Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Headquarters Base of Dazhangshu.

Buffer city, commercial district and entertainment center.

Dingsheng Bathhouse.

Li Tie and Bi Tianxing sat in the hot spring pool, surrounded by steam. The two of them soaked in the hot water, their brows slightly relaxed.

But the fatigue in his eyes was still clearly visible.

This wave of clearing out the Vajra zombie horde in Tieshanlong was truly fraught with difficulties.

The Tieshanlong Iron Mine, located 40 kilometers from the headquarters, was one of the largest iron mines in the entire southern Jiangxi region before the apocalypse.

Relying on this large iron mine, the zombie mother took root here, producing many Vajra zombies.

The number of King Kong zombies they encountered this time was three times that of the ones they had encountered in Xunwu County.

This battle was extremely dangerous.

The onslaught of thousands, even tens of thousands, of King Kong zombies caught them completely off guard.

This battle completely depleted their ammunition.

If it weren't for the timely arrival of mechs that protected the armored vehicle and prevented the "Guardian" zombies from overturning it.

Otherwise, their losses this time would have been much greater.

With his eyes closed, Li Tie recalled the thrilling scenes of yesterday's battle, still feeling lingering fear.

"Captain Li," Bi Tianxing suddenly said from the side.

"Ok?"

Li Tie opened his eyes and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Bi Tianxing asked:
"I'm afraid I won't be able to participate in the next wave of clearing out the King Kong zombies."

"Huh? Why?" Li Tie suddenly stood up from the water.

Bi Tianxing grabbed his arm and pulled him back into the water, patiently explaining:
"I had a check-up at the Inner City People's Hospital this morning, and they found out I have a heart problem. I need to have a stent surgery, and I won't be able to perform my duties for the next two months."

"Ah! Are you alright?" Li Tie asked with concern upon hearing this.

Bi Tianxing replied with a smile:
"Don't worry, there are expert doctors at the base who can perform heart bypass surgery. The success rate is very high. You'll be fine after the surgery."

Li Tie nodded slightly, "Have you told my older brother and the others about your situation?"

Bi Tianxing replied, "I already said that. The examination results came back this morning, and the doctor gave me treatment advice, telling me to have surgery as soon as possible. After leaving the hospital, I immediately went to the administration building and told the chairman and the leaders."

“I’ve also recommended helicopter escorts to them, and then He Ma will be in charge of coordinating with your operation.”

"He Ma," Li Tie thought of He Ma, who had been with the Big Camphor Tree for many years and had cooperated in many battles, making him very experienced.

"He's quite suitable, and he's also a reliable person."

Bi Tianxing stretched his arms. The VIP private bath they were in was just the two of them, so they didn't have to squeeze into the public area outside with other people.

Time passed, and half an hour later.

The two emerged from the Dingsheng Bathhouse.

The cold wind, carrying snowflakes, howled as the two walked against the wind and snow toward Old Wu's noodle shop, their heads down and hands in their pockets.

This Lao Wu Noodle Shop has very good food, with a rich spiciness and chewy noodles. It is one of the most popular restaurants in the Dazhangshu Headquarters Base.

Even in this cold weather, there are still people queuing outside, just for a bowl of noodles.

The two did not use their privileges to cut in line, but instead obediently stood at the back of the queue. After all, the queue was not very long, and they could get in in at most half an hour.

In front of the two, there was a father and daughter. The little girl was sitting on the man's shoulders, with pigtails and wearing a red cotton coat, wrapped up tightly.

The little girl's face was red from the cold, and against the backdrop of the white snow, she looked like a porcelain doll, extremely cute.

After seeing the little girl, Bi Tianxing glanced at Li Tie and asked:

"Captain Li, how old are you this year?"

Li Tie coughed, "Thirty-one."

Bi Tianxing looked at Li Tie in surprise, "You're thirty-one? I can't tell at all. If that's the case, you're a year younger than the commander."

"Yes." Li Tie nodded.

Bi Tianxing clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "Do people from your Li family all look particularly young? The leader looks like he's in his mid-twenties, and you look like you're in your early twenties too."

And your father, Minister Li, too, he seems much younger than his actual age.

"Uh, I don't know." Li Tie didn't know how to answer that question.

Bi Tianxing looked at the little girl and asked jokingly:

"Don't you want to get married?"

Li Tie paused, then said with a hint of impatience:
"It depends on fate."

In the past two years, he has been pressured to get married by his parents, grandparents, and other relatives.

The entire Li family, including Li Gang, already has a wife.

He's over thirty and still not married.

