades and childhood friends, Zhong Yu and Li Bowen, also quickly reacted and followed behind Qin Jin.
They were the factory's security guards and the boss's assistants, and they had been following President Qin for several months, so they had this level of awareness.
Qin Jin had arrived at the corner, where a man was lying face down on the service table.
Although his face could not be seen, his clothes indicated that he was not very old.
If he remembered correctly, this Little Zhou was called Zhou Bin, and he was one of the company's agricultural experts.
He had just graduated and joined his company with his teacher.
The family member that Little Zhou brought also reacted; it was his girlfriend. The company's declaration of family members also included friends, so Little Zhou didn't invite his parents, but chose to invite his girlfriend.
He also wanted to show off a little.
This girlfriend had been preoccupied with the lottery just now; her boyfriend said he was feeling unwell and went to rest, so she didn't pay attention to him.
She didn't expect that his body really seemed to be uncomfortable, even attracting the attention of their boss.
Would she have to send him to the hospital later? It was a bit embarrassing.
Maybe she should find another boyfriend in the future.
The kind that was strong.
Little Zhou probably only focused on studying and doing research before, and his body was weak, not satisfying her at all.
It made her have to go out and find other male friends occasionally, how annoying.
It was all Little Zhou's fault.
At this time, Little Zhou had his hands under his head, lying motionless on the table.
He seemed completely oblivious to the sounds from the outside world.
Qin Jin's face darkened.
Something was wrong.
Sure enough, with the calls from others.
Little Zhou seemed to have a bit of a reaction; his body slowly twitched, like he was occasionally struck by electricity.
Then.
He raised his head.
It was a pale, bloodless face!
Some blue-black blood vessels were floating on it, his pupils had almost disappeared, leaving only the whites of his eyes, and those bulging capillaries, drool flowing from his wide-open mouth.
Everything was telling that this person was not normal!
At this moment, others didn't dare to think of zombies.
After all, this kind of thing was too sci-fi.
Most people thought it was just an epileptic seizure or something.
Little Zhou, who stood up swaying, seemed to have just completed his final transformation.
"He" slowly stopped swaying, and his eyes landed on Qin Jin, who was at the front.
Roar—
Without saying a word (there was nothing to say), he directly opened his mouth and pounced on him!
Although Zhong Yu and Li Bowen had expected it.
They still didn't expect Little Zhou to pounce on the boss like this, and their reaction was a bit slow.
Qin Jin, who was in front of them, was not flustered at all.
He seemed to have been prepared for it.
After Little Zhou rushed forward, he also followed forward, dodging and then extending his foot to kick Little Zhou to the ground.
Then, he quickly stepped forward with two grappling techniques to dislocate Little Zhou's two arms, and then stepped on the back of his neck with his foot.
His whole body was lying on his back, guarding against possible resistance.
A mere newly mutated zombie.
He could solve it without using his hands.
Capturing it alive was just a little more troublesome.
In just a few seconds.
They saw a crazy person subdued on the ground by their boss.
The people in the venue were stunned!
Li Bowen and the others quickly came over, wanting to help Qin Jin replace him or rescue Little Zhou.
Qin Jin stopped them with his hand.
He also wanted to ignore what others thought now and continue to order, "Find someone to bring a thicker rope."
Li Bowen personally ran to get the rope, and then saw Qin Jin take it and skillfully turn Little Zhou over, avoiding his mouth the whole time, and then tied him to a load-bearing pillar on the side of the venue.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Too fierce, right.
Even if Little Zhou had an attack and attacked others, he didn't need to be treated like this, right.
He was directly tied to a pillar, so fierce.
At this time, Little Zhou was still grinning.
It seemed that the dislocated arms had nothing to do with it, and he was still roaring in a low voice at the people in front of him.
He couldn't see any signs of human consciousness at all.
At this time, some people had already reacted!
They were trembling all over.
Their faces were pale, they were covered in sweat, their eyes were wide open, and they looked at their former colleagues in fear.
—Zombie
In this era that had been baptized by countless film and entertainment media.
Except for a few elderly people, most people knew what this kind of thing was like!
"Zombie!—Zombie!—No—Impossible!? How could this kind of thing in movies really appear!? Absolutely impossible!"
Some people were already holding their heads and doubting their lives, and they seemed unable to accept it, and they muttered to themselves.
"Little Zhou, don't play around, are you pretending to be a zombie? I know you must be like this, right? Stop it, it's so embarrassing, don't play around!"
Little Zhou's girlfriend, Li Yan, moved forward a little.
But she didn't dare to really go over, and asked hopefully.
She mainly didn't want her boyfriend to perform this kind of vulgar trick.
Although it did attract the attention of others, she herself felt that it was too high-profile on this occasion.
On the other hand, if her boyfriend really turned into a zombie, she, as the only person he brought here, would be asked by the police to do various interrogations later, right.
It was so troublesome.
She had other appointments tomorrow.
If she had known that this kind of thing would happen tonight.
She shouldn't have agreed to Little Zhou to come to his company's opening ceremony for the so-called bonus and big meal.
Although she forgot how happy she was just now when she won the bonus twice.
The answer to her was still the low roar.
Most people had already started to slowly retreat.
Some people even went to open the door and wanted to leave the venue!
Unfortunately, they found that the door had been locked!
At this time, there were also many bolder employees who were taking photos and videos and wanted to send them to Moments or various media.
Although they were a little scared in their hearts, their bodies were very honest.
It was important to show off in Moments.
"President Qin, what should we do? How should we deal with Little Zhou? We'll listen to you!"
Li Bowen had already reacted, and they were one step slower than Qin Jin just now, but they were mainly shocked by this kind of thing, and now they had begun to ask for instructions on how to deal with the aftermath.
This was a zombie!
He really didn't know how to deal with it either.
It was beyond the scope of his business.
"Don't do anything for now, wait a minute, you guys go guard the gate, don't let anyone go out, and continue to pay attention to whether anyone in the crowd is in a bad situation, I'm worried that someone else will mutate!"
Qin Jin narrowed his eyes and said directly to them.
Although he had taken a lot of measures, people still mutated in the venue.
It wasn't beyond expectations.
He had also considered this possibility and let others digest it in advance.
What he was more worried about now was his relatives.
He hoped that none of them would mutate.
He had eaten with his relatives a few days ago, and he had added ingredients in advance.
In theory, their immunity and antiviral ability would be stronger than others in the short term.
But no one could say for sure.
Who knew about mutation.
Even he himself didn't dare to guarantee 100% that he would be fine.
He had even been reborn.
Just like that.
The zombie that Little Zhou mutated into was tied to a corner of the venue.
The others stayed on the other side.
No one was interested in continuing to play the lottery game anymore.
After experiencing this great change, they didn't know what tomorrow's life would be like.
Everyone was panicked and afraid.
Some people even wanted to open the door and run out, but they were blocked by the team led by Qin Jin.
They said that they had already called the police (at this time, others had already discovered that the police phone was completely unreachable), and they hoped that someone would come to deal with it later, and everyone should stay and there might be a need to cooperate later.
What everyone didn't know was that the peaceful life had already gone far away.
They had come to a new era.
A dark era.
(End of this chapter)
