Chapter 132

Chapter 132

"..."

With everything ready, the convoy headed toward the logistics park.

It was the hottest time of the day. The barren land, devoid of any vegetation, made the heat waves shimmer and warp through the windshield.

The road conditions were good, and the vehicles moved swiftly. Jiang Nian, claiming to be tired, drowsed against Cheng Jing’s shoulder for a nap, his eyes closed as he reflected on recent events.

He had to admit—Sister Qian’s gut feeling was spot-on. She had guessed correctly. There was indeed something off about Brother Jing’s phone call, though the real content had been covered up with a little jealousy.

With how close they were, if Cheng Jing was hiding something from him, it had to be related to him. And there weren’t many things concerning him that Brother Jing would deliberately conceal. Coupled with Yang Kai’s past expertise as an undercover investigator, it wasn’t too hard to guess.

In that case, he might as well tactfully ask Bro Kai. They had gone from fake love rivals to actual friends now, so he’d probably give him some clues.

No matter what, Jiang Nian trusted that Brother Jing had his best interests at heart.

He knew Brother Jing was worried that he might still be trapped by the hang-ups from his past life, still trapped by family ties, and wanted to handle things alone for him.

But he wasn’t that self-destructive. If he were, after being reborn, he wouldn’t have focused on rekindling things with the love of his life and building a future together—he would’ve gone straight to Chen Shanmin’s family to take them all down with him.

His hatred and resentment toward Chen Yue’s family were real, but so was the healing and contentment he found after mending things with Brother Jing in this life.

To sum it up—he and Brother Jing had promised to build a life together. Any difficulties should be faced and resolved as a team.

Having already died once, even the weakest person could hold his ground in front of their mortal enemies.

...

The logistics park was located in a relatively remote area, part of the outskirts development area.

Since it wasn’t fully completed yet, its current size was only a quarter of the commercial district.

Apart from this logistics park, there were no other buildings in the vicinity—just bare, scorched earth littered with construction materials.

Most of the park’s outer wall had mostly crumbled, crushing many mangled bodies beneath it.

No active zombies were seen outside. Assuming the park itself was their nest, the group steeled themselves as they entered through the gate that might as well not exist, only to find not a single wandering zombie inside.

Jiang Nian used his Superpower, but there were no abnormal reactions within range—meaning there really were no zombies hiding, just none at all.

Tang Yi stowed his AK and deployed a drone.

In the open areas of the logistics park, delivery trucks and distribution vehicles lay haphazardly, either parked or overturned, rusted and blood-smeared.

The metal sheds of the warehouses had collapsed entirely due to the extreme cold and heavy snow.

Fires and floods came with the chaos, and after the snow melted, pollution and corrosion left everything in ruins. Naturally, nothing inside was worth taking.

However, the collapse of the sheds had also trapped many delivery trucks underneath.

Where the wreckage was heaviest, the cargo holds were dented but intact. Despite the zombie outbreaks and other devastation, the contents inside remained intact.

Their target was precisely those unopened delivery containers.

The entire logistics park had about thirty to forty warehouse units. It was already well into the afternoon, so they could only cover so much ground today. Tomorrow would be just right to wrap things up.

"..."

"This is strange. There are no zombies inside the entire park. Could we have run into another zombie that eats its own kind?"

Tang Yi retrieved the drone, reporting the situation to everyone with a worried expression. When something's off, there's always trouble—they had plenty of experience with that.

The absence of zombies gave everyone a short breather, but it also made them consider the possibility of encountering something even more weird and messed up.

Cheng Jing looked at Jiang Nian:

"Nian Nian, did you notice anything unusual?"

Jiang Nian shook his head slightly:

"The entire place is flooded with the same superpower vibe. The missing zombies must have been cleared out. And the energy traces are recent—just a day or two old. But I can’t tell if it was done by a person or a zombie."

"I hope it was a person. Their superpower might be as tidy as Cheng’s, which is why it’s so thorough... If it was a zombie, I don’t even want to imagine how messed up it'd have to be."

Lu Ningzhou’s words earned everyone’s agreement, but there was an uneasy feeling, as if they were jinxing it.

Still, Jiang Nian wasn’t afraid. In their previous life, Xia Weiwei had said the trip to Xihe City was not that dangerous, and so far, everything they’d encountered confirmed that.

So, no matter how strange the situation, there was no point stressing.

"I also think it was a person. Maybe they even had a dog with them..."

Zhao Lei pointed at a detached black car door covered in scratches from some kinda animal.

Huang Qian was puzzled:

"But aside from the lack of zombies, there’s no sign of anyone searching for supplies. Why would someone come here just to clear out zombies and leave?"

Jian Cheng: "Maybe they were just a do-gooder."

"..."

That was such a ridiculous but hard to argue with reason.

"Quit overthinking it. Let’s roll with ‘they’re friendly’. Since there are no zombies around, let’s start searching for supplies. I live for unboxing stuff."

Liao Yu rubbed his hands together as he spoke.

"Boss is right. Let’s go."

Cheng Jing agreed. Since there were no zombies nearby, they should take the opportunity to loot fast—grab and go without disturbing the supposed "do-gooder."

They still had a couple hours to kill. Whatever they could find would be enough.

In a place full of junk metal, Zhao Lei’s metal-control superpower was especially useful. He yanked out any delivery trucks still in one piece he found.

Of course, even if the truck compartments were intact, not everything inside would be usable—just like their experience with storage unit loot crates in the commercial district.

With a series of ear-splitting clatter, a small delivery van was dragged out.

The front was crushed, and the compartment was banged up but sealed tight. The logistics park's first blind box was secured.

After some brute-forcing it open, the van turned into a mountain of boxes.

Under normal circumstances, opening packages was a joyful and exciting experience. In these abnormal times, the joy hit twice as hard.

They sorted through the items, leaving the rest aside for the base's exploration teams.

Food, drinks, clothes, toys, and all sorts of stuff—you name it, they had it.

They even found two bags labeled as "fresh air from the Himalayas."

People actually sell this crap? And these idiots actually bought it!

Jian Cheng and Liao Yu each took a bag, shoved them against their faces, and took deep breaths before claiming they felt dizzy, suspecting they had bought fakes or expired products.

"Get your act together!"

Zhao Lei was speechless, itching to smack them both on the head.

Zhou Rongbin stifled a laugh and deadpanned:

"Dizziness is proof it's authentic. The Himalayas are so high, the air must be oxygen-deprived—that's common sense."

"..."

He even called it "common sense." Jian Cheng and Liao Yu exchanged looks, not knowing what to question first.

Tang Yi snorted:

"Bro, you must’ve worked as an online shopping customer service rep before, right? You sound like a pro—so convincing, hahaha..."

"Hahaha..."

"..."

Jokes aside, for safety's sake, Jiang Nian still used his Superpower, Purify, on the two freaking idiots who went huffing random air packets.