Given his conditions, finding a wife among the various bases in Dazhangshu would be a piece of cake.

However, after his first love, TuTu, he had a natural resistance to finding a partner.

Sensing Li Tie's impatience, Bi Tianxing decided not to continue.

He then changed the subject and talked about other things.

Wu's Noodle Shop.

The room was steaming hot, and all of the more than one hundred chairs were occupied.

Because the noodle shop had its heating on, the large temperature difference between the inside and outside caused the windows to fog up.

Near the window sat two women, both dressed quite elegantly.

One of the women was around forty years old, and the signs of age were still faintly visible in her eyes and brows.

The other woman looked to be in her early twenties.

"Sister Mi, how is it? Isn't the noodles at this noodle shop delicious?" the lively young woman asked.

Da Mimi looked up at the young girl and felt a surge of youthful energy from her, which stirred a sense of emotion within her.

She used to be a star, adored even in the apocalypse. Ten years have passed since then, and she has grown old.
Even coming to this noodle shop to eat noodles doesn't cause any stir; nobody recognizes her anymore.

"It's alright." Da Mimi's lips curled up, revealing her nasolabial folds.

At a nearby table, a middle-aged man suddenly stared at Da Mimi, who looked somewhat familiar.

He shifted his chair and asked:

"Excuse me, are you Yang Mi?"

Da Mimi was somewhat surprised, because very few people could recognize her in the past two years.

She also transitioned from being in front of the camera to working behind the scenes, managing the Tingfenglou branch at the headquarters.

"Yes, that's right," Yang Mi replied coolly.

The middle-aged man looked excited. "Wow, I actually met a big star! I like you so much!"

As he said these words, he was also secretly observing Yang Mi.

I noticed that Yang Mi's appearance has changed a lot. Time waits for no one, and she must be almost forty now.

Yang Mi smiled faintly, "Thank you."

Seeing Yang Mi's very clear sense of boundaries in her answer, the middle-aged man looked embarrassed and consciously moved his chair back to continue eating his noodles.

Yang Mi keenly noticed the change in the man's mindset, but didn't think much of it.

She's almost fifty years old. She had a glorious first half of her life, but she also had to bow her head and do things she didn't want to do just to survive.

But now, she has seen through many things and no longer cares about many things.

He chuckled to himself for a moment, then lowered his head and continued eating his noodles.

The young girl next to her was still lively, just like she was when she was young.

Besides the middle-aged man who recognized Yang Mi, there was another person in the noodle shop who also recognized her.

Shan Zimo withdrew his gaze from Yang Mi, and sighed inwardly.

Then he looked at his wife and Duoduo, whose mouth was covered in sauce.

He pulled two tissues from the table and wiped Duoduo's mouth, saying, "Why did you make such a mess?"

His tone was full of doting affection.

Duoduo let out a burp, having finished the entire bowl of noodles.

"Dad, I want to go to the movies." Shan Zimo patted her head and said gently:

"Okay, Dad will take you."

He looked at his wife, Yuan Jingchun, and asked, "The movie tickets are with you, right?"

Yuan Jingchun, who had been smiling at her husband and daughter, touched her pocket and replied:

Yes, it's with me.

She glanced at the time displayed in the noodle shop; it was 6:30 PM.

"The movie is at 7 p.m., so we should be able to go there right now."

"Then," Shan Zimo stood up, took his daughter Duoduo's hand, and said with a smile, "let's go to the movies as a family!"

"Yay! We're going to see a movie!" Duoduo's lively and cheerful voice attracted the attention of the surrounding customers.

Many people looked at the family of three with envy.

"Is that the director of the Shandong Railway Bureau? I heard he's the director of the railway maintenance bureau."

"Yes, I really envy them."

"It's said that Director Shan joined our Dazhangshu less than a year and a half ago, his promotion speed is too fast."

"Don't you realize how much they contributed by personally building the four railway lines in our Dazhangshu area? If you can do it, you can too!"

Shan Zimo also heard some gossip, but he didn't pay any attention to it.

This is in a large camphor tree; their safety is guaranteed.

The laws of the Great Camphor Tree are very strict, and the punishments are extremely severe, so very few people would do anything foolish.

He took his daughter's hand and walked out of the noodle shop with his wife.

As soon as I arrived at the noodle shop, I ran into Li Tie and Bi Tianxing.

"Captain Li, Captain Bi," Shan Ziming greeted them quickly upon seeing them.

These are the upper floors of the big camphor tree; most people in the noodle shop probably don't recognize them.

However, Shan Zimo had met Li Tie and Bi Tianxing before when they were working on railway maintenance, so he knew their identities and status.

To his surprise, people of Li Tie and Bi Tianxing's stature would come here to eat.

Li Tie nodded slightly and saw Shan Zimo, his daughter, and his wife beside him.

laughed:

"I've heard you have a daughter. This must be your daughter. She's very cute."

He patted Duoduo's head.

Duoduo looked at Li Tie and Bi Tianxing with a puzzled expression; it was the first time she had seen the two of them.

Shan Zimo quickly told Duo Duo to call for help.

After calling out "Uncle" twice, Duoduo urged, "Dad, let's hurry up and go see a movie, or it will be late."

Shan Zimo, looking embarrassed, said to Li Tie and Bi Tianxing:

"Ahem, captains, this is my daughter."

"It's alright, you guys go ahead," Bi Tianxing said with a smile.

Shan Zi silently apologized, then took his wife's hand in one hand and his child's hand in the other, and walked out of the noodle shop.

"It's alright." Bi Tianxing smiled, then lifted the curtain and walked into the noodle shop.

As Li Tie entered the noodle shop, he inexplicably turned his head to look at the snow-covered street.

As dusk settled on the wide commercial street, neon lights flickered in the distance.

Less than twenty meters away from him, the dim streetlights shone on the figures of two adults and one child.

Snowflakes fell on them.

Shan Zimo and Yuan Jingchun held Duoduo's hand and walked further and further away.

Upon seeing this beautiful scene, Li Tie was somewhat moved, and a hint of envy appeared in his eyes.

so good.

Perhaps it's time for me to take the initiative to find a life partner.

Let bygones be bygones.

Turning his head, he found Bi Tianxing, who had already gone inside, standing inside the door looking at him with a smile on his face.

"How about it, Captain Li? Do you want me to introduce you to a girl? You're a great catch. Tell me your requirements, and I guarantee I'll find you the one you're looking for."

Li Tie did not refuse this time.

"Okay. Come on."

Upon hearing this, Bi Tianxing's eyes widened. "You said it yourself! You've finally come to your senses!"

Li Tie coughed and continued:

"I don't care much about appearance; the most important thing is character."

Meanwhile, Shan Zimo led his wife and children away from the noodle shop and headed straight for the entertainment center.

The cinema is on the sixth floor of the entertainment complex.

He chatted with Duoduo along the way, feeling extremely happy.

He never imagined that he would be able to live this kind of life in the apocalypse.

Moreover, this was during such a cold natural disaster, with King Kong zombies everywhere outside.

He is truly content.

Duoduo is eleven years old this year. She was born a year before the zombie outbreak.

But a one-year-old baby can't remember anything, so there are no images of the pre-apocalyptic world in Duoduo's memory.

Duoduo also grew up in the apocalypse.

Although only eleven years old, he possesses a maturity unlike that of his peers before the apocalypse.

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After Shan Zimo completed the track construction, he was promoted to the third level and appointed as the director of the railway maintenance bureau. With more time to spend with Duoduo, Duoduo has only recently shown the liveliness that is typical of her age.

This made Shan Zimo want to cry many times.

I'm so happy I could cry.

With these thoughts in mind, the three of them went to the cinema on the sixth floor of the entertainment center.

With ten minutes to go before the movie officially started, they sat in the lounge area on the sixth floor.

"Daddy, I want popcorn and cola." Duoduo sniffed the aroma of popcorn in the air and tugged at Shan Ziming's hand, pleadingly.

This was her second time visiting the movie theater.

Shan Zimo said with a smile:

"it is good."

He told his wife to take care of their daughter and then went to the counter with his points card to make a purchase.

"Hello, I'd like two Cokes and a large popcorn."

The counter staff took his points card. "Six points in total."

“Okay.” Shan Zimo replied without hesitation.

For him now, spending six points is a breeze, without any pressure.

Coca-Cola is very inexpensive to make; it's made by adding bubbles to syrup and mixing it with a certain amount of water.

Popcorn is even simpler: corn kernels and sugar, puffed together.

The costs are very low, but they need to be made by machine.

Holding a can of cola and popcorn, he walked over to his wife and daughter.

It was almost time, and the three of them went into the movie theater together.

The dragon logo flashed on the big screen, and four large characters appeared: Havoc in Heaven.

These are all movies downloaded before the apocalypse, so there are no new movies in the theaters, only old ones.

But these old movies are also invaluable to the residents of Dazhangshu.

In fact, in the apocalypse, having a safe place where you can eat and stay warm is already a luxury.

Being able to watch movies is such a heavenly experience.

(End of this chapter)